DECEMBER 9 • 2021 | 49
EVENING AT THE RINK
6:30-8:30, DEC. 9
NEXTGen Detroit Couples
will present this event. Cost:
$10. At Campus Martius in
Detroit. After skating head
to a nearby bar for a drink.
This event is intended for
young adults ages 21 to 45.
Info: jlive.app/events/1238;
248-203-1489.
MEDITATION
9:30 AM, DEC 12
Adat Shalom Synagogue
invites adults of all ages to
join Rabbi Aaron Bergman
for Meditation & Mindfulness,
designed to help individuals
find their internal spirituality
and realize how Judaism can
make them happier. There is
no charge. Info: call 248-851-
5100.
FAMILY CIRCLE
CONFERENCE
1-3 PM, DEC. 12
Opening the Doors pres-
ents “Uniquely Human: A
Different Way of Seeing
Autism” with Barry Prizant,
Ph.D., CCC-SLP. A virtu-
al event. Info: Shoshana
Baruch, sbaruch@jccdet.
org.
THE ARK PRESENTS
7:30 PM, DEC. 12
Dar Williams will take the
stage at The Ark in Arbor.
She is a singer/guitarist.
She has also written a mid-
dle-school children’s novel,
Amalee. Tickets: $35. Info:
darwilliams.com; facebook.
com/TheArkAnnArbor.
LEARNING FROM
OUR PAST
7 PM, DEC. 13
The Holocaust Memorial
Center in Farmington Hills
will host this in-person event
with Rabbi Hanoch Teller.
Admission: $10 or free with
HMC membership. Rabbi
Teller is a globetrotting
storyteller and the son of a
Holocaust survivor. Through
stories of personal encoun-
ters and by identifying the
failures of bystanders he
portrays the lessons of the
Holocaust in relatable ways
that empower contemporary
audiences. For information,
call (248) 553-2653; holo-
caustcenter.org.
FEATHER BOWLING
7-9 PM, DEC. 13
Join NEXTGen Detroit for a
visit to the famous Cadieux
Café where we’ll try our
hand at the favorite Belgium
pastime of feather bowling
(think a little bit horseshoes,
a little bit bocci ball and a
whole lotta fun). An instruc-
tor will teach us how the
game is played and give
pointers before we take to
the court. Your first drink
is on us. Cost: $10. Info:
jlive.app/events/1164; Ken
Schneider, 248-203-1489.
CERTIFIED GUITAR
PICKER
7 PM, DEC. 14
The Ark in Ann Arbor
and AEG present Tommy
Emmanuel at Royal Oak
Music Theatre. He is a
legendary guitarist, whose
professional career spans
five decades. A noted fin-
gerstyle guitarist, Emmanuel
frequently threads three
distinct parts simultaneously
into his material, operating
as a one-man band who
handles the melody, the
supporting chords and the
bass all at once. Tickets:
$35-$75. Info: tommyem-
manuel.com; facebook.com/
TheArkAnnArbor.
FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM
4-5 PM, DEC. 15
“Combatting Antisemitism’s
Resurgence” is the title of
a program on Zoom from
the American Friends of
Rabin Medical Center.
Robert Siegel (former
senior host of NPR’s All
Things Considered) is the
interviewer. Free registra-
tion: rb.gy/vzfvcb. After
the initial program, it can
be viewed on JBS TV and
on AFRMC’s YouTube and
Facebook. Learn more at
afrmc.org. For more infor-
mation: afrmc@afrmc.org or
call 212-279-2522.
MUSICAL TRIBUTE
8 &10 PM, DEC. 16
A tribute to Abbey Lincoln
will be performed by Sky
Covington at Baker’s
Keyboard Lounge, 20510
Livernois, Detroit. Two
shows. Tickets are priced
at $30; order online at
theofficialbakerskeyboard-
lounge.com; 313-315-6300.
NEXTGEN IN CORKTOWN
5-7 PM, DEC. 19
At Detroit Axe Corktown,
1375 Michigan Ave. Detroit.
Nothing says date night
like hurling an axe at a
wooden target while being
cheered on by the one
you love. Meet other local
interfaith couples. $40 per
couple includes axe throw-
ing and your first round of
drinks. Register by Dec.
14: jlive.app/events/1237.
Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial
Assistant. Send items at least 14 days
in advance to calendar@thejewish-
news.com.
ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS
Barry Prizant
Dar Williams
Rabbi
Hanoch
Teller
Tommy Emmanuel