Cal Neighbors

A newsletter for neighbors of the University of California, Berkeley

Winter 2001

Joint effort in Berkeley to ease crowded streets
The Wellness Letter
Berkeley...as the century turns
Berkeley campaign promotes access to health coverage
Cal's new West Gate
Helping former foster youth bridge the gap to adulthood
Pardon our dust - Campus construction highlights
New women's basketball coach juggles job and motherhood
Spring semester events
Spring Semester Events
January
The Mighty Clouds of Joy & the Campbell Brothers Grammy award winning members of the Gospel Hall of Fame
Friday, January 19, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Aeros
15 gold medal-winning members of the Romanian gymnastics team highlight the powerful athleticism inherent in the art of dance. Saturday, January 20, 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 21, 3 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
The Peking Acrobats
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Elite Chinese acrobats perform a jaw-dropping showcase of strength and agility set to live music. Saturday, January 27, 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 28, 3 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
February
Sasha Waltz: Allee der Kosmonauten
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Germany's acclaimed dance-theater ensemble returns to the Bay Area. Friday, February 2, 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 3, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Russian National Orchestra
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor; Mikhail Plenev, piano.
An afternoon of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. Sunday, February 4 , 4 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Masters of Persian Classical Music
Featuring Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Hossein Alizadeh, Kayhan Kalhor, and Homayoun Shajarian. Sunday, February 10, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Horacio Gutiérrez, piano
An afternoon of Berg, Schumann, Beethoven, and a world premiere by George Perle. Sunday, February 11, 3 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Gamelan Sekar Jaya
A world premiere of a new dramatic work based on Balinese mythology. Friday, February 16, Saturday February 17, 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall
Nederlands Dans Theater
Internationally celebrated dance company bridging the gap between modern and classical dance. Tuesday, February 20, Wednesday, February 21, Friday, February 23, Saturday, February, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Prazak Quartet
Czech chamber ensemble plays Haydn, Berg and Dvorák.
Sunday, February 25, 3 p.m., Hertz Hall. Pre-concert talk, 2 p.m.
Clerks' Group British vocalists specializing in Renaissance Flemish music. Wednesday, February 28, 8 p.m.
Hertz Hall
Lunch Poems
Sherman Alexie, a Spokane/Coeur d/Alene Indian; poet, novelist and author of the screen play for Smoke Signals. Thursday, February 1, 12:10 - 12:50, Morrison Room, Doe Library, admission free
March
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Judith Jamison's world-renowned company returns with three new works plus company favorites, including Revelations. Friday, March 2-Sunday, March 11
Zellerbach Hall
Nathan Gunn, baritone
This rising protégé of the Metropolitan Opera has received wide spread acclaim for his recording of American songs. Sunday, March 4, 3 p.m.
Hertz Hall
Burhan Öçal & The Istanbul Oriental Ensemble
Gifted Turkish singer and darbuka (finger drum) player & his ensemble perform wailing melodies and rhythms of the ancient Ottoman Empire. Sunday, March 11, 3 p.m. & 7 p.m, Hertz Hall
Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall, director
Paradise Lost: Music of Jews and Christians at the time of King Alfonso X of Castille (1221-1284). Friday, March 1, 8 p.m. Pre-concert talk, 7 p.m.
First Congregational Church
Andrei Serban & Julie Taymor's
The King Stag
Monsters, magic and mortals collide in this theatrical tale featuring puppets, costumes, masks & movement by Julie Taymor (Broadway's "The Lion King"). Thursday March 22 and Friday March 23, 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 24, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
An afternoon of Beethoven, Ravel and Tchaikovsky. Sunday, March 25, 3 p.m.
Hertz Hall
Lunch Poems:
Aleida Rodriguez
Award winning Cuban poet. Thursday, March 1, 12:10-12:50 p.m., Morrison Room, Doe Library, admission free
April
CAL DAY
Cal welcomes visitors to a day of discovery, learning and fun on the campus. Schools, colleges, departments, museums, athletic facilities, lawns and libraries are open and waiting.
For more information, call (510) 642-5215.
Saturday, April 21, 2001, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Richard Goode, piano
Universally recognized as one of the truly great pianist of our time. Sunday, April 1, 3 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Chucho Valdés Quartet
Cuba's most renowned jazz pianist plays a synthesis of jazz and Afro-Cuban music. Wednesday, April 4, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Lindsay String Quartet with Geraldine Walther, viola
Mozart Quintet in G minor, and Quintet in C major, plus a Haydn Quartet. Sunday, April 8, 3 p.m.
Hertz Hall
Paco de Lucía & Septet
World-renowned flamenco guitarist blends the traditional gypsy-flavored folk music of Andalusia with jazz inspired improvisation and Caribbean beat. Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14,
8 p.m
Zellerbach Hall
Dawn Upshaw, soprano and Richard Goode, piano

Wednesday, April 18, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Gil Shaham, violin

Sunday, April 22, 3 p.m.
Hertz Hall
Alla Francesca
French ensemble specializing in the repertoire of the Middle Ages. Wednesday, April 25, 8 p.m.
First Congregational Church
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra,
Suite for Pops
All star 16-piece band pays tribute to Louis Armstrong's 100th birthday. Saturday, April 28, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall.
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson,
mezzo-soprano
This San Francisco native is one of the outstanding vocalists of our time. Sunday, April 29, 3 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Lunch Poems
Galway Kinnell, former MacArthur Fellow and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award in 1982 for his Selected Poems. Thursday, April 5, 12:10-12:50 p.m., Morrison Room, Doe Library, admission free

John Ashbery , prize-winning poet. Special Sunday reading. Sunday, April 8, 3 p.m., Morrison Room, Doe Library, admission free
May
Robert Lepage
The Far Side of the Moon
Space travel and life come together, set against the voyage to the moon, in a solo performance award-winning actor and director, with a score by Laurie Anderson.
Thursday, May 3, 8 p.m.; Friday, May 4, 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 5, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 6, 3 p.m.
Zellerbach Playhouse
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
This artistic icon returns with the West Coast premiere of a new work featuring a set design by New York City sculptor Charles Long. Dancers will perform in, around, and under Long's surrealistic structures. Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5, 8 p.m.
Zellerbach Hall
Lunch Poems
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Student Readings featuring Berkeley's remarkable student poets.
Thursday, May 3, 12:10-12:50 p.m., Morrison Room, Doe Library, admission free
For additional events please see the following websites:
  • General Events - Lectures, sporting events, exhibits and performing arts. Updated weekly. www.berkeley.edu/calendar/.
  • Cal Performances - Performance details and ticket purchase www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/; 510-642-9988
  • Lunch Poems - Poet details and recordings
    www.berkeley.edu/calendar/events/poems/; 510-642-0137.
  • Sporting Events - Event times and ticket purchase
    http://calbears.fansonly.com/calendar/cal-calendar.html;
    510-642-3277
  • Pacific Film Archives - Film and exhibits schedule
    www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/pfa/filmseries/index.html/ 510-642-1412.
Children's Summer Programs
A complete listing of children's summer programs at UC Berkeley will be included in the spring issue of Cal Neighbors (April 2001).

Families interested in having their children attend the Academic Talent Development Program should visit the program's website at www-atdp.berkeley.edu or call 510- 642-8308 now. Registration begins at the end of January and is often closed by February

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