The Hillside Club

“Making Medicine Online,” a discussion of how the Internet has changed our access to and understanding of health care with moderator Enoch Choi, M.D., content manager, MedHelp.org; Karen Herzog, Internet-enabled patient and founder, Sophia’s Garden Foundation; Roni Zeiger, M.D., Product Manager, Google Health; Bonnie Becker, Director, Pharmaceutical Category, Yahoo!. $5 for admission, pizza and drinks. Sponsored by MedHelp.org.

Thursday, May 31: Beyond the Bungalow
Paul Duchscherer, author of numerous books on Arts & Crafts homes, will talk about the variety of styles of mostly larger early 20th century homes that developed in parallel with bungalows, under many of the same influences. Craftsman, Prairie, Swiss Chalet, Foursquare and revival styles will be illustrated, from modest to grand.
More about this presentation at http://www.hillsideclub.org/paul.flhyer.pdf, and more about the series at http://www.hillsideclub.org/3lecture.flyer.cc.pdf.

Our annual fundraiser is coming up on the 26th, and you can buy your tickets online.

We’re famous.

7:30 p.m., May 23, benefit for Two Angry Moms, a film documenting what two moms did to get healthy food for their children in public schools, with Chef Ann Cooper of the Berkeley School District. Joan Blades of momsrising.org, chef Alice Waters and the filmmaker will speak after the showing. $10 at door; $5 for kids. Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley. Call 510 388 8932 or see www.hillsideclub.org

Peter Irons, civil liberties lawyer, author of God on Trial, discusses the religious right.  Doors open at 7.30, free.

New Media Wars: Amateur versus Auteur.  Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur, discusses the democratization of media with Dan Gillmor, author of We the Media; Katie Hafner, New York Times; and Robert Scoble, The Scoble Show. Doors open at 5 pm.  $10 general public/$5 members.

Starts at 6 pm. Call Club for details.

Monica Scott, cello; Hadley McCarroll, piano. Fresh, innovative works by 20th century Eastern European composers. Concert starts at 8 pm. $15/10 members, seniors. More details here.

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