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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.