Workmen's Circle Weekly News

Tue Jul 22 18:24:55 EDT 2008

Weekly E-briv of the Arbeter Ring


      The E-briv: Weekly Newsletter of 
      The Southern California Arbeter Ring/Workmen's Circle


      E-mail us:  circle at circlesocal.org
      All events at The Workmen's Circle
      1525 S. Robertson Blvd. LA CA 90035
      unless otherwise noted  July 22, 2008 
      Sunday, July 27 @ 7 pm
      Cuban Film Series:
      Entre Ciclones/Hurricanes

      Directed by Enrique Colina, 2003. In Spanish with English subtitles. A hugely popular comedy hit in Cuba in early 2003, this is the story of Tomás, a trainee telephone repairman in Havana. Having just lost his apartment in a hurricane, Tomás is forced to move in with his girlfriend, desperate to get a telephone at any cost. Complications (and hilarity) ensue. 

      Presented with the LA Coalition in Solidarity with Cuba, $5 donation. Refreshments and stimulating discussion included. 

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      Sunday, August 10 @ 2 pm
      Far Yugnt/For Youth:
      The Yiddish Songbook of S. Polonski

      Soviet Jewish composer S. Polonski contributed two or three well-known items to the Yiddish repertoire, but now an audience in Los Angeles will have the opportunity to hear his entire songbook written for Yiddish-speaking schoolchildren in the Soviet Union, published in 1931. 

      This performance by the Mit Gezang Yiddish Chorus of the Arbeter Ring/Workmen's Circle (Kathryn Rowe, director) and soloists including Fran Chalin, Ruthie Seid, Ruth Judkowitz, Rita Hall, and Eric Gordon, is considered a world premiere recital. The existence of such music attests to the fact that for a brief time Yiddish culture was valued as one component of the larger emerging Soviet communal life in the pre-World War II era.

      Fifty-six years ago, on August 12, 1952, the Soviet régime of Joseph Stalin executed fourteen prominent Yiddish writers and Jewish communal officials in an attempt to wipe out Jewish culture.  As we have done for many years, our Committee to Commemorate Soviet Yiddish Writers, a coalition of secular Jewish organizations in the Los Angeles area, gathers to commemorate these events.  This unique afternoon program will be in Yiddish and English.

      Admission will be free and open to the public (donations accepted). Reservations not required. Light refreshments will be served. 

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      Call for Artists!

      RU Evolved? Artists Reflect on Darwin @ 200
      January 11 - February 27, 2009

      February 12, 2009 will mark Charles Darwin's 200th birthday. The year 2009 also marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work, On the Origin of Species (1859). Anticipating an outpouring of worldwide Darwin observances, we ask artists to consider the meaning of his life and work and reveal to us any suitable historical or contemporary insights. Deadline for submissions is October 24, 2008.
      Full details and prospectus on our website.

     In This Issue:

      . This month @ WC/AR
      . Elsewhere in LA 
      . Learn More/Get Involved
      ° Read our newsletter online
      ° Zing with Arbeter Ring! 
     
      In A Shenere Velt Gallery


      Los Obreros de Tony Ortega: Community, Culture and Work
      July 19 - August 29

      Beautiful and affordably priced prints available!


      Save the Date!
      Sunday, December 7th
      Traditions of Change: Awards Celebration and Gala Concert
       with Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz & Hot Pstromi!
      Reception 1:30-2:30 pm, 
      Program @ 2:30 pm
      Unitarian Universalist Church 
      of Studio City
      Honoring: Rabbi Leonard Beerman, 
      Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz, 
      and Kirsten Cowan
      Not to be missed! E-mail Sandra Kapin awards at circlesocal.org for advance sponsorship opportunities and ticket packages! 
      Every Week @ Workmen's Circle: 
      Zing with Workmen's Circle! Our two choruses, Mit Gezang Yiddish Chorus and Voices of Conscience Social Action chorus meet alternate Monday evenings.
      Monday, July 28, 7:30 pm: Mit Gezang Yiddish Chorus
      Monday, August 4, 7:30 pm: Voices of Conscience Social Action Chorus
      More about our choruses...
     

      The Workmen's Circle now has The Sami Rohr Library of Recorded Yiddish Books available for our members to borrow. Complete information on the titles, and audio samples, can be found at The Yiddish Book Center

      Only members may borrow the audio books: if you are not a member, join today!
     
      Elsewhere in LA
      July 27, 2008, 8 pm: KPFK 50th Anniversary Kick-off. The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring is proud to lend our name as a cosponsor of Radio Station KPFK's 50th Anniversary Kick-Off. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of continuous public service in 2009, KPFK presents Culture Clash, the hilarious and potent satirical trio, in a benefit performance at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, also featuring KPFK's own Pocho Hour of Power led by Lalo Alcaraz, creator of the daily comic strip "La Cucaracha." Ticket information at www.kpfk.org or call 323-461-3673.

      Discount Shows for friends of WC/AR!
      August 2, 8 pm, August 3, 4 pm, and August 5, 8 pm. Emily Levine's Five Easy Steps to Metaphysical Fitness: They Actually Work! "Go see Emily Levine at the risk of blowing your mind, splitting your sides, and exiting a better person," says Norman Lear.  Tickets $25 ($10 off if you RSVP and mention WC) August 27, 6 & 8:30 pm. Acclaimed jazz pianist and witty songwriter Dave Frishberg, of whom the New York Times says: "Scathingly funny. Equaled only by Sondheim." Tickets are $35 ($10 off if you RSVP and mention WC). Both events at Steinway Hall @ Fields Pianos,  12121 W. Pico Blvd (1 door W. of Bundy). RSVP to Jeannine Frank @ (310) 471-3979 or Jeannine at FrankEntertainment.com  


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