Daniel Meron co-stars in The Normal Heart, which runs July 18-Aug. 16. (photo by Javier R. Sotres) Larry Kramer is an incendiary activist who was among the first – and most irate – to raise alarms about a new disease…
Jill Newman at Cottage Bistro May 9 singing from her new CD, Lovestruck Blues. (photo by John Endo Greenaway) Happiness. Perhaps ironically, Jill Newman’s performance at the release party for her latest CD, Lovestruck Blues, exuded happiness. The May 9…
“Montreal Jewgrass” musician Adam Stotland channeled one of his musical gods since childhood – Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach – in his acting debut last month. Stotland, who has Vancouver family connections, landed the title role in the musical Soul Doctor: The…
Melanie Fogell’s paintings inspired the story told here. (photo by Olga Livshin) The solo show Illuminated Forests by Melanie Fogell is on display at the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery until July 27. As I wandered through the gallery, surrounded…
Meghan Goodman will perform next with Dusk Dances at Dancing on the Edge July 4-6. (photo by Dan Cento) Meghan Goodman, a Vancouver dancer and yoga teacher, has always been daring. “Since I was a kid, I’ve had a big…
Director Alan Zweig, right, and Marc Maron. (photo from Sudden Storm Entertainment) When Jews Were Funny is a seemingly straightforward title that promises both less and more than Alan Zweig’s unexpectedly provocative documentary delivers. The Toronto filmmaker’s stab at closing…
In 2013, the Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival in partnership with the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library announced a new initiative: the Jewish literary laureate project. “It is a vision of Yosef Wosk,” said book festival director Nicole Nozick…
Artist Jody Kramer will be leading one of Draw Down’s many free workshops. (photo by Olga Livshin) Vancouver Draw Down, a city-wide festival of drawing, is turning five this summer. In 2010, it started as a collaboration between the Roundhouse…
Jillian Fargey, back, and Emma Slipp in The Concessions. (photo by Emily Cooper) Sitting outside an East Vancouver rehearsal hall in the bright sunshine of an early spring day, Mishelle Cuttler is philosophical about going unnoticed. The 26-year-old sound designer…
Artist Robin Atlas in studio. (photo from Robin Atlas) Midrash has been an integral part of Jewish culture for centuries, mainly in literary form. It also branches into the visual arts, however, and there exists a vibrant, international alliance of…
