June 17, 2013 – June 21, 2013
High Octane CreativityLab
High Octane CreativityLab: Big Lives, Big World, Big Ideas
June 17-21 • Grades 3-6 • 9:00am-3:30pm • $245
Family Reception/Gathering: Saturday June 22, 7:00pm
Artists-in-Residence Barth Quenzer and Molina Speaks
This ground-breaking camp pairs two remarkable art educators and visionaries, performance artist and spoken word poet, Molina Speaks, with award-winning art teacher Barth Quenzer. Together they will explore the power of kids’ ideas and self-expression through visual art, writing and performance. Kids will engage in innovative projects that encourage them to dive into their creativity, think out-of-the-box and explore their talents as authors and artists! This special week encourages campers to think of themselves, and for themselves, as innovators with important things to say about the world around them. Campers will also have the chance to meet Scott Lyon, lead artist of the Mizel Museum’s permanent exhibit. This camp culminates in an experiential Saturday evening gathering with parents and community members. Extended hours option available. READ MORE about Molina Speaks and Barth Quenzer.
June 17, 2013 – June 21, 2013
How the West Was Fun!
How the West Was Fun!
Offered in cooperation with and held at Four Mile Historic Park
715 S. Forest Street, Denver
June 17-21 & July 29-August 2 • Grades 1-5 • 9:00am-3:00pm $215
Bring your kids to camp at Four Mile Historic Park where they’ll spend each day having fun with new friends, learning about Colorado’s history, and making history of their own! Kids will experience a simpler way of life as they learn and play like Colorado children in the late 1800s. Campers will enjoy hands-on experiences as they learn about different groups of immigrants and the unique experiences of the Westward Expansion. The customs, traditions and crafts of Jewish, American-Indian, African-American, Hispanic, and Chinese pioneers bring history to life!
Register for How the West Was Fun! through Four Mile Historic Park. Download forms online at www.fourmilehistoricpark.org. Phone registration is not accepted. Extended hours are offered.
June 23, 2013
The Yar Project Opening Reception
The launch of The Yar Project, the latest addition of digital stories to Mizel Museum’s Community Narratives Project, will take place at a free reception honoring the storytellers Sunday, June 23, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in the main dining room at Allied Jewish Apartments, 22 S. Adams Street, Denver. The event is co-hosted by the Mizel Museum and Allied Jewish Apartments. For more information email Deanne Kapnik or call (303) 749-5019.
June 24, 2013 – June 28, 2013
All Systems GO! The Cosmos and YOU
All Systems GO! The Cosmos and YOU
June 24-28 • Grades 3-6 • 9:00am-3:30pm • $245
Artists-in-Residence Monica Aiello and Tyler Aiello
What are the connections between space, life on earth and possibly beyond? All Systems Go! brings celebrated artists, Monica and Tyler Aiello, back to the Museum to explore both inner and outer space and the many connections between the two. Campers will have fun investigating humanity’s cultural and historical connections to the cosmos, the story of earth and our solar system’s formation, the connections to life on our own planet, and the search for alien life. Kids get immersed in a myriad of concepts from cultural history, astronomy, chemistry, geology, human physiology, exploration, and astrobiology—without ever feeling they are in school!—through hands-on experimentation and creative two- and three-dimensional projects. READ MORE about the Aiellos.
July 2, 2013
New Israeli Cinema/Epilogue
Directed by Amir Manor
Israel / 2012 / 96 min.
July 2, 7:00 pm
Hayuta and Berl, an elderly couple, find it hard to adjust to today’s Israel and to the social changes surrounding them. After years of struggle, the two refuse to let go of their communal dreams, and of their revolutionary plans to build a welfare state in Israel. During a night of painful disillusionment, the two decide to leave their apartment for a last journey. Featured at Jerusalem Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival, 2012.
July 7, 2013
New Israeli Cinema/Zaytoun
Zaytoun
Directed by Eran Riklis
Israel / 2012 / 107 min.
July 7, 4:30 pm & July 9, 7:00 pm
In 1982, amid the fighting of the Lebanese Civil War, Israeli pilot Yoni (Stephen Dorff) crash lands in Beirut, where he is taken prisoner by the combat-trained inhabitants of a Palestinian refugee camp. Among the captors is Fahed, a young orphan whose father was killed during an Israeli air raid. When Fahed secretly releases Yoni in exchange for passage into Israel, Eran Riklis’s emotionally charged film develops into an unlikely road/buddy picture. The two travelers share a mutual distrust that borders on hatred, but while navigating harrowing encounters at checkpoints, roadblocks and minefields, they begin to recognize each other’s humanity. With stunning cinematography that masterfully captures the stark war-torn locations, Riklis places us in a vivid rendering of the devastating conflict. Within that devastation, the friendship that develops between Yoni and Fahed reminds us of the possible human connection that is often lost between wartime enemies. World premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, 2012.
July 9, 2013
New Israeli Cinema/Zaytoun
Zaytoun
Directed by Eran Riklis
Israel / 2012 / 107 min.
July 7, 4:30 pm & July 9, 7:00 pm
In 1982, amid the fighting of the Lebanese Civil War, Israeli pilot Yoni (Stephen Dorff) crash lands in Beirut, where he is taken prisoner by the combat-trained inhabitants of a Palestinian refugee camp. Among the captors is Fahed, a young orphan whose father was killed during an Israeli air raid. When Fahed secretly releases Yoni in exchange for passage into Israel, Eran Riklis’s emotionally charged film develops into an unlikely road/buddy picture. The two travelers share a mutual distrust that borders on hatred, but while navigating harrowing encounters at checkpoints, roadblocks and minefields, they begin to recognize each other’s humanity. With stunning cinematography that masterfully captures the stark war-torn locations, Riklis places us in a vivid rendering of the devastating conflict. Within that devastation, the friendship that develops between Yoni and Fahed reminds us of the possible human connection that is often lost between wartime enemies. World premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, 2012.
July 14, 2013
New Israeli Cinema/Rock the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
Directed by Yariv Horowitz
Israel / 2012 / 93 min.
July 14, 4:30 pm & July 16, 7:00 pm
The year is 1989. In an era of Palestinian demands for independence, the State of Israel sends young soldiers to oversee the Arab population in the Occupied Territories. After one of them is killed, the common fate of four young soldiers and one Palestinian family is sealed. The film describes the extraordinary journey of a young soldier trying to find his place in the chaos surrounding him. Received Art Cinema Award from the International Confederation of Art Cinemas at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, 2012.
Tel Aviv Beach Party! July 14
Immediately following Rock the Casbah at Udi’s Pizza Cafe Bar on Colfax. Your Rock the Casbah ticket includes entrance to the Tel Aviv Beach Party, complete with Israeli food and music, palm trees, beach paddle ball and a beverage!
July 15, 2013 – July 19, 2013
Tall Tales, Big Kids
Tall Tales, Big Kids
July 15-19 • Grades K-2 • 9:00am-3:30 pm • $245
Artist-in-Residence Sharona Grinsteiner • Visiting Children’s Book Authors
This new offering builds on the great success of our popular preschool program, Stories That Jump Off the Page! This camp is designed specifically for “big kids” (K-2), to encourage a love of reading and books. Using selections from the nationally-acclaimed PJ Library®, Israeli storybooks and selections from local authors, kids will delve into “juicy” stories with twists and turns, through creative dramatics, art-making and zany, hands-on fun. Campers will also have the chance to meet a local children’s book author.
July 16, 2013
New Israeli Cinema/Rock the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
Directed by Yariv Horowitz
Israel / 2012 / 93 min.
July 14, 4:30 pm & July 16, 7:00 pm
The year is 1989. In an era of Palestinian demands for independence, the State of Israel sends young soldiers to oversee the Arab population in the Occupied Territories. After one of them is killed, the common fate of four young soldiers and one Palestinian family is sealed. The film describes the extraordinary journey of a young soldier trying to find his place in the chaos surrounding him. Received Art Cinema Award from the International Confederation of Art Cinemas at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, 2012.
Tel Aviv Beach Party! July 14
Immediately following Rock the Casbah at Udi’s Pizza Cafe Bar on Colfax. Your Rock the Casbah ticket includes entrance to the Tel Aviv Beach Party, complete with Israeli food and music, palm trees, beach paddle ball and a beverage!
