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Art & Culture

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Fine Art Painting Classes

Acrylic Painting

Acrylics are a versatile medium which offers many possibilities and ways of speaking. Each idea speaks best through a different technique. A variety of techniques will be taught such as glazing, impasto, stenciling, collaging, gold leaf, and mixed media. Janet Lipkin, BFA, Instructor, works included in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Pre-registration required.
Fridays, 10:00- 4pm (Instruction & Lab)
Starts March 25 (8 weeks) = $150 + BRJCC site fee: $10/semester (May 1-Aug.31).
• Call Janet at (510) 237-8696

Let Me Bring Out the Painter in You! A Drawing & Painting Class

No experience necessary! Open to beginners as well as advanced students. Individual instruction. You'll learn: drawing in preparation for painting, composition, painting techniques and "your choice with my guidance."
Richard J. Wheeler, Instructor, Impressionist Painter
Tuesdays, 9:30-12:30pm;
BRJCC fee site fee: $10/semester (May 1-Aug.31)
Co-sponsored with the Berkeley Adult School

Reel Film Series

Fall Series

TBA: Classes begin in September and will be posted online in mid August.

Spring Series

Film Series: The Children of Chabannes
(Lisa Gossels, USA, 92 min.)

A tale of courage, resilience and love during WWII, this film tells the story of how the people of Chabannes, a tiny village in unoccupied France, chose action over indifference and saved the lives of 400 Jewish refugee children. 2001 Emmy Award Winner
Sunday, April 10, 2:00 pm
Fee: $5 donation appreciated (FREE to BRJCC members)
Co-sponsored with Café Europa

Film Series: Hiding and Seeking - Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust
(USA, 85 min.)

The story of a father who tries to alert his adult Orthodox sons to the dangers posed by defenders of the faith who preach intolerance of the "other". To broaden their views he takes them on an emotional journey to Poland. Filmed in Jerusalem, Brooklyn and Poland. Facilitated discussion with Ted Feldman following the film.
Sunday, May 15, 2:00 pm
Suggested donation: $5.
Free to BRJCC members and Café Europa members.
Co-sponsored by Café Europa

• For more information on the Film Series, call (510) 848-0237 x110 or email info@brjcc.org

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