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Calendar of Events & Activities
Thursday, Aug. 23
Berkeley High Freshman 4
Parents’ Forum
7:00 p.m.
Berkeley Community Theater
Corner of Allston Way and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Experienced BHS parents will talk about what to expect at Berkeley High, how to lend a hand, and what to do if something seems to be going wrong.
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
New “Classroom Matters”
Open House
6 - 9 p.m.
2512 9th St., Suite #3
A Berkeley based educational center that provides tutors, mentors and support services, will hold an open house at their new location.
540-8646 www.classroommatters.com
Lecture-Program on the
Armenian Opera “Arshak II”
7:30 p.m.
North Branch Berkeley Public Library
1170 The Alameda
Dr. Clifford Cranna will present a lecture-program on the world premiere of the Armenian opera Arshak II, the tale of Armenia’s fourth century warrior king. 649-3913 www.infopeople.org/bpl/
Kensington 55+ Activity
Center
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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: Holistic Health, Jan Stecher leads in Rosen Movement. 526-9146
Friday, Aug. 24
Annual Community
Luncheon
of the League of Women
Voters
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
199 Seawall Dr.
Senator Jackie Speier, 8th District, will be speaking. The League sponsors their Annual Community Luncheon to bring together business, university and community leaders with political officials and League members to discuss issues of mutual interest. $50. 843-8824, lwvbae@pacbell.net
Yiddish Conversation Group
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
644-6107 www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/hhs/commsvc/seniors.htm
Even Stronger Women
1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Free weekly cultural discussion class. This week: Poetry. 549-1879
Basic Electrical Theory and National Electrical Code
7 - 10 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Instructed by “Code Check” author/retired city of Oakland building inspector Redwood Kardon. $35. 525-7610
Free Legal Workshop
6 - 8 p.m.
Women’s Cancer Resource Center
3023 Shattuck Ave.
Learn about the Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disability Act, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and how the laws protect you. 601-4040 x302
Saturday, Aug. 25
Copwatch: Know Your Rights Training
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Copwatch Office
2022 Blake St.
Learn what your rights are when dealing with the police. 548-0425
Astrojax Playday
1 - 4 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
UC Berkeley
Astrojax is part yo-yo, part juggling balls and a lasso. The inventor will give a demonstration and instruction. Museum admission
$3 - $7. 642-5132
Cerrito Creek Work Party
10 a.m.
Meet at Creekside Park El Cerrito
Join Friends of Five Creeks in removing brush to make a new trail along Cerrito Creek. Bring work gloves and clippers if you have them.
Sunday, Aug. 26
Healing
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Sylvie Gretchen on “Healing Mind.” Free. 843-6812
West Berkeley Market
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
University Ave., between 3rd and 4th streets
Family-oriented weekly market. Crafts, music, produce, and specialty foods. 654-6346
— compiled by Guy Poole
3rd Annual Berkeley World Music Festival
noon - 6 p.m.
Durant Ave., between Telegraph and Bowditch
Carnival and block party festival with World Music bands, performers and dancers. 649-9500 www.taasite.org
