68 | AUGUST 26 • 2021 

GLOBAL VOICES 
SHABBAT AT TBE
7-8: 30 PM, AUG. 27
Temple Beth El’s clergy 
and Galeet Dardashti will 
participate in an informal 
outdoor service. Join in 
person or online at tbelive.
org. Galeet Dardashti is the 
first woman in her family to 
continue her family tradition 
of distinguished Persian 
and Jewish musicianship. 

WILD, WILD EAST
7-8 PM, AUG. 27
Join the Detroit Symphony 
Orchestra for an outdoor, 
socially distanced live 
music performance at 
Sosnick Courtyard, 51 
Parsons St. Composer, 
drummer and dhol player 
Sunny Jain returns with 
Wild Wild East, which 
encompasses myriad 
facets of his identity both 
as a first-generation South 
Asian American and as a 
global musician. General 
admission $20 per person; 
bring your own chair or 
blanket. Info: dso.org.

THE SELICHOT RITUAL 
7PM, AUG. 28 
Monajat with Galeet 
Dardashti reimagines 
the Selichot ritual in 
collaboration with an 
acclaimed ensemble of 
musicians, an electronic 
soundscape and dynamic 

live video art, hosted by 
Temple Beth El. Monajat is 
a Persian word meaning 
an intimate dialogue 
with the Divine. Through 
electronics, she defies 
time and performs with her 
grandfather. This unique 
experience will be followed 
by a short Selichot service 
led by Temple Beth El 
clergy. In-person at Temple 
Beth El or join online at 
tbelive.org. Free and open 
to the community.

WALK FOR FRIENDSHIP
10:30 AM-3 PM, AUG. 29
At Friendship Circle’s 
Farber Center. This annual 
family walk raises crucial 
funds and community 
awareness for Friendship 
Circle and individuals with 
special needs. This year’s 
Walk4Friendship theme 
is “You Belong.” The walk 
will celebrate the belief 
that everyone deserves 
friendship and belonging. 
Info: friendshipcircle.org.

HISTORY PROGRAM
7: 30 pm, Aug. 29
Beth Shalom Sisterhood 
invites the public to its 
opening event for the 
2021-22 year: “Stories 
from the Stones: Jewish 
Cemeteries of Michigan,” 
a Zoom program from the 
Jewish Historical Society 
of Michigan. To reserve 
a space and receive the 
Zoom link, contact Phyllis 

Weeks at pweeks202@
gmail.com.

CELEBRITY INVITATIONAL 
8 AM-6 PM, AUG. 30
The Beaumont Health 
Foundation hosts this event 
at the Detroit Golf Club. 
All proceeds benefit the 
Children’s Miracle Network 
at Beaumont Children’s and 
the Mark Wahlberg Youth 
Foundation. The invitational 
provides a full day of golf, 
hospitality, and live and 
silent auctions of over-the-
top celebrity experiences 
and signed memorabilia. 
Registration/sponsorships: 
Beaumont.org/CMCI.

YOGA + MUSIC
7-8 PM, AUG. 31
Practice yoga outdoors to 
live music performed by 
DSO ensembles. A Detroit 
Yoga Lab instructor leads 
a limited-capacity socially 
distant yoga session in the 
DSO’s Sosnick Courtyard, 51 
Parssons St.; open to all skill 
levels. $20. Info: dso.org.

HOLOCAUST EXHIBIT 
OPENS AT HMC
7-8:30 PM, SEPT. 1
“A Girl Lost, a Diary 
Found: Life in the Lodz 
Ghetto” opens at the 
Holocaust Memorial 
Center in Farmington Hills. 
Through December. Info: 
holocaustcenter.org.

MEADOW BROOK OPENS 
Sept. 8
Meadow Brook Theatre’s 
2021-2022 season begins 
with a world premiere of a 
new musical, FANCY — A 
New Country Musical, run-
ning Sept. 8-Oct. 3, with 
book by Susan DiLallo and 
Dan Wackerman. Season 
tickets are available by 
calling the box office at 
248-377-3300. They range 
from $180 to $234 per seat 
for the six-play season. 
Tickets range from $36 to 
$46 for individual plays. For 
additional information, visit 
mbtheatre.com.

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ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

Galeet 
Dardashti

Emblem of sewing workshop 
from the Lodz Ghetto, part of 
the HMC exhibit.

