Highland Park Community Center
“Equal Pay and Affirmative Action in Today’s World”
Highland Park Community Center 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MNEqual Pay and Affirmative Action in Today’s World A recent Pew Research Center analysis shows the gender pay gap in U.S. hasn’t changed much in two decades. And in June of this year, the Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action in college and university admission programs. Labor and employment attorney Leanne Litfin and former Rasmussen […]
“Sisters in Law,” about Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Six Points Theater
Highland Park Community Center 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MNSandra Day O'Connor was an extroverted Westerner who grew up on a ranch. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an introverted opera-loving New Yorker. Despite their differing backgrounds, methodologies, and political leanings, a friendship was forged between these first two women justices who fought for equity and changed the legal status of the American woman. A new play by […]
“Sisters in Law,” about Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Six Points Theater
Highland Park Community Center 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MNSandra Day O'Connor was an extroverted Westerner who grew up on a ranch. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an introverted opera-loving New Yorker. Despite their differing backgrounds, methodologies, and political leanings, a friendship was forged between these first two women justices who fought for equity and changed the legal status of the American woman. A new play by […]
“Sisters in Law,” about Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Six Points Theater
Highland Park Community Center 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MNSandra Day O'Connor was an extroverted Westerner who grew up on a ranch. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an introverted opera-loving New Yorker. Despite their differing backgrounds, methodologies, and political leanings, a friendship was forged between these first two women justices who fought for equity and changed the legal status of the American woman. A new play by […]
“Sisters in Law,” about Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Six Points Theater
Highland Park Community Center 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MNSandra Day O'Connor was an extroverted Westerner who grew up on a ranch. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an introverted opera-loving New Yorker. Despite their differing backgrounds, methodologies, and political leanings, a friendship was forged between these first two women justices who fought for equity and changed the legal status of the American woman. A new play by […]
“Sisters in Law,” about Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Six Points Theater
Highland Park Community Center 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MNSandra Day O'Connor was an extroverted Westerner who grew up on a ranch. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an introverted opera-loving New Yorker. Despite their differing backgrounds, methodologies, and political leanings, a friendship was forged between these first two women justices who fought for equity and changed the legal status of the American woman. A new play by […]
Trailblazing Jewish Comedy on TV
Highland Park Community Center 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MNWendy Kout will join us LIVE from Santa Barbara for this special conversation. She served as a writer, program consultant and story editor for Mork & Mindy, and was the creator and co-executive producer of the cult show Anything But Love, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Richard Lewis. To make a reservation for a free program, call […]
Mad Magazine and the Jewish Influence on Modern American Humor
Highland Park Community Center 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MNDan Schlissel will be our guest in a salon conversation. Dan is a record producer and founder of the record labels Stand Up! Records, which specializes in comedy, and -ismist Recordings, which focused on punk and alternative rock. He won a Grammy as producer of Lewis Black's 2006 album The Carnegie Hall Performance. To make a reservation […]
An Evening with Elise Cole, Stand-up Comic
Highland Park Community Center 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MNElise Cole is an Iranian-Jewish stand-up comedian who has headlined at House of Comedy and other venues. She is the youngest child in her blended Persian-Jewish and Irish-Catholic family. She treads the strange abyss between Jews and Catholics, Gen-X and Millennials, marriage and motherhood. Her debut album, Real Hot Dumb Dumbs, explores the challenges of parenting and […]
Laughing Legends: The History of Jewish Comedy Onstage
Highland Park Community Center 1978 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul, MNWe’ll look at the history of Jewish comedy and contemporary playwrights with a panel of artists: Avi Aharoni, Barbara Brooks, Robert Dorfman, Nancy Marcy and Charles Numrich. To make a reservation for a free program, call 651-647-4315.