Lights, camera, action! The eagerly anticipated Jerusalem Film Festival is back in town, and “walk in” is the new “drive in” when it comes to open-air movie experiences: book your tickets now to the opening event at Sultan’s Pool tomorrow night and don’t miss Moonlight Cinema: a week of two nightly free film screenings at First Station. What else is on tap for the week? Color-riffic activities and exhibits, a huge block party, monsters at the Science Museum and a whole lot more – read on for our top picks.
- The annual Jerusalem Film Festival returns to the city for its 60th run. The ten day festival organized by the Jerusalem Cinematheque kicks off tonight with a screening of Levi Reshef’s “Hunting Elephants,” (Latzud Pilim) at Sultan’s Pool – click here to order tickets. Also be sure to check out Moonlight Cinema at First Station!
- Party hard this Friday afternoon at the Youth Authority-sponsored wild block party at the Russian Compound.
Highlights include a huge stage, top quality sound system, live shows
by Tomer Yosef and duo Ivri Leeder with Johnny Goldstein, and Queen of
Pop DJ Dalit Rechster spinning all the latest hits. Entrance is free! - Explore the villa of the fictional Professor Archibald Shadow at the Bloomfield Science Museum’s “Light and Shadow Games” exhibit. Other summer offerings at the museum include the Monsters University workshop, Monster in Jerusalem: a new silhouette performance, CAPTCHA, an exhibit inspired by Alan Turing, Waterworks, and more – all perfect for a summer Saturday (the museum is open every day of the week except Sunday).
- Stay cool among the age old stone walls of the Tower of David Museum this summer. “Threads” and “Suspicious Object”
are two unique fashion and design inspired exhibitions on display until
the end of August. On Thursday afternoons throughout July, families can
enjoy a multi-disciplinary interactive story tour, and, of course, the Night Spectacular never gets old. - The aqueducts may be dry now, but you’ll stay cool non-the-less, as you
go deep underground to explore the remnants of the Lower Aqueduct from
temple times on the City of David’s Hasmonean Aqueduct Tour.
The tour also includes incredible views of Ancient Jerusalem from
various key vantage points along the Armon Hanatziv Promenade. - From July 7-12, bring the kids and go crazy with colors at the Jerusalem Mall (Malcha)’s Crayola color compound.
Highlights include coloring tricks and drawing workshops, fabric and
shirt decorating workshops (give old shirts from home an updated look!),
illustrating workshops, color games and more. Entrance is absolutely
free! - The week of July 4th, America’s independence day, is a perfect
opportunity for an exploration of Jews in American cinema. At the second
session of Beit Avi Chai’s series on the topic next Tuesday,
Jewish theater scholar Dr. Yair Lipschitz discusses “the second
generation”: the modern American-Jewish image, with excerpts from A Serious Man, Angels in America, and Yentl. - For a more grown-up oriented celebration of colors, head over to the Israel Museum and check out the new “Color Gone Wild” exhibit: Fauve and Expressionist Masterworks from the Merzbacher Collection, which opens this Friday at the Israel Museum.
The exhibit showcases masterworks by artists such as Andr
