ADVENTURE
SCIENCE CENTER
With the child-sized Curiosity Corner and ever-changing
blockbuster exhibits, the Adventure Science Center provides
unique opportunities for discovery for both children and
adults. Admission is
$12 for adults and $9 for seniors and children ages three
to twelve. The Adventure Science Center is open Monday
through Saturday 10:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. and Sunday 12:30p.m.
- 5:30p.m. www.adventuresci.com. (615)
862-5160.
CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL
GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART
1200 Forrest Park Drive. 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. 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.
Call (615) 244-3340 or see the events at the website, www.fristcenter.org.
NSHVILLE
CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Celebrating its 76th 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. For more information on NCT, please see the website
at at nct-dragonsite.org.
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.
OLDE WORLDE
THEATRE COMPANY
Belcourt Theater, 2102 Belcourt Ave. This theatre troupe
presents fairly tales and other children's stories using
modern dance, ballroom dance, mime, experimental theater,
ballet and a good dose of silliness. For more information,
see oldeworldetheatre.com.
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