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Out & About
Wednesday, Nov. 7
Commission on the Status of Women
7:45 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Sexual Harassment and Violence Against Women: The Mayor’s Special Study Group’s report on domestic violence; The Domestic Oversight Committee. 981-5106 hhs@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Yoga for People with
HIV/AIDS
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Center for AIDS Services
5720 Shattuck Ave.
Free Kundalini Yoga class for people with HIV/AIDS. Mats provided, you may bring a towel. Eating within an hour of class is not advised. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. Beginners and drop-ins welcome. 841-4339
Advisory Council Meeting and
Birthday Party
10 a.m., 1:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St.
Monthly birthday party follows the meeting and will feature Destiny, the Harpist, Community members are welcomed to meeting. 644-6107
Know Your Rights Training
7 p.m.
Copwatch Office
2022 Blake St.
Free workshop to learn what your rights are and how to watch the police effectively and safely. 548-0425
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
“The Genocide Continuum —
Peace Time Crimes and
Everyday Violence”
7 p.m.
Pacific School of Religion Chapel
1798 Scenic Ave.
A lecture by Dr. Nancy Scheper-Hughes, author of “Death Without Weeping: The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil.” 649-2440
Special Board of Education Meeting
6 p.m.
District Administrative Offices
Board Meeting Room
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Workshop: The Board will discuss various aspects around the issues related to small schools.
Shakespeare and Canonicity
4:10 p.m.
UC Berkeley
Toll Room, Alumni House
Public lecture and seminar by Sir Frank Kermode, literary critic and Shakespeare scholar. Lecture two: Change. 643-7413 www.grad.berkeley.edu/tanner
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.
Over 60s Clinic
7 p.m.
3260 Sacramento, 2nd Floor
South and West Berkeley Community Action Team Advisory Group (CATAG). 665-6809
Thursday, Nov. 8
Shakespeare and Canonicity
4:10 p.m.
UC Berkeley
Geballe Room, The Townsend Center for the Humanities
220 Stephens Hall
Seminar and Discussion with Sir Frank Kermode, literary critic and Shakespeare scholar. 643-7413 www.grad.berkeley.edu/tanner
Community Health Commission
6:45 - 9:30 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis St.
New Business: Bioterrorism Presentation by Public Health staff. 644-6500 phd@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Women’s Cancer Resource
Center Gallery Reception
1- 3 p.m.
WCRC Gallery
3023 Shattuck Ave.
Opening reception with the artists Rowena Halligan and Margaret Herscher. Exhibit runs through Dec. 13. 548-9286
Long-Term Care Coverage
1 - 3 p.m.
Herrick Campus
Maffley Auditorium
2001 Dwight Way
Lecture outlining various options for long-term care coverage. 869-6737
– Compiled by Guy Poole
Grandparent Support Group
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Malcolm X School, Rm. 105A
1731 Prince St.
For grandparents or relatives raising their grandchildren and other relatives. 644-6517
The Teaching of Gurdjieff,
7 p.m.
Claremont Branch Public Library
2940 Benvenue
A lecture by Kevin Langdon. Gurdjieff’s teaching puts into question all that we think we know about our own nature and the nature of the universe. Free. 524-0345 www.polymath-systems.com/phenomen/gurdj/index.html
UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Forum on
Nuclear Danger and Global Survival
7 p.m.
Boalt Hall, Booth Auditorium
Exploration of nuclear weapons after Sept.11th in terms of terrorism, geopolitics and international responses. Open to the public. Questions for panelists may be e-mailed to: http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/nuclearform
Baguette Quartette
7:30 p.m.
North Branch of the Berkeley Public Library
1170 The Alameda
Performance of music heard on street corners, cafes, and dance halls in Paris between 1920 and 1940. Free. 649-3913 TDD 548-1240 www.infopeople.org/bpl
Latin Dance Class
7:30 p.m.
Berkeley/Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Salsa, Cha-cha, Merengue... $10, No partner necessary. All ages and levels welcome. 508-4616
Journeys Along the Arctic’s
Edge: A Rower’s Odyssey
7 p.m.
REI
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Join Jill Fredston for a slide presentation on their remarkable adventures rowing more than 20,000 miles along the shores of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway and Sweden. Free. 527-4140
