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Calendar of Events & Activities

Wednesday February 07, 2001

Wednesday, Feb. 7

Stagebridge Free Acting & Storytelling

Classes for Seniors

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

First Congregational Church

2501 Harrison St.

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

Buy Some Land

7 - 10 p.m.

Building Education Center

812 Page St.

Led by real estate broker Dan Maher, this seminar will teach you how to do just that.

$35

Call 525-7610

National Writers

Union Reading

7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Cody’s Books

2454 Telegraph Ave. (at Haste)

Geoffrey Cook, Jack Forbes, Reuben Halpern and Alice Rogoff to read. Free

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

Oakland

Poetry with jazz featuring Jimmy Sands. Call 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.” Transverse the world’s ecological regions, describing what you know and what you’ve heard.

$10

Finding and Assessing Fixer-Uppers

7 - 10 p.m.

Building Education Center

812 Page St.

A seminar conducted by contractor/fixer-upper owner Michael Hamman.

$35

Call 525-7610

Take the Terror Out of Talking

12:10 - 1:10 p.m.

California Dept. of Health Services

2151 Berkeley Way

Session one of six: Selecting your topic.

649-7750

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.

Saturday, Feb. 10

Spirits in the Time of AIDS Open Mic.

1 p.m.

Pro Arts Gallery, 461 Ninth St.

As part of “Consecrations,” the public is invited to see special performances, spoken word, commentary and more. Call 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.

$85 526-5510

“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

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. She taught thousands of students until her retirement in 1985. 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

Storyteller Yolanda Rhodes

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Lawrence Hall of Science

UC Berkeley

Rhodes performs music-filled stories of African and African-American history and folklore. Part of series of events throughout February to honor Black History Month. Included in admission.

$5 - $7 642-5132

— compiled by

Chason Wainwright

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. Guest speaker Jim McWilliams.

$2 suggested donation

Call 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”

Audtions

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.

Rhythm & Muse Open Mike

2 p.m.

Berkeley Art Museum

2621 Durant (at Bowditch)

Featuring poet/photographer Valentine Pierce.

Call 527-9753

Monday, Feb. 12

African-American “Death of a Salesman”

Audtions

7 p.m.

Live Oak Theatre

1301 Shattuck (at Berryman)

There are roles for eight men and five women, aged 30 - 60. z are asked to present a monologue no longer that three minutes. Roles are non-paying.

Read Those Plans

7 - 10 p.m.

Building Education Center

812 Page St.

Architect Andus Brandt will instruct how to read architectural plans.

$35

Call 525-7610

Tuesday, Feb. 13

“Great Decisions” - U.S. Trade Policy

10 a.m. - Noon

Berkeley City Club

2315 Durant Ave.

The first in a series of eight weekly lectures with the goal of informing the public of current major policy issues. Many of the lectures are presented by specialists in their field and are often from the University of California. Feedback received at these lectures is held in high regard by those in the government responsible for national policy.

$5 single session, $35 entire series for single person, $60 entire series for couple

Call Berton Wilson, 526-2925

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

Wednesday, Feb. 14

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

Faye Carol Sings Lady Day

7:30 p.m.

King Middle School

1781 Rose St.

A tribute to Billie Holiday including Lady Day’s most popular songs, including “Strange Fruit,” “Good Morning Heartache,” “God Bless the Child” and “You Let Me Down.” Benefit for KPFA Radio and La Pena Cultural Center.

$15

Call 848-6767 x609 or visit www.kpfa.org

Planning Commission Public Hearing

7 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

The commission is holding public hearings on the Planning Commission Draft General Plan. The commission requests that all written comments on the plan be submitted by March 1.

Thursday, Feb. 15

Simplicity Forum

7 - 8:30 p.m.

Berkeley Library

Claremont Branch

2940 Benveue Ave.

Facilitated by Cecile Andrews, author of “Circles of Simplicty,” learn about this movement whose philosophy is “the examined life richly lived.” Work less, consume less, rush less, and build community with friends and family.

Call 549-3509 or visit www.seedsofsimplicity.org

Basics of PCs

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Lawrence Hall of Science

UC Berkeley

A class for adults that will cover file management, loading software, software management, downloading pages from the Web, and more.

$30 - $35, registration required

Call 642-5134

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

Natural Conversations

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.” Focus on conversations in nature and explore what they are meant to convey.

$10

Duomo Readings Open Mic.

6:30 - 9 p.m.

Cafe Firenze

2116 Shattuck Ave.

With featured poet Kathleen Lynch and host Mark States.

644-0155

Climbing Mt. Shasta

7 p.m.

Recreational Equipment, Inc.

1338 San Pablo Ave.

Tim Keating of Sierra Wilderness Seminars will give a slide presentation on climbing and skiing this North California peak.