Capital Calendar February 25-March 3

Known for composing and performing hit pop, folk and rock songs since the ’70s, Shlomo Gronich’s unique musical style blends different music genres, including Israeli rock, ethnic, and klezmer elements.

Shlomo Gronich 88 224 (photo credit: Courtesy)
Shlomo Gronich 88 224
(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.
25 FRIDAY MUSIC
Midday Sounds from Ein Kerem – Outstanding pianists from the Buchman-Mehta school of music, Tel Aviv University, perform works by Schumann. • 12 noon at the Ein Kerem Music Center. Info: 641-4250. NIS 25/35.
Mellow Fellow – A mellow folk duo performs cover songs. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488. No cover charge.
Nino Biton – Andalusian music. • 1 p.m. at Café Avram, 97 Jaffa Road. Info: 077-445-0701. No cover.
26 SATURDAY MUSIC
Chamber Music – Vera Vaidman, violin and viola; Emanuel Krasovsky, piano and Jonathan Gotlibovich, cello. Works by Brahms and Schumann. • 11 a.m. at the Ein Kerem Music Center. Info: 641-4250. NIS 60/70.
Musical Winter at Abu Ghosh – A musical journey from the British Isles, Ireland, England and Scotland, via Australia, to the heart of American folk and country music. • 12 noon at the Kiryat Ye’arim Church, Abu Ghosh. Info: 623-7000. NIS 99.
Yehudit Ravitz – Back with her rich repertoire of energetic, powerful songs we know and love. • 8 p.m. at The Lab, 28 Derech Hebron. Info and reservations: 629-2000.
NIS 120/130.
The Broadway Rabbi Sings His Mind – A cabaret evening of laughter, tears, music and spiritualia. Grand finale performance. • 8:30 p.m. at the Prima Royale Hotel, 3 Rehov Mendele. Reservations: www.israeltheatre.
com/tickets. NIS 55 (includes a glass of wine).
Shlomo Gronich – Israeli hits from the 1970s until today.
• 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim.
Info and reservations: 679-4040. NIS 70/75/80.
Deborah Jeanne Weitzman – The New York singer/songwriter performs music with influences from folk, gypsy, tango, Balkan and Jewish music. • 8:30 p.m. at a private home in Arnona. Info and reservations: Philippa 054-752- 1239; Brenda 671-1491. NIS 50 (includes light refreshments).
Kool Klezmer – Live nigunim of old Hassidic melodies, Yiddish songs, Carlebach nigunim and more treasures from the klezmer repertoire. • 9 p.m. at Yung YiDiSh, 52 Rehov Yermiyahu. Info and reservations: 500-1395; (03) 687-4433. NIS 30/40.
Shira Z. Carmel Quartet – Mixed musical styles from a fresh and original Jerusalem band. • 9:30 p.m. at Café Avram, 97 Jaffa Road. Info 077-445-0701.
Maor Cohen and Peter Roth – Israeli rockers team up for a joint performance. 10 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 30/50.
Eden Mikedem – Rock. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. Info: 054-531-3255. No cover.
Cuadros – Music with dancer and violinist Tania Vinikor and the Flamenco Fusion Theater. • 12 noon at the Latrun Monastery. Info and reservations: 535-6954; 052-326-5915. NIS 100.
Lior and Sharon – Rock, folk and blues covers. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488.
No cover charge.
THEATER The Caucasian Chalk Circle – A play by Bertolt Brecht, with original music by Keren Peles, which tells the story of a kitchen maid who takes care of an abandoned child. In Hebrew with English subtitles. • 8:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 200.
COMEDY Jerusalem Blend – With Effie Allman and Edan Mizrachi. • 9 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 40/50 (includes a free drink).
FILMS The Wizard of Oz – Beginning with a half-hour workshop about the myth of the Wizard of Oz, the film will be screened in English, with Hebrew subtitles. • 11 a.m. at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, 11 Rehov Derech Hebron.
Info: 565-4333. NIS 36/60.
TOURS Sedom and South – From Lot’s wife to the Zionist wonder.
An all-day tour with Asaf Madmoni. In Hebrew. • 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. Info and reservations: (03) 651-6065; 052- 341-7492; www.go-israel.co.il. NIS 185/200.
CHILDREN Music in Noah’s Ark – A musical fairytale based on the biblical story of the flood, set to music by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Vivaldi, Strauss and more, performed by the Jerusalem Festival Orchestra. For ages 4-10, in Hebrew. • 12 noon at the Latrun Monastery. Info and reservations: 535-6954. NIS 50.
Dr. Molecule – Learn about science through humor and drama. In Hebrew. • 1 p.m. at the Bloomfield Science Museum, Givat Ram. Info: 654-4888. NIS 15.
27 SUNDAY
MUSIC A Baroque Evening – With Anat Edri, soprano; Shir Shemesh, recorder; Hila Lifshitz, Ofir Shner, Zohar Alon, Nahara Carmel, violins; Daniel Tanchelsson, viola; Talia Erdal, cello; Alon Portal, bass; Doron Florentin, cembalo; Alon Sariel, flute and mandolin. Performing works by Rebel, Händel, Vivaldi and more. • 8 p.m. at the Mormon University (The Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies), Mount of Olives. Free.
Assaf and Barry – Acoustic rock. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. No cover.
Brian Cober – A special guest from Canada performs double slide blues. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488. No cover charge.
Discoveries – The Israel Contemporary Players: Jean- Michael Lavoie, conductor and Benny Sluchin, trombone, perform works by Ofer Peltz, Luciano Berio, Sebastian Gaxie, Christian Baldini and Bruno Mantovani. • 8 p.m.
at the Jerusalem Music Center, Mishkenot Sha’ananim.
Info: 624-1041. NIS 30/50.
THEATER Thrill My Heart – A comedy by Hanoch Levin, which tells the story of a judge and his singer-lover. Directed by Udi Ben Moshe, with music by Keren Peles. In Hebrew with English surtitles. • 9 p.m. at the Rebecca Crown Auditorium, Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 200.
FILMS Iranium – A screening of the controversial documentary about the Iranian nuclear threat and the radical ideology fueling the regime. With special guest commentators Efraim Inbar, Meir Javedanfar and Raphael Shore, producer of Iranium. • 7 p.m. at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center, 7 Rehov U. Nahum. Info and reservations: www.hadarisrael.
org; info@hadar-israel.org; 650-3235. NIS 20/50.
TALKS Patterns in Jewish History – Insights into the past, present and future of the eternal people. A lecture by Rabbi Berel Wein in honor of the publication of his new book. • 8 p.m. at The Great Synagogue, King George Avenue. Please RSVP to receive a complimentary parsha book: 052-833-9560. Free.
Midrash Agnon in English – Explore the writings of Nobel Prize laureate S.Y. Agnon in Agnon’s own home or via simultaneous, interactive online broadcast with Rabbi Jeffrey Saks, at www.WebYeshiva.org/Agnon. • 7:30 p.m.
at 16 Rehov Klausner. Info and registration: 671-6498.
Diamonds – A Window into the Depths of the Earth – With Prof. Oded Navon, The Hebrew University. • 5 p.m. in the Weiss Auditorium, Givat Ram campus of Hebrew University. Info: 658-6356.
28 MONDAY
MUSIC Etnahta – Ofra Yitzhaki, piano, performs works by Mendelssohn, Goldschmidt-Halfon, Scarlatti and Schubert. • 5 p.m. (tickets available at the theater from 4 p.m.) at the Henry Crown Auditorium, Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info: 560-5755. Free.
Women’s Only Karaoke – Join the jewels of Jerusalem in karaoke – no boys, no sneak peaks. • 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 (includes a drink).
Music on Monday – Noam Pinhasov, Israeli acoustic rock. • 9 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue.
Info and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 20/35.
Atlantica – Israeli rock. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488. No cover charge.
Inbal ‘Havana’ – The Israeli singer performs songs from her upcoming album, with guest Kfir Epstein. • 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info: 679- 4040. NIS 45/50/55.
COMEDY Comedy and Poetry Open Mic – All performances welcome.
This is your chance to be on stage or just have a good time and hear some good performers. • 10 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. One drink minimum purchase.
TALKS Akiva Yosef Shlezinger, A Herald of Zionism – What do nationalism and ultra-Orthodoxy have in common? With Dr. Michael Silver, Hebrew University; Prof. Yosef Shalmon, Ben-Gurion University and Prof.
Eliezer Shavid, Hebrew University. In Hebrew. • 7 p.m.
at the National Library, Givat Ram. Free.
It’s a Bargain! – Join Sybil Kaplan as she shares her bargain-hunting secrets with you, along with the hottest bargains in Jerusalem this month! • 9:30 a.m.
at the AACI, 2 Rehov Poalei Tzedek (corner of Pierre Koenig, opposite Hadar Mall). Info and registration: 566-1181. NIS 30/40.
Still/Moving – The contemporary art collection as a reflection of the international art scene. With Suzanne Landau, exhibition curator and chief curator of Fine Arts. In Hebrew. • 6:30 p.m. in the Youth Wing Auditorium, Israel Museum. Info and reservations: 670-8813; 670-8960. NIS 70/80.
CHILDREN Big Art for Little Artists – With Michal Kerer, storytelling inspiring children to create their own works of art. • 4:30 p.m. for ages 4-6; 5:30 p.m. for ages 7-9 at the Israel Museum. Info: 670-8813. NIS 25/30.
1 TUESDAY
MUSIC Submarine Jazz – Or Bareket, bass; Eden Bareket, baritone saxophone and Meir Chai Mark Mosheyev, drums. • 9:30 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim.
Info: 679-4040. No cover.
Jerusalem Syndrome – Israeli rock. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488.
No cover charge.
Open Mic with Mike Perry – All performers welcome.
Enjoy late-night professional and amateur singing with your friends. • Sign up is at 9:30 p.m., performances begin at 10 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; www.israelcomedy.com. One drink minimum purchase.
THEATER Women Speak Women – An entertaining play about four women in therapy following a crisis that changed each one’s life. Written by Dorit Peled Harpaz, with music by Udi Harpaz. In Hebrew. • 10 a.m. at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560- 5755. NIS 140.
ART The Renewed Modern Art Galleries – With curator Adina Kamien-Kazhdan. • 7 p.m. at the Israel Museum.
Info: 670-8811. Free.
And the Negev, Too, Shall Bloom – The third of a series on local photography in Eretz Israel, with Prof. Ze’ev Tzachor, president of Sapir College, Ben-Gurion University. • 8:30 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 30.
TALKS Turn Your Kitchen into a Gym – Dr. Tova Goldfine will teach you about a no-frills, no-cost, at-home method for staying fit without changing your life. • 11 a.m. at Bishvilaych, 11 Rehov Beit Hadfus, Lobby 4. Info and registration: 502-1096.
CHILDREN The Nonsense Warehouse – All sorts of nonsense.
Everyone is invited to join in a celebration of songs and stories hidden in the trunks of the magical warehouse.
Ages 3-6, in Hebrew. • 5 p.m. at the Rebecca Crown Auditorium, Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 90.
Dance around the Circle – Story, movement and art with dancer Alit Etrog Heiman. Ages 4-8, in Hebrew. • 5 p.m. at the Israel Museum. Info and reservations: 670- 8811. NIS 15.
MIXED BAG Cooking Workshop – 30-Minute Dinners, with chef Jeff Lewis. * 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Jerusalem Culinary Institute, 6 Rehov Yad Harutzim. Info and reservations: info@jcichef.com; 992-3128. NIS 125.
2 WEDNESDAY
MUSIC St. Petersburg in the 1890s – The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra with Leon Botstein, conductor, performs works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov and Rachmaninoff. • 8 p.m. at the Henry Crown Auditorium, Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 1-700-70-4000; 561-1498/9.
Shabbaton Choir of London – A concert for the children and young adults learning at the Feuerstein Institute.
• 1 p.m. at the Feuerstein Institute, 17 Rehov Diskin (Variety Building, 6th Floor Auditorium). Info: 569-3339.
Wednesday Nite Lije – Alternative open mic, hosted by Long Time Gone’s Eliyahu “Lije” Sidikman. Featuring Ami Yares from Holler and The Shuk. • Sign-up begins at 8:30 p.m., performances begin at 9 p.m. at the Lagos Bar and Restaurant, 17 Rehov Shlomtzion Hamalka (across from the Mamilla Hotel). Info: 054-549-0690.
Michael Greilsammer – Funk and classical music fusion. • 9 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue.
Info and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 20/60.
Settler Line – Grunge. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488. No cover charge.
Last Generation – Israeli rock. • 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info:679-4040. NIS 40/45/50.
Rockers – Acoustic rock. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. No cover.
THEATER Ghetto – A critically acclaimed play by Joshua Sobol about an active theater in the Vilna ghetto between 1942 and 1943. The play tells the fascinating story of both the struggle to survive and the struggle to maintain their humanity. In Hebrew, with Russian subtitles. • 8:30 p.m.
at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 230.
COMEDY Stand-up Marathon – Edan Mizrachi takes the new comedians of Israel to the stage, with David Kilimnick, Rami Dagan, Avi Navon and more. In Hebrew. • 10:20 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.
TALKS Who Is Responsible for Jerusalem’s Place in the Collective Historical Memory? – With Prof. Yaira Amit, Tel Aviv University. In Hebrew. • 7:30 p.m. at the Bible Lands Museum, 25 Rehov Granot. Info and reservations: 561-1066; www.blmj.org. Free with admission to the museum.
Nutrition – Dr. Joseph Lerba, a dentist in private practice for 40 years who currently also practices as a nutrition coach, will speak on the challenges of nutrition: The importance of protein, water and a balanced breakfast. • 11 a.m. at the AACI, 2 Rehov Poalei Tzedek (corner of Pierre Koenig, opposite Hadar Mall). Info: 566-1181. NIS 5.
Love in Poetry – A tribute to Yehuda Amihai and love poems, with Yisrael Neta and Orit Gidali. In Hebrew. • 8:30 p.m. at the Confederation House, 12 Rehov Emile Botta. Info and reservations: 624-5206; 623-7000. NIS 25.
Remove Your Stress with Your Hametz – Learn how to manage the tension and pressures in your life in this workshop by Bishvilaych’s Clinical Health Psychologist, Elisheva Langner, PhD. • 8 p.m.– 10 p.m.
at Bishvilaych, 11 Rehov Beit Hadfus. Info and registration: 502-1096. NIS 30.
The Journey into Life – Integrating cranial sacral therapy into your newborn and infant care, with Donna Abraham, cranial sacral therapist and teacher. • 8 p.m. at Bishvilaych, 11 Rehov Beit Hadfus (Gutnick Hall), Lobby 4. Info: 502-1096. NIS 30.
MIXED BAG Cooking Workshop – Flavors of the Middle East, appetizers, with chef Aliza Press. • 9:30 a.m. – 11 p.m. at the Jerusalem Culinary Institute, 6 Rehov Yad Harutzim. Info and reservations: info@jcichef.com; 992- 3128. NIS 125.
3 THURSDAY
MUSIC
Music at the College – Chamber music with the Carmel String Quartet, performing works by Haydn, Dvorak and Fanny Mendelssohn. • 8 p.m. at the Hebrew Union College, 13 King David Street. Info: 620-3333. NIS 50/60.
New Andalusian Orchestra Ashkelon – With Tom Cohen, conductor; David Broza, guitar and Yehuda Shwekey, flamenco singer. • 8:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 1- 700-508-408.
Makam – The fourth of a series on the roots of classic Mizrahi music as found in Biblical cantillation, prayer, and sacred Jewish song. • 9 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 20/40.
Double Feature – I Got the Hotties and The Reines Girls.
• 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim.
Info and reservations: 052-599-9244. NIS 45/50/55.
The Chasers – Upbeat rhythm and blues. • 10 p.m.
at the Baze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488.
No cover charge.
Geva Alon – Israeli blues, folk and rock. • 10 p.m. at The Lab, 28 Derech Hebron. Info: 629-2000. NIS 70/80.
Bad News – Electric blues. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. No cover.
THEATER The Miracle Worker – Way Off Productions presents the Broadway classic by William Gibson. • 8 p.m. at the Way Off Theater, 37 Rehov Pierre Koenig/2 Rehov Poalei Tzedek (in the AACI building), on the third floor. Info and reservations: 054-688-0281; wayoffproductions@gmail.com. NIS 60/20.
Ghetto – See Wednesday’s listings. • 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., with English subtitles.
COMEDY The Jerusalmy Comedy Show – A tour of funny through the Holy Land, with David Kilimnick. • 8:30 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 40/50 (includes a free drink).
Stand-up Marathon with TA Friends – Some of Israel’s finest comedians perform with Jerusalem’s Eidan Mizrachi. With David Kilimnick, Rami Dagan, Yehezkel Laing, Dadi “HaHolech” Ophir and more. 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 35/45 (includes a free drink).
TALKS Cracking the Qur’an Code – God’s land, Torah and people; covenants with Israel in the Qur’an and Islamic Tradition, with Lowell Gallin. • 7:30 p.m. at the OU Israel Center, 22 Rehov Keren Hayesod. Info and reservations: 566-7787.
CHILDREN Winter Festival Opening Ceremony – Enjoy a bells concert and a “sweets” picnic. To reserve a sweets basket, you must register in advance. • 5 p.m. at the Jerusalem YMCA, King David Street. Info and reservations: www.yaldut.jerusalem.muni.il/; 569-2692. Free.
From a Story to a Book – Children’s author and illustrator Yossi Abulafiya explains the process of creating an illustrated book. For ages seven and up. In Hebrew. • 5:30 p.m. at Mishkenot Sha’ananim. Info: 629-2212. NIS 25/30.
Bible Lands Interactive Kids Tour – In honor of the Winter Festival, an interactive tour of Perseus and Medusa. Children will follow costumed actors around the museum and take part in a special art workshop.
For all ages, in Hebrew. • 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the Bible Lands Museum, 25 Rehov Granot. Info and reservations: 561-1066.
Cubes Circus – A special performance of the Cube Circus, in honor of the Winter Festival. In the Cubes Circus, everything can happen! • 6 p.m. at the Museum for Islamic Art, 2 Rehov Hapalmach. Info and reservations: 566-1291. NIS 15.
Purim Rhythm – A celebration of rhythm and music, creativity and humor in a workshop led by the Mayumana performing arts group. For ages 7 and up.
• 10:30 a.m., 12 noon, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the Tower of David Museum, Old City. Info and reservations (required): 626-5333; www.towerofdavid.org.il. NIS 50.
MIXED BAG Cooking Workshop – Sharpening Your Knife Skills, with chef Jeff Lewis. • 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the Jerusalem Culinary Institute, 6 Rehov Yad Harutzim. Info and reservations: info@jcichef.com; 992-3128. NIS 125.
4 FRIDAY
MUSIC Kung Fu Mash Up – Instrumental mash up of music styles. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488. No cover charge.
Zoo Music – Music for the whole family, with world music by Taltana. • 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. at the Biblical Zoo.
CHILDREN Vivaldi for Kids – A Vivaldi “Seasons” concert for children of all ages. • 12 noon at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info: 560-5755. Free.
Comics Workshop – Join Ori Fink, the animator for Zbeng! as he teaches you to draw comics. In Hebrew. • 1:30 p.m. at Lev Smadar, 4 Lloyd George Street. Info and reservations (required): 566-0954; 561-8168; •5155. Free.