Join us Thursday, 10/30 for Creatures of the NightLife!
For details and tickets, please visit: http://bit.ly/1smQyRR
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The creatures come out at night as NightLife joins forces with the Bay Area Science Festival for an evening of delightful disgust. Discover the science and spectacle behind vampires, zombies and other creatures that go bump in the night.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Creature Feature Drag Show in the West Garden (Level 1)
8:45 pm, Annual Creature Featu...
Join us Thursday, 10/30 for Creatures of the NightLife!
For details and tickets, please visit: http://bit.ly/1smQyRR
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The creatures come out at night as NightLife joins forces with the Bay Area Science Festival for an evening of delightful disgust. Discover the science and spectacle behind vampires, zombies and other creatures that go bump in the night.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Creature Feature Drag Show in the West Garden (Level 1)
8:45 pm, Annual Creature Feature Drag Show and costume contest hosted by Peaches Christ. Featuring Chaka Corn, Dulce de Leche, and Exhibit Q.
Zombie Activities in African Hall (Level 1)
Presented by the League of Extraordinary Neuroscientists (Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, Gladstone Institutes).
6:00-8:30 pm, Human Organ Lab
• Touch human brains and talk one-on-one with neuroscientists
6:00-10:00 pm, Explore the Senses
• Touch: worms with ChR2 touch receptor neurons
• Smell: Human vs. fruit fly olfaction
• Vision: Beer pong with prism goggles
• Hearing: speech jammer (upsets ability to speak through voice playback)
6:00-10:00 pm, Art Mingle
• See beautiful, close-up images of neurons
Science Stories in the East Pavilion (Level 1)
7:00, 7:30, & 8:00 pm, “Weekly Weinersmith” science podcast hosted by Ecologist / Parasite expert
Brains, Bats, & Blood in the Children’s Gallery (Level 1)
6:00-10:00 pm, Check out bats, blood, and 3-D printing of a glow-in-the-dark brain!
Humbolt Squid Dissection in Lower Swamp
(Aquarium Mezzanine Level)
6:00-10:00 pm, Take part in a group Humbolt Squid dissection!
Science Stories from the Deep in the Coral Reef
(Lower Level / Aquarium)
7:00 & 8:00 pm, Hear epic tales from the Academy’s underwater expeditions to the deep, dark depths of the “Twilight Zone” (includes a live dive show).
Music Performance in the Piazza Presented by 120 MINUTES (Level 1)
6:00-8:00 pm, DJ's ChaunceyCC & S4NtA_MU3rTE
8:00-8:45 pm, See a live performance by electronic musician Travis Egedy, aka Pictureplane
Frankenstein Activities by the Project Lab (Level 1)
6:00-9:00 pm, Watch scientists use electricity to make cells swarm and check out a reanimation of cricket limbs.
Monster Makeovers by the Swamp (Level 1)
6:30-9:00 pm, Unleash your inner monster with a Monster Makeover from drag celebrities Kegel Kater, Lady Bear, Sandra O. No-Shi Di’nt, Miss Sheldra, and Ginorma Desmond
Ghost Imaging in the Classroom (3rd Floor)
A variety of food options are available at NightLife from 6-9:30 pm, including The Academy Café, The Terrace, and The Academy Café Food Cart (located in the front lobby).
21+ Event, ID required for entry.
Note: The 4-story Rainforest exhibit closes at 7:45pm and planetarium passes are distributed to visitors on a first-come first-served basis. Special programs and lectures may have limited seating and admission will also be made available to visitors on a first-come, first-served basis.
Tickets & Details here:
http://bit.ly/1smQyRR
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NightLife takes place Thursday nights (6-10pm) at the California Academy of Sciences. Music, Creatures and Cocktails. 21+