FRIDAY 24 MUSIC Nino Biton – Andalusian music. • 1 p.m. at Café Avram, 97 Jaffa Road. Info: 077-445-0701. No cover.Dixieland Jazz – With the Doctor Jazz Dixieland Band, accompanied by a team of swing dancers. • 4 p.m. at the Nature Museum, 6 Rehov Hamagid. Info: 671-6636. Free.Hatapuzim and the Magical Mystery Tour – Arik Einstein tribute band and a Beatles cover band, respectively. • 2 p.m. at Kikar Safra. Info: (03) 762- 6666. Free.Like at My Father’s House – A special Kabalat Shabbat performance of Sephardic and Yemenite melodies, with Gila Bashari. • 10:30 a.m. at a private home in Yish’i, near Beit Shemesh. Info and reservations: 052-322-6001. NIS 110 (includes a Yemenite lunch).
COMEDYKalabat Shabbat – A new season with Jackie Levy and the Incubator, satirizing public events and discussing the weekly Torah portion. In Hebrew. • 12 noon at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 20/40.FILMSDusk (Bein Hashmashot) – A car accident brings together the fate of protagonists from four different stories as its consequences are gradually revealed during the course of one day. • 1:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theatre, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 37.Footnote (He’arat Shulayim) – The story of a great rivalry between a father and son, both eccentric professors in the Talmud department of the Hebrew University. In Hebrew with English subtitles. • 11 a.m. at the Jerusalem Theatre. NIS 37.CHILDRENThe Phantom Tollbooth – In honor of the 50th anniversary of the classic children’s book. • 1 p.m. at the Way Off Theater, 37 Rehov Pierre Koenig (in the AACI building). Info and reservations: 054-688-0281. NIS 40/50.MIXED BAGGreen Kabalat Shabbat – Featuring musicians and poets. • 2 p.m. at the Nature Museum, 6 Rehov Mohliver. Info: 566-4144. Free.SATURDAY 25 MUSICClassics at the Church – Featuring Alexander Gurin, organ; David Gregorian and Alexander Sinelnikov, cello and the Jerusalem Festival Orchestra, performing works by Vivaldi, Bach, Albinoni, Schubert and Bizet. • 12 noon at the Augusta Victoria Church, Mount of Olives. Info: 535-6954. NIS 120.The Jewish Cabaret – Jewish music, songs and chamber music by Joseph Achron, Kurt Weill, Arnold Schoenberg, Ernest Bloch, Joel Engel and others. • 11 a.m. at the Ein Kerem Music Center. Info and reservations: 641-4250. NIS 60/75.From Madrid to Buenos Aires – With Rafael Gal Gonzales, vocals; Dima Shurin, saxophone; Osnat Scheifel, piano and Adam Tal, guitar. • 12 noon at the Latrun Monastery. Info and reservations: 535-6954. NIS 80.When Einstein Met Alberstein – A Saturday-night sing-along, featuring the timeless songs of Hava Alberstein and Arik Einstein, the king and queen of Israeli music. With special guest Daphna Armoni. • 9:30 p.m. (Highlight tour at 7:40 p.m.) at the Bible Lands Museum, 25 Rehov Granot. Info and reservations: 561-1066.Sounds of the Oud – Pioneers of the Mizrahi revolution of the 1970s discuss their sources of inspiration, musical influences and where it all began. In Hebrew. • 10 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 30/50.Graffiti – Rock covers. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488. No cover.Hamakor – Acoustic rock. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. Info: 054-531-3255. No cover.French Chansons – With Noa Ben-Sassoon. • 10 p.m. at Café Avram, 97 Jaffa Road. Info: 077-445-0701.The Silan Band – Folk-rock. • 10 p.m. at Hakatze, 4 Rehov Shushan. Info: 052-325-4310.Mika Karni – Performing with her husband and children. • 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info and reservations: 679-4040. NIS 50/55/60. and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 30/60.Grocery Store – With English subtitles • 8:30 p.m. See Saturday’s listings.FILMS Dusk (Bein Hashmashot) – 9:30 p.m. See Friday’s listings.Footnote (He’arat Shulayim) – 5 p.m. See Friday’s listings.TALKSThe Jewish Enlightenment in the 19th Century – An evening in honor of Shmuel Finer’s new book, with Dr. Aviad Hacohen and professors Immanuel Atkes, Iris Parush and Shmuel Finer. In Hebrew. • 6 p.m. at the Van Leer Institute, 43 Rehov Jabotinsky. Info: 560-5251.CHILDREN The Phantom Tollbooth – 5 p.m. See Friday’s listings.Kool Klezmer – Hassidic melodies, Yiddish songs, Carlebach nigunim and more treasures from the klezmer repertoire. • 10 p.m. at Yung YiDiSh, 52 Rehov Yirmiyahu. Info: 500-1395. NIS 40/50.THEATERGrocery Store – A co-production of the Cameri Theatre and Beit Lessin, about Jaffa in the 1970s. Written and directed by Hillel Mittelpunkt. In Hebrew. • 9:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theatre, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 200.COMEDYJerusalem Blend – Featuring Baruch Spier, the journalist, reporting funny to you, and Jerusalem comedian. David Kilimnick. • 10 p.m. at the Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben-Yehuda (corner of King George near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050- 875-5688. NIS 40/50 includes one drink..TOURS Talbiyeh – Conducted by the Jerusalem Development Authority. • 10 a.m. at Safra Square, 20 Jaffa Road. Info: 106; 671-5288. Free.CHILDREN Love Dot Kav – A wordless, animated performance about a line, a dot and imagination run wild. For ages four and up. • 11 a.m. at the Train Theater, Liberty Bell Park. Info and reservations: 561-8514. NIS 40.Where Is Mrs. Gabbai? – The Train Theater presents a unique performance that takes children through the streets of Yemin Moshe in search of Mrs. Gabbai. In Hebrew for ages four and up. • 11:30 a.m. at 5 Rehov Emile Botta in the parking lot next to Yemin Moshe. Info and reservations: 561-8514. NIS 60.Dr. Molecule – Learn about science in a humorous and dramatic way. In Hebrew. • 1 p.m. at the Bloomfield Science Museum, Givat Ram. Info and reservations: 654-4888. NIS 15.SUNDAY 26MUSIC Classics at the Academy – Pianist Ariel Lanyi performs works by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms. • 7:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Navon Hall, Givat Ram. Info: 641- 4481. Free.Ehud Elah – Original acoustic folk music in Hebrew. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488. No cover.THEATER The Creature – Based on the Shalom Aleichem story about a boy from a Jewish town and his first encounter with the exciting and challenging forces of social outcasts, sexuality and death. In Hebrew. • 8:30 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. InfoMONDAY 27MUSIC Etnahata – The Carmel Quartet: Rachel Ringelstein and Lia Raikhlin, violins; Yoel Greenberg, viola; Tami Waterman, cello; with Yael Patish-Comforti, viola. Performing works by Haydn, Ben-Haim and Dvorak. • 5 p.m. (free tickets distributed at the theater from 4 p.m.) at the Jerusalem Theatre, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info: 560-5755.Music on Mondays – With singer, pianist and composer Talya Eliav. • 9 p.m. at Beit Avi hai, 44 King George Avenue. Info and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 20/40.Women’s Only Karaoke – Monday is girls’ night out. Join the jewels of Jerusalem in karaoke and song. • 7 p.m. at the Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben-Yehuda (corner of King George, down the stairs, near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050-875- 5688. NIS 15.The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra – Conducted by Asher Fisch with Sir James Galway, flute. Performing works by Mozart, Corigliano and Strauss. • 8:30 p.m. at Binyenei Ha’uma. Info and reservations: 1-700-703-030.THEATERGrocery Store – 8:30 p.m. See Saturday’s listings.COMEDY Comedy and Poetry Open Mic and Karaoke – Your chance to be on stage or to have a good time and share in the development of Jerusalem-based expression. • 10:30 p.m. at the Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben-Yehuda (corner of King George near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050-875- 5688. One drink minimum purchase.FILMSDusk (Bein Hashmashot) – 5 p.m. See Friday’s listings.TALKS Halachic Adventuring – On exotic Jewish communities and halachic challenges, with Dr. Ari Greenspan, hosted by Amit Women. • 1:45 p.m. at the OU Israel Center, 22 Rehov Keren Hayesod. Info: 560-9100.Meet the Author – Bayla Schorr, M.D. presents her book Hashira Hazot (This Song), and Rabbi Pesach Schindler. • 8 p.m. at the Fuchsberg Center for Conservative Judaism, 8 Rehov Agron. Info: 625-6386 (Ext. 4). NIS 20.Hezekiah, Isaiah and Menasseh – From creation to Obama, a series on the story of the Jewish people, with Rabbi Berel Wein. • 8:30 p.m. at Beit Knesset Hanassi, 24 Rehov Ussishkin. Info: 052-833-9560. NIS 15/20.TOURS Tour with Jack: When Jews Lived in the Muslim Quarter – A walking tour with licensed guide Jack Cadranel. • 2:30 p.m. at the bus stop near the Jewish Quarter parking lot. Info and registration (required): 054-647-8955; tourwithjack@gmail.com. NIS 60.Getting to Know the Shuk – Join Sybil Kaplan as she shows you the insider’s scoop on Mahaneh Yehuda • 9:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. Info and registration (required): 566-1181. NIS 35/45.CHILDRENCommunity Gardening – Come to Ginot Shimrit and plant new flowers, create walking paths and more. • 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. on Rehov Halafta, the community garden behind the tall buildings on Hizkiyahu Hamelech. Info: 050-455-7595. Free.Big Art for Little Artists – Storytelling to inspire children to create their own works of art. With Michal Kerer, in Hebrew. • 4:30 p.m. (ages 4-6) and 5:30 p.m. (ages 7-9). Info and reservations: 670-8811. NIS 25/30.MIXED BAG Getting Younger As You Age – A seminar about making exercise part of our daily lives. With Alan Freishtat, personal trainer; Linda Holtz, cognitive behavioral therapist; and Howie Kahn, a successful graduate of the program. • 8 p.m. at the OU Israel Center, 22 Rehov Keren Hayesod. Info: 654-0728. NIS 25/30.TUESDAY 28 MUSIC Mendelssohn, Mozart and Beethoven – Featuring the Hovevei Hamusica Orchestra, conducted by Amos Boasson with Ye’ela Avital, soprano. • 8 p.m. at the Jerusalem YMCA, 26 King David Street. Info and reservations: 054-486-1239; 050-868-5450. NIS 50.Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann and Handel – Featuring the Barrocade Ensemble, with Yizhar Karshon, harpsichord; Ya’acov Reuven, mandolin; Genevieve Blanchard, flute and Adi Zilberberg, recorder. • 8:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Scottish Church, 1 Rehov David Remez. Info and reservations: 630-3600. NIS 85/95.Youth at the Center – Featuring the Ehud Ettun Quartet: Daniel Schwarzwald, piano; Tal Gur, saxophone; Matan Assayag, drums and Ehud Ettun, bass, performing original music by Ehud Ettun. • 5 p.m. at the Jerusalem Music Center, Mishkenot Sha’ananim. Info: 624-1041. Free.B & B – Funk and groove. • 9:30 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info and reservations: 679-4040. No cover.Open Mic – With Mike Perry. Enjoy late-night professional and amateur singing with your friends. • 9:30 p.m. sign up; performances begin at 10 p.m. at the Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben-Yehuda (corner of King George near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050-875-5688. One drink minimum purchase.THEATERCarousel – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved musical, presented by the Encore! Educational Theatre Company, with a 12-piece orchestra. • 8 p.m. at the Hirsch Theatre, Beit Shmuel, 6 Rehov Shama. Info and reservations: 054-578-9006; 620- 3463; www.Encore-etc.com.Grocery Store – 8:30 p.m. See Saturday’s listings.
FILMS Footnote (He’arat Shulayim) – 5 p.m. See Friday’s listings.ART Gallery Talk – On the exhibition “Life: A User’s Manual,” with exhibition curator Aya Miron. • 7 p.m. at the Israel Museum. Info and reservations: 670- 8811. Free with admission to the museum.TOURS Brave Ventures outside the Old City Walls – Visit the first Jewish neighborhoods built outside the Old City walls, and see the evolution of Yemin Moshe. With guide Miriam Simon. • 9 a.m. at the Lion’s Fountain, at the junction of King David Street and Rehov Emek Refaim. Info and reservations: 054-521-6933. NIS 50.CHILDREN Recycle Workshop – Children create works of art out of recycled materials. For ages 3 – 9. • 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Israel Museum. Info: 670-8963. NIS 15.WEDNESDAY 29
MUSIC A Tribute to Poet Picci Yehoram Ben-Meir – With Haim Guri and Yael Tai, vocals; and Atheni Orton, guitar. • 8:30 p.m. at the Confederation House, 12 Rehov Emile Botta, Yemin Moshe. Info: 624-5206. No cover.Lost, New Life for Forgotten Texts – Israeli artists present new musical renditions of forgotten poems collected from around the world, with Shlomo Bar and The Natural Choice. • 9 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George. Info and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 20/60.Chen and Roi – Acoustic rock. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. Info and reservations: 054-531-3255. No cover.Eviatar Banai – A piano performance of his recent hits, as well as debut performances of upcoming material. • 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info and reservations: 679-4040.NIS 100/105/110.
THEATERCarousel – 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. See Tuesday’s listings.Grocery Store – 8:30 p.m. See Saturday’s listings.COMEDYStand-up Marathon with Open Mic – Edan Mizrachi takes some new comedians to the stage, in Hebrew. • 10:30 p.m. at the Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben-Yehuda (corner of King George, down the stairs, near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050-875-5688. NIS 20.FILMSDusk (Bein Hashmashot) – 7 p.m. See Friday’s listings.Footnote (He’arat Shulayim) – 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. See Friday’s listings.TALKS When Did the Jews Begin Minting Coins? – With Haim Gitler, curator of Numismatics, Israel Museum. In Hebrew. • 7:30 p.m. at the Bible Lands Museum, 25 Rehov Granot. Info and reservations: 561-1066. NIS 20-40. Free with admission to the museum.TOURSTour with Jack: The Mount Herzl Military Cemetery – With licensed guide Jack Cadranel. • 9:30 a.m. at the entrance to the cemetery (Buses 13, 18, 21). Info and registration (required): 054-647-8955; tourwithjack@gmail.com. NIS 60.CHILDRENBentzi – The story of a colorful elephant whose distinct look makes him sad. In Hebrew, for ages 3-8. • 5:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theatre, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 75.MIXED BAGLoosen Up – A writing workout with Judy Labensohn. • 9:30 a.m. at Tmol Shilshom, 5 Nahalat Shiva. Info: judylabensohn@gmail.com. Free.Golden Eggs of Sacramontes – A book reading and signing event with Jerusalem author David Herman. • 8:30 p.m. at Holzer’s Bookshop, Rehov Mashiach, near Binyan Clal. Info: 653- 6764. Free.
THURSDAY 30MUSIC Verdi’s Requiem – Featuring the new Haifa Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Omer Welber and the Israeli Opera Chorus. • 8 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theatre, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info: 560-5755.Coolooloosh and LayerZ – Coolooloosh performs punk, hip hop and groove, alongside LayerZ, performing post-rock, electronic music and groove. • 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info and reservations: 679-4040. NIS 50/55/60.Sobo – Rock, blues and soul. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. Info and reservations: 054-531- 3255. No cover.Ritalin – Rock party. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488. No cover.
THEATERCarousel – See Tuesday’s listings.Grocery Store – With English subtitles. • 8:30 p.m. See Saturday’s listings.COMEDYThe Aliyah Monologues – Tour of funny through the Holy Land, with David Kilimnick, incorporating routines from his Israel-based shows. • 8:30 p.m. at the Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben-Yehuda (corner of King George near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050-875-5688. NIS 40/50 (includes a free drink).Jerusalem Stand-up with Tel Aviv Friends – Some of Israel’s finest comedians come to perform with Jerusalem’s Eidan Mizrachi, in Hebrew. • 10:30 p.m. at the Off The Wall Comedy Basement. NIS 35/45 (includes a free drink).TALKSFrom Alef to Tav – “Not Just scrolls,” a lecture on the art of writing holy scripture and the power of the letters. With David Ivgi, in Hebrew. • 8 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info and reservations: 621-5900.The Weekly Torah Portion – Featuring Dr. Shelly Goldberg, a lecturer of Kabbala and Hassidut. In Hebrew. • 7 p.m. every Thursday at the Begin Heritage Center, 6 Rehov S.A. Nahon. Info: 565-2011. Free.CHILDREN Behind-the-Scenes Magical Tour – See how a stage production is made. For children aged 5-10; in Hebrew. • 5 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theatre, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 45/55.Family Fun at the Tower of David – A celebration of words, letters and inscriptions within the ancient citadel for the whole family. • 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Tower of David, Old City. Info and reservations (required): 626-5333. NIS 20.FRIDAY 1MUSIC Balkan Street Party – With Sipulochus, Yolki Folky, New Orleans Function Jazz band and more. • 12 noon at Rehov Shushan. Info: www.jerusalemseason.com.COMEDYKalabat Shabbat – See Friday’s listings.ARTPaper Leaves – An exhibition about paper, trees and the environment. • 11 a.m. at the Botanical Gardens. Info: 679-4012/3 (ext. 2).TOURSBrave Ventures outside the Old City Walls – See Tuesday’s listings.CHILDRENThe Phantom Tollbooth – 1 p.m. See Friday’s listings.