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BIRMINGHAM ART FAIR
Common Ground’
s Birmingham
Street Art Fair returns to Shain
Park in downtown Birmingham.
Approximately 150 juried artists will
be featured to officially kick off fall,
representing a diverse array of art
mediums, including ceramics, paint-
ing, photography, glass, jewelry, sculp-
ture, drawing, printmaking and more.
There will be free, hands-on children’
s
art activities and a silent auction tent
filled with beautiful artwork, proceeds
to benefit Common Ground. Opens at
10 a.m. each day. Admission is free.
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 13
SHABBAT ROCKS
6 pm, Sept. 13. At Adat
Shalom. Celebrate Shabbat
with a participatory, engaging
and spirited service for all ages
with instrumental accompani-
ment. The service is free and
open to the community. Info:
248-851-5100.
KABBALAT SHABBAT
7-110 pm, Sept. 13. At
Shamash Yoga, 22751
Woodward, Ferndale.
Sponsored by The Well.
Celebrate the arrival of Shabbat
with song, prayer, spoken
word and silence. Cost: $15;
eventbrite.com.
SATURDAY, SEPT, 14
WOMEN’
S WELLNESS
7-9 pm, Sept. 14. Sponsored
by The Well. At Repair the
World Workshop, 2701
Bagley, Detroit. Tickets: $15;
Eventbrite.com.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 15
MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS
9:30 am, Sept. 15. Adults of
all ages are invited to join
Rabbi Aaron Bergman at Adat
Shalom. The class is designed
to help individuals find their
internal spirituality and realize
that Judaism can make them
happier. The community is wel-
come. There is no charge. Info:
248-851-5100.
MONDAY, SEPT. 16
AUTHOR TO SPEAK
RSVP for Sept. 18. Scott M.
Bernstein, journalist, orga-
nized crime historian and a
bestselling true-crime author,
will give the lowdown on
crime. Wednesday, Sept. 18,
from 12:30 to 2:30 pm at The
Shul, 6890 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Cost $5. Kosher
refreshments. RSVP: Elaine
Beresh, 248-669-0417, or
EJBeresh@aol.com.
FALL CLASSES START
9:30-11:45 am, Sept. 16. Each
Monday until May. An opportu-
nity for parents of school-age
children to bring Judaism into
family life. At Max M, Fisher
Bldg. in Bloomfield Township.
Register: jccdet.org/JLearn or
248-205-2557.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 17
JFMD/UJF ANNUAL
MEETING
7:30-9 pm, Sept. 17. At
the Federation Building on
Telegraph. Presentation of
Federation’
s highest honor, the
Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award
for Distinguished Community
Service, to Norm Pappas.
Election and installation of
officers and board members.
Registration required at
jewishdetroit.org.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18
CULTURES IN CONFLICT
9:30-11 am, Sept. 18. Also
7-8:30 pm, Sept. 19. Eight-
week sessions on the New
Testament. At Max M. Fisher
Bldg. in Bloomfield Township.
Examine three “Synoptic
Gospels.” Register: jccdet/org/
JLearn or 248-205-2557.
EMMANUEL AX
Grammy Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax
will open the 2019-2020 concert season of the
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hill
Auditorium. Program features Aaron Copland’
s
Appalachian Spring, Zoltán Koldáy’
s Dances of
Galánta and Brahms’
Piano Concerto No. 2 in
B-flat Major, Op. 83. Mark Gibson will be guest
conductor. Ax, the son of Nazi concentration
camp survivors, moved to Winnipeg, Canada, as
a boy. He studied at the Juilliard School on scholarship through the Epstein
Scholarship Program of the Boys Clubs of America and was the winner
of the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv in
1974, which launched his career as a concert pianist. Tickets range from
$22-$80; tickets.a2so.com.
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COURTESY COMMON GROUND
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SEPT. 14 GO FLY A KITE
Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan residents
are invited to come out and fly a kite to honor
their lost loved ones during the Fly and
Remember event. The annual uplifting ceremony
takes place from 10 a.m. until noon at Starr
Jaycee Park, 1101 W. 13 Mile Road in Royal Oak.
Participants are encouraged to reflect on their
relationship with a loved one, regardless of how
recent their loss might be, by personalizing and
flying a kite in their honor. Kite-making materials
will be provided at no cost. Singer Al Bettis will provide additional
entertainment by performing his hit single “It Is Beautiful.” Participation
is free. Hot dogs and light snacks will be served. To register, contact
Wesley Lawton at (586) 263-8514 or wlawton@hom.org.
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