Events, Trips & Tours

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Choose from an exciting selection of life-enhancing recreational, social, cultural, volunteer and learning opportunities for adults of all interests and backgrounds. Adults will enjoy our unique blend of arts, lectures, classes, trips and social opportunities.

Jewish Programs & Events

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Cultural Arts Events

Take a look at our upcoming Cultural and Performing Arts events!

Older Adult Programs

Be sure to check out activities and events taking place in our Older Adult section too! Our award-winning Get Up & Go program is making a difference in lives of local seniors.

Celebration of Jewish Mystery Writers

It's the MOST WANTED list...of Jewish Mystery writers that is. The sleuthing fanfare begins at 1 pm with an afternoon to include True Crime, a panel of the crème-de-la-crème of Bay Area Mystery Authors and our headliners, the 'First Family' of Jewish mystery authors, Faye, Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman. Fee includes admission to any and all sessions. Books available for purchase and signing following each session.

For up-to-date schedule and speakers, visit www.pjcc.org/arts.

Members, special half price, $5 rate, if you register by February 20th. Call the Welcome Center at 650.378.2702 to take advantage of this offer.

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East Bay Treasures

The day begins with a behind-the-scenes guided tour of the historic Paramount Theatre of the Arts in Oakland, from the orchestra pit, to the pipe organ and the projection room. Following a no-host lunch in Berkeley, we will tour the new Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life facility, now part of the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.
Home pick-ups $10/location. Please note that portions of the Paramount are accessible only by stairs.
This trip is partially supported by the Koret Taube Initiative on Jewish Peoplehood

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For Your Eyes Only: Art on the Peninsula

This special event features tours of the wonderful homes and collections of Gail and Jim Young, and Dorothy Saxe. Price includes a delicious lunch at the California Cafe and transportation on the PJCC bus. This is a fundraiser to benefit Adult programs and services.

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Mystery Trip

As part of the PJCC's Mystery Month, we will embark upon a mystery trip! Board our PJCC bus and explore some surprise sites. Bring a jacket, and some money for a no-host lunch. The rest is up to us!

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Senior Excursion: The Pitmen Painters

From the writer of the mega-hit film and musical Billy Elliot comes another absorbing comic drama London/Broadway success! A funny play that asks big questions, it tells the rousing, true story of a hardscrabble group of 1930s miners who take up painting and become sensations of the British art world. Their exhilarating journey from pit to pinnacle overflows with spirit and laughter, as rich and intriguing as the art it unveils.

Priority registration given to members of Beth El Senior Club until Dec. 8. Qualifying seniors are eligible to attend only one Senior Excursion per year. Trip departs from Peninsula Temple Beth El at 12:30 pm.

This trip is made possible by a grant from the Community-wide Senior Excursion Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma, for seniors who are mobility, financially or physically impaired and for whom this trip would not otherwise be possible.

To register for this program please contact Rachel at 650.378.2764.

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The Man That Got Away: Ira After George

Created and narrated by internationally renowned critic and author Rex Reed, this musical revue follows the life of lyricist Ira Gershwin in the decades of phenomenal output that followed his brother George's death. The performance includes 27 numbers form the Gershwin hit parade.
This trip is made possible by a grant from the community-wide the Senior Excursion Fund of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma, for seniors who are mobility, financially, or physically imparied and for whom this trip would not otherwise be possible.Participants may attend only one of five Senior Excursion trips in this fiscal year.
Home pick-ups $10/location.

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Two Among the Righteous Few: Marty Brounstein Book Signing

An engaging presentation followed by Q&A about a remarkable true story of interfaith compassion, courage, and rescue during during the Holocaust.

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War Horse

The National Theatre of Great Britain's production of War Horse received 6 Tony Awards in 2011. It is the powerful story of young Albert's beloved horse, Joey, who has been enlisted to fight for the English in World War I. Albert's journey to find his horse is a remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship, told with some of the most innovative stagecraft of our time.

Home pick-ups $10/location. Tickets available with transportation only.

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