Yiddish Classes and Theatre Workshop Fall 2011
Committee for Yiddish presents Yiddish language classes for adults, children and pre-school, and a Yiddish Theatre Workshop.
My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm In Therapy!
Performances start October 12 | Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst St
Steve Solomon's hit New York comedy starring Tony Award-winner Paul Kreppel. One part lasagna, one part kreplach and two parts Prozac, you don't have to be Jewish or Italian to love this show!
SPECIAL EARLYBIRD OFFER FOR KOFFLER SUBSCRIBERS: 20% discount off full ticket price - use code KCA9. Offer good for shows between October 12-30. Must order by October 17.
Tickets & info: 1.855.985.ARTS (2787) | www.ItalianJewish.ca
Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde:
Masterpieces from the Collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris
October 18, 2011 to January 15, 2012
Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. W.
A major exhibition organized by the Centre Pompidou featuring the lush, colourful, and dreamlike art of Marc Chagall alongside the visionaries of Russian modernism, including Wassily Kandinsky, Kasimir Malevich, Natalia Goncharova, Sonia Delaunay, and Vladimir Tatlin.
Full details: http://www.ago.net/chagall-and-the-russian-avant-garde
PLUS! Visit www.kofflerarts.org for details on Koffler programs at the AGO this season.
Jewish People, Yiddish Nation: Noah Prylucki and the Folkists in Poland
October 18, 7:30 PM | Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W. | $10
The official launch of the new book by Professor Kalman Weiser, featuring a special musical performance by Marilyn Lerner and David Wall. Presented by the Ashkenaz Foundation.
Full details: 416.979.9901 | www.ashkenazfestival.com
Autism in the Arts
October 22, 7:30 PM | $40 | Riviera Parque, 2800 Hwy 7W, Concord ON
A cocktail reception, music performance, film screening of the documentary This is My Child (in Hebrew with English subtitles) and an art exhibition featuring the work of MukiBaum Art Program. Presented by MukiBaum.
Tickets and info: 416.630.2222 | www.mukibaum.com
I Believe: A Holocaust Oratorio for Today
October 25, 8 PM | Roy Thomson Hall
Composed of words and music in twelve movements in the musical language of today, I Believe tells an inspired story of the inextinguishable will to survive. Created by award-winning Canadian musician/composer Zane Zalis and featuring conductor Roberto Paternostro (Music Director of the Israel Chamber Orchestra), Opera Canada Symphony, the Orpheus Choir, the University of Toronto MacMillan Singers, the Hamilton Children's Choir, and special guest soloists. Presented by Attila Glatz Concert Productions.
Tickets: www.roythomson.com | 416.872.4255
Full details: www.ibelieveproject.org
