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Calendar of Events & Activities
Monday, April 10
Baby Bounce and Toddler Tales
10:30 a.m.
Central Branch Berkeley Public Library, 2121 Allston Way
This storytime program is designed for families with children up to 3 years old. The free, participatory program features a half hour of multicultural songs, rhymes, lap jogs and stories.
510-649-3943
People’s Park rally
Noon
Sproul Plaza, UC Berkeley campus
Supporters of People’s Park will hold a rally about the history of the Park and why students should vote yes on Prop 1 in the upcoming ASUC elections. Scheduled speakers include Dan Siegel (ASUC President in 1970), Osha Neumann (civil rights attorney), Michael Delacour (co-founder of the park), and numerous students and members of student government.
510-272-2421; yes4thepark@hotmail.com
e-Campaigning: Ethics & the Internet
Noon-4 p.m.
Seaborg Room, The Faculty Club, UC Berkeley campus
The purpose of this conference is to explore methods of improving management of campaigning in the digital age. In particular, the conference is designed to promote discussion within the community of political advisers, electronic fund-raisers, journalists and other commentators, and to consider ways of regulating electronic campaign fund-raising to ensure legitimacy and ethical management. Lunch at noon will be followed by a keynote presentation by California Secretary of State Bill Jones at 1 p.m., a panel discussion at 2 p.m. and Q&A session at 3 p.m. Panelists include John Gage, Sun Microsystems; Leslie Goodman, Political Strategies, Inc.; Wade Randlett, Red Gorilla; Kim Alexander, California Voter Foundation; Jack Kavanaugh, Rough & Tumble; Gene Rochlin, UC Berkeley Energy & Resources Group; and Peter Lyman, UC Berkeley School of Information Management Systems. This event is free and open to the public.
510-642-5158; 510-649-3099
Transportation Demand Management Study Working Group Meeting
4-6 p.m.
Unit 1 Recreation Room, 2650 Durant Ave. (at College)
The City of Berkeley and University of California are jointly preparing a Transportation Demand Management Study. This study is designed to develop strategies for efficient, environmentally friendly, economically sound transportation for the Southside/Downtown areas of Berkeley for the next 20 years. The study will consider facilities and programs for automobiles (e.g., parking structures), bicycles (e.g., bicycle parking), pedestrians (e.g., sidewalk improvements), and transit (e.g., expanded transit subsidy programs). The purpose of the working group meeting is to discuss the community’s goals and priorities for transportation improvements in Berkeley’s core.
The Affordable Housing Advocacy Project
6 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis St.
The Berkeley Housing Authority is sponsoring a series of meetings aimed at improving authority operations.
Free Copwatch Class
6 p.m.
Copwatch office, 2022 Blake St.
Learn about police accountability, your rights when dealing with the police and how to stop police brutality. Sponsored by Berkeley Copwatch.
510-548-0425
“Designing Sustainable Communities: Learning from Village Homes”
6:30 p.m.
Builders Booksource, 1817 Fourth St.
Every Builders Booksource employee who graduated from UC Berkeley knows the importance of Michael and Judy Corbett’s time-tested design for sustainable Village Homes in Davis. Examine the success of this community and learn what important aspects of its design can be translated to your community design. This free event includes a slide presentation, talk and booksigning.
510-845-6874; www.buildersbooksite.com
“What about Economic Rights?”
7:30-9:30 p.m.
International House Auditorium, Piedmont and Bancroft
This symposium will focus on wealth, poverty and the human rights legacy. Scheduled speakers include: Laurel Fletcher, associate director, International Human Rights Law Clinic at Boalt Law School; Anuradha Mittal, policy director, Food First Institute; Cheri Honkala; founder and director, Kensington Welfare Rights Union; and Charles Henry, former U.S. State Department official. The event is free of charge and open to the public.
Tuesday, April 11
Free computer class for seniors
1-4 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis St.
This free course offers basic instruction in keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Windows 95, Excel and Internet access. Space is limited; the class is offered Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Call ahead for a reservation.
510-644-6109
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
2-7 p.m.
Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia
510-548-3333
Income tax help
2-4 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
Call ahead for an appointment.
510-644-6107
“Cities in Civilization: Culture, Innovation and Urban Order”
4:10 p.m.
International House Auditorium, Piedmont and Bancroft
Planning Professor Emeritus Sir Peter Hall will deliver this lecture, part of the Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Lectures.
510-643-7413; www.grad.berkeley.edu/lectures
City Council meeting
7 p.m.
Council Chambers, Old City Hall, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Blue Ribbon Budget committee
7 p.m.
Berkeley Alternative High School auditorium, corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Derby Street
BAHA Spring Lecture Series
7:30 p.m.
College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Ave., Oakland
Wendy Hitchmough will speak on “The Arts & Crafts Home: A Quiet Revolution in Lifestyle.” This is the second of four spring lectures sponsored by the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association. Cost is $10 per person. Tickets are available in advance or at the door.
510-841-2242; 510-652-0975
Wednesday, April 12
Three piano solos
Noon
Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley campus
Ivan Ilic will perform Copland’s Piano variations; Yi-Fang Tsai will perform Chopin’s Etude No 7, op. 25 and Debussy’s Prélude, Book I, No XII; and Brian Christian will perform Prokofiev’s Sonata No 7 in B-flat major, op. 83.
Art in the Garden
2-4:30 p.m.
UC Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Drive
Karen LeGault, a local artist and teacher whose work has been exhibited internationally, is leading this eight-week class in drawing and painting from nature. Call ahead for more information or to enroll.
510-643-2755
“The End of the City? ‘The report of my death was an exaggeration’”
4:10 p.m.
International House Auditorium, Piedmont and Bancroft
Planning Professor Emeritus Sir Peter Hall will deliver this lecture, part of the Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Lectures.
510-643-7413; www.grad.berkeley.edu/lectures
“The Spare Part and the Machine”
7 p.m.
160 Kroeber Hall, UC Berkeley campus
Friedman Visiting Professor Charles Correa will be the featured lecturer.
Baby Bounce and Toddler Tales
7 p.m.
West Branch Berkeley Public Library, 1125 University Ave.
“Kiss Me, Kate”
7:30 p.m.
Willard Middle School, 2425 Stuart St.
The musical is performed by seventh- through ninth-graders from Berkeley public schools. Admission is a donation.
510-848-1797; pwp.value.net/bwicinas
