friday/10
Seeing what’s so funny. The visual art of Jewish humor will be showcased at an opening-night reception for “Jews and Cartooning.” The new exhibit at Congregation Emanu-El highlights art by classic cartoonists Bob Singer of Hanna-Barbera and R. Crumb, local artists Michael Capozzola and Trina Robbins, and many others.
5 p.m. Friday, April 10 at Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. Exhibit runs through Sept. 1. Free. www.emanuelsf.org
“Artists on Craft.” Zachary Royer Scholz talks about the artistic process behind his contribution to the Dorothy Saxe Invitational. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 12:30 p.m. Included with museum admission. www.thecjm.org
sunday/12
Social Network Art Competition: Israel 2014-15. Opening reception for traveling show featuring undiscovered Israeli artists. With wine and live music. Exhibit runs through June 1. At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 2 to 4 p.m. Free. www.marinjcc.org/snacexpo
monday/13
“Mi Polin/From Poland.” Reception for Judaica from Poland, featuring artists Helena Czernek and Aleksander Prugar speaking about their work. Exhibit runs through June 25. At PJCC, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. 6:30 p.m. Free. www.pjcc.org
wednesday/15
“Pop-Up Exhibition: Moroccan Jews and the Ornaments of Acculturation.” U.C. Berkeley professor Emily Gottreich discusses the history of Moroccan Jews through Jewish artifacts. At Magnes, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley. 12 p.m. Free. www.magnes.org
“Jews of Color: A Renaissance Project.” Opening of exhibit of photographs and paintings spotlighting eclectic Jewish communities. Runs through June 1. At Koret Pavilion, Hillel at Stanford, 565 Mayfield Ave. 7 p.m. Free. www.stanford.hillel.org