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Calendar of Events & Activities
Saturday, Jan. 20
On Death & Dying
9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Berkeley Buddhist Temple
2121 Channing Way (between Shattuck & Fulton)
Kathleen Gustin, Zen priest, and Rev. Ronald Nakasone of the Graduate Theological Union speak at this workshop designed to help those considering their own ending or that of loved ones.
$20 per person (box lunch included)
Call Ken Kaji, 601-5394
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
Building and remodeling
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Glen Kitzenberger discusses what homeowners need to know before building or remodeling. Skip Wenz discusses the pros and cons of building an addition. Free
Call 525-7610
Free Puppet Shows
1:30 & 2:30 p.m.
Hall of Health
2230 Shattuck Ave.
The Kids on the Block, an award-winning educational puppet troupe, includes puppets with such conditions as cerebral palsy, blindness and Down syndrome.
Bengal Basin seminar
3 p.m.
Warren Hall, Room 22
UC Berkeley
Part of the Third International India Bangladesh Symposium for reducing the impact of toxic chemicals on the Bengal Basin. With World Poet Rabindranath Tagore. 841-3253
Flu shot clinic
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Safeway
5130 Broadway
Flu vaccines for $12; Pneumonia vaccines for $25. Free for seniors covered by Medicare. Vaccinations for ages 13 and up.
Call 1-800-500-2400
Sunday, Jan. 21
Saying No To Power
10:30 a.m.
Berkeley Richmond
Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St. (at Rose)
Bill Mandel, author and activist talks about his new book.
$4 - $5 848-0237
Single Parents and Step
& Blended
Family Interfaith Fellowship
4 - 6 p.m.
Beth El Synagogue
2301 Vine St. (at Spruce)
An interfaith and very open group that welcomes parents and their children of all affiliations and orientations.
Monday, Jan. 22
Berkeley Rail
Stop Community
Design Workshop
7 - 9 p.m.
West Berkeley Senior Center
1900 Sixth St.
The public is invited to suggest ideas and comment on plans for design-development at the rail stop/transit plaza area of West Berkeley. Call 644-6580
Urban Homelessness
& Public Policy Solutions
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Alumni House
UC Berkeley
This day-long conference will include key scholars, service providers, and policymakers in the homelessness field. Free For more information: http://urbanpolicy.berkeley.edu/homeless.htm
Building or remodeling?
7 - 9 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Glen Kitzenberger discusses what you need to know before building or remodeling. 525-7610
Wishes versus reality
10 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
A discussion with Betty Goren.
Call 644-6107
Tuesday, Jan. 23
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
— Compiled by
Chason Wainwright
PSR’s Annual Earl Lectures
9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way
Celebrating their 100th anniversary of lectures, this year will focus on Christian mission in a pluralistic age. This year there are 28 workshops and three panels of national religious leaders and scholars. Free
Call 849-8274
Elderly Mental Illness
1:30 - 3 p.m.
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Herrick Campus, CC Conference Room
2001 Dwight Way
Dr. Robert Dolgoff, Chief Psychiatrist at the Berkeley Therapy Institute will discuss the course of action to be taken when the best efforts of medical professionals no longer helps older folks with mental illnesses.
Call 869-6737
Blood Pressure for Seniors
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
With Alice Meyers.
Call 644-6107
Costs of Illness
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Attorney Walter Rosen will discuss how to protect you home and savings from the financial effects of catastrophic illness.
Call 644-6107
