# Sunday, December 16, 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...

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...

All Day

Voices and Visions

Arts & Entertainment , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Skirball Cultural Center
Venue: Skirball Cultural Center

Drawing on the power of the visual arts to communicate humanistic ideals, this exhibition presents a series of poster images inspired by Jewish texts, both ancient and modern. The words of Jewish luminaries from Hillel to Maimonides to Susan Sontag are newly interpreted and graphically transformed...

11:00 pm - 4:00 am

Saturday Latin Party at Ventanas - Ladies free

Events , New York
Organizations/Sponsors: Eric Virgil
Venue: Ventanas Restaurant

Saturday, December 15th Viva Saturdays at Ventanas 100 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10010 btw 16th and 17th Streets New York, NY Music by Dj 3Sixty spinning Latin, Hip Hop, Top 40, House, Hip Hop, Reggae, Salsa, Merengue Doors Open at 11pm Guestlist Pricing: Ladies free on Eric Virgil’s...

10:00 am - 3:00 am

Saturday Pool Party at The Grace Hotel

Events , New York
Organizations/Sponsors: Eric Virgil Inc.
Venue: The Room Mate Grace Hotel

Saturday Pool Party at The Grace Hotel Saturday, December 15th, 2012 The Grace Hotel Saturdays Pool Party at The Grace Hotel (DIP Aquabar and Lounge) 125 W45th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues New York City Music by: Christian Jae spinning Top 40, Hip Hop, R&B, House, etc Vodka Open Bar from...

12:00 pm

DOWNTOWN ON ICE

Holidays , Downtown
Venue: Pershing Square

Get your glide on for the holidays at DOWNTOWN ON ICE—cool fun at LA’s biggest outdoor rink with the smallest admission price, open everyday November 15, 2012 through January 21, 2013. Framed by towering trees and skyscrapers, the rink is all-aglow in celebration of its 15th season as a...

1:00 pm

The Nutcracker

Arts & Entertainment

Discover the magic of the holiday season with family and friends at Inland Pacific Ballet’s The Nutcracker, southern California’s most spectacular holiday production. Celebrating their 18th season, critically acclaimed Inland Pacific Ballet brings The Nutcracker to life in this magnificent...

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

ABUELITA’S CHRISTMAS CAROL – A West Coast Premiere

Classes , Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Santa Monica Group Theatre

“Hilarious!” exclaims The Victoria Advocate. “Unforgettable!” raves NowPlayingInAustin.com. It’s the West Coast premiere of ABUELITA’S CHRISTMAS CAROL, Alex Garza’s heart-warming tale that offers a new take on a classic holiday theme. DO512.com tells us “In loving tribute to family...

4:00 pm

ABUELITA’S CHRISTMAS CAROL – A West Coast Premiere

Classes , Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Santa Monica Group Theatre

“Hilarious!” exclaims The Victoria Advocate. “Unforgettable!” raves NowPlayingInAustin.com. It’s the West Coast premiere of ABUELITA’S CHRISTMAS CAROL, Alex Garza’s heart-warming tale that offers a new take on a classic holiday theme. DO512.com tells us “In loving tribute to family...

4:00 pm

Great Jewish Americans 101 – Pop Royalty: The Music and Genius of Marvin Hamlisch and Carole King

Arts & Entertainment , Orange County
Organizations/Sponsors: Merage Jewish Community Center
Venue: Merage Jewish Community Center

The Merage Jewish Community Center, Irvine. Bree Burgess and Roxanna Ward will present an “edutaining” musical show recounting the music and stories behind Carole King, one of our most enduring singer-songwriters and Marvin Hamlisch, the award-winning composer of stage and screen....

4:00 pm

Chinese Food and Latkes - Celebrating being Jewish at Christmas

Events , West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Venue: Wilshire Boulevard Temple - Audrey & Sydney Irmas Campus

Rabbi Joshua Plaut speaks about his delightful new book, A Kosher Christmas, which explores the response and creativity of American Jews at Christmas time. This book, the first on the subject of Jews and Christmas in the United States, portrays how Jews are shaping the public and private character...

4:42 pm

Learn Krav Maga

Sports , Los Angeles
Venue: {REL[9085][cal_event_venue]RFP0dSUoREL}

Friends, please come and try a krav maga class as my guest.  This is self defense system of the Israeli military, special forces and anti-terror units. Easy to learn, hard to forget and a fun workout.  Suitable for men and women aged 14 and up.  Class is Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 7-8pm....

5:00 pm - 3:00 am

Friday Afterwork Happy Hour

Events , New York
Organizations/Sponsors: Eric Virgil Inc.
Venue: Inc Lounge

This Friday and Every Friday Friday Afterwork Happy Hour at The Inc Lounge located on the 2nd Floor of the Time Hotel 224 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10019 between Broadway and 8th Avenues Doors Open at 5pm til 3am Music: Live Dj playing Top40, House, Classics, Hip-hop & Mash ups Admission:...

7:00 pm

The Nutcracker

Arts & Entertainment

Discover the magic of the holiday season with family and friends at Inland Pacific Ballet’s The Nutcracker, southern California’s most spectacular holiday production. Celebrating their 18th season, critically acclaimed Inland Pacific Ballet brings The Nutcracker to life in this magnificent...

8:00 pm

Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReinDOORS

Arts & Entertainment , Burbank
Organizations/Sponsors: Falcon Theatre
Venue: Falcon Theatre

Falcon Theatre is proud to present Troubadour Theater Company’s Rudolph the Red-Nose ReinDOORS, directed by Matt Walker, the third production of its 2012-2013 Subscription Season. Celebrate the Season with the Ovation Award-winning Troubies as they give a wild, stripped-down, bare bones, rock...

8:00 pm

SIDDOWN!!! Conversations with the Mob

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

Frank Sinatra fawned over him. Warren Zevon wrote a tribute song.  Sylvester Stallone produced his life story as a movie of the week. In the 1980s, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini wasn’t merely the lightweight champ—his adoring public considered him a national hero, the real Rocky. SIDDOWN!!!...

8:30 pm

JNET Santa Monica Meeting

Events , Santa Monica

Nosh, schmooze, and make business connections at a meeting of the new Santa Monica chapter of JNET, the Jewish Business Networking Organization. Chapter meetings are hosted by the Sisterhood of Congregation Kehillat Ma’arav. All Jewish professionals are invited to attend. There is no cost for...