There's a little something for everyone coming up on the events calendar this week. From live music to mechanical paper crafts, here are some solid options to help you get off the couch and out into the world.
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Paper Mech - PSBMEM March 2019 with Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium's Sherry Hsi and colleagues are heading to the San Mateo County Office of Education for "a night of hands-on exploration of paper crafts and electronics," according to the organizers. A choice of three actives will be on offer: a "papermech" activity with a rack and pinion mechanism; another project composed of "straws, cropodiles and linkages," and a chance to make you're own microcontroller that can power a papermech sculpture.
When: Thursday, March 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Where: San Mateo County Office of Education - STEM Center, 101 Twin Dolphin Drive
Admission: Free
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EL Yaki
Luis Alfonso Partida performs songs from El Yaki, along with Bajo Perfil on Friday at Club Caliente.
When: Friday, March 22, 9 p.m.- Saturday, March 23, 1:30 a.m.
Where: Club Caliente, 1776 Broadway
Admission: $45 (general admission)
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Inner Bair Island Interpretive Walking Tour
The Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) hosts a 1.5-mile Inner Bair Island walking tour on Saturday, which will "highlight the wetlands and the marine life that live within," write the organizers. On the hike, expect to see salt marsh harvest mice, cottontail rabbits, peregrine falcons, pelicans, egrets, terns and more. Bring your binoculars to catch some of the region's birds and other critters up close.
When: Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: Bair Island Trail Parking Lot, Sea Anchor Drive
Admission: Free
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Get out there.
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