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Book Festival 2020 - Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy
2020-11-08 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Edmonton) | AB
Calgary JCC has joined with the Marcus JCC in Atlanta to offer premium literary programming through this year’s virtual Book Festival.
Never Alone
ZOOM Webinar Author Talk and Q&A | Click for Tickets
$6 for one virtual ticket or $36 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included)
Never Alone is a classic account of courage, integrity and belonging. In 1977, Natan Sharansky, a leading activist for the democratic dissident movement in the Soviet Union and the movement for free Jewish emigration, was arrested. He spent nine years as a political prisoner, convicted of treason against the state. In Never Alone, Natan Sharansky and historian Gil Troy show how Sharansky’s years in prison, many spent in harsh solitary confinement, prepared him for his public life, bringing extraordinary moral clarity and uncompromising honesty to his work as an Israeli politician and the head of the Jewish Agency. Never one who placed expediency ahead of consistent values, Sharansky was an often-awkward political colleague but always visionary as to where the real threats to freedom lay. Never Alone is suffused with reflections from his time as a political prisoner, from his seat at the table as history unfolded in Israel and the Middle East, and his passionate efforts to unite the Jewish people. Written with frankness, affection, and humor, the book offers us profound insights from a man whose fight for individual freedom in the face of overt tyranny would come to define the rest of his life.
Natan Sharansky is an Israeli politician, human rights activist and author. He served as Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency from June 2009 to August 2018.
Gil Troy is the award-winning author of The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s which will be published this October by Thomas Dunne Books of St. Martin׳s Press. A Professor of History at McGill University since 1990, he is a leading presidential historian, writing about the history of American presidential elections, the importance of moderation in American democracy, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s fight as US Ambassador to the UN against the infamous Zionism is Racism resolution.

Share Your WIP (Work In Progress)! Share Your Ideas, Skills and Prose—From First Draft to Publication
2020-11-03 19:00 - 20:30 | AB
Share Your WIP (Work In Progress)! Share Your Ideas, Skills and Prose—From First Draft to Publication
$66 ($22 per session)
Join us for these interactive workshops facilitated by David Leach, Professor of Creative Non-Fiction Writing at the University of Victoria, author, and past presenter at the 2019 Calgary Jewish Book Festival. Share your ideas, skills, and prose – from first draft to publication. Learn to hook your reader, set your scene, create your characters, and revise and publish.

Book Festival 2020 - Mike Leven
2020-10-29 18:00 - 20:00 | AB
Calgary JCC has joined with the Marcus JCC in Atlanta to offer premium literary programming through this year’s virtual Book Festival.
Can’t Do It Yourself: How Commitment to Others Leads to Personal Prosperity
ZOOM Webinar Author Talk and Q&A | Click for Tickets
$11USD for one virtual ticket or $36USD for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included)
Mike Leven, a storied hotel executive and respected Jewish leader, served at the helm of the Days Inn, Holiday Inn, Las Vegas Sands, and other noteworthy hospitality businesses and most recently as the CEO and chairman of the Georgia Aquarium. In his new book, Can’t Do It Yourself, Leven takes the reader on a journey through his life, from growing up in a multi-generational household with Russian immigrant grandparents in a close-knit Jewish community in Boston, through his time in Alpha Epsilon Pi at Tufts University, and then his career as an executive for some of the most noteworthy hotel chains. Each chapter ends with 11 different lessons to live by in business and life.
Part memoir, part business book, Can’t Do It Yourself recounts a range of fascinating stories from the late 1930s to present-day, from his family vacation to the segregated south as a teenager, to his central role in founding the Asian American Hotel Association to support Indian immigrant franchisees overcome discrimination and build their businesses, to his first job working as a social worker for civil rights leader John Moreland, to his time at the helm of the Las Vegas Sands in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
Mike Leven has served as the president and chief operating officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, in addition to roles of the chairman and chief executive officer of US Franchise Systems, the president and chief operating officer of Holiday Inn Worldwide, the president of Days Inn of America, and most recently was the volunteer chief executive officer and chairman of the Georgia Aquarium. He is a longtime leader of the Jewish community in Atlanta and nationally, including with the Atlanta Jewish Federation. In 2019, he co-founded the Jewish Future Pledge – a national movement to inspire individuals and families to pledge 50% or more of the charitable giving in their estate plan to Jewish and Israel-related causes.

Virtual Coffee Chat
2020-10-29 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-10-15 11:00 - 12:00 | AB
Make yourself a cup of coffee or tea and chat with old and new friends from the comfort of you home via Zoom.
For more information and to get the Zoom link, email Nessie Hollander or call 403-537-8599.

Mitzah Day - Food Bank Drive
2020-10-25 11:00 - 15:00 | Calgary JCC, 1607 90 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 4V7, Canada
Calgary JCC and Jewish Family Service Calgary are collecting food donations for the Wynne Thal Pantry. Drop off your donations at the JCC on October 25 between 11am-3pm.
For information, email Nessie Hollander or call 403-537-8599.

Book Festival 2020 - Judy Gold
2020-10-22 18:00 - 20:00 | AB
Calgary JCC has joined with the Marcus JCC in Atlanta to offer premium literary programming through this year’s virtual Book Festival.
Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All In Trouble
In Conversation with Mara Davis, Atlanta Media Personality
ZOOM Webinar Author Talk and Q&A | Click for Tickets
$11usd for one virtual ticket or $30usd for one virtual ticket and copy of book (includes shipping)
“No one makes me laugh harder than Judy Gold. If I had to pick one comedian to write a book about free speech, it would be Judy.” – Amy Schumer
In Yes I Can Say That, comedy veteran Judy Gold argues that “no one has the right to tell comics what they can or cannot joke about… Laughter is a unifier. It’s the best medicine…” For Gold, nothing is more insidious than enforcing silence and repressing jokes—the job of a comedian is to expose society’s demons, and confront them head-on, no prisoners allowed. In ten impassioned polemics, she frames comedy as a tool of empowerment, a way to reclaim hateful rhetoric and battle the democracy-crushing plight of censorship.
Uninhibited and bold, Gold is as skilled at making readers laugh as she is at exposing uncomfortable truths about our culture and society. In this era of partisan politics and gaping inequalities, Yes I Can Say That is the refreshingly candid, wickedly funny and deliciously blunt manifesto we need.
Judy Gold is an American standup comedian, actress, television writer, and producer. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work as a writer and producer on The Rosie O’Donnell Show, and has starred in comedy specials on HBO, Comedy Central, and Logo. She has also written and starred in two critically acclaimed, Off-Broadway hit shows: The Judy Show―My Life as a Sitcom and 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother (which she performed in the MJCCA’s Morris And Rae Frank Theater. She is currently the host of the hit podcast Kill Me Now.

Virtual Golden Age Luncheon
2020-10-22 12:00 - 13:00 | AB
We will delivered a boxed lunch to your home in the morning or you can drive-thru between 11-11:30am to pick it up. Live entertainment with Steven Klevsky will be offered on Zoom at noon. $5 per person.
Register at the Customer Service Desk or call 403-253-8600, ext.0 by October 15. For more information email Nessie Hollander or call 403-537-8599.

Book Festival 2020 - Steve Madden
2020-10-15 18:00 - 20:00 | AB
Calgary JCC has joined with the Marcus JCC in Atlanta to offer premium literary programming through this year’s virtual Book Festival.
The Cobbler: How I Disrupted an Industry, Fell from Grace, and Came Back Stronger Than Ever
In conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Journalist
ZOOM Webinar Author Talk and Q&A | Click for Tickets
$11usd for one virtual ticket or $36usd for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included)
Everyone knows Steve Madden’s name and his shoes, but few are familiar with his story. Over the past thirty years Steve Madden has taken his eponymous shoe company from the fledgling start-up he founded with a mere $1,100 to a global, multi-billion-dollar brand. But Madden’s mistakes, from his battle with addiction to the financial shortcuts that landed him in prison, are as important to his story as his most iconic shoes. In this raw, intimate, and ultimately inspiring book, Madden holds nothing back as he shares what it took to get here and the lessons he’s learned along the way. From his unconventional hiring strategies to his slavish devotion to product, Madden offers a business perspective that is as unique as his styles. In The Cobbler, readers are treated to the wild ride though his rise, fall, and comeback. But they will also walk away uplifted by a man who has owned up to his mistakes and come back determined to give back and use his hard-won platform to create positive change.
Steven Madden is an entrepreneur, an award-winning designer, and a business titan whose eponymous company is currently worth 3 billion dollars. On the flip side, he is an ex-con, a recovering addict, and a devoted family man. Considered the fashion footwear mogul of the 21st century, Madden has an innate sense of what’s hot, what’s next, what’s exciting, and more importantly, how this will translate to the customer. He is also an active philanthropist and mentor who supports a number of organizations that help those in need of a second chance.

Telling the Story of Tonight: An Evening with Hamilton Stars
2020-10-15 17:30 - 19:00 | AB
Arts & Culture from your living room – JCC of North America have come together to offer to their patrons all their virtual Arts & Culture offerings. There’s a variety of programs from theatre to authors talks, music and much more! Check this section periodically for upcoming programs and events.
Telling the Story of Tonight: An Evening with Hamilton Stars
Thursday, October 15 | 7:30 PM
Be in the zoom where it happens. Do not throw away your shot to join current Hamilton actors, Julius Thomas III (Alexander Hamilton) and Darnell Abraham (George Washington), and West Coast director, Sherri Barber, for an unforgettable evening of theatrics, song, and storytelling. Believe us, you won’t want to be the one asking, “what’d I miss.”

Arts & Culture from your living room - Telling the Story of Tonight: An Evening with Hamilton Stars
2020-10-15 17:30 - 19:00 | AB
JCC of North America have come together to offer to their patrons all their virtual Arts & Culture offerings. There’s a variety of programs from theatre to authors talks, music and much more! Check this section periodically for upcoming programs and events, Enjoy!
Telling the Story of Tonight: An Evening with Hamilton Stars
Be in the zoom where it happens. Do not throw away your shot to join current Hamilton actors, Julius Thomas III (Alexander Hamilton) and Darnell Abraham (George Washington), and West Coast director, Sherri Barber, for an unforgettable evening of theatrics, song, and storytelling. Believe us, you won’t want to be the one asking, “what’d I miss.”

Book Festival 2020 - Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos (illustrator)
2020-10-13 16:30 | AB
Calgary JCC has joined with the Marcus JCC in Atlanta to offer premium literary programming through this year’s virtual Book Festival.
FOR KIDS! (Ages 5 to 8)
Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos (illustrator)
I Am Anne Frank & I Am Benjamin Franklin (Ordinary People Change the World Series)
In Conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Journalist
ZOOM Webinar Author Talk and Q&A | Click for Tickets
$6 or $23 for one virtual ticket and copy of either book (shipping included) or $40 for one virtual ticket copy of both books (shipping included)
In a time when heroes are in high demand, Book Festival fan favorite Brad Meltzer returns with his talented illustrator, Christopher Eliopoulos, to present two new books in his “Ordinary People Change the World Series: I Am Anne Frank & I Am Benjamin Franklin. These books are the 21st and 22nd books in Brad’s and Christopher’s series of biographies for kids that focuses on the traits that made these ordinary heroes great–the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers. Each book includes an excellent timeline photos. One book tells the story of Anne Frank, whose courage and hope during a time of terror are still an inspiration for people around the world today, while the second recounts the tale of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the US and a man whose scientific contributions continue to define the society we live in today.
Parents: have pencils and paper ready – Christopher will teach our youngest viewers how to draw their ordinary heroes!
Brad Meltzer is the New York Times bestselling author of Heroes for My Son, Heroes for My Daughter, and a number of suspense novels like The Escape Artist. He is also the host of the History Channel television shows Brad Meltzer’s Decoded Brad Meltzer’s Lost History (in which he helped find the missing 9/11 flag). He lives in Florida with his wife and their three children.
Christopher Eliopoulos began his illustration career at Marvel Comics, and has worked on thousands of comics, including Cosmic Commandos, Monster Mayhem, Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius, Pet Avengers, and Cow Boy, all of which he wrote and illustrated. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their identical twin sons (when the boys are home from college).

Teen Connect Corn Maze Extravaganza
2020-10-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Calgary Farm Yard, 284022 township road 224, Rockyview, Alberta, T1X 0J6, Canada
Teen Connect invites all teens grade 7 and 8 to a fun afternoon at the corn maze. Admission is $20 per person.
RSVP by email to Barry Pechet by September 27.

Book Festival 2020 - Deepak Chopra
2020-09-30 18:00 | AB
Calgary JCC has joined with the Marcus JCC in Atlanta to offer premium literary programming through this year’s virtual Book Festival.
Deepak Chopra
Total Meditation: Practices In Living the Awakened Life
With guest host Nadia Bilchik, CNN Editorial Producer
ZOOM Webinar Author Talk and Q&A | Get tickets
$31 includes one signed copy of book (shipping included)

Nice 2 Metre You
2020-08-30 18:00 - 20:00 | 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 | 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.
