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Calendar of Events & Activities
Friday, Oct. 6
Opera: Marriage of Figaro
& Schubert Songs
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
More info contact Maggie or Suzanne, 644-6107
Circle Dancing
7:45 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Finnish Brotherhood Hall
1970 Chestnut St.
Beginners welcome; no partners needed.
John Bear: 528-4253
“Stocks, Bonds and the Future”
11:45 a.m.
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
Dennis Quan, Account Executive at Morgan, Stanley, Dean Witter speaks at 12:30 p.m. Luncheon served at 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Luncheon: $11
848-3533
Sustainable Business Alliance Networking Lunch
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Saffron Caffe
2813 Seventh St.
The purpose of this lunch is to network with other businesses interested in sustainable business practices. The lunch is open to non-members.
Call Terry O’Keefe, 451-4000
Learn to Birdwatch
Oct. 16, 18, 23 & 25
9:30 a.m. - noon
UC Botanical Gardens
200 Centennial Drive
$50 for members; $65 for non-members
Call for info or to enroll: 643-2755
Saturday, Oct. 7
Berkeley Grassroots
Greening Tour
Starts at 10:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.
Celebrate Open Garden Day by joining this annual bicycle tour of local community and school gardens. Part of a series of free outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations
Houses or Open Hills?
10 a.m.
Experience Black Diamond Mines Regional Park’s ghost towns, coal mines, spectacular views and open space on this hike by the proposed sites of 7,700 homes near Antioch. Cosponsored by Save Mount Diablo. One outing in a free series organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations
Open Garden Day
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The sixth annual Open Garden Day offers garden lovers an opportunity to peek into 34 local community and school gardens. The gardens offer fresh food, children’s activities, composting demonstrations, and more. Special electric bus tour and bicycle tours will be available. Maps and schedules are available in East Bay libraries, nurseries, and in the pages of this very newspaper.
More info: BCGC, 883-9096
Harwood Creek Cleanup
9 a.m. - Noon
John Muir School
2955 Claremont Ave.
Help clean up and restore the creek that runs through John Muir school. Volunteers are asked to bring gloves, chippers/shredders, tools and pick-up trucks.
Voter Empowerment
Town Hall Meeting
1 - 4 p.m.
West Bay Community Center
1290 Fillmore St.
San Francisco
Sponsors include the Berkeley NAACP Youth Council.
For additional info: 1-877-316-9071
Women’s Evening At the Movies
7:30 p.m.
Pacific Center
2712 Telegraph
A monthly night at the movies for lesbian, bi and transexual women. This months featured film is “Fried Green Tomatoes.”
$5 donation requested
Call 548-8283
Free Estate Planning Seminar
9:30 a.m. - noon
St. Ambrose Church
1145 Gilman St. (at Cornell Ave.)
Call Catholic Charities of the East Bay, 768-3109
Berkeley Youth
Alternatives Harvest Fair
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
BYA Community Garden Patch
1308 Bancroft Way (between Acton and Bonar)
The seventh annual fair features pumpkin carving, face painting, music, Karaoke, crafts, and fresh produce grown right in the BYA garden. Kids of all ages are welcome.
Call 845-9067
Locate Long-lost Relatives
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cody’s Books
1730 Fourth St.
If you are looking for a missing relative, the International Soundex Reunion Registry may be able to help. The ISRR is a free, nonprofit service.
Call Bob Crowe, 835-1550
Pearl Ubungren Dancers
with Joey Ayala
PUSOD
1808 Fifth St.
Also performing will be Kayumanggi and Bobby Banduria. Free.
Call 883-1808 for additional info.
Wild About Books?
10:30 a.m.
Berkeley Central Library
2121 Allston Way
Storyteller/musicians Nancy Schimmel and Claudia Morrow do their thing for kids aged 3 to 7.
Call 649-3943
Sunday, Oct. 8
Voter Registration Sunday
11 a.m. service
St. Paul’s AME Church
2024 Ashby Ave.
Sponsored by the Berkeley NAACP Youth and College division
Call: 710-0238
Surmounting Sunol Peaks
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Learn about local geology while enjoying the panoramic views from three Sunol peaks. One outing in a free series organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations
Author and Minister
Sarah York to Speak
10:45 a.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley
1 Lawson Road
Kensington
York is the author of “Remembering Well: Rituals for Celebrating Life and Mourning Death.”
More info: 525-0302
Tibetan Cultural Preservation
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Erin Clark and Sandy Olney speak on “Sustaining the Tibetan Tradition.”
call 843-6812
MesoAmerican Marketplace
noon - 4 p.m. (weekdays)
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (weekends)
UC Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Dr.
Visit this colorful marketplace where food from all of the Americas are displayed and ready for the tasting. A special weekday tour program is available for school children. Call 642-3352 to reserve a tour.
Tuesday, Oct. 10
Cal Alumni Singles
20th Anniversary Dinner
UC Faculty Club
Dinner scheduled for Oct. 15
For reservations call 527-2709 by Oct. 10
—Compiled by
Chason Wainwright
Kenya, 40 Years Ago and Today
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Call 644-6107 for more info
Defense Against Genetically Engineered Food
7 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave.
Author Ronnie Cummins, National Director of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) will lecture on genetically engineered food, including organic food and farming.
For info: 548-2220 x233
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Are Domed Cities in the future?
7:30 - 9 p.m.
International House, Homeroom
UC Berkeley
2299 Piedmont Ave.
A discussion based on UC Berkeley alumnus Tim Holt’s book, “On Higher Ground.” Set 50 years in the future, part of the book takes place in an East Bay enclosed by a climate-controlled dome.
$3 admission
Contact Maribel Guillermo, 642-9460
Tenant-Landlord Problems?
12:30 - 2 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Bring your concerns about repairs, harrassment and housing rights.
Call 644-6107
Learn to Birdwatch
Oct. 16, 18, 23 & 25
9:30 a.m. - Noon
UC Botanical Gardens
200 Centennial Drive
$50 for members; $65 for non-members
Call for info or to enroll: 643-2755
White Cane Day
10:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Spenger’s Fish Grotto
1919 Fourth St.
Pyramid Alehouse
901 Gilman Ave.
Members of the West Berkeley Lions Club will be asking for donations of money or used eyeglasses for the sight impaired. The Lions will be out in front of Pyramid Alehouse from 4:30 - 8 p.m. only.
Call Joe Saenz, 352-2093
Homeless Commission
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
644-8616
Police Review Commission
7:30 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis St.
The commission will discuss their workplan/goals for the upcoming year.
644-6716
Board of Library Trustees
7 p.m.
South Branch
1901 Russell
644-6095
Waterfront Commission
7 p.m.
His Lordships Restaurant
199 Seawall Dr.
644-6376 x234
Planning Commission
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
705-8137
Commission on Disability
6:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
655-3440
Thursday, Oct. 12
East Timor: The Road to Independence
7:30 - 9 p.m.
International House, Homeroom
UC Berkeley
2299 Piedmont Ave.
A discussion of events leading up to the creation of the newest nation of the millennium and issues raised on the road to independence.
$3 admission
Contact Maribel Guillermo, 642-9460
Bay Area: Transportation Nightmare
Noon - 2 p.m.
Albany Library
Edith Stone Room
1247 Marin Ave.
Albany
Stuart Cohen of the Bay Area Transportation and Land Use Coalition will speak on “What are the real choices in the Bay Area’s Transportation Crisis?”
Call Janet Strothman, 841-3827
Meeting Life Changes
10 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
With John Hammerman.
For info: 644-6107
Sterling Trio
Noon
BART Plaza, Downtown
Shattuck Ave. at Center St.
Members of the Berkeley Symphony performing a variety of chamber music.
Contact Carrie Ridgeway, 549-2230
Zoning Adjustments Commission
7 p.m.
Old City Hall
2134 MLK Jr. Way
705-8110
Community Health Commission
6:45 p.m.
Mental Health Clinic
2640 MLK Jr. Way
665-6845
Friday, Oct. 13
“The Evolution and Cost of Ethical Drugs”
11:45 a.m.
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
Stanford D. Splitter, retired MD speaks at 12:30 p.m. Luncheon served at 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
Luncheon: $11
Call for reservations: 848-3533
Saturday, Oct. 14
Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow & Indian Market
10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Grand Entry 1 p.m.
Enjoy Native American foods, arts & crafts, drumming, singing and many types of native dancing. Sponsored by the City of Berkeley, this event is free.
Civic Center Park
Allston Way at MLK Jr. Way
Info: 615-0603
Traffic Calming Workshop
1 - 4 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Help to achieve reasonable traffic speeds and volume on local streets.
Free Spay and Neuter Vouchers
2 - 4 p.m.
Berkeley Animal Shelter
2013 Second St.
The City of Berkeley, along with Spay Neuter Your Pet (SNYP) is kicking off a City-funded program to reduce the number of animals euthanized. They are offering free spay and neuter vouchers to all Berkeley residents.
Run Your Own Landscape Business: Part 1
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave. (at Blake)
Local horticultural consultant and UC Master Gardener Jessie West will teach you how to plant, prune, control weeds, and more. The first of three classes. The others are scheduled for Oct. 21 & 28 in the same timeslot.
$15 general; $10 for members; $5 materials fee
Call 548-2220 x223
Learn to Birdwatch
Oct. 16, 18, 23 & 25
9:30 a.m. - Noon
UC Botanical Gardens
200 Centennial Drive
$50 for members; $65 for non-members
Call for info or to enroll: 643-2755
Sunday, Oct. 15
A Taste of the Greenbelt
1 - 4 p.m.
Los Gatos Opera House
Celebrate the Bay Area’s agricultural and culinary bounty. This benefit features a variety of musical groups, local artists and samples from over 40 local restaurants, farmers, wineries and microbreweries. Proceeds benefit Greenbelt Alliance’s ongoing efforts to protect Bay Area farmlands and open space.
$45 per person; $80 for this event and the Oct. 22 event in SF
1-800-543-GREEN, www.greenbelt.org
A Muslim Approach to Life
3 p.m.
St. Johns Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave.
A presentation on the Muslim spiritual life and culture which will focus on women’s lives and the uniqueness of women’s spiritual journeys. This is the first of four Sunday programs that will focus on this theme.
Call 527-4496
Time, Space, and Knowledge Vision
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Ken McKeon , teacher writer and TSK practitioner since 1980 speaks on “Time, Space, and Knowledge, Right from the Start.” Free.
Call 843-6812
1923 North Berkeley Fire Walking Tour
10 a.m. - Noon
Phil Gale leads this tour of the Sept. 18, 1923 fire site, identifying various changes wrought in buildings and landscape. The tour includes the Mayback chimney, around which a new home was constructed. Pre-paid reservations are required.
$10
Call for reservations, 848-0181
Monday, Oct. 16
Private Elementary School Parent Information Panel
7 - 9:30 p.m.
Epworth United Methodist Church
1953 Hopkins St.
A panel of parents from six area private schools discuss the admission process and their experiences. Sponsored by the Neighborhood Parents Network
Admission: free to members, $5 non-members
Call 527-6667
Learn to Birdwatch
Oct. 16, 18, 23 & 25
9:30 a.m. - Noon
UC Botanical Gardens
200 Centennial Drive
$50 for members; $65 for non-members
Call for info or to enroll: 643-2755
Tuesday, Oct. 17
Is the West Berkeley Shellmound a landmark?
7 p.m.
City Council Chambers
2134 MLK Jr. Way, 2nd floor
Continued and final public hearing on the appeals against landmark designation of the West Berkeley Shellmound. The City Council may possibly make it’s decision at this meeting.
Landscape Archeology and Space-Age Technologies in Epirus, Greece
8 p.m.
370 Dwinelle Hall
UC Berkeley
Professor of Archeology, Art History and Classics Dr. James Wiseman presents a slide-illustrated lecture.
Mario Savio Memorial Lecture
7:30 p.m.
Pauley Ballroom
UC Berkeley
Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Hochschild will speak on the theme “Forwards and Backwards - Women, globalization, and the new class structure.” Free.
Help Out Some Orangutans
7 p.m.
Cafe Milanos
2522 Bancroft Way
Come help plan a day of action against Citibank, who allegedly plunders the environment for profit. Join the Rainforest Action Group and Ecopledge in protest.
Is the Sky Falling?
7 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave.
Tim Holt, author of “On Higher Ground” will present an array of post-ecotopian choices, one of which is domed cities. What does the future hold for California?
Call 548-2220 x 233
Wednesday, Oct. 18
Traffic Calming Workshop
7 - 10 p.m.
St. Clements Church
2837 Clement Blvd.
Help to achieve reasonable traffic speeds and volume on local streets.
“Women and Trafficking: Domestic & Global Concerns”
6 - 9:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
The Berkeley Commission on the Status of Women invites the public to this forum which will include an expert panel discussion, and a movie on Women and trafficking. Free.
Call 644-6107 for more info.
Thursday, Oct. 19
The Promise and Perils of Transgenic Crops
7:30 - 9 p.m.
International House, Homeroom
UC Berkeley
2299 Piedmont Ave.
A discussion with Dr. Peggy Lemaux, professor of Plant and Microbiology at UC Berekeley, of the scientific basis for biotechnology, it’s risks and benefits.
Contact Maribel Guillermo, 642-9460
Rafael Mariquez Free Solo Concert
7:30 p.m.
Berkeley Public Library, South Branch
1901 Russell St. (at MLK Jr. Way)
This Chilean folksinger and guitarist presents his original settings of selections by Latin American poets.
Contact: 644-6860; TDD 548-1240
Vocal Sauce
Noon
BART Plaza, Downtown
Shattuck Ave. at Center St.
The JazzSchool’s vocal jazz ensemble perform award-winning arrangements by Greg Murai.
Contact Carrie Ridgeway, 549-2230
Performance Poetica
7:30 p.m.
ATA Gallery
992 Valencia St.
San Francisco
Video and verse by Illionois Arts Council/Hemingway Festival poet and filmmaker Rose Virgo, with special guest Judy Irwin.
$3
Friday, Oct. 20
“The Ballot Issues”
11:45 a.m.
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
Fran Packard of the League of Women Voters speaks at 12:30 p.m. Luncheon served at 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
Luncheon: $11
Call 848-3533
Human Nature
8:30 p.m.
New College Cultural Center
766 Valencia
San Francisco
The X-plicit Players present this idyllic nude ritual. Watch or participate: Be led blindfolded through body tunnels, into body streams while sensing psychic/body qualities through touch. Also presented on Oct. 21.
$12 admission
Call 415-848-1985
Saturday, Oct. 21
A Day on Mt. Tam
9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Come play and hike in San Francisco’s beloved playground. This outing is part of a series of free fall outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations
AHIMSA Eight Annual Conference
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
International House, Great Hall
UC Berkeley
2299 Piedmont Ave.
The AHIMSA is a nonprofit foundation whose goal is to encourage dialogues and public forums which bridge spiritual, scientific and social issues. This years conference is titled “Violence! Scientific and Spiritual Perspectives.”
Admission is free
Contact Maribel Guillermo, 642-9460
Berkeley Farmers’ Market Fall Fruit Tastings
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Center St. at MLK Jr. Way
Taste a whole farmers’ market’s bounty of fall fruit varieties.
Free.
Info: 548-3333
Run Your Own Landscape Business: Part 2
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave. (at Blake)
Local horticultural consultant and UC Master Gardener Jessie West will teach you how to plant, prune, control weeds, and more. The second of three classes. The last is scheduled for Oct. 28 during the same timeslot.
$15 general; $10 for members; $5 materials fee
Call 548-2220 x223
Sunday, Oct. 22
A Taste of the Greenbelt
1 - 4 p.m.
Presidio’s Golden Gate Club
Greenbelt Alliance brings the farm to the city in this celebration of the Bay Area’s agricultural and culinary bounty. Featured are samples from over 40 local restaurants, farmers, wineries, microbreweries. Also featured are live music and local artwork. The event benefits Greenbelt Alliance’s ongoing efforts to protect Bay Area farmlands and open space.
$45 per person
1-800-543-GREEN, www.greenbelt.org
An Evening with Alice Walker
7:30 p.m.
King Middle School
1781 Rose St. (at Grant)
free parking
Join internationally loved novelist, poet and essayist Alice Walker in celebrating her new book of autobiographical stories, “The Way Forward is With a Broken Heart.” Benefits Berkeley EcoHouse and KPFA Radio, 94.1 FM.
Tickets: $10 advance, $13 door
Tickets available at independent bookstores
More info: 848-6767 x609
Take a Trip to the Oakland Ballet
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
This is an outing organized by the Senior Center to see “Glass Slippers.”
Tickets: $6 each
Call Maggie or Suzanne, 644-6107
A Buddhist Pilgramage in India
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Pl.
June Rosenberg brings to life, through slides and lecture, her pilgrimages in India. Free.
Call 843-6812
Monday, Oct. 23
Berkeley Chinese Community Church Turns 100
6 p.m.
Nov. 4
Silver Dragon Restaurant
835 Webster St.
Oakland
Reservations: $30 per person
More info: 548-5295
Public Schools Parent Information Night
7 - 9 p.m.
Epworth United Methodist Church
1953 Hopkins St.
Parents, principals and other administrative staff from 11 elementary schools will speak about their schools. Sponsored by Neighborhood Parents Network.
Admission: free to members, $5 non-members
527-6667
Tuesday, Oct. 24
Berkeley Farmers’ Market Fall Fruit Tastings
2 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Derby St. at MLK Jr. Way
Come taste a bounty of fall fruit varieties for free.
Info: 548-3333
Thursday, Oct. 25
International Jewish Video Competition Winners
7:30 p.m.
Pacific Film Archive
2575 Bancroft Way
Screening of the four winners in the Museum’s seventh annual competition.
Call 549-6950
Thursday, Oct. 26
East Bay Science & Arts Middle School
Noon
BART Plaza, Downtown
Middle school students perform dances of folk, swing, and Cuban rueda styles. Free.
Contact Carrie Ridgeway, 549-2230
Friday, Oct. 27
“Transporation: What’s in Store?”
11:45 a.m.
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
Larry Dahms, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transportation Council speaks at 12:30 p.m. Luncheon is served at 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
Luncheon: $11
More info and reservations: 848-3533
Saturday, Oct. 28
Pedaling the Green City
11 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
Take a leisurely bike ride along the future San Francisco Bay Trail. One in a series of free outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations
Wild About Books?
10:30 a.m.
Berkeley Central Library
2121 Allston Way
Halloween for the little guys with (not so) scary stories, music, and more.
Call 649-3943
Run Your Own Landscape Business: Part 3
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave. (at Blake)
Local horticultural consultant and UC Master Gardener Jessie West will teach you how to plant, prune, control weeds, and more. This is the final class in the series.
$15 general; $10 for members; $5 materials fee
Call 548-2220 x223
Sunday, Oct. 29
“Gateway to Knowledge”
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Pl.
Barr Rosenberg describes how to master new knowledge and take the power to shape our lives in wise and compassionate ways.
843-6812
Saturday, Nov. 4
Breathtaking Barnabe Peak
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Hike through Samuel P. Taylor State Park’s lush forests and climb to the heights of Barnabe Peak, overlooking Point Reyes. One in a series of free fall outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations
Wild About Books?
10:30 a.m.
Berkeley Central Library
2121 Allston Way
Dublin Library’s resident storyteller and featured teller at the 1998 National Storytelling Festival tell kids aged 3 to 7 her favorite tales.
Call 649-3943
Sunday, Nov. 5
Buddhist Psychology
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Pl.
Buddhist teacher Sylvia Gretchen on “Beyond Therapy and Into the Heart of Buddhist Psychology.” Free.
Call 843-6812
Monday, Nov. 6
Airports vs. the Bay
7 p.m.
Albany Community Center
1249 Marin St.
Albany
David Lewis, Executive Director of “Save the Bay” will speak on the airports’ plans to expand into the SF Bay and other challenges to Bay restoration.
Contact: Friends of Five Creeks, 848-9358
Compiled by Chason Wainwright
