Journey into superstitions
Veteran klezmer trio Veretski Pass teams up with the San Francisco Choral Artists to present “Omens, Dreams and Curses,” a show exploring Jewish superstitions through Sephardic folk songs with traditional melodies, dances and dirges. Stay after the show for a reception featuring refreshments and a chance to meet the musicians and performers.
4 p.m. Sunday, June 23 at Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St., Oakland. $12-$25. www.sfca.org
saturday/22
Belly dance. Solo performance by Oreet, whose art is informed by her Yemenite 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.
wednesday/26
“I Am Harvey Milk.” A 12-movement oratorio on the life of the Jewish politician and gay rights pioneer. Featuring the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. Also June 27 and 28. At Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes St., S.F. 8 p.m. $25-$65. www.sfgmc.org/events/harveymilk2013.