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Out and About
Monday, Sept. 17
Women’s Classics Book Group
7 p.m.
Boadecia’s Books
398 Colusa Ave.
A new group will discuss “The Golden Notebook,” by Doris Lessing. 559-9184 www.bookpride.com
Rite of Christian Initiation for
Adults Inquiry Program
7:30 p.m.
St. Mary Magdalen Parish
2005 Berryman St.
A program to learn everything you wanted to know about the Catholic Church but never had the chance to ask. 526-4811
Dancing
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Seniors citizens can practice social dancing to taped music. 644-6107
The Alternative Lifelong
Learning Book Club
1:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Tracy Chevalier’s “The Girl with the Pearl Earring” will be discussed. Readers with limited vision are encouraged to attend. 644-6107
Tuesday, Sept. 18
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. 525-3565
Berkeley Fibromyalgia
Support Group
12 - 2 p.m. every third Tuesday
Alta Bates Medical Center
Maffly Auditorium - Herrick Campus
2001 Dwight Way
“Natural approaches to FM” with Dr. Julie Orman, network chiropractor.
601-0550 www.arthritis.org
Crime Prevention
11:50 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
A Police Department representative will provide crime prevention literature on fraud, burglaries and other public safety matters. 644-6107
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
2-7 p.m.
Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
548-3333
Free Early Music Group
10 - 11:30 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Small group sings madrigals and other voice harmony every Tuesday.
655-8863
Lead-Safe Painting and
Remodeling Class
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Claremont Branch, Public Library
2940 Benvenue Ave.
How to paint and remodel your older house without disturbing the lead-paint. Sponsored by Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. Free. 567-8280 www.aclppp.org
Wings in the Night—A
Celebration of Bats
2:15 p.m.
Epworth United Methodist Church
1953 Hopkins St.
The Berkeley Garden Club with Rehab Education Director for the California Bat Conservation Fund, Patricia Winters. 524-4374
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Free Prostate Cancer
Screening
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Alta Bates Medical Center
Markstein Cancer Education & Prevention Center
At-risk men may obtain a free prostate cancer screening by appointment.
869-8833
Fire Hill Station
Neighborhood Meeting
7 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Building
2180 Milvia St.
6th Floor Conference Room
Hill Fire Station meeting to review plans. 981-6341
Berkeley Communicator
Toastmasters Club
7:15 a.m.
Vault Cafe
3250 Adeline
Learn to speak with confidence. Ongoing first and third Wednesdays each month. 527-2337
Baby Bounce and Toddler
Tales
7 p.m.
Berkeley Central Library
2090 Kittredge St.
This participatory program for families with children up to age 3 presents multicultural stories, songs and fingerplays as entertainment. 644-6095
Support Group for
Family/Friends
Caring for Older Adults
4 - 5:30 p.m. - third Wednesday of each month
Alta Bates Medical Center
Herrick Campus
2001 Dwight Way
Third floor, Room 3369B (elevator B)
The group will focus on the needs of the older adult with serious medical problems, psychiatric illnesses, substance abuse, and their caregivers. Free. 802-1725
Gay/ Bi Men’s Book Group
7:30 p.m.
Boadecia’s Books
398 Colusa Ave.
Will discuss “Bastard Out of Carolina” by Dorothy Allison. 559-9184 www.bookpride.com
Socratic Circle Discussions
5 - 6 p.m.
1309 Solano Ave.
Cafe Eclectica
Does your brain need a workout? All ages welcome. 527-2344
What You Need to Know
Before You Build or Remodel
7 - 10 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Preview of the Homeowner’s Essential Course – learn to solder pipe and more. By Glen Kitzenberger. Free. 525-7610
A Taste of the World: Cultural
Understanding Through Food
6 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Enhance your cooking skills and experience the cuisines of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Morocco and Israel with Chef Daniel Herskovic. All classes are “hands on.” Class includes meal and cooking lesson. $25. Every Wednesday through Nov. 1. 655-8487
Graduate Theological Union
Fall Convocation
3:30 p.m.
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary Chapel
2770 Marin Ave.
Annual GTU gathering which celebrates the beginning of the academic year. This year’s speaker is William M. Sullivan, Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. 649-2464
Natural History of East Bay
Hill Paths
7 - 9 p.m.
Hillside Club
2286 Cedar St.
Panelists will be Malcom Margolin, publisher of Heyday Books; Richard Schwartz, author of Berkeley 1900, a portrait of the city drawn from Century-old newspaper stories; Steve Edwards, director of the East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Garden. 524-4715 www.internettime.com/bpwa
Thursday, Sept. 20
Free Prostate Cancer
Screening
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Alta Bates Medical Center
Markstein Cancer Education & Prevention Center
At-risk men may obtain a free prostate cancer screening by appointment.
869-8833
Trekking and Travel in the
Himalayas
7 p.m.
Recreational Equipment
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Arlene Blum presents slides from her recent traverse through the Himalayas and provides guidance on selecting and preparing for trekking adventures. Free. 527-4140
AC Transit: Short Range
Transit Plan
7 - 9:30 p.m.
Albany City Council Chambers
100 San Pablo Ave.
An extensive outreach campaign to find out what you think regarding AC Transit policies. 891-4860 www.actransit.org
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
Women’s Consciousness-
Raising Group for the New
Century
7 p.m.
Boadecia’s Books
398 Colusa Ave.
Cross-generational group and discussions of everything from race, age, class, and sexism to the various waves of feminism in the past.
559-9184 www.bookpride.com