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44th Annual Leah Cohen Festival of Jewish Books and Authors.
The literary component of JAAMM Fest is our annual Leah Cohen Festival of Jewish Books and Authors, the core program upon which this expanded festival is based. The book sale opens on Oct. 31 and runs through Nov. 14 in the Boettcher Lobby. Author appearances and discussions are slated for the festival period, and a Denver Jewish Community Reads 2010 program for the MACC/JCC communities will run concurrently with JAAMM Fest.
BOOK SALE
44th Annual Leah Cohen Festival of Jewish Books & Authors
Bookstore Open: Oct. 31-Nov 14, Philips Social Hall
You’ll find an outstanding collection of new books, music and gifts for all ages and interests. Do your Hanukkah shopping with us! Can’t find it in the store? Peruse our gently used book table. Ask us about our new Barnes & Noble voucher & online book sale code.
Bookstore Hours:
Sundays: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.;
Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. (and 6 p.m.–9 p.m. during JAAMM events);
Fridays: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
FREE Storytime for the Young and Young at Heart!
Friday, Nov. 5, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Location: TBA
Special Guest Reader: TBA
Stories from a selection of new children’s books.
Friday, Nov. 12, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Location: TBA
Nancy Avalon, professional storyteller
Songs and stories from a selection of new children’s books.
Sponsored by Paul Gillis & the Reading Jungle
Scheduled JAAMM Festival Author Talks
Author talks are located in the Phillips Social Hall unless otherwise noted. Tickets for author talks $8/general admission; $6/seniors, students, and JCC members unless otherwise noted.
Hadassah Myrtle Wreath Award Winner
Ellen Brazer
Clouds Across the Sun
Sunday, Nov. 7, 10:30 a.m.
Art and Intrigue
Jan Goldstein
The Bride Will Keep Her Name
Sunday, Nov. 7, 1 p.m.
National Jewish Book Award Author (2007)- FREE!
Maxim Shrayer
Yom Kippur in Amsterdam
Sunday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m.
Interfaith Interaction- FREE!
Keith Johnson (co-author)
A Prayer to Our Father: Hebrew Origins of the Lord’s Prayer
Monday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m.
Community-wide Kristallnacht Candle Lighting & Commemoration
Fred Gross
One Step Ahead of Hitler: A Jewish Child’s Journey Through France
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m., Phillips Social Hall, JCC
$8/general admission; $6/senior, JCC member; free/survivors & students
Denver Jewish Community Reads 2010
Denver Jewish Community Reads event, author and book details
Stand-up Comedy and Book-Talk Fun!
Carol Leifer
When You Lie About Your Age, The Terrorists Win
Thursday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m., Shwayder Theatre, JCC
$20/general admission
Lunch and Learn
Louisa Shafia
Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life
Friday, Nov. 12, Noon, Phillips Social Hall, JCC
$20/general admission (RSVP required by Nov. 8.)
Preschool through young-at-heart adults
Storytime with the ECC and Curious George!
Sunday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m., Location: TBD
Free admission
The World of Genealogy
Buzzy Jackson
Shaking the Family Tree: Blue Bloods, Black Sheep, and Other Obsessions of an Accidental Genealogist
Sunday, Nov. 14, 11:30 a.m.
Award-winning Musician/Author/Filmmaker
Yale Strom
David Tarras: The King of Klezmer
Sunday, Nov. 14, 4:30 p.m.
