7 Days In Arts

Saturday, April 28

Ceramic artist Otto Natzler first gained his reputation
in the art world as the chemist responsible for the glazes and kiln work he did
in collaboration with his wife, master potter Gertrud Natzler. After Gertrud’s
death, Otto, now 93, has continued with his solo ceramic work. Natzler’s latest
exhibit opens today at Galerie Yoramgil alongside the monochromatic
single-brushstroke paintings of Israeli artist Avi Eisenstein. Opening reception
for the artists, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Gallery hours: Mon. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tue.-Sat.
10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Through May 26. 319 N. Canon Drive, Beverly
Hills. For more information, call (310) 275-8130.

Sunday, April 29

The season closing concert of the Los Angeles Jewish
Symphony features a host of major musical events, including two world premiere
performances and a Pulitzer Prize-nominated composition. The
“Remembrance…Reflections of the Holocaust” concert also includes selections
from the score from “Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the
Kindertransport,” and the symphony-commissioned “Dachau Lied” narrated by actor
Peter Mark Richman. $25-$45. 7:30 p.m. Valley Beth Shalom, 15739 Ventura Blvd.,
Encino. For tickets, call (818) 753-6681.

With comedian Hal Kanter as master of ceremonies and
performances by entertainers like Shelley Berman, Bonnie Franklin, Charles
Fleishman, Wendy Kamenoff and Len Lesser, “Music, Comedy and Yiddishkeit IV”
benefits the audience as well as the West Coast Jewish Theatre. $50 (general
seating); $100 (preferred seating). 7:30 p.m. Gindi Auditorium, University of
Judaism, 15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air. For reservations or more information,
call (310) 476-9777 ext. 201.

Monday, April 30

A Palestinian, an Arab Israeli, a Jewish Israeli and a
Jordanian walk onto a stage. If you think this is a setup for a joke, you’re
right. Viewpoints, an evening of Israeli-Arab dialogue, features dramatic
sketches and improvised, stereotype-busting humor. $10. 7:30 p.m. Temple
Emanuel, 8844 Burton Way, Beverly Hills. For reservations, call (323) 761-8332.

Tuesday, May 1

“The Soup Has Many Eyes” is Joann Rose Leonard’s long
letter to her two sons, in which she recounts for them nearly 200 years of
family history from shtetl to Chicago. Her boys, raised by their Jewish mother
and Lutheran father, call themselves “Jewtherans,” and the book is Leonard’s
attempt to make their Jewish heritage meaningful and relevant. She discusses the
book tonight at JCLLA. 7 p.m. 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. For
reservations, call (323) 761-8648.

Wednesday, May 2

They were inspired by survivors of the Holocaust to
create stunning, painful and highly personal works of art, and now the high
school students who participated in the Shalmoni Holocaust Arts and Writing
contest have their works on display. Contest-winning artworks featured in the
exhibit come from many artistic disciplines, including overall winner Ashley
Hannah’s sculpture, “Why?” Also note Yula 11th-grader and former Jewish Journal
intern Sarit Kattan’s category-winning screenplay, “Forget Me Not.” Mon.-Thu. 10
a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sun. noon-4 p.m. Jewish Federation’s Museum of
the Holocaust, 6006 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information, call
(323) 761-8170.

Thursday, May 3

More than 60 antiques dealers and galleries offer
furniture, jewelry and other crafts at the Los Angeles Antiques Show, benefiting
the Women’s Guild of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The show runs through Sun.,
May 6, with daily lectures and a gala preview tonight. $250 (gala preview), 6
p.m. $15 (antiques show). Fri. and Sat, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Barkar Hangar, Santa Monica Air Center, 3021 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. For
gala preview tickets or more information, call (310) 423-3667.

Friday, May 4

The six painters represented in the Platt and Boorstein
Galleries’ new exhibit share a combination of inspirations from both the real
world and the dream world, the conscious and subconscious. The styles, cultural
and geographical backgrounds of the artworks vary as much as the “Dreams and
Reality” of the artists. Opening reception Sunday, April 29, 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
Gallery hours: Sun.-Thu. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Through July 1.
15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air. For more information, call (310) 440-1203.