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EXHIBITS

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Community Arts Gallery -- "Fire and Flora," open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through Sep. 4. Features hand-built ceramic vessels by Will Johnson and landscape paintings by Karen LeGault. Artist reception 2-4 p.m. Aug.10. Medical Center's lobby-level Community Art Gallery, 2450 Ashby Ave. Details: 510-204-1667.

-- Expressions Gallery -- exhibits. "Summertime Jazz" through Aug. 1. "Industrial Art," Aug. 9-Oct. 3; reception, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 9. "Cool Explosion," Oct. 11-Dec. 5; reception, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 11. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon-3 p.m. Sundays. 2035 Ashby Ave. www.expressionsgallery.org.

-- ACCI Gallery -- activities. "2008 National Juried Exhibition: All Media 2-D & 3-D," through Aug. 17. 1652 Shattuck Ave. Details: 510-843-2527, muse@accigallery.com, www.accigallery.com.

-- Berkeley Art Center -- Exhibits. "Artifacts," through Aug. 17. Finalists from Fall Members' Showcase. "Juried at BAC" exhibit featuring painting, sculpture and mixed media, Aug. 24-Oct. 12. Hours: Wednesdays-Sundays noon-5 p.m. 1275 Walnut St. Free, donations appreciated. 510-644-6893, info@berkeleyartcenter.org, www.berkeleyartcenter.org.

-- UC Berkeley Art Museum -- exhibits. "Trevor Paglen: The Other Night Sky," through Sept. 14. 2626 Bancroft Way. 510-642-0808, bampfa.berkeley.edu.

LEARNING/LECTURES

Berkeley Public Library -- Lecture on the Pacific Coast League, 2- 4 p.m. Aug. 2. Presented by Bill Soto- Castellanos, author of "16th & Bryant: My Life and Education with the San Francisco Seals." View exhibit of local baseball paraphernalia through Aug. 4. Central Library's 3rd floor Community Meeting Room, Berkeley Public Central Library. Details: 510-981-6107 or berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

-- Freedom Socialist Party -- Viva la Raza Reading Group, 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 5. Study and discuss militant labor and movement history of Chicano/as in U.S., including organizing by farmworkers, students and feminists, and debate strategies for liberation. UC Berkeley, 382 Boalt Hall, School of Law, UC Berkeley campus. Free. Details: 415-864-1278, bafsp@yahoo.com.

-- Berkeley City College -- Shakespeare class, 6-9:50 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, six-week course. Combines academics with viewing live performances at Orinda's California Shakespeare Festival. 2050 Center St. $20/unit. Details: 510-981-2800, www.berkeleycitycollege.edu.

-- UC Berkeley Extension -- Information sessions. "Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language Certificate," 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 14. "Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions Programs," 6-8 p.m. Aug. 19. "Teaching Credential in Adult Education/ Teaching Credential in Career and Technical Education," 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 21. 1995 University Ave. Free. Details: 888-UC-SMART (827- 6278), www.unex.berkeley.edu.

RELIGION

Pacific School of Religion -- activities. Summer Session Classes: Theology, Spirituality and the Arts, weeklong courses, through Aug. 31; Kap, 510-849-8239. 1798 Scenic Ave. Details: summer.psr.edu., www.psr.edu.