FEBRUARY 2025

Ongoing HOMESCHOOL IN THE PARKS, Ages: 7-12. Several parks throughout the Charleston County Parks system. 843-795-4386, customerservice@ccprc.com. Charleston County Parks hosts various events for homeschool groups in our parks throughout the year! From the marsh to the oceans, the outdoors serves as our classroom and makes for great homeschool field trips during science lessons. ccprc.com.

(FL) Through April 2025, FEATURED EXHIBIT: DIVE INTO ART: FINTASTIC FISH OF FLORIDA, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, History of Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL, 305-664-9737. Visit to explore Dive Into Art: Fintastic Fish of Florida. This limited-time exhibit showcases artistic creations from students across the Keys, as well as from members of the Art Guild of the Purple Isles. These works focus on the diverse fish of the Florida coast, and delve into the topics of sustainable fishing, aquaculture, and conservation. www.divingmuseum.org.

(FL) February 6- March  1. 2025,  I LIVED HERE AS WELL… GOING HOME, 10am, All Ages. Ximenez-Fatio House Museum, 20 Aviles Street, St Augustine, Florida, 32084, 904-829-3575, emily@xfhouse.org. At the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum, guests are invited to step into a 225-year-old boarding house and experience, firsthand, the stories of the people that lived within it. The “I Lived Here, As Well” program is a series of interpretive Black History tours in which the ‘tour guides’ are actors who portray several characters from St. Augustine’s past. Some of these characters are people who we know lived in the house, like Louisa Williams, a previously enslaved woman who was freed by Union troops in St. Augustine in 1862. Other characters were crafted to represent enslaved and freed people who were documented as working in this house, but whose names were never recorded. Cost: $25.  https://ximenezfatiohousemuseum.ticketspice.com/i-lived-here-as-well

(AL) February 11-12, 2025,  NATURE ACADEMY AT HUNTSVILLE BOTANICAL GARDEN, 10:00am 12:00pm. Kindergarten-8th Grade. Huntsville Botanical Garden, 4747 Bob Wallace Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35805, 256)830-4447 ext. 270, sparsons@hsvbg.org. Explore the wonders of science in the great outdoors with Huntsville Botanical Garden’s Nature Academy! Offering dynamic, hands- on STEM classes, tailored for students in grades K-8, our program is designed to enhance learning with fresh and engaging content each year. Open to homeschoolers and led by our highly qualified educators, these two-hour classes delve into exciting scientific topics through hands-on activities and exploration. Join us on either of our monthly scheduled dates from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Space is limited to 20 participants for each session. Spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Check out our Youth Programs webpage https://hsvbg.org/learn/youth-programs/ to register for an upcoming session. Member Child- $15 Non-Member Child- $20. https://hsvbg.org/learn/youth-programs/

(NJ) February 14-16, 2025, WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY PRESENTS BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY, New Jersey Symphony Special Concert, 30th Anniversary Concert. Performed in Red Bank, Newark and New Brunswick. Bugs Bunny at the Symphony is back! Celebrate Looney Tunes and its legendary stars, including Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner and of course Bugs Bunny, our very favorite “wascally wabbit.” Enjoy classics including “Baton Bunny,” “The Rabbit of Seville” and “What’s Opera, Doc?” alongside Warner Bros. Discovery 3D theatrical shorts “Rabid Rider,” “Coyote Falls” and “Fur of Flying.” Don’t miss these extraordinary musical scores performed live by the New Jersey Symphony as all the action unfolds on the big screen. Call us Monday–Friday from 10 am–5 pm at 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476.  https://www.njsymphony.org/concerts-and-events/concert-listing

(FL) February 15, 2025, GUIDED TOURS AT THE HISTORY OF DIVING MUSEUM, 11 AM and 2 PM Valentine’s Day Weekend Tour – Free with your Admission. History of Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL, 305-664-9737. Open Daily 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Free with your Admission. Venture through 4,000 years of “the quest to explore under the sea” and the special role that South Florida and the Florida Keys played in this untold story. Exhibits and Museum Store open 362 days a year plus featured exhibits and special events. www.divingmuseum.org.

(VA) February 20, 2025, YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT: THE ORCHESTRA MOVES, 12:00pm, Good for Third – Fifth Grade, Chrysler Hall, 215 St Pauls Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23510, bbates@virginiasymphony.org, 757-213-1423. By any definition, music moves. As organized sound, music moves through time and space from high to low, creating patterns and motifs. Composers and performers use expressive qualities to move us emotionally. Music also compels us to move physically and is embodied in many kinds of dance. Using Orff Schulwerk strategies and complementary creative movement activities, we will discover all the interwoven ways in which the orchestra moves. Virginiasymphony.org/fieldtrips.