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Science of Cocktails

9:00 p.m.–midnight • Adults only (21+)

Save the Date! The next Science of Cocktails will be Friday, February 12, 2021.

Thanks to your support of our 2020 Science of Cocktails, this annual fundraiser raised over $200,000 in support of the Exploratorium. The Exploratorium helps create joyful, inquiry-based experiences that empower people to ask questions, and confidently understand the world around them.

 

Science of Cocktails

Shake up your perceptions at this festive fundraiser for science.

 

Thank you to our 2020 sponsors:

PRESENTING SPONSOR

United Airlines

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

Alison and Michael Mauzé, Greentech Capital Partners, Levi’s Plaza

 

BAR SPONSORS

Absinthia Balcones Blackened American Whiskey Bulleit Fronteir Whiskey Heaven Hill DistilleryCherry Heering Don Julio El Tesoro Fort Point Frisco Brandy Glyph GT's Kombucha Hanson of Sonoma Humboldt Distillery J Rieger & Co Junipero Gin Ketel One Kikori La Mar Laughing Monk Mandarine Napoleon (Royal Dutch) NEFT Vodka No. 209 Gin Paul John Indian Single Malt Whiskey Rodney Strong Sipsmith Straight Edge Bourbon Topo Chico

MEDIA PARTNERS

SF Chronicle SF Gate San Francisco Magazine

RAFFLE SPONSORS

United, Bourbon & Branch, Shaker & Spoon, Warfield Theater, Westin St. Francis

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Keep the celebration going at Afterglow, the after party for Party at the Piers, on May 1, 2020.

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Is your company interested in supporting Science of Cocktails? Please email Suzy Varadi, Associate Director of Corporate Engagement and Special Events, for information on corporate engagement and marketing opportunities at this incredible fundraiser. Every year more than 1,500 Bay Area professionals attend Science of Cocktails and support the Exploratorium’s inspirational programming for learners of all ages.

Bars, spirits representatives, and bartenders interested in participating in Science of Cocktails, please contact Gia Barsi, Fundraising Events Manager.


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