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Calendar of Events & Activities
Wednesday, June 6
Fishbowl: “Everything you
always wanted to know about
the opposite sex but were
afraid to ask”
7 p.m.. to 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Find out what the other half really thinks! The Fishbowl is an interesting way to anonymously ask those burning questions. $8 for BRJCC members, $10 for general public. 848-0237 x127.
South Berkeley Community
Action Team Advisory Group
Meeting
7 p.m.
Over 60’s Clinic
3260 Sacramento, 2nd Floor
All South and West Berkeley residents invited to the regular meeting. Among other agenda items, the planning of upcoming Town Hall meeting. Refreshments provided. 665-6809
ASAP Open House
5 - 8 p.m.
2070 Allston Way, Suite 2
Access to Software for All People is having its 6th annual open house and invites the public to welcome new Executive Director John Kittredge. Refreshments and presentations of ASAP Web Design and Data Management, as well as work by high school employees. 540-7457
Thursday, June 7
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. 869-2547
Berkeley Unified School
District
Appreciation Dinner
6 p.m.
Berkeley Alternative High School
2701 MLK Jr. Way
Berkeley Unified School District Office of State and Federal Projects honors District Title I/State Compensatory Education, English Learner Advisory Committee representatives, and departing school principals. 644-6202
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
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 session will be a community meeting. 654-5486
Skin Cancer Screening Clinic
Alta Bates Summit
Medical Center
2450 Ashby Ave.
Markstein Cancer
Education Center
Skin cancer screenings are offered only to people who, due to limited or no health insurance, would not otherwise be able to have a suspicious mole or other skin changes examined. Appointments are required. 869-8833
Summer Noon Concerts 2001
Noon - 1 p.m.
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
Shattuck at Center St.
Weekly summer concert series. This week Advanced Jazz Workshop under direction of Mike Zilber.
Community Environmental
Advisory
Commission Meeting
7 p.m.
Planning and Development
First floor Conference Room
2118 Milvia Street
Among items to be discussed, Air Study and Chrome 6, TMD staffing, and arsenic, pentachlorophenol and creosote in playgrounds. 705-8150
Friday, June 8
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.
Therapy for Trans Partners
6 - 7:30 p.m.
Pacific Center for Human Growth
2712 Telegraph Ave. (at Derby)
A group open to partners of those in transition or considering transition. The group is structured to be a safe place to receive support from peers and explore a variety of issues, including sexual orientation, coming out, feelings of isolation, among other topics. Intake process required. Meeting Fridays through August 17.
$8 - $35 sliding scale per session
Call 548-8283 x534 or x522
Backpacking Essentials
7 p.m.
REI
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Review the fundamental how-tos of selecting gear for a weekend backpacking trip. Free 527-4140
City Commons Club,
Luncheon and Speaker
11:45 a.m.
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
This week featuring Doris Sloan, Ph.D., on “Treasures Along the Silk Road Oases.” Come early for social hour. Lunch at 11:45 for $11-$12.25. Come at 12:30 to hear the speaker only for $1, students free. Reservations required for three or more. 848-3533
Women In Black Protests
5 - 6:30 p.m.
Montgomery and Market Streets
San Francisco
Part of a worldwide protest taking place in 103 cities, Bay Area women and men in black will protest 34 years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Sponsored in part by Berkeley Women In Black and the Middle East Children’s Alliance. 510-434-1304
Saturday, June 9
Live Oak Park Fair
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Celebrates original crafts, international diversity, and community life. One hundred artists and craftsmakers display their work, with live performances and a variety of food. Free admission.
Call 986-9337
The Bite of REI 2001
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
REI
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Taste some of the best, lightweight backpacking food and energy snacks available. At 1 p.m. Rick Greenspan and Hal Kahn with demonstrate how to turn your outdoor trips into gourmet adventures. Free 527-4140
Benefit to Honor
Dolores Huerta
7 p.m.
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Music performances, slide show and raffle in honor of special guest Dolores Huerta, farm worker’s and women’s rights advocate. Huerta worked with Cesar Chavez to establish and lead the National Farm Workers Association in the 1960’s, and has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of farm workers for decades. Proceeds will go to La Peña and Huerta’s medical expenses. $20 - $25.
849-2568 www.lapena.org
— compiled by
Sabrina Forkish
Sunday, June 10
Counteracting Negative Emotions
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Exercises presented by Sylvia Gretchen, Dean of Nyingma Studies. Free and open to the public.
843-681
Live Oak Park Fair
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
One hundred artists and craftsmakers display their work, with live entertainment and food. Free admission.
Call 986-9337
“Kindertransport: A Personal Account”
10:30 a.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Hear the moving story Ralph Samuel, who escaped Nazi Germany as the age of eight. Samuel was one of an estimated 10,000 children who were rescued through the efforts of the Kindertransport operation. $4 BRJCC members, $5 for general public. Admission includes brunch. 848-0237.
Music and Meditation
8 - 9 p.m.
The Heart-Road Traveller
1828 Euclid Ave.
Group meditation though instrumental music and devotional songs. Led by Lucian Balmer and Baoul Scavullo. Free.
496-3468
