# Sunday, November 11, 2012

9:30 am - 11:00 am

Qigong

Programs , Santa Monica

Qigong for Cancer Patients and Their Families in Clover Park, Santa Monica This FREE class is intended to help improve the lives of those with cancer and their families. Come strengthen your body, mind and spirit with the practice of qigong with instructor and brain cancer survivor since 2000,...

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Gospel Fusion- Gershwin and Beyond

Arts & Entertainment , San Gabriel Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Los Angeles Jewish Symphony

Gospel Fusion- Gershwin and Beyond A Celebration of the Historic and Contemporary Connections Between African-American and Jewish Music of the Spirit Monday, April 29, 2013, 8:00 pm, Ann & Steve Morgan Auditorium, University of La Verne The program will feature a wide variety of participants,...

8:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Theatre in the Dark

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

Darkness! Audience in the dark! Actors in the dark! No light! What happens in a totally dark theater, with the audience intimately involved with actors playing in front of and around them and by constantly changing spatial and aural perspectives utilizing voice, music and sound—and always...

All Day

UCLA Hillel Dortort Center Presents the Annual Triple Art Opening

Arts & Entertainment , Westwood

The Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at UCLA Hillel will open three art exhibits in three separate gallery spaces followed by a reception on Thursday, October 25th from 7-9pm. In addition a musical tribute in memory of Daniel Pearl will be performed by Jacqueline Rafii. The event is free...

8:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Black Women: State of the Union-Taking Flight

Arts & Entertainment , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Katselas Theatre Company
Venue: The Skylight Theatre

Celebrating, and empowering, through works from some of the nations most artistically significant Black female voices, KTC’s Skylight Theatre is providing a home for this unique world premiere, five-week production. Featuring new plays, visual arts, and community events, collaborators have...

12:00 pm - 10:00 pm

4TH ANNUAL ALL SPORTS LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL

Arts & Entertainment , North Hollywood
Venue: El Portal Theatre

“Shooting for Home”  (72 minutes, documentary) Saturday, November 10, 4:00 p.m. The film follows the journey of Kevin Bradshaw, who was a star high school and college basketball player, but was passed over by the National Basketball Association. So, he went to play professional basketball in Israel...

8:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Avenue Q

Arts & Entertainment , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: DOMA Theatre Company
Venue: The MET Theatre

Winding up an ambitious, critically-acclaimed 2012 season of Broadway musicals, DOMA Theatre Company presents the only Tony Award-winning musical ever to proclaim, “It sucks to be us.” Singing puppets and their human neighbors tackle life’s most vexing issues—love, sex, money, race and how...

10:00 pm - 3:00 am

The Lucent Encounter Saturdays

Events , New York
Organizations/Sponsors: Eric Virgil Inc.
Venue: The Liberty Theater

Eric Virgil presents The Lucent Encounter Saturdays at The Liberty Theater located on 233 West 41st Street between 7th and 8th Avenues Music by: Serge Devant and Jared Dietch spinning House and Top 40 Ladies free til 12am, reduced after on Eric Virgil’s guestlist.  Gentlemen reduced on Eric...

5:39 pm - 5:39 pm

Holiday Boutique

Events , Mar Vista
Organizations/Sponsors: Congregation Ohr HaTorah
Venue: Ohr HaTorah Congregation

Ohr HaTorah & Venice Boulevard Community Center @ The HUB on Venice 2nd annual Holiday Boutique on November 10th from 5 pm - 9 pm and November 11th from 10 am - 3 pm. Free.  11827 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles 90066.  For more information, contact Danielle or Stephanie....

12:30 am

DOROTHY’S ADVENTURES IN OZ- EXTENDED!

Arts & Entertainment , Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Santa Monica Group Theatre
Venue: Santa Monica Playhouse - The Other Space

“It’s a hoot! A return trip to the Emerald City in the Santa Monica Playhouse’s imaginative, colorful musical” LA TIMES. It’s the joyous Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy, a hilarious and heart-warming internationally acclaimed reworking of the beloved story, filled with music and dance, fun...

9:00 am

Hike to the Boney Mountain Overlook

Singles , Thousand Oaks
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Outdoor Adventures
Venue: Boney Mountain Overlook Trailhead

Boney Mountain Overlook Sunday November 11, 2012 TRAILHEAD TIME: 9:00 A.M. Jewish Outdoor Adventures Sunday November 11, 2012:  Boney Mountain Overlook RATING: Intermediate Plus / Advanced TRAILHEAD TIME: 9:00 A.M. DESCRIPTION: Andrea Friedman and David Moezinia will co-lead this hike of about...

9:50 am

Free Crash Course in Reading Hebrew

Classes , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Learning Exchange (JLE)
Venue: Jewish Learning Exchange

Learn to read Hebrew in 5 FREE weekly classes with renowned educator Avrohom Czapnik!...

10:00 am

Holiday Boutique

Holidays , Mar Vista
Organizations/Sponsors: Ohr HaTorah
Venue: THE HUB ON VENICE

Ohr HaTorah, Sophos café, and VBCC at The HUB on Venice present our 2nd annual Holiday Boutique. This is a great opportunity to start on your Holiday shopping. We have a wide variety of vendors Apparel, Fashion Accessories, Bath and Body products, Jewelry, and many other wonderful gift ideas so...

10:00 am

Holiday Boutique

Events , Mar Vista
Organizations/Sponsors: Ohr HaTorah Congregation
Venue: Ohr HaTorah Congregation

Ohr HaTorah & Venice Boulevard Community Center @ The HUB on Venice 2nd annual Holiday Boutique on November 10th from 5 pm - 9 pm and November 11th from 10 am -3 pm. Free.  11827 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles 90066.  For more information, contact Danielle or Stephanie at (310) 915 5200 or...

10:15 am

Jewish Holidays: A 21st Century Secular/Cultural Approach

Lectures , Mar Vista
Organizations/Sponsors: Sholem Community Organization
Venue: Westside Neighborhood School

The Sholem Community presents a lecture discussion series exploring the origins and evolution of Jewish holidays. Do current observances fill our needs? Where do we go from here? This series will combine factual background with wide-ranging discussion of traditions among our multi-generational,...

12:00 pm

3k Walk & Festival

Family , West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Friendship Circle of Los Angeles
Venue: cheviot hills park & recreation center

Exciting 3k Walk for Jewish children who have special needs followed by a family festival for the entire community! Free attractions include Carnival Games, Rock Wall, Acro Flight, Puppy Party, Arts & Crafts, Giant Obstacle Course and more.  Kosher BBQ lunch available for sale. Fun for everyone! ...

1:00 pm

“Book of Mormon”

Arts & Entertainment , Los Angeles
Venue: Pantages Theatre

The National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, will play a strictly limited 12-week engagement from September 5 through November 25, 2012 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. “The question people most ask me about the show – aside from ‘can you...

2:00 pm

You Can’t Take it With You

Arts & Entertainment , North Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: The Antaeus Company
Venue: Deaf West Theater

Find out who’s really crazy when a couple of lovebirds bring their mismatched families together. The Antaeus Company, L.A.’s multiple award-winning classical theater ensemble, presents You Can’t Take It With You, the timeless comedy about love, life and living. Set during the Great...

2:00 pm

In the Red and Brown Water

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

The Fountain Theatre presents the Los Angeles premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s lusciously theatrical and boldly original new play. Lyrically weaving together elements of urban contemporary realism with West African mysticism, In the Red and Brown Water tells the tale of Oya, who can run faster...

2:00 pm

Jewish Studies Sunday Book & Discussion Group: Drawing in the Dust by Rabbi Zoe Klein

Campus , Venice/Marina DR
Organizations/Sponsors: Loyola Marymount University
Venue: William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University

Discussion of the boook Drawing in the Dust by Rabbi Zoe Klein. Rabbi Klein will be here in person to discuss her work. Event is free and open to the public....

2:00 pm

Jewish Dance

Classes , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Beth Chayim Chadashim
Venue: Beth Chayim Chadashim

Want to explore a more physical side of Judaism? Join renowned Jewish dance teacher Bruce Bierman as he fits the moves of our ancestors to the grooves of your own imagination. Learn the joyous gestures, styles and steps to Yemenite, Yiddish and Israeli dances. Then, let’s create our own new...

3:00 pm

BANANAS: A Day in the Life of Josephine Baker

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

“This show is not to be missed!!!” exclaims the Los Angeles Sentinel. Meet Josephine Baker in the flesh, as award-winning actress/playwright Sloan Robinson brings this fascinating woman to brilliant life. “A Must See!” hails the LA Watts Times. “Robinson reminds audiences of what made...

4:00 pm

11th Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish Film Festival

Arts & Entertainment , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Sephardic Educational Center
Venue: The Studios at Paramount

The Sephardic Educational Centers 11th Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish Film Festival Gala at Paramount Studios. Featuring:        Silent Auction & Dinner Buffet                     Award Presentation                     Film Competition                    ...

4:30 pm

THE FOOLS - Moliere’s racy comedy EXTENDED!

Arts & Entertainment , Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Santa Monica Group Theatre
Venue: Santa Monica Playhouse - The Other Space

“GO!” raves LA WEEKLY. “100% SWEET” exclaims Bitter Lemons. “Best Bets!” exclaims L.A. Times, “Barnum and Bailey mixed with Monty Python, with flights of verbal artistry and plentiful belly laughs.” It’s the internationally acclaimed Rudie-DeCarlo musical THE FOOLS, a romantic,...

5:00 pm

Book Talk: In the Shadow of Greatness

Panel Discussions , Pasadena

Come recognize the sacrifice of those lost in the wars abroad and learn more about the new book Tom Brokaw is calling a “must read for all Americans.” The panel will explain how the Navy and Marine Corps reacted after 9/11 and will provide perspectives of ten years at war. The discussion also...

6:30 pm

“Book of Mormon”

Arts & Entertainment , Los Angeles
Venue: Pantages Theatre

The National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, will play a strictly limited 12-week engagement from September 5 through November 25, 2012 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. “The question people most ask me about the show – aside from ‘can you...

7:00 pm

What the Elections Mean for Israel and Disputing Occupation: Israel’s Borders in International Law

Lectures , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors
Venue: Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard in Bel-Air

A discussion with Professor Eugene Kontorovich What the Elections Mean for Israel Disputing Occupation: Israel’s Borders in International Law Arguments about Israel, the Palestinians, and the related U.S. diplomacy are often framed in terms of international law. Professor Eugene Kontorovich will...

7:00 pm

“NEW EYES”, Acclaimed One Woman Show- BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Arts & Entertainment , San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: New Eyes Production
Venue: THE WHITEFIRE THEATRE

SMASH-HIT: ON STAGE FOR OVER 2 YEARS! ***ONE NIGHT ONLY*** “The Show is Good for Israel!”- Jewish Journal “Ebullient Solo Show! Josephson is a Winning Presence!”- LA TIMES “An Accomplished Performance! Hilarious!”- LA WEEKLY Israeli actress, Yafit Josephson, a former soldier in the Israeli army...