BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION: \;\n(July 30\, 2012) &ndash\; On Wednesday\, August 15 a t 7:00 p.m.\, the Westfield Memorial Library presents a program entitled &ldquo\;A Musical Salute to Molly Picon\, Star of the Yiddish Theatre.& rdquo\; The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.\n \;\nDr. D iane Cypkin\, Professor of Media and Communication Arts at Pace Universi ty\, presents the music and drama of Molly Picon\, &ldquo\;the First Lad y of Yiddish Theatre.&rdquo\; She tells &mdash\; through English narrati on &mdash\; the life story of this First Lady of the Yiddish Stage throu gh the countless songs she sang and often wrote during her many years on the Yiddish stage.\nDr. Cypkin has appeared in many Yiddish language mu sical productions spanning more than two decades. She was Sheyne\, oppos ite Joseph Buloff in Ossip Dymov&rsquo\;s Yoshke muzikant (Joseph the Mu sician) at the Folksbiene Playhouse\; Beylke\, David Opatoshu&rsquo\;s d aughter\, in Sholom Aleichem&rsquo\;s Dos groyse gevins (The Big Winner) at the Eden Theatre\; Gitale in Ben Bonus&rsquo\;s production of Light\ , Lively\, and Yiddish at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway\; and Tsirl in the Mary Soriano presentation Di yidishe tsigaynerke (The Jewish Gypsy) at Town Hall in New York.\nShe has done a great deal of concert work. S ome highlights: in New York\, in conjunction with her exhibition at Linc oln Center entitled\, Molly Picon: Yiddish Star\, American Star\, she pr esented a lecture/concert on "Molly Picon and Her Yiddish Music"\; in Wa shington\, D.C.\, she gave a concert of her father&rsquo\;s &mdash\; Abr aham Cypkin&rsquo\;s &mdash\; songs at the United States Holocaust Memor ial Museum when the museum presented an exhibition on the Kovno Ghetto o f Lithuania.\nShe is a child of survivors. In 1981\, she sang at the Wor ld Gathering of Holocaust Survivors in Jerusalem\, Israel. Cypkin has wo rked in the English-speaking theatre as both singer and actor in shows. In addition\, she has directed productions of The World of Sholom Aleich em\, The Theatre of Peretz\, and Green Fields.\nIn 2007\, she curated th e aforementioned exceptionally well-received exhibition at Lincoln Cente r\, New York on Molly Picon. For almost 10 years she was Yiddish Theatre Consultant at the Museum of the City of New York and curated the highly successful exhibition\, A Celebration: 100 years of Yiddish Theatre in New York. She is a recipient of the Kenan Award for Teaching Excellence and the Pace University President&rsquo\;s "Extra Mile" Award.\nThe prog ram is free and open to Westfield Memorial Library and MURAL cardholders . (MURAL cardholders belong to libraries that are part of the Middlesex Union Reciprocal Agreement Libraries. Check our website to see if your l ibrary participates.) To register for the program\, visit the library&rs quo\;s website at www.wmlnj.org\, click on the Online Calendar\, or call 908.789.4090 option 0.\n \;\nFounded in 1879\, the Westfield Memori al Library&mdash\;the community&rsquo\;s destination for discovery and i deas&mdash\;engages minds\, entertains spirits and facilitates lifelong learning for people of all ages. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.\, Mond ay through Thursday\; 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.\, Friday and Saturday\; and closed on Sunday until September 23.\n \;\nFor more information cal l 908.789.4090\, visit the library&rsquo\;s website at www.wmlnj.org\, a nd sign up for the monthly e-newsletter &ldquo\;Library Loop\,&rdquo\; o r stop by the library at 550 East Broad Street for a copy of the award-w inning quarterly newsletter &ldquo\;Take Note.&rdquo\;\n \; URL:http://westfield.patch.com/events/westfield-memorial-library-hosts-sa lute-to-molly-picon-star-of-the-yiddish-theatre SUMMARY:Westfield Memorial Library hosts salute to Molly Picon\, Star of the Yiddish Theatre LOCATION:550 E Broad St\, Westfield\, NJ 07090: 550 E Broad St\, Westfiel d\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR