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Calendar of Events & Activities
Friday, March 16
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
Living Philosophers
10 a.m. - Noon
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
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.
Call 644-6226
Gay & Lesbian Panel Discussion
1:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Everyone is welcome. 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 Pajama-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.”
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. 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
— compiled by
Chason Wainwright
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.
Monday, March 19
Timber Framing
7 - 10 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Instructed by builder/timber framer Doug Eaton.
$35
525-7610
Socratic Solutions
7:30 - 9 p.m.
International House
Home Room
UC Berkeley
The Socratic Society presents a lecture by Theoharis Kemos on Socratic insights into our social problems. Celebrate Socrates’ 2470th birthday anniversary. Free
Social Dance
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
With the North Berkeley Senior Dancing Group.
644-6107
