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CHALLAH BAKE 
6-9 PM, SEPT. 22 
At Aish Detroit, 25725 
Coolidge, Oak Park. $36. 
Info: 248-327-3575. We 
provide the ingredients, 
round challah demos and 
Rosh Hashanah-inspired 
fillings and toppings. 
$36 per batch (makes six 
round challahs). For more 
information, email Estie 
Tolwin at etolwin@aish.
com.

BIM BOM BABY 
10-11 AM, SEPT. 23 
This is a recurring Friday 
event at Temple Shir 
Shalom. It is a Shabbat 
celebration for babies 
to 5-year-olds. Join with 
friends and make new 
ones as we welcome 
Shabbat with the rabbis 
and cantor, play, sing and 
braid challah to take home. 
There is no charge for this 
event. All are welcome.

‘A DARK LEGEND’ 
8 PM, SEPT. 23 
Black Jake & the Carnies 
set fierce murder ballads, 
dark warnings and a 
certain tough Rust-Belt 
revivalism to the beat of 

an old-time string band. 
At The Ark in Ann Arbor, 
316 Main St. This octet 
offers a unique blend of 
Americana, bluegrass 
and punk, as well as a 
stage show that can be 
very unpredictable. The 
Carnies are from Ypsilanti, 
but they’ve performed 
at Nashville’s Music City 
Roots and beyond. Tickets: 
$20 at theark.org.

FARCE 
OPENS SEPT 23 
The Farmington Players 
are presenting Suite 
Surrender through Oct. 8. 
It is a screwball comedy 
that pays homage to 
the classic farces of the 
1930s and 1940s. Tickets 
are available now at 
farmingtonplayers.org or at 
the box office: (248) 553-
2955. 

COMMUNITY CONCERT 
8-9 PM, SEPT. 24 
A DTE Energy Foundation 
free concert; ticket 
reservations are required 
for entry: dso.org. At 
the Pease Auditorium in 
Ypsilanti.

MUSICAL OPENS
8 PM, SEPT. 27 
At the Fisher Theatre in 
Detroit until Oct. 9. Dear 
Evan Hansen is a winner 
of six 2017 Tony Awards, 
including best musical and 
the 2018 Grammy Award 
for best musical theater 
album. A letter that was 
never meant to be seen, a 
lie that was never meant 
to be told, a life he never 
dreamed he could have. 
Evan Hansen is about to 
get the one thing he’s 
always wanted: a chance 
to finally fit in. This is 

the deeply personal and 
profoundly contemporary 
musical about life and 
the way we live it. Info: 
broasdwayindetroit.com/
shows/dear-evan-hansen.

BIG LITTLE LIONS
8 PM, SEPT. 27 
Big Little Lions are an 
award-winning duo born 
out of a collaboration that 
won them a JUNO Award 
in 2014. A free show at 
The Ark in Ann Arbor, 316 
S. Main St. They crank 
out infectious folk pop 
songs that are packed 
with emotion and tight 
harmonies. Info: theark.
org.

BRAIN HEALTH 
1-2:30 OM, SEPT. 28 
This workshop on Zoom 
is presented through the 
courtesy of Jewish Family 
Service. Dr. Salim Siddiqui, 
radiation oncologist with 
Henry Ford Health, will 
discuss how cancer can 
impact brain health, what 
treatments are available to 
help and the importance 
of raising awareness 
about brain health after 
a cancer diagnosis. After 

ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

‘A DARK LEGEND’ 
SEPT. 23, 8 PM

SUITE SURRENDER 
OPENS SEPT 23

Black Jake & 
the Carnies

DEAR EVAN HANSEN OPENS 
SEPT. 27, 8 PM

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