Overton Park Conservancy is popping up waterslides on the Greensward, next to Rainbow Lake Playground! Bring the kids to cool off with us the second Saturday of June, July, and August. We’ll also have face painting and food trucks on hand.
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Overton Park Conservancy is popping up waterslides on the Greensward, next to Rainbow Lake Playground! Bring the kids to cool off with us the second Saturday of June, July, and August. We’ll also have face painting and food trucks on hand. Join Brooks Museum for Figure Drawing sessions. Artists of all levels can practice and increase their skills drawing the human form at Memphis' art museum. Sessions will be led by a local artist and will include a clothed model. Participants can bring their own drawing supplies. Drawing boards, pencils, and pens are available for free. No […] |
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Using an abundance of summer flowers like sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos and complementary greenery, you'll master the art of creating a bouquet that’s both structured and organic. We'll guide you through flower selection, color pairing, and tying techniques to give your arrangement a polished, professional finish. All tools and materials are included. You'll walk away with […] |
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Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. No experience or registration required. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. May 20, 2025 - September 18, 2025 Questions? Send us an email Overton Park Conservancy is […]
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Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. No experience or registration required. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. May 20, 2025 - September 18, 2025 Questions? Send us an email Overton Park Conservancy is […]
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It's like the Like Really Creative Collage Party, but with journals! Bring your favorite journal, rummage through vintage magazines and rare ephemera, choose your favorite art supplies, and create as many mixed-media collages as you'd like within your journal—all while vibing out to tunes from DJ Brilli with a community full of creatives. Kickstart your […]
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Get your hands messy and your creativity flowing at this week’s Super Saturday! Inspired by the Spiked Bowl with Feline Face from the museum’s collection, you’ll use model magic and sculpting tools to craft your own pottery piece, complete with playful animal features. Afterward, visit the galleries to explore how artists across cultures and centuries […]
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Wine Sensory Experience Join us for an enriching wine tasting experience where you will delve into the world of wine aromas and flavors. This engaging session will guide you through understanding the primary, secondary, and tertiary elements that shape the unique characteristics of each wine. As part of this immersive journey, attendees will participate in […]
$40.00 – $50.00
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Ever wonder what the animals are up to once the sun starts to set? Join us for an After Dark Ed-venture here at Memphis Zoo to find out! Twilight Tours offer an after-hours experience at the Zoo! Bring your family, significant other, or join the fun on your own as we discover what goes on once […]
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Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. No experience or registration required. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. May 20, 2025 - September 18, 2025 Questions? Send us an email Overton Park Conservancy is […]
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Join Conservancy staff on a walk while we discuss a specific ecological concept for the month. Walks scheduled for the third Thursday of each month.
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Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. No experience or registration required. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. May 20, 2025 - September 18, 2025 Questions? Send us an email Overton Park Conservancy is […]
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Join us for Painting the Masters, a relaxed, welcoming 8-week class series where adult learners discover the joy of oil painting. Each session explores techniques used by great artists throughout history—helping you build foundational painting skills while creating your own masterpieces. Perfect for beginners or those returning to art, this class offers step-by-step guidance, time to […]
$250.00 – $375.00
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Discover the magic of tiny dots that make a big impact! Inspired by Camille Pissarro’s Springtime in Éragny, this Super Saturday invites you to experiment with pointillism — a technique where small dots of color come together to form a complete image. Using Q-tips and chopsticks, you’ll create your own vibrant painting. Afterwards, explore the […]
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Join Cari Harris, owner of Cari’s Closet, for a workshop that transforms simple line drawings into stitched textile art. Using hand-sewing techniques, participants will outline faces, abstract designs, or symbols with thread - creating minimalist, contemporary fabric pieces. Inspired by gesture and movement in fine art, this class offers a fresh take on fiber arts […]
$37.81 – $48.31
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Inspired by Calida Rawles: Away with the Tides, the evening features a four-course menu shaped by the exhibition’s themes of water, healing, and transformation. Each course pays tribute to six pioneering Black women chefs—Laura Dolly Johnson, Leah Chase, Abby Fisher, Zephyr Wright, Edna Lewis, and Malinda Russel—whose recipes helped define American cuisine. Their legacies will […]
$121.84 – $205.88
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Join Cassie Lazzo, The Mahjologist, for a deeper dive into how to play your best game of American Mahjong. In this lesson, you'll learn strategies that will help you take your Mahjong game to the next level! Advanced Lessons: $60 per person. Lessons will last approximately 2 hours. All supplies will be provided. Drinks and […]
$53.56 – $64.07
Led by docent Mia Pratt, this dreamlike tour ventures into artworks that hover between the real and the surreal, the sacred and the symbolic. Explore how artists use myth, memory, and imagination to blur boundaries and tap into the unconscious. With works that conjure dreams, visions, and altered states of being, you'll leave seeing familiar […] What do you really see when you look at a painting? Join docent Carol Adamec for a guided experience designed to sharpen your visual awareness and interpretive skills. Featuring everything from quiet 19th-century landscapes to vibrant modern compositions, this tour encourages curiosity, close observation, and a more personal connection to the art on view. Ideal […]
$5.00 – $11.54
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Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. No experience or registration required. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. May 20, 2025 - September 18, 2025 Questions? Send us an email Overton Park Conservancy is […]
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Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. No experience or registration required. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. May 20, 2025 - September 18, 2025 Questions? Send us an email Overton Park Conservancy is […]
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Join us for Painting the Masters, a relaxed, welcoming 8-week class series where adult learners discover the joy of oil painting. Each session explores techniques used by great artists throughout history—helping you build foundational painting skills while creating your own masterpieces. Perfect for beginners or those returning to art, this class offers step-by-step guidance, time to […]
$250.00 – $375.00
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Following his first solo exhibition Club Rapture and the Ecstasy Afters exhibited at Sheet Cake Gallery, join Memphis-based artist and Pride Collective member Joel Parsons for a special artist talk. Parsons will reflect on the show, his inspirations, and the need for queer spaces – including the Pride Collective at the Memphis Brooks Museum of […]
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During his renowned stage show Bobby Rush frequently jumps high into the air, arms spread and legs tucked, only to land gracefully and return without a hitch to his dazzling routine. It’s a move you might expect at a contemporary R&B show, but it’s downright shocking when you realize that Rush is in his late […]
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The Memphis Parks 5K and Family Day, held at Overton Park on August 30th, will offer a healthy mixture of fitness, wellness and family fun! EVERYONE is welcome, from the most seasoned runner, to the leisurely walker, to the parents with strollers. This event will feature numerous information stations from local wellness-focused organizations that are […]
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Learn about textiles and how yarn can be used like paint! There's a whole world of textile art to be explored - including our newest Rotunda installation by Suchitra Mattai called 'with abundance we meet'. Super Saturday takes place every week during the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art free hours from 10a-12p. Guests can enjoy […]
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After crisscrossing the nation for the last half-decade looking for a home, Pokey LaFarge found himself in Mid-Coast Maine. Upon arriving, the Illinois-born singer/songwriter/actor pursued a major life change, working 12-hour days on a local farm—a turn of events that catalyzed an extraordinary burst of creativity and redefined his sense of purpose as an artist. […]
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Unwind after the workday at Science Café, a happy hour series hosted by Overton Park Conservancy at the Golf Clubhouse. Enjoy drinks and discussion with guest speakers who share fresh perspectives from the world of science. No background knowledge needed—just curiosity!
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Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. No experience or registration required. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. May 20, 2025 - September 18, 2025 Questions? Send us an email Overton Park Conservancy is […]
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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 paved road! No agenda, just […]
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Join instructor Marjean for free tai chi lessons featuring gentle moves that will strengthen and calm body, mind, and soul. No experience or registration required. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15am in the Formal Gardens. May 20, 2025 - September 18, 2025 Questions? Send us an email Overton Park Conservancy is […]
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Join us for Painting the Masters, a relaxed, welcoming 8-week class series where adult learners discover the joy of oil painting. Each session explores techniques used by great artists throughout history—helping you build foundational painting skills while creating your own masterpieces. Perfect for beginners or those returning to art, this class offers step-by-step guidance, time to […]
$250.00 – $375.00
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Inspired by the work of Charles White, this teacher workshop focuses on examining themes of resistance and the human condition in the work of various artists. Teachers will be guided to create a work of art that shows resilience in the face of adversity. The workshop blends guided instruction with open experimentation, set against the […]
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Take a closer look at the blueprints with architect Jack Brough, Project Manager for the new Memphis Art Museum and Associate at Herzog & de Meuron. Jack Brough began his collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron in New York in 2009. He has contributed to a number of significant cultural, institutional, and hospitality projects in […]
Free – $22.05
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Join us for a compelling artist talk at your art museum, as curator Rose Smith sits down for an in-depth conversation with celebrated painter Calida Rawles on the topic of her current exhibition, Away with the Tides. Known for her luminous, water-drenched portraits that center Black bodies in states of grace, resilience, and possibility, Calida Rawles […]
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KUDZU KINGS (kud-zoo kingz) (Reges pueraria sollemnitas) have been on a musical crusade since 1994, playing at festivals and music venues in the Southeast and beyond with their diverse catalogue of original music and decidedly waggish banter. These good-time botanical royalists gained early popularity playing the jamband circuit. However, the majority of their songs are […]
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Get “egg-static” about sustainability and sculpture! This Super Saturday, you’ll use egg cartons, cardboard, model magic, and more to build your own 3D animal head, inspired by the animal-themed works of William Keane and William Edmondson. Explore how everyday materials can become extraordinary art. Free and open to the public every Saturday from 10 AM […]
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It’s one thing to go out and take a photograph; it’s another to take a picture that tells a story. To do that, there must be intent, a resonating with the surrounding world that influences the photographer to respond and capture an image. Join acclaimed photographer Bruce Meisterman for a talk about his philosophy, journalistic […]
$27.30 – $48.31
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MPPF Set Times: 5:00: YOUR ACADEMY5:45: THE SONNY WILSONS7:00: THE CONNELLS The Connells, one of North Carolina’s most successful indie rock bands, released “Steadman’s Wake" in 2021, their first full-length album since 2001. Beyond the fact that “Steadman’s Wake” is the group’s first new release in over 20 years, it is the first Connells’ album […]
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