On Wednesday, May 15th the Boulder Jewish Community will come together for a Yom Ha’atzmaut concert at the historic Boulder Theater. We join Jewish communities across the globe in celebration of Israel’s statehood, particularly during this time of great challenge and tragedy for the Jewish nation. Many of us have found a deepened connection to the state of Israel over the past five months, and we look forward to coming together in honor of Israel Independence Day.

Tickets are now on sale, with special pricing levels for students, sponsors, and general admission. This special performance will feature acclaimed Israeli singer-songwriter Achinoam Nini, “Noa.” She will be joined by Gil Dor and Special Guest Grammy Winning Pianist Ruslan Sirota.

About the Artists:

Achinoam Nini — known simply as Noa — who has been celebrating Israel in song for three decades. Her unique fusion of 1960s folk sounds with her Yemenite roots and the jazz beats of her musical partner, Gil Dor, reflects the essence of multicultural Israel. With roots and upbringing spanning Yemen, Israel, and the United States, Noa is a singer, songwriter, poet, composer, percussionist, speaker, activitst, and mother of three children.

Ruslan Sirota is a grammy-winning jazz pianist who has been touring, performing and recording with major artists for decades (in addition to Clarke), such as Black Eyed Peas, Kamasi Washington, Seal, Josh Groban, Ne-Yo, Thundercat, Chick Corea, George Duke, Marcus Miller, Al Jarreau, Victor Wooten, Eric Benét, Rachelle Ferrell, Larry Carlton, Los Angeles Philharmonic and countless others.

thu30may5:30 pmthu7:00 pmMessinger Gallery Opening with Mark Vilarreal

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(Thursday) 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-06:00)

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Boulder JCC

6007 Oreg Avenue, Boulder, CO 80303

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Join us at the Boulder JCC Messinger Art Gallery for an artist opening with Mark Vilarreal. Take part in beautiful art, socialize with art patrons, and nosh on light fare.

Mark Villarreal has been an Abstract painter for 40 years. This ten-year survey of work was inspired by his travels to Europe and Cuba, jazz standards from the 1950’s through the 1960‘s and Byzantine painting of the 13th -14th centuries. It is this eclectic framework, with the art of the Italian Renaissance at the center, that has provided him with a unique and individual vocabulary of abstraction. His compositions retain a unifying lyricism of line, while subsets of interrupted shapes hang in the balance. Shapes collide and are suspended within the picture plane, nearly submerged by overlays of color or visually obstructed by opaque color blocks that recede and come forward with a kinesthetic reflex.

Mark earned his BFA at The Kansas City Art Institute. Upon returning to his home in Colorado, Mark established an extensive exhibition record that includes the Denver Art Museum, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art along with several commercial galleries in Denver and Santa Fe. His work is featured in private collections in Colorado and beyond. Mark has served on the The Dairy Art Center board for two years and the Boulder Arts Commission for 5 years, two of these years as the chair.

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tue04jun6:30 pmtue8:30 pmRecipe for Change: Standing Up to Anti Semitism Screening and Talkback

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(Tuesday) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-06:00)

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Boulder JCC

6007 Oreg Avenue, Boulder, CO 80303

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In this YouTube Original program, hosts Idina Menzel, Ilana Glazer and Moshe Kasher are joined by Jewish leaders in art, culture, faith, food, and entertainment, to dine and discuss their Jewish heritage, the rise of antisemitism and its effects on the Jewish community. On December 16, “Recipe for Change: Standing Up To Antisemitism” won the Emmy Award for Best Daytime Special. The program, subtitled, “Dinner, Discussions and Jewish identity,” celebrates Jewish culture through the lens of food and conversation.

Following the screening of this 50 minute documentary, Todd Shotz will be in conversation with Susan Rona. Todd Shotz isa television producer, Jewish educator, and leading consultant on Jewish representation in both film and television. He is the consulting producer Of Recipe for Change. Shotz is the founder of the Jewish education company Hebrew Helpers, as well as a filmmaker and Jewish technical advisor for film and TV.

Susan Rona is a Strategic Development Consultant. Facilitator. Mediator. and Philanthropic Advisor. Susan spent 10 years working with the Boulder JCC as a professional and lay leader, having a pivotal role in the funding and development of the new Boulder JCC.

6:30 pm Dinner
7 pm Film Screening
8 pm Conversation with Todd and Susan

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