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Out & About Calendar
Friday, April 5
City Commons Club
12:30 p.m.
2315 Durant Ave.
“Reporting from Berkeley” Charles Burres, staff reporter, San Francisco Chronicle. $1. 848-3533.
Oakland Museum Teacher Open House
“First Friday Teacher Features” Try your hand at Gold Panning, and find out about our popular Gold Rush Program. Free for Teachers.
4-6 p.m.
10th & Oak streets, Oakland
238-3818 to register
Oakland Museum Artist Gallery Talks
Free with Museum Admission
Jamie Brunson, Milton Komisar and Amy Evans McClure, artists in the exhibition “Being There: 45 Oakland Artists”, discuss their works in the gallery
7 p.m.
10th & Oak streets, Oakland
238-2200, www. museumca.org
Berkeley Women in Black
noon - 1 p.m.
Bancroft Way and Telegraph Ave.
Stand in solidarity with Israeli and Palestinian women to urge an end
to the occupation, which will give greater hope for an end to the
violence. 548-6310, wibberkeley.org.
Saturday, April 6
Library Grand Opening
1 p.m.
Berkeley Public Library
The celebration will include a ribbon cutting ceremony, a keynote speech by Alice Walker, musical guests, and building tours. 548-7102
Graduate Theological Union presents Suavecito — The Politics and Poetics of Asian American Soul Music in he 1970s.
5 p.m.
UC Berkeley Krutch Theater,
Clark Kerr Campus
2601 Warring Street in Berkeley
A panel discussion and musical offering explore the interplay between soul music and community politics.
For more information, call 849-8244.
Noche Latina in Berkeley
7-11 p.m.
The Bay Area Hispanic Institute for Advancement (Bahia, Inc.)is holding its second annual Noche Latina event. This fund raiser will feature food catered by Cafe de la Paz, music and a silent auction. Bahia is an after-school program for children ages 5-10. This year's event will be held at the Law Offices of Duran, Ochoa & Icaza, which are located at 1035 Carleton Avenue.
For more information, contact Estrella Fichter at 510.549.3506 or
estrella.fichter@earthlink.net
Emergency Preparedness Class
9 - 11 a.m.
Emergency Operations Center
997 Cedar St.
A class in basic personal preparedness for emergency situations. 981-5605
3rd Annual Mad Scientist Sale
and Open House
noon - 6 p.m.
The Crucible
1036 Murray St.
Industrial-grade materials and machines that have been appropriated for a second life as materials for art. Demonstrations in welding, neon, blacksmithing and ceramics. 843-5511, www.thecrucible.com.
Sunday, April 7
Peace it Together
1 - 5 p.m.
2218 Acton St.
Fundraising festival hosted by Minding the Body, Inc. Participatory Booths, Jugglers, Storytellers, Performance Art, Co-creation of Music, Poetry and Art and a Vegetarian Potluck. mindingthebody.org.
3rd Annual Mad Scientist Sale
and Open House
noon - 6 p.m.
The Crucible
1036 Murray St.
Industrial-grade materials and machines that have been appropriated for a second life as materials for art. Demonstrations in welding, neon, blacksmithing and ceramics. 843-5511, www.thecrucible.com.
“Remedios” — Benefit for Poet Aurora Levins Morales
11-2 p.m.
Berkeley
For more information, contact: 415-285-9734
Weekly Peace Walk around Lake Merritt
7-3 p.m.
Oakland
For more information, contact: 415-285-9734
Mission 911: Bay Area Poets for Peace
2-5 pm
Berkeley
For more information, contact: 415-285-9734
Oakland Museum Curator’s Talk
Gallery Talk by Curator Harvey Jones, discusses the exhibition Scene in Oakland, 1852 to 2002. Artworks celebrating the city’s 150th anniversary
3 p.m.
Free with Museum Admission
10th & Oak Streets, Oakland
238-2200, www. museumca.org
Monday, April 8
Respite Caregiver Volunteer Training
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Catholic Charities
433 Jefferson St., Oakland
Part one of a two day training for anyone interested in becoming a respite care volunteer. 768-3147, betty@cceb.org
Tuesday, April 9
Respite Caregiver Volunteer Training
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Catholic Charities
433 Jefferson St., Oakland
Part two of a two day training for anyone interested in becoming a respite care volunteer. 768-3147, betty@cceb.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.
Spring Travel Writer’s Workshop
7:30 p.m.
Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore
1385 Shattuck Ave.
The Fire Escape is Locked For Your Safety
On the Road in the former Soviet Union
Compiled by Guy Poole