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Saturday
Strut on over to the University of Judaism’s Gindi Auditorium for a musical celebration of the 1930s and ’40s. “The All Night Strut” features a high-energy cast singing jazz, blues, bebop and standards like “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” and “Lullaby of Broadway,” but it don’t mean a thing if you ain’t got a seat. $25 (regular seating); $30 (preferred seating). Sat., March 24, 8:30 p.m.; Sun., March 25, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Tue., March 27, 8 p.m. 15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air. For tickets or more information, call (310) 476-9777 ext. 203.
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Sunday
Elegant wine goblets, abstract and narrative seder plates and other artistic renditions of ritual Passover items fill the Finegood Art Gallery of The Jewish Federation/Valley Alliance. Forty artists have contributed over 100 works of art for the exhibit “Celebrating Passover with Contemporary Ceramic Judaica.” Guest curator Elaine Levin, author of “The History of American Ceramics,” has invited the nationally recognized artists including Bennett Bean, Elee Koplow and Paula Winokur to create the ceramic Judaica pieces especially for this exhibit. Artists’ reception, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Gallery hours: Mon-Thu. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Through May 20. 22622 Vanowen Street, West Hills. For more information, call (818) 464-3218.
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Monday
There once was a town called Eishyshok, Poland in present-day Lithuania. In 1941, nearly all 3,500 Jewish residents of the shtetl were murdered by Nazis, but Eishyshok lives on in memory, largely through the work of professor and author Yaffa Eliach. In 1997, Eliach led a group of four survivors and their families back to the town, in search of the remnants of Eishyshok’s 900 years of Jewish history. The PBS documentary of this trip, “There Once Was a Town,” screening tonight for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles, is narrated by Eishyshok descendent Ed Asner. 7 p.m. Haas Conference Center, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information, call (818) 889-6616.
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Tuesday
Cookbook author Joan Nathan does much more than recipes. Her book, “Jewish Cooking in America,” which became a 26-part PBS series, explores Jewish American history and culture through food. Now Nathan has put together “The Foods of Israel Today” for the benefit of your mind and tastebuds. She’ll share some of the new cookbook’s 300 recipes and the stories behind them today at the Skirball Cultural Center. After the presentation, Zeidler’s catering will offer samples of some of the dishes. $12. 2 p.m. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. For tickets, call (323) 655-8587.
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Wednesday
Put away the “Pokemon” and “Powerpuff Girls” and head for the Museum of Tolerance, where the “Not Sold In Stores” exhibit displays a collection of 250 toys made by children from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The toys of this exhibit, collected by the Christian Children’s Fund, are handmade from abandoned and found items, a unique demonstration of the imagination and creativity of children. Museum admission: $8.50 (adults); $6.50 (seniors); $5.50 (students); $3.50 (children). Mon.-Thu. 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Fri. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Through April 30. 9786 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information, call (310) 553-8403.
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Thursday
Israeli bassist Avishai Cohen has played and recorded with jazz superstar Chick Corea, and celebrates the release of his quintet’s third CD on Corea’s Stretch Records tonight. Cohen takes his Israeli musical influences and combines them with the style of jazz innovators like Corea, Charlie Parker and the jazz-rock fusion band, Weather Report. The result is an accessible, swinging jazz style, and Cohen has been called one of the most influential bass players of the past decade. $12, two drink minimum. 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Catalina Bar & Grill, 1640 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood. For reservations or more information, call (323) 466-2210.
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Friday
When the graphic design students from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena visited the Los Angeles Holocaust Museum, they went home with a tough assignment – design a poster that tells the museum’s story in a single image. Supervised by artist and instructor Leonard Konopelski, the predominantly Asian and Latino students created conceptual, intense designs, on display through Yom HaShoah. Mon.-Thu. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sun. noon-4 p.m. Through April 20. 6006 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information, call (323) 761-8170.
