Roy G Biv Gallery at 435 West Rich St., Columbus, opens its 33rd year Jan. 14, 2022, with an exhibition by emerging artists that closes Feb. 4. The exhibition’s opening reception is from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 14.
Gallery Players will hold auditions for its next production, “Sondheim on Sondheim,” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 9, 2022 at the JCC of Greater Columbus, 1125 College Ave., Columbus.
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus’ Gallery Players kicked off their 73rd season – and first in-person performances since the COVID-19 pandemic started – in December with a comedy, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”
For the actors who play the leading roles of Tevye and Golde in “Fiddler on the Roof,” their characters have a personal meaning for them as they both see parallels between their own lives and roles they are playing.
Legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, whose lyrics transformed the American musical comedy, was remembered by Ohioans not only for his artistic prowess and influence on American culture, but as a kind and generous person. He died Nov. 26 at the age of 91.
In 1977, David Goldberger and Ira Glasser defended Nazis’ rights to rally in National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie, affirming in the U.S. Supreme Court that privileges under the First Amendment must extend to Democracy’s most offensive ideas in order to protect its best.
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus’ Gallery Players will kick off their 73rd season – and first in-person performances since the COVID-19 pandemic started – Dec. 5 with the play “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”
ChaiFlicks, a streaming platform specializing in Jewish and Israeli entertainment, will debut exclusive fall releases for “Checkout,” “Significant Other” and “Asylum City,” which will all be shown with subtitles.
For Jessica Pinsky, the birth of Praxis Fiber Workshop, came as a way to continue teaching fiber studies at the Cleveland Institute of Art and to offer opportunities for the broader community to take part in fiber arts.
Superstar Taylor Swift opened the 36th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Oct. 30 with one of Carole King’s best-known songs, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” which appeared on “Tapestry” her seminal 1971 album – a soundtrack for a generation.
Jessica Pinsky, executive director of Praxis Fiber Workshop in Cleveland and lecturer in the Sculpture + Expanded Media Department at the Cleveland Institute of Art, didn’t start out thinking she would become a fiber artist, or the founder of a nonprofit.
The debate over what is, what is not and what should be permissible under the aegis of the right to free speech as provided by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is one that is as old as the United States.
Outdoor contemporary music festivals WonderBus Music & Arts Festival will take place Aug. 27-28, 2022, in Columbus, and WonderStruck in Cleveland will take place July 9-10, 2022.
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, in partnership with USC Shoah Foundation, presents “The Children of Willesden Lane,” a one-woman theatrical performance by concert pianist Mona Golabek.
Wonderstruck to be held at Lakeland Community College July 9-10, 2022
WonderStruck in Cleveland will take place July 9-10, 2022, and WonderBus Music & Arts Festival will take place Aug. 27-28, 2022, in Columbus.
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Beachwood will feature an exhibit on the Holocaust and other genocides, showcasing stories of survival through personal items, photographs and handwritten narratives.
Mona Golabek will perform “The Children of Willesden Lane” Nov. 8 at the Maltz Center of Performing Arts in Cleveland.
The 17th annual JCC of Greater Columbus’ Columbus Jewish Film Festival, in celebration of Andrew Ethan Stern, will run from Nov. 2 to Nov. 16.
The JCC of Greater Columbus’ Columbus Jewish Film Festival will run from Nov. 2 to Nov. 16, where the movies selected will allow viewers to study life from a distinctly Jewish perspective.
