Picks and Clicks

Etgar Keret, best-selling Israeli author and filmmaker, reads excerpts from his work, screens clips from his movies and discusses writing in modern Hebrew at the James Gray Gallery. Australian author Luke Davies moderates a Q-and-A afterward at this Birthright Israel Next-sponsored event. Wine and cheese included. Mon. 7-10 p.m. Free. Bergamot Station Art Center, 2525 Michigan Ave., Building D4, Santa Monica. (310) 829-5854. losangeles.birthrightisrael.com.

If last season’s “Seinfeld” reunion on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” made you nostalgic for the pairing of Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander, you won’t want to miss “Jerry Seinfeld Live!” a historic night of comedy. Seinfeld, fresh off “The Marriage Ref,” shares an intimate stage with host Alexander. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit Reprise Theatre Company. Thu. 8 p.m. $40-$150. Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. (323) 655-0111. reprise.org.

Comedian Bob Saget interviews Jeff Garlin, the affable, bear-sized co-star of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Garlin discusses his new book, “My Footprint: Carrying the Weight of the World,” an unorthodox memoir that chronicles his attempt to lose weight and go green — at the same time. A Writers Bloc event. Wed. 7:30 p.m. $20. Temple Emanuel, 300 N. Clark Drive, Beverly Hills. (310) 288-3737. For tickets and event information, visit writersblocpresents.com.

SAT | MARCH 20\n\n(MUSIC)\nErwin Schulhoff and Kurt Weill had their careers silenced under the Nazis. Tonight, art rises above injustice as violinist Daniel Hope and pianist Jeffrey Kahane perform select pieces by the composers in a Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra concert. Sat. 8 p.m. $18-$100. Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. (818) 243-2539. laco.org.

Oscar-nominated actress Mare Winningham indulges her inner Jewish cowgirl during Temple Aliyah’s “A Down Home Shabbat: A Celebration of Jewish Bluegrass.” Winningham, who has recorded three folk-influenced albums, joins Rabbi Stewart Vogel, Grammy-nominated chazzan Mike Stein and other performers for this country-themed Shabbat. Fri. 8:15 p.m. Free. Temple Aliyah, 6025 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills. (818) 346-3545. templealiyah.org.

Hila Plittman, a Grammy-winning Israeli soprano, sings composer Andrea Clearfield’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated cantata, “The Long Bright,” a one-night only West Coast premiere.The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony and women’s choir Kol Isha accompany Plitmann for this multimovement piece, which contains lyrics from the poetry of author/playwright David Wolman. Paying tribute to Wolman’s late wife, who died of breast cancer, the performance illustrates “the transformative process from grief and loss to transcendence,” said Noreen Green, L.A. Jewish Symphony conductor and artistic director.

TribeLive presents “Out on the Bimah: An Open and Honest Conversation With Gay Clergy in Los Angeles,” featuring Rabbis Lisa Edwards (Beth Chayim Chadashim), Denise Eger (Congregation Kol Ami), J.B. Sacks (Academy for Jewish Religion, California), Zachary Shapiro (Temple Akiba) and Jocee Hudson (Temple Israel of Hollywood). The Jewish Journal Managing Editor Susan Freudenheim moderates. Tue. 7:30 p.m. $10. Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills. (213) 368-1661 ext. 251. outonthebimah.eventbritecom.

Emmy-nominated actress Jane Kaczmarek (“Malcolm in the Middle”) stars as an American settler in Israel in a staged reading of Karen Hartman’s “Goliath.” Awarded the 2008 Dorothy Silver Playwriting Prize, the drama unfolds on the eve of Israel’s 2005 Gaza pullout. Discussion follows. Wed. 7:30 p.m. Free. UCLA De Neve Auditorium, 351 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles. (310) 208-3081. uclahillel.org.

The sixth annual Jewlicious Music, Arts and Culture Festival blends Judaism with the aesthetics of Coachella. The three-day event boasts an eclectic lineup of contemporary Jewish music and comedy, including performances by Moshav, Electro Morocco, Diwon and Smooth E. Fri. through Feb. 21. Prices vary. Barbara and Ray Alpert Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. Willow St., Long Beach. (310) 277-5544. jewliciousfestival.com.

With over 250 sessions, the LimmudLA 2010 conference has something for everyone: Bible raps, poetry, LGBT Jewish history, medical ethics, a comedy festival, Israeli folk dancing, Torah study and much more. Fri. through Feb. 15. Prices vary (includes all kosher meals). Hilton Orange County, 3050 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. limmudla.org.