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Calendar of Events & Activities

Saturday November 10, 2001

Saturday, Nov. 10

Celebrate Music on Telegraph

2 - 4 p.m.

Sather Gate Mall

Shoppers and visitors to the cultural heart and soul of Berkeley will be treated to the joyful sound of music throughout the holiday season. Joe Chellman Quartet performs, sponsored by the Telegraph Area Association. 486-2366

Gaia Yoga Forum

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Ecology Center

2530 San Pablo Ave.

A forum for those interested in the practice of Gaia Yoga. $10 members, $15 non-members. 548-2220 x233

Chaparral House Discovers

Artist in Residence

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Chaparral House

1309 Allston Way

Reception and exhibit of works by artist and resident Helen F. McCulloch. 848-8774

Sunday, Nov. 11

Celebrate Music on Telegraph

2 - 4 p.m.

Blackberry Ginger

2520 Durant Ave.

Shoppers and visitors to the cultural heart and soul of Berkeley will be treated to the joyful sound of music throughout the holiday season. Aaron Greenblatt Duo performs, sponsored by the Telegraph Area Association. 486-2366

Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto

Celebrates Veteran’s Day

11 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto

1919 Fourth St.

Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto celebrates by offering veterans a complimentary entree with each entree purchased. Please bring your discharge papers. 845-7771

Family Concert

4 p.m.

Malcolm X School

1731 Prince St.

The Community Women’s Orchestra presents orchestral music based on folk tunes. $5. 653-1616

The Cornelius Cardew Choir

7:30 p.m.

Berkeley Art Center

1275 Walnut St.

Directed by Tom Bickley and presented by The Berkeley Arts Center and ACME Observatory Contemporary Performance Series. The Choir will be performing paragraph 7 of The Great Learning (1969) by Cornelius Cardew and Sonic Choreographies (2001) by Kathy Kennedy. $10.

Racism, Hate Crimes, and Stereotypes in Our Back Yard

11:15 a.m.

Fellowship of Humanity

411 28th St., Oakland

Presented by Sonya Kaleel. 451-5818 HumanistHall@yahoo.com

United Genders of the Universe

7 p.m.

Pacific Center

2712 Telegraph Ave.

An all ages genderqueer group for anyone who views gender as having more than 2 options. 548-8283

Multimodal Adventure in Ecuador

7:30 p.m.

Long Haul/Infoshop

3124 Shattuck Ave.

Bicycle activist Jason Meggs gives a presentation of his recent

multimodal adventures in Ecuador, including trepidations in oil country, riding on tops of buses, and car-free islands. Spoken with video and other media. Vegan dinner only $3-5 donation. 540-0751

Monday, Nov. 12

Muhammad Nazar on Aceh

6:30 - 9 p.m.

1552 Sacramento St.

Political activist Muhammad Nazar was taken into police custody in November, 2000 after leading a peaceful demonstration of over one million people in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Amnesty International recognized Nazar as a prisoner of conscience. He was released in October and is currently on his first US speaking tour. Free. 527-6162 jagdes@igc.org

Tuesday, Nov. 13

Flu Shots

10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

St. John’s Senior Center

2727 College Ave.

The City of Berkeley Health Department will administer flu shots to individuals 60 years old or over and to those with specific chronic diseases. $2 donation. 644-6500

Muhammad Nazar on Aceh

10 a.m. - noon

UC Berkeley

2223 Fulton St.

6th Floor Conference Rm.

Special Seminar

noon

Institute of Governmental Studies

UC Berkeley, 119 Moses Hall

H. Peter Oberlander, University of British Columbia and Citizenship Court Judge for British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, “After Sept. 11th: a North-American Perimeter for Travel and Immigration?” 642-4608

– Compiled by Guy Poole

Palestine and the Peace Empowerment Process

7 - 9 p.m.

Ecology Center

2530 San Pablo Ave.

World Wall for Peace Founder Carolyna Marks uses slides to help tell the story of her three-week trip throughout the Palestinian territory in July, 2001. $10 donation. 548-2220 x233

Experimental Mid-life Workshop

7:30 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut Street

Miriam Chaya presents the first of three workshops rooted in modern psychology and Jewish traditional sources designed to provide participants with the skills and tools necessary to meet the challenges they will face in the second half of their lives. $35, $25 members. 848-0237 ext. 127

The Hormones in Health and in Disease

1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

George Sayers, a retired professor, will lead a discussion. 644-6107

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

Wednesday, Nov. 14

Prose Writers’ Workshop

7 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley/Richmond Jewish Community Center Library

1414 Walnut St.

From Op-ed to fiction, memoir to the feature article - a community

writers' group to support and encourage a community of interests. Workshop format. Free. 524-3034

Flu Shots

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

South Berkeley Senior Center

2939 Ellis St.

The City of Berkeley Health Department will administer flu shots to individuals 60 years old or over and to those with specific chronic diseases. $2 donation. 644-6500

Toddler Storytime

7 p.m.

West Berkeley Library

1125 University Ave

For families with children three years or younger, a program to expose the youngest readers to multicultural stories, songs and finger plays.

Every Wednesday through Nov 28.

Movie Presentation

1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

The movie, “If These Walls Could Talk” will be shown. 644-6107

Near-Death Experience Support/Information-Sharing Group

7 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Church

1606 Bonita Ave.

The new East Bay chapter of IANDS (International Association of Near-Death Studies) will be provide an open, sharing, compassionate and supportive environment for the exploration of NDEs, the dying process, the meaning of life and human consciousness. 428-2442 www.iands.org.

Second Wednesdays Poetry Writing Workshop

7 - 9 p.m.

Albany Library

1247 Marin Ave.

Second Wednesdays is a monthly Poetry Writing Workshop, led by Alison Seevak. Free and open to all ages. 526-3720 x19

Thursday, Nov. 15

Berkeley Center for Globalization and

Information Technology

noon

Institute of Governmental Studies

UC Berkeley, 119 Moses Hall

Inderpal Grewal, SFSU, “Transnational America: Identity, Citizenship and Diasporas in Late-Twentienth Century USA.” 642-4608

Flu Shots

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

West Berkeley Senior Center

1900 Sixth St.

The City of Berkeley Health Department will administer flu shots to individuals 60 years old or over and to those with specific chronic diseases. $2 donation. 644-6500

UK Seminar

5 p.m.

Institute of Governmental Studies

UC Berkeley, Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall

John Brewer, University of Chicago, “New Ways in History, or, Talking about my Generation: History and Modernity in the 1960s.” 642-4608

Latin Dance Class

7:30 p.m.

Berkeley/Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

Salsa, Cha-cha, Merengue... $10, No partner necessary. All ages and levels welcome. 508-4616

Storytelling Workshop for Senior Adults

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

First Congregational Church of Oakland

27th and Harrison St., Oakland

Storyteller, Steven Henegar, leads the workshop. 444-4755

Falun Gong Introduction Workshop

7 - 9 p.m.

UC Berkeley

Dwinelle 83

Falun Gong is an ancient Chinese mind and body meditation/exercise system. Free. xrzhang@lbl.gov

Friday, Nov. 16

City Commons Club Luncheon

12:30 p.m.

Berkeley City Club

2315 Durant Ave.

Weldon Rucker, City Manager of City of Berkeley, presents “Managing a City Like Berkeley.” $1 admission,

11:45 a.m. lunch, $12.25. 848-3533

Crosspulse Farewell Concert & CD Release Party

8 p.m.

Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Center

1650 Mountain Blvd., Oakland

Crosspulse, a percussion ensemble dedicated to the creation and performance of interdisciplinary, cross-cultural music, dance, film and educational projects, marks its cessation as an on-going touring group. $25-30, children half-price. 559-9797 www.crosspulse.com

Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble Concert

7:30 p.m.

Florence Schwimley Little Theatre

1920 Allston Way

Presenting a varied repertoire of jazz. $8 548-8026 www.bhs.berkeley.k12.ca.us/artsperforming/jazz

Flute Concert

8 p.m.

Berkeley Public Library, South Branch

1901 Russell St.

Mary Youngblood will perform a free solo concert. 644-6860

Saturday, Nov. 17

National Children’s Book Week

3 p.m.

South Branch Public Library

1901 Russell St.

Theatre company “Word for Word” in a children’s performance of two stories: “The Elephant’s Child” by Rudyard Kipling and “Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti” by Gerald McDermott. Geared for children 4 years and up. Free. 649-3943 www.infopeople.org/bpl.

Celebrate Music on Telegraph

2 - 4 p.m.

Greg’s Pizza

2311 Telegraph

Shoppers and visitors to the cultural heart and soul of Berkeley will be treated to the joyful sound of music throughout the holiday season. Christy Dana Quartet performs, sponsored by the Telegraph Area Association. 486-2366

Elementary School Panel

11 a.m.- 2 p.m.

Epworth United Methodist Church

1953 Hopkins St.

Neighborhood Parents Networks sponsors a panel discussion and fair for Berkeley public elementary schools to offer information for parents entering their children in the public school system. $5 members, $10 non-members. 527-6667 www.parentsnet.org

Berkeley Free Folk Festival

11 a.m. - 1 a.m.

Ashkenaz

1317 San Pablo Ave.

Day one of the festival focuses on acoustic roots music, with concerts, workshops, a children’s program, and a Saturday night dance with three bands.

Sunday, Nov. 18

Celebrate Music on Telegraph

2 - 4 p.m.

Raleigh’s

2438 Telegraph

Shoppers and visitors to the cultural heart and soul of Berkeley will be treated to the joyful sound of music throughout the holiday season. Mitch Marcus Trio performs, sponsored by the Telegraph Area Association. 486-2366

Berkeley Free Folk Festival

3 - 11 p.m.

Freight and Salvage

1111 Addison St.

Day two of the festival features contemporary folk music, with singer-songwriters and original string music.

Buddy Club Children’s Show

1 - 2 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

Comedy and magic with The Flying Calamari Brothers. $7, $6 BRJCC members. 236-7469

Broadway Meets the Blues

5 p.m.

St. Jerome’s Church

308 Carmel Ave., El Cerrito

A free concert by the Berkeley Broadway Singers. 525-7815

United Genders of the Universe

7 p.m.

Pacific Center

2712 Telegraph Ave.

An all ages genderqueer group for anyone who views gender as having more than 2 options. 548-8283

Mosque Open House

1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California

1433 Madison St., Oakland

All are welcome to Open House. 832-7600, www.iccnc.org

Monday, Nov. 19

Flu Shots

9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m - 2 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

The City of Berkeley Health Department will administer flu shots to individuals 60 years old or over and to those with specific chronic diseases. $2 donation. 644-6500

Tuesday, Nov. 20

Breakfast with Rev. Sirirat Pusurinkham

7:30 - 9 a.m.

St. John’s Presbyterian Church

2727 College Ave.

Pastor of the Church of Christ in Thailand, a leader in the struggle for economic justice for indigenous minorities, campaigner against international child prostitution. Free. Food service begins at 7:15 a.m. 845-6830

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

Experimental Mid-life Workshop

7:30 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut Street

Miriam Chaya presents the second of three workshops rooted in modern psychology and Jewish traditional sources designed to provide participants with the skills and tools necessary to meet the challenges they will face in the second half of their lives. $35, $25 members. 848-0237 ext. 127

Holiday Crime Prevention

11:15 a.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

Members of the Berkeley Police Department will discuss prevention methods . 644-6107

Holistic Health

1:15 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

Elizabeth Forrest discusses Creative Aging in the first of two Holiday Holistic Health talks. 644-6107

Fibromyalgia Support Group

12 - 2 p.m.

Alta Bates Medical Center

2001 Dwight Way

Monica Nowakowski lectures on holiday stress reduction. 601-0550.

Wednesday, Nov. 21

Prose Writers’ Workshop

7 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley/Richmond Jewish Community Center Library

1414 Walnut St.

From Op-ed to fiction, memoir to the feature article - a community

writers' group to support and encourage a community of interests. Workshop format. Free. 524-3034

Toddler Storytime

7 p.m.

West Berkeley Library

1125 University Ave

For families with children three years or younger, a program to expose the youngest readers to multicultural stories, songs and finger plays.

Every Wednesday through Nov 28.

Stories of Your Amazing Body

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Hall of Health

2230 Shattuck Ave.

For children aged three to ten years old, escape to the magical realm of health, fun, and excitement of this ongoing storytelling series. 549-1564

Thursday, Nov. 22

Latin Dance Class

7:30 p.m.

Berkeley/Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

Salsa, Cha-cha, Merengue... $10, No partner necessary. All ages and levels welcome. 508-4616

Friday, Nov. 23

Kwanzaa Gift Show

12 - 8 p.m.

Oakland Marriott Hotel

1001 Broadway, Oakland

Three-day cultural gift show offers goods and services as well as retail seminars, business workshops, job recruitment, product samples, business opportunities, and entertainment.

Saturday, Nov. 24

Celebrate Music on Telegraph

2 - 4 p.m.

The Village

2556 Telegraph

Open Center

10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

The Center is open for exercise and lunch. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” will be shown at 1 p.m. 644-6107

Teddy Bear Festival

1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Pacific Film Archive Theater

2575 Bancroft Way

Children get to march their teddy bears through the theater, and then watch animated teddy bear films. $3.50. 642-1412

Sunday, Nov. 25

Celebrate Music on Telegraph

2 - 4 p.m.

Greg’s Pizza

2311 Telegraph

Shoppers and visitors to the cultural heart and soul of Berkeley will be treated to the joyful sound of music throughout the holiday season. Downtown Uproar performs, sponsored by the Telegraph Area Association. 486-2366

United Genders of the Universe

7 p.m.

Pacific Center

2712 Telegraph Ave.

An all ages genderqueer group for anyone who views gender as having more than 2 options. 548-8283

Teddy Bear Festival

1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Pacific Film Archive Theater

2575 Bancroft Way

Children get to march their teddy bears through the theater, and then watch animated teddy bear films. $3.50. 642-1412

Monday, Nov. 26

Quilt Show

7:30 p.m.

First Unitarian Church

1 Lawson Rd., Kensington

East Bay Heritage Quilters present their work, including art quilts, traditional bed quilts, wall hangings, group quilts, and clothing. $3 non-members. 834-3706

Tuesday, Nov. 27

Berkeley Farmers’ Market

2 - 7 p.m.

Derby Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street

548-3333

Experimental Mid-life Workshop

7:30 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut Street

Miriam Chaya presents the third of three workshops rooted in modern psychology and Jewish traditional sources designed to provide participants with the skills and tools necessary to meet the challenges they will face in the second half of their lives. $35, $25 members. 848-0237 ext. 127

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

Holistic Health

1:15 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

Elizabeth Forrest discusses Creative Aging in the second of two Holiday Holistic Health talks. 644-6107

Wednesday, Nov. 28

Prose Writers’ Workshop

7 - 9 p.m.

Berkeley/Richmond Jewish Community Center Library

1414 Walnut St.

From Op-ed to fiction, memoir to the feature article - a community

writers' group to support and encourage a community of interests. Workshop format. Free. 524-3034

American Disability Act

1:00 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

Ken Steiner and Jessica Soske from Legal Assistance for Seniors will lead a discussion. 644-6107

Toddler Storytime

7 p.m.

West Berkeley Library

1125 University Ave

For families with children three years or younger, a program to expose the youngest readers to multicultural stories, songs and finger plays. The last Storytime in the series.

Stories of Your Amazing Body

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Hall of Health

2230 Shattuck Ave.

For children aged three to ten years old, escape to the magical realm of health, fun, and excitement of this ongoing storytelling series. 549-1564

Thursday, Nov. 29

Latin Dance Class

7:30 p.m.

Berkeley/Richmond Jewish Community Center

1414 Walnut St.

Salsa, Cha-cha, Merengue... $10, No partner necessary. All ages and levels welcome. 508-4616

Winter Backcountry Travel: Safety and Survival Tips

7 p.m.

REI

1338 San Pablo Ave.

Leader of the National Ski Patrol’s Northern California search and rescue team, Mike Kelly, shares his expertise on how to plan a safe adventure in the snow. Free. 527-4140

Discussion for Women

1:00 p.m.

North Berkeley Senior Center

1901 Hearst St.

Katheryn Gardella, RN., discuss Mobility Issues and Felling Good in this part of a series of discussions for women. 644-6107

Friday, Nov. 30

City Commons Club Luncheon

12:30 p.m.

Berkeley City Club

2315 Durant Ave.

Nat Goldhaber, entrepreneur, presents “Running for Vice-President in a Spiritual Age.” $1 admission; 11:45 a.m. lunch, $12.25. 848-3533

Saturday, Dec. 1

Free Sailboat Rides

1 - 4 p.m.

Cal Sailing Club

Berkeley Marina

The Cal Sailing Club, a nonprofit sailing and windsurfing cooperative, give 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

Sunday, Dec. 2

Free Sailboat Rides

1 - 4 p.m.

Cal Sailing Club

Berkeley Marina

Visit www.cal-sailing.org

Friday, Dec. 7

Friday, Dec. 21

ONGOING EVENTS

Sundays

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

Mondays

Tuesdays

Easy Tilden Trails (?)

9:30 a.m.

Tilden Regional Park, in the parking lot that dead ends at the Little Farm

Join a few seniors, the Tuesday Tilden Walkers, for a stroll around Jewel Lake and the Little Farm Area. Enjoy the beauty of the wildflowers, turtles, and warblers, and waterfowl.

215-7672; members.home.co

m/teachme99/tilden/index.html

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

Wednesdays