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Calendar of Events & Activities

Staff

Wednesday October 10, 2001

Wednesday, Oct. 10

PRC Meeting

The meeting of the Police Review Commission scheduled for Oct. 10 has been canceled. Regular PRC meetings will resume on Oct. 24.

Fear and Stress Workshop

1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave

Betty Goren will speak about how to control your fear, anxiety and stress.

Amendment to Zoning

Ordinance Meeting

7 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

The Planning Commission will consider an amendment to the zoning ordinance to prohibit the conversions of existing building space from any other use to office use and the development of new office uses of 5000 square feet or more in the mixed use-light industrial zoning district.

Toddler Storytime

7 p.m.

West Berkeley Library

1125 University Ave.

For families with children three years or younger, a program to expose the youngest readers to multicultural stories, songs and finger plays.

Every Wednesday through Nov. 28.

Prose Writers’ Workshop

7 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley/Richmond Jewish Community Center Library

1414 Walnut St.

From op-ed to fiction, memoir to the feature article - a community

writers' group to support and encourage a community of interests. Workshop format. Free. 524-3034

Thursday, Oct. 11

Community Health

Commission Meeting

6:45 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

South Berkeley Senior Center

2939 Ellis Street

Commissioners will brainstorm to determine major issues of concern regarding Alta Bates. 644-6109

Resident Advisory

Board Meeting

4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

East Bay Community Law Center

3122 Shattuck Ave

Review Discussion and Possible Action on Draft Agency Annual Plan Update and thirty minutes of public comment. There will be refreshments.

Free Depression Screenings

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

University Health Services, Tano Center

2222 Bancroft Way

Screenings will include a written self-test followed by an interview with a counselor. Referals for follow-up evaluation and treatment will be provided.

Commonwealth Club: John Dean, Former Counsel

to President Nixon

5:30 p.m.

Radisson Hotel

200 Marina Blvd.

Author, The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Redefined the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist presided over the impeachment trial of Clinton and spearheaded the decision to shut down the Florida recount of the 2000 Election. $5 Students, $20 non-members.

Friday, Oct. 12

Will Star Wars Make Us Safe

7 - 9 p.m.

Redwood Gardens

2951 Derby St.

Panel of speakers will discuss President Bush’s proposed Missile Defense Program. The public is invited to contribute to this discussion. Sponsored by Women for Peace. 849-3020

Saturday, Oct. 13

Shelter Operations

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

Farmers’ Market Fall Fruit

Tasting

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Center St and Martin Luther King Way

Free samples the whole range of fall fruit. There will be a wide variety of apples, pears and persimmons at a central location for taste-testing. 548-3333

Pow Wow and Indian Market

10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Civic Center Park

Enjoy Native American foods, dancing and arts & crafts in Berkeley’s tenth annual Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration, this year honoring Mille Ketchesawno. 595-5520

Optics Fair

noon - 4 p.m.

Lawrence Hall of Science

Explore the world of the unseen at the first-ever LHS Optics Fair featuring a variety of microscopes, binoculars, and hand lenses to try out and compare. Parents, teachers and children age 6 and up. 642-5132

Monday, Oct. 15

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

Emergency Preparedness

Workshop

1:15 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave