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Calendar of Events & Activities
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.
849-1752
Free Puppet Shows: Program
on Physical and Mental
Differences
Two shows: 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Hall of Health
2230 Shattuck Ave., lower level
Performed by The Kids on the Block, this educational puppet troupe promotes acceptance and understanding of physical and mental differences. For children all ages and their parents. Admission is free.
549-1564
Introduction to Tibetan
Medicine
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
Sunday, August 20
Cuba from the Inside
7 p.m.
Berkeley Fellowship Hall
Cedar and Bonita
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.
“The Meditating CEO”
4-5:30 p.m.
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave.
Arran Stephens, president of Nature’s Path organic foods and creator of Essene Bread, presents a free public talk and personal demonstration of meditation on the inner light and sound.
635-2290
Free Hands-on Bicycle Repair
Clinics
11:00 a.m. - 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
Oakland Art, Architecture and
History by Bike
10 a.m.
Oakland Museum of California
10th and Oak streets
Oakland
A leisurely paced 5.5 mile bike tour led by the museum’s bike-tripping docents, focusing on Oakland’s history and architecture. For reservations call 239-3514
Tickets $2
Family Workshop: “A Sense of
Place”
2-4 p.m.
Oakland Museum of California
10th and Oak streets
Oakland
Learn the ways artists have captured California’s natural beauty. A museum artist leads a workshop in creating landscape drawings inspired by your personal view of nature. Space is limited. Call for reservations.
238-3818
“Fictitious Marriage”
2-4:30 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
What happens when an Israeli is mistaken for an Arab laborer? Eldad Natan is a quiet high school teacher from Jerusalem. As he sets out for a trip to New York, he suffers a mid-life crisis where he discards his identity as husband, father, Israeli and Jew. An insightful film which explores the ironies of Israel life and asks what defines us and binds us to one another.
$2 suggested donation
848-0237
Monday, August 21
55 Alive Driving Class
1:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst and MLK Jr. Way
With AARP.
Admission fee $10.
644-6107
San Pablo Plan
7-8:30 p.m.
Frances Albrier Center
San Pablo Park
Community meeting with Councilmember Margaret Breland to hear about a strategic plan Breland has proposed for San Pablo Avenue and talk about how the neighborhood will be involved in the planning process.
644-6400
Tuesday, August 22
Meeting to address traffic
concerns
7:30-9:30 p.m.
St. John’s Church
2727 College Ave.
First in a series of city-sponsored meetings addressing traffic concerns in the Ashby-College avenues area.
665-3440
Dr. Art’s Guide to Planet
Earth
7 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave.
Dr. Art Sussman, author of “Dr. Art’s Guide to Planet Earth,” combines scientific demonstrations with audience participation to introduce easy-to-understand principles that explain how our planet works.
Blood Pressure Measure
9:30-11:30 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst and MLK Jr. Way
With Alice Meyers.
644-6107
Wednesday, Aug. 23
Disaster Committee
7 p.m.
Emergency Operations Center
997 Cedar Street
Agenda includes a discussion led by Jeanne Perkins of Association of Bay Area Governments on a housing study by the Association of Bay Area governments and a discussion of disaster preparedness in the schools.
