http://www.citypass.com/city/sanfrancisco.html San Francisco News Your California Academy of Sciences ticket is valid for general admission and includes access to museum exhibits, the aquarium, rainforest, planetarium, natural history museum and the living roof. Please note that demand can exceed capacity for some exhibits and the Academy cannot guarantee admittance to every attraction during your visit. Please plan to arrive early and secure your planetarium show ... http://www.citypass.com/attraction/news/424/California-Academy-capacity-limitations.html Ongoing Free with Academy Admission<br /> Penguin Feeding Daily at 10:30 am & 3:30 pm. The Academy’s African penguins are always especially animated during meal time. Watch the birds dip and dive in their new tank at the end of African Hall as a biologist dons a wet suit and hands out vitamin-stuffed herring and capelin. Each feeding takes 10 ... http://www.citypass.com/attraction/news/415/Daily-Events.html On Display November 1, 2008-April 5, 2009<br /> This exhibition celebrates The 1000 Journals Project, an ongoing collaborative and participatory experiment that follows 1,000 blank journals as they journey around the world. Each journal is stamped with a message inviting participants to draw, paste, rip, or write on its pages, and then pass it on when finished. Exchanged by friends ... http://www.citypass.com/attraction/news/361/The-1000-Journals-Project.html When you purchase your CityPass at Blue & Gold you have a choice from these classic bay area adventures: • Blue & Gold Bay Cruise Adventure OR • One Round Trip Ferry - Choose from Angel Island, Sausalito or Tiburon. Ferry options available only when CityPass is purchased at Blue & Gold. OR • Escape from the Rock Cruise - ... http://www.citypass.com/attraction/news/131/Blue-Gold-Ferry-Options.html On Display November 21, 2008 - March 01, 2009<br /> For nearly a decade, Swiss artist Mai-Thu Perret has been developing The Crystal Frontier, a fictional account of a group of women who found a small, utopian community in the desert of southwestern New Mexico in an attempt to escape the impositions of capitalism. The nonlinear narrative is used as ... http://www.citypass.com/attraction/news/367/New-Work-Mai-Thu-Perret.html Jump onto the new 74X CultureBus for ‘loop’ transportation to the new Cal Academy of Sciences, de Young Museum and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – among other popular San Francisco cultural destinations! This service is offered to CityPass holders at a discounted rate of $3 per day (regular price $7) and is free for children under 4 years ... http://www.citypass.com/attraction/news/90/SF-CultureBus.html November 08, 2008 - February 08, 2009<br /> Looking back nearly 60 years across a wide spectrum of genres and media, this thematic exhibition examines how artists have engaged audiences as essential collaborators in the art-making process. Works by more than 40 artists will be on view, from early conceptual projects by such pioneers as John Cage, Lygia Clark, Dan ... http://www.citypass.com/attraction/news/406/The-Art-of-Participation-1950-to-Now.html On Display throughout the Bay Area in 2008<br /> LifeN (Life to the power of n) is an exhibition series highlighting the work of acclaimed media artist Lynn Hershman Leeson that will take place throughout the Bay Area in 2008. This collaborative survey of the artist's past and current projects is a joint effort among local institutions and art collections--UC ... http://www.citypass.com/attraction/news/267/LifesupN-sup-Life-to-the-Power-of-N-Celebrating-Lynn-Hershman-Leeson.html On Display October 24, 2008–January 25, 2009<br /> A traveling exhibition of extraordinary archaeological treasures from the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, this exhibition will explore the rich cultural heritage of ancient Afghanistan from the Bronze Age (2500 B.C.) through the rise of trade along the Silk Road in the first century A.D. Strategically located on the commercial routes between ... http://www.citypass.com/attraction/news/272/Afghanistan-Hidden-Treasures-from-the-National-Museum-Kabul.html November 08, 2008 - January 25, 2009<br /> Made from a variety of natural materials — including wood, tar, rawhide, and stone — Martin Puryear's distinctive sculptures combine modernist geometry with international craft traditions. Influenced by woodworking, basketry, and construction techniques, the pieces at times resemble familiar objects. By blending cultural references, however, Puryear avoids fixed associations of time and ... http://www.citypass.com/attraction/news/408/Martin-Puryear.html Wednesdays, November 5, 2008 through Saturday, January 10, 2009<br /> Holidays are a time to celebrate and encourage generosity. Yet helping others is a behavior that exists throughout the year, and is deeply rooted in our psychology. This holiday season, the Exploratorium looks at the social and biological aspects of altruism with leading scientists, and offers fun and creative ways ... http://www.citypass.com/attraction/news/404/Goodness-Generosity-the-Science-of-Altruism-A-Series-of-Talks-and-Events-at-the-Exploratorium-for-the-Holidays.html The 65,000-squarefoot Ferry Building Marketplace is a restored 1898 steel-framed dame of a building at the base of Market Street and the Embarcadero. Here you’ll find the Bay Area’s best bites all in one place. Begin your tour at the Cowgirl Creamery’s Artisan Cheese Shop, where cheesemongers offer samples of fromage blanc. Cruise over to Stonehouse California Olive Oil, which ... http://www.citypass.com/traveler/sanfrancisco.html Peet’s Coffee & Tea The popular flavor at this SF institution is Ethiopian Fancy beans. 2197 Fillmore St., plus 18 other locations around town; 415-563-9930. Caffe Centro This cozy gathering place across from grassy South Park serves SoMa’s business-folk and is a popular spot for breakfast and lunch. 102 South Park St.; 415-882-1500. Caffé Trieste The walls are as dark ... http://www.citypass.com/traveler/sanfrancisco.html Limn This SoMa showroom sells some 1,200 lines of designer furniture and accessories from Italy and other style centers. 290 Townsend St.; 415-543-5466. The Ark Literati browse the tall, narrow bookshelves here for new and out-of-print titles and recycled CDs. 506 Clement St.; 415-387-2272. Jeremys Designer clothes, shoes, and accessories are sold at 40- 70 percent below retail at this ... http://www.citypass.com/traveler/sanfrancisco.html Jardinière This newly refurbished Hayes Valley favorite serves French-Californian cuisine and classic cocktails such as rum punches and sidecars using fresh ingredients and liquor from local distillers. 300 Grove St.; 415-861-5555. Bi-Rite Creamery The ice cream comes in small-batch scoops in flavors like honey lavender and chai-spiced milk chocolate at this new, addictive spot in the Mission District. 3692 18th ... http://www.citypass.com/traveler/sanfrancisco.html