52 | MARCH 2 • 2023 

GINA CHAVEZ
8 PM, MARCH 3 
At The Ark, 316 S. Main, 
Ann Arbor. A multiethnic 
Latin pop songstress, Gina 
Chavez is a 10-time Austin 
Music Award winner. Her 
songs share her story of 
life in Texas. $20. Info: 
theark.org.

‘SCULPTED SHADOW’ 
3-4 PM, MARCH 4 
“Sculpted Shadow” is 
presented by New Music 
Detroit at the Cranbrook 
Art Museum, 39221 
Woodward, Bloomfield 
Hills. It is a musical 
interpretation of Scott 
Hocking’s Detroit Night, a 
series of photographs of 
Detroit seen in shadow, 
streetlamps and the 
silence of night. The 
program begins with 
Pixelation by Daniel 
Wohl, a work of blurry 
vision yet containing 
an underlying rhythmic 
clarity, leading into Linda 
Buckley’s piece for solo 
piano and electronics, 
Fridur, puncturing the 
darkness with luminosity. 
This musical program 
is free with gallery 
admission. RSVP: 

cranbrookartmuseum.org.

SHORT FILMS 
7 PM, MARCH 4+ 
At the Detroit Film Theater 
in the DIA in Detroit. 
Combining all the Oscar 
nominees in both the short 
animation and short live-
action categories into one 
spectacularly entertaining 
presentation with an 
intermission between the 
two sections. Running time 
is generally around three 
hours, plus a 25-minute 
intermission. Info: dia.org/ 
events.

MOUNTAIN MUSIC 
8 PM, MARCH 4 
The Steel Wheels perform 
at The Ark, 316 S. Main, 
Ann Arbor. A heady brew 
of original soulful mountain 
music. Based in the 
Blue Ridge Mountains of 
Virginia, this dynamic band 
marries old-time musical 
traditions with their own 
innovative sound. Cost: 
$25. Info: theark.org.

ROCKIN’ TOTS 
10-11 AM, MARCH 5 
At Congregation B’nai 
Moshe on Drake Road in 
West Bloomfield. A fun 

morning of circle time, 
singing, crafts and snacks 
with preschool teacher 
Susie Olson Bitnias. A 
great event for movers 
and shakers 5-years-old 
and under. Info: jlive.app/
events/3827.

DIY WITH DAD 
NOON-2 PM, MARCH 5 
At Adat Shalom 
Synagogue in Farmington 
Hills. Dads/grandpas and 
their kids/grandkids will 
have a blast building 
a wood planter for the 
spring. No prior building 
experience is necessary. 
The program will include 
lunch and building. Cost 
info: jlive.app/events/3822 
or call 248-851-5100.

SYMPHONY IN BRASS 
3 PM, MARCH 5 
At Royal Oak First United 
Methodist Church. 
Detroit Chamber Winds 
& Strings performs Eric 
Ewazen’s Symphony in 
Brass. Tickets in advance: 
General $30; Senior $25. 
Call 248-559-2095.

SEPHARDIC 
FOOD & CULTURE 
1-2 PM, MARCH 8 
An online presentation 
from the library of the 
Jewish Theological 
Seminary. Dr. Hélène 
Jawhara Piñer and Dr. 
Benjamin Gampel will 
discuss how the mass 
conversion of Iberian Jews 
in the late 14th and 15th 
centuries, initially triggered 
by the anti-Jewish riots 
that swept Castile and 
Aragon in 1391, led to 
distinctive and identifiable 
food and eating practices 
among those Jews 
who were compelled to 
embrace the Christian 
faith. Info: jtsa.edu.

HISTORY PROGRAM 
7-8 PM, MARCH 8 
At the Zekelman Holocaust 
Center in Farmington Hills. 
On International Women’s 
Day, we will illuminate the 
untold stories of women 
during the Holocaust 
and acknowledge that 
their experiences were 
different because they 

ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

Gina 
Chavez

RUBY SKY PHOTOGRAPHY

The Steel 
Wheels

