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Contact: Keith Skinner 510 520 3876
Meeting Place: Southwest corner of Ashby and Piedmont, Berkeley
Leader: Keith Skinner
Transit: AC bus #51B
Visit some of the city’s most dangerous intersections, remember pedestrians killed while crossing streets and raise awareness about avoiding pedestrians/auto accidents both as a motorist and as a pedestrian. No dogs, please.
Contact: Keith Skinner 510 520 3876
Meeting Place: Peet’s Coffee, Walnut and Vine, Berkeley
Leader: Jacque Ensign
Transit: AC buses #18, #67, #7
Join us for a low-impact, leisurely morning stroll. We’ll start at Peet’s with coffee and a snack and then walk, talk and gawk. Well-behaved dogs on leashes permitted.
Meeting Place: SW corner of Castro and Market, San Francisco
Leader: Tom Graham
Transit: BART and MUNI L line
Join “Walking Man†Tom Graham, who recently completed his quest to walk every street in San Francisco, for a brisk tour of the midtown hills. We will visit Corona Heights, Tank Hill, Twin Peaks and others. A somewhat strenuous walk with a lot of up and down. Bring water. No dogs please. More info: 510 520 3876 http://www.berkeleypaths.org/
Meeting Place: Spruce St. at Easter Way (near Santa Barbara Rd.)
Leader: Keith Skinner
Transit: AC bus #65 or #67
Walk off the Thanksgiving pounds and prepare for the long winter with this climb high in the hills. The first part of the walk will be steep, climbing from Easter Way to Creston Rd., but the pace will be moderate. Heavy rain cancels. Well-behaved dogs on leashes permitted. More info: 510 520 3876 http://www.berkeleypaths.org/
Join Berkeley Art Center Executive Director, Suzanne Tan for an intimate exploration of the natural world, inspired by the Center’s idyllic setting in Live Oak Park and above Codornices Creek. The exhibition includes video installation, artists who work with ephemeral and recycled materials, and performative and interactive components that blur the physical separation of the gallery and its natural environment. The private tour of the exhibit will be followed by a leisurely walk on the historic paths near Codornices Creek. No dogs, please.
Artists include Judith Selby Lang and Richard Lang, Kim Anno and Ricardo Rivera, Terri Friedman, Alicia Escott, Mari Andrews, and Zach Pine.
Contact: Susan Schwartz 510 848 9358
Meeting Place: Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park
Leaders: Suzanne Tan and Susan Schwartz