Mizel Museum Home Page Teaching Awareness and Respect through Jewish Life & Culture, Immigration, Art, Lessons of the Holocaust, Bridges of Understanding, Exhibitions and workshops. WHERE WE ARE 400 S. Kearney St. Denver, CO 80224 303.394.9993 www.mizelmuseum.org SPONSORS				2009 Community Cultural Enrichment Award Dinner Thursday, May 14 Mizel Museum Honors William Dean Singleton It's just around the corner. The Mizel Museum's 2009 Dinner Gala this year honors 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 ]
		[ 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 | For middle and high school students $5/seat, Reservations required. Talk-back follows the performance.
				Mizel Museum CampM! begins soon Receive a 10% discount if you register for summer camp by March 15th Call 303.394.9993 ext. 103 to register by phone. Half and full-day multi-activity camps, indoors and out, for kids ages 4-12. Art, music, drama, sculpture, dance, cooking, math for fun, puppetry, world culture activities and more. Experienced camp teachers $95-$185 week. Some scholarship funds available based upon need. Download the 2009 Summer Camp brochure. The Artist’s Way: Camp M! Spring Session March 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM | $185 | Ages 7-10 Learn new ways to envision personal creativity as you examine the work of famous artists. Be introduced to Chagall's stories told in colored light, create Agam's moving hues and shapes, make a Modigliani sculpture from vegetables and much more. Call 303-394-9993x103 to register. [ Email the museum for more information ]
				Miniature Painting Workshop by Siona Benjamin Monday, April 20, 2009 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Create your own illuminated miniature painting in a hands-on workshop led by Siona Benjamin, the featured presenter for the Jewish Women in the Arts Exhibit and Luncheon April 19, 2009. Siona Benjamin's artistic inspiration is often drawn from melding the cultural traditions of her native India with traditional Jewish midrash. Cost: $60 (includes materials) Please call 303.394.9993 ext. 104 or email the museum. [ More Information ]
		Platte Canyon Autumn, Ivy Delon Jerusalem Discussion, Naum Katsenelson		span class="style22">Mizel Museum Artist Alliance (formerly CJAG) present Works of Artist Ivy Delon On exhibit through April 30, 2009 Kohelet Congregation 428 S. Forest St. Ivy Delon’s impressionistic 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. Mizel Museum Artist Alliance (formerly CJAG) present Works of Artist Naum Katsenelson On exhibit through May 31, 2009 Rafael Spiritual Healing Center, 3201 S. Tamarac Dr. Opening Reception: Thursday, March 19, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Artist's Reception and Demonstration: Thursday, April 23, 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, quiet streets of Nice, parks of Spain, canals of Venice, and rainy roads of ancient Rome all explore the warmth, richness and beauty of nature.” Call 303 394-9993, Ext. 107 for information. [ More Information ]
				Tikkun Olam: Repairing the World On exhibit through April 30 Downtown Hyatt Convention Center Hotel 650 15th Street Group reservations available: 303 394-9993, Ext. 103. Participants from 27 countries bring their inspired visions of Tikkun Olam: Repairing the World to this bold exhibition. Artist Christy Honigman, in collaboration with the Mizel Museum, conceived the collaborative art project to illustrate the interconnectedness and mutual interdependence of all human beings and to promote intercultural respect and awareness. [ More Information ]
				Children of the Holocaust Thursday, April 23 10:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. $5 / Grades 6-12 Beginning with her own childhood survivor story, Rosalyn Kirkel shares poignant vignettes of the Jewish children of Europe – those who lived and those who perished. Presented at the Mizel Museum. For group reservations call 303-394-9993x103. Tree of of Life School Program One-Hour Program, Available Upon Request $5/person, First Grade and Above The Tree of Life is a common symbol in numerous ancient and modern cultures around the globe. Julie Mareno and Rita Wallace of Cultural Interpretations explore the Tree of Life motifs and meanings from ancient Mexico, Jewish manuscripts and Muslim writing. Participants make a Mexican craft and create personal Trees of Life. Call 303.394.9993 ext. 103 or email the museum for more information.
				ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES All Classes are held at the Mizel Museum, 400 S. Kearney in Denver, unless otherwise noted. Oil & Acrylic Painting Instructor: Boris Shoshensky Tuesdays, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Session II: February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2009. $150. Professional artist Boris Shoshensky teaches all levels of painting expertise. Boris will help you brush up on the basics as well as enhance your painting prowess and creativity. A supply list will be furnished upon registration. Watercolor Painting Instructor: Boris Shoshensky Wednesdays, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Session II: February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1. $125. Russian master painter, Boris Shoshensky, teaches a variety of watercolor concepts and techniques. All levels are welcome. A supply list will be furnished upon registration. Call 303.394.9993 ext. 103 to register. [ More Information ]
				Jewish Women in the Arts 5th Annual Art Exhibit & Sale / Brunch Program April 19, 2009 9:00 am – 1:30 pm Presenter: New York artist Siona Benjamin and her blue dancers. Honoree: Marilyn Lande. Admission and Brunch: $45. $36 for Hadassah Membership and Mizel Museum Artist Alliance(formerly CJAG) Members Call for more information: 303 394-9993, Ext. 104 or email the museum to make a reservation. [ More Information ]
				Purim is the most festive of Jewish holidays... ... a time of prizes, noisemakers, costumes and treats. This year Purim begins at sundown on March 9, 2009, the 14th and 15th days of Adar. The story of Purim is recounted in The Megillah, the Scroll on which the Book of Esther is written. It tells the story of Queen Esther, King Ahasuerus, Esther's cousin Mordechai, and the king's chief advisor Haman, who planned to exterminate all of the Jews. Esther saved the Jewish people by revealing the evil plot against her people to the King and the Jewish people were saved. Children dress up as their favorite Purim characters and rattle graggers (noisemakers) at every mention of Haman's name. The Megillah is read twice on the holiday.
				THE CELL is now open. Located within the Denver Civic Center Cultural Complex, adjacent to the Denver Art Museum, The Center for Empowered Living and Learning (The CELL) presents its first permanent exhibit, “Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere: Understanding the Threat of Terrorism” as an educational tour of global terrorism and the challenges its poses to civilized societies today. Admission hours are; Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Friday, 10:00 A.M.-8:00 P.M. Saturday 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Sunday, 12:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. For more information, visit www.thecell.org.
				Mizel Museum & Synagogue Council of Greater Denver present the eighth annual Student Bookmark Competition Entries will be accepted until March 13th! 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 ]