FRIDAY, FEB. 7
IT’
S SHABBAT

5:45 pm, Feb. 7. The community 

is welcome to join the Shaarey 

Zedek clergy, the T.G.I.S. Players, 

and special guest Hazzan Dr. 

Ramon Tasat for Minchah, a lively 

musical Kabbalat Shabbat ser-

vice and Ma’
ariv. 

COMEDY ON STAGE

8 pm, Feb. 7. At the Farmington 

Players Barn in Farmington Hills. 

Unnecessary Farce runs through 

Feb. 22. A tale of two inept cops 

on a mission to trap a town 

mayor suspected of embezzling. 

Show is more suited to adults 

and older teens. Ticket info: 

boxoffice@farmingtonplayers.org 

or 248-553-2955.

SATURDAY, FEB. 8
SHABBAT SHIRAH

9 am, Feb. 8. At Shaarey Zedek 

in Southfield. Hazzan Ramon 

Tasat, Hazzan David Propis and 

the CSZ Choir will offer the 

“Sermon in Song,” as part of the 

Jewish Music Weekend spon-

sored by the Irving and Beverly 

Laker Concert Fund.

TOT SHABBAT

11 am, Feb. 8. Tot Shabbat for Tu 

b’
Shevat at B’
nai Israel/Temple 

Kol Ami lower level, followed by 

kiddush lunch with the whole 

congregation.

ACTOR SPEAKS

5 pm, Feb. 8. The Crofoot 

presents “Sixteen Candles: 

A Conversation with Anthony 

Michael Hall” at the Crofoot 

Ballroom, 1 Saginaw St., Pontiac. 

Tickets for this film screening 

and live Q&A are $30. Visit 

thecrofootpresents.com.

NIGHT OF COMEDY

6 pm, Feb. 8. Nikki Glaser, who 

hosts Comedy Central’
s first live 

daily morning show You Up With 

Nikki Glaser for SiriusXM, will be 

at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, 

315 W. 4th. Tickets: $35. Info: 

248-399-2980.

MUSIC CAFÉ

7 pm, Feb. 8. At Temple Emanu-

El in Oak Park. Havdalah, dinner 

and show, featuring the music 

of Rodgers and Hart. Cost: $18 

per person; sponsorships avail-

able: $50 (2 tickets), $100 (4 

tickets), $250 (6 tickets). RSVP. 

By Thursday, Feb. 6, to 248-967-

4020 or TempleFamily@

emanuel-mich.org.

SUNDAY, FEB. 9
PARENTING SERIES

9:30-10:45 a.m., Feb. 9. 

Navigate parenting through a 

Jewish lens with Jackie Issner, 

PhD, LP and Rabbi Rachel Shere 

at Adat Shalom Synagogue. 

The series, intended for anyone 

with a role caring for children 

ages 7-12, is co-sponsored 

by the Adat Shalom-Beth 

Achim Learning Community, 

Adult Learning Department & 

Sisterhood. Additional dates for 

the program are 3/15 and 4/26. 

Each class is self-contained. 

No charge for Adat Shalom 

members, non-members $5 per 

session. RSVP appreciated by the 

Thursday before each session: 

248-626-2153, sshapiro@

adatshalom.org.

KNITTING CIRCLE

9:30 am, Feb. 9. Join the Adat 

Shalom Synagogue Sisterhood 

as they make scarves, hats and 

afghans for charity. No experi-

ence necessary. Info: 248-851-

5100.

WINTER BLAST 

The Quicken Loans Winter Blast Weekend is presented by Soaring Eagle. 
The free event returns to Campus Martius Park. It will feature winter-
themed attractions and seasonal family-friendly entertainment. Hours: 
Friday 5-11 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

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QUICKEN LOANS

FEB. 9
CSZ CONCERT
From 4-5 
p.m. at 
Congregation 
Shaarey 
Zedek in 
Southfield. 
This year’
s 
Irving and 
Beverly Laker Concert 
Series features “Music for 
the Jewish Wedding (with 
Strings Attached)” featuring 
Hazzan David Propis. He 
will be accompanied by a 
professional string quartet 
with musicians from the 
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: 
Abraham Feder, Mingzhao 
Zhou, Jiamin Wang and 
Caroline Coade. Premier 
seating is $54 per person 
and includes dessert 
reception with the musicians 
following the show. 
Preferred seating is $36 per 
person. General admission is 
no charge. RSVP at 
shaareyzedek.org. 

FEB. 12-MARCH 8 

WORKING

Based on Studs Terkel’
s best-selling 
book of interviews with American 
workers, Working paints a vivid 
portrait of the men and women the 
world so often takes for granted: the 
schoolteacher, the phone operator, the 
waitress, the mill-worker, the mason 
and the housewife, just to name a 
few. Nominated for six Tony Awards, 
this classic has been updated for a 
modern age. Music from Stephen 
Schwartz and Mary Rogers and 
others. At Meadowbrook Theatre, 207 
S. Wilson Blvd. Rochester. Tickets: 
Boxofficetickets, 800-440-8551.

PROLOGUE DETROIT