Career Seminar For Non-Models At Bay Ridge Jewish Center Next Tuesday

By on February 22, 2013  Events
Feb 222013
 
If you're looking for a career workshop that doesn't have the words "feminine presence" in the name, go to the Bay Ridge Jewish Center on Tuesday. (Photo: cityandstateny.com)

If you’re looking for a career workshop that doesn’t have the words “sit,” “stand,” or “walk” in the promotional materials in the same sentence as “like a model,” go to the Bay Ridge Jewish Center on Tuesday. (Photo: cityandstateny.com)

Next Tuesday, February 26, the Bay Ridge Jewish Center (405 81st Street) will host a seminar for Navigating Successful Career Change. Organized by FEGS Health & Human Services, the workshop aims to educate attendees on market trends, networking, marketing your brand, developing a strategy and staying motivated to reach your goals.

The workshop begins at 6:30pm. Admission is free. Registration is required if you are interested – please e-mail office@bayridgejewishcenter.org for information.

The Bay Ridge Jewish Center will host three more career workshops throughout the spring:

  • March 19: Resumes, Cover Letters & Thank You Notes
  • April 23: Putting Your Best Foot Forward
  • May 28: How to Network a Room

Last Weekend For “The Last Night Of Ballyhoo”

By on November 30, 2012  Arts & Entertainment
Nov 302012
 

There were a ton of community theater events in November. Most of those have wrapped up, but there is still one more weekend to catch The Last Night of Ballyhoo at the Bay Ridge Jewish Center.

The Last Night of Ballyhoo is a romantic comedy drama by Alfred Uhry, the author of Driving Miss Daisy. Set in 1939, Gone with the Wind is in town for the premiere and Hitler is invading Poland, but the Freitag family of Atlanta is more concerned about the sensational social event, Ballyhoo.

This edition is a Ridge Repertory Company production.

Showtimes are on Saturday, December 1 at 8pm, and Sunday, December 2 at 5pm. Tickets are $15. To reserve tickets, call 718-836-3103 or e-mail ridgerepertory@gmail.com.

The Bay Ridge Jewish Center is at 405 81st Street.

Listen To “Bay Ridge Voice” At Bay Ridge Jewish Center October 27

By on October 17, 2012  Arts & Entertainment
Oct 172012
 

No, the Village Voice isn’t starting a Bay Ridge edition.

The Bay Ridge Voice, a new musical workshop, will be holding its premiere concert at the Bay Ridge Jewish Center [405 81st Street] on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.

Billed as “a group of artists from various theaters and schools have joined forces to create… a new vocal studio featuring private lessons and intimate classes,” the school’s inaugural performance is set to showcase talents such as Erica Vasaturo of The Mick Wately Band. Continue reading »

Bay Ridge Jewish Center’s High Holy Days Schedule

By on September 10, 2012  Events
Sep 102012
 

Image source: Wikipedia Commons.

According to Wikipedia, the High Holy Days or Yamim Noraim [which literally translates to "Days of Awe"], is most ambitiously defined as “the entire 40-day penitential period” in the Jewish year from Rosh Chodesh Elul to Yom Kippur.

It traditionally represented the forty days Moses spent on Mount Sinai before coming down with the second, or “replacement” set of stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written.

The High Holy Days schedule for the Bay Ridge Jewish Center [405 81st Street] is available in its entirety after the jump: Continue reading »

Auditions Monday, August 27, For Ridge Repertory Company’s “Last Night In Ballyhoo”

By on August 23, 2012  Arts & Entertainment
Aug 232012
 

The Ridge Repertory Company will be holding auditions this Monday for three roles in their upcoming production of The Last Night In Ballyhoo by playwright Alfred Uhry. It will be directed by James Martinelli.

There are currently three roles still available:

    • Reba Freitag, (female, 40′s-50′s)
    • Joe Farkas, (male, 20s)
    • Peachy Weil, (male, 20s)

They are also seeking an Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Lighting & Stage Crew.

Auditions will be held at the Bay Ridge Jewish Center [405 81st Street @ 4th Ave] on Monday, August 27, from 6:30p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Please bring along a resume and head shot. [Sorry, no emails.]

The performance dates are November 10, 11, 17, 18, as well as December 1, and 2, 2012.

For more information, please call (212) 414 5248.

Be sure to mention that you saw this job on Bay Ridge Odyssey.

This Week’s Fun Stuff – Bay Ridge Events, August 22 – August 30

By on August 22, 2012  Event Listing
Aug 222012
 

Miss Representation, a film about sexism in the mainstream media, will be screened at Christ Church on August 24.

Remember, you can always access the Odyssey’s full event calendar right here. If you know of an event you think we should add to the calendar, let us know at info@bayridgeodyssey.com.

TODAY, AUGUST 22

  • Family Day at McKinley Park: 5pm, Bay Ridge Parkway and Fort Hamilton Parkway. The closing event in the Senator Golden-sponsored concert/festival series. Rides, games, karaoke, more.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23

  • Lindsey Kelk (author of I Heart Paris) Appearance: 7pm, Bookmark Shoppe (8415 3rd Avenue). Join us with Author Lindsey Kelk as she discusses her newest novel, “I Heart Paris,” the follow up to “I Heart New York.” She will read an excerpt and answer any questions throughout the event! Continue reading »

Bay Ridge Jewish Center Puts The ‘Brew’ Back In Hebrew Tomorrow Night At Schnitzel Haus

By on June 25, 2012  Events
Jun 252012
 

Coincidence? (Image source: robertandamanda via Flickr).

The following announcement was taken word for word from the Bay Ridge Jewish Center’s website:

June 26: Bible and Beer

Do you like your vodka with a splash of Judaism? Are you in your 20s or 30s? Join Bay Ridge Jewish Center for Torah on Tap! The first round of beer is on us…. Tuesday, June 26 at 8pm, at the Schnitzel Haus. 7319 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209.

Could the center’s choice of venue be a thinly veiled reference to a certain 2006 movie by comedy troupe Broken Lizard? Looks like you’ll have to attend in order to find out…

Spring Flea Market at the Bay Ridge Jewish Center (Updated)

By on April 19, 2012  Events
Apr 192012
 

The Bay Ridge Jewish Center will be hosting its spring flea market on Sunday, April 22. Admission is free and provides access to over 40 vendors selling new and used collectibles, jewelry, Mother’s Day gifts, and more. Refreshments are provided (including kosher hot dogs).

The doors will be open 9am – 4pm.

For vendors interested in renting a table, the price is $35. Contact 718-836-3103 for more information.

The Bay Ridge Jewish Center is at 405 81st Street.

Note: This notice originally appeared on April 13, it has been updated to reflect the times. And the kosher hot dogs.

Tomorrow: new musical by Ridge Repertory Company, “Mirror, Mirror… A Musical In Seven Times”

By on April 14, 2012  Arts & Entertainment
Apr 142012
 

This is more than an excuse to geek out on Doctor Who - I love a good story about communicating with someone in the same place but different time via magic mirror. (BBC Cymru Wales)

Tomorrow night (April 15), at 6pm, the Ridge Repertory Company will bring a new musical called “Mirror, Mirror… A Musical In Seven Times” to the Bay Ridge Jewish Center. Susan Bucci, one of the writers, says this about “Mirror, Mirror:”

This play is about the tenants living a Manhattan brownstone over a period from roughly 1870 to 2011.  The story covers these people and what happens to them at various points in their lives and how they interact with one another across time through the use of a magic mirror.  While the play does have a certain fantasy element to it,it is really more of a musical drama with 21 original songs.

Director James Martinelli adds, “Being touched and and cared for doesn’t only happen with people of the present, it happens from people of the past.”

If you aren’t able to make tomorrow’s showing, “Mirror, Mirror” will run again next Sunday, April 22. Admission is $10, and includes coffee. The play should run about two hours, plus intermission.

The Bay Ridge Jewish Center is located at 405 81st Street.

[UPDATED] Next week: Purim and Shabbat Across America at the Bay Ridge Jewish Center

By on March 2, 2012  Events
Mar 022012
 

First chapter of a hand-written scroll of the Book of Esther. (Source: Wikipedia)

Next week, the Bay Ridge Jewish Center (405 81st Street) will be celebrating Purim, and will also have the annual Shabbat Across America.

  • On Wednesday, March 7, the BRJC will have its Purim celebration. The event will consist of a reading of the Megillah (the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Queen of Persia whom saves the Jewish people from Haman), a costume parade, and a Purim play. And Hamantashen cookies. Sweet, delicious, Hamantashen cookies. The reading begins at 6pm. (The Megillah is read again at 9am Thursday morning.) [UPDATE 12:30pm] I also want to highlight that the BRJC is accepting canned goods as part of its Purim food drive. Since charity is an inseparable part of Purim, it would be remiss of me to leave that out.
  • The BRJC will take part in Shabbat Across America on Friday, March 9. Shabbat Across America is an annual event organized by the National Jewish Outreach Program, held in synagogues across the country to give a “taste” of the traditions, prayers, and songs of Shabbat. All ages are invited. Services begin at 6pm, and will be followed by a pot luck dinner – bring a homemade dairy dish for ten people (no peanuts). The BRJC also has a Tot Shabbat program that day at 5pm for families with children 4 and under ($5 per family).

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