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Out & About
Monday, July 23
Curious About Plastic Surgery?
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Conference Room 3
2450 Ashby Avenue
Learn what to expect from different plastic surgery procedures. Refreshments provided. Free.
869-6737
National Organization for
Women
6:30 p.m.
Mama Bears Book Store
6537 Telegraph
Nominations for new officers. Meets on the 4th Monday of every month. For more information call 287-8948
Tuesday, July 24
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.
Call Don, 525-3565
Round-the-World Journey
7:30 p.m.
Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore
1385 Shattuck Avenue
Brad Newsham, author of “Take Me With You: A Round-the-World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home,” will present a talk and slide show. Newsham took a 100-day trip through the Philippines, India, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and South Africa looking for a stranger to bring to America. Free.
843-3533
Writing and Resistance In A
Culture of Amnesia
6 - 7:45 p.m.
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Avenue
Classroom #2
Part of a workshop series on concepts and strategies for resistance through the spoken and written word, taught by Joyce E. Young. $12.
849-2568 www.lapena.org
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
2 - 7 p.m.
Derby Street at MLK Jr. Way
548-3333
“Temp Slave, The Musical”
7:30 p.m.
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Avenue
Part of LaborFest 2001, a musical about the lives of temps. $12.
849-2568
Free Early Music Group
10 - 11:30 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave. (at MLK)
Small group sings madrigals and other voice harmony every Tuesday morning. Call Ann, 655-8863
Free Computer Class for Seniors
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 3 p.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, call ahead for a reservation.
644-6109
Wednesday, July 25
Toymaker Day
Noon - 2 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
UC Berkeley
Part of the Lawrence Hall of Science Wednesday FUN-days. Make toys out of recycled materials with artists from the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse. Museum admission $3 - $7.
642-5132
Thursday, July 26
Summer Noon Concerts 2001
Noon - 1 p.m.
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza
Shattuck at Center St.
Weekly concert series. This week The Brazilian Workshop under the direction of Marcos Silva, Jazzschool students perform traditional Brazilian music.
Quit Smoking Class
6 - 8 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis Street
A six week quit smoking class.
Free to Berkeley residents and employees.
Call 644-6422 or e-mail: quitnow@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Wilderness First Aid
7 p.m.
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
Jim Morrisey, senior instructor at Wilderness Medical Associates, will teach you the basics of field repair for the human body. Free.
527-4140
Ancient Native Sites of the
East Bay
7:30 p.m.
Room 160 Kroeber Hall, University of California Campus
Andrew Galvan, an Ohlone Indian and co-owner of Archaeor, will discuss and share the benefits of osteological studies of prehistoric human skeletal remains. Prof. Ed Luby, research archaeologist for the Berkeley Natural History Museums, will discuss his work on mortuary feasting practices. $10
841-2242
Southeast Asia and Japan
7:30 p.m.
Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore
1385 Shattuck Avenue
William Ford, author of “Southeast Asia and Japan: Unusual Travel,” will present a talk and slide show of his adventure travels. Free.
843-3533
Return of the Zapatour
7 p.m.
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Avenue
Members of the Chiapas Support Committee report on their trip to Chiapas, including slides and videos. $8 - $15.
849-2568 www.lapena.org
Business Information and
Networking Event
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis (corner of Ashby)
Sponsored by the City of Berkeley in partnership with the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, and both the South and West Berkeley Neighborhood Development Corporations. The event is free to all who register. Refreshments and door prizes. To register call 549-7003 (English or Spanish).
Salsa Dance Classes
7:30 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut St.
Classes every Thursday with live percussionists, light refreshments, DJ playing Latin music. $10 or $15 for two.
237-9874
Women, Menopause, and
Change
7:30 - 9 p.m.
YWCA
2600 Bancroft Way
Learn how other women manage the changes menopause brings to their lives. Free yoga demonstration.
233-6484
Cuban Workers and Trade
Unions Today
6 - 8:30 p.m.
Director’s Lounge
Institute of Industrial Relations
2521 Channing Way
Speakers Kamran Nayeri and Bobbie Rabinowitz Music, photo exhibit and literature.
Free Computer Class for
Seniors
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 3 p.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, call ahead for a reservation.
644-6109
