Giving, Gullah and Guest Stars! Our annual gala fund-raiser Playdate will be held Saturday, May 3rd, to benefit the Museum's Community Programs. Tales from the Land of Gullah arrives Saturday, May 17 to teach visitors about a different culture. Bubble Lady and Dr. Noize amaze and delight us all with bubbles, music and more!

P.S. Free Second Saturday, May 10 from 1 - 5 p.m.

The Bay Area Discovery Museum's annual gala fund-raising event, Playdate 2008, will be held this Saturday, May 3 at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. We recognize our founders as we celebrate our 20th anniversary as the Bay Area Discovery Museum.

We have collected amazing packages, both big and small, to place your bids on for our silent and live auctions. From a family Hawaiian vacation to a complete style package, even a private bbq catered by Tyler Florence, there are plenty of things to bid on and to win! Click here to get a pdf of all the auction items.

Funds raised will allow the Museum to continue to ensure that its high quality programs in the arts and sciences are broadly available to children from diverse communities. Every gift made in support of the Museum is an investment in its educational programs and exhibits, and in the many children the Museum exists to serve.

We extend a warm welcome and thank you to our guests attending Playdate 2008.

Playdate 2007

Tales from the Land of Gullah
May 17- September 14

Children explore their own traditions through the traditions of others in Tales from the Land of Gullah. Preservation of cultural histories and learning rhythm and patters of Gullah life. In our new exhibition children and parents are inspired to investigate and learn their own culture and how it influences their daily lives.

Here are some of the fun things you can do: 

• Gullah Livin' - design a quilt, make music, and more.
• Basket Name - find your Gullah nickname
• Gullah Garden - learn how they planted their crops
• Tellin' Forest - create and act out your own Gullah story.

Members-Only Breakfast
Sunday, June 1
9 - 10 a.m. 

Enjoy a continental breakfast in the Playhouse and view Tales from the Land of Gullah before the Museum opens to the public. RSVP by May 23.  Call Greg Medley at (415) 339-3932 or email at gmedley@badm.org.

Adventures in Bubble Land
Saturday, May 3
11 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Register Online

The Bubble Lady sculpts and forms bubble, using a variety of wands, as well as some unexpected things. These include an audience member’s plastic Croc and a handful of fly swatters, if something has holes it can be used to make bubbles. Be a brave volunteers and get encased in giant bubbles! Try your hand at making giant bubbles outside of Tot Spot with a tub of special bubble juice and a variety of wands from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Doctor Noize
Saturday, May 17
11 a.m.
Register Online

Award-winning musician & author Doctor Noize gives a super high-octane interactive show to encourage creativity. Doctor Noize leaves kids thinking that everybody has some creative genius and that they can play an instrument and, sing and dance and even write and record their own songs.

Asian Pacific Heritage Festival
Saturday, May 25
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Click here for festival information.

This year’s line-up includes a trip through some of Asia's various cultures:

• Barangay Dance Company: Filipino folk based dance. 
• Marin Chinese Cultural Association Lion Dancers
• Chitresh Das Dance Company: Kathak dance and Indian Culture.  
• Charya Burt Cambodian Dance:Cambodian dance
• West America Tae Kwon Do
• Sonoma County Taiko

Dr. Noize

Saturday, May 25

June 16 - August 22

New sessions of some of our most popular summer camps are available. Don't miss out on any of these and enroll now!
Register online

• House of Samba
• Creative Drama
• Ecological Arts
• Kid Building 
• It's Yoga Kids!

For questions or more information call:
Heather Posner
Camp Coordinator
415-339-3982

Click here to register and for more information.

Samba Sisters

Congratulations to our Second Annual Museum Photo Contest Winners! 

Grand Prize Winners:

• Arjun (5) and Soraya (2) 

Runners Up: 

• Kaya (4years) and Anka (16 months) 
• Gabriella (1)
• Ethan (18 months)
• Quincy (4 years)

Click here to see all the photos submitted

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Sign up early for our popular weekend birthday parties, where activities can include candy sushi-making, colorful exploding volcanoes, or make-your-own goo! Choose one of ten themes, or just rent a party room.  

Your child and a group of friends and family can enjoy lots of hands-on fun in one of our special birthday rooms, then continue their day by the Bay by exploring our one-of-a-kind indoor/ outdoor facility and special activities.

Click here for birthday info.

Call (415) 339-3900 or visit www.BayKidsMuseum.org to learn about these and other exciting activities.

MUSEUM HOURS: Tues – Fri, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Sat & Sun, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Free Second Saturdays: Saturday, May 10; 1 - 5 p.m.

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