Capital Calendar

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Culture activites for the week (photo credit: Courtesy)
Culture activites for the week
(photo credit: Courtesy)
Information on events in and around Jerusalem may be submitted to INJERUSALEMEVENTS@GMAIL.COM, or mailed to In Jerusalem, PO Box 81, 91000 Jerusalem.
Please indicate “Capital Calendar” clearly on all submissions.
The deadline for submissions is THURSDAY, 8 DAYS PRIOR TO PUBLICATION AT 4 P.M. Events are in English unless otherwise noted.
FRIDAY 28 MUSIC  Nino Biton – Performance of the singer, oud and banjo player who performs Andalusian music with accompanying musicians. • 2 p.m. at Avram Bar- Café, 97 Jaffa Road. Info: 077-445-0701. Free.
Poisoned Arrows – Alternative. • 9 p.m. at the Uganda, 4 Aristobulus St. Info: 623-6087.
TOURS  Rehavia Walking Tour – This unique neighborhood was built at first by the Jewish socialists of the Gedud Ha’avoda, its streets were named by its well known resident Sephardim, and its character today was shaped by the German Jewish bourgeoisie. Visit one of the first Jewish garden neighborhoods, built during the Mandate period, where many well-known personalities resided. Tour is 2- 2.5 hours. Tour guide: Miriam Simon. • 9 a.m. at Yeshurun Synagogue on Shmuel Hanagid St. (corner of King George). Info: Miriam 054-521-6933.NIS 50.
SATURDAY 29
MUSIC  The Best of Chamber Music – The Woodwind Festival features music by Bach, Vivaldi, Danzi and Beethoven. Esti Rofe on flute, Tibi Zeiger on clarinet, Miki Zohar on oboe, Alon Reuven on horn and Mauricio Paez on bassoon. • 11 a.m. at Eden-Tamir Music Center, Ein Kerem. Info and reservations: 641- 4250. NIS 60/75.
Mozart Blues – Pianist/composer Constantine Vilanski, flutist Anatoli Kogan and the Jerusalem Festival Orchestra perform.music by Vivaldi, Talman and jazzy arrangements of familiar classics by Mozart, Chopin, Gershwin and more. • Noon at the Latrun Monastery. Info and reservations: 535-6954.NIS 80.
Ska Party: Los Caparos & Fast Food Orchestra – Los Caparos is a good example of how music can break through cultural, linguistic and musical boundaries. The band combines ska, reggae, funk and jungle in Russian, Hebrew and English. Fast Food Orchestra is a band from the Czech Republic that is similar in style to Los Caparos. Both bands are on a brief short tour in Israel. • 9:30 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Harechavim Street. Info and reservations: 679-4040. NIS 50/55/60.
Rona Keinan – Keinan, winner of AKUM award and Singer of the Year on Galgalatz, is releasing her fourth album and a new band to showcase a new performance that includes songs from previous albums and her new one, Takeoffs and Landings. • 9:30 p.m. at Zappa Jerusalem at The Lab, 28 Derech Hebron. (03) 762-6666. NIS 70/80.
The Paradox of Ziv Kessel – A unique writer that drums and sings in a nonconformist style that combines rock, jazz and progressive groove. Accompanied by a relentless trio: bass player Noam Shaham, pianist Orel Oshrat and vocalist Adva Specuti. • 9:30 at Avram Bar-Café, 97 Jaffa Road. Info: 077-445-0701. NIS 25/30.
Nighthawks – Soft rock covers. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Hillel St. (entrance from Darom Street, across from Dublin pub). Info: Yehi 054- 816-5488. Free.
Uz Jsme Doma – The Czech avant-punk-rock band from Prague celebrates Czech Independence Day. • 8:30 p.m. at the Uganda, 4 Aristobulus St. Info: 623- 6087.
Ramble On – Rock. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Rd. Info: 054-531-3255. Free.
THEATER A Servant of Two Masters: The Cameri Theater – A brilliant, entertaining and surprising comedy of errors written by Carlo Goldoni 300 years ago. A story about a miserly merchant, his unwed daughter, the daughter’s deceased fiancé’s sister and the latter’s servant Truffaldino. Quickly, different stories intermingle and things get increasingly complicated and lead to a string of crazy situations. In Hebrew. • 8:30 p.m.at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Marcus St. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 200.
COMEDY Jerusalem Blend Stand-up – With David Kilimnick, Jerusalem’s Comedian. Lineup may change and other comedians may be added. • 9:30 p.m. at Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben- Yehuda (corner of King George, down the stairs, near Hamashbir). Info: 050-875-5688. NIS 40/50.
MIXED BAG Women’s Dance Night – Dance the night away at a great and fun evening. A project of Dames of the Dance. • 8 p.m. at the Matnas in Efrat. Info: Sharon Katz 052-421-3600.
SUNDAY 30
MUSIC
Fall Concert – A classical music performance with pianist Nicole Biggs, violinist Saida Bar Lev, viola player Zvi Carmeli and cellist Hillel Zori. Program: Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G Minor; Liszt’s Transcendental Etude No. 11 “Harmonies du Soir” (for piano solo); F. Mendelssohn’s Piano Quartet in B Minor. • 8 p.m. at the Mormon University (The Jerusalem Center for Near East Studies). Info: 626- 5666; shario@jc.byu.ac.il. Free.
Eldad – Folk and rock covers. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Hillel St. (entrance from Darom Street, across from Dublin pub). Info: Yehi 054-816-5488. Free.
THEATER  The Idiot’s Dinner: Habima Theater – Every week Pierre, a wealthy publisher, has his friends over for dinner to play “the dinner game,” where each one must bring the stupidest man he can find. One of his friends meets François Pignon, an insurance clerk, who is very excited to be invited to dinner at the home of a successful publisher. But when dinner time arrives, everything begins to go awry. In Hebrew. • 8:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Marcus St. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 200.
TALKS
 Before Us the Flood – According to tradition, the flood began in the month of Cheshvan. At Beit Avi Chai, Efrat Shapira-Rosenberg will lead a discussion on the Great Flood of the Bible and its connection to modern times. Participants: poet and translator Shin Shifra, satirist and journalist Kobi Arieli and Yossi Levi for a sing-along. • 8 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Ave. Info: 621-5300. Free (based on available space).
MONDAY 31  MUSIC Of Poetry and Protest – Poets from the Omrim Shira group meet the Last/Monday/October rock band in an evening of poetry, music and improvisation in the spirit of the protest movement and in the special atmosphere of Ticho House. In collaboration with the AF Urban Art Magazine and Manofim. In Hebrew. • 8 p.m. at Ticho House, 9 Harav Kook St.Info and reservations: 624-5068. Free.
Halloween Party with the Sobo Band – Rock, blues and soul. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Rd. Info: 054-531-3255. Free.
Women’s-Only Karaoke – Monday is girls’ night out. Join the Jewels of Jerusalem in karaoke. • 7:30 p.m. at Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben- Yehuda (corner of King George, down the stairs, near Hamashbir). Info: 050-875-5688. NIS 15.
TOURS  Tour with Jack – A walk on the Old City ramparts from Jaffa Gate to Damascus Gate. A walking tour with licensed guide Jack Cadranel. • 9:30 a.m. just outside Jaffa Gate. Info and registration (required): 054-647-8955; tourwithjack@gmail.com. NIS 70 + NIS 16 (site entrance fee).
TALKS  Would the Sages Have Been Creationists? A Rabbinic Look at Genesis – With Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein, Sr. lecturer, the Conservative Yeshiva and Project Oded. • 8 p.m. at the Fuchsberg Center for Conservative Judaism, 8 Agron St. Info and registration: 625-6386 Ext. 4. NIS 20 (donation).
TUESDAY 1
 MUSIC The Isradixie Band – The Submarine’s jazz line is back for its seventh season with the Isradixie Band. • 9:30 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Harechavim Street.
Info and reservations: 679-4040. Free.
Phoebus and Pan: The Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra – Conductor David Shemer. Soloists: soprano Anat Edri; altos Inbal Hever, David Nortman; tenors Jake White (UK); Assif Am-David; bass Oded Reich. Program: Bach’s Cantata 201: Der Stret zwischen Phoebus und Pan. Bach’s Overture, Suite no. 3.
• 8 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Marcus St. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 140.
Da Bergers – Israeli rock. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Hillel St. (entrance from Darom Street, across from Dublin pub). Info: Yehi 054-816-5488. Free.
Open Mic – Music with Mike Perry (Jerusalem’s King of the Music Open Mic). All performers welcome. Sign up at 9:30 p.m. Kick-off time is 10:15 p.m.
• 10 p.m. at Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben- Yehuda (corner of King George, down the stairs, near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050-875-5688. Free (one drink minimum purchase).
Open Jam – Rock and blues for Jerusalem’s undiscovered music talents. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Rd. Info: 054-531-3255. Free.
THEATER  God – Woody Allen’s God is an irreverent and spontaneous farce. Set in an empty Greek amphitheater, this madcap play-within-a-play flits chaotically between ancient and modern times as an actor and a writer struggle to find a suitable ending for a play. The play skids along farcically until actor and writer reach the same ultimate conclusion: There’s neither end nor beginning. • 8 p.m. at the Way Off Theater, 37 Pierre Koenig St. Talpiot 3rd floor (in the AACI building). Info and reservations: 054-688-0281. NIS 50.
PIAF: Beersheva Theater – A sweeping musical based on the life story of legendary chanteuse Edith Piaf. She was born on the streets “under Paris skies,” rose up from the gutter and conquered the world. The play is accompanied by the songs of Piaf, performed live on stage. In the lead role: Yonit Tobi, winner of the Israeli Theater Award for Best Actress. In Hebrew.• 8:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Marcus St. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 200.
FILMS Anthropology Festival – The Jerusalem Cinematheque with sociology and anthropology classes of the Hebrew University will present the first anthropology festival in Israel. During the three-day festival there will be screening of 12 movies from around the world and Israel, under the guidance of the directors and the finest researchers in those fields from the Hebrew University. • At the Jerusalem Cinematheque, 11 Derech Hebron. For times and info: 565-4333; www.jer-cin.org.il.
ART  Life: A User’s Manuel – Gallery talk with exhibition curator Aya Miron. The works in the exhibition address the culture of do-it-yourself and the role of instructions and regulations in daily life. In most of the works, instructions are subverted, emphasizing the absurdity and internal contradictions often found in reality. Works by artists from Israel and abroad include Maya Attoun, Guy Ben-Ner, Aya Ben Ron, Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol, Gal Weinstein and Julita Wójcik. • 7 p.m. at the Israel Museum. Info: 670-8935. Free (with museum admission).
COMEDY  Comedy Open Mic – Weekly Comedy & Poetry Open Mic. All performances welcome. Share in the development of Jerusalem-based expression. • 9 p.m. at Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben- Yehuda (corner of King George, down the stairs, near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050-875-5688. Free (one drink minimum purchase).
TOURS  Talbiyeh Tour – Talbiyeh was always an upscale neighborhood, even during the British Mandate period, and many interesting personalities lived there. Discover who built Talbiyeh and lived there and what happened during and after the war in 1948. Tour guide: Miriam Simon. • 9 a.m. at the fountain in Kikar Tzarfat corner of King George and Ramban streets. Info and reservations: Miriam 054-521-6933. NIS 50.
MIXED BAG KayamaMoms Inaugural Event – Rabbis and Israel’s leading experts on the topic of “Single Motherhood by Choice” will answer questions in an evening of information and discussion. With speakers: Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, Rabbi Benny Lau, Ayelet Vider Cohen, Dr. Miri Godin. In Hebrew (questions can be asked in English and will be translated). Light refreshments will be served. • 7:30 p.m. at Beit Yehudit (ICCC), 12 Emek Refaim St. Info: 052-881-4823; info@kayamaMoms.org. NIS 30.
Single, religious, mothers by choice – an evening with discussions on the halachic, pyschological and medical aspects with Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, Rabbi Benny Lau, clinical psychologist Ayelet Vider-Cohen of Kolech,and Dr. Miri Gudin of Hadassah Hospital. • 7:30 pm, at the Ginot Ha’ir Community Center, 12 Emek Refaim Street. Questions can be submitted anonymously in advance to info@kayamamoms.org. Info: 052-8814823. www.kayamamoms.org. NIS 30 to cover costs.
WEDNESDAY 2
MUSIC Amir Dadon: Electric Performance – This year was Dadon’s breakthrough year. With his debut album, his hit “Or Gadol” that is getting non-stop radio time and passed the million hits on YouTube, he has been categorized as Discovery of the Year by the walla website. His songs range from hard rock to soft ballads filled with soul and emotion. • 9:30 p.m. at Zappa Jerusalem at The Lab, 28 Derech Hebron. (03) 762- 6666. NIS 70/80.
Chopin Blues – With pianist Constantin Vilensky and Anatoly Kogan on flute. Works by Vivaldi and Telemann, jazz arrangements of works by Mozart and Chopin and jazz standards by Gershwin and Garner. • 8 p.m. at Ticho House, 9 Harav Kook St. Info and reservations: 624-5068. NIS 55.
Shmemel – With their new album Helium for the Masses, the 11-piece band Shmemel are back on tour. Their musical style consists of such as soul, funk, blues, Balkan, groove and rock. Their shows are energetic, satirical and theatrical. • 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Harechavim St. Info and reservations: 679-4040. NIS 50/55/60.
The Rockers – Rock music. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Rd. Info: 054-531-3255. Free.Open Jam Session – Blues and rock with Jerusalem’s undiscovered musical talents. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Hillel St. (entrance from Darom Street, across from Dublin pub). Info: Yehi 054-816- 5488. Free.
FILMS Anthropology Festival – See Tuesday’s listings.
TALKS
Wednesday Evening Lectures – New Discoveries from Tel es-Safi/Gath Excavations. Prof. Aren Meir, Bar-Ilan University. In Hebrew. • 7:30 p.m. at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem, 25 Avraham Granot St. Info: 561-1066. Free with museum admission.
CHILDREN Saba Tuvia Presents: From the Stories of Tuby Duby – The adventures of Tuby Duby and his friends, who go out to look for a lost pot of honey. The play combines song and dance and has a surprise ending. For ages 2-6 (Children under the age of 2 will not be allowed into the hall). Written by Shlomit Koren, directed by Tuvia Tzafir. In Hebrew. • 5:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Marcus St. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 75.
MIXED BAG
Getting Younger As You Age – A seminar about making exercise part of our daily lives, eating for maximum wellness, dropping excess pounds and thinking young. Featuring Alan Freishtat, a certified personal fitness trainer, Linda Holtz, a cognitive behavioral therapist and Howie Kahn, a successful graduate of the Lose It! program. • 8:00 p.m. at OU Israel Center, 22 Keren Hayesod. Info: 654-0728. NIS 25/30.
THURSDAY 3
MUSIC Alma Zohar – In a new acoustic performance with Assi Ayalon, Alma Zohar is touring Israel with an intimate performance that combines her hit songs with less well-known songs from her two albums. “These performances can show what it’s like just playing in my living room with Assi,” says Zohar.. • 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info and reservations: 679-4040. NIS 60/65/70.
Concert No. 1: Provence – The Mediterranean Andalusian Orchestra with soloists Shimon Siboni, Yakov Alkoby, Emanuel Hanoun and Ron Bohbut, with guests Eyal Sela, winds and Maya Belzitzman, cello. • 8:30 p.m. at Beit Shmuel: Hirsh Theater, 6 Shama St. 620-3456. NIS 85.Ritalin – Rock party. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Hillel St. (entrance from Darom Street, across from Dublin pub). Info: Yehi 054-816-5488. Free.The Magic Band Band – Rock music. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Rd. Info: 054-531- 3255. Free.
THEATER God – See Tuesday’s listings.
FILMS
Anthropology Festival – See Tuesday’s listings.
COMEDY David Kilimnick: Jerusalem’s Comedian – “I Made Aliya.” The New Immigrant in his one-man Hebrew show. He will take you through the reality of life as a single immigrant, Israel experiences, holidays and family left behind. He will also share his thoughts on Israeli society and his nation. You are sure to walk away entertained, enlightened about life in Jerusalem, or with David. • 8:30 p.m. at Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben-Yehuda (corner of King George, down the stairs, near Hamashbir). Info: 050-875-5688. NIS 40/50.
FOOD Cake Decorating – Beginners and intermediate. • 9:30 a.m. (beginners) and 12:30 p.m. (intermediate) at the Jerusalem Culinary Institute, 6 Yad Harutzim, Talpiot. Info and reservations: info@jcichef.com; 992- 3128. NIS 150/250.Cooking with Julia – Cooking Workshop. • 9:30 a.m. at the Jerusalem Culinary Institute, 6 Yad Harutzim, Talpiot. Info and reservations: info@jcichef.com; 992-3128. NIS 150.Cook Once, Eat Twice – Cooking Workshop. • 1 p.m. at the Jerusalem Culinary Institute, 6 Yad Harutzim, Talpiot. Info and reservations: info@jcichef.com; 992-3128. NIS 150.
FRIDAY 4
MUSIC  Nino Biton – Performance of the singer, oud and banjo player who performs Andalusian music with accompanying musicians. • 2 p.m. at Avram Bar-Café, 97 Jaffa Road. Info: 077-445-0701. Free.
TOURS  Talbiyeh Tour – See Tuesday’s listings.