23/Saturday
Performance artist Dan Froot makes the transition from
the street to the set in “Shlammer,” a play that follows Danny Kleinman, an
Eastern European immigrant in early 20th-century New York, as he evolves from
gangster to Vaudevillian. The play includes music, monologues and comedy acts
and is preceded by a Diavolo Dance Theater performance. $10 (general admission);
$5 (with arts card). 8 p.m. Los Angeles Theater Center, 514 S. Spring St., Los
Angeles. For tickets or more information, call (213) 485-1681.
24/Sunday
We tend to take our local ambulance services for
granted. In Israel, Magen David Adom has lost over 50 emergency vehicles to
stoning and terrorism. By watching the South African Sydenham Shul Men’s Choir
perform traditional songs in a contemporary fashion you can help Magen David
Adom administer aid to the victims of the Israeli-Palestinian terror. $36 and up
(general admission). 7 p.m. Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave.,
Culver City. For tickets or more information, call (310) 393-6511.
25/Monday
Anti-Semitism and an attraction towards Jewish men may
seem like an oxymoron, but this is the case for Alma Schindler, the subject of
“Bride of the Wind.” Set in early 1900s Vienna, the movie portrays a young
beauty who falls in love with composer Gustav Mahler and enters a series of
flings before marrying writer Franz Werfel, who whisks her off to Hollywood. At
select theaters in Los Angeles. For more information, call (800) 777-3456.
26/Tuesday
What do you do when your feelings just can’t be
conveyed in words? Paint a picture like the adults with developmental
disabilities from L.A. Goal. In the exhibit, “In Search of Home,” artists have
created works on canvas relaying their distinct views on life. Gallery hours:
Tues.-Sat., 12 p.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Ruby Gallery, Skirball Cultural
Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information, call (310)
440-4500.
27/Wednesday
Who would lug a ton of evening gowns, makeup, jewelry,
shoes, baby oil and hair accessories while backpacking through Israel? Rachel
and Louise would. Their two-woman comedy show, “A Strange Duet,” is laced with
crazy antics reminiscent of “Laverne and Shirley.” $10 (cover with a two-drink
minimum). Wednesdays at 9 p.m. The Gardenia, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd., Los
Angeles. For reservations or more information, call (323) 467-7444.
28/Thursday
Tonight, you can shake your hips to the euphoric Middle
Eastern melodies of the Ali Jihad Racy Ensemble in “Mystical Legacies: An
Evening of Music From the Arab World.” $21 (general admission); $18 (members);
$15 (students). 8 p.m. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los
Angeles. For tickets or more information, call (310) 440-4500.
29/Friday
What was life for Jews like before World War II? Few
have attempted to answer these questions through art like Franceil Masi, whose
paintings of pre-Holocaust Jews in the workplace have been on display in a
exhibit titled “Jews: A Work in Progress.” Tonight, celebrate the last day of
the exhibition with a potluck Shabbat dinner and “Three Rebel Poets,” a program
of music and poems by Morris Rosenfeld, Joseph Bovshover and David Edelshtadt.
$5 (suggested donation). 6:30 p.m. The Workmen’s Circle, 1525 S. Robertson
Blvd., Los Angeles. For reservations or more information, call (310) 552-2007.
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