2007
December 2007
Sunday 2 December 2007
Sun 2 Dec. Sunday, December 2nd - Concert Two bands, Klezamir and XOPO, come together to offer a unique perspective on klezmer music: its relationship to gypsy and other Eastern European folk music styles. Doina is a Yiddish word which refers to a long improvised solo; taksim is the word used in Balkan music for the same thing. Join musicians Joe Blumentha, Jim Armenti, Amy Rose, Keith Levreault, Jason Moses, Becky Ashenden, Anna Patton, Maimon Miller, Chuck Corman, and Barbara Blumenthal on this musical exploration. Reservations suggested. 2:00 P.M. Cost: $8. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 9 December 2007
Sun 9 Dec. Sunday, December 9th - Performance A Lazarus Family Concert “Spin, dreidel, spin.” The drama unfolds as the dreidel spins, telling stories with artful magic. This exciting performance includes music, masks, storytelling and audience participation as a magic dreidel takes children on a journey through time to learn the story of the Festival of Lights. The show includes a special musical adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s story “A Parakeet Names Dreidel.” Reservations suggested. 11:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. Cost: $8 adults/$4 children. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 16 December 2007
Sun 16 Dec. Sunday, December 16th - Film This 1994 documentary builds a fascinating portrait of the celebrated poet, teacher, protester and icon, Allen Ginsburg with illuminating interviews with fellow writers and Ginsberg himself. 2:00 P.M. Cost: $6. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Sunday 23 December 2007
Sun 23 Dec. Sunday, December 23rd - Film Jack Benny and Carole Lombard star as a husband and wife acting team who perform with a Warsaw company. After a dashing Polish pilot falls for Lombard, he then leaves for England where he meets a mysterious man who will soon return to Poland. Could he be a Nazi spy? In a wacky series of events, Benny, Lombard, and the company assume clever disguises to outwit the Germans and foil their plot. 1942 (99 mins.) 2:00 P.M. Cost: $5. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Tuesday 25 December 2007
Tue 25 Dec. Tuesday, December 25th Join us for a simkhe with something for everyone, including the choral sounds of Mak’hela and other surprises. 11 A.M. - 4 P.M. Cost: $5/adult; $3/children, $12/family. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]