I returned to the JCC Maccabi ArtsFest program this year not knowing what to expect. I had a lot of fun at last year’s ArtsFest, but I was still unsure of how this year’s would compare. Generally speaking, ArtsFest is a combination of workshops, performances, exhibitions and social activities for creative-minded teens.

Elisete Retter is a singer-songwriter who was born in Brazil, but moved to Israel in 1991. Her first album, Luar e Café, was released in 2004, and her second album, Ga’agua (“Longing”), was released last year.