Dinner and concert: Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. followed by a concert at 6:30 p.m. March 5 at Bethel United Methodist Church. Fiana Thacker will lead the concert with support from Bethel's Basic Faith Praise Band and others. This event will be free; however, offerings will be accepted for mission projects in Honduras. Information: 770-474-2570. 245 Fairview Road, Stockbridge.
Family fun: Bring your children to Shabbat, Me & Rabbi G., which will feature a story, activities and more, at 5 p.m. March 11 at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta's Srochi Discovery Center. Challah and grape juice will be served, too. Free and open to the community. Information: www.atlantajcc.org. 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody.
Church anniversary: DeKalb County's oldest African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church, Mount Zion AME Church, will celebrate its 146th anniversary beginning with a full breakfast and Sunday school program at 8:30 a.m. March 13. Worship service will start at 10:30 a.m. followed by a mass soul food dinner. The special guest speaker will be chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler. The community is invited to attend these free, festive events. Information: 404-633-2288. 2977 Lavista Road, N.E., Decatur.
Carnival and more: The annual outdoor Purim carnival will start with the Megillah reading followed by carnival games, a silent auction and more at 11:30 a.m. March 20 at Congregation Ner Tamid. Admission for children will be $18, but free for adults. Information: www.mynertamid.org. 1349 Old Highway 41, Suite 220, Marietta.
Choral concert: To celebrate its 93rd year of choral singing, the 60-voice choir of Virginia's the College of William & Mary will appear in concert at 7:30 p.m. March 20 at Holy Trinity Parish Church. The concert will be free and open to the public; however, donations will be accepted to help finance the choir's tour. Information: www.holytrinitydecatur.org. 515 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur.
Public lecture: The past decade has seen a rise in the number of violent attacks on Jews in France, sparking discussions about the nature of European anti-Semitism and the future of France's second-largest ethno-religious minority. Professors Maud Mandel and Samuel Ghiles-Meilhac will share their analysis during "After Paris: Anti-Semitism, Jewish-Muslim Relations in France, and the Future of French Jewry" at 7:30 p.m. March 28 at Emory University's Presentation Auditorium. The discussion, sponsored by the Tam Institute for Jewish Students, will be free and open to the public. Information: www.emory.edu. 1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta.
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