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Out & About Calendar

Compiled by Guy Poole

Monday February 11, 2002

Monday, Feb. 11

Perfect Couples

5 - 7:30 p.m.

2576 Shattuck Ave., Suite 7

A group for singles who don’t want to be. For men and women in their 20’s and 30’s. $30 per session, 8 week commitment. Catherine Auman, MFT. 848-3511.

Writing an Ethical Will Workshop

7 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

Writers of ethical wills hope to convey what they have learned in life. All writing levels and native languages welcome. $30. To register call: 848-0237 X127.

An Evening of Music, Song, and Speech

7 p.m.

AK Press

674-A 23rd St., Oakland

Progressive minded singers and organizers will perform and speak. $5. 208-1700, molly@akpress.org

Institute of Government Studies

12 p.m.

119 Moses Hall

UC Berkeley Campus

Per Petterrson lectures as part of the Positive Political Theory Seminar. 642-4608, www.igs.berkeley.edu

Tuesday, Feb. 12

Wetland Restoration

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline, Oakland

Restoration activities include planting native and removing non-native plants, shoreline clean-ups, and water quality monitoring. Gloves and tools are provided. 452-9261, mlatta@savesfbay.org

UNtraining White Liberal Racism

7 - 9:30 p.m.

1840 Alcatraz

The UNtraining offers personal work for white people to address our unconscious racial conditioning. $10. 235-6134.

Circles of Iron, Cloaks of Power:

African Colonial Intermediaries in

the French Soudan, West Africa,

1890 - 1910

4 - 6 p.m.

UC Berkeley

3335 Dwinelle, Level "C"

A talk by Emily Osborn of Notre Dame University. Sponsored by Department of History, Department of African-American Studies, and Center for African Studies. 642-8338.

Bruce G. Friedrich

7:30 p.m.

First Unitarian Church of Oakland

Hamilton Hall

685 14th St., Oakland

An evening of food, ideas and discussion with the Senior Campaign Coordinator for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). 914-7131, colleen@justgive.org.

Berkeley Camera Club

7:30 p.m.

Northbrae Community Church

941 The Alameda

Share your slides and prints and learn what other photographers are doing. 525-3565.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Near-death Experience Support Group

7 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Church

1606 Bonita Ave.

International Association for Near-Death Studies offers a supportive environment for the exploration of near-death experiences. 531-6393.

Peace Walk and Vigil

7:30 p.m.

North Berkeley Bart Station

Peace walk and vigil to demonstrate opposition to war and the U. S. bombing of Afghanistan. www.geocities.com/vigil4peace/vigil.html.

Thursday, Feb. 14

Get Connected: Cooking from the Heart

6 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

Join Pastry Chef Daniel Herskovic, as he instructs how to create a sumptuous meal. $25 includes meal and lesson. 601-7247, dherskovic@yahoo.com

Exploring Old Neighborhoods in the East Bay and Marin

7 p.m.

Recreational Equipment, Inc.

1338 San Pablo Ave.

A slide presentation showcasing historic houses, beautiful gardens, parks, waterfalls and more. 527-7377

Grandparent Support Group

10 - 11:30 a.m.

Malcolm X School Arts and

Academics School

1731 Prince St., Room 105A

For grandparents and relatives raising their grandchildren and other relatives. 644-6517.

Saturday, Feb. 16

Puppet Show

1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

Hall of Health, Children’s Hospital Oakland

2230 Shattuck Ave.

Includes puppets from diverse cultures and with such conditions as cerberal palsy, blindness, and Down syndrome. Free. 549-1564.

Launch Party for War Times

4 p.m.

Mandela Village

1357 Fifth St., West Oakland

A new national anti-war newspaper covering an alternative truth. 869-5156.

Sunday, Feb. 17

Jewish Learning Seminar

10 a.m. - noon

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

K’Tanim: A Celebration of Jewish Learning for Families with Young Children, Birth to 3. Family activities, songs, stories, crafts, and discussions. $10. To register call: 549-9447 x 104.

Berkeley Camera Club

7:30 p.m.

Northbrae Community Church

941 The Alameda

Share your slides and prints and learn what other photographers are doing. 525-3565.

Wednesday, Feb. 20

Staying Connected: Building A Secular Jewish Life

7:30 - 9:15 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

An evening of discussion and song with a Klezmer/Yiddish musician. $5. 848-0237 x 127

Institute of Government Studies

4 p.m.

119 Moses Hall

UC Berkeley Campus

Gerald Gamm lectures as part of the Historical Institutionalism Seminar. 642-4608, www.igs.berkeley.edu

Colonial Courts, African Conflicts,

and the End of Slavery in the French Souda

4 - 6 p.m.

UC Berkeley

3335 Dwinelle, Level "C"

A talk by Richard Roberts of Stanford University. Sponsored by Department of History, Department of African-American Studies, and Center for African Studies. 642-8338.

Thursday, Feb. 21

Purim Lecture

7:30 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

Discover the deeper meaning of Purim as Rabbi Alexander Sheinfeld uses the lens of Kabbalah to explore what Purim has to do with being Jewish and with being human. $10, $8 members. 848-0237 x127

Zimbabwe Wildlife

7 p.m.

Recreational Equipment, Inc.

1338 San Pablo Ave.

Julie Edwards of Rhino Girl Safaris gives a slide presentation showcasing Zimbabwe’s remarkable variety of birds and mammals, and discusses the future of wildlife and the safari industry in Africa. 527-7377

Travel Photography Workshop

7 - 9 p.m.

Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore

1385 Shattuck Ave.

An intensive workshop that focuses on travel photography, with an emphasis on film and equipment security, light and weather conditions, methods to make the most of well-known sites, and ways to approach and photograph strangers. $15. 843-3533