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SPECIAL EXHIBIT
OPENS JULY 29
The Holocaust Memorial 
Center will display “The 
Girl in the Diary: Searching 
for Rywka from the Lodz 
Ghetto.” 28123 Orchard 
Lake Road, Farmington Hills. 
Info: holocaustcenter.org; 
248-553-2400.

GIRLS NIGHT OUT
7-9 PM, JULY 29
NEXTGen Detroit will host 
D-I-Wine & Cupcakes at 
Pinspiration Berkely, 2733 
Coolidge. An evening of 
vino, cupcake decorating 
(and eating) and the chance 
to make some new gal pals. 
Cost $25. Info: mmarcus@
jfmd.org; 248-205-2535.

STROLLING BRUNCH
10 AM-NOON, AUG.1
Federation’s Affinities 
Dept. will host this event 
for women ages 37-55. 
At Eastern Market, 2934 
Russell, Detroit. Info: jfeld@
jfmd.org; 248-873-2512.

‘A WANDERING PEOPLE’
2-3:30 PM, AUG. 2
The Jewish Theological 
Seminary hosts Dr. Stefanie 
Siegmund for a look at the 
flow of information within 
government agencies to 
see how licensing devel-
oped by the Florentine 
government as tools for 
the control of plague, of 

criminals and of residents 
of the Florentine ghetto 
and how these instruments 
led directly to the forms of 
identification we use today. 
“The Early Modern Travel 
Pass: Controlling the Plague 
and Jewish Mobility in 16th 
Century Tuscany” is an 
online presentation. Info: 
inspired.jtsa.edu/event.

ANNUAL CONCERT
OF COLORS
AUG. 2-9
Roy Ayers, Don Was, Ram, 
Souad Massi, Organic 
Orchestra and others in an 
8-day diversity celebration. 
Local cultural institutions 
expand this festival that 
returns as a hybrid: live, 
broadcast and streamed. 
Detroit Public TV-WTVS and 
WDET 101.9 FM will broad-
cast and stream headlining 
artists who are recording 
at the Detroit Film Theatre 
at the DIA and on stages 
from their home countries. 
Events will also be streamed 
on YouTube, Facebook and 
concertofcolors.com. All 
events are free.

HADASSAH GET 
TOGETHER
6:30 PM, AUG. 3
Eleanor Roosevelt 
Hadassah hosts this mem-
bership in-person event 
at the Beverly Hills Village 

Park, 18801 Beverly Road, 
Beverly Hills. Register by 
Aug. 1. There is a $18 event 
fee. Event features guitar-
ist Lisa Soble Siegmann, 
a singer, song writer, can-
torial soloist and song 
leader. Bring your own 
beverages/food, rain or 
shine. Additional parking 
at Beverly Hills Elementary 
School, 18305 Beverly 
Road. Proof of COVID-19 
vaccination is required. You 
will also be required to sign 
a Hadassah waiver form at 
time of entry. Info: contact 
greaterdetroit@hadassah.
org or call 248-683-5030.

GROWING GREEN
7:30 PM, AUG. 3
NEXTGen Detroit and 
JVS present “Growing,” a 
NEXTWork series on the 
cannabis industry. This will 
be the first of a two-part 
series as they visit New 
Standard, a high-end dis-
pensary, 24906 John R, 
Hazel Park, and hear from 
its CEO Howard Luckoff. 
Cost $10. Info: jlive.app/
events/718.

MIND AEROBICS
3-4 PM, AUG. 3-NOV. 3
Jewish Family Services of 
Washtenaw County offers 
this workout class for the 
brain. It is looking for partic-

ipants (discounts offered for 
groups) for a 12-week series 
of LIVE virtual sessions that 
use games and activities to 
help optimize brain health, 
maintain sharp mental 
function with age and ward 
off cognitive decline later 
in life. The sessions will 
go from Aug. 3 to Nov. 3 
on Tuesdays & Thursdays. 
The cost is $10 a session/ 
$240 for the whole course. 
Scholarships are available. 
For information and to reg-
ister, visit: wisemich.org/
mind-aerobics. 

GOAT YOGA
11 AM-NOON, AUG. 13
Jewish Federation Affiliates 
invite you to Plymouth for 
flexibility and fun at The 
Goat Yoga, 5400 Curtis 
Road, Plymouth. Cost $25. 
Bring along a towel; class 
will be held outdoors, so 
dress for the workout and 
for the weather. This in-per-
son event is intended for 
the GenX crowd. Please 
register in advance by 
Aug. 6. Questions? Contact 
Jodi at feld@jfmd.org. Learn 
more about The Goat Yoga 
at thegoat.yoga.

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