JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center bringing renowned Jewish talent to Denver this fall
The JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center is hosting 23 events this fall focused on Jewish arts, authors, movies and music, bringing nationally and globally recognized and acclaimed Jewish comics, authors, artists, musicians, actors and producers to Denver.
The events are being hosted as part of the 12th annual Neustadt JAAMM Festival.
“Through our Jewish Arts, Authors, Movies and Music Festival, we bring a taste of national and global Jewish culture to Denver as one of the most comprehensive Jewish cultural arts festival in Colorado,” said Amy Weiner Weiss, JAAMM festival director.
“We are proud to present a lineup that is diverse, innovative, forward thinking, immensely entertaining — and most significantly — intersects at the forefront of culture and community,” Weiss said.
“Through our support of the JAAMM Festival, we are continuing the legacy of literature and culture that means so much to the Neustadt family,” said Kathy Neustadt, whose Piñon Trail Foundation is the title sponsor of the festival.
“Last year alone we sold more than 2,000 tickets to JAAMM events,” Neustadt said. “We can’t wait to share with the greater Denver community all that the JAAMM festival has to offer this year.”
The festival kicked off Sept. 13 with a production of “Dancing With Giants” with Theatre Or, featuring Emmy- and Tony-nominated actress Tovah Feldshuh.
Headline events include:
A multimedia retrospective of this legendary jazz and rock composer, author, producer and pianist; in partnership with Dazzle Jazz Club and the MAS Eclectic Concert Series. Sidran has played with or produced artists including Steve Miller, Diana Ross, Boz Scaggs and Van Morrison.
Stand-up comedy show from the Emmy-winning writer and producer, prolific television guest star, GLBT activist, and off-Broadway actor.
High-energy world music combining Yemenite Israeli Judeo-Arabic melodies with Afrofunk; considered by Time Out Chicago to be “one of the most exciting bands in world music right now.”
Live recording of Tablet Magazine’s weekly podcast, a smart, fresh, fun take on Jewish news and culture, which has nearly 4 million downloads and is the No. 1 Jewish interest podcast on iTunes. singer shares a fresh and relevant sound — Jewish Contemporary Pop, a combination of Los Angeles pop sounds, Judaic harmony and New York songwriter sensibility.
An Orthodox Jewish all-male a capella group with more than 20 million views on YouTube, numerous TV appearances, and proven success with four albums.
A lecture about news and media in today’s political climate with Emmy Award-winning journalist, writer and attorney Melber, host of MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber.”
To view the full festival lineup, download the JAAMM app or visit jccdenver.org/jaamm.
To purchase tickets visit jccdenver.org/jaamm or call the box office at 303-316-6360, or visit the box office 1-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or one hour before events, at 350 S. Dahlia St. in Denver.
JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center illuminates the human experience through creative and cultural programs in the performing, visual, cinematic and literary arts for the Jewish community and the greater Denver community.
To learn more about the organization visit maccjcc.org or call 303316-6360.
The Staenberg – Loup Jewish Community Center serves metro Denver through educational, social, cultural, fitness, sports and other programs that are rooted in Jewish values. To learn more about the center visit jccdenver.org or call 303-399-2660.