10/21/2022 Friday

Virtual - National Museum of African American Music, From Nothing to Something

WHEN: October 21, 2022 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

REGION: Middle Tennessee

WHERE: Virtual via Zoom, registration will be required.

COST: Free

WHAT: From Nothing to Something is a series of 1-hour workshops that educate K-8th grade students about the music innovations that early African Americans used to create by memory and with limited resources. The 7 workshops are Spoons, Harmonica, Lyrics, Cigar Box Guitar, Banjo, Rhythm and Drums, and Wash Tub Bass.

This event event is also offered in person at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville.

For additional information please email, education@nmaam.org

WEBSITE: @thenmaam

Creative Discovery Museum Drink & Discover: Witch's Brew

WHEN: October 21, 2022 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

REGION:  East Tennessee

WHERE:  Creative Discovery Museum - 321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37404

COST: $25 admission

$5 for additional drink tickets and $10 candle-making activity

WHAT: Creative Discovery Museum is closing the museum to kids and letting adults 21 and up explore with a drink in hand and alongside friends on Friday, October 21 from 7 - 10 p.m. Wear your costume while you listen to ghost stories, play Halloween games, and conjure a potion.

TARGET AUDIENCE: Adults 21+ Only

WEBSITE: cdmfun.org

Oz Arts Nashville Kyle Abraham / A.I.M.: An Untitled Love

WHEN: October 21, 2022 8:00 PM

REGION:  Middle Tennessee

WHERE:  Oz Arts Nashville - 6172 Cockrill Bend Circle, Nashville, TN 37209

COST: $15 tickets available for performances on Thursday, Oct 20th and Friday, Oct 21st with code STEAM

WHAT: Sensual, sophisticated, and breathtakingly visual, this new production by acclaimed choreographer Kyle Abraham is propelled by the seductive R&B and soul music of enigmatic GRAMMY-winner D’Angelo. Starting as an electrically-charged house party on stage, the evening evolves into a joyous, multifaceted celebration of love with powerful and virtuosic dancing by the 10 members of Abraham’s celebrated company Abraham In Motion (A.I.M.). Abraham dedicates this feel-good work — its visceral hope, solace, and joy — to family, culture, and community strengthened over generations and lifetimes.

Returning to OZ Arts for the first time since his stunning 2015 Nashville debut, Abraham has become one of today’s most acclaimed and sought-after choreographers, known for theatrical and poetic work immersed in Hip-hop culture. He has been honored as a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, a recipient of the Princess Grace Statue Award, and a Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award winner, and was the first Black choreographer to make work for the New York City Ballet in over a decade.

Please enter the code STEAM at checkout to access the $15 tickets for one of the first two performances of AN UNTITLED LOVE.

TARGET AUDIENCE: This event is best suited for ages 14+.

WEBSITE: https://www.ozartsnashville.org/

Hands On! Discovery Center Cubelets Robotic Coding Blocks Discovery Cart

WHEN: October 21, 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: Stop by our Discovery Cart to explore coding with our Cubelets Robotic Coding Blocks. All activities are self-guided. All cart program components and materials must remain on site.

This event is all day from Tuesday, October 18th through Friday, October 21st.

WEBSITE: https://visithandson.org/

Paint Plus Canvas Classes

WHEN: October 14-23, 2022 2:00 PM

REGION: Middle Tennessee

WHERE: Paint Plus Canvas - 6913 Lenox Village Drive, Nashville, TN 37211

COST: $25 for kids class, $25 for Tuesday and Wednesday nights, $30 for weekday class, $35 Thursday night class, $40 for weekend classes

WHAT: Discover an unknown artist...you! Sign up and paint along in a larger class, pick a painting with individual instruction or register your kiddo to get some hands on painting experience.

Check the website for classes on the calendar from October 14-23

Classes last around 2 hours, kids classes closer to an hour. Full instruction provided for every class.

WEBSITE: www.paintpluscanvas.com

Lichterman Nature Center Scarecrow Contest

WHEN: October 14-23, 2022 10:30 AM

REGION: West Tennessee

WHERE: Lichterman Nature Center - 5992 Quince Rd, Memphis, TN 38119

COST: Displays are free with regular admission

WHAT: Scarecrow Contest and Displays run October 1 through November 20. Individuals, businesses, neighborhoods, non-profits, clubs, senior centers, classrooms, and scout troops are all invited to create something special for 10,000 visitors/year to enjoy. Scarecrows are displayed in trailside locations around the special event lawn, trails and lake.

Cash prizes are awarded for Best STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math), Greenest, Most Creative, Best Critter, and Most Popular. Entries are eligible for all categories. Scarecrow Contest and Displays run October 1 through November 20.

WEBSITE: moshmemphis.com