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Two day clinical and experiential workshop with Dennis TirchThe training will be an introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy, CFT. Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is a system of psychotherapy developed by Paul Gilbert that integrates techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy with concepts from evolutionary psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, Buddhist psychology, and neuroscience. Register now- Use code "FULLCALENDAR" for ...
Merritt College's Celebration of Science Fun & Science Futures for All Ages.Explore job opportunities in the fields of biotechnology, and the training opportunities in fields such as genomics, microscopy, and histotechnology at Merritt College, as well as citizen science projects in your community that you can participate in. Learn more ...
Come learn about the local bats with Director of NorCal Bats Corky Quirk. In her presentation you will learn about bats and discuss the harmful myths that surround these animals. You'll also learn the importance of bats in our environment. Live bats will be presented for viewing and discussion.
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15 General, $10 Member, $5 Age 3-17
Marshland of DreamsJoin Paul Mueller on a 1-mile walk of the LaRiviere Marsh Trail to find traces of the past. Prior to marsh restoration, learn how Californians utilized the area for farming, quarrying, salt production, and transportation. There will opportunities for bird watching as well.
Come celebrate math with puzzles, games, magic, and much more!Kids ages 8 and up, and grown-ups who are kids at heart, will enjoy this afternoon filled with a dozen or more different hands-on activities. The event honors the life and work of Martin Gardner, former Scientific American columnist who inspired a generation ...
Watch pumpkins fly across the sky in the Pumpkin Catapult show and experience Halloween-themed science in our Happy Creepy Halloween event. Meet slimy, hairy, and creepy critters. Use hydraulics to build your own pumpkin lifts. And, wear your costume and get a free ticket to the National Geographic 3D Theater.
Learn how spiders use vibrations to capture their prey, sample the food a spider eats (bugs!), create crafts and take home a trick-or-treat prize. After you've discovered spiders are cool, not creepy, hold a live tarantula during this spider themed Halloween event!
This event is the perfect mix of technology, creativity and Halloween celebration.. There are activities for Makers and trick-or-treating – it's free and fun for the whole family!Bon Air Center hosts Marin Maker Mobile, offering lots of free Halloween-themed maker activities, from costumes, to trick-or-treat bags, to monsterously fun make-and-take ...
Our Hawk Talks and Banding Demonstrations occur every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 2 pm (weather permitting – heavy fog or rain cancels) during September and October, except for Fleet Week weekend. The Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Fremont Fixit ClinicEveryone's heartily invited to attend the Halloween Fixit Clinic at the Fremont Public Library. For those of you not familiar with Fixit Clinic: it's an all ages participatory workshop where families and individuals bring their broken household items to disassemble, troubleshoot, and attempt repair. Typically, 70% of the items brought ...
Where: FremontCost: Free
Saturday Cinema: HalloweenSaturday Cinema is a core weekly program that captures the ideas which animate the Exploratorium. We highlight works that blend observation, poetry, and surrealism, and celebrate films that utilize unique, handcrafted processes. Appropriate for all ages and mediated by cinema arts staff, these screenings encourage the viewer to respond to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with museum admission.
7 Tools You Can Use to Find the Elusive Gray FoxDo you sometimes see paw prints in mud or scat (poop) on the trails and assume that a dog left it? It could be from something else. Come along with me and I will show you how to distinguish and identify the markings of a gray fox. Gain some insights into the fox's nature and ...
Halloween is the perfect day for a deep and magical dialogue on the supernatural! Michael Shermer is the founder of The Skeptics Society, and monthly contributor to Scientific American magazine. He has written many books, including The Moral Arc and Why People Believe Weird Things, and he has appeared on The Colbert Report, Dateline, and Charlie ...
Can the greatest escape artist even escape death? In the spirit of scientific skepticism, TWO on-stage séances will summon the ghost of Harry Houdini - on Halloween, the anniversary of his death. The first séance will be earnest, conducted by a professional "psychic medium." The second will be full of illusion and ...