SAN FRANCISCO - Embarcadero Ice Skating daily through January 15, 2008.  Location: Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94111. Phone: 415.837.1931. Hours: Sun-Thu 10am-10pm; Fri-Sat 10am-11:30pm. Ages: 3 and up.  embarcaderocenter.com

SAN MATEO - Coyote Point Museum FREE WEDNESDAY. Museum includes four interconnected areas: The Environmental Hall, with natural history exhibits of the San Francisco Bay Area and its six distinct ecosystems; Themed Gardens, with many samples of California wildflowers including a Hummingbird Garden, Butterfly Habitat and Nature’s Marketplace, the latter of which features plants used by California’s Native Americans; Wildlife Habitats, providing natural settings in which to view over 150 live animals indigenous to the Bay Area; and a Bird Aviary, containing a brook, native plants and more than four-dozen indigenous species of birds. Admission: 10 am – 5pm; Tuesday through Saturday; Noon – 5 pm Sundays. Cost: $6 Adult; $2.00 Child (3 –12). Location: Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, CA. Call: (650) 342-7755San Mateo, CA coyoteptmuseum.org