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Out & About Calendar

Staff
Thursday November 15, 2001


Thursday, Nov. 15

 

Berkeley Center for  

Globalization and Information  

Technology 

noon 

Institute of Governmental Studies 

UC Berkeley, 119 Moses Hall 

Inderpal Grewal, SFSU, “Transnational America: Identity, Citizenship and Diasporas in Late-Twentieth Century USA.” 642-4608 

 

Flu Shots 

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.  

West Berkeley Senior Center 

1900 Sixth St. 

The City of Berkeley Health Department will administer flu shots to individuals 60 years old or more and to those with specific chronic diseases. $2 donation. 644-6500 

 

UK Seminar 

5 p.m. 

Institute of Governmental Studies 

UC Berkeley, Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall 

John Brewer, University of Chicago, “New Ways in History, or, Talking about my Generation: History and Modernity in the 1960s.” 642-4608 

 

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 

 

Storytelling Workshop for  

Senior Adults 

10 a.m. - 12 p.m. 

First Congregational Church of Oakland 

27th and Harrison St., Oakland 

Storyteller, Steven Henegar, leads the workshop. 444-4755 

 

Falun Gong Introduction  

Workshop  

7 - 9 p.m. 

UC Berkeley 

Dwinelle 83 

Falun Gong is an ancient Chinese mind and body meditation/exercise system. Free. xrzhang@lbl.gov 

Marijuana: What D.A.R.E.  

Didn't Tell You  

6 p.m. 

UC Berkeley 

Valley Life Sciences Building, Rm. 2050 

David Presti, Jeff Jones, Chris Conrad, and others will address the science of marijuana, medical marijuana, industrial hemp, and marijuana law. Sponsored by Students for Sensible Drug Policy. sswerdlow@hotmail.com.  

 


Friday, Nov. 16

 

City Commons Club  

Luncheon 

12:30 p.m. 

Berkeley City Club 

2315 Durant Ave. 

Weldon Rucker, City Manager of City of Berkeley, presents “Managing a City Like Berkeley.” $1 admission,  

11:45 a.m. lunch, $12.25. 848-3533 

 

The U.S. and Mexico: Redefining the Relationship 

4 p.m. 

UC Berkeley 

141 McCone Hall 

“Security in the Americas: A New Era” with Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, National Security Advisor and Commissioner of Law and Order to President Vicente Fox Quesada. 642-2088 www.clas.berkeley.edu/ clas  

 

Crosspulse Farewell Concert  

& CD Release Party 

8 p.m. 

Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Center 

1650 Mountain Blvd., Oakland 

Crosspulse, a percussion ensemble dedicated to the creation and performance of interdisciplinary, cross-cultural music, dance, film and educational projects, marks its cessation as an on-going touring group. $25-30, children half-price. 559-9797 www.crosspulse.com 

 

American Political History Seminar 

noon 

UC Berkeley 

119 Moses Hall 

Robert Kagan, UCB Department of Political Science and Law, will talk about his book, “Adversarial Legalism.” 642-4608 www.igs. berkeley.edu 

 

Berkeley High School Jazz  

Ensemble Concert 

7:30 p.m. 

Florence Schwimley Little Theatre 

1920 Allston Way  

The Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble and combos will give its first concert of the year. $8. 548-8026 www.bhs.berkeley. k12.ca.us/artsperforming/jazz 

 

Flute Concert 

8 p.m. 

Berkeley Public Library, South Branch 

1901 Russell St. 

Mary Youngblood will perform a free solo concert. 644-6860 

 

 

– Compiled by Guy Poole