Crystal City Entertainment and Maimonides Fund have formally issued a request for proposals for the inaugural Jewish Writers’ Initiative, a national, year-long program to incubate commercial, Jewish-themed scripts for mainstream film, television and digital media platforms. The year-long program features seminars in Los Angeles, New York and Israel, along with monetary stipends and industry support….
PHOTO: Left to right -Moshe Nafisi, BZ Ingber, Kolev Klein, Moshe Bloch compete in SKILL’IT Cook Off Hosted by Comedian Elon Gold. Cook Off premiered on Kosher.com this past weekend. It’s a chef-eat-chef world out there. When Kosher.com announced SKILL’IT West Coast, the latest smack-down for masters of kosher cuisine, hundreds of the toughest guys…
Photo: Michael Pierre Price’s print “Albero Vitruviano” is one of the pieces on exhibit. Seventy-four artists, including the 12 members of the Five15Arts @ Chartreuse art collective, will display their work in the Eighth Annual Five15Arts to the Power of Five invitational exhibit. The opening is First Friday, July 5, at 1301 NW Grand Ave…
Peter Himmelman is a multi-faceted individual – he is a Grammy- and Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter, visual artist, film composer and best-selling author. In 2011 he founded Big Muse, where through keynotes and workshops, he “awakens fresh opportunities for innovation and creativity” in his clients. He is coming to the Valley for a performance at the Musical…
Photo: David Elliot’s “South Rim” is one of the featured art pieces in Thunderbird Art Works. Thunderbird Arts Center in North Phoenix is proud to present Thunderbird Art Works, a new initiative that pairs local artists with local businesses. The goal is to bring art out of the studios in which it is created and…
Linda Hirshman has been there – done that – and is still doing it! Check out her resume: labor attorney, cultural historian, best-selling author, Ph.D., educator, activist … and pianist. Her accomplishments to date are prodigious – and she continues to fill her days with new challenges – incorporated into a disciplined daily routine. Linda…
Photo: Hip Hop International founders Howard and Karen Schwartz. Photo courtesy Hip Hop International What comes to mind when you hear the terms breaking, popping, locking or whacking? If you’re thinking it’s the sounds your middle-aged bones are making in the morning, you’re only partially right. For the thousands of dancers who will descend on…
Compiled by Deborah Moon Over the past six months, a wide assortment of Jewish-themed books have arrived at my doorstep to be stacked into a precarious pile on my desk. With summer leisure in the wind, it’s time to share some of these titles with you for your reading pleasure. KIDS Mommy, Who…
The Israel Scout Friendship Caravan arrives in the Valley on June 12. This energetic group of Israeli teens will be performing at venues around the Valley (see sidebar). The Scouts sing in Hebrew, English and Yiddish, dance and interact with the audience. The free shows last an hour and are free of politics. Each year…
Before she rocketed to 1980s TV fame as sex advisor Dr. Ruth, she was simply Ruth Westheimer. And long before she was Ruth Westheimer, she was Karola Ruth Siegel of Wiesenfeld, Germany. It is those formative early years that provide the most resonant and affecting passages in Ryan White’s solid documentary, “Ask Dr. Ruth,” opening…
