DAILY EVENTS THU 01 FREE APRIL FOOLS’ DAY! FREE BALANCED YOGA (ONLINE)
615-862-5870 timothy.allman@nashville.gov
Join Richland Park Library’s free community yoga program via Zoom weekly at 6:30 p.m. Email the address above for instructions to join the class.
CHEEKWOOD IN BLOOM 615-356-8000 cheekwood.org
Come out to 1200 Forrest Park Drive in Nashville as more than 150,000 blooming bulbs spill from its gardens creating a color experience you won’t forget. Free for members; included with general admission for nonmembers.
PICASSO: FIGURES 615-244-3340 fristartmuseum.org
The works of artist Pablo Picasso makes its only U.S. appearance in Frist Art Museum’s Ingram Gallery through May 2, 2021, Thursday through Mondays. Information about advanced timed tickets are available online. Members/kids 18 and under get in for free; adult admission is $15.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS HOCKEY nashvillepredators.com
Versus the Dallas Stars at 7 p.m.
FREE HOMESCHOOL FRIENDS (ONLINE) 615-862-5800 Katie.Hall@Nashville.gov
Join homeschool families from around Nashville to learn, engage and create virtually each week at 2 p.m. Please email the address above for a Zoom Invitation and more information.
IN THE STUDIO: CREATIVITY & PRINTMAKING 615-890-2300 explorethedc.org
Let your imagination flow at the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro, 502 Southeast Broad Street, every Thursday at 10 a.m. Dive into different techniques and skills using printmaking with a special focus on creativity. Cost is $8 (included with admission).
FREE MESS FEST 2021 615-890-2300 explorethedc.org
Stop by the Discovery Center (502 Southeast Broad Street, Murfreesboro), where mess is success! Get creative and messy with outdoor activities like making oobleck and elephant toothpaste from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
FREE OLD HICKORY’S FAMILY STORY TIME (ONLINE)
facebook.com/NPLOldHickoryBranch Join Miss Kelly and her puppet friends as they share stories and fun, teaching children the joy of reading every Thursday at 10:15 a.m. on the Old Hickory branch library Facebook page.
FREE FICTION AND CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP (ONLINE) southernword.org/events Gabriela@southernword.org.
Practice literary skills, learn about prose writing and join a community of writers Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. in this virtual Nashville Public Library workshop. Open to ages 13 to 18. To register, email the address above.
FREE RAPTOR RHAPSODY 615-217-3017 murfreesborotn.gov
Get up close and personal with a live bird and learn about master predators of the sky at Murfreesboro’s Wilderness Staion at Barfield Crescent Park (401 Volunteer Road) from 4 - 5 p.m.
FREE RE-USE IT (ONLINE)
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Join Miss Emma at 1 p.m. on the Hermitage Branch Library Facebook as she shows you how to upcycle various products found in your home and turn them into something new and improved. Free and for all ages.
SPRING BREAK ARCHERY AND CAMPFIRE 615-217-3017 murfreesborotn.gov
Join Wilderness Station at Barfield Crescent Park (697 Veterans Parkway) for a morning hike to the campground. Participate in archery, gaga ball and have a campfire lunch. Takes place 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for ages 7 and above. Cost is $8; registration is required.
SPRING BREAK CAMP AT DISCOVERY CENTER 615-890-2300 explorethedc.org/camps
Get ready to LAUNCH with this camp at Discovery Center March 29 - April 2, daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Campers will become aerospace engineers, plan a mission into space and learn about outer space.
SOCCER SKILLS CAMP: MURFREESBORO 615-633-5967 spartansoccer.org
Kick it with Spartan Soccer Academy’s skills and shootout camps at Murfreesboro’s International United Complex (605 River Rock Boulevard). The skills camps are 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. for ages 5-8; 12 - 3 p.m. for ages 9-11 ($35/day drop-in). Shootout camp is 3 - 5 p.m. for ages 12 and up ($30/day drop-in).
FREE SPRING SCAVENGER HUNT 615-862-8555 wpnc.nashville.gov
Download Warner Park Nature Center’s spring scavenger hunt to explore special places in Warner Park or observe signs of spring in your own habitat! Prizes and winners announced via social media. Scavenger hunt will be available April 1 -17 at the link above.
TINKERING GARAGE EXHIBIT OPENING 615-862-5160 adventuresci.org
Tinkering Garage is a makerspace for families to have fun exploring the world of engineering. Strap on a tool belt and have fun taking things apart and putting things together from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Nashville’s Adventure Science Center, 800 Fort Negley Boulevard. Cost is $15.95 adults, $11.95 ages 2 - 12.
FREE WCP’S PUPPET TRUCK PRESENTS: ‘THE RED SHOES’ (ONLINE) youtube.com/ playlist?list=PLaomJk6
Tune into WCP’s Puppet Truck every Thursday at noon in April for a retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale on the Nashville Public Library Youtube. This this version of The Red Shoes is styled in shadow puppetry and other hand-made visual storytelling techniques. Each episode is 10-20 minutes.
WETLAND WONDERS
615-478-0267 explorethedc.org/homeschool
Step into the ultimate DIY-workshop at Adventure Science Center’s Tinkering Garage, open April 1 through Aug. 2, weekdays & Sundays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Join Murfreesboro’s Discovery Center from 1 - 3 p.m. for a wetland-focused Learning Pod. Weather permitting, students will put on boots to wade in Murfree Spring, use a net to catch and release tadpoles and have an up-close encounter with animals. $8 per student, $5 per chaperone-only adult.
