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Calendar of Events & Activities
Saturday, Aug. 4
Free Sailboat Rides
1 - 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
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 5 and accompanied by an adult.
Visit www.cal-sailing.org
Robert Bowman
7 - 9 p.m.
Friends Church
1600 Sacramento St.
Retired Air Force and NASA Official and Presidential Candidate, Dr. Robert Bowman will speak against the weaponization of space. 663-8065.
Animal Picnic Family
Workshop
10 - 10:50 a.m.;11 - 11:50 a.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
Touch and hold a variety of animals and see how they eat their lunch. For children 3 - 8 and an accompanying adult. Registration required, $8 - $25. 642-5132
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street.
Annual Tomato Tasting, an opportunity to sample the range of tomato varieties at the market. Also, the grand opening of the Food Court. 548-3333
Poetry Reading
3 - 5 p.m.
1527 Virginia Street
The Bay Area Poets’ Coalition presents an open reading outdoors on the front lawn.
527-9905; poetalk@aol.com
Bay Area Eco-Crones
10:30 a.m. - noon
Epworth Church, Youth Room
1953 Hopkins
Discuss ecological significance of mushrooms and bats; plan rituals for habitat restorations projects.
874-4935
Foster Parent Certification Class
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
South Branch Library
1901 Russell St.
This class will cover all aspects of Foster Parenting and is open to anyone interested in attending. Free.
Call Bob at 641-6200; nailahfs@pacbell.net.
Sunday, Aug. 5
Live Oak Concerts
7:30 p.m.
Berkeley Art Center
1275 Walnut St.
B.A.C.H. (Baroque and Classical Harmonies), the vocal and instrumental ensemble, will perform Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Vivaldi’s Gloria. $10
644-6893
Anti-Nuclear Vigil
1 - 3 p.m.
UC Berkeley, Lawn at West Entrance,
Oxford and University Ave.
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki; opposing UC weapons labs’ contracts; urging UC Berkeley to host a national TV debate on nuclear weapons ban.
Circle of Concern
848-8055.
Buddhism
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Mark Henderson on “Four Thoughts that Awaken the Heart.” Free.843-6812
West Berkeley Market
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
University Ave., between Third and Fourth Streets
Family-oriented weekly market. Crafts, music, produce, and specialty foods.
654-6346
Monday, Aug. 6
Intensive Production
Urban Gardening Training
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Santa Fe Bar & Grill
1310 University Ave.
Growing Gourmet: A free urban gardening training & potluck lunch.
Learn ways to intensively and organically grow produce for your own use or for an urban market garden. A hands-on training in the garden located behind the restaurant and potluck lunch at 1 p.m. Katherine Webb
841-1110.
Osteoporosis: How to put
Bone Loss on Hold
9 - 10 a.m.
Summit Campus
Cafeteria Annexes B & C
350 Hawthorne Ave. in Oakland
A free lecture by Dr. Elliot Schwartz, co-director of the Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education. Learn how to create a program that will help minimize bone loss.
Ellen Carroll: 869-6737.
Tuesday, Aug. 7
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 sex and drugs: Free will? Must laws be obeyed? 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
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 Don, 525-3565
Writing and Resistance
In A Culture of Amnesia
6 - 7:45 p.m.
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Avenue
Classroom #2
Part of a workshop series on concepts and strategies for resistance through the spoken and written word, taught by Joyce E. Young. $12. 849-2568 www.lapena.org
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
2 - 7 p.m.
Derby Street at MLK Jr. Way
548-3333
Free Early Music Group
10 - 11:30 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK)
Small group sings madrigals and other voice harmony every Tuesday morning. Call Ann, 655-8863
Free Computer Class for Seniors
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 3 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis St.
This free course offers basic instruction in keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Windows 95, Excel and Internet access. Space is limited, call ahead for a reservation. 644-6109
Strawberry Creek Daylighting
Strategy Workshop
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Corporation Yard Green Room
1326 Allston Way
A workshop to develop an effective strategy for promoting the daylighting of Strawberry Cree. Call to RSVP at 848-4008 or bjanet@earthlink.net
— compiled by Guy Poole
Wednesday, Aug. 8
A Day at the Beach
Noon - 2 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
UC Berkeley
Part of the Lawrence Hall of Science Wednesday FUN-days. Build sand castles with sand sculptor Kirk Rademaker. Museum admission $3 - $7.
642-5132
— compiled by Guy Poole
Thursday, Aug. 9
Ancient Native Sites of the East Bay
7:30 p.m.
Room 160 Kroeber Hall, University of California Campus
Sean Dexter, archaeologist, will discuss the recent Data Recovery Program at the Emeryville Shellmound/South Bayfront site. Jakki Kehl, a Mutsun Ohlone, will discuss protecting cultural resources by developing partnerships and encouraging good stewardship of the land. $10
841-2242
Salsa Dance Classes
7:30 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Classes every Thursday with live percussionists, light refreshments, DJ playing Latin music. $10 or $15 for two.
237-9874
Sea Kayaking
7 p.m.
REI
1338 San Pablo Avenue
Learn about the best sea kayaking spots in Northern California from Roger Schumann and Jan Shriner. Free.
527-4140
Free Computer Class for Seniors
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 3 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis St.
This free course offers basic instruction in keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Windows 95, Excel and Internet access. Space is limited, call ahead for a reservation.
644-6109
Kensington 55+ Activity Center
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Social Hall of Arlington Community Church
52 Arlington Ave.
Conversation, Apple II computer instruction, massage therapy, German conversation group, meditation and relaxation techniques, watercolor art class, tea and coffee. Special 11 a.m. program: Safety, Pat Caftel presents Neighborhood Disaster Preparedness. For more information call 526-9146 or 547-1969.