“Words Once Spoken” by Emily Jan
Opening Reception Thursday, July 8th from 6:00-8:00pm
Show Runs July 1st – August 17th, 2010
Location: Paxton Gate’s Curiosities for Kids
FREE

Drawing upon years of travel and exposure to the living myth and mythology of her adopted homelands of South Africa and southern Mexico, she creates eerie animal forms which are not quite alive but not quite dead either.
In the company of Paxton Gate’s usual residents – the traditionally

taxidermy animal mounts down the street in the original 824 Valencia location – Jan’s creatures are ghostly presences which seem to emerge from the walls rather than hang upon them. Made of organic materials – caning reed and hog intestine, otherwise known as sausage casings – Jan’s sculptures refer to the grotesque intersection between humanity and the natural world.

My Very Own Ecosystem!
Saturday August 14th from 2pm - 2:45pm and 3pm -3:45 pm
Location: Curiosities for Kids
$6-8 sliding scale donation

Come learn to make your own terrariums with our very own Em Gift.  We are asking for a small donation to cover supplies.  We will provide the soil, plants and decorative rocks, all you need to bring is a jar or bottle and your creativity.  This workshop is open to botanical enthusiasts of all ages. 

There will be two sessions, from 2pm - 2:45pm and 3pm-3:45 pm. Please register at Paxton Gate's Curiosities for Kids by calling 415 252-9990.

“Block Party” by SCUBA
Opening Reception: August 19th, 6:00 – 8:00PM
Show Runs: August 19th – September 28th
Location: Paxton Gate’s Curiosities for Kids
FREE

SCUBA (collaborators Sandra Wang and Crockett Bodelson) utilize their talents to bring five magically changing block worlds to Curiosities for Kids.  Each block is meticulously painted one side at a time, creating an innumerable amount of combinations.  Whether you create a mythical animal or a robot city, this collaboration is good for some hands-on fun!

The Flies Demise
Saturday August 21st from 2-4 pm
Location: Curiosities for Kids
FREE

Rhianon Abramson from Raccoon Ridge Nursery will be hosting a day of carnivorous plants featuring a theater performance, and a chance to tease a Venus fly trap and feed a pitcher plant. She will be bringing rare, exotic plants from her garden and sharing her passion for "carnis ".