Special Programs

Thursday Guest Presentations

May 1, 12:30 p.m.
Birthdays and UM Museum of Art: The Four Treasures.  Birthday celebration!  Special congratulations to those of us who are 80 years old or better.  Bring your family.  Cake and ice cream.

May 1, 1:00 p.m.
Bobbie Levine, UM Museum of Art docent, discusses "The Four Treasures."  Chinese painting portrays the writers, musicians and artists of this rich culture.

May 8, 1:00 p.m.
UM Museum of Art: The Silk Road.  Kaaren Strauch Brown, UM Museum Art docent, discusses "The Silk Road."  Religious and artistic artifacts trace cultural connections and influences over miles and millennia on the Asian continent.

May 15, 1:00 p.m.
Jewish Film Festival: Six Days.  Transportation to the Michigan Theater; 2:00 show.  This documentary examines how the war in 1967 remade the Middle East.  Film costs $10; transportation is free.  Reservations are required.  Call Merrill Poliner at the JCC at (734) 971-0990.

May 22, 1:00 p.m.
UM Museum of Art: Medieval to Renaissance.  Sue Frazier, UM Museum of Art docent, discusses "The Transition from Medieval to Renaissance Worldviews."  Painting and sculpture allow us to visualize this monumental transition in European society.

May 29, 1:00 p.m.
UM Museum of Art: American Landscapes.  Sue Frazier and Ina Sandalow, UM Museum of Art docents, discuss "American 19th Century Landscapes."  Industrialization and urbanization of the 19th century along the east coast created a romantic nostalgia for wilderness.

Special "Spice" Events

May 6, 1:00 p.m.
Join the Yiddish Open House on a field trip to the Frankel Center's exhibit "Looks Given/Looks Taken: Jews and Urban Photography."  Transportation is free and will leave the JCC at 12:45 p.m.  Reservations required by April 29.  Call Merrill Poliner at the JCC at (734) 971-0990.

May 6-May 27, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Bible in its Time, Part 22: Introduction to the Bible and Literature of the Ancient Near East with Lisbeth Fried, Ph.D.  For new and continuing students.  Please note, class will not meet on May 20, it will meet on May 22 instead.

May 7-June 11, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Music Appreciation and Exploration- a WCC Special Community Group Education Course.  Join facilitator, Ken Kozora, in listening to, discussing and comparing music from around the world throughout the ages.  Minimum of 10 participants.  Free.

May 14, 1:30 p.m.
A2SO Afternoon Delights (formerly Matinee Musicale).  1:30 p.m., dessert.  2:00 p.m., Concert.  A2SO Principal French Horn player Andrew Pelletier and Pianist Christina Laberge.  Tickets available at the door for $7.

May 20, 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Osher Course: Aging in Place.  The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and Jewish Family Services co-sponsor this one-time course entitled "Move or Improve?  That is the Question- Aging in Place" with Peg Trimble and David Rhoads, both Certified Aging in Place Specialists.  Learn how to age in the comfort and safety of your own home.  Cost OLLI members, $10; non-members, $20.  Pre-registration is required.  Minimum of 8 participants.  To register, please call (734) 998-9351 or visit www.olliumich.org. 

For more information on JCC senior programs, please contact the JCC at (734) 971-0990.