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International Jaguar Day
International Jaguar 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 […]
Canceled Nature Journaling
Canceled Nature Journaling
Nature Journaling Spark your curiosity, channel your attention, and record your wonder in Overton Park. Join us to learn the basics of Nature Journaling and begin (or continue) your journey of observation and questioning. Inspiration below! Bring your own notebook and writing materials. Limited supplies (coloring pencils, crayons) available to share. The group will meet at […]
Wednesday Winter Walks
Wednesday Winter Walks
Working from home and need a reason to get out of the house? Want to stretch your legs and meet someone new? Does the dog need to take a stroll? If you answered yes to any of those question, join us for a casual stroll around the Old Forest! No agenda, just a […]
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Day With(out) Art 2023: Everyone I Know Is Sick
Day With(out) Art 2023: Everyone I Know Is Sick
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2023 by presenting Everyone I Know Is Sick, a program of five videos generating connections between HIV and other forms of illness and disability. The 45-minute program features newly commissioned work by Dorothy Cheung (Hong Kong), Hiura Fernandes […]
World AIDS Day Dusk Lantern Ceremony
World AIDS Day Dusk Lantern Ceremony
Alpha Kappa Gamma presents a Dusk Lantern Ceremony to commemorate the victims, survivors, and loved ones affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Bring a lantern to march to Rainbow Lake. The first 25 to register will be part of a drawing. Please register here or email [email protected].
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Super Saturday – Families & Community
Super Saturday – Families & Community
The first Saturday of every month at your art museum is Super Saturday! From 10a - 12p we will have free admission and art making facilitated by an art educator. For the month of December, we will celebrate and explore families and communities through art. Create a piece of art inspired by your family and […]
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International Cheetah Day
International Cheetah 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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Science Café
Science Café
Wind down from the workday by learning something new over drinks! Join Overton Park Conservancy at the Golf Clubhouse for a happy hour with guest speakers who will share unique perspectives from their corners of the scientific world. All are welcome; no previous scientific knowledge required Science Café is scheduled for the first Tuesday of […]
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Wednesday Winter Walks
Wednesday Winter Walks
Working from home and need a reason to get out of the house? Want to stretch your legs and meet someone new? Does the dog need to take a stroll? If you answered yes to any of those question, join us for a casual stroll around the Old Forest! No agenda, just a […]
Gallery Talk with Dr. Earnestine Jenkins
Gallery Talk with Dr. Earnestine Jenkins
Dr. Earnestine Jenkins is a professor of art history at the University of Memphis, and author of the book: Race, Representation, and Photography in 19th Century Memphis: from Slavery to Jim Crow. Join us on December 6 at 6p as Dr. Jenkins discusses the ways that race and image intersect in this powerful exhibition, through […]
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Story Time at Overton
Story Time at Overton
Stick Man Story Time: Join Ranger Heather in an Overton Park story time. This event will also feature a book giveaway from Literacy Mid-South! Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023 (moved from Saturday due to weather) Time: 1:00pm Rainbow Lake (Behind the Rainbow Lake Playground) Ages: 3-5 yo Registration required: No For more children's activities, […]
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Wednesday Winter Walks
Wednesday Winter Walks
Working from home and need a reason to get out of the house? Want to stretch your legs and meet someone new? Does the dog need to take a stroll? If you answered yes to any of those question, join us for a casual stroll around the Old Forest! No agenda, just a […]
Figure Drawing Class
Figure Drawing Class
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 […]
Black Lodge Film Series: Nightmare before Christmas & Gremlins
Black Lodge Film Series: Nightmare before Christmas & Gremlins
Join Brooks Museum for a film series programmed by Memphis favorite, Black Lodge Video. For the month of December, they are featuring three winter classics. There will be food & drinks available for purchase. Please do not bring outside food or drink into the museum. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993): Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, […]
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Breakfast with Santa
Breakfast with Santa
You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout because Memphis Zoo is delighted to announce that Santa Claus is comin’ to town! Join us on December 16th for a very special Breakfast with Santa. There will be two opportunities on the 16th to dine with Santa: 9AM-10:30AM and 11-12:30PM. We hope […]
Figure Drawing Class
Figure Drawing Class
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 […]
Jazz in the Galleries: Saturday Series
Jazz in the Galleries: Saturday Series
Jazz represents one of the most important musical, historical, and cultural phenomena of the Memphis and Mid-South area. A true renaissance of Jazz culture can only come about from the youth in this city — aided by those of us who know and have lived the musical richness of this American art form. Memphis Jazz […]
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Pop up Family Treasure Hunt
Pop up Family Treasure Hunt
Pop up Family Treasure Hunt: Can you find the riches of the Old Forest? Swing by to grab your Family Winter Treasure Hunt sheet and exploration materials. Complete the activity for a treat! Date: Sunday, December 17, 2023 Time: Between 1:00-3:00pm East Parkway Playground Ages: All ages Registration required: No For more children's activities, […]
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Wednesday Winter Walks
Wednesday Winter Walks
Working from home and need a reason to get out of the house? Want to stretch your legs and meet someone new? Does the dog need to take a stroll? If you answered yes to any of those question, join us for a casual stroll around the Old Forest! No agenda, just a […]
‘A Simple Song of Freedom’ Music Video Debut
‘A Simple Song of Freedom’ Music Video Debut
Join Brooks Museum for the debut of 'A Simple Song of Freedom' music video. 6 - 7p Reception 7 - 7:45p Program About A Simple Song of Freedom: Memphis musicians are uniting in song in a worldwide humanitarian effort to raise one voice to bring peace and love to the world threatened by war through […]
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Wednesday Winter Walks
Wednesday Winter Walks
Working from home and need a reason to get out of the house? Want to stretch your legs and meet someone new? Does the dog need to take a stroll? If you answered yes to any of those question, join us for a casual stroll around the Old Forest! No agenda, just a […]
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Invasive Species Removal
Invasive Species Removal
Join an Invasive Plant Specialist in a volunteer project at Overton Park! Date: January 6, 2024 Time: 9:00-11:00am Meeting Location: Near East Parkway Pavilion at Rainbow Lake Parking Lot Dress appropriately and wear closed-toed shoes. Bring work gloves and hydration. By participating in this volunteer event, you agree to the terms of our waiver and […]
Super Saturday – Music in Art with Opera Memphis
Super Saturday – Music in Art with Opera Memphis
Explore the connection between music and visual arts at your art museum on January 6 at Super Saturday! From 10a - 12p, we have FREE admission & a celebration of the arts with Opera Memphis! Bring the whole crew to go on a tour in the galleries with talented opera singers, make art in the […]
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