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Calendar of Events & Activities

Wednesday June 27, 2001

Wednesday, June 27

Conversations in Commedia

7:30 p.m.

La Pena

3105 Shattuck Ave.

The series pairs radical theater “elders” to share memories of their years in Commedia. This week with former Mime Troupe actress Audrey Smith and Ladies Against Women character Selma Spector. $6 - $8. 849-2568

Disaster Council

7 p.m.

Emergency Operations Center

997 Cedar Street

Update on Measure G.

644-8736

Socratic Circle Discussion

5 p.m.

Cafe Electica

1309 Solano Avenue

Gather for espresso and discussion at the “green” teen cafe. Open to all. Free. 527-2344

Thursday, June 28

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

Summer Noon Concerts 2001

Noon - 1 p.m.

Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza

Shattuck at Center St.

Weekly concert series. This week Berkeley Opera performs pieces of Carmen.

Pink Slip Party and Career

Mixer

6 - 9 p.m.

Pyramid Brewery and Alehouse

901 Gilman Street

Meet with East Bay job seekers while listening to music by DJ and Emcee Marty Nemko. Also, cash bar, free hors d’oeurves, and prize giveaways. Free and open to the public. Call 251-1401.

www.eastbaytechjobs.com/mixer/

Take the Terror Out

of Talking!

Noon to 1:30 p.m.

California Dept. of Health Services

2151 Berkeley Way

Room 804

Open house at State Health Toastmasters Club to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Free.

649-7750

Friday, June 29

Living Philosophers

10 a.m. - Noon

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Hear and entertain the ideas of some modern day philosophers: Jacob Needleman, J. Revel, Hilary Putnam, John Searle, Saul Kripke, Richard Rorty and others. Every Friday except holidays. Facilitated by H.D. Moe.

Therapy for Trans Partners

6 - 7:30 p.m.

Pacific Center for Human Growth

2712 Telegraph Ave.

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

Strong Women: Arts, Herstory

and Literature

1:15 - 3:15 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst Ave.

Taught by Dr. Helen Rippier Wheeler, author of “Women and Aging: A Guide to Literature,” this is a free weekly cultural studies course in the Berkeley Adult School’s Older Adults Program.

Call 549-2970

Carefree/Carfree Tour

3 p.m.

Sather Gate

UC Berkeley

Telegraph at Bancroft

Walking tour from Sather Gate to People’s Park entitled “Berkeley in the Sixties.” Led by Free Speech veterans and Berkeley residents Kate Coleman and Michael Rossman, the tour will include important locations and discussions of the Free Speech movement, the Vietnam Day Committee, the rise of affirmative action, and other events and movements. Free.

486-04 11

Saturday, June 30

Berkeley Farmers’ Market

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street

548-3333

First Annual Brower Day

David Brower’s Environmental Legacy Celebrated

Noon - 5 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Civic Center Park

Outdoor festival celebrating the Earth and the late David Brower. Sustainable Crafts Market, organic and vegetarian food. Lee Stetson will perform “The Spirit of John Muir” in the Florence Schwimley Little Theater, 12:30 and 2 p.m., and at 3 p.m. a special screening of "In the Light of Reverence" by the Sacred Land Film Project. Julia Butterfly Hill will join filmmaker Toby McLeod for a special panel following the film. 415-788-3666

Science of Spirituality

5 p.m.

St. John’s Presbyterian Church

2727 Collage Avenue

Professor Andrew Vidich will speak on “Rumi: Mystic and Romantic Love, Stories of Masnavi.” Childcare and vegetarian food provided. Free.

925-830-2975

Bonfire III: Stories and

Songs By the Sea

7:30 p.m.

Berkeley Marina

Spinnaker Way, near Olympic Circle Sailing Club

Come for Havdala and share stories, sing and watch the flames dance. Bring food and drink to share, kosher s’mores provided.

848-0237

Know Your Rights

11 - 2 p.m.

2022 Blake St.

Copwatch workshop: Learn what your rights are when dealing with the police. Special section on juvenile rights. 548-0425

Bay Area Eco-Crones

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

1066 Creston Road

Networking, information sharing, project planning and ritual.

Call ahead, 874-4935.

Sunday, July 1

Buddhist Psychology

6 p.m.

Tibetan Nyingma Institute

1815 Highland Place

Annette Anderson on “Insights from Buddhist Psychology.” Free.

843-6812

Jazz on the Pier

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Berkeley Pier

The Christy Dana Quartet performs on the Berkeley Pier at the foot of University Ave. and Seawall Dr. The CDQ ensemble led by trumpeter and jazz educator Christy Dana with the Bay as a backdrop. AC Transit Bus 51M 649-3929

Music and Meditation

8 - 9 p.m.

The Heart-Road Traveller

1828 Euclid Avenue

Group meditation using instrumental music and devotional songs. Free. 496-3468