# Thursday, February 21, 2013

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,...

6:45 pm - 9:00 pm

JNET: Business Networking Organization within the Jewish Community

Events , Thousand Oaks
Organizations/Sponsors: JNET: Business Networking Organization within the Jewish Community
Venue: Temple Etz Chaim

Nosh, Schmooze and Make Business Connections within the ever-growing 10-chapter community of Jewish business people, professionals, trades people and corporate executives at JNET (a non-profit) on Thursday, January 17, 2013 from 6:45-9:00 PM at Temple Etz Chaim: 1080 East Janss Road, Thousand Oaks,...

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,...

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...

6:00 pm - 8:15 pm

THE ANNUAL ALL-NEW ONE-TIME-ONLY NEW YEAR’S EVE MUSICAL REVUE!

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

“One of the Ten Best New Year’s Eve Events in LA” raves LA Weekly. A scrumptious and sumptuous complimentary buffet supper starts off the evening, then it’s “on with the show!” as internationally acclaimed Actors’ Repertory Theatre brings you a highly entertaining, family-friendly...

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Charlie Kaplan - Sculpture, Pleasing Curves

Arts & Entertainment , Downtown
Organizations/Sponsors: PYO Gallery LA
Venue: PYO Gallery LA

PYO Gallery LA is pleased to announce “Sculpture, Pleasing Curves” a solo exhibition of works by Charlie Kaplan. The exhibition opens on January 19 and continues thru March 9, 2013. A reception for the artist will be held on Saturday, January 19, from 6 to 8pm. PYO Gallery is pleased to present...

All Day

Leaving the Land of Roses

Arts & Entertainment , Venice/Marina DR
Organizations/Sponsors: Shulamit Gallery
Venue: Shulamit Gallery

Shulamit Gallery is pleased to launch our second inaugural exhibition Leaving the Land of Roses, which explores the contemporary Iranian Jewish story. This exhibit is an official satellite show of the Fowler Museum’s Light and Shadows: The Story of Iranian Jews. This partnership aligns...

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Shirley Valentine

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

Falcon Theatre is proud to present Shirley Valentine written by Willy Russell and directed by Andrew Barnicle, the fourth production of the Falcon Theatre’s 2012-2013 Subscription Season. This critically acclaimed Tony-nominated one-woman show stars DeeDee Rescher, who is best known for her...

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Elementary Hebrew Conversation Classes and Intermediate Hebrew Conversation Classes

Classes , Pico/Robertson
Venue: AISH LOS ANGELES

Beginning Hebrew: Wednesday evenings from 7-8:30PM For those with zero background-we will start from the alphabet and work our way up to basic conversation for a variety of life settings such as travel to Israel, in the workplace, shopping, restaurants and Jewish themes. Speaking, reading,...

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Elementary Hebrew Conversation Classes and Intermediate Hebrew Conversation Classes

Classes , Pico/Robertson
Venue: AISH LOS ANGELES

Beginning: For those with zero background-we will start from the alphabet and work our way up to basic conversation for a variety of life settings such as travel to Israel, in the workplace, shopping, restaurants and Jewish themes. Speaking, reading, writing and listening are stressed with equal...

All Day

Neil Simon’s Proposals

Arts & Entertainment , South Bay
Organizations/Sponsors: Norris Center for the Performing Arts
Venue: Norris Theatre

Neil Simon’s romantic story of tangled loves and lives, is one of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Neil Prize-winning playwright’s latest works, and is filled with Simon’s legendary wit and humor. Hearts are at the core of the dramatic comedy, which explores love in its many forms. The play tells...

4:00 pm

ACTING PERFORMANCE LAB FOR TEENS – now enrolling for Spring!

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

“She got cast at Disney because of you!” exclaims mom and former Armani model Christina Silvers. Grandma Christella Cain raves, “You are proof that dreams and possibilities are endless when you believe in yourself.” In this specially designed workshop program for teens 12 to 17 students...

4:42 pm

Learn Krav Maga

Sports , Los Angeles
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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....

6:00 pm

Fowler Out Loud: LA BlueGrassHoppers

Arts & Entertainment , Westwood
Organizations/Sponsors: Fowler Museum at UCLA
Venue: Fowler Museum at UCLA

A crowd favorite, this student bluegrass ensemble from UCLA’s Department of Ethnomusicology returns to Fowler Out Loud with their nostalgic sounds of Appalachia and early America. Join them for some toe-tapping tunes and a dance or two!...

6:00 pm - 4:00 am

Thursday Rooftop Happy Hour at The Empire Hotel Rooftop

Events , New York
Organizations/Sponsors: Ericvirgil
Venue: Empire Hotel Rooftop

Thursday Rooftop Happy Hour at The Empire Hotel Rooftop located 44 West 63rd Street between Broadway and Columbus Avenue Every Thursday Doors Open at 6pm til 3am Music: Live Dj playing Top40, House, Classics, Hip-hop & Mash ups Admission: Everyone free on Eric Virgil’s guestlist.  To rsvp go...

7:00 pm

Water & Oil Do/n’t Mix

Arts & Entertainment , Burbank
Organizations/Sponsors: Artist Co-op7
Venue: Creative Arts Center Gallery

Burbank, CA:  Seven exceptional Los Angeles artists present monotypes, oils, and watercolors which uniquely demonstrate Artist Co-op 7 philosophy of discovery and creative expression. Members are: Adria becker, Rita Borofsky, Judy Dekel, Caren J. Gafni, Susan Gesundheit, Jeanne Hahn, Linda Taibi....

7:00 pm

Ravakim Schmooze & Booze Happy Hour

Singles , Pico/Robertson
Organizations/Sponsors: Ravakim
Venue: 26 Restaurant

Join Ravakim (40s & 50s Singles) at Restaurant 26 on Pico Blvd. for Happy Hour to Meet, Mingle, and have a cocktail or two! $15 in advance.  RSVP at www.tbala.org/ravakim . $18 at the door.  Price includes a drink and an appetizer.  For more info email Daniel at ravakim@tbala.org...

7:00 pm

Schmooze & Booze for Jewish SIngles in their 40s & 50s

Singles , Los Angeles
Venue: Restaurant 26

Ravakim 40’s & 50’s Singles Group Schmooze & Booze Happy Hour Event. Thurs., Feb. 21 at 7:00 p.m. at Restaurant 26 (8657 West Pico Blvd.  Los Angeles, CA 90035) Cost: $15 in advance, $18 at the door (Price includes one drink & one appetizer) RSVP to: Ravakim4050s@gmail.com For singles in...

7:00 pm

MUSICFEST Feb. 21 presented by The Guardians

Arts & Entertainment , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: The Guardians

The Young Women’s Division hosts its first-ever music festival @ The Mint on Pico, bringing in a variety of local live bands to make the night one for the books! Tickets can be purchased online or through The Guardians office, and proceeds go to the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging....

7:30 pm

Shalom Sabar: The Traditional Life Cycle of Iranian Jews in Art and Folklore

Arts & Entertainment , Westwood
Organizations/Sponsors: Fowler Museum at UCLA
Venue: Fowler Museum at UCLA

Shalom Sabar, professor of art and Jewish folklore at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, illuminates select objects featured in Light and Shadows: The Story of Iranian Jews and provides a fascinating view of Persian Jewish art. Co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies....

8:00 pm

A Heap of Livin’

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

Playwright and Emmy Award winner, Elliot Shoenman will return to the Odyssey Theatre with his newest play A Heap Of Livin’, which includes original music by David Shire (Oscar/Grammy Award, multiple Tony/Emmy noms). Elliot’s work, the Ovation Award nominated AfterMath, starring Annie Potts,...