Saturday
Meet the minds (and hands) that craft delightful children’s tales into fantastical visual journeys at the 16th Annual Children’s Book Illustrators Show and Signing. Five illustrious illustrators, including Caldecott-winner Mordicai Gerstein, will share their thoughts and techniques and display more than 200 of their original illustrations in various media. Bring the kids and a book bag (books will be available for purchase, too!) for this unique art show and book fair that benefits an organization providing after-school dance and enrichment programs for at-risk children.
1-5 p.m. (signings and lectures). Exhibit runs through Dec. 15. Free. Chemers Gallery, Enderle Center, 17300 17th St., Suite G, Tustin. (714) 731-5432. ” target=”_blank”>http://www.jewishwomenstheater.com.
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Wednesday
Zypora Spaisman fought to stay alive during the Holocaust, and with that same passion and determination, she later fought to keep Yiddish theater alive in America. “Yiddish Theater: A Love Story,” by acclaimed Israeli director Dan Katzir, documents the dwindling audiences of the Yiddish Public Theater during the freezing New York winter of 2000 and Spaisman’s desperate attempts to keep the art form and entire culture relevant. The bittersweet documentary features rare interviews with some of the most important names in Yiddish theater: Felix Fibich, Seymour Rechzeit and Shifra Lerer. Tonight’s Workmen’s Circle screening will be followed by a moderated discussion about the film and the issues it raises.
7:30 p.m. $6. Laemmle’s Grande, 345 S. Figueroa St., Downtown Los Angeles. (310) 552-2007. ” target=”_blank”>http://www.thenewlatc.com.
Friday
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