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Calendar of Events & Activities
Saturday, May 12
Aquatic Park Playground (Dreamland for Kids) Work Party
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Bancroft Way at Bolivar Drive.
Bring your wheelbarrow, shovel and garden rake. Work on the Ecology Garden.
Kids and adults needed. Lunch will be served. 649-9874
“Positive Knowledge” Jazz Trio
8 p.m.
South Branch Berkeley Public Library
1901 Russell St.
“Positive Knowledge,” a first-rate avant-garde jazz trio, will appear in a free two-set concert sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 644-6860
West Coast Live
10 a.m. - Noon
Freight & Salvage
1111 Addison St. (at San Pablo)
Adair Lara, author of “Hold Me Close, Let Me Go,” Janis Newman, author of “The Russian Word for Snow,” Wavy Gravy, and Accoustic Guitar Summit guitar quartet. 415-664-9500 for reservations
Cordornices Creek
Work Party
10 a.m.
Meet at 10th St. south of Harrison St.
Join Friends of Five Creeks in removing ivy and reducing erosion as part of National River Cleanup Week. Learn to create creekside trail. Bring work gloves and clippers if possible.
848-9358
f5creeks@aol.com
Bulbs of Southern Africa
3 p.m.
UC Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
Free, reservations required.
643-1924
Jefferson School PTA Mayfair
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Jefferson School
Rose and Sacramento
Music and entertainment, carnival games, book and plant sale, food, cakewalk and prizes including drawing for Jefferson Parent Quilt. Free admission.
558-9096
Mother’s Day Plant Sale
Willard Middle School
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Flowers, vegetables, bouquets. Benefit for the Willard Greening Project. 549-9121
Yard Sale
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
University Lutheran Chapel
2425 Collage Ave.
“Junk and Gems” of the members of Opus Q - The East Bay Men’s Chorale. Also seeking donations.
664-0260 www.opus-q.com
Sunday, May 13
Mother’s Day Concert
3 - 4 p.m
Environmental Education Center
Tilden Regional Park
Featuring Mary Mische singing children’s songs. Free
525-2233
Hands-On Bicycle Repair
Clinics
11 a.m. - Noon
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Learn how to adjust the brakes on your bicycle from one of REI’s bike technicians. All you need to bring is your bike. Free
527-4140
Tapping Into Creativity
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Based on Tarthang Tulku’s “Knowledge of Freedom”, ideas and meditations to inspire creativity. Free and open to the public.
843-6812
Mother’s Day at the
Rose Garden
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Euclid at Eunice
Bring mom to the Rose Garden to hear the Albany Big Band and Wine Country Brass. Food will be available from Classic Catering, or bring your own picnic from home. Roses should be in full bloom.
525-3005
Carpentry Basics for Women
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Second day of weekend hands-on workshop taught by Tracy Weir, professional carpenter. Build your own bookshelf unit. $195 for Saturday and Sunday. 525-7610
Ceramic Tile Installation
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Second day of weekend hands-on workshop taught by tile-setting expert Rod Taylor. $195 for Saturday and Sunday.
525-7610
Monday, May 14
Seeing Into the Afterlife
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Yossi Offenberg will discuss Judaism’s philosophy on what happens beyond this world.
$10 848-0237
Tuesday, May 15
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. 531-8664
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
548-8283 www.pacificcenter.org
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
2 - 7 p.m.
Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
548-3333
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 the effect of the media on our lives. 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
Fibromyalgia Support Group
Noon - 2 p.m.
Alta Bates Medical Center
Maffly Auditorium, Herrick Campus
2001 Dwight Way
Dr. Kathryn Williams, former chairman for the department of rehabilitation, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, will discuss the current understanding of fibromyalgia.
601-0550
Business of Seeds
7 - 9 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave.
How seeds became a commodity and their journey from the fields to the lab to wall street and a discussion of our potential role as urban seed stewards in the global system.
548-2220
Basic Electrical Theory and
National Electric Code
7 - 10 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Instructed by author/retired City of Oakland building inspector Redwood Kardon. $35
Silent Vigil Against
Death Penalty
8 - 9 a.m.
Federal Building
1301 Clay St, Oakland
Sponsered by East Bay Women Against the Death Penalty is sponsoring a silent vigil in protest of the execution of Timothy McVeigh, the first federal execution in 38 years. Wear black, bring signs. 841-1896
Bicycling Get Together
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Wesley Foundation
2398 Bancroft Way
Special presentation on bicycling in Germany.
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Sabrina Forkish
Wednesday, May 16
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
Thursday, May 17
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
“What is Queer Spirituality?”
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
1798 Scenic Ave.
Mudd Bldg., Room 100
Bill Glenn, PSR alumni and leader of Spirit Group, will lead a panel discussion on the dynamic shape of queer spirituality today.
849-8206
Simplicity Forum
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Berkeley Library
Claremont Branch
2940 Benveue Ave.
Facilitated by Cecile Andrews, author of “Circles of Simplicty,” learn about this movement whose philosophy is “the examined life richly lived.” Work less, consume less, rush less, and build community with friends and family.
Call 549-3509 or visit www.seedsofsimplicity.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
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 meeting is the spring barbecue.
654-5486
Solving Residential Drainage Problems
7 - 10 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
First day of two day seminar led by contractor/engineer Eric Burtt. Continues Tuesday May 22. $70 for both days.
525-7610
John Muir May Fair
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
John Muir Elementary School
2955 Claremont Ave
Cake walk, face painting, games, food and student performances, quilt raffle. Free.
644-6410
