This Week at the 16th Street J

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Q Street Preschool Exclusive: Obama and Clinton Talk on the Phone

We’re not the first to observe that the Democratic primary season has gone on for a long time. How long? Well, in our Q Street Preschool the Yanshufim class that began a Reggio Emilia-inspired project looking at politics back in January, thinking it would be an undertaking demanding their attention for a few weeks, has [...]

Rhythm and Ruth

The timing of Friday’s free children’s program, Rhythm and Roots: The Afro-Semitic Experience could not be more perfect. This year’s Washington Jewish Music Festival occurs immediately before the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which begins Sunday evening, June 8.
 
Rhythm and Roots explores the Jewish and African diasporas through interactive music-making. On Shavuot, we read the Book [...]

Berman Hebrew Academy Students Make My Senior Skip Day Look Shallow

Back in the good ole analog days, when I was in high school, “Senior Skip Day” (you might have called it “Cut Day” or “Ditch Day” or “I Got Into College and I Am Sooo Over High School Day” was a day for frivolity, goofing off, and in my case heading down to the Jersey [...]

This Week at the 16th Street J

Some of the highlights from the upcoming week at the Washington DCJCC…
Monday, March 17
The Screening Room Presents: His Wife’s Lover–One of the first Yiddish musicals restored on a new 35mm print.
Tuesday, March 18
Purim Gift Basket Workshop–Create your own custom baskets for delivering mishloach manot this Purim.
Wednesday, March 19
Hamentaschen Bake-In–Join our resident expert Jean Graubart for [...]

This Week at the 16th Street J

A sampling of what’s available this week at the 16th Street J:

Monday, March 10–Nextbook presents scholar Ori Z. Soltes talking about his book Ashen Rainbow: Essays on the Arts and the Holocaust at 7:30 pm.
Tuesday, March 11–Theater J’s final Pay-What-You-Can Preview of The Price by Arthur Miller, starring Robert Prosky, Andrew Prosky, John Prosky and [...]

A Modest Proposal to Hillary and Barack from the 16th Street J Preschool

As was mentioned in an earlier post, one of the Pre-K classes in our Preschool was studying elections as one of their Reggio Emilia-inspired projects. Since then, the kids have visited a polling place during the Potomac Primary, followed the elections results and delegate counts in the newspaper, and paid a visit to Congressman Eric [...]

Super Tuesday: Q Street Preschool Edition

I fondly remember the Weekly Reader Presidential Election that we used to vote in when I was attending elementary school back in the good, ole analog days. It was my introduction to politics (and third-party politics at that, as 28 years ago I cast my vote for John Anderson).  But I grew up in New Jersey, and [...]

This Week at the 16th Street J

A selection of program highlights from the coming week…
Monday, February 4

Annual Theater J Benefit - Roast of Ari Roth
Power Cycle with Elana
5 on 5 Basketball Leagues
Tuesday, February 5
Screening Room: Making Trouble featuring post-screening discussion with Judy Gold
Yoga for Power with Viviana
Wednesday, February 6
25 Questions for a Jewish Mother (Wed-Sun)
Israel 2008: The Political Landscape
Thursday, February [...]

Lior in NY

If you’re going to be up in NYC this weekend be sure to head over to the Cinema Village on E. 12th Street and buy a ticket to see the WJFF Audience Award-winning documentary Praying With Lior.  We’d love to see the film get a commercial run in DC, but that won’t happen without a decent [...]