Worlds of Curiosity

Thu · Sep 24·11 AM – 12 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

(15 min) Worlds of Curiosity dives into the questions of “What it would be like to live on an Earth with no Moon?” or “What if the Earth was tilted on its side, like the planet Uranus?”

Thu · Oct 1·11 AM – 12 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

(15 min) Worlds of Curiosity dives into the questions of “What it would be like to live on an Earth with no Moon?” or “What if the Earth was tilted on its side, like the planet Uranus?”

Sat · Oct 3·12 PM – 1 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

(15 min) Worlds of Curiosity dives into the questions of “What it would be like to live on an Earth with no Moon?” or “What if the Earth was tilted on its side, like the planet Uranus?”

Wed · Oct 7·2 PM – 3 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

(15 min) Worlds of Curiosity dives into the questions of “What it would be like to live on an Earth with no Moon?” or “What if the Earth was tilted on its side, like the planet Uranus?”

Sat · Oct 10·10 AM – 12 PM·West Oakland Branch, Oakland

Spend a Saturday morning caring for the West Oakland Branch with the West Oakland Library Friends (WOLF) . Volunteers will help with trash pickup, watering the outdoor pollinator garden, and general cleanup around the library’s exterior. Snacks and coffee will be provided. Students and others seeking volunteer or commu…

Sat · Oct 10·10 AM – 4 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Join us for 3 weekends celebrating Latinx Heritage w/ arts & crafts, cultural performances, hands-on activities, and more surprises! — Celebrate Latinx Heritage at Fairyland! Join us for three full weekends of family fun celebrating and uplifting the vibrant beauty within the Latinx diaspora. Traditional arts & crafts,…

Sat · Oct 10·1 PM – 2 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

35 minutes All ages Through the magic of technology and imagination, you are about to take a trip across time and space to visit a world as it no longer exists today: the world of the ancient Maya civilization! The great pyramid and other stone observatories and structures in the ruins of Chichen Itza in Mexico’s Yucat…

Sat · Oct 10·11 AM · 2 PM · 4 PM·Children's Fairyland · Oakland

Playing at the Storybook Puppet Theater 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.

Sat · Oct 10·11 AM – 12:30 PM·Dimond Branch, Oakland

Join us for monthly art workshops for children and families led by teachers from the Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA) . For ages 5-15 and caregivers. MOCHA workshops focus on building creativity, social-emotional and academic skills through art. This program is supported by funding provided by the Friends of the Oaklan…

Sun · Sep 20·11 AM – 12 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

35 minutes Ages 8 and up Everyone’s favorite underdog among the planets, Pluto has been an icon of dark mystery and murky expectation…until now. In July 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made a historic encounter with the dwarf planet, giving us our first close look at its face and its entourage of moons. Come and j…

Sun · Sep 20·12 PM – 1 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

16 minutes All ages “ Lunaverse ” explores the nature of Earth’s moon: its motion and phases, lunar and solar eclipses, tides, and the Moon’s origin. The story unfolds as a conversation between a curious young child and the Moon—Luna—over the course of a night, from moonrise to moonset. Chabot Space & Science Center in…

Sun · Sep 20·2 PM – 3 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

(40 Min) Developed in partnership and solidarity with Cafe Ohlone, mur taaraxtak , or Ohlone Skies, weaves science and storytelling into a rich tapestry of Indigenous Ohlone knowledge, heritage, and history deeply rooted right here in the Oakland hills.