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Saturday, May 4
Word Beat Reading Series
Featuring "Press 62" starring Johanna Mangahas, You-Fong Benedicte Chang, Anthony Scott and Jason Zahorchak
7-9 p.m.
458 Perkins at Grand, Oakland
For more information: 510-526-5985, www.angelfire.com/poetry/wordbeat
Free
Shelter Operations: Emergency Preparedness Class
Learn how to take care of yourself before the disaster.
9 a.m. - noon
Office of Emergency Services
997 Cedar Street
Berkeley
to register: 510-981-5605
Saucy Sounds Community Event
Oakland Youth Chorus Preview Concert
2 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Oakland
27th & Harrison
Oakland 510-287-9700
Free
Children's Movies
Tom & Jerry, The Movie (in English)
Shows at noon & 2 p.m.
The Actor's Studio
3521 Maybelle Ave.
Oakland
510-530-0551
$3
The Oakland Symphony Chorus
STYLES SAMPLER Workshop. Three music workshops presented on Spirituals with Trente Morant, Barbershop with Dr. Robert Campell and Feasts and Seasons, Music of Spain and America with Juan Pedro Gaffney. Morning snacks and lunch will be provided.
8:45 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
6013 Lawton Ave., Oakland.
$30. $25 in advance. 465-4199.
Berkeley Rep/UC Berkeley Joint Symposium inspired by HOMEBODY/KABUL
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison St., Berkeley
Free & open to the public, call 510-647-2966 for reservations (not required)
Low-cost Hatha Yoga Class
6:30 p.m.
James Kenney Recreation Center
1720 8th St.
$6 per class. 981-6651
RAWA- Kabul to Pindi
Recent (March) journey to Afghanistan slides and talk
4 to 6 p.m.
1924 Cedar St.
Berkeley
Meet the Candidates Convention
For a new Berkeley Mayor
Chris Worthington, Rob Wrenn, Elliot Cohen, Barbara Lubin and Tom Bates have been invited & asked to share their vision for Berkeley's future.
1 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst (at MLK)
Berkeley
510-540-8543
Free
Native Californian Cultures
A major focus of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum
of Anthropology has been the Native peoples of California. Today, with 260,000 catalogue entries, the museum preserves the world's largest and most comprehensive collection devoted to the region. In this gallery, we present an overview of Native Californian cultures demonstrating the great diversity of the Californian peoples.
Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Kroeber Hall at the corner of Bancroft Way and College
The phone number is (510) 643-7648.
Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors, and $.50 for
children 16 and under- Free to the public on Thursdays.
Live Music
Classical jazz singer Vicki Burns. Second show: Ducksan Distones Jazz Sextet
8 p.m., second show 10 p.m.
Anna’s Bistro
1901 University Ave.
Berkeley
510-849-ANNA
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Norway Day Festival
The Festival is a fun day out for all age groups to eat, enjoy, be
entertained, shop, learn and exchange.
San Mateo Expo Center
South Delaware Street
San Mateo
The 9th Annual Benicia Artists Open Studios
Over sixty local artists will display their work from many different art forms including drawing, painting, photograph, collage, jewelry, glass works, digital art and video.
10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Benicia Chamber of Commerce
601 First Street
For more information contact Marie Muscolino at 707-747-0131 or artsbenicia@aol.com
Free
