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Calendar of Events & Activities

Wednesday August 16, 2000

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: 223-6539.

Recipe Demonstration

11:30 a.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst and MLK Jr. Way

Chill out in the August heat with Natalie.

644-6107

Human Welfare & Community

Action Commission Meeting

7-10 p.m.

South Berkeley Center

2939 Ellis St.

Issues on the agenda include the use of child care training stipends.

665-3475

Citizens Human Commission

Meeting

7 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.

Agenda items include a euthanasia policy and the commission’s role in plans for a new shelter.

Thursday, August 17

Conscious Comedy

6-9 p.m.

Martin Luther King Youth Services Center

1730 Oregon St.

The Young Adult Project presents its annual end-of the-summer program, which will include veteran stand-up comedians Daryl and Dwayne Mooney, whose comedy is designed to make people laugh and think. The free event includes music, educational displays and free food.

644-6226

“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 civil rights marches, women’s issues, all seen with a direct, probing eye. The exhibition on view through Oct. 15

1-800-OAK MUSE

World Literature

1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

With Ann Timmons.

644-6107

University Avenue Association

6:30 p.m.

1810 University Ave.

The University Avenue Merchants holds its monthly meeting.

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..

548-2220, ext. 233

Opera: Idomeneo, Part 1

1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst and MLK Jr. Way

644-6107

Monthly Birthday Party and

Fish Fry Fund Raiser

5-10 p.m.

West Berkeley Senior Center

1900 Sixth St.

“John Turk and Friends” will supply music to dance to at this event sponsored by the WBSC Advisory Council. Admission is free, red snapper or cat fish dinners are $10.

644-6036

Introduction to Tibetan

Astrology

7-9 p.m.

Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists

Cedar and Bonita streets

Sponsored by the Nyerongsha Institute of Tibetan Medicine and Culture.

$15, $10 for seniors and students.

415-386-8413