Plenty going on around town, just needs you to come out and play.
EVERY TUESDAY
Dixon Gallery and Gardens • Pay-What-You-Can. Also Free on Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon.
Be sure to see the new exhibit featuring artwork by children and teen participants in Dixon’s afterschool art programs.
Memphis Zoo • Free Tuesdays.
Enjoy the zoo with free admission after 2 p.m. Bring TN ID. Get up close and personal with rays at Stingray Bay. And don’t miss the jellies, the zoo’s newest addition in the Aquarium.
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art • Fred’s Free Wednesdays. See the annual Student Exhibition, Art Builds Creativity (ABC), a visual art enrichment program for fourth graders from Title I schools in Memphis.
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
Memphis Public Library • Bookstock, happening at the Benjamin L. Hooks library branch.
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Fun family event celebrates local authors and reading with family activities, author chats, and more. Don’t miss the Memphis Parent Writers Panel at 2:30 p.m. Hear from authors Patricia McKissack, Barry Wolverton, and Moriah McStay about writing and publishing children’s books. Free.
Hosted by MP editor Jane Schneider.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
YMCA at Schilling Farms • Healthy Kids Day.
9 a.m.-noon.
Activities include A-Mazing Obstacle Course, moon bounce, face painting, crafts, games, and activities. Basketball Free Throw Contest for ages 5-12 at 11 a.m. and Freeze Dance Contest for all ages at 11:30 a.m. Free.