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The Grand Lake/Lake Merritt Neighborhood, Oakland, California.
Most events are free.
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Neighborhood Activities Calendar - August 10 thru September 20, 2008
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Aug 10
LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk The Colonnade 3:00pm
Aug 11
Oakland Tenants Union Monthly Meeting Madison Park Apts 7:00pm
Aug 12
Coffee Hour Leaning Tower 6:00pm
Aug 13
Aug 14
orion's acoustic music circle on the dock of the bay dock with flagpole at north end of admiral drive emeryville 1:00-2:30pm
Aug 15
SB 840: The Promise And Politics Of Single-Payer Healthcare Humanist Hall, 390 27th St 7:00pm
Aug 16
West Oakland Farmers Market 16th and Center St 11:00am
Adyashanti Lake Merritt Methodist Church 11:00am-1:00pm
Middle East Study Group Grand Lake Neighborhood Center 3:00-5:00pm
Awareness-Ecology-Art Playshop Grand Lake Neighborhood Center 7:00-9:30pm
Aug 17
LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk The Colonnade 3:00pm
Aug 18
Aug 19
Coffee Hour Leaning Tower 6:00pm
"Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization" Leaning Tower 7:00pm
Aug 20
Aug 21
9-11 Truth Alliance Meeting Grand Lake Neighborhood Center 7:00-10:00pm
Aug 22
Aug 23
Middle East Study Group Grand Lake Neighborhood Center 3:00-5:00pm
Aug 24
LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk The Colonnade 3:00pm
Aug 25
Aug 26
September "Print" Ecovillage Calendar Events Cut-off 6:00pm
Coffee Hour Leaning Tower 6:00pm
Aug 27
Aug 28
Aug 29
Aug 30
Middle East Study Group Grand Lake Neighborhood Center 3:00-5:00pm
Monthly Ecovillage Potluck Party Crescent Sangha House 7:00pm
Aug 31
LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk The Colonnade 3:00pm
Sep 1
Sep 2
Coffee Hour Leaning Tower 6:00pm
Sep 3
Sep 4
Sep 5
Sep 6
Sep 7
LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk The Colonnade 3:00pm
Sep 8
Sep 9
Coffee Hour Leaning Tower 6:00pm
Sep 10
Sep 11
RED STATE Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe's new musical comedy Lakeside Park stage right 30' back Music 6:30pm
Show 7:00pm
Sep 12
Sep 13
Sep 14
LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk The Colonnade 3:00pm
Sep 15
Sep 16
Coffee Hour Leaning Tower 6:00pm
Sep 17
Sep 18
Sep 19
Sep 20
Adyashanti An excellent opportunity to hear this gifted teacher of awakening locally. This is the only Oakland satsang until November. It's best to come early (about 10:30am). Sa 8/16, 11:00am-1:00pm @ Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, 1330 Lakeshore. Dave, 893-2524 or Marshall, 290-5142, marleejohn@aol.com
Awareness-Ecology-Art Playshop 1st hour: Who am I? experiments. 2nd: How ecovillages/ecocities support global survival thriving. 3rd: draw/paint/poetry/music/movement/etc. Sliding Scale: $10 to $25--no one turned away for lack of FUNds. Sa 8/16, 7:00-9:30pm @ Grand Lake Neighborhood Center, 530 Lake Park. Stephen K., 663-2594, skyesyes@yahoo.com, www.ecovillage510.org/mrfun
Coffee Hour The longest-lived activity on this calendar. No agenda, No decisions. Come join in the mix & enjoy community. Every Tuesday, 6:00pm @ Leaning Tower of Pizza, 498 Wesley (@ Brooklyn).
LMNOP Weekly Peace Walk Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace. Every Sunday, 3:00pm @ The Colonnade (east side of Lake Merritt). Bring signs if you have them. See lmno4p.org for more information on LMNOP. Beth, 763-8712, lmnop@riseup.net
Middle East Study Group Discussing contemporary and historical issues -- Currently discussing Iraq & Afghanistan (current issues and historical backgrounds of conflict), using Juan Cole's "Informed Comment" as a starting point. Drop-ins welcome. Call or e-mail for info. Last three Saturdays of August (8/16, 8/23 & 8/30), 3:00-5:00pm @ Grand Lake Neighborhood Center, 530 Lake Park. For information, contact Dave at 893-2542 or ecovdave@hotmail.com
Monthly Ecovillage Potluck Party All Welcome! Bring a dish for six (we like everything, but we LOVE protein courses). It's more fun with good eats on the table, so along with your sense of humor and camaraderie, bring a great dish to share (and a bottle of wine won't hurt either). If someone remembers, we'll sing happy birthday to the birthday folks. (Note: The calendar planning will be done earlier in the week via the website form; see above for cut-off date for the September calendar). Sa 8/30, 7:00pm @ Crescent Sangha House - 351 Santa Clara Ave.
9-11 Truth Alliance Meeting Bi-weekly planning, strategy, educational meeting of Northern California 9-11 Truth Movement researchers, activists, writers, organizers. 3rd Thursday every month (Th 8/21), 7:00-10:00pm @ Grand Lake Neighborhood Center, 530 Lake Park. Janet, 834-1834
Oakland Tenants Union Monthly Meeting Regular monthly meeting of the Regular monthly meeting of the Oakland Tenants Union. OTU helps tenants in their dealings with landlords and the city bureaucracies, and also keeps an eye on the operation of the city agencies and City Council proposals that may affect tenants' rights. 2nd Monday every month. For tenant counseling, call 763-0142. Mo 8/11, 7:00pm @ Community Room, Madison Park Apts., 100 9th Street (across 9th St. from Lake Merritt BART station; to enter, knock gently on window to right of main entrance). Dave K., 763-3515, http://www.oaklandtenantsunion.org/
orion's acoustic music circle on the dock of the bay no drums electric instruments or stand up comics! each person takes a turn playing,singing, leading suggesting or passing to the next person. bring layer clothing and water no food we will be in a gorgeous wind protected area right on the emeryville marina veiws of golden gate, tam.etc. you can park anywhere but under the building. Th 8/14, 1:00-2:30pm @ dock with flagpole at north end of admiral drive emeryville. orion, 428-1386 orion_orion99@yahoo.com
"Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization" Discussion Our present Plan A isn't working on Planet Earth. Lester Brown: "We do not have much time. We are crossing environmental thresholds and violating deadlines set by Nature." Lets have some surviving/thriving Fun! Tu 8/19, 7:00pm @ Leaning Tower of Pizza, 498 Wesley (@ Brooklyn). Stephen K., 663-2594 skyesyes@yahoo.com
RED STATE Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe's new musical comedy Just in time for the fall elections, RED STATE skewers a system which puts the actual needs of the voters last. Written by Mime Troupe head writer Michael Gene Sullivan. It's Election Day in small town America! The Heartland - apple pie, general stores, hard work. But in Bluebird, Kansas, apple pie has been replaced with.... What a way to celebrate "Patriot Day" (see www.sfmt.org/Press/PressRelease.php). Look for me stage right 30' back. Th 9/11, Music 6:30pm, Show 7:00pm @ Lakeside Park. JohnC, 547-6636, cassady3@tdl.com
SB 840: The Promise And Politics Of Single-Payer Healthcare A panel discussion on the fight for cost-effective universal healthcare in California, featuring present and future California Assembly members Swanson, Skinner, and Hancock, as well as SB 840 author Senator Sheila Kuehl's aide, Sara Rogers. Ample time for audience participation, and suggestions for getting involved. Fr 8/15, 7:00pm @ Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Karen, 839-6012, camry88@sonic.net
September "Print" Ecovillage Calendar Events Cut-off Calendar planning will be done completely via the website form prior to the monthly potluck. Cut-off for posting August "print" calendar events is Tu 8/26 @ 6:00pm (and for Orion, Mo 8/25). October 1 to 4 included at the end of the September calendar. Janet, kobrenj@yahoo.com
West Oakland Farmers Market City Slicker Center Street Farm: a non-profit urban farming project... growing affordable,fresh, organically grown produce in West Oakland. Urban farming is the Future... part of Plan B 3.0. Sa 8/16, 11:00am @ corner of 16th and Center St. Stephen K., 663-2594, skyesyes@yahoo.com