Mittleman
Exclusive updates for our donors and supporters from your MJCC
Jewish Community Center
Spring 2017
at the Schnitzer Family Campus
6651 SW Capitol Highway, Portland, OR 97219 | 503.244.0111 | oregonjcc.org
New Outdoor Summer Concert Series Portlanders love their outdoor summer concerts! During the warmer (and drier) months, you can be assured that lines are forming and parking lots are filling up across all quadrants of the city to enjoy live music of all genres. Last summer, the JCCA Association announced a Centennial Celebration grant opportunity called “Making Music Happen” to celebrate the JCCA’s 100th anniversary and to encourage individual JCCs to honor the past and future of Jewish life in JCCs across North America through music. Innovative projects were sought, and we decided to capitalize on the keen local interest in outdoor concerts by creating the new “MJCC Summer Concerts on the Green” series, inviting people to come to our campus to enjoy music in an outdoor setting. We have the space, we have the parking, and we can find the talent! We secured a grant from the JCCA and have since applied for and received
two additional grants: one from the Leonard & Lois Schnitzer Charitable Supporting Foundation and another from the Holzman Foundation. We continue to seek additional funding for this program in order to provide the best possible sound equipment and to secure high-caliber, talented musicians to perform. Our first-ever outdoor summer concert series will showcase talent ranging from family concerts to jazz to pop — all of this through a Jewish lens connecting our community through culture. We look forward to hosting a series of three live music concerts this summer on “The Green” for the whole community to enjoy. Concerts will be held during June, July, and August. Be a part of this exciting endeavor! To become a sponsor of this new program, please contact Saul Korin at 503.452.3427.
Our New Summer Concert Series Begins in June! Watch for announcements on musicians and summer dates! Monthly concerts will be held on Sundays outside on the lawn.
Sponsored by JCC Association’s Making Music Happen Centennial Grant Initiative, funded by a grant from Marvin J. Pertzik and the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation. Additional support provided by the Holzman Foundation and the Leonard and Lois Schnitzer Charitable Supporting Foundation.