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Galeet Dardashti
GLOBAL VOICES SHABBAT AT TBE 7-8: 30 PM, AUG. 27 Temple Beth El’s clergy and Galeet Dardashti will participate in an informal outdoor service. Join in person or online at tbelive. org. Galeet Dardashti is the first woman in her family to continue her family tradition of distinguished Persian and Jewish musicianship. WILD, WILD EAST 7-8 PM, AUG. 27 Join the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for an outdoor, socially distanced live music performance at Sosnick Courtyard, 51 Parsons St. Composer, drummer and dhol player Sunny Jain returns with Wild Wild East, which encompasses myriad facets of his identity both as a first-generation South Asian American and as a global musician. General admission $20 per person; bring your own chair or blanket. Info: dso.org. THE SELICHOT RITUAL 7PM, AUG. 28 Monajat with Galeet Dardashti reimagines the Selichot ritual in collaboration with an acclaimed ensemble of musicians, an electronic soundscape and dynamic
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live video art, hosted by Temple Beth El. Monajat is a Persian word meaning an intimate dialogue with the Divine. Through electronics, she defies time and performs with her grandfather. This unique experience will be followed by a short Selichot service led by Temple Beth El clergy. In-person at Temple Beth El or join online at tbelive.org. Free and open to the community.
WALK FOR FRIENDSHIP 10:30 AM-3 PM, AUG. 29 At Friendship Circle’s Farber Center. This annual family walk raises crucial funds and community awareness for Friendship Circle and individuals with special needs. This year’s Walk4Friendship theme is “You Belong.” The walk will celebrate the belief that everyone deserves friendship and belonging. Info: friendshipcircle.org. HISTORY PROGRAM 7: 30 pm, Aug. 29 Beth Shalom Sisterhood invites the public to its opening event for the 2021-22 year: “Stories from the Stones: Jewish Cemeteries of Michigan,” a Zoom program from the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. To reserve a space and receive the Zoom link, contact Phyllis
Weeks at pweeks202@ gmail.com.
Emblem of sewing workshop from the Lodz Ghetto, part of the HMC exhibit.
CELEBRITY INVITATIONAL 8 AM-6 PM, AUG. 30 The Beaumont Health Foundation hosts this event at the Detroit Golf Club. All proceeds benefit the Children’s Miracle Network at Beaumont Children’s and the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation. The invitational provides a full day of golf, hospitality, and live and silent auctions of over-thetop celebrity experiences and signed memorabilia. Registration/sponsorships: Beaumont.org/CMCI.
MEADOW BROOK OPENS Sept. 8 Meadow Brook Theatre’s 2021-2022 season begins with a world premiere of a new musical, FANCY — A New Country Musical, running Sept. 8-Oct. 3, with book by Susan DiLallo and Dan Wackerman. Season tickets are available by calling the box office at 248-377-3300. They range from $180 to $234 per seat for the six-play season. Tickets range from $36 to $46 for individual plays. For additional information, visit mbtheatre.com.
YOGA + MUSIC 7-8 PM, AUG. 31 Practice yoga outdoors to live music performed by DSO ensembles. A Detroit Yoga Lab instructor leads a limited-capacity socially distant yoga session in the DSO’s Sosnick Courtyard, 51 Parssons St.; open to all skill levels. $20. Info: dso.org. HOLOCAUST EXHIBIT OPENS AT HMC 7-8:30 PM, SEPT. 1 “A Girl Lost, a Diary Found: Life in the Lodz Ghetto” opens at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. Through December. Info: holocaustcenter.org.
Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant. Send items at least 14 days in advance to calendar@ thejewishnews.com.
