Sat, October 4, 2008, 8:00 am

Adult Shabbat Torah Study

Shabbat, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Israel of Hollywood
Venue: Temple Israel of Hollywood

An adult lead Torah study.  The only requirement is to have an open mind. We study the weekly parasha and are lead by rotating lay leaders.  The group has been in existence for eight ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 9:00 am

Writing with Light

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

MoPA is proud to present the youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light, on view from September 13 to February 1, 2009. The exhibition will illustrate the connection between photography and literacy. Using the photographic arts as inspiration, students will interpret literary works of fact and ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 9:00 am

A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall and the Art of Photography

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Best known for writing text to accompany the photographs of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Nancy Newhall was also a widely published writer on photography, conservation, and American culture. During her marriage to Beaumont Newhall, former director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Landscape Through Time and Space

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Art
Venue: Museum of Photographic Art

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record, report, and inform. Representing selections from the museum’s comprehensive Permanent Collection, Picturing the Process is an endeavor of the Education Department to present an evolution of the landscape ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 9:00 am

TORAH STUDY

Lectures, Orange County
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach
Venue: Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach

Saturday Mornings 10-11:30 A.M. Judaism by Choice Shabbat Morning Study Join Rabbi Marc at your neighborhood synagogue as he leads a traditional Shabbat discussion for those considering Judaism and those who have embraced Judaism. Share in an open discussion about challenges you’ve experienced ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

I Want My Body Back: Reconnecting to the Body During & After Cancer

Lectures, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles
Venue: The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles

This FREE lecture and question and answer session is intended to help improve the quality of life for people with cancer and their loved ones.  A diagnosis of cancer is often shocking, with feelings of betrayal and disconnection from the body.  Anna Stookey, MFT will help participants of this ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Budget Travel Workshop: Women Traveling Solo

Programs, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Hostelling International USA
Venue: Hostelling International USA

On Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 11:00 a.m., Hostelling International USA is conducting a travel workshop titled Women Traveling Solo.  The workshop will be conducted at the Hostelling International Travel Store, 1434 Second Street in Santa Monica.  Topics covered include: advantages and concerns ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Hot August Night: A Tribute to Neil Diamond

Arts & Entertainment, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Cruisin Oldies Concerts
Venue: Madrid Theater

Never before has there been a Neil Diamond Tribute artist like Dean Colley, who has the extraordinary look, moves and sound of Neil Diamond! Backed by his top notch show band, Dean takes the audience on a musical journey through the history of Neil Diamond, playing all the favorite hits like ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 7:00 pm - 1:00 pm

“GEM OF THE OCEAN”

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: The Fountain Theatre
Venue: The Fountain Theatre

“Gem of the Ocean” is the play that begins it all - the first chronological installment in August Wilson’s unprecedented decade-by-decade cycle that dramatizes the African American experience in the 20th century.  Ovation and NAACP Award-winner Ben Bradley (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone) directs ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 7:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Barrie Kosky

Arts & Entertainment, Westwood
Organizations/Sponsors: UCLA Live
Venue: UCLA/Freud Playhouse & MacGowan Little Theatre

U.S. Debut: With an illustrious career that spans the fields of opera, theater and contemporary music theater, Australian-born Barrie Kosky is recognized as one of the most exciting, creative and controversial directors and writers of his generation. Kosky brings his uniquely dark and penetrating ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Conversations With My Father

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Santa Monica Theatre Guild
Venue: Morgan-Wixson Theatre

The Santa Monica Theatre Guild at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre presents “Conversations With My Father” by Herb Gardner. The show runs September 26 through October 25, 2008 (Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm). A powerful and humorous story about the conflict between tradition and ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 7:00 pm - 1:00 pm

FAITHFUL

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Ruskin Group Theatre
Venue: Ruskin Group Theatre

The suspense of an unabashed assault takes an astonishing turn somewhere between comedy and drama.  A rejected wife and a hit man, hired by her husband, expose their quirky bonding on the darker side of love.  This strange and spirited, yet oddly familiar, exchange between the characters reveals a ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 7:00 pm - 6:00 pm

“EARTH SUCKS”

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Citizens of Earth Productions
Venue: art/works Theatre

When a renegade Earth girl falls for a fugitive alien lead singer, their love - and their music - are all that stand between an evil pop diva and the destruction of the universe.  Get ready for the Intergalactic Premiere of the hilarious, touching rock musical “Earth Sucks.” Featuring an alien ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 7:00 pm - 1:00 pm

LITTLE BLACK LIES

Arts & Entertainment, North Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Avery Schreiber Theater
Venue: Avery Schreiber Theater

Sphere presents a comically tragic look at the morality modifications we make in today’s society.  In this world premiere production of LITTLE BLACK LIES, Steve Stajich offers two components one-acts to an entertaining pairing of contemporary conflicts.  The Ointment, a new-fashioned morality ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 7:00 pm - 5:00 pm

LA Premiere of “Moliere Plays Paris”

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors:
Venue: The Knightsbridge Theatre

Starring the Jewish Journal’s very own Shaina Vorspan, one of the world’s greatest playwrights will come to life at the Knightsbridge Theatre this fall with the Los Angeles premiere of “Molière Plays Paris.” Nagle Jackson’s rarely staged play picks up the narrative of the playwright’s ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Made Me Nuclear, the Operetta

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Santa Monica Group Theatre
Venue: Santa Monica Playhouse - Main Stage

They radiated him, but they couldn’t silence him - Charlie Lustman, surviving cancer one song at a time. Made Me Nuclear, Lustman’s pop music operetta is based on his album of the same name about surviving cancer. Blending humor and intimacy this is a show for anyone who has faced a challenge ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 7:00 pm - 2:00 pm

It’s the Housewives!

Arts & Entertainment, San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: The Whitefire Theatre
Venue: THE WHITEFIRE THEATRE

Move over ‘Spinal Tap.’ Three young moms get their humble start at the PTA talent show, then go on to “clean up” as the most celebrated, yet unlikely girl group in history with their ‘domestic’ brand of rock ‘n roll.  It’s the world premiere of “It’s the Housewives!” a comic rock musical with side ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 7:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Razorback

Events, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Rogue Machine
Venue: ROGUE MACHINE in Theatre Theater

Los Angeles, CA – 20 years ago, Deano Goretti left a life of crime to start over in a quiet Maine town with a new wife and a new son.  When his buried past comes knocking on his door, the two worlds suddenly collide with a vengeance.  The plot twists and turns like a snake moving towards a ...

Sat, October 4, 2008, 11:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Absolutely Halloween!

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Santa Monica Group Theatre
Venue: Santa Monica Playhouse - Main Stage

“Absolutely Halloween is Absolutely Great!” (showmag.com) Audience members help save Halloween in this heartwarming Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre Musical tale of the aptly named “Candy”, a sweet young girl who learns some surprising lessons about life, love, laughter and sugar, from an ...