spring_guide_2013_cultural_events
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A detail of all of our cultural, social and educational events for spring 2013 for all ages.TRANSCRIPT
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events at a GlanceName Date Page Babka Bake-off Entries Due June 11 12 Babka Tasting/Voting June 12 12 Bistro Night April 10 7 May 8 11 BBYO - JServe April 28 14 Day Camp Summer Kickoff Party June 20 13 Member Family Fun Day June 9 13 Family Movie: “The Lorax” April 28 9 Family Movie: “How to Train a Dragon” June 23 13Food for Thought April 18-24 9 Friday Night Lights May 17 11 Hadassah Book Club April 25 9 May 16 10 June 20 13 Jewish Arts Month May 11 JCO: Holocaust Remembrance Concert April 14 8
Members receive
10% offall rentals
contact bethany westrentals & events manager503.535.3634 [email protected]
book your event today!
ARTS, cULTURE & EDUcATION Everybody Welcome
Name Date Page JCO: A Night at the Opera June 2 12 Jewish Dad’s Night Out April 3 7 Lag B’omer Shmooze April 28 9Mah Jongg for Beginners April 9-May 14 9 Melton Spotlight Courses Ongoing 14 Member Family Fun Day June 9 13 Oys & Joys of Childbirth/Parenting June 9 13 Plant Sale May 5 10Portland Israeli Dancing Celebration April 20 7 Rose City Music Lessons ongoing 14Really Reel-to-Reel Movies June 6 12 Yiddish for Fun May 29 11 Spring into Flower Arranging May 1 10 Yom Ha’Atzmaut April 21 8 Yom Hazikaron April 14 8
Major Events • Fundraisers • Meetings • PartiesHost Your Event at the mJcc
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April 14• JCO: Holocaust Remembrance Concert • Yom Hazikaron Bistro
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Jewish Dad’s Night
Out
Israeli Dancing
CelebrationFood for Thought April 18-21
Yom Ha’Atzmaut Hadassah
Book Club
Jewish Dad’s Night Out!
Join local Rabbis and other guest speakers for discussions on being a Jewish dad. Explore what it means to impart our best selves to our children and hear some of our tradition’s greatest gems. Bring your questions and an open mind! Open to Jewish dads and dads raising Jewish children.
Wednesday, April 3 Rabbi Daniel Isaak, Congregation Neveh Shalom 7:30 pm at Lompoc Sidebar 3901A N. Williams, Portland For more info: contact Jennifer Greenberg [email protected], 503.246.8831 Supported by MJCC and Mothers Circle
Join us in the MJCC lobby for lively performances of various musical genres. Connect with your friends and neighbors in a relaxing setting on the second Wednesday of every month. Small plates available at the Cafe at the J.
Wednesday, April 10 Featuring Ovation A versatile vocal ensemble of dynamic, high-school aged performers singing familiar Broadway tunes.
6:30 - 8:00 pm Open to Everyone!
FREESaturday, April 20 1:30 to midnight!
at the MJCC
Sessions for newcomers, returning, and seasoned dancers - children through adults.
For details visit www.portlandisraelidance.com
Israeli-style buffet and recognition program. Open dance party for all. Don’t forget to bring your non-perishable food donation. Sponsored by MJCC & Jewish Federation of Greater Portland.
Mah Jongg for Beginners
April 28• Family Movie “The Lorax” • Lag B’Omer Shmooze
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Yom Ha’atzmaut Israel Independence Day Celebration
April 21, 2013 - 11 Iyar 5773 5:00 pm. Band begins at 7:15 pm
at the MJCC SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY The Peatot
The Best Israeli-Music Party Band on the West Coast!
THE STRENGTH OF A PEOPLE.THE POWER OF COMMUNITY.
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yom Hazikaron commemoration - Sunday, April 14 - 8:00 pm Honoring those who have given their lives for the State of Israel
Holocaust Remembrance Concert Presented by the Jewish Community Orchestra
Sunday, April 14 3:00 pm at the MJCC
Elizabeth Byrd, cello
Appert, Elegy for string orchestraBruch, Kol Nidrei, op. 47
Faure, Elegy, op. 24Schubert, Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished”
Tickets available at the door. $10 adults, $8 seniors,
Children under 6 free. $5 studentswww.jewishcommunityorchestra.org, 503.806.2494
FREE
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April 18-21, 2013to benefit the OREGON FOOD BANK
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW at FoodForThoughtPDX.org
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presents
We set the table.You bring the food.Food for Thought Festival brings together nationally and locally celebrated writers, artists and performers to share their wisdom and their work at venues across Portland. Four days of entertainment and enrichment will make you think, laugh, eat and even dance. Be sure to bring a donation of non-perishable food for the Oregon Food Bank to every event you attend.
Media Sponsors
FREE
Family Movie at the JOpen to Everyone!
“The Lorax”
Sunday, April 28 3:00 pm
Learn to play the ancient Chinese game of Mah Jongg, American style. Led by Esther Liberman. Tuesdays, April 9 - May 14 10:30 am - 12:30 pm$72 (G: $90) Code: CG300
Unsure what the Lag B’omer holiday is all about? So are we!
Let’s celebrate anyway with
Jews, Schmooze and Booze
First round of beer and appetizers hosted by MJCC
Sunday, April 28 7:30 pmAnother Roadside Attraction 1000 SE 12th Ave., Portland
America’s Prophet by Bruce Feiler Thurs, April 25
6:30 pmat the MJCC
RSVP to Hadassah 503.244.6389 [email protected]
FREE
Past, Present, Future Relationship between America and Israel
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Spring into Flower
Arranging
Hadassah Book Club
Bistro Night
Friday Night Lights
Hadassah Book Club
APLD Plant Sale
Spring into Flower Arranging Workshop
Join professional designer Hailey Bernstein, owner of Zest Floral and Event Design for this hands-on workshop. Learn the basics of designing creative and beautiful floral arrangements... resulting in a lovely take-home arrangement. Bring your favorite vase and sheers. Flowers and additional supplies provided. Wednesday, May 1 7:00 pm$25. RSVP required by April 26. www.oregonjcc.org/registration. Code CG301
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Sunday, May 5 10 am - 3 pm
Find plants for your garden or planters that were hand-selected
by landscape designers
A portion of sales benefit the MJCC.
Association of Professional Landscape Designers
Plant Sale
The Chosen People, America, Israel, and the ordeals
of Divine Election by Todd Gitlin and Liel Leibovitz
Thursday, May 16
6:30 pmat the MJCC
RSVP to Hadassah 503.244.6389 [email protected]
Yiddish for Fun
Past, Present, Future Relationship between America and Israel
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Join us in the MJCC lobby for lively performances of various musical genres.
Wednesday, May 8 Featuring Woodlander Upbeat and entertaining original acoustic Americana/Folk music, featuring a variety of instruments and exciting vocal harmonies. 6:30 - 8:00 pm Open to Everyone!
FREE
A Family Shabbat PartyFriday, May 17 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Celebrate Shabbat: 5:30 - 6:00 pm Candle Lighting and Shabbat prayers with Kim Palumbis
Eat! 6:00 - 7:30 pmBuffet Style Shabbat Dinner in the Cafe. Wine for sale.
Kick Off Your Shoes & Play: 5:30 - 8:00 pmBouncy House, Indoor Playground and more…
CostAdults ~ $15 (G: $18) Ages 3-9 ~ $9 (G: $12) Maximum $50 per family Limited space available. Register today! Walk-ins cannot be accommodated.
RSVP by: Tuesday, May 14 www.oregonjcc.org/FNL
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mAy IS JewISH ArTS moNTH!
Every Sunday in May a new art show will launch in the MJCC lobby. Members of ORA Northwest Jewish Artists will be on hand periodically throughout the week to answer questions, accept commissions, and sell their art. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the MJCC!
For more information about individual artists check out the ORA website and blog:http://www.northwestjewishartists.org or northwestjewishartists.blogspot.com
FREEYiddish for Fun! Wednesday, May 29
7:30 - 8:30 pm in the Cafe at the J
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june
Babka Bake off
Really Reel-to-Reel Movies
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Family Movie
Babka Entries Due
JCO: A Night at the Opera
June 9 • Member Family Fun Day • Oys & Joys of Childbirth & Parenting
Legends Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy and The Little Rascals are the stars in this special viewing from actual reel-to-reel films, not DVD. Even the opening cartoons and old news reels are authentic from the era. These classics are almost 100 years old. Come enjoy the movies and snack on complimentary popcorn.
Ages 8+ Thursday, June 6 6:30 pm
RSVP requested at www.oregonjcc.org/rsvp
June 20 • Hadassah Book Club • MJCC Day Camp Summer Kickoff Party
Featuring Live Piano Accompaniment performed
by MJCC Member, John Bennett
BabkaAt-Home Bake-off
Choose your own babka adventure:
1) Enter the MJCC’s very first at-home Babka Bake-off or 2) Help us pick a winner by tasting and voting.
Competition open everyone. Non-Kosher kitchen entries accepted.
Entries due Tuesday, June 11 by 5:00 pm to Sara Yellan, MJCC Cultural Program & Events Manager
Stop by to taste and vote: Wed., June 12, 5:00 pm in the MJCC lobby
Back by popular demand with a new selection of films!
FREE
A Night at the
Opera with the Jewish
Community Orchestra
Weber, Overture to Der Freischutz Donizetti, Regnava nel silenzio from Lucia di Lammermoor Mascagni, Intermezzo Sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana Mozart, Vorrei spiegarvi, o Dio Rimsky-korsakov, Symphony No. 1 in e minor
Sunday, June 2 3:00 pm
at the MJCC Linda Appert,
coloratura soprano
Tickets available at the door. $10 adults, $8 seniors, Children under 6 free.
$5 studentswww.jewishcommunityorchestra.org
503.806.2494
Better Babka You Say?
Babka Tasting
June Monthly Mitzvah Project: Bradley Angle Emergency Shelter
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Family Movie at the JOpen to Everyone!
“How to Train Your Dragon”
Sunday, June 23 3:00 pm
Support Any Friend, JFK’s Middle East
and The Making of the U.S. Israel Alliance
by Warren Bass
Thursday, June 20 6:30 pm
at the MJCC
RSVP to Hadassah 503.244.6389 [email protected]
The Oys and Joys of Childbirth and Parenting A New and Expectant Parent Workshop Sunday, June 9 9:30 am - 12:30 pm This workshop will cover welcoming and raising a child from the Jewish perspective. Learn about the programs and services our community has to offer. Speakers include: Caron Blau Rothstein, MA/MSW PJ Library/Jewish FederationMohel Rabbi Tzvi Fischer, Portland KollelCorinne Spiegel, M.S. Spec. Ed., Jewish Family & Child Service $36/family, Code: CG302 Register at www.oregonjcc.org/registration Questions: call 503.244.0111
MJCC Summer Day Camp Summer Kickoff Party
Thursday, June 20 4:00 - 5:15 pm
See page 3 for details
MEMBER Family Fun Day!
For families with children ages 3-12 Sunday, June 9 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Pre-registration encouraged. 503.244.0111
• Play in Pool with Float • Bounce House in gym• Rock Wall • Family Recess• Arts & Crafts
FREE
Monthly Mitzvah Project Bradley Angle: Women & Children Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter Please drop off new, un-opened, full-sized or travel-sized personal products such as deodorant, toothpaste, dental floss, brushes, combs, shampoo/conditioner, body wash, etc. in the MJCC lobby.
Past, Present, Future Relationship between America and Israel
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Spotlight Courses
Spring 2013Tuesday classes at the MJCC:Torah Line by Line iJan RabinowitchApril 9 – June 11, 7:00 - 8:45 pm
Torah Line by Line iiJan RabinowitchApril 9 - June 11, 9:15 - 10:30 am
Who Are the prophets?Motti WilhelmApril 9 - May 7, 10:45 - 12:00 pm
radical MessianismRabbi Tzvi FischerMay 14 - June 11, 10:45 - 12:00 pm
Satan in Jewish ThoughtSarah LiebmanApril 9 - May 7, 12:00 - 1:15 pm
Jewish Food EthicsElizabeth SchwartzMay 14 - June 11, 12:00 - 1:15 pm
Melton Scholars’ Curriculum: DenominationsDeveloped by scholars at the Hebrew University of JerusalemSylvia FrankelApril 9 - June 11, 8:45 - 10:00 pm
register at www.meltonportland.org
Meet Portland area Jewish teens, build leadership skills, make a difference in our community and of course…make new friends! Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:00 pm at the MJCC
For High School Students
For more information Lauren Shey, EGR Program Director
503.452.3426, [email protected]
Music Lessons Rose City Music Academy Rose City Music emphasizes the development and enjoyment of diligent practice, supportive involvement of parents and successful performance experiences. • Play in recitals three times yearly. • Small group beginning lessons just $150 for ten weeks! (minimum enrollment = 4) • Weekly group classes free with private lesson enrollment. To register: Call 503.308.8863 or email [email protected] Minimum ages: violin: age 4+, guitar: age 5+ piano: age 6+. Open to adults
Community Service with JSERVE Sunday, April 28 The PANIM Institute of BBYO brings Jewish teens (6th-12th grade) together for a Jewish day of community service. Teens can connect with other Jewish teens in the Portland metro area while serving the community and learning about social justice. Earn five hours of community service hours for school as well. Check out their website: www.jserve.org. No need to be a member of any youth group/synagogue/temple/etc. For more information and locations, contact Lauren at [email protected]