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Interview with Ari Lesser, MC for Boulder Jewish Festival

Ari Lesser is a singer, songwriter, rapper, and spoken word artist from Cleveland, Ohio. He has performed all over the world, and written hundreds of songs on a wide range of subjects. Ari’s repertoire is expansive, touching on everything from politics, to religion, to animals. Ari’s performance brings words to life in a way that is inspirational, accurate, educational, and very entertaining for English speaking audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

Source: arilesser.com

Ari will be the MC at the Boulder Jewish Festival on June 3rd. For more info: https://boulderjewishfestival.org/

 

Interview with Robert Benjamin, playwright of “Still in the Game”

The play Still in the Game is the story of David, a widower, as he begins a new life chapter after having served as caregiver for his wife who died of cancer. David wants to look for romance, try to connect more with his adult daughter, Dawn, and remain in charge of his life. The play looks honestly at older adult romance and the need to stay in charge of your life as long as you can. See how the story unfolds in ways funny and profound, as David navigates his life declaring he is STILL IN THE GAME!

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science hosts Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition part 2

Get Robert Payo’s viewpoint of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Exhibition at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science available through September 3rd, 2018. Advanced ticket purchase is recommended.

For tickets and info: dmns.org/deadseascrollstickets

Listen to audio podcast as well. http://bit.ly/2HDLsEh

Denver Museum of Nature & Science hosts Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition part 1

The regional premiere of this exhibition is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see authentic Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient manuscripts that include the oldest known biblical documents dating back over 2,000 years.

A breathtaking exhibition of an ancient world brought to life. Listen to an interview with Robert Payo, educational curator for the museum. For tickets and info: dmns.org/deadseascrollstickets

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The 11th grade takes Washington D.C.: My Experience

By Gabrielle Gabbay

 

Washington D.C. This is not only the Capital of the United States of America, but endless amounts of American history took place in this very city. The beautiful structures scattered through the city tower over the streets which are filled with people of all different cultures and backgrounds. Whether you’re a diplomat, citizen of D.C. or just a tourist trying to find the coolest places to visit, the city has quite a lot to offer.

 

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Rock of Aging: A Review

By Claudia Carbone

 

The Firehouse Theater Company explores the adage “Getting Old Is Not For Sissies” in an hilarious musical parody Rock of Aging now playing at the John Hand Theater in the Lowry neighborhood.

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Degas exhibition coming to DAM

(As posted by Denver CBS4)

The Denver Art Museum will be the sole American venue to host a special exhibition from artist Edgar Degas.

The special exhibition, “Degas: A Passion for Perfection,” will showcase more than 100 of his works from 1855 to

1906, including paintings, drawings, pastels, etchings and more.

“Degas: A Passion for Perfection” will be on view at the Denver Art Museum from February 11 to May 20, 2018, following

its debut at the University of Cambridge.

 

The exhibition will feature works from the DAM’s own collection and from the the Fitzwilliam Museum as well as from other collections around the

world, including the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Museu de Arte de São Paulo in Brazil, the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester in New

York, and the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia.

Degas — born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in 1834 — is generally grouped with the French Impressionists, along with Claude Monet, Pierre-

Auguste Renoir, Édouard Manet and many others, but he reportedly did not like the term and instead described his style as “realist.”

Vikings- Beyond The Legend

Review by Howard M. Wedgle

 

DMNS Vikings in Denver, on Friday, March 11, 2017. (Photo by Denver Museum of Nature and Science)

The first impression or realization from the Vikings exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science is how little I knew about the people, who originated in Scandinavia during the period 750-1100 CE. The exhibit is spacious with enough room to wander around without bumping into other people. The museum keeps a quasi control over the quantity of people in the room at any given time.

 

In short, there is something for every age to be intrigued with here.

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