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Out & About
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
Neighborhood Parents Network
10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
College Avenue Presbyterian Church
5951 College Ave.
North Oakland and Berkeley Area Preschool Panel Discussion and Fair. School representatives will discuss the differing philosophical and theoretical thoughts of varying preschool models. $10, $5 for NPN members. 527-6667 www.parentsnet.org
Optimal Fertility with
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
1 - 4 p.m.
Berkeley Adult School
1222 University Ave.
This workshop will explore how Chinese medicine works to improve fertility, and how acupuncture, herbs and nutrition can be combined with Western fertility treatments, including IVF. $25, advance registration required. 595-1175
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
Sunday, Oct. 14
Donna Lerew’s 70th Birthday Concert
8 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church
One Lawson Rd., Kensington
The distinguished Bay Area violinist celebrates her 70th birthday with a retrospective concert featuring Musica Viva String Quartet and Rose Trio. $10. Free parking. 525-0302
Judaism and Christianity:
Facing the Facts
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Explore the history of the Jewish-Christian experience with Rabbi Shelly Waldenberg, teacher of Jewish Studies at Holy Names College and local Catholic High Schools. $10 public, $5 members. 548-0237
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
Anna Swardenski speaks to help seniors and people with disabilities be more prepared in case of an emergency.
Franciscanism, Understanding the Vision
1 - 2 p.m.
Franciscan School of Theology
1712 Euclid Ave.
Graduate Theological Union presents seminar exploring the lives, times and writings of and about Francis and Clare of Assisi. 848-5232
Interfaith Couples Look
at Love and Choices
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Two films to stimulate discussion about interfaith families, love and identity. $25 per couple. 548-0237
Tuesday, Oct. 16
Crabby Chef Competition
4 p.m.
Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto
1919 Fourth St.
Top East Bay chefs compete to create the best crab dish. Free.
5 - 7 p.m. Fund-raising Reception for the Visual and Performing Arts Group of Berkeley High School. $25 donation. 845-7777
Similarities between Jewish
\and Deadhead Spirituality
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
It’s been observed that a disproportionate number of deadheads are Jews. Dr. Leora Lawton, researcher of deadhead culture, explores the fascinating parallels between Jewish and deadhead rituals. $25 public, $15 members. 548-0237
The Berkeley Garden Club
2:15 p.m.
Epworth United Methodist Church
1953 Hopkins St.
“Yearlong Garden Color with Bulbs” with Retired Director, Regional Botanic Gardens, Wayne Roderick. The program includes slides of flowering bulbs ideally suited to the East Bay climate. 524-4374 bgardenclub@aol.com
Fibromyalgia Support Group
noon - 2 p.m.
Alta Bates Medical Center
Maffly Auditorium - Herrick Campus
2001 Dwight way
“Herbal Alternatives and Drug Interactions for Fibromyalgia.” 601-0550
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
2-7 p.m.
Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
548-3333
Berkeley Camera Club
7:30 p.m.
Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda
Share your slides and prints with other photographers. Critiques by qualified judges. Monthly field trips.
531-8664
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
Israel and Palestine: Why the Oslo Peace Process Failed
7:30 p.m.
La Pena
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Speaker Joel Beinin is a Professor of Middle East History at Stanford University: “The Oslo Declaration of Principles... was supposed to bring peace and stability to the Middle East... the entire region is more unstable than a decade ago. Why have the hopes of so many people for a just peace been disappointed?” He will also address the relationship between U. S. policy, the Arab-Israel conflict, and events of this kind. 863-6637