“Levi Strauss: The Man Who Gave Blue Jeans to the World” Book Talk | SF
Lynn Downey will present a lecture and slide show on the life of one of San Francisco’s most famous citizens: Levi Strauss. Strauss’ early years in Bavaria and New York leads off the lecture followed by his life, career, and contributions to San Francisco history, ...
How To Stop Fake News: Interactive Workshop | Oakland
Wednesday, January 25 – 6:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Oakland Public Library (Main Branch)
The Information Age seems to be turning into the Misinformation Age, as you see increasing numbers of deliberately misleading stories passed along and received as news. Many online news outlets and social media “trolls” disperse fictitious stories and rumors, exciting people’s fears and paranoia.
If you don’t ...
Hiller Flight Night: Aero Adventure | San Carlos
Explore the magic of flight with a fun-filled family adventure at the Hiller Aviation Museum.
Discover how aircraft fly while enjoying special age-appropriate activities around the Museum, including glider construction, engineering with the pre-school friendly Imagination Playground, flight simulation for older kids and exploration of the ...
Harvey Milk Plaza Redesign Meeting | Castro
Wednesday, January 25 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 8:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Eureka Valley Recreation Center
Jericho: The Urban Spy Game: 7th Anniversary | SF
San Francisco’s favorite urban spy game, Jericho, turns 7 this month. Come celebrate with them and hunt or evade spies on the streets of SF.
They’ll take the first 10-15 minutes to go over rules & split into 2 teams. 3 mission game to follow. Afterwards, they’ll re-live the nights ...
Shaping San Francisco: Art & Politics Talk | City History Lectures
Wednesday, January 25 – 7:30 pm |
Cost: FREE | Eric Quezada Center
Visual and conceptual artist Packard Jennings talks about his work, through which he has re-imagined and re-visualized the world around us, shaking up the concepts and assumptions of how things are through humor and the re-appropriation of pop culture imagery.
Packard talks about his work which ...
