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PLAY FOR KCUA Pickleball Tournament
Benefiting KC Urban Advantage
Saturday, September 20, 2025
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Chicken N Pickle – Overland ParkJoin us for the Fourth Annual PLAY FOR KCUA Pickleball Tournament, a high-energy morning of fun, excitement, food, drinks, and community impact — all to benefit KC Urban Advantage (KCUA)!
KCUA is dedicated to providing equitable access to high-quality STEAM education for Kansas City’s most underserved students. This event celebrates collaboration, partnership, and access for all as we work together to build bridges across Kansas City and break the cycle of poverty through education.
Grab your paddle, rally your team, and be part of something amazing!
Animal Encounters - Box Turtle
Join us as we feed our leopard geckos their favorite food: bugs! Watch the geckos hunt their food, then stick around if you'd like to learn a bit about how we raise the mealworms, fruit flies, and other insects that we feed to the animals here at the Museum.
Animal Encounters - Bearded Dragons
Get a closer look at one of our bearded dragons as we get him out and give him some nice tasty insect treats!
Animal Encounters - Bearded Dragons
Get a closer look at one of our bearded dragons as we get him out and give him some nice tasty insect treats!
Animal Encounter - Leopard Geckos
Join us as we feed our leopard geckos their favorite food: bugs! Watch the geckos hunt their food, then stick around if you'd like to learn a bit about how we raise the mealworms, fruit flies, and other insects that we feed to the animals here at the Museum.
Animal Encounters - Snake
Did you know snakes are good at climbing trees? Even without arms and legs they can easily get around in lots of different ways. Come meet our corn snake and watch her show off her climbing skills for you!
Repeats weekly on Saturdays at 1:30 pm through August
Animal Encounter - Millipedes
Our millipedes can sometimes be hard to find since they spend a lot of their time underground. We'll get a few out today so you can get a closer look at them and watch how they coordinate over 100 legs to walk. If you'd like, you can even touch one!
Animal Encounter - Rodents
Join us to get to know all about our chinchilla and degus. Learn about how important our chinchilla's fur is and watch the unusual way he keeps it clean as we give him a dust bath. Then learn about rodents' specialized teeth and how we help them maintain good dental health as we let them chew up some fun, treat-filled enrichment items!
Animal Encounters - Box Turtle
Our turtle loves to bury herself, but today we'll get her out to get a little exercise. We'll also let her practice her natural hunting skills on some delicious crickets!
Animal Encounters - Bearded Dragons
Get a closer look at one of our bearded dragons as we get him out and give him some nice tasty insect treats!
Animal Encounters - Bearded Dragons
Get a closer look at one of our bearded dragons as we get him out and give him some nice tasty insect treats!
Animal Encounter - Leopard Geckos
Join us as we feed our leopard geckos their favorite food: bugs! Watch the geckos hunt their food, then stick around if you'd like to learn a bit about how we raise the mealworms, fruit flies, and other insects that we feed to the animals here at the Museum.
Animal Encounters - Snakes
Did you know snakes are good at climbing trees? Even without arms and legs they can easily get around in lots of different ways. Come meet one of our corn snakes and watch them show off their climbing skills for you!
Repeats weekly on Saturdays at 1:30 pm through April
Animal Encounter - Millipedes
Our millipedes can sometimes be hard to find since they spend a lot of their time underground. We'll get a few out today so you can get a closer look at them and watch how they coordinate over 100 legs to walk. If you'd like, you can even touch one!
Animal Encounter - Rodents
Join us to get to know all about our chinchilla and degus. Learn about how important our chinchilla's fur is and watch the unusual way he keeps it clean as we give him a dust bath. Then learn about rodents' specialized teeth and how we help them maintain good dental health as we let them chew up some fun, treat-filled enrichment items!
Animal Encounters - Box Turtle
Our turtle loves to bury herself, but today we'll get her out to get a little exercise. We'll also let her practice her natural hunting skills on some delicious crickets!
Animal Encounters - Bearded Dragons
Get a closer look at one of our bearded dragons as we get him out and give him some nice tasty insect treats!
Animal Encounters - Bearded Dragons
Get a closer look at one of our bearded dragons as we get him out and give him some nice tasty insect treats!
Animal Encounter - Leopard Geckos
Join us as we feed our leopard geckos their favorite food: bugs! Watch the geckos hunt their food, then stick around if you'd like to learn a bit about how we raise the mealworms, fruit flies, and other insects that we feed to the animals here at the Museum.
Animal Encounters - Snakes
Did you know snakes are good at climbing trees? Even without arms and legs they can easily get around in lots of different ways. Come meet one of our corn snakes and watch them show off their climbing skills for you!
Repeats weekly on Saturdays at 1:30 pm through April
Animal Encounter - Millipedes
Our millipedes can sometimes be hard to find since they spend a lot of their time underground. We'll get a few out today so you can get a closer look at them and watch how they coordinate over 100 legs to walk. If you'd like, you can even touch one!
Animal Encounter - Rodents
Join us to get to know all about our chinchilla and degus. Learn about how important our chinchilla's fur is and watch the unusual way he keeps it clean as we give him a dust bath. Then learn about rodents' specialized teeth and how we help them maintain good dental health as we let them chew up some fun, treat-filled enrichment items!
Animal Encounters - Box Turtle
Our turtle loves to bury herself, but today we'll get her out to get a little exercise. We'll also let her practice her natural hunting skills on some delicious crickets!
Animal Encounters - Bearded Dragons
Get a closer look at one of our bearded dragons as we get him out and give him some nice tasty insect treats!
Animal Encounters - Bearded Dragons
Get a closer look at one of our bearded dragons as we get him out and give him some nice tasty insect treats!
Animal Encounter - Leopard Geckos
Join us as we feed our leopard geckos their favorite food: bugs! Watch the geckos hunt their food, then stick around if you'd like to learn a bit about how we raise the mealworms, fruit flies, and other insects that we feed to the animals here at the Museum.
Animal Encounters - Snakes
Did you know snakes are good at climbing trees? Even without arms and legs they can easily get around in lots of different ways. Come meet one of our corn snakes and watch them show off their climbing skills for you!
Repeats weekly on Saturdays at 1:30 pm through April
Animal Encounter - Millipedes
Our millipedes can sometimes be hard to find since they spend a lot of their time underground. We'll get a few out today so you can get a closer look at them and watch how they coordinate over 100 legs to walk. If you'd like, you can even touch one!
Animal Encounter - Rodents
Join us to get to know all about our chinchilla and degus. Learn about how important our chinchilla's fur is and watch the unusual way he keeps it clean as we give him a dust bath. Then learn about rodents' specialized teeth and how we help them maintain good dental health as we let them chew up some fun, treat-filled enrichment items!
Animal Encounters - Box Turtle
Our turtle loves to bury herself, but today we'll get her out to get a little exercise. We'll also let her practice her natural hunting skills on some delicious crickets!
Animal Encounters - Bearded Dragons
Get a closer look at one of our bearded dragons as we get him out and give him some nice tasty insect treats!