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Out & About Calendar
Saturday, March 2
The 2002 White Elephant
Sale
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
White Elephant Warehouse
333 Lancaster St., Oakland
The 42nd annual White Elephant Sale, benefiting the Oakland Museum. Free. http://www.museumca.org/events/elephant.html.
Outdoor Cross Training and
Conditioning Basics
2 p.m.
REI
1338 San Pablo Ave.
REI’s Kristy Ruocco will draw on her experiences as a certified yoga instructor and nutritionist as she discusses the fundamentals of outdoor cross training and conditioning - different types of workouts, stretching, nutrition and goal setting. 527-4140.
The Great Rummage Sale
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society
2700 Ninth St.
The Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society is a “no-kill” animal shelter whose
mission is to place adoptable dogs and cats in suitable, loving homes.
Our Great Rummage Sale, held the first and third Saturday of each month,
helps provide funds toward the operation of our shelter. clamata@berkeleyhumane.org.
Sunday, March 3
Shaping a Just U.S. Policy in
the Middle East
2 - 7:30 p.m.
International House
2299 Piedmont Ave.
Join Bay Area peace, social justice and faith-based organizations for a two- day conference focusing on the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, Iraq, Afghanistan and the impact these policies on civil rights and democracy in the U.S. 415-565-0201 x26, www.afsc.org/wagingpeace.
The Ancient Trees Initiative
noon
The Fellowship of Humanity
411 28th Street
The Old Growth Tree Initiative of Northern California is a statewide measure that will be submitted directly to California voters in the November 2002 election if 420,000 or more Californians sign the petitions. 451-5818, www.ancienttrees.org.
The Berkshire’s Second
Anniversary Celebration
2 - 4 p.m.
The Berkshire Assisted Living
2235 Sacramento St.
The public is invited. Tours available. 841-4844.
English Ceilidh Dancing
7 p.m.
Grace North Church
2138 Cedar St.
Family friendly, no partner needed, all dances taught and called to live music. $10. 650-365-2913, http://www.bacds.org.
Hadassah Donor Brunch
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
H's Lordship's Restaurant
Berkeley Marina
Ariel Levite, former head of the Bureau of International Security in Israel and military scholar, speaks about Israeli Security. teachme99@attbi.com.
Monday, March 4
Low- and No-Tech
Approaches to Household
Energy Conservation
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Berkeley Adult School
University Ave. and Bonar St.
How to cut your energy bills by 50-90 percent with lots of diligence and little money, by Rueben Deumling, Berkeley Energy Commission. 981-5435, energy@ci.berkeley.ca.us.
The Dominican School of
Philosophy
and Theology presents the 2002 Aquinas Symposium:
Aquinas' Commentaries on Platonic Texts
7:30 p.m.
Badè Museum, Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Ave.
Fran O'Rourke on "Unity in Aquinas' Neoplatonic Commentaries"; Vivian Boland, O.P., on "Thinking About Good: Aquinas on Divine Names IV, De Hebdomadibus & Nicomachean Ethics I"; and Mark Damien Delp on "Abstract and Concrete Names: Logic and Metaphysics in Aquinas' Platonic Commentaries." Free and open to public. 883-2072, mdelp@dspt.edu.
Economics of Transition
Seminar
noon
UC Berkeley
Harris Room (119 Moses Hall)
Wei Li, University of Virginia, "Great Leap Forward or Backward? Anatomy of a Central Planning Disaster." 642-4608, http://www.igs.berkeley.edu:8880/
Tuesday, March 5
Berkeley Folk Dancers
Salsa Dance Workshop
7:45 - 9:45 p.m.
Live Oak Park Recreational Center
1301 Shattuck Ave.
With Charlene Van Ness. Dancers of all levels welcomed. BFD members $5,
non-members $7. 234-2069.
The Dominican School of
Philosophy and Theology
presents the 2002 Aquinas
Symposium: Aquinas'
Commentaries on Platonic
Texts
7:30 p.m.
Badè Museum, Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Ave.
Wayne John Hankey on "Thomas' Neoplatonic Hisotries.
Free and open to public. 883-2072, mdelp@dspt.edu.
Institute of Governmental Studies Library
Join with fellow political junkies to watch the returns and assess the impact of the California primary. We'll be following the results of the Republican governor's race, a potential shift in control of the US House as California elects the largest congressional delegation in the nation, State Assembly and Senate primary contests, and key initiative battles. Expert commentary will be provided, amateur comments are welcome. 642-4608, http://www.igs.berkeley.edu:8880/
