April 4 • 2019 47 jn April 4 • 2019 47 jn 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. continued on page 48 Editor’s Picks people | places | events on the go APRIL 4-5 APRIL 4-5