saturday/1
Jewish Youth for Community Action benefit concert. Featuring several musicians, including JYCA director Talia Cooper. At JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. 8 p.m. $15-$40; $8- $20 under 18. www.jewishmusicfestival.org.
sunday/2
Live Yiddish radio show. Harvey Varga hosts afternoon of klezmer music, skits, comedy, melodrama and commercial jingles drawn from Yiddish radio traditions. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 1 p.m. $10-$20; includes museum admission. www.thecjm.org. (See story, 27)
thursday/6
Music of Ernest Bloch. Students from Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco perform songs by the 20th-century Jewish composer and Bay Area music teacher. At Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.jewishlearningworks.org/library.
tuesday/11
Hebrew sing-along. “Erev Shira,” an evening of Israeli music and singing, led by Dahila Blech and other local musicians. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 8 to 10:30 p.m. $5. www.paloaltojcc.org.