saturday/24
Richard Kaplan: Jewish and global soul music. Intimate house concert of multilingual music by songwriter-cantor. Part of 30th JCC East Bay Jewish
Music Festival. Near Marin Circle in Berkeley; address provided with ticket purchase. 7:30 p.m. $25. www.jewishmusicfestival.org
wednesday/28
Ellis Island Old World Folk Band. Bay Area group performs klezmer, Yiddish vocals and European folk music. At Le Bateau Ivre Restaurant, 2629 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. 7 p.m. Free with dinner. www.lebateauivre.net
saturday/31
“The Cantor’s Couch.” Cantor Jack Mendelson sings and tells stories about being a “yeshiva kid” in the 1950s. At Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. 7:30 p.m. Free. www.betham.org (See story, 26)