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Out and About
Thursday, May 11
Orchestra concert with elementary students
9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave.
The first part of the concert, at 9:30, will feature Oxford Elementary School students performing with the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. Students from Washington Elementary School will perform at 10:45.
Men’s chorus performance
11:15 a.m.
Movie: Outbreak
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
510-644-6107
Jazzschool BART Plaza Concert (Berkeley Arts Festival)
Noon
The Brazilian Ensemble, under the direction of Marcos Silva, will perform. The concert is sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Association, Amoeba Music, BART and the Berkeley Daily Planet.
Free computer class for seniors
1-4 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis St.
This free course offers basic instruction in keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Windows 95, Excel and Internet access. Space is limited; the class is offered Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Call ahead for a reservation.
510-644-6109
Berkeley Arts Magnet Instrumental and Choral Concert
1:30 p.m.
1645 Milvia St.
Carefree Carfree Tour to Judah L. Magnes Museum (Berkeley Arts Festival)
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Festival Gallery, 2216 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce: Showcase 2000
5-7:30 p.m.
H’s Lordships restaurant, 199 Seawall Drive
About 50 local businesses are sponsoring booths at this event, and Cal football coach Tom Holmoe will speak at 5:15 p.m. on “Recruiting the Best.”
Community Health Commission
6:30 p.m.
Mental Health Clinic, 2640 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Among the items the commission will address are: the Health Access Report, the midwife crisis and the budget.
Zoning Adjustment Board
7 p.m.
Council Chambers, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Among the items the board will discuss is a recommendation to deny a permit to demolish a 2,900 square-foot house on Woodmont Avenue and replace it with a 5,200 square-foot house.
College Avenue repaving planning
7 p.m.
Willard Middle School auditorium, Stuart and Regent
510-644-6398
Update on Haiti
7 p.m.
Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship, Cedar and Bonita
Members of a recent delegation to Haiti, including local activists Pierre Laboissiere, will be talking about their trip, the recent episodes of violence in that country and the upcoming elections. The event is sponsored by Global Exchange, the Bay Area Haitian American Committee and others.
The Plight of the Redwoods
7 p.m.
Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave.
Forest defender Redwood Mary, tree-sitter Nate Madsen (via live cell phone), and Chie Abad, human rights activist and former Saipan sweatshop worker will be on hand to explain the current campaign to focus attention on the connection between sweatshops, Fair Trade, and forest destruction. There also will be a screening of the 20-minute video “ Timber Gap” by the Headwaters Action Video Collective, about the efforts to save the last of Mendocino’s coastal redwood forest from overexploitation.
510-548-2220, ext. 233
Friday, May 12
Berkeley Potters Guild Spring Show
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Jones and Fourth streets
This show-and-sale highlights work by clay artists, Ikebana demonstrations, one-of-a-kind bargains throughout the complex of art studios, and more. The event is free.
510-524-7031
“Russia Today”
Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave.
Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, history professor at UC Berkeley, will speak during this week’s meeting of the City Commons Club. Social hour begins at 11:15 a.m. Luncheon is served from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Speaker starts promptly at 12:30 p.m. Lunch is $11 or $12.25; admission to the speech is $1, free for students.
510-848-3533
Berkeley Public Education Foundation Spring Luncheon
11:30 a.m.
H’s Lordships restaurant, 199 Seawall Drive
This year’s luncheon honors Neil Smith, Principal, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, as Distinguished Educator of the Year; Ackerman’s Volvo Service and Elmwood Stationers as Distinguished Business Partners; and Pedro Noguera, Professor of Education, UC Berkeley with a Rise to the Challenge Special Award.
Fund-raiser for the Aquatic Park Children’s Playground
6 p.m.
Downtown Berkeley YMCA, 2001 Allston Way
This event will help raise funds for the Aquatic Park Children’s Playground project. Build Days are May 18-21 and May 31-June 4. Volunteers (skilled and unskilled), food, beverages, and money are needed for that event. There is a sliding scale donation of $2 to $10 per person for the fund-raiser.
510-649-9874; ZasaSwanson@EminentSoftware.com; http://www.bpfp
To Live, Zhang Yimou (China, 1994 - Berkeley Arts Festival)
7 p.m.
Life on a String, Chen Kaige (UK/China/Germany, 1990)
9:25 p.m.
Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way
Buses No. 7, 51, 64
Poetry reading
7:30 p.m.
Boadecia’s Books, 398 Colusa Ave. Kensington
Monza Neff will read from her two poetry collections, “Exultation: A Poem Cycle in Celebration of the Seasons” and “Healing the Womanheart.” This event is free.
510-559-9184; www.boadeciasbooks.com
Sub Human, Sea Tales from the Depths (Berkeley Arts Festival)
8 p.m.
Festival Gallery, 2216 Shattuck Ave.
Ed Holmes’ one-man show is the true and salty tale of his journey from boy to sailor to performer. $7-$8, FOF (Friends of the Festival) free
“The Love of Three Oranges”
8 p.m.
Live Oak Theater, Shattuck and Berryman
Berkwood Hedge School students will present this unlikely comedy adventure of witches, wizards and princes. Tickets $4 per person.
510-883-6990
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (Berkeley Arts Festival)
8 p.m.
La Peña Cultural Center, 3015 Shattuck Ave.
This will be a jazz performance and discussion. $14 FOF $12.
Bus No. 43
Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra (Berkeley Arts Festival)
8 p.m.
St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St.
Bach’s B minor Mass. Free.
Bus No. 51
Saturday, May 13
Forum on city’s Arts Grants Program
10 a.m.-noon
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
The Berkeley Civic Arts Commission, in conjunction with the City of Berkeley Civic Arts Office, will present this public forum to review new guidelines and grant applications for the city’s Arts Grants Program. The program distributes funds to eligible arts and other organizations operating within the city.
510-705-8183
Stop the War! The Vietnam Era
10 a.m.-noon
This walk is part of the Spring 2000 Walking Tours sponsored by the Berkeley Historical Society. With a limit of 30 people, the tour begins at the Free Speech Café in the Moffett Library on the UC Berkeley campus. Ann Marks, Berkeley Historical Society Board member, author, anti-war activist and curator of the Society’s Vietnam Anti-War Exhibit, will lead a walking tour of Vietnam-era protest and demonstration sites. The price is $5 per tour or $20 per season ticket for Berkeley Historical Society members. The price is $10 per tour for non-members. Call the Berkeley Historical Society for reservations.
510-848-0181
Berkeley Potters Guild Spring Show
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Jones and Fourth streets
510-524-7031
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
510-548-3333
Sixth Annual Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Festival
Noon-4 p.m.
Civic Center Park, Downtown Berkeley
Students from Berkeley High and other local schools are organizing this festival celebrating the diversity of Asian Pacific heritage. This year’s theme is “Through Our Eyes.”
510-849-4898; 510-595-4645
“School House Rock Live! Jr.”
1 p.m.
John Muir Elementary School Auditorium, 2955 Claremont Ave.
This musical features an all-kids cast. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 for children age 12 and under.
510-762-2279
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