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BRUNCH & BAKE
10 AM-NOON, MARCH 22 
(FRI.)
Have brunch and learn 
how to create your “Esther 
Moment” then make a tray 
of delicious hamentashen 
with all types of filling 
to take home and bake. 
At Aish Detroit, 25725 
Coolidge, Oak Park. For 
cost, register at jlive.app/
events/7121.

‘MOURNING IN LOD’
7 p.m. MARCH 22 (FRI.)
See Mourning In Lod, 
directed by Hilla Medalia at 
the Riviera Cinema as part 
of the Greater Farmington 
Film Festival. Follow the 
fates of three families that 
are inextricably intertwined 
in a vicious cycle of 
violence in the city of Lod, 
Israel, where Israelis and 
Palestinians live side by 
side. The outpouring of 
love, anger and forgiveness 
that follows offers a glimpse 
of morning light to offset a 
collective state of seemingly 
endless mourning. Tickets 
are on sale at gffilmfest.
com and are $7 each or 
a full festival pass can be 
purchased for $45.

TOT PURIM
10:45 AM, MARCH 23 (SAT.)
Tots, along with their parents, 
grandparents and friends, 
are invited to join Helayne 
Shaw for a Purim-themed 
edition of Tot Shabbat 
at Congregation Beth 
Ahm: singing, stories and 
celebrating. The celebration 
will finish on the bimah at 
the end of services. Then, 
everyone is invited for lunch. 
Kids celebrating a birthday 
during the month will also 
receive a special blessing 
and gift. Contact rabbi with 
questions at ravsteven@
cbahm.org. 

CUBAN PURIM BASH
7-11:30 PM, MARCH 23 
(SAT.)
At Congregation Shir 
Tikvah in Troy, celebrate 
Rabbi Alicia’s birthday and 
Purim. Dance class from 
7:30-8:15 pm by Cuban 
instructor Duane Wrenn. 
Music by DJ Dave Harkcom. 
Entry fee $10 per person. 
Adults only. Wine and beer 
available for purchase; 
Snacks included in entry 
fee. Open floor dancing until 
11:30 pm. Register: jlive.app/
events/6917.

FILM SHOWN
2 PM, MARCH 24 (SUN.)
About Dry Grasses is from 
Turkey (2023), directed by 
Nuri Bilge Ceylan. At the 
Detroit Film Theatre in the 
DIA. The only light in Samet’s 
life is his growing friendship 
with — and clear attraction 
to — Nuray, a teacher from 
a nearby school. Politically 
engaged and confident, 
she’s not afraid to put 
the self-absorbed Samet 
in his place; one of their 
conversations ranks among 
Ceylan’s greatest sequences. 

Best Actress Prize, 2023 
Cannes Film Festival. In 
Turkish with English subtitles. 
(197 min.). General admission 
$10.50; Senior, students and 
DIA members $8.50.

‘IRENA’S VOW’
2 PM, MARCH 24 (SUN.)
Irena’s Vow, directed 
by Louise Archambault, 
2023, will be shown at 
the Zekelman Holocaust 
Center as part of the Greater 
Farmington Film Festival. In 
Warsaw in1939, the Nazis 
invade Poland and nurse 
Irena Gut (Sophie Nélisse) is 
displaced and forced to work 
in support of the German 
war effort, eventually 
assigned to run the home 
of a Nazi commandant 
(Dougray Scott). Tickets are 
on sale at gffilmfest.com and 
are $7 each or a full festival 
pass can be purchased for 
$45.

PURIM UNDER THE SEA
4:30 PM, MARCH 24 (SUN.)
Dive into a spectacular 
Purim celebration like 

no other. Join us for an 
oceanic adventure filled with 
Megillah reading, mishloach 
manot and a Purim dinner. 
Plunge into the depths of 
fun with our sushi demo 
and contest. Suggested 
donation: $8 per child, $15 
per adult, $50 per family. 
Come in your favorite 
costumes. Register at 
ChabadBinghamFarms.com/
SeaPurim. 

MUSIC PROGRAM
7 PM, MARCH 28 (THURS.)
Pro Musica of Detroit 
presents Wei Yu, cello and 
Keun-A Lee, piano in concert 
at the Detroit Institute of Arts 
Lecture Hall. Concert goers 
are invited to a PreGlow in 
the Founders Junior Council 
Dining Room B, beginning 
at 6 pm. Tickets are $35 per 
person, or $5 for students 
with valid ID. Each ticket 
includes PreGlow. For 
tickets and details, visit 
promusicadetroit.com or call 
734-249-8129.

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About Dry 
Grasses

Jill 
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