November Activities

 

 

Friday, November 5th @ 7:15 p.m. - Social Duplicate BridgeAll players (both couples and single) are welcome.

Donation: Contribution of your choice.  Coffee and cake will be served.

 

Saturday, November 6th @ 11:00 a.m.- The Artists at Work - The JCCS hosts another fascinating day with local artists and crafts people exhibiting their work. The unique aspect of our show is that it also includes demonstrations by the exhibitors. The artists will share information about their tools and technique throughout the day. Children are welcome and have an opportunity to work with select artists. Doors open at 10:45 a.m. and artists are available until 4:00 p.m.

We are pleased to include some new artists this year. The list includes: Tobi Andrews (quilting), Dee Calvey (watercolor), John Hardacre (metal sculpture), Leslie Hardacre (jewelry with “found objects”), Rachel Wengenroth (silversmith) and Judith Lamhut (soft sculpture/dollmaking).

Returning from last year’s roster are: Ann DeLorier vonHoorn (watercolor), Jo-Ann Durdock (pottery), Carole Ferseter (silk print making and quilting), Jody Hyman (basketry), Bertine Lafayette (decorative painting/watercolor), Sandra Lerner (painter/collages), Joan Oesterling (fused glass and jewelry), Sarelle Rosner (silk printing), Rona Spar (quilting), and David Marks (woodworking).

Join us for a day of family fun, beautiful exhibits and the excitement of “artists at work”. Demonstrations by individual artists will be every 45 minutes. To round out a perfect autumn day, we will serve cider and doughnuts.

Admission: Free for all.

 

Saturday, November 6th @ 7:00 p.m. – Cinema & Supper presents director Robert Kane Pappas’ “Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2004). Reviewers call it the consummate critical examination of the Fourth Estate*, once the bastion of American democracy. Asking whether America has entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for the truth, Pappas explores what the news media don’t like to talk about: Themselves.
Meticulously tracing the process by which the news media have distorted and often dismissed actual news events, Pappas presents a riveting and eloquent mix of media professionals and leading intellectual voices on the subject.

 

    *The term "Fourth Estate" refers to the press, both in its explicit capacity of advocacy and in its implicit ability to frame political issues. The term goes back at least to Thomas Carlyle.

 

Please make reservations for Cinema & Supper by email or telephone no later than 12:00 noon on the Thursday before the event.

Admission for Dinner: Members - $12.00, Non-Members - $18.00. If you plan to attend only the movie portion of the evening, we would still appreciate reservations.

For reservations or information contact the JCCS at 860-355-8050 or email [email protected].

 

Sunday, November 7th @ 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Walk With Us Tom Quinn, a local resident and Dad with two young girls will be leading a hike.  It is a walk for all ages.  Please wear comfortable shoes and bring some water. We will meet at the JCCS. Please call the office to let us know if you plan to attend.

 

Saturday, November 13th @ 8:00 p.m. – Center Stage - Alan Raph Trio Performs “Annotated Show Tunes”. Alan Raph is a composer, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist (Bass Trombone, Trombone, Tuba, Bass Trumpet, Euphonium, Piano), author, educator, clinician, lecturer and soloist. He brings all this and more to his act with Arnie Gross and Donna Moore.

Performing on piano is Arnie Gross who teaches arranging, composition and theatre at Canterbury School in New Milford and Western Connecticut State University. Mr. Gross is well known throughout the area but also has a longstanding career on Broadway. He was associated with the long-running Sugar Babies and for five years was the orchestra conductor for Annie.

The versatile Donna Moore is a singer, actress, dancer and monologist. Some of you may have had the opportunity see her original one-woman show, The Balancing Act, this past summer at The Sherman Playhouse or The Sculpture Barn in New Fairfield. She has extensive experience in the theatre and in films and television, including commercial voiceovers.

Mr. Raph describes the trio’s act as a musical evening filled with show tunes with a little chat and explanation thrown in.

Donation: Members - $20.00; Non-member $25.00.

Reservations are requested, call the JCCS at 860-355-8050 or email [email protected]. Refreshments will be served.

 

Sunday, November 14th @ 10:30 a.m.The Yiddish Language Group - The session is hosted by David Marks. Anyone wishing to participate should just be at the JCCS at the scheduled time.

 

Sunday, November 14th @ 10:30 a.m.- Parlez vous Francais? Lys Reeman and Liliane Hart will host the French conversational group. If you’ve studied or spoken French in the past and would like to refresh your skills, this relaxed setting may be just the place to do so.  Please notify the office if you plan to attend. 

 

Friday, November 19th @ 7:15 p.m. – Social Duplicate Bridge  All players (both couples and single) are welcome.

Donation: Contribution of your choice.  Coffee and cake will be served.

 

Saturday, November 20th @ 8.00 p.m.- SOPA Plans JCCS Fundraiser to Benefit the JCC - Arlene Begelman, director of the School of Performing Arts (SOPA), is planning a fundraising production with her DownCity DanceTheatre troupe. Ms. Begelman is quite proud of her company, saying these dancers are just about ready to step fulltime into the professional scene.

The performance will be a family production and take place in the JCCS. All profits will come to the JCCS.

SOPA holds dance, music and voice lessons at the JCCS throughout the academic year and hosts theatre workshop camps in the summer.

Please help us celebrate the talents of these performers and support the JCC.

Donation: Members - $20.00; Non-member $25.00; Children $5.00. Reservations are a must as seating is limited. Those with confirmed seats will have priority. Call the JCCS at 860-355-8050 or email [email protected].

 

 

 

 

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