Sukkahpalooza! An Ingathering of Friends and Neighbors

Sunday, Sunday, Oct. 16, 11:30 am to 2:00 pm {FREE!}

The holiday of Sukkot is all about celebrating the autumn harvest and connecting with the outdoors. Our first Sukkahpalooza! will do exactly that! Everyone is welcome to rejoice in each other, the beauty of the outdoors and the earth's bounty. The museum’s exhibit will provide inspiration for the completion of our new sukkah, Cherie Karo Schwartz will enlighten us with stories about the season, we’ll create instruments out of vegetables with artist Sheldon Sands and Denver’s first vegetable band will perform! CLICK HERE to RSVP.

Jewish Denver: Local Stories, Local Journeys

Sunday, Oct. 23, 10 am to 3 pm

Hit the road with the Mizel Museum! Join us on this fascinating tour of Jewish Denver as it was and as it is today. Historian Dr. Jeanne Abrams will make history will come alive as we visit Babi Yar Park, National Jewish Hospital, the old BMH and Temple Emanuel, Auraria Campus, Denver’s old West Side, the site of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and more. CLICK HERE for details and to register.

Miryam Brand Holocaust Education Film Project Presents

Generations: Survivor Stories - Wednesday, Nov. 9

This program for middle and high school students features Holocaust survivors and recently completed stories from Survivor Stories: Generations, a collection of short videos of Denver-area Holocaust survivors and their children/grandchildren. The stories will be screened, with the storytellers on stage to answer questions from students. The 75-minute session will be held twice at George Washington High School. CLICK HERE for more information. A pre-program workshop for teachers with Heather Frazier of Facing History and Ourselves will be held October 26. Contact Deanne Kapnik for information.

Mizel Museum Celebrates Denver Arts Week

The Mizel Museum joins the City of Denver and our rich cultural arts community to celebrate the arts. Special arts weeks programs and events have special $52.80 prices! Register online today!

THE ART OF SHABBAT - Friday, Nov. 4, 5:15pm

This will be an artsy evening, beginning with candle lighting at 5:30pm, a tour of 4,000 Year Road Trip: Gathering Sparks, a delicious vegetarian meal, music and plenty of meaning. Guests will receive a Shabbat Kit to take home and continue the Shabbat experience. Special price in celebration of Denver Arts Week: $52.80/two seats; $28.50/single seat. Reserve your seats today!

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM - Saturday, Nov. 5, 6-8pm

Enjoy the Mizel Museum's new exhibit free of charge! 4,000 Year Road Trip: Gathering Sparks is a family friendly journey through art, artifacts and digital media that narrates and celebrates Jewish stories. Kids will have fun with "Scout About," a children's guide that encourages discovery and fun!

DRAWING CLASS WITH DEBORAH HOWARD - Nov. 6 & 13

So you think you can't draw? You can! Learn with Denver's best! As a contributor to the museum’s permanent exhibit, artist Deborah Howard, professor of art and head of the painting program at University of Denver, has had enormous success in helping people learn to draw, even in just a few classes. Read more and register today!

Gathering Sparks: Sephardic Concert & Art Sale

Gathering Sparks is new annual program of the Mizel Museum that will celebrate the light of the Winter season. This year’s event will feature a live concert by the Sephardic-style rock band Pharaoh’s Daughter, and an art exhibition and sale with the area’s best artists. CLICK HERE for details and to purchase tickets. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Click here for details about participating in the Gathering Sparks juried art sale.

2011/2012 Education Programs & Exhibits

The Mizel Museum’s school programs use the arts, culture and history to inspire students to make new connections with one another and the larger community, and positive contributions to the world. Our exhibits and programs encourage dialogue and individual interpretation of themes that are relevant to students of all ages and backgrounds. CLICK HERE to download our 2011 Education Brochure or contact Jan Nadav for information.

Thursday Nights at the Mizel Museum are "A Nosh Above"

We'll warm you up on chilly fall evenings with free admission, hot tea and rum balls from 5 to 8 pm.

Due to the High Holidays, the museum will be closed on some Thursday nights in September and October. Check our online calendar HERE.

Painting with Boris Shoshensky

Well-known master painter and professor Boris Shoshensky teaches concepts and techniques for all levels. Day classes held on Tuesdays; late afternoon classes on Wednesdays. To register email Tia or call (303) 749-5018.

Restorative Hatha Yoga

Enjoy a gentle, strengthening, restorative yoga class in the peaceful and inspiring setting of the Mizel Museum's new exhibit. Classes are held on Wednesdays from 5:15 to 6:45 pm. Price  $18/class; pay at the door.

Jewish Meditation with Rabbi Stephen Booth Nadav

Sunday, Oct. 23, 4:30 - 6 pm

Meditation is the practice of making ordinary moments sacred, or finding the sacred in the ordinary. Join Rabbi Steve to develop the skills of Jewish mindfulness including meditation instruction, chanting, walking, Torah and text study. All levels and backgrounds welcome. Drop-in class; donations on site.

Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness

Screenings daily from Oct. 20-24 at Landmark's Chez Artiste in Denver

We think you'll be interested in this film by Joseph Dorman. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it. View the trailer.

Come & Listen: Jewish Food for Thought

A Museum for Your Ears!

Mizel Museum is a proud sponsor of Come & Listen: Jewish Food for Thought, a podcast for anyone with an appetite for thought expansion. It's an audio portal into Jewish thought, culture, history and religion taking complex concepts, theories and thoughts, and distilling them into digestible ideas. Come & Listen podcasts are available on iTunes. CLICK HERE for information.

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