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Berkeley This Week

Tuesday April 29, 2003

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

State of the City Address by Mayor Bates, at Longfellow Middle School Auditorium, 1500 Derby St., at Sacramento, at 5:30 p.m. If you have questions or need more information, please contact the Mayor's

Office at 981-7100 or mayor@ci.berkeley.ca.us

The Reality of Public Power

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Reid Edwards, Director of Community Relations, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Panelists: Bill F. Roberts, Ph.D, President, Economic Sciences Corporation; Hal Concklin, Director of Public Affairs, Southern California Edison; Paul Fenn, Director, Local Power; Cynthia Wooten-Cohen, Energy Consultant. At 7 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. For reservations: 981-5435. energy@ci.berkeley.ca.us

“Palestine is Still the Issue,” a documentary by John Pilger will be screened at 7 p.m. in Wheeler 100, UC Campus. Flyer available at http://justiceinpalestine.org/flyers/PalestineIssue.pdf. For a map or directions, see www.berkeley.

edu/map

Berkeley Camera Club

Meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m., at the Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda. Share your slides and prints and learn what other photographers are doing. Monthly field trips. 525-3565.

www.berkeleycameraclub.org

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

Berkeley Poetry Slam at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. $90 cash prizes. Cost is $7 at the door, $5 with student i.d. 841-2082.

Community Dances in Berkeley, traditional English and American dances, 8 p.m. every Wednesday, $9. 7 p.m. first Sunday, $10. Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St., 233-5065. www.bacds.org

THURSDAY, MAY 1

BOSS Graduation, Join the community for a very special Graduation honoring poor and homeless people who have achieved self-sufficiency and independence. The evening will include a ceremony, performance and a sit-down dinner, 6 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel at the Berkeley Marina, 200 Marina Blvd. Tickets $50 each.

To RSVP, call 649-1930.

A Lot in Common, video documentary by Emmy award-winning producer/editor Rick Bacigalupi about the growth of community as neighbors, artists and others build and use the Peralta and Northside Com-

munity Art Garden Commons, at 7:30 p.m., at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Uni-versalists, Cedar St. and Bonita. For information contact Rick Bacigalupi 415-282-0340. ALotinCommon@aol.com

Third Annual May Day Celebration, at 2 p.m. at Ink Works Press, 2827 Seventh St., with food, drink, music, dancing and children’s activities, in honor of the workers who struck in Chicago in 1886 for the eight-hour day. 845-7111. www.igc.org/inkworks

Black Panthers 1968 Gallery Talk, by Ula Taylor, Professor of African American Studies, on the experience of women in black revolutionary movements, at 12:15 p.m. in the Berkeley Art Museum Theater Gallery, 2626 Bancroft Way. 643-6494.

rmacneil@uclink.berkeley.edu

Bike Repair: Suspension

Do it yourself! Part of The Missing Link Bicycle Co-Op’s 30th annual Free lecture series, at 7:30 p.m. at Missing Link, 1988 Shattuck Ave. 843-7471.

Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1 FM, holds public meetings for all interested people first and third Thursdays, 7 p.m. at the Long Haul Info Shop, 3124 Shattuck Ave. 595-0190

FRIDAY, MAY 2

Women in Black Vigil, from noon to 1 p.m. at UC Berkeley, Bancroft at Telegraph. wibberkeley@yahoo.com

548-6310, 845-1143.

Meditation, Peace Vigil and Dialogue, gather at noon on the grass close to the West Entrance to UC Berkeley, on Oxford St. near University Ave. People of all traditions are welcome to join us. 496-6000, ext.135. Sponsored by the Buddhist Peace Fellowship www.bpf.org

The Rachel Corrie Banner Project fundraiser with

Jessica Rice, at 7:30 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Hall at 1924 Cedar St. at Bonita. For more information on Rachel Corrie's tragic death by being bulldozed by an Israeli soldier while protecting a Palestinian home from demolition, please go to www.electonicintifada.net

$20 donation requested, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Sex, Lies & International Economics a film on alternative economics for women’s equality at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center in South Berkeley located at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. All events are free.

540-0751. ww.thelonghaul.org

SATURDAY, MAY 3

Studies from Nature, drawing workshop for ages 10-14 taught by artist Olga Segal, noon to 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center. Cost is $5-$10 sliding scale; scholarships available on request 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org

Berkeley Historical Society Walking Tours, “Stage Craft Studios and the Bay Architects,” led by James Novosel. 10 a.m. $5 members, $10 non-members. For reservations call 848-0181. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/histsoc

Light Search and Rescue Class offered by the City of Berkeley’s Emergency Operations Center, from 1 to 5 p.m. at 997 Cedar St. For more information call 981-5605. TDD: 981-5799.

Northcoast Timber Wars Movie Night featuring “Matole Resistance” and “Fire in the Eyes” at 7:30 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center in South Berkeley located at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. All events are free.

540-0751. ww.thelonghaul.org

Introductory Day Long Meditation Retreat

9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Berkeley Buddhist Priory

1358 Marin Ave. Albany

Advance registration is necessary. 528-1876.x www.berkeleybuddhistpriory.org

Sick Plant Clinic

UC Botanical Garden experts diagnose your plant woes the first Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to noon at UC Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Dr. 643-2755. www.mip.berkeley.edu/garden

Cinco de Mayo Celebration at LeConte Elementary School, 2241 Russell St. from noon to 3:30 p.m. Music by Colibrí, mariachi music, baile folklorico performed by LeConte students, other musical acts, DJ music by DJ FUZE, and a special appearance by KMEL's Chuy Gomez. Also Latin American food and a silent auction. Benefit for LeConte's

Dual Immersion Program and the LeConte PTA. Tickets are $3 for children and $7 for adults. 644-6290.

Walking Tour to Explore Creek Mouths on the Bay Trail, sponsored by Friends of Five Creeks with Berkeley Path Wanderers and Friends of Albany Beach. Meet at 10 a.m. at Seabreeze Market, Univer-

sity Ave. just west of freeway. Bring water and dress in layers. 848-9358. f5creeks@aol.com, www.fivecreeks.org.

African Spring Festival, at 6:30 p.m. at 155 Dwinelle Hall, UC Campus. Featuring authentic African cuisine and professional and student performances including dances, plays, music, fashion show and more. Tickets are $7 in advance, $ 10 general admission and $5 for children under 12. 286-7976.

africanfestival@yahoo.com

Low-Income Cohousing

For low-income working people, both families and individuals, and people on fixed incomes. Informational meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, South Branch, 1901 Russell St.

Community Dances in Berkeley, traditional English and American dances, 8 p.m. every Wednesday, $9. 7 p.m. first Sunday, $10. Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St., 233-5065. www.bacds.org

Unselt Birding Breakfast and Quarterly Bird Walk, with Chris Carmichael, Manager of Collections and Horticulture, and expert birder Dennis Wolff on a morning walk to discover the Garden's bird life. Heavy rain cancels this walk. 8 to 11 a.m. UC Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Drive. Fee $35, Members $25. 643-2755 for more information or to register.

Visit the Cedars, horticulturist Roger Raiche hosts a visit to his property, The Cedars, home to serpentine ecosystems and with the Rhododendron occidentale in bloom, along with other early bulbs and annuals. Fee $50,UC Botanical Garden Members $30. Reservations required, call 643-2755.

Gardening for Wildlife, from 10 a.m. to 3.p.m. at Diamond Park Recreation Center, Oakland. Learn how to diversify your garden's architecture by including native trees, shrubs, and annuals that provide habitat for a variety of wildlife, including butterflies. Attract wildlife to your garden by providing food, water, and shelter for birds, butterflies, and beneficial garden insects. Avoid the use of pesticides that affect water quality and harm beneficial insects, birds and other wildlife. Cost is $10. For information call Mary Malko 231-9430. or email mary@aoinstitute.org, www.aoinstitute.org

SUNDAY, MAY 4

Exploring Clay, Inventing Creatures, a workshop for ages 5-10, at noon to 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center. Cost is $5 - $10 sliding scale; scholarships available on request. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org

Berkeley Free Folk Festival, also on Sat. May 3. Music and workshops, activities for children, from noon to 9 p.m. at Malcolm X School, 1731 Prince St. Sponsored by Freight and Salvage. For information 649-1423. www.freightandsalvage.org/bfff

Humanizing the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Day of Mutual Recognition, with

Mohammed Alatar and Rabbi Michael Lerner, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the International House. Sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, facilitated by the Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue group. Free Middle Eastern dinner included. Reservations required, call 301-2777 or email berkeleytikkun@

yahoogroups.com

Eckhart Tolle's Talks on Video, free gatherings, at 7:30 p.m. to hear the words of the author of "The Power of Now" at the Feldenkrais Ctr., 830 Bancroft Way. Will meet on the first and third Sunday of each month. 547-2024. EdShorelin@aol.com

MONDAY, MAY 5

Berkeley CopWatch meets at 8 p.m. at 2022 Blake St.

Volunteers needed. For information call 548-0425.

Five Star Night, Annual Fundraiser for Alameda County Meals on Wheels at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension. For information call Marci Vastine 567-8056.

Oakland/East Bay National Organization for Women, with Tammy Fitz-Randolph, certified mediator. She will discuss conflict resolution particularly as it applies to women from 6 to 8 p.m. at the South Berkeley Library, 1901 Russell St. Meetings are open to all and are free. 287-8948.

ONGOING

Activist Skill Class: Practical Skills for Difficult Times

Tactics and strategies of activism with Karen Pickett and Phil Klasky. Classes offered through Merritt College, Tuesday evenings and Saturdays, beginning April 29 through May 24. To register call 548-2220 x 233. Classes at

The Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave.

Cooking and Baking Classes, offered by The Bread Project in conjunction with Berkeley Adult School. Contact Lucie Buchbinder at 644-1713 for more information.

CITY MEETINGS

Community Environmental Advisory Comission meets Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at

2118 Milvia St. Nabil Al-Hadithy 981-7461.

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/environmentaladvisory

Public Works Commission

meets Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m. in the North Berkeley Senior Center, Jeff Egeberg 981-6406. www.ci.berkeley.

ca.us/commissions/publicworks

Housing Advisory Commission meets Thursday, May 1, at 7 p.m. in the

South Berkeley Senior Center

Oscar Sung 981-5410.

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/housing

Public Works Commission meets Thursday, May 1, at 7 p.m., in the North Berkeley Senior Center. Jeff Egeberg 981-6406. www.ci.berkeley.