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Out & About Calendar
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Monday, Dec. 3
The Hidden Wars of Desert
Storm: Ten Years of
bombs, blockades, and mass murder by the US.
7 p.m.
Fellowship of Humanity
390 27th St.
Meeting of the East Bay Coalition Against the War. View a video on Iraq, learn more about US policy in the Middle East, and help organize against the war. 496-3470, eastbaycoalition@yahoo.com.
Friends of Five Creeks
Monthly Meeting
7 p.m.
Albany Community Center
1249 Marin
Creeks, Art, and Community Dancer and storyteller Patricia Bullitt and community artist Jeff Norman will speak and show slides on the intersections between art, creeks, the environment, and community. 848-9358, www.fivecreeks.org.
Montessori Campus Design
Competition Exhibit
3 - 5 p.m.
Berkeley Montessori School
1581 LeRoy Ave.
BMS is designing a new Elementary and Middle School campus, see the designs and give your feedback for jury consideration in selecting the winner. 843-9374, sharline@well.com.
Landmarks Preservation
Commission
7:30 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Public Hearing to consider Proposed Landmark Designation of 2008 University Ave.
Tuesday, Dec. 4
Why Freedom Matters More
Than Ever
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
The Independent Institute
100 Swan Way, Oakland
Hoover Fellow and Economist David Henderson touts importance of free markets and liberty during wartime and economic recession. $12. 632-1366, www.independent.org.
East Bay Mystery Readers
Group
7 p.m.
Dark Carnival Bookstore
3086 Claremont Ave.
Informal gathering to discuss mysteries the first Tuesday of every month. This month's books are: Maggie Shayne, The Gingerbread Man; Ruth Rendell, Road Rage; and Noreen Wald, Remembrance of Murders Past. You don't have to read the books to come. 654-7323
The Spirit of Christmas Class
7 - 9 p.m.
1250 Addison
Studio 103
Explore the metaphysics of the Christmas Story. 540-8844, patricia@newthoughtunity.org.
Feldenkrais Chair Class for
Seniors
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Free. ellmor1@home.com
Feldenkrais Floor Class for
Seniors
2 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Free. ellmor1@home.com
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Wednesday, Dec. 5
Advisory Council
10 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Community members are welcome. 644-6343
Free Feldenkrais Class for
Seniors
11:45 a.m.
JCC
Walnut between Rose and Vine
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Thursday, Dec. 6
Montessori Campus Design
Competition Exhibit
7 - 9 p.m.
Berkeley Montessori School
1581 LeRoy Ave.
BMS is designing a new Elementary and Middle School campus, see the designs and give your feedback for jury consideration in selecting the winner. 843-9374, sharline@well.com.
Snowshoeing Basics
7 p.m.
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
1338 San Pablo Ave.
A slide presentation will be followed by a review of basic snowshoe fit and design, as well as pointers on technique and winter safety preparedness. 527-4140
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Friday, Dec. 7
PEN Oakland & Literature
Without Borders
Present “War & Peace”
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Pro Arts
461 9th St., Oakland
Issues of War and Peace through poetry, and prose from Bay Area authors. 525-3948, kimmac@pacbell.net.
Lunchtime Lecture
12 p.m.
City Commons Club
2315 Durant Ave.
UC Berkeley Professor Hatem Bazian discusses US relations in the Middle East. $1 admission with coffee, $11 - $12.25 admission with lunch.
Dunsmuir Historic Estate
Holiday Season
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
2960 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland
Volunteers have transformed the 50-acre estate and the 1899 mansion into a holiday event. 925-275-9595, www.dunsmuir.org.
Civil Liberties Talk
7 p.m.
AK Press
674-A 23rd St., Oakland
A radical reading of civil liberties. Author Christian Parenti and filmmaker Jose Palafox speak about dissent, blowback, security, surveilance and policing. 208-1700, molly@akpress.org.
Silent Auction to Break the
Silence: Through the Eyes of
the Judged
6 - 10 p.m.
Downtown Oakland YWCA
1515 Webster St.
A benefit for the Prison Activist Resource Center featuring speakers, music, food. $10-40, no one turned away for lack of funds. 893-4648 x108
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Saturday, Dec. 8
31st annual KPFA Community
Crafts Fair
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The Concourse
8th & Brannan Streets
220 juried craftsmakers & artists show their best work in a mellow ambiance offering natural foods from many cultures, world music & dance performances & wise speakers. $7, Benefits KPFA Free Speech Radio. 848.6767 x609 www.kpfa.org
Holiday Choral Concert
8 p.m.
First Congregational Church
1912 Central Ave., Alameda
The Oakland East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus presents their holiday concert, a mix of reverent and not-so-reverent classical and contemporary choral music. $12 - $15, 239-2239 x2576 www.oebgmc.org
Compiled by Guy Poole
