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Calendar of Events & Activities
Tuesday, Aug. 21
Intelligent Conversation
7 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
A discussion group open to all, regardless of age, religion, viewpoint, etc. This time the discussion will center on fears and phobias: getting and overcoming them. Informally led by Robert Berend, who founded similar groups in L.A., Menlo Park, and Prague. Bring light snacks/drinks to share. Free. 527-5332
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. 525-3565
Free Early Music Group
10 - 11:30 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Small group sings madrigals and other voice harmony every Tuesday morning. 655-8863
Berkeley Fibromyalgia
Support Group
12 - 2 p.m. every 3rd Tuesday
Alta Bates Medical Center
Maffly Auditorium - Herrick Campus
2001 Dwight Way
Rap session. 601-0550 www.arthritis.org
Slide Show: Birds
in the Garden
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
A discussion follows. 644-6107 www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/hhs/commsvc/seniors.htm
Storytelling workshop
for Senior Adults
10 a.m. - noon
First Congregational Church of Oakland
Corner of 27th and Harrison streets
Learn to tell traditional and personal stories to elementary-age children. Free. 444-4755 www.stagebridge.org
Wednesday, Aug. 22
Magic Mike
Noon - 2 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
UC Berkeley
Part of the Lawrence Hall of Science Wednesday FUN-days. Bay Area favorite Magic Mike with theatrical illusions and electric comedy. Museum admission $3 - $7.642-5132
Lecture on Parkinson’s
Disease
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Ashby Campus
Conference Room 3
2450 Ashby Ave.
Learn about the latest treatments for Parkinson’s disease. Free and open to the public. 869-6737
Thursday, Aug. 23
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
New “Classroom Matters” Open House
6 - 9 p.m.
2512 9th St., Suite #3
A Berkeley based educational center that provides tutors, mentors and support services, will hold an open house at their new location.
540-8646 www.classroommatters.com
Lecture-Program on the Armenian Opera “Arshak II”
7:30 p.m.
North Branch Berkeley Public Library
1170 The Alameda
Dr. Clifford Cranna will present a lecture-program on the world premiere of the Armenian opera Arshak II, the tale of Armenia’s fourth century warrior king. 649-3913 www.infopeople.org/bpl/
Kensington 55+ Activity
Center
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Social Hall of Arlington Community Church
52 Arlington Ave.
Conversation, Apple II computer instruction, massage therapy, German conversation group, meditation and relaxation techniques, watercolor art class, tea and coffee. Special 11 a.m. program: Holistic Health, Jan Stecher leads in Rosen Movement. 526-9146
Friday, Aug. 24
Yiddish Conversation Group
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
644-6107 www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/hhs/commsvc/seniors.htm
Even Stronger Women
1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Free weekly cultural discussion class. This week: Poetry.
549-1879
Basic Electrical Theory and National Electrical Code
7 - 10 p.m.
Building Education Center
812 Page St.
Instructed by “Code Check” author/retired city of Oakland building inspector Redwood Kardon. $35. 525-7610
Free Legal Workshop
6 - 8 p.m.
Women’s Cancer Resource Center
3023 Shattuck Ave.
Learn about the Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disability Act, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and how the laws protect you from termination during an experience with cancer or other serious medical conditions. 601-4040 x302
Saturday, Aug. 25
Copwatch: Know Your Rights Training
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Copwatch Office
2022 Blake St.
Learn what your rights are when dealing with the police. 548-0425
Astrojax Playday
1 - 4 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
UC Berkeley
Astrojax is part yo-yo, part juggling balls and a lasso. Museum admission $3 - $7. 642-5132
— compiled by Guy Poole
Cerrito Creek Work Party
10 a.m.
Meet at Creekside Park (south end of Belmont Street), El Cerrito
Join Friends of Five Creeks in removing brush to make a new trail along Cerrito Creek. Bring work gloves and clippers if you have them.
848-9358, f5creeks@aol.com, www.fivecreeks.org.
Travel Careers Class
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Vista Community College
2020 Milvia St.
Vista’s annual one-day class for the public on careers in the travel industry. A full-day seminar. $5.50 981-2931 www.vistacollege.edu
Sunday, Aug. 26
Healing
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Sylvie Gretchen on “Healing Mind.” Free.
843-6812
West Berkeley Market
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
University Ave., between 3rd and 4th Streets
Family-oriented weekly market. Crafts, music, produce, and specialty foods. 654-6346
3rd Annual Berkeley World Music Festival
noon - 6 p.m.
Durant Ave., between Telegraph and Bowditch
Carnival and block party festival with World Music bands, performers and dancers. 649-9500 www.taasite.org