ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER
862-5160. From the planetarium to the child-sized Curiosity Corner to ever-changing blockbuster exhibits, the Adventure Science Center provides unique opportunities for discovery for both children and adults. Live science demonstrations and animal shows daily. Current shows include the following: BodyQuest takes them through a day in the life of their bodies, where they see and interact with oversized organs and systems, perform some of a doctor's duties, and can see what they would look like when they are seventy years old. PlayMotion takes the children's movements and projects them into three interactive backgrounds: The Solar System; Spectral Bodies and Virtual Water. You have to see it to believe it. The Adventure Tower provides activites for the kids in each of the museum's five disciplines: earth science; creativity and invention; sound and light; air and space; health and energy. BlueMax is a thrilling jet simulator presented by MTSU's Aerospace department. (additional fee applies). Admission is $7.95 for adults and $5.95 for seniors and children ages three to twelve. The Adventure Science Center is open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. and Sunday 12:30p.m. - 5:30p.m. NOTE: The Sudekum Planetarium is closed until May 2008. The old planetarium is being torn down to make way for a state-of-the-art facility. See more about the museum and watch streaming video on their website, www.adventuresci.com.

CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART
As always, every Saturday from 10:00a.m. until noon there is an art activity for little ones that costs only $1 for the materials. July classes include Red White and YOU, Fantastic, Fairy Tale Fun and Christmas in July. All these programs at Cheekwood are meant for casual dress so you can make stress-free messes. Open Tuesday - Saturday 9:30a.m. - 4:30p.m. and Sunday 11:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. Website at www.cheekwood.org. Admission is $10 for (non-member) adults, $5 for children 6-17; and no cost for children under 5.

FRIST CENTER'S ARTQUEST
244-3340. 919 Broadway. ArtQuest provides hands-on and computer-related activities at approximately 30 ArtStations, which relate art concepts to Frist Center exhibitions and examine ways in which art relates to everyday life. The activities in ArtQuest cover three areas of art education: Art Essentials, Art Materials and Techniques, and Art and Meaning. There are also opportunities to record your experiences in an ArtQuest Journal, or to create a digital portfolio of the art they created in ArtQuest. Check it out at www.fristcenter.org.

NASHVILLE CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Nashville Children's Theatre provides imaginative and educational entertainment for children. It was named by Time magazine as one of the top 5 children's theatre programs in the nation.
Friday Evenings in July - Go, Dog, Go and Saturday Matinees in July – The Reluctant Dragon
Two of the 2007-2008 season's favorite plays are brought back for summer repertory performances. Friday shows are at 6:30p.m. and Saturday matinees are are 2:30p.m.For information, call (615) 254-9103 or order online at nct-dragonsite.org.

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NASHVILLE ZOO AT GRASSMERE
3777 Nolensville Road, phone (615) 833-1534. Turn your day into an adventure at Nashville Zoo. Hang loose with gibbons, walk tall with giraffes and bask in the sun with our many meerkats. From alligators and lorikeets to clouded leopards and zebras, the scaly, feathery and furry all call Nashville Zoo
home. See animals from across the globe in natural habitats resembling the many environments of our world, like the plains of Africa and the rain forest of South America. Take a spin on our Wild Animal Carousel, and swing around our 66,000-square-foot Jungle Gym. You can even step back in time at our Historic Home and Farm. Your adventure is waiting, so come visit us now! Visit the Zoo's website at www.nashvillezoo.org for more information.

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