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Calendar of Events & Activities
Wed., March 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/Reinhabitory Theatre legends Judy Goldhaft, Jane Lapiner and Peter Berg
$6 - $8 Call 849-2568
Police Review Commission
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Discussion will include the commission budget, a tour of the Tsukamoto Public Safety Building, and upcoming national and international Civilian Oversight Meetings.
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.
Call Maggie for an appointment, 644-6107.
CA Telephone Access for Low Vision
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
With Frances Franco.
644-6107
Elder Fraud: Prevent & Public Policy
1:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
With Berkeley Gray Panthers Leyla Zabih and Robin Vota. Free
548-9696
Bay Area Toll Authority Meeting
9:30 a.m.
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter
Lawrence D. Dahms Auditorium
101 Eighth St.
Oakland
Discussion will include amendment of the Carquinez Bridge Project budget to increase the budget by $46.5 million to a total budget of $479.7 million.
464-7700 or visit www.mtc.ca.gov
Thursday, March 29
Income Tax Assistance
9 a.m. - Noon
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Call Maggie for an appointment, 644-6107.
Help the Abused
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Gary Hines will discuss how to recognize if a peer is in an abusive situation and what to do. Free
644-6107
Special Education Parents Group
7 - 9 p.m.
LeConte School Cafeteria
2241 Russell St.
Discussion of special education in the Berkeley Unified School District.
558-8933
Environmental Sampling
Project Task Force
6:30 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
Channing Large Assembly Room
2345 Channing Way
Berkeley Lab responds to comments on the Tritium Sampling and Analysis Plan and discussion of the technical basis for siting ambient air monitoring stations at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
Friday, March 30
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.
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
“Yellowstone Buffalo” Screening
7 p.m.
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
Cedar & Bonita
A compilation video exposing the ongoing slaughter of Yellowstone’s wild buffalo herd. Seventy five percent of donations go to the Buffalo Field Campaign’s front-line efforts to protect the buffalo herd. Sponsored by A First Amendment Center, Berkeley. Free
287-9406
Cesar Chavez Day
Commemoration
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cesar Chavez Park (Northwest Corner)
Four fourth and fifth grade classes from area elementary schools will present the virtues of Cesar Chavez, followed by a dance by the Azteca Dance Group. Mayor Shirley Dean, School Board President Terry Doran, Fr. Bill O’Donnell, and Federico Chavez will speak. 845-0657
Saturday, March 31
Shelter Operations Class
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
Sunday, April 1
Berkeley Historical
Society Gala Celebration
3 - 7 p.m.
Hotel Shattuck
2086 Allston Way
Dancing, a silent auction, special guest speaker, a tour of the facility, and more.
$30 - $65
Buddhist Sacred Sites
and Symbols
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Eva Casey, meditation instructor, will discuss the symbolic images found at sacred sites and the teachings they convey. A slide presentation of the major holy places of the Buddha. Free
843-6812
— Compiled by
Chason Wainwright
Designing Your Own Seder
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
A workshop designed to stimulate thought about how to best combine the talents and needs of those who are attending in combination with the best of what the tradition provides.
$5
848-0237 x127
Monday, April 2
Beginning Bicyclist Workshop
7 - 9 p.m.
YMCA
2001 Allston Way
Community Room 1, Main Floor
Jason Meggs and Zed Lopez will teach you how to keep yourself and your bike safe and even how to use your bike for shopping. Free
Call Jason Meggs, 549-RIDE
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
Tritium in Berkeley
4 - 6 p.m. & 7 - 10 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Multipurpose Room
Bernd Franke will make a presentation on his independent findings of the tritium releases and radiation hazards associated with the National Tritium Labeling Facility, located at Lawrence Berkeley Lab. Presented by the City of Berkeley and the Community Environmental Advisory Commission.
705-8150 or e-mail: toxics@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Tuesday, April 3
“Great Decisions” - Conflict Resolution in Africa
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
Young Queer Women’s Group
8 - 9:30 p.m.
Pacific Center
2712 Telegraph Ave.
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
Intelligent Conversation
7 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
A discussion group open to all, regardless of age, religion, viewpoint, etc. This time the discussion will be about financial planning, investments, tax, and the stock market. Informally led by Robert Berend, who founded similar groups in L.A., Menlo Park, and Prague. Bring light snacks/drinks to share. Free
527-5332
Wednesday, April 4
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
Word for Word
3:30 p.m.
South Branch Berkeley Library
1901 Russel St.
Dramatic group Word for Word returns to the library with a brand new play for children, the Russian folktale “Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave.”
Call 649-3943
The Voiceless Poor
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 why low-income people have no say in local development battles. Free
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
Compiled by Chason Wainwright
