Gershwin at a discount
The Berkeley Rep sent an email to patrons last week noting that tickets to selected “George Gershwin Alone” performances were 50 percent off during the show’s first week. The one-man show on Gershwin’s life has toured Broadway and London’s West End.
Through Sunday, June 23 on Thrust Stage at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley. $17-$38.50 for half-off tickets, $29-$77 regular price. (510) 647-2949 or www.berkeleyrep.org
saturday/15
“Omens, Dreams and Curses.” San Francisco Choral Artists and Veretski Pass perform psalm settings, lullabies, folk music in English, Hebrew, Ladino and Yiddish. At St. Gregory Church, 500 De Haro St., S.F. 8 p.m. Also June 16 at Congregation Beth Jacob, 1550 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City. 4 p.m. $30. www.sfca.org. Free concert in the Town Square. Oshman Family JCC presents outdoor summer concert with jazz band Herd of Cats. At JCC’s Jessica Lynn Saal Town Square, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Bring lawn chairs and picnic. 7:30 p.m. Free. www.paloaltojcc.org.
monday/24
Ellis Island Old World Folk Band. Klezmer band performs at Garden Gate Creativity Center, 2911 Claremont Ave., Berkeley. 7 p.m. $10-$20. www.gardengatecreate.com.