Attention is being paid to the honeybee decline, but what about native bees? In this talk, Sam Droege, wildlife biologist at USGS, discusses all about California’s native bees, how we can support them, and shares his stunning macro-photography.
Museum doors open at 5:30 PM. Food, beer, and wine will be available for purchase at the Flying Squirrel Café before the talk. Join Sam after the talk for a signing of his book, Bees: An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World.

What better way to extend your tour on Friday, Saturday or Sunday than with a pre or post visit to Balboa Park's classic 1905 Marston House. Built by Architects Irving Gill & William Hebbard, for noted civic leader and merchant, George W. Marston, known as the “Father of Balboa Park.” It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This 8,500 square foot estate provides a rare glimpse into the lifestyle of one of San Diego's most prominent and progressive families. It has 5 acres of landscaped grounds and some outbuildings. North of the house, is a 2 1/2 acre Formal, English garden created in 1927 for the Marston's 50th anniversary. The museum’s gift shop is located in the carriage house. It is known as one of the best in the city, offering a distinctive mix of historical and architectural books and decorative arts gift items.

Free transportation to the entrance of the Organ Pavilion is available, as a pre or post, paid tour extension.

Concerts are on Sunday at 2 pm at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion.  This is the largest outdoor pipe organ in the world. It contains more than 5,000 pipes ranging in length from the size of a pencil to 32 feet. The Spreckels Organ Pavilion was built in 1914, in Italian-Renaissance style. It can seat 25 hundred people. It has ornate embellishments & two semi-circular, Corinthian-style colonnades. San Diego's current Civic Organist is Raul Prieto Ramírez. Raul was Director & Founder of the Barcelona Organ Festival and Academy. He has attracted international audiences by the thousands. He is well known for being one of the few concert organists who

Journey with award winning tour guide Julie around San Diego’s cultural and historic sites—on a private tour of fun and informative must-see sightseeing hotspots.

OLD TOWN:   Take a trip into the past and learn about our rich Spanish and Mexican heritage and why we are the “Birthplace of California.” Experience our original city—colorful and festive now, but find out why it wasn’t always that way.

DOWNTOWN:  Explore these San Diego Downtown essentials: scenic San Diego Bay’s Embarcadero waterfront, the famous and vibrant Gaslamp Quarter, hip and historic Little Italy, and Petco Park.

BALBOA PARK:  The cultural heartbeat of our city; you will fall in love with the country’s largest urban cultural park and be dazzled discovering its origins as you take in its incredible vegetation, gorgeous flowers and ornate architecture.