Cultural Arts
Nancy Greenberg, Cultural Arts Director, ext. 232 ngreenberg@worcesterjcc.org
Please check back often for updates!
FASHION KNOCK-OFFS AT AFFORDABLE PRICES!
Proceeds to benefit the Cultural Arts Department
High quality replicas, all your favorite brands, $25 - $70.
Handbags, Sunglasses, Wallets & Jewelry!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM in the JCC Lobby
JCC BOOK CLUB:
Engage your literary senses in a discussion of the monthly reading selection. 2nd Monday of each month at 10:30 am unless there is a holiday conflict. Newcomers always welcome!
No fee/Must be a JCC Member
To be discussed at the first meeting.....Monday, September 8th
Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
-Monday, October 13th, World Without End by Ken Follett
EVENING BOOK GROUP:
If you are interested in joining a book group that meets in the evening, please contact Nancy Greenberg, x 232
JCC GALLERY - 2008/2009:
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!
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.
Marlene Persky.....I'm Coming Out.....Mixed Media, Sept./Oct. 2008
Mary Shepherd.....Horizons.....Nov./Dec. 2008
Judy Ferrara.....Twelve by Twelve.....Paintings in Acrylic & Mixed Media, Jan./Feb. 2009
Ron Rosenstock.....Journeys.....Mar./April 2009
Dan Stone.....Black & White Photographs.....May/June 2009
JCC JEWISH FILMS:
Watch the JCC's monthly newsletter, "CenterNews", for information on Sunday showings of Jewish films at the JCC.
-Sunday, September 7th at 2 PM, The Year My Parents Went On Vacation
Free and open to the public.
RSVP appreciated, by calling Nancy Greenberg, 508-756-7109, x 232.
VIDEO SERIES & BROWN BAG LUNCH
New Series: Great World Religions
Perhaps at no other time in history has it been more important to understand others' religions. This new video series will survey the history and nature of the world's five major faiths: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.
The first 12 lectures will be on Hinduism. Teaching Company video, taught by Mark W. Muesse, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies of Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.
One of the primary themes of this new series is the difficulty of studying Hinduism, the world's oldest living religious tradition, without imposing Western perceptions on it. In Hinduism you will find a religion that is perhaps the most diverse of all, that worships gods and goddesses than any other, and which rejects the notion that there is one path to the divine. The journey begins with the study of the early cultures that shaped the development of Hinduism and continues through Hinduism today.
Thurs. 12 noon - 1 pm
September 18 & 25, 2008
October 2, 16, 23 & 30, 2008
November 6, 13 & 20
December 4, 11 & 18
Bring your lunch, watch the video, & discuss!!
No fee, drop-in. Questions? Nancy Greenberg, x 232
JCC AUTHOR SERIES:
Free and open to the public.
Dessert reception follows lecture and book signing.
RSVP appreciated, by calling Nancy Greenberg, 508-756-7109, x 232.
Tentative Schedule...
October 29, 2008 (Wednesday), 7:00 PM at the Worcester JCC.....Blood Matters: From Inherited Illnesses to Designer Babies, How the World and I Found Ourselves in the Future of the Gene by Masha Gessen
December 9, 2008 (Tuesday), 7:00 PM at the Worcester JCC.....Plato And A Platypus Walk Into A Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein
January 27, 2009 (Tuesday), 7:00 PM, venue to be announced.....You Don't Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism by Brad Hirschfield
February 24, 2009 (Tuesday), 7:00 PM at the Worcester JCC.....Waiting for America: A Story of Emigration by Maxim Shrayer
Mary 4, 2009 (Wednesday), 7:00 PM at the Worcester JCC.....Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited by Paula Bernstein & Elyse Schein
April 1, 2009 (Wednesday), 7:00 PM at the Worcester JCC.....The Spirit of the Place by Samuel Sham
AN AFTERNOON OF JEWISH MUSIC:
Come enjoy this talented Trio from New York City!
Sunday, November 2, 2008, 2:00 PM at the JCC
Cantor, opera singer, and composer, David Presler, soprano, Shira Flam and Pianist, Inessa Malayeva will perform an An Afternoon of Jewish Music. Included in their repertoire are songs from Broadway, operatic favorites, Yiddish theatre, and Israeli classics.
Tickets: $4.....General Admission
Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door.
RSVP appreciate, call Nancy Greenberg, x 232
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