| Mission Statement |
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Cultural Arts, previously named Arts at Emanuel, is a committee designed to serve the cultural needs of the Temple Emanuel Community. Its primary function is to support, assist, and facilitate the Cantor's vision of staging important cultural events for the Temple including music, art, drama, dance, and literature several times per year. The Committee also sponsors other cultural events involving Jewish themes and issues of interest to Jews. Finally, the Committee stages events showcasing the talents of Temple members. |
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| 2006 -2007 Highlights |
The Cultural Arts Committee sponsored “The Cantor and the Comedian,” a cabaret featuring Cantor Boxt and comedian Joel Chasnoff, a jazz brunch co-sponsored by WRJ featuring trumpeter John D’earth and pianist Bob Hallahan, and two evenings of very interesting documentary films about Navy medicine in World War II made by Temple Member Jan Herman, the Historian of the Navy Medical Department. The Committee also continued its ongoing projects of co-sponsor the monthly Israeli films of Café Seret B’Emanuel, with ARZA and the art exhibit in HaMaKom.
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| 2005-2006 Highlights |
The Cultural Arts Committee presented a number of events including a one man show, The Rothschilds, with Bernie Dean, a klezmer brunch co-sponsored by the Brotherhood featuring Klezcentricity, and a jazz brunch co-sponsored by Women for Reform Judaism featuring the Susan Jones Group (www.violindreams.com). Additionally, the Committee has ongoing projects such as the sponsoring the highly successful art exhibits of Temple members in Hamakom and co-sponsoring a series of Israeli films, Café Seret B’Emanuel , with ARZA.
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| Upcoming Events |
- November 18, 2007 the Committee will be sponsoring an afternoon concert by the Dryden Quartet, a critically acclaimed string quartet featuring National Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef and Principal Violist Dan Foster.
- April 6, 2008 – the Committee will be co-sponsoring with WRJ a brunch with pianist Rachel Franklin giving a presentation on some aspect of classical music or jazz.
If you have any questions or wish to join the Committee, please contact Committee Chair Tom Holzman at:
(703) 562-2369 (office)
(301) 320-8880 (eve. before 10 and weekends) or
thholzman@fdic.gov.
Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in performing or exhibiting.
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| ART NEEDED! - Art Showplace in HaMaKom |
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For two (2) years via the Cultural Arts Committee, we have displayed a selection of rotating artists sharing their work. Some who participate may be more professionally challenged than others. But… the important ingredient is sharing. We have had water colors, acrylics, oils, quilts, a kabuta display and many photographs. Many times after the pictures have been hung and displayed in HaMaKom, the artist will say to me “I never saw my artwork all together in one room!” There is such a feeling of pride!
We are covered thru August 2007. The year goes from June to May. In May, we show a picture from each artist from the year.
Please come forward! We are looking for individual art work. It can be yours, a relative, a friend – sharing is welcoming. You may have an art collection you are willing to share.
Your work will be appreciated by the Temple community and will add more warmth to an already warm room. Please contact Sue Rudo: r4922@erols.com.
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We are a member of The Union for Reform Judaism (formely the Union of American Hebrew Congregations)
ADA Compliant - The facilities of Temple Emanuel are fully accessible in compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act