fall fundraising events for "engineering the future"
national online event:
The Man Behind "Hava Nagila"
Special Online Learning Opportunity
November 3, 2 pm ET
Zoom (You will receive your link once you register)
Everyone knows it. Everyone has sung it.
Everyone has danced to it...but do you know who wrote it?
Composer Abraham Zvi Idelsohn was one of the great musicologists in our Jewish history. His great-niece, Denise Wolpert, a BNC South Miami-Dade member and co-president of the chapter, will trace his life from the roots in Feliksburg, Russia to his burial in South Africa, offering insight into his personal life and familial ties. The presentation will be accompanied by Alan Mason on piano.
About the speakers:
Denise Wolpert
Denise is co-president of the South Miami-Dade chapter of BNC. Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, Denise studied art history, music history and sociology at the University of Witwatersrand. Since 1979 Denise's home has been the Miami area, where she has held leadership positions at the South Dade Jewish Community Center and the Bass Museum of Art. She currently serves as president of the board of Dance Now! Miami.
Dr. Alan Mason
Dr. Mason, the musical director at Bet Shira Congregation in Pinecrest, Florida, retired from Barry University in Florida as an associate professor of music in 2014. He is one of the nation's most noted accompanists to cantors and sacred Jewish music concerts, conferences, conventions, and events.
"It's Delish" Cookbook Sale
This unique BNC Member compilation of recipes is a great way to try new dishes. It also makes a nice gift for family and friends. To purchase a cookbook please reach out to the contact noted in the flyer above.
upcoming art adventures:
MFA Boston "Of Light and Air : Winslow Homer in Watercolor"
Thursday, November 13 at 10 AM
Winslow Homer had a long relationship with New England and the MFA and we will have an approximately hour long docent - led tour of this exhibition of dozens of Homer's luminous watercolors and other works that span his career. Limit 12 people.
BNC members :$18 plus MFA admission and timed ticket exhibition entry fee.
( MFA members will pay only $18)
BNC Nonmembers : $27 plus MFA admission and timed ticket exhibition entry fee
(MFA members will pay only $27)
We can stop by the museum's American Cafe for lunch at 11:30.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Tour
Thursday December 4 12:45 p.m.
"Allan Rohan Crite :Griot of Boston"
Lifelong Bostonian Allan Rohan Crite ((1910-2007) was a multidisciplinary artist who celebrated his neighborhoods and the daily life of Lower Roxbury and the South End. This exhibit will be the first comprehensive exhibition of his vivid oils and watercolors. Join us for a Museum Teacher-led tour of this exhibit as well as other rooms in the beautiful Gardner.
Those wanting to meet for lunch in the Gardner Cafe before the tour should arrive at 11:30. In your RSVP, please mention if you'll join the group for lunch.
BNC members who are Gardner Members $25
BNC Non Gardner Members $38
Non BNC Members $46
Limit 20 people