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Calendar of Events & Activities
H3>Tuesday, Feb. 6
Berkeley Intelligent
Conversation
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Ave. (at Rose)
This twice-monthly group seeks to bring people together to have interesting discussions on contemporary topics. This evenings discussion topic is sex, love, dating, and relationships in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
Call 527-5332
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
Free! Early Music Group
10 - 11:30 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
A small group who sing madrigals and other voice harmonies. Their objective: To enjoy making music and building musical skills.
Call Ann 655-8863 or e-mail: ann@integratedarts.org
H3>Wednesday, Feb. 7
Stagebridge Free Acting & Storytelling
Classes for Seniors
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
First Congregational Church
2501 Harrison St.
Oakland
Call 444-4755 or visit
www.stagebridge.org
Legacy to Liberation
7 p.m.
Revolution Books
2425 Channing Way
A roundtable discussion by contributors to the recently published anthology “Politics and Culture of Revolutionary Asian Pacific America.” Contributors include Richard Aoki, Yuri Kockiyama, Sun Lee and Dolly Veale. $2 donation
848-1196
H3>Thursday, Feb. 8
Free “Quit Smoking” Class
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis (at Ashby)
Cease your smoking with the help of this free class offered to Berkeley residents and employees.
Call 644-6422 to enroll or e-mail quitnow@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Duomo Readings Open Mic.
6:30 - 9 p.m.
Cafe Firenze
2116 Shattuck Ave.
With featured poet Tom Odegard and host Dale Jensen.
644-0155
Great Mt. Diablo Day Hikes
7 p.m.
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Ken Lavin, former president of Mt. Diablo Interpretative Association, for a slide-show of his favorite day hikes in Mt. Diablo State Park.
Call 527-7377
Jam Session
7 p.m.
Maurice’s Cafe
6038 Telegraph
Poetry with jazz featuring Jimmy Sands. 653-6775
Exploring Surfaces
7 - 9 p.m.
Hillside Community Church
1422 Navellier St.
El Cerrito
A series of Thursday evenings of conversation “engaging people in discovering the pleasures of an excellent discussion.” $10
H3>Friday, Feb. 9
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
Stagebridge Free Acting & Storytelling Classes for
Seniors
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
First Congregational Church
2501 Harrison St.
Oakland
Call 444-4755 or visit www.stagebridge.org
Berkeley PC Users Group
7 p.m.
Vista College
2020 Milvia St., Room 303
E-Mail: meldancing@aol.com
Introducing: Julia Morgan
School for Girls
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Julia Morgan School for Girls
Holy Names College
Sky Room, Durocher Hall
3510 Mountain Blvd.
Oakland
A select gathering of business and professional women devoted to fostering leadership in the young girls in our community.
H3>Saturday, Feb. 10
Spirits in the Time of AIDS Open Mic.
1 p.m.
Pro Arts Gallery
461 Ninth St.
Oakland
As part of “Consecrations,” the public is invited to see special performances, spoken word, commentary and more. 763-9425
Masters of Persian Classical Music
8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
UC Berkeley
Featuring vocalist Mohammad Reza Sharjarian and his son, Homayoun Sharjarian.
$20 - $40
Call 642-9988 or e-mail tickets@calperfs.berkeley.edu
Dreams & Intuition
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
1502 Tenth St.
Marcia Emery, Ph.D., will discuss how to attune your intuitive dream antenna, intuitively unravel the symbolic message of a dream symbol and apply an intuitive dream interpretation method to the entire dream.
$85
Call 526-5510
“The West Wing Meets the East Bay”
7:30 p.m.
Saint Joseph the Worker Church
1640 Addison St.
A conversation with Martin Sheen. Tickets available at Black Oak Books, Cody’s Books, St. Joseph the Worker Church, and at the door. $20 donation 525-3787
Annuals for the Dry Garden
10 a.m.
UC Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
Annie Hayes of Annie’s annuals will suggest some annuals to plant in gardens that are water-deprived during the summer months.
$15 643-1924
H3>Sunday, Feb. 11
Ruth Acty Oral History Reception
3 - 5 p.m.
Berkeley Historical Society
Veterans Memorial Building
1931 Center St.
In 1943 Miss Ruth Acty became the first African American teacher to be hired by the Berkeley Unified School District. Oral History Coordinator Therese Pipe interviewed Acty in 1993-94 for the Berkeley Historical Society. Free
Horacio Gutierrez
3 p.m.
Hertz Hall
UC Berkeley
The Cuban-American pianist will perform Berg’s Sonata, Op.1, George Perle’s Nine Bagatelles, Schumann’s Fantasie, Op. 17 and Beethoven’s Sonata No. 29.
$24 - $42 642-9988 or e-mail tickets@calperfs.berkeley.edu
Reimagining Pacific Cities
6 - 8:30 p.m.
New Pacific Studio
1523 Hearst Ave.
“How are Pacific cities reshaping their cultural and environmental institutions to better serve the needs and enhance the present and future quality of life of all segments of their societies?” A series of ten seminars linking the Bay Area, Seattle, Portland, and other pacific cities.
$10 per meeting
Call 849-0217
“From Swastika to Jim Crow”
2 - 4:30 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Due to the depression and anti-Semitism in the ‘30s, many Jewish “refugee scholars” found they had difficulty finding jobs and were embraced by black universities. Both students and teachers, in the pre-Civil Rights era, found they shared a common experience of living under oppression and a passion for education. $2 suggested donation 848-0237 x127
Why Do a Long Retreat?
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Pl.
Retreatants from Holland, Brazil, Germany, and other places share how they made the time to participate in two and four month retreats.
Call 843-6812
African-American
“Death of a Salesman”
Auditions
1 p.m.
Live Oak Theatre
1301 Shattuck (at Berryman)
There are roles for eight men and five women, aged 30 - 60. Auditioners are asked to present a monologue no longer that three minutes. Roles are non-paying.
H3>Monday, Feb. 12
African-American “Death of a Salesman” Auditions
7 p.m.
Live Oak Theatre
1301 Shattuck (at Berryman)
— compiled by
Chason Wainwright