East Bay Course Directory
You can find classes and workshops around the East Bay in just about every subject you can imagine. Hula dancing? Check. Aerial arts? Check. Henna tattooing, yoga for horseriding, pro wrestling, oral sex? They're all out there.
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East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
339 11th St., Richmond; 510-234-5624.
EastBayCenter.org
Asian, African, North American, and Caribbean performance classes for children and adults.
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
2640 College Ave., Berkeley; 510-845-8542.
JuliaMorgan.org
Acting and movement classes.
Jyoti Kala Mandir College of Classical Indian Arts
1034 Delaware St., Berkeley; 510-486-9851.
JyotiKalaMandir.org
Odissi dance (classical style from Orissa) in Berkeley and Fremont.
Lafayette Dance Center/ Kids 'n' Dance
3369 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette; 925-284-7388.
Creative movement, ballet, modern, tap, and jazz for adults and children.
Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance
729 Heinz Ave., Suite 4, Berkeley 94710; 510-845-2605.
Mahea.com
Various traditional Polynesian dance forms and Hawaiian-language classes for all ages.
SOLAD Dance Center
2260 Oak Grove Road, Walnut Creek; 925-938-3390.
SOLADDance.com
Creative movement art, pointe, Pilates, modern ballet, salsa, tap.
Stagebridge
2501 Harrison St., Oakland; 510-444-4755.
Stagebridge.com
Storytelling and acting classes for older adults.
Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance
10082 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito; 510-526-4344.
SuhailaSchool.com
Primarily belly dancing, with some tap, ballet, creative movement, and hip-hop.
Temescal Arts Center
511 48th St., Oakland; 510-923-1074.
TemescalArtsCenter.org
Butoh and drumming for women.
Tiffany's Dance Academy
4046 East Ave., Livermore, 925-447-5299.
TiffanyDance.com
Ballet and tap classes for children held in Livermore and Pleasanton.
Trapeze Arts
1822 9th St., Oakland, 510-419-0700.
TrapezeArts.com
Circus arts classes, aerial arts, trampoline, kids' classes.
Willows Theatre
1975 Diamond Blvd., Concord; 925-798-1300.
WillowsTheatre.org
Acting classes and camps for kids ages eight to eighteen.
Do-It-Yourself/Practical Matters
Adams Safety Training
Bishop Ranch #3, 2633 Camino Ramon, San Ramon; 925-454-0895.
AdamsSafety.com
First aid and CPR classes.
Alameda Computer Center
2148 Broadway, Oakland; 510-208-7000.
AlamedaComputer.com
One- to three-day classes in computer repair and specific applications.
Alameda County Waste Management Authority
Classes offered around the county; 510-444-SOIL.
StopWaste.org/classes.html
Home composting for everyone.
Aquatic Outreach Institute
1327 South 46th St., #155, Richmond; 510-231-5655.
www.aoinstitute.org
Classes on watersheds and wetlands, gardening for wildlife, and organic gardening for kids.
The Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley; 510-548-2220.
EcologyCenter.org
The center's online Eco-Calendar lists hundreds of workshops around the Bay Area on such topics as composting, permaculture, solar panel installation, chicken-raising, and homebrewing diesel.
Building Education Center
812 Page St., Berkeley; 510-525-7610.
www.bldgeductr.org
Extensive courses in home repair, such as kitchen design, landscape design, and alternative materials.
Dublin Cyclery
7001 Dublin Blvd., Dublin; 925-828-8676.
DublinCyclery.com
Variety of bike repair workshops and classes.
East Bay Bonsai Society
Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. 510-482-8428.
GSBF-Bonsai.org /ebbs/contact.html
Occasional workshops in basic bonsai skills.
Eastmont Computing Center
7200 Bancroft Ave., Suite 209, Oakland; 510-382-0555.
Eastmont.net
Computer and Web design classes for youth and seniors; professional-level courses for adults.
Good Vibrations
2504 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley; 510-841-8987.
GoodVibes.com
Workshops on masturbation, oral sex, polyamory, and kink.
La Lancha Computer Services
26250 Industrial Blvd., Suite 111, Hayward; 510-782-8433.
www.lancha.com
Introductory classes in common computer applications such as MS Word and QuickBooks.
Laney College Wood Technology and Welding Departments
900 Fallon St., Oakland; 510-834-5740.
www.peralta.cc.ca.us/laney
Laney offers several sections of its popular furniture-making and welding classes, as well as a class in Japanese hand tools, to nonmajors.
Magic Gardens Nursery
729 Heinz Ave., Berkeley, 510-644-1992.
MagicGardens.com
Year-round gardening classes.
Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative
1988 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley; 510-843-7471.
MissingLink.org
Offers various bicycle repair clinics and classes.
Navlet's Garden Centers
Locations in Danville, Fremont, Martinez and Pleasant Hill;
NavletsGardens.com
Gardening classes held year-round.
Oakland Tool Lending Library
5205 Telegraph Ave., Oakland; 510-597-5089.
Upcoming free workshops may include basic electricity, plumbing, and home repairs, and gardening.
Tinker's Workshop
1336 Channing Way, Berkeley; 510-644-2577.
TinkersWorkshop.org
Bicycle repair and sewing workshops for kids and adults.
University Extension Cooperative Education, Alameda County
1131 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda; 510-567-6812.
CEAlameda.ucdavis.edu/
The "Master Gardeners" program recruits experienced volunteers to teach workshops to home gardeners.
University Extension Cooperative Education, Contra Costa County
1700 Oak Park Blvd., Bldg A-2, Pleasant Hill; 925-646-6586.
Call the hotline above to ask questions about gardening and find out about classes around the county.
Food and Wine
Andronico's: Ingredients Cooking and Lifestyle School
345 Railroad Ave., Danville/1181 Locust St., Walnut Creek; 925-314-4362.
Andronicos.com
La Bonne Cuisine (French)
1030 Murray St., Berkeley; 510-549 3760.
LaBonneCuisine.com
Concannon Vineyard
4590 Tesla Rd., Livermore; 925-456-2505.
ConcannonVineyard.com
Prominent vineyard offering wine- and food-pairing classes.
Cooks and Books and Corks
148 E. Prospect Ave., Danville; 925-831-0708.
CooksBooksCorks.com
Beginning to advanced cooking skills; specialty cooking class events.
Kasma Loha-unchit (Thai food)
P.O. Box 21165, Oakland; 510-655-8900.
ThaiFoodandTravel.com
Pleasanton/Dublin Adult Education
4659-C Bernal Ave., Pleasanton; 925-426-4280.
Pleasanton.k12.trivalley.com
Wine education and cooking classes.
Ruta's Indian Kitchen
Cooking classes in Oakland; 510-655-RUTA.
RutaRuta.com
Classes in regional Indian cuisines.
Solano Cellars
1580 Solano Ave., Albany; 510-525-WINE.
SolanoCellars.com
Tasting events and six-course wine classes.
Spun Sugar
1611 University Ave., Berkeley; 510-843-9192.
SpunSugar.com
Cake decorating, chocolate making, pastries, baking.
Sur La Table
1806 Fourth St., Berkeley; 510-849-2252.
SurLaTable.com
Wide variety of courses on cooking basics, international cuisines.
The Sustainable Kitchen
2930 Fulton St., Berkeley; 510-665-1446.
SustainableKitchen.com
Laurel Miller teaches classes for adults and kids in cooking with organic, seasonable ingredients.
Tasting Spoon
23 Deer Oaks Ct., Pleasanton; 925-426-8695.
TastingSpoon.com
Cooking classes.
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