Saturday, June 1
Folk Festival Meeting
All musicians, artists and others interested in volunteering are invited to a general meeting
3 p.m.
City Hall Building, 6th Floor
2180 Milvia Street
Wheelchair accessible
649-1423, halih@yahoo.com
Growing Food in the City
An afternoon talk with Daniel Miller
Discussion about releasing the bounty of your backyard, organically and sustainably
1 to 4 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo at Dwight
548-2220 x233
Free
50th anniversary of the Little Train at Tilden Regional Park
Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Lomas Cantadas in Berkeley
For more information, call 544-2200
Sand Castle and Sand Sculpture Contest
9 a.m. for participants registration
9- 12 p.m. (Judging starts at noon)
Crown Beach, Otis and Shore Line Drives
Alameda
For more information, call 521-6887 or 748-4565
Free
The Bluegrass Intentions
Innovative traditionalists
Doors 7:30, show 8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage
1111 Addison St.
510-548-1761
$16.50 advance, $17.50 at the door
White Oak Dance Project
Mikhail Baryshnikov & the White Oak Dance Project exploring the boundaries of modern dance. Three Berkeley performances.
8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
Bancroft Way at Telegraph
Tickets through Cal Performances 642-9988 or www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
$36, $48, $62 and half-price to CAL students, $2 discount to others.
Friday, May 31
Paramount Movie Classics-
Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, 1958
Doors at 7, Mighty Wurlitzer at 7:30, Newsreel, Cartoon, Previews, and Prize give-away game Dec-O-Win and feature Film
2025 Broadway
Oakland
$5
Blue Riders of the Purple Sage
Classic cowboy harmonies
Doors 7:30, show 8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage
1111 Addison St.
510-548-1761
$16.50 advance, $17.50 at the door
Sunday, June 2
West Berkeley Open Air Craft Market
Enjoy locally made crafts, food and beverages along with street performances by the Technomania Circus
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
4th and University
845-4106
Albany Food Fest and Music
Enjoy a peaceful afternoon sampling food, listen to four live bands and a free eclectic art show
Noon to 5 p.m.
Memorial Park
1325 Portland Avenue, Albany
$20 in advance, $25 festival day
525-1771
Healing/Tibetan Yoga
"Stimulating Healing and Renewal through Tibetan Yoga"
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
843-6812
Free
Ice Cream Social
An annual school PTA fundraiser
Includes a student talent show, auction, cake walk and field games
Rosa Parks Elementary School
Noon to 4 p.m.
Free
Diablo Symphony Orchestra
Verdi Spectacular!
Soloists: Lyric soprano Karen Anderson, soprano Aimee Puentes and tenor Min-sheng Yang. Conducted by Barbara Day Turner
2 p.m.
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Center at Locust Dr.
Walnut Creek
925-7469, website: www.dlrca.org
Tickets $8, $15 and $18
Casey Neill
Celtic American folk roots
Doors 7:30, show 8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage
1111 Addison St.
510-548-1761
$15.50 advance, $16.50 at the door
Native Californian Cultures - Family Day
Sunday, June 2, 1:30 PM- 3:30 PM
Hearst Museum Courtyard
Storytelling, children's games and basketry
with Julia and Lucy Parker. Julia Parker, a cultural
interpreter, supervises the Indian Cultural Program
in Yosemite. Lucy Parker is a traditional artist who
crafts jewelry and baskets as well as games.
The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Kroeber Hall at the corner of Bancroft Way and College
The phone number is (510) 643-7648.
Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors, and $.50 for
16 and under- Free to the public on Thursdays.
Monday, June 3
Poetry Express - Theme Night: "love and marriage"
7-9 p.m.
A community open mic welcoming all artists
Berkeley Bakery & Cafe
1561 Solano Avenue
Free
Thursday, June 6
Freedom From Tobacco
A quit smoking class
5:30-7:30 Thursday Evenings, June 6-July 18
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis Street, (510) 981-5330
QuitNow@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Spencer Bohren
New Orleans Bluesman
Doors 7:30, show 8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage
1111 Addison St.
510-548-1761
$15.50 advance, $16.50 at the door
Big Brother is Watching
Speaker James Bamford, author of "Body of Secrets, anatomy of Ultra-Secret National Security Agency"
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Independent Institute
100 Swan Way, Oakland
RSVP 632-1366
Cost: $35 includes the book, $14 lecture only, $10 members.
Friday, June 7
Fundraiser for Commond Ground
Featuring Julia Butterfly Hill, a renowned and inspirational environmental activist
7 p.m.
St. Joseph The Worker School
On the corner of Addison, b/w California and McGee
$7 students, $12 everyone else
CGJuliaEvent@hotmail.com
What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Debate between Princeton Professor and author Peter Singer and Chairman for Center for Bioethics & Culture, Nigel M. de S. Cameron. Moderated by host of KQED Forum, Michael Krasny
Calvin Simmons Theater / Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium
10 Tenth Street, Oakland
Register online at www.thecbc.org
$25 in advance, $45 at the door
Friday & Saturday, June 7 & 8
Cats & Jammers
Doors 7:30, show 8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage
1111 Addison St.
510-548-1761
$16.50 advance, $17.50 at the door
June 8-9
Live Oak Park Fair
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.
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Live Oak Park
Shattuck & Berryman
Further information: 898-3282
Free Admission
Sunday, June 9
"Listening to Her Voice"
Join Miki Raver in Sacred Circle to study Scripture, pray, dance, meditate and write for the soul's delight, and to connect with your foremothers and the feminine divine within.
1 to 5 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
848-0237 x127
$30/public, $25 BRJCC and members of co-sponsoring organizations
Tibetan Nyingma Institute Open House
Introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Culture
3 to 5 p.m.
Erika Rosenberg and Abbe Blum on "Creativity and Emotion"
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
843-6812
Free
Traditional Persian Music Concert
Hossein Alizadeh and Madjid Khaladj
Julia Morgan Theatre, 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley
7:30 PM
$22
925-798-1300, www.theatrebayarea.org.
Austin Lounge Lizards
Unbashed Texas Lunacy
5 p.m. & 8 p.m. shows
Freight & Salvage
1111 Addison St.
510-548-1761
$16.50 advance, $17.50 at the door
JUNE 9-12
The 2nd Annual California Bluegrass Association MUSIC CAMP
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.
A community open mike welcoming all artists
Berkeley Bakery & Cafe
1561 Solano Avenue
Free
"All Grown Grown Up: Living Happily Ever With Your Adult Children"
Author Roberta Maisel leads the mid-life parent through a series of thoughtful steps inherent in the process of learning how to let go.
7 to 8:30 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
848-0237 x127
Free
Thursday,June 13
Jack Ball Retirement Party
King Middle School PE teacher’s retirement
5pm, at Tilden’s Brazil room
Former students, friends, faculty invited
$48 for dinner, $20 for desert