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Calendar of Events & Activities
Saturday, April 21
California Native Plant Sale
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Regional Botanical Garden
South Park Drive & Wildcat Canyon Road
Tilden Regional Park
A variety of plants will be for sale and proceeds benefit Botanic Garden programs. Please bring boxes for carrying your plants home.
841-8732
Family Farm Day
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
Center St. at MLK Jr. Way
As a complimentary event to Earth Day Berkeley, taking place in Civic Center Park, this will be a chance to see what life is like on a farm. Farm equipment, an observable beehive, human powered hayrides, sheep, and more. Free
548-3333
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street 548-3333
Hands-On Seed Cleaning
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
924 Gilman St.
Covering a variety of techniques and methods. At noon there will be a seed and plant swap, so bring envelopes to gather seed in.
548-2220
Building a Garden at
Cragmont Elementary
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cragmont Elementary School
1150 Virginia St.
Volunteers are asked to help students and staff of Cragmont make planter boxes, weed, trim, plant trees and more. The garden will be used in the schools environmental education program. 525-6058
Run for Life
8 a.m.
UC Berkeley Campus
An event to “Celebrate the Spirit of Goodness in Children.” Includes a 3K, 5K, and 10K course for walking or running around UC Berkeley. Culminating in a celebration in the newly renovated Edwards Track Stadium. Sponsored by Nantucket Nectars.
$18 - $25 per person
866-786-4543 or www.runforlife.net
I-House Spring Festival
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. .
International House
2299 Piedmont Ave. (at Bancroft)
A celebration of cultures from around the globe. Featuring delicacies from India, the Netherlands, Turkey, Taiwan more. Performances of traditional dance on five stages.
$3 - $5 642-9460
Berkeley Earth Day
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Civic Center Park
Allston & MLK Jr. Way
Beginning with an Eco-Motion parade, with kids and adults using forms of non-polluting transport. The Earth Day Fair will feature music, revolutionary comedy from Sherry Glaser, and speaker Rachel Peterson from Urban Ecology. Also, a climbing wall, kid’s making area, vegetarian food and beer, crafts, beeswax candle making and much more. Free 654-6346
Albany Senior Center
White Elephant Sale
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Friends of Albany Seniors
846 Masonic Ave.
Albany
524-9122
Earth Day Creek Walk
10 a.m.
Boogie Woogie Bagel Boy Garden
Gilman and Curtis
Explore history and opportunities for restoration on lower Codornices and Cerrito Creeks on an Earth Day walk co-sponsored by Berkeley Path Wanderers and Friends of Five Creeks. Bring water and snacks.
848-9358
Free Puppet Shows
1:30 & 2:30 p.m.
Hall of Health
2230 Shattuck Ave., Lower Level
The Kids on the Block, an award-winning educational puppet troupe which includes puppets from diverse cultures and puppets with medical conditions such as leukemia and spina bifida, will perform. Free
International Tour Directing?
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Vista Community College
2020 Milvia St., Room 303
Learn about careers in tour leading: Dealing with guides, hotels, airlines and other suppliers, and much more. Learn what qualifications are needed and where the jobs are/aren’t.
$5.50 for California residents
981-2931
Green Building
9 - 11 a.m.
642 Hearst Ave.
A free seminar for builders, contractors, architects and others interested in preserving natural resources. Presented by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority and Recycling Board, the seminar will focus on applicable alternatives to traditional products and practices.
649-2674
Open Mike Poetry Reading
2 - 4 p.m.
John Greenleaf Whittier
Arts Magnet
Elementary School
Allen Ginsberg Memorial
Milvia & Lincoln Streets
644-3971
Sunday, April 22
Reimagining Pacific Cities
6 - 8:30 p.m.
New Pacific Studio
1523 Hearst Ave.
“How are Pacific cities reshaping their cultural and environmental institutions to better serve the needs and enhance the present and future quality of life of all segments of their societies?” $10 per meeting 849-0217
The Value of Meditation
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Bob Byrne will discuss how you can bring the benefits of meditation into your life. Free 843-6812
Hands-On Bicycle
Repair Clinics
11 a.m. - Noon
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Learn how to repair a flat tire from one of REI’s bike technicians. All you need to bring is your bike. Free 527-4140
Salsa Lesson & Dance Party
6 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Mati Mizrachi and Ron Louie will teach how to kick up your heels and move your hips. Israeli food provided by the Holy Land Restaurant. Novices are encouraged to attend. $10 237-9874
Plants of the Bible Tour
1:30 p.m.
UC Botanical Garden
Explore the gardens with docents who will point out plants mentioned in the bible. 643-1924
Health Awareness Fair
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Calvary Presbyterian Church
1940 Virginia St.
Booths for blood pressure checks, blood sugar checks, massage therapy, geriatric medicine, HIV/AIDS, various cancers, nutrition and diet. Free
415-454-8725
— compiled by
Chason Wainwrgiht
Monday, April 23
Cold War Civil Rights
4 p.m.
Harris Room
119 Moses Hall
UC Berkeley
Mary Dudziak, USC, will discuss “Cold War Civil Rights: Race and the Image of American Democracy.” Free
Gypsy Day Celebration
Noon - 1 p.m.
Lower Sproul Plaza
UC Berkeley
Rromani music and dance featuring Nadia Hava-Robbins, Rromani dancer and poet from the Czech Republic. Followed by a human rights presentation by Voice of Roman president Sani Rifati. Free
981-1352
Lavender Seniors Panel Presentation
1:30-3 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1902 Hearst St.
Discussion on how agism and homophobia affect seniors
667-9655
Senior Housing in Berkeley Forum
2 - 4 p.m.
Redwood Gardens
2951 derby St
Is Senior Housing safe? Is it permanent? An open forum held by the Affordable Housing Advocacy Project, senior housing residents sill discuss concerns. Followed by Housing Clinic to respond to individual questions.
1-800-773-2110
Tuesday, April 24
Berkeley Camera Club
7:30 p.m.
Northbrae Community Church
941 The Alameda
Share your slides and learn what other photographers are doing. Monthly field trips.
Call Wade, 531-8664
Free! Early Music Group
10 - 11:30 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
A small group who sing madrigals and other voice harmonies. Their objective: To enjoy making music and building musical skills.
Call Ann 655-8863 or e-mail: ann@integratedarts.org
Young Queer Women’s Group
8 - 9:30 p.m.
Pacific Center
2712 Telegraph Ave.
Make some new friends, expand your horizons and get support with a bunch of queer women all in the same place at the same time (somewhere between 18 and 25).
548-8283 or visit www.pacificcenter.org
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
2 - 7 p.m.
Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
548-3333
National Organization for Women Meeting
6:30 p.m.
Mama Bears Bookstore
6536 Telegraph Ave.
261-1642
Peaceful Assembly of 10,000
7 - 8:30 p.m.
North Gate 105
UC Berkeley
A celebration of the second anniversary of April 25, 1999 when 10,000 Falun Gong followers assembled. Sponsored by the Cal Human Rights Campaign.
chinahumanrights2001@yahoo.com
Wednesday, April 25
Stagebridge Free Acting & Storytelling
Classes for Seniors
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
First Congregational Church
2501 Harrison St.
Oakland
Call 444-4755 or visit www.stagebridge.org
Computer Literacy Class
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
MLK Youth Services Center
1730 Oregon St.
A free class sponsored by the City of Berkeley’s Young Adult Project. The class will cover basic hardware identification and specification, basic understanding of software, basic word-processing and basic spreadsheets.
Call 644-6226
The New Math
7 - 9 p.m.
School of Journalism Library
121 North Gate Hall
UC Berkeley
Part of the Terner Series, an informal salon-style discussion series, which brings together industry professionals, students, and interested community members. This session is a discussion of the common misunderstandings in the economics of development. Free
Gray Panthers General Meeting
1:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst St. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Sandra Weese of SEIU Local 250 and two hospital workers will tell about their campaign to improve staffing ratios and conditions in California Nursing Homes.
548-9696
