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Calendar
Saturday, Oct. 5
Day of Service
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cal Corps Public Serice Center joins for a day of service projects in Berkeley.
643-0306
Free.
Berkeley National Lab Open House
10a.m. to 4 p.m.
1 Cyclotron Rd.
Live music, food, lectures, job fair, etc.
495-2222
Free.
Leading Edge Technology Conferece
9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Haas School of Business, Arthur Andersen Auditorium, 2200 Piedmont Ave.
594-748 for more info.
Berkeley Historical Society Walking Tour
10 a.m.
Call for meeting point information.
Photographer Allen Stross will lead a tour of the various art institutions located near San Pablo Ave. and Ashby Ave.
Call for reservations: 848-0181
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us./histsoc/
$10 donation
Elmwood Neighborhood Fall Festival
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave.
This “giant block party” includes Korean BBQ, tap dancing, Baroque organ recital,
the Pacific Mozart Ensemble, and seminars on health and Japanese food.
845-6830
Free
East Bay Solar Home Tour
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cedar Rose Park (first stop)
Attendees collect a map to guide them
on the self-guided tour—eight homes in Albany, Berkeley and Oakland in all.
531-1184
$15 per car.
Sunday, Oct. 6
Eckanka Worship Service
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
East Bay ECK Center, 3052 Telegraph, near Whole Foods
“How to Survive Spiritually in Our Times”
549-2807
“A Jewish Religious Perspective on the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict and Prospects for Peace”
12 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way
Rabbi Michael Lerner will speak.
848-3693
War Tax Resistance Information
and Support Gathering
4 to 6:30 p.m.
1305 Hopkins St., near Peralta.
Join others who refuse to pay taxes for U.S. militarism at this monthly
potluck supper.
843-9877
Free: bring food or drink to share.
Monday, Oct. 7
Free Homework Assistant
at Young Adult Project
Martin Luther King Youth
Services Center
1730 Oregon St.
Young Adult Project (YAP) has a
homework program for ages 7-13. A scheduled appointment is needed.
Snacks and transportation are provided. Priority given to south and west
Berkeley students.
981-6670
NOW Meeting
6 p.m.
Mama Bears Bookstore and Coffee House, 6536 Telegraph Ave.
Monthly meeting of the National Organization for Women. Lorraine Provost, executive director of the Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women will speak.
287-8948
School Board Candidates Night
7 to 9 p.m.
The Florence Schwimley Little Theaterat Berkeley High, Allston Way at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Candidates will speak and answer questions. Sponsored by the PTSA and the League of Women Voters
BHSetree@HighSchoolEmail.com
Berkeley Gray Panthers Home Owners Meeting
3 p.m.
Berkeley Gray Panthers Office, 1403 Addison St., behind Univesity Ave. at Andronico’s supermarket.
Jane Kadosh will talk about real estate ethics.
548-9696
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Berkeley Free Folk Festival Tour
3 p.m.
Meet at Malcom X School
1731 Prince St.
Join the Berkeley Free Folk Festival for a tour of possible festival locations.
649-1423
Free.
Thursday, Oct. 10
Public School Finance Discussion - League of Women Voters
Noon to 2 p.m.
Albany Public Library, 1247 Marin Ave.
843-8824
Free.
Natural Building and Permaculture Slide Show
7 p.m.
Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave. near Dwight Way
Slide show and presentation by Kat Steele and Erin Fisher.
548-2220 x233
Free
Grandparent Support Group
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Malcom X Elementary Arts & Academics School, 1731 Prince St. Rm.105A
644-6517
Free.
Come and Take a New Look at the Catholic Church
7:30 to 9 p.m.
Norton Hall at St. Mary Magdalen Parish, 2005 Berry St.
For those feeling alienated from the Catholic Church, combined teams from four parishes offer this opportunity to ask questions and talk.
653-8631
Friday, Oct. 11
Celebration of completion of the “Channing and Popai Liem Archival Collection”
6 p.m. Reception
7 p.m. Program begins
Morrison Room, Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley’s first Korean American archive has been completed.
“Iraq and the Looming War”
11:45 a.m. luncheon, 12:30 p.m. speaker
City Commons Club, 2315 Durant Ave.
Professor Bruce E. Cain, PhD, department of political science at UC Berkeley will speak.
526-2925 or 665-9020
$11.50 or $12.50 luncheon
$1 speaker only / students free
Saturday, Oct. 5
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
7:30 p.m.
Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo
525-5054
$11.
Leon Bates
7:30 p.m.
Calvin Simmons Theatre, 10 10th St.
Pianist Leon Bates offers works by Mozart, Brahms and Chopin.
451-0775 or www.fourseasonsconcerts.com
$25-$35.
All Bets Off, Benumb and Uphill Battle
8 p.m.
924 Gilman St.
525-9926
$5.
House Jacks
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$16.50 in advance. $17.50 at door.
Sunday, Oct. 6
Joaquin Diaz
7:30 p.m.
Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo
525-5054
$11.
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 www.freightandsalvage.com
$17.50 in advance. $18.50 at door.
African Children’s Choir
9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana St.
These African children, ages 5 to 12, are staging a series of concerts across the U.S. as a gesture of hope towards victims of Sept. 11.
Free
Ledisi and the Braxton Brothers
4:30 p.m.
Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St.
845-5373
$10-15.
Yaphet Kotto, The Fleshies
and Lesser of Two
8 p.m.
924 Gilman St.
525-9926
$5.
Monday, Oct. 7
Holly Gwinn Graham, Joel Landy and Lynda Williams
7:30 p.m.
Freight & Salvage Coffee House
1111 Addison St.
Benefit concert for the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space.
548-1761
$15.50 in advance. $16.50 at the door.
Thursday, Oct. 10
M Headphone w/ Lowrise
8:30 p.m.
Bear’s Lair Brewpub
704-4492
$5, 18 and over.
Saturday, Oct. 12
Rilo Kiley (saddle creek) and Arlo (subpop)
5:30 p.m.
Bear’s Lair Brewpub
704-4492
$5, 18 and over.
Kira Allen
6:30 p.m. Open mic sign-up
7:00 p.m. Reading
Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St.
Presented by Rhythm & Muse
527-9753
Free / donations accepted
Sunday, Oct. 13
Jenna Mammina and Andre Bush
4:30 p.m.
Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St.
Jazz standards, obscure cover tunes and original compositions.
845-5373
$10-$15.
“Please Pay Attention”
Tuesday, Oct. 8 through Oct. 25
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Worth Ryder Gallery, 116 Kroeber Hall
UC Art graduates feature drawings, video, etc.
DepartmentofArtPractice
"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.
Ceramics - Opening Reception
Through Nov. 17
3 to 5 p.m.
A New Leaf Gallery, 1286 Gilman St.
525-7621
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.
Berkeley Ballet Theater’s Youth Company
Sunday, Oct. 6
2 p.m.
Julia Morgan Center, 260 College Ave.
The Youth Company has been selected to perform in an Austrian dance festival in 2003. This is a special performance to raise travel funds.
843-4687
$10 general / $5 under 14
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. 20
Berkeley Rep's Roda Theater
2015 Addison St.
647-2949 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.
Escape From Happiness
Through October 20
Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Berkeley Campus
UC Berkeley’s department of theater, dance, and performance studies presents this dark comedy exploring the interactions of a highly dysfunctional urban working-class family.
www.ticketweb.com or (866) 468-3399
http://theater.berkeley.edu
$8-$14
