May 2 • 2019 39 jn THURSDAY, MAY 2 MICHIGAN INSTITUTE RSVP due for May 20-21. NCJW- MI’ s first Michigan Institute, a two-day opportunity to develop and strengthen advocacy skills, at the Radisson Hotel in Lansing. RSVP: NCJW-MI, 26400 Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield, MI 48033. $75 registration fee; with hotel, $135. Info at 248-355-3300, ext. 0 or NCJWMI.org. ART TALK 11 am-noon, May 2. At West Bloomfield JCC, art historian Wendy Evans will give an introduction to Jewish artists. Cost: $5. Info: 248-432-5467 or rchessler@jccdet. org. LUNCHTIME LEARNING 11:45 am, May 2, 9 &16. Rabbi Aaron Bergman will present “The History of Anti- Semitism” at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The program is free and open to the community. You may bring your own dairy/parve lunch. Drinks and dessert will be served. Reservations requested: Sheila Lederman, 248-851-5100, ext. 246, or slederman@adatshalom.org. NIGHT OF LEARNING 7 pm, May 2. An adult education experience at CSZ’ s Berman Center for Jewish Education, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield. “Dramatizing in Music: From the World of Opera to the Broadway Theater” with Martin Herman. Free. Info: 248-357-5544. FILM PREMIERE 7 pm, May 2. Call Me Bill: The William Davidson Story will premiere during the Detroit Jewish Film Festival at the Berman Center in West Bloomfield. A special free kickoff event for Jewish Historical Society. detroitjewishfilmfestival.com. FRIDAY, MAY 3 SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST 11:15 am, May 3. At Adat Shalom Synagogue. Parents and grandparents spend time with their babies/toddlers, age 3 and younger. Older sibs are welcome. The group will sing songs and braid challah. Free for Adat Shalom members and $3/family for non-members. Reservations are required: Debi Banooni at dbanooni@adatshalom.org or 248-626- 2153. URBAN CRISIS DISCUSSED 1-3 pm, May 3. The Society of Active Retirees presents a free special program, a panel discussion on the “Detroit Water Shutoffs: An Urban Crisis” at the Birmingham Temple, 28711 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills. GRANDPARENT SHABBAT 5:30 pm, May 3. At Temple Israel. The temple and PJ Library host a multi- generational family Shabbat experience. Celebrate with music and prayer and family stories plus a Shabbat dinner. Cost: $15/adult, $7/child (ages 4-12), children under 4 are free. FAMILY SYNERGY SHABBAT 6 pm, May 3. Adat Shalom will host Shabbat Rocks, a lively musical Shabbat, co-led by the youth of Adat Shalom. Free and open to the community. Shabbat dinner immediately following a talk by Israeli journalist and IDF veteran Matti Friedman, appropriate for sixth-graders and up. Supervised activities are available for kids. Dinner: $13, children 3-12; $25 adults; $56 for family. Registration at adatshalom.org/synergy-shabbat. Info: 248-626-2153 or sshapiro@adatshalom. org. continued on page 40 people | places | events on the go Editor’s Picks MAY 3 ART RECEPTION West Bloomfield native Alice Frank’ s show titled “Fire and Water” opens May 3 and runs through the end of the month at Lawrence Street Gallery, 22620 Woodward, Ferndale. Frank has taught and created art for more than 45 years. The show consists of fired metal, some with silver, platinum and copper fired into them. Frank uses an enamel- ing process, which is achieved by firing pieces at 2,000 degrees. Other pieces are cut by hand or with various kinds of torches. Her work runs the gamut from whimsical to ethereal. Check lawren- cestreetgallery.com for details. MAY 3-19 GUYS AND DOLLS Village Players in Birmingham will bring alive the clas- sic musical, Guys and Dolls, complete with gangsters and gamblers, missionary dolls and showgirls all set against the backdrop of Broadway, with weekend dates (Friday-Sunday) through May 19. The cast happens to feature a fair number of Jewish actors, including Emily Miller, Mitch Master, Tobie Scheibel, David Carroll, Jeff Weiner, Ellie Haenick, Stephen Sussman and Jillian Felch Frederick. Tickets are $21. Shows start at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on Sundays. Go to bit. ly/2ZsPllp or order by phone at (248) 644-2075. MAY 4 BEN PLATT Ben Platt comes to the Fisher Theatre at 7:30 p.m. May 4 in a concert promoting his new album “Sing To Me Instead,” in which he chronicles his relationships as a young gay man. Platt came out to his family at 12 years old and publicly in 2019, through the music video for his song “Ease My Mind.” He created the role of Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen (and won a Tony, a Grammy and an Emmy), starred in the Pitch Perfect movies and blows everyone away with his voice. Platt, a former camper at Camp Ramah in California, told the Times of Israel he credits Conservative Judaism’ s camping movement with helping him “decide for myself what kind of Jew I would be.” His father is the producer Marc Platt. Tickets are $58 and up. TONY AWARD ON YOUTUBE Mother’s Day Weekend May 11th 10am - 6pm May 12th 10am - 5pm Located in Downtown Birmingham’s Shain Park Complimentary Saturday Valet Presented By: