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P’Chotchka returns on Monday, June 13, 6:30 pm at the Como Lakeside Pavilion. Rimon’s annual benefit is a fast-paced evening of art, food, and ideas, featuring artists this year from the fields of film, kinetic art, music, woodworking, photography, writing, and more. This event sells out every year. Tickets: rimonmn.org
How does a choreographer move through the intersection of his Black, Jewish and Queer identities? Don’t miss Rimon’s last Artist Salon of the season, Dancing through Love and Loss: New Work by Adam W. McKinney at the Capri Theater’s Paradise Community Hall on May 22 (2 pm). Tickets: https://give.jewishminneapolis.org/event/rimon-artist-salon-or-dancing-through-love-and-loss-new-work-by-adam-w-mckinney/e402383
Check out Rimon’s MN Jewish Artists Directory. This wide-ranging database is an invaluable tool for artists and audiences alike. View the profiles or create your own at https://mnjewishartists.org/
To share your ONLINE events or opportunities through Rimon’s e-guide, send news releases or informative blurbs to rimon@bfcampus.org. Events listed in the e-guide are not sponsored by Rimon, unless indicated. Thank you for your support of Rimon. We can’t do it without you. Donate to Rimon: the Minnesota Jewish Arts Council
EVENTS
Monday May 2, 6 p.m. The Minnesota JCC (4330 S Cedar Lake Rd, Mpls) hosts a reception celebrating its new gallery exhibit, Landscapes of Home: Vision of Sovev Kinneret. Featured artists include Israelis Amos Yaskil, Yuval Gasser, Chaim Moreno, Oshri Vizman as well as Minnesota-based photographer Linda Passon-McNally who will give an artist talk at 7 pm.The beauty of the Sovev Kinneret region in Israel is on display through vibrant prints and captivating photographs. FFI: minnesotajcc.org
Wednesday, May 4. Celebrate Israel with an online Israel Independence Day Film Festival running May 4-9. Eleven films are available for viewing. Use the code BJCFILM for 20% off when you Register at JewishFilmFests.com. FFI: Israel Independence Day Film Festival 2022 (menemshafilms.com)
Thursday, May 5, 10 a.m. Minnesota Citizens for the Arts is sponsoring an in-person Rally for the Arts at the Minnesota State Capitol. Starting on the front steps of the Capitol for an outdoor gathering, the group will move indoors to the Rotunda for an indoor rally to send a strong message to Minnesota’s legislators about the importance of enacting arts and culture COVID relief legislation. Sign up: https://secure.everyaction.com/6165Y0y8mU-Q_od2Fz7I6Q2
Thursday May 5, 4 p.m. Celebrate Israel’s 74th birthday with music, games, dancing, food and fun. Enjoy interactive displays, get “henna-ed,” tour the inspiring “Landscapes of Home” gallery exhibition, join in a community sing-a-long, and experience some of what makes modern Israel such a special and important place. The venue is the Sabes JCC (4330 S Cedar Lake Rd, Mpls). FFI: minnesotajcc.org
Saturday, May 7, 2:10 p.m. The Mpls St Paul International Film Festival (115 Main St, Mpls) has a rich assortment of Jewish-themed films. Use the promo code RIMONMSPIFF41 for a discount on any of them. Nelly & Nadine follows the unlikely relationship between two women who fell in love in the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Despite being separated in the last months of the war, Nelly and Nadine managed to later reunite and spend the rest of their life together. For many years their love story was kept a secret, even to some of their closest family. The film will be screened again on May 11 (2:10 pm). Tickets: MSP Film Society - Nelly & Nadine (agileticketing.net)
Saturday May 7, 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to Open Studios with Traffic Zone artists and their guests in the studios where they dream, create and work. See new work made in drawing, installation, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. Among the many excellent Traffic Zone artists are Harriet Bart, Perci Chester, Bonnie Heller, Howard Oransky, Phil Rosenbloom, and many others. FFI: trafficzoneart.com
Saturday May 7. Photographer Debra Fisher Goldstein has once again turned her lens to narrowing our divides via ALL IS FAIR! Photos and Conversations Celebrating Our Common Grounds. The exhibit can be seen online through May 29 at Gallery/Studio 917. FFI: www.studio917.art
Sunday, May 8, 11:30 a.m. MSPIFF (115 Main Street, Mpls) presents Persian Lessons. In Vadim Perelman’s film, Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him when he is assigned to teach Farsi to the head of the camp. Use the promo code RIMONMSPIFF41 for a discount. The film will be screened again on May 16 (4:15 pm). Tickets: MSP Film Society - Persian Lessons (agileticketing.net)
Sunday, May 8, 4:35 p.m. MSPIFF (115 Main St, Mpls) screens Israeli director Mattan Guggenheim’s latest film, Greener Pastures. Widower Dov moves into a nursing home, but he can’t stand it. He dreams of buying back his old house and returning to live there, but he has no money since losing his post office pension for which he blames the State. When he realizes that everyone in the nursing home uses state-sponsored medical marijuana, he hatches an inspired plan. Use the promo code RIMONMSPIFF41 for a discount. The film will be screened again on May 17 (7 pm). Tickets: MSP Film Society - Greener Pastures (agileticketing.net)
Sunday, May 8, 7:15 p.m. MSPIFF (115 Main St, Mpls) presents Let It Be Morning, a satirical free film adaptation of Sayed Kashua’s darkly ironic, prize-winning novel of the same title. Sami, a Palestinian-born Jerusalem-based accountant, is having an affair with a Jewish colleague. He travels with his unhappy wife and young son to the Arab village where he was born to attend the wedding of his younger brother. In the course of the film Sami must come to terms with his past and his heritage and his actual place in contemporary Israel. Use the promo code RIMONMSPIFF41 for a discount. The film will be screened again on May 16 (7:10 pm). Tickets: MSP Film Society - Let It Be Morning (agileticketing.net)
Monday, May 9, 7 p.m. Alegría (also the title of the film) is a proudly independent woman, living in the family's ancestral home in the Spanish city of Melilla on the Moroccan coast. When her niece is set to marry, Alegría agrees to host the event. Supported by Dunia, her bubbly Moroccan housekeeper, and Marian, her chill Christian best friend, Alegría must open her home and revisit her Jewish roots. The film is also screened on May 12 (1:30 pm) and May 15 (11:20 am). Use the promo code RIMONMSPIFF41 for a discount. Tickets: MSP Film Society - Alegría (agileticketing.net)
Monday, May 9, 7 p.m. MSPIFF (115 Main Street, Mpls) screens Kurdish-Swiss director Mano Khalil's Neighbours, a poignant yet unsentimental look at war through the eyes of a child. In a Syrian border village in the early 1980s, Sero, a six-year-old Kurdish boy, finds his world turned upside down when a cruel new school teacher arrives. Confronted with the dark realities of nationalism and antisemitism, Sero is forced to grow up quickly. Use the promo code RIMONMSPIFF41 for a discount. The film will be screened again on May 12 (1:40 pm) and May 15 (11:15 am). Tickets: MSP Film Society - Neighbours (agileticketing.net)
Tuesday, May 10, 1:40 p.m. A jaded police officer from Madrid accepts a post in a small village by the sea hoping to heal his sick daughter and gain some inner peace. Once there, he starts investigating his predecessor’s murder. The inquiry leads him to a group of high-ranking Nazis living in a closed community on the coast. Set in 1982, The Replacement is a terrific period thriller inspired by the real-life Nazis of Dénia who used to publicly celebrate Hitler’s birthday in uniform. MSPIFF (115 Main Street, Mpls) has scheduled additional screenings on May 15 (7:45 pm) and May 19 (9:45 pm).Use the promo code RIMONMSPIFF41 for a discount. Tickets: MSP Film Society - The Replacement (agileticketing.net)
Thursday, May 12, 6 p.m. Much-loved Yiddish singer-scholar Miryem-Khaye Seigel presents a multimedia online program about Yiddish stage sensation of yesteryear, Jennie Goldstein. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VB1yMKq1SEGwULQlXLcVfQ?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter
Thursday, May 12, 7:30 p.m. Urban Growler Brewery (2325 Endicott St, St Paul) hosts Mixtape: Behind the Mask, a night of storytelling featuring music, live painting, and five storytellers, including local favorite Amy Salloway. The performance is repeated on May 13 & 14. FFI: www.onthestage.tickets/show/wayward-theatre-company/mixtape-behind-the-mask-14441
Saturday, May 14, 7:15 p.m. Cha Cha Real Smooth is hot off a world premiere at Sundance 2022, where it won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award. Writer/director Cooper Raiff stars in the film as Andrew, a bar/bat mitzvah party starter who strikes up a unique friendship with a young mom and her teenage daughter. Use the promo code RIMONMSPIFF41 for a discount. The film, presented by MSPIFF (115 Main St, Mpls) will be screened again on May 18 (7:15 pm). Tickets: MSP Film Society - Cha Cha Real Smooth (agileticketing.net)
Sunday May 15, 1 p.m. Giving Voice Chorus is a community choir designed for those with dementia and their care partners. The goal at Giving Voice is to stretch not only voices and musicianship, but minds, bodies and spirits of individuals, in caregiving pairs and in our community. This semester the Chorus honors the legacy of Tony Bennett and the music he has recorded “in pairs” over the years with Thank You for the Music: A Tribute to Tony Bennett at the Capp Center (1375 St Paul Ave, St Paul). FFI: minnesotajcc.org
Sunday May 15, 2 p.m. The Keren Or (Ray of Light) contest for Minnesota Jewish teens in photography, prose, and poetry is celebrating its 18th year. Drop by the Barry Family Campus auditorium (4330 S Cedar Lake Rd, Mpls) for the awards ceremony that honors this year’s 22 winners. It’s always a moving experience. FFI: rimon@bfcampus.org or kerenorcontest.org
Tuesday, May 17, 7:20 p.m. In MSPIFF’s screening of Three Minutes–A Lengthening the viewer sees rare home movie footage shot in Poland in 1938. The footage in this haunting and provocative documentary essay has become a priceless historical artifact, documenting people and places obliterated by the Holocaust. Use the promo code RIMONMSPIFF41 for a discount. The film will be screened again on May 19 (1:45 pm). Tickets: MSP Film Society - Three Minutes - A Lengthening (agileticketing.net)
Wednesday, May 18, 7 p.m. Join the Minnesota Center for Book Arts for a virtual conversation with contemporary artists, printers, and designers who use Hebrew type in their work to explore abstract and representational perspectives on the language. As MCBA introduces Hebrew wood type to its letterpress studios, it celebrates artists whose work is based in the language. The conversation is curated by Robyn Awend and moderated by Karen Schiff and features local and national artists who use both traditional and contemporary Hebrew and Yiddish type in their work. FFI:Minnesota Center for Book Arts (blackbaudhosting.com)
Wednesday May 18, 7:30 p.m. The Parkway Theater (4814 Chicago Ave S, Mpls) presents composer/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Gabriel Kahane in a not-to-be-missed concert featuring music from his new recording Magnificent Bird. Kahane brings to life a trunk of songs written in self-imposed isolation—a full year off the internet. Through piano, vocals and guitar, Kahane explores quiet and domestic concerns of marriage, fatherhood, and loss against the backdrop of a nation and planet in crisis. FFI: https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/gabriel-kahane-2022
Friday, May 20, 5 p.m. Northeast Minneapolis has been waiting for an in-person Art-A-Whirl for quite a while. It’s enormous. It’s fun. And you’ve got three days (May 20-22) to explore it. You might start at the California Building (2205 California St NE, Mpls) and check out Martin Arend and Susan Weinberg’s newest paintings in studio 407/09. FFI: https://nemaa.org/artists/susan-weinberg/
Sunday, May 22, 2 p.m. How does a choreographer move through the intersection of his Black, Jewish, and Queer identities? See dancer/choreographer/activist Adam W. McKinney’s response at the Capri Theater’s Paradise Community Hall (2027 W Broadway, Mpls) in a Rimon Artist Salon, Dancing through Love and Loss: New Work by Adam W. McKinney. FFI: rimonmn.org
Through May 22. Six Points Theater (1978 Ford Pkwy, St Paul) presents Two Jews Walk Into A War… by Seth Rozin. Zeblyan and Ishaq are the last two Jews living in Kabul. While they both want to urgently repopulate their ancient Jewish community, how to do so is something they cannot agree upon. Against a backdrop of explosions and bullets, the two men must reconcile their theological differences and work together. Tickets: https://www.sixpointstheater.org/
Thursday May 26, 6 p.m. In Lest We Forget: A Visual Memoir, Sandra Brick beautifully “translates” Fred Amram’s bitter-sweet stories about his Holocaust experiences and his life as a refugee. A book launch with program and light refreshments is scheduled at the Textile Center (3000 University Ave. SE, Mpls). Vaccination and booster required. Reservations: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lest-we-forget-a-visual-memoir-book-launch-tickets-322211923537
Through May 28. Form+Content Gallery (210 N 2nd St, Mpls) celebrates its first 15 years with a group exhibition of past and current artist-members, including Robyn Stoller Awend, Jay Isenberg, Joyce Lyon, Lynda Monick-Isenberg, Howard Oransky, and Michal Sagar. FFI: formandcontent.org
Thursday June 2, 7:30 p.m. Jake Shulman-Ment is at the helm of a new generation of Klezmer and Yiddish performers. Together with Twin Cities-based Ukrainian Village Band and klezmer band Di Bayke, these artists come together to celebrate Eastern European folk roots, journeying through traditions of ethnic groups asserting a right to cultural sovereignty, solidarity, and celebration at the Cedar Cultural Center (416 Cedar Ave, Mpls). FFI: https://www.thecedar.org/listing-2/2022/6/2/jake-shulman-ment-and-ukrainian-village-band-with-di-bayke
Monday, June 13, 6:30 p.m. The one-and-only P’Chotchka returns to St. Paul’s Como Lakeside Pavilion (1360 Lexington Pkwy N). In addition to lifting up the remarkable work of eight artists whom Rimon has featured or supported, Rimon will celebrate its Executive Director’s 18 years of service to the organization and wish him well in his retirement. The annual benefit sells out. Plan ahead and reserve your tickets today: https://give.jewishminneapolis.org/event/2022-p'chotchka-a-rimon-benefit/e396753
Through June 23. Metro State University hosts Keren Kroul’s new exhibit of paintings, The Shape of Memory, in the Gordon Park Gallery (700 E 7th St, St Paul). FFI: www.metrostate.edu/cas/gallery
Through June 26. The son of Jewish immigrants in Argentina, Mauricio Lasansky (1914–2012) moved to the United States in 1943. His work often explored themes of war and violence. In 1961, coinciding with the televised trial of the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, he began The Nazi Drawings to grapple with the Holocaust. These powerful and disturbing drawings are on view at Mia (2400 3rd Ave S, Mpls). FFI: https://new.artsmia.org
Ongoing. Say No to War: Political Cartoons by Ukrainian and Russian Artists at The Russian Museum of Art (5500 Stevens Ave, Mpls). FFI: tmora.org
Ongoing. Local artist Suzanne Fenton has produced a very engaging film, Hollywood Fringe. Two married, down-on-their-luck actors decide to put on a site-specific play about their unsuccessful life in Hollywood. Their story has finally been green-lit, but not without twists. FFI: https://www.comedydynamics.com/catalog/hollywood-fringe/
Ongoing. Join with other dancers from the Twin Cities and from around the world in a live Zoom Israeli dance session. Led by Shira and Michael Schwartz, the group meets weekly every Sunday from 6-9 PM (CT). The first half-hour is teaching, then circle dancing till 8 pm. 8-9 is partner dancing. What a great way to add needed exercise to our pandemic lives along with the cultural and social connection we are all craving! Even if you don't dance or can't in your current situation, this is a wonderful way to connect to Israeli culture. For the Zoom link, contact michael@konikoff.com
Ongoing. Shira and Michael have also started a live Israeli dance session. Dance every Thursday from 7-9:30 pm at the Tapestry Folk Dance Center (3748 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls). The first hour or so is teaching and easier dances, then circle dancing till the end. Proof of vaccination is required. Cost is $10 members, $12 non-members. FFI: Michael at michael@konikoff.com
OPPORTUNITIES
JFNA (Jewish Federations of North America) is creating a national volunteer hub for the crisis in Ukraine. Using a centralized application process, it will place volunteers from North America with Jewish and Israeli partner organizations working on the ground. It will recruit qualified applicants through its Russian-speaking Jewish (RSJ) network to volunteer for two to four weeks, beginning in April, to help refugees on the Ukrainian borders and at “olim hotels.” JFNA is particularly seeking those with a background in mental health. Volunteers will receive insurance coverage, local accommodations, meals, local transport, and a modest end-of-service bonus. FFI: https://www.tfaforms.com/4972244
OULA TEACHER TRAINING + EMPOWERMENT at the Capp Center (1375 St Paul Ave, St Paul). This weekend is designed for those who wish to explore The Oula experience in detail, for those seeking a deeper connection to themselves and their community through music and movement, and for those wanting to be future guides in Oula – whether as phenomenal participants or as instructors. May 14 & 15. FFI: minnesotajcc.org
David Feinberg has retired at the University of Minnesota. He was Director and Founder of Voice to Vision, the 20-year non-profit multicultural collaborative art project concerning human rights abuses and genocide. He needs a space and/or an organization to sponsor the continuation of the program. Please email him at feinb001@umn.edu FFI: https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/163988 and https://chgs.elevator.umn.edu/page/view/101
Experience introspective and ecstatic practices of three ancient spiritual paths: Kabbalistic-Judaism, Early Contemplative Christianity and Sufi-Islam in a four-day (June 2-5) retreat with musician Yuval Ron. This unique experiential seminar–Sacred Music of the Abrahamic Faiths for Resilience and Soothing Uncertainty–will journey deep into sacred music chanting, movement, and spiritual mindfulness practices, drawing from the hidden wisdom of the traditions of the Near East. The activities are based on Yuval Ron’s work with master spiritual teachers of the Near East and neuroscientists of the West. This seminar is experiential and will NOT be lecture-based. Its focus is to provide a deep spiritual experience through walking meditation, sacred movement from Hebrew, Christian and Sufi sources, ecstatic chanting meditations, storytelling, poetry, and live oud music by Yuval Ron. FFI: https://ehouseofprayer.org/event/sacred-music-of-the-abrahamic-faiths/
Sh’mita Study Group: Reflection + Letterpress VIRTUAL + IN PERSON with Meryll Page, Robyn Awend, and visiting presenters. Wednesdays: March 23, May 4, June 1; 6–8 pm CT VIRTUAL + Sunday, June 12; 1–4 pm IN PERSON. In this three-part study group, participants will explore Sh'mita, the year of release, which occurs every seven years in the Jewish calendar. During the Sh'mita year, debts are forgiven, agricultural lands lie fallow, and food that grows wild is shared. We will discuss how the concept of Sh’mita speaks to the tension between release and revival in today's world, and we will uncover how we can apply these teachings to both the natural world and our own creative spirit. No prior knowledge is necessary, just a curiosity to explore this ancient tradition. The virtual discussion, led by Meryll Page, will culminate in an in-person letterpress workshop on June 12th utilizing MCBA's new Hebrew wood type. Register: https://www.mnbookarts.org/shmita-study-group-reflection-and-letterpress/
Kabbalah and the Wizard of Oz. We all see ourselves in the characters of the Wizard of Oz as they journey down the yellow brick road, each yearning for something. We recognize that we are each on a journey to greater awareness and manifestation. Join Joy Gordon on Wednesday afternoons from 1 - 2:30 pm to explore the aspects of who you are and the gifts that you were given to make a difference in the world. June 1 - 29 via Zoom. $72 via Venmo Joy-Gordon-12. FFI: joyg33@gmail.com or 612-819-6637.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga is issuing a CALL FOR ART focusing on the concept of Out of The Darkness, Into The Light. This exhibit will explore all ideas having to do with the title statement, physical, metaphorical, mental, social or religious. The work does not need to be recent, but must be original to the artist submitting, an artist print, or must be an original on loan from the owner. All media will be considered. Films and videos must be six minutes or less. Please send electronic images of up to four pieces, list your materials and the size of the piece(s) indicating the sale price or the NFS price, and if it is on loan no later than June 13. Work will be selected for the exhibit by June 20. Questions: Anne Treadwell at 423 551-3715, or atreadwell@jewishchattanooga.com.
Are you an enthusiastic choral singer? Join hundreds of singers and lovers of Jewish music for five days of workshops, community sings, concerts, and more at the 33rd Annual Zamir North American Jewish Choral Festival. Under the direction of conductor Matthew Lazar, the festival is being held in-person at the Hilton Hotel (1 First Stamford Place, Stramford, CT) July 10-14. FFI: https://zamirchoralfoundation.formstack.com/forms/najcf_2022
The Minnesota State Arts Board will open two funding opportunities for its fiscal year 2023 grant cycle (July 2022 – June 2023). The coronavirus pandemic continues to create extreme uncertainty for Minnesota’s arts and cultural sector, creating economic hardships for creative individuals and organizations. Flexibility continues to be vital. To provide that flexibility, the Arts Board will offer its Creative Support for Individuals and Creative Support for Organizations grant programs for another year. FY 2023 Creative Support grant application deadlines, grant guidelines, and application materials are posted on the Arts Board website. Grantees are able to determine how best to use funds to adapt their activities to stay relevant and connected to audiences, participants, students, or communities; sustain their creative practices, and maintain the long-term viability of their arts programming so that Minnesota residents and communities will continue to have access and connection to the arts. FFI: http://www.arts.state.mn.us/
Workshop opportunities at Springboard for the Arts are ongoing – and accessible from anywhere! FFI: https://springboardforthearts.org/events/
YALA’s mini-grant applications are open! Do you have an idea for a Jewish program? Are you looking for guidance and support with getting a new project off the ground? Do you want to start something special, but just don’t have the resources? The YALA Mini-Grant program supports new Jewish ideas and helps you incubate your project, with financial resources, promotion, and other support as needed. FFI: https://jewishtwincities.org/yalagrant/
RESOURCES
Check out Rimon’s MN Jewish Artists Directory. This wide-ranging database is an invaluable tool for artists and audiences alike. View the profiles or create your own at https://mnjewishartists.org/
A discussion about The Textile Center’s (3000 University Ave SE, Mpls) exhibition A Common Thread is on view. The artists talk about their work in the show, along with discussing how their practice in textiles utilizes the written word as a method of active engagement and storytelling. Watch: https://textilecentermn.org/artspeaks-act2021-textandtextiles/
The Dragon Who Liked to Spit Fire is now on YouTube. More than 750 adults and children saw this original musical by Rabbi Sim Glaser last month. If you did not get to see the whimsical story about the Princess and her Dragon, you can now watch it in the comfort of your homes on YouTube. Watch it: https://youtu.be/hE_zv4BqpFE
Temple Talks Podcast, a new podcast from Temple Israel in Minneapolis, showcases Jewish wisdom in our ever-changing world. Listen in while partners and thought leaders from around town and around the world inspire you, challenge you, and give you new ideas about Judaism, religious life, social justice, and more. In a recent podcast Rabbi Moss talks with David Harris about David’s artistic path and pioneering work as the founding director of Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council. They also discuss the vital role that the arts play in the Jewish community and how Rimon helps Jewish artists find resources, audiences, and inspiration. Listen to #17: The Artsiest Pomegranate (David Harris & Rabbi Tobias Moss) at https://www.templetalks.org/
Interference Arts is excited to launch the Interference Arts Store, a catalog of Artistic Director Craig Harris’s music and visual art created for his multimedia performances and installations. Works that are available for sale include his scores; digital illustrations by Candy Kuehn created for several of Craig’s multimedia performance projects; and photographs by Marion Gray and others documenting Craig’s performances and research. To learn more: https://interferencearts.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=677a8250bdf46f992e8f7ddbd&id=e029f82a87&e=551f7598c0
Claude Riedel has published a book, From Darkness into Light: Claude Riedel and the Art of the Ner Tamid. Learn how Claude weaves ancient traditions of the ner tamid into his deeply personal and expressive creations. Learn about themes from the Seven Species to the Burning Bush and Wings of Angels in this visually stunning, educational book. Equal parts artist monograph and Judaic art history. Available in both standard and layflat editions. Buyers can opt to have the book shipped or can pick theirs up from Claude: https://checkout.square.site/buy/5DDIARRH7XWAWPF2Z7GEHEVC
And there’s another new book: The Choreography of Care / Engaging Caregivers in Creative Expression, written by Stuart Pimsler. The book highlights the work that Suzanne and Stuart have been doing in the field of Arts & Health for the past three decades. “In this captivating memoir, Stuart Pimsler demonstrates his prowess as a compelling interdisciplinary maker - weaving autobiography, insight, and meaning on the page as he has on the stage for four decades.” Jill Sonke, Director, Center for the Arts in Medicine, University of Florida. FFI: choreographyofcare.com
Shayna, a novel by Miriam Ruth Black set in Ukraine 1919, is a compelling tale of a young woman’s journey across Europe to New York City’s Lower East Side in order to build a new life in a new country. Purchase the book at kirkhousepublishers.com
The A.V. Closet is a Springboard for the Arts service that allows artists to borrow cameras, lighting equipment, projectors and other audio-visual equipment, and it's back on University Avenue! Equipment can be borrowed for one week (six overnights from Friday to the following Friday) at no charge, for one rental period per month. You can check out up to six items per rental period. If you need to check out more than six items, contact us to make special arrangements. There is an annual fee of $20. Check out the listings of DSLR cameras, light kits, video projectors and screens, tripods, digital recorders, and more! FFI: https://springboardforthearts.org/professional-growth/avcloset/
Looking for your next work opportunity? Springboard's Job Board is a hub for arts and artist-friendly jobs in the Upper Midwest! Search by location, type of role, and timing, including Work From Home options, open calls, paid internships, and more. Salary transparency is required on our Job Board, part of an effort with Pollen Midwest and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits for a more equitable and transparent hiring process. FFI: https://springboardforthearts.org/jobs/
Learn about and support Jews of color. Some of the many national organizations include the Edot Midwest, Jewish Multiracial Network, Jews of Color Field Building Initiative, Jews in ALL Hues, Be’chol Lashon, and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice.
The Jews of Color Initiative has commissioned a major research study to understand the lived experiences and perspectives of Jews of Color nationwide. A multiracial research team based at Stanford University has created a thoughtful survey, and the Jews of Color Initiative wants 1,000 Jews of Color to participate! The Count Me In survey is an opportunity for Jews of Color to share how they think about Jewish identity, how systemic racism has shaped their experiences, and how they want the Jewish community to better reflect the diversity of Jews in the U.S. If you identify as a Jew of Color, go to JoCsurvey.org to take the 15-minute survey and have your voice heard!
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