# Thursday, March 07, 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,...

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer:  Lunch & Learn

Programs , West Los Angeles

Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer:  Lunch & Learn This FREE workshop is intended to help improve the lives of those with cancer and their caregivers. Join Ani Balmanoukian, MD of The Angeles Clinic for this free workshop that will cover the latest treatments for lung cancer. Side effects,...

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...

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...

9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Used Book Sale

Events , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library
Venue: Sinai Temple

Annual Used Book Sale ...

All Day

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week

Events , Pasadena
Organizations/Sponsors: Old Pasadena Management District

Old Pasadena’s finest restaurants, bars and lounges offer food and drink specials during San Gabriel Valley’s most popular dinning event, Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week, March 1 to March 15, 2013. From $1 martinis and $2 beers to $1 sliders and $3 appetizers, Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week offers...

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....

5:57 pm - 2:57 am

Denny Tsettos at The All Night Happy Hour at The Chandelier Room inside The W Hotel Hoboken

Events
Organizations/Sponsors: Ericvirgil
Venue: The Chandelier Room

Thursday, March 7th, 2013 Thursday Happy Hour At The Chandelier Room inside The W Hotel 225 River Street Hoboken, NJ All Night Happy Hour $4 Beers, $5 Wines, $150 Bottle Specials, $100 Moet Specials Music by Denny Tsettos spinning House Music Admission: Everyone free on Eric Virgil’s guestlist...

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

SEC Lecture Series -Maimonides: A Guide for Today’s Perplexed

Lectures , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Sephardic Educational Center
Venue: Goldsmith Building, The Jewish Federation

Join Rabbi Daniel Bouskila for 3 evenings exploring intriguing topics through the philosophical writings of Judaism’s greatest Rabbi/Philosopher *Thursday March 7th 7pm Physics and Metaphysics: Can Torah and Science Co-Exist? *Thursday March 14th 7pm Prophecy: Who Speaks to God, and does God...

7:00 pm

SPEED NETWORKING

Events , West Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: JNET: Business Networking Organization within the Jewish Community
Venue: Shomrei Torah Synagogue

Join us on THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 7:00 p.m. for a fun evening of Speed Networking at JNET West Hills. (We usually meet on the 1st Wed. of the month, but this month it is the 1st Thursday). Meet and greet other Jewish professionals and tradespeople. Nosh, kibbitz,and begin what could be long standing...

7:15 pm

Israel’s Future and the Role of the American Jewish Community

Panel Discussions , West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: J Street Los Angeles
Venue: Temple Isaiah- West Los Angeles

Join the heads of two major pro-Israel advocacy groups, Jeremy Ben-Ami of J Street and Roz Rothstein of StandWithUs, as they discuss what it means to be pro-Israel and how American Jews should support Israel.  Please RSVP if you plan on attending:...

7:30 pm

Fowler OutSpoken Conversation: The Next Gen of Persian Jews in LA

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

In conjunction with Light and Shadows: The Story of Iranian Jews, entrepreneur Sam Nazarian (left), actress Bahar Soomekh, Tabby Davoodi (30 Years After), and professor Saba Soomekh (right) break taboos by discussing: najeeb (sexual purity) and the difference in expectations between men and women;...

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,...

8:00 pm

Walk Like A Man! The Music of Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons

Arts & Entertainment , North Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: West Coast Performing Arts Presenters
Venue: Historic El Portal Theatre

‘Walk Like A Man’ is the exciting vocal quartet that has been barnstorming America and stunning audiences around the world with their Broadway-Style Musical Revue! If you enjoyed “Jersey Boys,” you’ll love “Walk Like A Man! - a musical revue presented in the heart of the NoHo Arts District at the...

8:00 pm

Mrs. Warren’s Profession

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

Antaeus, L.A.’s classical theater ensemble, presents a fully double-cast production of George Bernard Shaw’s penetrating and entertaining look at mothers, daughters and the idea of a “woman’s place.” Mrs. Warren has worked hard to provide a good life for her daughter. But when Vivie finds...