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Calendar of Events & Activities
Thursday, May 25
Free computer class for seniors
9:30-11:30 a.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
Movie: “Analyze This”
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
510-644-6107
Zoning Adjustments Board
7 p.m.
Council Chambers, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Among the items on the agenda is 801 Grayson, where Bayer Corp. intends to construct a 210,000 square foot warehouse/packaging facility and demolish vacant buildings.
Friday, May 26
“Judicial Independence: Why is it so Important Anyway?”
Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave.
The Hon. Ming W. Chin, California Supreme Court justice, will speak during this week’s meeting of the City Commons Club. Social hour begins at 11:15 a.m. Luncheon is served from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Speaker starts promptly at 12:30 p.m. Lunch is $11 or $12.25; admission to the speech is $1, free for students.
510-848-3533
The History of New York Yiddish Theater Music
1:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
510-644-6107
Pre-Carnaval 2000 Dance Party
9 p.m.
Café Capoeira, 2026 Addison St.
Jane Santos and the Carnaval Band with, guitarist Roberto Mendoça, will perform. Tickets $10 in advance and $12 at the door.
510-428-0698; 510-528-1958
Saturday, May 27
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
510-548-3333
“School House Rock Live! Jr.”
1 p.m.
John Muir Elementary School Auditorium, 2955 Claremont Ave.
This musical features an all-kids cast. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 for children age 12 and under.
510-762-2279
“Pippi Longstocking”
7 p.m.
Live Oak Theatre and Park, 1301 Shattuck Ave.
The Kairos Youth Choir will offer its final performance of the world premiere of “Pippi Longstocking,” a musical comedy. The group is raising funds for its concert tour of Scandinavia this August. Tickets are $8.
510-559-6910
Sunday, May 28
Poetry Flash
7:30 p.m.
Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave.
The featured poets this session will be Denise Newman and Lisa Samuels.
510-845-7852; 510-525-5476
Captain Richard Thomas Centennial Walk
10 a.m.-noon
Meet at the bottom of Rose Walk on Euclid Avenue. A wheelchair-accessible meeting point is at LeRoy Avenue and Rose Street.
Captain Richard Parks Thomas and his wife were the American pioneers on Nut Hill, now also Maybeck country. He was the owner of the Standard Soap Company and built a fort on the site of the present Hume Cloister. On this tour the Historical Society is celebrating the centennial of his death on May 28, 1900. Carl Wilson, the tour guide, is the current curator and past president of the Historical Society. The walk is part of the Berkeley Historical Society’s Spring 200 Walking Tours. The price is $5 per person per tour.
510-848-0181
Monday, May 29
Memorial Day Holiday
Schools, city offices and most businesses will be closed for the holiday.
