2012-2013 SEASON
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THE HEBREW LESSON
written/performed by Esther Ouray
Thursday, September 6 and Sunday, September 9 at 7:30 pm
The Hebrew Lesson waves myth, history and humor into the story of a Hebrew school teacher and her thwarted attempt to spread her father's ashes in Jerusalem. Directed by Zaraawar Mistry and supported with live music of multicultural musicians Tim O'Keefe, Maryam Yusefzadeh, and Greg Herriges. The Hebrew Lesson is performed by Esther Ouray, an actress, puppeteer, dancer, director, teacher and cultural activist.
Each performance will be followed by a moderated discussion with the artists and audience.
Tickets: $12 General; $10 JCC members and students
Not recommended for youth.
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ALEJANDRO ZIGLER TANGO QUARTET
Sunday, October 21 at 7:00pm
The Alejandro Ziegler Quartet is an ensemble of piano, violin, bangoneon, and double bass that has developed their own style of tango music, reflecting both innovation and tradition, becoming a new synthesis of the traditional tango orchestra. Founded in 2007, their repertoire includes the style of Di Sarli, Pugliese, Troilo and Gobbi among others. With their unique mix of tango, improvisation and romanticism, they have gained recognition all over the world, performing completely acoustic, dynamic masterpieces that should not be missed. Co-presented by Bataclan Tango.
Performance will be followed by an artist reception.
Tickets: $20 for Fitness members & general public
$15 for JCC premium, community members & students
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KATHY KOSINS presents
“To The Ladies of Cool” (Concert)
Thursday, November 1 at 7:00pm
Detroit-based Kathy Kosins is an ASCAP award-winning songwriter, record producer and recognized modern abstractionist painter. Her debut CD with Resonance Records “To the Ladies of Cool” was recently released worldwide in March 2012, celebrating the artistry of Anita O’ Day, June Christy, Chris Connor, Julie London and other famous jazz female vocalists.
Tickets: $15 for Fitness members & general public
$12 for JCC premium, community members & students |
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Yiddish Vinkl’s 20th Anniversary Concert
with Cantor Michael Smolash
Sunday, November 11 at 2:00 pm
Michael Smolash is the Cantor of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, MI, which is home to one of the most vibrant Jewish worship programs in North America. Michael worked in Music Theatre across Canada for 15 years while also serving as Chazzan Sheini at Holy Blossom Temple (Toronto). His starring roles include Sparky in Forever Plaid, Billy Lawlor in 42nd Street, and Matt in The Fantasticks. Most recently, Cantor Smolash was in The Producers in Toronto, where he covered the lead role of Leo Bloom, as well as those of the entire male cast of singers, actors and dancers. We look forward to sharing his voice with you!
Tickets $5 at the door |
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SAVE THE DATE
HOW DO YOU SPELL CHANUKAH??
The Jewish Alternative to the Usual Holiday Fare
Sunday, December 2 at 7:00pm
A unique evening of comedy, fun, music and
dreidel spinning and a FUNdraiser for the
2013 Minneapolis Jewish Humor Festival. |
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HIDDEN TALENTS
TALENT SHOW
August 9 at 7 pm
Featuring dance, music, comedy and much more, all performed by JCC Staff.
Recommended for ages 12 and up, but all are welcome!
Pay what you can.
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THE WIZARD OF OZ
Wednesday and Thursday, July 25 and 26 at 7pm
Friday, July 27 at 10am and 1:30pm
By L. Frank Baum Adapted by Frank Gabrielson With Music and Lyrics of the MGM motion pictures score by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg. Directed by Anthony Neuman with Stephen Houtz, Music Director, and Anna Carol, Choreography Featuring youth entering grades 5-12 in our Summer Musical Theatre Institute camp program. |
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Concert: Bella Duo featuring Andrea Stern (harp) and Jane Garvin (flute)
Wednesday, May 23 at 7 pm
Andrea and Jane delight concert audiences with an eclectic range of musical themes from classical to Celtic to popular.
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Spring Comedy Cabaret
Sunday, April 22 at 7 pm
Featuring Laura Thorne, Rabbi Glaser, David Harris and more!
HOSTED BY FRANK FEINBERG
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Musical Minyan presents
Shakin' the Winter Blues
Monday and Tuesday, March 5 and 6 at 7pm
Wednesday, March 6 at 12:30pm
Let’s kick out winter and bring on spring! Shakin’ the Winter Blues will feature a repertoire of classic blues songs and songs with "blue" in the title – from songs by Irving Berlin to Hank Willams, Neil Diamond to Melissa Manchester, Elvis to Burl Ives! |
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2012 MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH HUMOR FESTIVAL
January 14–28, 2012
Mark your calendars for our 3rd annual Minneapolis Jewish Humor Festival. Local and nationally known stand-up comedians join together with theatre and music performance, film, visual art, and workshops to celebrate the Jewish contribution to the world of humor. Opening night, January 14, features hysterical comedian and musician, Julie Goldman. Other featured performers include local star writer/performer, Amy Salloway, our favorite [inappropriate] Rabbi Sim Glaser, NYC-based stand-up comedian, Dave Goldstein, and more! |
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Discovering the Jewish Tango
Mandrágora Tango Lecture & Concert
Mandrágora Tango is a vibrant collective of tango musicians based in Minneapolis, dedicated to preserving the nearly-lost musical forms of tango and translating them for today’s listeners and dancers. Tango music defies categorization, living somewhere between classical, jazz and world beat, with Jewish roots that not many know about. Mandrágora creates music that is fresh, engaging, danceable and nostalgic. Please join us for a night of dancing, learning, and fabulous music. Ticket includes light refreshments. |
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Kavanessence!
Escape the cold outside with the heat of Kavenessence! Kavanessence is a sparkling musical alliance featuring Venezuelan vocalist and our own JC Zumba instructor, Vanessa Dembo, and American musician/vocalist and JC Musical Minyan director, Mark Bloom. Kavanessence offers a tremendous diversity of styles, from Israeli and Yiddish favorites, to Venezuelan pop and jazz, to European, Latin and American songbook standards. Song lyrics are presented in bilingual fashion, energized by innovative rhythms and harmonies. |
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The Diary of Anne Frank
By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by Anya Kremenetsky
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit, and determination. An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, The Diary of Anne Frank captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence—their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief. Each day of these two dark years, Anne’s voice shines through: “When I write I shake off all my cares. But I want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring enjoyment to all people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death!” |
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Musical Minyan presents “Lansmania” (Concert)
Directed by Mark Bloom and featuring over 30 singers from the Sabes JC’s Musical Minyan troupe, this concert is sure to be a magnificent melodic celebration of fall! “Lansmania” will feature modern music by notable Jewish composers and performers including Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Marvin Hamlisch, Barry Manilow, Neal Sedaka, Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, and Bette Midler…just to name a few. Join singers age 60–90 as they cover songs from the 60s through the 90s! |
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Yiddish Vinkl presents Lori Cahan-Simon, Singler/Folklorist
Lori Cahan-Simon is a singer/folkorist and musical ethnographer from Cleveland and has been singing professionally since the age of 14.
Lori has performed children’s material, jingles, comedy, and Rock, R&B, Jazz, and Klezmer styles throughout the country and the world. She is also a vocalist with the Workmen’s Circle Klezmer Orchestra. Music from her Passover album “Songs My Bubble Should Have Taught Me” is used in the Menscher Brothers film “Seder!” She has taught Yiddish Culture and Language in Cleveland for the performing and culinary arts for the last decade. |
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Saana Ensemble Concert
In conjunction with the Finnish and Jewish gallery exhibit featuring photographs by Dina Kantor
Saana Ensemble includes Ulla Tervo-Desnick (alto / accordion), Elina Ruppert (alto / guitar), Sari Rönnholm (soprano / clarinet, piano), Elina Kala (soprano / mandolin, guitar, piano), Eeva Savolainen (soprano / piano, recorder). |
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SEUSSICAL The Musical!
Performed by the Sabes JCC’s Summer
Musical Theatre Camp (grades 5–12) |
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Summer Comedy Cabaret
This Open Mic style evening benefited the 2012 Minneapolis Jewish Humor Festival! |
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Seeing Israeli and Jewish Dance: Book Release and Party
Local author, choreographer and dancer, Judith Ingber, launched her recently published bookm which threads together unique source material and scholarly examinations by authors from Europe, Israel, and America trained
in sociology, anthropology, history, cultural studies, Jewish studies, dance studies, as well as art, theater, and dance criticism. |
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Musical Minyan presents “The
Glory of Gershwin” |
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Kavanessence Concert - Bring on the Heat!
Featuring Mark Bloom and Vanessa Dembo |
2010/2011
SEASON |
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OY! A play by Rich Orloff
Directed by Anya Kremenetsky |
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Jazz at the J Spring Concert
featuring Patty Peterson |
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Broadway Bound
By Neil Simon
Directed by Todd Bruse |
2009/2010
SEASON |
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Biloxi Blues
By Neil Simon
Directed by Claire Avitabile |
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The Wise Men of Chelm
By Sandra Fenichel Asher, based on Jewish folktales
Directed by Anya Kremenetsky |
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People of the Book (the song, the dance, and the picture) |
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Jack and Rochelle
By Buffy Sedlachek
Directed by Todd Bruse
Based on the memoir Jack and Rochelle, A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance |
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Desert Dreams: Naomi & Ruth
By Miriam Gerberg |
2008/2009
SEASON |
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Wellstone!
By Mark Rosenwinkel
Directed by Matt Sciple |
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Anschel and the Missing Chanukah Gelt
By Mark Roseninkel
Directed by Todd Bruse |
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Brighton Beach Memoirs
By Neil Simon
Directed by Anya Krementsky |
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Chaplin: The Son of Isadore and Hanna Thornstein
By Deborah Stein
Directed by Jon Ferguson |