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Calendar of Events & Activities
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.
More info: 643-2755
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
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
compiled by Chason Wrainwright
