54 | MARCH 9 • 2023 

NOSH & MOVIE 
NOON-2 PM, MARCH 12 
At Adat Shalom 
Synagogue. Pre-K to 
fourth-graders will enjoy 
a nosh and watching the 
movie The Lorax during 
this special kids’ event that 
is part of Shomrei Adamah 
Guardians of the Earth 
series. Cost: from $10. Info: 
jlive.app/events/3840; 248-
851-5100.

SUPPORT GROUP 
12:30-1:30 PM, MARCH 12 
Dr. Jay Inwald, a 
psychologist and 
Congregation Shaarey 
Zedek officer, has 
volunteered to facilitate a 
weekly support group for 
people dealing with loss of 
all kinds. The gathering will 
take place online weekly 
through Zoom. There is 
no charge. Contact Alaine 
Ashkenazi at (248) 864-
5395 or aashkenazi@
shaareyzedek.org.

SONDHEIM 
3 PM, MARCH 12 
The DSO will perform 
at Orchestra Hall a 
celebration of the life 
and work of composer-
lyricist Stephen Sondheim, 
including favorites from 

Broadway legends and 
selected collaborators. For 
tickets: tickets.dso.org.

SAVE A LIFE
9 AM MARCH 13-14
Applied Suicide 
Intervention Skills Training 
(ASIST) is a two-day 
interactive workshop that 
teaches how to recognize 
when someone may be 
at risk of suicide and 
how to work with them to 
keep them safe. 9 am-5 
pm March 13-14 at Jewish 
Family Service, 6555 W. 
Maple, West Bloomfield. 
To register, visit: jlive.app/
events/3723.

AUTHOR SPEAKS
1 PM, MARCH 14 
The Jewish Theological 
Seminary Library is 
sponsoring this free, 
online talk by author 
Letty Cottin Pogrebin. 
Her book: Shanda: A 
Memoir of Shame and 
Secrecy, tells the story 
of three generations of 
complicated, intense 
20th-century Jews for 
whom the desire to fit 
in and the fear of public 
humiliation either drove 
their aspirations or crushed 

their spirit. Register: 
inspired.jtsa.edu.

PARENTING 
7-9 PM, MARCH 14 
Hosted by Adat Shalom 
Synagogue. Dinner and 
chat about “My Kids Aren’t 
Who I Thought They 
Would Be, and What Does 
That Say About Me?” 
This conversation will be 
led by parenting experts 
Jackie Issner, Ph.D., LP, 
and Lilly Jacobson, Ph.D., 
LP, and facilitated by Rabbi 
Blair Nosanwisch. Open 
to the community and 
geared toward parents of 
tweens, teens and college 
students. Kosher dinner 
will be provided. Cost: from 
$10. Info: call 248-851-
5100.

MUSIC EVENT
8 PM, MARCH 14 
Altan will perform at The 

Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann 
Arbor. Altan, named for 
Loch Altan in Ireland’s 
County Donegal, has 
arguably had a wider 
impact on audiences over 
the last 30 years than any 
other traditional Irish band. 
$25. Info: theark.org.

AVOID FINANCIAL SCAMS
1 PM, MARCH 15
How do smart, savvy older 
adults fall victim to financial 
scams? If you’ve ever 
asked this same question 
or wanted to know how 
to reduce your risk of 
falling victim to a scam, 
join LaToya Hall, MSW, and 
Evie Lynn Breuer, LMSW, 
CDP, to discuss Cognition, 
Brain Health & Financial 
Scams. Zoom event: 
Register at https://tinyurl.
com/2p92f6ss.

DSO PERFORMS 
7:30-9:30 PM, MARCH, 16 
The free concert at 
Congregation Shaarey 
Zedek in Southfield opens 
with Dvořák’s celebratory, 
even rowdy, carnival 
atmosphere and continues 
with his Violin Concerto, 
which employs traditional 
Czech dances. Info: dso.
org.

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ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

Altan
MUSIC EVENT 
MARCH 14, 8 PM

Letty Cottin Pogrebin

