Internationally acclaimed singing sensation Matisyahu will be appearing in concert at the Bankhead Theatre in Livermore on Tuesday, September 21 at 7:30. Matisyahu burst on the music scene in 2004 with an inimitable style that blends traditional Jewish themes with Reggae, rock, and hip-hop beat-boxing sounds. He is best known for his Top 40 hit ‘King without a Crown’ and his song ‘One Day’ was selected as the theme song for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Matisyahu will perform for 90 minutes and will hold an open question and answer session. This will be an acoustic (unplugged) performance in an intimate setting with superior acoustics and comfort. VIP patrons receive priority seating and a post-show private reception with Matisyahu. Ample free parking available. A complimentary buffet will be served after the show – plan to stay and schmooze!
For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.JewishTriValley.com or call 925.846.0700.
This will be a truly memorable event and an opportunity to get up close and personal with a musical superstar.
The event is presented by Chabad of the Tri-Valley, in conjunction with The Jewish Federation of the East Bay and the Contra Costa County Jewish Community Center, and with support from Voyage-Air Guitar.
Lehrhaus Judaica will present Zakheim: The Art of Prophetic Justice at the Jazz Heritage Center in San Francisco this fall. A photographic history of Bernard Zakheim’s life and work will be showcased in the Koret Heritage Lobby from October 17-December 30, and approximately 25 original Zakheim paintings will be displayed in the Lush Life Gallery from October 17-November 30.
A public opening event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 20, at 7 p.m. at the Jazz Heritage Center (1320/1330 Fillmore Street). Following a reception, award-winning historian Fred Rosenbaum will speak about Zakheim at 8 p.m. Admission to the exhibition is free every day, including the public opening event.
The exhibition is made possible by a lead grant from the Koret Foundation, the Laszlo N. Tauber Family Foundation, and the Fleishhacker Foundation. The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley, collaborated on the exhibition.
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Back by popular demand, the Jews of the Fillmore exhibition will be on display at the BJE Jewish Community Library from September 2010-January 2011. The free exhibition features a photographic depiction of San Francisco’s greatest Jewish neighborhood from 1907-1965.
A center of Orthodox religious life, but also Zionism, socialism, and the Yiddish theater, the Fillmore was the hub of Yiddish-speaking Jewish culture in Northern California for almost half a century. But, it was also the entertainment mecca for the whole city, and Jews were highly visible as the operators of restaurants, vaudeville houses, movie theaters, and Jazz clubs. The Fillmore produced one of the greatest violinists of the century, Yhudi Munhihn, along with many Jewish communal leaders.
Fred Rosenbaum, co-curator of the exhibition and author of Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews of the San Francisco Bay Area (UC Press, 2009) will deliver a presentation on the Jews of the Fillmore:
Thursday, November 18, at 7 p.m.
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco
415-567-3327
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Workshop Series: RitLab Thursday Nights
July 8 – August 26; 6-8 p.m.
Free with museum admission.
Admission is $5 after 5 p.m. Reserve your space at www.thecjm.org
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street San Francisco CA 94103
