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More Flavor: Party Reboot and the Contemporary Jewish Museum present Dawn '08

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After months of renovations to its new home at beautiful Jessie Square, the Contemporary Jewish Museum finally throws open its doors for Dawn '08. The celebration coincides with Shavuot, a Jewish holiday with both Biblical and seasonal significance. It's customary for observant Jews to embark on marathon study sessions on Shavuot, and Dawn '08, appropriately, is an all-night affair — complete with live performances by Dengue Fever and Yossi Fine, a conversation with Jonathan Safran Foer, and various film screenings. Revelers also get an early look at the museum's premiere exhibitions, including a John Zorn installation and a retrospective for New Yorker cartoonist and Shrek author William Steig.

– Max Goldberg