Summer Musical Theatre Institute presents: 13 – The Musical!

Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown; Book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn
Directed by Adam Arnold; Musical Direction by Tara Laberge; Choreography by Andrea Alioto

Performed by the Sabes JCC’s Summer Musical Theatre Institute youth
12-year old New Yorker Evan Goldman is surrounded by Rabbis. After chanting to him, one of them explains that when a boy has his Bar Mitzvah, he becomes an adult. As the Rabbis reveal that they’re actually other New York kids, Evan tells the audience about how stressful turning 13 is—especially since his parents are getting divorced and he’s under pressure to have the best Bar Mitzvah imaginable. Just as Evan thinks maybe things will be fine, his mother calls to tell him they’re moving to Indiana. Making new friends and surviving the school year is going to be easier said than done… With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, 13 is a hilarious, high-energy musical for all ages about discovering that “cool” is where you find it, and sometimes where you least expect it.

Get tickets here.

6th Annual Macher's Golf Tournament
to support scholarship at the Sabes JCC

11:30 am - lunch and registration
1 pm - shotgun start
Dinner and awards will follow golf
At Oakridge Country Club

All proceeds from the tournament support scholarships that are provided by the Sabes JCC to community members, which include families in our Early Childhood Center, our senior programming participants, fitness club members, summer camp participants, and our community of special needs participants.

Come enjoy a fun day of golf and good food with friends. Your support makes it possible to provide these experiences to all ages in an inclusive Jewish environment through scholarships. As the need for financial assistance for our programs and services increases, support from the community is crucial.

Sponsorships are now available.

First JCC Mahjongg Tournament

Please join us for a fun day of mahjongg, lunch, friends and prizes! All proceeds will support scholarship at the Sabes JCC.

Oak Ridge Country Club
700 Oak Ridge Road
Hopkins, MN 55305

Optional lunch*: 11:30 am
Mahjongg: 12:30–4:30 pm

*Dietary laws observed.

Download a pdf registration form here or contact Kay Goldstein for questions at 952.381.3429.

Freedom Song Performance by Beit T'shuvah

Freedom Song is an extension of Beit T'Shuvah's Prevention Program and Music in Recovery in Los Angeles, CA. It is a powerful and original musical workshop, which highlights the historic universality of the struggle to free oneself from external oppression and internal bondage.

Using contemporary music, Freedom juxtaposes personal stories of internal conflict and family dysfunction with the story of Passover. The play not only draws parallels between being a slave in Egypt and being a slave to your addiction, but forces an audience of all ages to take a look at themselves instead of pointing the finger at everyone else. In the end, we are all enslaved to something.

Freedom Song is performed by residents and alumni of Beit T'Shuvah. This original production was written by Stu Robinson, Cantor Rebekah Mirsky, and James Fuchs and produced by Craig Taubman, Rabbi Mark Borovitz, and Harriet Rossetto.

Sponsored by Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis.

JCC's School's Out Programming for grades K-6

Enjoy the last 3 days before school starts with the JCC! School's Out days will consist of morning field trips and afternoons spent playing at the J - swimming, gym time, games, etc. Field trips will go to Westwood Hills Nature Center (Aug 23), French Park (Aug 24) and Oliver Kelley Farm (Aug 25). Programming runs from 7:30 am to 6 pm.

Download the flier and registration form for more details here. (.pdf)

Jazz at the J Concert Series

Autumn marks the return of the acclaimed Jazz at the J series, featuring some of the Twin Cities’ finest musicians and vocalists. Hosted by Mark Bloom, these performances will showcase the
great Jewish contributors to the American songbook. Our October 3 concert will feature the incredible Cynthia Johnson interpreting the legendary music of Jewish pianist and composer, Burt
Bacharach. Ticket includes light reception following the concert.

Get tickets here: $15 general public; $12 JCC premium/community members; $10 students.

Musical Minyan Presents Jewels by Styne

Featuring the songs of Jule Styne
Directed by Mark Bloom—and featuring over 20 singers from the Sabes JCC’s 55+ Musical Minyan troupe—this concert will celebrate songs by Jule Styne, known primarily for composing of notable Broadway musicals such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Funny Girl, Gypsy, and the Tony Award-winning Hallelujah, Baby! Light refreshments will be served after the performance.

Get tickets here: $8 general public; $5 JCC premium/community members and students

Live Lecture and Film Screening with Award-winning Author Edwin Black

Edwin Black, New York Times best-selling and international investigative author, will introduce his latest film, War Against the Weak, Eugenics and America’s Campaign to Create a Master Race, based on his book of the same name. In the first three decades of the 20th Century, American corporate philanthropy combined with prestigious academic fraud to create the pseudoscience eugenics that institutionalized race politics as national policy. The goal: create a superior, white, Nordic race and obliterate the viability of everyone else. The book and film cover the heated topic of how American corporate philanthropies launched a national campaign of ethnic cleansing in the United States, helped found and fund the Nazi eugenics of Hitler and Mengele—and then created the modern movement of “human genetics.” Discussion and book signing will follow film.

Get tickets here: $10 premium/community member; $12 program participant

Tamir Goodman Live Talk

The "Jewish Jordan" is coming to the JCC! Don't miss this opportunity to hear Tamir Goodman speak about his experience playing basketball and how it has influenced his life. This event is open to all ages. Cost: $8; kindergarten and up - wear your 2009-10 b-ball league shirt and get $5 off ticket price.