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Calendar of Events & Activities
Wednesday, Jan. 17
Berkeley Communicators
Toastmasters
7:15 p.m.
Vault Restaurant
3250 Adeline St.
Learn to speak fluently without fear or hesitation.
Call Howard Linnard, 527-2337
Your Justice System at Work
7 - 8:30 p.m.
West Oakland Senior Center
1724 Adeline St.
Oakland
Judges of the Superior Court, attorneys, and other justice system representatives will be present to hear the concerns of the public and to answer their questions. 268-7610
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
Environmental Sampling
Project Task Force
6:30 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way
Discussions will include the Berkeley Lab responses to comments on the Tritium sampling and analysis plan.
Genetically Modified Food Teach-In and Strategy Session
7 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave.
Teach-in led by the Genetic Engineering Education Network, followed by a general strategy session and discussion of upcoming events by the Organic Consumers Association Organizer Simon Harris, Ecology Center’s Steve Evans, and other local activists.
Call 548-2220 x239
Telegraph Area Association
Community Planning Committee
9 a.m.
TAA
2509 Haste St.
To be discussed will be southside planning position for TAA to support and strategy to increase faculty/staff housing in southside.
Call 649-9500
Telegraph Area Association
Membership Committee
9 a.m.
2509 Haste St.
To be discussed will be a review of workplan objectives and a review of workplan goals.
Call 649-9500
Thursday, Jan. 18
Simplicity Forum
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Berkeley Library
Claremont Branch
2940 Benveue Ave.
Facilitated by Cecile Andrews, author of “Circles of Simplicity,” learn about this movement whose philosophy is “the examined life richly lived.” Call 549-3509 or visit www.seedsofsimplicity.org
Duomo Readings Open Mic.
6:30 - 9 p.m.
Cafe Firenze
2116 Shattuck Ave.
With featured poet Ayodele Nzinga and host Mark States.
644-0155
Combating Congestion
1 - 5 p.m.
Pauley Ballroom
Student Union Building
UC Berkeley
A one-day transportation conference featuring Martin Wachs, of UC Berkeley, speaking on transportation finance and Elizabeth Deakin, also of UC Berkeley, speaking on the relationship of growth and congestion.
Call 642-1474
Become Berkeley City Smart
7:30 p.m.
Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore
1385 Shattuck Ave. (at Rose)
In a slide presentation & talk, Berkeley resident, restaurant and movie critic John Weil takes attendees on a unique tour through the rich artistic and cultural heritage of Berkeley and Oakland. Free
Call 843-3533
— compiled by
Chason Wainwirght
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 25 Meeting
8 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Building
1931 Center St.
Any woman who has had a relative serve in the U.S. military is invited to attend and join the auxiliary.
Call 916-372-8364
Journey Across China
7 p.m.
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Eugene Tsiang, Shanghai native, will give a slide presentation on his two-month journey last spring by train and four-wheel drive vehicle across China’s Shaanxi, Gansu and Xinjiang Provinces. Free
Call 527-4140
Free “Quit Smoking” Class
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis (at Ashby)
Cease your smoking with the help of this free class offered to Berkeley residents and employees.
Call 644-6422 to enroll or e-mail quitnow@ci.berkeley.ca.us
“Origin and History of the Pathways”
7 - 9 p.m.
Live Oak Park Recreation Center
1200 Shattuck Ave.
Paul Grunland, board member of the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association, will speak on the history of Berkeley’s pathways. Free
Call 527-2693
Telegraph Area Association
Economic Development Committee
3:30 p.m.
Sather Gate Garage Conference Room
2431 Channing Way
To be discussed will be a holiday marketing update, Telegraph power outages, and the Sather Gate parking garage.
Call 649-9500
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
Friday, Jan. 19
Strong Women - Writers &
Heroes of Literature
1 - 3 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Taught by Dr. Helen Rippier Wheeler, author of “Women and Aging: A Guide to Literature,” this is a free weekly literature course in the Berkeley Adult School’s Older Adults Program.
Call 549-2970
“Evidence-Based Practice - How it May Effect You”
11:45 a.m. luncheon
12:30 p.m. speaker
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
Eileen Gambrill, professor in the department of social welfare at UC Berkeley with speak.
$11 - $12.25 with luncheon, $1 with coffee, students free
848-3533
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
Pardon Leonard Pelltier Prayer Circle
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Oakland Federal Building
Clay (between 12th & 14th)
Oakland
The Pelltier Action Committee are asking President Clinton to pardon political prisoner Leonard Pelltier. Today is the last day Clinton can pardon Pelltier.
Call 464-4534 or e-mail: thepac2000@hotmail.com
Saturday, Jan. 20
On Death & Dying
9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Berkeley Buddhist Temple
2121 Channing Way (between Shattuck & Fulton)
Kathleen Gustin, Zen priest, and Rev. Ronald Nakasone of the Graduate Theological Union speak at this workshop designed to help those considering their own ending or that of loved ones.
$20 per person (box lunch included)
Call Ken Kaji, 601-5394
Rockridge Writers
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Spasso Coffeehouse
6021 College Ave.
Poets and writers meet to critique each other’s work. “Members’ work tends to be dark, humorous, surreal, or strange.”
e-mail: berkeleysappho@yahoo.com
Corinne Innis Reception
5 - 7 p.m.
Women’s Cancer Resource Center
3023 Shattuck Ave.
Paying homage to her subconscious, Innis uses rich colors in her acrylic paintings.
Call 548-9286
Free Tae-Bo Classes for Adults
10 - 10:45 a.m.
Frances Albrier Community Center
San Pablo Park
2800 Park St.
Call 644-8515
Free Martial Arts Classes for Kids
11:15 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Frances Albrier Community Center
San Pablo Park
2800 Park St.
Classes taught by Michael Johnson, a fourth degree black belt. Ages 5 - 7, 11:15 a.m. - Noon; Ages 8 - 12, 12:15 p.m. - 1 p.m.; Ages 13 to adults, 1:15 p.m. - 2 p.m.
644-8515
Building And Remodeling
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Glen Kitzenberger discusses what homeowners need to know before building or remodeling. Skip Wenz discusses the pros and cons of building an addition. Free
Call 525-7610
Free Puppet Shows
1:30 & 2:30 p.m.
Hall of Health
2230 Shattuck Ave.
The Kids on the Block, an award-winning educational puppet troupe, includes puppets with such conditions as cerebral palsy, blindness and Down syndrome.
Bengal Basin Seminar
3 p.m.
Warren Hall, Room 22
UC Berkeley
Part of the Third International India Bangladesh Symposium for reducing the impact of toxic chemicals on the Bengal Basin. With World Poet Rabindranath Tagore.
Call 841-3253
Sunday, Jan. 21
Live Oak Concert
7:30 p.m.
Berkeley Art Center
1275 Walnut St.
The music of J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi played by the trio of Marvin Sanders, flute, Becky Lyman, harpsichord, and Alexander Kort, cello.
$8 - $10
Call 644-6893
Saying No To Power
10:30 a.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St. (at Rose)
Bill Mandel, author and activist talks about his new book.
$4 - $5
848-0237
Single Parents and Step & Blended
Family Interfaith Fellowship
4 - 6 p.m.
Beth El Synagogue
2301 Vine St. (at Spruce)
An interfaith and very open group that welcomes parents and their children of all affiliations and orientations. This meetings discussion topics will be a supportive and advice oriented look at dating.
