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Calendar of Events & Activities
Wednesday, July 18
Blisters No More: Finding the
Proper Boot Fit
7 p.m.
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
REI footwear expert Brad Bostrom will show you how to make your feet more comfortable out on the trail. Bring your boots and socks to this interactive clinic. Free.
527-4140
Berkeley Communicator
Toastmasters Club
7:15 a.m.
Vault Cafe
3250 Adeline
Learn to speak with confidence. Ongoing first and third Wednesdays each month.
527-2337
Ice Cream Day at LHS
Noon - 2 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
UC Berkeley
Part of the Lawrence Hall of Science Wednesday FUN-days. Make your own ice cream and compare it to a commercial brand. Museum admission $3 - $7.
642-5132
Support Group for
Family/Friends
Caring for Older Adults
4 - 5:30 p.m. - 3rd Wednesday of each month
Alta Bates Medical Center
Herrick Campus
2001 Dwight Way
3rd floor, Room 3369B
The group will focus on the needs of the older adult with serious medical problems, psychiatric illnesses, substance abuse, and their caregivers. Facilitated by Monica Nowakowski, LCSW.
Free. For more information call 802-1725
International Working Class
Film and Video Festival
7 p.m.
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Avenue
Part of LaborFest 2001, films to be screened include “Resistance As Democracy,” “The Internationale,” “Songs of the Thai Labor Movement,” and “Zimbabwe’s New Chimurenga.” $7.
849-2568
Thursday, July 19
LGBT Catholics Group
7:30 p.m.
Newman Hall
2700 Dwight Way (at College)
The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender Catholics group are “a spiritual community committed to creating justice.” This meeting will be a game night.
654-5486
Summer Noon Concerts 2001
Noon - 1 p.m.
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
Shattuck at Center St.
Weekly concert series. This week The Waikiki Steel Works perform vintage acoustic Hawaiian steel guitar music.
Berkeley Metaphysical
Toastmasters Club
6:15 - 7:30 p.m.
2515 Hillegass Ave.
Public speaking skills and metaphysics come together. Ongoing first and third Thursdays each month.
Call 869-2547
Quit Smoking Class
6 - 8 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis Street
A six week quit smoking class.
Free to Berkeley residents and employees.
Call 644-6422 or e-mail at: quitnow@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Salsa Dance Classes
7:30 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Classes every Thursday with live percussionists, light refreshments, DJ playing Latin music. $10 or $15 for two.
237-9874
Backpacking Yosemite’s High
Country
7 p.m.
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Slide Presentation.
Marvin Schinnerer will share highlights from two favorite trips out of Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows. Free. 527-4140
Berkeley School Volunteers
3 - 4:30 p.m.
1835 Allston Way
Orientation for volunteers interested in helping in academic and recreation programs being held in Berkeley public schools this summer. 644-8833
Fair Campaign Practices
Commission
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Street
Health Room
Discussion and action regarding possible violations of the Berkeley Election Reform Act.
981-6950 or 981-6903 (TDD)
Free Computer Class for Seniors
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 3 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis St.
This free course offers basic instruction in keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Windows 95, Excel and Internet access. Space is limited, call ahead for a reservation. 644-6109
Friday, July 20
Therapy for Trans Partners
6 - 7:30 p.m.
Pacific Center for Human Growth
2712 Telegraph Ave. (at Derby)
A group open to partners of those in transition or considering transition. The group is structured to be a safe place to receive support from peers and explore a variety of issues, including sexual orientation, coming out, feelings of isolation, among other topics. Intake process required. Meeting Fridays through August 17.
$8 - $35 sliding scale per session
Call 548-8283 x534 or x522
Lives From Herstory
1:15 - 3:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Part of “Strong Women: The Arts, Herstory and Literature,” a free weekly cultural studies course in the Berkeley Adult School’s Older Adults Program taught by Helen Rippier Wheeler. This week’s focus is on Margaret Higgins Sanger.
Call 549-2970
The Art of Recycling
2 - 8 p.m.
Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery
2200 Shattuck Avenue
A day-long celebration of the importance of recycling, the event will explore different ways to reuse -- artistic and practical. Bring your own old clothes, broken appliances, and other items or drop off in advance at the Gallery during regular hours Thursday through Sunday, noon - 8 p.m.
486-0411
Life in Cohousing
7:30 p.m.
International House Auditorium
UC Berkeley
2299 Piedmont Avenue
The opening address for the 2001 North American Cohousing Conference, Eric Utne will speak on “Changing the World and Yourself by Creating Community.” $10.
834-7399
Saturday, July 21
Ohtani Bazaar
4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Higashi Honganji Temple
1524 Oregon Street
Games, prizes and activities for children. Japanese food will be available. Free admission.
236-2550
Berkeley Farmer’s Market
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
Regular market with a special “Sustainable Agriculture” event. Speakers will discuss “Environmental and Social Justice and the Food Supply,” with topics ranging from genetic engineering to local food security. Also, the Resources for Community Development will be collecting donations of household goods for Alameda Point.
548-3333
Snails, Lizard
and Turtle Races
10 - 10:50 a.m. or 11 - 11:50 a.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
UC Berkeley
Find out how fast these different animals move and why. Workshop for children ages 3 - 8 and an accompanying adult. $8 - $25.
642-5132
Puppet Show
1:30 and 2:30 p.m.
Hall of Health
Lower Level
2230 Shattuck Avenue
The show by Kids on the Block, an award-winning educational puppet troupe, promotes acceptance and understanding of physical and mental differences. Free.
549-1564
MFA Survey Exhibition
Reception
6 - 8 p.m.
Traywick Gallery
1316 Tenth Street
Reception for artists featured at Traywick Gallery’s third annual MFA Survey Exhibition which runs through August 18. Prajakti Jayavant, Tia Factor, Geof Oppenheimer, and Bambi Waterman work in three-dimensional media.
527-1214
Reception for Mary Black
3 - 5 p.m.
YWCA
2600 Bancroft Way
A reception for Mary Black’s painting exhibition at the YWCA which runs through September 28.
— compiled by Sabrina Forkish and Guy Poole
