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Past Events
After Dark: Creature Feature
Thursday, October 14, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Snakes, spiders, and scorpions, oh my! Encounter some of the strangest creatures that have been discovered and learn about the legends that some of them have inspired during this wild night at After Dark.
After Dark: Extraterrestrials
Thursday, October 7, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
The truth is out there! Observation, science, and a healthy dose of skepticism can show it to us. Launch into the unknown as we learn about fantastic and curious objects in outer space.
After Dark: Discover the Wonder
Thursday, September 30, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Find your aha moment at tonight’s After Dark—enjoy a cocktail, dance to a live DJ, and find out what happens when an artist, a scientist, and a magician walk into the Gold Beams Social Club.
After Dark: Sea Otters
Thursday, September 23, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Explore California's charismatic and ecologically important sea otters, through talks about sea otter biology and the long history of otter populations and ongoing restoration efforts.
After Dark: See for Yourself
Thursday, September 16, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Spark your curiosity at After Dark—as the Sun sets, we’ll hit the rainbow lights, turn the music up, and open our doors, inviting you to take your imagination out to play.
After Dark: Science Fiction Turned Fact
Thursday, September 9, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
While science fiction is primarily a genre of imagination, there's a tradition of sci-fi speculations slowly emerging as fact. Dig into technological innovations that, though now familiar, were once the stuff of imaginative conjecture.
After Dark: Science of Breathing
Thursday, September 2, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Tonight, we turn our attention to human breath. Find out how respiration regulates our systems and, with the right kind of practice, can allow for extraordinary feats.
After Dark: See For Yourself
Thursday, August 26, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Spark your curiosity at After Dark—as the sun sets, we’ll hit the rainbow lights, turn the music up, and open our doors, inviting you to take your imagination out to play.
After Dark: Beneath the Bay
Thursday, August 19, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
San Francisco Bay is a dynamic, active system that supports all sorts of ocean organisms. Dive below the surface and see what’s living underneath.
After Dark: Seeing the Unseen
Thursday, August 12, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
How can tools and technologies help us “see” aspects of the environment, both natural and built, that are otherwise hidden to the human eye?
After Dark: Phenomenal Physics
Thursday, August 5, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Forget equations, calculators, and whiteboards. Come experience physics as energetic expressions of motion, color, and sound!
After Dark: Art for Action
Thursday, July 29, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. PT
View two new murals from artists Mark Harris and Bianca Marie Rivera and learn more about individual artists’ creation processes—and the ways in which artworks can be used as powerful tools for prompting meaningful change.
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