July 18 • 2019 33 jn FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOME Tour the first Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house to be built in the Detroit metro- politan area, the Gregor S. & Elizabeth B. Affleck House, 925 Bloomfield Woods, Bloomfield Hills. Frank Lloyd Wright teamed up with Jewish builder Harold Turner, who built the iconic home in 1941, along with two other Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Michigan. Turner eventually settled in Oakland County where he would go on to design and build his own unique houses. The tours on Saturday, July 21, are at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. and are hosted by the College of Architecture and Design at Lawrence Technological University. Tickets are $15- $25 at Eventbrite.com and must be purchased in advance. JULY 20 JULY 21 HOWIE MANDEL America’ s Got Talent judge and stand-up comedian Howie Mandel is coming to the Augustus Ballroom at Caesars Palace Windsor Sunday, July 21, at 8 p.m. Mandel was born and lived in the Willowdale area of Toronto, Ontario. He is an Ashkenazi Jew whose ancestors emigrated from Romania and Poland. Mandel is also a distant cousin to violinist Itzhak Perlman. Tickets are $23- $53 and available through Ticketmaster. JULY 19 HOMETOWN FUNNY MAN Comedian and Tamarack Camps alumni Nate Fridson will be at Mark Ridley’ s Comedy Castle, 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, Friday, July 19. Shows start around 7 p.m. The Huntington Woods native was a Tamarack camper from the late 1990s into the 2000s and then a counselor at Camp Maas after that. Tickets are $18. continued on page 34 Editor’s Picks people | places | events on the go FRIDAY, JULY 19 MIDSUMMER NIGHT’ S SHABBAT 7-9 pm, July 19. At B. Nektar Meadery, 1511 Jarvis, Ferndale. Join Hillel of Metro Detroit and The Well to celebrate Shabbat with a kosher dinner, hand- crafted mead, cider and beer. Cost: $5. RSVP: meetyouatthewell.org. J-CYCLE 2019 RSVP for Aug. 18. Registration for J-Cycle 2019 is now open. Join Jewish Historical Society of Michigan’ s annual bicycle tour of historic sites through Downtown Detroit. This relaxed, 90-minute ride covers 18 miles and six stops related to the history of Jewish Detroit. All riders will receive $10 worth of vouchers redeemable with vendors at the Jewish Food Festival. Riders will be divided into nine groups of 25 riders, leaving at 15-minute intervals, beginning at 8 am. Final departure time is 10 am. Registration is required to participate. There will be no day-of reg- istration. All riders are required to wear helmets. You will be asked to show your helmet at check-in. Tickets: $42 for JHSM members; $55 for nonmembers. Get the discount immediately when you join JHSM. Info: 248-432-5617 or info@michjewishhistory.org. MONDAY, JULY 22 JCC MEN’ S CLUB 10-11:30 am, July 22. The club meets every Monday at the JCC to discuss relevant matters of Jewish interest. Info: Sandy Ashman, 248-910-7505; or Ely Flaum, 248-592-0690. LUNCH & LEARN RSVP for July 25. Hadassah Lunch & Learn with Tessa Goldberg and Mike Smith, the Alene & Graham Landau Archivist Chair of the Detroit Jewish News Foundation. The speakers will dis- cuss the process of researching articles in the JN database documenting Detroit Jewish history. Thursday, July 25, noon at Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323. Cost: members $15; nonmembers $18. RSVP: 248-683-5030. CAREGIVER SUPPORT 5:30-7 pm, July 22. The Dorothy & Peter Brown Adult Day Program holds free monthly family caregiver sup- port group meetings. At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield. For family caregivers of all older adults. For infor- mation or to RSVP: Dorothy Moon, 248- 233-4392, dmoon@jvsdet.org. TUESDAY, JULY 23 SIMPLY DANCE 11 am, July 23. At Adat Shalom in Farmington Hills. Led by Christine Stewart. No partner needed. Cost: $7. RSVP: 248-432-5467. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 LUNCH & LEARN Noon, July 24. At Temple Kol Ami with Rabbi Gutmann. “Judaism at the Onset of Enlightenment and the Beginnings of Reform Judaism.” Cost: $15. Includes a catered lunch. RSVP: 248-661-0040 or cspektor@tkolami.org. SEPHARDIC CULTURE 1 pm, July 24. “The Challenges of Promoting Sephardic Jewish Culture on the American Jewish Scene” as Beth Ahm videostreams part 1 of 2-part interview with Rabbi Elie Abadie of the Manhattan East Synagogue, director of the Sephardic Academy of America and co-president of “Justice for Jews from Arab Countries.” Video is followed by brief informal discussion facilitated by Nancy Kaplan. 5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Free and open to the commu- nity; no reservations required. Info: 248-737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.net. HOW TO DO JEWISH 5:30-7:30 pm, July 24. With Rabbi Zerwekh at Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park. No charge. RSVP: 248-967-4020 or TempleFamily@emanuel-mich.org. THURSDAY, JULY 25 POTTERY CLASS 11 am-1 pm, July 25. At the West Bloomfield JCC. This class for adults is taught by Allison Berlin. Cost: $15. All supplies are included. RSVP: 248-432- 5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org. LUNCH & LEARN Noon, July 25. Hadassah Lunch & Learn with Tessa Goldberg and Mike Smith, the Alene & Graham Landau Archivist Chair of the Detroit Jewish News Foundation The speakers will discuss the process of researching articles in the JN database documenting Detroit Jewish History. At Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323. Cost: members $15; nonmembers $18. COURTESY OF LAWRENCE TECH MATT OTTOSEN, CC BY-SA 3.0, WIKIPEDIA COURTESY OF NATE FRIDSON