San Francisco Events July 29, 2009
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| Dance 423230 | Dance PartiesKids are invited to boogie down to classic rock, punk, country swing, old-time bluegrass, world beat, and disco music every Wednesday. Bring dancing shoes and favorite dance CDs to share. 510.647.1111 http://www.habitot.org Ongoing Each Wed 2/1/09 - 2/16/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 0-6 Time: 10:45am-11:15am Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 524224 | From the Bronze Age of China...Cantor Arts Center announces the forth and final exhibition in the yearlong "Passion for Collecting" series, highlighting the museum's acquisitions from the past decade. The From the Bronze Age of China to Japan's Floating World exhibit presents Chinese, Japanese, and Korean works from many eras. http://www.museum.stanford.edu Ongoing Daily except Mon, Tue 7/29/09 - 10/18/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 8-19 Time: 11am-5pm Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 523699 | Photographic MemoriesPhotographic Memories highlights historical photographs from the museum's holdings. The 36 pictures on view range from formal portraits of princes to picturesque views of palaces and temples to depictions of dancers and tightrope walkers in mid-performance. 415.581.3500 http://www.asianart.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 3/13/09 - 1/17/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 499931 | Children of HangzhouThe Children of Hangzhou: Connecting with China exhibit presents China from the viewpoint of four young people. Visitors can explore China through a look at school, home, theater, library and a farm, all set against a beautiful backdrop of traditional Chinese paintings. 415.339.3900 http://www.baykidsmuseum.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 6/13/09 - 9/13/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 495148 | Science of NatureCoyote Point Museum's newest interactive exhibition answers such questions as "why does fog fall?" or "What is water current and what does it look like?" Kids can touch, swirl, twist, magnetize, and crank eight new interactive exhibits to learn how nature?s many complex systems work together to create our environment. 650.342.7755 http://www.coyoteptmuseum.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 5/13/09 - 11/1/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with admission |
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| Exhibits 513142 | Plants in TransitionSan Francisco Botanical Garden Society presents Plants in Transition, an exhibition of botanical watercolors and drawings by Jeanne Lotta-Sellars. The exhibition is open to the public daily at the Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, located at San Francisco Botanical Garden. 415.661.1316 http://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org Ongoing Daily 7/1/09 - 9/30/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 4-8 Time: 10am-4pm Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 512161 | ReflectionsA combination of new installations by visiting artist Daniel Rozin, reimagined exhibits from the Exploratorium's classic collection, and special public programs, Reflections invites visitors to use computers and mirrors to distort their appearance, experiment with mirrors using different wavelengths of light, and play with perspective. 415.561.0308 http://www.exploratorium.edu Ongoing Daily except Mon 3/21/09 - 9/20/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-13 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Exhibits 434854 | Artists Respond to a Changing PlanetHuman/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet uses contemporary art to investigate the relationships between natural environments and the people who depend upon them. The project organizers sent eight artists to eight UNESCO World Heritage sites around the globe to create new work inspired by their experiences in these diverse cultural and natural regions. http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu Ongoing Daily except Mon, Tue 4/1/09 - 9/27/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-18 Time: During Gallery hours. Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 434543 | Outdoor ExploratoriumThe Exploratorium takes to the great outdoors, with an interactive exhibit at Fort Mason. Kids can find out how to use the Golden Gate Bridge as a thermometer and how flags flying at different heights along the skyline can double as a wind observatory. Visitors can find the Outdoor Exploratorium at Fort Mason between San Francisco's Aquatic Park and the Marina District. Maps are available at the Fort Mason Office in Building A. http://www.exploratorium.edu Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 2-19 Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 433904 | Goldsworthy SpireArtist Andy Goldsworthy has created a sculpture near the Arguello Gate and Inspiration Point. His Spire, created from mature trees felled as the Presidio's declining forest is gradually replanted, is also the subject of a free exhibition in Building 49. 415.561.5418 http://www.pre... ov/experiences Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 2-19 Time: During park hours. Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 492503 | King TutMore than 3,000 years after King Tut's reign, and 30 years after the original exhibition opened in San Francisco, the de Young presents Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, an exhibition showcasing 130 outstanding works from the tomb of Tutankhamun, as well as those of his royal predecessors, his family, and court officials. Admission to Tutankhamun requires a timed-entry ticket, which specifies a 30-minute window for entering the exhibition. Once visitors have entered the exhibition, they may take as long as they'd like to view the exhibition, within normal exhibition hours. Select the date and time carefully, as no refunds or exchanges are made. Tickets cannot be reserved less than 24 hours in advance. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or at the de Young or Legion of Honor beginning June 27. Check the website for more details. http://www.thinker.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 6/27/09 - 3/28/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: 9am-9pm; check the website for exceptions. Cost: Adults $22.50-$32.50; Children (6-17) $16.50, (5 and under) free; Family package $79-$109 |
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| Exhibits 523698 | John BaldessariJohn Baldessari: A Print Retrospective from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation presents over 100 prints spanning four decades of Baldessari's career, from the 1970s to the present. The artist is known for his use of photographic images and text to which he adds colorful shapes to create unique collage-based arrangements. 415.863.3330 http://www.thinker.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 7/11/09 - 11/8/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 8-18 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 430879 | African HallKids can take a virtual safari through Africa by exploring the dioramas of African Hall, filled with lions, cheetahs, zebras, and antelope, which share the hall with a lowland gorilla, tortoises, lizards, and fish. Always a favorite, African penguins dip and dive in a 25,000-gallon tank at the end of the hall. (Penguin feedings take place daily at 10:30am and 3:30pm.) 415.379.8000 http://www.calacademy.org Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 430882 | Altered State: Climate Change in CaliforniaAltered State: Climate Change in California offers families the chance to walk beneath an 80-foot-long blue whale skeleton, gaze up at a towering T. rex, and come face-to-face with a live rattlesnake. Afterward, visitors track the potential impacts of climate change around the world and learn what they can do to help. 415.379.8000 http://www.calacademy.org Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 430885 | Rainforests of the WorldVisitors are invited to step inside a living rainforest, complete with croaking frogs and chirping birds. The exhibit features one of Borneo?s bat caves, chameleons from Madagascar, lines of industrious leaf cutter ants, and tropical butterflies. Kids love the glass elevator that drops into the Amazonian flooded forest ? the land of anacondas, piranhas, and electric eels. An acrylic tunnel allows visitors to walk beneath the Amazonian river fish that swim overhead. 415.379.8000 http://www.calacademy.org Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 2-18 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 430888 | The Living RoofOne of the most unique exhibits at the California Academy of Sciences is its "living roof," a 2.5-acre expanse of native California plants. Part of the museum's green building strategy, the roof provides insulation; prevents storm water runoff; reduces the urban heat island effect; and creates new habitat for native birds, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. The seven hills of the living roof echo the hilly topography of San Francisco. 415.379.8000 http://www.calacademy.org Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 2-18 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 515915 | From Earth to the UniverseFrom Earth to the Universe: A Visible Journey through the Wonders of the Universe features a collection of astronomical images from NASA, the Hubble Space Telescope, and professional and amateur astronomers. 415.379.8000 http://www.calacademy.org Ongoing Daily except Mon, Tue 6/30/09 - 9/30/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 428460 | Giant Sequoias Photo ExhibitionFuture of Sequoias: Sustaining Parklands in the 21st Century features photographs by Jeff Jones and prose by retired National Park Interpretative Ranger William C. Tweed. 510.238.2200 http://www.museumca.org Ongoing Daily except Mon, Tue 2/7/09 - 8/23/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-18 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 513471 | Squeak Carnwath: Painting Is No Ordinary ObjectSqueak Carnwath: Painting Is No Ordinary Object features forty works from the past fifteen years by an artists whose recurring motifs reflect personal and universal themes. 510.238.2200 http://www.museumca.org Ongoing Daily except Mon, Tue 4/25/09 - 8/23/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-18 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 425869 | Rodin! The Complete Stanford CollectionRodin! The Complete Stanford Collection is an expanded display in three galleries, which presents the center's entire collection of Rodin bronzes, plasters, and waxes, including The Thinker, plus a rotating selection of works on paper. Twenty large sculptures, including The Gates of Hell, remain perpetually on view in the Rodin Sculpture Garden. 650.723.4177 http://ccva.stanford.edu Ongoing Daily except Mon, Tue 2/18/09 - 2/18/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-18 Time: During museum hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 425870 | Pop to PresentPop to Present is a selection of the most noteworthy works acquired since the museum reopened in early 1999. Each work has been chosen for its aesthetic strength, historic significance, rarity, or other exceptional quality. 650.723.4177 http://ccva.stanford.edu Ongoing Daily except Mon, Tue 3/18/09 - 8/16/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-18 Time: During museum hours Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 419044 | Animal GrossologyAnimal Grossology oozes with disgusting science and interactive learning games that get kids interested in Science. Kids learn why cows are one of the gassiest animals on Earth, why the dung beetle is nature's living pooper-scooper, and how leeches are used in surgeries. Ongoing Daily 2/7/09 - 9/6/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 4-18 Time: 10am-5pm Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 419048 | The Idea LabFamilies are invited to check out hands-on exhibits such as the Flow Tank, the Rope Puzzles, and the mysterious Floating Magnets in the Idea Lab. Facilitators are on hand to guide visitors through an array of ever-changing activities that challenge the mind and baffle the senses. Ongoing Daily 2/7/08 - 12/31/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 4-18 Time: 11am-4pm Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 601305 | Animal GrossologyAnimal Grossology oozes with disgusting science and interactive learning games that get kids interested in Science. Kids learn why cows are one of the gassiest animals on Earth, why the dung beetle is nature's living pooper-scooper, and how leeches are used in surgeries. 510.642.5134 http://www.law... lofscience.org Ongoing Daily 2/7/09 - 9/6/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 4-18 Time: 10am-5pm Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 394871 | Water PlanetWhat does it take to live underwater? Visitors can find out in this innovative exhibit that includes more than 100 aquarium tanks filled with fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and other invertebrates. Once an hour, the lights go down inside the tanks, the room transforms into a 360-degree projection theater, and visitors are immersed in a five-minute video about water. 415.379.8000 http://www.calacademy.org Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with museum admission. |
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| Exhibits 491448 | Edible ExpeditionsEdible Expeditions highlights many delicious products like chocolate, vanilla, coffee, rice, and spices. The exhibition includes interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities that allow children to explore tropical roots, fruits, leaves, and seeds with their senses. 415.666.7001 http://www.con... yofflowers.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 5/7/09 - 11/1/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: 9am-4:30pm Cost: Adults $5; Children (12-17) $3, (5-11) $1.50, (4 and under) free |
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| Exhibits 381037 | Discovery LabVisitors can test an exhibit prototype, build a magnetic sculpture, create a recycled masterpiece, examine a snakeskin, or see plants grow without any dirt. Discovery Lab exhibition contents change frequently, so kids can learn something new every visit. 650.342.7755 http://www.coyoteptmuseum.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 9/27/08 - 9/27/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with paid admission. |
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| Exhibits 503330 | Lords of the SamuraiLords of the Samurai showcases more than 160 works from the Hosokawa family collection housed in the Eisei-Bunko Museum in Tokyo, the Kumamoto Castle, and the Kumamoto Municipal Museum in Kyushu. Objects on view include suits of armor, armaments (including swords and guns), formal attire, calligraphy, paintings, teaware, lacquerware, masks, and musical instruments. The Asian Art Museum is the exclusive United States venue for this exhibition. 415.581.3500 http://www.asianart.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 6/12/09 - 9/20/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 513438 | Curious George, Let's Get CuriousCurious George, Let's Get Curious takes place in the neighborhood where Curious George lives with his friend, The Man with the Yellow Hat. Visitors can operate wheels to help George climb a building, sort and weigh fruits and vegetables at the produce stand, use science skills to putt a hole of mini golf, build a whirligig in the country, and visit the Museum within the Museum. 408.298.5437 http://www.cdm.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 5/23/09 - 8/1/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-8 Time: During museum hours Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 525464 | Simply ShakerWarren MacKenzie: Legacy of an American Potter is a comprehensive retrospective showcasing works produced by Warren MacKenzie between 1948 and 2005. 415.227.4888 http://www.mocfa.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 6/11/09 - 9/13/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-19 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with Museum admission |
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| Exhibits 364894 | Early Explorers CoveYoung scientists-in-training can visit the Early Explorers Cove, an exhibit designed for infants, preschoolers, and their caregivers. Tots can explore a 15-foot replica of the Academy?s 1905 research schooner, climb into a tree-house, tend a miniature organic garden, or crawl into a child-sized burrow. The exhibit is also well-stocked with books, toys, puzzles, and dress-up costumes. 415.379.8000 http://www.calacademy.org Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 0-5 Time: During museum hours Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 364896 | Naturalist CenterReference librarians and educators at the Naturalist Center can help kids answer questions about the natural world. Visitors are invited to bring in leaves, feathers, rocks, shells, and other personal treasures for identification; look up the latest research on green technologies; or sign up for a special program in the adjoining classrooms and labs. 415.379.8000 http://www.calacademy.org Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 2-19 Time: During museum hours Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 364259 | Old West Junction!The newest exhibit at Fairyland brings to life a Wild West-themed town (sized just for kids) with a "real" stable, bank, jail, and water town slide. 510.452.2259 http://www.fairyland.org Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 0-8 Time: During park hours. Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 364263 | Fairy Music FarmThe 118 foot-long tunnel journey offers young children the chance to explore and create harmonious music in a tactilely, aurally, and visually-rich adventuresome setting. 510.452.2259 http://www.fairyland.org Ongoing Daily; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 0-8 Time: During park hours. Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 518381 | Spotlight on Youth Art: Proof PositiveEast Oakland School of the Arts is a small arts high located at the base of the Oakland Hills, in East Oakland. Artwork in the exhibit, Proof Positive: Works from East Oakland School of the Arts was created throughout EOSA's 2008/2009 school. http://www.zeum.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 7/24/09 - 11/15/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Exhibits 525665 | Once Upon A Dream: The Art of Sleeping BeautyThe Cartoon Art Museum presents Once Upon A Dream: The Art of Sleeping Beauty, celebrating 50 years since the original release of the classic animated feature from Walt Disney Studios. The exhibit explores the creation of the film - from pencil art and model sheets to animation cels, color guides and behind-the-scenes photographs of the cast and crew. 415.227.8666 http://www.cartoonart.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 7/18/09 - 1/10/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 6-18 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 504816 | The African Presence in MexicoThe African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present features paintings, prints, movie posters, photographs, sculpture, costumes, masks, musical instruments, and other examples of art and popular culture which examine the overlooked history of African contributions to Mexican culture. http://www.museumca.org Ongoing Daily except Mon, Tue 5/9/09 - 8/23/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 8-18 Time: During museum hours Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 265421 | Beyond Blastoff: Surviving in SpaceBeyond Blastoff offers a glimpse into the life of an astronaut. The exhibit includes real spacesuits, spacecraft, and astronaut food. Visitors can try out astronaut exercise gear and space tools, and learn how astronauts cope with the physical and mental challenges of weightlessness, isolation, and a grueling workload. The exhibit's artifacts include a Soyuz Space Capsule, a Mir Space Station toilet, and inside/outside space suits. 510.336.7300 http://www.chabotspace.org Ongoing Daily except Mon, Tue 11/10/07 - 12/31/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Exhibits 503770 | Rooftop Segway Obstacle CourseFamilies can take a spin through the Segway Rooftop Obstacle Course. http://www.thetech.org Ongoing Daily except Mon; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 6-18 Time: 12:30pm-3:30pm Cost: Free with museum admission |
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| Exhibits 62463 | NanoZoneNanoZone includes hands-on activities and games that allow visitors to zoom into the world of the very, very small and explore scientific discoveries and the scientists behind them. 510.642.1016 http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu Ongoing Daily 6/19/04 - 1/4/10; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During Center hours Cost: Free with Hall admission. |
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| Field Trips 434050 | Mystery Trail ChallengeFamilies can solve a mystery at Crissy Field. Participants meet at the Warming Hut information kiosk, near the fishing pier and Golden Gate Bridge at the western end of Crissy Field. There they can pick up a booklet that describes the mission and directs them to the Mystery Trail where there are clues hidden along a one-mile stretch of the park. A special prize awaits successful hunters who find all nine items. Children must be accompanied by adults. Ongoing Daily 3/1/09 - 9/1/09; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-10 Time: 9am-4pm Cost: Free |
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