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  • Exploratorium's ColorFest sheds light on color Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:45AMWhy do the colors of a rainbow bend? Why is the sky blue? How can Crayola make 130 different shades of crayon? These are some of the questions to be examined and answered in the Exploratorium's new summer exhibit,...
  • Good Times: Bay Area entertainment guide for July 8-14 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:18AMYour guide to what's happening July 8-14MusicMetal menIt's time to bang your head like there's no tomorrow and mosh around amid sweaty men wearing black concert T-shirts.
  • Thanksgiving Point brings magic to physics Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:31PMLEHI -- At Thanksgiving Point, the laws of physics work.
  • Arts and entertainment picks, July 3 Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 2:23AMS MUSIC Sepideh Raissadat Sepideh Raissadat's rich, clear voice and setar vibrate with the music of Persia's Golden Age. She began studying Radif (Persian classical music) as a 9-year-old in Iran, where, as a woman, she...
  • Exploring San Francisco's museums with the kids Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:04PMWhether your kids are science geeks, future engineers or artists, or you just want them to have a unique experience, San Francisco's two-dozen museums deliver.
  • Summer Guide: The Best Obscure Tourist Attractions Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 7:04PMSo you've got some friends visiting. They're of discriminating tastes, and expect you to show them the town. Sure, you could take them to Fisherman's Wharf and Alcatraz; those places have their own amusing, semi-ironic merits, and the Alcatraz headphone tour is a genuinely fascinating experience,...
  • New Exhibit Gives a Whimsical View of Math Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 1:29PMSee geometry in a whole new way.
  • Exploring San Francisco's museums with the kids Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 10:34AMWhether your kids are science geeks, future engineers or artists, or you just want them to have a unique experience, San Francisco's two-dozen museums deliver.
  • Bay Area arts and entertainment picks, May 22 Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ 2:46AMS THEATER 'Hairspray' Enjoy the Tony Award-winning musical "Hairspray" in the outdoor theater on Mount Tamalpais. The story follows the "pleasantly plump" and completely irrepressible teenager, Tracy Turnblad, as she...
  • Exploring San Francisco's museums with the kids Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 8:05AMWhether your kids are science geeks, future engineers or artists, or you just want them to have a unique experience, San Francisco's two-dozen museums deliver.
  • 100 Geeky Places to Take Your Kids This Summer (GeekDad Wayback Machine) Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 7:15AMSummer vacation is almost here; have you figured out where you’re taking the family this year? What are some fun, geeky places to take your geeklets? Even better, what are some fun, geeky places that kids and adults will all enjoy? I was sitting down making some plans for my geeklets this summer. The list of [...]
  • Boulder's civic pad could turn into 'layer cake' Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 11:29PMA "layer cake" of commercial and public uses -- including, possibly, an art movie house and a science center in cooperation with San Francisco's famous Exploratorium -- is being proposed for the long-empty corner of Ninth Street and Canyon Boulevard in downtown Boulder.
  • Boulder's Ninth and Canyon civic pad could turn into 'layer cake' Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 11:29PMA "layer cake" of commercial and public uses -- including, possibly, an art movie house and a science center in cooperation with San Francisco's famous Exploratorium -- is being proposed for the long-empty corner of Ninth Street and Canyon Boulevard in downtown Boulder.
  • Seventh-graders wow crowds at Natural Curiosity Fair Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 2:03PMLEHI -- Hundreds of local elementary students, parents and teachers got to learn about everything from moon tides to magnets from a group of experts -- seventh graders.
  • More things to do Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 9:23PMTHEATER Top of Utah ' ANNIE,' various times though May 7, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville. $16-$18; $15-$17/students, seniors. 801-298-1302. www.centerpointtheatre.org/firstseason.php . 'THE THREE MUSKETEERS,' 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Morgan Theatre, Chase Fine Arts Center, 400 N. 1200 East, USU, Logan. $9-$13. 435-797-8022 or [[[SHIFTOUT ...
  • SBEC's biennial ExploreZone is students' scientific show, tell Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 12:00AMWhat in the name of science was a table holding a pair of pygmy hedgehogs doing next to aquariums housing tarantulas and snakes?
  • Traveling museum exhibits draw attention, visitors Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 1:05PMAir, speed and the brain explored in a new round of Oklahoma traveling science museum exhibits
  • More things to do Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 8:25PMTHEATER Top of Utah 'OKLAHOMA!,' 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Washington Terrace. $10-$12; discounts for students, seniors. 801-393-0070. Below the Top 'CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION,' the Obie Award-winning comedy by Annie Baker, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays, April 15-May 8, Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North, SLC ...
  • Google Exhibits Its Love for Science Museums Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 3:31PMAs a small token of appreciation for helping to stoke the imaginations of young and old, Google announced today it was handing out $12 million in grants to a handful of science museums.
  • Exploratorium To Receive NSB Public Service Award Monday, April 4, 2011 @ 10:10PMUnique contributions to increasing public understanding of science and engineering garner award for science museum The National Science Board (NSB) announced today that the Exploratorium will receive its 2011 Public Service Award for a group for unique contributions to increasing the public understanding of science and engineering. The Exploratorium is a San Francisco-based museum that promotes ...
  • San Francisco-based Exploratorium to Receive National Science Board's 2011 Public Service Award Monday, April 4, 2011 @ 8:29PMSan Francisco-based Exploratorium to Receive National Science Board's 2011 Public Service Award
  • More things to do Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 7:29PMTHEATER Top of Utah 'OKLAHOMA!,' 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, through April 9, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Washington Terrace. $10-$12; discounts for students, seniors. 801-393-0070. 'ONCE UPON A MATTRESS,' 7 p.m. today, Saturday and Monday, Ben Lomond High School, 1080 9th St., Ogden. $7, $5/students. 801-737-7858 or at door. 'DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR.,' a ...
  • Arkansas Discovery Network Receives New Grant Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 8:32PMThe Arkansas Discovery Network announced the award of $2.7 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to continue and expand on its mission of reaching the entire state of Arkansas with high-quality, hands-on educational experiences.
  • More things to do Thursday, March 17, 2011 @ 5:28PMTHEATER Top of Utah 'SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS,' 6 p.m. today and Saturday, 1 p.m. Saturday, North Ogden Junior High School, 575 E. 2900 North, North Ogden. $5/door. 'THE PAJAMA GAME,' 7 p.m. today and Saturday, Tuesday-March 26, Evans Black Box Theatre, St. Joseph High School, 1790 Lake St., Ogden. $9; $6/students, seniors; $12/reserved. (801) 394-1515, ext. 227; www ...
  • Best Rainy Day Fun In the Bay Area Thursday, March 17, 2011 @ 2:29PMEven sunny California has its fair share of dark and dreary days. While there may be an endless number of activities that can be done at home, who doesn’t eventually hear the dreaded, “I’m sooo bored! There’s nothing to do...” And then what? If you and your crew are just itching to get out of the house, here are some sure-fire Bay Area cures for cabin fever.
  • Art Online and Beyond Thursday, March 17, 2011 @ 7:02AMA few years ago, several Google employees got together and asked a fateful question: What if they extended Google's technologies of gathering and archiving information into the world of visual art? The recently launched Google Art Project is the answer to that question, taking one of the broadest steps yet in bringing the bricks-and-mortar-and-paint world of art museums to easily accessible ...
  • More things to do Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 3:10PMTHEATER Top of Utah   'THE DROWSY CHAPERONE,' a Layton High School production, 7 p.m. today, Saturday, Monday-March 19, and 2 p.m. Saturday, at the school, 440 Wasatch Drive, Layton. $8; $7/seniors; $6/students, children; $5/Layton High students. Tickets at the school, or 801-402-4888. 'HAIRSPRAY,' 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville. $16-$18 ...
  • Bay Area’s 10 Must-See Museums For Kids Wednesday, March 9, 2011 @ 1:28PMThe Bay Area is blessed with a number of painless ways to expose children to culture. With the help of the Eye on the Bay crew and a few local Yelpers, we've compiled this list of the locales most likely to wow the little ones.
  • More things to do Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 7:23PMTHEATER Top of Utah   'ONCE UPON A MATTRESS,' 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, today-March 26, Old Barn Community Theatre, 3605 W. Bigler Road, Collinston. $7-$8. 435-458-2276, www.oldbarn.org . 'HAIRSPRAY,' 7:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, through March 12, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville. $16-$18; $15-$17/students, seniors. 801-298-1302 ...
  • Why a Former Hedge Funder Is Building a Museum for Math Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 8:35AMHands-on science museums--think New Jersey's Liberty Science Center or San Francisco's Exploratorium--are popular with school groups and adults alike. Can a hands-on math museum generate the same kind of excitement? Glen Whitney, a former algorithm manager at hedge fund giant Renaissance Technologies, thinks it can. Whitney is in the process of securing space in Manhattan for the Museum of ...
  • More things to do Thursday, February 24, 2011 @ 7:36PMTHEATER Top of Utah 'HAIRSPRAY,' 7:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, through March 12, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville. $16-$18; $15-$17/students, seniors. 801-298-1302. www.centerpointtheatre.org/firstseason.php . 'OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD,' 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Morgan Theatre, Chase Fine Arts Center, 400 N. 1200 East, USU, Logan. $9-$13. 435-797 ...
  • NASA Ames Research Center to Host Science Festival for Hunters Point Students Tuesday, February 22, 2011 @ 8:38PMNASA Ames Research Center to Host Science Festival for Hunters Point Students
  • More things to do Thursday, February 17, 2011 @ 7:30PMTHEATER Top of Utah 'HAIRSPRAY,' 7:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, through March 12, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville. $16-$18; $15-$17/students, seniors. 801-298-1302. www.centerpointtheatre.org/firstseason.php . 'OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD,' 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, Feb. 25 and 26, Morgan Theatre, Chase Fine Arts Center, 400 N. 1200 ...
  • Cupid delivers some spice for Valentine’s Day Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 11:57PMRobert Sokol Special to The Examiner Love makes the world go round and love will keep us together. So how will you entertain your love on the most romantic weekend of the year? THE FOOD OF LOVE Music is the food of love, according to Shakespeare, so feast on the banquet of Bay Area love songs. Flash back to the 1980s with Tainted Love , playing songs from “Beds are Burning” to “Video Killed the ...
  • More things to do Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 9:09PMTHEATER Top of Utah 'URINETOWN,' 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Washington Terrace. $10-$12, with discounts for students and seniors. 801-393-0070. Below the Top   'BABE, THE SHEEP PIG,' various times, today and Saturday, Nelke Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo. $6, $4/children. 801-422-4322 or www.byuarts.com . 'THE ...
  • More things to do Thursday, February 3, 2011 @ 5:28PMTHEATER Top of Utah 'ANYTHING GOES,' 7:30 p.m. today, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Browning Center's Allred Theatre, WSU, 3848 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. $10; $7/students, seniors, military. WSU box office. 'REHEARSAL FOR A MURDER,' 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Heritage Community Theatre, 2505 S. U.S. 89, Perry. $9, $8/seniors and children. 435-723-8392. 'URINETOWN,' 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Fridays ...
  • Fort Mason Center: arts, culture in San Francisco Thursday, February 3, 2011 @ 2:35AMRestless on a rainy day? Dash between the historic buildings of the Fort Mason Center in the Marina for a bit of history and culture. Known as Lower Fort Mason, this 13-acre complex is home to many nonprofits and offers...
  • More things to do Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 6:34PMTHEATER Top of Utah 'PIRATES OF PENZANCE,' concert performance with comedy bits, 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Village Green, 395 S. Main, Clearfield. $8/door. 'REHEARSAL FOR A MURDER,' 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, through Feb. 5, with some matinees, Heritage Community Theatre, 2505 S. U.S. 89, Perry. $9; $8/seniors and children. 435-723-8392. read more
  • More things to do Thursday, January 13, 2011 @ 6:00PMTHEATER Top of Utah 'THE REACH OF YOU,' variety show, 7 p.m. Jan. 21, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 22, Gallery Theater, Eccles Community Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Ave., Ogden. $8. 801-392-6935. 'UNDER CONSTRUCTION,' 7:30 p.m. today, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Browning Center's Allred Theater, WSU, 3848 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. $10. WSU box office. 'URINETOWN,' 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Fridays and ...
  • More things to do Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 5:38PMTHEATER Below the Top   'CHRISTMAS VACATION, THE BI-POLAR EXPRESS,' various times, through Jan. 1, Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State, Murray. $12.95-$17.95; $8/children, discounts for seniors and students on some shows. 801-266-2600. 'IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS,' noon today, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East, U of U, SLC. $34-$54. 801-581-6961 or www.pioneertheatre ...
  • Seeing science through a spiritual lens, with the Smithsonian's help Friday, December 17, 2010 @ 11:00PMNEW DELHI - The northern Indian town of Bir was greeted with an unusual sight when Scott Schmidt carried six-foot-long plywood sheets on his head through the streets. Schmidt, who develops exhibits for the Smithsonian, had retrieved the wood from the village carpenter and toted it on his head to the...
  • Border landmark bidders selected Friday, December 17, 2010 @ 1:45AMThree bidders are selected as potential designers of a major landmark to be built on the Scotland-England border.
  • More things to do Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ 5:13PMTHEATER Top of Utah 'THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER,' 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, with some matinees, Heritage Community Theatre, 2505 S. U.S. 89, Perry. $9; $8/seniors and children. 435-723-8392. 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL,' 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Old Barn Community Theater, 3605 Bigler Road, Collinston. $7-$8. 435-458-2276 or www.oldbarn.org . 'SANTA'S ELVES: THE ...
  • More things to do Thursday, December 2, 2010 @ 8:59PMTHEATER Top of Utah 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL,' 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, through Dec. 18, Old Barn Community Theater, 3605 Bigler Road, Collinston. $7-$8. 435-458-2276 or www.oldbarn.org . IRVING BERLIN'S 'WHITE CHRISTMAS,' a Weber High School production, 7 p.m. today, Saturday, Thursday-Dec. 11, at the school, 430 W. 3100 North, Pleasant View. $8. Purchase ...
  • More things to do Friday, November 26, 2010 @ 5:17AMTHEATER Top of Utah MADISON SQUARE GARDENS' 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' 7:30 p.m. daily, excluding Sundays, today-Dec. 23, Rodgers Memorial Theatre, 292 E. Pages Lane, Centerville. $14-$17; $13-$15/seniors; $10/children. 801-298-1302. 'SANTA'S ELVES: THE NORTH POLE MUSICAL,' 7:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 16-18, 20 and 23; and 3 p.m. Dec. 23, Eccles Conference Center, 550 N. 950 East ...
  • More things to do Thursday, November 18, 2010 @ 5:10PMTHEATER Top of Utah 'FIVE CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS' and ' JINGLEJACKS,' 7:30 p.m. today, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Browning Center's Allred Theater, WSU, 3848 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. $10; $7/students, seniors, military. WSU box office. no read more
  • Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) Announces 17th Annual Thea Award Recipients Wednesday, November 17, 2010 @ 2:14AMAnnual awards for the themed entertainment industry seek, gauge and celebrate excellence in storytelling that supports the creation of compelling places and guest experiences (PRWeb November 17, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4787384.htm
  • Vallejo lists green targets, plus ways to achieve them Wednesday, November 10, 2010 @ 3:11AMA gathering of more than two dozen people left a rainbow forest of recycled sticky notes in their wake Monday night.Those square pieces of paper were filled with visions for an environmentally "greener" Vallejo. Potential stumbling blocks to the visions, and some solutions
  • More things to do Friday, November 5, 2010 @ 3:10PMTHEATER Top of Utah  'BLITHE SPIRIT,' 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Heritage Community Theatre, 2505 S. U.S. 89, Perry. $9; $8/seniors and children. 435-723-8392. 'HELLO, DOLLY!,' a Bonneville High School production, 7 p.m. today, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday-Nov. 13, 15, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 13, at the school, 251 E. 4800 South, Ogden. $8/door, or 801-452-4081 in advance for a discount ...
  • Bay Area’s 10 Must-See Museums For Kids Monday, November 1, 2010 @ 1:28PMThe Bay Area is blessed with a number of painless ways to expose children to culture. With the help of the Eye on the Bay crew and a few local Yelpers, we've compiled this list of the locales most likely to wow the little ones.