The Nasher Museum of Art will host a family day from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday where the public can get a free look at its month-old exhibit “Picasso and the Allure of Language.”

The exhibit covers a large span of the artist’s career and focuses on his relationship with writers and the ways language affected his work. Tickets into the exhibit on Sunday can’t be pre-ordered. They’ll be available on a first-come, first-served basis. So be sure to get your tickets early if you’d like to walk through the exhibition. Tickets to the exhibit are normally $10 for adults and $5 for children 7 and up. Kids 6 and under are free.

But there’s plenty of other activities planned to while away the Sunday afternoon if you don’t get tickets or you’re waiting for your assigned time to explore the exhibit. Kids can make their own magnetic poetry for the refrigerator, create portraits inspired by Picasso’s drawings and try out some scratch art. A gallery hunt will take kids through the museum.

Durham-based Rags to Riches: Theatre for Young Audiences, a nonprofit traveling theater troupe for young people, will perform “Old Aesop’s Tales” at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. in the museum’s lecture hall.
The Nasher hosts regularly family days throughout the year. Another is planned from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 22 with more hands-on crafts and performances.

And this fall, the museum plans to roll out some informal activities that families can check out when they visit, said Juline Chevalier, Nasher’s education curator. The activities will be similar to a gallery guide that families can complete on their own as they walk through.

Other highlights …

Sample all that Durant Nature Park has to offer at Sample Durant from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Paddle a boat, watch for birds, make some crafts and meet animals at the park off Durant Road in North Raleigh. The free program is part of the city of Raleigh’s activities to mark Take a Child Outside Week, which started Sept. 24 and runs through Sept. 30. The week was created a few years ago by the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh and is now celebrated around the country. Click here  for more information about other events across the Triangle.

Learn about North Carolina crops and homegrown products at the N.C. Museum of History’s Farm Fresh Family Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Go on a history hunt in the museum, watch cooking demonstrations, sample foods fresh from the farrm and more. The event is free.

Hear some stories at Historic Oak View County Park’s annual Storytelling Festival from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.The popular festival features professional storytellers and other activities. Oak View is at 4028 Carya Dr., Raleigh.

Check out the drop-in programs at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 426 Anderson St., Durham. The gardens will kick off their informal programs for kids this fall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. This weekend, kids can try out leaf and flower pounding and create a botanical kitchen towel. Future programs include making fairy houses and bird feeders. The programs run Sundays through Nov. 1 when the gardens will host an Autumn Family Day. It’s all free.

See a live musical performance of the popular children’s story “Henry & Mudge” at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Paul A. Johnston Auditorium at Johnston County Community College in Smithfield. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12.50 at the door. The New York-based company Theatreworks USA performs the musical. Call 209-2099 for tickets and more information.

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