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CHALLAH BAKE
9:30 AM-12:30 PM, NOV.
24 (FRI.)
At Adat Shalom Synagogue.
Families will learn how
to make and braid vegan
challah. Make it fun with
add-ins like raisins, sprinkles
or chocolate chips. Come
around 9 am for coffee and
kid play before the program
starts. Make challah to
take home and challah to
contribute to the Chesed
Committee for making home
deliveries. Info: jlive.app/
events/5662.
FOLK MUSIC
8 PM, NOV. 24 (FRI.)
Matt Watroba will perform
at The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann
Arbor. He is as longtime
radio host and a Detroit
Music Awards winner as
Best Overall Folk Performer.
$20.
PUPPET SHOW
2 PM, NOV. 25-26
At the DIA lecture hall.
Wonderspark Puppets’
Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup
explores the sometimes
sticky situation when two
families and two traditions
come together. Based
on the book by Pamela
Mayer, it is the story of two
grandmothers, one Jewish
and one Chinese, who try to
convince their granddaughter
their cultural heritage is
the best. Free with online
registration at dia.org.
ADOPT A FAMILY
9 AM-5 PM, NOV. 27-30
Participate in Jewish Family
Service’s Adopt a Family
program and help create
lasting holiday memories
which will make the season
a little brighter for those
struggling to make ends
meet. Shop from a wish list,
donate gift cards or make
a monetary donation to the
program. Register: jfsdetroit.
org/adopt. Times listed are
for drop-off items. (Also, 9
am-noon, Dec. 1.) For more
information, 248-970-2655 or
adoptafamily@jfsdetroit.org.
EVENING WITH MITCH
7-9 PM, NOV. 27 (MON.)
At Temple Israel. Author and
journalist Mitch Albom will
present his new book, The
Little Liar. Set against the
backdrop of the Holocaust,
this story explores the
complexities of truth,
deception and redemption,
reminding us of the enduring
power of love and resilience
of the human spirit. Dessert
reception follows. Open to the
community. Temple member
$30/per person; non-member
$40/per person. Info: temple-
isrsel.org/events/thelittleliar. A
signed copy of The Little Liar
is included with your ticket.
AT THE ARK
8 PM, NOV. 28 (TUES.)
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann
Arbor, will host Quebec folk-
pop musician Geneviève
Racette. Vulnerable lyricism
and ethereal vocals. Free;
donations accepted for Food
Gatherers.
ART LECTURE
5:30 PM, NOV. 30 (THURS.)
At the DIA lecture Hall. Susan
Sidlauskas, distinguished
professor of the history
and theory of modern art at
Rutgers, the State University
of New Jersey, will discuss
Paul Cézanne’s portraits
of his wife, Hortense.
These paintings have not
often received attention.
Compared to the sensual
appeal and beauty of
the apples in his still lifes
and his landscapes, the
portraits were viewed
as “unattractive” or
“uninteresting.” This lecture
will demonstrate to the
audience that Hortense was
Cézanne’s most significant
“other.” Free with registration:
tickets.dia.org.
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PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS
Matt
Watroba
A painting by
Paul Cézanne
Mitch Albom
ART LECTURE
NOV. 30, 5:30 PM
FOLK MUSIC
NOV. 24, 8 PM