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WORLD PREMIERE
NOW-AUG. 31 
What Springs Forth at 
the Purple Rose Theatre 
in Chelsea. Three mid-
dle-aged women, friends 
since college, embark on 
what was billed as a high-
end wellness spa retreat 
only to discover one of 
them, with the help of her 
surprise business partner, 
has changed the itinerary 
to a wilderness survival 
camp. Can their friendship 
survive bears, forest toilets 
and one another? Contains 
adult language and subject 
matter. Tickets: purplero-
setheatre.org.

TOT SHABBAT 
10 AM-1 PM, JUNE 29 
(SAT.) 
Hosted by Temple Israel 
at Beverly Hills Village 
Park, 18801 Beverly Road, 
Beverly Hills. Celebrate 
Shabbat with craft activ-
ities, musical prayer, an 
epic playground, a walk-
ing trail and popsicles. 
Advance registration 
is requested: jlive.app/
events/8155. Geared 
toward families with chil-
dren 5 and under, though 
all are welcome. Info: 
Helene at hdeutch@ 
temple-israel.org.

CRITTERS UP CLOSE 
NOON-3 PM, JUNE 
29 (SAT.) 
At the hands-on 
museum in Ann Arbor, 
220 E. Ann St., Ann 
Arbor. This monthly 
series features live 
animals visiting from 
the Leslie Science & 
Nature Center site. Meet 
different animals up 
close and enjoy a hands-
on activity. Themes and 
animals change every 
month. Free with paid 
or membership-based 
museum admission.

TORAH LEARNING 
10-11 AM, JUNE 30 (SUN.) 
At Congregation Beth Ahm 
in West Bloomfield. Join 
Rabbi Rubenstein on three 
Sunday mornings to delve 
into Devora Steinmetz’s 
book, Why Rain Comes 
From Above. The book is 
described as an invitation 
into “the imaginative 
space created by deep 
engagement with biblical 
and rabbinic texts which 
open us to new ways of 
thinking and new worlds 
of meaning.” No charge 

other than purchasing 
the book. Coffee and 
bagels served. Register at 
cbahm.org/event/whyrain. 
View event on jlive.app/
events/8073.

HISTORICAL FUN 
2:30-3:30 PM, JUNE 30 
(SUN.) 
Hosted by the Jewish 
Historical Society of 
Michigan at the Detroit 
Historical Museum, 5401 
Woodward, Detroit. Free 
with museum admission. 
Historical exhibit “In the 
Neighborhood.” In 1907, 
Louis Schlussel opened a 
bathhouse at the corner 
of Alfred and St. Antoine 
streets, featuring Detroit’s 
first documented mikveh 
(Jewish ritual bath). 
Learn about the 2019 
archaeological dig that 
recovered bathhouse 
artifacts. Following the 
lecture, view the artifacts 
on display and chat with 
lecturer and archaeologist 
Julia DiLaura. 

ISRAELI SCOUTS 
CONCERT 
5-7 PM, JUNE 30 (SUN.) 
At Congregation Shaarey 
Zedek. These talented 
Israeli teens will be 

spending the summer 
touring around the United 
States performing familiar 
and new Israeli tunes. 
Cost: $5 per family. Open 
to the community. Great 
for all ages. 5 pm hot 
dog dinner (veggie hot 
dogs available); 5:30 
pm concert. Register: 
shaareyzedek.shulcloud.
com.

AT THE ARK
8 PM, JULY 2 (TUES.) 
Marcia Ball will perform 
at The Ark, 316 S. Main, 
Ann Arbor. Songwriter 
and vocalist Marcia Ball 
was the 2018 Texas State 
Musician of the Year. $30.

SUMMER BBQ 
5:30 PM, JULY 5, (FRI.) 
At Congregation Sharey 
Zedek in Southfield. 
5:30 pm Tot Shabbat; 
6 pm. BBQ (chicken 
and burgers); a T.G.I.S. 
(Thank God It’s Shabbat) 
musical service. Register: 
shaareyzedek.shulcloud.
com/event/patriotic-
shabbat-on-bell-rd.html.

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days in advance to calendar@

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AT THE ARK
JULY 2, 8 PM

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