friday/18
“Wintersongs.” Multilanguage holiday program by traditional Eastern European music group Kitka. At St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. 8 p.m. Also Dec. 19 at Old First Church in San Francisco, 8 p.m.; Dec. 20 at Nile Hall in Oakland, 5 p.m. Complete information at www.kitka.org
New Century Chamber Orchestra. Holiday concert featuring klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer. At First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. 8 p.m. Also Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. at Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F., and Dec. 20 at 5 p.m. at Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. $29-$61. www.ncco.org
sunday/20
‘Happy joyous’ klezmer. The Grammy-winning Klezmatics extend the Festival of Lights with an offbeat performance of songs from their album “Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah,” a mashup of the folk singer’s lyrics and the band’s original compositions.
4 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20 at SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St., S.F. $25-$60. www.sfjazz.org events/2015-16/1220/klexmatics
saturday/26
Bulletproof Stockings. Hassidic all-female alternative rock band performs women-only concert. At Great American Music Hall, S.F. 9 p.m. $16. With dinner, $40.95. www.tinyurl.com/bulletproofsf-2015 (See story, 29)
Jewish choral music. Nigunim Community Chorus and Rossmoor Community Chorus perform, accompanied by pianist Barry Brian and directed by Achi Ben Shalom. At Rossmoor’s Diablo Room, 3400 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek. 4:30 p.m. $10-$18. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2451041