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Thursday August 29, 2002


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 Street., 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.berkeley.edu 

 

Book Reading:  

21st Century Manzanar 

4 p.m. 

Eastwind Books  

2066 University Ave. 

Perry Minyake reads his debut novel, 21st Century Manzanar, a dark portrait of an America gone wrong. 

548-2350 

Free 

 


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 streets. 

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' and other work. 

atalay@sscl.berkeley.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 state residents 

 


Sunday, September 8

 

Lifelong Medical Care First Annual 5K Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser 

9 a.m. to noon 

West Berkeley 

Individual and team participation. Event includes a health fair, food, prizes, live music and free insurance eligibility screening. 

704-6010 

 

28th Annual Solano Avenue Stroll 

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Solano Avenue 

A mile-long block part featuring “Journey of a Thousand Cranes’ Parade” at 11 a.m.  

527-5358 or www.solanostroll.org 

Free 

 

Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival 

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Berkeley Farmers' Market 

Center Street at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way 

 


Wednesday, September 11

 

Commemorating the tragedy of Sept. 11 

5:30 a.m., Justin Hermann Plaza,  

Market Street at the Embarcadero, San Francisco 

A day of remembrance with art, culture, spirit, politics, and words of hope 

Information: (415) 255-7296, www.initedforpeace.org 

Free 

 

Prostate Cancer Lecture 

2 to 3:30 p.m. 

Maffly Auditorium, Herrick Campus 

2001 Dwight Way, Berkeley 

Understand the risk of prostate cancer and how to detect early symptoms from a survivor. 

869-6737 

Free 

 


Thursday, September 12

 

The 14th Small Business Development Trade Fair 

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

The Pauley Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, near Telegraph Ave. and Bancroft Way, UC Berkeley 

The event will introduce small businesses to the UC Berkeley community and give campus departments a glimpse of the services and products small businesses have to offer.  

 

Caterina Rando discusses her new book Learn to Power Think: A practical Guide to Positive and Effective Decision Making 

Boadecia’s Books 

398 Colusa Ave. at Colusa Circla, Kensington/North Berkeley 

559-9184, www.bookpride.com 

 


Saturday, September 14

 

Basic Personal Preparedness 

9 to 11 a.m. 

Fire Department Training Center  

997 Cedar St. 

Learn five critical steps to take care of yourself, your family and your home. Classes open to those 18 or older who live or work in Berkeley. 

981-5605, www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/fire/oes.html 

Free 

 

Heritage Day 

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Fourth and University avenues 

International barbecue and beer festival 

Free 

 

Spin for the Stars Fund-raiser 

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Spieker Aquatics Complex, Recreational Sports Facility on UC Berkeley campus 

Noncompetitive swimming and stationary cycling event. Proceeds will help Cal STAR enhance its facilities and programs for the disabled. 

$20 registration fee, $35 for biathlon challenge  

 

West Berkeley Open Air Market 

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

University Avenue between Third and Fourth streets 

West Berkeley celebrates Neighborhood Heritage Day with crafts, food, live music, art and family entertainment. 

841-8562 or sfbayshellmounds@yahoo.com 

Free 

 


Thursday, September 19

 

Sukkot Holiday Workshop 

7 to 8:30 p.m. 

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. 

Join Dawn Kepler, director of Building Jewish Bridges, for hands-on crafts, food projects, creative sukkah decorations and tips for making your own sukkah (hut). 

848-0237 Ext. 127 

$10 BRJCC members/$12 public 

 


Saturday, September 21

 

BREAD and Roses Garden Party 

1 to 5 p.m. 

Peralta Community Garden, Berkeley 

Hopkins & Peralta, Wheelchair accessible  

BREAD's birthday party - five years of dismantling corporate rule through local currency. 

644-0376 

$12 advance, $15 door, low-income rate $10 

 

Coastal Cleanup Day 

10 a.m. 

Work at the outflow of Strawberry Creek to clean up the San Francisco Bay coastline. 

info@strawberrycreek.org  

or 848-4008 

Free 

 


Saturday, October 12

 

Indigenous People's Day Pow Wow, Indian Market & Fall Fruit Tasting 

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Berkeley Farmers' Market 

Center Street at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way 

Free 

 


Tuesday, October 15

 

Fall Fruit Tasting 

Berkeley Farmers' Market 

2 to 7 p.m. 

Derby Street at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way  

Free 

 


Saturday, October 26

 

Pumpkin Carving & Costume Making 

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Berkeley Farmers' Market 

Center Street at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way 

Free 

 


Sunday, October 27

 

Spirit Day 

11 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

Fourth and University avenues 

Construct altars in a day of reflection. 

Free 

 


Saturday December 7, 14, 21

 

Holiday Crafts Fair 

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Berkeley Farmers' Market 

Center Street at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way 

Free