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FARM FESTIVAL
4 PM, APRIL 15
At Andy T’s Farm, 3131
US-127 BUS, St. Johns, MI.;
bus pickup will be at 3 pm.
Tickets $70 with $1 being
donated to savethechildren.
org for Ukraine. Get your
tickets: posh.vip/e/andy-
ts-farm-festival. Concert
sponsored by University
of Michigan and West
Bloomfield resident Jackson
Partrich, founder Schlepper
Boy Vision, 15 Mile Drive-In
and the Schlepper. Available:
Merch Collab with Soho
Youth Club, food trucks, pet-
ting zoo, photo booth, hen-
nas, Yoga, phone charging
stations.
FOLK MUSIC
8 PM, APRIL 15
At The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann
Arbor. Chris Smither with
opener BettySoo. Honing a
synthesis of folk and blues
for 50 years, Chris Smither
is truly an American original.
Tickets: $35. Info: theark.org/
events.
PESACH IN THE PARK
4 PM, APRIL 17
Hosted by Aish Detroit and
JFamily Detroit. A relaxed,
social gathering at the pri-
vate Aish Park. There will
be lots of Passover-themed
snacks and activities for the
kids (best for toddlers-8).
Tickets: form.jotform.
com/220795800285055.
SPORTS MEET-UP
4 PM, APRIL 19
Drake Sports Park meet-up
for Michigan Region BBYO.
We’ll have a few games
available and kosher-for-
Passover snacks. Open to
all 8th-12th graders. Info:
abloomberg@bbyo.org.
FOR NEW MOMS
NOON-1 PM, APRIL 20
An online event sponsored
by JFamily Detroit. Having a
new baby is wonderful and
joyous. Meet and connect
with other moms to cele-
brate successes and help
each other through the chal-
lenging days of babyhood.
This program is intended
for all moms with babies
0-6 months old. Offered at
no cost thanks to the Adam
and Hannah Kessler Family
Fund. Register: jlive.app/
events/2021.
BRAIN HEALTH
1-2:30 PM, APRIL 20
“The Powerful Impact of
Music on the Brain” with
Jody Conradi Stark, Ph.D.,
and Jing Zhang, violinist
with the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra will be in a Zoom
presentation. Demonstrations
of how music can “move” us,
both physically and emotion-
ally. Register in advance for
this event: MindU@jfsdetroit.
org or call 248-788-MIND.
STORIES CONCERT
7 PM, APRIL 20
At Temple Kol Ami in West
Bloomfield. Storyteller/musi-
cian Rev. Robert Jones Sr.
will join Professor Corinne
Stavish of Lawrence Tech in
a concert: “Freedom Stories:
From the Jewish and Black
Experiences.” This will be
a fundraiser for Ukrainian
Relief. Register for either the
live or live-streamed event
at: tkolami.org/social-action.
Suggested donation is $18,
multiples of $18 or whatever
your heart allows. Advance
registration requested,
though walk-ins will be
welcomed. For information,
contact Temple Kol Ami, 248-
661-0040.
LUNCHEON SET
NOON, APRIL 21
CARE House of Oakland
County will host its 26th
Annual Circle of Friends
Luncheon at The Townsend
Hotel in Birmingham. The
nonprofit organization is
dedicated to the safety of
children through prevention,
intervention and treatment of
child abuse and neglect, as
well as educating community
members and empowering
survivors. This year’s event
will feature keynote speaker
Sasha Joseph Neulinger, the
founder and president of
advocacy organization Voice
for the Kids and head of
production for Voice 1 Films,
creator of the acclaimed
film Rewind. As a preview
to the luncheon speaking
program, CARE House will
screen the film with a special
appearance by Neulinger in
a preview event the night
before, Wednesday, April
20, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the
Maple Theater in Bloomfield
Township. Tickets to the
screening and luncheon may
be purchased together or
separately with all proceeds
to benefit CARE House pro-
grams. Ticket prices start at
$125. Luncheon tables, pre-
view party and ticket pack-
ages are also available for
purchase. For detailed ticket
and additional sponsorship
opportunities, contact CARE
House at (248) 332-7173, ext.
206, or visit www.carehouse.
org.
ART EXHIBIT
3-5 PM, APRIL 24
At Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph, Bloomfield
Township. “Hidden in Plain
Sight” will showcase the
art and design of Minoru
Yamasaki’s awe-inspiring
building along with many
of the artworks, artifacts
and rare documents that
this 172-year-old congre-
gation has preserved and
integrated into a modern
architectural masterpiece.
Guests will experience curat-
ed docent tours, featured
exhibits and enjoy hors
d’oeuvres. General admis-
sion tickets: Individual $36,
18 and under $18. Register
by April 18: tbebloomfield-
hills.shulcloud.com/form/
HiddenInPlainSight_2022.
Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial
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