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Calendar of Events & Activities
Thursday, June 7
Berkeley Metaphysical
Toastmasters Club
6:15 - 7:30 p.m.
2515 Hillegass Ave.
Used book sale as a fund-raiser for the club, where public speaking skills and metaphysics come together. The club has regular meetings on the first and third Thursdays each month.
Call 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. Guest speaker Dr. Mary Montle Bacon on “We Need to BE the Change We Want.”
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
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
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
Housing Advisory
Commission Meeting
7:30 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis St.
This meeting will include a status report and possible action on Masons’ decision not to seek housing tax credits for their 3132-3138 MLK Jr. Way Senior Housing Development Project.
981-5411
Public Works
Commission Meeting
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Avenue
Among other items on the agenda, there will be a report on the May 15 presentation to the City Council on the Sewer Fund and the Sewer Correction Program, as well as the following media coverage.
981-6300
Board of Library Trustees
9 a.m.
South Branch Library
1901 Russell Street
Special meeting ending with a closed session to evaluate candidates for the position of Director of Library Services.
644-6095
“Sepharad, Sephardim:
A Journey through Jewish Spain”
7:30 p.m.
Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore
1385 Shattuck Avenue
Slide presentation and lecture by Steven David Bileca. Free.
843-3533
Friday, June 8
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.
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
Berkeley Women
In Black Protest
Noon - 1 p.m.
Bancroft and Telegraph
If San Francisco is too far to travel, stay on this side of the Bay and join the small group of Berkeley Women In Black who have been protesting on Telegraph every Friday since 1988.
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
La Pena 26th Anniversary
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 Pena and Huerta’s medical expenses. $20 - $25.
849-2568 www.lapena.org
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. 986-9337
— compiled by
Sabrina Forkish
“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
Monday, June 11
Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
4 p.m.
One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Hearing Room One
Oakland
The Board will meet and discuss the request to make the Claremont Hotel an official landmark.
Berkeley School Volunteers
3 - 4:30 p.m.
1835 Allston Way
Orientation for volunteers interested in helping in summer academic and recreation programs.
644-8833
Tuesday, June 12
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
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
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
2 - 7 p.m.
Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
548-3333
Cooking for BEFHP Women
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
BEFHP Women’s Resource Center
2140 Dwight Way
Come help the Berkeley Emergency Food and Housing Project prepare, serve, and cleanup a hot meal prepared for Berkeley’s homeless women and children. Teens 16+.
650-965-0242
Wednesday, June 13
Defining Diversity
7 - 9 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave.
Different interpretations of biological and cultural diversity and how it’s used for very different purposes.
548-2220
Commission On Disability Hearings
4 - 6 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Open forum, opportunity for public to present ideas and concerns about barriers for people with disabilities and accessibility of City facilities. Public comment on Berkeley’s proposed “Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan.” Also, naming I-80 overcrossing after Ed Roberts, requesting Congressional Representatives and Senators to add benefits for dental and eyeglasses coverage in Medi-Care.
981-6342
Lead-Safe Painting and Home Remodeling
6 - 8 p.m.
Claremont Branch Library
2940 Benvenue Ave.
Free course on how to detect and remedy lead hazards in the home.
567-8280
“Illusions of the ‘New Economy’”
7:30 p.m.
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Talk by professor and author Dick Walker. $5 donation requested.
415-863-6637
Claremont Elmwood Neighborhood Association General Meeting
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church
2837 Claremont Blvd.
Covers area of Berkeley south of Dwight Way and east of Collage Avenue. Presentations on neighborhood issues.
549-3793
Trees and Shrubs of California
7:30 p.m.
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
John Stuart and John Sawyer will be speaking about and signing their new book, “Trees and Shrubs of California.” Free.
643-2755
Thursday, June 14
Summer Noon Concerts 2001
Noon - 1 p.m.
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
Shattuck at Center St.
Weekly concert series. This week Berkeley High Folklorico De Aztlan.
Camping and Hiking Slide Presentation
7 p.m.
REI
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Guidebook author Tom Stienstra gives a slide presentation on where to go hiking and camping this summer in the Sierra and Shasta region. Free.
527-4140
Berkeley School Volunteers
10:30 a.m. - Noon
1835 Allston Way
Orientation for volunteers interested in helping in summer academic and recreation programs.
644-8833
Friday, June 15
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
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
Strong Women - The Arts, Herstory and Literature
1:15 - 3:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Taught by Dr. Helen Rippier Wheeler, author of “Women and Aging: A Guide to Literature,” this is a free weekly cultural studies course in the Berkeley Adult School’s Older Adults Program.
Call 549-2970
City Commons Club, Luncheon and Speaker
11:45 a.m.
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
This week featuring Edward Fox on “Regional Development Plans of The Wilderness Society.” 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
Saturday, June 16
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
548-3333
Berkeley Arts Festival Music Circus
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Shattuck Ave. between University Ave. and Channing Way
The Music Circus will feature dozens of eclectic performances ranging from string quartets to blues and jazz. Free bus fare to and from the event offered by AC Transit. 665-9496. Free.
Botanical Garden Spring Party
3 - 6 p.m.
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
Celebrating the completion of the new Arid House and the renovation of the Southern African area. Food, wine and jazz. Fund-raiser for the Garden, $25 per person.
643-2755
Puppet Shows on Cultural and Medical Differences
1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Hall of Health
2230 Shattuck Ave. (lower level)
Two shows for kids of all ages and their families promote acceptance and understanding of cultural and medical differences. Free.
549-1564
Poets’ Corner
1:30 - 4 p.m.
Shattuck and Kittredge
Ten poets will read on the downtown street corner as a kick-off event for the two-week Berkeley Arts Festival.
649-3929
Sunday, June 17
Carefree/Carfree Tour
11 a.m.
Berkeley Amtrack Station
Foot of University Ave.
Berkeley Arts Festival tour of coastlines installation guided by landscape architect Tom Leader. Walk culminates on the Berkeley Marina.
486-0411
Carefree/Carfree Tour #2
1 p.m.
Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery
2200 Shattuck Ave.
Bus and walk to: The Crucuble, workshop of arts and the industry; Bay Area Center for the Consolidated Arts; and the Juneteenth Celebration, annual street fair of African-American Roots with music, dance and food.
486-0411
The Discord Aggregate Intersection
7 p.m.
Gathering of local artists, poets, musicians, composers and others. Non-profit group meets every three to four weeks. For location and other information e-mail alemap@discord-aggregate.com
Tuesday, June 19
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
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
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 center on frugality, generosity, simplifying life, and dealing with money. 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
This will be a rap session.
601-0550
Wednesday, June 20
Carefree/Carfree Tour
11 a.m.
Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery
2200 Shattuck Ave.
Meet at the Gallery, take the bus to the Oakland Museum to take a tour with David Bacon of his exhibition “Every Worker Is An Organizer: Farm Labor and the Resurgence of the UFW.”
486-0411
Thursday, June 21
Best Northern California Hikes
7 p.m.
REI
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Guidebook author Matt Heid shares his favorite day hikes and overnight backpacking trips in Northern California. Slide presentation. Free.
527-4140
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
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 “Pride Mass.”
654-5486
Summer Noon Concerts 2001
Noon - 1 p.m.
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
Shattuck at Center St.
Weekly concert series. This week Capoeira Arts Cafe.
Friday, June 22
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
Strong Women - The Arts, Herstory and Literature
1 - 3 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Taught by Dr. Helen Rippier Wheeler, author of “Women and Aging: A Guide to Literature,” this is a free weekly cultural studies course in the Berkeley Adult School’s Older Adults Program.
Call 549-2970
City Commons Club, Luncheon and Speaker
11:45 a.m.
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
This week featuring Jeffrey Riegle, Ph.D., on “Historical Reasons for China’s Current Conduct.” 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
Saturday, June 23
“Feast of Fire” benefit for the Crucible
10:30 p.m.
The Crucible
1036 Ashby Ave.
Act III, The Flight of Icarus, will feature live music, and performances by several groups including Capacitor and Xeno. Price of admission benefits the Crucible, a multi-disciplinary community arts center. $20 at the door.
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
Summer Solstice Celebration
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Civic Center Park
Center St. and MLK Jr. Way
Farmers market plus crafts fair and live reggae and jazz.
548-3333
Sunday, June 24
Hands-On Bicycle Repair Clinics
11 a.m. - Noon
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Learn how to fix a flat from one of REI’s bike technicians. All you need to bring is your bike. Free
527-4140
Uncle Eye
2 p.m.
Berkeley-Richmond Jewish
Community Center
1414 Walnut Ave.
Come see Ira Levin, a.k.a. Uncle Eye, give a special performance as a fund-raiser for a television pilot to be filmed this summer. $7 - $10.
848-0237 or www.uncle-eye.com
Wednesday, June 27
Conversations in Commedia
7:30 p.m.
La Pena
3105 Shattuck Ave.
The series pairs radical theater “elders” to share memories of their years in commedia. This week with former Mime Troupe actress Audrey Smith and Ladies Against Women character Selma Spector. $6 - $8.
849-2568
Thursday, June 28
Summer Noon Concerts 2001
Noon - 1 p.m.
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
Shattuck at Center St.
Weekly concert series. This week Berkeley Opera performs pieces of Carmen.
Friday, June 29
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
Strong Women - The Arts, Herstory and Literature
1:15 - 3:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Taught by Dr. Helen Rippier Wheeler, author of “Women and Aging: A Guide to Literature,” this is a free weekly cultural studies course in the Berkeley Adult School’s Older Adults Program.
Call 549-2970
Saturday, June 30
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
548-3333
Science of Spirituality
5 p.m.
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
2727 Collage Avenue
Professor Andrew Vidich will speak on “Rumi: Mystic and Romantic Love, Stories of Masnavi.” Childcare and vegetarian food provided. Free.
925-830-2975
