42 | APRIL 29 • 2021 

LAG B’OMER BASH
8 PM, APRIL 29
Join The Well, Hillel of 
Metro Detroit and NEXTGen 
Detroit at Chabad of Greater 
Downtown Detroit for food, 
fire, archery, arts and crafts, 
as well as a bar for 21+ 
guests. The evening will be 
entirely outdoors, socially 
distant and kept to a limited 
capacity. If you can’t partake 
in person, get a Lag b’Omer 
kit for your very own bonfire 
at home and a Zoom link 
to join remotely. $10/$18 
for couples. $5 to attend at 
home: Jewishdetroit.org/
events/lag-bomer-bash.

BIM BOM BABY
10-10:30 AM, APRIL 30
Celebrate Shabbat on Zoom 
with Temple Shir Shalom’s 
rabbis. The program is 
geared to babies and chil-
dren 0-6 years old. There is 
no charge; all are welcome. 
Information: Julie at julie@
shirshalom.org or 248-406-
4255.

MUSICAL EVENING
8-9 PM, MAY 1
The Chamber Music Society 
of Detroit will present an 
online event featuring Zuill 
Bailey, cello and Bryan 
Wallick, piano. Visit: 
cmdetroit.org.

JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD
10:30 AM, MAY 2
Adat Shalom Synagogue 
invites you to join Rabbi 
Bergman on Zoom for the 
Shalom Hartman Institute 
iEngage Video Lecture 
Series exploring the press-
ing issues facing the Jewish 
world today. Free. To reg-
ister, contact Jodi Gross, 
jgross@adatshalom.org.

CELEBRATING MOTHERS
4-5 PM, MAY 2
Join NEXTGen Detroit, 
Tamarack Camps, JCC’s 
Jfamily and PJ Library 
Detroit for a full day of fun 
family activities honoring the 
mothers in our lives. From 
song sessions led by Bubble 
Club’s Lindsay Mall to dec-
orating your own picture 
frames, this event is intend-
ed for NEXTGen Detroit fam-
ilies with children ages 0-5, 
but older siblings are wel-
come. This event is outdoors 
with participants spaced out 
in the park. All families must 
pre-register to limit the num-
ber of people present. All 
participants over the age of 
2 are asked to wear a mask 
at all times. Bring your own 
blanket. Location: Franklin 
Park, 26495-26201 Carol 
Ave., Franklin. Visit: jlife.app/
events/444.

FAMILY ROOM SERIES
7:30 PM, MAY 2
The Ark in Ann Arbor will 
present Luke Winslow-King, 
New Orleans-based gui-
tarist, singer, producer and 
songwriter. Free, streamed 
to The Ark Ann Arbor 
Facebook page. Donations 
to the “virtual tip jar” support 
The Ark and participating 
artists.

WINDSOR FILM FESTIVAL
MAY 2-6 & 9-13
The Windsor and Hamilton, 
Ont., Jewish Federations 
will present the 2021 Jewish 
Film Festival over the span 
of 10 days. releasing one 
film daily, which can be 
viewed online for 48 hours 
on the Eventive Virtual 
Platform: whjff.eventive.org. 
This year they have also 
added Q&A’s with some 
directors. There are two dif-
ferent ways to experience 
the festival: Purchase a full 
festival pass, which will get 
you access to all 10 of the 
films ($30 saving); purchase 
a half-festival pass which 
will get you five films of your 
choosing ($10 savings). You 
can purchase single tickets 
for individual films. Each tick-
et “unlocks” a specific film of 
your choosing. All films will 
be released at 7 pm EST on 
the day they are scheduled.

LUNCHTIME LEARNING
NOON, MAY 3
Adat Shalom Synagogue 
invites you to join Rabbi 
Aaron Bergman in a pro-
gram titled “Great Jewish 
Photographers.” The pro-
gram is open to the commu-
nity. There is no charge. To 
RSVP and receive a Zoom 
link, contact Jodi Gross. 
jgross@adatshlaom.org.

THE BINTEL BRIEF
2 PM, MAY 3
Join Jewish Historical 
Society of Michigan and 
David Weinberg, profes-
sor emeritus of Bowling 
Green State University and 
Wayne State University, 
to explore the story of the 
integration of Polish and 
Russian Jewish immigrants 
into American life. Hear an 
analysis of selected letters 
in English from the “Bintel 
Brief,” the famous advice 
column published for more 
than 50 years in the Jewish 
Daily Forward. Format: 
Zoom; cost: $10 for JHSM 
members, $18 for nonmem-
bers. Register by 9 pm on 
Sunday, May 2: info@
michjewishhistory.org.

FAMILY ROOM SERIES
8 PM, MAY 4
The Ark in Ann Arbor will 
present South for the Winter 
with their genre-bending 
sound, meticulously crafted 
lyrics and impressive assort-
ment of instruments at their 
command. Free streaming 
on The Ark Facebook page. 
Donations to the “virtual tip 
jar” support The Ark and 
participating artists.

BOOK LAUNCH & 
CONVERSATION
NOON-1 PM, MAY 5
“The Arab and Jewish 
Questions: Geographies of 

ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

FAMILY ROOM 
SERIES
7:30 PM, MAY 2

Zuill 
Bailey

Luke 
Winslow-King

