Autres temps, autres moeurs . . . other times, other customs. Barbara Blum tells the story of two Jewish women who used their amazing talents to entertain audiences in very different ways – reflecting the times and society in which they lived.

The highly successful show, Broadway Babes, is making its Israeli debut with a national tour. An original musical revue, it received rave reviews when it played to full houses in Raanana last January. The show is produced by Desert Rose Productions, a professional Israeli-based English-speaking theater company set up by Grant Crankshaw and Daniella Roman.

In an effort to raise money, members of the Women's Institute decide to produce a calendar with a difference and the results may raise some eyebrows! Forthcoming performances on June 20, 22 and 23 so don't forget to order tickets for this engaging interpretation of "Calendar Girls" which is based on a true story.

The Converso carpet, now housed in a Florida museum, dates back to the time of the expulsion of Jews from Spain. But it also tells of a double life led by those victims of persecution. As Anton Felton discovered

Sara Groundland highly recommends visiting the spectacular multimedia VanGogh exhibition which she says “will certainly live in your mind forever.”

Gil Shohat, a composer, conductor, and pianist, and the recipient of many prestigious prizes and accolades, gave a superb benefit concert at the Sharon hotel, the proceeds of which will go to a food charity.

Lloyd Masel talks about the boom in the supply of good opera singers, plentiful opera houses, and a large and appreciative audience. But he warns that despite the strong growth in demand, an oversupply of both performers and performing venues is creating a new operatic genre where life on the stage is being challenged by drama at the box office

Shirley MacLaine, Harry Belafonte, Gigli, Joan Baez, Jacques Brel, Leonard Cohen and more . . . Jeffrey Geri saw them all. These are his ‘notes of nostalgia’