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Out & About Calendar
Saturday, Jan. 26
Bay Area Women in Black
2 - 3 p.m.
Fourth & Hearst streets
A silent vigil to oppose the Israeli Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Please wear black, everyone is welcome. 486-2744, bayareawomeninblack@earthlink.net.
Vocal Jazz Workshop and
Jazz Jam
9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Albany Adult School
601 San Gabriel St.
Workshops for singers and instrumentalists led by Richard Kalman to explore Jazz in a small jazz combo format. $5-$12 per class. 524-6796, richkalman@aol.com.
Puberty Seminar for Girls
10:30 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Hall of Health
2230 Shattuck Ave.
For girls ages 8-14. Understand why your body is changing, and celebrate your rite of passage. Refreshments. $25-$30. (Mothers free. ) 595-3814.
Book Talk and Signing
3 - 5 p.m.
The Berkshire Assisted Living Community
2235 Sacramento Way
Victor Bogart will discuss his new book “Assumptions” and “6 steps for Shifting Gears on the Senior Highway.” 841-4844.
Magic School Bus Video
Festival
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
Centennial Dr., above the UC Berkeley Campus
Watch Ms. Frizzle take her skeptical class from outer space to inside a dog’s noise in seven different video adventures shown on the big screen and lasting for three hours.
Youth and Race:
Issues and Solutions
9:30 a.m. - noon
Elihu Harris State Building Auditorium
1515 Clay St., Oakland
Assemblywoman Dion Aroner (D-Berkeley/Oakland) will convene a town hall meeting of elected representatives, youth advocates, and public policy makers to identify and develop solutions for the problems facing young people. 540-3660.
Sunday, Jan. 27
Neighborhood Clean-Up Day
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Services Center
1730 Oregon St.
Clean up blocks: Russell St., Oregon St., McGee, Stuart, Grant and California St. 981-6670, www.ci.berkeley.ca.us.
School Open House
10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
School of the Madeleine
1225 Milvia St.
Applications for grades K-8 available. Kindergarten informational meeting at noon. 526-4744, www.themadeleine.com.
Organ Music
5 p.m.
MusicSources
1000 The Alameda
Ron McKean performs Ferscobaldi, Froberger and Bach, and improvises in the style of each composer. Reception follows concert. $15 - $18. 528-1685.
Japanese Traditional
Drumming
2 p.m.
Julia Morgan Center
2640 College Ave.
Emeryville Taiko presents a fun and interactive event for children and families. $10 adults, $5 children. 925-798-1300.
Monday, Jan. 28
East Bay Heritage Quilters
7:30 p.m.
First Unitarian Church
1 Lawson Rd., Kensington
Guest Speaker, Alice Kolb, offers instruction on how to narrow many ideas into a focused garment. $3 non-members, free for members. 834-3706
Writing an Ethical Will
Workshop
7 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Writers of ethical wills hope to convey what they have learned in life. All writing levels and native languages welcome. $30. To register call: 848-0237 X127.
Institute of Government
Studies
12 p.m.
223 Moses Hall
UC Berkeley Campus
Ronald Rogowski discusses majoritarian electoral systems and consumer power. 642-4608, www.igs.berkeley.edu
Institute of Government
Studies
12 p.m.
119 Moses Hall
UC Berkeley Campus
John Skrentny discusses “The Minority Rights Revolution.” 642-4608, www.igs.berkeley.edu
Tuesday, Jan 29
Berkeley High School Site
Council Meeting
4 p.m.
Berkeley High School
Room H105
2246 Milvia St.
On the agenda will be a vote on staff development and discussion of the school site plan. The meeting is open to the BHS community. www.bhs.berkeley.k12.ca.us/ssc/.
Experimental Music Workshop
7 - 9 p.m.
Tuva Space
3192 Adeline
The Cardew Choir announces three public experimental music workshops led by visiting composer and poet Joseph Zitt. Free and open to the public. 204-0607, www.metatronpress.com/artists/cardewchoir/.
Camera Club Meeting
7:30 p.m.
Northbrae Community Church
941 The Alameda
Weekly meeting of the Berkeley Camera Club offers the opportunity to share slides and prints and learn what other photographers are doing. 547-4514
Dens(c)ity: Two or Three Things
about Architecture
and the New World Order
12:30 - 2 p.m.
UC Berkeley
119 Moses Hall
Lesley Naa Norle Lokko is a Principal Lecturer and Academic Leader in the
School of Architecture and Interior Design, University of North London. Her research focuses on questions of race and cultural identity and their relationship to architectural and urban culture. 642-5992, bcgit@uclink.berkeley.edu.
Wednesday, Jan. 30
Baby Bounce and Toddler Tales
7 p.m.
Public Library, West Branch
1125 University Ave.
A participatory program for families with children up to age 3. Stories, songs and fingerplays as entertainment and as a way for parents to learn some new material to share with their young ones. 981-6270.
Peace Walk and Vigil
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley BART Station
A peace walk and vigil to demonstrate opposition to U.S. bombing of Afghanistan. Ends at MLK Civic Center Park. www.indymedia.org.
American Political History
Seminar
4 p.m.
UC Berkeley
109 Moses Hall
Haynes Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, will be talking about his new book, “The Best of Times: America in the Clinton Years.” 642-4608, www.igs.berkeley.edu:8880/.
– Compiled by Guy Poole