thursday/1
Veretski Pass with Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell. Performing in “Convergence: Spirituals from the Shtetl, Davening from the Delta.” Final program in “L’Chayim! To Life!” Jewish music series. At Sonoma State, Schroeder Hall, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. 6:30 p.m. Free. www.tinyurl.com/ssu-jewishmusic
“New Moon Kislev: Mysticism and Music.” Musicians Jewlia Eisenberg and Jeremiah Lockwood host a new moon gathering, with music and traditions from Jewish, Yiddish and Babylonian culture. At Peninsula JCC, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. 7 p.m. $10. www.pjcc.org
saturday/3
Mana Quartet. Saxophone-based chamber music program featuring Jewish composers, followed by a wine and cheese reception with the musicians. At Peninsula JCC, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City. 8 p.m. $30. www.pjcc.org
sunday/4
Sing, dance and shmooze: Get back in touch with the mamaloshen (mother tongue) at KlezCalifornia’s six-hour Yiddish Culture Festival. The packed lineup includes classes on acting, klezmer dancing and colorful Yiddish phrases, with additional seminars on American Jewish radicals and women’s liberation songs. The day will end with a performance of “Cabaret by the Bay,” a dance party (with instruction, if needed) and music by the Gonifs.
1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 at JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. Festival pass $20-$50, workshop $10-$20, cabaret $10-$20, ages 6-12 free. www.klezcalifornia.org
tuesday/6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Performing excerpts from Handel’s “Joshua,” part of a multiyear program based on biblical heroes. At JCCSF, 3200 California St., S.F. 8 p.m. $25. www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/pbo-sessions