Calendar Picks and Clicks May 23–29

SUN | MAY 24

(PARTY)
Sababa is toasting Memorial Day weekend with a bash in Beverly Hills. “Doin’ It Right!” will feature a centrally located venue; DJs Ziv and Titus spinning hip-hop, house and Israeli music; dancing; and a room full of (mostly single) Jews. Sun. 9:30 p.m. (doors open). $15 (before 10:30 p.m.), $20 (after 10:30 p.m.). Aqualounge, 424 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. (310) 657-6650. ” title=”www.lamoth.org” target=”_blank”>www.lamoth.org.

WED | MAY 27

(SPECIAL NEEDS)
Discover what Nes Gadol has to offer your child at its open house. The Vista Del Mar program for Jewish children with autism and other special needs focuses its multisensory education around Jewish values, traditions, Torah, tikkun olam and building community.  Wed. 6 p.m. Free. Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services, 3200 Motor Ave., Los Angeles. (310) 836-1223, ext. 322. ” border = 0 vspace = ‘8’ hspace = ‘8’ align = ‘left’>(SHAVUOT)
Rabbis from the Conservative, Reconstructionist and Renewal movements will lead swtudy sessions at the weekendlong Shavuot retreat, “Uniting Heaven and Earth: How Revelation and Mystical Experience Are Lived in the Details of Our Lives.” On the schedule is an all-night Tikkun Leyl Shavuot session, meditation, prayer, study opportunities, singing, yoga and sound healing. Thu.-Sat. $295 (including kosher food, lodging and programming), $395 (single room), $195 (just meals and programming). American Jewish University, Brandeis-Bardin Conference Center, 1101 Peppertree Lane, Brandeis. (805) 915-0728. ” title=”www.arttheatrelongbeach.com” target=”_blank”>www.arttheatrelongbeach.com.

(SHAVUOT)
ATID is doing Shavuot speed-dating style: At its “Great Shavuot Schmooze,” participants will swap study partners and Torah texts every eight minutes. Sinai Temple’s clergy will lead the fast-paced learn-a-thon, which will also include Torahtini cocktails, ice cream sodas and a sundae bar. 21-39 only. Thu. 7:30 p.m. $5 (ATID members), $10 (general). Sinai Temple, 10400 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 481-3244. {encode=”www.atidla.com” title=”www.atidla.com”}.

(SHAVUOT)
In addition to the requisite late-night learning, JConnectLA’s Shavuot celebration, “Simply Shavuot,” will also include candles, wine, dinner and talks by Isralight’s Rabbi Shlomo Seidenfeld, Journal columnist David Suissa, Beach Hillel’s Rabbi Yonah Bookstein and others. Thu. 7:30 p.m. (dinner), 10 p.m.-1 a.m.  (discussions). $36 (per person), $55 (per couple). David Suissa’s home, 1500 S. Doheny Drive, Los Angeles. (310) 405-2336. ” title=”www.oscars.org” target=”_blank”>www.oscars.org.