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Calendar of Events & Activities
Thursday, May 3
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
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
Free Smoking Cessation Class
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Six Thursday classes through
May 17.
Call 644-6422 to register and for location
Disaster First Aid
1 - 4 p.m.
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
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 “Queer Midrash: Exploring Scripture.”
654-5486
Climbing Mt. Shasta
7 p.m.
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
As a climbing ranger with the U.S. Forest Service, Dan Towner has spent nine seasons exploring Mt. Shasta. He will help to prepare for a safe and successful first climb of Shasta via the Avalanche Gulch route. Free
527-4140
Caregivers’ Support Group
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Summit North Pavilion, Cafeteria Annexes B & C
350 Hawthorne Ave.
Oakland
Come learn about resources for caregivers of older loved ones. Free
869-6737
Power to the People
7 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley City Council Chambers
2134 MLK Jr. Way
A Town Hall meeting on taking control of our energy future.
540-3660
Small Schools, Past & Present
7 - 9 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St. (at MLK Jr. Way)
A panel of teachers and students from the 1970’s will discuss what small schools were like at Berkeley High, followed by questions from the audience.
Call 644-4568
Finding and Assessing
Fixer-Uppers
7 - 10 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Seminar taught by contractor/fixer-upper Michael Hamman. $35, 525-7610
Berkeley Special Education Parents Group
7 - 9 p.m.
Thousand Oaks School, Room 19
1150 Virginia St.
What to do when the school district does not comply with an IEP. Speaker Wendy Byrne, from Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund. 558-8933
Community Environmental Advisory Commission Meeting
7 p.m.
Planning and Development
First Floor Conference Room
2118 Milvia St.
Among topics to be discussed is the air testing at Harrison Fields -- Chromium 6 sampling location and height question. 981-6900
Rally Against Bush Tax-Cut
1 p.m.
Sproul Plaza
UC Berkeley
Activists, musicians, comedians. Nobel-Laureate economist Daniel McFadden will speak, among others.
Housing Advisory Commission
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis St.
7:30 p.m.
Among topics to be covered, there will be discussion and action on proposed rental housing safety program requiring owner’s self-certification and city housing code and safety compliance inspections. Open to public. 981-5411
Friday, May 4
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.
50 Plus Fitness Class
9:30 a.m. - Noon
UC Berkeley (varied locations)
A class for those 50 and over which introduces participants to an array of exercise options. Demonstration and practice will include strength training, Tai Chi, Alexander Technique, and more. Fridays through May 11.
$10 per individual session
Pre-register: 642-5461
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
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
1 - 3 p.m.
West Berkeley Senior Center
1900 Sixth St.
Featuring Pepe Carrasco, “the man of a thousand voices,” Ruben Martin Rey De La Cancion Ranchera, Alan Sanchez Flores, Ballet Folklorico de Berkeley and more. Free
644-6037
International Conference
Townsend Center
220 Stephens Hall
UC Berkeley
11:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
“Cosmopolititanism, Human Rights and Sovereignty in the New Europe” is the topic. Manual Castells of UC Berkeley will speak on “Identity-building as a Material Process: The Construction of the European Identity in a Global Context” at noon.643-5777
Berkeley NAACP Youth Council
African Methodist Episcopal Church
2024 Ashby Ave.
6 p.m.
Fired Up! And Ready to Go! Mobilization Night. 710-0238
Saturday, May 5
Free Sailboat Rides
1 - 4 p.m.
Cal Sailing Club
Berkeley Marina
The Cal Sailing Club gives free rides on a first come, first served bases on the first full weekend of each month. Wear warm clothes and bring a change of clothes in case you get wet. Visit www.cal-sailing.org
— compiled by
Chason Wainwright
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
548-3333
Tooth Man!
10:30 a.m.
Berkeley Main Library
2121 Allston Way
Tooth Man, a.k.a. Matt Perry, returns by popular demand to fascinate children with his collection of teeth from animals large and small.
649-3964
West Coast Live
10 a.m. - Noon
Freight & Salvage
1111 Addison St. (at San Pablo)
Author of Adam Dagliesh mysteries, P.D. James, and Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser.
Call 415-664-9500 for reservations
Free Hearing Screening
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Summit North Pavilion, Cafeteria Annexes, A, B & C
350 Hawthorne Ave.
Oakland
Health Access/LifeSpan and Self Help for the Hard of Hearing (SHHH) are co-sponsoring free hearing screenings in recognition of Better Hearing and Speech Month. Free
869-6737
Women’s Evening at the Movies
7:30 - 10 p.m.
Pacific Center
2712 Telegraph Ave.
Jennifer Tilly stars in “Bound,” as a mob man’s mistress who becomes lovers with a sexy handywoman. Join a great group of bi, lesbian, transgender and queer women to watch the flick and munch on junk food.
$5 donation requested
548-8283 or www.pacificcenter.org
Owner as Contractor
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Legal aspects discussed by attorney Sterling Johnson. $75.
525-7610
Painting
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
“Tricks of the Trade” taught by painting contractor Scott Perry. $75.
525-7610
Framing Carpentry
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 a.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
First day of weekend hands-on workshop. Carpenter Rodney Kooyman leads instruction on building tool sheds, playhouses, etc. $180 for weekend.
525-7610
Mediterranean Herbs
1:30 p.m.
UC Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
Tour of herbs. Learn myths and legends, ideas for planting in home gardens.
643-1924
Path Wanderers
10 a.m.
Remillard Park
Keeler and Poppy Streets
Help Berkeley Path Wanderers Association weed and put new chips on Keeler Avenue Path. Bring gloves, weeding tools, shovels, wheelbarrows if you have them.
848-9358
International Conference
Townsend Center
220 Stephens Hall
UC Berkeley
9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
“Cosmopolititanism, Human Rights and Sovereignty in the New Europe” is the topic. Alain Touraine of the University of Paris will speak at noon addressing the question, “Is it Possible to Create a European Citizenship?”. Continued from Friday. Free and open to the public.
643-5777
Sunday, May 6
Reimagining Pacific Cities
6 - 8:30 p.m.
New Pacific Studio
1523 Hearst Ave.
“How are Pacific cities reshaping their cultural and environmental institutions to better serve the needs and enhance the present and future quality of life of all segments of their societies?” A series of ten seminars linking the Bay Area, Seattle, Portland, and other pacific cities.
$10 per meeting
Call 849-0217
Free Sailboat Rides
1 - 4 p.m.
Cal Sailing Club
Berkeley Marina
The Cal Sailing Club, a non-profit sailing and windsurfing cooperative, give free rides on a first come, first served bases on the first full weekend of each month. Wear warm clothes and bring a change of clothes in case you get wet. Children must be at least five years old and must be accompanies by an adult.
Visit www.cal-sailing.org
BAHA House Tour
1 - 5 p.m.
Live Oak Park
Sponsored by the Berkeley Historical Society and the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association. Tour will include the early work of architects Julia Morgan, Bernard Maybeck and Henry Gutterson.
$25 - $32
841-2242
Tibetan Nyingma Institute Open House
3 - 5 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
A free introduction to Tibetan Buddhist culture including a Tibetan yoga demonstration, a talk on the relevance of Buddhism in today’s world, a prayer wheel and meditation garden tour. Free and open to the public.
843-6812
Faith, Doubt and Refuge
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
What does this mean in the Buddhist tradition? Talk by Sylvia Gretchen, dean of Nyingma Studies at the institute. Free and open to the public.
843-6812
Framing Carpentry.
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 a.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Second day of weekend hands-on workshop. Carpenter Rodney Kooyman leads instruction on building tool sheds, playhouses, etc. $180 for weekend
525-7610
Solar Electricity in Your Home.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Seminar led by Gary Gerber, engineer for Sunlight and Power. $75
525-7610
Rhododendron Walk
10 a.m.
UC Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
See more than 200 species. $3 admission. Limited space, call for reservation.
643-2755
Monday, May 7
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
Words Hurt
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Rabbi David Ordan will discuss the seriousness of gossip and it’s effects.
$10
848-0237
Skin Cancer Screening Clinic
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Summit Campus
2450 Ashby Ave.
Markstein Cancer Education Center
Skin cancer screenings are offered only to people who, due to limited or no health insurance, would be able to have a suspicious mole or other skin changes examined. Appointments are required.
869-8833
