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Start your new year with a new skill at NightLife's annual salute to all things hands-on. From tips to make domestic life more blissful to tricks that will impress your friends to no end, explore the museum in search of DIY demos and workshops galore!
DJ set in the Coral Reef by DJ Jamie Jams.
21+ event, ID required for entry. 6:00-10:00 pm.
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Planetarium Shows
7:30 pm, 8:30 pm
Explore two of today’s greatest cosmic mysteries—dark matter and dark energy.
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April 25th at 6:00 pm
Attention Earthlings: our planet's calling & it's time to answer. Join us for a night of community & activism.
May 2nd at 6:00 pm
Feel the beat of connection through the power of musical instruments.
May 9th at 6:00 pm
See what’s revealed once the sun goes down and explore the nocturnal side of the Academy.
May 16th at 6:00 pm
Carnaval is taking over! Join the party and celebrate Latin American, Caribbean & Afrodiasporic cultures.
May 23rd at 6:00 pm
Why is California so special? Find out at the grand opening of our newest exhibit, California: State of Nature.