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FRIDAY, SEPT. 19 

City Commons Club Noon Luncheon with Roy Meisner, Chief, Berkeley Police Department, “Keeping the Peace.” 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 call 526-2925 or 665-9020. 

Women in Black Vigil, from noon to 1 p.m. at UC Berkeley, Bancroft at Telegraph. 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. 496-6000, ext. 135. www.bpf.org 

SATURDAY, SEPT. 20 

Coastal Clean Up Day Meet at 9 a.m. behind the Seabreeze Market at the corner of University and Frontage Rd. Everyone needs to sign waivers, and we will give you trash/recycle bags, pencils, tally cards and a map of the areas we need to clean. For information call Patty Donald at 644-8623 or visit ww.ci.berkeley.ca.us/marina/ 

marinaexp/cleanup 

Berkeley Association of Neighborhood Associations meets at 9:15 a.m. in the Fireside Room, St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. City Manager Weldon Rucker will discuss interfacing with City Depts. 587-3257. www.berkeleycna.com 

Nabisco Hall of Fame All-Stars versus Safeway Executives Charity Softball Game. The All-Star players include Pete Rose, Brooks Robinson, Vida Blue, Ozzie Smith, Ryne Sandberg, Steve Carlton, and Andre Dawson. They also include U.S. Olympic champion softball pitcher Lisa Fernandez. Evans Field, UC Campus. Gates open at 11 a.m., game starts at noon. Raffle prizes during the game include $1,000 of free groceries, a chance to hit against Lisa Fernandez, and signed memorabilia. Tickets are $5 each, available in advance from 925-467-3755 and also at the gate. All proceeds go to CaPCURE to fight against prostate cancer. 

Berkeley Historical Society Walking Tour in commemoration of the North Berkeley fire of 1923. Begins at 10 a.m. Reservations and a donation of $8 required. 848-0181. 

Foliage Color in the Garden, a free class with Aerin Moore at 10 a.m. at Magic Gardens Nur- 

sery, 729 Heinz Ave. 644-1992. 

Grasshopper Hunt We will search for grasshoppers, their relatives and other insects for a close-up look at locomotion by the six-leggers among us. From 2 to 4 p.m. at Tilden Nature Area, in Tilden Park. 525-2233.  

Identifying Native Shrubs with botanist Glen Keator, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Visitor Center, Botanic Garden, Tilden Park, followed by a day in the field on Sun. Cost is $65 members, $75 non-members. Sponsored by the East Bay Regional Park’s Botanic Garden and the Native Plant Society. To register call 925-935-8871 or 925-820-1021. www.nativeplants.org 

Fall Permaculture: Introduction Come find out about using permaculture principles in your garden from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wildheart Gardens, 463 61st Street, at Telegraph. Cost is $10 for Ecology Center members, $15 others, no one turned away. 548-2220, ext. 233. 

Pet Adoptions, sponsored by Home at Last, from noon to 5 p.m., Hearst and 4th St. 548-9223. 

California Writers Club meets at 9:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble, 2352 Shattuck Ave. Bring pencil and paper for hands-on writing activities. Free and open to all. www.berkeleywritersclub.org 

Free Emergency Preparedness Class on Disaster First Aid, for anyone who lives or works in Berkeley, from 9 a.m. to noon at 997 Cedar St., between 8th and 9th Sts. Register on-line at www.ci.berkeley. 

ca.us/fire/oes or call 981-5506. 

Game Festival of new board , card and online games based on imaginative themes, from noon to 5 p.m., at Dr Comics and Mr Games is located at 4014 Piedmont Ave. in Oakland. 601-7800. 

Workshop on communication, anger, and identity in adolescent females, sponsored by Bay Area Children First, a local nonprofit organization working to reunify families. From 10 a.m. to noon at Bay Area Children First’s Berkeley office, 1400 Shattuck Ave., Suite 7. Fee is $30 at the door. 883-9312 

SUNDAY, SEPT. 21 

Run for Peace, sponsored by the United Nations Association, East Bay Chapter. Meet at 9 a.m. at Berkeley Marina Cesar Chavez Park for a 10k or 5k run/walk. Registration is $20. For information call Alma at 849-1752. 

International Indian Treaty Council, a report back on the summer activities of several youth groups, with music, spoken word and vendors, at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Donation of $5 requested. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Thai Food Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Civic Center Park. 331-4034. 

Herb Walk in the Berkeley Hills Learn to identify and use many edible and medicinal plants that grow wild in the Bay Area. Meet at noon at the Strawberry Canyon Fire Trail head, below the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens on Centennial Drive. Sponsored by the Pacific School of Herbal Medicine. $6-$25 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds. 845-4028. www.pshm.org 

Turnings Great and Small: Where the Global and the Local Meet A talk by teacher and author Joanna Macy to benefit Berkeley EcoHouse, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Florence Schwimley Little Theater on Allston Way between MLK and Milvia. Tickets are $20 and are available at Cody’s Books, Black Oak Books on Shattuck Avenue, or at the door. 

Willard Community Peace Labyrinth Dedication at 2 p.m. at Willard Middle School, Telegraph Ave. between Derby and Stuart. Celebration includes song, refreshments, and a guided labyrinth peace walk. Free. Wheelchair accessible. Sponsored by the East Bay Labyrinth Project. 526-7377. 

Treasure Sale Benefit for Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 845.8542 ext. 376.  

Hands-on Bicycle Repair Clinic at 11 a.m. REI, 1338 San Pablo Ave. 527-4140. 

12th Annual Nude and Breast Freedom Day at noon at People’s Park, Haste above Telegraph. 848-1985 or email debbiemoore@xplicitplayers.com 

Tibetan Buddhism, Lama Palzang on “The Buddha’s Eight-fold Noble Path,” at 6 p.m. at the Tibetan Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Pl. 843-6812. www.nyingmainstitute.com 

“Growing Up Gay and Jewish in Germany,” with Rabbi Kai Eckstein at 7:30 p.m. at the ewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. 848-0237. www.brjcc.org 

Introduction to Tango Start correctly by learning from a master, Paulo Araujo, founder of the Instituto Brasileiro do Tango in Rio de Janeiro, 10:30-11:45 a.m. Cost is $15. The Berkeley Tango Studio. Registration and directions call 655-3585. 

MONDAY, SEPT. 22 

UC Berkeley’s 2020 Land Use EIR, Public Scoping Session, from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Krutch Theater, Clark Kerr Campus. Community members encouraged to attend. 643-9310. 

Berkeley High, Community Partnership Academy. Dinner at 6 p.m. in the BHS courtyard, information session at 6:30 p.m. in the Little Theater. 452-8822. 

League of Women Voters, Fall General Meeting from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda. John W. Ellwood on “California After the Recall: Will Anything Change?” will speak at 7 p.m. Lecture is free, dinner is $15. For reservations call 843-8824. 

Berkeley CopWatch organizational meeting at 6 p.m. at 2022 Blake St. Join us to work on current issues around police misconduct. Volunteers needed. For information call 548-0425. 

TUESDAY, SEPT. 23 

Access to the Outdoors for People with Disabilities, a panel presentation from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Berkeley Main Library  

Conference Room, 3rd Floor, 2090 Kittredge. Pre-registration required, call Access Northern California at 524-2026. 

Equinox Gathering at the Solar Calendar, Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley Marina. Workshop at 6:30 p.m. on the seasons led by Alan Gould, Lawrence Hall of Science. Learn how the park’s solar calendar works. 845-0657. www.solarcalendar.org  

Berkeley Fair Elections Coalition volunteers meeting and speaker training at 7 p.m. Call 693-5779 for location. 

“Mobilizing Millions: How Internet Activists are Helping the World,” with Joan Blades, co-founder of MoveOn.org at 7:30 p.m. at The College Prep- 

aratory School, Buttner Auditorium, 6100 Broadway (north), Oakland. Cost is $10 adult, $5 student. 658-5202. www.college-prep.org/livetalk  

“Hillel: Tenets of Judaism” at 7:30 p.m. at International House, Home Room, Piedmont at Bancroft. 642-9460. 

Lawyers in the Library at 6 p.m. at the West Branch, University above San Pablo. 981-6270. 

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24 

“The Voting Machine Scandal: The Promise and Pitfalls of Touch-Screen Voting” with Katherine Forrest, Co-founder of the Commonweal  

Institute, at 1:30 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Sponsored by the Berkeley Gray Panthers. 548-9696.  

Berkeley Peace Walk and Vigil at the Berkeley BART Station, corner of Shattuck and Center. Vigil at 6:30 p.m. followed by Peace Walk at 7 p.m. www.geocities. 

com/vigil4peace/vigil 

Free Lead-Safe Painting and Remodeling Class Learn how to detect and remedy lead hazards and conduct lead-safe renovations for your older home, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Emeryville Child Development Center, 1220 – 53rd Street, Emeryville. For information or to register, call the Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 567-8280.  

Free Marketing Workshops, sponsored by Sisters Headquarters, for women entrepreneurs, every Wed. from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 643 17th St. Oakland. For information call 238-1100. 

Prose Writers Workshop Novices welcome. Experienced facilitator. Community sponsored, no fee. Meets 7 to 9 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut, at Rose. For information call 524-3034. 

Berkeley CopWatch open office hours 7 to 9 p.m. Drop in to file complaints, assistance available. For information call 548-0425. 

THURSDAY, SEPT. 25 

Defeat Prop 54 Rally and March, at noon at Sproul Plaza, UC Campus. Sponsored by the Committee to Defend Affirmative Action. www.bamn.com 

Brower Youth Awards at 6 p.m. in the Florence Schwimley Theater, 1920 Allston Way. Meet six of the nation’s outstanding young environmental leadrers and learn about their work in conservation, preservation and restoration of the earth. Free, but reservations suggested. 415-788-3666 ext. 260. www.earthisland.org 

“Masai Culture in the 21st Century” with Kores Ole Musuni Solomon at 7:30 p.m. at International House, Home Room, Piedmont at Bancroft. 642-9460. 

Watt's In It for Us? Renewable Energy Forum Learn about current incentive programs including state rebates, low-interest financing, and tax credits. Panelists will include solar system owners, renewable energy experts and representatives from the City of Berkeley, PG&E and the California Energy Commission. From 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave., near Dwight Way. 548-2220 ext. 233. 

“The Presidents of the United States and the Jews,” with Rabbi David Dalin at 7:30 p.m. in the Dinner Boardroom, Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Rd. Presented by the GTU’s Center for Jewish Studies. 649-2482.  

ONGOING  

Acting and Storytelling Classes for Seniors, offered by Stagebridge. Wednesdays and Fridays, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Held at Arts First Oakland, 2501 Harrison St., close to BART and AC Transit. For information call 444-4755. www.stagebridge.org 

People's Park Community Advisory Board is seeking members. The board reviews and makes recommendations on park policies, programs and improvements, and guides the implementation of the park's long-term plan. Current pro- 

jects include a peace garden and the improvement of the children's play area. Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Applications will be accepted until Sept. 30. They are available at the People's Park office, 642-3255; the UC Office of Community Relations, 643-5299; and via e-mail to plspark@uclink.berkeley.edu. 

Free Smoke Detectors for City residents and UC Berkeley students who live off-campus. Applications are available from the Environment, Health & Safety office of UC Berkeley, at any Berkeley Fire Station, or at the Fire Admin. Office located at 2100 MLK, Jr. Way. 981-5585.  

Free Energy Bill Payment Assistance The City of Berkeley has money to help low-income households pay their gas and electric bills. For applications contact the Energy Office at 644-8544. TDD: 981-6903. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/energy 

CITY MEETINGS 

Parks and Recreation Commission meets Mon., Sept. 22, at 7 p.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Deborah Chernin, 981-6715. www.ci. 

berkeley.ca.us/commissions/parksandrecreation 

Solid Waste Management Commission meets Mon., Sept. 22, at 7 p.m., at 1201 Second St. Becky Dowdakin, 981-6357. www.ci.berkeley. 

ca.us/commissions/solidwaste 

Civic Arts Commission meets Wed., Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Mary Ann Merker, 981-7533. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ 

commissions/civicarts 

Disaster Council meets Wed., Sept. 24, at 7 p.m., at the Emergency Operations Center, 997 Cedar St. Carol Lopes, 981-5514. www.ci.berkeley.ca. us/commissions/disaster 

Energy Commission meets Wed., Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Neal De Snoo, 981-5434. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/energy 

Planning Commission meets Wed., Sept. 24, at 7 p.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Ruth Grimes, 981-7481. www.ci.berkeley. ca.us/commissions/planning 

Police Review Commission meets Wed., Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Barbara Attard, 981-4950. www.ci.berkeley. 

ca.us/commissions/policereview 

West Berkeley Project Area Commission meets Thurs., Sept. 25, at 7 p.m., at the West Berkeley Senior Center. 981-7520. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ 

commissions/westberkeley  

Zoning Adjustments Board meets Thurs., Sept. 25, at 7 p.m., in City Council Chambers. Mark Rhoades, 981-7410. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/zoning