Evenings with the Pigeon Point Lighthouse Fresnel lensThe Pigeon Point Lighthouse is currently under repair, but that doesn't mean that the First Order Fresnel Lens can't shine! The Fresnel lens, the original lighthouse beacon, will light up once again from its temporary home in the Visitor Center. As dusk settles, the 24 beams of light provide a ...
Computer Technology Basics: Past, Present, and FutureThe speaker will propose a new approach to CPU architecture design, when only the algorithm and data dependency would limit the theoretical speed of execution. This algorithm centric architecture brings a new level of power efficiency and dynamic range, which leads to a new post-superscalar CPU era. A detailed ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Big Bug Bonanza with SaveNature.orgBring out your inner entomologist and discover a world right under your feet. Meet and touch small bugs, spiky ones, and even giant ones as you learn about their environments and lifestyles with the help of SaveNature.org.Big Bug Bonanza is part of Summer Fun Weeks at the Hall.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
The world of native bees, why care for these little buzzers?Join Dr. Gordon Frankie for an overview of the characteristics of the 1,600 species of Native Bees that we have in CA. They are very diverse in their life styles and not that easy to study. As for what they do, have you ever wondered why we have such a ...
BYOBeest: After DarkThe strategy of the strandbeests is that they charm the people, they charm me, and they seduce people to make them. And they also seduce me to make them. -Theo JansenCelebrate strandbeests-and their many mutant relations-with a menagerie of creatures inspired by Theo Jansen's kinetic art. Encounter walking machines made with ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General; $10 Members; Free for Lab Members
Beer Garden NightlifeEvery beer tells a story-and this week-NightLife follows the brewing process from botanical inception to foamy finish. Hear from local beer and spirit masters, chat with flora-connoiseurs from the SF Botanical Garden, and drink your way through a pop-up beer garden with dozens of local breweries.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Friday, 07/08/16
Milkweeds of the Mayacamas & Monarch Butterfly Watch Join ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self to try and find and photo-document four milkweed species that have been reported from along Pine Flat Road in the Modini Mayacamas Preserves. We'll also watch for monarchs (and other butterflies). Bring extra water, camera and a hat!Register through the Modini Mayacamas Preserves Meetup page. Limit 10
Where: GeyservilleCost: Free
Botany Series: Plant Families in the Field (Muir Beach to Pirates Cove)Stretch your legs and get out your hand lens! Spend the morning in the northern Marin Headlands and the mouth of Redwood creek for a botanical-oriented hike examining several plant families. Expect a range of weather, sun, wind, and fog; dress appropriately. Bring water, snacks and or lunch. Hike will ...
Speaker: Dr. GuhaThakurta is a faculty member at UC Santa Cruz and researcher at UCO/Lick Observatory.His research focuses on observational studies of galaxy formation and evolution with a particular interest in the Andromeda galaxy, Milky Way galaxy, and dwarf galaxies. He leads the SPLASH (Spectroscopic and Photometric Landscape of Andromeda's ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost:
Sunset and Sunrises are Beautiful and Happen Every DayIn this talk we will explore some of the over 100 different Sun-related phenomena that can be seen in the sky and look at photographs of over three dozen examples (green flashes, blue flashes, Sun dogs, 22 degree arcs, Sun pillars, belt of Venus, etc.). There will be some discussion ...
Where: Los Altos HillsCost: Free ($3 parking fee)
San Francisco City Star PartyCome join us for our monthly City Star Party. San Francisco Amateur Astronomers (SFAA) club members provide telescopes for your viewing pleasure.
Where: San FranciscoCost: FREE
Spiders, Scorpions, Moths and More: Night Hike at Joaquin Miller ParkThe rhythms, sounds, and active wildlife are totally different at night, so join us for a night hike at Joaquin Miller Park in the Oakland hills! We'll find spiders, moths, and nocturnal creatures like scorpions that glow under UV light. Bring your headlamp, drinking water, warm layers, and hiking attire. ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free, $20 suggested donation
Saturday, 07/09/16
Sunrise Solitude & Early Morning WildlifeMeet ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self at the junction of Pine Flat Rd. and Red Winery Rd., 3/4 mile 'east' on Pine Flat Rd from Hwy 128 at Jimtown. We'll drive up to the Preserve, with each person claiming an individual sit-spot. We'll each settle in to appreciate the summer ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Free
The Bay Model Wants You!!! Become part of Sausalito's very own attraction known around the world! We have a variety of volunteer positions that are suited for people just like you! Greet visitors, lead tours, work with school groups, and more! Come and be a part of one of the largest working hydraulic models in ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Volunteering
Design and Assistive Tech WorkshopDo you want to make the world a better place for everyone? If so, join us to learn about the challenges that people with disabilities and older adults experience, hear about a process for creating assistive technology devices that improve the quality of their lives, brainstorm your own design concepts, ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Family Sundown SafariIs your family ready for a WILD campout? Grab your camping gear, your family, a few friends, and get ready for an overnight adventure at Oakland Zoo.Family Sundown Safari is a unique overnight program for the whole family. This program includes dinner, a nighttime and morning guided tour of the ...
Where: OaklandCost: $85.00 per person for non-members / $75.00 per per
The Mystery of Dark Matter rescheduled to Aug 5th 2016rescheduled to Aug 5th 2016 Dark matter is believed to pervade our universe, and drives the growth of structure across cosmic times. Yet we have few probes to hunt for this mysterious stuff that does not emit any light. Dr. Chakrabarti will talk about how astronomers first inferred the existence of dark ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15
'Are you Solar Powered ?' Public Astronomy Program On Mt DiabloPlease join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for the July 9th. astronomy program.Discover the real power of the Sun. Excitement for the whole family! Participate in hands-on astronomy activities followed by supervised observing through the many different telescopes of MDAS members. See stars, nebulae, galaxies, clusters, the moon and planets through member ...
Where: ClaytonCost: Free + $10 park entrance fee.
Habitability and Life Beyond EarthDr. Cabrol will discuss the current scientific revolution in astrobiology, with the latest updates from current missions, the existing plans for new ones, and where we stand on our quest to understanding habitability and finding life beyond Earth.Speaker: Nathalie Cabrol, SETI
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Jazz Under the StarsSee the first quarter moon, the rings of Saturn, and more through our telescopes, while listening to KCSM Jazz 91 FM. Dress warmly. Free parking in Marie Curie Lot 5.
Dr. Martin Gaskell specializes in understanding the tremendous outpourings of energy from the centers of galaxies as their supermassive black holes devour nearby gas and stars.Martin will describe how our understanding of the remarkable happenings in the extreme enviroments around supermassive black holes has grown in the century since Lick ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $45 General, $40 Under 16, over 65
