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Bay seniors concerned that their primary grade grandchildren may be falling behind the tech moguls of tomorrow might want to schedule a visit to Curiodyssey at Coyote Point in San Mateo. Their current exhibit “Backyard Science” is set up in the gardens and includes a giant ear with ambient sound tubes, a “superhuman” vision device […]

Bay seniors who like to watch their grandkids’ eyes widen and jaws drop should take them to see the Red Panda Acrobats this weekend. There are free performances of this 2,500 year old art form this Saturday at 1:30 at the Him Mark Lai Library in Chinatown and on Sunday at 2:30 in the Ortega […]

Bay seniors who want to take their grandkids for a once in a lifetime underwater sleepover should book themselves into the Monterey Bay Aquarium on March 15. From 7pm-8:30 am you can explore the exhibits without the crowds, watch a late-night nature movie and fall asleep amid the sealife. Wake up to a continental breakfast. […]

Bay seniors, bundle up the grandkids and take them on one of the geezer’s holiday favorite jaunts – the glittering hourlong evening train ride in Niles Canyon. Every year the historic trains (part of the first Transcontinental Railway built in the 1860’s) are festooned with hundreds of colored lights – it’s more magical than anything concocted […]

Bay seniors who prefer their brain twisters out of doors and non-digital might want to check out the awesome Cool Patch Corn Maze in Dixon outside of Sacramento. It’s a mind-bending 53 acres that the Guinness Book of Records designated as “the largest corn labyrinth in the world. $10. For a closer to home (and […]

Bay seniors and Geezer loyalists know I try hard not to repeat recommendations but sometimes I can’t help myself. If you’ve got grandkids I strongly urge you to get them aboard the 19th century frigates docked in Jack London Square this Saturday and Sunday. As costumed midshipmen (and women) hoist sails and clamber up the […]

Bay seniors who can’t answer when their grandkids ask them why all those sea lions are lounging around Pier 39 are invited to a walking tour there that promises to explain everything. The tours last 20 minutes and are being held from January 18-21 at 11am, noon, 1pm and 2pm. Free.

Bay seniors whose grandchildren can’t get enough holiday dazzle, should consider an evening visit to Zoolights, the largest LED light display in the Bay Area. It’s at the Oakland Zoo from 5:30 to 9 pm through Dec.31. Hundreds of thousands of little bulbs glitter on paths, animal structures and night train adventures. It’s a separate […]