Our keynote speaker will be Karin Tuxen-Bettman, from Google. She will discuss using Google Earth & Google Maps to plan, track, and map your path hikes and wanderings, including viewing historical imagery of the area, finding the elevation profile of your walk, and uploading your photos and GPS paths to Google Earth. Our honorary host will be Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, who gave up his car two years ago in favor of walking and riding the bus. A short business meeting, including the election of officers and slides of our recent path building efforts will precede the program, which is free and open to the public. We will also vote on adopting amendments to the existing Association bylaws. For more information visit the Berkeley Path Wanderers website.
Join Friends of Five Creeks volunteers at a “walking work party” 10 AM – 12:30 PM Sat., July 10. Learn about history and restoration plans while you help make Berkeley’s waterfront into the park it should be!
Meet at the beach at the mouth of Strawberry Creek, behind Sea Breeze Deli 598 University. This is just west of I-880/580. AC Transit 51B stops across the street, or walk or bike on the Bay Trail or via the pedestrian/bicycle bridge over the freeway.
All welcome! Water, tools, gloves, and snacks provided. Dress for sun, wind, or fog. More information at www.fivecreeks.org or f5creeks@aol.com.
On June 20th, the East Bay Labyrinth Project will be celebrating the Summer Solstice, Father’s Day, and progress made toward building an 11-Circuit Labyrinth at the Berkeley Marina. There will be the building of a temporary labyrinth prior to the event, a creative introduction at 3 p.m. with musical invocation by world musician Alan Tower, facilitation by integrative counselor (and singer/songwriter) Margie Adam, a song led by folksinger Nancy Schimmel, a casual joining together of folks, and the walk itself. Please arrive promptly by 3 p.m. if you want to hear the program before the walk!
We’ve been engaged in hosting public labyrinth walks for several years (check out www.eastbaylabyrinthproject.org), typically attracting a crowd of fifty or more. We are planning additional events for the summer (a labyrinth constructed on a beach in August, a poetry labyrinth walk), and community group use of the temporary labyrinth at the Berkeley Marina after the Summer Solstice through mid-July.
Ideas for community-led group labyrinth walks include parents interested in sharing something unique with their kids, creativity sessions where walking the labyrinth gives focus, a special nighttime gathering for singles, youth interested in a leadership event space, spiritual groups, people interested in a day of healing, dialogue-sharing for groups working out their differences on issues, etc. If you know of interested groups, we can jointly develop a program with them. For a taste of what we’ve done in the past, check out our videos on vimeo (//vimeo.com/videos/search:berkeley%20labyrinth). You can also contact us at eastbaylabyrinthproject@gmail.com.
Sunday, June 20th
7:45 to 8:45 pm Sunset at 8:30 pm
Mini-workshop on Astronomy & Season
Celebrating the Chavez virtue:  “Determinationâ€
Culture & Season
Note: Thank you to all the dog walkers who have been helping by keeping their dogs on a leash.  The Memorial Solar Calendar site is located in the “on-leash†section of the park.  This is particularly important when there are a lot of people, dogs and excitement in the center circle.  It makes for a more orderly and enjoyable experience for all in attendance.  You are some of our biggest supporters.
Those of you who have been there in the past know that we regularly review four virtues of Cesar Chavez which are metaphorically associated with the four cardinal directions. Â Tolerance is also one of those virtues. Â And it is a good one to be reminded of as we learn to be with one another harmoniously in a special space and moment.
Led by Rabbi David Cooper –
Wednesday, Sept. 22nd, Â 6:15-7:15 This will be particularly eventful because we will have a near simultaneous full moon rise and sun set.
Winter Solstice Gathering:
Led by Alan Gould, Lawrence Hall of Science
Monday, Dec 20th, 4:15 to 5:15 Even more eventful: (a) near simultaneous full moon rise/sunset, and (b) a total lunar eclipse at 9:27 pm to 11:40 pm and beyond.
Ron will lead you through a neighborhood of former (and present) grand estates, and historic homes of famous and infamous East Bay residents. No dogs please. Leader: Ron Sipherd. Meeting Place: Corner of Claremont and The Uplands. Transit: AC #7 bus (get off at Woolsey stop and walk NE on Claremont to the Uplands). Contact: Colleen Neff, (510-882-4295), www.berkeleypaths.org
