This is your week if you love the opera and want to share that passion with your little ones. The Nashville Opera has a free event at the Williamson County Performing Arts Center on Feb. 15 as well as one on the same day over at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville. The museum is also hosting a day of special activities for homeschoolers on Feb. 18 for families looking to learn about Black History Month. The Kidsville Family Walk is happening at Centennial Park, where they’ll unveil the new storywalk. And then there’s an event over at Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary focused on fungus. There’s a cost associated, but it could be a great parent-kid event for a Saturday that has benefits later on.
As part of our series on free cheap things to do with the family, here is our weekly roundup of places to spend time together over the next week:
On Feb. 15, Owl’s Hill is hosting a 10 a.m. to noon guided fungus hike. A $40 entry fee pays for a mushroom cultivation kit, guided hike for two and an education in the basics of mushroom cultivation for edible oyster mushrooms and the biology and ecology of fungus. Attendees will learn how to get started with their mushroom-growing kits at home and how to take care of the oyster kits that come with the event. And then the best part, eating, comes much later after you care for your fungi at home.
'Goldie B. Locks & The Three Singing Bears'
The Nashville Opera will be at the Williamson County Performing Arts Center on Feb. 15 in partnership with the Williamson County Public Library. The family-friendly performance begins at 10 a.m. and is for folks of all ages. The opera will perform Goldie B. Locks and the Three Singing Bears, which uses Mozart and Offenbach’s music to deliver comedy and a lesson rooted in honesty. The 40-minute performance is free, but registration is required.
Nashville Opera: 'When Marian Sang'
Over in Nashville, the Nashville Opera will present a new performance, When Marian Sang, at the Tennessee State Museum. The program is based on Pam Muñoz Ryan’s book, When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson, who was the first Black opera singer to sing a principal role at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955. The performance will include traditional spirituals, popular songs and opera arias to bring Anderson’s story to life for an entirely new generation, according to the museum. The event is free, and there’s no registration required.
At Centennial Park, Kidsville is hosting the annual Kidsville Family Walk on Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. The entire family is invited to participate in movement games, a dance party, instrument petting zoo, arts and crafts and a selection of food and drinks for sale. The walk will unveil the storybook walk around the lake, which features the book You Are a Garter Snake!
Homeschool Day: Black History Month
The Tennessee State Museum is hosting a day full of historical activities in honor of Black History Month. On Feb. 28, families are invited to experience the museum’s living history presentations, hands-on learning programs and children’s gallery crafts. The day is led by educators and is free. No registration is necessary, and programs will rotate every 30 minutes. The program begins at 10:30 a.m. and goes until 12:30 p.m.
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