Sunday, November 19, 2017

PRESS RELEASE FROM SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER

Skirball Cultural Center presents the annual family favorite
HANUKKAH FESTIVAL: LA/LA
Sunday, December 10, 11:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
Inspired by the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative, the Skirball’s annual Hanukkah Festival explores the themes of Hanukkah through the traditions of Los Angeles’s rich and diverse Latin American communities. Visitors of all backgrounds are invited to revel in the spirit of the holiday through music, dance, art making, storytelling, and other family-friendly fun.
Groove to musical performances by Latin Jewish bands Klezmer Juice and Pan Felipe, and learn salsa, cumbia, mumbo, hip-hop, and more with dance ensembles Versa-Style and Mambo Inc.
Create art celebrating light and hope with visual artist Sandy Rodriguez, and learn about Mexican chocolate and decorate chocolate gelt with culinary historian Maite Gomez-Rejón.
Also take part in family-friendly tours of PST: LA/LA exhibitions Another Promised Land and Surface Tension by Ken Gonzales-Day; and join Skirball storytellers in ongoing exhibition Visions and Values as they bring the Hanukkah tale to life in English and Spanish. Discover unique holiday gifts at Audrey’s Museum Store, and nosh on classic Hanukkah dishes like latkes and sufganiyot (jelly donuts).
Sunday, December 10, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Art activities and storytelling take place throughout the day. Specific times for performances are as follows:
  • ·  11:00 a.m.: Klezmer Juice
Los Angeles-based band Klezmer Juice kicks off and closes the festival with their blend of Jewishklezmer, soul, and Latin music.

·  12:00 and 2:45 p.m.: Versa-Style

High-energy hip-hop and Afro-Latin dance company Versa-Style leads two workshops for dancers of all levels.
  • ·  1:00 p.m.: Pan Felipe
Los Angeles-based band Pan Felipe performs their unique mix of ska, klezmer, and Latin cumbia. Premier Latin dance company Mambo Inc. teaches visitors how to salsa, cumbia, and mambo.
  • ·  2:00 p.m.: Mambo Inc.
Acclaimed visual artist Sandy Rodriguez leads a workshop inspired by light and hope, in which visitors can create a work of art to take home, as well as contribute to a collaborative Hanukkah menorah installation.

  • ·  3:15 p.m.: Klezmer Juice & Friends
Culinary historian Maite Gomez-Rejón (Art Bites) shares the history of chocolate, from its originsin the ancient cultures of Mesoamerica to its modern forms—including Hanukkah gelt, which visitors can stop by to decorate.

Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
$12 General; $9 Seniors and Full-Time Students; $7 Children 2–12; FREE to Skirball Members and
Children under 2

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