Page One

Out & About Calendar

Staff

Thursday August 22, 2002

Friday, August 23

Teen Playreaders present

Bizarre Shorts

Through Aug. 24, 7 p.m.

Berkeley Public Library - North Branch

1170 The Alameda

Playreaders present 20 short, bizarre plays, contemporary and classic.

981-6250

Free

Saturday, August 24

Anthony Brown Lectures on Ralph Ellison’s Musical Influences

2 p.m.

Berkeley Central Library, 2090 Kitteredge St.

Anthony Brown, jazz percussionist and music scholar will explore Ralph Ellison’s

Berkeley Art Project Celebration

2 to 6 p.m.

Berkeley Art Project on the corner of Adeline St. and Stuart St.

Event to gather community support for long-time Berkeley artist co-op. Festivities include puppet show, art raffle, silly animals, jugglers, music, free ice cream.

548-5349

Free

UC Berkeley Circle K Garage Sale

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday)

Berkeley ACE Hardware parking lot, 2145 University Ave.

Garage sale fundraiser held by UC Berkeley, non-profit community service organization to raise money for pediatric trauma patients.

(858) 335-9021

Fuel Cell Car Experiments

1 to 3 p.m.

Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California Campus (Just below Grizzly Peak Blvd.)

Observe a miniature car operating on solar energy and water, and help conduct physics experiments to learn more about this environmentally friendly new technology. For ages 12 and up.

642-5132

Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for youth; $4 for children 3-4: Free for children under 3

Vegan Food Party

11:30 a.m.

Lake Anza in Tilden Park

Social, food party event presented by Contra Costa Vegetarians and SFBAVeg.

dhermit4424@yahoo.com

Free with vegan dish

Sunday, August 25

Destination Telegraph

Noon to 5 p.m.

Durant Ave., between Telegraph Ave. and Bowditch Ave.

Live music, beer and wine garden, street artists, community booths, art and prizes.

649-9500 or www.telegraphyberkeley.org for information, booth space or to volunteer

Free Family Workshop: "Creating Physical Characters"

1 to 3 p.m.

Berkeley Repertory School of Theatre, 2071 Addison St.

Two-hour participatory workshop, led by guest artists from the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre, will focus on physical characterization work. No prior acting experience is necessary.

647-2972, or school@berkeleyrep.org

Free

Tuesday, August 27

A House of Straw: A Natural Building Odyssey Slideshow

7 to 9 p.m.

Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo

Carolyn Roberts presents slides and talks about her experiences building her straw bale house.

548-2220 Ext. 233

Free

Thursday, August 29

2nd Annual LGBT

Elders Conference

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

First Unitarian Church, 685 14th St., Oakland

Workshops and conference for LGBT elders to learn about senior services.

705-8918

$20 registration, no one denied for lack of funds

Saturday, August 31

Berkeley Youth

Orchestra Auditions

(Wind, Brass, Percussion)

All day

Laney College Music Dept.,

Fallon St., Oakland

Berkeley Youth Orchestra will audition musicians aged 10-15 for the 2002-2003 season.

For an application or more information call Penny Boys at 540-0812 or e-mail her at philiph@seismo.kerkeley.edu

Monday, September 2

Labor Day Potluck

Picnic and Poetry Reading

Hosted by Bay Area Poets Coalition

Noon to 4 p.m.

Live Oak Park, Walnut and Rose St.

527-9905, poetalk@aol.com

National Organization for Women Oakland/East Bay Chapter

6:30 p.m.

Mama Bears Bookstore and Coffeehouse, 6536 Telegraph Ave.

Chapter’s monthly meeting. Speaker: Multicultural historian, Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum, received

the prestigious Valitutti Award for non fiction.

549-2970

Free

Thursday, September 5

Nutrition Career Open House

7 to 8:30 p.m.

Institute of Educational Therapy, 706 Gilman St.

Learn how to become a nutrition educator or consultant.

558-1711 for reservations and information

Free

Friday, September 6

'The Winona LaDuke Reader'

lecture and reception

Presented by the American Indian Graduate Program

5 p.m. Reception, 7 p.m. Lecture

Native American environmental and Indigenous Rights activist and author

of several books and articles, Winona LaDuke, will discuss the topics of

her new book 'The Winona LaDuke Reader' as well as other current work.

atalay@sscl.berkeleyl.edu

Free

Saturday, September 7

Travel Careers Seminar

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Vista Community College, 2020 Milvia St., Room 306

The day’s program will include travel industry speakers covering a variety of career possibilities: Cruise specialists, tour leaders, tour operators, adventure operators, home-based travel agents and more.

981-2931

$5.50 for California residents