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
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PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS
Gina
Chavez
RUBY SKY PHOTOGRAPHY
The Steel
Wheels