Paperny Family JCC

Nice 2 Metre You
2020-08-30 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
Join us for an Outdoor Jazz Fusion Concert! Enjoy live music with Zeev Berger & The Schmoozers and Heebros and Friends, followed by an open mic jam from our Chai Notes Concert Series community musicians! Bring your blanket and picnic or pre-order from Karen’s Café.
This concert is a fundraiser for our Arts and Culture department. $18 per couple/family. Purchase your tickets online.

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Concert Dinner Menu
$14 for any one of the choices below.
All meals include a bottle of water and a big cookie!
To order, text to 403-471-7098 or email.
Tex-Mex Salad Bowl
Avocado, cheese, tomato, cucumber, corn, black beans, tortilla chips – with a honey lime dressing.
Quinoa Bowl
Tossed salad, almonds, sweet potato, edamame, quinoa, red peppers, cucumbers – with an asian dressing.
Israeli platter
Falafel, grilled pita, Israeli salad, humus, pickles, dolmades.

Tag Along Tuesday - June
2020-06-02 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
Members can bring a friend or family member and enjoy our facility for free.

Yom Yerushalayim – Jerusalem Day Celebration
2020-05-21 17:30 - 20:30 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
Savor (on your own shekels) an “Israeli Platter” and enjoy a free screening of: Cast A Giant Shadow with legendary Jewish actor, Kirk Douglas, as the general who helped plan the secret road that broke the Arab siege of Jerusalem. Discussion to follow with David Bercuson, University of Calgary military history professor.
5:30pm Dinner, 6:00-8:30pm Movie & Debate

Neora Makeup
2020-05-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
Please join Terry and Sherry to sample products and get all the information you need to care for mature skin.

Lag BaOmer Music Appreciation Night
2020-05-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
Enjoy international violinist, Roxanne Young “Talk & Play” about our favourite Jewish musicians!

Giving Tuesday
2020-05-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-05-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-05-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-05-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
A global day of unity is taking place on Giving Tuesday, May 5 as an emergency response to COVID-19. The JCC is organizing a community outreach program that will focus on supporting the Calgary Food Bank, which is in desperate need of donations. Click here for a list of what to donate.
From May 5 to 8 (10am to 12pm daily), we are asking people to join the JCC in supporting this outreach project. Drop off your food bank items in our parking lot, with everyone remaining in their vehicles.
We invite you to come by throughout Giving Tuesday to Friday, to donate items and connect with us – we miss seeing you all. Please consider joining us in demonstrating the power of generosity, while honouring one of our JCC values: Tikkun Olam (repairing / taking care of the world)!
Looking for a way to give to the JCC? Click here for giving options.

Tag Along Tuesday - May
2020-05-05 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada

Welcome Shabbat - Israel's Birthday Parade
2020-05-01 10:30 - 11:00 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
Join us in the JCC lobby for a family-friendly candle lighting, kiddush, hamotzi, and a parade to celebrate Israel’s birthday.

Yom HaAtzmaut – Israel’s Independence Day
2020-04-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
Laban VeKachol night! Israel is 72 years young! Celebrate and
sing the Israeli classics in the Koolulam* style with songstress Orit Shimoni. Dance the hora, participate in “The Hummus Wars”, where we will award the best hummus, and have fun with “Blue& White” special lanterns!
*Koolulam: a gathering of people with no singing experience, together, creating a musical sensation!

Yom HaZikaron – Israel’s Remembrance Day
2020-04-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Temple B’nai Tikvah, 900 47 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2S3C8, Canada
Come together in community to remember and honour IDF fallen soldiers and victims of terror. A heartfelt ceremony along with prayers, readings, and music.

Welcome Shabbat - Pesach Special
2020-04-17 10:30 - 11:00 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
Join us in the JCC lobby for a family-friendly candle lighting, kiddush, hamotzi, and a fun activity!

Passover Camp
2020-04-17 09:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-16 09:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-15 09:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-14 09:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-13 09:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-12 09:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-11 09:00 - 16:00, 2020-04-06 09:00 - 16:00 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
Passover Camp: April 6-17, 2020 – 8 day camp (no camp April 9,10)
Purchase full package or individual days.
Through our creative programs and innovative curriculum discover something new at Camp JCC! Many of the great activities include swimming, crafts, and outdoor adventures. We will have specialty instructors coming in throughout the camp to teach an array of classes such as yoga, karate, dance, and much more. We will also be swimming just about every day, so make sure to pack your child’s swim gear! In addition to providing a wonderful camp experience, we want you to know your child’s safety and well-being are our primary goals. Camp staff participate in an intense training session, come with past experience working with children, and are well-supervised and supported.

Pesach in the Mountains
2020-04-09 - 2020-04-10 | HI Kananaskis Wilderness Hostel, 1 Ribbon Creek Road, Kananaskis, Alberta, T0L 2H0, Canada
Experience a communal-led Second Seder surrounded by beautiful Kananaskis vistas at the HI Kananaskis Wilderness Hostel. Enjoy a Passover service and delicious Seder dinner, outdoor self-guided hike and forest meditations, campfire, wood-burning lounge fireplace, family-friendly activities, and more!
Package includes: One-night accommodation, catered dinner and breakfast, wine, and outdoor activity.
Individuals (16+ years): $125/person – dorm bed
$140/person – private room of three
Family (2 adults, 2 children 6-16 yrs, children under 6 are free): $325
Meat not kosher. Vegetarian option available. No leavened food.
Register by March 27 at our Customer Service Desk at 403-253-8600, ext.0.
For more information, email Shula Banchik or call 403-537-8596.

Tag Along Tuesday - April
2020-04-07 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada

Spring Break Camp
2020-03-27 09:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-26 09:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-25 09:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-24 09:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-23 09:00 - 16:00 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
Spring Break Camp: March 23-27, 2020
Purchase full package or individual days.
Through our creative programs and innovative curriculum discover something new at Camp JCC! Many of the great activities include swimming, crafts, and outdoor adventures. We will have specialty instructors coming in throughout camp to teach an array of classes such as yoga, karate, dance, and much more. We will also be swimming just about every day, so make sure to pack your child’s swim gear! In addition to providing a wonderful camp experience, we want you to know your child’s safety and well-being are our primary goals. Camp staff participate in an intense training session, come with past experience working with children, and are well-supervised and supported.

A Tango Experience – The Jewish Connection
2020-03-22 15:00 - 21:00 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
In celebration of March, Jewish Music Month, JCC Arts & Culture invites you to a full day of Argentinean Tango. The event begins with the Opening Reception of More than Two to Tango, a museum type exhibit displaying the world of Argentinean Tango Culture. It continues with the screening and post Q&A of Tango – A Story with Jews, a 62min documentary film from Argentinean director, Gabriel Pomeraniec. Dinner will showcase a catered buffet of typical Argentinean foods. The evening concludes with a Tango lesson for all abilities (no partner needed) and a Tango Show and Milonga, showcasing a native ensemble of Argentinean Tango dancer, vocalist, and musician.
Tickets:
All activities: $30
Afternoon activities: $18
Evening activities: $20
Optional dinner: $30
Register now online or call 403-253-8600, ext.0.
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For more information contact Shula Banchik at 403-537-8596 or email.
