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Chair Yoga with Rachael Clare
Apr 05, 2024 12:30PM—1:30PM
JCA of Southern Maine
Cost $10 for General Public / $8 for JCA Members
RegisterJoin Rachael Clare for this 6-session gentle chair yoga course. Classes meet Friday afternoons from 12:30–1:30 PM in the Moser Family Library at the JCA. This is a 6-week series, running from March 8th through April 12th. Participants are welcome to attend any number of classes. Chairs and yoga mats will be provided. No prior…
View MoreDocumentary film on Bauhaus potter Marguerite Wildenhain + artist talk
Apr 07, 2024 3:00PM—4:30PM
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME 04101
Cost free
RegisterFree film screening + panel discussion with longtime members of Maine’s renowned pottery community. PANELISTS Moderator, Stuart Kestenbaum, former director of the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Maine poet laureate ( 2016-2021) Lucy Breslin, potter and Prof. Emeritus of Ceramics, Maine College of Art + Design Toby Rosenberg, Maine-based potter Marian Baker, potter and…
View MoreThey Sat There, Feeling Happy Together: A Children’s Movement Workshop
Apr 07, 2024 12:00AM—1:00PM
Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101
Cost Free
RegisterRose Woods Dance Collaborative (RWDC) is a performance art-focused dance theatre company founded by New England dancers and choreographers, Jenna Gross and Jillian MacLaughlin. Their work approaches social commentary through pantomime-inspired comedy and absurdism. The main focus of their choreographic work is to make serious topics into jokes and to take jokes seriously. Jenna and…
View MoreThey Sat There, Feeling Happy Together: A Theatrical Modern Dance Performance
Apr 07, 2024 5:00PM—6:00PM
Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101
Cost Free
RegisterRose Woods Dance Collaborative (RWDC) is a performance art-focused dance theatre company founded by New England dancers and choreographers, Jenna Gross and Jillian MacLaughlin. Their work approaches social commentary through pantomime-inspired comedy and absurdism. The main focus of their choreographic work is to make serious topics into jokes and to take jokes seriously. Jenna and…
View MoreIndoor Walk Jam: Grooving to the Beats!
Apr 08, 2024 8:30AM—9:30AM
JCA of Southern Maine
Cost Free
Looking for a fun way to energize your winter exercise routine? This lively, accessible, walking series lets you get your steps in while jamming to fun music – each week’s walk will be set to hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, or 2000s! Melissa Yaverbaum – Jewish culture maker and community choreographer – leads…
View MoreYinyasa Yoga with Rachael Clare
Apr 09, 2024 10:00AM—11:00AM
JCA of Southern Maine
Cost $10 for General Public / $8 for JCA Members
RegisterAlso known as “flow,” Vinyasa Yoga links movement with breath, while students are led through a continuous series of asana (postures) strung into a sequence. This class is practiced with a mat on the floor and necessitates movement from the floor, to sitting and standing, balancing, and stillness. Props and assistance always available, and all…
View MoreBeginners Pickleball Course, Session 9
Apr 09, 2024 3:00PM—4:00PM
JCA of Southern Maine
Cost $80 JCA members/$100 for general public
Have you ever wanted to play the great game of Pickleball? This fun, accessible, tennis-like sport, has been gaining in popularity over the past several years and we are excited to offer this program to the JCA community! Our 4-week beginner’s course will start you on the right foot, as you learn the rules and…
View MoreAdvanced Beginners Pickleball Course, Session 3
Apr 09, 2024 4:00PM—5:00PM
JCA of Southern Maine
Cost $80 JCA members/$100 for general public
Tuesdays from 4-5 PM, April 2- 30, 2024. Please note there will be NO CLASS on April 23rd in observance of Passover. In this 4-week course, we build upon all the basics of Pickleball covered in the Beginners course. The focus of this class is on drilling, drilling and, yes, more drilling! In particular, the drills…
View MoreBeginners Mah Jongg Course with Judi Slotsky Session 9
Apr 09, 2024 9:00AM—11:00AM
JCA of Southern Maine
Interested in learning Mah Jongg? Join instructor Judi Slotsky for this 6-session, beginner-level course, which meets Tuesday mornings from 9:00 – 11:00 AM, beginning March 5th. Please note: All students will need to have the 2024 Mah Jongg card to participate, available to order directly from the National Mah Jongg League at https://www.nationalmahjonggleague.org/store.aspx#
View MoreNew Moon/Rosh Chodesh Yoga with Ashley Flowers
Apr 09, 2024 4:00PM—5:30PM
JCA Board Room, 1342 Congress St., Portland ME
Cost $18 for general public / $14 for JCA members
RegisterRegistration for each class is $14 for JCA members and $18 for general public. Join Ashley Flowers to celebrate the cycles of nature. In this New Moon/Rosh Chodesh Yoga Series, we’ll explore practices that connect us to the energy of the new moon. The new moon is the point in Judaism that marks the start of…
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