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EVENING OF SONG 
6 PM, APRIL 27 
At Steinway Gallery, 
2700 E. West Maple in 
Commerce Township, 
the Rotary Club of West 
Bloomfield will present 
America’s Got Talent and 
International opera star 
Sean Panikkar. Proceeds 
from ticket sales and a 
silent auction will benefit 
Rotary service projects 
throughout our commu-
nity in the areas of schol-
arships, literacy, mental 
health and food security. 
Hors d’oeuvres and bever-
ages will be served. Visit 
westbloomfieldrotary.org 
for information and regis-
tration. Tickets are $75. 

CELLO CONCERT
8 PM, APRIL 29 
Zuill Bailey, cello, with 
Victor H. Asuncion, piano, 
will perform at Seligman 
Performing Arts Center, 
Beverly Hills. Ticket info: 
chambermusicdetroit.org.

LUNCHES WITH LOVE 
2-4 PM, APRIL 30 
Presented by NEXTGen 
Detroit Volunteers, Repair 
the World Detroit, Moishe 
House Royal Oak and 

Reboot. Everybody knows 
bubbies and zaydies make 
the best sandwiches, 
which is why we are team-
ing up with our friends at 
Jewish Senior Life, 15000 
W. 10 Mile in Oak Park, 
to prepare sandwiches 
that will be donated to 
Detroit Community Fridge. 
This is a great mitzvah 
opportunity to participate 
in Detroit Community 
Fridge’s mission of radi-
cal community love, sus-
tainability and mutual aid 
while getting to meet and 
connect with senior mem-
bers of our Jewish com-
munity. Register at jlive.
app/events/4354. There 
is no cost to participate. 
This event is intended for 
young adults ages 21 to 
39.

MUSICAL GROUP
3 PM, APRIL 30 
The Kris Johnson Group 
will be at the Carr Center, 
15 E. Kirby, first floor, 
Detroit, at the invitation 
of Detroit Chamber Winds 
& Strings. The group 

includes saxophonist 
Marcus Elliot, pianist and 
keyboardist Jon Dixon, 
bassist Jonathan Muri-
Cotton, drummer Nate Win 
and percussionist Lauren 
Johnson. Ticket info: 
detroitchamberwinds.org 
or 313-437-9244.

EVERYDAY TREASURES 
3-5 PM, APRIL 30 
At the Hawk Community 
Center in Farmington Hills. 
The Jewish Historical 
Society of Michigan will 
present “Jewish Detroit 
Heirloom Roadshow.” 
JHSM is celebrating the 
history of Hastings Street 
(Detroit’s first Jewish 
neighborhood) with an 
exhibit at the Detroit 
Historical Museum, April-
June 2024. To find objects 
for the exhibit, they are 
again hosting a free pro-
gram at which you may 
bring family keepsakes for 
consideration. Info: jhs-
michigan.org or 248-915-
1826.

JAZZ GREATS 
7-11 PM, MAY 1 
At Aretha’s Jazz Café in the 
Music Hall for Performing 
Arts, 350 Madison, Detroit. 
A tribute to five great 
men of jazz highlighting 
incredible vocal stylists 
and an instrumentalist. Info: 
313-887-8501.

LEARN CANASTA 
10 AM-NOON, MAY 2 & 9 
Tikvah Hadassah presents 
Learn to Play Canasta at 
Hadassah House, 5030 
Orchard Lake Road, West 
Bloomfield. Daytime 
sessions: Tuesdays, May 
2 & 9; Evening sessions: 
May 4 & 11, 6:30-8:30 
pm. Register by April 
30 at hadassahmidwest.
org/TikvahCanasta; $36 
in-person event fee 
for two sessions. Light 
refreshments served.

GRANDPARENTS CIRCLE 
7-9 PM, MAY 2 
Temple Israel and JGrand 
(a program of JFamily 
and The J) present 
Grandparents Circle, a 
free five-session course 
that inspires and teaches 
participants how to nurture 
the Jewish identities of 
their grandchildren while 
respecting the choices of 
their intermarried adult 
children. Participants learn 
techniques for listening to 
and talking with their adult 
children, incorporating 
Judaism into everyday 
conversations and creating 
Jewish memories for their 
grandchildren. Advance 
registration requested 
by April 27: jlive.app/
events/3942. 

ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

CELLO CONCERT
8 PM, APRIL 29

Zuill 
Bailey

Kris 
Johnson 
Group

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