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Calendar of Events & Activities

Friday August 04, 2000

Friday, August 4

“Schubert Songs” with Baker

Lake

1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1701 Hearst St.

644-6107

“Human Nature”

8:30 p.m.

New College Cultural Center

766 Valencia, SF

Watch or participate in an idyllic nude ritual of groupbody which reconnects us to a merged mindset. Put on by X-plicit Players.

Ticket: $12

848-1985.

www.xplicitplayers.com

“Antarctica and the Breath of

Seals”

8 p.m.

St. John’s Presbyterian Church

The Fireside Room

2727 College Ave.

Come for this one hour slide show and talk that describes Berkeley writer Lucy Jane Bledsoe’s adventure on “The Ice.” The program is a benefit for The Marine Mammal Center.

Admission: $5-$25 donations on a sliding scale. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

526-6291

Project Underground

6-9 p.m.

1916A MLK Jr. Way

Come join Project Under for its Fourth Happy Birthday Party. Project Underground is working to support human rights of communities resisting mining and oil exploitation. RSVP to 705-8981 ext. 8

Saturday, August 5

“Wild about Books”

10:30 a.m.

Berkeley Public Central Library

2121 Allston Way

Live storytelling and music. Storyteller Muriel Johnson of Abatomi Storytelling will tell magical stories from around the world.

“Kezurou-Kai”

1 p.m.-6 p.m.

Finnish Britherhood Hall

1970 Chestnut St.

Japanese wood working. Carpenters, woodworkers and toolmakers come to Berkeley to show saw, plane and chisel sharpening. Fee: $20

Due to limited space, only 100 people per day will be admitted. Early registration is advised.

524-3700

Weed Warriors Wanted

9 a.m.

Marina Blvd. and Spinnaker Way

Stop yellow-star thistle from taking over Cesar Chavez and the Eastshore State Parks on Berkeley's waterfront. Join Weed Warriors and the California Native Plant Society East Bay Restoration Team in pulling out the spiny invaders. Wear long pants and sleeves; bring heavy gloves if you have them. Sponsored by the California Native Plant Society. For information call 848 9358 or email noahbooker@yahoo.com

“Human Nature”

8:30 p.m.

New College Cultural Center

766 Valencia, SF

Watch or participate in an idyllic nude ritual which reconnects us to a merged mindset. Put on by X-plicit Players.

Ticket: $12

848-1985.

www.xplicitplayers.com

Concert at the Ali Akbar

College of Music

7:30 p.m.

Ali Akbar College of Music

215 West End Ave., San Rafael

Shweta Jhaveri, vocal, Ravi Gutala, tabla, Arun Ranade, harmonium will perform in concert.

Tickets: $20 General / $15 AACM Members and non-AACM Students $8 AACM Students

415-454-6264

Sunday, August 6

First Church Worship

11:00 a.m.

The Chapel at Pacific School of

Religion

1798 Scenic Ave in Berkeley.

Come for the first worship service for the newly-formed East Bay Community Church.

An innovative spiritual community is forming to explore a new way of “doing church” in the East Bay. This new community is seeking affiliation with three denominations which have not formally collaborated before: the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, the United Church of Christ, and the Disciples of Christ. This bridge-building church has roots in the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgendered communities.

“Kezurou-Kai”

12:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

Finnish Brotherhood Hall

1970 Chestnut St.

Japanese wood working. Carpenters, woodworkers and toolmakers come to Berkeley to show saw, plane and chisel sharpening. Fee: $20

Due to limited space, 100 people per day will be admitted. Early registration is advised.

524-3700

“Dr. Seuss on the Loose!”

3 p.m.

Pacific Film Archive

2575 Bancroft Way @ Bowditch

Recommenced for ages 4 and above.

Dr. Seuss from A to Z. Lots of characters will appear anew including the Cat in the Hat and Horton too.

Tickets: $4

642-5249

Family Workshop: “A Sense of Place”

2-4 p.m.

Oakland Museum of California

10th and Oak Streets, Oakland

A museum artist leads a workshop in creating landscape drawings inspired by your personal view of nature. Space is limited. Call for reservations.

238-3818

Green Party Consensus

Building Meeting

6 p.m.

2022 Blake St.

This is part of an ongoing series of discussions for the Green Party of Alameda County, leading up to endorsements on measures and candidates on the November ballot. The meeting is open to all, regardless of party affiliation.

415-789-8418