July-August Calendar

Monster Masks: Saturday, July. 12, 1-4 p.m. Cut, fold, glue, and embellish to create a fantastic monster mask. $3 per child and $5 per parent/child combo. Randall Museum 199 Museum Way (off Roosevelt, above Castro & 14th).

Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association Bi-monthly Meeting: Monday, July 14, 7:30 – 9 p.m. Meeting will be held at the California Pacific Medical Center Davies campus – North Tower Bldg., Level B Auditorium. Enter off of Duboce Avenue between Castro and Noe streets. For more information call 267-1821 or visit dtna.org.

San Francisco Amateur Astronomers’ Lecture Series: Wednesday, July 16, 8 p.m. Join Dr. Claire Chapin, instructor in physics and astronomy at Merritt College, for an engaging talk, “Interpreting the Dance of Gravity in the Universe,” about the role of gravity in astronomy – from its roots in Newton’s discovery and formulation to the role it now plays in modern theories and black holes. Dr. Chapin holds an B.S. in Aeronautical engineering from Purdue University and a doctorate in engineering and physics, also from Purdue. Open to all ages but geared toward adults. Admission is free. Randall Museum Theatre. 199 Museum Way.

Eureka Valley Promotion Association (EVPA): Thursday, July 17, 7:30 p.m. Eureka Valley Recreation Center, 100 Collingwood St. June is our annual business meeting. The EVPA is the neighborhood group for Eureka Valley since 1881. See us on the web at evpa.org.

Birding the Hill: Friday, July 18 (& Aug. 15), 8 a.m. Come to Corona Heights Park to learn more about its avian inhabitants. The two-hour walk involves climbing a steep path and several stairs. Call ahead at (415) 554-9600 x16 if you need to borrow binoculars. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Ages 5 and up are welcome, and there is no cost. Meet at the Randall Museum. 199 Museum Way.

Screening of “Burning Man: Voyage in Utopia”: Friday, July 18, 8 p.m. Laurent Le Gaull’s film depicts the journey of artist David Best and the building of the Temple as a spiritual icon and quest for participants of Burning Man. French artist Nelly Mella produced the score. $10 general admission and $75-$150 VIP Reception. Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St.

Lorca Summer Festival: July 18 and 26. 8 p.m. The Lorca Summer Festival offers a rare opportunity for Bay Area audiences to experience Spanish author Federico Garcia Lorca’s rarely performed tragedies, “Blood Wedding,” “Yerma” and “House of Bernarda Alba,” produced by Pangs Theater and directed by its Artistic Director Wolfgang Thompson. Tickets from $12-$25, available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/32108. Intersection for the Arts. 446 Valencia St. (between 15th and 16th Streets).

Sun, Wind, & Water Day: Saturday, July 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Celebrate the earth and sky by joining us for a hands-on family fun day exploring the sun, wind, and water to appreciate what all these for us. Visitors can make sun wheels, wind wheels, water wheels, and paddleboats. Test your patience at cooking solar s’mores and try your luck at a water balloon tossing contest. Admission is free. Randall Museum 199 Museum Way (off Roosevelt, above Castro & 14th).

Lorca Summer Festival: July 19 and August 1. 8 p.m. The Lorca Summer Festival offers a rare opportunity for Bay Area audiences to experience Spanish author Federico Garcia Lorca’s rarely performed tragedies, “Blood Wedding,” “Yerma” and “House of Bernarda Alba,” produced by Pangs Theater and directed by its Artistic Director Wolfgang Thompson. “Yerma” is the tale of a woman whose needs and desires are stifled by her conservative society. Tickets from $12-$25, available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/32108. Intersection for the Arts. 446 Valencia St. (between 15th and 16th Streets).

Natural History Lecture Series: Thursday, July 24, 7:30 p.m. Join guest speaker Craig Nikitas for a multi-part slide show titled “Hawks, Falcons, and other Raptors of the Bay Area,” revealing 19 species of raptors that can be seen in the Bay area. Learn where the densest raptor migration on the West Coast can be observed and discover how to identify those species that hunt, live, and breed right here in the city. Nikitas is an urban planner with the city and county of San Francisco. He volunteers with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, where he has banded raptors for 14 years as part of an ongoing study to monitor their populations in the Marin Headlands. Free, but donations encouraged. Open to all, geared toward adults. Randall Museum 199 Museum Way.

Lorca Summer Festival: July 25 and August 2. 8 p.m. The Lorca Summer Festival offers a rare opportunity for Bay Area audiences to experience Spanish author Federico Garcia Lorca’s rarely performed tragedies, “Blood Wedding,” “Yerma” and “House of Bernarda Alba,” produced by Pangs Theater and directed by its Artistic Director Wolfgang Thompson. Tickets from $12-$25, available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/32108. Intersection for the Arts. 446 Valencia St.

Youth Play Area Design Day: Saturday, July 26, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Help create a youth play area adjacent to the childrens’ playground. Meet at Duboce Park near the basketball courts. Project sponsored by Friends of Duboce Park, DTNA, Neighborhood Parks Council and other neighborhood groups. For more information e-mail:
volunteers_duboce_playground@hotmail.com.

Hand-made Dolls: Saturday, July 26, 1-4 p.m. Wrap fabric around wood and wire to make a doll, then decorate with sequins. $3 per child and $5 per parent/child combo. Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way.

Habitat Restoration Volunteer Work Party: Saturday, July 26, 10 a.m. Keep Corona Heights Park healthy and beautiful for its native wildlife by joining habitat restoration volunteers. Meet at the Randal Museum at 10 a.m. and call ahead to sign up at (415) 554-9600 x16. There is no cost, and ages 10 and up are welcome. Children must be accompanied by a parent. 199 Museum Way.

Friends of Duboce Park Volunteer Work Day: Saturday, Aug. 9,, 10 a.m. – noon. Meet at the bulletin board near the playground and Muni stop. A Rec and Park gardener supervises the volunteer work and provides all materials, tools, gloves and supplies. E-mail rosegillen@sbcglobal.net.

Space Ecology: The Final Frontier of Environmentalism: Wednesday, Aug. 20. SF Amateur Astronomers’ Lecture Series. Fifty years after Sputnik launched the space age, humans are turning space into yet another junkyard, with millions of pieces of man-made debris orbiting Earth. Join Lynda Williams, physics instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College, for a dynamic presentation on the current situation of space debris and a look at possible future scenarios.
Lynda Williams has been a space enthusiast and amateur astronomer since getting a Newtonian telescope at the age of 12. Lynda has produced and performed planetarium shows at both SRJC and SF State and has been active in space issues related to ecology and peace for many years. Randall Museum Theater.

On-Going

Drop-In Ceramic Workshop: Saturdays, 10 a.m. $5 per person. Randall Museum 199 Museum Way.

Golden Gate Model Railroad Exhibit: Saturdays, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way.

Meet The Animals: Saturdays, 11:15 a.m. – noon. Discover the Randall Museum’s own menagerie of rescued animals as they venture out from their cages to greet visitors. Randall Museum 199 Museum Way (off Roosevelt, above Castro & 14th).

The Randall Museum’s ‘Wild in the City’: On display through Nov. 1. Learn about the various wild animals that live right among us in the heart of the city. The museum invites visitors to explore a miniature San Francisco to see the variety of ecosystems and creatures that exist in our very own backyards and gardens, from the common to the unfamiliar. Learn about this wealth of wildlife through interactive exhibits and even a few live creatures hidden throughout. Admission is free. Randall Museum.

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