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Art Opening: Forgeries Thursday, December 4 at 5:30 Come see and bid on the work of 20 Hartford artists who, in their own inimitable style, have interpreted, with wit and whimsy, some of your favorite famous paintings. Delight your palette with fine wine, Munch on hors d'oeuvres by Mediza Mediterranean Restaurant , be happy you're not Van Gogh as you listen with both ears to the sweet strains of Dave Giardina's guitar and Markus Centola's accordion, and rejoice as you spend some of your Monet to buy one of these works to give as the perfect holiday gift. Admission price $25 (can be applied to your art purchase). Participating artists include: Michal Ayalon Jill Henderson Pasanen Carlos Hernandez Chavez John Murphy Balam Soto Gabriela Galarza Beth Pite Cathy Welson George Herrick Lasua Harriet Winograd Mike Jacobs Meredith Acari Barbara Bennett Carla Ten Eyck Rosalia Lee Karen Rossi Estelle Laschever Natasha Sazonova Imna Arroyo Hannah Libman Lisa Foster Deborah Wadsworth Live auction begins at 6:30 p.m. RSVP by phone or email by December 1, 2008- 860.249.1207 or laura.rozza@charteroakcenter.org Get all Dali'd up in your holiday attire!
Closing Event: Marlis Momber, Photographer/Activist Friday, November 21 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Images of The Lower East Side of Manhattan 1976-2008 Born in 1943 in Berlin, Germany, Marlis Momber has lived on the Lower East Side ("Loisaida" as it is know in Hispanic community) since 1975. Her photographs document the struggle of the mostly Puerto Rican people living in that part of Manhattan. Her black and white and color photographs have been used to illustrate national and international publications on political and cultural topics such as: the arts, drugs and urban crime.
DE NOVO Part I, Lil' Silent Saturday, November 22 at 8:00 p.m. This new documentary play, crafted entirely from immigration court transcripts, letters and extensive interviews conducted by New York's Houses on the Moon Theater Company, tells the compelling true story of Edgar and other undocumented youth, many thousands of whom make the harrowing journey across the border and through the U.S. system of justice each year. The play is performed by bilingual actors in English and partly in Spanish. Performance to be followed by a discussion with the creative team and immigration experts. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 seniors, Charter Oak & Lets Go! Members, $5 students. Sábado 22 de Noviembre a las 8:00 P.M. Documentary Theatre- DE NOVO Part I Lil' Silent Este nuevo drama documental, hecho enteramente de transcripciones de la corte de inmigración, letras y entrevistas extensas por Houses on the Moon Theater Company de Nueva York, cuenta la historia verdadera del Edgardo y de otra juventud indocumentadas, miles de la cual hacen el viaje horroroso a través de la frontera y a través del sistema de justicia los Estados Unidos cada año. El drama es realizado por los actores bilingües en inglés y parcialmente en español. Después del acto se seguirá por una discusión con los expertos creativos del equipo y de la inmigración. Las entradas son $15 admisiones generales, $10 jubilados, miembros de Charter Oak y ¡Lets Go!, $5 estudiantes.
A Night of Indie Music Friday, December 5 at 8:00 p.m. Rock yer socks... A night of indie music with bands TBA. $6 general admission, $5 with a can of food donation to Hartford Food Not Bombs. More info at www.rockyersocks.org.
Beethoven's String Trio Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 4:00pm. Artists include Leonid Sigal, violin; Patricia Daly, viola; Peter Zay, cello. In collaboration with the Hartford Symphony, Charter Oak is proud to host this one-hour program that encourages audiences to discover the unique characteristics of Beethoven's music. Each player will describe a musical element of Beethoven's style of composition and the group will play snippets to demonstrate the point being discussed. Audience interaction is invited through questions and comments. Free.
Mitzvah Mall- at Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford Sunday, December 7 at Beth Israel 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Instead of shopping for holiday gifts at the mall, why not "buy" crayons for an after-school program, toys for hospitalized children, food for a homeless person or clothes for a victim of domestic violence in your friend's or relative's name? Participants get to feel, in a very concrete way, the power and impact of their generosity. Holiday shopping will never be the same again. This year Mitzvah Mall will take place at Congregation Beth Israel at 701 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT. $5 suggested donation.
CANCELLED-Hartbeat Ensemble's Ebeneeza- 12/19, 12/20

Flamenco Dance Classes Fridays 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., September 12-November 28 Melinda Marquez is offering an introductory 12-week course for adults in Flamenco. Melinda is on the faculty of the Ballet Hispanico of NY and a choreographer for their stunning student performing ensemble. $17.50 per class or $210 for all 12 sessions. Class subject to minimum enrollment. Pre- registration required. For more information: marquezflamenco@hotmail.com		Free After-School Program Our Youth Arts Institute is an opportunity for students, ages 8-17, to have fun and learn about the arts. Classes include photography, collage and painting, theatre games, breakdancing and a comic book club. Classes are held Monday through Friday from 3:00-5:00 p.m. To sign up call 860.249.1207 or email toddf@charteroakcenter.org.		Learning to Repair the World Program for High School Students Lectures are on Tuesday evenings from 7:00-9:30 p.m. program begins January 2009. Learning to Repair the World brings together Jewish, Christian and Muslim students to discuss pressing social justice issues. The first hour of each session is spent in conversation with a community leader about a particular social justice issue: AIDS, Palestine/Israel, sexual identity issues, racism as experienced by both the African American and Hispanic communities, poverty, homelessness, etc. The second half of the evening is spent transforming the material learned into the raw material of a play with the guidance of HartBeat Ensemble, Hartford's only professional theatre company. The program will culminate in the performance of a theatre piece the students have written about what they learned. To sign up call 860.249.1207 or email laura.rozza@charteroakcenter.org.
Coming Attractions -Kwanzaa Celebration- 12/26 @ 4:00 pm -First Night- 12/31 @ 3:30 & 7:00 pm -Connecticut Guitar Society Concert- 1/10@ 8:00 pm -The Vagina Monologues-2/6, 2/7 @ 7:30 pm -Full Force Dance Theater-2/12, 2/13, 2/14 @ 7:30 pm -Scapegoat Garden Dance Theater-2/27, 2/28 @ 7:30 pm -Ted Hershey Dance & Music Marathon 3/14 @ 7:00 pm -Telon: New England's Only Spanish-Language Theatre Series 3/20 @ 8:00 pm -dancEnligh Modern Dance Company Ink Passion-3/27 & 3/28 @ 7:30 pm -Judy Dworin Dance Project-Dreamings-4/2, 4/3, 4/4 @ 7:30 pm -FADGE Fest (tentative)-4/18 all day -Charter Oak's 8th annual Gala- 5/7 at 5:30 -Spectrum in Motion Dance Theatre Ensemble- 6/11, 6/12, 6/13 For tickets to our events, call 860.249.1207 Event parking is available diagonally across the street at Betances School. There is also metered parking available on the street in front of the Cultural Center and on Prospect Street. Free spaces can be found further down Charter Oak Avenue and on Charter Oak Place.
Songs of My Home On view in our large gallery October 2 - November 22, 2008 Alexander Vaisman Alexander Vaisman was born and raised in Eastern Europe and has lived in Israel for many years. His drawings and paintings illuminate the experience of being Jewish under different and often very difficult circumstances. Like colorful pieces of a puzzle, his works form a multilayered but unified mosaic of Jewish past and present, and provide an optimistic glimpse into the future. Exhibit runs through November 22.		Images From Nepal and India Lena Stein, Photographer In our small gallery Over the past two summers, photographer Lena Stein volunteered at the Rainbow School in Kolkata which is a home for 300 street children. Captivated by the beauty of the people who lived in a world with almost no material possessions and yet were imaginative, happy and immensely kind to each other, she took hundreds of photographs that reflect this innocence and joy. Exhibit runs through November 22.		Images of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, 1976-2008 In our sanctuary exhibit space Born in 1943 in Berlin , Germany , Marlis Momber has lived on the Lower East Side (“Loisaida” as it is know in Hispanic community) since 1975. Her photographs document the struggle of the mostly Puerto Rican people living in that part of Manhattan . Her black and white and color photographs have been used to illustrate national and international publications on political and cultural topics such as: the arts, drugs and urban crime. In 1978 Marlis produced a documentary for German television entitled “Viva Loisaida”. Come see this film at the opening reception on October 2. Exhibit runs through November 22.

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