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May 19, 2005

MAY 21/SATURDAY

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters: “18 Pockets of Joy” Golf Tournament fundraiser to help send underserved youths to Camp Max Straus. Lost Canyons Golf Club, Simi Valley. (323) 761-8675, ext. 30.

Paramount Classics: “Mad Hot Ballroom,” a documentary that takes you inside the lives of 11-year-old New York City public school kids who journey into the world of ballroom dancing opens this week. Check local listings. www.paramountclassics.com.

Temple Emanuel: 6:30 p.m. ’50s dinner dance and celebration. Dinner, live music and dancing. $180+. 300 N. Clark Drive, Beverly Hills. (310) 278-7749.

Ford Amphitheatre: 7:30 p.m. French group Bratsch performs Gypsy, Russian, Armenian and Yiddish songs, as well as their own. $30-$40.

2580 Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood. (323) 461-3673.



MAY 22/SUNDAY

YOM HASHOAH

Temple Ner Maarav: Dinner honoring Holocaust survivors. Jeffrey Mausner of the Department of Justice speaks about prosecuting Nazi war criminals in the United States. Screening of “Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust” follows dinner. 17730 Magnolia Blvd., Encino. R.S.V.P., (818) 345-7833.

SHAVUOT

Calabasas Shul: 5-8 p.m. Shavuot cooking class with Chef Levana. Private residence. R.S.V.P., (818) 591-7485.


MAY 23/MONDAY

LECTURES

Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center: 7 p.m. Free Community Education Seminar on “Bariatric Surgery.” Encino Hospital Campus, 16237 Ventura Blvd., Encino. (818) 995-5060.


MAY 24/TUESDAY

LECTURES

Magen David of Beverly Hills: 7:30-

9 p.m. “Self Discovery Through the Eyes of the Kabbalah” series for young adults with Joseph Melamed. Free. 322 N. Foothill Road, Beverly Hills. fouad@ucla.edu.


MAY 25/WEDNESDAY

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Skirball Cultural Center: 7:30 p.m. “On a Note of Triumph.” Dramatic reading of the original V-E Day CBS broadcast of Norman Corwin’s rumination on WWII’s significance. Introduction by Corwin. $10-$15. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 440-4500.


MAY 26/THURSDAY

LAG B’OMER

Temple Ner Tamid of Downey: 6 p.m. Lag B’Omer Barbecue. $5. 10629 Lakewood Blvd. (562) 861-9276.


MAY 27/FRIDAY

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

South Coast Repertory: Arthur Miller’s “A View From the Bridge” opens tonight and runs through June 26. $19-$56. Segerstrom Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 708-5555.


SINGLES

MAY 21/SATURDAY

Singles Helping Others: Help today at Virgil Mills School Family Festival (323) 663-8378 or the Venice Art Walk (818) 591-0772. And tomorrow at the Brentwood Garden Tour (310) 820-5581.


MAY 22/SUNDAY

Jewish Singles, Meet (30s and 40s): 10:45 a.m. Trip to the Japanese Gardens. $3. Van Nuys. R.S.V.P., (818) 750-0095.


MAY 23/MONDAY

MOSAIC Outdoor Club: 6:45 p.m. Full- moon hike in the Santa Monica Mountains. www.mosaicla.org.


MAY 24/TUESDAY

Westwood Jewish Singles (45+):

7:30 p.m. Discussion. “Getting Out of a Relationship.” $8. R.S.V.P., (310) 444-8986.


MAY 25/WEDNESDAY

ATID (20s and 30s): 7:30 p.m. “Shabbat: Creating Sacred Space in a Hectic World.” Sinai Temple, 10400 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 474-1518.


MAY 26/THURSDAY

Ask Dr. Joan (45+): 7 p.m. Pyramid Rotation Dinner. $45. Le Petite Jacque Cafe, Sherman Oaks. (818) 345-4588.

Aaron’s Tent/Chabad, Century City: 8 p.m. Rooftop Party Under the Stars. 9051 Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 842-5109.


MAY 27/FRIDAY

Chai Center (25-35): 7-11 p.m. Dinner for 60 Strangers. www.chaicenter.org.

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