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WALK FOR AUTISM
6 AM-NOON, SEPT. 21 (SAT.)
The Detroit Zoo will have the
Autism Hero Walk, sponsored by
the Autism Alliance of Michigan.
A minimum donation of just $10
per person (ages 2 and up) gets
admission to the event and all-day
access to the Zoo.
AVIAN FRIENDS
7-9 PM, SEPT. 21 (SAT.)
“Avian Encounters.” Presented by
Nature’s Nursery of Whitehouse,
Ohio. At the Creature Conservancy,
4940 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann
Arbor. $30 per person. Guests
will be able to visit indoor animals
prior to the start of the program.
Preregistration is required:
thecreaturecomservancy.org/
avian-encounters.
EVENING OF COMEDY
7-8:30 PM, SEPT. 21 (SAT.)
At Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle,
310 S. Troy, Royal Oak, 248-542-
9900. Tickets $30. Phil Hanley is a
standup comedian, actor and writer
who’s a regular at NYC’s renowned
Comedy Cellar.
MUSIC OF QUEEN
8 PM, SEPT. 21 (SAT.)
At Orchestra Hall in Detroit.
Bridging the gulf between rock n’
roll and classical music, conductor
and arranger Brent Havens takes
the podium for a tribute to one of
the greatest rock bands of all time.
Performed by the DSO and a full
rock band performing a kaleido-
scope of Queen’s greatest hits.
Ticket info: tickets.dso.org.
TOT SHABBAT
10-11 AM, SEPT. 21 (SAT.)
Hosted by The Well. At Franklin
Community Park, 26495 Carol,
Franklin, near the Franklin Cider
Mill. Shabbat songs, seasonal
tunes, snacks and an optional trip
to the cider mill. Geared toward
kids ages 0-5(ish) and their grown-
ups. No charge. Registrations in
advance: jlive.app/events/9001.
CHESED FEST
10:30-11:30 AM, SEPT. 22 (SUN.)
Hosted by Adat Shalom
Synagogue. Everyone who wants
to be a mensch and volunteer
is welcome to help the Chesed
Committee braid and bake challot,
pack baby baskets and make food
for Shabbat deliveries. Children are
welcome to volunteer with their
grownups, and drop-off supervised
kids’ play time is also available.
Info: jlive.app/events/8834.
SHOFAR FESTIVAL
1-4 PM, SEPT. 22 (SUN.)
Hosted by Bais Chabad Torah
Center. Taking place at the JCC in
West Bloomfield. Challah baking,
shofar polishing, petting farm and
more. Info: shofarfactoryfestival.
com. Free admission.
JEWISH LEARNING
11 AM-NOON, SEPT. 23+ (MON.)
Hosted by J Learn. “An Angel on
Your Back” with Rabbi Michele
Faudem in-person at the Max
M. Fisher Federation Building in
Bloomfield Township. Explore the
mystical world of Jewish angels,
the afterlife and our souls in the
next world. Tuition: $125 per
8-week series. Discount: Sign up
for all three series $360. Info: jlive.
app/events/8567.
PERSONAL ARCHIVES
3-7 PM, SEPT. 23 (MON.)
The Jampel Center Community
Digitization Day at Temple Beth El
in Bloomfield Township. During a
free one-hour session, archivists
will work with you to scan your
most important heritage items. You
keep the original and the digital file
— all we ask is for a digital copy to
add to our collection. Registration
for your preferred time slot is
required. Read the guidelines for
using the digitization station before
you arrive: jlive.app/events/8667.
MSU LECTURE SET
5:30-7 PM, SEPT. 23 (MON.)
Leonard Gilman Lecture on Jewish
Culture: “Two Tribes: The Real-Life
Story of a Jewish-Native American”
by Emily Bowen Cohen. MSU Main
Library Green Room (4th Floor,
West Wing) 366 W. Circle Drive,
East Lansing.
MSU FILM SCREENING
5:30-8 PM, SEPT. 24 (TUES.)
Home (2023) screening and dis-
cussion with Nechumi Yaffe. RCAH
Theater, C20 Snyder-Phillips Hall
(downstairs), 362 Bogue St., East
Lansing.
MSU: BREAKING NORMS
5:30-7 PM, SEPT. 25 (WED.)
“Norms and Breaking Norms
in Ultra-Orthodox Society in
Israel and the USA,” a lecture by
Nechumi Yaffe. JMC Library, 332
Case Hall, 842 Chestnut Road,
East Lansing.
PLAY PREMIERE
SEPT. 25 + (WED.)
Tipping Point Theatre, 361 E. Cady
St., Northville. Grand Horizons.
Bess Wohl’s play is a hilarious
and honest take on love and
the wisdom that may or may not
come with age. (Contains strong
language and mature themes.)
Tippingpointtheatre.com/buy-tick-
ets. Box. Office: 248-347-0003.
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
1:30-2:30 PM, SEPT. 26 (THURS.)
Via Zoom. Contact Sharilyn Rowe,
Brown Adult Day social worker, for
Zoom link: srowe@jslmi.org.
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AVIAN FRIENDS
SEPT. 21, 7-9 PM
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