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Take the stage at The Guest House at Graceland. Catch bugs at Lichterman Nature Center. Find Your Flow at Germantown Performing Arts Center. These are just a few of the summer camp options awaiting kids across Shelby County.
The pandemic forced summer camps to slow down in 2020, but this year they are preparing for plenty of games, activities and outdoor fun, along with some COVID-19 safety protocols.
Here is a look at some of this year s Memphis-area summer camps.
Camp GTOWN
The City of Germantown hosts Camp GTOWN each year, offering crafts, street hockey, field trips, swim days and more.
Underground Railroad exhibit opens at Pink Palace
New exhibit takes visitors on journey from darkness to light The Pink Palace Museum is a mansion for of memories for many Memphians. (Source: WMC) By Amber Strong | April 12, 2021 at 3:45 PM CDT - Updated April 12 at 3:48 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Pink Palace Museum of Science & History added a new addition to its exhibit.
The exhibit at the museum takes visitors on a journey along the Underground Railroad.
Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad, expose a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century, and used by enslaved African-Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada.
The Dinosaurs in Motion exhibit will be displayed until May. Author: Local 24 Staff (Local 24) Published: 10:33 PM CST January 30, 2021 Updated: 10:33 PM CST January 30, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. The Museum of Science & History the Pink Palace debuted their Dinosaurs in Motion exhibit Saturday afternoon.
Dinosaurs in Motion is an interactive experience built for visitors of all ages.
The science-driven exhibit engages and educates visitors with 14 magnificent, fully interactive recycled metal dinosaur sculptures.
The sculptures feature exposed mechanics inspired by actual fossils. There are two parts of the exhibit. One is about the science of dinosaurs, and the other part is about the sculptor and making kinetic sculptures, said Steve Masler, manager of the exhibits. So, there are examples upstairs of how the wires work and what type of wires need to be used.
Five Things To Do This Weekend in Memphis: January 29th-31st
Focus on film and music this weekend â Sundance Film Festival, Jewish Film Festival, Clarksdale Film & Music Festival, and an Elton tribute plus a STEAM exhibit.
Opened Wednesday, January 27, screenings through March 3 Ã
Jewish Film Festival, online from Memphis Jewish Community Center
International film fans will be pleased to know that the Memphis International Jewish Film Festival will go on this year â virtually. The festival is in its eighth year and will feature nine films ranging from features to documentaries and comedy to drama. The films are diverse and engaging. There is something for everyone.