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SPECIAL EXHIBIT OPENS JULY 29

The Holocaust Memorial Center will display “The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Lodz Ghetto.” 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills. Info: holocaustcenter.org; 248-553-2400.

GIRLS NIGHT OUT 7-9 PM, JULY 29

NEXTGen Detroit will host D-I-Wine & Cupcakes at Pinspiration Berkely, 2733 Coolidge. An evening of vino, cupcake decorating (and eating) and the chance to make some new gal pals. Cost $25. Info: mmarcus@ jfmd.org; 248-205-2535.

STROLLING BRUNCH 10 AM-NOON, AUG.1

Federation’s Affinities Dept. will host this event for women ages 37-55. At Eastern Market, 2934 Russell, Detroit. Info: jfeld@ jfmd.org; 248-873-2512.

‘A WANDERING PEOPLE’ 2-3:30 PM, AUG. 2

The Jewish Theological Seminary hosts Dr. Stefanie Siegmund for a look at the flow of information within government agencies to see how licensing developed by the Florentine government as tools for the control of plague, of criminals and of residents of the Florentine ghetto and how these instruments led directly to the forms of identification we use today. “The Early Modern Travel Pass: Controlling the Plague and Jewish Mobility in 16th Century Tuscany” is an online presentation. Info: inspired.jtsa.edu/event.

ANNUAL CONCERT OF COLORS AUG. 2-9

Roy Ayers, Don Was, Ram, Souad Massi, Organic Orchestra and others in an 8-day diversity celebration. Local cultural institutions expand this festival that returns as a hybrid: live, broadcast and streamed. Detroit Public TV-WTVS and WDET 101.9 FM will broadcast and stream headlining artists who are recording at the Detroit Film Theatre at the DIA and on stages from their home countries. Events will also be streamed on YouTube, Facebook and concertofcolors.com. All events are free.

HADASSAH GET TOGETHER 6:30 PM, AUG. 3

Eleanor Roosevelt Hadassah hosts this membership in-person event at the Beverly Hills Village Park, 18801 Beverly Road, Beverly Hills. Register by Aug. 1. There is a $18 event fee. Event features guitarist Lisa Soble Siegmann, a singer, song writer, cantorial soloist and song leader. Bring your own beverages/food, rain or shine. Additional parking at Beverly Hills Elementary School, 18305 Beverly Road. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required. You will also be required to sign a Hadassah waiver form at time of entry. Info: contact greaterdetroit@hadassah. org or call 248-683-5030.

GROWING GREEN 7:30 PM, AUG. 3

NEXTGen Detroit and JVS present “Growing,” a NEXTWork series on the cannabis industry. This will be the first of a two-part series as they visit New Standard, a high-end dispensary, 24906 John R, Hazel Park, and hear from its CEO Howard Luckoff. Cost $10. Info: jlive.app/ events/718.

MIND AEROBICS 3-4 PM, AUG. 3-NOV. 3

Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County offers this workout class for the brain. It is looking for particGOAT YOGA 11 AM-NOON, AUG. 13

ipants (discounts offered for groups) for a 12-week series of LIVE virtual sessions that use games and activities to help optimize brain health, maintain sharp mental function with age and ward off cognitive decline later in life. The sessions will go from Aug. 3 to Nov. 3 on Tuesdays & Thursdays. The cost is $10 a session/ $240 for the whole course. Scholarships are available. For information and to register, visit: wisemich.org/ mind-aerobics.

GOAT YOGA 11 AM-NOON, AUG. 13

Jewish Federation Affiliates invite you to Plymouth for flexibility and fun at The Goat Yoga, 5400 Curtis Road, Plymouth. Cost $25. Bring along a towel; class will be held outdoors, so dress for the workout and for the weather. This in-person event is intended for the GenX crowd. Please

register in advance by

Aug. 6. Questions? Contact Jodi at feld@jfmd.org. Learn more about The Goat Yoga at thegoat.yoga.

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant. Send items at least 14 days in advance to calendar@thejewishnews.com.