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Calendar of Events & Activities
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
Parks and Recreation Commission
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
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
Blood pressure screening
9:30 a.m.
“When Do You Take it Personally?”
1:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
510-644-6107
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
2-7 p.m.
Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
510-548-3333
City Council Meeting
7 p.m.
Council Chambers, Old City Hall, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
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
Women’s Rap
8-9:30 p.m.
Pacific Center, 2712 Telegraph Ave.
This week’s session will include a viewing of Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s famous lesbian episode. The Pacific Center is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community center.
510-548-8283;
www.pacificcenter.org
Wednesday, June 28
“Housing Rights? Where Will You Live Tomorrow?”
1:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave.
This membership meeting of the Berkeley Gray Panthers will address affordable housing. The meeting is open to the public.
Disaster Council
7 p.m.
Emergency Operations Center, 997 Cedar St.
Among the other items for discussion, the commission will address the safety element of the General Plan.
Baby Bounce and Toddler Tales
7 p.m.
West Branch Berkeley Public Library, 1125 University Ave.
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 to give very young children a lively introduction to the magic of books. Parents also will enjoy the new stories, rediscover old favorites and learn new songs and games to share.
510-644-6870
Poetry Flash
7:30 p.m.
Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave.
The featured poets this session will be Brandon Brown and Peter Money.
510-845-7852; 510-525-5476
Thursday, June 29
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
“A European Defense Identity: What Does It Mean for America?”
Noon
119 Moses Hall, UC Berkeley campus
Peter Gooderham, counselor of Politico-Military/European Affairs, British Embassy in Washington D.C., will be the featured lecturer. Gooderham joined the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1983. The main focus of his career has been on defense and security issues. Before taking up his position in the Washington Embassy, Gooderham worked at the UK Mission to the United Nations in New York from 1996 to 1999. Prior to joining the British Diplomatic Service he completed a Ph.D. thesis at Bristol University in modern Russian and Soviet history. This free, brown-bag talk is sponsored by the Institute for Governmental Studies.
510-642-4608; www.igs.berkeley.edu:8880
Memorial Stadium lights public meeting
7-9 p.m.
Hall of Fame Conference Room, Memorial Stadium, UC Berkeley campus
This community meeting will present and discuss the findings of the initial study that describes the project and identifies its potential environmental effects.
510-642-7720
“Exploring the Trinity Alps”
7 p.m.
REI Berkeley, 1338 San Pablo Ave.
Stew Winchester of Diablo Valley College will present a slide lecture introducing the wilderness area 200 miles north of San Francisco. Free.
510-527-4140
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