Jewish Music Festival, St. Patrick's Eve Sing-along Championship, Persian New Year Festival


	March 4, 2013

28th Jewish Music Festival

Saturday, March 2 - Thursday, March 14 |

Berkeley Repertory Theater, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, The Magnes & more | Buy tickets online or call 800-838-3006

The 28th Annual Jewish Music Festival showcases folk music, jazz and contemporary classical music of Poland, drawing attention to a thousand years of Jewish life and legacy. An impressive array of artists will perform, including Theodore Bikel, David Krakauer, Matt Haimovitz, European Yiddish diva Shura Lipovsky, the world premiere of Bay Area composer David Garner's Vilna Poems, the West Coast debuts of the Polish ensembles Shofar and Polesye, and more! A complete schedule and details may be found at jewishmusicfestival.org.

St. Patrick's Eve Sing-Along Championship

Saturday, March 16 | 7:00 pm

Hotel Shattuck Plaza | 2086 Allston Way | $25 adv / $30 at door (including unlimited complimentary beer)

Come to the first-ever St. Patrick's Eve Sing-Along Championship for a night of boisterous singing and frivolity! Contestants lead a sing-along of their favorite tune and get scored based on audience participation (not skill!) in the format of Dancing with the Stars. Sing to compete for the Grand Prize of a "mirror-on-a-ball" trophy, or just come to support your friends! Either way, Berkeley's Best Beer is "on the house" with your entrance ticket! Televised by Local BETV Channel 28. All proceeds benefit Leadership East Bay. Purchase tickets online at LeadershipEastBay.com or at the door (if still available).

Persian New Year Festival

Tuesday, March 12 | 6:00 - 10:00 pm

Persian Center | 2029 Durant Ave. | FREE

All are welcome to jump over a bonfire for "Chahr-Shanbeh Souri" on to shake off the darkness of winter and welcome the lightness of spring. A Persian ritual passed down since ancient Zoroastrian times, people create bonfires in front of their homes and jump over them as the sun is setting. Both Iranian-Americans and all who have an interest in the culture are invited to jump over the flames outside The Persian Center "home" at 2029 Durant Ave. Persian music, dance, food and craft vendors, cultural organizations, and children's activities add to the experience. Sponsored by Persian Center, this is a free, family-friendly, non-alcoholic event held outdoors, rain or shine.

		Theater Openings Friday, March 8 \| The Real Americans \| The Marsh Theater \| 2120 Allston Way \| Shows through Saturday, April 8 \| Tickets $25-$35 sliding scale Friday, March 8 - Tuesday, March 10 \| Fallaci Preview Performances \| Berkeley Repertory Theater \| 2025 Addison St. Wednesday, March 13 \| Fallaci Opening Night \| Berkeley Repertory Theater \| 2025 Addison St. \| Showing through April 21

		Lectures & Literary Events Saturday, March 1 - Saturday, March 30 \| Friends of the Berkeley Public Library $1 Fiction Clearance \| Central Library \| 2020 Kittredge St. \| $1, cash/checks only Thursday, March 7 \| Revive and Restore: Conversation and Booksigning with with Isabella Kirkland and Stewart Brand \| Hazel Wolf Gallery, David Brower Center \| 2120 Allston Way \| 7:00 pm \| FREE \| RSVP \| \| Saturday, March 9 \| Dharma College Open House \| Dharma College \| 2222 Harold Way \| 1:00 - 3:00 pm \| FREE Saturday, March 16 \| Black Against Empire Book Talk with Authors \| Eastwind Books of Berkeley \| 2066 University Ave. \| 3:00 - 6:00 pm \| FREE Wednesday, March 20 \| March Lyrics & Dirges Reading Series \| Pegasus Bookstore Downtown \| 2349 Shattuck Ave. \| 7:00 - 11:00 pm \| FREE

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