Community events
your dog to have them washed and dried by volunteers from The Savior Foundation for a $10 donation to the nonprofit dog rescue group. Call 901-249-5691. Lichterman Nature Center, 5992 Quince, hosts
Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thousands of native and wildlife-friendly plants grown on site for this once-a-year sale. Experts on hand to answer questions about plants offered, as well as other gardening topics. Free admission and parking. Visit memphismuseums. org. Also on Saturday: from 2-4 p.m. Native, wildlife-friendly selections from the Lichterman Salvia Collection, heirloom plants and other plants will be offered at half regular price. Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry, hosts
Talk and Cocktails with Rosalind Creasy Thursday, from 6-8:30 p.m. Evening of food, cocktails, plants. auction, prizes and informative talk on the benefits of integrating herbs and edible plants into ornamental landscapes. Cost is $25 for members, $35 nonmembers. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com. Briarcrest Christian School, 6000 Briarcrest, presents
Thursday-Saturday, from 7-8:30 p.m., and Saturday, from 2-3:30 p.m. Based on Disney’s animated film, a flying carpet ride filled with music, adventure and favorite songs. Tickets are $15. Email info@briarcrest. com, visit briarcrest.com or call 901-765-4600.
The fifth annual will be April 23, from 4-8 p.m., at Church of the Holy Spirit, 2300 Hickory Crest Drive. Featuring food, drink, great music, maybe dancing and a silent auction. A dozen teams compete to cook the best steak judging and top three winners receive cash and prizes. Tickets are $20 for adult steak dinner and $3 for kids’ meal. All proceeds will go to the Knights of Columbus Holy Spirit Council 15196 charitable fund. Visit holyspiritknights.com or facebook.com/KOC15196HolyCowSteakCookoff for ticket and contest information.
The meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road. Open to the public, visit for free.
The meets on the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the upstairs room at Town Village Audubon Park, 954 Cherry Road. Open to the public, visit for free.
a collection of 36 fabric panels created and handstitched by Krinitz, will be on display at the Temple Israel Museum, 1376 E Massey Road, through May 13, during regular museum hours. Visit timemphis.org. lebonappetit.org.
The 19th annual event is Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Rhodes College, 2000 N. Parkway. Children’s carnival featuring a giant chess set, dunk tank, inflatable jousting ring, May pole, petting zoo and more. Free to attend. Email: hanas-16@rhodes.edu or visit bit.ly/25Q1rTx.
Crosstown Arts, 430 N. Cleveland, hosts
7 p.m. Wednesday. Visit crosstownarts.org. Also coming up:
Saturday, 8 p.m. Unique performance of keyboard instrument invented in the 1940s to reproduce the sound of acoustic, electromechanical or synthesized instrument. Digital projections complement the music. Tickets are $15-30.
The second annual is Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., in the Broad Avenue Arts District Water Tower Pavilion, 2542 Broad Ave. Enjoy yoga and fitness classes, Empire Studio hair show, bellydancers, food vendors and trucks, artists, live music and more. Free to attend.
is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Elmwood Cemetery, 824 S. Dudley. Enhance your knowledge of the lives of the men and women whose lives were touched by the Civil War. Questions are encouraged. Cost is $15. Visit elmwoodcemetery. org.
Shelby County Historian will speak on the natural, cultural, architectural and entertainment history of the Memphis Fairgrounds, as well as future plans, on a walking tour that begins at 2 p.m. Sunday. Participants should dress for the weather and meet at the Coliseum, 996 Early Maxwell Blvd. Visit sustainableshelby.com/fairgrounds-walking-tour-jimmyogle.
Harwood Center partners with Autism Resources of the Mid-South (ARMS) to host the seventh annual
at 7 p.m. April 29, starting at Bluff City Sports, 769 Cooper St., with an after party hosted at Memphis Made Brewing Co., 768 Cooper St. All proceeds benefit the children and families served by Harwood Center and ARMS. Visit openingeyestoautism.racesonline.com.
The newly-reopened at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum, 3050 Central, presents several out-of-this-world experiences, through June 3. Visit memphismuseums.org for times.
Shows what it takes to become an astronaut. Experience a rocket launch from the inside the body of an astronaut. Explore amazing worlds of inner and outer space. Cost is $7.
Journey throughout Earth’s violent history and see the impacts from comets and asteroids that have shaped earth’s surface. A reminder of our own humble beginnings in the hostile environment of space. Cost is $7.
Join Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu. Together they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth. Cost is $7.
Hop through constellations, learn cool star names and groove to space music in this full-dome audiovisual experience. Cost is $7.