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Out & About Calendar
Friday, Dec. 7
PEN Oakland & Literature
Without Borders Present
“War & Peace”
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Pro Arts
461 9th St., Oakland
Issues of War and Peace through poetry, and prose from Bay Area authors. 525-3948, kimmac@pacbell.net.
Lunchtime Lecture
12 p.m.
City Commons Club
2315 Durant Ave.
UC Berkeley Professor Hatem Bazian discusses U.S. relations in the Middle East. $1 admission with coffee, $11 - $12.25 admission with lunch.
Dunsmuir Historic Estate
Holiday Season
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
2960 Peralta Oaks Ct., Oakland
Volunteers have transformed the 50-acre estate and the 1899 mansion into a holiday event. 925-275-9595, www.dunsmuir.org.
Burning out in the melting
pot: Asian/American youth
facing the golden dilemma
12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
PANA Institute Office
Pacific School of Religion
Holbrook 210
1798 Scenic Ave.
Prof. Martin Verhoeven, of the Institute for World Religions, will lead the discussion. Informal brown bag lunch. 849-8244, www.psr.edu.
Civil Liberties Talk
7 p.m.
AK Press
674-A 23rd St., Oakland
A radical reading of civil liberties. Author Christian Parenti and filmmaker Jose Palafox speak about dissent, blowback, security, surveilance and policing. 208-1700, molly@akpress.org.
Silent Auction to Break the
Silence: Through the Eyes of
the Judged
6 - 10 p.m.
Downtown Oakland YWCA
1515 Webster St.
A benefit for the Prison Activist Resource Center featuring speakers, music, food. $10-40, no one turned away for lack of funds. 893-4648 x108
Saturday, Dec. 8
31st annual KPFA Community
Crafts Fair
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The Concourse
8th & Brannan streets
220 juried craftsmakers & artists show their best work in a mellow ambiance offering natural foods from many cultures, world music & dance performances & wise speakers. $7, Benefits KPFA Free Speech Radio. 848.6767 x609 www.kpfa.org
Permaculture Class
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave.
An extensive introductory course in the fundamentals for creating sustainable human environments. $15 non-members, $10 members. 548-2220 x233
Telegraph Area Association
Special Day
2-4 p.m.
Blackberry Ginger Cafe
2520 Durant Ave.
Open house. Mayor Shirley Dean and Councilmember Kriss Worthington will proclaim December 8 a day to honor founding members of the Association Board. Refreshments; music by the Rhythm Kitchen band. Free. 649-9500
Women of Color Resource
Center Presents A New Film
from South Africa
2:30 p.m. reception
3:30 p.m. showing
Health Education Center
400 Hawthorne St., Oakland
“Shouting Silent” by Xoliswa Sithole explores the South African HIV/AIDS epidemic as seen through the eyes of the filmmaker, an adult who lost her mother to HIV/AIDS in 1996. The film will be followed by a panel discussion. $5 -$10, 848-9272, www.coloredgirls.org.
Kids Toys Event
Noon - 2 p.m.
This Little Piggy
1840 Fourth St.
Family activities in the store: interactive play for boys and girls using new Woodkins paper dolls, snowflake making, and piggy cookies. Free. 981-1411.
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
Holiday Crafts Fair
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Martin Luther King, JR. Civic Center Park
Fair will include organic produce, handcrafted gifts, live choral music, massages, and hot apple cider. 548-3333, www.ecologycenter.org
– Compiled by Guy Poole
