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(The OliklTiib (Tribun REE PIER 39 UN PACK VM SUNDAY December 4 2005 METRO 3 THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE 7 Community Calendar KDOL 4 Have a listing for the daily cal endar? Send it two weeks in advance to the Community Calendar the Oakland Tribune 401 13th St Oak land 94612 call 208 6450 ax: 208 6477 Today's programming on the Oakland Public Schools' educational access sta tion (Channel 27 on Comcast Cable) in cludes: Mdmght Community Bulletin Board home Husband George an es graphed by his fellow wife days through December and the dining room is available for special group teas by res ervation The Web site wwwpardee homeorg provides more in formation The number to call is 444 2187 The quaint Dinklespiel House on The home was built on the property as a honeymoon cot tage for bride lorence Hellman and groom Lloyd Dinkelspeil so the young couple could live near the mansion which had been ac quired in the early 1900s as a summer retreat by her par ents The Hellmans whose main residence was in San ran cisco enjoyed entertaining family and friends there until the early 1960s Matriarch grandchildren at the time of her death in 1959 at age 82 She was the widow of Isaiah she enjoyed displaying throughout the Highlighting these collec tions and the stories behind Dunsmuir say event organ them are typically part of the izers regularly scheduled tours year Alisa Tsiiji one of our interns from San ran cisco State helped us as semble examples of Japanese items from Mrs col lection especially some of her lovely Nicolai said fan in particular is very unique It dates from 1905 and shows an image of a Japanese The fan cover contains sig natures of notables from the Bohemian Club including Wil liam Howard Taft then presi dent of the United States who the' history nies saat tended a club summer retreat that year Images of Japanese ev LEGAL ASSISTANCE The library offprs free legal information and referral sessions in conjunction with the Alameda County Bar Association sign up lottery at 5:45 pm call to confirm date 6 to 8 pm Temescal Branch Library 5205 Telegraph Ave Oakland 597 5049 READING Author Gil Smolin reads from of the Rat" his new medical thriller about a dangerous quest to cure a land 597 501 7 EATING Tess Ouellette shares ways to relax and use hypnosis to attain healthy eating habits and cope with holiday temp tations 6:30 to 7:30 pm Piedmont Avenue Branch Library 160 41st St Oak land 597 5011 CANCER Alta Bates Summit Med ical Center's Latina Breast Health Program hosts a free breast cancer support group for Spanish speaking women registration required 2 to 4 pm Summit Campus Peralta Pavilion Markstein Cancer Educa tion and Prevention Center 430 30th St Room 281 0 Oakland 869 8231 Web site wwwcohen brayhou seinfo or by calling 843 2906 The address is 1440 29th St in Keeping wiui past tradl tions we are focusing on arti facts from the Pardee family collections as a theme for this holiday tree said David Nicolai of the Pardee Home Museum 672 1 1th St Helen Pardee wife of George Pardee governor at the turn of the last century was a serious col lector of many objects which the grounds of the Dunsmuir estate is the headquarters for holiday teas in conjunction with this Christmas at A Unique Magazine for A Unique City Exclusively in Holiday Goodies (The (fhklanb Unbuilt TODAY I December 4 SCREENING Alta Bates Summit i Medical Center's Ethnic Health Institute of fere free prostate cancer screenings call for an appointment drop ins welcome 9:30 am to noon Market Street Seventh Day Adventist Church 900 34th St Oak land (877) 390 9000 AIR Oakland Elizabeth House a nonprofit organization providing transi tional housing for women and children hosts an arts and crafts fair and fund raiser with handmade items from local artisans and craftspeople 10 am to 5 pm St Au gustine's Gymnasium 400 Alcatraz Ave Oakland 658 1380 POWWOW The American Indian Child Resource Center and Associated Students of Merritt College host a free powwow and craft fair 1 1 am to 6 pm Merritt College Gymnasium 12500 Campus Drive Oakland 208 1870 ext 305 HUMANE SOCIETY The Berkeley East Bay Humane Society offers holiday photos of your pet taken with Santa Paws proceeds benefit the society $1 0 Polaroid 425 print $30 both 1 1 am to 3:30 pm i Berkeley East Bay Humane Society 2700 In Ninth St Berkeley 845 7735 ext 13 SMILEY DOG Smiley Dog Rescue offers holiday photos of your pet taken with Santa Paws proceeds benefit Smiley Dog no appointment needed $25 per photo sit ting 1 1 am to 3 pm Pet ood Express 2220 Mountain Blvd Oakland wwwsmi leydogrescueorg HABITOT Habitdt Children's Mu seum invites children to build a community light sculpture in honor of the many hol i iday traditions that celebrate light free ad mission 1 1 am to 5 pm 2065 Kittredge 1 Berkeley 647 1 111 wwwhabitotorg ML Tid Edsotocatxxva AAMVVllV A Avz vlvl VLLv fl I I I I fl fl fl fl 1 Aw Ja "Wfl VOVAWAAkJj yVyllvD i 71 1 one notable HnrTc Wi wikis mstonc house museums are gearing up for the holi days say event organizers to the extensive reha bilitation and restoration work in progress we are not deco rating for the holidays this said Elaine Oldham of ttje Camron Stanford House ijbn Lakeside Drive near Lake 1 4 we are defl nitely looking forward to a grand reopening after the first oime year Although the Camron Stan Sford House will not be decked out as usual the Cohen Bray uuPardee and Dunsmuir houses will be keeping up their hol iday traditions There will be three seatings nfor tea on Sunday Dec 18 atr'the Cohen Bray Home hosted i by the Victorian Preservation Center of Oakland are now taking reserva tions for tea and tours of our "1884 landmark house lived in for several generations by members of the Cohen Bray Patricia Donald said will be serving tea in' the formal dining room with heirloom tea service and maids in Victorian Donald said tour con tinues into the parlor study and finally into the redwood room where guests will view the decorated 12 foot tree and hear many of the family Christmas traditions dating back 120 The cost is 825 per person and proceeds support the cen goal of preserving the "house which is a city land mark and listed 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