Taste for yourself as student-run clubs unleash their inner mixologists to impress a panel of judges with their best mocktail concoctions! Trophies will be given to the top three Best Tasting Drinks and Best Display.
Enjoy activities like face painting and decorating pumpkins while learning more about clubs on campus, upcoming events, and fundraisers. Participate in the costume contest, learn about Diwali, and help choose a winner from the amazing pumpkin sculptures created by the 3D design class too!
Celebrate fall and carve pumpkins with Eric Jones, artist and 2022 Outrageous Pumpkins Season 3 winner, 2020 Food Network Halloween Wars competitor, and JCC alum.
Register here to carve with Eric. Carving is limited to the first 50 who register.
Wear purple to show support for survivors of domestic violence, and join us for a JCC group photo at 12:30 p.m. Share photos online of yourself wearing purple, and tag @NYSOPDV and use the hashtags #PurpleThursday and #NYGoesPurple4DV.
*Note - this film contains depictions of domestic violence.
Learn how to better recognize and understand the early signs of relationship abuse. Escalation is a compelling film that tells the story of an abusive relationship to demonstrate unhealthy behaviors.
No video edits, no actors, just pure mind-boggling magic entertainment! Magician and comedian Ran’D Shine performs "Real Magic for Real People." He combines playful audience interaction with psychological illusions, sleight of hand, and storytelling.
Advocate for the awareness of, and fight against, domestic violence by joining JCC in a pledge “not to hurt others with your words or hands.” The SAC'D club will also lead a Speak Out for anyone interested in sharing about addiction and recovery, or domestic violence.
Meet the JCC Athletics teams and compete with fellow students, and members of faculty and staff for chances to win a $50 gift card! Watch your email to play trivia for other prizes too! The first 200 students to sign up for a team will take home a Hawk's Nest t-shirt.
Let's talk about Banned Books, censorship, and recent legislature passed to arrest librarians. Banned Books Week is an annual event launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in challenges to books in schools, bookstores, and libraries. The event highlights the value of free and open access to information, by bringing librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types together in shared support of the freedom to seek and express ideas.
See how Tom uses his fingertips, palms, and multiple brushes to paint portraits of famous people and guests of honor at virtually any type of event. His experience of color, music, and action is a captivating way to bring people into the world of art!