MAGIC SHOW
3:30-4:30 PM, NOV. 2
(THURS.)
At Temple Beth El in
Bloomfield Township.
Grandparents and grandkids
will have a fantastic time
with Beth Elders of TBE. A
magic show by Big Patric,
cookies, chocolate milk and
coffee. Open to everyone in
the community, and it’s free.
EVENING AT THE THEATER
7-10 PM, NOV. 2 (THURS.)
Join NEXTGen Detroit
for an evening at Detroit
Public Theatre, 3690 Third
Ave., Detroit. See a play by
Jennifer Maisel, Eight Nights,
which takes audiences on a
profound journey alongside
Rebecca Blum, a German
Jewish Holocaust survivor
who arrives in New York in
1949 at age 19. We travel
with Rebecca through
eight nights of Chanukah
celebrated over many
decades and bear witness
to both her resilience and
her struggles as she builds
a life, a family and a diverse
community of loved ones.
7 pm pre-glow; 8 pm show.
$25 per person includes
first drink at the pre-glow
and the play. Free parking
is available adjacent to the
theater. Street parking is
also available. Tickets: jlive.
app/events/5766.
COMMUNITY DINNER
6 PM, NOV. 3 (FRI.)
At Congregation Shaarey
Zedek. A Country/Western
Shabbat dinner and T.G.I.S.
service. Special service
and activities for the young
ones; all are encouraged
to wear bandanas, cowboy
and cowgirl hats and boots.
Family Shabbat service
5:30 pm; Shabbat dinner
6 pm; T.G.I.S. service: 7
pm. There is no charge
for the service. Dinner:
$20 each for members;
$25 for nonmembers; $10
each for children. Register:
shaareyzedek/shulcloud.
com/event/thank-god-its-
shabbat.
SEPHARDIC MUSIC
7:30 PM, NOV. 4 (SAT.)
Organized by the Jewish
Community Center of
Greater Ann Arbor and the
MSU College of Music. At
Beth Israel Congregation,
2600 Washtenaw, Ann
Arbor. An evening of
Sephardic music with Guy
Yehuda, clarinetist; Daniel
Akiva on guitar; Ronit
Widman-Levy, vocalist.
Cost: $18 for JCC members;
$25 community members.
Purchase at jccannarbor.org.
FALL FIX UP
9:30 AM-12:30 PM, NOV. 5
(SUN.)
Rake in the fun at this
family-friendly volunteer
event. Come with a group
or on your own and help
rake leaves and winterize
homes of older adults
served by Jewish Family
Service. Start the morning
at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek for a small breakfast
before breaking into groups
to help prepare JFS client
homes for winter. Info: jlive.
app/events/5656.
TRIO RECITAL
7 PM, NOV. 5 (SUN.)
Trio Cantilena recital: Ronit
Widmann-Levy, voice, Guy
Yehuda, clarinet, and Daniel
Akiva, guitar. At Cook Recital
Hall, Music Building in East
Lansing. An impassioned
performance of a stirring
mixture of works rooted in
an ancient Judeo Español
culture. Complimentary
tickets available for Serling
Institute faculty, students
and staff. For ticket
information: music.msu.
edu/event-listing/ ticket-
information.
TGIM
10:30-11:30 AM, NOV. 6
(MON.)
Start your week off with
JFamily. Hang out with one
of our Parent Connectors
on the first Monday of the
month at Berkley Coffee,
14661 W. 11 Mile, Oak Park.
Meet in the child-friendly
East Room. Come with or
without kiddos. Info: jlive.
app/events/5103.
ORIGAMI FUN
3-4:30 PM, NOV. 7 (TUES.)
Grandparents, join us
for a fun and creative
afternoon activity with your
grandchildren. Spend some
time at The J and learn
the magical art of origami.
Instructors will guide you
through how to fold paper
into beautiful works of
art. All materials will be
provided. You and your
grandchildren will go home
with your very own origami
creations. Greenberg Suite
in The J. Grandchildren
ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS
SEPHARDIC MUSIC
NOV. 4, 7:30 PM
Ronit
Widman-Levy
Guy
Yehuda
Daniel
Akiva
FALL FIX UP
NOV. 5, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
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