6/SATURDAY
Turns out the Frisco Kid wasn’t the only Jewish cowboy. Kicking off the exhibition >”Jewish Life in the American West: Generation to Generation” at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage is a music concert titled “Jews in the West.” Storyteller Karen Golden spins tales of Jewish life on the range, while Bronx-born fiddler, guitarist and banjoist Bruce Molskyplays a few ditties. 1:30 and 3:00 p.m. $18 (adults) $12 (children). Heritage Court, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles. For more information, call (310) 954-4300.
7/SUNDAY
Oh yes, it’s lady’s night, but men will want to tag along for this. Hosted by comedian Flash Rosenberg, “Tickling Adam’s Rib” is a female comedy show at the University of Judaism. Flash’s shtick combines observational stand-up with a slide show of her own photographs and cartoons. Three more female comedians round out the show with their own prop-infused routines. Runs Saturday, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, 8 p.m. $30 and $35. 15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air. For more information, call (310) 476-9777, extension 201.
Here’s a diva moment you can deal with: Hila Plitman, the renown Israeli soprano, will sing with The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, performing tongue-in-cheek opera and operetta pieces. Dubbed Diva’s Revenge: Opera Our Way II the kitchy show includes favorites like “Ride of the Valkyries” and “Then One of Us Will Be a Queen.” Runs Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale. $45, $37.50, $25 and $15. For tickets, call (800) 414-2539 or for more information, visit www.gmcla.org.
8/MONDAY
What does a writer contracted to write about the emotional problems of writers do when her own emotional problems give her writer’s block? She goes to therapy and writes a book about it. Bonnie Friedman will be discussing her book, “The Thief of Happiness: The Story of an Extraordinary Psychotherapy,” and reading excerpts at the Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles at 7 p.m. 6505 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. Free. For more information, call (323)761-8648.
Yom Hashoa starts tonight. Attend a special Holocaust memorial service followed by a dramatic reading of Harris W. Freedman’s psychological drama “Ella’s Secret” at Wilshire Boulevard Temple. The story centers around Ella, a Holocaust survivor living in London, who receives a visit from a woman with ties to her past. 7:30 p.m. Free to temple members, $18 for non-members. Audrey and Sydney Irmas Campus, Marcia Israel Chapel-Auditorium, 11661 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles. For more information, call (213) 388-2401.
9/TUESDAY
Step away from the television for one night and take in some culture. A special benefit concert for Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religionwill feature celebrated pianist Robert Silverman. The night begins with an optional pre-concert dinner before Silverman graces your ears with pieces by Schubert, Chopin and Schumann. A dessert reception follows. 6 p.m. (dinner) 7:45 p.m. (concert). $250 (per person, with pre-concert dinner), $2,500 (table of ten, with pre-concert dinner), $50 (per person, concert ticket only). HUC-Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles. For more information, call (213) 749-3424, extension 4208.
10/WEDNESDAY
We’re all preoccupied with aging, the passing of time and our own reflections. Eva Kolosvary-Stupler brings her own perspective to the subject in her mixed-media exhibit aptly titled “Reflections”<$>. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Don O’Melveny Gallery, 9009 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood. For more information, call (310) 273-7868.
11/THURSDAY
In the game of survival, the Garfinkel siblings have beat incredible odds. All five of them endured the horrors of Nazi Germany’s death camps. Their story is detailed in Suzan Hagstrom’s book, “Sara’s Children; The Destruction of Chmielnik.” A discussion of the book is being held today, in commemoration of the Holocaust, to coincide with Yom Hashoa on April 9. Free. 7:30 p.m.? Borders Books and Music, 1360 Westwood Boulevard, Westwood. For more information, call (310) 475-3444.
12/FRIDAY
He won Marilyn Monroe’s heart, so why not yours? Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons” opens tonight at the Crossley Theatre. With more drama than “All My Children,” “All My Sons” is the story of a man’s secret World War II crime and the toll it takes on the stability of his family once the secret is revealed. Runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. through June 2. $18 (general admission), $14 (seniors, children age 8-12 and groups of ten or more). 1760 North Gower Street, Hollywood. For more information, call (323) 462-8460.
