Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Announces February Events

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco has released its updated schedule of February events. See all the fun events in store below:

Dr. Larry Brilliant

With Rabbi Sydney Mintz

Monday, February 6, 2017 at 7 p.m.

Tickets: Starting at $28

Dr. Larry Brilliant - philosopher, mystic, hippie, doctor, groundbreaking tech innovator and key player in the eradication of one of the worst pandemics in human history - discusses his inspiring life, chronicled in his remarkable new memoir, Sometimes Brilliant: The Impossible Adventure of a Spiritual Seeker and Visionary Physician Who Helped Conquer the Worst Disease in History. He appears in conversation with Congregation Emanu-El's Rabbi Sydney Mintz.

George Saunders

With Dana Spiotta

Monday, February 13, 2017 at 7 p.m.

Tickets: Starting at $48

George Saunders' first novel "Lincoln in the Bardo," is an unforgettable story of familial love and loss. Following the release of George Saunders' last short story collection, "Tenth of December," the New York Times Sunday Magazine cover story raved, "George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You'll Read This Year." Dana Spiotta is the author of the novels "Innocents and Others" and "Stone Arabia".

Stosh Cotler

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 7 p.m.

Tickets: Free to the public with reservation

In the seventh annual Social Justice Lecture of the USF Jewish Studies Justice Program, Stosh Cotler will discuss the prophetic role the Jewish community must play in advancing social justice in 21st century America, highlight social justice, racial equality and the Jewish communities.

Cabinet of Wonders

Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 8 p.m.

Tickets: Starting at $28

JCCSF audiences are invited to see what's inside the Cabinet of Wonders. Formerly known by his stage name John Wesley Harding, under which he has performed and recorded for the past 25 years, Wes Stace hosts a one-of-a-kind variety show with celebrated musicians, writers and comedians. You'll laugh, think and sing along - sometimes all at once! A little bit vaudeville, a little bit literary and a lot of rock 'n' roll.

PoemJazz

With Robert Pinsky and Laurence Hobgood

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 7 p.m.

Tickets: Starting at $28

Robert Pinsky, the only poet in history to serve three terms as U.S. Poet Laureate, brings his verse to life in PoemJazz, an innovative dialogue between poetry and music with Grammy-winning jazz pianist Laurence Hobgood. Elegant and tough, vividly imaginative, Pinsky's poems have earned praise for their wild musical energy and ambitious range.