Jerusalem’s top events for the week of October 10th

There’s a chill in the air and sweaters and scarves can be seen on the
streets but Jerusalem is far from heading towards hibernation. In fact,
the events calendar is hotter than ever with an assortment of shows,
exhibits, fairs, and more. Read on for our top picks!

• The Jerusalem Opera presents a debut showing of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,”
  one of the world’s most famous operas, based on the legends of Don
  Juan, a fictional libertine and seducer. This is your chance to catch
  the second and final performance at the Tower of David Museum tonight at 20:00. Click for tickets!

  Winter is around the corner and you’ll find everything you need at the Jerusalem Mall (Malcha). Stick around with the kids on Thursday for a live song and dance performance by Orna Datz.
  Datz burst into the performance scene when she represented Israel at
  the Eurovision and has since released children’s albums, starred on tv
  as an actress and show host.

• Missed the excitement at Ammunition Hill over Sukkot? Bungee jumping and rock climbing adventures are over for now, but you can still see Eliad Yahalom’s breathtaking photography exhibit,
  boasting an original collection of masterpieces from a unique
  perspective, in the entrance hall of the museum through November 15th.

• AACI’s J-Town Playhouse Theater Project presents Stephen Sondheim’s “Company”,
  with a ten show run from October 10-26. An honest, witty, sophisticated
  look at relationships, COMPANY is as contemporary and relevant as ever
  and has had recent hit revivals on Broadway and the West End, and now
  Jerusalem.

• The Emek Refaim street autumn celebration of community and culture
  has been rescheduled for this coming Monday, October 14th. The event
  will include a variety of activities for all ages at a number of
  stations along the street, aimed at emphasizing the power of community
  and social action, and focusing on hot and current community issues.

• The Incubator Theater presents original and innovative theater,
  which is both entertaining and thought-provoking, for broad and diverse
  audiences. On Tuesday, Yinon and Yitzhak make everyone laugh at
  “Laughter”: a 50 minute show packed with all sorts of comedy for all
  ages.

• The Ticho House hosts Duo Schmid from Switzerland with works by Schubert, Beethoven, Ernst Bloch, and Leos Janacek at “Romance in Sound and Color” next Wednesday. The Israel Museum-backed performance is inspired by the Ticho House’s “Gentle Storm,” an exhibit which showcases large and colorful works by Anna Ticho.
• Democracy and Me is a Rabin Memorial Day Event next Wednesday at Beit Avi Chai
  which will include an evening of personal discussions in which elected
  officials will speak about their understanding and views of democracy
  and politics: What principles motivate them, what principles do they
  hold sacred, and why did they choose to go into Israeli politics? (In
  Hebrew.)

And you can catch everything else going on around town at our full events section, here.