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Calendar of Events & Activities
Monday, May 15
Acupuncture and Chinese herbology
1:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
510-644-6107
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
Write Your Own Story
7:30-9:15 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St.
Published poet and journalist Reuben Halpern will lead this workshop on writing your own stories, including poetry, short stories, diary or prose. This series continues through May 22.
510-848-0237, ext. 128
Tuesday, May 16
Berkeley police answer seniors’ questions
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
510-644-6107
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 Street
510-548-3333
Berkeley Living Wage Demonstration
6:30 p.m.
Old City Hall, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Activists will hold a demonstration before the City Council meeting to show their support for a Living Wage Ordinance for Berkeley.
City Council meeting
7 p.m.
Council Chambers, Old City Hall, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
“What Makes You Laugh?”
7-9 p.m.
Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut Ave.
This is a discussion group that is open to everyone regardless of age, religion or viewpoint. Even though the group meets at the JCC, there is no religious bent to the discussions. The group is led informally by Robert Berend, an investment adviser and stockbroker in Kensington. The event is free.
510-527-5332
BAHA Spring Lecture Series
7:30 p.m.
The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St.
Richard Mohr will discuss “West By Northwest: Great Lodges in the Arts & Crafts Tradition.” This is the final lecture in the spring series sponsored by the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association. Tickets are $10 each. Tickets available at door or in advance.
510-841-2242; 510-652-0975
Berkeley Camera Club
7:30 p.m.
Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda
Share your slides and prints with other photographers. Critiques by qualified judges. Monthly field trips.
510-531-8664
Yiddish Humor and Jewish Humor
7:30-9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St.
This two-session course will examine the humor of East European Jews as one form of adaptation to their lives from the pre-World War I period to today. Cost is $15 for BRJCC members, $18 for public. The second session will be held May 23.
510-848-0237, ext. 236
Berkeley Chamber Performances
8 p.m.
Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave.
Citywinds will present a wind quartet program of works by Hyo-shin Na, David Maslanka, Paquito d’Rivera, and Paul Hindemith. Tickets $15 general; $12 seniors and students.
510-525-5211
Wednesday, May 17
Chinese Club meeting
1:15 p.m.
Caregivers group for Alzheimer’s/Dementia
1:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
510-644-6107
Berkeley Housing Authority meeting
6 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
This is the first in a series of Town Hall meetings to discuss the Berkeley Housing Authority - how it operates now, how we as tenants can help to improve it and impact its planning process for the federally-required Public Housing Authority.
1-800-773-2110; 510-549-2970
BUSD school board meeting
7:30 p.m.
Board/Council Chambers, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Improvisational theater
7:30-9:30 p.m.
The “Improvsters” is a group of intermediate-level improvisational players who meet weekly. The group is looking for additional members; there is no charge to join them. Call the group for specific location.
510-848-4357
The French Revolution, Napoleon and the Jewish People
7:30-9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St.
This two-session course will be led by Lee Marsh, chair of the Jewish Learning Center. Cost is $12 for BRJCC members, $15 for the public. The second session is May 24.
510-848-0237, ext. 236
