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Calendar of Events & Activities

Saturday January 06, 2001

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

Rose Pruning Workshop

9:30 a.m.

UC Botanical Garden

200 Centennial Dr.

Peter Klement, UC Botanical Garden rose expert will share his expertise and demonstrate techniques for shaping old-fashioned roses, climbers and hybrid teas to assure maximum flowering. $20 - $27.50 643-2755

Free Tae-Bo Classes for Adults

10 - 10:45 a.m.

Frances Albrier Community Center

San Pablo Park

2800 Park St.

Call 644-8515

Free Martial Arts Lessons for Children

11:15 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Frances Albrier Community Center

San Pablo Park

2800 Park St.

Classes taught by Michael Johnson, a fourth degree black belt. Ages 5 - 7, 11:15 a.m. - Noon; Ages 8 - 12, 12:15 p.m. - 1 p.m.; Ages 13 to adults, 1:15 p.m. - 2 p.m.

644-8515

P.U.R.R.S. Pet Adoption Day

Noon - 5 p.m.

Pet Food Express

1942 MLK Jr. Way

Pet’s Are Us is a non-profit animal rescue organization. 444-3204

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 528-2145 or visit www.bcco.org

Fun With Origami

10 a.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)

With Pato O’Sullivan 644-6107

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. 531-8664

Remembering: What’s Normal and What’s Not

1:30 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

With Tina Williams

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

Tai Chi Chuan

1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)

With Henry Chang 644-6107

Glaucoma: Early Detection Free Lecture

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Alta Bates Summit North Pavilion

350 Hawthorne St.

Dr. Richard Lee, ophthalmologist, will discuss the risk factors and causes of glaucoma, as well as other aspects of the aging eye. Free

Call 869-6737

Thursday, Jan. 11

Toni Stone and the Negro Baseball League

1 p.m.

Oakland Museum of California

1000 Oak St.

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

— compiled by

Chason Wainwright

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

Ballroom Dancing

1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)

With Roman Ostrowski

Call 644-6107

Friday, Jan. 12

“Who’s Really In Charge Anyway?”

7:30 p.m.

Unitarian Hall

1924 Cedar St.

The subject to be discussed is the guru dilemma and individual spiritual mastership. Hear about the spiritual path of light and sound and the ancient teachings of the saints.

Call Unitarian Hall, 841-4824 or visit www.masterpath.org

“Sing for Hope”

8 p.m.

First Congregational Church

2435 Channing Way (at Dana)

The second annual event features an evening of arias and Broadway show tunes sung by seven of New York’s young rising opera stars. All proceeds benefit the Center for AIDS Services, a nonprofit day center in Oakland for people with HIV and AIDS.

$35 performance only, $50 performance & post-concert reception

Call 655-3435

Strong Women - Writers &

Heroes of Literature

1 - 3 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)

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

“Innovative Approaches to Farming”

11:45 a.m. luncheon

12:30 p.m. speaker

Berkeley City Club

2315 Durant Ave.

Reggie Knox, executive director of Community Alliance with Family Farms of Santa Cruz will speak.

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

848-3533

Yiddish Conversation

1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)

With allen Stross

Call 644-6107

“Igniting the Dream: Social Justice in

the New Millennium”

6 - 9 p.m.

University of Creation Spirituality

2141 Broadway

Oakland

An art reception, film screening, and panel discussion featuring Rev. Phillip Lawson, Rafael Gonzalez, Luisah Teish, and Dr. Barbara Cannon. Free

Call 835-4827 x31 or visit www.creationspirituality.com

Saturday, Jan. 13

“Dyke Open Myke!”

7:30 p.m.

Boadecia’s Books

398 Colusa Ave. (at Colusa Cir.)

Kensington

A coffeehouse-style open mic. night for emerging talent.

Call Jessy, 655-1015

or Boadecia’s Books, 559-9184

Dia de los Reyes Concert

8 p.m.

St. Joseph the Worker Church

1640 Addison

Performing will be Coro Hispano de San Francisco and Conjunto Nuevo Mundo with the Jackeline Rago Ensemble de la Pena.

$12 - $15

Call (415) 431- 4234

Rose Pruning Workshop

9:30 a.m.

UC Botanical Garden

200 Centennial Dr.

Peter Klement, UC Botanical Garden rose expert will share his expertise and demonstrate techniques for shaping old-fashioned roses, climbers and hybrid teas to assure maximum flowering.

$20 - $27.50

Call 643-2755

West Coast Live

10 a.m. - Noon

Freight & Salvage

1111 Addison St.

In their first East Bay show of the millennium, Sedge Thomson welcomes Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers.

Call 415-664-9500 for reservations

Free Tae-Bo Classes for Adults

10 - 10:45 a.m.

Frances Albrier Community Center

San Pablo Park

2800 Park St.

Call 644-8515

Free Martial Arts Classes for Kids

11:15 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Frances Albrier Community Center

San Pablo Park

2800 Park St.

Classes taught by Michael Johnson, a fourth degree black belt. Ages 5 - 7, 11:15 a.m. - Noon; Ages 8 - 12, 12:15 p.m. - 1 p.m.; Ages 13 to adults, 1:15 p.m. - 2 p.m.

644-8515

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

8 a.m. - Noon

Frances Albrier Community Center

San Pablo Park

2800 Park St.

The Teen Clubs of Berkeley present this fundraiser in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Tickets available at all city of Berkeley recreational sites and at the Young Adult Project.

$3 - $5

Call 644-8515

Bridge Rail Unveiling

9:30 a.m.

Codornices Creek at the Ohlone Greenway

Members of the Berkeley and Albany city councils, along with members of the creek-restoration group, will swing sledgehammers to remove forms from the concrete bridge footing and towers.

Call 8 48-9358 or visit www.fivecreeks.org