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Calendar of Events & Activities
Monday, Oct. 23
“Dealing With Roommate
Problems”
2000 Tenants’ rights week
hourly 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ASUC/Rent Board booth at Sather Gate on the Berkeley campus.
644-7714
“Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin,”
through Oct. 28. Guess the correct weight of the pumpkin and bring it home in time for Halloween.
Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave., Kensington.
(510) 524-3043.
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
“Security Deposits”
2000 Tenants’ rights week
hourly 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ASUC/Rent Board booth at Sather Gate on the Berkeley campus.
644-7714
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
Wednesday, 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
“How to Get Needed Repairs”
2000 Tenants’ rights week
hourly 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ASUC/Rent Board booth at Sather Gate on the Berkeley campus.
644-7714
Hearing with City Council/Rent Board Housing Committee
5:30 p.m.
Eshleman Hall Chambers
644-7714
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.
Halloween Puppet Show
with Hazel Jazel
3:30 p.m.
San Pablo Library, 1555 International Marketplace, San Pablo. (510) 374-3998.
Free.
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.
Bay Area premier of Beyond Organic: The Vision of Fairview
Gardens
Reception begins at 7 p.m.; Program begins at 7:30 p.m.
Martin Luther King Middle School auditorium, 1871 Rose Street, Berkeley, California. For more information call 845-4595 or e-mail info@ecoliteracy.org.
Thursday, Oct. 26
“A Contemporary Food Fight: GM Foods in the market place”
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, and Dr. Petra Frey from Switzerland, of the scientific basis for biotechnology, it’s risks and benefits.
Contact Maribel Guillermo, 642-9460
“What Does Rent Control
Do For You”
2000 Tenants’ rights week
hourly 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ASUC/Rent Board booth at Sather Gate on the Berkeley campus.
644-7714
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
Homeless Action Center’s 10th Anniversary Benefit
Club Muse
The Vagabond Lovers, comedian Doug Ferrai
856 San Pablo Ave. Albany
For ticket information call 540-0878
Friday, Oct. 27
“Transportation: 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
“Right Ways to Get Out of a Lease”
2000 Tenants’ rights week
hourly 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ASUC/Rent Board booth at Sather Gate on the Berkeley campus.
644-7714
Conversational Yiddish
1 p.m.
Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst
644-6107
Saturday, Oct. 28
Shakespeare Festival’s annual costume and garage sale
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Featuring one-of-a-kind costumes, props, and set pieces from previous productions. Free. 701 Heinz Ave., Berkeley. (510) 548-3422 ext. 120.
Community Workshop to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Berkeley High School
9 a.m. - noon
Florence Schwimley Little Theater at Berkeley High School
Students, parents, teachers, business owners, neighbors, and others are invited to a discussion on that will help set the course for future school improvements and provide the basis for accreditation review.
Iris Starr, AICP, 540-1252
tinstarr@earthlink.net
— compiled by Chason Wainwright
“Grassroots Globalization vs. Elite Globalization”
2 p.m.
Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library
6501 Telegraph Ave.
595-7417
“Halloween Mask Making”
Tilden Regional Park
2 p.m.
Come learn the origins of Halloween and make a plaster-gauze mask. Registration required. $4. Take Canon Drive off Grizzly Peak Boulevard, Berkeley. (510) 525-2233.
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
“The 3rd annual Habitot Halloween”
Habitot Children’s Museum
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A not-too-spooky Halloween event for young children with entertainment, parades, games, magic and songs. Come in
costume. Registration strongly suggested. $4 general; $6 for the first child age 7 and under; $3 for each additional child age 7 and under. Kittredge Street and Shattuck Avenue
647-1111
“Not Very Scary Halloween Celebration”
10:30 a.m. at La Pena
Betsy Rose performs songs and activities to celebrate the harvest season and the ancestral spirits. Children are invited to come in costume. $4 general; $3 children. 3105 Shattuck Ave. 849-2572.
Run Your Own Landscape Business: Part 3
11 a.m. to 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
“Almost Halloween Hike,”
Tilden Regional Park
10 a.m.
Explore the nature of Halloween folklore on the trails.
“Wake the Dead: A Music Concert”
Celebrate the Celtic “Day of the Dead” (Halloween) with folksong artists Paul Kotapish and Danny Carnahan.
2 to 4 p.m.
(510) 525-2233.
“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
“BYOP: Pumpkin Carving By Porch and Hearth,”
Tilden Regional Park
4 to 7 p.m. “Bring your own pepo”
Take Canon Drive off Grizzly Peak
Boulevard, Berkeley. (510) 525-2233.
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
“Diabetes: What to Know Head-to-Toe”
Health Education Center, 400 Hawthorne Ave.
12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free
869-6737
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
Free blood pressure screenings
Health Education Center, 400 Hawthorne Ave.
free
869-6737
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
Soprano Deborah Voigt
Cal Performances
3 p.m.
Voigt’s performance is a postponment from her original Oct. 15 date. The program will remain unchanged.
$28-$48 For tickets call 642-9988 or e-mail tickets@calperfs.berkeley.edu
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
Saturday, Dec. 2
Wild About Books?
10:30 a.m.
Berkeley Central Library
2121 Allston Way
Storyteller Kellmar draws from her African-American roots with stories that touch the heart and the funnybone. For childen aged 3-7.
Call 649-3943
Compiled by Chason Wainwright