SUNDAY AUGUST 9
(CONCERT)
“L’Chaim! (To Life!): A Musical Celebration of Eastern European Culture,” presented by the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, will feature music composed in the Warsaw Ghetto and later featured in “The Pianist” as well as a piece based on a Sholem Aleichem tale. Rising piano star Yevgeniy Milyavskiy will join entertainer Mike Burstyn and LAJS founder/artistic director Noreen Green, along with other artists to celebrate this rich tradition. Sun. 7:30 p.m. $12-$36. Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood. (323) 461-3673. ” title=”booksoup.com” target=”_blank”>booksoup.com.
(LEARNING)
Add one scoop of kabbalistic drumming, one of Jewish American fiction, another of spiritual yoga as well as rainbow sprinkles of rabbis from various denominations and you have yourself a LimmudLA Sunday. Choose from four different sessions with artists, scholars and community leaders every hour at “Make Your Own Sunday,” a daylong mini-conference sweetened by an ice cream buffet, lunch and an open music jam session. Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $50. Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA, 574 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles. ” title=”rjchq.org” target=”_blank”>rjchq.org.
THURSDAY AUGUST 13
(CLASSICAL MUSIC)
The sixth annual Beverly Hills International Music Festival, which runs Aug. 7-17, includes a first-time program titled “The Music of Israel,” presented by the Israeli Consulate General in Los Angeles, which features a string trio by Yehezkel Braun, “Two Yiddish Songs” by Dov Zeltzer, “Ahuv Sheli” by Sharon Farber, “Yerushalayim” by Ariel Blumenthal and other works written and performed by Israeli musicians. Thu. 8 p.m. $25. Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church, 505 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. (310) 779-7622. ” title=”danielpearl.org/events” target=”_blank”>danielpearl.org/events.
(WORLD MUSIC)
The popular Israeli Idan Raichel Project brings its enchanting fusion of Middle Eastern, Latin American, Caribbean and African sounds to the Twilight Dance Series at the Santa Monica Pier. The free concert will also feature bilingual reggae singer Elijah Emanuel from Panama. Thu. 7-10 p.m. Free. Santa Monica Pier, corner of Ocean and Colorado avenues, Santa Monica. ” title=”idanraichelproject.com” target=”_blank”>idanraichelproject.com.
