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Berkeley This Week
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
St. John’s Prime Timers meets at 9:30 a.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Sandy Nunn from Hospice will talk about their work and how you may want to volunteer. 845-6830.
Berkeley Camera Club meets at 7:30 p.m., at the Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda. 525-3565. www.berkeleycameraclub.org
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
“Good Morning Berkeley!” a networking event, from 7:30 to 9:15 a.m. The speaker will be Cynthia Meyer of Merrill Lynch, Oakland, on “Earn What You Deserve: 5 Practical Strategies for Developing Harmony with Money.” Cost is $10. At The Jazzcaffe, 2085 Addison. Wheelchair accessible. 843-8868.
Berkeley Peace Walk and Vigil at the Berkeley BART Sta-
tion, corner of Shattuck and Center. Vigil at 6:30 p.m. followed by Peace Walk at 7 p.m. www.geocities.com/vigil4peace/vigil
Native American Games Make and play with traditional games of California Indians, including tule dolls, cricket, Indian football, stick dice and steal the stick, from noon to 2 p.m. at Lawrence Hall of Science. 463-5961. www.lawrencehallofscience.org
Amnesty International Berkeley Community Group meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1606 Bonita Ave., at Cedar St. Join fellow human rights activists to help promote social justice one individual at a time. 872-0768.
Berkeley CopWatch open office hours 7 to 9 p.m. Drop in to file complaints, assistance available. For information call 548-0425.
Berkeley Communicators Toastmasters meets at 7:15 a.m. at Hide-A-Way Café, 6430 Telegraph Ave. For information call Fred Garvey, 925-682-1111, ext. 164.
Community Dances, traditional English and American dances, at 8 p.m. every Wednesday, $9. 7 p.m. first Sunday, $10. Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. 233-5065. www.bacds.org
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21
“So How’d You Become an Activist?” with Jennifer Stone and David Solnit at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St. at Bonita. Donation $5. Wheel-
chair accessible. 415-927-1645.
Friends of Strawberry Creek will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the West Berkeley Public Library Community Room, 1125 Uni-
versity Ave., across from the Adult School. To confirm call 987-0668 or janet@earthlink.net or jennifemaryphd@hotmail.com or 848-7128.
Lawyers in the Library at 6 p.m. at the Claremont Branch, Benvenue at Ashby. 981-6280.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
Caltopia 2003, a festival of fun, music and Cal Spirit, on Fri. and Sat., open to UC Berkeley students, staff, faculty and the community, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with events at the Recreational Sports Facility, Evans Field, Lower Sproul Plaza, and the Haas Pavillion. http://calbears.berkeley.edu/festival/
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. Sponsored by the Buddhist Peace Fellowship 496-6000, ext. 135. www.bpf.org
“Welcome to BHS” Reception for 9th Grade Families, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Little Theater on Allston Way. “Veteran” parents and students, along with high school staff, will be happy to answer your questions about life at Berkeley High. This is a great opportunity to meet people, get lots of information, and connect with BHS. Students are encouraged to attend with their adults. Please bring a dessert to share. Coffee, tea, and punch will be provided by the PTSA. For more information email boricuastylez13@yahoo.com or cpapermaster@earthlink.net
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
Berkeley High School Volunteer Workday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enter on Allston Way, sign in at the information table, and pick a job to do. The main jobs are weeding, picking up trash, watering, sweeping, and planting. Please bring work gloves, sunscreen, hat, hoses, trowels, weeding tools, push brooms, dust pans, 4” to 1 gallon perennials or annuals in shades of red and yellow. We will supply bottled water, snacks, trash bags, and disposable gloves. For information email cpapermaster@earthlink.
net or Calysto123@aol.com
Caltopia 2003, see listing for Fri. http://calbears.berkeley.edu/
festival
Summer Days and Nights in Albany, a small-town street fair, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Solano and San Pablo Aves. Features live entertainment including music, a lion dance, jugglers, and more. For more information call 525-1771.
Sistahs Steppin' in Pride, the second annual East Bay Dyke March, meet at 9:30 a.m. at the pillars at Lake Merritt, El Embarcadero between Grand and Lakeshore. March starts at 10 a.m., ending in a festival with live entertainment from 1 to 5 p.m. at Snow Park, 20th and Harrison Sts. For more information call 551-8330. www.sistahssteppin.org
UC Berkeley Circle K Garage Sale This is a garage sale fund
raiser held by the UC Berkeley Circle K, a non-profit community service organization run by students in college. All money raised will go towards Pediatric Trauma Prevention, and research for Lou Gehrig’s Disease. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Berkeley ACE Hardware parking lot, 2145 University Ave. 841-2756. cki-fundraising@
uclink.berkeley.edu
The Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society will be holding its Annual Plant Show from noon to 4 p.m., at the Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Dr. Many of the world's most enthusiastic growers of these deadly (to insects anyway!), diverse and often stunningly beautiful plants will be displaying their best specimens. For information see the Society's web page at www.bacps.org or call the Garden at 643-2755.
Alternative Building Materials: Cob and Strawbale workshop from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Two natural building methods are currently undergoing renewed popularity. Cob is an ancient technique using a mixture of earth, sand and straw; it requires only simple handtools and can easily be shaped into imaginative structures. Strawbales are highly insulative and create an Old World character of thick walls and deepset windows. The methods are gaining building code approval in many communities. Cost is $75. Held at the Building Education Center, 812 Page St. 525-7610.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
Historic Kenney Cottage moves from 1725 University Ave. to 1275 University Ave. at 7 a.m. The Cottage, a prefabricated panel house whose design was patented by William H. Wrigley in 1881, may be the oldest existing example of this type of prefab construction in America. Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association will offer coffee and doughnuts at the new site.
Herb Walk Learn to identify and use many edible and medicinal plants that grow wild in the Bay Area. Meet at noon at the Strawberry Canyon Fire Trail head, below the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens on Centennial Drive. Call for directions. Cost is $6-$25 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds. Sponsored by the Pacific School of Herbal Medicine. 845-4028. www.pshm.org
Equity in Affordable Housing, a public dialog hosted by The Oakland Coalition of Congrega-
tions, from 3 to 5 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 27th and Broadway in downtown Oakland. For information call 625-9490.
UC Berkeley Circle K Garage Sale See listing for Aug. 23. Berkeley ACE Hardware parking lot, 2145 University Ave. 841-2756.
MONDAY, AUGUST 25
“Cuba - What Next?” A Commonwealth Club panel, including three prominent Cuban Americans and a former U.S. mission chief in Havana, will re-examine trade and travel restrictions from noon to 1:30 p.m. at 595 Market Street in SF, with a reception at 11:15 a.m. Cost is $12 or free to students and Commonwealth Club members. For reservations, call 800-847-7730 or 415-597-6700. Co-sponsored by the International Diplomacy Council and the Pan American Society.
Berkeley CopWatch organizational meeting at 6 p.m. at 2022 Blake St. Join us to work on current issues around police misconduct. Volunteers needed. For information call 548-0425.
ONGOING
Vista Community College Program for Adult Education (PACE) Enrollment through Sept. 6. PACE is a college alternative for adults with job and family responsibilities. Enrollment in American Sign Language classes is also being accepted. For information call 981-2864 or 981-2800 or email mclausen@peralta.cc.ca.us
Free Energy Conservation Retrofits for Berkeley Residents CA Youth Energy Services is a nonprofit sponsored by the City of Berkeley that trains and employs high school students to provide conservation retrofits. Call for an appointment, 428-2357.
Free Energy Bill Payment Assistance The City of Berkeley has money to help low-income households pay their gas and electric bills. For applications and more information, contact the Energy Office at 644-8544. TDD: 981-6903. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/energy
Berkeley Youth Orchestra will hold auditions during the first week in September, and will offer an audition clinic on Aug. 23 at 9 a.m. To schedule an audition appointment or to request an application form please call Marion Atherton at 525-8484 or email manager@byoweb.org
CITY MEETINGS
Berkeley Unified School Board meets at 7:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers. Queen Graham 644-6147 or Mark Coplan 644-6320.
Citizens Humane Commission meets Wed., Aug. 20, at 7 p.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Katherine O’Connor, 981-6601. www.ci.berkeley.ca. us/commissions/humane
Commission on Labor meets Wed., Aug. 20, at 6:30 p.m., at Berkeley WorkSource, 1950 Addison St., Suite 105. Delfina M. Geiken, 644-6085. www.ci.-berkeley.ca.us/commissions/labor
Design Review Committee meets Thurs., Aug. 21, at 7:30 p.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Anne Burns, 981-7415. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/
commissions/designreview
Fair Political Practices Commission meets Thurs., Aug. 21, at 7:30 p.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Prasanna Rasaih, 981-6950. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/faircampaign
Transportation Commission meets Thurs., Aug. 21, at 7 p.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center. Peter Hillier, 981-7000. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/
commissions/transportation
Solid Waste Management Commission meets Monday, August 25, at 7 p.m., at 1201 Second St. Becky Dowdakin, 981-6357. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/commissions/solidwaste
