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Use the three
regional links above to find information specific to that area. Within the
region the events will be listed monthly. To have your events or exhibits posted
on this website, contact TAM by email at
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Blount Mansion will have in its Visitor
Center from June 2 - 29 Through Our Eyes. This art exhibit features
the works of Victoria Lenne, Karol Smith and Suzanne Stockfisch. For
more info call 865-525-2375 or
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Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center’s
Sunset Music Series, now in it’s fourth year, will premier on
Friday, June 12. This year’s Sunset Music Series will have
seven Friday concerts in the summer and three in the fall to be
announced. All the concerts begin at 7:00 pm and are presented in the
Heritage Center’s outdoor amphitheater which has new sound and
lighting systems, an expanded stage, and a roof over the entire
amphitheater so that concerts may be presented rain or shine.
Four of the seven concerts
this summer will feature artists making their Sunset Music Series
debuts. The Series premiers on June 12 with a performance by
the heralded Boston-based stringband, Hokum’s Heroes featuring
vocalist Samoa Wilson. The other new bands are the John Myers Band and
Y’uns from Knoxville, and three-time national guitar champion, Steve
Kaufman, from Maryville, concludes the summer concerts on August 21.
Another national touring act
based in Maryville, Sparky & Rhonda Rucker, will be making their
second appearance at the Heritage Center after making their debut at
last year’s Sunset Music Series premier. Also back by popular
demand are Blue Mother Tupelo, formerly from Knoxville and now based
in Henderson, near Nashville, and Wild Blue Yonder, back for their
fourth appearance and the only band to perform every year since the
Sunset Music Series began.
Admission to each concert is
$4.00 per person at the door, with Heritage Center members admitted
free. Tickets may be purchased at the door. For further information,
call the Center at 865-448-0044.
Great
Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
SUNSET MUSIC SERIES 2009
Friday, June 12 Hokum’s
Heroes
String-band music with elements of swing, folk and blues
Friday, June 19 Blue Mother
Tupelo
Blues-based Americana and southern soul
Friday, July 3 Sparky &
Rhonda Rucker
Toe-tapping songs and stories from American folklore
Friday, July 24 John Myers
Band
Soul, gospel and country
Friday, July 31 Wild Blue
Yonder
Bluegrass-based Americana
Friday, August 14 Y’uns
Jug-band music with elements of country, swing and blues
Friday, August 21 Steve Kaufman
Three-time national guitar champion
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Due to overwhelming response, Animal Encounters at
Knoxville Zoo are back for the summer! Beginning Saturday, May 23,
Knoxville Zoo visitors can have a close encounter with some of the
zoo’s most exciting animals. Animal Encounters allows visitors to go
behind-the-scenes to meet elephants, giraffes, penguins, rhinos or
tortoises and even have the opportunity to touch or feed the animal,
too. These special encounters also feature a chance to meet the
animal’s keeper and take a souvenir photo of you and your new animal
friend. This year’s Animal Encounter line-up promises to be more
exciting than ever. Take an Elephant Excursion on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays to meet the zoo’s resident African elephant females Jana
and Edie, or attend a Giraffe Gathering on Saturdays or Sundays to
feed these graceful creatures a leafy treat. The Penguin Party is a
“black tie” affair, hosted each Saturday by Gypsy penguin, and at
Rhino Rendezvous on Thursdays visitors can find out where gentle giant
Mondo loves to be scratched. New this year is Tortoise Time, an
encounter held on Saturdays with beloved Aldabra tortoises Al and Tex,
two lively giants at 550 and 350 pounds each. A complete Animal
Encounter schedule can be found on the zoo’s website at
www.knoxville-zoo.org.
Animal Encounters take place May 23 through September
6. Each Animal Encounter session is $20 per person and sessions are
limited to 10 people. A special Saturday package that includes 3
animal encounters is offered for $50 per person. Reservations are
highly recommended and can be scheduled by contacting Val Doyle at
(865) 637-5331, extension 384 or by emailing her at
vdoyle@knoxville-zoo.org.
(General admission to Knoxville Zoo is not included in the price of
each Animal Encounter ticket.) Proceeds from the Animal Encounters
program help support Knoxville Zoo’s animals and conservation projects
in the countries where featured animals can be found.
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The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to
present Smoky Mountain Visions, a new exhibition featuring selected
artwork from 35 artists in Tennessee, Georgia, and Ohio. Smoky
Mountain Visions was developed to allow national artists to compete
and display work created in response to the Great Smoky Mountains
experience in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the national
park. The selected art features contemporary two- and
three-dimensional artwork focused on the beauty of the Great Smoky
Mountains and will be exhibited at the Emporium Center in downtown
Knoxville, Tennessee, from June 5 – July 30, 2009. A public reception
will take place on Friday, June 5, from 5:00-9:00 PM with a brief
awards ceremony at 6:00 PM as part of First Friday activities
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Japan International Artists Society
Exhibition
June 5 – July 2, 2009
On display at the UT Downtown Gallery, Ewing Gallery & The
Architecture Reading Room
Hours: Wed-Fri 11-6pm, Sat 10-3pm, Sun 1-4pm
Opening Reception First Friday June 5 from 5-9pm
Free Admission
During the month of June, the Japan International Artists Society will
be exhibiting at The University of Tennessee Ewing Gallery, The
Architecture Reading Room, and in the UT Downtown Gallery. On view
will be 324 works of art by 305 Society members who create in various
media ranging from traditional Japanese calligraphy and ceramics to
contemporary landscapes and abstraction. For most of these Japanese
artists, this will be the first time their art has been exhibited in
the United States. A goal of the Japan International Artist Society
is to increase cultural awareness and understanding through
international exhibitions of art. Throughout their 25 year history,
member exhibitions have been held in museums in many countries,
including Cuba, Spain, China, Canada, France, and Russia .
Thirty of the Society members will visit Knoxville for the opening
reception on Knoxville’s First Friday, June 5, from 5-9 PM, to meet
with the local community. Two Society members - ceramic artist
ICHINOSE Sadato and master calligrapher TAKADA Bokuzan - will treat
visitors to demonstrations of both traditional Japanese calligraphy
and Japanese pottery throwing techniques. Refreshments will be served,
admission is free, and a complimentary shuttle bus will travel between
the Ewing Gallery on the UT campus and the Downtown Gallery, on South
Gay Street, for the duration of the evening.
The exhibition will be on view until July 2. Hours at both locations
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** UPDATE** The Knoxville Museum of Art announces it will
continue free admission indefinitely. The Knoxville Museum of Art is
closing its children’s area known as the Exploratory Gallery for
renovations beginning June 16. The gallery is moving from its current
location on the third floor of the museum to a new location on the
first floor. The gallery is scheduled to reopen in its new location
in fall 2009. Several of the more popular Exploratory Gallery
activity stations will be placed in locations throughout the museum
during the renovation so children and families can enjoy limited art
activities during the transition.
Additionally, the museum shop is moving to the third floor from the
first floor and is scheduled to open in its new location July 7. The
museum shop will be closed June 29 through July 6 for inventory and
relocation.
The
Knoxville Museum of Art presents
Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation,
May 8 – September 9, 2009.
The Knoxville Museum of Art presents
Arms, Legs, Feet, Heart & Soul:
The Cumberland Furniture Guild from
April 21 through August 9, 2009.
This unique exhibition, featuring 34
painstakingly-crafted creations by some of Tennessee’s most talented
artists, blurs the distinctions between functional object and fine
art. All the artists included in the exhibition are members of the
Cumberland Furniture Guild, a select group of Tennessee artists who
combine the best of contemporary and traditional furniture design with
some surprising sources of inspiration. Their work is defined by
variety rather than an identifiable regional characteristic, ranging
from Greg Pennington’s traditional Windsor settees to Scott Thompson’s
carved references to Craig Nutt’s whimsical vegetable furniture. Other
Cumberland Furniture Guild artists represented in the exhibition
include Chris Barber, Allen Brooks, Graham Campbell, Stephen Crump,
Scott De Waard, Mark Dillon, Miles Fields, Peter D. Fleming, J.
Michael Floyd, Tom Fuhrman, James Hopper, James L. Horne, Al Hudson,
David Knudtson, Bob Marsh, Dale McLoud, DiAnne Patrick, Mitch
Roberson, Brad Sells, Alf Sharp, Christopher Somerville, Worth Squire,
Michael Summers, Matthew Teague, Scott Thompson, and Kimberly Winkle.
The
Knoxville Museum of Arts presents
Art from the Ashes in its Community Gallery through June
28, 2009.
The Knoxville Museum
of Art announces the summer series of
Alive After Five.
Premiering June 19 with a performance by the Carib Sounds Steel Band,
the summer series will have eight consecutive Friday evening shows
through August 14, skipping July 3. All shows begin at 5:30 pm.
Now in its sixteenth
year, Alive After Five
presents a variety of quality musical entertainment from local,
regional, national and sometimes international performers. This year’s
summer series will feature performers from Atlanta, Nashville, New
York City, and Columbus, OH, as well as the East Tennessee area.
Alive After Five is an early evening program
presented on 35 Fridays per year in four seasonal series. The
performances are from 5:30-8:00 pm and take place in the casually
elegant atmosphere of the museum’s Great Hall with one of the most
diverse audiences in Knoxville. Different area restaurants and
caterers serve food each week, and there are two cash bars and free
freshly popped popcorn.
Admission to Alive After Five
performances range from $8 - $9 for non-members, museum members and
college students with ID receiving a $4 discount. Ages 17 and under
are admitted free. Alive After
Five is sponsored by Cherokee Distributing Company,
Knoxville News Sentinel, WVLT-TV8 and WDVX-89.9FM. For more
information about the Alive After
Five series, please contact Michael Gill at (865)
934-2039.
The 2009 Summer Series Schedule for “Alive After Five”:
June 19 – Carib
Sounds Steel Band Steel drum
Caribbean music
June 26 – Y’uns Swingin’
good time string/jugband music
July 10 – Jenna & The Joneses Rhythm
& blues and funk
July 17 – Johnson Swingtet Swingin’
acoustic jazz
July 24 – Sammy Blue Band Blues
July 31 – Rolando Matias & The Afro-Rican Ensemble Latin
jazz
August 7 – Efrat & Friends Jazz
& pop
August 14 – Blue Mother Tupelo
Bluesy Americana
For more information contact Angela Thomas at (865) 934-2034 or visit
www.knoxart.org.
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Living Heritage Museum Events 2009
Closed on major
holidays
**** Dates To Be Announced. All dates are subject
to change. Please call the Living Heritage Museum at 423-745-0329 to
confirm dates. For even more to see and do at the Living Heritage
Museum during these programs go online at
www.livingheritagemuseum.com
Museum hours: Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-4
Admission $5 adults, $3 seniors & students, Members Free
522 W. Madison Ave
Athens, TN 37303
May 2-June 27, 2009
Threads of History:
Historic and Contemporary Textiles
While many textiles, from quilts to samplers, originally served a more
practical purpose, today these textiles are viewed as examples of
fiber art. This exhibit will showcase textile art from the mid-20th
century to the present day.
June 16 Kids ages 5-9
June 17-18 Kids ages 10 &
up
June 20 Adults
Archeology Camp
Get dirt under your nails and explore
archaeology, using a lot of different skills from math and mapping and
have fun at the same time. Sponsored by Crescent, Inc.
July 5-August 16, 2009
Farm Life: A
Century of Change for Farm Families and Their Neighbors
Focusing on the importance of family and community in rural life, this
exhibition tells the story of profound change for farmers and rural
areas through photographs, artifacts and quotes from farm families.
Call for more information on programs and workshops. Sponsored by
Valley Co-Op, AgCredit/Country Mortgages.
This exhibition has been
made possible through NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the
National Endowment for the Humanities. It is brought to you by
Mid-America Arts Alliance. Farm Life: A Century of Change for Farm
Families and Their Neighbors was organized by The Chippewa Valley
Museum, Eau Claire, WI.
July 11, 2009
Baseball
Card Appraisal Day
Do you still have your baseball card
collection from your childhood? Would you like to know what they’re
worth? Here's a chance to learn their value from International Grading
Service, Inc., experts in the field
July 15-July 31, 2008
The Boys and
Girls of Summer: Baseball Card Exhibit
Baseball cards first became popular in
the 1880s when tobacco companies used them to stiffen small, soft
cigarette packages and to promote sales. Although the cards vary in
design and format, most are much smaller than today's sports trading
cards, which will be on display.
July 25, 2009
3rd Annual
Wiffle Ball Tournament
A sport for all
ages, Wiffle Ball does not require experience or even a lot of skill
so gather your family and friends for a fun day at the Athens Regional
Park! Sponsored by the Living
Heritage Museum and the City of Athens Parks and Recreation.
August 26, 2009
Pages of History: Meet
the Author Brown
Join
Patsy Duckworth, author of North Athens: The Jewel in the Crown.
August 31-September 26,
2009
Weavers of History:
Cherokee Baskets
Baskets have been a part of Cherokee
life and legend for centuries. Explore this collection of baskets made
primarily by Cherokee women using materials gathered from the native
landscape.
**** September 2009
Civil War Education Program
Students will
experience what life was like at a Civil War encampment that will be
set up on the Museum grounds. Preregistration is required. Meets
curriculum standards for the State of Tennessee.
Funded by the George Johnson Foundation
and the East Tennessee Foundation.
September
12-October 31, 2009
Tennessee Roots Music
The Museum will discuss the wealth of
music history in Tennessee, including Gospel, Mountain, Bluegrass,
Country, Sacred Harp, and Blues. Come, sit a spell and enjoy the
music. This display of artifacts will be accompanied by lectures,
performances, and jam sessions.
Sponsored by Tennessee Wesleyan
College.
October 4, 2009
Annual Vintage Vehicle
Show
The Living Heritage Museum along with the Athens
Travelers sponsors a vintage vehicle car show. Enter your car or stop
by and vote for your favorite ride.
Pottery making is one of the oldest and
richest craft traditions in America. Explore this collection of
vessels once used for everyday purposes, but now is widely collected
as decorative art.
****November 2009
Sweet Architecture:
Gingerbread
House
Workshop
October 30 & 31, 2009
Museum Haunting
Looking for a fun, safe place to take
your kids trick-or-treating this Halloween? Bring your little goblins
and ghouls to show off their spooktacular costumes at the
McMinn County Living Heritage Museum in Athens.
November 9, 2009-January 9, 2010
Bagels & Barbeque: The Jewish
Experience in Tennessee
The story of Jewish immigration to
Tennessee and how they embraced the culture they found here is
documented in a new exhibit at the Tennessee State Museum. Bagels &
Barbeque begins with the saga of early Jewish settlers emigrating
from Europe and continues through the Civil War and Reconstruction,
World War II, the Civil Rights Era and up to the recent influence of
the Jewish Community in Tennessee.
“Bagels & Barbeque: The Jewish
Experience in Tennessee” is a joint project of the Tennessee State
Museum in collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Nashville and
Middle Tennessee, Jewish Community Federation of Greater Chattanooga,
Knoxville Jewish Alliance, and Memphis Jewish Federation, with the
participation of other Jewish communities around the state. The
exhibit’s statewide tour is supported in part by a grant from
Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
November 12, 2009
Holiday House
**** December 2009
Winter Holiday Education Program
School children celebrate the holiday
season with demonstrations on Christmas and holiday traditions from
other countries. Preregistration required. Meets curriculum standards
for the State of Tennessee.
All
dates are subject to change. Please call the Living Heritage Museum to
confirm.
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The Blount
Mansion Visitors Center will have the Third Annual Art
Exhibit by Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council from May 1 - 30. This event is free and open
to the public. Blount Mansion Visitors Center, 200 W. Hill Ave. Info:
865-525-2375 or www.blountmansion.org
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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The Knoxville Museum
of Art’s Alive After Five
music series presents Jenna & The Joneses on Friday, July 10, from
5:30 – 8:00 pm.
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Blount Mansion Visitors Center will have
on exhibit July 1-31 a quilt show featuring the Smoky Mountain
Quilters. Traditional and art quilts will be displayed. Also on
display will be Blount Mansion's collection of rare pre Civil War
quilts. On Friday July 3, from 5m to 8pm the Blount Mansion will host
a reception for the Smoky Mountain Quilters. Live jazz with the BBC
trio, tours of Blount Mansion, wine and hor d'oeuvres. This event is
free and open to the public. For more information go to
www.blountmansion.org
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History Detective Camp!
July 13-17, 9am-12
noon
Ages 10-13
Blount
Mansion
Visitors
Center
200
W. Hill Ave.
Call 865-525-2375 or
www.blountmansion.org for more information
At
Blount
Mansion’s History Detective
Camp students will use the resources of
Blount
Mansion to learn about and
experience life in the 1790s. Detectives will learn first-hand how to
use historical materials to bring history to life in new and
meaningful ways.
Activities will include:
Tours of the Mansion, group games
and activities, special guest speakers, exploring the past through
maps and diaries, internet activities and more!
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Going to the movies becomes an adventure with the debut of Zoovies
presented by Fowler’s Furniture at Knoxville Zoo! On Friday, June 26,
the zoo will screen the Dr. Seuss favorite
Horton Hears a Who. This
family favorite features Jim Carrey as the voice of Horton the
Elephant as he struggles to protect a microscopic community from his
neighbors. Gates will open at 6:30 p.m. and the movie begins at 7:00
p.m. in the Clayton Family Kids Cove tent. In addition to some wild
time to play in Kids Cove, Zoovie-goers will also get to meet some zoo
animals and take a carousel ride on the “Fuzzy-Go-Round”. (Additional
charge for carousel rides.)
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Museum Center at 5ive Points Announces
Kid’s Summer Art Camp
CLEVELAND, TN: The
Museum Center at 5ive Points will host a Kid’s Summer Art Camp from
June 22-25 for students entering grades 4th – 8th grades.
Attendees will spend four days having fun and learning new art
techniques with area areas both at the Museum and on various nearby
field trips. The camp is limited to 20 students and will be from 8:00
a.m. – 3:00 p.m. each day. The cost is $100 for museum members’
children and $125 for non-members’ children. Pre-payment and
reservations are required by June 15th.
Among the highlights of the art camp will be learning pottery from
Michael Lalone, Resident Potter of the John C. Campbell Folk School in
Murphy, NC, a demo of the Lee University Art Department’s pottery kiln
with Dr. John Simmons, making Manga Graphic Art Novels with Jennifer
White, a tour the historic Cleveland Railroad Depot, a visit to local
sculptor Josh Coleman’s working art studio in the Old Woolen Mill, and
learning to make sculpture and architectural models. Other artists and
historians the kids will learn from include Doug Caywood, a practicing
architect in Cleveland and Dr. Bryan Reed from Cleveland State
Community College.
This is a wonderful way to
expose your child to a variety of art during this fun camp at the
Museum Center at 5ive Points! For further information or to sign up
your child, please call Julie Vance, Curator of Education or Tracy
O’Connell, Membership Coordinator at 339-5745.
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Dads Receive
Free Admission to Lane Motor Museum on Father’s Day!
Sunday, June
21, 2009 from 10am-5pm
Lane Motor Museum will offer FREE
admission for Dads on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21, 2009. In
addition to free admission for Dad, several activities are planned for
the date including tours of the museum’s basement collection, rides in
vehicles from the museum collection, and demonstrations of several of
the more unusual vehicles. Admission for other adults is $7, seniors
(65+) are $5, youth (6-17) are $2 and kids age 5 & under are free.
(Please note
that these are new prices.)
More information including a full
schedule of activities is available online at
www.lanemotormuseum.org/nashville-fathers-day or by calling the
museum at 615-742-7445
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Every Monday this
summer, starting June 15 through August 31, children under 18 will
receive free admission to The Hermitage when they are accompanied by a
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The Parthenon is pleased to
announce an exhibition of artwork from its permanent collection.
The exhibition tells the story of art collecting at the Parthenon,
which has its roots in the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition. At
that time, the Parthenon not only represented Nashville; it also
served as the Fine Arts Building for the Exposition.
Many of the works in this
exhibition have not been on display in several years, and some have
never been shown. The exhibition includes paintings, drawings,
prints, and sculpture, including examples by Sara Ward Conley,
architect of the Woman’s Building for the 1897 Exposition; Ella
Sophonisba Hergesheimer, a portrait painter who worked in
Nashville in the first half of the twentieth century; and local
sculptor Sylvia Hyman, among others.
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Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art update on hours of
operation:
extended hours effective May 1
through September 30. Normal gate fees apply.
Extended Hours of Operation:
Stay Late ‘Til Eight
TUESDAYS: 9:30 am – 8 pm,
with Gardens open 4:30 pm-8 pm
Stay Late ‘Til Eight
WEDNESDAYS: 9:30 am – 8 pm,
with Gardens open 4:30 pm-8 pm
Stay Late ‘Til Eight
THURSDAYS: 9:30 am – 8 pm,
with Gardens and Museum open 4:30 pm-8 pm
Cheekwood will remain:
CLOSED MONDAY,
except for Memorial Day and Labor Day
CLOSED
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s
Day and the second Saturday in June
The Museum of Art will not
be open on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings.
The Pineapple Room and Gift Shop will be open during regular business
hours.
Botanic Hall will remain open from 4:30 pm – 8 pm offering restroom
access.
Beginning
Saturday, April 4 Cheekwood will offer guided tours of the museum
of art and the botanical garden every Saturday. Dig Deeper,
guided garden tours, will be offered every Saturday at 11:00 am and
Gallery Insider Tours, guided museum tours, will be offered at
1:00 pm. Tours are free and no reservations are required. Tour
topics will rotate monthly and will be announced every three months.
This summer during June and
July, Cheekwood will be hosting Family Night Out in the gardens
every Thursday night at 6:30. Presented by Publix Supermarket
Charities, Family Night Out will feature children’s
entertainers, storytellers and puppeteers from the Nashville Public
Library.
Family Night Out
schedule:
June 4 Dennis
Scott, songwriter & performer, presents: Imagine That! – In Search
of Songs & Silliness,
www.dennisscott.net
June 11
NPL Puppet Truck presents The Frog Prince
June 18
Conductor Jack in Concert,
www.jacknorton.net
June 25
Adam & the Couch Potatoes,
http://www.adamandthecouchpotatoes.com
July
2 Celebrate Summer with Rachel Sumner,
http://www.rachelsumner.com
July 9
NPL Puppet Truck presents Anansi
July
16 Conductor Jack in Concert,
www.jacknorton.net
July
23 Zoom through the Solar System with Janet Ivey,
www.janetsplanet.com
July 30 Dennis
Scott, songwriter & performer, presents: Imagine That! – In Search
of Songs & Silliness,
www.dennisscott.net
Admission to Family Night Out
is free for Cheekwood members, normal gate fees apply to non-members.
Cheekwood’s Museum of Art and Frist Learning Center will remain open
until 8:00 p.m.
Starting May 30 and continuing through
September 5 Cheekwood will admit visitors 17 and under free to
Cheekwood every Saturday. Regular gate fees apply to adults, and there
is a limit of six children per accompanying adult.
Guests can enjoy the following
exhibitions during the summer:
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The Matilda Geddings
Gray Foundation Collection of Fabergé
Ongoing
Among the world’s most significant compilation of Fabergé pieces,
the Collection includes 57 rare pieces highlighted by three Russian
Imperial Easter eggs, and a number of important functional items,
fantasy items and floral works.
- Passing Time: The Art of
William Christenberry
Through June 14, 2009
William Christenberry looks for the spirit of Southern culture
in the landscape and architecture of rural Alabama. Drawing from his
formal training, family traditions and a lasting relationship with his
boyhood home in Alabama, Christenberry has spent the past 50 years
creating a remarkable body of work that explores all aspects of life
and experience. This exhibition, organized by the Smithsonian American
Art Musuem, is a survey of past and present work and features more
than 60 of Christenberry’s photographs, drawings, paintings,
sculptures and building constructions.
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Temporary
Contemporary: Michael Baggarly: Reverberant
Measures
Through June 14, 2009
Sculptor and Middle Tennessee State
University faculty member Michael Baggarly examines biological
structures and machines to comment on the connection between concept
and process. Students will learn how this artist searches for a sense
of order and understanding as well as how contemporary artists can use
physical and psychological means to inspire dialog.
May 23 – August 30, 2009
Experience summertime at Cheekwood.
Take a garden scavenger hunt. Count frogs by the pond. Discover the
sculpture trail. Or just run with your children throughout the
grounds, following the stream and chasing butterflies. And, your
little adventurers can get more out of their visit with Cheekwood’s
Backpack Adventure. Pick up a backpack when you visit, and
inside you will find interactive and fun activities to use as you
explore Cheekwood’s nature neighborhood! You can create a customized
Color Garden, play the Cheekwood Challenge card game, and discover
patterns in the Japanese Garden! Fire their imaginations and awaken
them to the marvels of the natural world.
- Tennessee Abstract
Painters
Through September 20, 2009
Despite abstraction and modernism
falling out of favor in the late twentieth century, many artists
continued to practice this style in their painting. Today,
abstraction is experiencing resurgence on an international level.
This exhibition presents works by Tennessee artists who participate in
an international dialogue about what abstract painting can communicate
and why it is still relevant.
- Temporary Contemporary:
Easton Selby: Root Work
July 11 – September 20
For photographer Easton Selby, the
word “roots” brings to mind a number of deeper meanings: the roots of
giant live oaks lining Southern boulevards, the roots of family
heritage going deep in Southern soil, the roots of religion giving
stability and nourishment to believers. Root Work consists of
wax-covered photographs that focus primarily on Southern archetypal
imagery, folklore, and the creation of the artist’s own religion and
the deconstruction of self through the conjuring of “roots.”
- Video Installation Galleries:
A Lens with a Conscience
Through September 28, 2009
In the midst of omnipresent video
images—many of them disturbing—what is happening to our psyches, both
individually and collectively? In the era of Youtube, of video screens
in restaurant restrooms, how does media shape and filter our vision of
the larger world? A Lens with a Conscience addresses the
ubiquity of video imagery. The works selected for this exhibition
don’t merely address issues of significant social and political
concern; they present their subjects in new ways.
- From Washington to Warhol:
Americana Redefined
July 11, 2009 – January 3, 2010
From early portraiture to Pop art,
American artists have always borrowed from the broad reservoir of
imagery that is broadly defined as Americana. Drawing on Cheekwood’s
collection as well as some loans, Americana Redefined presents
images of America as revealed through the eyes of artists.
Highlights include portraits of Washington, a view of
nineteenth-century Belmont Mansion, realist works by The Eight,
American Scene painting, and many artists from the post-World War II
generation.
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William Edmondson:
The Hand and the Spirit
Ongoing
This outstanding exhibition features selections from Cheekwood's
collection, the largest public collection of William Edmondson's work.
Born to former slaves on a plantation south of Nashville, Edmondson
(1874-1951) taught himself to carve tombstones and became one of the
most celebrated African-American sculptors of the 20th Century.
Cheekwood is located at 1200 Forrest
Park Drive in Nashville, 8 miles southwest of downtown Nashville.
Open Tuesday – Saturday 9:30 am – 4:30 pm and Sunday 11:00 am – 4:30
pm For further information call 615-356-8000 or visit
www.cheekwood.org .
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The Renaissance Center will have three
exhibits up from May 15 - June 12. There will be in the Visual Art
Gallery paintings of Susan Goshgarian McGrew, in the East and North
Wing Gallery prints of the Carrillo Quest Collection and in the North
Wing Display Cases contemporary feltings of Deb Arter. For more
information go to
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Honors and Wedding Dresses of Yesteryear at the
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Tulip Grove
mansion is now open for interior tours. Built
as the home of Andrew Jackson’s protégé, Andrew Jackson Donelson, and
a part of the historic Hermitage property since 1963, Tulip Grove is
recognized as one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture
in the southeast. Tours will be offered Monday-Friday from
11am – 3pm with tickets available at the Andrew Jackson Visitor Center
ticket office. Rates are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children.
A ticket to The Hermitage is not necessary to purchase tickets to
Tulip Grove.
The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson has
announced new specialized tours for visitors to learn
more about this 1,120-acre National Historic Landmark, led by
experienced and knowledgeable staff members. These themed tours
include the "Changing Landscape Tour" led by
historical interpreters, "Historic Garden Tour" led
by their Head Gardener, "Children's Tour with the President,"
led by a historical interpreter dressed as Andrew Jackson, and "Restoring
an American Landmark Tour" led by their Director of
Preservation. Times and dates vary; check for daily listings. The best
news is all these tours are FREE with admission or for members!
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Sprinkled with
rhinestones and embroidered with roses, skulls, and other iconic
symbols, the one-of-a-kind designs of couturier Manuel—and the stars
who wear them—are the subject of Country Couture, an exhibit
of portraits taken by award-winning British photographer Cambridge
Jones bowing April 10 in the Country Music Hall of Fame®
and Museum’s West Gallery. The exhibit will run through October
31, 2009.
Carrie Underwood: All-American Girl, a spotlight exhibit
featuring the merlot silk taffeta gown worn by superstar Carrie
Underwood at the 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards, will open June
11 at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. Underwood
won two awards at the ceremony: Entertainer of the Year and Top Female
Vocalist. Carrie Underwood: All-American Girl, which is
included with regular Museum admission, will remain open through
December 31, 2009.
To see a listing
of events at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum through
July 19, 2009 click on
CMHOF.
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To view The Frist Center for the Visual Arts Calendar of Events
through September, 2009 click on
Frist Happenings. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway,
www.fristcenter.org,
615-244-3340.
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On August 14, Cheekwood
Botanical Garden & Museum of Art will host the award-winning Highballs
& Hydrangeas: gardens, music, and cocktails for the contemporary
crowd. Highballs & Hydrangeas are chic, Friday night cocktail flings
for Nashville’s young, hip, art-loving crowd, introducing them to a
contemporary side of Cheekwood.
The second and final
H&H party of the 2009 season will take place on Friday, August 14,
from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. It will be an indoor/outdoor, rain or shine
event. Featured music will be the acclaimed San Rafael Band; there
will be a cash bar with high-end cocktails and
lite bites
from nine participating locally owned, independent Nashville Originals
restaurants.
Highballs & Hydrangeas is $15 in advance online and $20 at the door.
Tickets can be purchased online at
www.highballsandhydrangeas.com through August 12.
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The Hermitage is “staging” their
2009 “Lights, Camera, Jackson” summer camp over two-week sessions in
June and July. The performance-based camps will feature Mary McCallum
of Sista Style Productions and McGavock High School’s drama
department. This new summer camp will be offered Monday-Friday from
June 15-26 and again July 13-24.
Students who have completed 4th grade
through 9th grade are invited to participate in the camp,
which will show campers what it takes to create a public performance –
from script-writing and costume design to music and public speaking.
The camp will culminate with a presentation of the performance at 6pm
on June 26 and July 24, and is open to parents, family, and the
general public
The camp will run from 9am-2:30pm, though parents
can drop campers off as early as 8:30am, and pick them up by 3pm.
Space is limited and registration is $250 for the two-week camp, and
includes a family membership. Call 615-889-2941, ext 242 or e-mail
education@thehermitage.com to register or for more information.
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The big excitement of the
summer in Jackson been the opening of the Train Station
expansion of the Casey Jones Home & Railroad
Museum on June 19th. This beautiful new
building is 8,000 square feet of historic fun! It
features a theatre to view a short video on the story of
Casey Jones, a permanent exhibit hall, the Jackson
Railroad Room for traveling exhibits, community
functions and birthday parties and a new train store
featuring all things trains complete with a children's
reading area.
Happy 4th! What's the 4th without
family, food and good times? Beat the heat and come
visit us. We're open all weekend. Enjoy a delicious
meal at the award winning Old Country Store restaurant
and take in a tour at the newest train museum around at
the all new Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum. The
phone number is 731.668.1222 at the Museum.
We
also are happy to offer BBQ to go in the Old Country
Store "To Go" for the 4th of July weekend. Available in
bulk Friday, Saturday and Sunday with BBQ in family
packs, ribs and chicken.
Old-time string music is a toe-tappin'
hit around here every Thursday night with the Club Jam
of our friends with the Jackson Area Plectral
Society. Enjoy the bluegrass style pickin' and
grinnin' each week through October. Lawn chairs
welcome. Music starts around 6:30 pm. Free fun!
The Judge Milton Brown
Pullman railcar renovation is well underway
and it will be the new home of the American Family
Radio for West
Tennessee studios! We're also completing a major
landscaping project in July with Morris Nursery around
the Village as we strive to have a nice fresh look for
our guests. If you haven't been to the Village
lately, you won't believe all the great things
happening. Come see us soon!
Granpa
Cratchet's Puppet Show is a big hit at Kids
Night at the Old Country Store. His summer hours are
Mondays from 5 to 6 pm in the Barnside Room. Bring
the kids out for supper and a hilarious puppet show
with Granpa.
Here's the scoop:
Monday Night is Kids Night!
4 pm to 9 pm. With One Paid Adult Buffet 2 Kids Eat
Free from the Buffet. Dine in only. Kids 12 &
under. Birthdays excluded. Families only...not
groups of 12 or more. Not good with any other
discount or coupon. Bring the kids for a fun night
out at the Old Country Store every Monday night!
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Experience the bold, bright, excitement of the
Harlem Renaissance this summer at The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.
The Brooks is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition
The Prints of Jacob Lawrence, 1963-2000 on Saturday, June 20.
Over his career spanning 65 years, Lawrence has been recognized as one
of the art world’s most gifted storytellers. His work is direct and
powerful, in keeping with his life-long conviction that art can effect
social change. This exhibition of his 81 etchings, woodcuts,
silkscreens, and lithographs explore universal issues of equality,
unity, and hope; they illustrate pivotal moments in history and the
struggles of the working classes, as well as interpret daily life in
Harlem, celebrating its people, music, and buildings.
Also included in the exhibition is the documentary film The Glory
of Expression about the artist’s life and work, in which viewers
can see Lawrence creating art as well as discussing the struggles of
African American people.
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The Stax Museum’s admission prices and
hours of operation changed on December 1, 2008.
These new changes are reflective of ongoing
upgrades and improvements to the museum, which allow the museum to
continue enhancing its experience for visitors and to provide
financial support to the Stax Music Academy, which receives a portion
of museum proceeds to help fund programs for primarily at-risk inner
city children. Former hours and rates for groups who have already
pre-scheduled tours of the museum through December 1st will be
honored.
The museum’s new operating hours
are:
Tuesday – Saturday, 10
a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
CLOSED MONDAYS.
Gift Shop open
during museum hours.
New Admission Prices are:
GENERAL ADMISSION
$12 $11 $9
Adults Seniors (62+) Children (9-12) with Adult Paid Admission
Active Military
Students with proper ID
FREE
Soulsville Saviors
Children 8 and under with Paid Adult or Senior
Admission
15% Discount to AAA Members
GROUP ADMISSION (15 or more)
$10.50
$9.50
$7.50
Adults Seniors (62+) Children (3-12)
Active Military
Students with proper ID
FREE
Tour Bus Drivers with Paid Group Admission
Children under 3
One free admission for every 15 paid
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The Children’s Museum of Memphis
The
Children's Museum of Memphis is hosting the traveling exhibit, Top
Secret: Mission Toy, June 13-September 13, 2009. This intriguing
exhibition from the Canadian Children's Museum allows kids to have a
unique opportunity to play toy detective with toys from around the
world.
The Orpheum Theatre is bringing Dora the
Explorer to The Children's Museum of Memphis on Saturday, July 11,
11am-2pm, to meet children and promote her show coming to Memphis
July 31-August 2. Visitors will be able to take photos with Dora,
have fun at activity stations, receive Dora the Explorer giveaways
and register to win tickets to her show as well as other cool
prizes. "Dora the Explorer Live!: Search for the City of Lost Toys"
is part of The Orpheum Theatre's Family Series. The event at the
museum on July 11 is included with regular museum admission.
July & August Calendar of Events
Game Zone: Get your heart pumping as you play! All ages. Time: 1pm.
Included with museum admission.
September 13
Top Secret: Mission Toy: This intriguing exhibition allows kids to
have a unique opportunity to play toy detective with toys from
around the world. We all know that children play with toys because
it's fun, but did you know that toys also help them develop
important cognitive, social and motor skills? They help socialize
children, teaching them to share, compromise and cooperate with
their peers. Many toys also foster creativity and imagination,
critical thinking and problem-solving. Nobody knows toys better than
kids. Children don a lab coat and embark on an important mission: to
inspect toys from around the world. They use their investigative and
playtime skills to check out dolls and balls and secret codes, find
out why tops are tops, and how string can be a fascinating thing.
The exhibit shows that toys take many forms and shapes, from simple
wooden tops to remote-controlled robots. Toys are an important part
of life in cultures around the world - showing that a child's need
to have fun is a universal concept. The exhibit was created by the
Canadian Children's Museum and highlights that museum's rich
collection of toys, interactive devices, games and other activities.
All ages. Included with museum admission.
Wednesday, July 1
Pint Sized Science: These tidbits of experiments are just the right
size. Theme: Paper 'Copters. All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with
museum admission.
Wednesday, July 1, 8, 22 & 29
R&R Storytime: Read and relax while you enjoy a favorite story. All
ages. Time: 12 noon. Included with museum admission.
Wild & Wacky Wednesday: Wednesday just got a little wackier. Join us
for some wild and wacky games, puzzles or art! All ages. Time:
3:30pm. Included with museum admission.
Thursday, July 2
Book Worms: Join us for a story and a craft. Theme: Brown Cow, Green
Grass, Yellow Mellow Sun. All ages. Time: 3:30pm. Included with
museum admission.
Thursday, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
R&R Storytime: Read and relax while you enjoy a favorite story. All
ages. Time: 12 noon. Included with museum admission.
Creation Station: Miss an art activity during the week? Well you can
catch up with self-guided crafts in Art Smart. All ages. Time: 2pm.
Included with museum admission.
Friday, July 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
R&R Storytime: Read and relax while you enjoy a favorite story. All
ages. Time: 12 noon. Included with museum admission.
Recycle Factory: Create sculptures and amazing pieces of art out of
recycled materials! All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with museum
admission.
Okie Dokie Karaoke: Sing your favorite tunes on a real stage in The
Little Orpheum. All ages. Time: 3:30pm. Included with museum
admission.
Saturday, July 4 - Fourth of July Extravaganza!
Independence Day Art: Visit Art Smart to make Fourth of July
masterpieces! All ages. Time: 11am. Included with museum admission.
Apple Pie Fourth of July Storytime: Enjoy an Independence Day story.
All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with museum admission.
Kid Safe Firecrackers: Celebrate the Fourth of July with a (safe)
bang! All ages. Time: 3-4pm. Included with museum admission.
Saturday, July 4, 11, 18 & 25
Music Makers: The Memphis Youth Symphony introduces children a
musical instrument. They are encouraged to touch and try the
instrument out for themselves. The instructor also gives a brief
demonstration of how it's played. All ages. Time: 12 noon & 12:30pm.
Included with museum admission.
Sunday, July 5, 12, 19 & 26
Search Party: Find clues, complete tasks and get a prize! All ages.
Time: 3pm. Included with museum admission.
Monday, July 6, 13, 20 & 27
Tales & Tunes: Listen to a story and sing a silly song. All ages.
Time: 11:30am. Included with museum admission.
Game Zone: Get your heart pumping as you play! All ages. Time: 1pm.
Included with museum admission.
Tuesday, July 7
My First Book Club: Explore and investigate our world through story
time, crafts and a healthy snack. Theme: WOW! America! Ages 2-4.
Time: 10am. Included with museum admission.
Tuesday, July 7, 14, 21 & 28
R&R Storytime: Read and relax while you enjoy a favorite story. All
ages. Time: 12 noon. Included with museum admission.
Okie Dokie Karaoke: Sing your favorite tunes on a real stage in The
Little Orpheum. All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with museum admission.
Wednesday, July 8
Pint Sized Science: These tidbits of experiments are just the right
size. Theme: Slime. All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with museum
admission.
Thursday, July 9
Book Worms: Join us for a story and a craft. Theme: Noisy Nora. All
ages. Time: 3:30pm. Included with museum admission.
Saturday, July 11, 18 & 25
Musical Art: Visit Art Smart to make musical masterpieces! All ages.
Time: 11am. Included with museum admission.
Top Secret Toy Factory: Features hands-on activities based on the
Top Secret: Mission Toy exhibit - make a different toy each week.
All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with museum admission.
Summer Science: Discover the science behind all our favorite summer
things! All ages. Time: 3pm. Included with museum admission.
Tuesday, July 14
My First Book Club: Explore and investigate our world through story
time, crafts and a healthy snack. Theme: I Am a Police Officer. Ages
2-4. Time: 10am. Included with museum admission.
Wednesday, July 15
Wet & Wild Wednesday!: Bring your swimsuits and join us on the front
lawn for a wet and wild time! Sprinklers and baby pools will be set
up with activities that have to do with water. Please bring a change
of clothes. No wet suits will be allowed in the museum. All ages.
Time: 11am-3pm. Included with museum admission.
Thursday, July 16
Book Worms: Join us for a story and a craft. Theme: Hokey Pokey. All
ages. Time: 3:30pm. Included with museum admission.
Tuesday, July 21
My First Book Club: Explore and investigate our world through story
time, crafts and a healthy snack. Theme: A Mud Pie for Mother. Ages
2-4. Time: 10am. Included with museum admission.
Wednesday, July 22
Pint Sized Science: These tidbits of experiments are just the right
size. Theme: Chromatography. All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with
museum admission.
Thursday, July 23
Book Worms: Join us for a story and a craft. Theme: Gotcha! All
ages. Time: 3:30pm. Included with museum admission.
Tuesday, July 28
My First Book Club: Explore and investigate our world through story
time, crafts and a healthy snack. Theme: Fixed by Camel. Ages 2-4.
Time: 10am. Included with museum admission.
Wednesday, July 29
Pint Sized Science: These tidbits of experiments are just the right
size. Theme: Polymer Worms. All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with
museum admission.
Thursday, July 30
Book Worms: Join us for a story and a craft. Theme: It's Not Easy
Being a Bunny. All ages. Time: 3:30pm. Included with museum
admission.
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August Events
Saturday, August 1, 15, 22 & 29
Hot Art: Visit Art Smart to make sizzling masterpieces! All ages.
Time: 11am. Included with museum admission.
Music Makers: An introduction to musical instruments by the Memphis
Youth Symphony. All ages. Time: 12 noon & 12:30pm. Included with
museum admission.
Top Secret Toy Factory: Features hands-on activities based on the
Top Secret: Mission Toy exhibit. All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with
museum admission.
Summer Science: Discover the science behind all our favorite summer
things! All ages. Time: 3pm. Included with museum admission.
Sunday, August 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
Search Party: Find clues, complete tasks and get a prize! All ages.
Time: 3pm. Included with museum admission.
Monday, August 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
Tales & Tunes: Listen to a story and sing a silly song. All ages.
Time: 11:30am. Included with museum admission.
Game Zone: Get your heart pumping as you play! All ages. Time: 1pm.
Included with museum admission.
Tuesday, August 4
My First Book Club: Explore and investigate our world through story
time, crafts and a healthy snack. Theme: Spoon. Ages 2-4. Time:
10am. Included with museum admission.
Tuesday, August 4, 11, 18 & 25
R&R Storytime: Read and relax while you enjoy a favorite story. All
ages. Time: 12 noon. Included with museum admission.
Okie Dokie Karaoke: Sing your favorite tunes on a real stage in The
Little Orpheum. All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with museum admission.
Wednesday, August 5
Pint Sized Science: These tidbits of experiments are just the right
size. Theme: Paper 'Copters. All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with
museum admission.
Wednesday, August 5, 12, 19 & 26
R&R Storytime: Read and relax while you enjoy a favorite story. All
ages. Time: 12 noon. Included with museum admission.
Wild & Wacky Wednesday: Wednesday just got a little wackier. Join us
for some wild and wacky games, puzzles or art! All ages. Time:
3:30pm. Included with museum admission.
Thursday, August 6
Book Worms: Join us for a story and a craft. Theme: ABC. All ages.
Time: 3:30pm. Included with museum admission.
Thursday, August 6 & 13
Creation Station: Miss an art activity during the week? Well you can
catch up with self-guided crafts in Art Smart. All ages. Time: 2pm.
Included with museum admission.
Thursday, August 6, 13, 20 & 27
R&R Storytime: Read and relax while you enjoy a favorite story. All
ages. Time: 12 noon. Included with museum admission.
Friday, August 7 & 14
Recycle Factory: Make art out of recycled materials! All ages. Time:
1pm. Included with museum admission.
Friday, August 7, 14, 21 & 28
R&R Storytime: Read and relax while you enjoy a favorite story. All
ages. Time: 12 noon. Included with museum admission.
Okie Dokie Karaoke: Sing your favorite tunes on a real stage in The
Little Orpheum. All ages. Time: 3:30pm. Included with museum
admission.
Saturday, August 8
Back to School Kick Off Party!: Join us for stories, games and
crafts to celebrate the new school year! All ages. Time: 11am-3pm.
Included with museum admission.
Tuesday, August 11
My First Book Club: Explore and investigate our world through story
time, crafts and a healthy snack. Theme: The Dinosaur Who Lived In
My Backyard. Ages 2-4. Time: 10am. Included with museum admission.
Wednesday, August 12
Pint Sized Science: These tidbits of experiments are just the right
size. Theme: Ice Fishing. All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with museum
admission.
Thursday, August 13
Book Worms: Join us for a story and a craft. Theme: Marvin K. Mooney
Will You Please Go Now! All ages. Time: 3:30pm. Included with museum
admission.
Tuesday, August 18
My First Book Club: Explore and investigate our world through story
time, crafts and a healthy snack. Theme: Otto Goes to Camp. Ages
2-4. Time: 10am. Included with museum admission.
Wednesday, August 19
Pint Sized Science: These tidbits of experiments are just the right
size. Theme: Chromatography. All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with
museum admission.
Thursday, August 20
Book Worms: Join us for a story and a craft. Theme: Green Eggs &
Ham. All ages. Time: 3:30pm. Included with museum admission.
Tuesday, August 25
My First Book Club: Explore and investigate our world through story
time, crafts and a healthy snack. Theme: Can You Tell Me How to Get
to Sesame Street. Ages 2-4. Time: 10am. Included with museum
admission.
Wednesday, August 26
Pint Sized Science: These tidbits of experiments are just the right
size. Theme: Slime. All ages. Time: 1pm. Included with museum
admission.
Thursday, August 27
Book Worms: Join us for a story and a craft. Theme: Fox In Sox. All
ages. Time: 3:30pm. Included with museum admission.
A private,
nonprofit organization, The Children’s Museum of Memphis (CMOM)
creates memorable learning experiences through the joy of play in
hands-on exhibits and programs. Core values: the intersection of
play and hands-on learning; a positive impact on the community; a
positive family experience; a complement to classroom education;
inclusiveness; excellent customer service; nurturing appropriate
partnerships in the community; and following the best practices of
the children’s museum field.
Location:
2525 Central Avenue. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm, and Sunday, 12
noon-5pm. Admission: ages 1-100 $9 and museum members and children
under one free. Information: main line 901-458-2678 or information
line 901-320-3170. Website: CMOM.COM has current information.
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