saturday/8
Café Shalom. Monthly Israeli folk dancing event. Dance requests and children welcome. At St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 1399 43rd Ave., S.F. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. $5-$8. [email protected] or Facebook page
saturday/15
Nirkoda! Monthly Israeli open-dancing party with requests. With DJ Aaron Alpert. At Congregation Etz Chayim, 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto. 8:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. $10, free for children and students under 25. www.nirkoda.com/saturday
sunday/16
Russian Jewish Community Hike & Learn. Join group for a trail walk through San Francisco’s Land’s End district. Meets at 680 Point Lobos Ave., S.F. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. $7-$12, children under 6 free. [email protected]
thursday/20
Let’s hear it for ‘the Boss.’ Marking the 40th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” album, aficionados riff on his lyrics at a CJM-Litquake celebration. Special guests include local columnist and former Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres, ACT artistic director Carey Perloff and Chronicle music critic Joel Selvin.
6:30 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 20 at Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. Included with museum admission. www.thecjm.org
Keshet LGBTQ Family Camp. Camp Tawonga offers a $200 discount to first-time LGBTQ families at Aug. 20-23 long weekend for families and friends, now in its 18th year. Programming for parents as well as kids of all ages. (415) 543-2267.
‘Jews, Baseball and Joy.’ Here’s the pitch: KNBR Giants’ host Marty Lurie and Rabbi David White get together to deliver the inside scoop on Jews and baseball, accompanied by a spread of ballpark favorites including kosher hot dogs and beer. Proceeds to benefit Congregation B’nai Israel.
6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 at Congregation B’nai Israel, 1256 Nebraska St., Vallejo. $24. Reservations requested. (707) 642-6526 or [email protected]