tuesday/6
Magnes exhibit opening. Reception for “I-Tal-Yah: An Island of Divine Dew – Italian Crossroads in Jewish Culture.” Includes presentation on “500 Years from the Venice Ghetto” by U.C. Berkeley Jewish history professor John Efron and a performance of 17th-century Venetian music. At the Magnes, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley. 5 p.m. Free, but RSVP requested. www.bit.ly/italyahopening
friday/9
“Electronic Sound in Stanley Kubrick Films.” Lunchtime lecture on Kubrick’s use of synthesizer music by arts journalist Geeta Dayal. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 12:30 p.m. Included with museum admission. www.thecjm.org