Esther F. Garrison School of Visual and Performing Arts dance students present DANCE WORKS, an evening of contemporary dance. The 4th through 8th grade dancers are presenting their First Annual Winter Contemporary Dance Concert. Music includes Bach, Sweet Honey In the Rock, Glee and Michael Jackson. The performance is free and the public is welcome!
Monica Eusebio Photography 2011 Cutest Kid Contest kicks off today Wed. Feb 23 2011. The winner will receive a free photo session with Monica Eusebio Photography, as well as $100 print credit and 20% off A La Carte.
Please read EVERYTHING below before you enter! Here are the details:
WHO CAN ENTER
The contest is open to anyone. However, the winning session must be held at a location within the Hinesville/ Savannah, Georgia area otherwise a travel fee will be charged of 75 cents per mile, each direction. Please contact me if you have any doubts about a location.
Any child from birth to the age of 17 may be entered in the contest. Only one entry per child.
TO ENTER
Your first step in entering in the contest is to email a photo of your child to Monica Eusebio Photography at monicaephotography@gmail.com and list the child’s first name only along with your location. You must include this information.
Photos will be accepted from Wed. Feb. 23 2011 until 11:59 PM Sat. March 5 2011 via EMAIL. Only emails with the Subject line CUTEST KID CONTEST during the entry time will be accepted.
Once your entry has been uploaded I will email you a link to Monica Eusebio Photography fan page and a link to your specific photo. (This is to ease the confusion of how to vote.)
To vote for a photo you MUST ‘like’ Monica Eusebio Photography on Facebook.
You will then need to click ‘like’ for the photo you are voting for in the album labeled ‘Cutest Kid Contest’.
HOW PHOTOS WILL BE JUDGED
All entries will be uploaded into the album ‘Cutest Kid Contest’ no later than Sun. March 6 2011, on the facebook fan page.
NO professional photography photos allowed in the contest. ALSO photos cannot be heavily edited but may be black and white and they may not be watermarked. This is to keep things fair. You must OWN the photo you submit!
You will need to click ‘like’ for the photo you are voting for in the album labeled ‘Cutest Kid Contest’.
The photo with the most ‘likes’ will be the winner. Comments permitted, but WILL NOT count towards the total number of votes.
Please understand that this contest is voter based, you control your chances to win.
You may only vote once per photo, but may vote for more than one photo. Monica Eusebio Photography will verify that all ‘likes’ of the winning photo come Monica Eusebio Photography facebook fans; ‘likes’ from non-fans will not be counted.
There will be NO DRAMA and if there is even a suspicion of a person cheating you will be removed and disqualified from the contest.
Voting will close Sun. March 13 2011 at 11:59 PM.
Official winner will be notified and announced no later than Mon. March 14 2011.
WHAT YOU WILL WIN
The parent or legal guardian of the child in the photo that receives the most ‘likes’ will receive a free photo session with Monica Eusebio Photography, $100 print credit and 20% off A La Carte. The photo session must be booked within 30 days of winning, and completed before Aug. 30, 2011.
Prize retail value of $350 – cannot be altered or changed in any way, and not redeemable for cash. Additional prints will be available for purchase at 20% off. No other promotions or discounts can be applied.
The runner-up with the most ‘likes’ will receive a $100 print credit and 10% off A La Carte.
As a bonus ANYONE who books an appointment during the contest will receive a $100 PRINT CREDIT!!
Good luck and if you have any questions please feel free to email monicaephotography@gmail.com
Monica Eusebio Photography – a SouthernMamas sponsor – offers SouthernMamas.com readers a $35 print credit. To book a session, contact Monica via email at monicaephotography@gmail.com
Tara Feis is a free, non-alcoholic event geared towards families and children. The Tara Feis children’s stage will feature a full day of entertainment, including performances from magician Magic Marc, the puppets of Conrad Hartz, and traditional Irish dancing performances from Glor na h’Eireann Irish Dance School and the Irish Dancers of Savannah.
Tara Feis is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact (912) 651-6417 or visit www.savannahga.gov/arts.
Tara Feis 2011 Schedule of Events
Main Stage
11:00 am Opening Ceremony
11:20 am The Savannah Pipe and Drum Corps
11:30 am Glor na h’Eireann Irish Dance School
12:15 pm Harry O’Donoghue, folksinger
1:00 pm Andy Cooney’s Forever Irish Show, Starring Andy Cooney, Kate Purcell and George Casey
2:45 pm Irish Dancers of Savannah
3:00 pm Meet the Andy Cooney Band (Autograph signing at the ticket tent)
3:15 pm Harry O’Donoghue
4:00 pm Andy Cooney & Band
4:55 pm Closing remarks
Children’s Stage
11:30 am Conrad Hartz Puppets
12:05 pm Irish Dancers of Savannah
1:00 pm Magic Marc
1:35 pm Glor na h’Eireann Irish Dance School
2:35 pm Conrad Hartz Puppets
3:15 pm Magic Marc
3:45 pm Last Fling (Dancers from both Irish Dance Schools)
4:30 pm Stage Closed
Celebrate “Read Across America” with one of the most famous Dr. Seuss book characters.
As “The Cat in the Hat,” Reuben Haller (a musician, clown and former Cirque du Soleil performer) brings this classic book to life. The show, complete with Things 1 & 2, a grumpy fish, and a balancing birthday cake, involves children as participants from start to finish. Don’t miss this one!
Ages 3 & up.
Bull Street Library, Monday, Feb. 28 – 4 p.m.
Thunderbolt Library, Tuesday, March 1 – 11 a.m.
Islands Library, Tuesday, March1 – 4 p.m.
West Broad Library, Wednesday, March 2 – 11 a.m.
Rincon Library, Wednesday, March 2 – 4:30 p.m.
Pooler Library, Thursday, March 3 – 10:30 a.m.
Southwest Chatham Library, Thursday, March 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Hinesville Library, Monday, March 7 – 10:30 a.m.
Oglethorpe Mall Library, Monday, March 7 – 4 p.m.
TWO Toddler Tuesdays timeslots each week. Same topic and activities for each one. One program will be at 10-10:45 AM and the second at 11-11:45 AM. Gates open at 9:45 AM. Preregistration is required. Register via phone at 912.395.1500 or 912.395.1517 or sign up at Oatland’s gift shop. REGISTER BY NOON MONDAY. Limit of 20 toddlers per program, so sign up early. $3 program fee per child and adults free! Cash or checks only. Included in the program fee is entrance to Oatland including the opportunity to walk the trails or visit the Barnyard after the program. Toddler Tuesday is now held in its own spanking new classroom in the newly renovated main Oatland Island building.
Harvest Festival at Oatland Island Wildlife Center
10 AM-4 PM Sat. Nov. 10.
Annual cane-grinding event. Old time music, cane boiling, butter-making, apple-pressing and cooking on the hearth and open fire. Hay rides, crafts and games, cane syrup and other festival food.
Adults: $7 Children $5
Toddler and Children’s Spanish Classes – offered by Bilingual Speech Therapy L.L.C – start again March 11, 2011.
Register your child now for Spanish class!
• Classes meet 1 time weekly for 45 minutes
• Class consists of bilingual music followed by an activity/game or craft
• Introductory rate of $60 dollars monthly fee
• Toddlers 3yrs and older meet Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15p.m.
• Young toddler class 1 ½ yrs to 2 ½ yrs meets Fridays 10:30 to 11:15
• School age kids ages 5-12 years meet Fridays 4:30-5:15
Learning a second Language is fun and easy if introduced to your child at a young age. Classes utilize music, fun and games to make learning a second language easy.
To reserve a spot and confirm your attendance, please contact Bilingual Speech Pathologist Lorena Luna-Bradfield M.S. CCC/SLP via email at llbradfield@gmail.com or call work cell: 956-561-1576.
Toddler and Children’s Spanish Classes – offered by Bilingual Speech Therapy L.L.C – start again March 11, 2011.
Register your child now for Spanish class!
• Classes meet 1 time weekly for 45 minutes
• Class consists of bilingual music followed by an activity/game or craft
• Introductory rate of $60 dollars monthly fee
• Toddlers 3yrs and older meet Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15p.m.
• Young toddler class 1 ½ yrs to 2 ½ yrs meets Fridays 10:30 to 11:15
• School age kids ages 5-12 years meet Fridays 4:30-5:15
Learning a second language is fun and easy if introduced to your child at a young age. Classes utilize music, fun and games to make learning a second language easy.
Class Location:
106A Oglethorpe Professional Ct
Savannah, GA 31406
To reserve a spot and confirm your attendance, please contact Bilingual Speech Pathologist Lorena Luna-Bradfield M.S. CCC/SLP via email at llbradfield@gmail.com or call work cell: 956-561-1576. Bilingual Speech Therapy L.L.C. is a SouthernMamas sponsor.
The tall ship LYNX “America’s Privateer will sail into Savannah at 12 noon Wed. March 2. Savannah Riverfront on River Street was chosen as a host port for the LYNX’s spring tour because of Savannah’s rich maritime history. The LYNX will be available for dockside tours as well as sailing excursions throughout the month of March.
Lynx was designed and built to interpret a privateer or naval schooner from the War of 1812. Displacing 114 tons, she is 76 feet in length over all, with a sparred length of 122 feet, a 23-foot beam and a draft of 9 feet. She is fitted with period ordnance and flies pennants and flags from the 1812 era. She represents the first ships to defend our freedom. The Lynx crew wears period uniforms and operates the ship in keeping with the maritime traditions of early 19th Century America. History comes alive as students and teachers play an active roll in our nation’s maritime heritage though a hands-on interactive state standards-based educational program.
For a schedule of when the ship is open for public tours, visit www.privateerlynx.org. Cost of public tours: $5 adults; children 12 & younger are free. CLOSED MONDAYS.
Savannah Fun Tours, will present “Shamrock Scramble”, a City Wide Scavenger Hunt. Funds from the event will be donated to local breast cancer organizations Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia Affiliate and Young Survival Coalition, Savannah Affiliate. 100% of all net proceeds will be given to the listed charities.
During the “Shamrock Scramble” teams will compete against each other for cash prizes in a variety of categories including: Best Team Costume, Best Team Spirit and First to Finish. All participants will be eligible for door prizes contributed by sponsoring businesses.
Savannah Fun Tours believes this event is a way for people to donate to worthy causes while having fun and getting value for their money.
Tickets to this event are $20 per person and include a t-shirt, event participation, inclusion for door prizes, and attendance at the post event oyster roast party. Participants can register by visiting www.shamrockscramble.com.
Savannah Fun Tours, a family owned, boutique tour business that designs memorable outings for locals and tourists, is hosting a fund raiser for breast cancer organizations in the area. The business is owned by Cayce Girardeau, a former VP of Human Resources who decided to branch out on her own after her second bout with breast cancer in 2007. After 20 years in “corporate America” she decided to do something related to things she truly loves: Savannah and FUN!
Savannah Fun Tours is committed to giving back by incorporating philanthropy into many of their events. For more information, contact Cayce Girardeau at cayce@savannahfuntours.com or (912) 667-9760.
One of our favorite annual Fall events.
A fun, safe, not-so-scary event for little trick-or-treaters.
TIME: 5-8:30 PM Oct. 19 & 20 2012
Walk with your trickster down our friendly forest trail to meet and gather goodies from our friendly animal characters. Let Mother Earth show you the way and sit with Mother Goose as she tells her favorite rhymes.
Face painting, spooky crafts, and many more monstrous activities await your arrival! Comfortable walking shoes and costumes are encouraged. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Admission: Adults……..$6.00 Children………$8.00
Observe and participate in magical creation of a woolen shawl through all the stages of wool processing. Oatland Island sheep will be sheared throughout the day with demos of carding, spinning, dying and weaving the wool. Crafts, games, hay rides and other children’s activities as well as food concessions.
Put your wings and pointed ears on and come to Oatland Island Wildlife Center for a day of enchantment at our second annual Fairy and Gnome House Festival. This family-themed day is all about the “wee folk”, getting up close with the natural world and encouraging active, outdoor play. Children and their adults can enter a fairy house or gnome home building contest using all natural materials. Will your house be able to lure a Fairy from her wings? Would a gnome dare to tread past your threshold? Designs will be evaluated by a panel of judges and winners will be awarded fabulous prizes. Dress in your best fairy and gnome attire and enter our prize winning costume contest.
Additional activities include a Scavenger Hunt, prize-winning games and Fairy themed crafts. Bring your favorite stuffed animal and let us transform it into a flying fairy. Visit our Hair Fairies and have your hair made into a fanciful fairy hairdo. Be sure to bring your whole family to stroll along Oatland’s enchanted trails and see if you can catch a glimpse of any fairy or gnome looking for a place to call home!
Entrance fee Adults $6. Children $5. Some activities and concessions for additional fees. For further information, please call Oatland Island at 912-395-1500.
Early Goals Toddler Soccer, Savannah Celtic’s toddler soccer program, is back
Registration now OPEN.
Give your child’s soccer future a kick start and sign up for Savannah’s largest program for the smallest kids. Since 2006 Early Goals has been Savannah’s choice for training future soccer stars. Early Goals is a fun, engaging, action-packed soccer program specifically designed to cater for the youngest players ages 30 months to 4 years old. Coaches will work on simple coordination, ball familiarity, listening skills, teamwork and hopefully plant the seed for a lifetime of soccer enjoyment.
With one session a week, Early Goals is a safe, non-competitive environment which focuses on the fundamentals of the ’beautiful game’. The season ends with a scrimmage and selection of fun activities. Every session will be overseen by one of Savannah Celtic’s professional club coaches.
Cost: $55 for 6 sessions over 6 weeks
To register your child, click here . If you have questions, call Savannah Celtic at 912-344-6198 or email matt@earlygoals.com.
Sessions include:
NEW SATURDAY SESSION – April 9-May 14 – at the Jennifer Ross Soccer Complex.
Friday — March 18 to March 22 — 2:00pm to 2:45pm
Sunday — March 20 to May 1 — 2:00pm to 2:45pm
Thursday — March 24 to April 28 — 5:00pm to 5:45pm
Monday — April 4 to May 9 — 5:00pm to 5:45pm
Thursday — April 7 to May 12 — 10:00am to 10:45am
Tuesday — April 12 to May 17 — 5:00pm to 5:45pm
Wednesday — April 20 to May 25 — 10:00am to 10:45am
UPDATE:
Emily Martinez is the giveaway winner! Congratulations Emily!
Spring is almost here. Get ready to save big on children’s boutique brands at the Spring 2011 Coastal Kids Market sale. This week Coastal Kids Market – a seasonal, upscale children’s consignment sale in Pooler just outside Savannah – is giving away a $30 gift certificate to use at the sale and 2 tickets to the Preview Party on March 2!
To enter to win, visit the Coastal Kids Market Facebook here, “like” the page and post your answer to this question on their wall: How many seasons have you shopped at CKM and what was your favorite find? Or, if this is your first time shopping with CKM, how did you hear about CKM and what are you hoping to find at this sale? (Easter dress, special St. Patrick’s Day outfit, summer wardrobe, nursery equipment?)
Not into Facebook? Then give your answer by commenting below this post (Click on comments).
Deadline to enter is noon Sun. Feb. 27. We’ll pick a winner at random and announce it here Sun. Feb. 27.
Coastal Kids Market – set for March 3-5 2011 @ The Shops at Godley Station, Pooler Parkway – offers amazing deals on high-end, gently-used boutique & trunk show clothing. Think Lilly Pulitzer, Bailey Boys, Oilily, Hannah Kate, Mini Boden, Anavini, Strasburg and Kelly’s Kids, to name a few.
Anyone who brings 3 books (new or good used condition) for the Backus Children’s Hospital at Memorial through the Next Generation will get in to shop 15 minutes early.
Only one week left to register as a consignor or volunteer. Consignors who volunteer at the sale get to shop early before the Preview Party as well as earn a higher percentage of their sales. Click here for more info.
A portion of the proceeds from the Spring Sale will be donated to the Erin Fray Medical Fund. Erin is a young Pooler mother of three and friend of Coastal Kids Market battling breast cancer. You can read about her journey on her blog by clicking here.
Coastal Kids Market Spring Sale also offers affordable opportunities to promote your business. If you want to advertise, contact Coastal Kids Market by clicking here.
Stay connected to Coastal Kids Market by “liking” them on Facebook here.
Coastal Kids Market SPRING 2011 SALE DATES
Thurs. March 3, 6-8 PM
Fri. March 4, 9 AM – 5 PM
Sat. March 5, 9 AM – nooon
**Select items will be half price on Saturday
Coastal Kids Market accepts cash and credit cards. A $15 minimum purchase is required for credit cards. http://coastalkidsmarket.com/
Coastal Kids Market is a SouthernMamas sponsor.
2011-2012
Online Application Process Opens Tues. Feb. 1 2011. The deadline for application is Fri. March 4 2011 @ 4:30 PM.
Before applications are accepted, parents/guardians are required to attend a scheduled Open House.
Open House Schedule:
Wed. Feb 9 4:30 – 6:30 PM
Thurs. Feb. 24 4:30 – 6:30 PM
Wed. March 2 4:30 – 6:30 PM
912.238.1973
www.cemco.org
Applications for the 2011-2012 Pre-Kindergarten Program will be available Monday, February 7, 2011 through Friday, March 11, 2011.
Funding from the Georgia Lottery, pending approval, will provide a limited number of Pre-Kindergarten classes to be held at various SCCPSS sites during the 2011-2012 school year. Contact Coastal Empire for that schools dates.
Children will be selected through a lottery process, which will be held in late March 2011. Parents will receive written notification of acceptance or waiting list status. Applications will continue to be accepted after the classes are filled, but they will be placed in a “waiting” folder in the event that openings occur in the Pre-K classes.
Parents of children who will be four years of age prior to or on September 1, 2011 may go to any of the sites with the program to obtain an application. The Information desk at 208 Bull Street will also have applications. For more info, click here.
Wee Ones is a seasonal (twice a year) consignment event where you will find a friendly, clean, organized store to shop for children’s items. The sale features upscale, boutique quality gently loved clothing sizes newborn-12/14, shoes, toys, equipment, books and more. Consignors will make 70% profit and also have the special opportunity to SHOP first and Wee Ones does the work for you!To find out how to prepare your items for sale and to learn more about becoming a consignor, click here or email weeonessale@windstream.net.
Sale dates & times (Extended hours)
Consignor only presale: Wed. March 2 from 1pm-5pm Public sale: Thursday March 3 from 10am-8pm Public Sale: Friday March 4 from 10am-8pm Public Sale: Sat. March 5 from 10am -3pm (select items will be 1/2 price)
Wee Ones offers moms who own small business’s the opportunity to advertise! For $20 you can advertise your business in our goody bags that we give away to shoppers and hang your poster size advertisement in our store. Expose your business to lots of GREAT Mommies from Rincon, Springfield, Guyton and all the Savannah area! Email Wee Ones for details at weeonessale@windstream.net.
The popular Mommy and Me Thursday morning program at the newly renovated University of Georgia Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island starts in March after being on hiatus during the renovation of the aquarium, which reopens with two fun public events Feb. 25-26. Registration is for FOUR Weeks March 3-March 24, 2011. The class will be Thursdays only 9- 9:45 AM and is limited to 20 children (ages 1-4). Pre-registration is required. Closed-toed, closedheel shoes are required for both kids and participating adults. Meet at the Aquarium entrance at 8:50 a.m. The program begins promptly at 9 AM. To register call 912-598-2496 or email fish@uga.edu.
PRE-PAYMENT REQUIRED
Cost for Aquarium Season Pass Holders
1 class: $8/”Mommy and Me” pair ($4/extra child)
5 Classes, 15 percent discount: $28/“Mommy and Me” pair ($12/extra child)
Cost for Non-Aquarium Season Pass Holders
1 Class: $10/“Mommy and Me” pair ($5/extra child)
5 Classes, 15 percent discount: $35/“Mommy and Me” pair ($15/extra child)
Coastal Kids Market is a seasonal, upscale children’s consignment sale in Pooler just outside Savannah.
This highly popular sale offers amazing deals on high-end, gently-used boutique & trunk show clothing. Think Lilly Pulitzer, Bailey Boys, Oilily, Hannah Kate, Mini Boden, Anavini, Strasburg and Kelly’s Kids, to name a few. Consignors who volunteer at the sale get to shop early before the Preview Party as well as earn a higher percentage of their sales. Click here for more info.
Coastal Kids Market is partnering with The Next Generation to do a book drive for the Backus Children’s Hospital at Memorial. Shoppers who bring three children’s books (new or previously used in excellent condition) will get to enter the sale 15 minutes early on Opening Night!
A portion of the proceeds from the Spring Sale will be donated to the Erin Fray Medical Fund. Erin is a young Pooler mother of three and friend of Coastal Kids Market battling breast cancer. You can read about her journey on her blog by clicking here.
Coastal Kids Market Spring Sale also offers affordable opportunities to promote your business. If you want to advertise, contact Coastal Kids Market by clicking here.
Coastal Kids Market SPRING 2011 SALE DATES
Thurs. March 3, 6-8 PM
Fri. March 4, 9 AM – 5 PM
Sat. March 5, 9 AM – nooon
**Select items will be half price on Saturday
Coastal Kids Market accepts cash and credit cards. A $15 minimum purchase is required for credit cards. http://coastalkidsmarket.com/
Coastal Kids Market is a SouthernMamas sponsor.
The Savannah Soap Co. – a new green laundromat on the Southside that can save you time and money – will host Mommy Monday each week at 10:30 AM
Each Mommy Monday will feature a different green product that’s available at The Savannah Soap Co. The Feb. 28 Mommy Monday will feature Earth Mama Angel Baby. The Savannah Soap Co. owner Aimee Wine will help mommies learn about this fabulous line of organic soaps, butters, lotions, and oils for mamas, moms-to-be, and their babies. The Savannah Soap Co. will be giving out free samples, refreshments, a discount on Earth Mama Angel baby products and giving away a door prize.
Feel free to bring your children as The Savannah Soap Co. is a child-friendly environment. The Savannah Soap Co. is a SouthernMamas sponsor.
Recommended by the Smithsonian, Tim Arnold is considered to be America’s best silhouettist. All ages welcome (even your four legged friends). By appointment only so be sure to reserve your spot today! Call 912-234-5266 or email sarajanekids@comcast.net
Sara Jane Children’s Boutique is a SouthernMamas sponsor. http://sarajane.myshopify.com/
Modern Young Masters After School Art classes provide a space for children, artists and creative minds to express themselves.
Children can explore the world of art and art history and create their own masterpieces with different materials and techniques in a fun environment instructed by local art educator Nancy Oosterhoudt. Collage, drawing, painting, pottery, printing, sculpting and photography.
Here’s the class schedule:
3:45-5:00pm
Art teacher Nancy Oosterhoudt
March 1-29/Tuesday; April 5-26/Tuesday; May 3-24/Tuesday;
March 2-30/Wednesday; April 6-27/Wednesday; May 4-25/Wednesday
No classes week of March 13
Limit 6 Students per Class. Open to ages 1st Grade-5th Grade. Cost: $85 per session
Start planning now for Nancy Oosterhoudt’s Studio 222 Summer Camps: June 13-17; June 20-14; June 27-July 1.
Register for classes by emailing at nooster212@yahoo.com or call Nancy Oosterhoudt at 912-220-1754.
Studio 222 is in Ardsley Park at 222 E. 53rd St. east of Habersham St. Studio 222 is a SouthernMamas sponsor.
