18 Febraury 14 • 2019 jn N EXTGen Detroit, the young adult division of the Jewish Federation, returns to The Fillmore in Detroit on March 9 for its premiere annual fundrais- er, EPIC. The event, brought to the community by Sue and Alan J. Kaufman and Family, is a true celebration of the community’ s time-honored tradition of taking care of our fellow Jews and the com- mitment of EPIC guests to carry on that tradition as the young philan- thropists of today. “Our family has had the honor of being EPIC’ s presenting sponsor for the last seven years, ” said Alan J. Kaufman. “It has been nothing short of inspiring and exciting to watch EPIC grow over the years. It is very rewarding to see firsthand the generosity and enthusiasm that the next generation of proud Jewish Detroiters brings to our communi- ty. ” This year, EPIC attendees are invited to a cocktail hour with live music from Your Generation begin- ning at 8 p.m. before taking their seats in the historic theater for the main event. Ben-Gurion Society donors of $1,000 or more also are invited to a VIP reception with an exclusive meet-and-greet with this year’ s EPIC talent, Nikki Glaser. “We are thrilled to welcome Nikki Glaser to the EPIC stage, ” said EPIC Co-Chair Andrew Luckoff. “Nikki is one of the most sought-after young comics right now, and it’ s especial- ly exciting because she will be the first-ever female comic to headline this event. ” Nikki Glaser is the creator, execu- tive producer and star of the popular Comedy Central series Not Safe w/ Nikki Glaser. Her first one-hour standup special, Perfect, premiered on Comedy Central in April 2016. More recently, her half-hour Netflix special, The Standups, premiered in July 2017 to rave reviews. Nikki also has a Sirius XM morning show, You Up with Nikki Glaser on Comedy Central Radio. In addition, she’ s hosted the MTV late-night talk show Nikki and Sara LIVE and co-hosted the popular podcast You Had to Be There. She’ s also made appearances on Comedy Central’ s @midnight with Chris Hardwick, Inside Amy Schumer, The Roast of Rob Lowe and has been on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon multiple times. “While the live standup show is always the highlight of EPIC, at the end of the evening it’ s all about com- ing together to support the work of Federation and its partner agen- cies, ” said EPIC Co-Chair Lesley Welwarth. “The funds raised each year at EPIC are critical in furthering the Celebrating Eight EPIC Years Young Jewish philanthropists step up at NEXTGen Detroit’ s annual fundraiser. jews d in the BECKY HURVITZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS jews d in the REGISTRATION AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR VOLUNTEERS, HOST FAMILIES, ATHLETES & ARTISTS INFORMATION & REGISTRATION OPEN HOUSE MARCH 10, 2019 3 - 5 PM TEMPLE EMANU-EL WWW.MACCABIDETROIT2019.COM @MACCABIDETROIT2019 MACCABI@JCCDET.ORG 248.934.0889 LEARN MORE ABOUT JCC MACCABI IN DETROIT! D E T R O I T I S B A C K !