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Calendar of Events & Activities
Friday, June 23
“Tai Chi”
Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave.
Jarl Forsman, a professional Tai Chi instructor, 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. This is the final meeting for the summer. Regular Friday meetings will resume Sept. 8.
510-848-3533
Opera: Swan Lake
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
510-644-6107
Words in Collision: Summer Performance Art Series
8 p.m.
Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. (in Live Oak Park)
The featured presentation will be “subtitled” with Susan Gervitz, Margaret Tedesco and company. Admission is $7 to $10.
510-644-6893
Bulgarian line dancing
8 p.m.
921 Kains, Albany
The Albany Y Folkdancers and the San Francisco Mandala are sponsoring this Bulgarian line dance workshop by Nina Kavardjikova. Admission is $8.
510-528-1100; Asha4results@Juno.com
Saturday, June 24
Disaster First Aid
9 a.m.-noon
Fire department’s Emergency Operations Center, 997 Cedar St.
This summer, Berkeley’s Office of Emergency Services will offer a set of free training classes to help families prepare for emergencies. The classes, open to Berkeley residents at least 18 years old, will be taught by retired firefighters. The classes give hands-on training in how to put on a splint, extinguish a fire, use a fire hose, and more. Call ahead to register. Future classes will be held on Light Search and Rescue (July 15) and Fire Suppression (Aug. 12).
510-644-8736
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Center Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
This weekend’s market will celebrate the summer solstice. Musical performances will be held throughout the four hours of the market.
510-548-3333
Jazz/Art at the Library
3:30 p.m.
Temporary Central Public Library, 2121 Allston Way
This event is part of the summer program series in the library system. Lisa di Prima and the Donald Robinson Trio are the featured talents.
510-644-6100
Words in Collision: Summer Performance Art Series
8 p.m.
Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. (in Live Oak Park)
The featured presentation will be “Out of the Q” by Dale Going. Admission is $7 to $10.
510-644-6893
Sunday, June 25
Spay-Neuter Program
People are encouraged to bring feral and stray cats to be sterilized and vaccinated. This program is sponsored by Fix Our Ferals. For ahead for location information, reservations and trap loans.
510-433-9446
Berkeley Hiking Club Mini-Hike
8:30 a.m. meet at Shattuck Avenue and Berkeley Way
Participants will travel to Mt. Tamalpais, where they will reconvene and meet leader at Rock Spring. There are about five miles on the leader’s choice of trails.
415-388-1929
Berkeley Hiking Club Main Hike
8:30 a.m. meet at Shattuck Avenue and Berkeley Way
Participants will travel to Point Reyes National Seashore, where they will reconvene and meet leader at Bear Valley Visitors’ Center at 9:30 a.m. Participants will make a seven-mile hike to Mt. Wittenburg.
510-527-7754
Hula Day: Family Sunday
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science, Centennial Drive, above UC Berkeley campus
Hula performances will be held at 1:30 p.m. Science activities run throughout the entire three-hour event.
510-642-5132; www.lhs.berkeley.edu
Poetry Flash
7:30 p.m.
Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave.
The featured poets this session will include Suzanne Lummis.
510-845-7852; 510-525-5476
Monday, June 26
Personal security
5:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
This workshop is designed to help people who live in affordable housing to learn more about security issues.
510-644-6107
Tuesday, June 27
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
Easy Tilden Trails
9:30 a.m.
Tilden Regional Park, in the parking lot that dead ends at the Little Farm
Join a few seniors, the Tuesday Tilden Walkers, for a stroll around Jewel Lake and the Little Farm Area. Enjoy the beauty of the wildflowers, turtles, and warblers, and waterfowl.
510-215-7672; members.home.com/teachme99/tilden/index.html
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
2-7 p.m.
Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
510-548-3333
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
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