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Do you like music, stories and fun?
Join us for the Annual Day of Learning on Sunday, Feb. 16
By Jeff Margolis
The Annual Jewish Day of Learning will be different this year. The plan is to bring music, interesting information and smiles while attendees will be asked to join in the singing. So, bring a friend and a smile on Sunday Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center (4720 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples) for the “Joys of Jewish Arts and Entertainment.” This annual event is sponsored by The Jewish Community Relations Council of Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.
Who will be bringing the music, stories and fun? The featured presenters scheduled to appear for this uplifting event include Adam Shapiro, Daniel Scheide and Alethea Perez, and Dr. Tom Cimarusti with The Klezmaniacs.
Shapiro is an actor, singer and storyteller supreme. He was recently featured in “Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish” and had a recurring role in the original Amazon prime series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
Scheide and Perez are joining us from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. They will present a program about the special collection of Jewish music, song and rare books kept in the Special Collections department at FAU’s library. You will want to go across the alley after hearing about this amazing place.
And who doesn’t like klezmer? We hope you are among the many fans who enjoy klezmer. The program will conclude with a musical discussion and concert of klezmer music provided by Dr. Cimarusti, who is a music professor at Florida Gulf Coast University and founder/director of the SWFL Center for Public Musicology. He has organized numerous world music ensembles, including a klezmer band, The Klezmaniancs. He and The Klezmaniacs enjoy engaging all audiences, and Dr. Cimarusti asked those attending to bring their singing hats and dancing shoes.
The cost of the program is $18 per person and will be available via Zoom for the same price. There are also a limited number of VIP seats that include lunch with the speakers for $54 per person. Tickets can be purchased at www.jewishnaples.org.
