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FRIDAY, APRIL 11 

City Commons Club Noon Luncheon Series: “Myths and Realities of Aging,” with Jennifer Winters, RN, MSN, professor of nursing, Merritt College. Luncheon 11:45 a.m. Cost $11.50-$12.50. Speech at 12:30 p.m., at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant St. For information and reservations call 526-2925, 665-9020. 

Berkeley Critical Mass Bike Ride converges at Berkeley BART at 5:30 p.m. on the second Friday of every month. 

ASUC Art Studio Spring Sale, with art and pottery by Art Studio members and instructors, held on Lower Sproul Plaza, North Side, noon to 5p.m. 642-3065. 

SATURDAY, APRIL 12 

East Bay Regional Parks Beach Clean Up. Help tidy up East Shore State Park beach from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet at the Brickyard Beach, behind Sea Breeze Deli off University Ave. at West Frontage Rd. Bags, gloves, beverages and snacks will be provided to volunteers. No dogs, please. Sponsored by EBRPD and California State Parks Foundation. 544-2208. 

Path Walks, another view of Northside Paths. Meet at the Rose Garden on Euclid at 10 a.m. for a two- to three-hour walk. For more information call Alan Kaplan 526-7059. 

South Berkeley Community Action Team Forum. This forum includes a review of the results of the 2002 South Berkeley Community Survey and the 2002 Community Walk-Through. The forum also will identify community assets, including schools, businesses, hospitals, libraries, parks, community centers and neighborhood associations. Action Plans will be developed in response. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Frances Albrier Center at San Pablo Park, 2800 Park St. For information, e-mail CMiles-Threatt@ci.berkeley.ca.us. 

ASUC Art Studio Spring Sale, with art and pottery by Art Studio members and instructors, held on Lower Sproul Plaza, North Side, noon to 5 p.m. Pottery demonstrations noon to 2 p.m. 642-3065. 

SUNDAY, APRIL 13 

Berkeley Eco-House Workshop, “Home Greywater Systems and Water Reclamation,” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Suggested donation $5 - $20, but no one turned away for lack of funds. Vegetarian lunch provided. Hopkins and Peralta near Gilman. Enter at Peralta gate. Katharine Jolda, 465-9439. 

Organizing in the East Bay. 

East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse employees have unionized and invite the public to a celebration of music, art and speakers from 2 to 4 p.m., 6713 San Pablo Ave. For information e-mail depotworkers@yahoo.com 

Children at Tilden: Protist April. Toss and tow the plankton net to see what tiny creatures inhabit the pond. The 14-power Discovery Scope will reveal some; microscopes will reveal more. From 2 to 4 p.m. at Tilden Nature Area, in Tilden Park. 525-2233.  

Interfaith Pagan Pride Parade, “Ancient Voices,” assembles at People’s Park at 11 a.m., followed by parade at noon. 843-0333. www.paganparade.org 

TUESDAY, APRIL 15 

Career Talk: A Musician’s Way of Work, with Dana Anderson-Williams, from noon to 1 p.m. at the YWCA Turning Point Career Center, 2600 Bancroft Way. Cost is $3 at the door. For information call 848-6370. 

Renewable Energy: Policy and Practical Solutions, with Peter Asmus, director PathFinder Communications, at 7 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. For reservations: 981-5435. energy@ci.berkeley.ca.us 

Berkeley Camera Club meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda. Share slides and prints and learn what other photographers are doing. Monthly field trips. 525-3565.  

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 

Community Meeting for Traffic Circle Project at California and Oregon Streets. Join city staff to discuss the proposed construction of a landscaped traffic circle at the intersection of California and Oregon streets. Begins at 7 p.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center, 1730 Oregon St. For information call Kenneth Emeziem 981-6444. 

The Cultural Heritage of Iraq and the Impacts of War. Professors David Stronach, Marian Feldman and Niek Veldhuis will speak on the cultural and archaeological resources threatened by the war, at 5 p.m. at 2547 Channing Way. 642-6914. conkey@sscl.berkeley.edu 

Community Dances in Berkeley, traditional English and American dances, held at 8 p.m. every Wednesday. Cost $9. Also, first Sunday of month at 7 p.m. for $10. Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St., 233-5065. www.bacds.org  

Amnesty International Berkeley Community Group meets first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1606 Bonita Ave. at Cedar St. Join fellow human rights activists to promote social justice one individual at a time. 872-0768. 

Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik begins at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. $90 cash prizes. Cost is $7 at the door, $5 with student i.d. 841-2082. 

THURSDAY, APRIL 15 

LeConte Neighborhood Association Meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at LeConte School, Russell St. at Ellsworth. 

Lawyers in the Library at 6 p.m. at the Claremont Branch, 2940 Benvenue Ave. 981-6280. 

City of Berkeley Budget Crisis, a discussion with City Manager Weldon Rucker and City Budget Manager Paul Navazio, at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Main Library, Kittredge St., in the third floor conference room. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters. For information call Eloise Bodine 843-8824. 

Berkeley Liberation Radio, 104.1 FM, holds public meetings for all interested people first and third Thursdays, 7 p.m. at the Long Haul Info Shop, 3124 Shattuck Ave. 595-0190. 

FRIDAY, APRIL 18 

City Commons Club Noon Luncheon Series: Robert Haas, former Poet Laureate of the United States. Luncheon 11:45 a.m. Cost $11.50-$12.50. Speech follows at 12:30 p.m., all at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant St. For information and reservations 526-2925, 665-9020. 

John Zerzan will speak on the Pathology of Civilization in the context of the deepening crisis we face. “Surplus,” a new film by Erik Gandini, will be shown first at 7 p.m. The film is a 52-minute critique of consumer society and its non-future. At the Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $5-$10 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds. 548-3402. 

Meditation, Peace Vigil and Dialogue, sponsored by the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, held Fridays at noon. Gather on the grass close to the west entrance to UC Berkeley, on Oxford St. near University Ave. People of all traditions welcome. 496-6000, ext. 135. www.bpf.org 

Women in Black Vigil, held every Friday from noon to 1 p.m. at UC Berkeley, Bancroft at Telegraph. wibberkeley@yahoo.com 548-6310, 845-1143. 

ONGOING EVENTS 

Activist Skill Class: Practical Skills for Difficult Times. Learn tactics and strategies of activism with Karen Pickett and Phil Klasky. Classes offered through Merritt College, Tuesday evenings and Saturdays, April 29 through May 24. To register call 548-2220, ext. 233. The Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave. 

Theater of the Oppressed with Julie Sparling, M.Ed. Theater of the Oppressed uses movement, storytelling and tableaux to explore how images of one’s personal experience reflect universal issues of power and change. Sundays April 6 - May 4 (excluding April 20) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $90-$140 sliding scale. UC Berkeley Racial Justice Program, YWCA, 2600 Bancroft Way. 594-1377. 

A Taste of Judaism, free classes on the basic tenets of Judaism. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay. Registration required. Classes through mid-May. 839-2900, ext. 347. 

CITY MEETINGS 

Citizens Humane Commission meets Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Katherine O’Connor, 981-6601. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/humane/default.htm  

Commission on Aging meets Wednesday, April 16, at 1:30 p.m. at the South Berkeley Senior Center. Lisa Ploss, 981-5200. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/aging/default.htm 

Human Welfare and Community Action Commission meets Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. at the South Berkeley Senior Center. Marianne Graham, 981-5416. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/welfare/default.htm  

Commission on Labor meets Wednesday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m. at Berkeley WorkSource, 1950 Addison St., Suite 105. Delfina M. Geiken, 644-6085. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/labor/default.htm  

Disaster Council Special Meeting, Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center, 997 Cedar St. William Greulich, 981-5502. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/disaster/default.htm  

Design Review Committee meets Thursday, April 17, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Anne Burns, 981-7415. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/designreview/default.htm 

Fair Political Practices Commission meets Thursday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Prasanna Rasaih, 981-6950. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/faircampaign/default.htm  

Transportation Commission meets Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Peter Hillier, 981-7000. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/transportation/default.htm  

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