EXHIBITS
Aquarium of the Bay “Otters Up Close: Watershed Ambassadors.” Ongoing. $12.05$21.95. Embarcadero at Beach Street, S.F. www.aquariumofthebay.org.
AT&T Park “Ballpark Tours.” Tours depart from the Giants Dugout Store. 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. daily; no tours on days of games and special events. Ongoing. $10-$17.50; under 2 free. Third and King streets, S.F. (415) 972-2400.
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Cable Car Museum Powerhouse and cable car barn. Free. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 1201 Mason St. (415) 474-1887. www.cablecarmuseum.org. California Academy of
Sciences “Illuminate Nightlife.” With Typhoon, live music; Ardent mobile Cloud Platform; Circus of Smiles, face paintings; cocktails. 6-10 p.m. Thurs. 21 and older. $10-$12. “Skulls.” Learn how scientists use skulls to uncover clues
about life on Earth. Upper gallery exhibition. Through Nov. 30. ”Dark Universe.” Planetarium show. “Fintastic Fish.” 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. daily. “Wonders of the California Coast.” 2 p.m. daily. “Ssssnake Encounter.” 3:30 p.m. daily: Penguin feeding. 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m. daily; “Coral Reef Dive.” 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m daily. See website for more programs. 55 Music Concourse Drive. (415) 379-8000. www.calacademy.org.
California Historical Society “Yosemite: A Storied Landscape.” Through Jan. 25. 2015. $5, children free. Noon-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. 678 Mission St. (415) 357-1848. www.californiahistoricalsociety.org. Dahlia Society of California Annual Show and Exhibition Dahlia growers from the Monterey Bay, San Leandro, Charles Stowell (San Jose) and California Dahlia Societies bring prize-winning blooms to exhibit and compete for placement on the Court of Honor. On display 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.-next Sun. Free. Hall of Flowers, County Fair Bldg., 1199 9th Ave., S.F. (45) 994-2448.
Conservatory of Flowers “Chomp: It Came from the Swamp.” Carnivorous
plants exhibition. Through Oct. 19. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Golden Gate Park. (415) 666-7001. www. conservatoryofflowers.org.
Exploratorium “Rosetta Mission Webcast: Mapping the Comet to Prepare for Landing.” 7 p.m. Thurs. “Market Days: A Breed Apart.” Indoor outdoor mini-festival event. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. ”Saturday Cinema: Experimental Films for Kids with Canyon Cinema.” 1 and 3 p.m. Sat. “Pulse Spiral.” Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, interactive installation. Through Aug. 14. “Over the Water Series: We Make the Treasure.” Paul Ramirez Jonas, large scale installation. Through Jan. 2015. Pier 15, S.F. (415) 528-4444. www.exploratorium.edu.
GLBT History Museum “BiConic Flashpoints: 4 Decades of Bay Area Bisexual Activism.” Through Friday. Queer Past Becomes Present.” In the Main gallery. “The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus: Celebrating 35 Years of Activism Through Song.” In the front gallery. “For Love and Community: Queer Asian Pacific Islanders Take Action: 1960-1990.” “Our Vast Queer Past: San Francisco’s GLBT History.” “Life and Death in Black and White.” Ongoing. 4127 18th St., S.F. (415) 621-1107. www.glbthistory
museum.org.
Mexican Museum “La Cocina: The Culinary Treasures of Rosa Covarrubias.” Through Jan. 18, 2015. “Dialogos Graficos.” Mexican and Latino printmaking. Ongoing. Fort Mason Center, Building D. (415) 202-9700. www.mexicanmuseum.org.
Musee Mecanique Historical mechanical musical instruments and penny arcade machines. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat.Sun. Pier 45. (415) 346-2000. www. museemechanique.org.
The Old S.F. Mint “We Shape Our City.” The first in a series on S.F. innovation and innovators. “Sundays at the Mint.” The S.F. Museum and Historical Society sponsor docent-led tours of this national historic landmark. Ongoing. $5-$10. 88 Fifth St. at Mission, S.F. (415) 537-1105, Ext. 100. www.sfhistory.org
Randall Museum “Healthy Oceans.” Ecology exhibition. “Windswept.” Charles Sowers, wind-affected art installation. “Riding the Rails,” “Wild in the City,” “Living With a Restless Earth,” “Tree House Toddler Zone,” “Creativity and Discovery.” Ongoing. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. 199 Museum Way. (415) 554-9681. www.ran dallmuseum.org.
S.F. Botanical Garden “Etchings of Eden: Plants from California’s Wild and Cultivated Gardens.” Stephanie Martin, botanical portraits, intaglio etchings. Though Aug. Tours 1:30 p.m. daily, 10:30 a.m. Sat.-Sun. Free. Ninth Avenue at Lincoln Way. (415) 6611316. www.sfbotanicalgarden.org.
S.F. History Museum “From Hippie to Hitchcock: The Barbary Coast and S.F. Legends.” $3-$5. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 449 Powell St., S.F. (415) 9868474. www.sfhistorymuseum.com. S.F. Maritime National Historic
Park “Customs at the Golden Gate.” Through Dec. 31. “WPA Murals.” Ongoing. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 900 Beach St. Visitor Center: "The Waterfront: Sailors Called It Frisco." Hyde St. Pier: "Cargo Is King." Tour historic ships; ranger led programs. Hyde and Jefferson streets. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. (415) 447-5000. www. nps.gov/safr.org.
S.F. Zoo “Washed Ashore.” Sculpture made from ocean garbage. Through Sept. 23. “Red Panda Exhibit:““Peccary Pups.” “Komodo Alley,” “Australian Walkabout.” Sloat Boulevard and the Great Highway, S.F. (415) 7537080. www.sfzoo.org. African American Museum ”Mother of Civil Rights.” “African American Community in Oakland, 1890-1990.” Ongoing. 659 14th St., Oakland. (510) 637-0200. www.oaklandlibrary.org.
Chabot Space and Science Center “Bill Nye’s Climate Lab,” “Tales of the Maya Skies,” “Beyond Blastoff: Surviving in Space,” “Cosmos 360.” Fri.-Sat. 7 and 9 p.m. “Destination Universe,” “One Giant Leap: Moon Odyssey,” “A View to the Skies.” 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland. (510) 336-7300. www.chabotspace.org.
Marine Mammal Center “The Ghost Below.” Installation by Judith and Richard Lang. Marine animal rescue and education center. Tours 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Fri.-Mon.; 11 a.m. Sat.-Sun. Free. 2000 Bunker Road, Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito. (415) 289-7325. www. marinemammalcenter.org.
Pacific Pinball Museum Rosie Morales and d’Arci Bruno, Captain Fantastic mural. Playable and archived pinball machines. $7.50-$15. 1510 Webster St., Alameda. (510) 205-6959. www.pacificpinball.org.