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Calendar of Events & Activities

Staff
Tuesday September 18, 2001


Tuesday, Sept. 18

 

Safe Routes to Schools Forum 

6:30 - 8:30 p.m. 

BUSD Administration Building, 2nd Floor 

2134 MLK Jr. Way 

Bicycle Friendly Berkeley Coalition’s Safe Routes to Schools Program kicks off with an open forum attended by principals, teachers, parents and administrators from all twelve BUSD public schools participating in the program, plus School Board members, City Councilmembers, city planning, and traffic engineering staff. Light dinner and childcare will be provided. 548-RIDE 

 

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 

 

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 

 

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 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 

 


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.  

Sixth 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 

Commission on Aging 

1:30 p.m. 

South Berkeley Senior Center 

2939 Ellis St. 

Open to the public.  

644-6050 

 

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 

 

 

 

–compiled by Guy Poole 

 

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 

 

Berkeley Youth Alternatives 30th Anniversary Dinner 

6 p.m. 

Radisson Hotel, Berkeley Marina 

This event will celebrate the history and accomplishments of BYA’s service to the community. It will feature performances by youths in the Performing Arts program and Video Production program. Reservations, 845-9010. 

 

Simplicity Forum 

7 - 8:30 p.m. 

Claremont Branch Library 

2940 Benvenue Ave. 

Monthly meeting that features finding ways to work less, consume less, rush less, and have more time to build community with friends and family, as well as live more lightly upon the planet. 549-3509 www.seedsofsimplicity.org  

 


Friday, Sept. 21

 

Dancing The Dark 

8 p.m. 

First Congregational Church 

2345 Channing Way 

An evening of spirtual-political strategy to celebrate the autumnal equinox. $15. 848-6767 x609 www.kpfa.org 

 

Center of Elders Independence 

11:30 a.m. 

North Berkeley Senior Center 

1901 Hearst Ave. 

A representative of this organization will discuss its services. 644-6107 

 

City Commons Club 

12:30 p.m. 

Berkeley City Club 

2315 Durant Ave. 

“The Promises and Problems of Stem Cell Research” with Grange Coffin, M.D., retired Physician. 848-3533 

 

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: movie, “Beloved,” followed by discussion of author Toni Morrison. 549-1879 

 

Nuclear Secrecy, Human Rights, and Mordechai Vanunu: Voices of Witness from the Bay Area and Israel/Palestine 

6:30 p.m. 

Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists 

1924 Cedar St. 

Speakers will be Maurice Campbell of the Hunters Point Community First Coalition, Robert Lipton of A Jewish Voice for Peace, and Jeanie Shaterian of the Campaign to Free Vanunu. Supper will be served. 548-3048 

 


Saturday, Sept. 22

 

1st Annual Guinness & Oyster Festival 

11 a.m. - 6 p.m.  

MLK Jr. Civic Center Park 

Cake, Mingus Amungus, Ponticello, Stolen Bibles, Alamo 66 w/ Destani Wolf, The Culann’s Hounds. Free.  

 

Free Emergency Preparedness Class 

9 a.m. - noon 

997 Cedar St. 

Disaster mental health class. Free to anyone 18 or older who lives or works in Berkeley. 644-8736 www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/fire.oes.html 

 

What You Need to Know Before You Build or Remodel 

10 a.m. - noon 

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 

 

Choosing to Add On: The Pros and Cons of Building an Addition 

noon - 2 p.m. 

Building Education Center 

812 Page St.  

By author and instructor Skip Wenz. Free. 525-7610 

 

Julia Morgan Center for the Arts Open House 

1 -4 p.m. 

Julia Morgan Center for the Arts 

2640 College Ave. 

Free family friendly Open House and community celebration. Entertainment by Shotgun Players, Berkeley Ballet, and Berkeley Opera. Newcomers are encouraged to drop by and get to know the JMCA. 845-8542 www.juliamorgan.org 

 

Life from a Spiritual Perspective  

5 p.m. 

St. John’s Presbyterian Church 

2727 College Avenue 

Free talk by Dr. Richard Seader, vegetarian reception to follow, childcare, free parking under church. 707-226-7703 sfsos@aol.com. 

 


Sunday, Sept. 23

 

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 

 

Tibetan Nyingma Institute Open House 

3 - 5 p.m. 

Tibetan Nyingma Institute 

1815 Highland Place 

Free introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Culture. Free. 843-6812 

 

Tibetan Buddhism 

6 p.m. 

Tibetan Nyingma Institute 

1815 Highland Place 

Sylvia Gretchen on “Bringing the Tibetan Wisdom Tradition into our Lives Today.” Free. 843-6812 

 

Hands-On Bicycle Repair Clinics  

11 a.m. - noon  

Recreational Equipment Inc.  

1338 San Pablo Ave.  

Learn how to adjust your brakes from one of REI’s bike technicians. All you need to bring is your bike, tools are provided. Free. 527-4140