# Thursday, April 11, 2013

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,...

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...

3:00 pm - 5:00 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...

All Day

Mazeltov.com Announces the 2013 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Video Contest “What It Means To Me!”

Events , Agoura
Venue: Internet

2013 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Video Contest - First Prize is a Round-trip ticket on El Al Airlines to Israel (from Los Angeles or New York City) or $1,000! We are asking upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah boys and girls to shoot a 2-3 minute short video that expresses what the occasion means to them. We are...

2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

“Landscapes”

Arts & Entertainment , North Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Art Directors Guild
Venue: Gallery 800

The Art Directors Guild Gallery 800 announces the “Landscapes” gallery opening The Art Directors Guild’s (IATSE Local 800) Gallery 800 announces its second art exhibition of 2013, “Landscapes,” opening Saturday, March 24, 2013 with a hosted reception from 3-6:00pm and will run through May 4,...

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

“Glamour for Good: Celebrating 60 Years of SHARE’s Boomtown Party”

Arts & Entertainment , Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: SHARE, Inc.
Venue: The Hollywood Museum

The Hollywood Museum’s unique exhibit “Glamour for Good: Celebrating 60 Years of SHARE’s Boomtown Party” debuts on Wednesday, April 3, at 6:00 p.m. with a wine and Hors d’Oeuvres reception.  The retrospective explores a series of glamorous Boomtown Events with prestigious celebrities...

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Identity, Protest, and Hope in Israeli Visual Culture

Adult Education , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Skirball Cultural Center
Venue: Skirball Cultural Center

Examine the expression of different artistic and cultural traditions in Israel today, including their religious, secular, ethnic, historical, and political roots. Because of prohibitions on creating pictorial imagery, traditional Jewish culture was mainly expressed through the literary arts. The...

All Day

Let Me Show You Around:A Project by Antje Schiffers and Thomas Sprenger

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

Everyone is welcome at the Skirball Cultural Center, yet every encounter is unique, inflected by culture, age, and origin. This is the theme of a new site-specific mural created by Antje Schiffers and Thomas Sprenger as part of their Let Me Show You Around project. To create the large-scale wall...

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Stogie Kenyatta’s The World is My Home – THE LIFE OF PAUL ROBESON

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

Powerful and poignant, heartfelt and humorous, and in honor of Paul Robeson’s birthday, Santa Monica Playhouse is proud to present a special limited run of film, television and stage personality Stogie Kenyatta’s acclaimed show about African-American artist-activist Paul Robeson. Robeson –...

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Savvy Caregiver

Adult Education , Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: OPICA Adult Day Care and Counseling Center
Venue: OPICA Adult Day Care and Counseling Center

Do you have family members living with Alzheimer’s disease? During 6 weeks, 2 hours each week- the following topics will be covered: -Learn about Alzheimer’s Disease/ Dementia -Learn about the stages of this disease -How to help your loved one and how to understand difficult behavior...

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
Venue: {REL[9085][cal_event_venue]S3TftAt3REL}

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 - 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...

6:30 pm

Carbon Nation

Programs , Fairfax
Organizations/Sponsors: National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles
Venue: National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles

NCJW/LA presents a FREE screening of a documentary by Peter Byck CARBON NATION A documentary movie about climate change SOLUTIONS. Even if you doubt the severity of the impact of climate change or just don’t buy it at all, this is still a compelling & relevant film that illustrates how solutions...

7:00 pm

Just Food: The 411 on Food Procurement for Your Synagogue

Panel Discussions , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Netiya
Venue: Temple Isaiah

How we purchase food for events and services is one of the many ways for institutions to express its ethics and values. Netiya wants to help communities understand how environment, food workers’ rights, consumers’ health, and small-farmers’ viability all relate to price and convenience. Get 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...

8:00 pm

On the Spectrum

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

The West Coast premiere of a funny, touching and unconventional love story between two young people with autism Mac has Asperger’s. Iris is autistic. In Ken LaZebnik’s award-winning play, an online e-chat blossoms into a heartfelt courtship. Winner of the 2012 Steinberg/American Theatre...

8:00 pm

Master Class

Arts & Entertainment , Long Beach
Organizations/Sponsors: International City Theatre
Venue: International City Theatre

Internationally renowned soprano Maria Callas had a legendary voice and an equally legendary life as one of the world’s most celebrated—and gossiped-about—opera stars. In 1971, Callas taught a series of master classes at Juilliard. Outspoken in her artistic beliefs and uncompromising in the...

8:00 pm

Billy & Ray

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

The world premiere of Billy & Ray tells the incredible true story of how Billy Wilder (Kevin Blake) and Raymond Chandler (Shaun O’Hagan) wrote the screenplay for Double Indemnity, invented film noir and nearly killed each other in the process. Set in Hollywood in the 1940’s, Paramount producer...