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Events and info for JCC of the East Bay
| Contact Name: |
Ilya Tovbis |
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1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA 94709 |
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510.848.0237 |
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info@jcceastbay.org |
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http://www.jcceastbay.org |
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| | Active events for JCC of the East Bay |
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| Madhouse Rhythm |
Mar 08, 2008 8:00 PM - May 25, 2008 8:00 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| Written and performed by Joshua Walters, Madhouse Rhythm is an autobiographical collage based on one man's experience with madness. Walters spills forth the inner workings of the mind as he recreates psychotic breakdowns onstage. |
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| Vaclav Havel's Vanek |
May 01, 2008 8:00 PM - May 18, 2008 7:00 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| Eastenders Repertory Company returns to the JCC with three Vanek plays: Audience, Unveiling and Protest by former president of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel. |
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| CineMingle: American Matchmaker |
May 22, 2008 7:30 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| In Edgar G. Ulmers art deco romantic comedy, Leo Fuchs, known on Second Avenue as the Yiddish Fred Astaire, plays an elegant and eligible bachelor who can never close the marriage deal. |
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| The BREW: Beth Custer Ensemble and Black Olive Babes |
May 31, 2008 8:00 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| The Beth Custer Ensemble bursts forth with a genre-defying repertoire of avant pop compositions blending the groups influences of jazz, funk and Latin rock. Black Olive Babes play songs derived from Albanian, Romani, Greek and American traditions. |
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| Trembling Before G-d |
Jun 12, 2008 7:30 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| Award-winning documentary shares the intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian. |
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| Prism Stage: Angry Black White Boy |
Jun 14, 2008 8:00 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| Prolific actor, rapper and playwright Dan Wolf re-imagines Adam Manbachs provocative novel Angry Black White Boy in a hybrid of theatrical storytelling poetry, rapping, beatboxing, ballet and hip-hop dance. |
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| CineMingle: Where Are You Going Moshe? |
Jun 26, 2008 7:30 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| Set in 1960s Morocco, Hassan Bejjad's charming film examines the effect of the exodus of Jews from that country after its independence from France. |
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| The BREW: Aleph Null and Deli Kanlı; |
Jun 28, 2008 8:00 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| Exotic yet never wholly unfamiliar, Aleph Nulls original compositions and arrangements are distinctively Middle Eastern, with hints of Balkan and Asian flair. |
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| Prism Stage: The Mortified Guide to Love, Sex and Death |
Jul 12, 2008 8:00 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| Newsweek gushes that its a cultural phenomenon! The Onion raves, Unbearably intimate ... completely funny! and Glamour chimes in, Hilarious and humiliating. |
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| CineMingle: Three Films by Abraham Ravett |
Jul 17, 2008 7:30 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| Abraham Ravett's short films weave together archival WWII footage and 16mm recordings of interviews with his family members. |
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| the BREW: Iron & the Albatross and Katy Stephan |
Jul 19, 2008 8:00 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| Iron & the Albatross perform original music composed by Ara Anderson. Their brand of junky circus music conjures images of Scandinavian seascapes...Soprano and pianist Katy Stephans suitcase is well worn with classical training nested with pop sense |
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| For the Bible Tells Me So |
Jul 22, 2008 7:30 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian American families--including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson--we discover how insightful people of faith handle having a gay child. |
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| The Return of The W. Kamau Bell Curve |
Aug 02, 2008 8:00 PM - Aug 10, 2008 8:00 PM |
Oakland, CA |
| One part diatribe, one part manifesto, and several parts funny, The W. Kamau Bell Curve is a one man show that tackles the issue of racism in America today. |
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| The Return of The W. Kamau Bell Curve |
Aug 16, 2008 8:00 PM - Aug 24, 2008 8:00 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| One part diatribe, one part manifesto, and several parts funny, The W. Kamau Bell Curve is a one man show that tackles the issue of racism in America today. |
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| CineMingle: Sidewalk |
Aug 21, 2008 7:30 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| Druki Dror's documentary captures Israeli kids on their daily journeys to and from school through a child-like lens, recalling the work of Charles Schulz and Lynda Barry. |
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| The BREW: Nice Guy Trio and Jessica and Ramon |
Aug 30, 2008 8:00 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| The Nice Guy Trio constantly re-shuffles a spicy mlange of traditional folk tunes, using forward-thinking jazz as their adhesive...San Francisco songwriting duo Jessica and Ramon play a few unusual instruments... |
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| A Jihad for Love |
Sep 18, 2008 7:30 PM |
Berkeley, CA |
| In his debut feature, filmmaker Parvez Sharma travels the many worlds of this dynamic faith, discovering the stories of it's most unlikely storytellers: lesbian and gay Muslims. |
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