Check Out S.F. Family Pass: Free sightseeing

San Francisco has a wealth of museums and attractions, but if high admission prices give you pause - entry fees for four kids and two adults can cost anywhere from $50 to $90 - there's a new program for San Francisco families that can let them be tourists in their own town.

The Check Out San Francisco Family Pass offers free admission for up to two adults and four children (18 and under) to some of the city's top museums and attractions, including Aquarium of the Bay, the California Academy of Sciences and the San Francisco Zoo.

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Diablo Bowmen Archery Club's annual open house

Latter-day Robin Hoods, take note: If you'd like to build those archery skills, the Diablo Bowmen's annual open house is the perfect place to target.

The Diablo Bowmen Archery Club, which has a 52-acre range on the east side of Mount Diablo, was started in 1954 by a group of archery enthusiasts. Saturday's open house is one of only a few open events that the club sponsors through the year.

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Pointe magazine – A Spotlight for Everyone?

For many professional ballet dancers, following the dream means a series of clear upward steps, from corps to soloist to principal. Until last year, you might have said that Nevada Ballet Theatre’s Alissa Dale was right on track.

A trainee with NBT in 2004, Dale got into the corps the next year and advanced to soloist in 2007. But in 2009, as NBT changed its artistic leadership, it also changed from a tiered company of principals, soloists and corps members to a 23-member ensemble of dancers, all equals—an unranked company.

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