monday/30
“Chutzpah and Salsa.” Theater featuring stories by Jewish American women from Latin American backgrounds. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 7:30 p.m. $20-$25 in advance; $30 at door, space permitting. www.paloaltojcc.org
tuesday/31
For these times. Ensemble for These Times, formerly called the Jewish Music and Poetry Project, has three upcoming Bay Area performances (and one in Poland) to celebrate its debut album, “Surviving: Women’s Words.” The culmination of a five-year project, the CD gives a musical voice to women’s poetry about the Holocaust, exile and displacement.
12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31 at Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral, 660 California St., S.F. and 12 p.m. Thursday, June 2 at Café Europa, 2133 University Ave., Berkeley. Both are free. www.e4tt.org