Your Memphis Parent Picks
Free Family Art Workshop: Comics with Terri Scott @ Memphis College of Art
Saturday, January 6, 2-4 p.m.
Got a creative crew? Head over to the Memphis College of Art to take part in family workshops that include drawing, painting, and sculpture. Open to all ages and experience levels. Free, donations go to support youth scholarship fund (recommended donation is $10/family). Walk-ins are welcome on a first-come, first-served basis. Register online.
Free · 272-5116
Free Sundays at Chucalissa @ C.H.Nash Museum at Chucalissa
Sundays in January, 1-5 p.m.
Would you like to be enlightened by learning from the lives of Native Americans? C. H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa hosts Free Sundays for families to tour the museum and mounds, and also watch a family-friendly film on Native Americans at 2 p.m.
Movie changes weekly. Jan. 7: Raven Tales: Rough Face Girl (25 minutes). Jan. 14: Tales of Wonder 1 (60 minutes). Jan. 21: Tales of Wonder 2 (60 minutes). Jan. 28: Raven Tales: Rough Face Girl (25 minutes).
Free · 785-3160
Elvis--Back to Live! @ Halloran Cenre at The Orpheum
Friday, January 12, at 6 p.m.
Don’t miss out on this musical tribute to “The King of Rock n’ Roll.” World Champion Elvis Tribute artist Ted Torres Martin backed by Southern California’s The TCB Flash Band presents this multimedia stage production to create a one-of-a-kind experience for Elvis fans.
$25-$40. $40 tickets include post-show VIP Meet & Greet with Ted Torres Martin and Band · 525-3000
King Day 2018 @ National Civil Rights Museum
Monday, January 15, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a focus on the theme - Where do we go from here? Activities include daylong performances, youth-centered “edutainment,” a health pavilion, and the museum experience. The museum holds its annual drives for Mid-South Food Bank and Lifeblood.
Special admission: $5/person. $3 with food donation and free for up to four people with blood donation · 521-9699
PB&J: Big Barton at Germantown Performing Arts Center
Saturday, January 20. Two sessions: 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.
Get ready to have some down home fun with Big Barton. Saddle up your horse and put on your boots to enjoy classic country and western music as Big Barton plays artists including Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, and more.
$8/child includes up to two adults · 751-7500
Magic Carpet presents Belly Dance with Jasmine's Jewels @ Buckman Arts Center at St. Marys' School
Saturday, January 20, at 10 a.m.
Can’t keep your wiggles together? Then here’s your chance to dance to Middle Eastern Jams. Children ages two and up are welcome to grab their magic carpet for a global adventure with Jasmine’s Jewels.
$5/child. Free to adults · 537-1483
Finding Neverland @ The Orpheum
January 23-28. Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Friday at 8 p.m. Saturday at 2 & 8 p.m. Sunday at 1& 6:30 p.m.
Interested in knowing the story behind one of your beloved characters, Peter Pan? The Broadway musical shares how playwright J. M. Barrie finds his inspiration from four young brothers’ make-believe adventures and sets out to write the classic tale.
Join for Kids’ Night on Broadway on Friday, January 26, at 8 p.m. Special activities begin at 7:10 p.m. and include making fairy wands and adding drawings to the Dreamwall. Free admission for children ages 4-18 when accompanied by a full-paying adult.
$25-$125 · 525-3000
The Birds and the Seeds: Winter Workshops & Seed Swap @ Lichterman Nature Center
Saturday, January 27, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Calling all bird enthusiasts for a day of fun and learning at the Lichterman Nature Center! Highlights include gardening and bird watching experts, nature photography seminar, cooking demos, children’s activities, owl pellet dissection and seed starting activity stations, Seed Swap, and seed giveaways.
Free admission. Fees for tool sharpening and “Bird on a Wire” string art workshop · 636-2211
Olate Dogs @ Buckman Arts Center at St.Mary's School
Saturday, January 27. Two shows: 2 & 7 p.m.
Are you up for cool pawsome tricks? Catch The Olate Dogs show put together by a third generation circus performer, Richard Olate and his son Nicholas. The 2012 winners of America’s Got Talent features rescue pups performing pet stunts.
$32/adult. $25/child · 537-1483