2007
February 2007
Thursday 1 February 2007
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 18 Feb. In these powerful and monumental female sculptures, Linda Stein has responded to the horror of 9-11. She has created feminine warriors or knights as she calls them which become symbols of protection in an increasingly hostile environment. Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton. Helene Yentis, Museum Gallery Director, 561-852-3214. Adolph and Rose Levis Jewish Community Center - [website][email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Thu 29 Mar. Beginning with the migration of the first English Jewish settlers to South Africa in the 1820s, this exhibition explores the influence that the English colonial power had on the development of the South African Jewish community. However this influence has never been a one-way process and the exhibition also looks at some of the South African Jews who have had impact on Anglo-Jewry and on British society in general. 129-131 Albert Street, Camden Town, 80 East End Road, Finchley, London, NW1 7NB. Sara Priem, 0207 284 1997. The Jewish Museum, Finchley - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Wed 28 Feb. Our 2007 Horvitz Scholar: Noam Sachs Zion was born to American parents fighting in the Hagana in Jerusalem in 1948. He grew up in an egalitarian Conservative rabbi's home in Minneapolis and studied general Philosophy at Columbia in the late sixties. Houston. 713-729-3200. Jewish Community Center of Houston - [more][email][events]
Thu 1 Feb. Cabin Fever: Jewish Camping and Jewish Commitment is the JMM's first ever original main gallery exhibition for children and families. Designed to be a hands-on, interactive and atmospheric exhibition, Cabin Fever focuses on summer camps attended by Jewish Marylanders, and explores the impact of camp experiences on identity formation, and particulary on the development of Jewish identity on young people. Cabin Fever will transport visitors from the Museum's urban setting to the rural and rustic settings where most camps exist. 15 Lloyd Street, Baltimore. Lauren Silberman, 410-732-6400 ext. 29. Jewish Museum of Maryland - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 8 Apr. This inspiring exhibition tells the extraordinary story of Janusz Korczak (1878-1942), a Polish-Jewish doctor, educator and children's author who devoted his life to establishing and defining the rights of the child. Drawing on objects, paintings, photographs and Korczak’s own writings, the exhibition tracks his rise to status of Polish National hero and highlights his courage as director of a Jewish orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto. Refusing all offers for his own rescue, Korczak ultimately chose to accompany the orphans to their death in the Treblinka concentration camp. The universalism of Korczak's message and the effect of his teachings on modern thinking are examined in the exhibition, which highlights the treatment of children today. 129-131 Albert Street, Camden Town, London, NW1 7NB. Sara Priem, 0207 284 1997. The Jewish Museum, Finchley - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 25 Mar. The Story of Joseph: Unveiling the Text November 19, 2006 - March 25, 2007. Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, 10011. 212-294-8330 x8816. Yeshiva University Museum - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 25 Mar. A small but remarkable display of art by Israeli and Palestinian children from the divided city of Jerusalem, which was launched to international acclaim in Jerusalem before travelling to Geneva, London and now Manchester. Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ, London. Laura McKechanBox Office 029 7416 5439, 020 7416 5311. FREE. Imperial War Museum - [website][email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Fri 6 Apr. The Disasters of War in the Singer Gallery, through April 6. Local artists respond to Goya’s war prints. Gallery hours: M-F 9-4; Sun 1-4. 303-316-6360. 350 South Dahlia Street, Denver, 80246. Jamie Polliard, 303-316-6320. Mizel Center for Arts and Culture - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Mon 31 Dec. September 10, 2006 - December 31, 2007. Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, 10011. 212-294-8330 x8816. Yeshiva University Museum - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 15 Apr. Celebrating Oklahoma's Jewish History In conjunction with the Centennial Celebration of Oklahoma Statehood Second Floor Gallery. 2021 East 71st Street, Tulsa, 74136. Sherwin Miller, (918) 492-1818. Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 18 Feb. Directed by Evelyn Orbach and featuring visiting actor Max Wright. A young American pianist and former prodigy is searching for an escape from an artistic block. He has traveled to Vienna to a master professor only to have him send him first to an eccentric and difficult (but presumably brilliant) teacher of voice who insists that he must seek his answers within the profound musical message of Schumann's Dichterliebe. The journey is a difficult one, the relationship often adversarial, but the discoveries the search provides will have a lasting effect on both men, and perhaps provide the healing they both need. Aaron DeRoy Theatre, 6600 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield, 48322. 248.788.2900. Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET) - [website][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 11 Feb. The amazing play upon which the hit movie and musical are based. Starring McKeever. Performances are Thursdays at 8; Saturdays at 2 & 8; Sundays at 2. Online Orders May Carry a Service Charge. Tickets $22 / $20 Seniors / $12 Students. 6501 W Sunrise Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, 33313. 954-537-3648. Soref Jewish Community Center - [website][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 4 Feb. P.O. Box 12726, San Diego, 92112. 619-685-7215. Noir Film Festival - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 4 Feb. 12021 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 555, Los Angeles, 90025. 310-355-6060. Noor Film Festival - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 15 Apr. Co-Ed Ping Pong League. All Basic Ping Pong Rules Apply. Please call 561-712-5244 for more information. All Players must pre register by March 15th 2007. Season begins on 4/15/2007. 3151 North Military Trail, 3151 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, 33409. P.J. Abbott, 561-712-5244. call for details. Jewish Community Centers of The Greater Palm Beaches - [website][email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Tue 31 Jul. The Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam translates from Hebrew to “Repairing the World.” This new exhibition for families and children explores ways in which we can fulfill this value in our daily lives, through appreciation and protection of the natural environment. The exhibit focuses on three central themes — appreciating the beauty of nature, understanding our responsibility to take care of the natural world, and using our resources responsibly — and looks at these themes through the lens of Jewish values. 1109 Fifth Avenue, New York, 10128. Alex Wittenberg, 212-423-3271. Jewish Museum - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 4 Mar. 2021 East 71st Street, Tulsa, 74136. Sherwin Miller, (918) 492-1818. Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 1 Apr. During his distinguished career, graphic designer Saul Bass (1920–1996) became a legend for conceiving the now-iconic logos of such companies as AT&T and United Airlines. Bass is also recognized for transforming motion-picture title sequences from static typography into an art form. This exhibition focuses on Bass's work for the American film industry. On view are posters, soundtrack-album covers, Bass's storyboard of the famous shower scene in Psycho (1960), and continuous screenings of a montage of selected film titles edited by Bass and his wife, Elaine. The documentary Why Man Creates (1968), for which Bass won an Academy Award, will also be screened in the exhibition. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, 90049. 310-440-4500. Skirball Cultural Center - [more][email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Thu 8 Mar. This series showcases several music documentaries, including a 5-show engagement of the delightful Das Alphorn (Jan 10-Mar 1). Also included in this collection are films on writers (Thomas Pynchon—A Journey into the Mind of P., Jan 14), artists (Signers Koffer, Feb 8), and a bittersweet love story (Ma Famille Africaine, Mar 3). 465 Huntington Avenue, Remis Auditorium, Boston, 02115-5597. 617-267-9300. Museum of Fine Arts - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sat 3 Feb. 501 Elm Street, Suite 385, Dallas, 75202. 214-720-0555. Texas Black Film Festival - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Thu 8 Feb. 15 West 16 Street, New York, 10011. Sasha D. Tenenbaum, Programming, 212-294-8350/Box Office: 917-606-8200. American Sephardic Federation/Sephardic House - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Thu 29 Mar. The Last Goodbye records the extraordinary story of 10,000 unaccompanied children rescued from Nazi Europe on the Kindertransport. The exhibition casts a vivid light on the experiences of these young refugees, the heart-rending decision of their parents to send them away, and their difficulties in adjusting to life in a foreign country. 129-131 Albert Street, Camden Town, 80 East End Road, Finchley, London, NW1 7NB. Sara Priem, 0207 284 1997. The Jewish Museum, Finchley - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sun 4 Feb. Beautiful, witty and thought-provoking, Barbara Zucker's sculptures and wall works are created from patterns of wrinkles on the faces of older women. 401 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19103. 215-446-3045. Gershman Y Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb. 2560 Ninth Street, Suite 214M, Berkeley, 94710. Undergroundfilm - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Sat 24 Feb. An elderly man wanders into traffic and is almost hit by a car driven by a young executive. The young man is given a community service of helping the recent widower once a week for six months. At first, the two men can't stand to be in the same room together. But, as they get to know each other, the atmosphere changes and friendship, family and forgiveness replace bitterness. 12500 N. W. Military Hwy, San Antonio, 78231. Tracy, 210-302-6828. Barshop Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb to Thu 15 Mar, 9:30 am. This adult edu. class will be discussing the book "The Power of Now, a Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment." Books are available at the first meeting or bring your own. 1351 S. 14th Ave, Hollywood, 33020. Daphne, 954-920-8225. Temple Beth El of Hollywood - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 11 am-1 pm. The FINAL competition in the first ever Simply Manischewitz Cook-Off will be held at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on February 1, 2007, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This national cooking competition is the culmination of three successful regional events held in Newark, NJ (10/26/06); Fort Lauderdale, FL (11/9/06); and Costa Mesa, CA (12/14/06). On February 1st six finalists (two from each region) will prepare their prize winning recipes in a live cooking competition for the chance to win a $20,000 grand prize package including a General Electric Profile kitchen, cash and more. The Simply Manischewitz Cook-Off is free, open to the public and highlights quick and easy kosher dishes perfect for the Jewish holidays and everyday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg. New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway and 45th St, Manhatten. Jennifer Romer, 973-744-0707. Free. Manischewitz - [website][email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 11 am-12:30 pm. Rabbi Joyce Reinitz, ACSW Experience the mysteries and revitalizing powers of this Jewish Holiday which ushers in the crescent moon of the new month. Rosh Hodesh provides an opportunity for transformation and healing. It is a time to look inward and skyward, for it heralds the ever-renewing cycle of light and life that emerges from the darkness each month. This informal and participatory group will explore the inherent themes of each Jewish month through unique imagery exercises, learning and sharing, created by Rabbi Joyce Reinitz. These exercises are designed to gently open the door to inner vision and often bring a spiritual awakening, as participants discover how the Jewish themes impact them personally. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [more][email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 2:30 pm. Matthew Barney: No Restraint by Alison Chernik (2006, 70 min.). Matthew Barney's latest film, Drawing Restraint 9, a collaboration with longtime partner Björk, involved 45,000 pounds of petroleum jelly, a factory whaling vessel off the coast of Nagasaki, and the imagery of Shinto marriage rites to create the "narrative sculpture" of a fantastical love story about ritual and transformation. Alison Chernik followed Barney to Japan to document the creation of his film, giving context to this remarkably complex work and Björk's ambient score, while documenting the filming of such a massive project. MFA members, seniors, and students $6; general admission $7. 465 Huntington Avenue, Remis Auditorium, Boston, 02115-5597. 617-267-9300. Museum of Fine Arts - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 6 pm. Zero City by Karen Shakhnazarov (Gorod Zero, 1988, 103 min.). One of the key films of the Perestroika era, Zero City tells the story of a Moscow engineer named Varakin who arrives in a small town with instructions to change the size of a locally manufactured air-conditioner part. He arrives at the company office and is welcomed by a naked secretary. Next, he finds himself sitting down to lunch. The dessert arrives, a cake that strongly resembles his own head, baked by a chef who soon shoots himself. With its images of a burdensome past and an indeterminate future based on both folk tale and more modern forms of absurdism, Shakhnazarov's very funny and poignant film is a true historical touchstone. MFA members, seniors, and students $8; general admission $. 465 Huntington Avenue, Remis Auditorium, Boston, 02115-5597. 617-267-9300. Museum of Fine Arts - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 6:30-8 pm. Kathryn Selig Brown The relationship between China and Tibet dates back to the Tang Dynasty during the seventh century. At one time, Tibetans occupied areas along the Silk Road and southwest China; more recently, China has occupied Tibet. Mongol and Manchu rulers were devotees of Tibetan Buddhism and made Tibetan art, architecture and culture a part of the imperial culture. Kathryn Selig Brown is curator at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York. Tickets are $25; $20 for China Institute members. Members please call 212.415.5500 to register. Date & Time: Thu, Feb 1, 2007, 6:30pm-8:00pm Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Directions Code: T-LH5CH06-01 Price: $25.00. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 6:30-8:45 pm. Free and open to the public. Singles and couples welcome to participate. Clark County Library--Jewel Box Theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, 89119. J B Green, 702-614-3812. University Historical Dance Enthusiasts - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 6:30-8:30 pm. Gain developmental understanding of how best to support your little ones during this wonderful, challenging time. Strategies for setting limits, guiding behavior, developing social skills and more, while preserving your sanity. With Bonnie Romanow. $60 per person, 2 sessions Pre-registration required. 600 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, 94901. Bonni Schiff, 491-7959. $60 per person, Marin Jewish Family and Children's Services and Parents Place - [website][email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 7 pm. Strong Is Your Hold: An 80th Birthday Tribute to Galway Kinnell Robert Bly, E. L. Doctorow, Mark Doty, Cornelius Eady, Edward Hirsch, Marie Howe, Yusef Komunyakaa, Anne Marie Macari, Sharon Olds, Grace Paley, Gerald Stern and C.K. Williams Friends and fellow writers join the beloved bard Galway Kinnell in a reading that honors his profound impact on generations of poets. Galway Kinnell’s collections include Strong Is Your Hold and Selected Poems, for which he received both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [more][email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 7 pm. The concert features students in the H.L. Miller Cantorial School performing a range of styles. Singers will include professional opera singers, composers, former touring musicians, and singer/songwriters. JTS, 3080 Broadway. The Jewish Theolgoical Seminary, 3080 Broadway (at 122nd), New York, 10027. Marian Turk, (212) 280-6132. $15.00. Jewish Theological Seminary - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 7 pm. Caitlin Leffel and Jacob Lehman We all have our own lists of cool New York things, ready to share with friends and visitors. Compare yours with the authors of The Best Things to Do in New York. Whether you’re looking for eateries, bars, culture or shopping tips, far-out activities or scenes of meditative wonder, there’s more to this city than even the most jaded native could imagine. Newcomers, old-timers and everyone else—step right up. Tickets are $12 in advance; $15 at the door Date & Time: Thu, Feb 1, 2007, 7:00pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Code: T-MM5LE31-01 Price: $12.00. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 7 pm. Singer Gallery, 7 p.m. $5 (general), $3 (students/seniors) Lamed Shapiro, who was born in Ukraine and came to the United States in 1905, personifies the struggles of Jewish modernists adrift in a changing culture. Leah Garrett, an associate professor of English Literature and Judaic Studies at University of Denver and the editor of a new book about Shapiro's life and work, will discuss the ways in which the Jewish experience of the violence of war is both unique and universal. 303-316-6360. 350 South Dahlia Street, Denver, 80246. Jamie Polliard, 303-316-6320. Mizel Center for Arts and Culture - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 7:30 pm. $8 General, $5 Members and Full-Time Students Advance tickets: (866) 468-3399 or or on site at the Skirball Admissions Desk L.A. premiere. Shot clandestinely, this powerful and poignant documentary offers a deep-access account of what both China and international retailers don't want us to see: how the clothes we buy are actually made. Following a pair of denim jeans from birth to sale, China Blue links the power of the U.S. consumer market to the daily lives of a Chinese factory owner and two teenage factory workers. Filmed both in the factory and in the workers' faraway villages, the film provides a rare, human glimpse at the cost of China's rapid transformation into a free market society. (2005, 88 min. Not rated.) A Q&A with director Micha X. Peled wi. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, 90049. 310-440-4500. Skirball Cultural Center - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 7:30 pm. Written by Henry Denker. Sam Horowitz, a rich, retired Jewish man, has been mugged, slashed with a knife, and had a stroke. Home from the hospital, he's become very anti-Black (the color of his attackers). He is less than enchanted by the Black therapist hired to nurse him, but Mrs. Washington is a determined woman. A strong, but fond, relationship develops. Things change rapidly when Sam's daughter tries to take charge of his life. Hochman Jewish Community Center, 8500 Jog Road, Boynton Beach, 33437. Box Office, 561.740.9000. Hochman Jewish Community Center - [events]
Thu 1 Feb, 7:30 pm. Lost in Yonkers won four Tony Awards (including Best Play), and the 1991 Pulitzer Award for Drama. It is 1942…Eddie, a widower, is panic stricken when he has to persuade his mother, iron-clad Grandma Kurnitz, to take in his two young sons, Jay and Artie, so he can travel to earn money. There we also meet Aunt Bella, slightly simple, Uncle Louie, a small-time gangster, and Aunt Gert, who talks backwards. At the core of it, Lost in Yonkers is a play about finding one's way through the tangled webs of familial relationships and attempting to survive life without losing the sense of self or humor. 5403 Monument Avenue, Richmond, 23226. Darcy Adler, Cultural Director, 804-545-8607. Carole and Marcus Weinstein Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 7:30 pm. Microcinema’s Independent Exposure touring festival has been presenting a mix of contemporary, progressive and artistic short films and videos since 1996. In addition to Indecent Exposure’s Best of 2006, the program includes works by New York animator Bill Plympton and the British VJ group Addictive TV. Q&A with filmmakers Bill Plympton and Sisne Baumane. Date & Time: Thu, Feb 1, 2007, 7:30pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Code: T-MM5FF02-01 Price: $15.00. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 8 pm. The two friends come together on one stage, for a show of Israeli rock. They will perform each others greatest hits together with a full band. They perform the current Israeli hit songs like you've never heard them before,"Mishehu shomea oti", "Ma sheover alai" from Eifo Hayeled, "Geula" by Hemi Rudner and many others. Join them at Makor for this rare NYC show, full of energy, hits and anuncompromising performance. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door Date & Time: Thu, Feb 1, 2007, 8:00pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Venue: Makor Cafe Code: T-MM5PF12-01 Price: $25.00. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 8 pm. State of Anti-Semitism Lecture: Leslie H. Gelb on Israel, Jews and United States Foreign Policy Leslie H. Gelb is president emeritus and board senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a Pulitzer Prize winner and a former correspondent for The New York Times. A senior official in the State and Defense departments, he is an expert on American foreign policy and national security. Date & Time: Thu, Feb 1, 2007, 8:00pm Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Venue: Kaufmann Concert Hall Seating Chart Code: T-BL5CM01-01 Price: $25.00 All Sections. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 8 pm. Planet of Storms by Pavel Klushanstev (Planeta Bur, 1961, 83 min.). Director Klushanstev transforms a novel by the eminent Soviet sci-fi writer Aleksandr Kazantsev, overpowering Kazantsev's party-line dialogue with excellent effects. Cosmonauts arriving on Venus find furious volcanoes and prehistoric beasts, including a memorable cackling pterodactyl. Preceded by The Cameraman's Revenge by Wladaslaw Starewicz (Mest kinematograficheskogo operatora, 1912, 12 min.), an early classic about adultery in the insect kingdom from the great animation pioneer: a married beetle is filmed in a compromising situation by a jealous grasshopper. MFA members, seniors, and students $8; general admission $9. 465 Huntington Avenue, Remis Auditorium, Boston, 02115-5597. 617-267-9300. Museum of Fine Arts - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 8 pm. We join the playwright on a personal odyssey to examine the complexities of issues in a land where people “have something to kill and die for” and for whom the stakes are so much higher than for those of us in the West. In this one man play He explores the landscapes, ideologies and emotions of the region through conversations with politicians and artists, settlers and historians, in both Israel and the Palestinian territory. 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, 63146. Ken Weintraub, Presisdent and CEO, 314-442-3131. St. Louis Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 8:15 pm. Neil deGrasse Tyson with Robert Krulwich: Black Holes and Other Cosmic Quandries Neil deGrasse Tyson leads us through the mysteries of the cosmos, explaining black holes and astral life from the frontiers of astrobiology and examining the friction between science and religion in the context of history. Tyson is an astrophysicist and the director of the Hayden Planetarium. His One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos won the 2001 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award. He is the author of the memoir The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist and Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandries. Robert Krulwich appears on Nova's Science Now, is an NPR regular and an ABC News correspondent. Date & Time: Thu, Feb 1, 2007, 8:15pm. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Thu 1 Feb, 9:30-11 pm. Come out & practice your Lindy Hop skills every 1st Thursday. Newcomers welcome. No experience necessary and no partner required. You'll find a wide range of dance experience from the complete novice to the expert. Guest DJ and different theme each month. Episcopal Church of our Savior, 21 Marathon St., Arlington. Mike Jonas. $5. Five Guys Named Mike - [website][email][events]
Friday 2 February 2007
Fri 2 Feb to Sat 3 Feb. Featuring Dr. David Luchins Cost for Shabbaton & Melave Malke : $20/adult , $6/children 6-12, age 5 and under-free Cost for Melave Malka only : $10/ adult , $5/ children 6-12, age 5 and under-free Shabbat accommodations are limited RSVP by Wed. 1/31/07. Congregation Beth Israel, 10 Dexter Street, Malden, Malden, 02148. 781-322-5686 ext 13. See description. Aish Boston - [email][events]
Fri 2 Feb. Regina Nejman Brazilian native, Regina Nejman, winner of the 2005 Fringe Festival’s Outstanding Choreography Award, presents her energetic, highly charged company of eight dancers in excerpts of Frozen Baby. Danced to Mio Morales' original Brazilian-influenced score, Frozen Baby is a provocative and visually magnetic dance installation set in a moment when time is running out. The characters race against the freezing effects of time, while reflecting on romance, desire, entrapment and the power of choices. Regina's company is presented by Joyce SoHo. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [more][email][events]
Fri 2 Feb. 3830 NW 16 Boulevard, Gainesville, 32603. 352-376-1508. Congregation B'nai Israel - [email][events]
Fri 2 Feb to Sun 11 Feb. 808 View Street, Victoria, V8W 1K2. 250-389-0444. Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival - [website][email][events]
Fri 2 Feb, 6:30 pm. Join us for a pre-show mixer with live music, host bar, appetizers and ticket to see a performance. Kick off the weekend in style with friends at a pre-show bash. Call the ticket office at (619) 23-GLOBE (234-5623) to purchase your tickets now. Be sure to ask for “TGIF.”. 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego. 619-234-5623. Old Globe Theatre - [email][events]
Fri 2 Feb, 7 pm. This year¢s celebration of Tu Bishevat presents us with a special opportunity. In addition to our annual expression of thanks for creation and Earth¢s renewal as we approach the spring, we will welcome as guest speaker Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener, director of the Interreligious Eco-Justice Network and the spiritual leader of Congregation Pnai Or of Central Connecticut. It will also include our favorite Tu Bishevat songs and a special oneg with the symbolic fruits, nuts and drinks to which our tradition ascribes meanings associated with nature¢s renewal and our role in sustaining God¢s creation. What could be more appropriate than celebrating Earth¢s renewal. First Congregational Ch, 37 Main Street, Southington, 06489. Laura Minor, 860-582-1061. Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation - [email][events]
Fri 2 Feb, 7 pm. Celebrate the New Year of the Trees and Shabbat together at an environmentally friendly Shabbat dinner, with lots of singing, wine and new fruits. Learn about the the rich Jewish tradition of caring for our world and ways to express both your religious and environmental concerns. Shabbat dinner at Makor is a feast for the body and spirit. Partake of a gourmet meal accompanied by traditional prayers and lively melodies and converse with new and interesting people. The dinner also includes a short, stimulating talk given from a variety of Jewish perspectives. Registration required by the Wednesday before the dinner. Vegetarian dinners optional with phone reservations. Date & Time: Fri, Feb 2, 2007, 7:00pm Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Fri 2 Feb, 7:30 pm. Join us for a mixture of dances (circle mixers, contras, old time squares, English Country, couple dances, Scottish Country, American folk) for all levels. Live music always. Please bring clean, soft-soled, low-heeled, non-marking shoes for dancing. Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock. Carolyn Shearman, 501-603-5305. $4mem; $5nonmem. Arkansas Country Dance Society - [website][email][events]
Fri 2 Feb, 7:30-11 pm. Dance with us and welcome our visiting caller, Hank Morris, from Asheville, NC. Beginner's lesson at 7:30pm. No partner or experience is necessary. All ages are welcome. Live music. Wear casual attire & comfortable shoes. Smiles & laughter fill the room. Pinellas Park Auditorium, 7690 - 59th St. N., Pinellas Park. Stan Prince, 727-823-2725. $7; $5 - 21 & under. Tampa Friends of Old Time Dance - [website][email][events]
Fri 2 Feb, 7:30 pm. 2006, 86 mins., video. Directed by Tanuj Chopra. With Misu Khan, Nina Edmonds. Made on the streets (and basketball courts) of Elmhurst, Queens, Tanuj Chopra’s acclaimed debut, which premiered at Sundance, is a powerful Asian-American youth drama made with a distinctive visual style. The film follows the struggles of Mameet, a South Asian teenager, after the death of his brother during a hold-up at the family store. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the director. 35 Avenue at 36 Street, Astoria, 11106. 718-784-0077. Museum of the Moving Image - [email][events]
Fri 2 Feb, 8-11 pm. For experienced dancers. Music by Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Anna Patton and Ann Percival. Concord Scout House, 74 Walden St, Concord. Lisa Greenleaf, 978-779-6077. $9; $7 under 21. Country Dance Society Boston Centre - [website][email][events]
Fri 2 Feb, 8-11 pm. Experienced English country dancers are invited to join us for an evening of challenging dances, or familiar dances done with less (or no) teaching. Dancers are expected to be familiar with the common figures such as siding, heys, figure-of-eight, etc. Church of Our Saviour, Carlton & Monmouth Streets, Brookline. Deb, 617-721-0600. $9; $7 CDS members. Country Dance Society Boston Centre - [website][email][events]
Fri 2 Feb, 8 pm. Siona Benjamin Explore the work and artistic process of a uniquely cosmopolitan artist. Born and raised Jewish in predominantly Hindu and Muslim India, Siona Benjamin combines the imagery of her past with her American present, creating a mosaic inspired by both Indian miniature paintings and Sephardic icons. Benjamin reinterprets biblical narrative through the prism of current events. Date & Time: Fri, Feb 2, 2007, 8:00pm Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Code: T-BL5SS07-01 Price: $25.00. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Saturday 3 February 2007
Sat 3 Feb. This year we’re heading up to Gaithersburg to Laurie’s house for our annual celebration of the "New Year for Trees." We'll have a potluck dinner then will share wine, fruit, nuts, songs and readings that celebrate one of our natural resources. Meet at 7:00 p.m. at Laurie’s house. Bring your favorite poem, drawing, short story or anecdote that celebrates trees, and a vegetarian potluck item to share. Cost $3M/$6NM to cover costs of wine, fruit & nuts for the event. Please call or e-mail for address, directions, and to let ALurie know what you’ll be bringing. Event limited to first 20 people to RSVP. Laurie, tel. 301-330-3683 or email laurienadler. Kensington, 20891. Edward Schaefer, 703-471-8921. Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Maryland (DC, MD & VA) - [email][events]
Sat 3 Feb. 325 5th Ave. N., Seattle, 98109. 1.877.367.5483. Science Fiction Museum - [email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 9 am. What kind of synagogue life is available to you? Where do you begin your search? Spend the first Saturday morning each month at a different Manhattan synagogue, guided by the rabbinic staff of the 92nd Street Y Bronfman Center for Jewish Life. Meet neighbors and other 92nd Street Y community members as you attend Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist and non-denominational services. Times and locations to be announced. First session meets at the 92nd Street Y and includes an overview of the history of synagogue life in New York and the philosophies governing various synagogues. Date & Time: Sat, Feb 3, 2007, 9:00am Code: T-BL5CW02-01 Price: $10.00. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 10 am-12 pm. Lay-led, Traditional Torah Study. Shalom Bayit, 21555 Modoc Lane, Bend, Oregon, Bend. Kit Hall, 541-389-3243. Jewish Community of Central Oregon - [website][email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 5 pm. Annual celebration of the Trees' Mystical New Year done Seder-style. Includes veggie/dairy pot-luck feast. Location: Shir Shalom. Call for details. P.O. Box 358721, Gainesville, 32635-8721. 352-336-1007. P'nai Or Gainesville - [email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 6 pm. Join Us as We Renew a Celebratory Spertus Tradition Begins at 6:01 pm and continues into the night Free. For more information or to reserve your spot, please call Anne Bustamante at 312.322.1729 or email abustamantes. 618 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 60605. 312-322-1700. Spertus College - [more][email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 6:30-10 pm. Dance contra, circles and squares to live music in the 1930's Recreation Hall on the banks of the Santa Fe River. Beginner lesson at 6:30pm, dance at 7pm. Dance tickets are $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for children plus the cost of park admission. O'Leno State Park, 410 S.E. Oleno Park Road (6 mi. north of High Springs on 441), High Springs. Tom Hogan, 352-472-7632. Flying Turtles String Band - [email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 7-10 pm. Exciting trip. Please call or email Rachel for more extensive details. MilleniumPark, Chicago, 60606. Rachel Dreytser,, (773) 871-6780. Makor - [email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 7-11:30 pm. Workshop 7pm; open dancing 7:30-11:30pm. Absolutely no powder on dance floor. Soda & bottled water available, BYOB. Kirkwood Community Center, 111 South Geyer Rd., Kirkwood, 63122. Bud Waters, 636-225-2354. $4 mem; $6 guests. West County Swing Dance Club - [website][email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 7:30-10:30 pm. A thematic series, exploring the repertoire of English Country Dance by topic. Graham Christian is the principal leader with guest leaders and musicians from New England area. No partner necessary, but some experience with English- or contra dance helpful. Munson Library, 1046 Southeast St., South Amherst, 01002. Graham Christian, 413-253-8962. $8. Amherst Area English Country Dancers - [website][email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 7:30 pm. Playing Swing, Latin, Hustle & the Mix every 1st Saturday. Intermediate West Coast Swing lesson at 7:30pm; Dance party begins at 8:30pm. Bring your dancing shoes, your friends & BYOB. Free snacks. Cost: $15. Lesson or dance only: $10. Shall We Dance--Deerfield Sq. Plaza, 600 S. Federal Highway, just north of 10th, Deerfield Beach, 33441. Chris, 561-876-1099. MrDancePro. com - [website][email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 7:30-11 pm. DJ Toy Tye spins Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, ECS, Balboa and Blues. Beginner lesson 7:30-8pm and dancing 8-11pm. The comfortable, casual atmosphere is always fun & friendly with people of all levels attending. No partner needed. Refreshments, easy parking. Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, 01742. Tony Tye, 508-435-2363. $8. Hop to the Beat Dance Studio - [website][email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 7:30-11 pm. Beginner lessons at 7:30. All ages welcome. Join us for live music and non-stop smiles. Cocoa Beach Recreation Center, 321 Ramp Rd., Cocoa Beach, 32931. Anne Davies Carlson, 321-536-8808. $7; $3 kids. Cocoa Beach Contra Dance - [website][email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 7:30-11 pm. We set up at 5:00 and have a covered dish supper at 6:30. Beginner dance session is at 7:30 and the dance is at 8:00. All HMFS dances are held in an alcohol-, and drug-free environment. Smoking is not allowed. No charge for children. River Falls Lodge, River Falls Rd., Marietta, 29661-9605. David White, 828-545-0689. $8 adults; $4 teens. Harvest Moon Folk Society - [website][email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 7:30 pm. The Friendliest Dance Club you can finds now meets on the first Saturday of the month. We start at 7:30pm with a beginner lesson. The dance kicks off at 8pm and goes to midnite. We look forward to everyone joining us as we start a new era of Floorplay. Palms Ballroom, 543 N. State Road 7, Suite 101, Royal Palm Beach, 33411. Bruce Perrotta or Beth Csira, 954-464-9210 or 561-346-823. $10. Floorplay South - [website][email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 7:30 pm. Lost in Yonkers won four Tony Awards (including Best Play), and the 1991 Pulitzer Award for Drama. It is 1942…Eddie, a widower, is panic stricken when he has to persuade his mother, iron-clad Grandma Kurnitz, to take in his two young sons, Jay and Artie, so he can travel to earn money. There we also meet Aunt Bella, slightly simple, Uncle Louie, a small-time gangster, and Aunt Gert, who talks backwards. At the core of it, Lost in Yonkers is a play about finding one's way through the tangled webs of familial relationships and attempting to survive life without losing the sense of self or humor. 5403 Monument Avenue, Richmond, 23226. Darcy Adler, Cultural Director, 804-545-8607. Carole and Marcus Weinstein Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 8 pm. How often has an actor who deserves an Oscar walked away empty-handed? Vote at www./oscarpicks for the performances you think deserved an Academy Award® for Best Actor or Best Actress from 1927-2005. Vote by January 15 and be entered in a drawing for Makor’s Oscar Night Party. On Saturday nights in February, Makor screens the films featuring the performances that garnered the most votes. Date & Time: Sat, Feb 3, 2007, 8:00pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Code: T-MM5FF07-01 Price: $5.00. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 8 pm. Paquito D’Rivera: “The Village Street Quartet” Yu-Hui Chang: “Shadow Chase” Beethoven: Quartet in C# Minor, Op. 131. 415 South Street, Waltham, 02454. Dennis Nealon, Media Relations Director, 781-736-4205. Brandeis University - [email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 8-11 pm. Beginners welcome, no partner needed. All dances walked through and called. Live music with Full Circle Band and caller, Charlie Dyer. Cobalt Moon Center--Water Studio, 214 Orange Street, Neptune Beach, 32266. Tom Goelz, (904) 246-2131. $10. Full Circle Music - [website][email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 8-11 pm. Singles and couples, beginners and veterans welcome. All dances taught and called. Instruction at 7:30pm. Bring a snack to share. Bring A Friend. Sponsored by the City of Lake Worth Recreation Department. Calvary United Methodist Church, 301 1st Ave S, Lake Worth, 33460. Gary Arthur, 561-585-9794. adults $7; kids $1. Lake Worth Friends of Old Tyme Dance - [website][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 8 pm. Open dancing from 8pm-12am on the 1st Saturday of the month. No smoking or alcohol. Soft drinks & bottled water available. No carry-in beverages of any kind. Colony in the Woods Clubhouse, 4000 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach. Bill & Valerie Von Schriltz, 386-673-9992. $8. Floorplay Daytona - [website][email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 8 pm. The two friends come together on one stage, for a show of Israeli rock. They will perform each others greatest hits together with a full band. They perform the current Israeli hit songs like you've never heard them before,"Mishehu shomea oti", "Ma sheover alai" from Eifo Hayeled, "Geula" by Hemi Rudner and many others. Join them at Makor for this rare NYC show, full of energy, hits and anuncompromising performance. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door Date & Time: Sat, Feb 3, 2007, 8:00pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Directions Venue: Makor Cafe Code: T-MM5PF12-02 Price: $25.00. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 8 pm. South Florida Faces Singles presents The 15th Annual Foot-BALL held on the night before the Super Bowl. A fabulous top 40 band will perform, also includes a dinner buffet and dancing. Dress neat casual. MJ's Rock n Roll Clubhouse, 1620 N. Federal Hwy., Ft. Lauderdale. Ken Block, 305 932 4192 questions/office. $15. Faces Jewish Singles - [website][email][events]
Sat 3 Feb, 8 pm. We join the playwright on a personal odyssey to examine the complexities of issues in a land where people “have something to kill and die for” and for whom the stakes are so much higher than for those of us in the West. In this one man play He explores the landscapes, ideologies and emotions of the region through conversations with politicians and artists, settlers and historians, in both Israel and the Palestinian territory. 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, 63146. Ken Weintraub, Presisdent and CEO, 314-442-3131. St. Louis Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Sunday 4 February 2007
Sun 4 Feb to Sun 6 May. The Song of Songs - The Honeybee in the Garden Debra Band's exhibition, The Song of Songs - The Honeybee in the Garden, showcases a contemporary illuminated manuscript illustrating The Song of Solomon's lyrical love poetry, expressing sensual yearning, the beauty of nature and the land, and an allegorical interpretation of the relationship between bride (the people of Israel) and groom (God). Accompanying the illuminations are wall texts with translations of The Song of Songs by David Band, who combined the most current linguistic and archaeological scholarship with a close fidelity to the original Hebrew grammar and phrasing. 310 NW Davis Street, Portland, 97209. Judy Margles, Director, 503-226-3600. Oregon Jewish Museum - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb. Come join us again for a 'little' bowling at White Oak Lanes in Silver Spring, as this event was such a hit last year. Duckpins are a Maryland tradition when it comes to bowling, with little pins and small bowling balls. We'll have a bunch of fun, and then stop off at Max's for a late lunch. Cost: $3.75/game and $3.00 shoe rental. Non-members pay $3 non-member fee. Meet at Wheaton Metro station to carpool over to the bowling alley, at 10:30 a.m., or meet at the lanes at 11:00 a.m. Please RSVP to Steve C. at mdmosaicweb. Kensington, 20891. Edward Schaefer, 703-471-8921. Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Maryland (DC, MD & VA) - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb. 2-4:30 p.m. at Temple Shalom, 8401 Grubb Road, Chevy Chase MD. Want to learn how to make "green" improvements in your Jewish communities, at home and at work? On the Sunday after Tu B'Shevat, join folks from throughout the Metro Washington Jewish community to ramp up our community's environmental efforts. Hear from Jewish leaders and environmentalists who are paving the way in energy efficiency and green power, green transportation, green product-sourcing, and environmental legislation and advocacy. Learn how to apply their successes in your congregation, minyan, or organization and brainstorm with like-minded colleagues about ideas for the future. Call 301-587-2273 or see http://www./contact. for directions by Metro, bike or car. Call 301-610-JEWS or ema. 203 Lawrence Dr, Rockville, 20850. Harley Liebenson, 301-610-5397. Jewish Sports and Social Network - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb. Now through February 4, 2007 To mark the Jewish festival of lights this exhibition features the work of eight contemporary artists who explore the transformative properties of light as a means to alter common, everyday materials into luminous visual objects for the viewers' contemplation and enjoyment. Come see how these artists utilize light as both a material and a metaphor to investigate memory, perception, and time. 1109 Fifth Avenue, New York, 10128. Alex Wittenberg, 212-423-3271. Jewish Museum - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb. EVENT: SAT PREP. Students will dramatically improve their individual writing skills and style in this intensive skill-building tutorial. DATE/TIME: 8 Sundays, beginning February 4, 10:00am-12:30pm 8 Wednesdays, beginning February 14, 6:30-9:00pm FEE: $850 Location: JCC of Mid-Westchester Sponsor: Academic Center Contact: Lisa Itzkowitz, Director, 472-3300 ext. 275. Bendheim Performing Arts Center, 999 Wilmot Rd, Scarsdale, 10583. Cynthia Blustein, Director of Marketing, 914-472-3300. Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb to Sun 25 Feb. Domini Blythe in Shakespeare for My Father, by Lynn Redgrave directed by William Carden Featuring excerpts from some of the Bard's most memorable works, Shakespeare for My Father is a moving portrait of a child's longing for the love of the daunting and charismatic Shakespearean actor who was her father. "The (excerpt) that seems most painfully relevant is King Lear," said The Guardian in its 1996 review of the play. Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre, 5170 Cote St. Catherine Rd., Montreal, H3W 1M7. (514)739-7944. Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts - [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb. 5 - 11 p.m. at RnR Bar & Lounge, 717 6th Street NW, Washington DC (Metro: Gallery Place) It's that time of year again. Join us as we gather at one of DC's newest meeting spots. Watch the big game on one of 17 plasma screen TVs as the NFC champs battle it out against best of the AFC. The party features complimentary appetizers, drink and food specials, giveaways and more. Casual attire. Only $10, but you must mention JSSN and register to 202-686-5990. Call 301-610-JEWS or email infon. for more information. 203 Lawrence Dr, Rockville, 20850. Harley Liebenson, 301-610-5397. Jewish Sports and Social Network - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb. 6-8 p.m. at Garrett Park Town Hall, 10814 Kenilworth Avenue, Garrett Park MD (Metro: Grosvenor). Celebrate the Jewish New Year of the Trees with a kabbalistic /environmental seder. Following the kabbalistic ritual, we will sample fruits and nuts while reflecting on renewal and tikkun olam - mending the world. The seder will be followed by a potluck vegetarian meal. $5 plus a vegetarian/dairy potluck dish to share. Call 301-349-2799 for directions. Call 301-610-JEWS or email infon. for more information. 203 Lawrence Dr, Rockville, 20850. Harley Liebenson, 301-610-5397. Jewish Sports and Social Network - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb. Understanding American Muslims: Asra Nomani, Mona Eltahawy and Altaf Husain Paul M. Barrett, moderator Who are our Muslim neighbors? What do they believe? How do they reconcile American Islam with Middle East and world politics? This panel explores American Islam at a pivotal time, examining ideologies and cultures, immigrants and native-born adherents, black and white converts, and those who are well integrated into the larger society and those who are alienated and extreme in their political views. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [more][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 8 am. Rabbi Chaim Tabasky, expert sofer - in the Boston area from JAN 31 to FEB 13. Available for selling/fixing tefillin and mezuzot. By appointment or house-call, in the Boston area. He will be at Beth Israel Sunday morning, Feb 4th. Services begin at 8 am. Beth Israel Synagogue, 10 Dexter Street, Malden, 02148. Rabbi Tabasky, 781-322-5686. Aish Boston - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb to Sun 11 Feb, 8 am-8 pm. A quaint Victorian community with over 400 boutiques, galleries, bistros, salons, & restaurants. Known for it’s “White Gold” light and dry fluffy powder, the slopes offer ideal skiing conditions and terrain for every level. We'll stay at The Village, a ski-in, ski-out, newly renovated hotel. Breckenridge Ski Resort, Breckenridge. Robin Richman, 866-299-5674. $1600. Steppin' Out Adventures Ltd. [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb to Sun 11 Feb, 8 am-8 pm. A quaint Victorian community with over 400 boutiques, galleries, bistros, salons, & restaurants. Known for it’s “White Gold” light and dry fluffy powder, the slopes offer ideal skiing conditions and terrain for every level. We'll stay at The Village, a ski-in, ski-out, newly renovated hotel. Breckenridge Ski Resort, Breckenridge. Robin Richman, 866-299-5674. $1600. Steppin' Out Adventures Ltd. [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb to Sun 11 Feb, 8 am-8 pm. A quaint Victorian community with over 400 boutiques, galleries, bistros, salons, & restaurants. Known for it’s “White Gold” light and dry fluffy powder, the slopes offer ideal skiing conditions and terrain for every level. We'll stay at The Village, a ski-in, ski-out, newly renovated hotel. Breckenridge Ski Resort, Breckenridge. Robin Richman, 866-299-5674. $1600. Steppin' Out Adventures Ltd. [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb to Sun 11 Feb, 8 am-8 pm. A quaint Victorian community with over 400 boutiques, galleries, bistros, salons, & restaurants. Known for it’s “White Gold” light and dry fluffy powder, the slopes offer ideal skiing conditions and terrain for every level. We'll stay at The Village, a ski-in, ski-out, newly renovated hotel. Breckenridge Ski Resort, Breckenridge. Robin Richman, 866-299-5674. $1600. Steppin' Out Adventures Ltd. [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb to Sun 11 Feb, 8 am-8 pm. A quaint Victorian community with over 400 boutiques, galleries, bistros, salons, & restaurants. Known for it’s “White Gold” light and dry fluffy powder, the slopes offer ideal skiing conditions and terrain for every level. We'll stay at The Village, a ski-in, ski-out, newly renovated hotel. Breckenridge Ski Resort, Breckenridge. Robin Richman, 866-299-5674. $1600. Steppin' Out Adventures Ltd. [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb to Sun 11 Feb, 8 am-8 pm. A quaint Victorian community with over 400 boutiques, galleries, bistros, salons, & restaurants. Known for it’s “White Gold” light and dry fluffy powder, the slopes offer ideal skiing conditions and terrain for every level. We'll stay at The Village, a ski-in, ski-out, newly renovated hotel. Breckenridge Ski Resort, Breckenridge. Robin Richman, 866-299-5674. $1600. Steppin' Out Adventures Ltd. [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 9 am-3 pm. Be the babysitter that everyone wants. Learn how to handle emergencies, baby care and techniques in choking and CPR. The American Red Cross is offering this wonderful program to children who want to receive the most out of their job. Certification is part of this course. Children should bring a bag lunch. 1035 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, 06905. Gary Lipman, CEO, 203-322-7900. Jewish Community Center of Stamford - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 10 am-12:30 pm. Religious Education classes for children. Shalom Bayit, 21555 Modoc Lane, Bend. Rebbetzin Judy Shupack, (541)385-6421. per child. Jewish Community of Central Oregon - [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 10:30 am-12:15 pm. In this gallery tour and art workshop you will enter a bold and beautiful world. View larger-than-life portraits in Alex Katz Paints Ada and create a colorful painting of your own. 1109 Fifth Avenue, New York, 10128. Alex Wittenberg, 212-423-3271. Jewish Museum - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 11 am. Laurence Senelick is the translator, editor and annotator of Anton Chekhov: The Complete Plays. He is the author of The Chekhov Theatre: A Century of the Plays in Performance. Includes a sumptuous buffet brunch and an opportunity for informal conversation with the speaker and fellow audience members. Tickets are $37; $31.45 for Poetry Center members. Members please call Y-Charge at 212.415.5500 to order. Date & Time: Sun, Feb 4, 2007, 11:00am Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Code: T-TP5CB03-01 Price: $37.00. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 11:15 am-1 pm. Tu B’Shvat is the New Year for trees and a day to celebrate nature, Israel’s special fruits along with your roots and spiritual growth. Bring your friends and families for a day of fun, sun and good food. With activities for the whole family, you can enjoy Horticultural Holiday crafts (nature related projects), a Yiddish Kite flying contest and Fancy Fruit Crazy Races. Call to reserve a kite or bring along your own kites. Grab a beach chair and a baseball cap and see you there. Nominal Charge for food and craft. Come out of the house and enjoy G-d’s world on this special day. Rio Vista Park, Rio Vista Park 8866 W. Thunderbird Rd. at Ramada 6., Peoria. Chana Lew, 602.375.2422. Chabad of the West Valley - [website][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 11:30 am. Adapted from the Baby Einstein series, the show features over 25 Muppet style puppets as well as amazing visual props. It's focus is on stimulating 3 of the 5 senses with audience interaction, musical enrichment and concept development. Infants to age 4 in the Theatre. One Pike Drive, Wayne, 07470. Larry Traster, Executive Director, 973-595-0100. $7 adult/$5 child. YM-YWHA of North Jersey - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 12-1:30 pm. Come join us for an afternoon of songs, stories, craft activities, and workshops relating to the Hudson River and the indigenous trees of Battery Park City. The Museum, perched at the mouth of the Hudson River, is a perfect setting for this program. 36 Battery Place, New York, 10280. Ella Leitner, 646-437-4200. $10 / $7. Museum of Jewish Heritage - [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 1 pm. Following in the footsteps of rock philanthropists Bob Geldof and Bono, a teen band called Creation. decided its music should not only have a message, but a purpose: promoting peace and the idea of a global community. Creation., in only two years, has already recorded a CD, played for thousands of people, raised more than $100,000 to build a school in Africa and played at the United Nations. Date & Time: Sun, Feb 4, 2007, 1:00pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Code: T-MM5PF05-01 Price: $10.00. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 1 pm. Second show at 3pm. A brand new musical about the friendship and misadventures of a young boy and his big, slobbery 180 pound canine buddy. Based on the best-selling series of books by Cynthia Rylant. Member: $9 Nonmenber: $10. 333 Nahanton Street, Newton Center, 02459-3213. Fiona Epstein, Executive Director, 617-558-6522. Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 1:30 pm. A new musical with large Muppet style puppets loaded with humor. The story centers around a whimsical sheep herder who is driving the town folk crazy. A zany twist of a classic tale sure to entertain the whole family. 4-12 years in the Theatre. One Pike Drive, Wayne, 07470. Larry Traster, Executive Director, 973-595-0100. $7 adult/$5 child. YM-YWHA of North Jersey - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 2 pm. Written by Henry Denker. Sam Horowitz, a rich, retired Jewish man, has been mugged, slashed with a knife, and had a stroke. Home from the hospital, he's become very anti-Black (the color of his attackers). He is less than enchanted by the Black therapist hired to nurse him, but Mrs. Washington is a determined woman. A strong, but fond, relationship develops. Things change rapidly when Sam's daughter tries to take charge of his life. Hochman Jewish Community Center, 8500 Jog Road, Boynton Beach, 33437. Box Office, 561.740.9000. Hochman Jewish Community Center - [events]
Sun 4 Feb, 2-5 pm. With Mark Levene, Jeffrey Newman, Mayer Hillman and Aubrey Meyer How bad is global warming and what can be done about it?. Ivy House, 94 - 96 North End Road, London, NW11 7HU. 020 8457 5000. £12. London Jewish Cultural Centre - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 2 pm. Lost in Yonkers won four Tony Awards (including Best Play), and the 1991 Pulitzer Award for Drama. It is 1942…Eddie, a widower, is panic stricken when he has to persuade his mother, iron-clad Grandma Kurnitz, to take in his two young sons, Jay and Artie, so he can travel to earn money. There we also meet Aunt Bella, slightly simple, Uncle Louie, a small-time gangster, and Aunt Gert, who talks backwards. At the core of it, Lost in Yonkers is a play about finding one's way through the tangled webs of familial relationships and attempting to survive life without losing the sense of self or humor. 5403 Monument Avenue, Richmond, 23226. Darcy Adler, Cultural Director, 804-545-8607. Carole and Marcus Weinstein Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 2 pm. Hear Music for Aardvarks' rockin' hit tunes and sing some songs for Tu B'Shevat (the birthday of the trees). 1109 Fifth Avenue, New York, 10128. Alex Wittenberg, 212-423-3271. Jewish Museum - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 2 pm. Jane Przybysz, executive director of the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, in conversation with Magnes Revisions artist Amy Berk. Przybysz and Berk will discuss Through the Eye of the Needle and Berk’s Revisions installation. $12 non-members; $10 members. 2911 Russell Street, San Francisco/Berkeley, 94705. Heather Johnson, 415-591-8800. The Judah L. Magnes Museum - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 2 pm. Join jazz saxophone virtuoso Stan Getz on his 1977 three-week tour of Israel. Getz jams with local musicians, including a Kurdish drummer, an Arab quartet, a Hasidic wedding band, and a Yemenite dance troupe. (1978; 60 min.). 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. 6. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 2 pm. To the Stars by Hard Ways by Richard Viktorov (Cherez ternii k zvezdam, 1981/2001, 118 min.). Boldly going where no man has gone before, the starship Pushkin finds an abandoned vessel in deep space filled with the decaying bodies of humanoids. The only surviving member of the crew, a gynoid named Niya (played by the wide-eyed Yelena Metyolkina), seeks the help of the earthlings to restore her now severely polluted home planet of Dessa to its natural splendor. Pitched exclusively to a teenage audience and unashamed of it, this delirious space adventure features bionic women, cosmic mercenaries, and the best guy-in-a-robot-suit since Lost in Space. "Known to Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans as Humanoid Woman, [Stars] is visually ravishing and, in its own u. 465 Huntington Avenue, Remis Auditorium, Boston, 02115-5597. 617-267-9300. Museum of Fine Arts - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 2 pm. Second performance: 7:30pm. We join the playwright on a personal odyssey to examine the complexities of issues in a land where people “have something to kill and die for” and for whom the stakes are so much higher than for those of us in the West. In this one man play He explores the landscapes, ideologies and emotions of the region through conversations with politicians and artists, settlers and historians, in both Israel and the Palestinian territory. 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, 63146. Ken Weintraub, Presisdent and CEO, 314-442-3131. St. Louis Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 3:30 pm. Leader: Debbie and Chuck Bethea dpsbetheal. Home: 770-850-0197 Cell: D: 770-714-9348/C: 770-823-3684 Description: An easy in-town hike to get your blood flowing on a chilly winter day. There are several paths to take within the park, and we’ll choose the non-rock hopping one this time. Departure Time: 3:45 pm Meeting location: Sope Creek at Cochran Shoals Park (If you are coming to the party, Debbie will provide directions from there to her house). Call for directions. Comfortable shoes. Weather appropriate clothes. Water. Dogs: Yes, on leash (but not allowed at the Super bowl party, so plan ahead) Free for members $5 for non-member or join today for $20. $3 parking fee unless you have a pass. Atlanta, 30360. Mosaic Outdoor Club of Georgia - [events]
Sun 4 Feb, 3:30 pm. Comfortable shoes. Wather appropriate clothes. Water. Dogs: Yes, on leash (but not allowed at the Superbowl party, so plan ahead) Cost: Free for members $5 for non-member or join today for $20. $3 parking fee unless you have a pass. Call for directions (If you are coming to the party, Debbie will provide directions from there to her house). Sope Creek at Cochran Shoals Park, Atlanta. Debbie and Chuck Bethea, 770-850-0197C D: 770-714-9348/C823-3684. free mem $5 non mem. Atlanta Young Adult Division - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 4-7 pm. Come and dance with the GODS. Beginners welcome. No partner necessary. Beginner lesson at 3:30; dance from 4-7. $5 for children, used for videos or baby sitter. Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes to protect the floor. Thelma Bolton Recreation Center, 516 NE 2nd Avenue, Gainesville. Susie, 352-466-9150. $7 adults, $5 kids. Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society - [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 4 pm. L’Erreur boréale (1999). Jutra award-winning film about the massacre of Quebec’s northern forests and the government’s indifference. 859 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal H3A 2K6. Ingrid Birker, 514-398-4086 ext. 4094. free with donation. Redpath Museum Public Education & Program - [events]
Sun 4 Feb, 4-6 pm. A Unique View Inside a Soldier's Mind The 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, known in Israel as the Second Lebanon War, was a military conflict in Lebanon and northern Israel, primarily between Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israeli military. It started on July 12, 2006, and continued until a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect on August 14, 2006, though it formally ended on September 8, 2006, when Israel lifted their naval blockade of Lebanon. 698 Beech Street, Manchester, 03104. Adam Solender, Executive Director, 603-627-7679. Jewish Federation of New Hampshire - [more][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 4:15 pm. First on the Moon by Alexei Fedorchenko (Pervye na lune, 2005, 76 min.). In Alexei Fedorchenko's unsettling debut film, it wasn't Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin who first set foot on the moon in 1969, but Soviet cosmopilot Ivan Kharlamov in 1938. Piloting his experimental and highly secretive craft from the moon back to Chile, he undertook an arduous journey across the Pacific, through China and Mongolia, and finally into Mother Russia itself. As an "alternative history," First on the Moon is a touching expression of an unfettered utopian spirit, a sense of the limitless possibilities of human ingenuity and imagination that characterized many people's vision of the Soviet experiment before its grim realities settled in. MFA members, seniors, and students. 465 Huntington Avenue, Remis Auditorium, Boston, 02115-5597. 617-267-9300. Museum of Fine Arts - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 5 pm. Catch all the drama, anguish and triumph of the most intense game in pro sports. At Makor's annual Super Bowl party, you can watch on the big screen while enjoying our great selection of premium beers and munchies. Price includes your first drink, snacks and prizes for score predictions. Tickets are $25 advance; $30 day of event Date & Time: Sun, Feb 4, 2007, 5:00pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Venue: Makor Cafe Code: T-MM5RT86-01 Price: $25.00. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 5:30 pm. Please RSVP by Thursday, February 1st Leader: Debbie and Chuck Bethea Home: 770-850-0197 Cell: D: 770-714-9348/C: 770-823-3684 Hang out and schmooze with your Mosaic buddies. You can watch the game and talk during the commercials or vice versa. Always a fun party with great food. No need to bring food, but please RSVP so we know how many to plan for.s: If you are going on the hike first (as you should), you may want to bring a change of clothes. Meeting Time: Any time after 5:30. The game starts at 6:00. Location: Debbie and Chuck’s House 242 Farm Road, Marietta, GA 30067 (If you are coming to the hike, directions will be provided from there). Directions: For all others, directions to the Betheas':. Atlanta, 30360. Mosaic Outdoor Club of Georgia - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 5:30 pm. Hang out and schmooze with your Mosaic buddies. You can watch the game and talk during the commercials or vice versa. Always a fun party with great food. Food: No need to bring food, but please RSVP so we know how many to plan for. Clothes: If you are going on the hike first (as you should), you may want to bring a change of clothes. Dogs: No. Cost: $7 for members $7.00 plus $5 for non-members or join for $20/year (If you paid the nonmember fee of $5 at the hike, you don't need to pay another nonmember fee at the party.). Debbie and Chuck’s House, 242 Farm Road, Marietta, Atlanta, 30067. Debbie and Chuck Bethea, 770-850-0197C D: 770-714-9348/C823-3684. free mem $5 non mem. Atlanta Young Adult Division - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 6-10 pm. Join us for our first Sunday dance. Workshop from 6-7pm. Social dancing from 7-10pm. Pharcyde Dance Studio, 6354 Arlington Rd., Jacksonville. Angie Brito, 904-762-1335. $5mem;$8nonmem. Dance Salsa Jax - [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 6:30-10 pm. Join us for our Sunday contra dance. There's a free workshop at 6:30 and the dance runs from 7-10pm. No partner or experience is necessary. Monday Club, 37 S. Maple Ave., Webster Groves, 63119. Mac McKeever. $5. Childgrove Country Dancers - [website][email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 7:30 pm. Open seating. A collage of favorite scenes form the preeminent comic playwright of the modern theatre. 619 South Main Street, Gainesville, 32601. Acrosstown Theatre, 352-284-2495. $9 adult, $7 student. Acrosstown Repertory Theatre - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 7:30 pm. Matthieu Ricard is the author of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill. He is a Buddhist monk who left France, where he had a promising career in cellular genetics, to study Buddhism in the Himalayas 35 years ago. He has served as a translator for the Dalai Lama, is a renowned photographer and is involved in humanitarian projects in Tibet and Nepal. He is a leading researcher on neuroscience and its relationship to ancient Asian practices that focus on achieving mental clarity and emotional balance. Date & Time: Sun, Feb 4, 2007, 7:30pm Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Venue: Kaufmann Concert Hall Seating Chart Code: T-LC5CA07-01 Price: $25.00 All Sections. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 8 pm. Fee: $10 Jewish LIFE members; $15 guests. More info, contact Laura Friedman x213. 775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater, 08807. Steven Rosenberg, Executive Director, 908-725-6994. Birnbaum Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Sun 4 Feb, 8-10:30 pm. 5 min date with up to 20 of the opposite sex, at the most stylish venues, we are known to be the best Jewish Speed Dating events organiser in London. This evening isn't just about meeting your dream partner, it's also about making other friends and meeting new people. The e bar, 2 Warrington Crescent, Little Venice, London, London, W9 1ER. Michal, 00 44 (0)7903 815581. £25. The Speed Dating - [website][email][events]
Monday 5 February 2007
Mon 5 Feb to Sun 18 Mar. Monday 5 February – Sunday 18 March The first exhibition of Sir Antony’s work for over a decade, featuring a series of self portraits, including the artist as Primo Levi, Macbeth and Richard 111. Family portraits and a collection of his book illustrations also on display. Mon - Thurs 10am – 8pm, Friday 10am – 3pm, Sunday 10am - 4pm. Ivy House, 94 - 96 North End Road, London, NW11 7HU. 020 8457 5000. London Jewish Cultural Centre - [email][events]
Mon 5 Feb. Dr. Risa Levitt Kohn, Curator of the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition at the SD Natural History Museum and Director of the Jewish Studies Program at SDSU. 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, 92037. Mike Cohen, Executive Director, 858.457.3030. Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Mon 5 Feb. For more information, contact Noah Hadas at (858) 268-9200 x17. 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, 92037. 858-362-1154. San Diego Center for Jewish Culture - [email][events]
Mon 5 Feb. 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Jelleff Boys & Girls Club, 3265 S Street NW (just off Wisconsin Ave.), Washington DC. We'll join the Ski Club of Washington for an evening of volleyball and socializing in Georgetown. There will be two levels of play (advanced and beginner/intermediate) to accommodate all skill levels, so don't be afraid to join if you've never played before or are an experienced player. No reservations are required, just show up ready to play. After the game, the group heads out for drinks and pizza. $9. Call 202-797-1066 for directions only. Call 301-610-JEWS or email infon. for more information. 203 Lawrence Dr, Rockville, 20850. Harley Liebenson, 301-610-5397. Jewish Sports and Social Network - [email][events]
Mon 5 Feb. 7:30 p.m. at the Vegetable Garden, 11618 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD (Metro: White Flint) Join other Jews in Montgomery County for conversation and discussion about Jewish life. See http://judaism./42/ for more information and to RSVP $3 via Paypal. Just pay for your own food and drink. Call 301-468-9301 for directions only. Call 301-610-JEWS or email infon. for more information. $3. 203 Lawrence Dr, Rockville, 20850. Harley Liebenson, 301-610-5397. Jewish Sports and Social Network - [email][events]
Mon 5 Feb. The Critic's Voice II: Susan Sontag Tribute with James Fenton, Richard Howard, Leon Wieseltier and others Marina Abramovic, Darryl Pinckney and Judith Thurman. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [more][email][events]
Mon 5 Feb. Department: Adults Location and Time: Weinberg Park Heights JCC 1:00 pm Cost: $1 (includes popcorn and water) For More Information Contact: For more information call, Lisa Shifren: 410.542.4900, x249. Mondays, Jan 22, Feb 5, Feb 19, March 5 Doors open at 12:30pm, Movie starts at 1:00pm Sit back, relax and laugh out loud during our slapstick comedy movie series. Bring your friends and enjoy the antics of the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, and Charlie Chaplin Purchase your tickets the day of the show. First come, first serve. No RSVP. 5700 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, 21215. Robin RoseSamuels, 410.542.4900, x271. Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore - [email][events]
Mon 5 Feb, 7-9 pm. Come learn to make a gourmet meal for someone special or for a dinner party. Class will be held Mondays 7pm Jan 8 & 22; Feb 5 & 26. Cost: $60 4 classes; $50 3 classes; 2 classes $4; $30 Drop in Pre-Registration recommended: jcconline. Hochman Jewish Community Center, 8500 Jog Road, Boynton Beach, 33437. Andrea Karpel, 561-740-9000 x262. $30. Hochman Jewish Community Center - [website][email][events]
Mon 5 Feb, 7-9 pm. Come learn to make a gourmet meal for someone special or for a dinner party. Class will be held Mondays 7pm Jan 8 & 22; Feb 5 & 26. Cost: $60 4 classes; $50 3 classes; 2 classes $4; $30 Drop in Pre-Registration recommended: jcconline. Hochman Jewish Community Center, 8500 Jog Road, Boynton Beach, 33437. Andrea Karpel, 561-740-9000 x262. $30. Hochman Jewish Community Center - [website][email][events]
Mon 5 Feb, 7 pm. From the women's college in Atlanta, Georgia, this unique combination of vocalists, wind instrumentalists and rhythm section has thrilled and excited audiences across the country with their innovative and soulful sound. JEA, 5111 Abercorn Street (The Savannah Community Blood Mobile), Savannah, 31403. tickets: 800-514-3849, (912) 355-8111. free. Jewish Educational Alliance/Savannah Jewish Federation - [events]
Mon 5 Feb, 7:15-8:15 pm. Level 1 is designed for absolute beginners with no experience in Argentine tango. No partners are necessary. Classes focus on techniques and connection. Class limited to 10 students. Cost is $35 for 4-week session or $10 per individual class. 7916 NW 35 Place, Gainesville. Andrea Pham, 352-375-0062. Argentine Tango Papirusa - [email][events]
Mon 5 Feb, 7:30 pm. 8 General, $5 Members and, Full-Time Students Advance tickets: (866) 468-3399 or or on site at the Skirball Admissions Desk Join award-winning writer Adam Gopnik in celebration of his latest book, Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York. In this new essay collection, the longtime staff writer for The New Yorker chronicles his return to New York after years working as the magazine's Paris correspondent. Written with Gopnik's signature mix of mind and heart, Through the Children's Gate is a jubilant and poignant portrait of a family making its way, learning about themselves and each other, and finding a home. A book signing follows the program. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, 90049. 310-440-4500. Skirball Cultural Center - [email][events]
Mon 5 Feb, 8-11 pm. Beginners are welcome, no partner or experience required. It's easy and fun. To preserve our dance space, we request that you wear or bring clean non-marking soft-soled shoes for dancing. Beginner's workshop at 7:30pm. Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave., Knoxville, 37916. Bill McGowan. $5; $3 students. Knoxville Country Dancers - [website][email][events]
Mon 5 Feb, 8-10:30 pm. Partners of Hope" Honoring Bravery and Humanitarianism: Stories of Rescue During the Holocaust. Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Avenue, New York, 10021. 212-247-7800. $25-$85. The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation - [website][email][events]
Mon 5 Feb, 8:15 pm. Dr. Michael Thompson Renowned child psychologist Dr. Michael Thompson, the author of Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys and Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children, discusses the challenges boys face in contemporary culture. Date & Time: Mon, Feb 5, 2007, 8:15pm Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Code: T-LC5PM04-01 Price: $25.00. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Mon 5 Feb, 8:30-9:30 pm. Level 2 is for those with some experience in social Argentine tango. No partners are necessary. Partners will be rotated. Material will be different for every class. Class limited to 10 students. Cost is $35 for 4-week session or $10 per individual class. 7916 NW 35 Place, Gainesville. Andrea Pham, 352-375-0062. Argentine Tango Papirusa - [email][events]
Tuesday 6 February 2007
Tue 6 Feb. 6:30 -8:30 p.m. at Café Europa, 7820 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda MD (Metro: Bethesda). Café Europa certainly has the right name. Once inside, cut off from shiny-scrubbed Bethesda, you could be in a Parisian bistro or a Roman trattoria. The lights are dim, the closely packed tables set with candles, the bar cozy, the staff laid-back yet professional. All that's missing are a few scraggly-bearded, pencil-thin students reading Le Monde or La Repubblica. What you won't want to miss are the free munchies and drinks specials, as well as a chance to mix and mingle. Call 301-657-1607 for directions only. Call 301-610-5397 or email infon. for more information. Free. 203 Lawrence Dr, Rockville, 20850. Harley Liebenson, 301-610-5397. Jewish Sports and Social Network - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb. Led by Vlada Tomova, Balkan Tales weaves traditional songs into a contemporary acoustic sound, mixing old world flavor with the zest of a modern metropolis. From intimate duos to exhilarating group playing, they bring an array of textures and moods, blending fiery vocals, mournful taqasims, driving percussion, and complex harmonies. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [more][email][events]
Tue 6 Feb. Department: General Location and Time: Weinberg Park Heights JCC 7:30-9:00 pm For More Information Contact: Dianne Newborn, 410.356.5200, x340 Meet our great JCC Camp Milldale professional staff and learn all about camp. Find out more about our newly air-conditioned space for those rainy and steamy days and our Milldale Express Bus Service. We look forward to seeing you there. 5700 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, 21215. Robin RoseSamuels, 410.542.4900, x271. Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb. 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, 06117. Executive Director, 860-235-4571. Mandell Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb. Department: Teens For More Information Contact: For an application and more information on instruments and repertoire please call the Youth Orchestra office: 410.356.5200, x350. Note: applicants must be between the ages of 12 & 18 as of 2/6/2007 Are you a musically talented teen interested in earning some recognition (enhancing your resume)? The JCC of Greater Baltimore in conjunction with the JCC Youth Festival Orchestra will be sponsoring a juried Instrumental Concerto Competition this February. Applications are now being accepted for this closed audition, which will be performed before a live jury. A monetary prize will be awarded to the first, second and third place winners. The first place winner will also have the opportunity to perform a solo at th. 5700 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, 21215. Robin RoseSamuels, 410.542.4900, x271. Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb. Department: Adults Location and Time: Weinberg Park Heights JCC 10:00-11:30 am Cost: $20/JCC M; $27/NM for the series through March For More Information Contact: Lisa Shifren 410.542.4900, x249 Join us for a discussion on American government and politics with facilitator Alfred Strauss. We will explore issues at local, national, and international levels. 5700 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, 21215. Robin RoseSamuels, 410.542.4900, x271. Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb to Tue 27 Feb. Thousands of US troops that are risking their lives in the Iraqi desert can use our help. Lubavitch-Chabad Student Center has joined a soldier's mom in an effort to supply the soldiers with some essential products that are scarce in Iraq. For the troops these products are hard to come by, for us they are a Wal-Mart away. Some sample products our troops can use are listed below. The products will be shipped to the troops together with any card or letter of support you would like to add. You can bring them in bulk or you can drop off just one item. You can even put together a care package with your personal letter, or grab a card at Center and just sign your name. Show these heroes you care. Soldiers in Iraq have most of the medical supplies they need, but. Lubavitch-Chabad, 2021 NW 5th Ave. (five blocks north of the stadium), Gainesville, 32603. Rabbi Berl Goldman, Director, 352-336-5877. Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Student and Community Center - [website][email][events]
Tue 6 Feb. Hot Topics: Naturalistic Approaches to Jewish Spirituality w/the Jewish Study Center 7 p.m. at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I Street NW, Washington DC (Metro: Gallery Place). Binyamin Biber, the rabbi at Machar, the Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism), and a chaplain of the American Humanist Association, will discuss Naturalism in the Jewish tradition. Religious naturalism, which is among the modern and post-modern approaches to religion that seek to advance the virtues and benefits of religious traditions and develop their ethical and spiritual implications and interpretations of reality in an essentially desacralized or secular world. $20. Call 202-332-1221 or email Rachel for more information. 203 Lawrence Dr, Rockville, 20850. Harley Liebenson, 301-610-5397. Jewish Sports and Social Network - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb, 12 pm. Day of Learning on Women, Gender Equality, and the Law in Israel Featured speaker Dr. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari will deliver a lecture titled “Women's Rights and the Politics of Divorce in Israel.” Following lunch and conversation, attendees are invited to a screening of two provocative recent films which cast light on women's position under rabbinic family law in Israel. The Cohen's Wife, is a drama made at the Orthodox film school, Ma'ale, about how a couple deals with the fallout when the wife is sexually assaulted. Mekudeshet (Sentenced to Marriage) follows women and their toanot (female rabbinic court advocates) through their struggle to receive divorces from their husbands. All events are free and open to the public; attendees are welcome to join for an. 415 South Street, Waltham, 02454. Dennis Nealon, Media Relations Director, 781-736-4205. Brandeis University - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb, 1:30 pm. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, Otto Preminger's legal thriller profiles the attempts of country lawyer Paul Biegler (James Stewart) to defend a murder suspect (Ben Gazzara) and outmaneuver a slick prosecutor (George C. Scott). Will he win the case? (1959, 161 min. Not rated.). 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, 90049. 310-440-4500. Skirball Cultural Center - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb, 3:30-5 pm. Create culinary masterpieces Look. I Can Cook. with your 2- to 4-year old child. Vegetarian and organic. With Bonnie Romanow Pre-registration required. Parents Place, 600 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, 94901. Bonni Schiff, 415/491-7959. $75 per Family. Marin Jewish Family and Children's Services and Parents Place - [website][email][events]
Tue 6 Feb, 6:30 pm. Heidi Skolnik, MS, CDN, FACSM A calorie is a calorie. Or is it? Discover how the timing of your daily caloric and food consumption can affect the way your body uses nutrients and adds or subtracts weight. Learn why instead of fearing carbohydrates, fats and protein, you should rearrange them to help attain nutrition goals. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [more][email][events]
Tue 6 Feb, 7 pm. In the JCC Rehearsal Room Announcing… 2007 JCC Maccabi ArtsFest Deal Park, New Jersey August 10-17, 2007 Modeled after the JCC Maccabi Games, JCC Maccabi ArtsFest is an arts experience for Jewish teens, entering grades 8-12, taking place annually during the summer in selected communities throughout North America. It features home hospitality, includes opening and closing events, workshops, performances, exhibits, competition, community service, and social activities, while it strengthens bonds to Jewish heritage, community and Israel. 2007 Art Specialties and Artists-in-Residence: Art (Multi-Media) with Ellen Alt Classical Ensembles/Orchestra with Tamara Keshecki Computer Graphics with Karen Bright Creative Writing with Nadine Epstein Dance with The Liz L. 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, 92037. Mike Cohen, Executive Director, 858.457.3030. Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb, 7 pm. Ziv Koren’s memorable photographs are icons that have helped shape our perceptions of the conflict in the Middle East. In …More Than 1,000 Words, director Solo Avital follows Ziv for the two years leading up to Israel’s withdrawal form Gaza, filming during riots, terror attacks and secret meetings with wanted militants. Hebrew with English subtitles. Director: Solo Avital. 2006. 77 min. Date & Time: Tue, Feb 6, 2007, 7:00pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Second Screening: 9PM Code: T-MM5FF03-01 Price: $9.00. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb, 7:30 pm. The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought The Great War and Invented American Air Power Local author series presents Marc Wortman, author of The Millionaires' Unit. "Marc Wortman. written a beautiful, moving, informative, and inspiring book that deserves a vast readership. It tells the tale of a group of remarkable men who were moved by the love of adventure, patriotism, and a deep sense of responsibility to justify their own advantages and good fortune by risking their lives in defense of American values. It brings to life the old Yale in which they lived, so different from today, and follows them through the horrors and sacrifices of war, revealing their great contribution to aviation and to victory. In the process it engages the reader's empathy with these y. 360 Amity Road, Woodbridge, 06525. Scott Cohen, Executive Director, 203-387-2522. Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb, 7:30 pm. Discussion. Fee: $10 Jewish LIFE members; $15 guests. More info, contact Laura Friedman x213. 775 Talamini Road, Bridgewater, 08807. Steven Rosenberg, Executive Director, 908-725-6994. Birnbaum Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb, 8 pm. David Brooks in Conversation with Jon Meacham: Whither the Republicans? David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times, appears in conversation with Newsweek managing editor Jon Meacham. Brooks is also a commentator on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He is the author of Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There and On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense. He was also a senior editor at The Weekly Standard and is a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Atlantic. Jon Meacham is the author of the bestseller Franklin and Winston. Date & Time: Tue, Feb 6, 2007, 8:00pm Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Venue: Kaufmann Concert Hall Seating Chart Code: T-LC5SE03-01 Price: $25.00 All Sections. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Tue 6 Feb, 8:15 pm. Hear from Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, the author of three critically acclaimed books on living as a Jew: Jewish Soul on Fire, The Committed Life and The Committed Marriage. Rebbetzin Jungreis, whose recently published book is Life Is a Test, is the founder of Hineni, an international movement that aims to inspire Jews to return to their faith. She teaches the Bible on Hineni’s television show, the longest-running Jewish TV program. In 2005, President Bush named her to the United States delegation to the dedication of Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Date & Time: Tue, Feb 6, 2007, 8:15pm Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Code: T-BL5LD05-01 Price: $25.00. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Wednesday 7 February 2007
Wed 7 Feb. Evening Ice Skating at the Brand-New Kettler Capitals IcePlex at Ballston Common. Come skate in this brand new facility built atop the parking garage at Ballston Common. Meet inside the rink at 7:30 p.m. The adult skate is from 7:45 to 9:00 a.m. (Note: This is an adult skate for 16+). Kensington, 20891. Edward Schaefer, 703-471-8921. Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Maryland (DC, MD & VA) - [more][email][events]
Wed 7 Feb. 7:30 p.m. at REI Rockville, 1701 Rockville Pike, Rockville MD (Metro: Twinbrook). Winter is the best season to get outdoors. It's cold. It's wet. It's perfect. The air is crisp and clear, leaves are off the trees, making for great views, and there are no bugs, snakes or crowds along the trails. Join Paul Elliott, author of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Washington, DC, for an evening's exploration of the best winter hikes in our area, including great new places to go. Paul will provide a media presentation and also touch on the ecology and history along our regional trails. Call 301-230-7670 for directions only. Call 301-610-JEWS or email infon. for more information. Free. 203 Lawrence Dr, Rockville, 20850. Harley Liebenson, 301-610-5397. Jewish Sports and Social Network - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb. Department: Teens For More Information Contact: For an application and more information on instruments and repertoire please call the Youth Orchestra office: 410.356.5200, x350. Note: applicants must be between the ages of 12 & 18 as of 2/6/2007 Are you a musically talented teen interested in earning some recognition (enhancing your resume)? The JCC of Greater Baltimore in conjunction with the JCC Youth Festival Orchestra will be sponsoring a juried Instrumental Concerto Competition this February. Applications are now being accepted for this closed audition, which will be performed before a live jury. A monetary prize will be awarded to the first, second and third place winners. The first place winner will also have the opportunity to perform a solo at th. 5700 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, 21215. Robin RoseSamuels, 410.542.4900, x271. Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb. Robin Chotzinoff, Jay Michaelson and Rabbi David Ingber, with Alana Newhouse This is an age of spiritual exploration, with people discovering, rediscovering, straying from and connecting to their Jewish roots in new and fascinating ways. Some of the most interesting modern seekers describe their journeys. Robin Chotzinoff is the author of Holy Unexpected: My New Life as a Jew. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [more][email][events]
Wed 7 Feb. Explore the rich and multifaceted dimensions of the Jewish mystical tradition and its power to enrich and illuminate our lives today. DATE: 3 Wednesdays, February 7, 21 and 28 TIME: 7:00-8:15pm FEE: $60/3 sessions; $22/single session Location: JCC of Mid-Westchester Sponsor: Jewish Culture and Learning Contact: Sheila Sturmer, Director, (914) 472-3300 ext.351. Bendheim Performing Arts Center, 999 Wilmot Rd, Scarsdale, 10583. Cynthia Blustein, Director of Marketing, 914-472-3300. Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb to Fri 9 Feb. Location: Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers. A dynamic mix of more than 1000 industry leaders from 35 countries and all sectors of the kids business. Compelling and relevant conference sessions speaking to current industry trends, innovations and opportunities. Summit Lounge, a primary networking/meeting spot for execs with plenty of seating, coffee service, internet kiosks and exhibits. Dates conveniently scheduled before Toy Fair; consolidating your business into one NYC trip. For more information: http://www. 500 - 366 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, M5V 1R9. Sharlene Wilder, 416-408-2300. Brunico Communications Inc. [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb. Department: Adults Location and Time: Weinberg Park Heights JCC 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Cost: $20/JCC M; $27/NM for the series through the end of March For More Information Contact: Lisa Shifren 410.542.4900, x249 Come prepared to speak your mind and listen to what others have to say. Toby Esrog will be our facilitator as we open the floor the provocative issues of the day. 5700 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, 21215. Robin RoseSamuels, 410.542.4900, x271. Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb. Department: Adults Location and Time: Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC Beit Midrash 1:00-2:30 pm Cost: $40/JCC M; $60/NM (supplies not included) For More Information Contact: Sara Gibber/Reva Silber: 410.356.5200, x315 RSVP by January 9 Join Donna Weiner of Woolworks, Inc., in the cozy setting of our Beit Midrash as she shares her years of experience and enthusiasm for knitting with us. Improve your knitting skills in this intimate and relaxing setting. You may even complete a scarf or sweater. 5700 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, 21215. Robin RoseSamuels, 410.542.4900, x271. Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb to Sun 11 Feb. Written by Keith Bunin Starring Jill Clayburgh and the original New York cast West Coast premiere. Hannah, an Episcopal minister, hopes to translate a long-lost gospel when she is challenged by her scholarly assistant and her wayward gay son. When family secrets are revealed, only the intercession of a stranger can help Hannah find peace. With wisdom and humor, The Busy World Is Hushed examines the contradictions we find in our faith, our families, and ourselves. "Dramatically and emotionally absorbing."—Variety. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, 90049. 310-440-4500. Skirball Cultural Center - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb. in Conversation with Anthony DeCurtis Like his music, Trey Anastasio’s career has seen many incarnations. As a founding member, principal songwriter and de facto front man for the rock band Phish, Anastasio helped grow the band from its grassroots beginnings in Burlington, Vermont to success as one of the top touring acts in the world. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [more][email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 12-1:30 pm. How to Get From Raw Idea to Book Contract Arnold Dolin, Sandi Gelles-Cole, David Groff, Nancy Nicholas / Nan Gatewood Satter, moderator Four publishing professionals illuminate the journey fiction and non-fiction writers take from initial idea to finished manuscript to signed contract. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [more][email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 1-4 pm. AMETZ Training Institute FOR Professionals—The Institute’s offerings are geared for professionals working with adoptive families and families-to-be. Each 3-hour session includes a didactic presentation and time for interactive discussion. Adoption Issues at Different Ages and Stages, Attachment and the Adopted Family. Manhattan, 120 Wall St, New York, 10005. Kathy Brodsky, 212-558-9969. Jewish Child Care Association - [website][email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 2 pm. $5 General Tickets and information: Call the UCLA Center on Aging at (310) 794-0676 Gary W. Small, M.D., director of the UCLA Center on Aging, will discuss his new book, The Longevity Bible, highlighting eight essential strategies to help keep our brains, bodies, and attitudes in good health. A book signing follows the program. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, 90049. 310-440-4500. Skirball Cultural Center - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 4:30-6:30 pm. A Jewish Approach to Leadership Usdan Student Center, Brandeis University, Waltham Join in a provocative conversation that will incorporate key Jewish texts on leadership and apply their principles to current leadership and management issues. The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Fisher Bernstein Institute for Jewish Philanthropy and Leadership, Hornstein: The Jewish Professional Leadership Program and the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts. For reservations or more information, visit the websiet, call or email Masha Lokshin. 781-736-2314. 415 South Street, Waltham, 02454. Dennis Nealon, Media Relations Director, 781-736-4205. Brandeis University - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 5:30 pm. Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka by Aleksandr Rou (Vechera na khutore bliz Dikanki, 1961, 69 min.). A glorious excursion into Technicolor fantasy and a film that remains very true to the spirit of the original short stories by Russian/Ukrainian master Nikolai Gogol, Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka is one of the most beautiful works of Russian cinematic fantasy. The tale of a blacksmith from a darkened village sent on an endless quest on Christmas Eve by his beloved—ending in St. Petersburg and with a stop along the way for a conference with the devil—has been filmed several times throughout Russian film history, but never with so much charm and such rich feeling for the satiric, folkloric power of the source material. MFA members, seniors, and students $8; 465 Huntington Avenue, Remis Auditorium, Boston, 02115-5597. 617-267-9300. Museum of Fine Arts - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 7-9 pm. Our panel will discuss how Judaism addresses issues such as pregnancy loss, mourning rituals, new scientific technologies, and family building options. 36 Battery Place, New York, 10280. Ella Leitner, 646-437-4200. Free w/ donation. Museum of Jewish Heritage - [website][email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 7-8:30 pm. You've been to the Marin Preschool Fair - and now what? So many choices. many decisions. Let us help you navigate the preschool maze so you can choose a quality school for your child . and for you. With Lori Rifkin, Ph.D., co-author of "Finding a Preschool in San Francisco and Marin." Pre-registration required. Sliding fee scale and spouse/partner discounts available. Parents Place, 600 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, 94901. Bonni Schiff, 415/491-7959. $25 per person. Marin Jewish Family and Children's Services and Parents Place - [website][email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 7 pm. Joel Rubin Ensemble with Kalman Balogh (cimbalom) perform works from their new CD, Midnight Prayers. The songs in Midnight Prayer creates its own sonic universe, full of depth, virtuosity, playfulness and introspection, exposing the many historical layers of traditional Jewish music through the lenses of the multifarious musical backgrounds of the band's members, ranging from classical to Gypsy to free jazz to contemporary art music. Also featured are David Chernyavsky on violin, Ferenc Kovacs on trumpet and special guests. Date & Time: Wed, Feb 7, 2007, 7:00pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Venue: Makor Cafe Code: T-MM5PF13-01 Price: $15.00. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 7 pm. HBO Free Sneak Peek. A film based on the thought-provoking true story of the British Lord Francis Aungier Pakenham, the seventh Earl of Longford, and his controversial, headline-making friendship with one of Britain’s most notorious criminals, Myra Hindley. Jim Broadbent and Samantha Morton star. 2007. 90 min. Free. Please RSVP by calling 212-601-1000 Date & Time: Wed, Feb 7, 2007, Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Code: T-MM5FDYY-01 Second Showing: 9PM. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 7-8:30 pm. Adriana Aquino Recently discovered, 375 million-year-old large, scaly, fish fossils are considered a possible link in the evolution of fish into land animals. Will these fossils change our ideas about evolution? Adriana Aquino, PhD, is a research associate in the ichthyology department at the American Museum of Natural History. Tickets are $30; $24 for New York Academy of Sciences members. Members please call 212.415.5500 to purchase. Date & Time: Wed, Feb 7, 2007, 7:00pm-8:30pm Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Code: T-LH5SD05-01 Price: $30.00. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 7 pm. Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky (1979, 163 min.). Ranked with Solaris as the top of director Tarkovsky's engagement with the fantastical, Stalker is arguably his most accessible film. This philosophical fable follows only the roughest outlines of a novel by Soviet sci-fi writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, and employs Tarkovsky's theories of cinema as "sculpting in time." A mysterious post-apocalyptic Zone (created on location at a deserted Estonian power plant) is said to contain a room that grants wishes; the Stalker will take you there for a fee, past military checkpoints and more obscure dangers. The influence of this terse, laconic film is still felt in such psychological sci-fi thrillers as 28 Days Later. MFA members, seniors, and students $8; general. 465 Huntington Avenue, Remis Auditorium, Boston, 02115-5597. 617-267-9300. Museum of Fine Arts - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 7-9 pm. Karol Ward Presentations are an integral part of business but many people feel uncomfortable or insecure about speaking before others. Learn about good communication and presentation skills. Discover the psychological reasons behind the stress caused by public speaking. Learn body-mind relaxation techniques, tools for organizing and focusing your presentations and the effective use of body language and vocal variety. Date & Time: Wed, Feb 7, 2007, 7:00pm-9:00pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Code: T-MM5LP33-01 Price: $30.00. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb to Wed 28 Feb, 7:30-9 pm. This 4 session workshop will explore values, holidays, traditions and many other areas. The workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Marion Usher who has been leading workshops and discussion groups for interfaith couples for many years. 1529 16th Street NW, Washington, 20036. 202-777-3268. $65NM / $45 M. Washington DC Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 7:30 pm. Juggle multiple dates in one night at Makor's famous Speed Dating. Start with a fun ice-breaker game and an open wine bar, then meet a potential soul mate or two. First round of dating begins promptly at 8pm. Tickets are $25 advance; $30 day of event. Tickets for Men Seeking Women Date & Time: Wed, Feb 7, 2007, 7:30pm Location: Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street Code: T-MM5RT76-01 Price: $25.00. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000. Makor - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 7:30-9 pm. Time magazine said that Himmelman wrote songs "with the same emphatic edge and aesthetic urgency that impelled the Lost Generation to write novels." Tonight, Himmelman presents an evening of stories and songs about family, music, and Jewish life. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, 98195-3650. Michele Yanow, 206.543.9031. $8 / $6 students. Nextbook - [website][email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 8 pm. Carol Smith with Henry Foner and Steve Leberstein Through art, photographs and music, learn about the student and faculty activism at City College of New York in the 1930s that was spawned by the Great Depression and European Fascism. This activism, a unique chapter in the history of the Jewish Left in New York, brought repeated crackdowns by the college administration and a legislative investigation that resulted in the dismissal of 50 City College faculty and staff members—the largest academic purge in American history to that point. Date & Time: Wed, Feb 7, 2007, 8:00pm Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Code: T-BL5LT02-01 Price: $25.00. 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
Wed 7 Feb, 8 pm. We join the playwright on a personal odyssey to examine the complexities of issues in a land where people “have something to kill and die for” and for whom the stakes are so much higher than for those of us in the West. In this one man play He explores the landscapes, ideologies and emotions of the region through conversations with politicians and artists, settlers and historians, in both Israel and the Palestinian territory. 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, 63146. Ken Weintraub, Presisdent and CEO, 314-442-3131. St. Louis Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Thursday 8 February 2007
Thu 8 Feb to Sun 18 Feb. by Lanford Wilson Directed by Adrianne Krystansky Laurie Theater In an all-night coffee shop on New York’s upper Broadway, where the riff-raff, the bums, the petty thieves, the lost, the desperate of the big city come together. At the core of the play are Joe and Darlene, two young people who would seem to have the strength and the need to transcend the turmoil and ugliness of the life in which they found themselves-but are, instead, crushed by it. 415 South Street, Waltham, 02454. Dennis Nealon, Media Relations Director, 781-736-4205. Brandeis University - [email][events]
Thu 8 Feb to Sun 18 Feb. Potsdamer Strasse 5, Berlin, D-10785. 49-30-259-20-0. Berlin International Film Festival - [email][events]
Thu 8 Feb. Department: General Location and Time: Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC 7:30-9:00 pm For More Information Contact: Dianne Newborn, 410.356.5200, x340 Meet our great JCC Camp Milldale professional staff and learn all about camp. Find out more about our newly air-conditioned space for those rainy and steamy days and our Milldale Express Bus Service. We look forward to seeing you there. 5700 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, 21215. Robin RoseSamuels, 410.542.4900, x271. Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore - [email][events]
Thu 8 Feb to Thu 15 Feb. 350 South Dahlia Street, Denver, 80246. Jamie Polliard, 303-316-6320. Mizel Center for Arts and Culture - [email][events]
Thu 8 Feb to Sun 18 Feb. Petersburger Platz 2, Berlin, 10249. 49 30 427 805 69. Directors Lounge - [email][events]
Thu 8 Feb to Sat 10 Feb. 330 Mallory Station Road Suite 2, Franklin, 37067. Ellen Barnes, 615.771.2306. Fylmz Festival - [email][events]