Arts & Events

I have recently read two fascinating books about the remote mountainous region of Epirus in northwestern Greece. The first book I read was Lament from Epirus by Christopher C. King, (W.W. Norton & Co., 2018(), an account of the author’s lifelong involvement in discovering, initially by means of old 78 rpm vinyl records, traditional music from Epirus in northwestern Greece. The second book, which I decided to reread right after my reading of Lament from Epirus, was Eleni, by Nicholas Gage (Random House, 1983), a harrowing account of how Gage’s mother, a peasant woman from a remote village in the Pindos Mountains of Epirus in Greece near the Albanian border, struggled to save her children. This task, undertaken during the Greek Civil War, ultimately cost this courageous woman her life, while it successfully saved the lives of her children. -more-

Worth Noting:

Check the City website for late announcements and meetings posted on short notice at: https://berkeleyca.gov/

• Tuesday: At 2:30 pm the Agenda Committee meets in the hybrid format to plan the June 13 City Council Regular Meeting. The status of In-Person meeting of City legislative bodies (boards and commissions) is #8 on the agenda.
• Wednesday:
  • From 6 – 7 pm there is a community meeting on the Specialized Care Unit in the hybrid format. Register before the meeting for the Zoom link.
  • At 7 pm the Homeless Services Panel of Experts meets on Measure P.
• Thursday:
  • At 7 pm the Housing Advisory Commission meets in person.
  • At 7 pm the Landmarks Preservation Commission meets in person. The Civic Center Plan is on the agenda.

City Council will vote on the Bird Safe Ordinance on June 6 at the 6 pm Regular city Council meeting.

Bird Safe tool kit by Erin Diehm https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZkY-L8ugJoy-sU3WfkPnlh2Mx8UcE6MIM7VRDYlY2nA/edit?usp=sharing

Directions with links to Zoom Support for activating Closed Captioning and Save Transcript are at the bottom of this calendar.

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BERKELEY PUBLIC MEETINGS and CIVIC EVENTS

Sunday, May 28, 2023 – No City Meetings listed

Monday, May 29, 2023 – Memorial Day Holiday

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

AGENDA AND RULES COMMITTEE Meeting at 2:30 pm -more-