‘Israel in Egypt’

The San Francisco Choral Society will perform one of the great choral epics, Handel’s “Israel in Egypt.” In the oratorio, Handel tells the story of the Israelites’ struggle to achieve freedom from the Egyptians. The 175-voice chorus will perform in the acoustically rich Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco.

8 p.m. Saturday, April 28 and 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29 at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2515 Fillmore St., S.F. $26-$32. www.cityboxoffice.com

saturday/21

Post Passover Celebration. Power blues and funk group the Tribal Blues Band and Israeli cover band the Peatot perform. At the Red Devil Lounge, 1695 Polk St., S.F. $20-$25. www.reddevillounge.com.

sunday/22

“Wake Up!” Acoustic guitar and piano player Alison Faith Levy performs Sippy Cups classics and traditional Jewish songs for kids. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 10:30 a.m. Free. www.bjesf.org.

saturday/28

Israeli JazzFest. Performance by Third World Love, with pre-concert talk by Anat Cohen. 8 p.m. Also April 29 performances by Eli Degibri and Kevin Hays at 3 p.m., and 3 Cohens and Gilad Hekselman Trio at 7 p.m. At JCC of San Francisco, 3200 California St., S.F. $25-$35. www.israelijazzfest.org. (See story, 29)

sunday/29

“Remembering Adrienne Cooper in Song.” Jillian Tallmer leads a Yiddish sing-along honoring the Oakland native who sang, taught and curated Yiddish music. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 1:30 p.m. Free. www.bjesf.org/events.htm.

thursday/3

“The Life and Poetry of Rachel the Poet.” Musical tribute to Hebrew poet Rachel Bluwstein by singer Rivka Amado. At BJE Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.lehrhaus.org.