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

