50 | AUGUST 5 • 2021 

BOOK BASH
11 AM-2 PM, AUG. 8
Join an in-person, out-
door celebration of Detroit 
Jewish Book Fair and the 
art of Jewish storytelling 
at the Jewish Community 
Center in West Bloomfield. 
This expo-style event will 
feature Michigan authors, 
local artists, musicians 
and family activities. 
Featured event schedule: 
11 am-12:30 pm – Klezmer 
band Klezundheidt; 12:30 
pm – Local celebrity author 
Harvey Ovshinsky talks 
about his new memoir, 
Scratching the Surface; 
1:15 pm – Meet Michigan 
authors; 1:30 pm – Book 
signing with Harvey 
Ovshinsky. Info: 
culturalarts.jccdetroit.org/
bookfair.

 
KICKBALL TOURNAMENT 
AUG. 8
NEXTGen Detroit and 
ComePlayDetroit pres-
ent Let’s Kick It!: A 
Sunday Funday Kickball 
Tournament. Take to 
the field at Inglenook 
Park, 20901 W. 12 Mile, 

Southfield, for some seri-
ous fun. In between games, 
spectators and kickballers 
can stay competitive with 
lawn games and the ice 
cream truck. Cost $14. Info: 
jlive.app/events/711/

GOLF CLASSIC 
11 AM-8 PM, AUG. 9 
At Franklin Hills Country 
Club, 31675 Inkster Road, 
Franklin, Kadima will host 
the Lois Zussman Golf 
Classic. Fundraiser. Info: 
michellem@kadimacednter.
org; 248-663-4343.
 
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
4-5 PM, AUG. 10
American Friends of Rabin 
Medical Center will pres-
ent “How 9-11 Changed 
Us.” Robert Siegel (former 
Senior Host of NPR’s All 
Things Considered for 31 
years) interviews Larry 
Silverstein (chairman, 
Silverstein Properties), 
Alice Greenwald (pres-
ident/CEO, National 

September 11 Memorial & 
Museum of History), and 
Evan Osnos (Pulitzer Prize 
recipient; staff writer, The 
New Yorker; senior fellow, 
The Brookings Institution). 
Free Registration at gcaug.
splashthat.com/Global 
Connections. After the 
initial program, it can be 
viewed on JBS TV and 
on AFRMC’s YouTube and 
Facebook. Learn more at 
afrmc.org. 

AUTHOR SPEAKS AT HMC 
7-8 PM, AUG. 12
The Holocaust Memorial 
Center will make avail-
able this virtual event: The 
Ghost Army with author & 
filmmaker Rick Beyer. Info: 
holocaustcenter.org; 248-
553-2400.

 
SPLISH SPLASH BASH 
10-11:30 AM, AUG. 15
Sponsored by 
Federations’s NEXTGen 
Detroit and JFamily 
Detroit. Join us for some 
late summer fun at the 
Heritage Park Splash Pad, 
Playground and Pavilion, 
24915 Farmington Road, 
Farmington Hills. We’ll 
have cooling (and kosher) 
treats for the grown-ups 
and kiddos. Perfect for 
little ones ages 0 to 5. $10 
per family. Please register 
by Aug. 10. Information: 
Contact Mimi at marcus@
jfmd.org.

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial 

Assistant. Send items at least 14 

days in advance to calendar@

thejewishnews.com.

ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

SPLISH SPLASH BASH 
AUG. 15 10-11:30 AM 

GLOBAL 
CONNECTIONS
AUG. 10 4-5 PM

GOLF CLASSIC 
AUG. 9 11 AM-8 PM

RICK BEYER AT HMC
AUG. 12 7-8 PM

