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Calendar of Events & Activities
Saturday, March 17
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
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
— compiled by
Chason Wainwright
Social Dance
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
With the North Berkeley Senior Dancing Group.
644-6107
A New Softball Field at Longfellow?
7 p.m.
Longfellow Theater
1500 Derby (at Sacramento)
The BUSD, Longfellow School, and the Berkeley/Albany Girls Softball Association invite you to attend a community meeting to discuss the proposed field.
644-6320
Tuesday, March 20
“Great Decisions” - Mexico Reexamined
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
Fibromyalgia Support Group
Noon - 2 p.m.
Alta Bates Medical Center
Maffly Auditorium, Herrick Campus
2001 Dwight Way
Don Hill, RPH, BS, Pharmacist, will discuss “FM/A Generalized Review of Medications.” Free
204-4503
Young Queer Women’s Group
8 - 10 p.m.
Pacific Center
2712 Telegraph Ave.
A movie night extravaganza featuring “The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love.” Pizza, sodas, and even sushi. Make some new friends, expand your horizons and get support with a bunch of queer women all in the same place at the same time (somewhere between 18 and 25).
548-8283 or visit www.pacificcenter.org
Berkeley Intelligent Conversation
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Ave. (at Rose)
With no religious affiliation, this twice-monthly group, led informally by former UC Berkeley extension lecturer Robert Berent, seeks to bring people together to have interesting discussions on contemporary topics. This evenings discussion topic is death and dying in celebration of the Ides of March.
Call 527-9772
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
Lavendar Lunch
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Ave.
Mudd Bldg., Room 103
Unitarian-Universalist minister Sean Parker Dennison discusses his experiences as a transgender minister working in parish ministry.
849-8206
Rethinking Creation
7 p.m.
Tucson Common Room
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
2450 Le Conte Ave.
Dr. Sjoerd L. Bonting will speak on “Rethinking Creation: ‘Chaos Events’ and Theology.”
Call 848-8152
TREES Forum
12:30 p.m.
Hewlett Library
2400 Ridge Rd., Dinner Board Room
Marty Kheel will present “Women, Animals and Nature: Eco-feminist Reflections.”
trees@gtu.edu
Debate Lobbying
Noon
Harris Room
119 Moses Hall
UC Berkeley
Kevin Esterling, Robert Wood Johnson Fellow, UC Berkeley, will discuss “Does Policy Research Matter in Lobbying Debates?” Bring a brown bag lunch. Free
Advice for Life
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Albany Senior Center
646 Masonic Ave.
Albany
A series of Tuesday presentations and discussions that will cover: Memory loss, assertiveness, loss, grief, insight into life changes, opening communication in relationships, and independence in the later years. Free
Wednesday, March 21
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
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
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.
Chimneys From A - Z
7 - 10 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Taught by Irish Sweep Sally McKnight.
$35
525-7610
Design Dung
7 - 9 p.m.
School of Journalism Library
121 North Gate Hall
UC Berkeley
Part of the Terner Series, an informal salon-style discussion series, which brings together industry professionals, students, and interested community members. This session is a discussion of the failure to communicate good and bad architecture. Free
Alzheimer’s Support Group
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
For families and caregivers.