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Out & About Calendar
Saturday, Sept. 29
Antiwar Rally
11 a.m.
Dolores Park
19th and Dolores streets, San Francisco
10 minutes from the 16th Street BART Station (415) 821-6545
Disaster First Aid
9 a.m. - noon
Office of Emergency Services
997 Cedar St.
Free classes in Community Emergency Response Training (CERT). 981-5605
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us
Strawberry Creek Work Party
9 a.m.- noon
Seabreeze Market
University Avenue and Frontage Road
Remove non-native pepperweed at the outflow to the Bay and learn about efforts to restore native Oysters to the San Francisco Bay.
848-4008
bjanet@earthlink.com
Forum on Censorship
7 p.m.
Berkeley Art Center
1275 Walnut St.
Terri Cohn, Paul Cotton and Kate Delos lead a discussion of the implications of censorship on the arts and other areas of life in the past and future. 644-6893
Redwood Sequoia Congress
9 a.m. through the evening
1606 Bonita Ave.
Human rights and environmental activists will gather in an annual examination of the human condition and the status of the planet.
841-1182
Get Published Workshop
noon - 3 p.m.
Albany Library
1247 Marin Ave., Edith Stone Room
Led by writing coach Jill Nagle and will cover query letters, book proposals, finding an agent and more. Preregistration strongly recommended. (415) 431-7491 jill@jillnagle.com
Berkeley Historical Society Walking Tour
10 a.m. - noon
Trish Hawthorne knows the Thousands Oaks neighborhood like no one else. Tours are restricted to 30 participants and require pre-paid reservations, $10. 848-0181
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/histsoc/
Idealist.org Nonprofit Career Fair
1 p.m.
Preservation Park
MLK Jr. Way and 13th St.
For individuals interested in employment or internship positions in the nonprofit sector.
(212) 843-3973 www.idealist.org
The Crucible’s Open House and Fix-A-Thon Fundraiser
noon - 6 p.m.
The Crucible
1036 Ashby Ave.
Parking and entrance on Murray Street
Featuring the faculty performing hands-on demonstrations of the skills and techniques they teach. Try blacksmithing, welding, stone carving, glass enameling, and other stuff. Bring broken or cracked metal objects and low-tech electric devices in need of repair. The staff will assess the damages and if the items are reparable, they will fix them for a reasonable fee. Free event.
843-5511 www.thecrucible.org
Sunday, Sept. 30
Sixth Annual How Berkeley Can You Be? Parade
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
University Ave.
The grand parade leaves from California Street and concludes at Civic Center Park where festival continues. Over 80 art cars, art bikes, Cal Marching Band, Electric Couch, Go Carts, plus live music and circus. 849-4688
www.howberkeleycanyoube.com
Potluck Brunch
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Bateman Park
Rockridge/Elmwood Gay Lesbian Potluck Brunch. 595-1999
West Berkeley Market
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
University Avenue between Third and Fourth streets
Family-oriented weekly market. Crafts, music, produce, and specialty foods. 654-6346
Yoga/ Tibetan
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Instructor Jack van der Meulen will discuss the three levels of Kum Nye practice and demonstrate some of the practices. Free. 843-6812
Monday, Oct. 1
Rent Stabilization Board
Meeting
Second Floor Council Chambers
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Landlord and tenants of 1704 Francisco St. Apt. An appeal decision that the rent for the apartment was not set by making a good-faith estimate of the median rent for comparable units.
Community Health Commission Meeting
7 p.m.
The Beanery
2925 College Ave.
Discussion of health care cuts affecting maternal and child care programs. Omowale Fowels will be a guest speaker.
Personnel Board Meeting
7 p.m.
Bay Laurel Conference Room
2180 Milvia St., first floor
Disscussion of recommendation to revise salary ranges for Auditor I/II and accountant I/II Classifications.
Peace and Justice Commission
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Discussion of the Council Referral to work with staff in order to determine what contracts are subject to the Nuclear Free Act, what contracts may be approved as a categorical matter because there is no reasonable alternative and what contracts must be reviewed on an individual basis.
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
