Maltz Museum Summer 2013 Schedule

The kids will be out of school in just a few days — have you figured out what you will do with them all summer?

We've got your back. Above, check out the schedule of air-conditioned summer fun to be had at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage.

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Women’s Torah Yoga
Wednesdays, June 19, July 24, and August 21 7pm
$15/$12 Maltz Museum Members per class in advance
$18/$14 Maltz Museum Members per class at the door
By integrating Jewish study with physical practice, breathing and meditation, the yoga practice becomes an opportunity for contemplative prayer, Torah in action, and a Lech Lecha journey of going to oneself to find connection with God. Join us for a 3 session class with Marni Task and Ruchi Koval.  Open to women only.  

It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s a Superman Celebration!
Sunday, June 23 11:30am-4pm
Free with admission
Lolly the Trolley Tour (1pm) - $14/$12 Maltz Museum Members
Reservations required by June 20
Join the fun as we celebrate Superman’s 75th birthday! The morning brings a kid’s comic making workshop with cartoonist Teri Libenson, author of The Pajama Diaries. Stay for a screening of Superman II at 1:00pm or head out on Lolly the Trolley for a history of Superman in Cleveland tour. Also at the Museum will be a Gift of Life bone marrow registry drive. Maybe you can be a “super” hero!

Thursday, July 4 Independence Day – Free Admission 11am – 5pm  

Daughters and Dollies
Sunday, July 7 1:30 to 3:30
$18 Adult and Child; $10 each additional child
You’re invited to a tea party at the Maltz Museum for our Collection of Immigration Dolls to share their Becoming American stories. Bring your own doll or just come to hear the stories of ours!  

LECTURE: The Jewish Role in Islamic Art
Wednesday, July 10 7pm
$12/$10 Maltz Museum Members and Learning Program students
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Vivian Mann, Director of the Master’s Program in Jewish Art and Visual Culture at the Jewish Theological Seminary, presents a fascinating illustrated talk on Jewish Islamic art and the recognition of minorities in art history. This program is in partnership with the Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program.  

LECTURE: The Euclid Beach Carousel Society
Wednesday, July 17 7pm
$12/$10 Maltz Museum Members
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Did you know the original horses on Cleveland’s favorite carousel were carved by Jewish Immigrants in Pennsylvania? John Frato, the “guru” of all things Euclid Beach, discusses the history of the carousel which is currently being restored and installed at the Western Reserve Historical Society.  Also on hand will be a few horses for you to see up close and the East Coast Custard food truck!  

Maltz Mah Jongg Tournament Fundraiser
Sunday, July 21 12:30 to 5 pm
$25
Bring your 2013 card, your mahj set, and a pair of dice for an action-packed, fun-filled summer afternoon of Mahj in our air-conditioned galleries.  

A Taste of the Old World
Sunday, July 28 1pm
Free with museum admission
Reservations required by July 19
Lucy’s Sweet Surrender has been baking delicious cakes, strudels, bread and pastries for over 50 years and the sweets are better than ever.  Owner Michael Feigenbaum, shares photos and stories from the past and lead a hands-on demonstration where you can assemble and decorate (and them eat!) your own pastry.  

A Ride Back in Time
Sunday, August 4 1-5pm
Fee TBD
Reservations required by July 29
Did you know you can ride a dedicated bike path from the Maltz Museum all the way to Lake Erie? Pedal the “Lake to Lake” trail through Beachwood, Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights and University Circle to the old Jewish neighborhood of Glenville. We’ll stop to discuss some history along the way and end up with a visit to the Hebrew Garden in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. Too tired to make the trek back? We’ll get you (and your bike) back to the Museum. Co-Sponsored by Bike Cleveland.          

LECTURE:  The Accidental Beekeeper
Wednesday, August 7 7pm
$12/$10 Maltz Museum Members
Purchase in advance and save $2 Celebrate the beginning of a sweet New Year! About six years ago David Rzepka agreed to let a co-worker put a beehive on his family farm. He didn't plan to be responsible for it, but when life events kept his co-worker from tending to it, he became a beekeeper. Today they produce a full line of natural products and in addition give back through our charitable arm, SweetYear.org.  

The 6th Annual Jewish Food and Culture Festival
Sunday, August 11  11am - 4pm
$10 adults (includes 20 food tickets) $5 children under 12 (includes 10 food tickets)
Join us for FOOD, FAMILY and FUN enjoying local vendor’s Jewish food selections surrounded by music and a variety of entertainers. Come early for best food selections.  

Friends’ Tchotchkes Sale
Sunday, August 25 11am- 4 pm
$35/$25 Maltz Museum Members table rental (by August 19)
$3 admission for shoppers
Clean up your basements and rent a table for the first ever Friends’ Tchotchkes Sale held right here in our Special Exhibition Gallery. Nothing to sell? Come shop with us!        

Guest Lecture and Book Signing: Rustbelt Chic 
Wednesday, August 28 7pm 
$12/$10 Maltz Museum Members 
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Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology, edited by Richey Piiparinen and Anne Trubek, provides an inside-out snapshot of the city, containing contributions by established authors such as Connie Schultz and Michael Ruhlman as well as 47 others. Rust Belt Chic tells stories about failure, conflict, growth and renewal. Put together, these stories create a new narrative about Cleveland that incorporates but deepens and widens the familiar tropes of manufacturing, stadiums and comebacks.  Richey Piiparinen will be here to discuss and sign the book. 

Movie Night: Everything Is Illuminated
Wednesday, September 11 7pm
$12/$10 Maltz Museum Members
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A fictionalized version of the story of Betty Gold’s hometown of Trochenbrod, a young Jewish American man endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II with the help of an eccentric local. A sort-of companion to Lost Town.  Betty will be available for a Q & A after the film.