Science
The Physics of Baseball
SoMa StrEat Food Park 428 11th Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesPlease join two veteran physics teachers as they explain - and demonstrate - the physical nuances of the game: how a curve ball curves, why a 550-foot homer is so unlikely, how the half-millisecond collision of ball-on-bat is so beautifully complex.
Exploratorium After Dark
Exploratorium Pier 15, San Francisco, CA, United StatesNot a theater, cabaret, or gallery, Exploratorium's After Dark contains aspects of all three. Each evening showcases a different topic - from music to sex to electricity - but all include a cash bar and film screenings, plus an opportunity to play with our hundreds of hands-on exhibits.
The Successful Brain Fair: Make Your Brain Work for You
Santa Rosa Veterans Auditorium Hall 1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, United StatesTalk with Neuro-Scientists, Mind-Body Experts, Educators, Psychologists, Teens and Adults. Learn about music and laughter in keeping a healthy brain. Learn how to keep your brain healthy and remember whatever you want. Learn critical thinking to promote your personal health and well-being.
Otsukimi Moon-Viewing Festival
The Gardens at Lake Merritt 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesThe Harvest Moon is a symbol of blessing and abundance for many cultures. Similar to tea parties, these moon viewing parties are occasions for sharing food and stories while enjoying what is considered the most beautiful moon of the year.
The Copernicus Complex: Are We Special in the Cosmos?
Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA, United StatesIs humanity on Earth special or unexceptional? For the first time in human history, we stand poised to answer this question from a scientific perspective.
Monthly Meeting of the Peninsula Astronomical Society
Room 5015, next to Parking Lot 5, Foothill College 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA, United StatesThe PAS holds meetings on the second Friday of each month at 7:30PM. Each meeting features a speaker (or speakers) bringing us up to date on different topics in astronomy.
GLOW: A Festival of Light
Museum of Art and History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBring your imagination to life in a mind-dazzling evening of lights, art, performances, and glow-in-the-dark activities that will turn the Museum of Art and History into an eye candy mansion.
Goblin Jamboree
Bay Area Discovery Museum 557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito, CA, United StatesBring the whole family in costume to explore all the fun at the Bay Area Discovery Museum’s Goblin Jamboree Family Fundraiser.
Goblin Jamboree
Bay Area Discovery Museum 557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito, CA, United StatesBring the whole family in costume to explore all the fun at the Bay Area Discovery Museum’s Goblin Jamboree Family Fundraiser.
East Bay Mini Maker Faire
Park Day School 360 42nd Street, Oakland, CA, United StatesThis one-day, family-friendly festival will showcase the talent and creativity of local maker culture, and feature a spectacular line up of over 170 new and returning makers, performers, food vendors, and speakers.