SUNDAY, DEC. 1 MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS 9:30 am, Dec. 1 Adults are invit- ed to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman at Adat Shalom. The class is designed to help individuals find their internal spirituality and real- ize that Judaism can make them happier. There is no charge. Info: call 248-851-5100. MONDAY, DEC. 2 LUNCHTIME LEARNING 11:45 am, Dec. 2. Rabbi Aaron Bergman presents “Did Abraham Really Break the Idols? Midrash and the Jewish Imagination” at Adat Shalom. Free. Bring your own dairy/parve lunch. Drinks and dessert will be served. Reservations requested. Contact: Kellie Yost, 248-851-5100, ext. 246, or kyost@adatshalom.org. TUESDAY, DEC. 3 SIMPLY DANCE 11 am, Dec. 3. Group meets every Tuesday sponsored by The Active Life at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Led by Christine Stewart. No partner needed. Cost: $7. SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS 1:30-3 pm, Dec. 3. The Alzheimer’ s Association-Greater Michigan Chapter, in collabo- ration with Jewish Senior Life, holds a monthly support group on the first Tuesday. Family care- givers, including relatives and friends of those with Alzheimer’ s disease or any other form of dementia are welcome to attend. The group’ s facilitator is Diane Schwartz, M.A., L.P.C. At Teitel Apartments in the Media Room, 15106 W. 10 Mile Road, Oak Park. Free. RSVP: dianemarshaschwartz@gmail. com or 928-444-0151. YIDDISH & FREUD 4-5:30 pm, Dec. 3. U-M Frankel Center will host Naomi Seidman at the Thayer Building, Room 2022, Ann Arbor. Seidman, of University of Toronto, will discuss “The Navel of the Dream: Freud and in Yiddish.” Free event. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4 SENIOR LUNCHEON 12:15 pm, Dec. 4. Shaarey Zedek Seniors will host the annual Chanukah luncheon at 12:15, followed by a program featuring entertainer Larry Miller at 1 pm. At the synagogue. Refreshments will be served. Contact Janet Pont at 248-357- 5544 or jpont@shaareyzedek.org for info. Free. MOVIE MATINEE 1 pm, Dec. 4. Sponsored by The Active Life at the West Bloomfield JCC. The Deli Man (1 hr. 31 min). Free. DROP IN & LEARN 1 pm, DEC. 4. “Jewish Life in Krakow Today” at Congregation Beth Ahm. This video lecture is by Jonathan Ornstein, executive director of the Krakow JCC, and recorded in December 2018. Free; no reservations needed. For info, call Nancy Kaplan (248) 737-1931 or email nancyellen879@att.net. HILLEL OPEN HOUSE 5:30 pm, Dec. 4. Ice and inno- vation, snowflakes and science. Some things are simply better together. Find out why at Hillel’ s “Frozen” Family Open House. Engage in enchanting activities, meet the “cool” teachers, and enjoy a feast fit for a snowy night. RSVP: hillelday.org/ familyopenhouse. THURSDAY, DEC. 5 POTTERY CLASS 11 am-1 pm, Dec. 5. Sponsored by The Active Life at the Jewish Community Center of West Bloomfield. Class for adults taught by Allison Berlin. All sup- plies included; class punch card available; $165 for 12 punches (one free class). RSVP: 248-432- 5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org. TRANSLATING YIDDISH 1-2:30, Dec. 5. A U-M Frankel Center Event, Thayer Building– Room 2022, Ann Arbor. “New Approaches in Theory and Practice.” Examples from current translations-in-progress will be offered. Free event. Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant. DEC. 1 GEMINI Gemini, who will be at The Ark in Ann Arbor, is the much-loved duo of Sandor and Laszlo Slomovits. They’ ve been performing since 1973 and are now playing music for the third — or is it fourth? — generation of young fans and families. They write and perform acoustic music for children and families, celebrating with their audiences the warmth, fun and joy of family life. A Gemini concert is a kinet- ic event, filled with rousing singalongs, hand motion tunes, folk tales and music from around the world. Since 1979, San and Laz have released numerous record- ings for adults and children and families. This is Gemini’ s annual Thanksgiving Weekend Benefit Concert for Mott Children’ s Hospital. They’ ll be joined by the “Good Mischief Band” (Brian Brill on piano and Aron Kaufman on drums) and special guest Emily Rose on violin and vocals. Emily, San’ s daughter, was born and cared for in the Holden NICU of Mott 25 years ago. Tickets are $10. DEC. 5-8 FJA MUSICAL Frankel Jewish Academy will present its fall musical You’ re a Good Man, Charlie Brown on Dec. 5-8 in FJA’ s Aaron DeRoy Theatre on the lower level of the JCC. Charles Schulz’ s beloved characters come to life in this entertaining musical by Clark Gesner. Everyone’ s favorite “blockhead,” Charlie Brown, is joined by his younger sister Sally, blanket-hugging Linus, know-it-all Lucy, Beethoven devotee Schroeder, and, of course, his best friend Snoopy. This musical comedy produc- tion is directed and produced by Mitch Master, FJA’ s director of Performing and Visual Arts, the school’ s founding theater director. There will be seven talented FJA students in three performances of the show: Asa Weinstein (Charlie Brown), Liana Tarnopol (Lucy), Sabrina Carson (Sally), Ilan Weiss (Schroeder), Ella Egin (Snoopy), Katelyn Winkelman (Linus) and Celia Levy (Peanut Gang). General admission tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are available through the Berman Center Box Office (248) 661-1900, theberman.org. DEC. 5-8 POTTERS MARKET It’ s time for the 44th Annual Potters Market at the Southfield Pavilion in the Southfield Civic Center. This holiday event features 150 of the best potters in Michigan and surrounding states, all in one place at one time, offering 33,000 pieces of pottery. There will also be special live demonstrations of pottery making throughout the event. A number of Jewish artists will be participating this year, including Joanne Arkin of Waterford, Carole Berhorst of Bloomfield Hills, Allison Berlin of Bloomfield Hills, Lori Becker of Birmingham, Lonnie Bodzin of West Bloomfield, George Erdstein of Huntington Woods, Linda Lefkowitz of Southfield, Donna Pearlman of Huntington Woods, Miles Stearn of Negaunee and Ruth Weinbaum of Bloomfield Hills. The market opens at 10 a.m. each day. Admission and parking are free. A preview night is held on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 6-9 p.m. for $10 admission. DEC. 1 Editor’s Picks On The Go people | places | events NOVEMBER 28 • 2019 | 47 THE ARK