October 20, 2021
Wendy Shragg had no reason to meet local golf pro Bryan Skavnak in early 2020. But when a mutual friend mentioned that Shragg should check out Skavnak’s uplifting Instagram feed […]
October 7, 2021
One of the hallmarks of the Minnesota JCC’s Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival has been the beyond-the-screen programming that comes with the movie: the post-show speakers’ panel; a Q&A with […]
October 6, 2021
For most of us, the name Rube Goldberg invokes comedic images and cartoons of a chain reaction machine that perform a simple task in an indirect or overcomplicated way. Remember […]
October 4, 2021
Riv Shapiro wants you to know that that their short film was chosen for the Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival before they even applied for the position of Minnesota JCC […]
September 5, 2021
What is “Write to Rest” about? Often translated as “sabbatical year,” shmita (שמיטה) literally means release. Like the sabbath, the 7th day of rest within the week, shmita is the […]
June 29, 2021
Like so many things that were planned for the summer of 2020, Anat Szendro Sevilla was fully prepared to do her artist’s residency at the Minnesota JCC over Zoom. “I […]
March 31, 2021
Apiece of art can evoke an array of emotions and a variety of interpretations from different people, but one thing is clear: art appeals to nearly everyone, uniting people of […]
March 29, 2021
February 10, 2021
When Mara Clawson was an 11-year-old summer camper at their neighborhood JCC, the family went to an end-of-session art show that Mara had a piece of work in. “You looked […]
January 28, 2021
During the past 10 months, being an artist has been challenging. But that hasn’t stopped Jon Savitt from trying to keep creating. The Minnesota native (and sort of Minnesota resident […]