# Monday, April 15, 2013

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,...

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...

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

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...

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...

8:30 pm - 8:30 pm

HAVA HAPPY HOUR show

Arts & Entertainment , Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: April Hava Shenkman
Venue: Spirit Studio Silverlake

HAVA HAPPY HOUR Created & Performed by April Hava Shenkman “Forget your troubles, come on get Hava!”- LA WEEKLY Spirit Studio Silverlake 2601 Hyperion Ave. L.A., CA 90027 Running EVERY Saturday in April April 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2013 @ 8:30pm Tickets: $15 (cash only at door) includes 1 free...

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....

6:30 pm

Kitchen Bingo Benefiting Hope Cottage

Events , Santa Monica

Join the Sisterhood of Kehillat Ma’arav (KM) for a fun-filled fundraiser with proceeds benefiting Hope Cottage, a transitional housing facility for victims of domestic violence. The 12 apartments in Hope Cottage, a program of JFSLA’s Family Violence Project, are in newly renovated and donations...

7:30 pm

Would Better Leaders Fix Our Problems? with Mort Mandel

Panel Discussions , Los Angeles
Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

As the global economy lurches from crisis to crisis, one common explanation for the turbulence is underlying structural change—new markets, new systems, new requirements. But what if what’s holding us back is inadequate leadership? Too often, organizations retain second-tier “B” level...

7:30 pm

What’s New in Technology for Librarians and Teachers?

Programs , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Sinai Temple, AJL, AJLSC
Venue: Stephen S. Wise Temple

Calling all school librarians and teachers. Get your techie on! Let your technology self blossom at our next meeting. You will learn how to start your own blog, make Animoto videos, make posters with glogster, and presentations with Photopeach. Bring your own laptops or tablets if you want, but...