SAN JOSE: Islamic Science Rediscovered

W H A T :    Islamic Science Rediscovered
W H E N :    Daily 10AM-5PM
W H E R E : The Tech Museum, San Jose

SAN JOSE: The 20th Annual San Jose Mexican Heritage and Mariachi Festival

W H A T :    VivaFest!

W H E N :    September 19 to Sept 24, 2011

W H E R E : The Tech Museum, San Jose

THE TECH : Complimentary Teacher Viewing

W H A T :    BODY WORLDS VITAL: TOUR FOR TEACHERS
W H E N :    Saturday January 22, 12:00, 2:00 & 4:00 PM
W H E R E : The Tech Museum, San Jose

E D U C A T I O N I T I N E R A R I E S: The Tech Museum Teacher Open House

W H A T :    BODY WORLDS Vital: Complimentary Teacher Viewing
W H E N :    Monday, November 15, 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
W H E R E : THE TECH, San Jose

M O R E : HUMAN BODY IMAX

C I T I N E R A R Y : SAN JOSE: Downtown

ITINERARY FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES:

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Added 1st street to Downtown San Jose Itinerary after 01SJ

• Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose

All for kids and families, playground, art loft, building brainstorm, science lab, the kids favorite.

• Guadalupe River Park

Gardens, River Park (Discovery Meadow, The Children’s Bridge, Monopoly in the Park…), Floating World, Hiking&Biking Trails, Public Art … all around downtown for kids and kids at heart!

• MACLA Arte

Visual arts, erformance and literary arts, youth arts education, community development through the arts

• San Jose Museum of Art

Learning opportunities, community events, a favorite with adults and kids alike.

• San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

On the wish list for Kids Create

• Science and technology playground, IMAX, Bay Area’s year-round 2nd classroom, and favorite.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY AROUND THE BAY

Father’s Day at 100: How It Began, Why Dads Gets Fewer Gifts

Museums:

• California Academy of Sciences:
  “Pierre the Penguin” Book Reading and Signing
• Chabot Space & Science Center:

Father’s Day Brunch, Father’s Day Solar Car Challenge

• Contemporary Jewish Museum:
  Free for dads on Sunday. Free showing of the movie Sixty Six
• Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum:
  Free admission to all fathers. Activities for the whole family!
• The Tech Museum:
  Dads get in free to Genghis Khan: The Exhibition on father’s day!

Outdoors:

• Gourmet Hikes
• The Northern California Pirate Festival
• Treasure Island 10th Annual Summer Sailstice 2010

+ KidMatter Events this Weekend

+ TheKittyCats

T R I C K – O R – T R E A T

BAY AREA HALLOWEEN KID FUN
Frisco Kids Halloween Fun
Pumpkin Patches are more fun with kids in the Bay Area

F U R T H E R   S O U T H:

THE TECH: LEONARDO: 500 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE

TheTech‘s Leonardo came to an end yesterday, but here are some very short notes to read/try at home:

- Leonardo’s Parachute
- Make a Parachute
- Adrenaline Rush: the IMAX movie about the science of risk and … Leonardo’s parachute!

- The Sforza Horse
- The Sforza Horse Facts

- Universal Leonardo: Play with Leonardo!

- Leonardo’s Fables

Review: Leonardo Exhibit at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose (we enjoyed the exhibit though)

Books: