Directory of EVENTS
WHEN: October 15, 2022 11:00 AM
REGION: East Tennessee
WHERE: Market Square Farmers Market - 18 Market Sq., Knoxville, TN 37902
COST: Free
WHAT: Girls Inc. TNV will host a STEAM Festival at Market Square Farmers market in downtown Knoxville. We will have a panel of female STEM professional to demonstrate experiments and discoveries with spectators as well as how art relates to STEM.
WEBSITE: girlsinctnv.org
WHEN: October 15, 2022 8:00 PM
REGION: Middle Tennessee
WHERE: Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Jackson Hall - 505 Deaderick St, Nashville, TN 37243
COST: $85
WHAT: Judy Kuhn is a four-time Tony Award nominee whose work on Broadway includes the 2016 revival of Fiddler on the Roof, Fun Home, the Roundabout’s 1993 revival of She Loves Me, Richard Nelson’s Two Shakespearean Actors, Chess, Les Misérables, Rags, Alan Menken & Tim Rice's King David, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Kuhn also sang the title role in Disney’s Pocahontas and the sequel Pocahontas II: Journey To A New World. Joining Kuhn as emcee and music director is John McDaniel, a Grammy and Emmy Award winning music director, composer, director, arranger, orchestrator, and producer who is also an artistic director at the Tony Award winning Eugene O’Neill Theater Center.
WEBSITE: studiotenn.org
WHEN: October 15, 2022 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
REGION: West Tennessee
WHERE: Ramer Civic Center - 3920 Hwy. 57 W, Ramer, TN 38367
COST: Free
WHAT: Join the Ramer Ruritan Club for Ramer Day; a community celebration bringing together food, fun, and fellowship. Enjoy hands-on activities as you learn more about the world famous Coon Creek Fossil site located in beautiful McNairy County.
WHEN: October 15, 2022 10:00 AM
REGION: East Tennessee
WHERE: Muse Knoxville - 516 N Beaman Street, Knoxville, TN 37914
COST: Free for Muse members or included with general admission
WHAT: Spend the day at Muse Knoxville exploring the art and science of robotics, from a Sumobot Smackdown event to hands-on, exploratory robotics programming on the museum floor for all ages.
WEBSITE: www.themuseknoxville.org
WHEN: October 15, 2022 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
REGION: East Tennessee
WHERE: WonderWorks - 100 Music Road, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
COST: Free
WHAT: Stop into our lobby for free and entertaining science demonstrations at 2pm daily during the festival, October 14-23 2022. Visit www.wonderworkstn.com for more information about WonderWorks Indoor Amusement Park – a great fit for all ages with over 100 interactive exhibits including bubble lab, 360 bikes, astronaut training challenge, XD motion-seat theater, ropes course, bed of nails and more! Interested parties may purchase tickets to WonderWorks, open daily from 10am to 9pm. SAVE $3 on up to 6 people when you mention code TNSTEAM!
WEBSITE: www.wonderworksonline.com
WHEN: October 15, 2022 7:00 PM
REGION: West Tennessee
WHERE: Burton's Sugar Farm - near Michigan City, MS
9714 US-72, Michigan City, MS 38647
COST: Free
WHAT: Join us as we explore the night sky with telescopes and binoculars. We'll take a look at the fall constellations, summer Milky Way, and look closer at the prominent celestial objects that are visible this time of year- planets, galaxies, globular clusters, open clusters, nebula, and much more!
Weather Pending - if the skies are cloudy or rain, then the event will be canceled.
WEBSITE: https://www.memphisastro.org/
WHEN: October 15, 2022 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
REGION: West Tennessee
WHERE: Memphis Botanic Garden - 750 Cherry Road, Memphis, TN 38117
COST: $12 Adults, $10 Seniors, $7 children
WHAT: Immerse yourself in wonder and whimsy at the Garden this Fall. Meet larger-than-life Alice in Wonderland themed sculptures constructed entirely of mosaiculture, the horticultural art of creating giant topiary-like sculptures using thousands of annual bedding plants to carpet steel armature forms. As you explore the Garden you’ll encounter The Red Queen playing her curious version of croquet, Alice spinning through Wonderland, card guards and pawns defending The Chess Set, and the mysterious grin of The Cheshire Cat.
The exhibit combines science, math, art and engineering. It is viewable now through October 22nd 2022. Our hours are 9 am- 6 pm every day.
WEBSITE: www.membg.org
WHEN: October 15, 2022 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM
REGION: East Tennessee
WHERE: Hands On! Discovery Center - 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN 37615
COST: Included with paid admission to Hands On! Discovery Center
WHAT: Join us for Pablo Picasso inspired cubism drawings, Frida Kahlo inspired Day of the Dead collages, and crayon resist watercolor leaf paintings. All activities are self-guided with instructions provided. Facilitated programs announced periodically throughout each day.
This program runs all day from Tuesday, October 4th through Sunday, October 30th.
WEBSITE: https://visithandson.org/
WHEN: October 15, 2022 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
REGION: Middle Tennessee
WHERE: Fortress Rosecrans Trailhead - 1916 Golf Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
COST: Free
WHAT: The Fortress Rosecrans Trailhead on the Murfreesboro Greenway is the gateway to limestone rock formations, 455 million year old fossils, Civil War fortifications, and a creek named after a Revolutionary War captain. Experience all of this during an hour-long walk. Sturdy shoes or boots are recommended.
You can find the Trailhead on a map here: https://www.murfreesborotn.gov/facilities/facility/details/Fortress-Rosecrans-Trailhead-6
WEBSITE: https://www.mtsu.edu/geosciences/
WHEN: October 15, 2022 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
REGION: Middle Tennessee
WHERE: Discovery Center - 502 SE Broad Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
COST: Free
WHAT: The Discovery Center’s signature Tennessee STEAM Festival kick-off event, STEAM-A-Palooza returns this year on Saturday Oct. 15th, from 12pm to 4pm. This free outdoor event (rain or shine) features local artists, scientists and engineers for all-ages, hands-on fun. People ages 1-100 can travel booth to booth and learn about the processes behind robotics, composting, cosmetics, creative arts, physics, environmental conservation, mathematics, meteorology and everything in between. Live performances! Food Trucks! And more!
In addition, Discovery Center’s general admission for indoor exhibits will be half-priced from 12pm to 4pm on Oct. 15th.
WEBSITE: explorethedc.org
