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Out and About Calendar
Monday, Sept. 24
Free Legal Workshop
6 - 8 p.m.
Women’s Cancer Resource Center
3023 Shattuck Ave.
Find out about the Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disability Act, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. Laws protect you from termination during an experience with cancer or other serious medical condition. 601-4040 x302
Eastshore State Park Regional Workshop #2
7 p.m.
Hs Lordship’s Restaurant
2nd Floor Georgian Ballroom
199 Seawall Drive, Berkeley Marina
The public is being asked for their input and suggestions on the long-term master plan for the development of the new Eastshore State Park (ESP), stretching along the shoreline from the touchdown of the Bay Bridge to Marina Bay in Richmond. www.eastshorestatepark.org
NOW Meeting
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Mama Bears Bookstore & Coffee House
6536 Telegraph Ave.
Monthly meeting of the Oakland East Bay Chapter of the National Organization for Women. Nonmembers welcome.
Free. 549-2970
Psychology Discussion
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Psychologist Betty Goren will lead a discussion titled “Does Talking Help Get Rid of the Blues.” 644-6107
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
Affordable Housing Advocacy Project Open Forum
5:30 - 7 p.m.
South Branch Public Library
1901 Russell St.
Maintain and increase landlords and property management firms participation in the section 8 program, while building a better rapport with all those concerned. 548-8776
Daily Prayer and Meditation
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
First Congregational Church
Dana at Durant
Chapel open for prayer and meditation.
Tuesday, Sept. 25:
Berkeley Housing Authority Monthly Meeting
6:30 P.M.
City Council Chambers, 2134 MLK Jr. Way
549-2970.
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
Redistricting of Berkeley City Council Districts
7 p.m.
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Public hearing to consider proposals to amend Council District boundaries based on the 2000 census figures. Members of the public are invited to comment on all proposals. 981-7000 www.ci.berkeley.ca.us
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
Annual PTA Reception
6 - 8 p.m.
Rosa Parks Environmental Science Magnet School
920 Allston Way
Multi-Purpose Room
Reception for the 2001 - 2002 PTA Officers. 644-8764
Daily Prayer and Meditation
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
First Congregational Church
Dana at Durant
Chapel open for prayer and meditation.
Wednesday, Sept. 26
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
Socratic Circle Discussions
5 - 6 p.m.
1309 Solano Ave.
Cafe Eclectica
Does your brain need a workout? All ages welcome. 527-2344
"Nels Nelson: The Early Days of Berkeley Archaeology"
noon
ARF, 2547 Channing, Room 101
Brown Bag Lunch Lecture
After Kent's talk, we'll go to the 2 p.m. court hearing before Judge Richman, Alameda Co. Superior Court to watch Berkeley Asst. City Attorney Zack Cowen defend the landmark designation of the West Berkeley
Shellmound. The hearing is at the Post Office Building, 201-13th Street, Department 31, 2nd floor, Oakland. The shellmound is being challenged by the propertyowners who filed suit against the City's designation of the mound site. 841-8562 sfbayshellmounds@yahoo.com
