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Calendar of Events & Activities
Thursday, June 14
Summer Noon Concerts 2001
Noon - 1 p.m.
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
Shattuck at Center St.
Weekly concert series, every Thursday at Noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy The Municipal Standards Trio today.
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
Fair Campaign Practices
Commission Meeting
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Street
Special meeting to discuss and act upon, among other items, possible violations of the Berkeley Election Reform Act. 981-6950
Adventures In Nature: Panama
7:30 p.m.
Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore
1385 Shattuck Avenue
William Friar, writer for Contra Costa Times and author of a new travel guide to Panama, will give a slide presentation and talk on Panama’s wildlife, history and culture. Free. 843-3533
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. 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. A group open to partners of those in transition or considering transition. Intake process required. Meeting Fridays through August 17. $8 - $35 sliding scale per session 548-8283 x534 or x522
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
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. Fundraiser 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
Energy Crisis
2 p.m.
6501 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland
“Why They Can’t Keep the Lights On and What We Can Do About It.” Graham Brownstein and other panalists provide information on the corporate rip-off sometimes referred to as the “energy crisis.”
595-7417
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. This week, Tasmanian photographer Tony Ryan will present his work. For location and other information e-mail alemap@discord-aggregate.com
Music and Meditation
8 - 9 p.m.
The Heart-Road Traveller
1828 Euclid Ave.
Group mediation through instrumental music and devotional songs, led by Lucian Balmer and Baoul Scavullo. Free.
496-3468
Buddhist Mantra/Healing
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Bob Byrne on “Mantra and Healing,” a deep and personal kind of healing. Free.
843-6812
— compiled by
Sabrina Forkish and Guy Poole
Monday, June 18
Raging Grannies Meeting
7 p.m.
1924 Cedar Fellowship Hall
UC Berkeley
East Bay/San Francisco Raging Grannies organizing meeting. Celebrate life with laughter and song.
528-5403