Events

ALICIA JO RABINS + PREDATOR PREY + STEVE SILVERSTEIN @ Young Ethel’s, 506 5th Ave @ 13th St, Park Slope, Brooklyn

Three independent artists/bands, one free afternoon show in South Park Slope. ALL AGES! (previously listed incorrectly as 21+)

Show is 3-6; AJR plays at 5 pm, free/tip jar.
This is a full band show featuring Girls in Trouble songs, covers, fiddle tunes and new originals - with David Freeman on drums, Taylor Bergren-Chrisman on bass and Dan Saks on guitar!

GIRLS IN TROUBLE full band concert with storytelling, 4-5 pm at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave at, W 76th St, New York, NY 10023

[Limmud is is a full day of Jewish learning and arts from 10-5; tickets cover the whole day. Alicia's Girls in Trouble performance is at 4 pm in the Theater.]

Girls in Trouble full band concert!
Internationally touring musician and poet (and dedicated Jewish educator) Alicia Jo Rabins brings ancient legends of Biblical women to life with her critically-acclaimed musical midrash and storytelling project, Girls in Trouble. Her three albums weave music and poetry into beautiful, haunting melodies; with her violin, loop pedal and guitar, she captivates audiences with songs ranging from orchestral strings to bluegrass-inflected ballads. Come encounter the women of Torah as you’ve never heard them before!

A Girls in Trouble solo concert

@ Temple Israel in Greenfield (Northampton area) on Thurs Nov 21!

7 pm, open to all, details coming soon (if it’s not yet listed on Temple Israel’s website, it will be soon!)

ALICIA JO RABINS + EDEN PEARLSTEIN
@ The Shtiebel, South Philly, 8 pm
1311 S Juniper St 19147

8 pm, all ages (geared towards teens/adults; kids are welcome but it will be a listening room)
suggested donation at the door, no one turned away for lack of funds!

Come celebrate the publication of Eden Pearlstein’s debut book of poetry, “Nothing is for Everyone.” Featuring a reading by Eden + poetry, music and feminist midrash by Alicia Jo Rabins / Girls in Trouble, and conversation about spirituality, art, mysticism and text between Eden & Alicia

Girls in Trouble (songs & storytelling about Biblical women by AJR)
@ Third Space, 2001 Liberty Heights Ave, Baltimore MD

3-5 pm, all ages

Alicia plays a 45 minute Girls in Trouble solo set with storytelling about women in Torah - followed by a conversation with Rabbi Jessy Dressin!

Tickets are variably priced: $18 standard, $36 “pay it forward”; some free tickets are available for those for whom cost is a barrier

SAT OCT 5, 5-7 pm, $12 or so
An all ages early show!

one set by Alicia (fiddle tunes & songs)
& one by Rachel & her band (to celebrate her forthcoming album release)
@ Alberta Street Pub,
1036 NE Alberta Street, Portland, Oregon 97211

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7
Hoyt Arboretum, Portland

A free, outdoor, intimate duo show at the beautiful Hoyt Arboretum, featuring Alicia's new duo with poet-musician Dao Strom.
Alicia & Dao have been quietly collaborating for the past couple years on a mix of country music covers, originals,
ambient tracks, and poetry set to music.
This is their first public show as a duo, curated by Julian Saporiti (No No Boy) who will also play a few songs!
1/4 mile easy hike to the Redwood Stage at the Hoyt Arboretum.
Music begins at 6:30, come a bit early, bring a camping seat or blanket +
picnic dinner and drinks if you'd like!
Free and open to all.

A performance by three Portland writer-musicians
at Megalith PDX
2730-32 Martin Luther King Blvd
Portland OR 97212

Doors at 7 pm, $10-20 sliding scale

Thursday, May 23, 2024

At the Museum of Jewish Heritage, Lower Manhattan

Don’t miss this very special, one-time only East Coast performance: Alicia’s new choral arrangement of Girls in Trouble songs (plus brand new material) with the Camas High School Choir (WA), under the direction of Ethan Chessin. Alicia will perform along with the choir, a live rock band and a string trio in this epic event that has been years in the making. Join us for this one-night-only concert, NYC!

Thursday April 11, 2024 · 7:30 pm

Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark St #203, Portland, OR 97214

This very special, one-time only performance is a choral arrangement of Girls in Trouble songs (plus brand new material) with the 125-person Camas High School Choir, under the direction of Ethan Chessin, plus a live band and string trio! Alicia will perform along with the choir. This is an epic event that has been years in the making. Join us!

Tuesday March 12, 2024

Girls in Trouble TV’s first eposide, Vashti, will launch online on this day! Link to free streaming below!

This 15-minute episode about Purim’s beloved antihero, Queen Vashti, features storytelling by Alicia, an interview with and live performance by Galeet Dardashti, and illustration by Jessica Tamar Deutsch! GIT_TV is created by Alicia Jo Rabins & director Alicia J. Rose, produced by Lara Cuddy (the team behind A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff.)

Saturday, March 9th, 2024 · 6:30 PM - 8:05 PM

Bishop & Wilde, 2601 NW Thurman St., Portland, OR

Alicia Jo Rabins and Lisa Wells will read poetry in celebration of Jay Aquinas Thompson's new book The Resurrection Appearances.

Thursday, February 29th, 2024 · 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Central Synagogue, 652 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022

Alicia performs an original song as part of this group concert marking the album release of Zimratah: Songs of Toratah – a collection of songs that celebrate a revolutionary, gender-reversing rewrite of the Hebrew Bible. Free and open to all.

Sunday, February 11th, 2024 · Doors at 2:30 PM, Show at 3:00 PM

St. Louis Jewish Community Center (SFC Campus) - Arts and Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus Drive

Alicia is in residence February 9th-11th and will also be leading creative text study sessions at Shaare Emeth, Kol Rina, and the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion; all events are free and open to the public. Follow this link for all events: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/cu/LbnVM9r/aliciajorabins.

Tuesday, December 12th · 7:00 PM-8:30 PM

Leikam Brewing, 5812 East Burnside, Portland Oregon 97215

Join Alicia Jo Rabins and Aaron Hartman for a special GIT duo mini-concert at L’Chaim by Leikam Brewing, featuring the story of Judith (an ancient heroine whose story is associated with Chanukah). Free and open to all, come order a drink or some food and celebrate Chanukah with us!

Sunday, December 10th · 5:00 PM-8:00 PM (note this is background music, not a show per se! we’ll be playing two informal sets during the party).

Sweet Lorraine’s, 61 SE Yamhill, PDX (inside Labyrinth Forge Brewery)

Sweet Lorraine’s serves “The best latkes in the US!” according to the Nosher! Come celebrate at their first Chanukah party, free and open to all, all ages welcome. Food and drinks available for purchase, latkes will be made until they run out so don’t come too hungry on the later end!!

Saturday, November 4th · 1:30 PM

Winningstad Theatre at Portland’5, McMenamins Stage

Alicia moderates a conversation between two poet-memoirists, Jane Wong and Safiya Sinclair, at the Portland Book Festival. This is a one-day festival full of literary events; don’t miss it!

Alicia will be musician-in-residence at the JCC! Concerts and workshops throughout the week, including a text study session at Lehrhaus on Tuesday Oct 24.

We are excited to screen A KADDISH FOR BERNIE MADOFF at the historic Capitol Theatre in Olympia, WA. Hosted by Olympia Film Society and Congregation Beth HaTefiloh. Stay for a live Q&A/talkback after the screening with Rabbi Seth Goldstein (the one who makes those amazing TikToks) and Alicia Jo Rabins, Alicia J. Rose and Lara Cuddy!
7 pm screening (6 pm doors open), $12 GA, $9 OFS members.

June 17 + 18, 2023

Can a modern woman find herself in an ancient story?

An 80-minute music-theater adaptation of Alicia’s Girls in Trouble song cycle about Biblical women, in its second year of development, directed by Nessa Norich and performed by Alicia with actors and a live band! Two full-length, partially staged performances will take place in Portland on the evening of Sat June 17, and Sun June 18.

April 18, 2023 · 7 pm ET/4 pm PT

free and open to the public on Zoom.

A free hour-long webinar hosted by Jewish Grandparents Network, led by Alicia, drawing on concepts from her most recent book, Even God Had Bad Parenting Days.

March 8-11, 2023

The annual writers conference, AWP, is in Seattle this year. The panel on Friday is only open to attendees, but the other off-site events are free and open to the public!

March 9, 2023 · 7-8:30 pm

Temple De Hirsch Sinai (or virtually!)

A reading with Dan Alter, Lauren Camp, Chanda Feldman, Erika Meitner, Alicia Ostriker, Eden Pearlstein, and Alicia Jo Rabins.

March 10, 2023 · 12:10-1:25 pm

Room 335-336, Summit Building

Convention Center Level 3 (conference badge required to attend)

March 10, 2023· 9-11 pm

Hugo House

“Don’t miss A Very Important Karaoke Party, the living musical lit mag, a collaboration between songwriters and audience singers for a night of belting parody songs about being a writer. We’ll commiserate, celebrate, and sing to works by an incredible list of writers”…including Alicia’s collaboration with Vanessa Hua, a parody of Meghan Trainor’s “I Made You Look.”

Sliding scale $0-25, register here, seating is limited

March 12, 2023 · 7pm

The Stacks, 1831 N Killingsworth

free and open to all!

March 9, 2023 · 7-8:30 pm

Temple De Hirsch Sinai (or virtually!)

February 2, 2023 · 7 pm

Laemmle Royal · 11523 Santa Monica Blvd

Also featuring the Los Angeles premiere of Nessa Norich’s short film Jelly Bean!

Alicia & creative team will be in attendance for a live Q&A.

January 25, 2023 · 7:30 pm

NW Film Forum

Alicia & creative team will be in attendance for a live Q&A, moderated by Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum.

December 8, 2022 · 7 pm

The Stacks Coffeehouse, 1831 N Killingsworth

Discounted books will be available for sale!

Free and open to the public – come have some coffee or tea and support local writers & this local book-themed cafe!

November 3, 2022

Vic Theatre, Victoria BC

with a solo set by Alicia/Girls in Trouble before the film and a live Q&A with Alicia & director Alicia J. Rose after

November 5, 2022

Presented by Literary Arts, all-day tickets $15

November 10, 2022

Portland’s MJCC

6 pm: “heavy hors d’oeuvres” & songs by Alicia Jo Rabins/Girls in Trouble

6:45 pm: film screening followed by Q&A with Alicia Jo Rabins, director Alicia J. Rose & producer Lara Cuddy

November 12, 2022 · 7 pm

Soma Space · 4050 NE Broadway, PDX

free! presented by Co/Lab

April 21, 2022

Mother Foucault’s Bookstore

Supporting Julia Guez, NY-based touring poet

January 17, 2022

We are thrilled to premiere at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater through the New York Jewish Film Festival.

Two in-person screenings: 1 pm & 7 pm. The filmmaking team will be present for live Q&A’s at both screenings.

Mask + vax required for everyone’s safety.

December 22, 2021 · 6:30 pm

MJCC, Portland OR

Alicia will perform songs from her Girls in Trouble song cycle; screen a concept trailer for a Girls in Trouble indie TV adaptation currently in development; and screen excerpts from A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff. Film director Alicia J. Rose and producer Lara Cuddy, collaborators on the TV and film projects, will be present for a Q&A alongside Alicia.

November 21, 2021

Black Nights Film Festival, Tallinn, Estonia

Along with director Alicia J. Rose, Alicia will travel to Estonia for the European premiere of their film A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff at this prestigious festival!

November 18, 2021

JW3

(Also viewable online)

A rare in-person appearance in London! Tickets are £15 in the building, free online.

October 13-16, 2021

Alicia will perform music & poetry and teach a midrash workshop in-person in Asheville, as well as screening A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff.

A limited number of tickets are available to attend the conference, either in person or (if you prefer) virtually.

More information here

October 7, 2021 · 7:30-9 pm ET/4:30-5 pm PT

– hosted by Fairfield University

Open to all, hosted by Fairfield University for Daniel Pearl World Music Day

September 23-Octpber 3, 2021

Streaming available to anyone living in Oregon or Washington state

Includes a virtual Q&A with the filmmaking team

September 16, 2021

An hour-long free virtual session co-led by Alicia Jo Rabins and Sonya Sanford

Hosted by the Oshman Family JCC in San Francisco, open to all

July 24, 2021 · 5 pm

In-person Premiere Screening @ the historic Castro Theatre!

Includes a live Q&A with the filmmaking team

July 22-August 1, 2021

Free

May 23-30, 2021

Stream A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff on demand from anywhere in the US!

Free Q&A included (plays after the film)

May 16, 2021

4-5:30 Pacific/7-8:30 ET: Ritual/teaching session w/Sonya Sanford via Moishe House PDX (free)

7-8 Pacific/10-11 ET: Mystical Late-Night Poems of Revelation w/Jake Marmer via JewishLive (free)

Time tbd: Labne Cheesecake & Looping Pedals w/Sonya Sanford via Reboot (free, register here)

April 30-May 9, 2021

Virtual and in-person festival screenings of A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff!!!

Only $15/8, stream from anywhere in the US during these dates,

with live showings in Sarasota @ CMX CineBistro Siesta Key 5/2 and 5/6.

April 24-25, 2021

Virtual festival screening of A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff!!!

March 5-14, 2021

PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

US Festival Premiere of A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff!!!

Ticket purchase includes participation in two Q&A’s:

Saturday March 6, 8:30 pm PT: Jewish community Q&A (all are welcome!) hosted by Havurah Shalom of Portland OR / register here

Saturday March 13, 7:30 pm PT: General public Q&A moderated by Tim Williams of Oregon Film / register here

February 11, 2021 · 5 pm PT/8 pm ET

Poetry & Prayer Panel w/poets Jericho Brown & Molly McCully Brown

(Based in Columbia MO, happening on Zoom, accessible everywhere!)

February 21, 2021 · 1-2 pm PT/4-5 pm ET

AJR and chef Sonya Sanford will explore the Jewish festival of Purim through feminist text study, song and a cooking demo – hosted by Moishe House PDX.