If you live in Arizona, there is an important event happening this Thursday, March 30 at the Valley of the Sun JCC. But don’t worry, if you live anywhere else, you can watch the event virtually. There is no charge, but registration is required: https://www.ushmm.org/online-calendar/event/wcarizonastpp0323
Very rarely in life will you meet someone that is a true inspiration. When I first sat down with Nancy Kravetz, I knew little, apart from the brief research I had conducted before our interview. I knew Nancy was an artist who despite being 85 years old continued to work in her studio…
By Ellen Braunstein Joseph Specter sang in a garage rock band as a teen, but he got as much of a rush “listening to and experiencing opera,” he says. The president and general director of Arizona Opera worked from 1999 to 2007 as a professional baritone, performing in more than 20 opera and musical theater…
In association with over 200 synagogues and Jewish film festivals across North America, the first annual Israel Independence Day Film Festival will be held beginning May 4th and continuing for a total of six nights, streaming virtually to enjoy from the comfort of home. This important event brings together the potential of every community, no…
By Rachael Mitchell Marketing Director-Tucson Jewish Community Center On April 1, the Tucson Jewish Community Center (The J) welcomed long-standing, local non-profit Arts for All Inc., to the organization under the umbrella of its Disability Program Services department. For 36 years, under the outstanding leadership of Executive Director Marcia Berger, Arts for All, Inc….
A Beautiful Place – a new musical celebrating the life of artist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, who was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1942. There, Friedl secretly taught classes to hundreds of children, giving them the ability to escape the world around them by using their imaginations and the remarkable power of art. The legacy of these…
The Evolution and Inspiration of OK, Little Bird by Deena Goldstein On the first page of OK, Little Bird, readers are immediately catapulted into laughter at a seemingly inappropriate moment. And, therein, becomes the tempo and pacing of the book. Ok, Little Bird flips the expected on end and leaves readers both laughing and tearful….
On Sunday, March 13 from 10-11:30 am, the Tucson Jewish Community Center will host its monthly Second Sundays art event with the opening of Ken Tesoriere’s “American Citizen Portrait Series” in the Fine Art Gallery. In addition to the 30 large fine art paintings, the show will feature live music indoors in the Gallery and…
For more than a quarter of a century, the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival (GPJFF) has celebrated Jewish culture through film, bringing an exciting lineup of films to Arizona, honoring Jewish traditions and heritage. From Feb. 10 through Feb. 27, the 26th Annual Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival will screen films showcasing the best of Jewish…
Photo: Monte Moore is the exclusive artist for The Mandalorian Collection for Thomas Kinkade Studios. By Jessica Gonzalez Artists from throughout Arizona, the Western United States and even the world will transform the desert of North Scottsdale into Arizona’s premier venue for collecting fine art during the 10-week Arizona Fine Art EXPO beginning Friday, Jan….
