Bartlett Sher and moderated by
Ira Weitzman. The Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas musical premiered in 2005 at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, and earned seven Tony Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Actress in a Musical for Clark. For tickets, click here.
The
2021 Origin 1st Irish Festival, a three-week celebration of contemporary Irish culture, will take place virtually
January 11-31. The festival presents work by theater companies from Ireland, Northern Ireland, and New York. Highlights of this year s festival include
Under the Albert Clock, a collection of short plays by five of Northern Ireland s most inventive female playwrights,
Transatlantic Tales, a series of eight original plays, and
Jewish Ledger
What’s Happening – January 26 – March 4
Jewish organizations are invited to submit their upcoming events to the our What’s Happening section. Events are placed on the Ledger website on Tuesday afternoons. Deadline for submission of calendar items is the previous Tuesday. Send items to: judiej@jewishledger.com.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
Are Your Kids Naked Online? For parents of middle & high school students
Parents of middle school and high school school parents learn how to protect your children from the dangers of our digital world in this session, to be held Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m., that goes beyond the exploitative world of sexting and social media into darker and more concerning areas of the internet to which young people have free and easy access. Designed for parents and guardians who may not be particularly tech-savvy themselves, Lisa Good will discuss topics such as the dark web, online pornography, cyberbullying and more.
Bartlett Sher and moderated by
Ira Weitzman. The Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas musical premiered in 2005 at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, and earned seven Tony Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Actress in a Musical for Clark. For tickets, click here.
Hershey Felder stars as Sholem Aleichem in
Before Fiddler Live From Florence, running for one night only on
February 7. Before the beloved musical
Fiddler on the Roof, there was Sholem Aleichem and his beloved character of Tevye the Milkman. Before the beloved songs Tradition, If I Were a Rich Man, Matchmaker, and more, there was music of the Old World . a music that imitated talking, laughing, weeping, and singing, where musicians didn t just make music, they spoke to you in song Klezmer. In Florence, Italy, one of the oldest artistic centers in the world, a group of such musicians have been, by day, virtuosos in Florence s world famous
Jewish Ledger
What’s Happening: January 19 – February 28
The COVID-19 Vaccine and Judaism
“The COVID-19 Vaccine: The Intersection Between Jewish Law, Ethics and Public Policy,” second of a two-part talk presented on Zoom by Young Israel of West Hartford and led by Rabbi Tuvia Brander, on Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. Join at youngisraelwh.org/zoom. For more information or to submit questions in advance, email info@youngisraelwh.org.
Are Your Kids Naked Online? For parents of Elementary School students
Elementary school parent can learn how to protect your children from the dangers of our digital world in this session, to be held Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m., that goes beyond the exploitative world of sexting and social media into darker and more concerning areas of the internet to which young people have free and easy access. Designed for parents and guardians who may not be particularly tech-savvy themselves, Lisa Good will discuss topics such as the dark web, online
James Lapine; director
Jack O Brien; and actor and writer
Andrew Rannells reading from their own nontheatrical works. To register for the Zoom webinar, click here.
Hershey Felder stars as Sholem Aleichem in
Before Fiddler Live From Florence, running for one night only on
February 7. Before the beloved musical
Fiddler on the Roof, there was Sholem Aleichem and his beloved character of Tevye the Milkman. Before the beloved songs Tradition, If I Were a Rich Man, Matchmaker, and more, there was music of the Old World . a music that imitated talking, laughing, weeping, and singing, where musicians didn t just make music, they spoke to you in song Klezmer. In Florence, Italy, one of the oldest artistic centers in the world, a group of such musicians have been, by day, virtuosos in Florence s world famous