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EVENTS CALENDAR FOR APRIL 2006
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The Jewish Community of Colonial New York City: A Walking
Tour of Lower Manhattan.
The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy presents “The Jewish
Community of Colonial New York City: A Walking Tour of Lower
Manhattan” on Sunday, April 16 at 11:30 AM, meeting at Frances
Tavern Museum (54 Pearl Street). Tour admission is $18 for
adults and $16 for seniors and students. There’s a $2 discount
with pre-registration. Join The Lower East Side Jewish
Conservancy for a two and a half hour walking tour of Lower
Manhattan. “The Jewish Community of Colonial New York City”
features visits to landmarked sacred sites like the first and
second Spanish/Portuguese rented synagogues, the first Mill
Street synagogue and Stone Street, the home of Jewish rights
activist and New York City’s first kosher butcher Asser Levi.
The tour also includes a presentation of New York's first
Jewish cemetery, which dates back to 1683 and is located in
modern day Chinatown.
To pre-register for the tour, please
contact Laurie Tobias Cohen at (212) 374-4100 or
lesconsevancy@AOL.com
The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy is a not-for- profit
educational organization. Created in 1998, the LESJC both
advocates and raises critical funding for the preservation
of the Lower East Side's historic sacred sites. Their
mission is to celebrate, preserve and share the Jewish
heritage of the Lower East Side of New York City. The
Conservancy hosts private, customized tours for a broad
cross-section of people, including synagogue and church
groups, UJA- Federation missions, schools, camps, Jewish
community centers and more.
Contact:
eva@buzzwordpr.com
Jewish National Fund Women’s Alliance 2006 Luncheon
Series.
The Women’s Alliance of Jewish
National Fund will host a four-session luncheon series
throughout the winter and spring to guide women in making
informed decisions about their futures. Sponsored by The Bank
of New York, the series will explore topics of importance to
women of all ages, from mothers planning for their children’s
college funds to baby boomers nearing retirement to seniors
applying for Medicaid...Read
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On April 6th,
Jewish National Fund (JNF) invites you to Tavern on the Green
for a “Heavenly Tea” hosted by the Women’s Alliance of
Greater New York. The event, chaired by
Rita H. Salfeld, will
feature award-winning writer and astrologer
Michael Lutin and
will include individual readings by famous astrologers,
psychics, palmists, and numerologists...Read
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PERLMAN IN SHANGHAI, (Thirteen/WNET New York)
airing Saturday, April 8 at 3 p.m., chronicles Itzhak
Perlman's trip to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music with his
wife and 30 high school musicians. On the way, they bring a
message to the young Chinese musicians -- that music can be a
means of self-expression and individualism. More information:
Gloria Park, Thirteen/WNET New York, 212-560-2063
parkg@thirteen.org
THE TRAGEDY OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, a new drama by M. Stefan Strozier
(http://www.mstefanstrozier.org/), is coming to Where Eagles
Dare Theater (347 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018), April
13th-May 7th, 2006, Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. & Sunday
matinees at 7 p.m. LINCOLN is Strozier’s third play to appear
off- off Broadway and it will be continuing in this year’s
Midtown International Theatre Festival (http://www.midtownfestival.org/).
LINCOLN is a very well-wrought and
focused play. Alan Kanevsky is directing a cast of 20 actors
and a full crew. The play covers the last year of President
Lincoln’s life, and all of the dramatic events surrounding
it. The play has one central, unmistakable theme, which is
surprisingly relevant to 2006. In fact, this theme is most
likely news to most people; unless, they are very familiar
with the subjects of the American Civil War and Abraham
Lincoln. Strozier is the founder of La Muse Venale Acting
Troupe (http://www.lamusevenale.org/), which is producing
LINCOLN. The large cast features off-off Broadway’s greatest
actors. If you are in search of talent, LINCOLN is an
excellent way to find it. LMV’s primaries will be available
after the play for discussion, along with the cast and crew,
in one of John Chatterton’s studios. Tickets to LINCOLN are
available at: https://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx? showCode=TRA3.
To obtain a press or industry comp, please contact the
producer at
lamusevenale@gmail.com. La Muse Venale, Inc. has
produced nine plays at myriad of theatres, and in different,
prominent festivals in New York City. LMV is a NY State
Board of Education-approved, not-for-profit organization.
Part of our mission is to bring theatre to those who do not
normally experience it. Therefore, we have performed our
plays in homeless shelters over 10 times, as well as in
public parks. LMV is a young and growing theatre company,
which has become a place where artists work together, again
and again, to create exciting plays.
Dr. Alon Tal to Speak at Goldman Sachs.
Lecture with JNF-KKL Board Member Dr. Alon Tal, recent
recipient of the prestigious $100,000 Charles Bronfman Prize.
Dr. Tal is the founder of the Arava Institute for
Environmental Education and the Israel Union for Environmental
Defense. He serves as chairman of JNF's Sub-Committee for
Sustainable Development and is the author of JNF's new
Sustainable Development Policy. Goldman Sachs, 85 Broad
Street, New York, NY 10004. April 4, 2006, 8:00 am. Hosted by
Raanan Agus and Matthew Herman. For more information, please
contact Anita Jacobs, JNF Greater New York Zone Director, at
212-879-9305 ext. 503 or
ajacobs@jnf.org . Contact: Sarit Schonbrun, JNF
Communications Manager. 212-879-9305 ext. 222.
sschonbrun@jnf.org
2nd annual Jewish
National Fund Water For Life Gala- Monte Carlo Night and
Auction Honoring Leslie Kessler, JNF Long Island Vice
President. Proceeds from the event will support JNF water
management initiatives that provide water to 1.2 million
Israelis. Master of Ceremonies: Hal Linden, JNF National
Spokesperson. At Woodbury Jewish Center, 200 South Woods Road.
Woodbury, NY 11797. Saturday, April 1, 2006, 8:00 pm. Tickets:
$250 per seat. Sponsorship opportunities also available. Gala
Chairman: Steven Legum, JNF Long Island Executive Board
member. For more information, please contact Micha Danieli at
516-678-6805 x110 or mdanieli@jnf.org. For a list of auction
items, please contact Cynthia at
clconsulting@rcn.com..
Contact: Sarit Schonbrun, JNF Communications Manager,
212-879-9305 ext. 222,
sschonbrun@jnf.org . Local Contact: Micha Danieli ,
516-678-6805 x110,
mdanieli@jnf.org
CITY HARVEST’S 12th
ANNUAL PRACTICAL MAGIC
BALL TO HONOR NYC RESCUE MISSION AND STEVEN T.
MNUCHIN. City
Harvest, the world’s first and New York City’s only food
rescue organization will hold its 12th annual
Practical Magic Ball
benefit. The evening begins with cocktails, followed by an
award presentation, dinner, a live auction and dancing.
Established in 1994, the Practical Magic Ball was designed
to raise awareness and much needed funds to help City
Harvest feed hungry men, women and children in New York
City. A record $1,150,000 was raised last year. Tickets
range from $600 to $50,000. The Visionary Table(s) for
$50,000 includes one front row table, your name/logo on the
back of a City Harvest truck for a year as well as a gold
full page journal ad. The Seer Table(s) for $25,000 includes
a premium table with your name/logo listed on the side of a
City Harvest truck for a year as well as a silver full page
journal ad. Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at 6:30 PM at Cipriani
110 East 42nd Street. AUCTION PACKAGES: Fine
Ride Package: An Orange County Choppers motorcycle to be
auctioned off, in addition to copies of a substantial and
collectible art photography book on the beloved motorcycle
artist Indian Larry by icon-making photographer and City
Harvest board member Timothy White, featuring recollections
by Timothy White, Paul Cox, Matthew Barney and Billy Lane.
Proceeds from the sale of this book are being donated to
City Harvest. Fine Food Package: Le Bernardin executive
chef, Eric Ripert, will design and prepare dinner for you
and 19 guests in your home.Fine Art Package: 1976 Alexander
Calder signed gouache by, whose illustrious career as an
artist spanned much of the 20th century. Honorary
New York Knicks
ballkid or a New
York Jets 2006 VIP Gameday Experience for Two.
Two tickets to New York Jets regular season home game
including VIP passes to a tailgate party and pre-game field
passes to watch warm ups. Hosts: Greenwich, CT residents
Susan and Gary Rosenbach . Mistress of Ceremonies: Co-Anchor
FOX 5 News Rosanna Scotto. “Heart of the City Award”
recipient: New York City Rescue Mission. Accepted by
Executive Director, James VarnHagen. “Star of the City
Award” recipient: Steven T. Mnuchin, for his steadfast
commitment to City Harvest and his 20 year dedication to our
mission to end hunger in New York City. Awards
Introduction: Prof. Richard Brown, NYU; host of
Movies101 on AMC.
Presenter: Edie Falco,
Award-winning actress from
the
groundbreaking HBO series THE SOPRANOS.
Presenter: Michael Imperioli, Actor,
Writer, Director.
Currently 1.6 million New Yorkers live
in poverty, unable to afford the basic necessities such as
rent and medical care
and put food on their tables.
City Harvest is calling on everyone to do their part to help
fight hunger. To find out more about donating food or making
financial donations, please call 1-800-77 HARVEST.
Contact: Eric Katzman, 250 W. 57th Street, Suite 820, New
York, NY 10107. 212-245-0510 Tel. 212-245-1889 Fax.
ekatzman@pro-mediacommunications.com
Vadim
Gluzman, violin, Angela Yoffe, piano. New York Recital Debut
at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
April 7, 7
pm. One
of the most inspiring and dynamic artists before the public
today, Israeli violinist Vadim Gluzman has established himself
as a performer of great depth, virtuosity and technical
brilliance. Lauded by both critics and audiences, he has
performed throughout the United States, Europe, Russia, Japan,
Australia and Canada as a soloist and in a duo setting with
his wife, pianist Angela Yoffe. Vadim Gluzman’s “degree of
technical perfection and artistic superiority is almost
frightening . . .polished like diamond.”-Leipziger
Volkszeitung. Mr. Gluzman will perform Mozart, Bartok,
Castelnuovo, Tedesco, Bloch and Shostakovich-Jazz Suite No. 2
(transcribed by Michael Gluzman, New York Premiere).
Single
Tickets: $ 25. The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue. To order, call
Concerts & Lectures @ (212)570-3949.
Artemis Chamber Ensemble.
Sunday, April 2,
2006, 4:00pm at the Bendheim Performing Arts Center. Tickets:
$15/$10 (students and seniors). The Artemis Chamber Ensemble
returns to the Bendheim stage for a special afternoon of
intimate chamber music. Works range from the classic Brahams
Piano Quartet in A Major, and the Poulenc Sextet, to Walter
Piston’s innovative Divertimento for Nine Instruments.
Huckapoo in Concert. Saturday, May 6th at 7:30pm at the
Bendheim Performing Arts Center. All tickets: $20. This
all-girls group will become bigger than the Spice Girls so
catch them now before they play The Garden. "Angel, Twiggy,
Joey, Groovy and PJ nail their songs and their dance steps,
and their charisma is brighter than the lasers." New York
Magazine. Check them out at
www.huckapoo.com
PRESENTATIONS. DISCUSSIONS
Museum of Jewish Heritage -- A Living Memorial to the
Holocaust presents: Sun Rays at
Midnight (XLibris Press,
forthcoming April 2006), with author Norbert Friedman –
Wednesday, April 26th at 7 P.M. at the Museum in
Battery Park City.
A chronicle of life before,
during, and after the Holocaust and a unique examination of
the spirit of those who endured the darkest days of the
twentieth century told through the eyes of one of the
period's most astute and insightful observers. Friedman
reflects on the many relationships that sustained him
through that time -- from the most intimate to the most
intricate -- from familial love to his powerful faith in
humankind and God. A survivor of 11 concentration camps,
Norbert Friedman, a longtime member of the Jewish Community
Center of West Hempstead, was the recipient of the 2001
Louis E. Yavner Citizen Award, given by the New York State
Board of Regents in recognition of his outstanding
contributions to education about the Holocaust and other
violations of Human Rights. He is a Gallery Educator at the
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the
Holocaust in New York City. This program, part of the
Museum's book club, Looking Back, Facing Forward,
co-sponsored by the Forward and moderated by its
features editor, Gabriel Sanders, is free with suggested
donation. RESERVE TICKETS. Phone: Call 646-437-4202/4203. In
Person: Visit the Museum Box Office at 36 Battery Place,
Battery Park City, New York. CONTACT:
Seth Bykofsky, Media Relations, Jewish Community Center
of West Hempstead, 711 Dogwood Avenue, West Hempstead, NY
11552, Temple office: 516- 481-7448, Cell: 516-902-2056
The Gatekeepers - A
Conversation with: The Deans of Admission of The Ivy League.
Wednesday, May
10, 2006, 7:30pm at the Rye Town Hilton. Tickets:
Complimentary. Call Brad Garfield at 472-3300 x315 for
information on how to obtain seats. A Conversation with: The
Deans of Admission of The Ivy League. Learn how the
Admission Process works at top colleges! Featuring The Deans
of Admissions of: Brown, Harvard, Columbia, Penn, Cornell,
Princeton, Dartmouth and Yale. The Deans of Admissions of
the 8 colleges of the Ivy League have agreed to be
interviewed on 1 stage for the first time in anyone’s memory
and to answer your questions at The Bendheim Theatre in
Scarsdale. Moderated by Jacques Steinberg, NY Times reporter
and author of the Times best seller “The Gatekeepers”.
Film: Ballets Russes.
Directed by Emmy-winning filmmakers Daniel Geller and Dayna
Goldfine. Sunday, May 7, 2006 4:00pm at the Bendheim
Performing Arts Center. $10NM/$7M A graceful and
fascinating documentary that chronicles the world of dance
following the 1929 death of the ballet impresario Serge
Diaghilev, who premiered the fabled Ballets Russes dance
company in Paris in 1909. Ballet Russes transformed the art
of ballet into a radical new art form under choreographers
George Balanchine and Leonide Massine.
Village Temple Book Fair
New York, NY – As spring
blossoms, so does the opportunity to sit outside and read your
favorite book. The Village Temple Annual Book Fair will offer
families the opportunity to explore the world of books and to
meet authors who will share their work with children and
adults. The Village Temple, led by Rabbi Chava Koster and
Cantor Kathy Barr, has served the Reform Jewish community in
Greenwich Village and Lower Manhattan for almost 60 years. It
blends the beauty of tradition with the creative expression of
modern Judaism, providing community and worship experiences
that are both participatory and joyful. The Congregation is
inclusive, progressive and diverse, reflecting the community
it serves. The Village Temple is committed to social justice,
supporting many community outreach activities. It has operated
a Soup Kitchen for almost 20 years that continues to serve hot
meals to over 150 people each week. The Temple sponsors a
vibrant religious school for students in grades Pre-K through
high school, exciting adult education programs, and many
enjoyable social events. For further information on this event
or other Village Temple programs, please contact Maria DeKord,
212-674-2340, or visit the Village Temple website,
www.villagetemple.org.
Presenter: The Village Temple. Dates and Times: Sunday, April
2nd, 2006, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm. Monday April 3rd, 3:45 – 6:30
pm, Tuesday April 4th, 3:45-6:30 pm. Location: The Village
Temple, 33 E. 12 Street, New York NY 10003 (Between University
& Broadway). Directions: Union Square Station, 4, 5, 6, L, N,
R, Q, W. Cost: Free/ Contact: Maria DeKord, 212-674-2340.
Village Temple email:
info@villagetemple.org CONTACT: Carmi Landes
CLandes@chpnet.org and
HHerman@LEESPRING.com
SETTING THE STAGE,
premiering Thursday, April 13 at 8
p.m., features profiles on local artists such as Maurice Sendak,
renowned children's aurthor and illustrator. Sendak's work
reverberates on multiple levels, and he discusses the impact of
the holocaust on his entire life's works. Sendak talks about the
premiere of "Brundibar" and "Comedy on the Bride," a project
done in collaboration with playwright Tony Kushner. These
one-act parables were composed around the time of World War II.
They are disguised political commentary inside children's
operas, which were performed many times by children imprisoned
in concentration camps. Throughout the month of April, Thirteen/WNET
New York will be airing a string of programs celebrating the
arts and the people responsible for bringing the arts to our
community.
CONTAMINATIONS EXHIBITION: Mini-survey exhibition “Contaminations”
has been extended.
It will now run thru June 25th at the Butler Institute of
American Art's Beecher Center. The show includes a selection of
computer-robotic assisted paintings starting in the mid-1980’s
and concludes with a recent electronic viral installation. The
Beecher Center for Technology in the Arts Butler Institute of
American Art's, 524 Wick Ave. Youngstown, Ohio 44502, tel#
330-743-1711.
Beyond Graffiti: Fresh
Visions from Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and NYC . Through May 5
. Opening reception:
March 30, 7-9pm. Beyond
Graffiti: Fresh Visions from Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and NYC is an
eclectic and exuberant celebration of street art from the
three cities. Featured artwork from Israel includes Rami
Meiri's photorealistic wall creations, Nir Aharon's stylish
designs on canvas, Leora Cheshin's intriguing photographs of
Jerusalem stencil art, Anne Sassoon's haunting paintings,
Daniel Sieradski's satirical graphics and Amitai Sandy's
striking illustrations. A series of events - ranging
from innovative workshops to interactive presentations - will
be offered in connection with the exhibit. Curated by Lois
Stavsky. The Bronfman Center
Gallery, 7 East 10th Street, between 5th Avenue and University
Place.
Tamy Ben-Tor at Neo
Sincerity: The Difference Between the Comic and the Cosmic is
a Single Letter. Through Apr. 8.
From the Peloponnesian Wars to the
Black Death and the war in Iraq, in dire times laughter has
always been the best revenge. Laughter dislodges piety and
short-circuits programmatic response, and some subjects are
simply too big to approach in any other way. Curated by Art
Critic Amei Wallach, Neo Sincerity: The Difference Between the
Comic and the Cosmic is a Single Letter surveys three
generations of visual artists who amuse and appall. Art
Spiegelman, who coined the term ‘neo-sincerity’, Walid Raad,
Tamy Ben-Tor, Paul Chan, Michael Combs, Thornton Dial, Matt
Forderer, Regina Gilligan, David Hammons, Ilya & Emilia
Kabakov, Melamid & William McClelland, Peter Land, Laura Nova,
David Rees, Skart, Nancy Spero, Marie Watt, Olav Westphalen,
Paul Zaloom present their expressions of comedy and irony in
an age of anxiety and rage when irony itself has become the
official language of power.
APEXART, 291 Church Street, between Walker and White
TWO BRUSHES WITH FLOWERS
- Paintings by Liron Sissman and Kim Eng Yeo. Apr. 6 through
May 14.
Meet the Artist Reception: Apr. 6, 6pm. Award
winning Israeli artist Liron Sissman will be featured
in a two person show along watercolors by Kim Eng Yeo.
Sissman's flower paintings are visual metaphors as well as
universal portraits. She strives to be subtle in her
expression of the intense conveying emotions and many life
cycles. Eng Yeo is a realist painter who draws inspiration
from nature, seeks its essence in her watercolors to foster a
keener appreciation of the subject - beyond decoration. The
engaging and vivid works by the two artists dynamically
complement each other in this new show opening on April 6th.
The exhibit is also part of the Tribeca Open Artists' Studio
Tour (Apr. 29- 30, and May 1) and Sissman will be available to
discuss her work and for the monthly Tribeca Gallery
Association night (May 10 6–8 pm).
Synagogue for the Arts
Gallery Space, 49 White Street
ALL
Places Are Distant from Heaven Alike - A group show. Apr. 16
through 30. Opening Reception: Apr. 20, 6pm. A
group of seven promising young artists - four Israelis and
three Americans - were challenged with the task of capturing
the essence of a place they have experienced personally. A
contemporary attempt at this subject matter, the works in this
exhibition balances the forces between two poles: the symbolic
and the observed, the seen and the unseen. A group of cypress
trees standing afar on the horizon reveals a gay moment in a
tiresome existence, while on the other hand, the same trees
are just trees, objectively observed and documented on the
artists' canvas. The artists are: Yonat Cintra, Noa Arbel, Pei
Dotan, John Leslie, Ilan Dotan, Iris Cintra and Boaz Noy.
Curated by Noa Arbel.
Broadway Gallery, 473
Broadway, 7th Floor.
Solos: New Design from
Israel - 19 Israeli designers at the Cooper-Hewitt. Through
Apr. 23.
The first museum exhibition of contemporary
Israeli design in the U.S., New Design from Israel includes
approximately 25 works, including prototypes, experimental
objects, and production pieces. Each object selected for the
exhibition conveys a powerful physical presence as well as a
spirit of speculation and introspection. Multimedia
projections illuminate the broader context of Israeli life and
design practice. All designers featured in the exhibition live
and work in Israel, including Eilon Armon, Gad Charny, Chanan
de Lange, Ami Drach and Dov Ganchrow, Tal Gur, Safi Hefetz,
Yaacov Kaufman, Pini Leibovich, Raviv Lifshitz, Alon Meron,
Willy Mizrachi, Ayala Serfaty, Nati Shamia-Opher, Sharon
Shechter, Yuval Tal, Asaaf Warshavsky, and Zivia ("Zit Up
chair," 2003, in the photo). The exhibition is organized by
guest curator Ezri Tarazi, Head of the Industrial Design
Graduate Program at Bezalel Academy for Art and Design,
Jerusalem; and Ellen Lupton, Curator of Contemporary Design at
Cooper-Hewitt.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 2 East
91st Street.
Amatsaia Raanan at
Tripping the Light Fantastic. Through Apr. 11.
Opening Reception: Mar.
23, 6 pm. Working with
the latest technologies in computer and digital imaging,
arranging multiple photographs together into "photomosaics",
and using poetry to create "poetic photographs", each artist
in this group show of fine art photography brings a fresh idea
to the medium of photography. The art photographs of Amatsia
Raanan devote special attention to the abstract nature of the
world, suggesting a non-conventional observation of nature and
man-made environment. Raanan strives to look beyond the
obvious and reveal with his camera the small bits and pieces
of the world that usually go unnoticed. He tends to search for
the hidden and extraordinary while exploring the astounding
phenomenon of life on earth. Photographically self-taught,
Raanan served as a pilot in the Israeli Air Force, studied
Industrial & Management Engineering and performed diversified
managerial and business consultation roles. He has exhibited
his works in three solo exhibitions and one group exhibition
held at The Hertzliya Centre for Performing Arts, The
Jerusalem Centre for Performing Arts and ID-Design Gallery in
Ga'ash, Israel.
Agora Gallery, 530 West 25th Street.
Anthology - Lena Liv .
Mar. 25 - Apr. 29. Over
the past two decades, Lena Liv has been creating work that
explores her longstanding interest in history, identity and
collective memory. Using a variety of materials - photographs,
handmade paper, glass, sand, cast iron, etc. – Liv produces
surreal assemblages that are not about one culture, time or
place, but instead evoke a larger vision of humanity. Her
constructions often begin with the recovery of a meaningful
image, found in a flea market or historical archive. Lena then
removes the photograph from its original context, and
manipulates and combines it with various sculptural elements
that she meticulously recreates, such as old lamps,
nightshirts, dolls and beds. The final installations
reverberate with great expressive and emotional power,
enveloping the spectator in a remote, nostalgic mood in which
the presence of human beings is felt through their absence.
This show will consist of over twenty major pieces dating from
1998 through 2006. Mike Weiss
Gallery, 520 West 24th Street.
Israeli
Fine Art Fair and Jazz Performance. Mar. 26, 4 pm.
"Modern & Contemporary in Israeli Art" is a group
exhibition, spanning the last fifty years in Israeli art.
Featured artists include renowned Israeli artists as well as
local and Israeli based photographers and painters. The
exhibition includes etchings, prints and original works and
presents Israel's art history through figurative and abstract
landscapes. The art fair serves as a great opportunity to view
and explore themes and contemporary trends in Israeli art and
to purchase affordable fine Israeli art. Curator: Ayelet
Danielle Aldouby. JCC on the
Palisades, 411 E. Clinton Ave.
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A Practical Guide to Buying a Co-op, Condo, or
House: Things You Should Know and Mistakes to Avoid.
Saturday, April 1, 2006 2:00 PM -
4:00 PM. At the New York Public Library. Room 018, Science,
Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
10016.A presentation by Carmen Lee Shue, President/Owner, Lee
Shue Realty, Inc. and invited guest speaker, Eleanor Vale, Esq.,
an experienced and savvy real estate attorney. Ms. Vale will
take you through the process from retention to closing and
post-closing....Read
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Children's
Galleries for Jewish Culture
Tucked away between
commercial buildings on the very far West Side is a small gem
which, if you have children, should not be missed. This is CGJC,
or the Children Galleries for Jewish Culture. It is a part of
the Jewish Children’s Learning Lab (JCLL), a non-religious
organization founded eleven years ago to introduce Jewish
children to their rich heritage. In 2002, the Galleries were
opened, with the kind of exhibitions that make children demand
to return again and again. The exhibits are enchanting. There
are no computers, no special effects, nothing is virtual. They
are comprised of over eighty interactive learning stations that
allow the children to see, touch, and learn hands-on. They are
geared to grades 2-6, but the adults are just as intrigued, and
younger children can certainly relate as well. The first
exhibition is “From Home to Home; Jewish Immigration to
America.” It allows the child to explore immigration, history,
and diversity. Everything is tangible. The child looks into
dioramas of homes in the old countries, makes decisions as to
which possessions are important enough to take to the new land,
and packs miniature trunks. Once in America, the child learns to
shop in unfamiliar supermarkets, fit into new neighborhoods and
small apartments, and make decisions about the new community.
The second exhibition is “From Tent to Temple: Life in the
Ancient Near East” and it is a magical time travel experience.
The child participates in the interactive exploration of the
important topics of food, shelter, clothing/jewelry and
archaeology in far off time and place. Again, the miniature
dioramas and objects that can be manipulated create a portal
into an unknown reality, seen from a child’s point of view.
Sunday, April 9 Special Event
Reservations
Required 212-924-4500 ext 1#
. 1pm-2:30pm: What is an Exodus? Explore the immigrant
experience in our interactive exhibition, and then meet the
author, Dr. Ilil Arbel, and participate in a conversation based
on her book The Lemon Tree that tells a family journey from
Siberia to Israel as they transport their late son's tiny lemon
tree. Dr. Arbel will also sign her book. Children 5 and older
only. 2:30pm-5pm: Play in the exhibitions, create Seder
plates, decorate Elijah cups, design matzah boxes, illustrate
the story of Passover. (Special Event Admission: $10 per person,
Members $5).
You can contact the
galleries through phone or e-mail. For the special event on
April 9:
515 West 20th Street, Suite 4E (between Tenth and Eleventh
Avenues), New York, NY 1001 Phone: (212) 924-4500 x1.
E-mail:
Marinajcll@aol.com
Fashion 101: How to Start
Your Own Fashion Line in Today's Market.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006, 5:30 PM
- 7:00 PM, at the New York Public Library.
A presentation by
Mercedes Gonzalez, Director, Global Purchasing Companies, a
veteran of the garment industry who opened and restructured
hundreds of stores. This program will be filmed.
Reservations are required. Seating will be limited. Please call
212-592-7000 for reservations starting March 28, 2006. Attendees
will be asked to sign a photography consent form...Read
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Selma Jeanne Cohen: Next
Week, Swan Lake, Approaches to Dance History and
Criticism. Saturday, April
15, 2006, 3:00 PM, at the New York Public Library.
Screening
with commentary by George Dorris, Mindy Aloff, Jack Anderson,
and Marcia Siegel.
Cost: Free.
Program
Information:
Programs take place in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, The New York
Public Library for the Performing Arts...Read
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Israeli Folk
Dance. Wednesdays, 7-8 pm (instructional session) | 8:15
pm-12:15 am (open session). Every
Wednesday evening for folk dancing and
fun with Ruth Goodman and Danny Uziel. No advance registration
is necessary. Join us for an instructional session to learn and
review today’s folk dance repertoire. This session is geared to
those with some knowledge of Israeli folk dance.
92nd Street Y, 92nd Street &
Lexington
Avenue. For information: 212.415.5737.
Israeli Folk
Dancing with Tamar and Shmulik. Thursdays at 7 pm.
Thursday nights:
Israeli folk dancing in the North Gym, led by the well-known and
loved Israeli dance teachers Tamar and Shmulik. Beginners can
get started with an introductory hour-long session from 7-8pm.
Dancers of all levels are invited to join in for the rest of
this fun-filled dance xtravaganza! This Fall, every Thursday
night beginning October 21st until December 30! No registration
required. Pay at the front desk in the lobby.
Beginners from
7-8 pm, All Levels from 8-Midnight
The JCC in
Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St. Call 646.505.5708
for information.
Off the Edge: A Modern
Dance Performance Series. Saturday, April 8, 2006 at 8:00pm
at the Bendheim Performing Arts Center. Suggested Donation $15,
General Admission Seating. Three professional Westchester
choreographers Rae Ballard, Maria Colaco and Lenore Eggleston
present Off The Edge: A Modern Dance Performance Series.
Established in 2005, this collective of choreographers created
the series to serve the local community through modern dance by
performances, engaging audiences in discussions about the
choreographic process and encouraging future audiences for the
art form. Off The Edge also seeks to serve local choreographers
by bringing together a collective of artists and establishing an
environment that encourages artistic expression and
experimentation. For additional information please contact Maria
Colaco at: [
mailto:offtheedge@gmail.com
]offtheedge@gmail.com
Balance Dance Theatre
. Saturday, April 22 at 8:00pm at the Bendheim Performing Arts
Center. Tickets: $20, General Admission. Balance Dance Theatre
founded by choreographer Obediah Wright presents a unique blend
of modern, jazz, ballet and African movement together in a
spiritual and soulful dance performance.
KLEZMER MUSICIANS TRAVEL "HOME" TO KRAKOW, (Thirteen/WNET
New York) airing Thursday, April 6 at 9:30 p.m.,
documents the annual Krakow Festival of Jewish Culture which
continues to draw world-renowned Jewish musicians and artists. A
classic Yiddish legend is interwoven with live concert footage
and spontaneous "jamming" with local Krakowian street performers
throughout the film. More information: Gloria Park, Thirteen/WNET
New York, 212-560-2063
parkg@thirteen.org
LARRY HARLOW AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF SALSA, (Thirteen/WNET
New York) airing Wednesday, April 5 at 12:30 a.m., tells
the story of the birth and history of salsa, and Larry Harlow
himself, one of the most talented and colorful non-Hispanic
personalities to emerge from the salsa scene. A New York City
native of Jewish extraction, Harlow rode the salsa wave as a
member of the Fania All-Stars and leader of Orchestra Harlow,
which produced Hommy, the only salsa opera ever produced and
performed at Carnegie Hall. More information: Gloria Park,
Thirteen/WNET New York, 212-560-2063
parkg@thirteen.org
Vadim
Gluzman, violin, Angela Yoffe, piano. New York Recital Debut at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
April 7, 7
pm. One
of the most inspiring and dynamic artists before the public
today, Israeli violinist Vadim Gluzman has established himself
as a performer of great depth, virtuosity and technical
brilliance. Lauded by both critics and audiences, he has
performed throughout the United States, Europe, Russia, Japan,
Australia and Canada as a soloist and in a duo setting with his
wife, pianist Angela Yoffe. Vadim Gluzman’s “degree of technical
perfection and artistic superiority is almost frightening . .
.polished like diamond.”-Leipziger Volkszeitung. Mr. Gluzman
will perform Mozart, Bartok, Castelnuovo, Tedesco, Bloch and
Shostakovich-Jazz Suite No. 2 (transcribed by Michael Gluzman,
New York Premiere).
Single Tickets: $ 25. The Grace Rainey Rogers
Auditorium, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue.
To order, call Concerts & Lectures @ (212)570-3949.
The Classic Rock Battle Of
The Bands… for
Adults! Sponsored By Crazy Hair Productions and Guitar Center of
Larchmont Saturday, May 13, 2006, 7:00pm - Midnight. Hosted by
Jimmy Fink of 1071.1 The Peak. Remember when Rock and Roll was
Hard Core. Remember when long hair and black mascara was cutting
edge. If Deep Purple, Led Zepplin and Ozzy…well maybe not Ozzy
are still in your hearts then you cannot miss the first ever
Westchester Battle of the Bands for “US!” We may have receding
hairlines but our fashion is still tight…for different reasons
but who says we can’t ROCK! This competition is open to any
adult over 30 in Westchester who can remember “Smoke on the
Water.” Incredible prizes will be awarded to the top three
bands. All entries should contact Brad Garfield, The Bendheim
Artistic Director at 472-3300 x315 or
garfieldb@jcca.org
First prize, six straight hours of studio time for bands own CD
recorded at Crazy Hair Productions in Purchase, NY.
Israeli Fine Art Fair and Jazz
Performance. Mar. 26,
4 pm.
"Modern &
Contemporary in Israeli Art" is a group exhibition,
spanning the last fifty years in Israeli art. Featured artists
include renowned Israeli artists as well as local and Israeli
based photographers and painters. The exhibition includes
etchings, prints and original works and presents Israel's art
history through figurative and abstract landscapes. The art fair
serves as a great opportunity to view and explore themes and
contemporary trends in Israeli art and to purchase affordable
fine Israeli art. Curator: Ayelet Danielle Aldouby.
JCC on the Palisades, 411 E.
Clinton Ave.
Temple Beit T’Shuvah’s
Passover Seders Set for April 12th, 13th
& 14th . “Magical” is the word most often used to
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