Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro) appoints his only daughter (Mia Threapleton), a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of tycoons, terrorists and assassins in director Wes Anderson's (Moonrise Kingdom, The French Dispatch) meticulously staged new production. "A palate cleanser –...
Cantor Julie Newman founded and serves as President of the Tiferet Project. Tiferet has been a source for Jewish spiritual practices in Pittsburgh such as twice weekly Jewish mindfulness meditation groups. She has been crafting and leading innovative Jewish worship services in the Pittsburgh area for 25 years. Passionate about heart-opening Jewish contemplative practices, she...
Episcopal Holy Eucharist
The Rev. Dr. Suzanne Wenonah Duchesne, is a teacher, preacher, scholar, & consultant who delights in & encourages wholeness, justice, and healing with all creation. Her work in Beloved Speech, centers on identity formation, deep listening, and relationship building, particularly within the context of antiracist and decolonized preaching and worship practices. Suzanne’s passion for social...
The recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, and numerous literary awards, George Saunders is the celebrated author of a novel, four collections of short stories, a novella, a book of essays and a children’s book. His most recent collection, Liberation Day, is a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics and...
Theater Chats (formerly known as Brown Bags) On selected Thursdays at 12:15 p.m., bring lunch to Smith Wilkes Hall and join special guests, including actors, designers, playwrights and more, for a look at our upcoming productions and discussions on the craft of theater-making. Free and open to the public.
Don't have a partner? One will be provided. Game managed by Shelley Dahlie. $10/person.
Rabbi Marc Margolius is Vice President for Faculty and Program for the Institute for Jewish Spirituality (IJS). He directs the faculty and overall programming for IJS; oversees its Kivvun: Mindful Jewish Leadership program and programming for alumni of its Clergy Leadership Program; hosts IJS’s online daily mindfulness meditation sessions and its weekly podcast, "Jewish Meditation...
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors. "A cinematic work of unique empathy,...
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