Arts & Leisure: Arts
NYC Jewish museum adventure
 | Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue Courtesy YJCC |
Seniors from the Bergen County YJCC in Washington Township will visit two historic Manhattan sites on Tuesday, Nov. 1: the Kehila Kedosha Janina synagogue in Chinatown, virtually unchanged since it was built by Romaniote Jews from Janina, Greece, in 1927; and the Museum at Eldridge Street, located at the national landmark-designated Eldridge Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side.
The trip will leave the YJCC at 8:45 a.m. and return about 4:30 p.m. Included is a traditional Greek-Jewish kosher lunch. It costs $54 for YJCC members and $59 for non-members. Reservations with payment are due Tuesday, Oct. 25. Call Devra Kanter at (201) 666-6610, ext. 5630 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
State of American values
The Global Institute for Values Education and The Jewish Week present House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Birthright Israel co-founder Michael Steinhardt, in conversation with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, a columnist for this newspaper, on Sunday, Oct. 9. The event, “Are American Values in Decline and How Can They Be Fixed?” at West Side Institutional Synagogue, begins at 7:30 p.m.
Following the talk Boteach will sign copies of his book, “Ten Conversations You Need to Have With Yourself.” Check www.shmuley.com and www.ThisWorld.us
Chorus to perform
 | Young@Heart Chorus Jeff Derose |
The Young@Heart Chorus from Northampton, Mass., made up of senior citizens in their 70s and 80s, will perform at the State Theatre in New Brunswick on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 3 p.m. The event is a fund-raiser for Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick. Call (732) 246-SHOW (7469) or www.StateTheatreNJ.org.
Candy store offers frequent shopper card
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Yummy Memories in Englewood offers a shopper card that will be punched for each purchase of $20. A full card (10 punches) entitles a customer to 20 percent off their next purchase, excluding sale items. Call (201) 567-4274, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or www.yummymemories.net.
New Jersey exhibit in Clifton
 | Rich Ashton |
An exhibit “Destination New Jersey — People and Places” is on display at the Clifton Arts Center, on the grounds of the Clifton Municipal Complex, through Oct. 29. The Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council at Passaic County Community College is funding the project with a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. (973) 472-5499 or www.cliftonnj.org.
Comedy night at the Wayne Y
The Wayne Y’s semi-annual Comedy Under the Stars, set for Saturday, Oct. 22, will feature Robin Fox, winner of the 2010 Gilda’s Club Laugh-Off. Others performing include Renee Minter, Danny Palmer, Camille Theobald, Johnny Deluxe, Heather Height, and David Harris.
Show time is 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7:30. Cost for adults is $25 in advance, $30 at the door, and includes beer and wine, light appetizers, beverages, coffee, and dessert.
Proceeds benefit the Y’s Parenting Center. Tables of 10 can be reserved in advance. Call Arlene Liebman, (973) 595-0100 ext. 280 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
From night vans to star turn
‘Israeli Idol’ Diana Golbi brings act and message to U.S.
NEW YORK — For her first visit to New York and the United States, Diana Golbi adopted the unofficial uniform of most city dwellers — head-to-toe black. Black shirt, black top, and tight black jeans. Her long brown hair was straight and hung past her shoulders.
Pointing to her stiletto heels, which added at least four inches to her diminutive stature, she explained, “I’m in New York, so I have to be feminine.” She drew out the “f” sound as
though she found the very concept of femininity distasteful. Or perhaps Golbi was merely playing with her English, a third language after her native tongues, Russian and Hebrew.
Music in the afternoon
Cellist Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf and bamboo flautist Stephen Scholle perform in a High Holy Day concert, “Kol Nidre: Finding Meaning Through Music,” on Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 2:30 p.m. Concert interwoven with clips of interviews and stories from the PBS documentary, “18 Voices Sing Kol Nidre.” The film’s director, Allen Oren, produces and narrates the concert. The documentary will air on WNET-THIRTEEN that day at 11 p.m. (646) 437-4202 or www.mjhnyc.org, or www.18voices.com.
