Alcatraz Gardens Class Series: Botanical ImpressionsCreate your own plaster casting of amazing botanicals through this fun, easy and rewarding process. Sue Fordyce-Darden, an instructor from Alden Lane Nursery will guide you through the steps. Wet clay is used to impress flowers, stems and/or leaves, then the physical plants are removed and plaster is poured into ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $60
Hike at Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve (SynBioBeta)Join Founder of SynBioBeta John Cumbers on a guided hike of the Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve. Nestled high in the Oakland Hills, the preserve offers breathtaking views of the City of San Francisco from across the Bay and some amazing volcanic rock formations and wildlife.
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Low budget Moonshots to move science forward (BioCurious)Biotech starts with the misfits, the rebels, and the round pegs in the square holes. Join BioCurious for a workshop to explore some of the current problems we are working to solve. You will get the chance to work on hands on projects in BioHacking. We will demonstrate how we ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Community Science DayStep into the (close-toed) shoes of a scientist and explore biology at this community-wide science event! Visit UC Berkeley’s campus to experience a range of activities designed for visitors of all ages. Discover the fascinating power of DNA, the instruction manual for life. From the basic foundations of biology to the latest genome ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory Hawk TalkThe Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and what we do here at the GGRO. Conditions permitting, a banding volunteer will bring up a newly banded hawk, talk about the banding program, and release the hawk in front of the crowd. ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Agar Art - Painting with Bacteria! (Counter Culture Labs)Come and learn how to make colorful and unique living art. Design your own art piece using our colorful bacteria.Counter Culture Labs has been partnering with the American Society for Microbiology for their yearly Agar Art Contest (http://www.asm.org/agarart). This workshop will cover the basics of agar preparation and bacterial growth. Participants ...
Learn how to listen to the air. Join the Oakland Museum, the Exploratorium, and artist Rosten Woo for a listening party and the launch of artist project Mutual Air, a set of networked bells that will be installed throughout the city of Oakland. Each bell connects to global climate data and hyperlocal ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
The Art Inside of Us (Ulux)Join biologist, artist and designer Una Ryan for a gallery showing of her artwork.  Una’s work combines her life as a microscopist and now artist as she combines images of the very small under the microscope and the very big from satellite imagery.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
GATTACA Movie Screening (SynBioBeta)Join us for a screening of the 1997 thriller GATTACA that explores the widespread deployment of genetic engineering in the near future to achieve a more “perfect†society.Come early to enjoy Una’s fabulous The Art Inside Us art exhibit!
