February 2020
Plant for the Future: A Multi-generational Tu B’shevat Celebration!
Families w/children 6 and under (siblings welcome). Be a part of the New Year for the Trees at our Tu B’shevat celebration! In partnership with PJ Library and the Mirowitz Center, we’re throwing a birthday party for trees, including making family trees, planting seeds, eating fruits, creating earth friendly crafts and more! Sunday, February 9, 4-5:30pm Mirowitz Center (8 Millstone Campus, St. Louis, 63146) This is a free event, but RSVP is requested. Contact: Emilie Brockman, 314.442.3267 Presented by The Ruth…
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Film Screening: Left Luggage
Join the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival at the Mirowitz Center at Covenant Place for a screening of the film Left Luggage and a light dinner provided by HJ's Cafe following the screening. Sunday, March 8 Film Screening at 3pm followed by dinner Film Tickets: $10, free for Film Festival members Dinner: $10, reservations required by 12pm on March 4 Map to Mirowitz Center Left Luggage Left Luggage" tells the story of an impetuous, liberal-minded philosophy student who has a complex relationship…
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SLCL Authors @ the J Presents World-Record Breaking Long-Distance Swimmer Lynne Cox
Internationally famous for swimming the world’s most difficult waterways, Lynne Cox celebrates all forms of athleticism in others, human or otherwise. When she saw a video of a Newfoundland dog leaping from a helicopter to save someone from drowning, Cox was captivated. “Tales of Al” is the inspiring story of Cox’s adventures with the spectacular dogs at SICS, the famed school that has trained hundreds of dogs for rescue operations. Books available for purchase from Left Bank Books.
Find out more »SLCL Authors @ the J Presents Bestselling Novelist Louis Bayard
The romance and marriage of wealthy, charming, and powerful Jack Kennedy and beautiful, mysterious debutante Jacqueline Bouvier fascinated America and would come to define an age. But how did these two come together? Taking place mostly during the spring and summer before Jack and Jackie’s wedding, and narrated by Jack’s best friend and “fixer” Lem Billings, “Jackie & Me” is a searching novel about a young woman of a certain class with narrow options, two people who loved each other,…
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SLCL Authors at the J Presents Pediatric Neurosurgeon Dr. Jay Wellons
A renowned pediatric neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr. Jay Wellons pulls back the curtain to reveal the profoundly moving triumphs, haunting complications, and harrowing close calls that characterize the life of a pediatric neurosurgeon, bringing the high-stakes drama of the operating room to life with astonishing candor and honest compassion. Reflecting on lessons learned over twenty-five years and thousands of operations completed on some of the most vulnerable and precious among us, Wellons recounts with gripping detail…
Find out more »An Evening with Former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander
Ticket sales are now closed. In 2017, President Obama was asked who gave him hope for the future of the country, and Jason Kander was the first name he mentioned. Suddenly, Jason was a national figure. As observers assumed he was preparing a run for the presidency, Jason announced a bid for mayor of Kansas City instead and was headed for a landslide victory. But after eleven years battling PTSD from his service in Afghanistan, Jason was seized by depression…
Find out more »An Evening with #1 Bestselling Suspense Author Daniel Silva
#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva presents his latest fast-paced international thriller, a gripping story of deception set in the worlds of high finance and fine art. Restorer and spy Gabriel Allon embarks on a dangerous hunt across Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a 17th-century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged hands for millions. INDIVIDUAL TICKET $35 (Admits ONE and includes one pre-signed copy of “Portrait of an Unknown Woman”) OR PACKAGE TICKET $40 (Admits TWO…
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SLCL Authors at the J Presents Novelist and War Correspondent Elliot Ackerman
National Book Award-nominated novelist Elliot Ackerman left the American military ten years ago, but his time in Afghanistan and Iraq with the Marines and later as a CIA paramilitary officer marked him indelibly. When the Taliban began to close in on Kabul in August 2021, he found himself pulled back into the conflict. Ackerman joined an impromptu effort by a group of journalists and other veterans to arrange flights and negotiate with both Taliban and American forces to secure the…
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Midwest Winds Quintet U.S. Air Force in Concert
Enjoy a variety of uplifting music performed by the professional woodwind ensemble from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Event Flyer There is no charge to attend this special event, however, RSVP is REQUIRED Call 314.812.9345 or email LPressMillner@jfstl.org Proof of vaccination & masks are required
Find out more »SLCL Authors @ the J Presents Bestselling Western Suspense Author Craig Johnson
Western suspense author Craig Johnson presents the eighteenth installment in the bestselling series starring Wyoming sheriff Walt Longmire, basis for Netflix’s hit show “Longmire.” What if you woke up lying in the middle of the street in the infamous town of Fort Pratt, Montana? What if the only way you know who you are is because your name is printed in the leather sweatband of your cowboy hat, and what if it says your name is Walt Longmire—but you don’t…
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