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ALS AUCTION 
8 AM-10 PM, THROUGH 
JUNE 17
ALS Auction Mania is an 
online auction where you 
can bid on over 125 items all 
from the comfort of home to 
support people in Michigan 
who have Lou Gehrig’s 
disease. Visit the auction site 
to view all the great items 
at great prices, including a 
luxurious Mexican vacation, 
golf packages, wine 
tastings, overnight stays, 
restaurant and entertainment 
certificates, collectibles, 
household items. Visit 
alsofmichigan.org for 
information.

SHABBAT ROCKS
5-7 PM, JUNE 2
At Adat Shalom Synagogue 
in Farmington Hills. Join an 
evening filled with friends, 
food and Adat Shalom’s 
Shabbat Rocks band. Doors 
open at 5 pm for dinner/
kiddo activities, followed 
by a Kabbalat Shabbat 
service at 6. Cost: $18/
family includes hot dogs 
(vegetarian option available), 
salad, sides and a special 
treat. If you’d like to bring 
your own picnic basket for 
your family because BBQ 
isn’t your thing, that’s totally 
cool, too; kindly make sure 
that all food you bring is 
pareve and nut-free. Also 
bring a blanket for you 
and your family to sit on. 
Registration: adatshalom.org/
picnic. Questions contact: 
Sammi Shapiro at sshapiro@
adatshalom.org or 248-626-
2153.

GLOBAL VOICES
5: 30 PM, JUNE 3
At Temple Beth El in 
Bloomfield Township. The 
free in-person event will 

feature a BBQ dinner by 
Platinum Dish Catering, Cool 
Jacks handcrafted cookies + 
ice cream, lawn games and 
more. At 7 pm (in-person and 
virtual) hear Global Voices 
Shabbat featuring Nefesh 
Mountain, an eclectic mix of 
American Bluegrass, old-time 
music and Jewish tradition. 
Info: jlive.app/events/2303.

TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT
7 PM, JUNE 4
At B’nai Israel in West 
Bloomfield. Its first in-person 
all-night Tikkun Leil Shavuot 
since 2019 will be focused 
on community. Learn from 
rabbis, physicians, lawyers 
and university professors. 
See the debut of the Bnai 
Israel Actors Guild, directed 
by Udi Kapen. Most sessions 
will be live-streamed. Please 
RSVP to info@bnaiisraelwb.
org to attend in person.

SHAVUOT SHAKE UP
10:30 AM-NOON, JUNE 5
At Adat Shalom Synagogue 
in Farmington Hills. Everyone 
loves ice cream so why not 
make it yourself for Shavuot 
at this free event. Families 
with kids ages 0-11 will sing 
songs and hear a story with 
clergy, while teens ages 12 

and up will learn with Dr. 
Melissa Ser. Info: jlive.app/
events/2293.

BRASS BAND
3 PM, JUNE 5
Motor City Brass Band is 
hard at work on its season 
finale “The Music of John 
Williams” in the Ford 
Community & Performing 
Arts Center (Dearborn). 
Tickets are available from 
the box office, MCBB 
musicians, via MCBB.org 
or by calling the MCBB 
Hotline at 248-788-6618. 
John Williams has composed 
music for 110 films, 30 
TV shows, four Olympic 
Games and 46 other special 
occasions, including music 

from Stars Wars, Indiana 
Jones, Jurassic Park and 
Harry Potter. Emcee for the 
concert will be Jack Goggin, 
host of WRCJ’s Film Classics.

NELSON LEGACY EVENT
7:30 PM, JUNE 8
At Congregation Beth 
Shalom in Oak Park. 
Speaker: Harry Nelson, 
health care attorney. 
Subject: “Exploring the 
Opioid Crisis — Overdoses, 
Addiction, Chronic Pain;” 
also during a lunch and 
learn, Thursday, June 9, 
12:30 p.m. Drawing from the 
research for his book, The 
United States of Opioids, 
Nelson will address the roots 
of the overlapping crises 

ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

GLOBAL VOICES
JUNE 3, 5:30 PM
Nefesh Mountain

SHAVUOT SHAKE UP
JUNE 5, 10:30AM-NOON

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