BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1649@tbegreatneck.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230210T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230211T200000 DTSTAMP:20230202T170055Z URL:https://www.tbegreatneck.org/events/bluegrass-weekend/ SUMMARY:Bluegrass Weekend! DESCRIPTION:It's a special Bluegrass Weekend!\n\nJoin us at TBE on Friday a nd Saturday\, February 10 &\; 11\, 2023 for Bluegrass Shabbat! We’re loading up with delicious vittles\, banjos and fiddles featuring our \ ;artist-in-residence\, musician and Jewish educator \;Matthew Check! H e returns to TBE with his \;original bluegrass melodies \;and arra ngements of Shabbat favorites. Read more about Matthew here \;and  \;watch videos of him perform here. \;\n\nFRIDAY\, FEBRUARY 10\n\n5:30 p.m. Special Congregational Dinner\nBluegrass Shabbat begins with extra s pecial congregational dinner planned you won't want to miss! Southern Frie d Chicken\, Smoked BBQ Brisket Po Boys\, Vegetarian Chili\, and Chicken Te nders... with LOTS of fixins! \;It's an extra-special Erev Shabbat din ner and we've got extra-special early bird pricing until January 31! Just $10/adult and kids under 18 are free! \;Click to register.\n\n\n\n7 p. m. Erev Shabbat Service: Bluegrass on the Bima\nThere’s a twang in our T efilah as we pluck through our prayers when we bring back Bluegrass on the Bima! \;Our Shabbat artist in residence \;Matt Check returns to T BE with his \;original bluegrass melodies \;and \;arrangements of Shabbat \;favorites. \;Learn more about Matt \;here \; and \;watch his performance here. \;We’re breaking \;out ban jo\, guitar\, \;fiddle\, and mandolin for a relaxing\, refreshing\, sw eet “high and lonesome” harmony-infused Erev Shabbat service.\n\n\n\n7 :30 p.m. Friday Night Live\nChildren in grades K-7 are invited to go to th e Oneg room for fun\, \;games \;and \;Ping Pong. Children unde r 5 must be accompanied by an adult.\n\nSATURDAY\, FEBRUARY 11\n\n9:15 a.m . Torah Study with Matthew Check\nOur regular Shabbat session will feature a special “Zemer Torah\,” a song about the week’s Torah portion\, w ritten and performed by Matthew Check especially for Temple Beth-El! \ ; \;Join us after services for a bagel kiddush! \;Register so we o rder enough!\n\n\n\n10:30 a.m. Shabbat ShabBanjo morning service\nFollowin g Torah study\, Matthew Check joins our morning service\, adding Banjo to Barchu and much more music! Everyone is invited to join afterwards for a b agel kiddush! Register so we order enough!\n\n6:15-7:30 p.m. Bluegrass Paj ama Havdalah\n\n\nFamilies with children \;up to age 6 are invited&nbs p\;to join us as we bid farewell to Shabbat with food\, music and fun!&nbs p\;\n\nCantor Adam and Rabbi Stoller will be joined by our friend “Banjo Matt” \;for a bluegrass-flavored song session\, followed by bagels\ , tuna\, egg salad\, and cream cheese...and make-your-own sundaes for dess ert! \;\n\nThis event is free thanks to a generous gift from Doug & \; Debbie Bernstein and family\, but we ask you to register in advance so we can shop ahead!\n\nClick here to register!\n\nQuestions? Need more info ? Contact Joy Allen at \;jallen@tbegreatneck.org \;or call 516-487 -0900.\n\n\n\n8:00 p.m. \;New Member \;and \;Producer's Circle  \;Reception\nCalling all new members\, Board members and the Cantor ’s Producers’ Circle! You’re invited to a special evening of wine\, dessert\, music and mingling as Matthew Check performs his original songs.  \;Click here to register.\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.tbegreatneck.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2023/01/bluegrass-collage-web-a.png CATEGORIES:Homepage,Special Events,Worship & Spirituality END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR