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Calendar of Events & Activities
Thursday, August 10
Environmental Sampling Project Task Force-LBNL
6:30 p.m.
First Congregational Church, Large Assembly Room
2345 Channing Way
The agenda will include a public comment session, consultation of Draft Comment on the Sampling Plan and Review of Comments.
486-4387
Community Dance Party
7:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
Live Oak Park
1301 Shattuck Ave.
Dance instruction included with admission.
Cost: Teens, $2; adult non-members, $4
841-1205
“Climbing California’s Peaks”
7 p.m.
REI, 1338 San Pablo Ave.
Join Harrison Hood of Hood Mountain Adventures will show slides of some of his favorite California climbs, including Mt. Shasta and Mt. Lassen.
527-7377
Ballroom Dance with Roman Ostrowski
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1701 Hearst Ave.
644-6107
Zoning Adjustments Board
7 p.m.
City Council Chambers
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
The agenda includes a public hearing to accept comments on the adequacy of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Congregation Beth El Synagogue and School proposed for 1301 Oxford St. It also includes a request by Smart and Final wholesale grocery store to sell distilled spirits for off-site consumption.
Friday, August 11
Bridge
1 p.m.
Live Oak Community Center
1301 Shattuck Ave.
The games are open to all players. For partnership and other information please call Vi Kimoto at (510) 223-6539.
Opera: “A Tribute to Tchaikowsky”
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
644-6107
Saturday, August 12
“Wild about Books”
10:30 a.m.
Berkeley Public Central Library
2121 Allston Way
“Something From Nothing.” Soup from a stone? A tailor whose wardrobe grows as it shrinks? Meet some folks who don’t need a lot to have a lot, and see Frog and Toad and their ice cream mix-up.
The Fellowship of Humanity
11 a.m.
411 28th St. at Broadway
Oakland
Staring with Mark Hertsgaard’s “Earth Odyssey,” Florence Windfall, Master of Divinity, Graduate Theological Union, contemplates the tragic end of nature. Can it really happen?
451-5818
9th Annual Rubber Ducky
Derby
6 p.m.
Waterworld USA
I-680 and Willow Pass Rd.
The Rubber Ducky Derby raises funds for Children’s Hospital. Donations are $5 for each duck. Six ducks can be sponsored for $25. For a donation of $100–$499, a duck will be entered in the special Duckling rack. A donation of $500 ensures the donor “Quacker Backer” status.
869-4912
www.rubberduckyderby.com
Sunday, August 13
Free Hands-on Bicycle Repair
Clinics
11 a.m.-12 noon
REI
1388 San Pablo
Come learn how to fix your own bicycle. Bike technicians will teach a free one-hour clinic covering drive train maintenance and chain repair. All you need to bring is your bike.
527-7377
Tuesday, August 15
Senior Resource Fair
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis Street
Participants include the Alameda County Area Agency on Aging, Center for Independent Living, Alameda County Commission on Aging, Community Energy Services Inc., Center for Elders Independence, Crisis Support Services, Social Security Administration, Lifelong Medical Care, Family Care Giver Alliance, Public Health Nursing, Ombudsman Inc., Adult Protective Services, Elder Abuse Prevention, Berkeley Fire and Police Department of Community Services and Senior Programs. Entertainment provide by "SBSC Fantastic Steppers Tap Group." Free gift drawing for senior participants and lunch and socialization.
644-6109
Understanding Your Child’s
Temperament
7-8:30 p.m.
Berkeley YMCA
2001 Allston Way
Rona Renner, RN, will explain the different temperament factors that parents and caregivers can look at to understand techniques that will work best in working with an individual child. Free.
Fibromyalgia Support Group
12-2 p.m.
Alta Bates Medical Center, Maffly Auditorium-Herrick Campus, 2001 Dwight Way
“How to Deal with the Physical and Emotional Aspect of Pain” with Dr. Francine S. Frome, Ph.D., Psychologist,
601-0550
“101 Great Hikes of the San
Francisco Bay Area”
7:30 p.m.
Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore
1385 Shattuck Ave.
Discover the natural beauty of the Bay Area from challenging hikes atop Mount Diablo to seashore strolls at Point Reyes.
843-3533
Wednesday, Aug. 16
Bridge
1 p.m.
Live Oak Community Center
1301 Shattuck Ave.
The games are open to all players. For partnership and other information please call Vi Kimoto at (510) 223-6539.
Thursday, August 17
“Best Sea Kayaking Trips in
Northern California”
7:00 p.m.
REI 1338 San Pablo Ave.
In tonight’s slide presentation nationally certified kayak instructors Roger Schumann and Jan Shriner will share information from their Guide to Sea Kayaking in Central and Northern California.
527-7377
Helen Nestor: Personal and Political
4-6 p.m.
Oakland Museum of California
10th and Oak Streets, Oakland
Opening reception honoring Berkeley photographer Helen Nestor. The exhibition shows a representative series of images documenting the Free Speech Movement, the ‘60s cicl rights marches, women’s issues-all seen with a direct, probing eye. The exhibition on view through Oct. 15, 2000
1-800-OAK MUSE
University Avenue Association
6:30 p.m.
1810 University Ave.
The University Avenue Merchants holds its monthly meeting.
Call 548-4110
Friday, August 18
Big Mountain
7:30 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave.
Join the Berkeley Ecology Center, Diane Patterson and Green Eye Records Foundation for an evening of music, information and community, focusing on the issues facing the Dineh (Navajo).
548-2220, ext. 233
Saturday, August 19
“Wild about Books”
10:30 a.m.
Berkeley Public Central Library
2121 Allston Way
“Soap and Water, Please!” Bath time isn’t always the same old thing when “There’s a Hippo in My Bath!” Take a dip with Frog and Toad.
Re-opening of the United Nations Association Info Center
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
1403 “B” Addison St.
The volunteer-operated UN/UNICEF Center will celebrate its grand re-opening at its new location behind Andronico’s University Ave. Market.
841-1752
Sunday, August 20
Cuba from the Inside
Berkeley Fellowship Hall
Cedar and Bonita
7 p.m.
Benefit screening of Fidel: A New Documentary by Estela Bravo. Special guests will include Karen Wald, a Havana-based writer, journalist, teacher and foreign correspondent.
Among the topics she will discuss are human rights, religion, health care, education, economics, race relations and US-Cuba relations.
Sliding scale $10-$25 per person
Free Hands-on Bicycle Repair Clinics
11:00 a.m.-noon noon
REI
1388 San Pablo
Come learn how to fix your own bicycle. Bike technicians will teach a free one-hour clinic covering brake adjustments. Bring your bike. Tools and guidance provided.
527-7377
