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Calendar picks and clicks: March 1–March 11, 2011
Bring your voice and a portable instrument (guitar, keyboard, drums) to bond with others through music — folk songs, Israeli melodies, Yiddish tunes and camp favorites — at this first-ever event organized by the Kol HaEmek Jewish Community Chorale and the Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valley. The evening begins with Havdalah and ends with a dessert buffet. Sat. 7-9 p.m. $5 (individuals), $10 (families). Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys, 550 S. Second Ave., Arcadia. (626) 445-0810. jewishsgpv.org.
Calendar picks and clicks: Feb. 22–March 4, 2011
The composer of “A Chorus Line” and the songs “The Way We Were” and “Nobody Does It Better” has won every major entertainment award — Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony — as well as a Pulitzer Prize and two Golden Globes. The pops conductor shares the bill with actress-singer Betty Buckley, who won a Tony for her role in “Cats” on Broadway. Sat. 8 p.m. $34.75-$82.75. Valley Performing Arts Center, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. (818) 677-8800.
Calendar picks and clicks: Feb. 16–Feb. 25, 2011
An invisible world is revealed as the Israeli troupe performs the critically acclaimed dance show “Infrared.” Based on a poem “In the Black Garden” by KCDC artistic director Rami Be’er, the show explores the human condition through primary colors in breathtaking beauty. Sat. 8 p.m. $25-$45. The Luckman Fine Arts Complex, 5151 State University Drive, L.A. (323) 343-6600. luckmanarts.org.
Calendar picks and clicks: Feb. 8–Feb. 18, 2011
Erwin Chemerinsky, founding dean at the U.C. Irvine School of Law, joins John Eastman, Kennedy chair in law at Chapman University, for a discussion moderated by Los Angeles Times editor-at-large Jim Newton. Tue. 7 p.m. Free. Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., downtown.
Calendar picks and clicks: Feb. 2–Feb. 11, 2011
The Weisman Museum’s new exhibition features 60 works by the pop art innovator, famous for adopting the look of comic books and cartoons in his paintings. Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how Lichtenstein developed his ideas — from sketches and drawings to collages and the finished product. Sat. Through April 3. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu. (310) 506-4851. arts.pepperdine.edu.
Calendar picks and clicks: Jan. 25–Feb. 4, 2011
Galia Golan, a prominent Israeli political scientist and a Peace Now co-founder, leads a talk, “Is There an Arab-Israeli ‘Peace Process?’ ” for UCLA’s Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israeli Studies. Tue. 5-7 p.m. Free. Humanities 169, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Calendar picks and clicks: Jan. 19–Jan. 28, 2011
SAT | JAN 22 (THEATER) “Stories From the Fringe: Women Rabbis, Revealed!” a new play written by Rabbi Lynne A. Kern and Ronda Spinak and directed by Eve Brandstein, examines the stories of 18 L.A. rabbis, including Sharon Brous, Rebecca Dubowe, Denise Eger, Zoë Klein, Naomi Levy, Laura Geller and Miriyam Glazer. Laraine Newman, Caroline Aaron and Richard Kind star in tonight’s VIP Night reading. Q-and-A follows Sunday night’s performance. Sat. 7 p.m. $85. Sun. 7 p.m. $65. Museum of Tolerance, 9786 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. jewishwomenstheatre.org.
Calendar picks and clicks: Jan. 12–Jan. 21, 2011
WED | JAN 12 (ISRAEL) ALOUD at Central Library’s Interfaith Series features “I Shall Not Hate” author Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, a Gazan fertility specialist who lost three of his daughters during Operation Cast Lead in 2009, appears in conversation with Washington Post journalist Laura Blumenfeld, author of “Revenge: A Story of a Hope.” In her memoir, Blumenfeld recounts her search for the Palestinian man who shot her father while he was visiting Israel. Wed. 7 p.m. Free. Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles. (213) 228-7025. lfla.org.
Calendar picks and clicks: Jan. 5–Jan. 14, 2011
THU | JAN 6 (CURRENT EVENTS) Reza Aslan, the Iranian American author of “No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam” and editor of the recently released anthology “Tablet and Pen: Literary Landscapes From the Modern Middle East,” lectures on “Iran, Israel and The U.S.: Conflict or Cooperation?” Afterward, he discusses the topic with Sinai Temple’s Rabbi David Wolpe and signs copies of his books. Thu. 7:30 p.m. Free. Sinai Temple, 10400 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. (310) 474-1518. sinaitemple.org.
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