Bay Area Discovery Museum, at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito, is hosting "Out on a Limb", adventures with nature and art. This enchanting new exhibit promotes nature-play through a sculptural, interactive design that incorporates nostalgic settings, such as a tree house and a fort-building area.
Published: November, 2011
Discovery Museum Goes Out On A Limb
Bay Area Discovery Museum, at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito, is hosting "Out on a Limb", adventures with nature and art. This enchanting new exhibit promotes nature-play through a sculptural, interactive design that incorporates nostalgic settings, such as a tree house and a fort-building area. The 1,200 square foot imaginative environment is designed to inspire children and their caregivers to learn to explore nature by using their senses. More than simply seeing the beauty of a tree, the exhibit encourages visitors to hear the sounds of the forest, use leaves to make beautiful art, and build big and little structures from bark and limbs. Individual activities encourage children to experiment with light and shadow, patterns of leaves, music of the forest, and the effects of the changing seasons. The exhibits also provide practice with the physical skills of climbing and balancing, which helps children to develop self confidence in outdoor play. "Out on a Limb" provides a unique space for unstructured play, where children can create a connection with nature on their own. For parents and caregivers, the exhibit represents an opportunity to reminisce about their own childhood experiences in the outdoors and to re-connect with nature exploration along with their children. For visitors of all ages, there are places for building, climbing, listening and exploring — all designed to inspire a love of nature. This exhibit will be at the Bay Area Discovery Museum through January 8, and is included with general museum admission. For more information, visit www.baykidsmuseum.org.
2nd Sundays Offers Free Dance Performances
Now in its sixth year, Dancers’ Group and CounterPULSE present 2nd Sundays, a series of free performance salons where dance artists share work and dialogue with audience members and fellow artists. Artists working in a variety of movement forms and idioms are featured each month. This is a unique opportunity to experience the development of a performance work-in-progress; with facilitated discussion between the artists and the audience following each event. The free event on November 13 at CounterPULSE at 1310 Mission Street from 2-4 p.m. will features Laurel Butler/make-shift dancetheatre, Scrub Oaks Collective and Hilary Bryan Dance Theater.
Make A Splash & Save The Bay
Save The Bay, the oldest and largest regional organization working to protect and restore San Francisco Bay, recently announced a special partnership with BayWood Artists, a group of twelve distinguished Bay Area landscape painters dedicated to preserving the environment. In conjunction with Save The Bay’s 50th Anniversary, the BayWood Artists will raise funds and awareness for the non-profit organization through their annual art exhibition and sale, BayWood Artists Make a Splash! A Benefit for Save The Bay. The exhibit — which will be held at the Bay Model in Sausalito through November 12 — features paintings portraying the beauty of the Bay. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit will be closed for Veterans Day, November 11. For more information, visit www.BayWoodArtists.org.
A Victorian Christmas at Angel Island State Park
Visit Angel Island State Park for a Christmas tradition Victorian style! Join other revelers for period arts & crafts and make your own holiday ornament to take home. Enjoy the smell and taste of hot apple cider and freshly baked cookies made in the historic brick oven of the cozy 1860s era Bake House. Tours of the historic Victorian officer’s quarters on site will be offered, as well as a traditional Camp Reynolds cannon firing to salute the season at noon and 1:30 p.m. each day. This event will happen rain or shine. For more information about Angel Island State Park call (415) 435-5390 or visit www.parks.ca.gov/angelisland.
Pitch In To Improve Local Ridge Trails
On Saturday, November 5 the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, REI, Chipotle Mexican Grill and local park agencies will again team up for the 4th Annual REI - Ridge Trail Service Day. Each of the 10 Bay Area REI stores will partner with a local park agency, land trust or open space district to build, improve, or restore sections of the Ridge Trail. With 12 different projects around the region, in all nine Bay Area counties, there’s sure to be one near you, so pitch in, get dirty and help build the Ridge Trail! No experience necessary; tools and supervision provided. Projects vary at each site. Chipotle Mexican Grill is donating lunch to most of the project sites. Advance registration required. For more information on each project and to register, visit ridgetrail.org.
Free Meals For U.S. Veterans
McCormick & Kuleto’s Seafood Restaurant, in San Francisco in Ghirardelli Square and Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto in Berkeley have announced that for the 13th year in a row they will be offering all U.S. military veterans a free lunch or dinner entrée on Sunday, Nov. 13 in appreciation for their service to our country. The two restaurants will hold this event on the Sunday following the national Veterans’ Day holiday on Friday, November 11 to make it easier for families to dine together with the veterans in their lives. The restaurants will offer a free entree to those defined as a veteran by the Veterans Administration, Title 38 U.S. Code 101, which is a person who served in the active military, Army, Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard, and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Veterans will be asked to show proper identification. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as a number of state Veterans Departments, has lauded this Veterans Appreciation program. Reservations are highly recommended; McCormick & Kuleto’s (415) 929-1730, Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto (510) 845-7771.
Skating Away
Delighting families, couples and ice skating enthusiasts for over twenty years, the Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center presented by Hawaiian Airlines will open to the public for nine magical fun-filled weeks beginning November 9 through January 8. Plan a special holiday experience with your friends and family and skate under the stars in the shadow of the waterfront throughout the holiday season at Embarcadero Center, where you can shop, skate, dine and park for free. Admission is $9.00 for adults and $5.50 for seniors and children 10 and under from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and $9.50/$6.00 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and until 11:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Skates can be rented for just $3.50. For more information, visit www.embarcaderocenter.com.
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