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Calendar of Events & Activities
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?”
7:30 p.m.
Lecture by Leonard Orr, world known for creating the Rebirthing and Conscious Breathwork Movement.
The Berkeley Friends Church, 1600 Sacramento St.
$25, 843-6514
Spanish Book Club
7:30 p.m.
Cody’s Books
2454 Telegraph Ave.
A discussion of the work of contemporary Mexican writer Ethel Krauze. New members welcome. The group meets the first Friday of each month.
Call 601-0454
Circle Dancing
7:45 - 10 p.m.
Finnish Brotherhoos Hall
1970 Chestnut St.
Simple folkdancing in a circle. Beginners welcome and no partners are required.
Call John Bear, 528-4253
Who Owns America?
An Anti-Racism/Oppression Gathering
2 - 10 p.m.
UC Berkeley Labor Center
2521 Channing St.
Trainings and workshops on identifying racism and oppression and building solutions. Organized by STARC, which is trying to build support on the West Coast. This event runs through Sunday. Hot meals will be provided.
$10Call 869-2538
Marga Gomez
8 p.m.
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Comedian Marga Gomez was one of the founding members of Culture Clash and the Latino comedy ensemble. Part of the La Lesbian performance and film series.
Call 654-6346
Women in Black
Noon - 1 p.m.
Bancroft at Telegraph
Women for peace in the Middle East
Does Asian = Spy?
Noon - 2 p.m.
Bade Museum
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Ave.
Professor L. Ling-Chi Wang from UC Berkeley’s Ethnic Studies Department will lecture on the ramifications of the Dr. Wen Ho Lee fiasco.
Call 849-8224
“Re-Emerging Japan”
Luncheon served, 11:15 a.m.
Speaker, 12:30 p.m.
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
James R. Lincoln, professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas Business school will speak.
$11 - $12.25 with luncheon
$1 general for speaker only, Free to students
Call 848-3533
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. to 3:30 p.m.
UC Berkeley International House
841-1997
Putting Disability in Its Place
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
MLK Jr. Student Union
Pauley Ballroom
Civil rights historians, scholars and leading 1960s activists explore the parallels and differences among social movements and how the disability rights movement fits into this larger context.
Call 548-6608
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
Cohousing Tour
8:15 am
Parker Street Housing Cooperative
2337 Parker St.
Join a Shared Living Resource Center organized tour of seven examples of Cohousing. The tour will visit the Doyle Street Cohousing in Emeryville, Swans Market Cohousing in downtown Oakland and three others, including North Street Cohousing in Davis. Bring a lunch. Advanced registration is required.
$65 per person
Call Ken Norwood, 548-6608
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
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
Installing Windows, Doors and Skylights
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Seminar instructed by builder Glen Kitzenberger. Other seminars also scheduled.
Call Sydney, 525-7610
$75 per person
Collecting Chinese Decorative Art
10 a.m. - Noon
Oakland Museum
1000 Oak St.
Dessa Goddard, director of the Asian Department at Butterfields, and a panel discuss. Followed by a collectors’ tea. Included in admission price to museum.
Call for reservations, 238-2022
“Broadway to La Scala”
7 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Oakland
2501 Harrison St. (at 27th St.)
A benefit concert for the Oakland Lyric Opera featuring a selection of Broadway musicals and arias from operas, including “Madame Butterfly.” $25 Call 836-6772
Nuclear Disarmament
2 p.m.
Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library
6508 Telegraph Ave.
Jackie Cabasso, Executive Director of the Western States Legal Foundation will speak on disarmament and proliferation.
Life in the Pueblo
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Gathering Tribes
1573 Solano Ave.
Zuni Fetish carver Amos Pooacha and his sister, Linda Pooacha-Eli, a painter of miniatures on sandstone and jewelry sell and display their art. Also on Sunday, same hours.
Call 528-9038
Free Sundiata
Noon
Martin Luther King, Jr. Junior High School
1781 Rose St.
Berkeley Rep School of Theatre and Hilde Mosse Programs for Education present this free performance of Edward Mast’s play. The story is based on the ancient legend of Sundiata the Lion King. Free, but reservations are strongly suggested.
Call 647-2972
Who Owns America?
An Anti-Racism/Oppression Gathering
8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
UC Berkeley Labor Center
2521 Channing St.
Trainings and workshops on identifying racism and oppression and building solutions. Organized by STARC, which is trying to build support on the West Coast. This event runs through Sunday, Nov. 5. Hot meals will be provided.
$10
Call 869-2538
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
Soprano Stephanie Pan Sings
7:30 p.m.
Berkeley Art Center
1275 Walnut St.
Soprano Stephanie Pan is joined by Meg Cotner on harpsichord, Salley Blaker on cello, and Alex Jenne on lute. They will perform the music of Barbra Strozzi, Jacopo Peri, Giovanni Felice Sances and others.
$10 general; $9 students and seniors; under 12 Free
Call 644-6893
— compiled by
Chason Wainwright
Stucco Repair
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Hands-on workshop taught by handyperson Jim Rosenau. Other seminars also scheduled this day.
Call Sydney, 525-7610
$90 per person
“Bigger Things”
7 p.m.
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Judith-Kate Friedman celebrates the release of her new CD.
$12 general; $20 reserved seating
Info and tickets: 654-7464 or 849-2568
Women Warriors, Women Thinkers & Women Awliya
3 p.m.
St. Johns Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave.
The final in a series, “The Feminine Side of Islam.” Refreshments will be served and donations are appreciated.
Call 527-4496
Playing Field/Skate Park Dedication
1 - 3:30 p.m. .
Harrison Park
Fourth St. (at Harrison)
This being the first new recreational facility built by the city in 30 years, they are pulling out all the stops. Performing will be the Berkeley High pep band and local band Mariachi Los Gavilances. Attending will be Mayor Shirley Dean and City Councilmember Linda Maio. An exhibition soccer game will also be played.
Call 525-1734
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
Flu Shots for Seniors
9 a.m. - Noon & 1 - 2 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst (at MLK Jr. Way)
$2 for seniors
“The Weir”
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst (at MLK Jr. Way)
Director Tom Ross will discuss the Aurora Theater’s production of “The Weir” and will distribute 30 free tickets on a first-come, first-served basis.
Youth Commission
6 p.m.
MLK Jr. Youth Center
1730 Oregon St.
Peace & Justice Commission
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Discussion for support of the city council proposal that Peace & Justice Commission review contracts with UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
Landmarks Preservation Commission
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Personnel Board Meeting
7 p.m.
Permit Center
2118 Milvia St.