Shakespeare Saved

We kick off 2009 with a success story for a non-profit arts group on the Central Coast. Last week, the renowned Shakespeare Santa Cruz theater company avoided going under by raising nearly $500,000 at the last minute. Reporter: Krista Almanzan

Arts Outlook

Not all arts organizations are as lucky as Shakespeare Santa Cruz. From large opera companies to mid-sized theatre groups and string quartets, arts groups of all sizes are fighting to keep their doors open. With the curtain rising on 2009, how can cultural institutions survive the recession? Guest: John Killacky, program officer for arts and culture at the San Francisco Foundation.

Darwin's Archaeopteryx

It's a big year for fans of Charles Darwin. His 200th birthday falls in 2009, as does the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species." One of the iconic fossils that proved Darwin's theory of evolution was recently flown to Stanford University for an unusual test. It's called the Archaeopteryx, and even a visionary like Darwin could not have foreseen how California scientists might one day bombard this fossil with high-tech gadgetry. Reporter: David Gorn

Cycling for Obama

Ryan Bowen doesn't have tickets to the presidential inauguration, but the 22 year old has a really cheap way to get there. The Occidental College grad is riding his bike 4,000 miles, from L.A. to Washington, D.C. He left Los Angeles on December 2nd. We caught up with him earlier this week in New Orleans.

San Francisco's Bike Kitchen

Serious cyclists know how to change their own tires, but casual bikers who don't might end up paying someone else to do it. San Francisco's Bike Kitchen offers another option. Amanda Stupi visited the do-it-yourself bicycle repair shop and filed this audio postcard. Reporter: Amanda Stupi

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