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PLAY OPENS 
NOW-DEC. 17 
The Game’s Afoot; or 
Holmes for the Holidays, 
a play by Ken Ludwig, at 
the Farmington Players 
Barn in Farmington Hills. 
The play spoofs the life 
and times of famous 
19th-century American 
actor William Gillette. 
Tickets are available at 
farmingtonplayers.org, 
by email to boxoffice@
farmingtonplayers.org or by 
calling the Barn at 248-553-
2955.

SHALOM SHABBAT 
10:30-NOON, DEC. 10
At Adat Shalom Synagogue 
in Farmington Hills. Hazzan 
Dan and Rabbi Dan will 
lead us in a fun and musical 
Shabbat celebration. This 
special Shabbat morning 
is geared to families and 
their children entering up 
to third grade. Advanced 
registration is required: 
jlive.app/events/3084. All 
snacks provided are kosher 
and nut-free. If you bring 
your own snacks, double 
check that these are kosher 
and nut-free.

HOLIDAY BRASS 
3 PM, DEC. 10 
Detroit Chamber Winds 
& Strings’ next concert 

includes the world premiere 
of Scott Boerma’s Angels. 
The piece premieres 
at the organization’s 
Holiday Brass concert. 
The piece was created for 
brass and chorus and is 
based on holiday songs 
that include the word 
“angels.” The concert 
takes place at Kirk in the 
Hills in Bloomfield Hills, 
1340 W. Long Lake Road, 
Bloomfield Township. Ann 
Arbor Pioneer High School 
Choir students join DCWS 
brass musicians for their 
rendition of Angels and 
other songs. Subscriptions 
to the DCWS season are 
still on sale and available 
at detroitchamberwinds.
org/subscriptions. 
Tickets to Holiday 
Brass are available at: 
detroitchamberwinds.org/
performance.

A TALE OF LIVING 
7-9:30 PM, DEC. 10 
At Temple Emanu-El in 
Oak Park. A successful trial 
attorney and community 
theater stalwart in the 
Detroit region, Eric 
Goldstein will be performing 
this “One-Eric” production 
reflecting on life, death, 
family, meaning and 

more. Informed he had an 
aggressive brain cancer 
known as glioblastoma, Eric 
was thrown into a world 
of procedures, treatments 
and a sudden confrontation 
with his mortality. Cost: 
$18. Register: jlive.app/
events/3283.

MENTAL HEALTH TALK 
10-11:30 AM, DEC. 11 
The Adult Education 
committee of Temple 
Emanul-El in Oak Park 
presents Lynn Breuer from 
Jewish Family Service. She 
will discuss “New Normal: 
Trauma, Resiliency and 
Growth.” The Zoom link 
will be given out upon 
registration: jlive.app/
events/3323.

KIDS’ CIRCLE TIME 
10-11 AM, DEC. 11 
Families with children 5 and 
under are invited to join 
Susie at Congregation B’nai 
Moshe in West Bloomfield 
for circle time and an hour 
of fun and magical music. 
No synagogue affiliation is 
required.

STORYTIME 
10:30-11:30 AM, DEC. 11 
Join JFamily Parent 
Connector Stacey 
Wiesenthal and our friends 
at Royal Oak Chabad, 514 
E. Fourth, for a Chanukah-
themed story time. We’ll 
read a few PJ Library 
stories, play and have 
a chance to meet new 
friends. This program is 
geared toward children 
ages 0-5. Register for this 
free program: jlive.app/
events/2852.

BOOKSTOCK 
COLLECTION 
NOON-2 PM, DEC. 11 
Drive up and drop off your 
gently used books and 
audiobooks, records, CDs 
and DVDs to Bookstock at 
Congregation Beth Ahm, 
5075 West Maple Road, 
West Bloomfield (south 
entrance). Volunteers will 
take your donations from 
your car and provide a 
donation receipt. Bookstock 
will return to Laurel Park 
Place in Livonia April 23-30, 
2023. Questions, visit 
bookstockmi.org, or call 
248-502-2849.

KLEZMER CONCERT 
1:30 PM, DEC. 11 
All ages are welcome to 
join the fun afternoon at 
Temple Emanu-El in Oak 
Park. Klezundheit mixes 

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Lynn 
Breuer

Scott 
Boerma

KLEZMER CONCERT 
DEC. 11, 1:30 PM