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Calendar of Events & Activities

Wednesday October 25, 2000

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

Discussion on a City Council item about earthquake preparedness.

Energy Commission

5:30 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

Discussion of a report on renewable energy and a report on residential energy consumption.

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.

Public hearing and comment on the planning commission draft general plan.

Police Review Commission

7:30 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

Discussion of the relocation of the Police Review Commission’s offices.

“Beyond Organic: The Vision of Fairview Gardens”

7 p.m.

Martin Luther King Middle School Auditorium

1871 Rose Street

Call 845-4595

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

New Science & Ancient Wisdom Conference

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

International Center

2222 Harold Way

Featured speakers include Father Charlie Moore speaking on “The Cosmic Origins of Man,” Dolores Cannon speaking on “Visions of Nostradamus,” and David Hatcher Childress speaking on “Technology of the Gods.” Event runs through Sunday.

Pre-registration admission, $65; after Oct. 27, $85

Call Charles Gotsky, 650-343-5202

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

Adult Aerobic Class

9:30 - 11 a.m.

Berkeley Adult School

1414 Walnut St.

Get fit doing simple routines to upbeat music. Adaptable to those with physical limitations. Free.

Call Dolores, 540-0771

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

Christmas in April

This volunteer service renovates homes and community centers for low-income, elderly and disabled persons.

They are seeking applications for free home repairs to be completed in 2001. Applicants should be low-income seniors, 55 or older, or disabled residents who own their homes. Applications are due November 1.

Call 644-8979

Zoning Adjustments Board Meeting

7 p.m.

Old City Hall

Council Chambers, 2nd Floor

2134 MLK Jr. Way

West Berkeley Project Area Meeting

7 p.m.

West Berkeley Senior Center

1900 Sixth Ave.

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

Haunted House

6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

1818 5th St.

Free Donations benefiting youth activities in Berkeley appreciated.

644-3305

Conversational Yiddish

1 p.m.

Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst

644-6107

Haunted House

6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

1818 5th St.

Free

Donations benefiting youth activities in Berkeley appreciated.

644-3305

Halloween Haunt at the Downtown YMCA

7 - 9 p.m.

Downtown Berkeley YMCA

2001 Allston Way

A haunted house, ghosts, Halloween crafts, a family swim in the “bat cave,” and face painting among other happenings. Free and open to the public. The Y is asking for a $1 donation to benefit the YMCA’s Youth and Government Program.Call 665-3238

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.

A Day of Mindfulness with Claude Anshin Thomas

Buddhist Peace Fellowship

A day of meditation, dialogue, teachings and reflection on transforming violence in ourselves an in the world.

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

We the People Auditorium, 200 Harrison St. Donations excepted

496-6072

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

“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.

— compiled by

Chason Wainwright

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

Haunted House

6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

1818 5th St.

Free

Donations benefiting youth activities in Berkeley appreciated.

644-3305

St. John’s Church and Camp Elmwood Haunted House

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Party for teens from 8:45 tp 10 p.m.

Free. Wear a costume and bring a canned good, book or toy donation.

845-2656

“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.

New School’s Halloween Bazaar

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

1606 Bonita St. (at Cedar)

Free to the public, this annual event features face painting, mask-making, children’s games, apple bobbing, pumpkins, live entertainment, and a vast array of other delights. Proceeds benefit the New School’s scholarship fund and the playground project. Free.

Call 548-9165

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

“Liberty Heights”

2 - 4:30 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

Directed by Barry Levinson, this film introduces the Kurtzmans, middle class Jews living in Baltimore in the 50s’. A discussion of the film will follow.

$2 suggested donation

Call 848-0237

“The Key of Happiness”

3 p.m.

St. John’s Church

2727 College Ave.

Carlos Lozano, former Columbian Ambassador to India and Egypt, will speak on meditation. Free.

Call 707-529-9584

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

Haunted House

6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

1818 5th St.

Free

Donations benefiting youth activities in Berkeley appreciated.

644-3305

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

Task Force on Telecommunications

7 p.m.

North Berkely Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Fire Safety Commission

7:30 p.m.

Fire Training Division

997 Cedar St.

Discussion will include undergrounding of utilities in Berkeley and a proposal to the City Council for additional support for the Fire Department.

Citizen’s Budget Review Commission

7 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Board of Education

7:30 p.m.

Old City Hall

Council Chambers, 2nd Floor

2134 MLK Jr. Way

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

Spirit of the Road

7:30 p.m.

Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore

1385 Shattuck Ave. (at Rose)

Don Patton, general editor and Vice President of Publishing for the California State Automobile Association presents a slide show celebrating the first one hundred years of the automobile and the CSA. Free.

Call 843-3533 for more info.

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

New Science & Ancient Wisdom Conference

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

International Center

2222 Harold Way

Pre-registration admission, $65; after Oct. 27, $85

Call Charles Gotsky, 650-343-5202

The Next Ivory Trade? The Intellectual Property Rights of University Faculty

A conference sponsored by the Berkeley Faculty Association/American Association of University Professors Coalition

9 a.m. tp 3:30 p.m.

UC Berkeley International House

841-1997

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

Berkeley Historical Society Walking Tour

Downtown Berkeley

Tour new construction, new uses, historic rehabilitation and public improvments that are completed or still in the works.

Noon

RSVP required 841-0181 space is limited.

Tickets: $5 for members, $10 for nonmembers.

A Dispirited Rebellion

10 a.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

Author, television personality and columnist Gadi Taub will explore the literary and cinematic changes in Israeli society since the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin. A brunch will be served at 10 a.m.

Admission: $7 non-JCC members; $5 members

Call 848-9237

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

Tuesday, Nov. 7

Zonta Club dinner

5:30 p.m.

Berkeley City Club

$20 per person

Dr. Sylvia Earle, a marine bioligist, author and Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society, will be the featured speaker.

For more information call 845-6221

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

Love and Betrayal: A Musical Journey

7:30 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

Mezzo Soprano Sylvia Braitman discusses the role Gustav Mahler, Kurt Weill, Arnold Schoenberg, and Hanns Eisler played in the development of modernity in German, Austrian and Western music.

Tuition: $8 for general; $5 JJC members (class code A101-BJ)

Call 848-0237 for more info.

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

From Rossi to Bernstein

7:30 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

Bay Area musician Mark Levy discusses the works of Jewish classical composers beginning with the sixteenth century. The first in a series of three Monday evening classes on music.

Tuition for all three classes: $30 general public; $20 JJC members, seniors and students

Individual classes: $10 general; $8 JJC members, seniors and students

Call 848-0237

Berkeley Preschool Fair

7 - 9 p.m.

Epworth United Methodist Church

1953 Hopkins St.

Sponsored by the Neighborhood Parents Network, this fair features representatives from local preschools. The topic will be how to evaluate preschool education philosophies and make the most of the admissions process. A fair featuring many local preschools will follow panel discussion.

$5 non-members; Free to NPN members

Call 527-6667 or visit www.parentsnet.org

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

“The Hand of Buddha”

7:30 p.m.

Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore

1385 Shattuck (at Rose)

In her new book poet, columnist and travel writer Linda Watanabe McFerrin explores the lives of women from different ethnic backgrounds and in moments of crisis. Free

Call 843-3533

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