Two Shows! 10:00am & 11:00am Go on a slithering adventure with Jarrod Forthman from the New Braunfels Animal World and Snake Farm Zoo. Get up close and learn about reptiles, bugs, and mammals! Limited seating. First-come, first served.

Arrrgh, it’s great to be a pirate! Make your very own pirate hat and have a swashbuckling good time in the Art Pavilion. Be sure to ask for our Scavenger Hunt activity to find your own treasure in the museum! Quantity limited. Available while supplies last.

Discovery how music and art share a common thread. Paint to the sounds of blues artist, Mark Searcy, from the San Antonio Blues Association and enjoy works from local artist Steven G. Smith who delights in painting musicians enjoying their art! Limited seating. First-come, first served.

Celebrate everyone’s favorite toy, Play-doh! Mold, sculpt, shape and play in the Art Pavilion while learning some cool, little known facts about this much loved toy.

Kids are free between 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm $1 parking between 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Houston St./Mid-City garage on the corner of Navarro and College St.) Children must be accompanied by an adult. One adult may accompany up to four children.

Celebrate the Museum’s 15th Birthday with fun activities and special events including an appearance by Ruff Ruffman of FETCH and Free mini-cupcakes compliments of Cupcake Couture!

On Friday, October 15th from 1-2:30 PM we will be hosting "A Day In The Life Of A Farmer" program to all who can come!! Included in this program is a farm class on the importance of beekeeping and information about the crops we grow on our farm. Everyone gets to feed the friendly farm animals, go through the mini corn maze, take a hayride that goes across the Cattail Creek, and harvest their own pumpkin and ear of popcorn to take home with them! The program is $6.75/person and registration is required by Oct. 13th. (Register by calling or e-mailing)We hope you can join us for a fun afternoon!!

South Africa, like the United States, is a country of rich diversity- geographical as well as social and cultural. Moreover, since South Africa's transition from Apartheid in 1994 the country has experienced one of the most dramatic peaceful transformations in modern world history as it has emerged from three centuries of severe racial discrimination into a vibrant multicultural democracy. However, in spite of the extraordinary changes in South Africa the country is still confronted with severe social and economic inequalities.

The Michigan Department of Education of Education and the Shiga Board of Education initiated the Michigan-Shiga Student Exchange program in 1990. the goal of the program was to expand the relationship between the two "sister" states, Michigan and Shiga. GATE programs have been administering the program on behalf of the State of Michigan since 1993. As an exchange program created specifically for high school students, it aims to create ties of friendship, education and understanding between the two states.

The Mathematics-Science-Technology (MST) program at Michigan State University is a two week summer residential program for academically talented students who completed grades 7, 8, or 9 with a minimum age of 12 years old in academic year preceding the program. MST is conducted on the East Lansing campus of Michigan Sate university and is limited to 110 academically talented students selected from Michigan and across the nation. The program has been designed to stimulate students to lean about new development in mathematics, science, an technology, and to explore related career fields.