Gordon Center 2013-2014 Season Premier
Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) July 20, 2013 -- Gordon Center Season Premier
WHO: Gordon Center for the Performing Arts
WHAT: Season 2013-1014
WHEN: Premieres Saturday, October 12, 2013
WHERE: Gordon Center For the Performing Arts, 3506 Gwynbrook Avenue, Owings Mills, MD
TIME: 8:30pm
CONTACT: Randi Benesch rbenesch(at)jcc(dot)org
MUSIC
Music Series sponsored by The Adalman-Goodwin Foundation and Hilda Perl Goodwin
Opening night
Ethan Bortnick- LIVE in Concert
Saturday, October 12, 2013
8:30pm
$36 in advance
$42 at the door (subject to availability)
$200 VIP package (includes premium seating and reception with the artist)
http://www.ethanbortnick.com
Having started playing on a toy piano when he was three, Ethan Bortnick is now 13, a piano prodigy, and holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest musician to host a solo concert tour. Not only is he a young recording artist, but a young philanthropist who raises money for numerous causes. In fact, Bortnick joined notable icons Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Black Eyed Peas, Justin Bieber, and Tony Bennett as the youngest in a lineup that recorded “We Are The World 25” for Haiti. While he may be young, Bortnick is a stellar performer and will astound all ages with his virtuosity.
Seldom Scene
Co-sponsored by Charm City Bluegrass
Saturday, November 2, 2013
8:00pm
$24 in advance
$28 at the door (subject to availability)
http://www.seldomscene.com
The Seldom Scene, affectionately known as "America's Bluegrass Band," consists of Dudley Connell (guitar/lead and baritone vocals), Ben Eldridge (banjo and scat singing), Lou Reid (mandolin/lead and tenor vocals), Fred Travers (dobro/lead and tenor vocals), and Ronnie Simpkins (bass/baritone vocals). Founded in Bethesda in 1971, the “Scene” has become one of the largest contributors to the progression of bluegrass from Flatt and Scruggs and Bill Monroe to the contemporary sound the band has developed today. Join the Gordon Center in listening to this quintessential bluegrass group who will wow you with over 40 years of bluegrass sounds!
David Broza
In Memory of Pete Winer
Thursday, November 21, 2013
7:30pm
$28 in advance
$32 at the door (subject to availability)
http://www.davidbroza.net
With over 25 albums to his name, many of which have become multi-platinum, David Broza has been a star in Israel since he was 21. His multi-cultural, multi-lingual, and award winning flamenco and modern, finger-picking guitar style has won him global attention. Singing poetic rhythms in three languages, Broza’s latest release, All or Nothing, has gained world recognition. Step into this magically cultural night with Broza and the Gordon Center and take away a piece of Israel and Spain.
International Guitar Night
Saturday, January 18, 2014
8:00 pm
$24 in advance
$28 at the door (subject to availability)
http://www.internationalguitarnight.com
Founder of International Guitar Night Brian Gore will be joined by Italy's Pino Forastiere, England’s Jon Gomm, and Argentina’s Quique Sinesi. Forastiere and Gomm are revered in contemporary steel string guitar circles for their unique mix of melody, improvisation, and hand percussion using the strings, the fret board, and the body of the guitar while Sinesi is a master of many South American melodies and rhythms on both guitar and charango. Add to that Gore’s unique finger style technique and the quartet is nicely rounded out—so with a mixture of Italy, Argentina, England, and the US, International Guitar Night is sure to hit the high notes of everyone’s musical palate.
The U.S. Naval Academy Wind Ensemble
Thursday, January 30, 2014
7:00 pm
FREE. Tickets required.
“The Navy’s Oldest and Finest,” has been providing music since 1852. Located at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, the band is comprised of 68 professional Navy musicians, who have studied at some of the best music schools and conservatories in the country, and who have extensive résumés in performance and teaching.
HaZamir Baltimore in Concert
Sunday, May 18, 2014
5:00 pm
$15 adults, $5 for ages 18 & under - in advance
$18 adults, $10 for ages 18 & under – at the door
To purchase tickets in advance by May 15 visit http://www.jcc.org/hazamirtickets
For more concert information please email hazamirbaltimore(at)gmail(dot)com or call Marilyn Zvili at 410.559.3510
HaZamir Baltimore is comprised of 30 talented teens who attend 12 different high schools in the greater Baltimore area. This concert will offer a diverse repertoire featuring the very best of traditional and contemporary Jewish choral music. HaZamir participants recently returned from New York where they performed at Lincoln Center with their HaZamir peers from around the world. HaZamir provides Jewish teens the unique opportunity to gather together, learn sophisticated Jewish choral music, build community, and connect culturally. By providing a high-quality, structured program, HaZamir’s unique experience helps foster a lifelong commitment to Jewish culture and music and builds a strong foundation for future Jewish involvement in young people.
Three Quartets: Music & Words of Ludwig van Beethoven
Featuring DUO: Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia, pianists and Stanley I. Morstein, actor
Sunday June 8, 2014
3:00 pm
Gordon Center for Performing Arts
Sponsored by The Peggy and Yale Gordon Trust
Free. Tickets required.
This concert features a performance of Beethoven's letters by Stanley Morstein and three of Beethoven's string quartets by piano DUO Saar and Ahuvia, who have been heard in live radio broadcasts on Chicago’s WFMT, New York’s WNYC and WQXR, Washington’s WETA and Baltimore’s WBJC. The duo made their orchestral debut as soloists with the Czech Republic’s Pilsen Radio Symphony Orchestra. The New York Times praised their “beautifully understated performances” on their 2012 CD Bach Crossings. Glowing reviews for the album have followed suit in the Huffington Post. This evening promises to be filled with the multiple levels of artistry in music and in performance.
FAMILIES
Shirlala
Presented in Partnership with PJ Library
Sunday, October 20, 2013
3:00pm
$10/person in advance
$12/person at the door
http://www.shirlala.com
Shira Kline, aka ShirLaLa, is an award winning New York based performer and music educator. She travels across the country and internationally with her kid-friendly rock band, delivering a dynamic, interactive program of joy, spirit, story, and song. Kline has received praise for her newest project, “Earth Worm Disco,” which celebrates eco-music and the care of planet earth. For all the little rock ‘n rollers out there who love to sing and dance, Shirlala will be your inspiration!
The Mama Doni Band “Chanukah Fever Concert”
Presented in partnership with JCC Camps
Sunday, December 1, 2013
3:00 pm
$10/person in advance
$12/person at the door
http://www.mamadoni.com
Doni Zasloff Thomas, besides being Mama Doni, is a music teacher, songwriter, lead singer for the band, and herself a mom, who has been honored with a Parents Choice® Award for the band’s CDs, Emunah and Shabbat Shaboom. The band is also winner of the Simcha Award for “Inspiring Joy Through Music” from the International Jewish Music Festival in Amsterdam. Mama Doni celebrates Jewish culture with irrepressible zest in its high-energy, interactive family rock concerts, and acoustic Shabbat experiences filled with a blend of reggae, rock, disco, Latin and Klezmer—all woven together with soulful energy and a super hip Jewish sensibility. Make Mama Doni part of your holiday celebration!
National Marionette Theatre in Pinocchio (all ages)
Sunday, January 26, 2014; 3:00 pm
Monday, January 27, 2014; 10:00am
$10/person in advance
$12/person at the door
http://www.nmtshow.com
Watch one of the longest running, touring marionette theaters in the United States perform Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio. Follow the most well-known wooden boy as he struggles with becoming human. Founded in 1967, this award-winning company specializes in adaptations of popular stories using marionettes as the performance medium. As the sons of artistic director David Syrotiak, puppeteers David and Peter Syrotiak have been building and performing with the company since they were teenagers. Dedicated to keeping the tradition of professional puppetry alive, the two brothers are sure to enthrall an audience of all ages.
Company E in The Jungle Book
Sunday, February 23, 2014; 3:00pm
$10/person in advance
$12/person at the door
http://www.companye.org
Sure to spark the imagination of young and old alike, Company E presents Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book in an exciting blend of movement, music, and storytelling. Following the timeless stories of Moglie, Sher Khan, Baloo and other characters from the classic tales, Company E mixes original dance choreography with an original score to take the audience into a world of enchantment in this family show. Performing alongside and collaborating with dancers from the company will be students from Towson University Children’s Dance Department.
ETHEL
Sunday, March 9, 2014
3:00 pm
$10/person in advance
$12/person at the door
Sponsored by The Peggy and Yale Gordon Trust
http://www.ethelcentral.org
Join us for a Cultural Journey! ETHEL presents a hip and funky program of contemporary compositions that have been influenced by popular or folk traditions from around the world. Composers include Marcello Zarvos (Brazil), Hollis Taylor (USA/Eastern Europe), Timo Alakotila (Finland), John King (Mississippi Delta/USA), Carlo Mombelli (South Africa), and Rodney Yazzie (Navajo Nation). Audiences will hear aspects of blues, rock, and pop, as well as folk traditions from around the world. Learn how classical composers throughout history have integrated aspects of folk and popular music and how this process of stylistic integration continues in today’s music.
FILM
CineFest 2013
Featuring Baltimore premieres of Jewish-themed films from around the world.
Thursday, October 3, 2013; 7:30pm
Sunday, October 6, 2013; 7:30pm
Wednesday, October 9, 2013; 7:30pm
Monday, October 14, 2013; 7:30pm
Tickets per show:
$11 in advance
$13 at the door (subject to availability)
$5 student rush tickets (at the door only based on availability)
Purchase tickets online at http://www.gordoncenter.com or in person at the Owings Mills or Park Heights JCC.
Stay tuned for details on the featured film
Thursday, October 3, 2013
7:30 pm
Stay tuned for details on the featured film
Sunday, October 6, 2013
7:00 pm
The Day I Saw Your Heart
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
7:30 pm
France / 2011 / Comedy-Drama / French with English subtitles / 98 min.
Families are complicated . . . especially when Eli, who's about to be 60, is expecting a baby with his new wife. Upon hearing this news, his two grown daughters, Dom, who is trying to adopt, and Justine, who flits from one boyfriend to the next, are shocked. To get closer to Justine, whom he has never gotten along with, Eli has the bright idea of making friends with all of her exes—without her knowledge. But when Justine falls in love again and Eli is about to ruin everything, this family is on the verge of falling apart. Will they all be able to make peace before it's too late?
God’s Fiddler: Jascha Heifetz
Monday, October 14, 2013
7:30 pm
USA / 2011 / Documentary / English / 88 min.
Not since Paganini had there been such a magician on the violin. Jascha Heifetz was the first truly modern virtuoso, a man about whom Itzhak Perlman said, 'When I spoke with him, I can't believe, I'm talking to God'. Heifetz was a legendary but mysterious figure whose story embodies the dual nature of artistic genius. The paradox of how a mortal man lives with immortal gifts - gifts he must honor, but which extract a life-long price. Are the man and the artist the same person? What is the price each pays? And who was the man behind the music?
SAVE THE DATE
William & Irene Weinberg 26th Annual Baltimore Jewish Film Festival
March 20-April 10, 2014
Featuring Baltimore premieres of Jewish-themed films from around the world.
Visit http://www.baltimorejff.com by January 2014 for a list of films and screening dates
DANCE
Celebration of Dance Month – February 2014
In collaboration with Baltimore County Commission on Arts & Sciences, the Gordon is thrilled to bring the energy and creativity of dance back to its stage. Two inspiring shows, Company E, featuring local youth, and Global Expressions, which will bring exciting interactive ethnic dance presentations, are part of Baltimore County’s Dance Celebration. Several area dance groups will also be using the Gordon stage for their performances, so check the website often for more updates.
Company E in select works from the NEXT series
Saturday, February 22, 2014;
8:00 pm
$24 in advance
$28 at the door
http://www.companye.org
Watch an exciting and diverse evening of extraordinary dance by Company E, a contemporary repertory dance company based in Washington, DC. This company makes its home all around the world, focusing on international collaborations. Founded in 2011, the company is deeply committed to finding the finest repertory and emphasizes the next generation of brilliant and innovative choreography and dancers. Company E focuses on artistry and the power of art to bring awareness, enjoyment, and inspiration to artists and audiences worldwide. In this concert at the Gordon Center, Company E will present select choreography from Israel, Spain, and the U.S. from its highly acclaimed Next Series.
Company E in The Jungle Book
Sunday, February 23, 2014;
3:00 pm
Gordon Center for Performing Arts
$10 in advance
$12 at the door
http://www.companye.org
For show details see our listing in the Family section on page….
Our February Dance Month will also include performances by several Gordon pARTner organizations including the Baltimore Ballet, Baltimore County Public Schools and the Maryland Dance Alliance.
LIVE Comedy
Comedy Night with Marc Unger (Including Live Auction)
Benefitting Early Childhood Education and the JCC Maccabi Experience for Teens
Saturday, November 9, 2013
8:30 pm
Gordon Center for Performing Arts
$25 per person; Buy second ticket for $15!
Premium Seats $40 per person; Buy second ticket for $20 (Includes 2 drink vouchers)
Reserve tickets online http://www.jcc.org/bidsforkids, http://www.gordoncenter.com or in person at the Owings Mills JCC. For more information, info(at)gordoncenter(dot)com or 410.356.7469
Fresh, edgy, veteran comedian Marc Unger hits the stage running and doesn’t let up. Armed with a dynamic stage presence, his explosive rants about everything from Gen Xers coping with the aging process to reality television are not only powerfully funny but provocative. Ungar’s been a national headliner for years and has performed regularly at many of the nation’s top comedy clubs including The Comic Strip and Gotham Comedy Club in New York and the world famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles. JCC’s Bids for Kids event is raising funds to support the Early Childhood Education department’s Natural Playground and need-based scholarships for teens participating in the JCC Maccabi Experience. The evening will also include a live auction. Check out http://www.jcc.org/bidsforkids for more information on items up for auction.
Comedy Night with Reno, Rain Pryor and Meshelle
Laughing Thru Cross-Cultural Kid- Hoods
Saturday, February 1, 2014
8:00pm
$25 in advance
$29 at the door
Co-Presented with Creative Alliance
Three talented performers find the laughter in childhood memories of cross-cultural adventures and family challenges. From Reno’s abandonment by a clairvoyant bio-mom to Rain Pryor’s zany bi-racial childhood and host Michelle’s move from West Baltimore to a Jewish suburb, the night offers laughs fueled by insight.
Comedy Night with Modi
Sunday, March 30, 2014
7:30pm
$18 in advance
$22 at the door
Voted one of the “Top 10 Comedians” in New York City by the Hollywood Reporter and BackStage, Modi is one of the comedy circuit’s hottest young comedians. Modi has been featured in the New York Times, TIME OUT NY, the New York Post, Lifestyles Magazine and the Friars Epistle. Modi has been on CSI: NY, The Sopranos, Last Comic Standing, Howard Stern Show, Can You Tell, NBC’s Friday Night Videos, and also played the lead role in Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor’s sitcom on CBS and in the movie Waiting for Woody Allen, which won the LA Film Festival, and Stand Up, a feature-length film.
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Robin Rose-Samuels, Jewish Community Center of Baltimore, http://jcc.org, 410.500.5912, [email protected]
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