STAND WITH TRANS
7-9 pm, May 7. At Temple Beth El
in Bloomfield Township. Learn from
others who have walked this path
with speakers and panelists. Coffee
and dessert. Sponsored by the Jewish
Women’
s Foundation. Register:
standwithtrans.org/upcoming-
event/be-the-light. Info: Roz Gould
Smith, 248-739-9254 or roz@
standwithtrans.org.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8
CABARET TIME
1 pm, May 8. Shaarey Zedek
Seniors will host a one-woman
cabaret featuring Diana Turner at
the synagogue. Refreshments will be
served. For more information, contact
Janet Pont at 248-357-5544 or
jpont@shaareyzedek.org.

HISTORY LECTURE
1 pm, May 8. “The Jews of Italy.” At
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple Road, West
Bloomfield. Videostreaming group
presents the second in a series of
Jewish history lectures featuring Prof.
Henry Abramson of Touro College in
Brooklyn, N.Y. Free and open to the
community; no reservations needed.
All welcome. Informal discussion
follows. Info: Nancy Kaplan (248)
737-1931 or email nancyellen879@
att.net.

THEATER OUTING
8 pm, May 8. Center Travel invites
you to attend Waitress at the Fisher
Theatre. JCC members $126/non-
members $136. RSVP: Marilyn Wolfe,
248-432-5471 or mwolfe@jccdet.org.

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MAY 8

COMEDY SHOW
8 pm. At Ridley’
s Comedy Castle in Royal
Oak. Creators and stars of award-winning
Yiddish-ish web series “YidLife Crisis.”
Part of the JCC Lenore Marwil Jewish
Film Festival. $25. Ages 21 and up only.
Info: jccdet.org.

The Birmingham Farmers Market’
s
17th season kicks off Sunday, May
5, in Public Parking Lot 6 (660 N.
Old Woodward). Spring flowers,
fresh produce and live music will
enhance the event. The market will
be open from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every
Sunday, May through October.
Opening Day attendees will
enjoy complimentary canvas
Farmers Market bags (while sup-
plies last), balloons, live music and
activities for children. Visitors can
also enter a drawing at the infor-
mation booth to win Birmingham
Shopping District gift certificates
and tickets to see Waitress at the
Fisher Theatre.
This season the Birmingham
Farmers Market welcomes new
vendors: Brightmoor Farms,

Creative Loops Studio, Eight Plates
Farm, First Bites, Jamu Juices,
Motown Freedom Bakery, Nan’
s
Butter Factory, Pasta E Pasta, The
Rochester Fudge Company and
more.
Birmingham Shopping District
Operations and Events Manager
Jaimi Brook recently complet-
ed the MIFMA Market Manager
Certificate Program. Brook is
one of 309 individuals who have
been certified since the program
began in 2011. “MIFMA’
s program
offered an opportunity to network
with other market managers from
across the state and share ideas,”
said Brook. “I look forward to
using my training to enhance the
Birmingham Farmers Market this
season.”

Birmingham Farmers Market Opens for the Season

2019
Spring
Opera

Season
Sponsor

At the Detroit Opera House

“A
strong
reimagining
of
Grapes
that
packs
a
dramatic
punch,
and
pleases
harmonically!”
—St.
Louis
Post-Dispatch

Ricky
Ian
Gordon,
Michael
Korie,
librettist

The

Grape
s
of
Wrath

This
project
is
supported

in
part
by
an
award
from

TICKETS:
MichiganOpera.org