Events

Endangered Species Day 2019

By CuriOdyssey | Fri May 17, 2019

Guest blog by Cody Aylward. On May 17th, CuriOdyssey celebrated Endangered Species Day! The salt marsh harvest mouse (SMHM; Reithrodontomys raviventris) is one of the local endangered species that CuriOdyssey works hard to help through our marsh restoration and research efforts, led by Senior Educator and Science Research Manager Catherine Brett. Salt marsh harvest mice have not been found at Coyote Point marsh, but we…

Party for the Planet! Earth Day 2019

By Adele Rios | Wed May 1, 2019

Thank you to all of our 2019 sponsors and volunteers! Your commitment to a cleaner world helped remove 3 cubic yards of trash and almost 100 gallons of recyclables during our annual beach cleanup as part of our Party for the Planet Earth Day celebration on April 20, 2019. The 2019 Earth Day beach cleanup…

March Pi Donation Month 2019

By Adele Rios | Thu March 7, 2019

Welcome to the 2019 Pi Donation Month blog! Donate $31.41 or more to CuriOdyssey in person or online by the end of March 2019 to be named a March Supporter of Science & Wildlife. As a March Supporter of Science & Wildlife, your name will be featured at our Front Desk all month long! Why donate to…

IlluminOdyssey 2018 Exhibit Guide

By Adele Rios | Fri November 2, 2018

IlluminOdyssey 2018 digital exhibit guide below. IlluminOdyssey, A Winter Lights Exhibits For Kids, November 2, 2018 – January 6, 2019. Plan your visit! First Floor: Pneumatic Ball Launcher Experience this CuriOdyssey classic in a new light (ultraviolet!). Scientific phenomena: pressure, kinetic energy, fluorescence. Designed by CuriOdyssey. Additive Color Patterns Dance on a floor alive with overlapping colored light projections.…

CuriOdyssey Gala Lights Up Hillsborough

By Alex Shwarzstein | Thu November 1, 2018

Thank you to the many supporters who came together to make the ninth annual CuriOdyssey Gala an incredible success! More than 320 guests gathered at the elegant home of Danielle and Gil Simon for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a gourmet dinner, and a lively silent disco. The event included our most successful and exciting live…

Behind IlluminOdyssey 2018

By Adele Rios | Wed October 17, 2018

Wow! Our exhibits team was hard at play tweaking current exhibits and creating new ones for our 2018 winter light experience for kids, IlluminOdyssey (open Nov. 2 – Jan. 6). Scenes from the CuriOdyssey workshop*: *May or may not be featured in the final IlluminOdyssey 2018 exhibit series. So much is in store for you and…

September 2018 Closure

By Adele Rios | Sun September 16, 2018

CuriOdyssey is closed for a rejuvenation from September 10 to September 21, 2018. Here’s a peek at the happenings behind-the-scenes. What’s pictured is just the beginning! Everyone at CuriOdyssey is contributing to multiple projects at once, with so much being done in just 12 days. Thank you for your patience as our team…

Bubbles & Rainbows Weekend

By CuriOdyssey | Thu June 28, 2018

One of the most popular family science gatherings ever at CuriOdyssey—this year’s Bubbles & Rainbows weekend inspired thousands, and set a new record! Over the weekend, hundreds of Bay Area kids were every day scientists as they dabbled in elasticity, surface tension, chemistry, light, and geometry with rainbow and bubble science stations throughout CuriOdyssey. Did you know?…

The Science of Bubbles

By Anna Maness | Fri June 8, 2018

Bubbles! What makes them so enticing? Bubbles are something so common that most people have interacted with one; either grabbing a bubble wand and creating giant bubbles yourself, making a bubble bath, or encountering a stray bubble (like the one that floats around when washing the dishes). We ask, how are bubbles formed? Why are…

Bubbles & Rainbows 2018

By Adele Rios | Thu June 7, 2018

Join us in San Mateo for a celebration of science, summer, and pride! The 2018 Bubbles & Rainbows annual event is scheduled for pride weekend, June 23-24, 2018. 10a-3p. Event included with daily admission, and admission is always free for members! Click to become a member now. Proudly partnered with volunteers from the San Mateo County Pride Center. Find more of our upcoming…