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David Krakauer presents The Big Picture,
“a multimedia show exploring the relationship between music and movies, while reminding us of the contributions they’ve made to our lives.”
Saturday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Weis Center
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
More info: www.bucknell.edu/x94412.xml
“DI MEGILEH of ITZIK MANGER”
JCC East Bay, Berkeley
Thursday, February 26; Saturday, February 28;
Sunday, March 1; Monday, March 2 (matinee); Tuesday, March 3
Showtimes at 8:00 p.m., March 2 Matinee starts at 1:30pm
Tickets: Evening shows: $25 seniors, students and JCCEB members / $30 general
Matinee: $12 / $15 – Tickets
The Bay Area’s own New Yiddish Theater company reprises last year’s sellout run of the hit Yiddish musical (fully supertitled in English) based on poetry by star Yiddish writer Itzik Manger, set to Israeli composer Dov Seltzer’s sparkling score, with new choral arrangements by Josh Horowitz. With one foot in 1930s Eastern Europe and the other in biblical Persia, Di Megileh recounts the Book of Esther through the eyes of Esther’s jilted lover, Fastrigoseh the tailor.
Part of the 30th Jewish Music Festival
More info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org/events/di-megileh
Yemen Blues
Sat, Feb 28, 2015, 8pm and 10:30pm
Church of Boston
69 Kilmarnock St
Boston, MA
Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Tix available online for both shows
The passionate and magnetic Yemeni-born Israeli singer Ravid Kahalani (‘the Yemenite Mick Jagger’) leads a roaring group that merges West African rhythms and ancient Jewish Yemeni melodies, mambo and funk. The group has been making huge waves of late, appearing in Paste magazine’s list of 10 International Acts to Watch and performing a captivating, star-making set at globalFEST, the most prestigious world music festival in America. With members hailing from Israel, Finland, Uruguay and the U.S., Yemen Blues captures myriad global influences, blending them into a highly danceable, soulful and raucous stew.
More info: bostonjewishmusicfestival.org/events/the-return-of-yemen-blues
Hofstra's University's Astman International Concert series presents Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
February 28, 2015 8pm
James R Armstrong Theatre,
Torrance, California.
For tickets and location: www.torranceca.gov/9028.htm
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