Margate In Your Town – Edition of Nov. 5, 2009
Nov, 04-2009 11:48 am
Cell phones for soldiers
The Margate City Public Library is collecting old cell phones so American troops can "phone home." Drop donations off at the library, The Margate Library is located at 8100 Atlantic Avenue and is open 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Teacher’s convention mini-camp
The Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center will offer projects, cooking, sports, nature and swimming in a two-day camp 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 5 and 6 during the New Jersey Education Association Convention. There will also be a half-day trip to Bounce U Friday, Nov. 6. Cost is $50 for members and $75 for nonmembers. Morning care is available 7:30 to 9 a.m. and aftercare 4 to 6 p.m. for $10 per child. Half-day Thursday, Nov. 5 is $30 for members and $45 for nonmembers. Call Robyn King at (609) 822-1167, ext. 112 or email rking@jccatlantic.org.
St. Nicholas luncheon and Christmas boutique
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Community Center is holding a family luncheon, Christmas boutique and bid ’n’ buy 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at 13 S. St. Nicholas Way in Atlantic City. A cost of $15 for adults and $8 for children includes lunch and fashion show by Kidrageous Boutique of Margate. To reserve call Xanthi Tsikouras at (609) 823-7647.
NBA/WNBA Fit Challenge
The Jewish Community Center will host a free NBA/WNBA Fit challenge Sunday, Nov. 8 for children age 5-14. The fitness competition is intended to encourage participation and emphasize the fun element of physical fitness. Advance registration is required. For more information call Jason Schwartz at (609) 822-1167, ext. 133 or email JSchwartz@jccatlantic.org.
Veterans’ ceremony
The Margate Board of Recreation will honor Margate veterans with a ceremony 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 at the All Wars Memorial on the parkway at Mansfield and Ventnor avenues. There will be speakers as well as the winners of the student essay contest.
Jewish Author Series
The first in a series of five Jewish authors at the Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center, David Kushner will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. Kushner is a contributing editor of Wired, Rolling Stone and Maxim magazines and has written for publications including the New York Times, Spin, Details and the Village Voice. In his book “Levittown: Two Families, One Tycoon and the Fight for Civil Rights in America’s Legendary Suburb,” he explores the events that unfolded in 1957 when an entrepreneurial family helped thousands buy into the American dream of owning a home and the explosive reaction that changed lives and integrated the suburb. Tickets are $7, available at the front desk or by email at blacovara@jccatlantic.org.
Charter Tech open house
The performing arts and technology departments at Charter Tech High School will host an open house 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 at the high school on New Road in Somers Point. Parents and students can learn about artistic majors, meet teachers, sign up for an audition date and shadow visit, tour the facility and learn about performance and technical arts opportunities, course curriculum and requirements. Call (609) 926-7694.
Jewish Author Series
The Jewish Author Series at the Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center continues 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 with biographer Edward Klein, speaking on “Ted Kennedy, The Dream That Never Died.” Klein reconciles the roles Kennedy played, from thrill-seeker to effective legislator and caring father and uncle, painting a portrait of Kennedy and his late-in-life redemption. The cost is $7. Tickets may be purchased at the JCC front desk or call (609) 822-1167, ext. 115.
Margate Players present ‘Godspell’
The Margate Players will present “Godspell” 7 p.m. Friday Nov. 13, Saturday Nov. 14 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 at the Dominick A. Potena Performing Arts Center on Monmouth and Frontenac avenues in Margate. Produced by Doug Winkelstein, the production boasts a string of recognizable songs and appeals to all ages and religions. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and senior citizens, and $8 for children. Advance booking and groups of 20 or more receive a 20 percent discount. Call (609) 487-7783.
Beth El coffeehouse
Beth El Synagogue will host a coffeehouse with cantor Ralph Goren and members of Beth El Synagogue 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov.15. Admission is $5 and includes light snacks. To make a reservation or for information call (609) 823-2725.
Economic resource roundtable
Community experts will present roundtable discussions on employment, financial resources, housing, legal matters, stress reduction, time management or parenting at a session sponsored by the Rothenberg Center for Family Life at Jewish Family Services of Atlantic and Cape May counties 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 607 N. Jerome Ave. in Margate. Enroll by Nov. 13 by calling Sharon Simon at (609) 822-1108 or emailing ssimon@jfsatlantic.org.
Jewish Author Series finale
The final evening of the Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center Jewish author series 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 will end on a humorous note as authors Daniel Klein and Thomas Cathcart will talk about their book “Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates: Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) To Explore Life, Death, the Afterlife, and Everything in Between.” The authors take a humorous look on the philosophy, theology and psychology of mortality and immortality of death as well as life. Tickets are $7 and are available at the JCC front desk or by calling (609) 822-1167, ext. 115.
Retired teachers of Judaica to be honored
The Board of Jewish Education will honor the community’s retired teachers of Judaica Saturday, Jan. 30. The event will include a concert by Pizmon, the a capella group from the Jewish Theological Seminary of New York, followed by a ceremony. Teachers’ names will become part of a wall of honor for Judaic educators within the Jewish Federation of Atlantic and Cape May offices in Margate. To include someone among those to be honored call Linda Kulp by Nov. 15 at (609) 822-1854 or email bjeatlnj@yahoo.com.
Beth El holiday bazaar
Beth El Synagogue will hold a holiday bazaar 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 at 500 Jerome Avenue in Margate. To reserve a vendor spot call Joyce at (609) 823-2725. Table rental is $50 for 6-foot table; discount available for more than one.
Tennis lessons
The Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community offers private and small group
tennis lessons on the Margate City Courts and in the gym with instructor Jason Schwartz, recreation director. Private lessons are $40 an hour for members and $60 an hour for nonmembers; $25 per half-hour for members and $37.50 for nonmembers. Semiprivate lessons are $20 an hour for members and $30 and hour for nonmembers. To schedule a lesson or for more information call (609) 822-1167, ext. 133, email jschwartz@jccatlantic.org or see www.jccatlantic.org.
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