Cultural Arts
Nancy Greenberg, Cultural Arts Director, ext. 232 ngreenberg@worcesterjcc.org
UPCOMING CLASSES, LECTURES AND TRIPS:
-Gardner Museum Day Trip, March 28, 2012
JCC AUTHOR SERIES
Monthly literary events featuring an eclectic line up of both emerging and prominet authors.
Free and open to the public.
Dessert reception follows lecture and book signing.
Watch Paula Fredriksen's Lecture Online
-Wednesday, February 15 at the Worcester JCC, 7:30 PM, Phyllis Goldstein, author of A Convenient Hatred, Confronting Antisemitism
-Wednesday, March 1, 7 PM, Deborah Dwork, author of A Boy in Terezin: The Private Diary of Pavel Weiner
-Monday, April 16 at the Worcester JCC, 7 PM, Ken Farbstein, author of Getting Your Best Health Care
-Tuesday, May 8 at Temple Sinai, 7 PM, Anna Solomon, author of The Little Bride
JCC JEWISH FILMS:
Watch the JCC's monthly newsletter, "CenterNews", for information on our Jewish film series and monthly free films at the JCC.
JCC GALLERY - 2011/2012:
The JCC Art Gallery is located in the lobby and main corridors of the JCC. Each program year features 5 exhibits by local artists. The gallery provides members and visitors with an extraordinary visual experience. Work that has been displayed includes, painting, collage, sculpture, and ceramics, and both black and white and color photography, and even an occasional JCC members show. Most art work is for sale and a portion of the proceeds benefits the Cultural Arts Department...so you can purchase art while supporting the Arts at the JCC!
-Dan Splaine - Photographs, November/December 2011
-Iris Sonnenschein, Quilts, January/February 2012
-Ron Rosenstock, Photographs, March/April 2012
-Victoria Mulligan - Drawings and Paintings, May/June 2012
For additional information about the gallery or to submit your portfolio for consideration by the Cultural Arts Committee, please call Nancy Greenberg, Cultural Arts Director, x 232.
JCC BOOK CLUB:
Engage your literary senses in a discussion of the monthly reading selection. Meetings take place at 10:30 am in the JCC Conference Room.
Newcomers always welcome!
No fee/Must be a JCC Member
Upcoming Meetings:
-Monday, January 9, 2012, The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell
-Monday, February 13, 2012, Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
-Monday, March 12, 2012, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
-Monday, April 9, 2012, In the Garden of Beasts by Eric Larson
-Monday, May 14, 2012, Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
-Monday, June 11, 2012, The Quiet American by Graham Greene
-Monday, July 9, 2012, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Monday, 10:30 am - 12 noon, no fee, program year
EVENING BOOK GROUP:
If you are interested in joining a book group that meets in the evening, please contact Nancy Greenberg, x 232
DVD SERIES & BROWN BAG LUNCH:
NEW SERIES! The World was Never the Same: Events that Changed History
History is made and defined by landmark events that irrevocably change the course of human civilization. These events have given us spirtiual and political ideas, battles and wars, scientific and technological advances, world leaders both influential and monstrous, and cultural works of unparalleled beauty.
Professor Rufus Fears, David Ross Boyd, Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma, presents 36 defining events, 36 captivating stories in this engaging new classic.
All are welcome!
Thurs. 11:30 - 12:30 PM, On-going
Each video stands alone - so if you miss one, no worries!
Bring your lunch, watch the video, & discuss!!
No fee, drop-in. Questions? Nancy Greenberg, x 232