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Calendar of Events & Activities
Saturday, Feb. 17
“Go-Go-Go Greenbelt!”
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Rockridge BART
Oakland
A bike tour on this ride into the rolling East Bay hills. A free ride sponsored by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call 415-255-3233 for reservations or visit www.greenbelt.org
Rockridge Writers
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Spasso Coffeehouse
6021 College Ave.
Poets and writers meet to critique each other’s work. “Members’ work tends to be dark, humorous, surreal, or strange.”
e-mail: berkeleysappho@yahoo.com
Valentine’s Dinner Dance
Benefit Gala
4:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Berkeley Fellowship Unitarian Universalists hall
1924 Cedar (at Bonita)
Dance to the music of Toru Saitu & his band. Benefits BFUU.
$10 donation
Call 849-9508
Free Puppet Show
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Hall of Health
2230 Shattuck Ave., Lower Level
The Kids on the Block, an award-winning puppet troupe that includes puppets of diverse cultures and puppets with medical conditions such as leukemia and spina bifida. Free
Call 549-1564
P.U.R.R.S. Pet Adoption Day
Noon - 5 p.m.
Pet Food Express
1942 MLK Jr. Way
Cats, kittens, rabbits, dogs and other pets in need of homes will be available for adoption.
Call 444-3204
Sunday, Feb. 18
Ruth Acty Oral History
Reception
3 - 5 p.m.
Berkeley Historical Society
Veterans Memorial Building
1931 Center St.
In 1943 Miss Ruth Acty became the first African American teacher to be hired by the Berkeley Unified School District. She taught thousands of students until her retirement in 1985. Oral History Coordinator Therese Pipe interviewed Acty in 1993-94 for the Berkeley Historical Society. Free
Waterfalls of Berkeley
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
North Berkeley BART
Sacramento at Delaware
On this urban waterfall hike, discover three waterfalls along rushing creeks hidden in Berkeley neighborhoods. A free hike sponsored by Greenbelt Alliance.
Call 415-255-3233 for reservations or visit www.greenbelt.org
Kaleidoscope Performances
2 p.m.
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
2640 College Ave. (at Derby)
Yassir Chadley, traditional Moroccan musician and Sufi storyteller.
$5 - $10
Call 925-798-1300
Healthful Building Materials
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Learn about healthful materials in this seminar conducted by environmental consultant Darrel DeBoer.
$35 Call 525-7610
Empowering Your Soul Through Meditation
4 p.m.
St. John’s Church
2727 College Ave.
635-2290
Monday, Feb. 19
Affordable Housing Advocacy Project Open Forum
2 - 4 p.m.
Strawberry Creek Lodge
1320 Addison St.
This months topic will be vouchers - what is happening to the section eight program and what you need to know about it. AHAP is a project of Housing Rights, in partnership with Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency, the national Housing Law Project and the City of Berkeley. Call 1-800-773-2110
Healing Power of the Mind
7:30 p.m.
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1606 Bonita St.
Tulku Thondup will teach from his new book, “Boundless Healing”, which offers simple meditation techniques based on Buddhist principles. Tickets are available at Shambhala Booksellers and at Walden Pond Books.
$10 Call 433-9928
Tuesday, Feb. 20
“Great Decisions” - China
& Taiwan
10 a.m. - Noon
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave.
The first in a series of eight weekly lectures with the goal of informing the public of current major policy issues. Many of the lectures are presented by specialists in their field and are often from the University of California. $5 single session
Call Berton Wilson, 526-2925
Berkeley Intelligent
Conversation
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Ave. (at Rose)
With no religious affiliation, this twice-monthly group, led informally by former UC Berkeley extension lecturer Robert Berent, seeks to bring people together to have interesting discussions on contemporary topics. This evenings discussion topic is different cultural, ethnic and religious values. Call 527-9772
Berkeley Camera Club
7:30 p.m.
Northbrae Community Church
941 The Alameda
Share your slides and learn what other photographers are doing. Monthly field trips. 531-8664
Free! Early Music Group
10 - 11:30 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
A small group who sing madrigals and other voice harmonies. Their objective: To enjoy making music and building musical skills.
Call Ann 655-8863 or e-mail: ann@integratedarts.org
John Henry, Steel-Driving Puppet
3:30 p.m., 7 p.m.
South Branch Berkeley Library
1901 Russel St.
Loren and Dean Linnard, using a variety of rod and hand puppets, elaborate sets, and original songs and music, will tell the story of this legendary railroad man.
Call 649-3943
Blood Pressure for Seniors
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
With Alice Meyers. Free
Call 644-6107
The “Real Deal”
12:45 p.m.
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Ave.
Mudd Building, Room 103
Daniel Ellsberg changed history by leaking the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times. Join him for a discussion about what it means to act ethically and how one person’s actions can make a difference. Free
849-8257
Wednesday, Feb. 21
Stagebridge Free Acting & Storytelling
Classes for Seniors
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
First Congregational Church
2501 Harrison St.
Call 444-4755 or
visit www.stagebridge.org
— compiled by
Chason Wainwright
Control Hypertension
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus
Summit South Cafeteria Conference Room
3100 Summit St.
Oakland
Bessanderson McNeil, MPH, and the Ethnic Health Institute, will help attendees take control of their lives. Free
Call 204-3443
Sacred Cinema
7 - 9 p.m.
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Ave., Chapel Six
Ken Peer has sought to explore sacred themes and to draw attention to the spiritual lives of individuals from the world’s great wisdom traditions. See three of his short films at this free screening.
Call 649-2523
John Henry, Steel-Driving Puppet
3:30 p.m.
Claremont Library
2940 Benvenue
Loren and Dean Linnard, using a variety of rod and hand puppets, elaborate sets, and original songs and music, will tell the story of this legendary railroad man.
Call 649-3943
Alzheimer’s Support Group
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
For families and caregivers. Free
Call 644-6107
Farm Fresh Choice
7 - 9 p.m.
Center for Ecoliteracy
2522 San Pablo Ave.
Topic of discussion will be the new “Farm Fresh Choice” project linking local farms with Berkeley residents, National Nutritional Month activities and developing a visual graphic of Berkeley’s ideal food system.
665-6812 or visit www.berkeleyfood.org
Thursday, Feb. 22
Free “Quit Smoking” Class
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis (at Ashby)
Cease your smoking with the help of this free class offered to Berkeley residents and employees.
Call 644-6422 to enroll or e-mail quitnow@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Duomo Readings Open Mic.
6:30 - 9 p.m.
Cafe Firenze
2116 Shattuck Ave.
With featured poet Charles Ellick and host Louis Cuneo.
644-0155
Rivers of the World
7 p.m.
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Pamela Michael, writer, educator and river conservationist, will highlight her new anthology “The Gift of Rivers: True Stories of Life on the Water,” showing slides of nearly 100 of the world’s great rivers. Free
Call 527-4140
Growl & Howl of Man & Woman
7 - 9 p.m.
Hillside Community Church
1422 Navellier St.
El Cerrito
A series of Thursday evenings of conversation “engaging people in discovering the pleasures of an excellent discussion.” Bring your favorite gender assumptions and put them to the test.
$10
Agaves & Yuccas
7 p.m.
UC Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
Mary and Gary Irish, experts on these plants will show you where to find these dry garden plants and how to makes them grow happily.
$15
Call 643-1924
John Henry, Steel-Driving Puppet
3:30 p.m.
West Branch Berkeley Library
1125 University Ave.
Loren and Dean Linnard, using a variety of rod and hand puppets, elaborate sets, and original songs and music, will tell the story of this legendary railroad man.
Call 649-3943
Meditation Seminar
6:30 p.m.
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave.
A free talk followed by practical instruction in meditation on inner light and sound. Sponsored by Know Thyself as Soul Foundation, a nonprofit corporation.
Call 845-9648
Concluding Your Speech
12:10 - 1:10 p.m.
California Department of Health Services
2151 Berkeley Way, Room 804
State Health Toastmasters invites you to take the terror out of talking.
649-7750
Friday, Feb. 23
Strong Women - Writers &
Heroes of Literature
1 - 3 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK Jr. Way)
Taught by Dr. Helen Rippier Wheeler, author of “Women and Aging: A Guide to Literature,” this is a free weekly literature course in the Berkeley Adult School’s Older Adults Program.
Call 549-2970
Stagebridge Free Acting & Storytelling
Classes for Seniors
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
First Congregational Church
2501 Harrison St.
Oakland
Call 444-4755 or visit www.stagebridge.org
Cosi Fan Tutte
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
An opera presented for free.
Call 644-6107
Impediments to Housing Expansion
Noon
Goldman School of Public Policy
2607 Hearst Ave.
Lawrence Gotlieb, vice president for Government and Public Affairs for KB Home in L.A. will discuss “The Housing Affordability Crisis: The Builder’s Perspective.”
Call 665-6812
Saturday, Feb. 24
Tibetan New Year’s Celebration
6 - 9 p.m.
Britta Hauenschild gives a flute concert followed by a festive dinner and New Year’s celebration. Proceeds support Nyingma Institute sacred art and education programs.
$30 suggested donation
Call 843-6812
Celebrate Samuel H. Day, Jr.
2 - 4 p.m.
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1924 Cedar St. (at Bonita)
Longtime anti-nuclear activist and journalists, Day was the coordinator of the U.S. campaign to free Israeli nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu. Day died suddenly at his home in Madison, Wisconsin on Jan. 26.
Call 548-3048 or visit www.nukewatch.org
A Little Taste of Africa
2 - 4 p.m.
City of Franklin School
1150 Virginia St.
The City of Franklin PTA hosts this fundraiser for Black History Month. There will be performances by a West African Dance Troupe, music, poetry, authentic African dishes, a marketplace, and much more.
$5
Call 644-6260
Love of Self, Family & Community
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
MLK Youth Services Center
1730 Oregon St.
Celebrating the many talents of African-Americans, join the City of Berkeley’s Young Adult Project at its annual Black History Month Celebration for a day of music, dance, arts & crafts displays. Free dinner for all who attend.
Call 644-6226
Meditation Seminar
1:30 p.m.
Grace North Church
2138 Cedar St.
A free talk followed by practical instruction in meditation on inner light and sound. Sponsored by Know Thyself as Soul Foundation, a nonprofit corporation.
Call 845-9648
Sunday, Feb. 25
“Imperial San Francisco:
Urban Power, Earthly Ruin”
3 - 5 p.m.
Berkeley History Center
Veterans Memorial Building
1931 Center St.
Gary Brechin speaks on the impact and legacy of the Hearsts and other powerful San Francisco families. Free
Call 848-0181
Reimagining Pacific Cities
6 - 8:30 p.m.
New Pacific Studio
1523 Hearst Ave.
“How are Pacific cities reshaping their cultural and environmental institutions to better serve the needs and enhance the present and future quality of life of all segments of their societies?” A series of ten seminars linking the Bay Area, Seattle, Portland, and other pacific cities.
$10 per meeting
Call 849-0217
Authors in the Library: Lois Silverstein
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Writer and performer, Silverstein, will read selections from “Oh My Darling Daughter,” “Behind the Stove,” and a work-in-progress, “Family Matters.” Discussion and book signing will follow. Free.
Call 848-0237 x127
Planetary Temples
8 p.m.
Shambhala Booksellers
2482 Telegraph Ave.
Employee Don Frew will show slides of teh ruined city of Harran. Free
Call 848-8443
Art Meets Science in Time
2 - 3:30 p.m.
Bancroft Hotel
2680 Bancroft Way
Professor Andrew Stewart of UC Berkeley and Gail M. Wright, a digital artist and lecturer at Mills College explore this subject through slide-illustrated discussions. In conjunction with the 0. Museum’s current exhibition “Telling Time.”
Call 549-6950
Harran: City of the Moon God
8 - 10 p.m.
Shambhala Booksellers
2482 Telegraph Ave.
Donald Frew will present s, past and present, and will show slides from a recent visit. He will also discuss the likely treasure trove of texts from the ancient world that await discovery there. Free
Call 848-8443
High Blood Pressure Screenings
9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Church by the Side of the Road
2108 Russell St.
Free blood pressure screenings, follow-up advice and other nutritional counseling. Sponsored by Alta Bates Medical Center.
869-6763
