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SHABBAT WITH FRIENDS
6:30 pm, May 14
Join Rabbi Jeff and Steph of
The Well and special guests
to celebrate Shabbat. A short
Kabbalat Shabbat service will
be followed by Shabbat ritu-
als led by guests. Participate
on The Well’s Facebook
page.
WHY WE DRUM
7 pm, May 14
The Great Lakes Taiko Center
will share the art and spirit
of Japanese taiko drum-
ming through Raion Taiko &
Godaiko Drummers. This free
performance may be seen on
the DIA’s You Tube channel.
FAMILY ROOM SERIES
8 pm, May 15
The Ark in Ann Arbor will
present the Yellow Room
Gang, Michigan songwrit-
ers. Streamed on The Ark
Facebook page. Donations
to the “virtual tip jar” support
The Ark and participating
artists.
SHAVUOT PREP
Noon, May 16-17
Jewish Theological Seminary
will co-sponsor this online,
movement-wide learn-
ing extravaganza. Rabbi
Gordon Tucker, vice chan-
cellor for Religious Life and
Engagement, will teach along
with several JTS alumni.
Free: rabbinicalassembly.org
/story/schedule-tikkun-leil-
shavuot-5781.
SHAVUOT SCHMOOZE
3-5 pm, May 16
Pack up your picnic basket
and join The Well for Shavuot
in Harding Park in Ferndale,
complete with lawn games, a
Shavuot-themed photo scav-
enger hunt and ice cream
tickets redeemable for a free
scoop at Treat Dreams a few
blocks away. This is a drop-in
event. Advance registration
is not required but a COVID-
19 screening and contact
tracing form will be required
upon arrival. Masks required.
Info: Marisa at marisa@
meetyouatthewell.org.
CHADD PARENT MEETING
7:30-8:30 pm, May 17
All meetings for Children and
Adults with ADHD will take
place online with Zoom. The
link for each meeting will be
listed on the Events section
of its website: chadd.net/
chapter-events/527. The link
will open at 7:10 pm.
HEALTH WORKSHOP
1-2:30 pm, May 19
Jewish Family Service is
presenting “The Powerful
Impact of Music on the
Brain” with Jody Conradi
Stark, music therapist, and
Adrienne Ronmark, violinist
with the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra. Music is pervasive
in our society, affecting the
physical, emotional, cog-
nitive, social and spiritual
aspects of our lives. This pre-
sentation will provide insight
into the way music influenc-
es our brains and behavior.
To register: jfsdetroit.org/
find-help/older-adults/
mind-university or call 248-
592-2674.
PEOPLE’S ATTORNEY
6 pm, May 20
“The Role of Michigan’s
Attorney General in Today’s
World” is made available
by Legal Referral Service, a
program of Jewish Family
Service. Michigan Attorney
General Dana Nessel will dis-
cuss how her role impacts us
as citizens of Michigan. Q&A
to follow. To register for this
Zoom event and submit a
question, visit jfsdetroit.org/
LRS or contact Emily Croitori
at 248-592-2317 or
ecroitori@jfsdetroit.org.
VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK+
6:30-7:30 pm, May 20
The Jewish Museum will
sponsor “Edmund de
Waal and Adam Gopnik in
Conversation,” a YouTube
premiere. The writers are
celebrating the launch of de
Waal’s Letters to Camondo,
the follow up to his 2010 best-
seller The Hare with Amber
Eyes. RSVP for free:
thejewishmuseum.org/
calendar/events/2021/05/05/
author-talk-052021.
GENOCIDE
7-8 pm, May 20
The Holocaust Memorial
Center will present on Zoom
Professor John Ciorciari
discussing “Preventing
Cambodia’s Genocidal Past
from Becoming Afghanistan’s
Future.” holocaustcenter.org.
DFT@HOME
Through May 21
The DIA/Detroit Film Theatre
will offer Downstream to
Kinshasa, first Congolese
film to become an official
selection of the Cannes Film
Festival, as well as the coun-
try’s official submission to the
Academy Awards. Cost: $12.
Visit dia.org/events.
DADDY-DAUGHTER DANCE
2 pm, May 23
The Adat Shalom Men’s Club
will hold its annual Daddy
Daughter Dance at the syn-
agogue parking lot. Look
forward to DJ & dancing, food
and a special commemora-
tive photo. Designed for girls
ages 3-13 and their dads and
grandfathers. Cost: $13 for
Men’s Club members and
their guest; $16 for all others.
The community is welcome.
Register by May 19 at:
adatshalom.org/ddd2021. For
info, call 248-851-5100.
ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS
FAMILY
ROOM SERIES
8 PM, MAY 15
WHY WE DRUM
7 PM, MAY 14
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