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Out & About
Tuesday, April 30
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.
Farm Fresh Choice, Community Produce Stands
Affordable, high-quality nutritious fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs and apple juice. Organic and low residue produce. Support small independent African -American, Latino and Asian Farmers continue to farm in environmentally sound ways.
4 to 6 p.m., every Tuesday
Three Locations:
The Young Adult Project at Oregon and Grant, Bahia on Eighth Street at James Kenny Park and The Berkeley Youth Alternative.
Tobacco Industry in Foreign Countries
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
22 Warren Hall
UC Berkeley Campus
Dr. Ewa Krolikova of the Czech Republic and Mary Assunta of the Consumers Association of Penang in Malaysia share their efforts to fight the Tobacco Industry in their countries.
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Low-Cost Hatha Yoga Class
6:30 p.m.
James Kenney Recreation Center
1720 8th St.
$6 per class. 981-6651.
Peder Sather Symposium
Foreign Policy Seminar, After 9/11: American & European Perspectives on Security Globalization & Conflict Resolution
2 - 5 p.m.
UC Berkeley
Wheeler Hall
Maude Fife Room 315
415-986-0766
Thursday, May 2
A Taste of Oakland
5- 7 p.m.
A celebration of Oakland’s diversity and culture through its ethnic cuisine
RSVP by April 19, call 839-9000
The Amigos Chicano Latino Employees Association of the City of Oakland
Live Music, DJ and a Mexican American singing duo
11:30 - 1:15 p.m.
Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland
Free
A Century of Collecting
Drawing from 3.8 million objects collected over a century, A Century of Collecting examines artifact collecting as a form of cultural representation. At the same time, the display explains how anthropology museums go
about their work of preserving and interpreting the world’s diverse cultures.
In conjunction with the exhibit
A Century of Collecting- Panel Discussion:
Collecting the World
A discussion about how three anthropologists
made their collections for the Hearst Museum.
A reception will follow the program.
6:30 PM-8:30 PM
160 Kroeber Hall
Jai Uttal with Stephen Kent and Jim Santi Owen
Ayurveda International Symposium
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Ticket prices vary
For registration and questions: 800-292-4882
www.ayurveda-caam.org
or email to: mamtal@aol.com
Event runs May 2 - 5.
Thursday-Saturday, May 2-4
Volunteer Opportunity
“Through the Looking Glass”, a community based non-profit serving families with disabilities - babies, children, parents, grandparents - is holding it’s 2nd annual International Conference on Parents with Disabilities. Volunteers are needed to assist in registering conference participants. Work alongside staff, meet conference participants, learn about important social issues affecting families.
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For further information or to volunteer call 848-1112, ext. 110
Saturday, May 4
Word Beat Reading Series
7-9 p.m.
458 Perkins at Grand, Oakland
Entertainers of all kinds come together for this free show featuring “Press 62” starring Johanna Mangahas, You-Fong Benedicte Chang, Anthony Scott and Jason Zahorchak
For more information: 510-526-5985, www.angelfire.com/poetry/wordbeat
Shelter Operations: Emergency Preparedness Class.
Learn how to take care of yourself before the disaster.
9 a.m. - noon
Office of Emergency Services
997 Cedar Street
Berkeley
to register: 510-981-5605
Saucy Sounds Community Event
Oakland Youth Chorus Preview Concert
2 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Oakland
27th & Harrison
Oakland 510-287-9700
Free
Children’s Movies
Tom & Jerry, The Movie (in English)
Shows at noon & 2 p.m.
The Actor’s Studio
3521 Maybelle Ave.
Oakland
510-530-0551
$3
The Oakland Symphony Chorus
8:45 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
6013 Lawton Ave., Oakland.
STYLES SAMPLER Workshop. Three music workshops presented on Spirituals with Trente Morant, Barbershop with Dr. Robert Campell and Feasts and Seasons, Music of Spain and America with Juan Pedro Gaffney.
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Berkeley Rep/UC Berkeley Joint Symposium,
featuring discussions and workshops inspeired by HOMEBODY/KABUL
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison St., Berkeley
Free & open to the public, call 510-647-2966 for reservations (not required)
Low-Cost Hatha Yoga Class
6:30 p.m.
James Kenney Recreation Center
1720 8th St.
$6 per class. 981-6651
Meet the Candidates Convention
For a new Berkeley Mayor
Chris Worthington, Rob Wrenn, Elliot Cohen, Barbara Lubin and Tom Bates have been invited & asked to share their vision for Berkeley’s future.
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst (at MLK)
Berkeley
510-540-8543
Free
Saturday, May 4-5
The 9th Annual Benicia Artists Open Studios
10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Benicia Chamber of Commerce
601 First Street
Over sixty local artists will display their work from many different art forms. Free.
For more information contact Marie Muscolino at 707-747-0131 or artsbenicia@aol.com.
