saturday/19
Trip down melody lane. A joyful celebration of the new year will be coupled with Old World traditions when the Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble performs centuries-old Jewish wedding music at the Petaluma Historical Library and Museum. The event includes an explanation of High Holy Day customs by Rabbi Ted Feldman and the traditional treat of apples with honey.
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 at Petaluma Historical Library and Museum. $12-$15. www.petalumamuseum.com
sunday/20
Charming Hostess. Band composer-leader Jewlia Eisenberg performs sacred Jewish music with Jeremiah Lockwood at Art in Nature Festival in honor of the High Holy Days. At Redwood Regional Park, Oakland. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. www.charminghostess.us
thursday/24
“Big Galut(e)” California debut performance of quintet performing international and multi-genre Jewish music, including klezmer and Yiddish theater songs. At Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park. 6:30 p.m. Free. www. tinyurl.com/sonoma-galute. Also Sept. 25 at Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., S.F. 7:30 p.m. $15-$20. www.redpoppyarthouse.org. Also Sept. 26 at Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford University. 7:30 p.m. Free. [email protected] (See story, 32)
sunday/27
“Different Trains.” Steve Reich’s Grammy-winning composition about transport to concentration camps, performed by the Penumbra String Quartet. In conjunction with the “Pour Crever” exhibit. At Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 3 p.m. $10-$12, free for members and children under 18. www.thecjm.org