# Sunday, April 21, 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...

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 - 6:00 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...

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...

10:00 pm - 3:00 am

Saturday Weekly Pool Party at Roommate Grace Hotel DIP Lounge : Pool Passes with Dj Christian Jae

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

Saturday, April 20, 2013 Each and Every Saturday… There is no other way to celebrate your Birthday than to do a Pool Party at The Roommate Grace Hotel’s DIP Aquabar and Lounge on Saturdays.  Located in the Heart of Times Square, it is NYC’s only Swim Up Bar and Lo unge.  Special Champagne Package...

11:00 pm - 4:00 am

The Good Life Saturdays at Highline Ballroom with Dalton

Events , New York
Organizations/Sponsors: Ericvirgil
Venue: Highline Ballroom

Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Grand Opening of The Good Life Saturdays Each and Every Saturdays at Highline Ballroom 431 West 16th Street (Between 9th and 10th Aves) New York, NY 10011 Guestlist Pricing: Ladies free til 12:30am, reduced after on Eric Virgil’s guestlist Guys reduced on Eric Virgil’s...

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Why multi-dimensional wellness brings balance to your life?

Programs , San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: American Jewish University
Venue: American Jewish University

Join us for a week of wellness at the American Jewish University in Bel Air! Our mission is to raise awareness about the importance of multi-dimensional wellness and for you to receive practical applications to better balance all vital areas of life – emotional, physical, social, environmental,...

6:00 am

FINDING KALMAN

Arts & Entertainment , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: The Memory Project Productions
Venue: Public Broadcasting

An award-winning documentary tells the story of Holocaust survivor Anna Jacobs, and how one photograph of her younger brother Kalman impacts four generations of her family through stories, art and music.  The 30-minute broadcast will air various times on PBS SoCal WORLD and on KVCR, visit...

8:00 am

THE WEST COAST PREMIERE OF “OUR CLASS” BY TADEUSZ SŁOBODZIANEK, IN A VERSION BY RYAN CRAIG

Arts & Entertainment , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Son of Semele Ensemble
Venue: Atwater Village Theatre

SON OF SEMELE ENSEMBLE ANNOUNCES THE WEST COAST PREMIERE OF “OUR CLASS” BY TADEUSZ SŁOBODZIANEK, IN A VERSION BY RYAN CRAIG OPENING APRIL 6 at THE ATWATER VILLAGE THEATRE Inspired by the Jedwabne pogrom a hotly contested, tragic, historic event in Poland in 1941, Our Class chronicles the...

9:00 am

Honor Your Father and Mother: Judaism’s Guide for Transforming Elder Care into Sacred Acts

Programs , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Aliyah
Venue: Temple Aliyah

Americans are living longer.  By 2030, it is estimated that the oldest-old, age 85 and older, could grow to 10 million. Baby Boomers have no script for the driving talk or the assisted living talk, as there is for the birds and the bees. Judaism, however, is rich with wisdom that addresses aging...

9:00 am

Art, Healing, and Jewish Wisdom: Therapeutic Tools for Creative Transformation for Persons with Canc

Programs , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Chai Lifeline West Coast
Venue: New Center For Psychoanalysis

This workshop is designed to help those battling cancer as well as cancer survivors. A three-hour workshop that integrates Jewish texts and ideas about healing and creativity with art therapy. Using Jewish themes as a point of departure, each participant will be guided through the process of...

9:00 am

Honoring Our Parents – Choices, Challenges, and Community Resources

Lectures , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills
Venue: Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills

Discussion, moderated by Renee Brook, and study led by Susan Jabkowski Tamir, specialist in Probate Conservatorship and Guardian Law, and Rabbi Laura Geller. What does Jewish tradition mean when it says: “Honor your mother and father”? How are we really supposed to do this? Often our own hectic...

10:00 am

The Kehillah Series: Continued Conversations on Inclusiveness: Jews with Special Needs

Programs , Pasadena
Organizations/Sponsors: Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center
Venue: Pasadena Jewish Center & Temple Shaarei Torah Campus

Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center is sponsoring several programs on inclusiveness, to welcome and make comfortable people who might not fit the pattern of what many consider to be the norm. This program will focus on Jews with special needs, whether they are physically disabled, have developmental...

10:00 am

Sustaining a Kingdom of Priests: Workshops for Caring Communities

Programs , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Academy for Jewish Religion, California
Venue: Academy for Jewish Religion

Those supporting vulnerable community members are part of a lineage going back to the biblical priests. Outreach to those needing support is part of Jewish spiritual practice. Through text-study and “best practices”, the workshops will broaden the spectrums of care practice beyond designated...

10:15 am

Talking to Kids About Money

Family , Mar Vista
Organizations/Sponsors: Sholem Community Organization
Venue: Westside Neighborhood School

How can you empower kids to make tough decisions about money? What messages are you sending your children about money? What kind of money mentoring is most effective? How can you use an allowance as a tool for teaching money management? Sholem is proud to present Don Gettinger, senior wealth coach...

10:15 am

Talking to Kids About Money

Family , Mar Vista
Organizations/Sponsors: Sholem Community Organization
Venue: Westside Neighborhood School

How can you empower kids to make tough decisions about money? What messages are you sending your children about money? What kind of money mentoring is most effective? How can you use an allowance as a tool for teaching money management? Sholem is proud to present Don Gettinger, senior wealth coach...

11:00 am

Does Spirit Matter? An Exploration of Holistic Wellness for Young Adults

Programs , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Venue: Moishe House

We spend a lot of time taking care of our bodies and minds and still struggle with contentment and joy. We go to synagogue and leave feeling emotionally disconnected and bored. This program will explore why this phenomenon occurs and what you can do to get the most out of Judaism for total health...

11:00 am

Huraclown

Arts & Entertainment , Downtown
Organizations/Sponsors: 24th Street Theatre
Venue: 24th Street Theatre

24th Street Theatre brings acclaimed Mexican clown Aziz Gual to the U.S. for four performances only. Not your ordinary, everyday clown, Aziz forges a unique connection with both adults and children, leading the audience on a hilarious, poignant and poetic journey that illuminates life’s profound...

12:30 pm

CINDERELLA: THE MUSICAL – BACK FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY!

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

“An enchanting Cinderella!” raves LA TIMES, “And she’s no slouch with a slightly risqué put-down, either!”  “Magical!” exclaims DRAMA-LOGUE. The hilarious, family-friendly Rudie-DeCarlo reworking of the classic fairytale is back by audience demand for two weeks only! The single most...

1:00 pm

Cinderella

Arts & Entertainment , San Bernardino
Organizations/Sponsors: Inland Pacific Ballet
Venue: Bridges Auditorium, Pomona College

A triumphant success last season, Inland Pacific Ballet’s original Cinderella is back this season by popular demand. A delightful cast of characters includes a fairy tale Cinderella, a pair of hilarious Stepsisters and a radiant Fairy Godmother who sends Cinderella to the ball in a glittering...

1:00 pm

A Spiritual Guide to Autism: How Simple Spiritual Principles And Supportive Communities of Faith Can

Programs , San Fernando Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Sisters of Social Service/Holy Spirit Retreat Center
Venue: Holy Spirit Retreat Center

This workshop will provide a safe space for parents, practitioners, teachers and faith leaders to examine practices and viewpoints, which may be inadvertently limiting those we’re so diligently trying to help.  From this place of open heart and expanded awareness, we will begin to explore a rich...

1:00 pm

Sunday Funday Brunch “The Pinup Doll Edition” at The Chandelier Room inside The W Hotel Hotel

Events , New York
Organizations/Sponsors: Eric Virgil Inc.
Venue: The Chandelier Room

Sunday Funday Brunch “The Pinup Doll Edition” at The Chandelier Room inside The W Hotel Hotel Sunday, April 21st Eric Virgil and the EMM Group present The Sunday Funday Brunch Party “The Pinup Doll Edition” At The Chandelier Room inside The W Hotel Hoboken 225 River Street Hoboken, NJ Music by...

2:00 pm

Stress Reduction and Healing Via Yoga: Restorative Yoga Class

Programs , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Venue: Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles

Restorative yoga is a method of doing traditional yoga poses with support and an emphasis on relaxation.  Class is appropriate for everyone, including people living with chronic conditions.  Participants will learn and do basic resting poses, resulting in a deeply awakened, yet calm and relaxed...

3:00 pm

RAISE ME UP - A World Premiere Romantic Comedy

Events , Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Santa Monica Group Theatre
Venue: Santa Monica Playhouse - Main Stage

Mega-celebrity Martin Short calls it “An unforgettable love story with humor and heart.” Renowned playwright Jerry Mayer echoes, “A comedy with heart you’ll never EVER forget. Fabulous!” It’s Lisa Phillips Visca’s RAISE ME UP - a true story about a “moonstruck” couple’s forbidden...

3:00 pm

Chayai Ru’chee — “My soul is restored”

Programs , Thousand Oaks
Organizations/Sponsors: Walking Stick Foundation
Venue: Walking Stick Foundation

A rare opportunity to explore the lesser-promulgated wisdom of the Jewish Shamanic tradition. Rabbi Miriam Maron, PhD and Rabbi Gershon Winkler, PhD, will introduce participants to ancient and early-medieval Aramaic and Hebraic source texts as well as oral traditions from which this long-neglected...

3:30 pm

Yoga as a Healing Art

Programs , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Venue: Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles

Join us for a panel discussion with teachers of yoga who are living with serious health challenges and tell their stories of dis-ease, and how yoga impacts their condition, their quality of life, and their path toward healing – Yogis with MS, AIDS, a heart condition, and a cancer survivor will...

4:00 pm

Opening Event, From Darkness to Light: Judaism on Hope & Health

Programs , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Venue: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Join us for the opening panel and reception of Jewish Wisdom and Wellness: A Week of Learning. The panel discussion will include Rabbis, some of whom have experienced their own personal health crises, who together have counseled thousands of congregants over their careers. They will use text as...

4:00 pm

From Darkness to Light: Judaism on Hope & Health

Events , Hollywood
Venue: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Join us for the opening panel and reception of Jewish Wisdom and Wellness: A Week of Learning. The panel discussion will include Rabbis, some of whom have experienced their own personal health crises, who together have counseled thousands of congregants over their careers. They will use text as...

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....

7:30 pm

Breath in a Ram’s Horn: The Jewish Spirit in Classical Music

Arts & Entertainment , Encino
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles
Venue: Valley Beth Shalom

The Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles and Valley Beth Shalom present Renowned classical composer Daniel Asia in Breath in a Ram’s Horn: The Jewish Spirit in Classical Music, an audience-interactive presentation that delves into the mysteries of Judaism and classical music, their...

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

Tomorrow

Arts & Entertainment , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Katselas Theatre Company
Venue: The Skylight Theatre

Now at the forefront of play development and producing new works, three award-winning theaters are joining forces for the first time. The beneficiary will be the Los Angeles theatre audience who will see the World Premiere staging of Donald Freed’s new play, Tomorrow. Damian Cruden (Artistic...

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...

8:00 pm

Years to the Day

Arts & Entertainment , Beverly Hills
Organizations/Sponsors: Katselas Theatre Company
Venue: Beverly Hills Playhouse

These days, we hang on to people and friendships through the impressions we get from their online profiles. Yet, over the years, people seldom share any deep and personal changes through social media. Allen Barton explores the collision of these relationships in his WORLD PREMIERE dark comedy YEARS...

8:00 pm

Paradise - A Divine Bluegrass Musical Comedy

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

EXTENDING the run through May 4th (hiatus from March 31st - April 12th, no performance on April 28th) - Award winning director Dan Bonnell has assembled an outstanding cast for this memorable new musical, with live music on stage. From the company that brought you eight glorious sold out months of...

8:00 pm

The Liar

Arts & Entertainment , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: LA Theatre Works
Venue: James Bridges Theater

Charming, handsome and a pathological liar, Dorante has come to Paris seeking pleasure. He falls head over heels for the beautiful Clarice, but mistakes her name for that of her best friend, Lucrece. After lying his way into a world of trouble, can Dorante lie his way back out again? Richard...