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WHY WE DRUM 7 PM, MAY 14
SHABBAT WITH FRIENDS 6:30 pm, May 14 Join Rabbi Jeff and Steph of The Well and special guests to celebrate Shabbat. A short Kabbalat Shabbat service will be followed by Shabbat rituals led by guests. Participate on The Well’s Facebook page. WHY WE DRUM 7 pm, May 14 The Great Lakes Taiko Center will share the art and spirit of Japanese taiko drumming through Raion Taiko & Godaiko Drummers. This free performance may be seen on the DIA’s You Tube channel. FAMILY ROOM SERIES 8 pm, May 15 The Ark in Ann Arbor will present the Yellow Room Gang, Michigan songwriters. Streamed on The Ark Facebook page. Donations to the “virtual tip jar” support The Ark and participating artists. SHAVUOT PREP Noon, May 16-17 Jewish Theological Seminary will co-sponsor this online, movement-wide learning extravaganza. Rabbi Gordon Tucker, vice chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, will teach along
with several JTS alumni. Free: rabbinicalassembly.org /story/schedule-tikkun-leilshavuot-5781. SHAVUOT SCHMOOZE 3-5 pm, May 16 Pack up your picnic basket and join The Well for Shavuot in Harding Park in Ferndale, complete with lawn games, a Shavuot-themed photo scavenger hunt and ice cream tickets redeemable for a free scoop at Treat Dreams a few blocks away. This is a drop-in event. Advance registration is not required but a COVID19 screening and contact tracing form will be required upon arrival. Masks required. Info: Marisa at marisa@ meetyouatthewell.org. CHADD PARENT MEETING 7:30-8:30 pm, May 17 All meetings for Children and Adults with ADHD will take place online with Zoom. The link for each meeting will be
listed on the Events section of its website: chadd.net/ chapter-events/527. The link will open at 7:10 pm. HEALTH WORKSHOP 1-2:30 pm, May 19 Jewish Family Service is presenting “The Powerful Impact of Music on the Brain” with Jody Conradi Stark, music therapist, and Adrienne Ronmark, violinist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Music is pervasive in our society, affecting the physical, emotional, cognitive, social and spiritual aspects of our lives. This presentation will provide insight into the way music influences our brains and behavior. To register: jfsdetroit.org/ find-help/older-adults/ mind-university or call 248592-2674. PEOPLE’S ATTORNEY 6 pm, May 20 “The Role of Michigan’s Attorney General in Today’s World” is made available by Legal Referral Service, a program of Jewish Family Service. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel will discuss how her role impacts us as citizens of Michigan. Q&A to follow. To register for this Zoom event and submit a question, visit jfsdetroit.org/ LRS or contact Emily Croitori at 248-592-2317 or ecroitori@jfsdetroit.org.
FAMILY ROOM SERIES 8 PM, MAY 15
VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK+ 6:30-7:30 pm, May 20 The Jewish Museum will sponsor “Edmund de Waal and Adam Gopnik in Conversation,” a YouTube premiere. The writers are celebrating the launch of de Waal’s Letters to Camondo, the follow up to his 2010 bestseller The Hare with Amber Eyes. RSVP for free: thejewishmuseum.org/ calendar/events/2021/05/05/ author-talk-052021. GENOCIDE 7-8 pm, May 20 The Holocaust Memorial Center will present on Zoom Professor John Ciorciari discussing “Preventing Cambodia’s Genocidal Past from Becoming Afghanistan’s Future.” holocaustcenter.org. DFT@HOME Through May 21 The DIA/Detroit Film Theatre will offer Downstream to Kinshasa, first Congolese film to become an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, as well as the country’s official submission to the Academy Awards. Cost: $12. Visit dia.org/events. DADDY-DAUGHTER DANCE 2 pm, May 23 The Adat Shalom Men’s Club will hold its annual Daddy Daughter Dance at the synagogue parking lot. Look forward to DJ & dancing, food and a special commemorative photo. Designed for girls ages 3-13 and their dads and grandfathers. Cost: $13 for Men’s Club members and their guest; $16 for all others. The community is welcome. Register by May 19 at: adatshalom.org/ddd2021. For info, call 248-851-5100. continued on page 42 MAY 13 • 2021
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