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Calendar of Events & Activities
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
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, Mar. 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.
Thursday, March 22
Duomo Readings Open Mic.
6:30 - 9 p.m.
Cafe Firenze
2116 Shattuck Ave.
With featured poet Anna Mae Stanley and host Louis Cuneo.
644-0155
Trekking in Bhutan
7 p.m.
Recreational Equipment Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Ruth Ann Kocour and Elizabeth Rassiga will share slides of their 25-day journey along the Snow Leopard Trek to the sacred mountain Chomolhari and beyond. Free
Call 527-4140
Ribbon Cutting & Evening Mixer
5:30 - 7 p.m.
National Car Rental
920 University Ave.
Sponsored by the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce. Special drawing for a weekend rental of a 4x4.
549-7003
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.
Basic Electrical Theory & National Electrical Code
7 - 10 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Taught by author, speaker and retired City of Oakland Building Inspector Redwood Kardon.
525-7610
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.
