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Out & About Calendar

Staff
Wednesday May 01, 2002


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 

 

 


Thursday, May 2

 

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.  

Marriott City Center in downtown Oakland 

For further information or to volunteer call 848-1112, ext. 110