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Calendar
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. 12
Indigenous Peoples Day
7:30 a.m.
Shellmound run to the Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow - 1st Annual Run
615-0603
Free.
“Toward Realizing Our Dream: Overcoming the Obstacles to Korea’s Peaceful Reunification”
1 p.m.
Morrison Room, Bancroft Library
UC Berkeley
Congresswoman Barbara Lee speaks,
followed by speakers and reception.
See Elephants Fly
Noon to 5 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science,
Centennial Drive above the UC Berkeley campus.
A day of special activities and events about the Asian elephant and the Asian cultures where these remarkable beasts live.
643-5961
babcock@uclink4.berkeley.edu
$8 adults. $6 youth 5-18. $4 for 3-4.
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.
Sunday, Oct. 13
People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo Banquet
1 p.m.
Hs Lordship’s Restaurant, 199 Seawall Dr., Berkeley Marina
531-1729
$40 reservations required.
October Swimfest
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Willard Pool, 2701 Telegraph Ave.
Come out to swim, laugh, float and make a splash, while showing support for keeping Willard Pool open year-round.
981-5150
$4.20 general / $1.50 seniors and children
Tuesday, Oct. 15
Fall Fruit Tasting
Berkeley Farmers' Market
2 to 7 p.m.
Derby Street at Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Free.
Thursday, Oct. 17
Speak Out: A Forum on Women’s Health Issues
7 to 9 p.m.
City Council Chambers
Discuss issues such as domestic violence, disparities in health care, youth health issues, and alternative health care.
981-5106
Friday, Oct. 18
“Ballot Issues for the Nov. 15 Election”
11:45 a.m. luncheon, 12:30 p.m. speaker
City Commons Club, 2315 Durant Ave.
A representative from the League of Women Voters will speak.
526-2925 or 665-9020
$11.50 or $12.50 luncheon
$1 speaker only / students free
Saturday, Oct. 19
Ethics Forum
6 to 9 p.m.
Epworth United Methodist Church, 1953 Hopkins St.
Crew 24 invites all teen youth groups for a pizza potluck and conversation about the ethical decisions we face today.
525-6058
Bring a pizza to share.
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.
Thursday, Oct. 17
Four minute mile and the avenue of the stars.
8:30 p.m.
Bear’s Lair Brewpub
704-4492
$5, 18 and over.
“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.
Misch Kohn - Celebrating
60 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 Fifth St.
848-3822
Timoteo Ikoshy Montoya
Through Nov. 1
Reception Sept. 20, 6 to 8 p.m.
Gathering Tribes Gallery
1573 Solano Ave.
Acrylic/air brush paintings
by this Native American artist.
528-9038
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