CALENDAR Sheep Shearing Day, April 4, Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills ing the Ice Age. Free with admission. Children’s Discovery Museum, 180 Woz Way, San Jose. 408/298-5437. Montalvo Arts Center. Free. Whether it’s a picnic on the front lawn or a hike up the hillside, guests can enjoy natural beauty, historic value and permanent art exhibits on the 175-acre grounds. Open Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday–Sunday and holidays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5800. Museum of American Heritage. Located in the historic Williams House, the site collects, preserves and presents objects illustrating the evolution of 19th- and 20th-century invention and technology. Open Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. 650/321-1004. NASA Ames Exploration Center. Experience space technology and missions, see actual moon rock collected by Apollo 15 and view panoramic eye-popping scenes of Mars and Saturn in a special immersive theater. Open Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends, noon to 4 p.m. Free. Moffett Field, Mountain View. 650/604-5000. Rengstorff House. One of the best examples of Victorian Italianate architecture on the West Coast, Mountain View’s oldest historic house dates back to 1867 and features antique furnishings and décor. Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. 3070 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. 650/903-6392. Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. Ever wonder what all those hieroglyphs mean? Here’s your chance to find out. Docents introduce visitors to symbols and meanings, ancient names and the numbering system of ancient Egypt. Open Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets $9 adults, $7 seniors, $5 ages 5–10. 1660 Park Ave., San Jose. 408/947-3636. Galleries Aegis Gallery of Fine Art. Fine paintings from many locales. Open Tuesday through Sunday. 14531 Big Basin Way, Saratoga. 408/867-0171. Art Object Gallery. Located in the very heart of Japantown and featuring sculpture and other media. Open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 592 N. Fifth St., San Jose. 408/288-9305. Bruni Gallery. Paintings, pottery, miscellaneous artifacts and more. Open daily. 1171 Lincoln Ave., San Jose. 408/298-7000. Bryant Street Gallery. Mixed media from contemporary artists across the country. Open Tuesday through Saturday. 532 Bryant St., Palo Alto. 650/321-8155. Gallery 85. San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis displays his work, as well as that of other local artists, in this Santana Row gallery. The football player, who majored in art at the University of Maryland, awards deserving college-bound artists with scholarships through his organization, The Vernon Davis Arts Foundation. 377 Santana Row, Suite 1180, San Jose. Gallerie Amsterdam. Artists ranging from Tony Curtis and Red Skelton to Alexander Volkov from St. Petersburg, Russia, display their works. The gallery also showcases a variety of 18th- and 19th-century European art. Open Monday through Saturday. Dolores Street between Fifth and Sixth streets, Carmel. 831/624-4355. Gallery House. Artists show new work on a revolving basis in media ranging from sculpture to ceramics to jewelry. Open Tuesday through Sunday. 320 California Ave., Palo Alto. 650/326-1668. Gallery Saratoga. Paintings by local, national and international artists. Open Wednesday get firsthand experience in the design, testing and response to prototypes by local corporations, research labs and hobbyists. Tickets $9–$12. The Tech Museum of Innovation, 201 S. Market St., San Jose. 408/294-TECH. Hot Pink Flamingos: Stories of Hope in a Changing Sea. The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s special exhibition takes wing to show visitors the many ways that climate change is affecting wildlife, including one of the most widely recognized animals of them all. Open daily. Tickets $19.95–$29.95. Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey. 831/648-4800. Intel Museum. Discover why it’s called Silicon Valley. Learn how technology has evolved from telegrams to cellphones and how advanced chip designs and manufacturing are accelerating advancements in technology. Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. 2200 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara. 408/765-0503. Mammoth Discovery. An exhibition that inspires the scientist within each of us to learn about the creatures that roamed San Jose dur- San Jose Sharks, SAP Center, San Jose TOP: D. QUINN
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