Monday Digest – June 8, 2009
June 9, 2009, 6 – 9 pm, Museum Mile, NYC
Enjoy free access to the following museums, as well as live music and street entertainers!
* El Museo del Barrio at 104th Street
* Museum of the City of New York at 103rd Street
* International Center of Photography at 94th Street
* Jewish Museum at 92nd Street
* Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design at 91st Street
* National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts at 89th Street
* Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum at 88th Street
* Metropolitan Museum of Art from 82-86 Street
* Goethe House German Cultural Center at 82nd Street
June 9 at 7:30 pm, Vilna: A Night of Culture and Remembrance, LONDON
Vilna, the capital of Lithuania, was once known as the Jerusalem of the North, rich in Jewish culture, heritage and Talmudic learning. The Shoah annihilated 95 percent of Lithuanian Jewry. This event celebrates and remembers Vilna’s Jewish community through a documentary, photographs, music, art and performance. At Spiro Ark, 25-26 Enford St, W1. Tickets £12. For details, please visit http://www.spiroark.org or http://www.livingimprint.org
June 10 at 7 pm Freedom Songs Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC
Museum favorites Nelson, Carlebach, and the choir join forces for the first time for an exciting and uplifting concert of music inspired by Jewish and African-American traditions. $20, $15 students/seniors, $10 members
June 14 at 2 pm Edna Nahshon on Jews and Shoes Spertus, CHICAGO
Although shoes appear in some of the most foundational biblical stories, they are generally regarded as only lowly accessories. With contributions from disciplines as diverse as fashion, visual culture, history, anthropology, theology, and even performance, Jews and Shoes urges a fresh look at the makings and meanings of shoes in Jewish experience. Join editor and contributor Edna Nahshon for her revelations about why shoes are worthy of serious inquiry.
June 15 at 7:30 pm Theodore Bikel: The First 85 Years Carnegie Hall, NYC
85th Birthday Celebration with Friends and Colleagues
Throughout an extraordinary career as a legendary actor, musician and activist, Theodore Bikel has played an influential role in the shaping of American theater, folk music, film and television, culminating in remarkable contributions to the landscape of Jewish culture. On June 15th, he will be joined by Arlo Guthrie, David Krakauer, Peter Yarrow, Alan Alda and others at this celebration presented by the Juvenile Law Center. Tickets from $30 – $500
June 17 at 7 pm Fourth Annual New York’s Best Emerging Jewish Artists Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC
A new line-up of the best local Jewish talent will be showcased followed by an after-party on the terrace overlooking New York Harbor. Hosted by comedian Johnny Lampert. Featuring indie rock bands DeLeon and Girls in Trouble; comedian Ray Ellin; storytellers Sarah Saltzberg and Boris Timanovsky; a screening of Ode to Murray Hill, a film by D.J. Lubel; and the presentation of Moment Magazine’s “Emerging Writer” award to Harry Bernstein. $25, $20 members (Ticket price includes open bar at after-party)
June 18 at 12 pm Artist Talk: Susan Hiller Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF
How does a contemporary artist represent the lost history of German-Jewish life? Susan Hiller, a film and video artist, spent three years photographing more than 300 street signs all over Germany whose names refer to a previous Jewish presence. The result, the exhibition The J. Street Project, uses the apparent banality of street names to explore unexpected ways that landscape can memorialize a people’s history.
May 14 – June 21
Paintings and Collage by
Shanee Epstein at the 404 Gallery
Brooklyn NY
