EXHIBITS

Alcatraz Historic Gardens Tours Docent-led walk through restored gardens. 9:45 a.m. Fri. and Sun.; 11 a.m. Wed. Ongoing. Free except for ferry ticket. Alcatraz, S.F. (415) 705-5555. www.alcatrazgardens.org.

American Bookbinders Museum Collection of 18th and 19th century bookbinding equipment. Ongoing. 355 Clementina St., S.F. (415) 824-9754. www.bookbindersmuseum. org.

Aquarium of the Bay “Shark and Ray Touchpool.” 1:15 p.m. daily. “California Tidepools.” Invertebrates interactive exhibit. 2:15 p.m. daily. “Otters Up Close.” 3:30 p.m. daily. “Shark Station.” “No Brains, No Bones, No Problem: Jellies.” Ongoing. $12-$21.95. Embarcadero at Beach St., S.F. www.aquariumofthebay.org.

Cable Car Museum Powerhouse and cable car barn. Free. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. 1201 Mason St. (415) 474-1887. www.cablecarmuseum.org.

California Academy of Sciences “Nightlife: Live.” With Connan Mockasin, and Morgan Delt, live music; Chulita Vinyl Club DJs; Dream Logic, virtual reality experience; Paint Pens Collective, hands-on craft; Amoeba, and San Franpsycho, vinyl records pop-up; “Dark Universe” planetarium screenings; craft cocktails. 6-10 p.m. Thurs. $12-$15. “Incoming,” and “Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet.” Planetarium shows daily. “3D Universe.” Screenings daily in the Forum Theater. “Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs.” Through Jan. 7, 2018. 55 Music Concourse Dr. (415) 379-8000. www.calacademy.org.

California Historical Society “On the Road to the Summer of Love.” Through Sept 10. “Photographing South of Market: Ira Nowinski and Janet Delaney.” Ongoing. 678 Mission St., S.F. (415) 357-1848. www.cali forniahistoricalsociety.org.

Conservatory of Flowers “Reptiles and Amphibians of the Tropics: Lick Your Eyeballs.” Noon-3 p.m. Sat. Free. “Illuminate: Summer of Love Light Art in the Park.” Architectural projection light art show. Sunset-midnight nightly. Free. Through Oct. 21. “Butterflies and Blooms.” Through Jan. 7, 2018. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sun. 100 John F. Kennedy Dr., Golden Gate Park. (415) 831-2090. www.conservatory offlowers.org

Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera “Looking Through the Lens: The Glory of San Francisco Opera, Past and Present.” Photography exhibition. Ongoing. Veterans Building, 401 Van

Ness Ave., S.F. www.sfopera.com/ wilseycenter.

Exploratorium “After Dark: Pairings.” With “Pairings: Hot Sauce;” extended exhibitions and tactile dome hours; food and cocktails. 6-10 p.m. Thurs. $10-$15. “Shadow Puppet Theater.” 6-9 p.m. Fri. Included with museum admission. “Shadow Theater Workshop with Caryl Kientz.” Noon-4 p.m. Sat. “Explorables: Handmade Science.” 1-4 p.m. Sat. “Buckyball.” Leo Villareal, large-scale light sculpture. Through Feb. 25. Pier 15, S.F. (415) 528-4444. www.exploratorium.edu.

GLBT History Museum “Picturing Kinship: Portraits of Our Community.” Lenore Chinn, paintings, and photographs. Through Sept. 18. “Lavender-Tinted Glasses: A Groovy, Gay Look at the Summer of Love.” Through Sept. 27. 4127 18th St., S.F. (415) 6211107. www.glbthistorymuseum.org.

Mexican Museum “Dialogos Gráficos.” Printmaking. Ongoing. Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., Bldg. D., S.F. (415) 202-9700. www.mexican museum.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.museeme

canique.org.

Palace of Fine Arts: Innovation Hangar “The Landscape Architecture Legacy of Lawrence Halprin: A Photographic Celebration.” Through Sept. 4. Gallery open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.Sun. 3601 Lyon St., S.F.

Presidio Officers’ Club “Exclusion: The Presidio’s Role in World War II Japanese American Incarceration.” Through March 2018. “Earth Wall.” Andy Goldsworthy, nature art. Docent led tour noon Sat. Ongoing. “Tree Fall.” Andy Goldsworthy, nature art. Tours 10 a.m. today, Sat.-next Sun. Ongoing. 50 Moraga Ave., Main Post, the Presidio, S.F. www.presidioofficersclub.com

S.F. Botanical Garden “Exquisite Blooms” by Janny Xiaoqin Huang, botanical paintings. Through Aug. Tours 1:30 p.m. daily, 10:30 a.m. Sat.next Sun. Free. Ninth Avenue at Lincoln Way. (415) 661-1316. www.sfbo tanicalgarden.org

S.F. Library “Images of the Floating World: Classic Ukiyo-e Prints of Japan.” Through July 20. “My Art Makes My Life Matter: Kheven LaGrone” Through Aug. 10. “Life Got Wider: Meanings Associated with the Computer Use of Older Adults.” Through Aug. 10. “Freedom 2017.” Through Aug. 10. “Homopolis: Photos from Gay SF in

1981.” Through Aug. 24. “Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights.” Through Sept. 3. “Meeting Places/Luoghi d’incontro: Lyall Harris and Patricia Silva.” Through Sept. 14. “Summer of Love and Haight: Sex, Drugs and Runaways.” Through Oct. 19. 100 Larkin St. (415) 557-4400. www.sfpl.org.

S.F. Maritime National Historic

Park “Maritime Arts: At Sea and Ashore.” “WPA Murals.” Ongoing. “The Waterfront: Sailors Called It Frisco.” Ongoing. “Cargo Is King.” Ship tours. Hyde St. Pier. Daily hours: Maritime Museum, 900 Beach St., S.F. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Visitor Center, 499 Jefferson St. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Hyde St. Pier, 2905 Hyde St. Tours 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. (415) 447-5000. www.nps.gov/ safr.

S.F. Zoo “Tarantulas Special Exhibition.” Through Sept. 4. Sloat Boulevard and the Great Highway, S.F. (415) 753-7080. www.sfzoo.org.

USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum “The Hornet Legacy.” “Entertaining the Troops.” “Blue Jacket Family Activity Room.” Historic aircraft, U.S. naval exhibits, flight simulator, ship tours. 707 W. Hornet Ave., Pier 3, Alameda. (510) 521-8448. www.uss -hornet.org.