Calendar Girls picks and clicks for Sept. 6–12: Hip hop art, veggie Jews, string theory & laughs

SAT | SEPTEMBER 6

(PLAY)
They’re being called the “Divas of Domesticity.” Three PTA-parents-turned-girl-group prove dishes can’t diminish a desire for artistic creativity. “It’s The Housewives,” a rock-musical by husband/wife songwriting team Laurence and Hope Juber of “A Very Brady Musical” and Ellen Guylas, features 19 songs with titles that will make you chuckle: “In Sink and at Your Disposal,” “Ironing Bored” and “Reynolds Rap.” Sat. 8 p.m. $40. Through Oct. 12. The Whitefire Theatre, 13500 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. (323) 960-5563. ” border = 0 vspace = ‘8’ hspace = ‘8’ align = ‘left’>respectively, in “Wicked”). Hilty takes on the role of secretary Doralee played by Parton 28 years ago. The show will play at the Ahmanson for more than a month, but tonight you get to turn your evening of entertainment into a mitzvah. Vista Del Mar, a social service agency that focuses on children, is hosting an evening to raise funds for their many social, educational, behavioral and health programs. What a way to make a livin’ — and what a way to make a difference. Sun. 4 p.m. (cocktails), 5 p.m. (dinner). Call for prices. Center at Cathedral Plaza, 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles. 6:30 p.m. (show). Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. (310) 836-1223, ext. 274.

(ART)
Interested in supporting gay and lesbian rights, but not sure how? Start by visiting a moving-art exhibition, “The Shepard Cycle: Prints and Drawings by Nomi Silverman,” at the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring’s A Shenere Velt art gallery. Silverman will present prints, studies and drawings relating to gay college student Matthew Shepard, whose hate-motivated murder in Wyoming 10 years ago has inspired a variety of artistic endeavors. The gallery will donate 50 percent of the sale price from each Silverman piece to the campaign to defeat Proposition 8, the measure that aims to ban same-sex marriage in California. Congregations Beth Chayim Chadashim and Kol Ami, Progressive Jewish Alliance and Jews for Marriage Equality are co-sponsoring this exhibition. Sun. 3-5 p.m. (opening reception). Through Oct. 3. Free. 1525 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 552-2007. ” target=”_blank”>http://www.paulryanproductions.com.

(ISRAEL)
When L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa visited Israel earlier this summer, he was deeply moved by the plight of those living in Sderot. Over breakfast, several senior members of his delegation will discuss their experiences in the town that is being barraged daily by Palestinian terrorist rocket attacks. Under the auspices of AMIT, a religious education and social services organization that supports Israeli youth, and the Jewish Free Loan Association, Los Angeles city officials will bring the realities of the tragedy home during “New Perspectives — A Report from Sderot: A Lox and Bagel Breakfast and Panel Discussion.” Sun. 9-11 a.m. $20-$40. Temple Beth Am, 1039 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles. (310) 859-4885. ” target=”_blank”>http://www.jcafela.com.

(VEGETARIANISM)
Just in time for the High Holy Days, the Lehkeeroov Jewish Vegetarian Society (JVS) wants you to know that if you eat meat, you’re sinning and you should probably repent on Yom Kippur for every steak and chicken thigh you’ve devoured this year. In “The Messianic Vision: Vegetarian or Not?” an intensive exploration with Orthodox rabbis and other authorities, the JVS will debate the religious and moral implications of being a carnivore as well as the ethics of using animals for clothing, experimentation and sacrifice (guess that rules out ” target=”_blank”>http://judaism.meetup.com/166.

MON | SEPTEMBER 8

(YIDDISHKAYT)
You probably know more Yiddish than you think, thanks to “Seinfeld,” Heeb magazine and Jewish screenwriters, who made words such as shlep, klutz, nosh, shlimazel (remember the “Laverne and Shirley” hopscotch theme song?) and shmooze household lingo. If pop culture catchphrases aren’t satisfying your hunger for ” target=”_blank”>http://www.circelsocal.org.

(LECTURE)
Omer Bartov, a professor at Brown University, set out to investigate the history of his mother’s hometown in eastern Galicia, and now he is telling the public about what he discovered. During the course of his research, he came face to face with the region’s ethnic conflicts, historic anti-Semitism and complex political development. Bartov also reveals a newly independent country that ethnically cleansed its own history, wiping out nearly all traces of the vibrant Jewish communities that once thrived in the region. Hear the details of the professor’s fascinating study in a community lecture sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Jewish studies program at California State University, Northridge, “Erased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-Day Ukraine.” Mon. 4:30-6 p.m. Free. California State University, Northridge, Oviatt Library Presentation Room, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. (818) 677-2957 or (818) 677-4724. ” target=”_blank”>http://www.aclu-sc.org.

TUE | SEPTEMBER 9

(RELIGION)
It’s easy to focus on the horrors that religion has inspired, especially since the conflicts raging around the world today are so heavily infused with talk of holy missions, God’s will and martyrdom. Rabbi David Wolpe spends more than 200 pages doing the exact opposite in his much-talked-about new book, “Why Faith ” target=”_blank”>http://www.ajula.edu.

(CONCERT)