saturday/10
“A Concert with Gordon.” Musical evening honoring CBS musical director Gordon Lustig, featuring Rabbi Jason Gwasdoff, Cantor Lindy Passer, Jeremy Cohen and Richard Duke. Havdalah reception follows. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 1455 Elm St., Napa. 7:15 p.m. $36-$180. www.cbsnapa.org
“Wintersongs.” Concert by women’s ensemble Kitka, singing Eastern European, Balkan, Yiddish and Hebrew music. At Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. 8 p.m. $25-$35, $10 under-17. www.marinjcc.org
“Brews, Beat and Bonfire.” Social evening with beer, light food and a musical performance by Darshan. 21+ only. Co-sponsored by Camp Tawonga and URJ Camp Newman. At Urban Adamah, 1151 Sixth St., Berkeley. 7 p.m. $10 online, $20 at the door. www.urbanadamah.org
sunday/11
The Y-Studs. Yeshiva University’s premier a cappella group performs a holiday program with beatbox duo Ilan and Josh from “America’s Got Talent.” At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 4:30 p.m. $25-$35, $18 for ages 3-18. www.paloaltojcc.org/ystuds
wednesday/21
The Klez is back. For three decades, the New York-based Klezmatics have transported an Old World sound into a new age. Now on a 30th-anniversary tour, the band will make a Bay Area stop, bringing original compositions and traditional melodies to Berkeley. All ages are welcome to groove to the beat.
8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21 at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley. $16-$28. www.tinyurl.com/klezmatics-2016