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Out & About
Thursday, June 6
Freedom From Tobacco:
A quit smoking class
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays,
June 6 to July 18
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis Street,
981-5330
QuitNow@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Big Brother is Watching
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Independent Institute
100 Swan Way, Oakland
RSVP 632-1366
Speaker James Bamford, author of “Body of Secrets, anatomy of Ultra-Secret National Security Agency.”
Cost: $35 includes the book, $14 lecture only, $10 members.
Friday, June 7
Fundraiser for
Common Ground
7 p.m.
St. Joseph The Worker School
On the corner of Addison, b/w California and McGee
Featuring Julia Butterfly Hill, a renowned and inspirational environmental activist
$7 students, $12 non-students else.
CGJuliaEvent@hotmail.com
Saturday, June 8
Live Oak Park Fair
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 8 & 9.
Live Oak Park
Shattuck & Berryman
898-3282
Original fine crafts & art, tasty food, live entertainment including: Splash Circus, The Prescott Clowns, Jean-Paul Valjean (circus performance), Fat Chance Bellydance, Urban Harmony, Johnny Casino (children's lounge lizard), Zappo the Magician, with M.C. Wavy Gravy. Benefit for Camp Winnarainbow.
Free.
Sunday, June 9
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
Open House
3 to 5 p.m.
Introduction to Tibetan
Buddhist Culture.
6 to 7 p.m.
Erika Rosenberg and Abbe Blum on "Creativity and
Emotion."
Both at Tibetan Nyingma
Institute
1815 Highland Place
843-6812
Free.
The 2nd Annual California Bluegrass Association MUSIC CAMP
June 9-12
Nevada County Fairgrounds, GRASS VALLEY, CA
INSTRUCTORS:
Banjo-- Pete Wreck and Avram Siegel, Fiddle-- Laurie Lewis and Jack Tuttle, Mandolin--John Reischman and Tom Rozum, Guitar-- Jim Nunally and Dix Bruce, Dobro-- Sally van Meter Bass--Trisha Gagnon, Old-time fiddle-- Bruce Molsky, Old-time, guitar-- Tom Sauber, Old-time banjo-- Evie Ladin, Autoharp-Ray Frank
Beginner and intermediate instrumental classes; jam classes; electives including vocal harmonies, music theory, band rhythm, critical listening, clogging, and more.
http://www.cbamusiccamp.org
Monday, June 10
Poetry Express -
All Open Mike Night
7 to 9 p.m.
Berkeley Bakery & Cafe
1561 Solano Avenue
A community open mike
welcoming all artists.
Free.
“All Grown Grown Up: Living Happily Ever with Your Adult Children”
7 to 8:30 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
848-0237 Ext. 127
Author Roberta Maisel leads the mid-life parent through a series of thoughtful steps inherent in the process of learning how to let go.
Free.
Saturday, June 15
Emergency Preparedness Classes in Berkeley
9 to 11 a.m.
997 Cedar Street
981-5605
Basic Personal Preparedness: Learn how to take care of yourself, your family and
your home.
Free.
Sunday, June 16
Field Trip to Remnant East Shore Habitats
10 a.m.
El Cerrito BART, southwest corner of parking lot (towards Albany Hill). Then carpool to various sites, returning mid-afternoon.
(925) 372-0687, e-mail
elainejx@mindspring.com
Visit a selection of
critically rare habitats in and adjacent to the new East
Shore State Park.
Free.
Buddhism
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
843-6812
Lee Nichol on “Sacred
Dimensions of Time
and Space.”
Free.
Monday, June 17th
“An Uncommon
Friendship: From
Opposite Sides of
the Holocaust”
Join Bernat Rosner, a Holocaust survivor as he reads
from and discusses his
counterpoint memoir co-authored with Fritz Tubach,
the son of a German Army officer.
7:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
848-0237 Ext. 127
Free.
