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the O akland Coliseum.
7000 C oliseum Way, Oak land.
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800/724-3377.
www.raiders.com.
Single tickets are $36-$161 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster by phone
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510/625-
8497
or at www.ticketmaster.com.
BART: Fremont/Richmond line to Coliseum/Airport exit.
San Francisco Bay Area Pro-Am Summer Basketball
From June through early
August, current and retired college, high school, and pr ofessional basketball players mix
it up in this 28-y ear-old league at K ezar Pavilion, at S tanyan and Waller streets, near
Golden Gate Park. The level of play on the men's and women's teams is mighty. It's also
a bargain: Games are free. The men's league plays at 8pm on game days; the women shoot
at noon, 2pm, and 4pm.
www.sanfranciscoproam.com.
San Francisco 49ers
It's a par ty whenever the 49ers ar e playing at M onster Park.
The hard-core tailgate galas star t as early as 9am with elaborate barbecues, tents, lots of
beer, and camaraderie among fans who hav e been following the team for y ears. In fact,
season tickets hav e been passed fr om parents to kids since this football team play ed at
Kezar Stadium back in the '50s. You can't buy single tickets at the box office—all games
are sold out. However, you can go to the stadium a fe w hours before game time and tr y
your luck buying tickets from people in the parking lot who have extras. A better alterna-
tive may be to log onto the w ebsite www.craigslist.com. Craigslist is a S an Francisco-
based community bulletin board that's been hugely successful in connecting people with
jobs, housing, and 49ers tickets.
San Francisco 49ers, Monster Park.
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415/464-9377.
www.
sf49ers.com. Single tickets (if a vailable) are $59-$113 and can be pur chased through Ticket-
master by phone or www.ticketmaster.com.
San Jose Sharks
Hockey fans will be pleased to kno w that the “S hark Tank” is less
than an hour away fr om San Francisco. The Sharks have a dedicated fan base and the
team has been going up the ranks ev ery season.
HP Pavilion, 525 West Santa Clara St., San
Jose.
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408/287-7070.
www.sjsharks.com. Ticket are $20-$175 (family packs are available). CAL-
TRAIN: San Francisco to San Jose Diridon station.
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STORY HOURS
California Academy of Sciences
Ages 3 to 7.
Story time is held every Saturday at
10:30am and is free with museum admission.
55 Music Concourse Dr. (in Golden Gate Park
between John F Kennedy Sr. and South Dr.).
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415/379-8000.
www.calacademy.org.
The Randall Museum
Ages 3 to 7.
There's a lot going on at the Randall on a typi-
cal Saturday, including animal stor y hour at 11:30am. The Randall is a good place for
families with kids in differ ent age gr oups since pr ojects and ev ents for toddlers to
12-year-olds all take place under one r oof. Drop in Tuesdays through Saturdays at the
brand-new Tree H ouse Toddler E xploration Z one, wher e kids can do ar ts and crafts,
science activities, and play in the climbing structure.
199 Museum Way (off Roosevelt Way).
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415/554-9600.
www.randallmuseum.org. Free admission (donations accepted).
San Francisco Public Library
All ages.
The M ain Librar y in the Civic Center
includes the F isher Children's Center, a spacious childr en's room with exhibits, a space
for films and special ev ents, computers, and topics for kids up to 13 y ears old. Tuesday
mornings from 10:30 to 11:30am and S aturday mornings from 11am to noon is family
story time, appropriate for all ages. The library's website publishes a list of ev ents for all
branches, including stor y hours, concer ts, and films. All ev ents ar e fr ee. The M ain
Library is open S unday from noon to 5pm, M onday from 10am to 6pm, Tuesday to
