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IT'S SUMMER!
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Drawing and Painting for Beginners
A comprehensive introduction to the art of drawing and painting. Instructor: Irina Litinsky.
Mondays
6 - 9 PM
July 4 - August 29 |
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Landscape Painting Masterclass
Enjoy the splendour of nature and practice on-location art making with this 4-day workshop. Instructor: Sadko Hadzihasanovic.
Tuesday - Friday
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
July 5 - 8
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Sunday Fun with Clay
Ages 5-15
Watch ideas come to life through clay!
Sundays
12:30 - 2:30 PM
July 10 - August 28 | |
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Family Pottery
Spend family time together creatively working in clay.
Sundays
10 AM - 12 PM
and/or 3 - 5 PM
July 17 - August 28 | |
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KOFFLER FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL
Sunday, June 12 | 11 AM - 4 PM
Prosserman JCC | 4588 Bathurst St
It's an art party extraordinaire as we celebrate the Koffler's students in the areas of music and visual arts with art for all ages! Come for all or part of the day and join in fun hands-on art activities as part of the We Be JAMin'! family festival - presented in partnership with UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, Jam 4 Israel, Centre Camp, and the Koffler Centre of the Arts.
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IN THE BEGINNING:
A JEWISH PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL
June 13 - 16 | FREE
Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Bloor St (at Spadina)
Now in its second year, In the Beginning offers Jewish Canadian playwrights the chance to workshop their scripts with professional actors and directors culminating in a staged public reading. Produced by Sascha Cole and featuring plays by Natasha Greenblatt; the mother and son team of Kathy Kacer and Jake Epstein; Daniel Karasik; and Michael Ross Albert - come see a different play each night!
Presented by the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company in partnership with the Miles Nadal JCC and the Koffler Centre of the Arts.
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STEPHEN CRUISE: SHARE THE MOMENT
On all summer until August 28, 24 hours a day!
Koffler Gallery Off-Site at the Sheppard Plaza, 4400 Bathurst St
The former Kodak Fotomat at the Sheppard Plaza is transformed into a tree of life, displaying collected snapshots that evoke North York's history.
A Featured Exhibition of Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival.
WE STILL WANT YOUR PHOTOS! LEARN HOW TO BE PART OF THIS EXCITING PROJECT!
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KOFFLER CENTRE OF THE ARTS MEMBERSHIP
Join Envision - Koffler Centre of the Arts' new Membership Program.
Benefits include discounts on classes and programs, invitations to special members-only receptions and events, and more. PLUS get a MIX Card - with fabulous discounts across the GTA.
SPECIAL OFFER! Join Envision in June 2011 and be entered into a draw for an original Gary Clement cartoon, artist-designed T-shirts, or the full autographed set of the 2011 Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Award-winning books!
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CONGRATULATIONS to the 2011 Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards winners, who received standing ovations at the ceremony on May 30 at the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library. Check out the photos on the Koffler's Flickr page! |
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LIKE our new Koffler page on Facebook! The Koffler Facebook group is being phased out but we want to stay in touch and continue sharing upcoming events presented by the Koffler and our friends at galleries, theatres, and other cultural organizations all around town.... plus we'll share special arts and culture offers and discounts on our page. What's not to LIKE?! |
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IN THE COMMUNITY
...and stockings for the ladies
June 1-5 | Tarragon Theatre Extra Space, 30 Bridgman Ave
It is just after Victory Day and two RCAF soldiers are sent into occupied Germany. Against direct orders, they risk everything to help the many survivors still stranded in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. A powerful story of hope and courage performed by a single actor.
SPECIAL KOFFLER OFFER: 15% off tickets. Promotion code: "Victory Day"
Full details & tickets: http://web.me.com/attilaclemann/GKW/Home.html | 416.531.1827 |
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Boombox by Danaka Dance
June 2 - 5 | The Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Exhibition Park, Guelph | PWYC
Danaka Dance from Tel Aviv presents a female duet staged inside a boxing ring. Choerographed by Dana Katz.
Full details: www.guelphcontemporarydancefestival.com | 416.504.9971 |
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Yiddish Princess and the Barons of Tang
June 16, 9 PM | Revival Bar, 783 College St
Ashkenaz kicks off the summer with an eardrum-rattling double bill featuring Yiddish power-pop vs. Gypsy deathcore. Presented by Ashkenaz Foundation and the Committee for Yiddish.
Full details & tickets: www.ashkenazfestival.com | janis@ashkenazfestival.com |
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Edeet Ravel Toronto Book Launch
June 22, 7 PM | Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd. | FREE
Edeet Ravel is the author of a trilogy about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Ten Thousand Lovers (finalist for the Governor-General's Literary Award), Look For Me (winner of the Hugh McLennan Prize) and A Wall of Light (finalist for the Giller Prize and winner of the Canadian Jewish Book Award). Ravel's latest book is presented by New Israel Fund of Canada.
Full details: www.nifcan.org | 416.781.4322 |
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The Battle of the "Bergs": Clement Greenberg, Harold Rosenberg and the Struggle for the Meaning of Abstract Expressionism
June 29, 7 PM | Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario
AGO Members $20.50 | Public $22.50 | Students $17
Norman Kleeblatt, chief curator of the Jewish Museum in New York,
offers an opportunity to reconsider Abstract Expressionism's evolution through the contradictory explanations of these two major critics and tastemakers. Presented by the AGO in association with the exhibition Abstract Expressionist New York.
SPECIAL KOFFLER OFFER: 2 free tickets to the first e-news subscriber to post "Battle of the Bergs at the AGO" on the Koffler's Facebook page!
Full details: www.ago.net/the-battle-of-the-bergs |
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