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COMMUNITY MEETINGS 

TUESDAY, MAY 6 

Freedom of the Press? Bay Area Perspectives, a panel discussion with local journalists, will be held in the Central Library's Community Meeting Room, at 7 p.m. Panelists include Brenda Payton, Becky O'Malley, and Henry Norr. 981-6241. Household Energy Conservation Made Easy, a class covering do-it-yourself insulation, weatherization and metering, plus discussion of appliance use, and standby power along with examples of low- and no-cost solutions, and RECO measures requir- 

ed by the City of Berkeley. Speakers are Reuben Deumling, Berkeley Energy Commission; and Alice La Pierre, City of Berkeley Energy Analyst. Sponsored by the City of Berkeley Energy Office. 7 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center. 981-5435 or energy@ci.berkeley.ca.us  

Disaster First Aid Class offered by the City of Ber- 

keley’s Emergency Oper- 

ations Center, from 9 a.m. to noon at 997 Cedar St. For more information call 981-5605. TDD: 981-5799. 

Alameda County Computer Resource Center, celebrates its opening and tour of the computer reuse and recycling facilities at 3 p.m. at their new headquarters, 1501 Eastshore Ave., near Gilman. Open House from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 528-4052. www.accrc.org  

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 

YMCA’s 63rd Annual Com- 

munity Prayer Breakfast, with Lyn Fine, Buddhist educator, Rev. Rodney Yee, Chinese Community Church, and music by the McGee Avenue Baptist Choir. From 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Brazilian Room in Tilden Park. Tic-kets are $20 and available by calling 549-4525 or email nandini@baymca.org 

“Tamalpais Tales,” an eve- 

ning of anecdotes and reminiscences by Millie Barish, Tamalpais Road historian, in celebration of the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association’s Spring House Tour, at 7:30 pm at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street at Arch. Tickets, $7, may be purchased at the door, or order by mail: BAHA, P.O. Box 1137, Berkeley, 94701 

South Berkeley Mural  

Project. Community members in South Berkeley are coming together to create a neighborhood mural on the side of the Grove Liquor Store on the corner of Ashby Ave and MLK, Jr. Way. Meetings are held every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Epic Arts Studios at 1923 Ashby Ave. For further information on ways to get involved please call 644-2204.  

Comedy Show to benefit Berkeley Dispute Resolution Service, featuring a diverse line-up of the Bay Area’s rising stars, at 8 p.m. Cost is $15 and up, sliding scale. 525-5054.  www.ashkenaz.com 

Amnesty International Berkeley Community Group 

meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1606 Bonita Ave., at Cedar St. 872-0768. 

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

THURSDAY, MAY 8 

Education Not Incarceration, a coalition of teachers, students, parents and community members need you to join the rally at noon at the State Capitol, Sacramento. Buses leave the Bay Area at 8:30 a.m. For information email ed_not_inc@earthlink.net or www.may8.org  

Public Meeting on the Proposed Molecular Foundry Development by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in Strawberry Canyon, at 7:30 p.m. in the Strawberry Can- 

yon Recreation Center. All invited. For information, contact the Mayor’s office, 981-7100. 

Tariq Ali, author, Clash of Fundamentalisms; and Editor, New Left Review speaks on “War, Empire, and Resistance” at 4 p.m. in the Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Center, UC Campus. Sponsored by the Institute of International Studies. 642-2472. iis@globetrotter.berkeley.edu 

League of Women Voters Speaker Series program on “Rebuilding Together,” formerly “Christmas in April,” from noon to 2 p.m. in the Edith Stone Room of the Albany Public Library, 1247 Marin Ave., at Masonic. 843-8824. lwvbae@pacbell.net 

Grizzly Peak Flyfishers, invites you to a Fly Tying Extravaganza and Auction at the Kensington Community Center, 59 Arlington Ave., at 6:30 p.m. For information contact rorlando@uclink4. 

berkeley.edu  

FRIDAY, MAY 9 

City Commons Club Noon Luncheon Series 

“Saving the Planet,” with Michael H. O’Malley, Publisher, Berkeley Daily Planet. Luncheon 11:45 a.m. $11.50 - $12.50, Speech at 12:30 p.m., at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant St. For information and reservations 526-2925, 665-9020. 

Women in Black Vigil, from noon to 1 p.m. at UC Berkeley, Bancroft at Telegraph. wibberkeley@yahoo.com 

548-6310, 845-1143. 

Meditation, Peace Vigil and Dialogue, gather at noon on the grass close to the West Entrance to UC Berkeley, on Oxford St. near University Ave. People of all traditions are welcome to join us. 496-6000, ext.135. Sponsored by the Buddhist Peace Fellowship www.bpf.org 

Lawrence K. Altman, M.D., Medical Journalist, New York Times, will talk on “Covering the Government's Response to Terrorism: A Journalist's Perspective” at noon at 22 Warren Hall, UC Campus. Sponsored by the School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology. 643-2731. 

Johan Galtung, Norwegian peace researcher and mediator, will conduct a day-long workshop on “Peaceful Conflict Transformation” at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Pre-registration required, call 232-4493. Galtung will give a free lecture, “New Approaches to Peace Studies” at 7:30 p.m. in 155 Dwinelle Hall, on the UC Campus. 

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

May Day Celebration, a benefit for the Revolutionary Worker newspaper, with food, poetry and speeches, at 7 p.m. at The Humanist Hall, 390 27th St between Tele- 

graph and Broadway. Dona- 

tion $5-10 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds. Sponsored by May Day Committee, 848-1196.  

SATURDAY, MAY 10 

Annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive in support of Alameda County Community Food Bank. If you receive a post card about the food drive, please leave a bag of non-perishable food by your mailbox for letter carriers to pick up. Food can also be dropped off at Berkeley Main, Berkeley DDU, Station A, and Berkeley Elmwood Post Offices. For more information visit ww.accfb. 

org or call 800-870-FOOD. 

Thousand Oaks School 28th Annual Carnival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 840 Colusa Ave. near Solano. Play games of skill for all ages, from Vegi-roulette to Pie-in-the-Face! You could win a “Flower Power” quilt in the raffle contest, or an award-winning cake at our cake walk. Have wonderful homemade Mexican corn and chicken tostadas for lunch, or even pizza and cotton candy! Thousand Oaks School welcomes the whole community to come have some good old-fashioned fun! Call 841-1445 for more information.  

Kids’ Garden Club: Farm Animals, for ages 7 - 12, from 2 - 4 p.m. at Tilden Nature Area, in Tilden Park. Cost is $5 for residents, $7 non-residents. For information call 525-2233. tnarea@ebparks.org.  

Berkeley Historical Society Walking Tours: “Fourth Street Tour and Spenger’s History,” led by Denny Abrams. 10 a.m. $5 members, $10 non-members. For reservations call 848-0181. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/histsoc 

Bike Day at the Berkeley Farmers’ Market, with programs on traditional and practical bicycles for transportation and shipping, bike repair and bike safety. From 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Center St., at MLK, Jr. Way, sponsored by Bicycle Friendly Berkeley Coalition, the Sierra Club, and the Ecology Center. 549-7433. 

Green Design for Everyday People, a discussion of the process of green design and how we all can have beautiful living and working spaces that are not toxic to ourselves or our environment. Topics will include cleaners, paints, sealers, furnishings, flooring, energy efficient systems and products. Bring a rough plan of your space if possible. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave., near Dwight Way. Call to pre-register. $10 Ecology Center members, $15 others, no one turned away for lack of funds. 548-2220 x233.  

Take This Job and Shove It, a film on workers with  

Johnny Paycheck sound-track at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center in South Berkeley located at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. All events are free. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org  

The Great War Society will hold its monthly meeting, at 10:30 a.m. at 640 Arlington Ave. The topic will be “Hol- 

lywood Goes to War," presented by Andrew Melomet. 527-7118. 

SUNDAY, MAY 11 

Berkeley Architectural  

Heritage House Tour 

"Tamalpais and Shasta" 

from 1 to 5 p.m. featuring twelve houses in one of Berkeley's earliest subdivisions, created in 1905 with artistic, intellectual, and conservation-minded residents in mind. There will be a garden reception at one of the houses. Tickets for the self-guided House Tour and Reception are $25 for BAHA members and their guests and $30 for general admission. Tickets will also be sold on the day of the tour at a table on Euclid Avenue at Bay View Place. For reservations, please call the BAHA office at 841-2242 or 841-1055. www.berkeleyheritage.com/2003springhousetour.html 

Mothers’ Day Tea at the Botanical Garden, food and music in a peaceful setting. Seatings 1 - 3 p.m. Cost is  

$30, Members $20, children under 12, $10. UC Botanical Garden, Centennial Drive, To register, please call 643-2755. 

Mothers’ Day Peace Cele- 

bration, join in prayers and reflections on peace from different faith traditions, with music, poetry, and activities for children, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in MLK, Jr. Civic Center Park. Sponsored by Wo- 

men for Peace, Code Pink, Ecumenical Peace Institute, Gray Panthers, among many others. 415-255-7291. 

MONDAY, MAY 12 

Berkeley Partners for Parks General Meeting, with a presentation by UC students on their designs for the Santa Fe Right of Way, at 7 p.m. at the City of Berkeley Corporation Yard, 1326 Allston Way. mail@bpfp.org 

Writers Group discusses how to get an agent with a panel of agents including B.J. Roberts, Amy Rennert, and Mark Lee at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861. 

Berkeley Cop Watch meets at 8 p.m. at 2022 Blake St. Volunteers needed. For information call 548-0425. 

Berkeley Biodiesel Collective Business Meeting for collective members and those interested in making bio- 

diesel welcome. At 7 p.m. at the Ecology Center Recycling Trailers, 1231 2nd St. 594-4000 x107. biobauerx@hotmail.com. 

ONGOING 

Alameda County Hazardous Waste Drop-Off from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 8, 9 and 10 at Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste, 2100 E. 7th St., Oakland. Take ad- 

vantage of this opportunity to safely dispose of products such as paint, auto products, household batteries, cleaners and sprays, pesticides and fertilizers. Please do NOT bring asbestos, explosives, most compressed gasses, computer monitors, CRTs and TVs, computers & electronic equipment. Call 1-877-STOPWASTE or visit stopwaste.org/fsrecycle. For information on what to do with other items, call 800-606-6606, email HHW@co.alameda.ca.us 

Cooking and Baking Classes, offered by The Bread Project in conjunction with Berkeley Adult School. Contact Lucie Buchbinder at 644-1713 

CITY MEETINGS 

City Council meets on Tuesday May 6 for a Public Hearing on Allocation of $4.2 Million in Community De- 

velopment Block Grant Funds, at 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers. Sherry M. Kelly, city clerk, 981-6900. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/citycouncil 

Commission on the Status of Women meets Wednesday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the North Berkeley Senior Center. Ruby Primus, 981-5160. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/women 

Fire Safety Commission meets Wednesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center, 997 Cedar St. David Orth, 981-5502. www.ci.berkeley. 

ca.us/commissions/firesafety 

Transportation Commission Bicycle Subcommittee meets on Friday, May 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. at 2120 Milvia St. Third Floor Conference Room. Carolyn Helmke, 981-7062. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ 

commissions/transportation 

Commission on Early Child- 

hood Education meets  

Thursday, May 8 at 7 p.m. in the North Berkeley Senior Center. Marianne Graham, 981-5416. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ 

commissions/earlychildhoodeducation 

Community Health Com- 

mission meets Thursday, May 8, from 6:45 to 9:30 p.m. at the South Berkeley Senior Center. William Rogers, 981-5344. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ 

commissions/health 

Zoning Adjustments Board meets Thursday, May 8, at  

7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Mark Rhoades, 981-7410. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ 

commissions/zoning   

School Board meets Wednesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Queen Graham 644-6147 or Mark Coplan 644-6320.