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Walk Like a Fox Family Mindfulness Walk with Amy Balentine
Walk Like a Fox Family Mindfulness Walk with Amy Balentine
Come ready to mindfully explore the trails with all your senses. Learn how to perk up your sense of hearing like a deer, how to sharpen your vision like a hawk, and how to quietly sneak through the forest like a fox. We will end our exploration with a Steal the Stick game to test […]
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Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. No pre-registration is required.
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Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. No pre-registration is required.
Orion Free Concert Series: Jenny and the Mexicats
Orion Free Concert Series: Jenny and the Mexicats
Part of the Orion Free Concert Series. About the artist: A jazz kit played with sticks and mano, an upright bass tattooed with comely women, jaunty Caribbean-influenced acoustic guitar and a beautiful blonde siren with, yes, a trumpet. Do you wanna dance yet? Jenny will lure you in with her bluesy no nonsense voice. She […]
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Orion Free Concert Series: Buffalo Nichols
Orion Free Concert Series: Buffalo Nichols
Part of the Orion Free Concert Series. About the artist: Since his earliest infatuations with guitar, Buffalo Nichols has asked himself the same question: How can I bring the blues of the past into the future? After cutting his teeth between a Baptist church and bars in Milwaukee, it was a globetrotting trip through West […]
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Summer Splash!
Summer Splash!
Overton Park Conservancy is popping up waterslides on the Greensward. Cool off with us the first Saturday of June, July, and August! Event is free and no registration is required.
Orion Free Concert Series: Unapologetic Night
Orion Free Concert Series: Unapologetic Night
Part of the Orion Free Concert Series. About Unapologetic: Unapologetic. is a brand based in inspiring others to be boldly, daringly, and unapologetically themselves. We aim to disrupt. We aim to ease. We also aim to build discomfort when necessary, through art. Our art is our voices, sounds, illustrations, perspectives, event, and experiences. It is […]
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Members Night at the Zoo
Members Night at the Zoo
MEMBERS ONLY! Zoo Members have exclusive access to the zoo AFTER HOURS. We have a fun lineup in store this year, including free entry into Kangazoo and Metamorphosis. Let’s not forgot to mention a foam party AND live music.
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Yoga in the Formal Gardens
Yoga in the Formal Gardens
Join instructor Valentine Leonard for free Yoga in the Formal Gardens this summer. A wake up call on all the levels that you are--physical, emotional, mental & spiritual! This short and sweet Kundalini Yoga & Meditation practice will get your day started on a healthy & happy foot. Kundalini is your creative potential, your muse, […]
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Overton Park Junior Open
First played in 1947, the Overton Park Junior Open returns in 2023. The event is free to play and open to all golfers ages 8–17 regardless of experience. One of the nation’s oldest kids’ golf tournaments, OPJO lets young golfers experience friendly competition, learn more about the game, and most importantly, have fun. Eligibility • […]
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Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. No pre-registration is required.
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Yoga in the Formal Gardens
Yoga in the Formal Gardens
Join instructor Valentine Leonard for free Yoga in the Formal Gardens this summer. A wake up call on all the levels that you are--physical, emotional, mental & spiritual! This short and sweet Kundalini Yoga & Meditation practice will get your day started on a healthy & happy foot. Kundalini is your creative potential, your muse, […]
Figure Drawing
Figure Drawing
Figure Drawing is back by popular demand! Artists of all levels can practice and increase their skills drawing the human form at Memphis' art museum. Led by a local artist, sessions will include either a nude or clothed model, giving artists the opportunity to practice drawing both. Participants can bring their own drawing supplies. No […]
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Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. No pre-registration is required.
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Pine Snake Zoo Brew
Pine Snake Zoo Brew
A special evening featuring the Memphis Zoo's Louisiana Pine snakes and the zoo brew inspired by them. Tickets go on sale May 1.
Nature Journaling at Memphis Zoo
Nature Journaling at Memphis Zoo
Join us for a Nature Journaling workshop at Memphis Zoo! During this 2 hour program, we will learn the basics of nature journaling, create our own journals using recyclable materials, visit with an animal friend as we put our skills to practice, and head out on an artistic excursion to journal some of our favorite […]
Figure Drawing
Figure Drawing
Figure Drawing is back by popular demand! Artists of all levels can practice and increase their skills drawing the human form at Memphis' art museum. Led by a local artist, sessions will include either a nude or clothed model, giving artists the opportunity to practice drawing both. Participants can bring their own drawing supplies. No […]
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Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. No pre-registration is required.
2 events,
Yoga in the Formal Gardens
Yoga in the Formal Gardens
Join instructor Valentine Leonard for free Yoga in the Formal Gardens this summer. A wake up call on all the levels that you are--physical, emotional, mental & spiritual! This short and sweet Kundalini Yoga & Meditation practice will get your day started on a healthy & happy foot. Kundalini is your creative potential, your muse, […]
Summer Art Garden: Kong Wee Pang
Summer Art Garden: Kong Wee Pang
For the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art’s inaugural Summer Art Garden, we present the work of Kong Wee Pang, a multi-disciplinary artist from Malaysia who lives and works in Memphis. Join us on July 19 from 6:00 - 7:30p for the launch of the Art Garden-there will be live music by DJ AD, happy hour […]
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Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. No pre-registration is required.
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Back to School Bash and Supply Giveaway
Back to School Bash and Supply Giveaway
Seedco presents a family-friendly event at East Parkway Pavilion. Learn about resources and stop for some community fun. Free backpacks for the first 100 attendees; must have ID (limit two per family). Food, fun, and games!
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Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. No pre-registration is required.
2 events,
Yoga in the Formal Gardens
Yoga in the Formal Gardens
Join instructor Valentine Leonard for free Yoga in the Formal Gardens this summer. A wake up call on all the levels that you are--physical, emotional, mental & spiritual! This short and sweet Kundalini Yoga & Meditation practice will get your day started on a healthy & happy foot. Kundalini is your creative potential, your muse, […]
Summer Tasting Dinner by holler
Summer Tasting Dinner by holler
Join us for a celebration of the essence of summer, featuring a pescatarian midsummer produce focused 5-course tasting. Here's what the chef shared about this tasting: This holler tasting menu is pescatarian focused, celebrating local midsummer produce provided by nearby farms and gardening co-ops as well as freshly sourced fish and crustaceans. We're still leaning […]
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Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. No pre-registration is required.
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Memphis Parks Family Fun Friday
Memphis Parks Family Fun Friday
Join Memphis Parks on the Greensward for the last Family Fun Friday of the Summer. There will be food, games, music, and fun for the whole family to enjoy! Along with a vast amount of programs and recreational services, Memphis Parks strives to create positive and safe places to provide you opportunities to find common […]
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Global Tiger Day
Global Tiger Day
The Memphis Zoo's Activation Days are an opportunity to spread awareness about animals who are facing peril in the wild and teach guests about the animals we have at the zoo. It also allows keepers and education staff to come face to face with guests and teach them how to be conservationists. Included with Zoo […]
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Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. No pre-registration is required.
2 events,
Yoga in the Formal Gardens
Yoga in the Formal Gardens
Join instructor Valentine Leonard for free Yoga in the Formal Gardens this summer. A wake up call on all the levels that you are--physical, emotional, mental & spiritual! This short and sweet Kundalini Yoga & Meditation practice will get your day started on a healthy & happy foot. Kundalini is your creative potential, your muse, […]
First Wednesdays! – Happy Hour and Live Music with Kenny Brown Band
First Wednesdays! – Happy Hour and Live Music with Kenny Brown Band
To kick off the month of August, Kenny Brown is bringing the blues to your art museum on August 2 from 5:30 - 7:30p! Kenny Brown is an American blues slide guitarist skilled in the North Mississippi Hill Country blues style. He was nominated for a Grammy alongside The Black Keys in 2022 for Best […]
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Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi in the Formal Gardens
Tai Chi Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. No pre-registration is required.
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Super Saturday: Sculpture Soirée
Super Saturday: Sculpture Soirée
The first Saturday of every month at your art museum is Super Saturday! On August 5, from 10a - noon, we will have free admission and art making led by an art educator. For the month of August we will explore wood, metal and ceramic sculptures in the galleries. Following that, you can make your […]
Summer Splash!
Summer Splash!
Overton Park Conservancy is popping up waterslides on the Greensward. Cool off with us the first Saturday of June, July, and August! Event is free and no registration is required.