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Thursday September 26, 2002

Thursday, Sept. 26

Medical Marijuana

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Berkeley Central Library

2090 Kittredge St.

From Prop. 215 to Health and Safety Code 11362.5, a review of its history to present day current events.

981-6100

Saturday, Sept. 28

Free Legal Workshop:

“Crossroads: Health and the Law.”

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

514 58th St. at Telegraph Avenue

Navigate your way through legal issues when living with cancer or any serious illness. Panel presentation on employment, insurance and public benefits and one-on-one sessions with attorneys. Please, pre-register.

601-4040, Ext. 102 for information

or Ext. 103 to register

Free

Garage Sale/ Car Wash

Belize/ Berkeley Scouts

10 to 2 p.m.

Epworth UMC, 1953 Hopkins St.

International exchange fundraising effort for scouts.

525-6058

A Forum on the Arts with the Berkeley Mayoral Candidates

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Aurora Theater, 2081 Addison St.

558-1381

Free

Sunday, Sept. 29

Tibetan Buddhism

“Healing Mind”

6 p.m.

Tibetan Nyingma Institute

1815 Highland Place

Sylvia Gretchen discusses how the teachings cultivate the mind and redefine what healing means.

843-6812

Free

“Iron Chef” Style Cook-Off

3 to 4 p.m.

(followed by reception, 4 to 6 p.m.)

Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto

1919 Fourth St.

In this “Crabby Chef” Competition 2002, top East Bay chefs vie for this year’s title by creating the tastiest crab dish. Master of Ceremonies will be KGO-AM’s Gene Burns.

845-7777 or 845-7771

Free

City of Berkeley - 2002 Public Art Competition

1 to 3 p.m.

Berkeley Central Public Library

2090 Kittredge St.

A public art informational workshop will be open to all artists regarding public art site proposals.

981-6100

Free

Thursday, Sept. 26

Kriby Grips, Michael Zapruder, Joe Bernson

9:30 p.m. (21 and over)

The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.

841-1424

$5.

Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill

8 p.m.

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com

$19.50 in advance. $20.50 at door.

Friday, Sept. 27

The Cracked Normans,

Paradigm & Soul Americana

9:30 p.m. (21 and over)

The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.

841-1424

$5.

Eric Bogle

8 p.m.

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com

$16.50 in advance. $17.50 at door.

Fair Weather, Liars

Academy and Open Hand

8 p.m.

924 Gilman St.

525-9926

$5.

Reggae Angels with Earl Zero

and Jah Light Music

9:30 p.m.

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.

$15 door. 12 and under free.

Saturday, Sept. 28

Barry & Alic Oliver

8 p.m.

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.

548-1761 www.freightandsalvage.com

$16.50 in advance. $17.50 at door.

From Monument to Masses,

Victory at Sea and Yesterday’s Kids

8 p.m.

924 Gilman St.

525-9926

$5.

Sunday, Sept. 29

Si Kahn

8 p.m.

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.

548-1761 www.freightandsalvage.com

$15.50 in advance. $16.50 at door.

Cellist Gianna Abondolo

4 p.m.

Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St.

Classical favorites and original

compositions for cello.

559-6910

$10 general. 18 and under free.

Weber Iago and Harvey Wainaple

4:30 p.m.

Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St.

845-5373

$10-$15.

David Friesen and Uwe Kropinski

8 p.m.

Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St.

845-5373

$10-$15.

Blowing Zen: A Performance of Shakuhachi

7:30 p.m.

St. John’s Presbyterian Church

2626 College Ave.

528-2027

$12 at door. Children $5. Seniors $10.

Chamber Music

4 to 5:15 p.m.

Crowden Music Center 1475 Rose St.

Gianna Abondolo & Friends

celebrate the release of their

classical and jazz CD.

559-6910

$10. 18 and under free.

"Balancing Acts"

Through Oct. 10

Gallery 555, 555 12th St.,

Oakland City Center

Oakland's 'Third Thursday' art night features Ann Weber's works made of cardboard.

http://www.oaklandcitycenter.com.

Free.

“Hunger: What will you do about it?”

Through Oct. 30, Mon.-Fri.,

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Civic Center Building

2180 Milvia St., 5th floor

Featuring 40 photographs

by Berkeley artist David Bacon.

834-3663, Ext. 338, uchanse@secondharvest.org

Richard Misrach, Berkeley Work

Though Oct. 13

UC Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, 2626 Bancroft Way

On view in Gallery 2, presents two photographic series by this internationally recognized Berkeley-based artist.

642-0808, www.bampfa.berkeley.edu

$7. $5 BAM/PFA members.

$4 UC Berkeley students.

“Recent Acquisitions”

Oct. 13 through Dec. 14

Thurs., Fri., and Sat., 1 to 4 p.m.

Berkeley Historical Society, Veterans Memorial Building, 1931 Center St.

848-0181

Free.

Misch Kohn - Celebrating Sixty Years of Printmaking

Through Oct. 16. Tues.-Fri., Noon to 5:30 p.m.; Sat., noon to 4:30 p.m.

Kala Arts Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave.

549-2977, kala@kala.org

Nancy Salz

Through Oct. 23, Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Barbara Anderson Gallery, 2243 5th St.

848-3822

A Thousand and One Arabian Nights

Through Sept. 28, Fri.-Sun. 8 p.m.; Sun. 4 p.m.

Forest Meadows Outdoor Amphitheater, Grand Avenue at the Dominican University, San Raphael

Marin Shakespeare Company’s

presents this classic story with

original Arabic music.

415-499-4488 for tickets

$12 for youth. $20 for seniors. $22 general.

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

Through Oct. 12

Thurs. through Sat. 8 p.m.

LaVal’s Subterranean Theatre

1834 Euclid Ave.

234-6046

$10.

The House of Blue Leaves

Through Oct. 27

Berkeley Rep's Roda Theater

2015 Addison St.

647-2917 or 888-4BRTTIX

$10-$54.

The Shape of Things

Through Oct. 20

Aurora Theatre Company

2081 Addison St.

Play by writer/director Neil LaBute's spins a morality tale of a young art student, his art major girlfriend, and the Pygmalion-like changes that bring into question how far one should go for love.

843-4822, www.auroratheater.org for reservations

$26-$35.

Thursday, Sept 26

As ad AbuKahil

7 p.m.

Revolution Books, 2425 Channing Way

Author reads and signs his new book “Bin Laden, Islam and America’s New War on Terrorism”

848-1196

Steinbeck, “The Grapes of Wrath,” and Labor Issues of Depression-Era California

7:30 p.m.

Easing Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave.

843-3533