April 4 • 2019 47
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April 4 • 2019 47
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SUNDAY, APRIL 7
STAND WITH TRANS
9:30-11:30 am, April 7. At Temple 
Israel in West Bloomfield. Parenting with 
love and acceptance will be discussed 
by Rabbi Becca Walker and Monica 
Sampson, MSW. A light breakfast 
will be served. Sponsored by Jewish 
Women’
s Foundation of Metropolitan 
Detroit. Register: standwithtrans.org/
upcoming-events/be-the-light. Info: Roz 
Gould Smith, 248-739-9254 or roz@
standwithtrans.org.

KNITTING CIRCLE
9:30 am, April 7. The Adat Shalom 
Synagogue Sisterhood invites you to 
make scarves, hats and afghans for 
charity. At the synagogue. No experience 
necessary. Info: 248-851-5100. 

DISCOVER RARE BOOKS
2-3:30 pm, April 7. Meet with the 
Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood at the 
Explorers Room in the Detroit Main 
Library, 5201 Woodward Ave., for a 
lecture and tour with Mark Bowden, 
coordinator of Special Collections. No 
charge. RSVP: sisterhood@shaareyzedek.
org or 248-357-5544. Carpooling 
available. Vehicles will leave the CSZ 
parking lot at 1:30 pm.

SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST
10:30 am, April 7. At Adat Shalom 
Synagogue. An opportunity for parents 
and grandparents to spend time with their 
babies/toddlers, age 3 and younger. Older 
sibs are welcome. The group will sing 
songs and braid challah. The program is 
free for Adat Shalom members and $3/
family for non-members. Reservations are 
required. Contact Jewish Family educator 
Debi Banooni at dbanooni@adatshalom.
org or 248-626-2153.

TUESDAY, APRIL 9
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
1:30-3:30 pm, April 9. The Dorothy & 
Peter Brown Adult Day Program holds 
free monthly family caregiver support 
group meetings or family caregivers of 
older adults living with dementia. Respite 
care may be available during the daytime 
meetings; if interested, inquire when you 
RSVP. At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, 
Southfield. Information/RSVP: Dorothy 
Moon 248-233-4392, dmoon@jvsdet.org.

MEDIEVAL THOUGHT
4-5:30 pm, April 9. U-M Frankel Center 
for Judaic Studies will sponsor “Jeroboam 

in Medieval Jewish Thought” presented 
by Jonathan Decter of Brandeis University. 
Jeroboam Ben Nabat was a pretender 
to the throne of ancient Israel who had 
created a rival cult outside of Jerusalem 
replete with golden calves. At Thayer 
Building, Room 2022, in Ann Arbor. Info: 
judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-
9047.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10
 
DROP IN & LEARN
1 pm, April 10. An Interview with the 
Broadway producer of The Band’
 s Visit. 
Beth Ahm videostreams the interview 
conducted by Rabbi Mark Golub of 
JBS (Jewish Broadcasting Service), in 
conversation with Broadway producer 
Orin Wolf about Wolf’
s Jewish background 
growing up in Cleveland, his love for 
Israel, his philosophy of theater and the 
story behind his creating the play, a Tony-
award winning “Best Musical” of 2018. 
Brief, informal discussion follows. Free; no 
reservations needed. 5075 W. Maple Road, 
West Bloomfield. Info: Nancy Kaplan: 248-
737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.net. 

HUMAN TRAFFICKING
7-9 pm, April 10. At the JCC of Greater 
Ann Arbor. The Jewish Federation 
of Greater Ann Arbor’
s Women’
s 
Philanthropy is hosting “The Real 
Truth About Human Trafficking: A 
Panel Discussion.” The event costs 
$18 and guests are asked to make a 
suggested minimum $100 pledge to the 
Federation’
s 2019 Annual Community 
Campaign. Register at jewishannarbor.
org/wp2019 or call 734-677-0100 x 220.

THURSDAY, APRIL 11
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
1:30-3:30 pm, April 11. At Jewish Senior 
Life, Fleischman Residence, 6710 W. 
Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Alzheimer’
s 
Association meeting for family caregivers 
of older adults living with dementia. Call 
for information about the evening support 
group meeting for family caregivers of all 
older adults. Info/RSVP: Joely Lyons 248-
592-5032, jlyons@jslmi.org.

WOMEN TO WORK
6 pm, April 11. JVS Human Services 
Trade Secrets fundraiser at the Detroit 
Marriott Troy. Keynote speaker and 
honorary chair will be Mindi Fynke, 
president and CEO of EHIM in Southfield. 
Individual tickets are $150. Visit 

ART IN FULL BLOOM

The Royal Oak Market: Spring Art Fair (316 E. 11 Mile Road) officially kicks off the art 
fair season, featuring 55 artists, many local, exhibiting their latest works of art. Open 
Thursday and Friday noon-10 p.m., this juried fine art fair takes place inside the Royal 
Oak Farmers Market and features a diverse array of fine art mediums including ceram-
ics, painting, photography, glass, jewelry, sculpture, mixed media, drawing, printmaking 
and more. Enjoy food trucks (Nosh Pit Detroit and Regina’
s Food Truck), entertainment 
and rustic farmhouse-inspired beer from the Brewery Vivant. The Detroit Institute of Arts 
will also have art activities. Information at Royaloakartfair.com.

APRIL 7
FJA PRESENTS DROP DEAD!
Frankel Jewish Academy presents Drop 
Dead! a play written by Billy Van Zandt 
and Jane Milmore at 2 p.m. at the Berman 
Center for the Performing Arts. Drop Dead! 
is actually the name of the play-within-
this-play in which an eclectic group pins 
their hopes and aspirations on a pot-boiling 
murder mystery. Directed and produced by 
Mitch Master, the play features FJA stu-
dents Sabrina Carson, Julia Diskin, Ella 
Egrin, Samuel Gawel, Pelli Mechnikov, 
Paul Siegel Nadiv, Liana Tarnopol, Anna 
Weinbaum, Asa Weinstein and Ilan 
Weiss. Tickets are $10 each, available at 
(248) 661-1900 or theberman.org. 

APRIL 6 & 13
EXODUS FOR ALL AGES 
The Senate Theater (6424 Michigan Ave. 
Detroit), home of the Detroit Theater Organ 
Society, is presenting two distinct takes on 
the story of Exodus in the weeks preceding 
Passover. Cecil B. DeMille’
s original Ten 
Commandments recreated ancient Egypt 
in the California desert and explores the 
relevance of the Ten Commandments in 
modern (circa 1923) life. The film starts at 8 
p.m. April 6 and features Andrew Rogers on 
the theater’
s Mighty Wurlitzer. Tickets at $10. The following week, all ages are welcome 
at The Prince of Egypt (1998), DreamWorks’
 animated musical epic, being shown at 
2 p.m. and free for all ages. Doors and children’
s activities begin at 1 p.m. Find info at 
hello@senatetheater.com or facebook.com/senatetheater. 
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