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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.

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant. 

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AVIAN FRIENDS 
SEPT. 21, 7-9 PM

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