Top 10 things to do

The best things to do in the week to come.

Mayumana performs covers of hit songs. (photo credit: PR)
Mayumana performs covers of hit songs.
(photo credit: PR)
1 FILMS
LOSING HERSELF
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested. Still Alice stars Julianne Moore (Academy Award for Best Actress), Alec Baldwin and Kristen Stewart.
2 MUSIC
MUKI’S TOUR
After winning awards for Man of the Year, Singer of the Year, Song of the Year with “Papa’s Boy” and attaining a Gold Album for the sales of his latest album, Muki is going out on a tour across country. His concerts will include his most popular hits such as “Free Heart,” “God” and “Talking about Peace.”
Friday at 6 p.m. at the Yagur Concert Hall. For tickets and more information, call (04) 837-7777; www.barak-tickets.co.il.
3 PERFORMING WITH ZEST
Mayumana, a dance group whose members come from a diverse spectrum of the performing arts, presents a show that focuses on music and singing. With Mayumana’s original ingredient of style, bursting with energy, the nine talented artists will perform a set of covers of songs, some new and some familiar ones from their previous shows.
Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. at Zappa, Jerusalem. For tickets and more information: *9080; www.zappa-club.co.il.
4 ART
MULTIFACETED FILM FEST
Epos, the International Festival for Culture and Art Films, is the only film festival in Israel that is dedicated to various fields of culture. It provides an excellent opportunity to see the latest Israeli and international films that focus on music, dance, architecture, theater, photography, cinema, comic books, fashion and street culture.
The festival will premiere 50 films while hosting special events such as pitching, lectures, competitions and master classes.
Wednesday at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 27 Shaul Hamelech St. For more information, call (03) 607-7020.
5 PURE PORCELAIN
In the cultures of Europe, porcelain objects are traditionally displayed as museum pieces, inaccessible to the public in their glass showcases. The new exhibition “The White Gold of Europe” focuses beyond the nostalgia of these colorful ornamented items and highlights the symbolism of porcelain in regard to status, class, wealth and impeccable European culture.
Opens Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the Haifa City Museum, 11 Ben-Gurion Blvd. For more information, call (04) 911-5888.
6 CHILDREN
AIR SPECTACLE
In honor of Purim, the Tel Aviv Port and the Eastern Fair are hosting the Air Carnival, a spectacular event for the whole family. The carnival includes a diverse array of attractions such as trapeze artists, tightrope walkers, dance performances, aerobatics, bungee jumping, huge floating puppets, a playground fair and a Purim march, all free of charge.
Today (Thursday) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tel Aviv Port. For more information: www.namal.co.il.
7 LARGER THAN LIFE
The Ashkelon Municipality, in cooperation with the Hop! TV channel, is hosting the largest Adloyada for Purim 2015.
The festive event boasts Hop!’s biggest stars, the Royal Orchestra and scores of characters such as dozens of tin soldiers, Cinderella and her carriage, a huge Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, princes and princesses, pirates, dragons and clowns.
The city will also host a happening and a mass dancing march.
Today (Thursday), starting at noon, Bar Kochva St., Ashkelon. For more information, call 077-516-0072.
8 PRINCESS CHARMING
“Cinderella” is the well-known fairytale about a young woman who becomes a princess, despite her stepsisters’ attempts to sabotage her chances. In the Israeli Opera’s production of Rossini’s opera, the tale has no fairy godmother but does have a wizard named Alidoro, who helps Cinderella get to the ball and win the heart of her prince charming. The production is colorful and filled with humor. In Hebrew.
Today (Thursday) at 10:30 a.m. at the Opera House, 19 Shaul Hamelech St. For tickets and more information, call (03) 692-7777.
9 MOVIE MEDLEY
The Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra’s series for children and the whole family presents “Life in a Movie,” a special Purim concert hosted and conducted by David Sebba, with vocalist Anya Buckstein and the Moran Choir led by Naomi Faran. The concert features compositions from musicals and classic films such as Star Wars, The Wizard of Oz, Oliver! and The Little Mermaid.
Today (Thursday) at 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the Mann Auditorium, Charles Bronfman Auditorium, Tel Aviv. For tickets, call 1-700- 703-030.
10 BEETHOVEN SONATAS
The Israel Conservatory of Music is hosting a series of Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano, with guest violinist Liza Ferschtman (The Netherlands) and pianist Roman Rabinovich (Israel). The two will present the first part of the complete Beethoven violin sonatas: Sonata No.
1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1; Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1; and Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, “Kreutzer.”
Thursday, March 12, at 8:30 p.m. at the Israel Conservatory of Music, Tel Aviv. For tickets and more information, call (03) 546-6228.