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BEE FEST
Head to the Belle Isle Nature Center, which will be buzzing from excitement from
11 a.m.-3 p.m. while it celebrates National Honey Bee Day. The event features
beekeeper talks, arts and crafts, local honey tasting, demonstrations on planting and
maintaining a bee-friendly garden, and a children’
s bee costume parade. Musical
performances by singer, songwriter and earth educator Joe Reilly will complement
an exhibition of images by macro photographer Joseph Ferraro, offering a close-up
glimpse at the tiny pollinators found in and around local flowers. The Bees Weeds
will offer honey tastings as well as balms and soaps made from local beeswax and
will discuss what people can do in their yards to help pollinators. Admission to the
Nature Center is free; a State of Michigan Recreation Passport is required to enter
Belle Isle State Park by car.
FRIDAY, AUG. 16
BIM BOM BABY
10-11 am, Aug. 16. At Temple Shir
Shalom. A program for babies through
4-year-olds with a special adult. Moms,
dads, aunts, uncles, grandparents and
nannies come to celebrate Shabbat with
the rabbis, braid challah, sing songs with
the cantor and make new friends. RSVP:
Free and open to all. Julie@shirshalom.
org or 248-406-4255
SHABBAT IN THE SUN
5:45 pm, Aug. 16. Join Hazzan Dan
and Rabbi Rachel for a family-friendly
outdoor Shabbat service: singing,
dancing and a picnic dinner on the Adat
Shalom playground. Bring a blanket to
sit on, and after dinner stay and play.
Picnic dinner: $4/child, $7/adult. RSVP
to Debi Banooni: 248-626-2153 or
dbanooni@adatshalom.org.
S’
MORE SHABBAT
6 pm, Aug. 16. At Temple Kol Ami. Grab
a blanket, bring your appetite and join
the TKA family religious school for an
outdoor camp-style dinner followed
by Shabbat worship at 7 pm with
Rabbi Brent Gutmann and Cantorial
Soloist Sean Samitt. Indoors if weather
necessitates. Open to all. Dinner is free.
RSVP is required: 248-661-0040 or
cspektor@tkolami.org.
SATURDAY, AUG. 17
PARSHAH RIDERS
9 am, Aug. 17: Come along for the
ride for Torah study, exercise, friends,
Kiddush and fun. Meet at Adat Shalom
in Farmington Hills for Shabbat Torah
study; 9:30 am group bicycle ride; return
by 11:30 am to enjoy Kiddush. There is
no fee to attend. Open to the community.
For info: Mickey Levin, mlevin48@aol.
com. Meet next on Aug. 24.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18
BACK 2 SCHOOL STORE
9:30 am, Aug. 18. At a Detroit
elementary school (248-214-1205 for
location). National Council of Jewish
Women will offer free shopping for
clothing and school supplies for Detroit
schoolchildren identified by social
service agencies. Also, eye exams. Info:
ncjwmi.org.
PARFAITS IN THE PARK
Noon-1:30 pm. Aug. 18. Temple Shir
Shalom invites 0-7-year-olds and their
families, friends and nannies to join
them at Booth Park in Birmingham.
Free and open to all. RSVP: 248-737-
8700 or email julie@shirshalom.org.
MONDAY, AUG. 19
MINI DAY OF LEARNING
9:30 am, Aug. 19. JCC’
s Jewish Adult
Education Dept., JLearn, will hold this
preview day of learning. At the Max M.
Fisher Federation Bldg. in Bloomfield
Township. Morning sessions from 9:30-
11:50 am; evening sessions from 7-8:30
pm. Free. RSVP required: 248-205-2557
or ccomensky@jccdet.org.
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
5:30-7 pm, Aug. 19. For family
caregivers of all older adults, the
Dorothy & Peter Brown Adult Day
Program holds free monthly family
caregiver support group meetings. At
JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield.
For information or to RSVP, contact
Dorothy Moon: 248-233-4392, dmoon@
jvsdet.org.
SECRETS OF PUBLISHING
7-9 pm, Aug. 19. At Barnes & Noble in
Rochester Hills, 200 N. Adams. Panel
will include JN editor Jackie Headapohl.
Free.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
RSVP for Aug. 24. At Isaac Agree
Downtown Synagogue, honoring Dr.
Martin Herman on his 90th birthday.
Shabbat services with luncheon and
reception to follow. Open to all. RSVP at
downtownsynagogue.org.
TUESDAY, AUG. 20
SIMPLY DANCE
11 am, Aug. 20. At Adat Shalom in
Farmington Hills. Led by Christine
Stewart. No partner needed. Cost: $7.
RSVP: 248-432-5467.
SECURITY EXPERT SPEAKS
1 pm, Aug. 20. At the Jewish
Community Center in West Bloomfield.
IRP will host Israeli computer security
expert Adeena Ascher. Topic: “The Joint
Distribution Committee as a Social
Welfare Start-Up Past and Present.” Free
and open to the public.
BOOKS & BARBIE
6:30-8:30 pm, Aug. 20. At Temple
Israel. An evening with Laura Berman
of the Detroit News and author Susan
Shapiro. $20 per person includes dinner,
wine and conversation. Open to all. Info:
248-661-5700.
Editor’s
Picks
AUG. 17
AUG. 17
COURTESY OF DETROIT ZOO/STEVE BURT
AUG. 18 - CHARLIE BROWN
The iconic Peanuts comic strip turns 50
this year and Emagine Entertainment is
celebrating by showing the Academy
Award-nominated movie A Boy Named
Charlie Brown at noon at Emagine
Canton, Emagine Hartland, Emagine
Novi and Emagine Rochester Hills. In
the Peanuts’
gang’
s first movie, Charlie
is challenged by the girls in his class to
volunteer for the spelling bee. Much to
his surprise, he wins and qualifies to
go to the National Spelling Bee. Charlie,
along with his pals Linus and Snoopy, take on the adventure in New York City, but
will he return home a national champion? Fun fact: In April 1968, Harriet Glickman,
the daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants who lived in Los Angeles, a teacher and
mom of three — wrote a letter to Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz asking him to
create a black character. A few months later, on July 31, 1968, Peanuts’
first black
character, Franklin, appeared in a comic strip. According to Jewniverse, “There was
no fanfare — he just walked up to Charlie Brown on the beach and asked, ‘
Is this
your beach ball?’
” Tickets at emagine-entertainment.com.
WIKIPEDIAI
AUG. 18 - JEWISH FOOD FESTIVAL
Spend the afternoon at Eastern Market Shed 5 as Hazon Detroit once again sponsors
the Jewish Food Festival — a celebration of Jewish food and sustainability prac-
tices with interactive and intergenerational DIY (do-it-yourself) activities, demonstra-
tions and inspiring talks. Taste delicious vegetarian and vegan foods from more than
15 food trucks, restaurants, and caterers.
Shop at more than 50 local vendor booths
and enjoy food samples. Create in the
new ArtSpace with the Detroit Institute of
Arts and others, using repurposed items.
Explore community activism, food, music,
artists, vendors, farmers, chef demos and
the family pavilion. You’
ll find kosher-cer-
tified food, caterers and vendors aplenty
at this can’
t-miss event. Free and open to
the public.
COURTESY OF HAZON