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Calendar of Events & Activities
Tuesday, Feb. 27
“Great Decisions” - Missile Defense
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
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
City Council Meeting
7 p.m
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
Sheryl Walton of the Community Action Team that is looking at poor healthcare outcomes among African Americans in the flatlands will provide an overview of the CAT and its model to the City Council and Berkeley viewers.
Farmers’ Market Fat Tuesday
Mardi Gras Celebration
1 p.m. - Dusk
Derby St. at MLK Jr. Way
With live performances by The Sons & Daughters of Orpheus and Wild Buds: West Coast Mardi Gras Band. Free and always wheelchair accessible.
BHS Jazz Band
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
A Black History celebration performance. Free
Call 644-6107
Mardi Gras Improv Show
7:30 p.m.
Live Oak Theatre
1301 Shattuck Ave.
Renowned comedians from Bay Area Theater Sports, the proceeds will benefit Good Shepard Episcopal Church in Berkeley.
$10 - $20
234-6586
Telegraph Area Association
9 a.m.
2509 Haste St.
Discussions will include committee updates, TAA workshop, and funding/budget.
Organizing for Public Power
7 p.m.
Temescal Branch
Oakland Library, Rear Entrance
5205 Telegraph Ave.
Dan Berman, co-author of “Who Owns the Sun?” and advisor to Ralph Nader, Robin Davis, PG&E worker, Eugene Coyle, energy policy economist, and Gail Bateson, labor party, will discuss the electricity crisis.
373-9219
Fat Tuesday Celebration
7 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Peace & Justice Ministries Center
2075 Eunice St.
Tour the new Berkeley Peace & Justice Center after the renovations are complete. Community open house, complete with building blessing, Cajun food and jazz.
524-1618
Rhoda Berenson
on Lori Berenson
7 p.m.
Hodgekin Hall, Arrowsmith
Academy
2300 Bancroft Way
Rhoda Berenson, mother of Lori Berenson, imprisoned in Peru for 5 years, will speak about her daughter’s current condition and her book on it.
Wednesday, Feb. 28
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
Conversations in Commedia
7:30 p.m.
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave. (at Prince)
Mime Troupe founder Ron Davis and icon clown Wavy Gravy give dialogues on satire.
$6 - $8
Call 849-2568
Women in Interfaith
Relationships
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Led by Dawn Kepler, this workshop will explore interfaith relationships on many levels, in relation to culture, religion, and gender. People of all backgrounds and orientations are invited to attend.
$10 848-0237 x127
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.
Guide Dogs for the Blind
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
T. Duncan, a low vision speaker, will talk about guide dogs. Free
Call 644-6107
Computer Literacy Class
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
MLK Youth Services Center
1730 Oregon St.
A free class sponsored by the City of Berkeley’s Young Adult Project. The class will cover basic hardware identification and specification, basic understanding of software, basic word-processing and basic spreadsheets.
Call 644-6226
Parent Advocacy in the BUSD
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Martin Luther King Middle School Library
1781 Rose St.
Representative from various parent advocacy groups will discuss organizing strategies. Free
558-8933
Disaster Council
7 p.m.
Emergency Operations Center
997 Cedar St.
Presentation on sheltering issues in Turkey by Doug Sandy, American Red Cross. Also, proposed budget for office for emergency services.
Thursday, March 1
Berkeley Metaphysical
Toastmasters Club
6:15 - 7:30 p.m.
2515 Hillegass Ave.
Public speaking skills and metaphysics come together. Ongoing first and third Thursdays each month. Call 869-2547
Cancer Support Group
Noon - 2 p.m.
Summit Medical Center
Markstein Cancer Education & Prevention Center
450 30th St., Second Floor
Oakland
Free support group for families, friends, and patients diagnosed with cancer.
869-8833 to register
Cycling Journey
7 p.m.
Recreational Equipment Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Leo Tenenblat and Jean Philippe Boubli set off on their mountain bikes from Lhasa, Tibet to Kathmandu, Nepal. They will share slides and stories of their 52-day adventure. Free 527-4140
Friday, March 2
Stagebridge Free Acting
& Storytelling
Classes for Seniors
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
First Congregational Church
2501 Harrison St.
Oakland 444-4755
or visit www.stagebridge.org
Class Dismissed Poetry Posse
7:30 p.m.
Little Theater
Berkeley High School
2246 Milvia St.
Afro-Haitian dancers, Dance Production dancers, the BHS poetry slammers, an opening a capella number and a few surprises. A benefit for a Berkeley High school student trip to Cuba. $5 - $10
Colombia In Context
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Bancroft Hotel
2680 Bancroft Way
A conference bringing together leading experts from both Latin America and the U.S. to discuss both the roots of the current Colombian crisis. Visit www.clas.berkeley.edu/clas
Computer Literacy Class
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
MLK Youth Services Center
1730 Oregon St.
A free class sponsored by the City of Berkeley’s Young Adult Project. The class will cover basic hardware identification and specification, basic understanding of software, basic word-processing and basic spreadsheets. 644-6226
Lockdown America
7 - 9:30 p.m.
2040 Valley Life Sciences Bldg.
UC Berkeley
Christian Parenti, author of “Lockdown America, on Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis” will speak. Free 552-8236
Saturday, March 3
Rockridge Writers
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Spasso Coffeehouse
6021 College Ave.
Poets and writers meet to critique each other’s work. “Members’ work tends to be dark, humorous, surreal, or strange.”
berkeleysappho@yahoo.com
Wild About Books?
10:30 a.m.
Central Berkeley Library
2121 Allston Way
Mary Miche, leader of Song Trek Music, will lead a sing-along that will send everyone home humming. 649-3913
Residential Solar Electricity
1 - 3 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave.
Hal Aronson, director of the Solar Energy Education Program for Berkeley EcoHouse, will cover how solar electric cells work, different types of systems, and costs of a solar system. $10 - $15
548-2220 x233
— compiled by
Chason Wainwright
Feathered Dinosaurs
11 a.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
UC Berkeley’s Dr. Kevin Padian talks about the discovery of feathered dinosaur fossils in northern China. Included with museum admission.
$3 - $7
642-5132
“Socialism & the Struggle for Global Justice”
10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
200 Wheeler Hall
UC Berkeley
Discussions will include “Why Socialism?”; crisis in Palestine; race, class and the fall out from the 2000 elections; and fighting misogyny and sexism.
$5 donation
552-8236
Emergency!: Personal Preparedness
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Emergency Operations Center
997 Cedar St.
A class sponsored by the Berkeley Fire Dept. and the Office of Emergency Services. Free.
644-8736