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Calendar of Events & Activities
Thursday, March 15
Simplicity Forum
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Berkeley Library
Claremont Branch
2940 Benveue Ave.
Facilitated by Cecile Andrews, author of “Circles of Simplicity,” 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
LGBT Catholics Group
7:30 p.m.
Newman Hall
2700 Dwight Way (at College)
The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender Catholics group are “a spiritual community committed to creating justice.” This meetings discussions will center on Lenten Service.
654-5486
Harriet Tubman Re-created
3:30 p.m.
South Branch Library
1901 Russell St.
Storyteller and musician Jamie Myrick will present an interactive musical performance which introduces a heroine and her deeds. Information about the secret codes and maps used as part of the Underground Railroad will be shared. Free
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
Fair Campaign Practices
Commission
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. Discussion and action regarding possible violations of the Berkeley Election Reform Act with respect to the first and second pre-election statements filed Oct. 5 and Oct. 26, 2000, late contribution reports and semi-annual statements filed Jan. 31, 2001.
Myanmar: The Golden
Kingdom
7 p.m.
Recreational Equipment Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Philip Hassrick of Lost Frontiers will introduce you to Myanmar’s unique history and culture.
Call 527-4140
“Respecting Creation”
7:30 p.m.
King Middle School
1781 Rose St.
Winona LaDuke, Native American Indian activist, environmentalist, author, and Green Party Vice Presidential candidate will speak about the environmental situation under the Bush administration, including California’s power dilemma. A benefit for KPFA and Speak Out.
$10 - $12
Call 848-6767 x609 or visit www.kpfa.org
Income Tax Assistance
9 a.m. - Noon
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Call Maggie for an appointment, 644-6107.
Dam Them Rivers
7 - 9 p.m.
Wheeler Hall, Room 30
UC Berkeley
Steve Rothert of American Rivers and Steve Linaweaver of International Rivers Network will discuss the damming of the Nile and the Bujagoli Dam. Free
Celtic Theology
6:30 p.m.
Dinner Board Room
Flora Lamson Hewlett Library
2400 Ridge Rd.
Thomas O’ Loughlin, lecturer a the University of Wales, will present a lecture entitled “A Celtic Theology: The Dream, the Myth, and Some Questions for Academics.” 649-2490
Jazz Singers’ Collective
8 - 10 p.m.
Anna’s Bistro
1801 University Ave.
Featuring Marya Ashworth, Rory Bakke, Vicki Burns and Kathy Freeburg with Mark Little on piano.
Time Windows
4 p.m.
North Branch Library
1170 The Alameda
Kathryn Reiss, Oakland author of nine suspense novels for middle school and young adult readers will speak. Free 649-3943
Scholastic Book Fair
8 - 9 a.m. & 1:45 - 3:45 p.m.
Jefferson School Cafetorium
Acton & Rose
Reasonably-priced Scholastic books will be sold to promote books and reading and to raise money for the school 525-7567
Evaluate to Motivate
12:10 - 1:10 p.m.
California Department of Health Services
2151 Berkeley Way, Room 804
The State Health Toastmasters present “Take the Terror Out of Talking!” Session five of six. Free
649-7750
Berkeley Path Wanderers
7 - 9 p.m.
Live Oak Park Recreation Center
1200 Shattuck Ave.
Richard Schwartz, author of “Berkeley 1900: Daily Life at the Turn of the Century,” will speak on Berkeley’s early biways. Free
527-2693
“Hear. Youth. Speak.”
6 - 8:30 p.m.
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Speaker panel and community meeting. Speakers will include students from BHS who are part of the Activist Youth Coalition and members of Asian Pacific Environmental Network, a youth-driven environmental activist group. Free and open to the public.
642-4475
University Ave. Transportation Improvements
Project Community Workshop
7 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Adult School Cafeteria
1222 University Ave.
The project is intended to make the segment of University Ave. between San Pablo Ave. and Sacramento St. more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly, improve the appearance of public areas, link residential and business districts on either side of University, and create easier access to the North Berkeley BART Station. Comments anyone?
Friday, March 16
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
Living Philosophers
10 a.m. - Noon
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. Hear and entertain the ideas of some modern day philosophers: Jacob Needleman, J. Revel, Hilary Putnam, John Searle, Saul Kripke, Richard Rorty and others. Every Friday, except holidays. Facilitated by H.D. Moe.
Free Writing, Cashiering
& Computer Literacy Class
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
AJOB Adult School
1911 Addison St.
Free classes offered Monday through Friday. Stop by and
register or call 548-6700.
www.ajob.org
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
—Compiled by
Chason Wainwright
Gay & Lesbian Panel Discussion
1:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Everyone is welcome.
Call 644-6107
Scholastic Book Fair
8 - 9 a.m. & 1:45 - 3:45 p.m. & 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Jefferson School Cafetorium
Acton & Rose
Reasonably-priced Scholastic books will be sold to promote books and reading and to raise money for the school. Children and adults are invited to wear pajamas for Pamjama-Rama reading night from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
525-7567
Perspectives on Work
9:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Room 370
Dwinelle Hall
UC Berkeley
A day-long conference featuring prominent sociologists and graduate students from UC Berkeley, Harvard and other universities. The conference will bring together research from around the country on work, the lure of work and consequences of overwork.
643-7944
Saturday, March 17
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.”
e-mail: berkeleysappho@yahoo.com
Light Search & Rescue
9 a.m. - Noon
Emergency Operations Center
997 Cedar St.
A free class as part of Community Emergency Response Training (CERT). Sponsored by the Berkeley Fire Dept. and the Office of Emergency Services.
Call 644-8736
Burma Human Rights Day
2 p.m.
Berkeley Fellowship Hall
1924 Cedar (at Bonita)
KPFA Journalist Dennis Bernstein and members of the Burmese Resistance Movement will speak. Sponsored by the Burmese American Democratic Alliance and the Berkeley Fellowship Unitarian Universalists Social Action Committee.
528-5403
Berkeley Folk Dancers Fun Night
7:45 - 10:45 p.m.
Live Oak Park Hall
Shattuck at Berryman
“The Green Party” Dance
$5 - $7
655-3074
Feminist Politics of Family
9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Maude Fife Room (315)
Wheeler Hall
UC Berkeley
A yearly symposium highlighting graduate student work. The focus of the conference this year is re-envisioning feminist conceptions of the 21st century family. Keynote speakers include Evelyn Nakato Glenn on “Caring” and Carol Queen on “Erotic Families in Choice.” Free and open to the public.
643-3040
Free Puppet Shows
1:30 & 2:30 p.m.
Hall of Health
2230 Shattuck Ave.
The Kids on the Block, the award-winning educational puppet troupe, which includes puppets with cerebral palsy, blindness and Down syndrome, promotes acceptance and understanding of physical and mental differences.
549-1564
Greenbelt Outing: Clean Up Cerrito Creek
9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Meet at El Cerrito BART
Join Greenbelt Alliance and Friends of Five Creeks for a work party to clear invasive plants and restore native habitat to Cerrito Creek. Afterwards, take a moderate loop hike up to Albany Hill and down to the Bay Trail. Bring work gloves, weeding tools, rain gear if necessary, and a lunch. Snacks will be provided.
415-255-3233
Sunday, March 18
East Bay Men’s Chorus Rehearsal
6:30 p.m.
University Lutheran Chapel
College & Haste
UC Berkeley
Calling for gay and bisexual men and their allies and friends to join this choral ensemble directed by J.R. Foust. There is no obligation to join the chorus after the first rehearsal. Rehearsal season runs March through July.
Call to RSVP 664-0260 or e-mail eastbaymenschorus@yahoo.com
“Parenting in the Second Half of Life”
10:30 a.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Author Roberta Maisel will discuss ways parents and their grown children can get on a positive and guilt-free path.
848-0237
“Hope Against Darkness”
7:30 p.m.
Newman Hall
2700 Dwight Way (at College)
Richard Rohr will respond to the questions: What is the darkness? What is hope?
848-7812
The Bungalow - Tradition & Transformation
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Taught by architect/contractor and West Berkeley bungalow restorer Barry Wagner.
$35
525-7610
Awareness In Action
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Barr Rosenberg will speak on the Skillful Means teachings and practices toward a joyous, energetic, and relaxed approach to work.
843-6812
T. Rex: Mover & Shaker
2 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
UC Berkeley
John Hutchinson of the Department of Integrative Biology at UCB, using video and hands-on activities, will demonstrate how some of the largest creatures roamed the earth. Free with museum admission.
