MUSEUMS

Cormack Planetarium and Museum of Natural History, Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence. 785-9457. Museum open daily 10 am-5 pm. Museum admission is $2, $1 ages 2-7. Planetarium admission is $3, $2 ages 4-7; no one under age 4 admitted to the planetarium.

•Mission Moon: Past, Present, Future exhibit.

•Planetarium show: Sky Views, Sat, Sun, 2 pm.•Space Adventure Weekend, celebrate NASA’s 50th anniversary with family activities including hands-on flight and rocketry adventures.

Providence Children’s Museum, 100 South St., Providence. 273-5437, www.childrenmuseum.org. Hands-on activity center for children 1-11 and their families. Tue-Sun 9 am-6 pm. $6.50; members free. Special programs: Global Games, ages 5-11 play games from around the world Thu 3-5 pm. Scienterrific, ages 3-5 hear Who Sank the Boat and learn how to make their sinkers float Fri 9:10 am-1:40 pm. Walk-in registration on a space-available basis for an $8 fee above the price of admission. Wonderful World of Worms, ages 5-11 investigate a worm’s life, wear worm suits to squirm through a maze and watch the wigglers wriggle through compost bins Sat 1-4 pm. No Time to Waste, ages 3-11 see a family comedy show about recycling Sun 10:30 am-1:15 pm.

NATURE

Audubon Society of Rhode Island Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope St. (Route 114), Bristol. 245-7500; www.asri.org. $6, 65+ $5, children 4-12 $4, children under 4 and ASRI members free. •Thu-Fri. Story Time: Move Over Rover. Nature story with hands-on activity followed by a nature craft. Adults must accompany children. 10 am, 1 pm. $6, members $5. Ages 3-5. Advance registration.

•Sun. Tales and Trails. 12:30-1:30 pm. Interactive nature story followed by an investigative exploration of the refuge trails. Discover insects, native plants, habitats, marine life. For families with children 7 and younger. Free with admission.

Audubon Society of Rhode Island Programs. 949-5454, ext. 3041; www.asri.org. Advance registration.

•Fri. Story Time: The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Nature story with hands-on activity followed by a nature craft. Adults must accompany children. 10 am. $5. Ages 3-5. Advance registration.

South Kingstown Parks and Recreation, 325 Columbia St., Peace Dale. 789-9301. Advance Rregistration.

•Fine Feathered Friends, South Kingstown Park and Recreation at Tri-Pond Nature Center, Tri-Pond Park Nature Center, Asapond Road (off Curtis Corner Road), South Kingstown. 789-9301; www.southkingstownri.comparksrec. Children ages 3-8 learn about birds. Adult must stay with children ages 5 and younger. Sat 10-11 am. $15, South Kingstown residents $12. Accompanying adult free.

PERFORMANCE

Gather, George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High St., Westerly. 596-8663; www.chorusofwesterly.org. Family concert by Susan Reed with songs from her new children’s CD. Sun 2 pm. $5, $20 for a family pass for four or more.

Z is for Zoo, A Zoo for the Z, Oh, the Wonderful Things You Will See, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase St., New Bedford. (508) 994-2900, www.zeiterion.org. Animal expert Jack Hanna Fri 7:30 pm. $25-$32.50

THEATER

Addy: An American Girl, Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence. 421-2787; www.ppacri.org. Story of Addy Walker’s journey from slavery to freedom. Sat, 2 and 6 pm. $20-$30.

Peter Pan, Vartan Gregorian School Theatre, 455 Wickenden St., Providence. 728-1222. Sat 10:30 am, Sun 3 pm. $8. All Children’s Theatre production.

ZOOS

Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence. 785-3510, 751-0203 (TDD), www.rwpzoo.org. Open daily 9 am-5 pm. $12, 62+ $8, children 3-12 $6, children under 3 free.

ETC.

Comic Book Day, Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St. (508) 324-2700. Comic books given away free, one per child, while supplies last. Sat; meet Darth Vader (11 am-noon)