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Calendar of Events & Activities
Tuesday, Oct. 31
Sing-A-Long
11 a.m.
Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St. 644-6107
Haunted House
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
1818 5th St.
Free
Donations benefiting youth activities in Berkeley appreciated.
644-3305
Wednesday, Nov. 1
Kathak Dancing with Pandit Chitresh Das
7:30 p.m.
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
2640 College Ave.
The Graduate Theological Union presents a free lecture-demonstration with Pandit Chitresh Das, a master of India’s Kathak dance form. This event is free.
Call 649-2440 for additional info
Mountain Adventure Seminar
In-store, registration required
6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Learn about equipment, fundamental climbing techniques and safety procedures.
$100 REI members, $110 for non members
To register (209) 753-6556
Task Force on
Telecommunications
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Fire Safety Commission
7:30 p.m.
Fire Training Division
997 Cedar St.
Discussion will include undergrounding of utilities in Berkeley and a proposal to the City Council for additional support for the Fire Department.
Citizen’s Budget Review
Commission
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Community Action Team
7 p.m.
Over 60 Health Center
3260 Sacramento
Citizens will meet to plan actions to take to reduce the health disparities in the city.
Board of Education
7:30 p.m.
Old City Hall
Council Chambers, 2nd Floor
2134 MLK Jr. Way
Thursday, Nov. 2
PASTForward Panel Discussion
2 p.m.
UC Berkeley Art Museum
Bancroft Way (below College)
In conjunction with the White Oak Dance Project’s performances, a panel discussion with Judson era dance choreographers Yvonne Rainer and Deborah Hay. Free.
From Morgan to Modern
7:30 p.m.
“Saddling the Site: The Environmental Designs of Wurster, Church and Others”
The Hillside Club
2286 Cedar St.
$10. 841-2242
Berkeley Metaphysic Toastmasters Club
6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
2515 Hillegass Ave.
Public speaking skills and metaphysic come together at Avatar Metaphysical Toastmasters. Meets first and third Thursdays each month. Call 869-2547 or 643-7645
Spirit of the Road
7:30 p.m.
Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore
1385 Shattuck Ave. (at Rose)
Don Patton, general editor and Vice President of Publishing for the California State Automobile Association presents a slide show celebrating the first one hundred years of the automobile and the CSA. Free.
Call 843-3533 for more info.
BOSS Graduation
6 - 8 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Oakland
27th & Harrison
Oakland
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency’s graduation gala for poor, disabled, and homeless folks who have worked hard to achieve jobs, housing, education, training, and other milestones. There will be special guests, music, and a buffet. The community are invited.
Call 649-1930
Spirit Matters
4:30 p.m.
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Ave.
Rabbi Michael Lerner speaks about his new book.
Call 849-8244
Friday, Nov. 3
Taize Worship Service
7:30-8:30 p.m.
An hour of quiet reflection and song. First Friday of the month.
Loper Chapel on Dana Street between Durant and Channing Way. 848-3696
“Want to Transform your Dreams Into Reality?”
7:30 p.m.
Lecture by Leonard Orr, world known for creating the Rebirthing and Conscious Breathwork Movement.
The Berkeley Friends Church, 1600 Sacramento St.
$25, 843-6514
Circle Dancing
7:45 - 10 p.m.
Finnish Brotherhoos Hall
1970 Chestnut St.
Simple folkdancing in a circle. Beginners welcome and no partners are required.
Call John Bear, 528-4253
Marga Gomez
8 p.m.
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Comedian Marga Gomez was one of the founding members of Culture Clash and the Latino comedy ensemble. Part of the La Lesbian performance and film series.
Call 654-6346
Women in Black
Noon - 1 p.m.
Bancroft at Telegraph
Women for peace in the Middle East
Saturday, Nov. 4
Breathtaking Barnabe Peak
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Hike through Samuel P. Taylor State Park’s lush forests and climb to the heights of Barnabe Peak, overlooking Point Reyes. One in a series of free fall outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations
Wild About Books?
10:30 a.m.
Berkeley Central Library
2121 Allston Way
Dublin Library’s resident storyteller and featured teller at the 1998 National Storytelling Festival tell kids aged 3 to 7 her favorite tales. Call 649-3943
New Science & Ancient Wisdom Conference
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
International Center
2222 Harold Way
Featured speakers include Father Charlie Moore speaking on “The Cosmic Origins of Man,” Dolores Cannon speaking on “Visions of Nostradamus,” and David Hatcher Childress speaking on “Technology of the Gods.” Event runs through Sunday.
Pre-registration admission, $65; after Oct. 27, $85
Call Charles Gotsky, 650-343-5202
The Next Ivory Trade? The Intellectual Property Rights of University Faculty
A conference sponsored by the Berkeley Faculty Association/American Association of University Professors Coalition
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
UC Berkeley International House
841-1997
Collecting Chinese Decorative Art
10 a.m. - Noon
Oakland Museum
1000 Oak St.
Dessa Goddard, director of the Asian Department at Butterfields, and a panel discuss. Followed by a collectors’ tea. Included in admission price to museum.
Call for reservations, 238-2022
“Broadway to La Scala”
7 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Oakland
2501 Harrison St. (at 27th St.)
A benefit concert for the Oakland Lyric Opera featuring a selection of Broadway musicals and arias from operas, including “Madame Butterfly.” $25 Call 836-6772
Sunday, Nov. 5
Buddhist Psychology
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Pl.
Buddhist teacher Sylvia Gretchen on “Beyond Therapy and Into the Heart of Buddhist Psychology.” Free. Call 843-6812
Berkeley Historical Society Walking Tour
Downtown Berkeley
Tour new construction, new uses, historic rehabilitation and public improvements that are completed or still in the works.
Noon
RSVP required 841-0181 space is limited.
Tickets: $5 for members, $10 for nonmembers.
A Dispirited Rebellion
10 a.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Author, television personality and columnist Gadi Taub will explore the literary and cinematic changes in Israeli society since the assassination of Prime Minister Rabin. A brunch will be served at 10 a.m.
Admission: $7 non-JCC members; $5 members
Call 848-9237
Soprano Stephanie Pan Sings
7:30 p.m.
Berkeley Art Center
1275 Walnut St.
Soprano Stephanie Pan is joined by Meg Cotner on harpsichord, Salley Blaker on cello, and Alex Jenne on lute. They will perform the music of Barbra Strozzi, Jacopo Peri, Giovanni Felice Sances and others.
$10 general; $9 students and seniors; under 12 Free
Call 644-6893
“Bigger Things”
7 p.m.
La Pena Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Judith-Kate Friedman celebrates the release of her new CD.
$12 general; $20 reserved seating
Info and tickets: 654-7464 or 849-2568
— compiled by
Chason Williams
Monday, Nov. 6
Airports vs. the Bay
7 p.m.
Albany Community Center
1249 Marin St.
Albany
David Lewis, Executive Director of “Save the Bay” will speak on the airports’ plans to expand into the SF Bay and other challenges to Bay restoration.
Contact: Friends of Five Creeks, 848-9358
Tuesday, Nov. 7
Zonta Club dinner
5:30 p.m.
Berkeley City Club
$20 per person
Dr. Sylvia Earle, a marine bioligist, author and Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society, will be the featured speaker.
For more information call 845-6221
Thursday, Nov. 9
The Life and Art of Chiura Obata
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Public Library
1170 Alameda (at Hopkins)
A slide show and lecture presented by Obata’s granddaughter, Kimi Kodani Hill, celebrating Obata’s book, “Topaz Moon: Chiura Obata’s Art of the Internment,” and the retrospective exhibit of Obata’s work to appear this Fall at SFs De Young Museum.
For details call 644-6850
From Morgan to Modern
“Bay Area Modern”
7:30 p.m.
The Hillside Club
2286 Cedar St.
$10. 841-2242
ESL Teacher Job Fair
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Berkeley Adult School
1222 University Ave., Room 7
ESL program representatives from adult schools in Alameda and Contra Costa counties will provide information about desired qualifications, current job openings, credentialing requirements, and more.
Call Kay Wade, 644-6130
“Feeding the Moon: A Nutritive Approach to Feminine Fertility”
Lern how fertility is affected by the environment and how it can be enhanced by healthy lifestyle choices
7:30 to 9 p.m.
The Ecology Center
2530 San Pable Ave.
558-1324, free
“Diabetes: What to Know Head-to-Toe”
Health Education Center, 400 Hawthorne Ave.
12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free
869-6737
Love and Betrayal: A Musical Journey
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Mezzo Soprano Sylvia Braitman discusses the role Gustav Mahler, Kurt Weill, Arnold Schoenberg, and Hanns Eisler played in the development of modernity in German, Austrian and Western music.
Tuition: $8 for general; $5 JJC members (class code A101-BJ)
Call 848-0237 for more info.
Hour of the Furnaces
4:30 - 6 p.m.
Hewlett Library, Dinner Board Room
2400 Ridge Rd.
Renny Golden, poet, liberation theologian, and professor of social ethics at Northeastern Illinois University, will read from her new book on the Central American experience of struggle.
649-2490
Friday, Nov. 10
Dragon and Phoenix Banquet Cooking Contest
7 p.m.
Oakland Museum
1000 Oak St.
Students from Bay Area cooking academies present original dishes based on the “Dragon and Phoenix” theme to a panel of celebrity judges. Fee and price of admission to museum.
Reservations: 238-2022
Women in Black
Noon - 1 p.m.
Bancroft at Telegraph
Women for peace in the Middle East
Saturday, Nov. 11
Moonlight on Mt. Diablo
1 - 10:30 p.m.
Hike up the Devil’s Mountain by daylight, catch a glorious sunset and hike back by the light of the moon. One in a series of free outing organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations
Sunday, Nov. 12
Views, Vines and Veggies
9:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Climb Bald Mountain in Sugarloaf State Park and peer down upon the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. Then please your palate at the Landmark Winery and visit Oak Hill organic vegetable and flower farm. One in a series of free fall outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233 for reservations
“Time Across Cultures”
2 - 4 p.m.
St. Clements Church
2837 Claremont Ave.
The annual Roselyn Yellin Memorial lecture with a slide-illustrated panel discussion. Also a tour of the “Telling Time” exhibit at the Judah L. Magnes Museum followed by a reception at the museum, 4 - 5 p.m.
More info: 549-6950
Buddhism & Compassion
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Psychiatrist and teacher Bobby Jones on “Healing through Compassion.” Free.
843-6812
“Road To Mecca” Auditions
2 p.m.
Live Oak Theatre
1301 Shattuck (at Berryman)
The Actors Ensemble of Berkeley is auditioning roles for two females, 60-70 and 25-35, and one male, 60-70. Auditioners should prepare a monologue no longer than two minutes. No appointments.
Call Debra Blondheim, 667-9827
Monday, Nov. 13
An Evening with Barbara Kingsolver
7:30 p.m.
King Middle School
1781 Rose St.
Barbara Kingsolver’s works include “Animal Dreams,” “High Tide in Tucson,” “The Poisonwood Bible” and “Prodigal Summer”
free parking $10 in advance, $13 at the door
Benefits KPFA and Urban Ecology.
848-6767
From Rossi to Bernstein
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Bay Area musician Mark Levy discusses the works of Jewish classical composers beginning with the sixteenth century. The first in a series of three Monday evening classes on music.
Tuition for all three classes: $30 general public; $20 JJC members, seniors and students
Individual classes: $10 general; $8 JJC members, seniors and students
Call 848-0237
Berkeley Preschool Fair
7 - 9 p.m.
Epworth United Methodist Church
1953 Hopkins St.
Sponsored by the Neighborhood Parents Network, this fair features representatives from local preschools. The topic will be how to evaluate preschool education philosophies and make the most of the admissions process. A fair featuring many local preschools will follow panel discussion.
$5 non-members; Free to NPN members
Call 527-6667 or visit www.parentsnet.org
Tuesday, Nov. 14
Take a Trip to the Steinbeck Museum and
Mission San Juan Bautista
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
This is an outing organzied by the Senior Center.
$40 with lunch, $25 without
Call Maggie or Suzanne, 644-6107
Three Little Pigs
3:30 p.m.
Berkeley South Branch Library
1901 Russell St.
Roger Mara and his Snapdragon Puppets perform.
649-3943
More Little Pigs
7 p.m.
Berkeley North Branch Library
1170 The Alameda
Roger Mara and his Snapdragon Puppets huff and puff and blow the house down.
“The Hand of Buddha”
7:30 p.m.
Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore
1385 Shattuck (at Rose)
In her new book poet, columnist and travel writer Linda Watanabe McFerrin explores the lives of women from different ethnic backgrounds and in moments of crisis. Free
Call 843-3533
Quest for Justice
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Bade Museum
1798 Scenic Ave.
A reception and discussion with the artists of “Quest for Justice: The Story of Korean Comfort Women as Told Through their Art,” an exhibit on display at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery.
849-8244
Wednesday, Nov. 15
Even More Little Pigs
3:30 p.m.
Berkeley Library Claremont Branch
2940 Benvenue Ave.
Roger Mara and his Snapdragon Puppets help Little Red Riding Hood get to Grandma’s house.
Thursday, Nov. 16
Reminiscing in Swingtime
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Library
1170 Alameda (at Hopkins)
George Yoshida, author and jazz drummer, presents a multi-media program recounting the big band experience in the Japanese American internment camps. The presentation will be capped with a set of live jazz by the George Yoshida Quartet.
Call for more info: 644-6850
Berkeley Metaphysic Toastmasters Club
6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
2515 Hillegass Ave.
Public speaking skills and metaphysic come together at Avatar Metaphysical Toastmasters. Meets first and third Thursdays each month.
Call 869-2547 or 643-7645
Free blood pressure screenings
Health Education Center, 400 Hawthorne Ave.
free
869-6737
Three Little Pigs
3:30 p.m.
Berkeley Library West Branch
1125 University Ave.
Roger Mara and his Snapdragon Puppets perform.
Friday, Nov. 17
Community Dance Party
7:45 - 9:45 p.m.
Live Oak Park
1301 Shattuck (at Berryman)
Come learn to dance with easy instructions presented by the Berkeley Folk Dancers.
Teens $2; Adult Non-members $4
Information: 525-3030
Women in Black
Noon - 1 p.m.
Bancroft at Telegraph
Women for peace in the Middle East
Saturday, Nov. 18
S.F. Stairs and Peaks
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Begin the day with a visit to the farmer’s market, then meander up the stairways and streets of Telegraph Hill to Coit Tower. Then up Russian Hill, descending to Fisherman’s Wharf for a ride back on the new historic streetcar line. One in a series of free fall outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: 415-255-3233
Berkeley Free Folk Festival
11 a.m. - 1 a.m.
Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Ave.
Fourteen hours of free concerts, workshops, jam sessions and to top it off a Saturday night dance. The fifth annual Folk Festival will feature Shay & Michael Black, Spectre Double Negative & the Equal Positive, Larry Hanks, Wake the Dead and many others. Sponsored by Charles Schwab and the City of Berkeley.
More info or to volunteer: 525-5099
Berkeley Video & Film Festival
2 - 11 p.m.
2451 Shattuck Ave.
Screenings of 35 documentaries, features, short features, animation, comedy, commercials, educaitonal and art video and film works. Featuring a number of local filmakers.
$8
Call 843-3699
Sunday, Nov. 19
Soprano Deborah Voigt
Cal Performances
3 p.m.
Voigt’s performance is a postponment from her original Oct. 15 date. The program will remain unchanged.
$28-$48 For tickets call 642-9988 or e-mail tickets@calperfs.berkeley.edu
Mt. Madonna & Wine
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Hike through evergreen forests and visit the remains of a 19th century estate, then finish the day with a visit to Kruse Winery. One of many free fall outings organized by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call: (415) 255-3233 for reservations
“Drawing Marathon”
Merritt College’s Art Building
Live models, group poses.
$12 for half a day, $20 for a full day, senior and student discounts available. No cameras or turpentine.
523-9763
Berkeley Video & Film Festival
2 - 11 p.m.
2451 Shattuck Ave.
Screenings of 35 documentaries, features, short features, animation, comedy, commercials, educaitonal and art video and film works. Featuring a number of Berkeley filmakers.
$8
Call 843-3699
Monday, Nov. 20
The Music of Israel
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Bay Area musician Mark Levy discusses the music of Israel, from the early pioneers of Palestine to the latest rock.
Tuition for all three classes: $30 general public; $20 JJC members, seniors and students
Individual classes: $10 general; $8 JJC members, seniors and students
Call 848-0237
Tuesday, Nov. 21
Fibromyalgia Support Group
Noon - 2 p.m.
Alta Bates Medical Center, Maffly Auditorium
Herrick Campus
2001 Dwight Way
Call D.L. Malinousky, 601-0550
Monday, Nov. 27
To Make the World Whole
7:30 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Bay Area musician Mark Levy discusses songs of peace, protest and change from labor, feminists, peace, and environmental activists of the past 125 years, that inspired others to action.
Tuition for all three classes: $30 general public; $20 JJC members, seniors and students
Individual classes: $10 general; $8 JJC members, seniors and students
Call 848-0237
Wednesday, Nov. 29
Wanderlust: Tales of Adventure and Romance
7:30 p.m.
Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore
1385 Shattuck Ave. (at Rose)
Jeff Greenwald and other travel writers discuss the art of writing travel literature and how to make a living doing it.
Call 843-3533
Compiled by Chason Wainwright
