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PUPPET WORKSHOP 
NOON-4 PM, DEC. 30 
(SAT.) 
At the Art Making Studio at 
the DIA. Learn to make a 
hand puppet from various 
materials in the studio. 
Bring your imagination! 
No experience 
necessary. General 
museum admission is free 
for residents of Macomb, 
Oakland and Wayne 
counties.

PARTY FOR KIDS 
5:30-8:30 PM, DEC. 30 
(SAT.) 
At Kidscreate Studio, 
4297 Orchard Lake 
Road, West Bloomfield, 
#235. Send your young 
artist (3-9 years) to 
class to make all they 
will need for a fabulous 
New Year’s Eve. We will 
create noisemakers, party 
poppers and New Year’s 
Eve hats. Please pack a 
nut-free snack and a drink 
for your child. Cost: 248-
973-1723.

CELTIC MUSIC 
8 PM, DEC. 30 (SAT.) 
At The Ark, 316 S. Main 
St., Ann Arbor. The annual 
Crossroads Ceili is a great 

way to mark the turning of 
the year. It’s a gathering 
of local Celtic-oriented 
singers, instrumentalists 
and dancers, all sharing 
the stage to get your 
Celtic music year off to 
a good start. This show 
frequently has special 
guest artists direct from 
Ireland. Cost: $25.

DFT FILM 
2 PM, DEC. 31 (SUN.) 
At the Detroit Film 
Theatre in the DIA. Set 
in the 1920s before the 
fight for independence 
began, RRR (Rise Roar 
Revolt) imagines a fictional 
meeting between two 

real-life freedom fighters, 
set into motion when a 
young girl is stolen from 
her village by British 
soldiers. Amazing musical 
numbers (including “Naatu 
Naatu,” winner of the 2023 
Oscar for Best Song). In 
Telugu and English with 
English subtitles (187 min.) 
General admission $10.50; 
seniors, students and DIA 
members $8.50; discount 
passes $38.

KIDS’ NEW YEAR’S 
3-5:30 PM, DEC. 31 (SUN.) 
An exciting New Year’s Eve 
celebration at SWAG Kids 
Gym, 7306 Haggerty, West 
Bloomfield. Mr. Ralph’s 

party is the perfect way 
to bid farewell to the old 
year and welcome the new 
one with a bang. Exciting 
games, energetic dance-
offs, food. Tickets: partyfix.
com/login.

MIGHTY SOUNDS 
3 PM, JAN. 7 (SUN.) 
“The Legacy of Detroit’s 
Jazz and Gospel.” At 
Marygrove Theatre, 8425 
W. McNichols. The City 
Office of Arts, Culture 
and Entrepreneurship is 
partnering with Rackham 
Choir to create a new 
community event as 
part of the choir’s 20th 
anniversary. The free panel 
discussion is moderated 
by Detroit Director of Arts 
and Culture Rochelle Riley, 
features Mark Stryker, 
author of Jazz from Detroit 
and former Detroit Free 
Press arts reporter and 
critic; and Deborah Smith 
Pollard, professor emerita, 
UM-Dearborn. Guests are 
encouraged to register in 
advance: Eventbrite.com. 

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial 

Assistant. Send items at least 14 

days in advance to calendar@

thejewishnews.com.

ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

Crossroads 
Ceili

RRR (Rise 
Roar Revolt)

