Mandell JCC Book Festival In Your Living Room | Broken (In the Best Possible Way)

Virtual Event | To purchase tickets, visit: https://www.showclix.com/event/jenny-lawson-broken/tag/mandell

In partnership with the JCC Literary Consortium, the Mandell JCC Book Festival In Your Living Room is a virtual series of author Zoom talks and Q&As. "Broken" by Jenny Lawson | April 13 | 8:00 p.m. In Conversation with Judy Blume, NYT Bestselling Author and Owner, Books & Books at The Studios of Key West […]

$36

Civil Right’s Film Series: Antonia Pantoja: Presente!

3546 1678 Asylum Ave, West Hartford

In this important documentary, Pantoja’s compelling story is told through never-before-seen home movies, archival footage, and personal passionate testimony from Pantoja herself and some of her countless protégés, as well as her life partner. Highlighting major landmarks in Pantoja’s biography and long, productive career, the film shows her profound commitment to transforming society, her pivotal […]

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Mandell JCC Book Festival In Your Living Room | Lilyville: A Memoir

Virtual Event | To purchase tickets, visit: https://www.showclix.com/event/tovah-feldshuh-lilyville/tag/mandell

In partnership with the JCC Literary Consortium, the Mandell JCC Book Festival In Your Living Room is a virtual series of author Zoom talks and Q&As. "Lilyville" by Tovah Feldshuh | April 15 | 8:00 p.m. In Conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Correspondent Zoom Author Talk & Q&A Books include signed bookplate! A Cappella Books […]

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Virtual Brunch & Learn: Efforts to Mandate Holocaust and Genocide Education in Public Schools

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Join us for a special Brunch & Learn Wednesday, April 21 | 1:00 p.m. 'Efforts to Mandate Holocaust and Genocide Education in Public Schools' -- A conversation with Alan Berkowitz, Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Advocate To receive the ZOOM link, RSVP to Sharon Holtzberg | sholtzberg@mandelljcc.org MORE INFO: https://www.mandelljcc.org/index.php?src=events&srctype=detail&refno=2785&category=Virtual

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Civil Right’s Film Series: The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till

3546 1678 Asylum Ave, West Hartford

The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till is a groundbreaking documentary that led to the reopening of the historic murder case nearly 50 years later, in 2004. Nine years in the making, the film uncovers the truth behind the night of the 1955 murder of Emmett Louis Till, a 14 - year old Black Chicago […]

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Health, Wellness & Fitness Virtual Town Hall | We Have Room for You!

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Incorporating fitness & wellness into your busy life can be a challenge, especially if your routine was interrupted this past year. We want you to know we are here for you, ready to help you return to your fitness and wellness routine -- or if you are doing this for the first time, we've got […]

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Earth Day 2021: We Are All Connected

Get Inspired! Local contemporary dance artists celebrate Earth Day by showing us our interconnectedness to the wonders of nature and to each other. Dance activists pay tribute those who advocate for the health and restoration of our environment because our own survival depends on it.  The program includes environmental guest speakers who will share simple ideas […]

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Quarantine Qualms

3546 1678 Asylum Ave, West Hartford

A lot has happened in the last year, and Queenes Companye has much to say about it. Join us as we explore the thoughts, emotions, and wonderings of a generation whose lives have been overturned by a global pandemic. How do we deal with online classes? What do we think about at night? How dramatically […]

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Mandell JCC Book Festival In Your Living Room | A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to Stockholm

Virtual Event | To purchase tickets, visit: https://www.showclix.com/event/robert-lefkowitz-a-funny-thing/tag/mandell

In partnership with the JCC Literary Consortium, the Mandell JCC Book Festival In Your Living Room is a virtual series of author Zoom talks and Q&As. "A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to Stockholm" by Robert Lefkowitz, M.D. April 25 | 8:00 p.m. In Conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Correspondent Zoom Author Talk & […]

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Ron’s Run For The Roses

12th Annual Kentucky Derby-themed gala to benefit pancreatic cancer. Attend in-person or virtually. Visit www.ronsrun.org for more information.

Through The Eyes of Children

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Do The Write Thing helps children heal from violence of all types by challenging them to write about it. Each year over 90,000 middle school students across the USA write essays, and 50 make it into a book in the Library of Congress. These children will read excerpts from their essays, and the musicians will […]

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Through the Eyes of Children: A Livestreamed Concert

3546 1678 Asylum Ave, West Hartford

Through The Eyes of Children- A Livestreamed Concert -featuring Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, clarinetist Alexander Kollias, and middle school writers from Do The Write Thing Do The Write Thing helps children heal from violence of all types by challenging them to write about it. Each year over 90,000 middle school students across the USA write essays, […]

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