Events Listings
Exhibits-East Bay Through September 26
CARMEN FLORES RECREATION CENTER --
"El Corazon de la Communidad: The Heart of the Community",
Painted by Joaquin Alejandro Newman, this mural installation
consists of four 11-foot panels that mix ancient Meso-American and
contemporary imagery to pay homage to local activists Carmen Flores and Josie
de la Cruz.
Free unless otherwise noted. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 1637
Fruitvale Ave., Oakland. (510) 535-5631.<
LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE --
ONGOING EXHIBITS --
"NanoZone," Discover the science of the super-small:
nanotechnology. Through hands-on activities and games, explore this
microworld and the scientific discoveries made in this area.
"Forces That Shape the Bay," A science park that shows
and explains why the San Francisco Bay is the way it is, with information on
water, erosion, plate tectonics and mountain building. You can ride
earthquake simulators, set erosion in motion and look far out into the bay
with a powerful telescope from 1,100 feet above sea level. The center of the
exhibit is a waterfall that demonstrates how water flows from the Sierra
Nevada Mountains to the Bay. Visitors can control where the water goes. There
are also hands-on erosion tables, and a 40-foot-long, 6-foothigh, rock
compression wall.
"Real Astronomy Experience," A new
exhibit-in-development allowing visitors to use the tools that real
astronomers use. Aim a telescope at a virtual sky and operate a
remote-controlled telescope to measure a planet.
"Biology Lab," In the renovated Biology Lab visitors may
hold and observe gentle animals. Saturday, Sunday and holidays, 1:30 p.m. to
4 p.m.
"The Idea Lab," Experiment with some of the basics of
math, science and technology through hands-on activities and demonstrations
of magnets, spinning and flying, puzzles and nanotechnology.
"Math Around the World," Play some of the world's most
popular math games, such as Hex, Kalah, Game Sticks and Shongo Networks.
"Math Rules," Use simple and colorful objects to
complete interesting challenges in math through predicting, sorting,
comparing, weighing and counting.
"Kapla," The hands-on exhibit features thousands of
versatile building blocks that can be used to build very large, high and
stable structures and models of bridges, buildings, animals or anything else
your mind can conceive.
$6-$12; free children ages 2 and under. Daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
University of California, Centennial Drive, Berkeley. (510) 642-5132,
www.lawrencehallofscience.org.<
LINDSAY WILDLIFE MUSEUM -- This is the oldest and largest wildlife
rehabilitation center in America, taking in 6,000 injured and orphaned
animals yearly and returning 40 percent of them to the wild. The museum
offers a wide range of educational programs using non-releasable wild animals
to teach children and adults respect for the balance of nature. The museum
includes a state-of-the art wildlife hospital which features a permanent
exhibit, titled "Living with Nature,'' which houses 75 non-releasable wild
animals in learning environments; a 5,000-square-foot Wildlife Hospital
complete with treatment rooms, intensive care, quarantine and laboratory
facilities; a 1-acre Nature Garden featuring the region's native landscaping
and wildlife; and an "Especially For Children'' exhibit.
WILDLIFE HOSPITAL -- September-March: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
hospital is open daily including holidays to receive injured and orphaned
animals. There is no charge for treatment of native wild animals and there
are no public viewing areas in the hospital.
EXHIBITS --
SPECIAL EVENTS --
$5-$7; free children under age 2. June 16-Sept. 15: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wed.-Sun.; Sept. 16-June 15: noon.-5 p.m. Wed.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun.
1931 First Ave., Walnut Creek. (925) 935-1978, www.wildlife-museum.org.<
OAKLAND ASIAN CULTURAL CENTER --
"Oakland's 19th-Century San Pablo Avenue Chinatown," A
permanent exhibit of new findings about the rediscovered Chinatown on San
Pablo Avenue. The exhibit aims to inform visitors about the upcoming
archaeological work planned to explore the lives of early Chinese pioneers in
the 1860s.
Free. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Pacific Renaissance Plaza, 388 Ninth St., Suite 290, Oakland. (510) 637-0455,
http://www.oacc.cc.<
OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT --
"Going Away, Coming Home," A 160-foot public art
installation by Mills College art professor Hung Liu. Liu hand painted 80
red-crowned cranes onto 65 panels of glass that were then fired, tempered and
paired with background panes that depict views of a satellite photograph,
ranging from the western United States to the Asia Pacific Area. Terminal 2.
Free. Daily, 24 hours, unless otherwise noted. Oakland
International Airport, 1 Airport Drive, Oakland. (510) 563-3300,
www.flyoakland.com.<