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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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