February 2009 M! News

		2009 Community Cultural Enrichment Award Dinner Thursday, May 14 Mizel Museum Honors William Dean Singleton It’s not too early to make reservations for the Mizel Museum’s 2009 Dinner Gala, this year honoring newspaper giant William Dean Singleton with the annual Community Cultural Enrichment Award. Call Ellen Premack at 303.394.9993, Ext. 101 for information and reservations. [ More Information ]

		Music of Freedom: An homage to George and Ira Gershwin Tuesday, March 17, 2009 7:00 PM \| Congregation Emanuel, 51 Grape Street Sunday, March 22, 2009 7:00 PM \| Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia St. $18/ticket \| $15/ticket for seniors and groups of 10 or more [ March 17 & 22 Reservations ] [ March 18 Student Reservations ] Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM \| For middle and high school students $5/seat, Reservations required. Talk-back follows the performance. [ More Information ]

		Tu B’Shevat Green Seder Sunday, February 8, 2009 3:00 PM at the Mizel Museum, $5 adult / $3 child Celebrating our 2nd annual collaboration with Judaism Your Way, Rabbi Brian Field will re-create a meaningful Tu B’Shevat seder – resplendent with a spectrum of fruits of the trees, music, art activities for children and family fun, with an honoring-of-the-earth green event. Call 303 394-9993, Ext. 104 to make reservations or email dkapnik@mizelmuseum.org Tu B'Shevat 15th of Shevat, 5769: February 9, 2009 Tu B'Shevat was originally a tax day beginning the fiscal new year for trees and their fruit in the land of Israel. For Jews living outside Israel, we celebrate our connection to the land of Israel by eating fruit, and nuts, particularly from the kinds that are singled out by the Torah: grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates. During a Tu B'Shevat seder, participants think about how dependant humanity is on the earth and its produce for sustenance. Some seders focus on the environment, some on appreciating the earth's bounty, and some on the Jewish mystical tradition relative to the earth. People also plant trees or buy trees to plant in Israel.

		Art and Midrash with Sari Horovitz Wednesdays, February 11 – March 4 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm \| Fee: 4 sessions/$54. CJAG Members $45 Midrash is the art of (Torah) interpretation. Understanding the purpose and process of midrash can enhance your creative problem solving. This class will be an ongoing conversation that also includes visual and "hands-on" components. [ More Information ]

		Physical and Mental Wellness for Artists Monday, February 9 6:45 pm - 8:45 pm Mizel Museum, 400 S. Kearney St., Denver $2 for CJAG members; $5 for non-members Yoni Zaluski, certified Feldenkrais practitioner and instructor, leads stretches and tension-releasing techniques for artists. Dr. Brad Nieder, M.D., “The Healthy Humorist,” demonstrates and teaches how to heal with laughter. [ More information ]

		Beckwourth Outdoors Historical Re-enactors Thursday, February 12 10:00 am – 11:30 am \| Grades 6 – 12 \| $5/person Members of Beckwourth Outdoors tell stories of African/Americans who settled the West. This program may be combined with the Early Jewish Pioneers for a connection between Jewish and Black pioneers. Reservations required. [ More information ]

		Tikkun Olam: Repairing the World February 1 – March 31 Downtown Hyatt Convention Center Hotel Main Lobby Exhibit reception and program: Thursday, February 19 \| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Group reservations available by calling 303 394-9993, Ext. 103 or email jmock@mizelmuseum.org

Platte Canyon Autumn, Ivy Delon Naum Katsenelson		Colorado Jewish Artists Guild (CJAG) of the Mizel Museum Presents Two Exhibits Ivy Delon Exhibit Tuesday, February 10 — April 30 Kohelet Congregation, 428 S. Forest St. Opening Reception: Tuesday, February 10, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm In the tradition of the Impressionists, Ivy Delon’s work evokes the ethereal beauty of nature in all its glorious transition. “I am attracted to the rhythms of nature and the flow and patterns within the landscape, garden or figure are a constant inspiration and challenge,” says Delon. [ More Information ] Naum Katsenelson Exhibit Monday, February 23 — May 31 Rafael Spiritual Healing Center, 3201 S. Tamarac Dr. Artist’s Reception: Thursday, March 19, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Naum Katsenelson’s watercolors, oils and pastels express the artist’s perspective of the “modest beauty of simple and casual things.” His poignant street scenes in Israel, streets of Nice, parks of Spain, canals of Venice, and rainy roads of ancient Rome all explore the warmth, richness and beauty of nature. [ Download the Press Release ]

		ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES All Classes are held at the Mizel Museum, 400 S. Kearney in Denver unless otherwise noted. FREE Ivy Delon Pastel Drawing Demo and Hands-on Workshop February 5 \| 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Pastel Painting with Ivy Delon Thursdays, February 12, 19, 26 and March 5 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm \| Fee: $85 Oil & Acrylic Painting with Boris Shoshensky Tuesdays, February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 10:00 am – 2:00 pm \| Fee: $150 Watercolor Painting with Boris Shoshensky Wednesdays, February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm \| Fee: $125 [ More Information ]

		Camp M! Spring Session The Artist’s Way Monday through Friday, March 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 Ages 7-10 \| 9:00 am– 3:30 pm \| Fee: $185 Learn new ways to envision personal creativity as you examine the work of famous artists. [ More Information ]

Rosalyn Kirkel		Student Programs at the Mizel Museum Children of the Holocaust Thursday, April 23 Grades 6-12 \| 10:30 am – 11:30 am \| $5/person Rosalyn Kirkel shares her own childhood survivor story. Tree of Life School Program with Julie Mareno and Rita Wallace of Cultural Interpretations Grade 1-12 \| One-Hour \| Available Upon Request \| $5 Call 303-394-9993 ext. 103 to book a program or register for an art camp. [ More Information ]

		Mizel Museum & Synagogue Council of Greater Denver present the eighth annual Student Bookmark Competition Theme: “How We're Different and How We're the Same” For students grades K through 2, and grades 3 through 5, the competition invites students to design bookmarks based on their personal interpretation and cultural experiences. (Bookmark winners from 2008 pictured at left) [ More Information ]