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AT MOCAD 
NOW-SEPT. 10 
“Free Your Mind: Art and 
Incarceration in Michigan,” 
showcasing inner worlds of 
incarcerated individuals and 
the fundamental issues that 
shape conversations around 
incarceration today, is on 
exhibit in Mike Kelley’s Mobile 
Homestead at Museum of 
Contemporary Art Detroit 
(MOCAD), 4454 Woodward; 
313-832-6622, with support 
from the Michigan Justice 
Fund. It features the work of 
artists and advocates with 
lived experience in the crimi-
nal legal system. The majority 
of these artists are either 
currently or formerly incarcer-
ated.

ART EXHIBIT 
ONGOING 
“The Revolution Will Not Be 
Televised” is a solo show of 
works by Bri Hayes at Swords 
into Plowshares Peace 
Center and Gallery, 2nd floor 
space. Hayes researches and 
addresses social and political 
ideologies as well as the his-
tory of marginalized groups in 
America. The gallery is at 33 
E. Adams, Detroit, 313-963-
75785. Call for hours.

PET SHABBAT 
9-11 AM, AUG. 26 (SAT.) 
Bring your furry, scaly or even 
your stuffed animal friends to 
Temple Israel as we celebrate 
Shabbat and our beloved 
companions. Enjoy a family-
friendly service, pet blessing 
ceremony, an op-purr-tunity 
to create care packages for 
local animal shelters, and 
take-home goodies for your 
pet, too. 9 am: Kitty cafe nosh 
for animals and humans; 9:30 
am: Family-friendly Shabbat 
service; 10 am: Pet projects, 
activities. Donations of pet 

food, treats and toys encour-
aged. All pets must be kept 
on leashes or in their enclo-
sures and current on their 
vaccinations.

FILM EVENT 
7 PM, AUG. 26 (SAT.) 
Chile ’76 will be shown at 
the Detroit Film Theatre in 
the DIA on Woodward in 
Detroit. Building convincingly 
from quiet character study to 
gripping Hitchcockian thriller, 
Chile ’76 explores one wom-
an’s precarious flirtation with 
political realities during the 
early days of the Pinochet 
dictatorship. In Spanish with 
English subtitles. (95 minutes). 
Tickets: General admission 
$9.50; Senior, students and 
DIA Members $7.50.

AT THE ARK 
8 PM, AUG. 26 (SAT.) 
The RFD Boys will perform 
at The Ark, 316 S. Main, 
Ann Arbor. RFD Boys have 
been delighting Michigan 
audiences since 1969 with 
their fabulous musicianship 

and sly, exquisitely timed 
between-song humor. Tickets: 
$16, $15 members, students 
or seniors.

GRAND RE-OPENING 
11 AM-2 PM, AUG. 27 (SUN.) 
Celebrate the re-opening of 
the reimagined Downtown 
Synagogue. 11am: Ribbon- 
cutting Ceremony; noon: 
Open House begins; 12:30 
pm: Performance by 7Layers; 
All day: food, music, building 
tours, activities for children. 
Free and open to the Metro 
Detroit Jewish community; 
registration requested: down-
townsynagogue.org.

WALK4FRIENDSHIP 
10:30 AM-3 PM, AUG. 27 
(SUN.) 
Friendship Circle of Michi-
gan’s Walk4Friendship is an 
annual family walk in West 
Bloomfield that raises crucial 
funds and community aware-
ness for Friendship Circle 
and individuals with special 
needs. Promote an inclusive 
community that welcomes 
and nurtures all individuals 
regardless of their abilities. 
10:30 am: registration; 11:30 
am: opening ceremony. Info: 
julie@friendshipcircle.org; 
248-788-7878, walk4friend-
ship.com.

NEXTGEN MEETING 
6-8 PM, AUG. 30 (WED.) 
At Congregation Shaarey 

Zedek in Southfield. It’s time 
to celebrate an incredible 
year of fostering bold lead-
ership, inspiring giving and 
creating diverse experiences 
for our young Jewish Detroit 
community. Join us as we 
recognize the leaders who 
made it happen, look back on 
a year of sold-out events and 
new connections and set our 
sights on all the good we’ve 
got planned for 2024. 6 pm: 
Reception: appetizers, drinks 
and desserts. Dietary laws 
observed. 7 pm: Annual meet-
ing, remarks from leadership, 
installation of the board and 
the presentation of Mark-Lis 
Young Leadership Award to 
George M. Roberts. Register 
in advance by Aug. 25: jlive.
app/events/5030.

BOOK EVENT 
6:30-8 PM, AUG. 30 (WED.) 
Professor Andrew Port 
will discuss his new book, 
Never Again: Germans 
and Genocide After the 
Holocaust, which explores 
the lessons, limits and 
liabilities of politics driven 
by memories of a troubled 
history. At Schuler Books, 
7260 Orchard Lake Road, 
West Bloomfield. This event 
is free to attend. Register: 
schulerbooks-andrewport.
eventbrite.com.

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial 

Assistant. Send items at least 14 days in 

advance to calendar@thejewishnews.com.

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