Calendar Girls Picks and Clicks Nov. 22 – 28: Toots Shor, turkey and theater

SAT | NOVEMBER 22

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Toots Shor counted Joe DiMaggio, Frank Sinatra and Jackie Gleason among his closest friends. His eponymous saloon on New York’s West 51st Street attracted legendary sports heroes, movie stars, gangsters and working stiffs. Now ” target=”_self”>http://www.tootsthemovie.com; ” target=”_self”>http://www.circlesocal.org.

(FAMILY)
Children’s Day predates Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in the United States, but it just never caught on as a national holiday. Folks in the San Fernando Valley are hoping to change that with an inaugural Children’s Day event. The day will begin in Woodley Park, where more than 20,000 people are expected to gather for festivities that will include L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Aaron Carter, Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson), L.A. Dodger legends and Laker A.C. Green, along with an X-Games skating clinic, the David Beckham Soccer Academy, rock climbing, a space museum, a petting zoo and an F-16 flyover, among other events. Sat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Woodley Park, Van Nuys. ” target=”_self”>http://www.yicc.org.

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When four cousins travel to New York to visit their ailing grandmother during Thanksgiving weekend, it soon becomes clear that the family’s anxieties are misplaced. Instead of mourning the potential loss of a loved one, the cousins compete for their portion of their rich grandmother’s will. Watch as this dysfunctional German Jewish family falls apart and then comes back together in an evening of connected one-act plays, “The Children’s Table.” But don’t wait. This weekend marks the final performances of Jeffrey Davis’ semiautobiographical play. Sat. 8 p.m. Also, Sun. 3 p.m. $15-$20. Hollywood Court Theatre, 6817 Franklin Ave., Hollywood. (323) 664-9752. ” target=”_self”>http://www.ajula.edu.

MON | NOVEMBER 24

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The Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara are teaming up to present a Community-Wide Commemoration of Kristallnacht, revolving around two haunting photography exhibitions. “The Holocaust Archive Revealed: Photographs of Richard Ehrlich,” presents “the staggering bureaucracy of the Nazi regime.” Visitors will see photographs of the catalog drawers, stacks of paperwork, and other archival materials that helped members of the regime carry out previously unimaginable crimes. Among the items on display is the original Schindler’s list. In “Of Life and Loss: The Polish Photographs of Roman Vishniac and Jeffrey Gusky,” two artists capture Poland’s Jewish communities through photographs taken before and after the war. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Mon.-Thu.), 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Fri.) Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Tue.-Sun.) SBMA. Through Dec. 28. Bronfman Center, 524 Chapala St.; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. (805) 957-1115. ” border = 0 vspace = ‘8’ hspace = ‘8’ align = ‘left’>Levy Family Judaica Collection” displays 135 objects they accumulated over the course of five decades. The collection features items from diverse communities across the globe, ceremonial objects used in synagogues and homes, traditional pieces and contemporary works of art, pieces made by artisans and fine artists and objects created in Israel, a special focus of the Levy collection. Tue. Through Feb. 8. Free (members), $5-$10 (museum admission). Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 440-4500. ” border = 0 vspace = ‘8’ hspace = ‘8’ align = ‘left’>Service, a longstanding tradition, is a joyous affair open to all members of the Jewish community. The UMC choir and TEC band will each perform its brand of liturgical melodies, and after the sing-along, an oneg with refreshments will give attendees an opportunity to converse and share thanksgivings with members of another faith — something everyone should be doing more often. Wed. 7:30 p.m. Free. Temple Etz Chaim, 1080 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. (805) 497-6891.