saturday/9
Jewish Comedy Night. Congregation Beth Shalom of Napa’s third annual fundraising gala. With dinner, raffle, silent auction and comedy of Dana Eagle and Joe Nguyen. At Beth Shalom, 1455 Elm St., Napa. 6 to 11 p.m. $85. www.cbsnapa.org
Café Shalom. Monthly Israeli folk dancing event. Request your favorite songs. Children welcome. At St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 1399-43rd Ave., S.F. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. $5-$8. [email protected]
Sunrise Sunset Café. Concert and CD release party for Jewish blues musician Saul Kaye. At Congregation B’nai Emunah, 3595 Taraval St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. Free, but bring a dessert to share. www.bnaiemunahsf.org/pg-sunrisesunset
Crystal Springs Reservoir hike. Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. 6 miles, flat. At trailhead on Crystal Springs Road, San Mateo. Also April 16: 7-mile hike at Lake Chabot Regional Park. Meet at street entrance to park, Castro Valley. 2 p.m. $1. (408) 817-5686
sunday/17
Don’t forget the sunscreen. An open house and summer camp preview at URJ Camp Newman, co-presented by PJ Library, will offer families an array of fun choices. Visitors can tour the camp facility, see the farm, take a hay ride, hike, play ga-ga, and enjoy music by Alison Faith Levy’s Big Time Tot Rock. Or just soak up the natural surroundings.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17 at URJ Camp Newman, 4088 Porter Creek Road, Santa Rosa. RSVP requested. www.campnewman.org/event/openhouse
“L’dor V’Dor.” Hillel of Silicon Valley’s annual awards luncheon. Keynote speech by AMCHA Initiative co-founder Tammi Rossman-Benjamin. Auction. At 4th Street Garage, 88 S. 4th St., San Jose. 11 a.m. $95. www.hillelsv.org
“Simcha Sunday.” JCC of Sonoma County’s Jewish cultural festival, with arts and Judaica vendors, live music, Israeli dancing and Jewish food. At Sonoma Mountain Village, 1100 Valley House Drive, Rohnert Park. 12 to 4 p.m. Free. www.jccsoco.org