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Markell Family Cultural Arts Festival 2024

Arts and Entertainment

October 21, 2024

From: Markell Family Cultural Arts Festival

The Markell Family Cultural Arts Festival is home to Memphis’ most outstanding Jewish arts, entertainment, and educational events! Come gather with friends and community to enjoy this incredible season of authors, talks, and performances!

Schedule Of Events

Oct 29,2024

6:30pm - The Art of Jewish Pickling: A Hands-on Workshop

$20 Community / $15 Member
Registration Deadline: October 22, 2024

Delve into the exciting world of pickling and fermentation with Liz Alpern of Brooklyn's own Gefilteria. Participants will get hands-on and make their own jar of pickles. We'll explore the important role that pickles play in Ashkenazi Jewish cooking and culture —and global cuisine as a whole. You'll never see a jar of pickles the same way again!

About Liz Alpern:
Liz Alpern is co-author of?The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods?(Flatiron Books, 2016) and co-owner of?The Gefilteria, a food venture that’s been reimagining Old World Jewish Foods since 2012. She is also the creator of Queer Soup Night, a global event series highlighting the talent of queer chefs and raising funds for locally-based social justice organizations. Liz received her MBA from Baruch College’s Zicklin School. Her passion for food extends to the world of food systems, and she serves as a consultant for a national non-profit organization, Fair Food Network.

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Nov 3,2024

11:15am - Sound Bath Meditation with Kristina Brack

$8 Community / $5 Member

Experience the ultimate in relaxation and rejuvenation at the JCC Cultural Arts Festival with our exclusive Sound Bath session. Immerse yourself in a symphony of soothing sounds and vibrations, designed to harmonize your mind, body, and spirit. Our sound guide will lead you through a meditative journey using crystal bowls to create an enveloping atmosphere of tranquility and bliss. Whether you're a seasoned meditator or new to the practice, this transformative experience can leave you feeling balanced, refreshed, and deeply connected. Join us and discover the profound healing power of sound. Don't miss out—reserve your spot today!

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Nov 6, 2024

7:00pm - Soul to Soul: Acclaimed Author and Music Historian Robert Gordon Interviewed by Jeff Kollath of Stax Museum

Free and Open to All

Join us for a conversation between Jeff Kollath, Executive Director of Stax Museum, and Grammy winner Robert Gordon. Kollath will interview Gordon about his acclaimed album 'Written in Their Soul: The Stax Song Writer Demos,' and discuss this celebrated work that captures the essence of Southern soul music. Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear insights from two experts deeply connected to Memphis's rich musical heritage.

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Nov 9,2024

7:30pm - A Night at the Movies: Featuring Seven Blessings

$10 Community / $8 Member

Israeli Film Academy 2023 Winner of Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay. 7 Blessings revolves around an eventful Jewish Moroccan family wedding and the traditional blessings that are pronounced during the ceremony, again at the reception, and then again for the next seven nights with loved ones hosting special dinners in the couple’s honor. Behind the facade of joie de vivre and togetherness, there are secrets, lies, and a painful old wound that forces them to confront the past while wrecking the present, all entwined in this acclaimed story about fury, forgiveness, and food. Added to the mix is a joyous comedy of errors and misinterpretation by numerous members of the family speaking multiple languages, spanning Hebrew, Arabic, French, and the French Moroccan dialect.

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Nov 10,2024

3:30pm - Crescent Circus

$8 Community / $5 Member

Join us for an afternoon of magic, juggling, comedy and more with the Crescent Circus! The Crescent Circus fuses international award-winning magic and circus arts featured on The Tonight Show for an interactive show the whole family can enjoy! The Crescent Circus is a husband-wife duo, Nathan Kepner and Morgan Tsu-Raun, who will be bringing us their show full of illusions, mind reading, juggling arts, balancing stunts and comedy all the way from New Orleans.

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6:00–10:00pm - Memphis Night of Jewish Learning

$25 Community / $18 Member

Join us as we come together from across the Jewish community to learn from our local rabbis and teachers. Cost covers dinner and 1 drink ticket.

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Pop Up Free Library
For the duration of our Cultural Arts Festival, we will have a Pop-Up Free Library in the Makowsky Family Athletic Lobby. Come and browse hundreds of titles and take home something that inspires you!

Bar Kocva Israeli Art Expo
Sunday, October 27-Wednesday, November 13
Featuring work of over 45 Israeli artists. Come shop these beautiful pieces from October 27 to November 13 in the MJCC lobby.

Youth Art Contest: Celebrate the Arts!
Entry Deadline: October 27, 2024
We invite artists (ages 5-18) to create a 2-D piece of art with the theme ‘Celebrate the Arts’. The contest will have 4 age categories: 5-7 years, 8-10 years, 11-13 years, and 14-18 years. Cash prizes will be awarded in each category. For questions, please contact Sophie Samuels, Program Director for Cultural Arts and Adult Services, at [email protected].

Date : Oct 27-Nov 13,2024

Location :Memphis Jewish Community Center - 6560 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38138

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