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Family Purim Dance Party With Shira Kline at the Jewish Museum Sunday, March 16
FAMILY PURIM DANCE PARTY WITH SHIRA KLINE AT THE JEWISH MUSEUM SUNDAY, MARCH 16
NEW YORK, NY - Indie kiddie-rock sensation Shira Kline will present a concert and dance party for families in celebration of Purim at The Jewish Museum on Sunday, March 16 at 2:00 pm. Families can hear funky twists on traditional Purim songs as well as contemporary songs like Purim Bamba in this fun-filled program. Shira Kline, singing and playing guitar, will be joined by drummer Lee “Free” Frisari and guitarist Avi Fox-Rosen. Children are encouraged to come in costume and to help make as much music as possible in an effort to reverse all things wrong with the world through song, dance and laughter.
Tickets are $15 per adult; $10 per child; $12 adult Jewish Museum family level member; and $8 child Jewish Museum family level member. This concert is for children ages 3 to 8. Adults are asked to accompany their children. For further information regarding family programs at The Jewish Museum, the public may call 212.423.3337. Tickets for programs at The Jewish Museum can also be purchased online at the Museum’s web site, www.thejewishmuseum.org.
Shira Kline is a Jewish musician, educator, and performer living in New York City. For the past fourteen years, she has worked with a diverse array of Jewish communities in New York and throughout the country, as well as with national organizations, synagogues, museums, Jewish Community Centers, schools, families, students, and theatre companies.
About The Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum was established on January 20, 1904 when Judge Mayer Sulzberger donated 26 ceremonial art objects to The Jewish Theological Seminary of America as the core of a museum collection. Today, The Jewish Museum maintains an important collection of 26,000 objects - paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, archaeological artifacts, ceremonial objects, and broadcast media. Widely admired for its exhibitions and educational programs that inspire people of all backgrounds, The Jewish Museum is the preeminent institution exploring the intersection of 4,000 years of art and Jewish culture.
General Information
Museum hours are Saturday through Wednesday, 11am to 5:45pm; and Thursday, 11am to 8pm. Museum admission is $12.00 for adults, $10.00 for senior citizens, $7.50 for students, free for children under 12 and Jewish Museum members. Admission is free on Saturdays. For general information on The Jewish Museum, the public may visit the Museum’s Web site at http://www.thejewishmuseum.org or call 212.423.3200. The Jewish Museum is located at 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, Manhattan.
The Edgar M. Bronfman Center for Education’s school and family programs are supported by endowed funds established by the Bronfman Family, the Muriel and William Rand Fund, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Helena Rubinstein Foundation, Inc., Rosalie Klein Adolf, and the Kekst Family. Annual support for education and family programs is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the MetLife Foundation, The Pumpkin Foundation at the request of Joseph H. and Carol F. Reich, the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust, the Elephant Rock Foundation, the Michael Tuch Foundation, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The Jewish Museum Volunteer Organization, and other funders. Special project support has been provided by the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Inc., the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, the J.E. and Z.B. Butler Foundation, L’Oreal USA, Inc., Office of the Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer, COTRONICS CORPORATION- Eleanore E. and Barry D. Reznik, HSBC Bank USA, Mrs. Ida C. Schwartz in memory of Mr. Bernard S. Schwartz, Mrs. Mary Raymond, Pathmark, the Herman Goldman Foundation, the Jewish Community Youth Foundation, the Theatre Development Fund’s TAP Plus program in cooperation with the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department for the Aging, New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Cultural Affairs Committee Chair Domenic M. Recchia Jr., Council Member Daniel R. Garodnick, Council Member David I. Weprin, Council Member James F. Gennaro, Council Woman Melinda Katz, Council Member Bill de Blasio, and other City Council Members.
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