Class Name: Young Rembrandts: Elementary Art (Ages 6-12) Class Date(s): Weekly - Wed 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM; 4 sessions starting 9/24/2014, ending 10/15/2014 Class Description: Drawing is the fundamental skill of the visual arts that can - and should - be learned by all children. Young Rembrandts teaches the drawing skills children need while developing learning skills that give children an academic advantage. This program offers innovative guided instruction, topics that kids love and relate to, and instructors that know how to reach this group. Not only hands-on and visual...it's simply fun.

Class Name: Young Rembrandts: Cartoon Drawing (Ages 10-14) Class Date(s): Weekly - Wed 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM; 4 sessions starting 9/24/2014, ending 10/15/2014 Class Description: Surely the most fun you can have while learning! This entertaining program combines Young Rembrandts’ innovative, hands-on teaching method with light-hearted subject matter that engages children, their sense of humor, and their vivid imaginations.

September 14. Family Painting En Plein Air-Monet’s Japanese Bridge. 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Come out and paint in the Artist’s Garden! Channel Monet as you use the Idea Garden for inspiration, and use your paint palettes plus tissue paper and pastels to create a painted collage of the famous bridge. Artist Kerrie Rogers will be on hand to assist budding artists. MBG members $5 per canvas/non-members Garden admission plus $5 per canvas. Supplies and skills provided by our on-site artist. Call 901-636-4122 for more information.

September 13. Japanese Festival. 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Celebrate the history, culture and people of Japan at the Memphis Botanic Garden Japanese Festival, featuring demonstrations on tea ceremony, origami, chopsticks, kimono dressing, Bon odori, koi ponds, and more. Be amazed by the Candyman from Epcot as he creates works of art from spun sugar! Enjoy the energizing sounds of Kaminari Taiko drummers. Kids can try their hands at traditional Japanese games while parents shop at our Japanese marketplace.

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT FOR KIDS! "MARTIAL ARTS FOR CONCENTRATION WORKSHOP" SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 @ 10AM 2727 Canton Rd. #500 Marietta, Ga. 30066 * Concentration * Focus * Self-Discipline * Self-Esteem * Self-Control * & Winning Attitude *All Kids Ages 5-12 * Class to be conducted by retired Atlanta Falcon Linebacker, Hall of Fame Martial Artist, Chief Instructor and Owner of Reid's Shaolin Martial Arts Master Michael Reid Call 770.422.9250 or Text KUNGFUCLASS to 95577 to register for the workshop! For All Kids Ages 5-12 This Class is OPEN AND FREE TO THE COMMUNITY!

As it turns out, Mother Nature is afraid of the dark too. How else can you explain all of those night lights in the forest, in the ground, and in the sea? Everywhere you look in the natural night there are critters aglow – from fireflies to jellyfish to worms and snails. In the most recent exhibition to grace the halls of the Museum of Idaho, Glow: Living Lights explores one of nature’s most peculiar and least understood phenomena – bioluminescence. Bring your curiosity. Bring your sense of wonder. But leave your night light at home. Mother Nature has that covered.

The home school classes are offered in 4 week intervals at the Dunwood Center in Fox Point. The classes are held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. over a 4 week period for a total of 8 hours of instruction. Classes are offered in a format to allow for families who have children across more than one age group. *Class sizes range from 12 to 20 students. We do not over enroll classes. *Jr. classes must have a minimum of 8 students. All other classes must have a minimum of 10 students.

Boy Scout Badge Fest Saturday, October 25 – 9:00am-4:00pm $12 half day / $20 full day Attention all Bears, Webelos and Boy Scouts! Come to PEEC for a fun day of badge work. Call for details on specific badges. Payment is required at registration. Space is limited - call early!

Ecozone Discovery Room! Sunday, October 19 – 1:00-4:00pm $2 per person Climb into a bald eagle’s nest, crawl into a bat cave, and dig in a fossil pit! Explore this indoor discovery room and enjoy hands-on exhibits on natural history, sustainability and the local environment. No registration required.

Nature at Night Saturday, October 18 – 6:00-8:00pm $5 A cool fall evening is the perfect time to head outside. Take a walk in the woods to listen for owls, look at stars, and enjoy the music of the night. Enjoy fun activities that test your night vision.