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 JANUARY 9 • 2020 | 41

DSO AT CSZ

Join the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as they perform at Congregation 
Shaarey Zedek at 7:30 p.m., featuring conductor Mei-Ann Chen (music 
director of the Chicago Sinfonietta) and cellist Sterling Elliot (National 
Sphinx Competition winner). Music to include “Bizet Suite No. 1” from 
Carmen, “Lalo Cello Concerto” and “Franck Symphony in D Minor.” For 
tickets ($25), go to dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/bizets-carmen/ or 
call (313) 576-5111.

JAN. 9

JAN. 10
OWL PROWL - 
Experience a guided night hike 
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. through 
the trails of Heritage Park 
in search of owls and other 
nocturnal animals. Listen for 
owl calls and find out what 
makes these nocturnal crea-
tures such expert hunters 
and survivalists. Meet inside 
the Nature Center at Heritage 
Park. All ages are welcome, 
but children must be accom-
panied by an adult. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy boots or 
shoes. No flashlights. The cost is $5 per person. Pre-registration is 
required at the Costick Center or online at recreg.fhgov.com. 

JAN. 13
KOSHERSOUL - 
James Beard award-winning 
culinary historian Michael Twitty 
explores the intersections of his 
identity as an African American 
and an American Jew using food 
as a lens from 7-9 p.m. at the 
JCC. Co-sponsors are the Coalition 
for Black and Jewish Unity, Hazon 
and the Jewish Historical Society 
of Michigan. Free.

Editor’s 
Picks
FRIDAY, JAN. 10
JAZZ IN JANUARY

8 pm, Jan. 10. (Also Jan. 11) 

JET Theatre will present the Alvin 

Waddles Trio. At 1124 W. Maple, 

Walled Lake. Cost: $47; seniors $44; 

series $180. Info: 248-788-2900.

SUNDAY, JAN. 12
JAZZ IN JANUARY

8 pm, Jan. 12. At the JET Theatre, 

1124 W. Maple, Walled Lake. Ursula 

Walker and Buddy Budson. Cost: 

$47; seniors $44. Info: 248-788-

2900.

RAISING KIDS IN 
A COMPLEX WORLD

9:30 am, Jan. 12. At Adat Shalom. 

Navigating parenting through a 

Jewish lens with Rabbi Rachel Share 

and Jackie Issner, PhD, LP. This is 

a monthly series for anyone with a 

role in raising children ages 7 to 12. 

Each session is self-contained. This 

program is supported by We Need 

to Talk, a community-wide youth 

mental health initiative provided in 

collaboration with Jewish Detroit’
s 

social service agencies, schools, 

congregations and Jewish identi-

ty-building organizations. Free for 

Adat Shalom members; non-mem-

bers, $5 per session. RSVP to 248-

626-2153.

TUESDAY, JAN. 14
TUESDAY WITH JANET

1:30 pm, Jan. 14. Get together in 

the Shaarey Zedek Library with host 

Janet Pont. A docent from the DIA 

will show slides and talk about them. 

Cake and coffee will be served. Info: 

jpont@shaareyzedek.org.

FRANKEL CENTER EVENT

4-5:30 pm, Jan. 14. At the Thayer 

Building – Room 2022, 202 S. 

Thayer St., Ann Arbor. “How Yiddish 

Tales Are Told” with David Roskies of 

the Jewish Theological Seminary.

JEWS IN ARAB LANDS

7-8:30 pm, Jan 14. “The Forgotten 

Jews of Arab Lands.” At the Max M. 

Fisher Federation Building. (Also Jan. 

21 & 28) Prof. Howard Lupovitch will 

present the story of the Jews in Arab 

lands forming a major gap in most of 

the world’
s knowledge of the history 

of the Middle East. Learn about the 

history and culture of this important 

segment of world Jewry. Tuition: $55. 

To register: 248-205-2557.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15
DROP IN & LEARN

1 pm, Jan. 15. “Remembering 

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel” at 

Congregation Beth Ahm. Discuss a 

short video featuring Prof. Susannah 

Heschel sharing memories of her 

father, followed by a screening of 

Rabbi Heschel’
s final interview (with 

Carl Stern of NBC News), recorded a 

few weeks before he passed away in 

December 1972. No charge; no res-

ervations needed. Info: Nancy Kaplan 

(248) 737-1931 or nancyellen879@

att.net.

FRIDAY, JAN. 17
JAZZ IN JANUARY

8 pm, Jan. 17. At the JET Theatre, 

1124 W. Maple, Walled Lake. Steve 

Wood Quartet. Cost: $47; seniors 

$44. Info: 248-788-2900.

SATURDAY, JAN. 18
JAZZ IN JANUARY

8 pm, Jan. 18. At the JET Theatre, 

1124 W. Maple, Walled Lake. Pam 

Jaslove Trio. Cost $47; seniors $44. 

Info: 248-788-2900.

SUNDAY, JAN. 19
JAZZ IN JANUARY

8 pm, Jan. 19. At the JET Theatre, 

1124 W. Maple, Walled Lake. 

Klezundheit with Alan Posner. Cost 

$47; seniors $44. Info: 248-788-

2900.

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial 

Assistant. Send items 14 days in 

advance to calendar@thejewishnews.

com.

COURTESY OF DSO
COURTESY OF HERITAGE PARK

COURTESY OF JCC