We have reached the joyous homestretch of our month of holidays and are excited to warmly extend three final invitations to you…

This Friday Night, October 2nd, 7:30 pm, we will gather in the Sukkah, and on Saturday Night, October 3rd, 7:30 pm, we will gather in the Shul, on both nights we will enjoy classy finger foods, schnitzel, and meat boards, with soulful Farbrengen and festive dancing.

On Sunday, October 4, 10:30 am, we will have an important service in which we finish the Torah and start reading the Torah anew.

For more information or to RSVP: boulderjudaism@gmail.com or 720-422-6776

A project of Boulder Center for Judaism

This Sunday, October 4, something special happens.

We delicately roll the Torah scroll from the end to the beginning and restart our reading cycle with the portion of Bereishis.

Last year we inaugurated Tuesday Torah Club. Every Tuesday at 5:30–6:30 pm men and women in search of ancient but relevant wisdom converge to glean dazzling Torah insights from Rabbi Pesach Scheiner. We also say L’Chaim on Israeli wine and snack on a delicious dish.

As we enter this new year, we invite you to make a spiritual resolution to join Tuesday Torah Club. Come by next week, Tuesday, October 6, 5:30 pm, and please feel most welcome to drop in on any Tuesday that you’re available.

If you’d like to be added to our text reminder, which includes a sneak peak of the dish of the week, please let us know.

A Project of Boulder Center for Judaism. For more information or to RSVP 720-422-6776

Hit New York live show makes its Denver debut October 13 at JCC Denver’s Neustadt JAAMM Festival

DENVER, Colo. – The Jewish Dating Game, the live matchmaking show bringing Jewish singles and audiences together in New York and around the country, will make its Denver debut on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 PM at JCC Denver’s Phillips Social Hall as part of the 2026 Neustadt Jewish Arts, Authors, Movies and Music Festival (JAAMM).

Created and hosted by actor, comedian and modern matchmaker Linnea Sage, The Jewish Dating Game turns the search for love into a live communal experience built around humor, vulnerability and connection.

Two winning couples will leave with fully comped Denver dinner dates from Safta and Boychik, while audience members will have their own chances to win prizes from local Jewish businesses.

And despite the title, the show is not only for people looking for a date.

Jews and allies, singles and couples are all welcome. At its core, the show is what Sage has called it from the beginning: a night of Jewish joy. Watch people fall in love or sign up to be a contestant!

The show has attracted national Jewish media attention for the atmosphere it creates both onstage and in the audience.

“There is not a whiff of fear in the air. The audience is whooping and clapping, and the people onstage are smiling.”

-Clara Shapiro, The Forward, August 2025

“It’s not really a dating show. It’s a room where people have permission to want something, out loud, in public.”

-Camila Grunberg, Unpacked, March 2026

“…a night of Jewish joy.”

-Joseph Strauss, New York Jewish Week / JTA, December 2024

DENVER/BOULDER SINGLES WANTED

Got Chutzpah? The Jewish Dating Game is looking for Denver metro-area Jewish singles interested in stepping onstage as contestants. Sage selects contestants in advance and builds each round around people who might genuinely be compatible, with the winning couples leaving the show with real dinner dates already lined up.

Interested singles can apply through the contestant registration link on the JCC Denver event page.

The Jewish Dating Game
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
7:00 PM
Phillips Social Hall at JCC Denver
350 S. Dahlia St.
Denver, Colorado 80246

Tickets, contestant applications and additional information are available through JCC Denver.

ABOUT THE JEWISH DATING GAME

Created and hosted by Linnea Sage and produced and directed by Paul Skye Lehrman, The Jewish Dating Game is a live Jewish matchmaking and entertainment experience centered on humor, connection and community. The show has a regular New York City residency and has traveled to Jewish communities around the country.

Contestants get to know one another through conversation, personality and values before choosing a match, while the audience becomes part of an evening designed to bring people together both onstage and off.

Can you believe October is already here?!

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our September events—our field trip to the National Eagle & Wildlife Property Repository in Commerce City was a huge highlight. If you missed it, don’t worry: we will definitely be planning a return visit next year!

We have a fantastic lineup of programs scheduled for the remainder of 2026. Please mark your calendars and check out the details below.

Special Invitation: Community Table Lunch & Learn
We’d like to invite you to our brand-new Community Table Lunch & Learn, launching this Friday, October 2. Open to the entire community (ages 60+), each session features a wonderful catered lunch alongside an engaging guest speaker. This program is presented in partnership with Jewish Family Service.

We will be trying out different days of the week through the end of the year to see what works best, before settling into a regular schedule in 2027. We’d love for you to join us this Friday! Register today for Lunch & Learn!

MOTJ October Events

• Discussion Group – October 7
• Men’s Breakfast – October 14 (Guest speaker: Tara Winer Boulder City Councilperson and City Council Candidate)
• Book Group & Schmooze – October 15 (Galloway, Notes on Being a Man)
• SPECIAL EVENT: Financial Scams & Cybersecurity – October 20
• Brewery Meet Up – October 22
• Hike – Updated Date: October 27

Looking ahead, the November 11 breakfast will feature guest speaker Elyana Funk, Executive Director of Hillel at CU Boulder, who will update us on conditions and activities on the CU Boulder Campus.

Save the Date: The Men & Women of the J Hoppy Hanukkah gathering will take place on Tuesday, December 8. Keep an eye out for registration details coming soon!

As always, feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Chag sameach Sukkot!

Our next In-Person Boulder Death Schmooze (Death Cafe), where we talk about all things death, is now scheduled for October 22nd. This is a space for anyone to feel welcome: whether you have been present in end-of-life spaces for years or are totally new to Jewish end-of-life practices – you are welcome here.

A Death Schmooze is not a grief group or a therapy group.  It is an opportunity to connect with community around our experiences of death and loss.

In this space we will hear each other’s stories and our struggles and bring curiosity; we will honor moments of beauty and spirituality; and we will reflect on the memories of our loved ones and the legacy they’ve left behind. Share your grief stories, your struggles, your moments of beauty or spirituality, and bring questions about this inevitable lifecycle event. Beverages and snacks will be available.

Free, and donations are welcome.

Boulder Death Schmooze (in-person)
Thursday, October 22nd, 2026 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Location: Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg Ave., Boulder

There is a story of a man who so loved the mitzvah of dwelling in a sukkah that he couldn’t bear to leave his fragile structure even in the frigid temps of winter. One year, he was looked upon with mercy from heaven and flown to a climate with ideal sukkah weather. It can’t be an accident that the love-filled soul of Karyn Schad was lifted beyond this world to a warmer climate, just as Sukkot 5787 set in. Indeed I remember her telling me with her usual serene acceptance of untoward events, that one year she had a sukkah built on a patio only to be carried off by a powerful wind – as she herself was at the entrance to this festival of both fragility and eternity.

Karyn’s double lung transplant lasted seventeen years- more than almost anyone else with the disease of LAM. I think part of the reason was that she was able to rise above her own very reasonable anxiety. When others gave to her, she was still focused on giving to others. Some sages see the number 17 as a combination of six and eleven. The Talmud relates that one who gives the needy some substantial material help is showered with six blessings, but one who does not have the physical means but gives words of consolation and encouragement is endowed with eleven blessings. For the rare people who can do both, the blessings given are seventeen, which is the gematria, the numerical equivalent of the word TOV meaning ‘good’ in Hebrew. Karyn could relate to so many types of people on so many levels of ‘Tov’ even and especially during her magic Tov-17 last years.

I remember personally telling Karyn when I felt the stresses of aging, that I liked playing a harmonica. She responded that it was very good for strengthening lungs. This year I blew the shofar for the month of Elul in the JCC’s meditation group and I was told that it came out stronger than ever and they wanted to know how that fit with aging. I replied that I’m learning more to get out of the way. I think Karyn was learning that too. The mystics teach that divine loving Mazal- literally meaning flow- is always present, but we as receivers need to remove any static or debris that is blocking that flow.

A related image now in my grieving mind, is watching videos of colorful hot air balloons in New Mexico. Someone online actually compared the Teshuva process of this time of year to ascending those balloons. The trick to going higher is to know what and when to dispose of what is no longer needed from the balloon. The disconnect from gravity becomes the ascension to a more exalted plane of existence. The precious air needed for physical life can be substituted with a more rarefied atmosphere of eternal existence. 

The most popular book in the world is the Bible and the most well-read book in the Bible is Tehilim- the book of Psalms, which encompasses the entire gamut of human emotion. This book’s grand finale is a verse celebrating the music of creation and the Creator. The last verse is a phrase expressing gratitude to G-d not only by the soul, but for the soul’s ability to breathe! Karyn Schad z”l, conveyed this appreciation literally with every breath of her life. May we literally be ‘inspired’ to do the same with each breath we take while in the precious atmosphere of this world, before we are carried above to more ethereal realms.

On Saturday, September 26th, 2026 (15 Tishrei, 5787), Leo Dembowitz was called to the Torah as Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom. Leo read the Torah readings for Sukkot I.

Boulder Jewish News encourages Bar and Bat Mitzvah students to submit their d’var torah and information about their Mitzvah/Tikkun Olam projects.  For more information, please email editor@boulderjewishnews.org

All-New Series Gets Kids Up & Moving — Hiking, Dancing and Chasing Down Real Science Outdoors with Colorado-Renowned Entertainers Jeff & Paige

BOULDER, Colo. — September, 2026 — What happens when kids’ questions become outdoor adventures? “Rainbow Socks,” a new live-action musical series for children ages 4-8, combines original music, movement, hands-on science and Spanish vocabulary to encourage young viewers to explore the world around them. The series premieres Sunday, Oct. 4, at 8 a.m. MT on Rocky Mountain PBS.

Filmed in Boulder, Colorado, “Rainbow Socks” follows renowned performers and educators Jeff Kagan, Paige Doughty, and Shaun Derik as they explore the science behind the world around them, from lightning and rocks to animals and chocolate. Through original music, movement, outdoor adventures, and hands-on experiments, each episode encourages young viewers to get curious and explore for themselves. Jeff and Paige are already familiar faces to many Colorado families, having spent more than 20 years performing their educational music throughout the state.

“We’re thrilled to bring the beautiful Colorado mountains and trails we call home to families everywhere through “Rainbow Socks” and our partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS,” said Jeff Kagan and Paige Doughty, creators and stars of “Rainbow Socks.” “Getting kids up, moving, and curious about the world around them has always been our mission. There’s no better classroom than the outdoors right outside your door.”

“There’s nothing like this being made for kids right now. It’s real, it’s fun, and we hold the attention of children without overloading their senses. There are no bad guys, no lofty missions, and no jet packs. Just real people exploring actual nature and relevant science concepts while showcasing a love for the natural world,” said Dia Sokol Savage, Creator, Producer, Writer, and Director of the series. “Rainbow Socks” isn’t chasing trends, Jeff and Paige have spent twenty years building something entirely their own, and it shows in every frame of this great new series that’s even more exciting with the addition of Shaun.

SEASON 1

“Rainbow Socks” airs Sundays at 8 a.m. MT on Rocky Mountain PBS and airs weekly through Nov. 8.

Oct. 4 — Bobcat / Density: What do animals eat? Why do some things float or sink?
Oct. 11 — Meadowlark / Rock: Why do birds sing? What kinds of rocks make up our world?
Oct. 18 — Lightning / Chocolate: What is lightning? Why does chocolate melt in your hand?
Oct. 25 — Winter Survival: What do animals do in the winter?
Nov. 1 — Triple Rainbow / Rainbow: How does movement change your mood? What is the science behind a rainbow?
Nov. 8 — The Earth Goes Around the Sunshine: Why do we have seasons?

SERIES CO-HOSTS: JEFF, PAIGE & SHAUN
Husband-and-wife duo Jeff Kagan and Paige Doughty have performed their award-winning educational music for more than 1 million families across more than 2,000 live shows over the past 22 years. Both hold master’s degrees in environmental education, and “Rainbow Socks” is built around their award-winning original educational music, characters and live programming. Shaun Derik is a performer, singer, dancer and nationally recognized motivational youth speaker who has spent his career connecting with young people and families.

PRODUCTION TEAM
“Rainbow Socks” was created, produced, written and directed by Boulder-based filmmaker Dia Sokol Savage, with direction by Dana Romanoff and consulting producers Robin Hessman and Ben Lehmann. The production team brings deep experience in public television, children’s media, documentary filmmaking and educational programming. Savage has created nearly 1,000 hours of television, including “16 & Pregnant” and “Teen Mom,” was part of the producing team for the Academy Award-winning “The Fog of War,” and is a two-time Emmy winner and Sundance Fellow. Romanoff is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has appeared on PBS, National Geographic, Outside TV, Amazon Prime and the Smithsonian Channel, with a focus on women, girls and the outdoors. Hessman is a Peabody Award winner, executive producer of the Academy Award-winning “Mr. Putin vs. Nobody” and former producer of Sesame Street in Russia. Lehmann is a 22-time Emmy Award winner and media executive whose children’s and family credits include PBS Kids, Fred Rogers Productions and Sesame Street.

On Tuesday, October 6th, CU Boulder Hillel and Chabad of CU Boulder are co-hosting a commemoration of the October 7th attacks in Israel with an evening of hope and resilience on the CU Campus. We are honored to welcome two extraordinary speakers: Yosef Chaim Ohana, marking one year since his release from captivity in Gaza, and Daniel Sharabi, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival attack. 

Hearing their stories firsthand is a rare opportunity, and your presence sends a strong message to our Jewish students that their broader community stands proudly beside them.

Community seating is limited to just 200 guests.

If you are unable to attend but would still like to support this evening, please consider sponsoring our students to attend. A gift of $54 covers the cost for two students, and if you contribute $1,000 or more, you will be prominently listed on the event program. 

Adapted from local author Jo Ivester’s bestselling memoir, the heartfelt story runs Oct. 9-25 at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center

(DENVER, CO)—The Neustadt JAAMM Festival and Ground Floor Theatre (GFT) present the Denver premiere of “Always A Boy” written by Louisville author Jo Ivester and Jeremy Ivester and directed by Ground Floor Theatre artistic director Lisa Scheps. “Always A Boy” will run Oct. 9 – 25, 2026 at the Pluss Theatre at the Mizel Arts & Culture Center. Tickets are on sale now at https://www.jccdenver.org/event/always-a-boy/.

Inspired by the bestselling 2020 memoir “Never a Girl, Always a Boy” by award-winning author Jo Ivester, this work tells a family’s journey and a coming-out story with humor and warmth. “Always A Boy” follows Joshua and his mother, Rachel, as they prepare for a wedding and reflect on the years that transformed their family. As Joshua began his gender journey alongside his sister’s path to marriage, long-unspoken truths surfaced, challenging and strengthening their relationship. Honest, heartfelt, and deeply moving, “Always A Boy” explores identity, family, and acceptance. At its core, it is a powerful story of love, discovery, and growth, sharing the tough moments as well as the joyful ones with a story of acceptance in a family that always knew how to love but needed to learn how to accept.

The cast includes Caden Pazo as Joshua, Shannon Rymut as College Joshua, Elliot James as Young Joshua, Molly Fonseca as Rachel, Damon Guerrasio as Richard, Elijah Field as Seth, Emma Grace Bradley as Becca, and ZEWJ as Tucker. With direction by Lisa Scheps, the production team includes scenic design by CB Feller, lighting design by Kevin McVeigh, costume design by Connor Sullivan, production and technical manager Jacob Auten, graphic design by Kairos Looney, and Levi Franklin as production stage manager.

Before making its Denver premiere, “Always A Boy” had an industry presentation on Oct. 13, 2023 in New York City under the direction of Tony-Award winning producer JJ Maley (“A Strange Loop“), with dramaturg and creative consultant Mika Kauffman. The play had its world premiere at Ground Floor Theatre in Austin, TX in 2024 under the direction of Lisa Scheps, an Austin Theatre Critics Award winner and founder and artistic director of GFT.

“Storytelling is a powerful way to combat prejudice. ‘Always A Boy‘ is an adaptation of my story and transition,” said playwright Jeremy Ivester. “It’s easy to dehumanize and hate what you don’t understand, and my hope is that the play shows just how human I am — that we are just people and therefore deserving of love, respect, and the ability to exist in this world.”

“Words cannot express the feeling of seeing our play – inspired by our family’s real-life journey – premiere in Denver as part of the Neustadt JAAMM Festival,” said author and playwright Jo Ivester. “My hope is that through sharing our story, my son Jeremy and I can contribute to the growing awareness of what it means to be Trans.”

Performances will take place Oct. 9 – 25, 2026 at the Pluss Theatre at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia Street, Denver. Performances are Thursday through Saturday nights at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.. There will be a reception in the lobby on opening night, Oct. 9^th. A streaming performance will be available on Oct. 24^th. This play is best suited for audiences 11 years old and up.

Tickets are offered on a sliding scale from $18 to $54, based on ability to pay. Attendees are asked to self-select the price that is right for them. Hardship tickets are also available. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at https://ci.ovationtix.com/37105/production/1285172.

Ground Floor Theatre is supported in part by a grant from the Shubert Foundation. The Neustadt JAAMM Festival is presented by the Mizel Arts and Culture Center.

About the Director and Playwrights:

Jo Ivester (Author/Playwright) is a social justice advocate, a speaker, a writer, a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. The author of two memoirs, “The Outskirts of Hope” and “Never a Girl, Always a Boy,” Jo serves on the emeritus board of Equality Texas and on the boards of the Ground Floor Theatre, Georgetown PRIDE, and PFLAG Georgetown. Before becoming a writer, Jo worked in operations management and taught at St. Edward’s University. Married to Jon Ivester for 43 years, Jo has four kids and six grandkids, all of whom were raised in Central Texas, and two of whom attended CU. Captivated by the theater when she was cast in a college production at seven years old, Jo later met her husband when they were both actors with The Shakespeare Ensemble at MIT, an undergraduate repertory company. She is now thrilled to be a part of the GFT and Neustadt JAAMM Festival families. joivester.com

Jeremy Ivester (Playwright) is the trans, gay man whose true-life story inspired the play “Always A Boy,” as well as the award-winning, best-selling memoir, “Never a Girl, Aways a Boy,” upon which the play is based. Jeremy is a full-time Uncle and a part-time LGBT advocate speaking at schools, conferences, and sensitivity training to help educate and raise awareness for the community.

Lisa Scheps (Director, Founder & Artistic Director, Ground Floor Theatre) is thrilled to be working on this Denver premiere with this incredible team. At Ground Floor Theatre (GFT) she has directed “Always A Boy,” “Parade,” “Gibberish Mostly,” “Fun Home” (B. Iden Payne award for direction), “Next to Normal” (B. Iden Payne award for direction), “TRANSom,” “Unexpected Joy,” “The Last Five Years,” “Jenna & the Whale” and many others. She recently had the pleasure of directing “The Spitfire Grill” for Southwestern University. Lisa has a fifty-year history in theatre and has the unique distinction of playing the camel’s rear end on Broadway. After 20 successful years in New York, she moved to Chicago and opened a wildly successful company producing business theatre (ask her, she’ll tell you what that is).  She moved to Austin in 2003 and jumped headfirst into the Austin theatre scene opening her first theatre, play in a former Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall on the East Side.  In 2014 she founded GFT.  Besides running the theatre Lisa hosts local radio show Off Stage and On The Air on KOOP community radio.  She lives in Austin with her ferocious canine companion Foxtrot.  #ATXtheatre 

About Ground Floor Theatre:

Ground Floor Theatre (GFT) produces works focusing on historically underrepresented communities. It serves as an incubator to foster and grow new and groundbreaking works that shine a light on groups that are often overlooked. It is also a home for the Austin theatre community to come together and learn from one another in order to help Austin continue to excel as a leader in the national theatre community. For more information visit www.groundfloortheatre.org.

Boulder Main Library, Eldorado Room and base of the Arapahoe Ramp
Saturday, Oct 10 · 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM MDT

Beth Ami hosts a welcoming Shabbat followed by a fascinating talk by Russell Schnell. 

The Little Free Libraries by Russell Schnell celebrate the simple act of sharing books with neighbors. Dr. Schnell, an atmospheric scientist with NOAA and co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, brought the first Little Free Library to Antarctica, completing the organization’s goal of establishing a library on every continent. He has built more than 100 Little Free Libraries and, whenever possible, uses recycled and repurposed materials in their construction. Rooted in Boulder’s strong sense of community and whimsy, this display highlights how small, accessible spaces can inspire connection, creativity, and a love of reading for all ages.

This event, open to all ages, is a great opportunity to learn how Beth Ami does Jewish – Humanistically!

RSVP on meetup so we know you are coming: https://www.meetup.com/beth-ami-colorado-congregation-for-humanistic-judaism/

Karyn Jo Schad passed away peacefully, surrounded in love, at her home on Friday, September 25, 2026, she was 76.

Karyn, born March 6, 1950 in Alhambra, California to George and Doris Schwartz, z”l, shared a remarkable 55-year marriage with her devoted husband, Richard, whom she wed on July 10th, 1971. They shared a wonderful life of love, adventure, with an endless amount of dog hair.

Karyn and Richard moved to Colorado in 1975, where they created lifelong friendships and rooted their family in the Boulder Jewish Community. As a founding member of Bonai Shalom, Karyn was actively involved with many organizations within the Jewish Community. Unfortunately, due to declining health, in the late 1990’s Karyn had to begin to limit her volunteering.

In 1996 Karyn was the 200th woman in the world diagnosed with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), an incurable lung disease. After being on the transplant list in Colorado with no success, Karyn made the difficult decision to move temporarily across the country, to North Carolina, in search of hope and lungs. After several months of exercise and 19 days on a transplant list, Duke Hospital was able to provide Karyn with an amazing gift from a donor. On May, 17th, 2009 Karyn received her double lung transplant, and the second stage of her life began. In Karyn’s post-transplant years, she spent her time traveling, seeing the world, watching her grandkids play sports, and volunteering.

Karyn was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Randy. Karyn is survived by her loving husband, Richard, her daughter Carly Berlin (Yochai), her son Devon Schad (Kelli), and her beloved grandchildren Avah, Noah, Eliana and Ayla.

The Schad Family would like to give a special thank you to Karyn’s lung donor. Karyn was given a remarkable 17 years with her new lungs. Only about 10%, or 1 in 7 recipients, of a double lung transplant survive that long. Because of this selfless and gracious gift, our family was given an incredible amount of borrowed time (as we liked to call it) with our beloved Karyn. Karyn was able to give lots of extra love to her husband, family, friends and grandchildren, whom she cherished more than anything. So many wonderful memories are in our hearts forever, because of you.

Karyn requested fun, bright colors be worn for the funeral and Shiva. Karyn did not want her passing to be a somber time, but a happy celebration of the life she lived to the fullest.

The funeral service will be graveside at Mountain View Memorial Park at 11am, Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – 3016 Kalmia Ave, Boulder, CO 80301

A public Shiva will be held at the home of Devon and Kelli Schad
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 6pm-7:30pm
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 6pm-7:30pm
17082 Lipan St, Broomfield, CO 80023

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the following organizations:

The LAM Foundation
Trailwinds Hospice of Boulder
Chabad of Broomfield, Rabbi Yossi Rapport

The Colorado Hebrew Chorale invites the community to join them for their annual “Sing-Along in the Sukkah” to be held during Chol HaMoed Sukkot, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, 7:30 pm at a SE Denver location, rain or shine. The informal gathering in a Sukkah includes light refreshments and singing an array of Israeli classics, Hebrew rounds, and musical salutes spanning from Naomi Shemer and Nurit Hirsh to Debbie Friedman and Allan Sherman.

The event is free and open to the public.

Reservations are required. The location will be disclosed upon RSVP.

RSVP and info: (303) 355-0232 or info@coloradohebrewchorale.org

The event is co-sponsored by friends and supporters of the Colorado Hebrew chorale, SCFD (the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District) and CCI (Colorado Creative Industries).

Nocturne Jazz and Supper Club is delighted to welcome acclaimed Franco-American singer Jessica Gabrielle to the Nocturne stage on Friday, October 2nd. Jessica will be joined by a stellar rhythm section including Kevin Matthews (drums), Jack Dunlevie (piano), and Patrick McDevitt (bass).

Parisian-born to Boulder community members Sylvain and Pam Hayoun, Jessica Gabrielle is a Franco-American singer with influences at the crossing of pop, jazz and soul. At the age of 11 years, Jessica and the Hayoun family moved to Colorado. Jess went on to study music at the University of Colorado in Boulder and Denver. Jessica returned to France to call Paris home. She released her first album Crazy in partnership with the Franco-English independent label Colligence Records. This diverse album is the result from personal experiences from adolescence to adult transcribed into music. In addition to performing throughout the world as a freelance and solo artist, Jessica co-wrote and performed in an original cabaret show entitled “There’s Nothing Rougher Than LOVE”. 

More information and reservations available here.

Nocturne
1330 27th Street
Denver, CO 80205
303.295.3333
info@nocturnejazz.com

This October, the Boulder JCC is hosting several opportunities to gather, learn, and protect what matters most. 

Spotlight Event: Community Table Lunch & Learn
Friday, October 2 | 11 am – 1 pm

Sharing a warm meal with neighbors is fundamentally transformative. The upcoming Community Table Lunch & Learn is more than an afternoon meal; it is an intentional space designed to cultivate deep human connection and meaningful adult learning, tailored for 60+.

Join us on Friday, October 2, from 11 am – 1 pm, at the Boulder JCC to enjoy lunch, and learn about stroke prevention and awareness from Jonathan Greenwald, a medical professional with 30 years of training and experience.  The program is open to everyone in our community, 60+, regardless of income. We offer a flexible, choose-your-own tier pricing structure so you can select the contribution level that best fits your budget—no questions asked.

Special Gathering: Grandparents Coffee Gathering
Tuesday, October 20 | 8:30 am – 10 am

Grandparents are invited to come to an informal, drop in, social coffee to meet and connect with other grandparents in the community. We know that there are joys and oys in every grandparenting scenario. Whether your kids are local or spread around the country or both, there is someone you can connect with at this coffee.

Special Seminar: Financial Scams & Cybersecurity
Tuesday, October 20 | 10 am – 12 pm

Scams are becoming more sophisticated, convincing, and difficult to recognize. Join specialists from Charles Schwab and wealth managers from Colorado Capital Management on Tuesday, October 20, for a practical conversation about warning signs and what to do when something does not seem right. We will share real-life examples and practical ways to reduce the risk to yourself and the people around you, with plenty of time for questions. Livestream available.