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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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