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Out & About Calendar
Friday, Oct. 5
Lecture on Islam
3:30 - 5 p.m.
UC Berkeley
100 Wheeler Hall
Yusmarni Djalius, Head of American Studies at Universitas Andalas speaks about Indonesia: the worlds largest Islamic country.
Saturday, Oct. 6
Free Sailboat Rides
1 - 4 p.m.
Cal Sailing Club
Berkeley Marina
The Cal Sailing Club, a nonprofit sailing and windsurfing cooperative, gives free rides on a first come, first served basis on the first full weekend of each month. Wear warm clothes and bring a change of clothes in case you get wet. Children must be at least 5 years old and must be accompanied by an adult. Visit www.cal-sailing.org
Fire Suppression
9 a.m. - noon
Office of Emergency Services
997 Cedar St.
Free classes in Community Emergency Response Training (CERT). 981-5605 www.ci.berkeley.ca.us
Poetry Reading
3 - 5 p.m.
South Branch Berkeley Public Library
1901 Russell St.
Bay Area Poets Coalition holds an open reading. 527-9905
Sunday, Oct. 7
Animal Blessings
10 a.m.
All Souls Episcopal Parish
2220 Cedar St.
Celebration of the Feast of St. Francis allows pets to gather in the courtyard. Following the service, the public is invited for refreshments and a children’s zoo with a pony, chickens, rabbits and ferrets in the courtyard.
West Berkeley Market
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
University Avenue, between Third and Fourth Streets
Family-oriented weekly market. Crafts, music, produce and specialty foods. 654-6346
Monday, Oct. 8
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Inquiry Program
7:30 p.m.
St. Mary Magdalen Parish
2005 Berryman St.
A program to learn everything you wanted to know about the Catholic Church but never had the chance to ask. 526-4811
Franciscanism, Understanding the Vision
1 - 2 p.m.
Franciscan School of Theology
1712 Euclid Ave.
Graduate Theological Union presents seminar exploring the lives, times and writings of and about Francis and Clare of Assisi.
848-5232
Tuesday, Oct. 9
Berkeley Farmers’ Market
2-7 p.m.
Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street
548-3333
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.
531-8664
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.
655-8863
Town Hall Meeting
4 - 6 p.m.
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis St.
The Affordable Housing Advocacy Project presents a discussion on the Berkeley Housing Authority Homeownership Program. 548-5803
Wednesday, Oct. 10
Amendment to Zoning Ordinance Meeting
7 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
The Planning Commission will consider an amendment to the zoning ordinance to prohibit the conversions of existing building space from any other use to office use and the development of new office uses of 5000 square feet or more in the mixed use-light industrial zoning district.
