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Calendar of Events & Activities
Wednesday, July 19
“Women Who Run With Words”
7:30 p.m.
Diesil Bookstore
5433 College Ave, Oakland
A writing workshop created by local poet Ruth Wynkoop, will present a group reading of poetry and short prose.
848-1069
Townhall Meeting on the Public Housing Plan
6-8 p.m.
West Berkeley Senior Center
1900 6th Street
1-800-773-2110
Poetry Workshop
8 p.m.
Berkeley Arts Center
All levels welcomed to this shape changing, free workshop lead by Rop Lipton. The individual voice and critical response will be the on-going focus. Classes continue every week at the same time.
665-1662
Ballroom Dance
10 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst at MLK Jr. Way
Come for a practice session of ballroom dance.
644-6107
Chinese Calligraphy with Mrs. Jou
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst at MLK Jr. Way
644-6107
Community Action Team
7 p.m.
Black Repertary Group Theatre
3201 Adeline St.
The team will consider actions to take to address the healthcare crisis in southwest Berkeley.
652-2120
Citizens Humane Commission
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Items for discussion are how relationships can be improved between the Shelter and Rescue groups.
Thursday, July 20
“Wilderness 911”
7 p.m.
REI
1338 San Pablo Ave
Learn how to better manage medical problems in the backcountry from Eric A. Weiss, M.D., Associate Director of Trauma and Emergency Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center and medical editor for Backpacker magazine.
527-7377
“La Ciudad”
7 p.m.
Revolution Books
2425 Channing Way
“La Ciudad,” filmed in black and white, presents four stories about people from Latin America who have come to work and survive in New York City. A garment worker in a sweatshop, a homeless puppeteer and his daughter, a young man newly arrived from Puebla, Mexico who crashed a quincenera (sweet fifteen) party, and a group of day laborers hired to clean huge stacks of bricks for pennies. The actors in this film are immigrant workers who had a special stake in bringing these stories to light.
848-1169
Free/opinional donations go to Revolution Books Video Library
“Meeting Life Changes” with John Hammerman
10 p.m.
Movie: “Civil Action”
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst at MLK Jr. Way
644-6107
Memorial Stadium Permanent Lighting Project
7-9 p.m.
Lower Conference Room, Unit One Residence Hall
2650 Durant Ave.
This is a community meeting to present supplemental documents to the initial study that describes the project and identifies its potential environmental effects.
For more information: 642-7720.
Elderly Disabled Advisory Committee
10 a.m.-noon
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter
101 8th Street, First Floor
Oakland
The agenda will include information on Ed Roberts Campus, transportation blueprint for the 21st Century, and a follow-up from the Mobility Matter Conference.
464-7700
Allergy-Free Gardening
7 p.m.
Slide presentation & book signing. The publication of this book has spurred multinational attention. Horticulturist Thomas Ogren comes to us from San Luis Obispo to educate us on the disastrous health problems created by poor plant choice. His extensively researched, plant-by-plant reference serves as the perfect resource for wise decision making.
Builders Booksource
1817 Fourth Street
(510) 845-6874
www.buildersbooksite.com
Friday, July 21
Route 24/Caldecott Tunnel Corridor Study
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Alameda Congrestion Management Agency Board Room
1333 Broadway, Suit 220
Oakland
Items on the agenda include “Dry Run” presentation for proposed public workshop.
“Does Winning by Intimidation Count?” with Betty Goren
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst at MLK Jr. Way
644-6107
“Schubert Songs” with Baker Lake
1:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst at MLK Jr. Way
-644-6107
Sunday, July 23
“The Wind and the Willows”
3 p.m.
Pacific Film Archive
2575 Bancroft Way @ Bowditch
Recommended for ages 7+. Monty Python fans and kids of all ages will revel in this witty and imaginative live-action adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s 1908 tale in which Rat, Badger and Mole team up to save their wealthy, reckless friend Toad from losing his estate.
Tickets $4
642-5249
Sunday Brunch & Lecture Series
10 a.m.
Berkeley Richmond JCC
1414 Walnut Street
In celebration of Kurt Weill’s 100th birthday, the Jewish Music Festival hosts a lecture with Urs Leonhardt Steiner,
The son of a Jewish Cantor, Kurt Weill was famous in Weimar, Germany for his collaborations with Berthold Brecht (including Three Penny Opera). Weill escaped to the U.S. in 1933, where he reinvented himself for the Broadway theater. His music became freer and jazzier, influenced by Cole Porter and Leonard Bernstein.
Maestro Steiner will share insights on the genius of this legendary composer, and how his move from Germany to the U.S. impacted his work. Recorded examples will be played to illustrate the lecture.
Admission is $7 general, $5 for JCC members, students and seniors. Reservations are advised.
848-0237 ext. 110.
Monday, July 24
“Pros and Cons of Measure B” with Marike Baan
1:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst at MLK Jr. Way
510-644-6107
