70 | JUNE 15 • 2023
ISRAELI AUTHOR
1-2 PM, JUNE 15 (Thurs.)
An online presentation from
the library of the Jewish
Theological Seminary.
Dana Shem-Ur’s book is
a piercing novel about life
abroad in a cultural setting
not one’s own: Reut is an
Israeli translator living in
Paris with a French husband
and their child. This is a
novel about big life choices
that examines a woman’s
attitudes toward belonging
to a man, to a culture, to
a language. Where I Am
is an intimate, witty book
portraying a profoundly
human yearning to stop
everything, to lay down one’s
head and to feel — if only
for a moment — at home.
Register at jtsa.edu.
BIM BOM BABY
10-11 am, JUNE 16, (Fri.)
Bim Bom Baby is a Shabbat
celebration at Temple Shir
Shalom for babies to 5-year-
olds. Welcome Shabbat
with the rabbis and cantor,
play, sing and braid challah
to take home. There is no
charge for this event. All are
welcome.
AUTHOR SPEAKS
3 PM, JUNE 16 (Fri.)
The Detroit Historical
Society will present New
York Times bestselling
author Jonathan Eig in
conversation with award-
winning scholar and author
Prof. Randal Jelks at the
Detroit Historical Museum.
This discussion will
center on Eig’s new book
King: A Life and launch
a week of celebration
and commemoration
of Juneteenth and the
60th anniversary of Dr.
Martin Luther King’s
1963 Walk to Freedom in
Detroit. At 3 pm, Source
Booksellers will be on-site
with copies of the book
for purchase; 5- 6 pm
reception; 6-7:30 pm
discussion and Q&A. The
event is free for members
of the Detroit Historical
Society and included
with museum admission
for non-members. Daily
admission at the museum
is $10 adult; $8 seniors;
$6 youth. Tickets available
at go.detroithistorical.org/
EigBookTalk.
A FILM TO SEE
3 PM, JUNE 17 (Sat.)
At the Detroit Film Theater
inside the DIA. Soleil O
(Oh, Sun) is a French film
from 1970 directed by Med
Hondo (102 minutes). A
furious howl of resistance
against racist oppression is
a bitterly funny, stylistically
explosive attack on
Western capitalism and the
legacy of colonialism. Free
with museum admission,
which is free for residents
of Wayne, Oakland and
Macomb counties.
FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL
7 PM, JUNE 17 (Sat.)
At Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph Road, Bloomfield
Township. Unlimited food,
drinks and fun, including
live music, a silent auction
and a 50/50 raffle. General
admission tickets: $95
per person. Register at
tbeonline.org.
MUSIC EVENT
7:30 PM, JUNE 18 (Sun.)
Jolie Holland will perform at
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann
Arbor. She sings spooky
American fairy tales in a
strange and beautiful way
in a blend of Appalachian
folk and ghostly parlor
music. Tickets: $20.
YOGA!
1-8:30 PM, JUNE 20 (Tues.)
Join NEXTGen Detroit
on the rooftop of Citizen
Yoga, 6400 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Hills, for a
slow burn, all-levels yoga
class filled with fresh air
and mindful movements.
Stick around after class
for some hanging out and
a healthy snack. Please
bring your own mat. $12 per
person includes class and
protein balls. Dietary laws
observed. Register by June
19: jlive.app/events/4711.
This event is intended for
young adults ages 21 to 39.
TORAH STUDY
10 AM, JUNE 21 (Wed.)
Feminist Torah study
“Women Examining Life”
with Rabbi Nosanwisch at
Adat Shalom Synagogue.
RSVP to Phyllis Kessler the
Monday before the session:
pakessler@comcast.net or
248-884-2406.
BRAIN HEALTH
1-2:30 PM, JUNE 21 (Wed.)
Organized by Jewish
Family Service. Patti Celori
ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS
Dana Shem-Ur
Jonathan Eig
Jolie
Holland
MUSIC EVENT
JUNE 18, 7:30 PM