The mini-holiday of Lag Ba’Omer, which falls out on Saturday night and Sunday, has become known as a time of fiery revelry in the form of bonfires and parties,
which explains why you’ve probably seen kids walking around collecting
wood, branches, and the like. It will be hard to turn a corner on Sunday
evening without encountering a (hopefully safe and contained) smokey
blaze, but the city’s museums are getting in on the holiday action as
well. Meanwhile, don’t miss your last chance to experience the Ice Festival,
with its breathtaking ice sculptures, ice dancing shows, and ice
skating–the festival comes to a close after a two and a half month run
this coming Tuesday. And read on for the full roundup of our top picks in Jerusalem this week.
- Last call for the International Ice Festival at the Old Train Station!
A visit to this year’s ice festival is a excitement-filled challenge
from start to finish with slides, mazes and tunnels on a journey that
begins in Jerusalem and ends in the Far East. Also new this year is a
daily ice dance performance. The festival closes on April 30; click here to get your tickets now! - From Africa to Mongolia to Moscow, a month of weekly international circus entertainment at the Jerusalem Mall (Malcha) comes full circle this week, closing with a performance by the Israeli circus ensemble at the mall this afternoon. The family-friendly show features pyrotechnics, ladder balancing acts, unicycle, and more.
- The Incubator Theater’s new show “Animal Parables”
is a dramatization based on stories by H.N. Bialik and includes
acrobatics, pantomime, story theater, and lots of laughter. The
performance is comprised of four parables, and the common thread is
Shlomo the storyteller. Experience it for yourself at the Masie House on
Friday. (In Hebrew.) - Each show in Beit Avi Chai’s new Saturday Night lineup features two concerts and a DJ to rejuvenate and perpetuate Jewish tradition. This week, catch Neta Elkayam
with fresh new renditions of North African hits, Dudu Balilty and his
ensemble, Sound of the Ground, in a Moroccan-African fusion with guest
Omri Mor on piano, and DJ Lior Cohen. - Sunday is Lag Ba’Omer, and the spirit of creativity burns brightly at the Museum of Islamic Art. The museum invites everyone to participate in a variety of arts and crafts workshops and a Train Theater puppet theatre performance. Meanwhile, the Bloomfield Museum of Science will be open both Sunday and Monday from 10:00-18:00.
- Angela Hagenbach sings the music of Henry Mancinid and Michel Legrand, accompanied by Israel’s Tamir Hendelman on piano at “Days of Wine and Roses” in the latest installment of The Gerard Bechar Center’s Hot Jazz series on Monday evening.
Meanwhile at Beit Shmuel, three experienced a cappella groups perform songs from their extensive repertoire.
Outdoors, Jerusalem’s Emek Refaim Street will be closed to traffic and be
transformed into a huge street festival on April 29, 2013 from
17:00-23:00. Highlights include food and drinks, arts fairs and bazaars, live music and theater performances, and more. - The less you see, the more you hear. Night resonates with diverse
sounds, inspiring nocturnal music of lullabies, carousing, prayer,
mystery, mysticism and fear of the unknown, at the Carmel Quartet’s third concert in the “Explained Concert” series, at the Jerusalem Music Center on Tuesday in Hebrew, and again on Wednesday in English.
And check out our full events section for everything else happening around town.
