Milk on stage
In “I Am Harvey Milk,” a 12-movement oratorio making its world premiere, Broadway composer Andrew Lippa and the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus take the audience through the life of the Jewish political figure and gay rights pioneer, from his boyhood in New York to his assassination in San Francisco.
8 p.m. June 26-28 at Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St., S.F. $25-$65. www.sfgmc.org/events/harveymilk2013
tuesday/18
Comedian Samson Koletkar. Indian Jewish stand-up comedian who addresses the absurdities of nature. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 12 p.m. $15, advance reservations suggested. www.paloaltojcc.org.
saturday/22
Belly dance. Solo performance by Oreet, whose art is informed by her Yemeni and Sephardic Israeli background. Part of S.F. Ethnic Dance Festival. Also June 23. At Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Lam Research Theater. 701 Mission St., S.F. 2 p.m. $18-$58. www.ybca.org.