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Calendar of Events & Activities
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 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.
Human Welfare & Community Action Meeting
7 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis
Commission on Labor Board Meeting
6 p.m.
1950 Addison St., Suite 105
Commission on Aging Board Meeting
1:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Board of Education
7:30 p.m.
Old City Hall
2134 MLK Jr. Way
Citizen’s Humane Commission
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
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 Berkeley, of the scientific basis for biotechnology, it’s risks and benefits.
Contact Maribel Guillermo, 642-9460
Candlelight Vigil For the Uninsured
6 p.m.
Steps of Sproul Hall
UC Berkeley
Join the American Medical Student Association, Berkeley Pre-Medical Chapter in a vigil for those without health insurance. Speakers from various medical organizations will discuss ways to improve our health care system.
Call Chris Hamerski, 845-1607
Berkeley Metaphysic
Toastmasters Club
6:15 - 7:30 p.m.
2515 Hillegass Ave.
Public speaking skills and metaphysic come together at Avatar Metaphysical Toastmasters. Meets first and third Thursdays each month.
Call 869-2547 or 643-7645
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
CLGS Lavendar Lunch
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
1798 Scenic Ave.
Kyle Miura, Pacific School of Religion alumnus and Director of the GTUs Pacific and Asian-American Center for Theology and Strategies speaks on being “Queer and Asian.” 849-8239
Performance Poetica
7:30 p.m.
ATA Gallery
992 Valencia St.
San Francisco
Video and verse by Illinois Arts Council/Hemingway Festival poet and filmmaker Rose Virgo, with special guest Judy Irwin. $3
Movie: “Intermezzo”
with Leslie Howard
1 p.m.
Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst
644-6107
Pain - Ways to Make It Easier
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Ashby Campus, Dining Rooms A & B
3001 Colby
Maggie van Staveren, LCSW, CHT and Christine Bartlett, PT, CHT will demonstrate ways to let go of pain due to arthritis, injury and illness. RSVP requested.
Call 869-6737
Design Review Commission
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
\Transportation Commission
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Fair Campaign Practices
Commission
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center 1901 Hearst St. 644-6380
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
Broken Spirits - Addressing Abuse
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Brookins African Methodist Episcopal Church
2201 73rd Ave.
Oakland
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center’s Health Ministry program presents a free workshop on the impact of domestic violence on our community, 869-6763
Opera: Don Carlos, Part 1,
1 p.m.
Old and New Poetry with Bob Randolph, 1 p.m.
Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst
644-6107
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
— compiled by
Chason Wainwright
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
Run for Peace
United Nations Association
10K run and 5K run/walk
9 a.m. Berkeley Marina
$20 849-1752
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
From Bahia to Berkeley
11 a.m.
Capoeira Arts Cafe
2026 Addison St.
A benefit brunch and auction with food, music, dance and culture to bring Brazilian folkloric dance group Nicinha Raizes from Bahia, Brazil to the Bay Area. The group will tour in January 2001.
428-0698
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
University Avenue Indian Business Community
10 a.m. - Noon
Kirpal & Neelum Khanna, owners of the Bazaar of India, tell about the steps they took from spice and food retailing to today’s Bazaar, and the nuances and features of the Indian business community on University Avenue. One is a series of walking tours sponsored by the Berkeley Historical Society.
$10 per person
Call 848-0181 for reservations
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
Parks & Recreation Board Meeting
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Solid Waste Management Commission
7 p.m.
Solid Waste Management Center
1201 Second St.
The Changes Happening with HMOs
1 p.m.
Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst
644-6107
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
Blood Pressure
Alice Meyers
9:30- 11 :30 a.m.
Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst
644-6107
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
Low vision support group
1:15 p.m.
Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst
644-6107
Civic Arts Commission
6:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Disaster Council
7 p.m.
Emergency Operations Center
997 Cedar
Energy Commission
5:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Mental Health Commission
6:30 p.m.
Mental Health Clinic
2640 MLK Jr. Way
Planning Commission
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Police Review Commission
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Thursday, Oct. 26
From Morgan to Modern
Julia Morgan and Hearst Castle:Designing and American Country House
7:30 p.m.
The Hillside Club
2286 Cedar St.
$10 or $35 for series that continues through November.
841-2242
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
Proposition Brown Bag
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Institute of Governmental Studies
109 Moses Hall
UC Berkeley
Hear presentations about and discuss the eight propositions on the California ballot.
Call 642-4608
Tai Chi
2 p.m.
Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst
644-6107
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
Conversational Yiddish
1 p.m.
Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst
644-6107
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
An Evening with The Professor
5 - 9:30 p.m.
Mambo Mambo
1803 Webster St.
Oakland
Berkeley resident Geoffrey A. Hirsch, better known as the Tie Guy from the “How Berkeley Can You Be” parade got his start in comedy in 1996. A professor in real life, Hirsch tell the story of how he became a funny guy.
$5 for show only, $10 for show and dinner
Call Geoffrey Hirsch at 845-5631 to reserve tickets
Monday, Oct. 30
Fun with Oragami
10 a.m.
Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
644-6107
Tuesday, Oct. 31
Sing-A-Long
11 a.m.
Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
644-6107
Wednesday, Nov. 1
Kathak Dancing with Pandit Chitresh Das
7:30 p.m.
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
2640 College Ave.
The Graduate Theological Union presents a free lecture-demonstration with Pandit Chitresh Das, a master of India’s Kathak dance form. This event is free.
Call 649-2440 for additional info
Mountain Adventure Seminar
In-store, registration required
6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Learn about equip,emt. fundamental climbing techiques and safety procedures.
$100 REI members, $110 for non members
To register (209) 753-6556
Thursday, Nov. 2
PASTForward Panel Discussion
2 p.m.
UC Berkeley Art Museum
Bancroft Way (below College)
In conjunction with the White Oak Dance Project’s performances, a panel discussion with Judson era dance choreographers Yvonne Rainer and Deborah Hay. Free.
From Morgan to Modern
“Saddling the Site: The Environmental Designs of Wurster, Church and Others”
7:30 p.m.
The Hillside Club
2286 Cedar St.
$10. 841-2242
Berkeley Metaphysic Toastmasters Club
6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
2515 Hillegass Ave.
Public speaking skills and metaphysic come together at Avatar Metaphysical Toastmasters. Meets first and third Thursdays each month.
Call 869-2547 or 643-7645
Friday, Nov. 3
Taize Worship Service
7:30-8:30 p.m.
An hour of quiet reflection and song. First Friday of the month.
Loper Chapel on Dana Street between Durant and Channing Way.
848-3696
“Want to Transform your Dreams Into Reality?”
Lecture by Leonard Orr, world known for creating the Rebirthing and Conscious Breathwork Movement.
7:30 p.m.,
The Berkeley Friends Church, 1600 Sacramento St.
$25, 843-6514
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
Thursday, Nov. 9
The Life and Art of Chiura Obata
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Public Library
1170 Alameda (at Hopkins)
A slide show and lecture presented by Obata’s granddaughter, Kimi Kodani Hill, celebrating Obata’s book, “Topaz Moon: Chiura Obata’s Art of the Internment,” and the retrospective exhibit of Obata’s work to appear this Fall at SFs De Young Museum.
For details call 644-6850
From Morgan to Modern
“Bay Area Modern”
7:30 p.m.
The Hillside Club
2286 Cedar St.
$10. 841-2242
ESL Teacher Job Fair
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Berkeley Adult School
1222 University Ave., Room 7
ESL program representatives from adult schools in Alameda and Contra Costa counties will provide information about desired qualifications, current job openings, credentialing requirements, and more.
Call Kay Wade, 644-6130
“Feeding the Moon: A Nutritive Approach to Feminine Fertility”
Lern how fertility is affected by the environment and how it can be enhanced by healthy lifestyle choices
7:30 to 9 p.m.
The Ecology Center
2530 San Pable Ave.
558-1324, free
Saturday, Nov. 11
Moonlight on Mt. Diablo
1 - 10:30 p.m.
Hike up the Devil’s Mountain by daylight, catch a glorious sunset and hike back by the light of the moon. One in a series of free outing organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations
Sunday, Nov. 12
Views, Vines and Veggies
9:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Climb Bald Mountain in Sugarloaf State Park and peer down upon the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. Then please your palate at the Landmark Winery and visit Oak Hill organic vegetable and flower farm. One in a series of free fall outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations
“Time Across Cultures”
2 - 4 p.m.
St. Clements Church
2837 Claremont Ave.
The annual Roselyn Yellin Memorial lecture with a slide-illustrated panel discussion. Also a tour of the “Telling Time” exhibit at the Judah L. Magnes Museum followed by a reception at the museum, 4 - 5 p.m.
More info: 549-6950
Buddhism & Compassion
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Psychiatrist and teacher Bobby Jones on “Healing through Compassion.” Free.
843-6812
Monday, Nov. 13
An Evening with Barbara Kingsolver
7:30 p.m.
King Middle School
1781 Rose St.
Barbara Kingsolver’s works include “Animal Dreams,” “High Tide in Tucson,” “The Poisonwood Bible” and “Prodigal Summer”
free parking $10 in advance, $13 at the door
Benefits KPFA and Urban Ecology.
848-6767
Tuesday, Nov. 14
Take a Trip to the Steinbeck Museum and
Mission San Juan Bautista
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
This is an outing organzied by the Senior Center.
$40 with lunch, $25 without
Call Maggie or Suzanne, 644-6107
Thursday, Nov. 16
Reminiscing in Swingtime
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Library
1170 Alameda (at Hopkins)
George Yoshida, author and jazz drummer, presents a multi-media program recounting the big band experience in the Japanese American internment camps. The presentation will be capped with a set of live jazz by the George Yoshida Quartet.
Call for more info: 644-6850
Berkeley Metaphysic Toastmasters Club
6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
2515 Hillegass Ave.
Public speaking skills and metaphysic come together at Avatar Metaphysical Toastmasters. Meets first and third Thursdays each month.
Call 869-2547 or 643-7645
Saturday, Nov. 18
S.F. Stairs and Peaks
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Begin the day with a visit to the farmer’s market, then meander up the stairways and streets of Telegraph Hill to Coit Tower. Then up Russian Hill, descending to Fisherman’s Wharf for a ride back on the new historic streetcar line. One in a series of free fall outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233
Berkeley Free Folk Festival
11 a.m. - 1 a.m.
Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Ave.
Fourteen hours of free concerts, workshops, jam sessions and to top it off a Saturday night dance. The fifth annual Folk Festival will feature Shay & Michael Black, Spectre Double Negative & the Equal Positive, Larry Hanks, Wake the Dead and many others. Sponsored by Charles Schwab and the City of Berkeley.
More info or to volunteer: 525-5099
Sunday, Nov. 19
Mt. Madonna & Wine
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Hike through evergreen forests and visit the remains of a 19th century estate, then finish the day with a visit to Kruse Winery. One of many free fall outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: (415) 255-3233 for reservations
“Drawing Marathon”
Merritt College’s Art Building
Live models, group poses.
$12 for half a day, $20 for a full day, senior and student discounts available. No cameras or turpentine.
523-9763
Tuesday, Nov. 21
Fibromyalgia Support Group
Noon - 2 p.m.
Alta Bates Medical Center, Maffly Auditorium
Herrick Campus
2001 Dwight Way
Call D.L. Malinousky, 601-0550
Compiled by Chason Wainwright