Our Methods and Teachers are so popular, we needed twice the space!!! We will move into our new space on the 3rd and 4th of September and celebrate with Open Mic Night for students and teachers. Future Open Mic events will be for all kids and Music Makers....for Life, Inc. teachers. Future Open Mics events will be held on Sunday afternoons but we thought we'd kick it all off at our Grand Re-Opening! Open Mic is just one more venue we are adding to our list of ways to allow our students to apply what they learn in their music classes and lessons in a performance setting.

Fall Registration for Group Piano, Guitar and Voice classes as well as for private lessons.

For: Home schooled children in grades Pre-k through 12th. Time: 10:30am - 11:30am When: October 18th, 2010 Where: 6300 Cochran Mill Rd. , Palmetto, GA 30268 Cost: $5 per participant (including parents) Cash or check only. September’s topic will be Reptiles in the Ecosystem. Meet native and some exotic reptiles up close and learn about their traits and habitats. Students will have the opportunity to touch many of the animals as well. www.cochranmillnaturecenter.org 770-306-0914

With Clifford Blizard, Ph.D. 11:00am – 1:00pm $3.00 for members and $5.00 for non-members Join Clifford Blizard, Ph.D., for a brief PowerPoint talk about some of the historic remains at Cochran Mill Park, followed by a walk to visit several of the most noteworthy and accessible ruins. Expect to learn about mill technology, former residents of the park, a KKK meeting place called “The Fortress” that once stood in the area. The talk will last a half an hour and the walk an hour and a half (total distance under two miles).

With Jason Wisniewski, Georgia’s State Malacologist $3.00 for members and $5.00 for non-members The eastern United States exhibits by far the richest diversity of freshwater mussels on the planet. Although we are blessed with such diversity, it is estimated that perhaps 70% of our freshwater mussels are extinct, endangered, or in need of special protection. Freshwater mussels are a huge indicator of our water quality.

For: Home schooled children in grades Pre-k through 12th. Time: 10:30am - 11:30am When: September 20th, 2010 Where: 6300 Cochran Mill Rd. , Palmetto, GA 30268 Cost: $5 per participant (including parents) Cash or check only. September’s topic will be Granite Rock Outcroppings. Students will hike a half of a mile to this very unique habitat. They will learn about the special plants and animals that live in this habitat and why it is so important to preserve it. The minerals that make up the granite rock will also be discussed.

For grades 1st - 4th. See our website for full details: www.tellusmuseum.org. Registration within 2 weeks of program. Children must have adult chaperone. ($12 museum admission fee per adult)

Indian individuals and groups demonstrate and sell crafts, provide educational activities. Though items are for sale, this event is focused on educational information and offers hands-on activities for kids.

Food, Glorious Food -- Welcome to a Spiritual Feast A one-day conference featuring speakers on organically grown and produced food, genetically modified or bio-engineered food, and the spiritual significance of food in the Gospel of Luke. Speakers: Maurice Lange (organic food); Eric S. Sachs,(GM crops) and Mary Margaret Pazdan, OP (meals and hospitality in St Luke). Rigali Center, September 25, 2010 from 9:00 - 3:00 pm. Registration before Sept 1: Adults $35.00; Students $25.00 (includes lunch).

We’re taking our FETCH! Lab outside the museum doors for a day of wacky challenges from our favorite canine host, Ruff Ruffman. We won’t know what we’ll be up against until we open the mailbox to see what Ruff has sent us! It’s gonna be a dog-gone good time so assemble your team today! KidsQuest Children’s Museum www.kidsquestmuseum.org 425-637-8100