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Calendar of Events & Activities

Tuesday January 02, 2001

Tuesday, Jan. 2

Berkeley Camera Club

7:30 p.m.

Northbrae Community Church

941 The Alameda

Share your slides and learn what other photographers are doing. Monthly field trips.

Call Wade, 531-8664

Berkeley Intelligent Conversation

7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut Ave. (at Rose)

With no religious affiliation, this twice-monthly group, led informally by former UC Berkeley extension lecturer Robert Berent, seeks to bring people together to have interesting discussions on contemporary topics. This evenings discussion topic is the legal and judiciary system.

Call 527-9772

Wednesday, Jan. 3

Berkeley Communicators

Toastmasters

7:15 p.m.

Vault Restaurant

3250 Adeline St.

Learn to speak fluently without fear or hesitation.

Call Howard Linnard, 527-2337

Commission on the Status of

Women

7:45 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)

The Mayor’s special study group’s report on domestic violence and plans for international women’s day ceremonies for March, 2001 and other activities for Women’s History Month.

Thursday, Jan. 4

Snowshoe Tours

7 p.m.

Recreational Equipment, Inc.

1338 San Pablo Ave.

Catherine Stifter of Backcountry Tracks presents a slide-show on her favorite ski and snowshoe tours off Highway 49 between Sierra City and Yuba Pass. Free

Call 527-4140

Keeping Your Healthy

Resolutions

10:30 a.m. - Noon

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center

Summit North Pavilion Cafeteria, Annexes B & C

350 Hawthorne St.

Oakland

Sue Elderkin, physical therapist, will give tips on sticking to exercise resolutions for the new year and how to incorporate healthy practices into daily life.

Call 869-6737

Duomo Readings Open Mic.

6:30 - 9 p.m.

Cafe Firenze

2116 Shattuck Ave.

With featured poet Teddy Weiler and host Randy Fingland.

644-0155

Friday, Jan. 5

Zen Buddhist Sites in China

7 p.m.

Oakland Museum of California

1000 Oak St.

Oakland

Andy Ferguson, author of “Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings,” presents a slide show of Zen holy sites in China. Ferguson will read from the book and engage the audience in a brief meditation session. Included in museum admission.

$6 general, $4 seniors and students with ID

Call 1-888-OAK-MUSE

Taize’ Worship Service

7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Loper Chapel

(adjacent to) First Congregational

Church of Berkeley

Dana St.

Call 848-3696

“Waiting for Godot”

8 p.m.

La Val’s Subterranean

1834 Euclid (at Hearst)

Presented by Subterranean Shakespeare and directed by Yoni Barkan, director of last summer’s “A Midsummers Night Dream.”

$8 - $12

Call 234-6046

“Medieval China - How We Got to Where We Are”

11:45 a.m. luncheon

12:30 p.m. speaker

Berkeley City Club

2315 Durant Ave.

Stephen West, professor at the Institute of East Asian Studies at UC Berkeley will speak.

$11 - $12.25 with luncheon, $1 with coffee, students free

848-3533

Strong Women - Writers &

Heroes of Literature

1 - 3 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Taught by Dr. Helen Rippier Wheeler, author of “Women and Aging: A Guide to Literature,” this is a free weekly literature course in the Berkeley Adult School’s Older Adults Program.

Call 549-2970

Saturday, Jan. 6

Hip Hop Theater Workshop

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Julia Morgan Center for the Arts

2640 College Ave. (at Derby)

A participatory one-day workshop as part of the center’s Kaleidoscope Arts Infusion Series. Led by hip-hop poet and performer Will Power and playwright Rickerby Hinds.

$60 individual, $45 family (two or more)

Call 845-8542 x376 or visit www.juliamorgan.org

Monday, Jan. 8

Berkeley Community Chorus Rehearsal

7 - 10 p.m.

St. Ambrose Church, basement

1145 Gilman St.

Conducted by Julian White, pianist, teacher & composer, the chorus will perform White’s “The Children’s Hour” and Beethoven’s “Choral Fantasia.” The chorus meets every Monday night. Performance dates are May 5, 12 & 13.

$75 tuition for semester

Call 528-2145 or visit www.bcco.org

Tuesday, Jan. 9

Berkeley Camera Club

7:30 p.m.

Northbrae Community Church

941 The Alameda

Share your slides and learn what other photographers are doing. Monthly field trips.

Call Wade, 531-8664

Wednesday, Jan. 10

Kids Dance Open House &

Class

5 - 6 p.m.

El Cerrito Community Center

7007 Moeser Lane

El Cerrito

Parents are invited to explore how dance relates to cognitive, kinesthetic, and socio-emotional development in their children. For ages three to seventeen. Free

Call 530-4113

Thursday, Jan. 11

Toni Stone and the Negro Baseball League

1 p.m.

Oakland Museum of California

1000 Oak St.

Oakland

Marcia Eymann, curator of historical photography, discusses memorabilia of Toni Stone, a woman who played in the Negro Baseball Legue in the 1940s. Free.

Call 1-888-OAK-MUSE

Benefit Concert for Food First

8 p.m.

Ashkenaz

1370 San Pablo Ave. (at Gilman)

Featuring the David Thom Band, Buffalo Roam, Tree o’ Frogs, and Ten Ton Chicken. All proceeds benefit Food First.

$10 - $15 donation

Call Kevin Doyle, 843-6389 x201

Duomo Readings Open Mic.

6:30 - 9 p.m.

Cafe Firenze

2116 Shattuck Ave.

With featured poet Kirk Lumpkin and host Dale Jensen.

644-0155

California Babylon

7:30 p.m.

Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore

1385 Shattuck Ave. (at Rose)

Kristan Lawson & Anneli Rufus discuss their book “A Guide to Sites of Scandal, Mayhem, and Celluloid in the Golden State.” Free

Call 843-3533

Free Anonymous HIV Testing

5:15 - 7:15 p.m.

Check in 5 - 7 p.m.

University Health Services

Tang Center

2222 Bancroft Way

Drop-in services and limited space is available.

Call 642-7202

“Waiting for Godot”

8 p.m.

La Val’s Subterranean

1834 Euclid (at Hearst)

Presented by Subterranean Shakespeare and directed by Yoni Barkan, director of last summer’s “A Midsummers Night Dream.”

$8 - $12

Call 234-6046

Ski & Snowboard Descents

7 p.m.

Recreational Equipment, Inc.

1338 San Pablo Ave.

Paul Richins, author of “50 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Summits in California - Mt. Shasta to Mt. Whitney,” presents in slides some of his favorite ski mountaineering and backcountry snowboard descents. Free.

Call 527-4140