The Hillside Club

On Monday April 30, at 7:30 pm, come and hear Alistair Horne, distinguished British raconteur and biographer (of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan), in conversation  with Lewis Klausner, former events manager at Black Oak Books. Horne will speak about his acquaintance with notables and his upcoming biography of Henry Kissinger. (Horne also wrote A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962, first published in 1977, and now back in print due to popular demand, largely from US military officers.) $5 admission.

Spawned at the dawn of the last century, Berkeley’s Hillside Movement was an open revolt against the mindless consumerism of the Industrial Age. It off ered instead the inspired vision of a home life centered around the arts and creativity, and nurtured by a close relationship to nature. Bernard Maybeck was the chief architect and poet and naturalist Charles Keeler was its chief polemicist, who both lived the life they advocated. Join us for a talk and discussion on this chapter in Berkeley’s history by writer and journalist Tim Holt.
Admission $5, doors open at 7.30.

Our CyberSalon on Sunday April 22 covers “Savvy Solutions to Global Warming,” and will feature Felix Kramer, founder of CalCars; David Hammond, from UC Berkeley’s Energy & Resources Group; and Jane White, cofounder of Project 3650, an online animation project to call attention to global warming.

From 5-7 pm, $10 at the door for pizza, drinks, and a great discussion.