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ANNOUNCEMENTS2003 Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest The Elks Club and the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department invite boys and girls, ages 8-13, to compete in a basketball free throw competition held at the Chinese Playground in Chinatown. Winners will compete in the Jan. 4, 2003 city-wide tourney at the Sunset Recreation Center. Entry is free. Sign up by Wed., Nov. 27 at the Chinese Playground, 850 Sacramento St., San Francisco. For more info: 415-274-0202. Scholarship Contest The Japan Exchange and Teaching Alumni Association of Northern California is offering a $1,000 college scholarship to high school students who have demonstrated a sincere interest in Japan. Applications must be received by Jan. 10. For more info: www.jetaanc.org. New Asian Art Museum Discover the architect’s vision for transforming the former San Francisco Main Library into the new Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture in a slide and lecture presentation at the Sunset branch library, Mon., Nov. 4, 7 p.m. Admission: free. For more info: 415-753-7130. EVENTSGo Bears UC Berkeley Chinese Chapter will be hosting a Big Game Dinner Dance to cheer on the Golden Bear in its annual battle with Stanford University. The event will include dinner, dancing and scholarship recognition and will take place Fri., Nov. 22, 6 p.m., at the Silver Dragon restaurant in Oakland’s Chinatown. Tickets: $45/person, $400/table of 10. For more info: 510-204-0690 or chinesechapter@alum.calberkeley.org. Tree of Life Celebration Hospice by the Bay is celebrating 20 years of providing hospice care for terminally ill patients and their families with its annual Tree of Life Celebration benefit featuring tasting of award-winning wines and beers, hors d’ouevres and desserts, silent auction, casino games room and live music and dancing. The event will take place Fri., Nov. 15, 7 – 11 p.m. at the Officer’s Club, 50 Moraga St., Presidio. Tickets cost $65-550. For more info: 415-626-5900 or www.citysearch.com/sfo/hospicebythebay/. East Bay Diversity Job Fair Recruiters from companies such as Southwest Airlines, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and BART will be recruiting in fields such as communications, social serivices, information technology, healthcare, finance, administration, and sales and marketing. The one-day event will take place Weds., Nov. 13, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland and at the San Ramon Valley Conference Center, 3301 Crow Canyon Road, San Ramon. Admission: free. For more info: 1-888-843-JOBS or www.jobjournal.com. Chinatown Night Market Fair Chinatown Neighborhood Inc. presents Chinatown Night Market Fair in Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square Sat., 6 - 11 p.m., until Nov. 9. The evening program will include traditional lion dancing, Chinese opera, musical performances, Chinese painting, fortunetellers and feng shui consultants. Participating merchants will validate up to two hours parking from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Portsmouth Square Garage and from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. at St. Mary’s Garage, with minimum purchase. For more info: www.sfnightmarket.homestead.com. Halloween Blood Drive and Costume Contest The Embarcadero Center will be hosting a Bay Area-wide blood drive and costume contest Thurs., Oct. 31 at the Old Federal Reserve Building, 301 Battery St., San Francisco, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Those who participate in the costume contest, noon – 1 p.m., will be eligible to win prizes. For more info: 415-772-0754. WORKSHOPSPalo Alto Area Bar Association is a non profit organization supporting communities in and around Palo Alto. PAABA’s Community Law Night offers the community an opportunity to talk to experienced attorneys about legal questions or problems in various areas of law, including landlord-tenant, debts, employment, wills and trusts, family law and immigration, in a confidential consultation. This one-night event will be held on Weds., Nov. 20, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., at the Mitchell Park Community Center, 3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. For info: 650-326-8322. Renowned Buddhist Kitchen Offers Cooking Classes Connoisseurs of fine vegetarian cuisine, as well as those interested in eating healthier, are invited to a “Meatless Holiday Main Dishes” workshop, Sun., Nov. 3, 1 – 3 p.m. at the Tibetan Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Place, Berkeley. Admission: $25. For more info: 510-843-6812 or www.nyingmainstitute.com. Unlearning Sexism Stirfry Seminars and Consulting will be conducting a three-day workshop entitled “Unlearning Sexism” that examines the conflicts and pain created by our personal perceptions and internalized stereotypes, and explores the impact of sexism on people of all gender identities. The workshop will take place Nov. 8 – 10, at the Berkeley Training Center. For more info: 510-420-8293x100 or www.stirfryseminars.com.
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EVENTSContemporary Crafts Market The Contemporary Crafts Market will feature works from some of the nation’s most talented APA craft artists, including glassware, ceramics, woodworking, jewelery and wearable fiber creations, on Nov. 1-3, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main Street. Admission: $6. For more info: 310-995-4925 or www.craftsource.org. Policy Wrongs and Immigrant Rights The South Asian Network presents a workshop where you can learn from civil rights organizations and immigration attorneys about recent legal changes and how to protect your rights. Issues to be discussed include change of address, mandatory registration, fingerprinting, detention and deportation. The workshop will be held on Sat., Nov. 2 at the Cerritos Park East Room, 13234 East 166th Street. Cerritos, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info: 562-403-0488 or www.southasiannetwork.org.
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