Opening Night Jewish Film Festival presents Natalie Portman's directorial debut: A Tale of Love And Darkness - an adaptation of Amos Oz's memoir, called "the most revolutionary Jewish movie since Schindler's List" by Esquire Magazine. Dessert party hosted by Tom Douglas.

Join the Royal Scottish Country dance Society for an evening of beginner-friendly Scottish parts dance. No experience or partner required! $10 general/$5 students with ID For more information: secretary@rscds-seattle.org, 547-6449, rscds-seattle.org, or scn.org/friends/ufm.html

Rhapsody - two teens fall for the same girl in the coming-of-age drama that was Bulgaria's submission to the 2014 Academy Awards. The love triangle is set against the backdrop of the Holocaust, as the police round up Jews for deportation in the Ladino-speaking, Greek community.

SJFF honors SJFF Founding chair Deborah Rosen and award-winning filmmaker Aviva Kempner. Film: Rosenwald - illuminates the life of unsung hero Julius Rosenwald, the Sears owner who funded more than 5,000 African American schools in the segregated South.

Three gay Palestinian friends in Tel Aviv explore their national and sexual identities, as well as relationsihps with Israeli friends. Documentary

Aternoon tea dance. Cedar Valley grange, Lynnwood. 4-6:30pm newcomers session at 3:30pm. $7 general, $5 students. More information: (425) 771-2973 Fragrance free dance;

this moving documentary takes a personal look at the Holocaust, centered on a series of dark days in Skokie, Illinois, that forced a community of survivors including the filmmaker's father to relive their devastating past. Short: And then, Violence - in the wake of Charlie Hebdo attack, a Jewish Parisian law student and her family […]

the heart-pounding docudrama recounts the untold true story of the hijacking of Sabena Flight 571 by Palestinian terrorists and the harrowing Israeli military rescue effort.

When a dedicated teacher at a French high school encourages her unruly class of underprivileged inner-city students to create a project about teens during the Holocaust, they find more common ground and humanity than they ever expected. Half-price for teens

A sensitive and eye-opening examination of a deeply personal, taboo topic and important prohibition in Orthodox Judaism: wasting one's seed. Short: Yidlife Crisis - a blind date with the perfect woman turns into a battle of nebbish proportions.

A tender and funny French drama starring Julie Depardieu about the sunny 1960s reunion of three friends who survived Auschwitz, lovingly based on filmmaker Jean-Jacques Zilbermann's mother and her friends.

After their mother's death, three siblings' shocking secrets bubble up from the past leading them on a quirky journey filled with rivalry, romance, and revelations as they try to discover the truth.

Meet the Israeli-American 2015 James Beard Award-winning chef at Zahav in Philadelphia with cookbook sales/signing. Film: Director Roger Sherman (a two-time Oscar nominee) follows James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Solomonov on a cinematic and culinary tour of Israel's vibrant food scene.

Michael, the son of a beloved, once-famous Jewish musician, returns to Morocco to bury his father. Upon meeting his father's bandmates his life unexpectedly transforms.

An absorbing documentary abut rebellious American sociality Peggy Guggenheim.

All dances taught with Russell Owen and Karen Shaw calling. Newcomers session 7:30pm; 8-10:30pm $6 general $5 students More information: 784-2028 or swedishclubnw.org Fragrance free dance - please refrain from wearing scented products.

Film: when Lucas's secret stash of cash is stolen after a one night stand, he puts his law degree and love of detective novels to good use in this witty Argentinian rom-com whodunit. Short: Bark Mitzvah - Daniel the family dog prepares for his bark mitzvah in this mockumentary.

Twenty years after Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, a candid and sensitive portrait of the complex leader and his dramatic life emerges.

Film: an international team of architects, historians, artists, and scholars chase an improbably dream: to reconstruct one of Poland's most magnificent, lost wooden synagogues in this visually resplendent documentary. Short: In the Footsteps of Regina Jonas - America's pioneering female rabbis take a historic trip to Berlin to the birthplace of the first woman rabbi […]

SJFF concludes with Israel's submission to the Oscars - film: Baba Joon - in 1980's Israel three generations of stubborn Persian-Jewish immigrants struggle to manage their family's ramshackle turkey farm in the Negev Desert in this coming-of-age, father-son drama. Short: in 2003 American soldiers entered Saddam Hussein's headquarters and found thousands of Jewish documents and […]

Led by Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum at Herzl-Ner tamid Conservative Congregation for more information: contact AJC Seattle office 206-622-6315or seatle@ajc.org

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Order Sons or Italy in America presents Wine Tasting & Light Food Fare Ages 21 and older. For more information and tickets contact: Linda Patricelli (lindapatricelli@Hotmail.com 425-898-7412) or Linda Jacobin (lindalkitten@gmail.com 206-725-9494)

From the Irish, bua means "victory, win, talent, gift, merit, destiny..." All are evident in the musicianship of the players who have come together in the phenomenal quartet. Advance tickets available at bua-seattle.bpt.me; $18 general; $16 Seattle Folklore Society Members; $9 for youth ages 6-17; For more information: seafolklore.org

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Wing Luke - Film Screening - Cambodian Son Kosal Khiev's story in this documentary brings to light intersecting issues like immigration and deportation, incarceration, art as integral to healing, and more. Filmmakers will be in attendance for a discussion afterward. Free with RSVP.

Radost Folk Ensemble celebrates 40 Years of bringing Eastern European Dance Music and Song to the Pacific Northwest. Party and Reception following the concert! For more information visit: http://www.radost.org/events/Radost-40th-Anniversary-Concert-and-Party Tickets available NOW from Brown Paper Tickets Order Tickets from Brown Paper Tickets Saturday, April 30, 2016 7:00 PM Shoreline Conference Center Auditorium 18560 1st Ave […]

History Café: Building Tradition—Pan-Asian Seattle and the Residential Hotels Free, does not include museum admission Dr. Marie Wong discusses the impact of single room occupancy hotels on Seattle's Asian American history. The construction of these buildings provided the setting for cultural identity and built expression of Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino American immigrant communities.

Laurie Andres will call; For more information: 784-2028 or swedishclubnw.org Fragrance free dance please

Norwegian Heritage Festival at Pacific Lutheran University near Tacoma in the Anderson University Center. 40th anniversary! Admission is free and includes all entertainment. Food is homemade and inexpensive (cash preferred). The Scandinavian Cultural Center will also be open during the festival, hosting a special lecture on the Tacoma Art Museum exhibit showcasing Norwegian artist Edvard […]

Enjoy An Evening of Dinner and Dancing. Entertainment by Tony la Stella & the Goomba's; Honored Guest: Maria Fassio Pignati; Presentation of the "Gov. Albert D. Rosellini Memorial Award" (Honorees: Ronnie Beyersdorf - Diane Scillo - Dorothy Whitney); Raffle. For more information: contact Joanne Spino Marchese 206-284-6938

Seattle Trade Alliance - In Partnership with the Northwest Seaport Alliance Business Etiquette for China Featuring Marc Berger Senior Director, China Practice & Executive Communications, Nyhus and Kenji Ushimaru President, Infra Innovations For more information visit: www.seattletradealliance.com

From Finalnd's best-known director, Aki Kaurismaki a story of an un-employed coal miner who heads south to an uncertain future. Best Foreign Film 1991 National Society of Film Critics.

Seattle Public Library presents: Syrian-British co-authors Robin yassin=Kassab and Leila Al=Shami read from and discuss their book "Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War" which explores the complicated reality of life in present-day Syria. Library events and programs are free and open to the public. Tickets and reservations are not required. For more information visit: […]

From Finalnd's best-known director, Aki Kaurismaki a story of an un-employed coal miner who heads south to an uncertain future. Best Foreign Film 1991 National Society of Film Critics.

Wing Luke Museum - Celebrate Poetry Month with Michael Schmeltzer's first full-length poetry book and a panel discussion on how their Asian-American heritage influences them. Free; access to Museum galleries requires admission.

NOHAI - Celebrate the Closing of The Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop Saturday, April 30, 8–11 pm Put on your best for this Hip-Hop extravaganza celebrating the closing of the landmark exhibit, The Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop. Come for dancing, music, fashion, and more! Experience 360° of Hip-Hop culture in a high-energy fashion show, and take […]