• School Break – Movie + Play at The J: Featuring Toy Story

    The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Looking for something fun to do with the kids while school is out? Spend the morning at The J with a special family event featuring Toy Story! Doors open at 9:00 AM. From 9:00–10:00 AM , kids can dive into a huge play space filled with bounce houses, games, hands-on crafts, and a cozy reading ...

  • Anita Naftaly Family Circle Conference – Raising Resilience: Help our Children THRIVE

    The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Opening the Doors Anita Naftaly Family Circle Conference Presenting Tovah P. Klein. A child development expert, psychology professor and author, Dr. Tovah P. Klein gives parents and teachers the tools to help kids facing learning, social and/or mental health challenges build resilience and flourish in an unpredictable ever-changing world. Accessible and compassionate, Raising Resilience is ...

  • Curious George at The J!

    The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Monkey Around with Curious George A JKids and Families Event at the Detroit Jewish Book Fair in partnership with The Berman Center for the Performing Arts Sunday, November 9 | 3:00–5:30 PM The Berman Center for the Performing Arts - The J $18 per family | General Admission Seating  Get ready for a delightful ...

  • Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Technion 10 Squared

    The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Documentary / Israel / English and Hebrew with English subtitles / 77 minutes The story of this institution's hundred years on Mount Carmel provides a fascinating prism through which to describe the history of the State of Israel. **Exclusive film screening followed by a conversation with Scott Leemaster, Chairman of the Technion Board of Governors ...

  • Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Midas Man

    The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Biopic / UK / English / 112 minutes Witness the rise of Brian Epstein, the visionary manager who catapulted The Beatles from a scrappy Liverpool band into global rock legends. The film details Epstein’s belief in The Beatles and the sacrifices he made to help them achieve fame. Midas Man features a star-making turn by ...

  • Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Bad Shabbos with Comedy Short Sauna Dreams

    The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Comedy / USA / English / 84 minutes David and his fiancée Meg attend a Shabbat dinner at his mother’s house to introduce her Catholic parents to his Jewish family. When a turn of events leads to a frantic cover-up, the evening spirals into darkly comedic chaos. Uproariously funny with a cast featuring Emmy-winner Kyra ...

  • Detroit Jewish Film Festival: The Ring

    The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Drama / Israel, Hungary / Hebrew and Hungarian with English subtitles / 120 minutes Arnon Noble, a devout man with a strong bond to his mother, a Holocaust survivor, embarks on a journey to Hungary with his estranged daughter to seek a legendary ring that once saved her life. Written by and starring Ophir Award-winning ...

  • Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Shari & Lamb Chop

    The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Documentary / USA / English / 92 minutes Before Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street, there was Shari Lewis and her beloved puppets including Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse. This heartwarming bio-doc blends archival footage, TV clips, and interviews, celebrating Shari Lewis’s visionary spirit and offering a nostalgic journey that reconnects us with our ...

  • Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Shari & Lamb Chop – Dementia Friendly Showing

    The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Documentary / USA / English / 92 minutes Before Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street, there was Shari Lewis and her beloved puppets including Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse. This heartwarming bio-doc blends archival footage, TV clips, and interviews, celebrating Shari Lewis’s visionary spirit and offering a nostalgic journey that reconnects us with our ...

  • Theater Kid featuring Tony Award-winner Jeffrey Seller in conversation with Douglas Sills

    The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Tony Award-winner Jeffrey Seller in conversation with Tony Award-nominee Douglas Sills (Broadway's The Scarlet Pimpernel and HBO's The Gilded Age) A coming-of-age tale from one of the most successful American producers of our time, Jeffrey Seller, one of the masterminds behind the Tony Award-winning musicals Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights , and Hamilton. _Theater ...

  • Detroit Jewish Film Festival: For the Living

    The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Documentary / USA /English / 117 minutes In 1945, 10-year-old Holocaust survivor Marcel Zielinski made a 60-mile journey by foot from Auschwitz-Birkenau to Krakow in search of his family. Decades later, 250 cyclists retrace his path in a mission called Ride for the Living. This powerful documentary draws parallels between his experience and the cyclists’ ...

  • Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Matchmaking 2

    The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

    Romantic Comedy / Israel / Hebrew with English Subtitles / 110 minutes Israel’s biggest box office hit of the year, Matchmaking 2 , is the feel- good, long-awaited sequel to the beloved 2022 rom-com starring some of Israel’s brightest young talents. This tender, side-splitting celebration of clashing traditions and big-hearted characters follows a love-struck bachelor ...