Community Calendar

🎨 Calling all young artists!

Join us for 4-H Art Project Day and get creative with hands-on projects like yarn wall hangings, floral wall décor, dot painting, scratch art, beaded plants, and watercolor painting. Come ready to create, explore new art styles, and take home your masterpieces! ✨

Story Hour is a weekly program where preschoolers can develop kindergarten-ready skills and cultivate a lifelong love of learning through stories, songs, games, and crafts.

Learn about dinosaurs from Hooked on Science with Jason Lindsey! Ages 5-11

Learn, Shoot, Create!

Whether you're just starting out or want to improve your skills, this hands-on experience is a fun way to learn how to turn everyday moments into great photos!

July 1st from 9-11AM at Kess Creek Park

Call 270-247-2334 to sign up!

Story Hour is a weekly program where preschoolers can develop kindergarten-ready skills and cultivate a lifelong love of learning through stories, songs, games, and crafts.

From Character Creation and Basic Adventuring Gear to Boss Fights and Dungeon Delving!

Teens and Adults.

Wednesdays 5pm-6:30pm

June 3, 10, 17, 24; July 1, 8, 15, 22. 29.

Materials Provided

Presented Free of Charge. Space is limited and registration is required.

Summer Dungeons & Dragons Club - Registration: https://ccplregistration.wufoo.com/forms/sydpldc04kp5z8/

AGE Group: Children aged 1-6, accompanied by an Adult. Siblings are welcome.

No Registration Required.

CCPL’s Summer Family Story Time is a fun-filled 45 minute multi-age storytime program featuring books, songs, and activities for children ages 1-6, accompanied by an adult.

CCPL 2026 Summer Family Story Time Dates  & Themes:

• June 4 Theme: Dino Play
• June 11 Theme: Fresh Dirt
• June 18 Theme: Digging for Information
• June 25 Theme: Paleontology & Archaeology
• July 2 Theme: Celebrating America 250

Puppets are taking over the gallery! Join Miss Retta on Thursday, June 11, from 1:30–2:00 PM for a delightful puppet performance celebrating the opening of our newest exhibition. Fun for all ages—come enjoy the show and explore the art!

Free and open to the public.

"Behind the Curtain: Puppetry through the lens of Retta Folsom" will be open June 11th - July 25th with a puppet show and activity every thursday from 1:30 - 3:30pm

Your children will love our new Kid’s Art Club! Each Friday will bring something new & exciting and they will have a fun new project to share with you each week including painting, crafts, sketching and more! If your child is an aspiring artist, or just needs some fun and to get out of the house each week while parents get a break too, this kid’s club is for them! They will make friends, have fun, create lasting memories AND learn new skills.

Cost: $20 per night

When: Fridays from 6pm-8:30pm starting August 16th. Kids can bring their own water bottles & snacks, but please keep them nut free in case of allergies.

Where: Paris Academy for the Arts | 402 Lee Street, Paris, TN

If you have any questions, please email parisacademyforthearts@gmail.com or call (731) 642-3411

Story Hour is a weekly program where preschoolers can develop kindergarten-ready skills and cultivate a lifelong love of learning through stories, songs, games, and crafts.