By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — If music can soothe the troubled heart, the music of Shabbat may be particularly effective with its prayer chants for peace, for healing, and for the departed. The next Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library program will feature the Music of Shabbat and will […]
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
(Melody: Bring Him Home from Les Misérables)* By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — God on high Hear our prayers! Kidnapped ones Need you to be there. Some are young They’re afraid. Free them soon. Lift their gloom. Bring them home Bring them home Bring them home. They’re the friends that we have known. Family members
Ceramicist Josh Herman’s tile work is on display throughout the upscale Paridisea Restaurant in the remodeled interior of the Piano Building in La Jolla’s Bird Rock neighborhood. His “modern, sensual, organic” ceramic sculptures made the cover of the French edition of Architectural Digest in July 2016 when the authoritative magazine profiled the La Jolla Farms Road home known as the Razor House, now owned by singer Alicia Keys. [Donald H. Harrison and Emily Scalmanini}
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
You meet so many interesting, talented people there who all seem to have plenty of time to talk about their techniques with you between making sales to customers. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountyHigh Holiday Music will be featured as the first of a series of three Jewish Holiday Music programs from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library. This free presentation will be held from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon, September 28, in the second floor library of the Lawrence Family JCC. [Eileen Wingard]
Famous Cantors, Past and Present, Featured in High Holy Day Music at the JCC Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
What once was a choir featuring the voices of male expatriates from South Africa has become a choir of many international voices performing not only Jewish liturgical music but also secular songs in Yiddish, Ladino, Hebrew, and English. Choir members hail from countries around the world, among them the U.S., South Africa, France, Guatemala, Mexico, and Israel. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Men’s Choir Brings Joy in Several Languages Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, USABy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — At TICO’s (Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra) annual Pops Concert, Robert Zelickman was named the orchestra’s assistant conductor. After the concert’s opening two selections, an unfamiliar Sousa March, “Hands Across the Sea,” and a familiar Strauss waltz, “Voices of Spring,” the orchestra was warmed up for Zelickman as he
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
For the last 17 years Joey Landwehr has served as the artistic director of the JCompany youth theatre. Now, he’s been elevated to the position of artistic director of the San Diego Centre for Jewish Culture, of which JCompany is a part. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, The Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Intersections at UC San Diego Park and Market is a new multicultural concert series that showcases both local and non-local artists, curated by musician, performer, and filmmaker, Yale Strom. These events will take place at the Guggenheim Theater at UC San Diego Park and Market, located in San Diego’s East
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Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
Picture yourself taking the New York subway in the 1980s. You’re in a cramped subway car with your shoulder hitting the person next to you, claustrophobia creeping in. The heavy graffiti heightens how grimy it feels to be on the subway, and the smell only makes it worse. Not only that, but there may be other passengers who make you feel a little uneasy. [Rowanne Reifman]
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Lifestyles, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — One of the top flamenco artists in the world today, Lakshmi Basile, “La Chimi,” will be featured in the Thursday, July 27, 7 p.m. Intersections Concert Series at Park and Market, curated by Yale Strom. She will be joined by her quintet, Souls on Fire, and by Hot
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — At the risk of repeating myself (and starting to sound like a cracked record), I feel impelled to write about yet another fascinating musical event I was privileged to attend. “An Evening in Hungary” was the title given to a programme of music primarily from that country performed
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
On August 24th, at the members’ request, she’ll be leading a workshop at a private home on how to paint rocks that can be used to inspire people as they walk along trails, climb a mountain, or simply visit one another in each other’s homes. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountyBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — A small notice tucked away in our local newspaper caught my attention, and the promise of a performance of choral music by Russian composers seemed intriguing. In addition, the venue was an unusual one – the Ratisbonne Monastery in Jerusalem’s Rehavia neighborhood. So, we ordered tickets and turned up on
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts