Wear your most magical robes and hats and join Savannah Children’s Museum for this exciting wizarding event on October 13th from 5pm-7pm! Suggested age range for Frogwarts is 2-12.

Take a ride on the Frogwarts Express to Savannah Children’s Museum to be sorted into Houses at Frogwarts. Once the SCM Sorting Hat has picked your House, all the wizards and witches will get take fun magical classes like Potions, Wand Making, and more!

The Frogwarts Express will board at Georgia State Railroad Museum from 5pm-6pm and take all the witches and wizards to Savannah Children’s Museum. The train boards on a first come, first served basis, so be sure to arrive on time to get onboard!

Pricing for Frogwarts is $10 per child and $7 per adult.

Pre-registration AND pre-payment are REQUIRED for this event! Be sure to register today. Click here to sign up now! Need more info? Email info@savannahchildrensmuseum.org

Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Road, Savannah 31401, www.savannahchildrensmuseum.org

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Stroller Strong Moms of Savannah is celebrating their ONE YEAR anniversary!

Come join Stroller Strong Moms of Savannah for a fun filled Field Day on Tuesday, September 17 at Forsyth Park.

Class will begin at 9:30am near the playgrounds.

Let’s all participate in style by reliving our high school/college, “Glory Days.” Whether it be a treasured t-shirt (or uniform) from band or cheer, math camp or Pac 12 Champ, let’s all relive those awesome moments and throw it back!

If this is your first class, or you are a monthly member, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to celebrate with this remarkable group of ladies and babes!! Prizes and a potluck will take place after class so bring something yummy to share while we giveaway lots of fabulous prizes!!

Stroller Strong Moms, 12 East Park Ave. Savannah, 31401, email info@strollerstrongmoms.com , www.strollerstrongmoms.com Stroller  Strong Moms is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

The 63rd annual Greek Festival at the Hellenic Center, 14 W. Anderson St., Savannah
Oct. 10-12 2013
The three-day Greek Festival, sponsored by St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church, will feature homemade greek foods, desserts, greek dancing, church tours, market place, a live band and so much more during the three-day celebration of Greek food, music and heritage. Hosted in the St. Paul’s Hellenic Center, our three-day festival attracts thousands of visitors each year. Come to enjoy the food, shopping, music, dancing and atmosphere of the Greek culture

Serving food all day!
Thursday, October 10 – 11:00am – 9pm
Friday, October 11 – 11:00am – 9pm
Saturday, October 12 – 11:00am – 9pm

The festival will have free admission until 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday with a requested $2 donation after 4 p.m. There is also a requested $2 donation all day Saturday.

Drive Thru Take-Out
To download the order form, click HERE.
Thursday & Friday – 11 AM to 2 PM Only; Saturday, 11 AM-5 PM
Phone in (236-8256) or Fax your Order form to (236-7321) Pick up at Drive Up window at Henry Lane behind the Hellenic Center. Call Tuesday & Wednesday to place ADVANCE ORDERS!
Combination Lunch* $ 9.00
Combination Dinner* $11.00
Greek Salad* $ 7.00
Gyro Sandwich* $ 7.00

See the complete menu  here.

Tibetan Monks Return to the Jepson Center September 23-29 2013 with FREE children’s sand painting activities on Sept. 26 & Sept. 28.

The Tibetan Buddhist monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery return to the Jepson Center for the first time in more than four years to create an exquisite sand mandala painting as part of a free weeklong residency, sponsored by the city of Savannah. Programs related to the monks’ residency include a variety of activities for all ages and attract thousands of interested onlookers and participants.

From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, mandala sand painting ranks as one of the most unique of artistic expressions and is said to generate energies that promote global healing. The spiritual art form includes millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over the course of the week. To date, the monks have created mandala sand paintings in more than 100 museums, art centers, and colleges and universities in the United States and Europe.

WHEN:
September 23 from 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm: The monks begin with an opening ceremony of music and chants, and will begin to outline the mandala. They will continue to work until 7:30 pm.

September 24-28, 10 am to 5 pm: Watch the monks at work in the museum atrium during normal daytime museum hours, other than lunchtime.

September 26 from 10 am – 12 pm: Children’s Sand painting activity. A hands-on activity for the community to create a sand painting together.

September 26 at 5:30 pm: The Monks will lead a free lecture about the symbolism of the sand mandala.

September 28 from 1– 3 pm: Children’s Sand painting activity. A hands-on activity for the community to create a sand painting together.

September 29 Closing Ceremony:
10 am – 1 pm: The Monks finalize the details of the sand mandala.
1 pm – 2pm: The completed mandala is displayed
2pm: The Monks begin to deconstruct the mandala. they will distribute some of the sand to the audience. At about 3:00 pm, they will invite the audience to proceed with them from the Jepson Center to the Savannah River, where they will release the remaining sand into the river to disperse the mandala’s healing energies throughout the world. The release of the sand will take place at the base of the Barnard Street ramp.

All events are free and open to the public, thanks to the funding provided by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs.

Jepson Center, 207 W. York Street, on Telfair Square, Savannah, 31401, http://www.telfair.org/Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

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Girls just wanna have fun. And chocolate. And cheese. Time to get into the fall season with The Melting Pot of Savannah’s September Ladies Night Out on Thursday, Sept. 26 2013.

Cheese, salad & Chocolate for $21.99pp (plus tax and auto-gratuity) and specials on The Melting Pot’s Roaring Cocktails.

*not valid with any other offer, promotion, or discount.

Stay connected with The Melting Pot of Savannah on Facebook here and on Twitter here.

The Melting Pot, 232 E. Broughton St. Savannah, Ga 31401 tel: 912-349-5676 for reservations, www.meltingpot.com/savannah The Melting Pot of Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Oktoberfest on the River – Savannah, GA, Oct 4-Oct. 6 2013

Savannah always has an exciting Oktoberfest on Riverstreet. This festival has everything you expect from beer garden, to Oompah band and the popular Wienerdog races.
EVENT DETAILS: http://riverstreetsavannah.com/events/oktoberfest/

Festival Hours: noon-11 pm Fri. Oct. 4, 10 AM-11 PM on Sat. Oct. 5, 10 noon-5 pm PM Sun. Oct. 6 2013 with free fireworks at 9:30 PM Fri. Oct. 4 & the annual Weiner Dog races happening Saturday morning Oct. 5.

It will be a wiener dog racing, bratwurst eating, Oompah dancing filled weekend as the Savannah Riverfront celebrates its 30th Annual Oktoberfest! Come down to Historic River Street to join the German festivities all weekend long from October 4-6.

Kick off the weekend with the opening ceremony and official cask tapping on Friday at 5pm. Don’t forget to stick around for First Friday Fireworks presented by Wet Willie’s at 9:30pm! Live Entertainment will take place on the Arbor Stage each night featuring headlining bands Eric Culberson and Brave Baby.

Enjoy a traditional beer garden offering a variety of German beverages and sing along with the Rhinelander’s Oompah Band! In honor of the 30th year, Savannah Riverfront will host an Oktoberfest themed triathlon. Das Rennen am River Street will feature River Street bars and restaurants competing in a beer stein race, a teenie weenie race, and a keg roll race throughout the weekend!

Don’t worry there is a competition for you too! The annual sausage eating contest presented by Roger Wood Foods and Ambos Seafood will take place on Saturday at 3:30pm. Cash prizes will be available and registration will take place the day of the event. Last but not least, a Savannah Oktoberfest is not complete without the famous Weiner Dog Races hosted by the Savannah Morning News! Register your pup to run at: savannahnow.com/wienerdogs.

For a full band schedule and list of competition times visit riverstreetsavannah.com! This year’s Festival Series is hosted by the Savannah Riverfront and proudly sponsored by Verizon Wireless, Southern Eagle Distributing, Savannah Coca-Cola, Wet Willie’s, and our friends at Adventure Radio. Enjoy the Savannah Riverfront: The Way to Experience Savannah.

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Get ready for swashbuckling fun: the 2013 Tybee Is. Pirate Festival – includes Live Music, Children’s Activities & a Pirate Victory Parade – is set for October 10-13.

Every Columbus Day weekend, Tybee Island transforms into a lively pirate village, celebrating the rich seafaring history that defines the Georgia coast with live music, children’s activities and a Pirate Victory Parade.

The free parade will be 3-5pm Sat. Oct 12. This parade is a must for families. Parade participants will pass out treasure along the route. Tybee Island Maritime Academy will be selling hot dogs, chips, and drinks before and after the parade in the school gym. Please help support this new school!

Highlights for the 2013 Tybee Island Pirate Festival include The Pirate Victory Parade, Scallywags Costume Contest, Little Matey’s Cove, Thieves’ Market and the new Landshark’s Mugs of Mutiny Tavern with live music. The festivities kick off with the coronation at the King and Queen at the Buccaneer Ball at The Crab Shack on Thursday, October 10.

All 2013 Pirate Festival events – with the exception of the parade – will be held at the South Beach parking lot located at Tybrisa Street on Tybee Island, Georgia.

For the schedule of events, click here

Festival Open from 5pm-11pm
Tickets: Friday – $12 advance | $15 gate
Saturday – $15 advance | $15 gate
Weekend Pass – $22 advance | $24 gate
Kids 12 and under free

For more information about the 2013 Tybee Island Pirate Festival please call 912.786.5444 or visit www.tybeepiratefest.com .

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St. Andrew’s School on Wilmington Island in Savannah recently partnered with The Side-Out Foundation which unites volleyball players and coaches in the fight against breast cancer. In conjunction with the September 6 volleyball game, the St. Andrew’s community raised over $700 for the Side-Out organization.

Side-Out supports teams nationwide in their volleyball games and clinics. The organization’s goal is to increase patient support services, educate communities and fund research. You may still donate to the St. Andrew’s campaign at https://www.sideout.org/cb/campaigns/campaign/6826

In addition to winning the fight against breast cancer, the St. Andrew’s Lady Lions are on a winning streak on the court. The Varsity and JV teams defeated Beaufort Academy this week, extending their winning streak to 7-0 and 4-0, respectively. Congrats to these awesome student athletes.

St. Andrew’s is an independent International Baccalaureate World School committed to being a leader in 21st Century teaching and learning, which includes a curricular focus on creativity, communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and character. For more information on the Pre-K 3 through Grade Twelve private school, visit www.saintschool.com  or call 897.4941.

Visit www.saintschool.com  for more information.

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Haunted Trail @ Skidaway Island State Park, Savannah
Thursday, Oct 24, 2013
Friday, Oct. 25, 2013
7:30 PM to 9 PM
Take a walk through Skidaway Is. State Park’s haunted trail as your guide leads you through the frightening woods. $5 plus $5 parking. 912-598-2300.

Campground Trick-or-Treating @ Skidaway Island State Park, Savannah
Saturday, Oct 26, 2013
4 PM to 5:30 PM
Dress in your best Halloween costume and trick-or-treat throughout the campground. Bring a bag for all your candy. Please register before October 25 for trick-or-treating. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.

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Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy, Savannah , GA 31411

Candle Lantern Tours @ Fort McAllister State Historic Park, Richmond Hill.
Saturday, Oct 19, 2013 6 PM to 9 PM
Experience the fort at night as you are guided around by candlelight See how confederate soldiers spent their evenings by campfire, how they passed the cold nights, and how they preformed their evening and nightly duties. Please call ahead to inquire about tour times. Adults $6.50, Seniors $6.00, Youth (6-18) $3.75, 5 & Younger- Free 912.727.2339.

Fort McAllister Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Road, Richmond Hill , GA 31324

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Picnic in the Park’s theme this year: Celebrate the Arts
7:15 PM Sun. Oct. 6 2013 with free picnic registration starting at 4 PM & judging taking place at 5 PM.

The beloved Savannah tradition will feature an evening of live music, family, and picnics big and small!

This year’s theme, “Celebrate the Arts”, is in recognition of Savannah’s diverse cultural sector for National Arts and Humanities Month. Picnickers are encouraged to design a creative picnic spread that is inspired by any form of the arts; Music, Theater, Dance, Film, Photography, Architecture, Visual Arts and Literature. Those who enter their spreads in the picnic contest will be eligible to win an array of prizes. The picnic contest is graciously hosted by Savannah Area REALTORS®.

The performance begins approximately at 7:15 p.m. The Savannah Philharmonic will perform a variety of symphonic works ranging from influential composers Beethoven to Strauss including classical music from Broadway and films.

Picnic registration is free and begins at 4:00p.m. Judging takes place at 5 p.m. No grills are allowed in the park. Those with tents are asked to please place them on the park perimeter to respect the views of those without tents.

Earn yerself a dozen dough-bloons by dressin’ like a pirate on National Pirate Day at Krispy Kreme this Thursday (9/19/13) or talk like one for a free doughnut- http://KrispyKreme.com/Pirate

Got those Halloween costumes yet? Our area’s fall consignment sales are a good place to find costumes & save some bucks. Click here to find the local Fall 2013 consignment sales.

One place you’re going to want to hit while in costume is the Halloween Hike @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center , one of our all time favorite annual kids’ events in Savannah!. If you’ve never taken your little trick-or-treaters to this non-scary Halloween event, make sure this is the year you do so!

This year’s Halloween Hike will be 5-8 PM Oct. 18 & 19.

Walk with your trickster down Oatland’s 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. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Details here.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center Wildlife, 711 Sandtown Rd. Savannah, GA, 31410 (912) 395-1212 Driving directions here.

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Come to the Hilton Head Island Pumpkin Patch! Bring your child in costume Friday, October 25 2013 to Shelter Cove Park, 39 Shelter Cove Ln, HHI, SC 29928 from 4pm-8pm to kick off your child’s Halloween fun.

This popular children’s festival features activities such as bouncy houses, a costume contest, petting zoo, games, arts and crafts, face painting, candy and a fun hayrack ride through the park. You can also hit the pumpkin patch to pick and decorate a mini jack-o’-lantern! Admission for ages 2-15 is $10/per child and includes nearly all the activities. Parents get in free to enjoy the fun and see their child’s face light up.

Presented by The Island Recreation Association.

All the proceeds from this event benefit the Island Rec Children’s Scholarship Fund. For more information visit www.islandreccenter.org, call the Island Rec Center at (843)681-7273 or email info@islandreccenter.org. Arrive early for a spooky good time!

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St. Andrew’s School 7th and 8th grade students headed back to the beach recently but just to get their feet wet. The students were getting a hands-on lesson identifying sea life and learning about the coastal environment. After a morning of research and preparation, these 78 students made the short trip to Tybee to work with counselors from the Burton 4-H Center.

“Our students were surf detectives today on Tybee Island, exploring their own coastal back yard,” said Jesse Lazzuri, Head of the Middle School. “We are fortunate to be so close to the coast so it makes sense to take advantage of this unique opportunity.”

The experience offered the Middle School students a distinctive approach to learning about sea life and the environment. They were able to kick-off their shoes and pull a seine net through the waves. After each tow, the students observed, identified and discussed their catch that included ghost crabs, blue crabs, shrimp, bumper fish and more. The recent field trip illustrates the school’s commitment to experiential learning and the application of concepts.

“We had a great time on the beach today,” said Jacob Boyd, 8th grader. “This was a cool way to learn about the different creatures that are swimming around our feet.”

St. Andrew’s is an independent International Baccalaureate World School committed to being a leader in 21st Century teaching and learning, which includes a curricular focus on creativity, communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and character. For more information on the Pre-K 3 through Grade Twelve school, visit www.saintschool.com or call 897.4941.

Visit www.saintschool.com  for more information.

St. Andrew’s School, 601 Penn Waller Road, Savannah, 31410, www.saintschool.com St. Andrew’s School is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Glor na Daire Academy of Irish Dance presents its annual fundraiser, “A Night in Ireland” with two performances on Saturday, September 21, 2013, at the American Legion Post 154 on Tybee Island, Ga.

The matinee features dancing only and begins at 2 p.m. Matinee tickets are $5 each. The evening performance includes dinner, Irish dancing, live music, cash bar and silent auction. Seating starts at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 7 p.m. Evening tickets are $15 for adults and $6 for children. Tickets may be purchased online at www.glornadaire.com or at Big Frog Custom t-shirts (1909 E. Victory Dr.).

Glor na Daire is an Irish Dance Academy formed by Abbey Wood, TCRG, and Brent Wood, TCRG. The dance school is comprised of four locations in what is considered the Southern Region of Irish Dance in North America, including Savannah, Ga., Charleston, S.C., Jacksonville, Fla., and Corpus Christi, Texas.

Glor na Daire Academy’s goal is to reach within each dancer and help them find all that comes with hard work. cooperation, commitment and the joy found in the musical movement of Irish dance. For more information about Glor na Daire Irish Dance Academy, please visit www.glornadaire.com  or like Glor na Daire Academy at www.facebook.com/GlornaDaireAcademy .

If interested in Irish Dance classes in Savannah, please call 912.308.2800 or email a.kimzey03@gmail.com For performance info, call 843.260.5609 or email lbland1@aol.com

Glor na Daire Academy of Irish Dance, www.glornadaire.com , 7176 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Savannah, Glor na Daire Academy of Irish Dance is a SouthernMamas.com subscriber

Scribble Art Studio & Blick art materials present Saturday art workshops @ Dick Blick, Savannah. See a complete list of workshops available here.

To learn more about Scribble’s art classes & children’s birthdays in Pooler & Savannah, click here or call 912-713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler also offers private & group art classes, summer art camps, adult art parties & children’s birthday parties, both in the studio & at-home DIY art birthday kits. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates. For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at (912) 713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com  . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Are you swooning over the handcrafted tables at the new Whole Foods Market Savannah? We are!

Guess what? You can try to win the custom-built tables made from reclaimed materials at the Greenhouse Grand Opening fundraiser event on Oct. 6 for Design for Ability, an educational co-op in Savannah. The table that you can win is an exact replica of a table that was built for the local Whole Foods Market.

Tables at Whole Foods Market Savannah

Local studio Oxform created these tables for Whole Foods Market Savannah and will be re-creating one for Design for Ability’s fundraiser!

You’re invited: Open House Event with Design for Ability, 3-8 PM Sun. Oct. 6.
Dinner | Live Music | Refreshments | Silent Auction
Special Raffle Item: Dining table hand crafted from local woodworking studio OxForm
Bands: City Hotel, The Accomplices, Lovely Locks and Kid Syc
Where: 607 E. 34th Street; courtyard @ Southern Pine Company
Tickets: $20.00 advanced / $25.00 day of

Tickets info here.

Come join the first fundraiser event for Design for Ability. They’ll will be showing off the construction of their brand new greenhouse, listening to some great music and eating wonderful food. Help support Design for Ability’s vocational training program for youth with exceptional needs by attending. It will be a blue grass pickin, good food eatin an annual affair. Details here.

Food Day Play

Play Streets will be bringing PLAY to the 3rd Annual Savannah Food Day Festival, noon-5 PM Oct. 26 @ Daffin Park, Savannah. Taking over the streets in Daffin Park, families will have opportunities to play and connect with local organizations right next to the Food Day festivities and its focus on healthy, local foods.

For more information on the Savannah Food Day Festival click here.

Activities
◾Live Music
◾Forsyth Farmer’s Market vendors
◾Synthetic Ice Rink for family skating
◾Kid’s Bicycle Games
◾Surprise Dance Performance
◾Healthy Cooking Demonstration
◾Local art and activities from Deosoto Row Community Gallery
◾Farmer’s Market Scavenger Hunt
◾Bicycle Valet

What is Play Streets?

Play Streets closes specific streets to traffic on a routine basis and open that space to the community, to encourage physical activity. They offer a high-impact approach to encouraging and increasing physical activity, particularly in neighborhoods that lack sufficient open space for activity. Savannah is one of ten cities nationwide selected as participants in the 2013 Play Streets Series. The series, supported by Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Partnership for a Healthier America, brings public events for families to the streets- giving children and families a chance to be active, and have fun!

Savannah Play Streets are brought to you by Well FED, City of Savannah, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, Play Streets Partnership for a Healthier America

GET MORE INFO ABOUT UPCOMING PLAY STREETS EVENTS IN SAVANNAH BY CLICKING HERE.

11th annual Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival comes to the Lucas Theatre in downtown Savannah  @ 32 Abercorn St. for two nights and a full day of ocean-themed films for the entire family.

Friday night (Sept. 13) at 7 PM: a new film from National Geographic entitled “A Penguin’s Life,” followed by Project Shiphunt, featuring shipwreck explorer Jim Delgado. The films will be followed by a Q & A with National Geographic filmmaker Greg Marshall. The “A Penguin’s Life” film runs 7:20-8:05 PM starting after a short introduction to America’s national treasurers: Our 14 marine sanctuaries. “A Penguin’s Life” chronicles the everyday struggles of a colony of Emperor penguins. See firsthand how these penguin parents raise their chicks in just one season to survive on their own in the sea before the ice starts to melt.

Saturday (Sept. 14): begins at 1 PM with shorts and family films, ending with a presentation of the award-winning film “Chasing Ice,” which uses time-lapse photography to chronicle the alarming movement of shrinking glaciers. Featured screenings include Otter 501, directed by Bob Talbot, Lifeline: A Chesapeake Oyster Documentary, by independent filmmaker Adrian Schwarz, Shellshocked by independent filmmaker Emily Driscoll, student films in the 2013 Emerging Filmmakers Competition, and Sharks of Lost Island by National Geographic filmmaker Enric Sala.

At 8 p.m. Saturday will be “Chasing Ice” by independent filmmaker Joe Tufano, followed by a Q & A with Skidaway Institute of Oceanography researcher Clark Alexander.

The Festival also includes an opening night at the Jepson Center Auditorium on Thursday, September 11th, and an encore presentation at the Jewish Education Alliance on Abercorn Street on Sunday, September 15th. More information is available at http://graysreef.noaa.gov.

Admission to all events is free. Learn more by clicking here.

Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Savannah, 31401

Reminder: Coastal Kids Market Fall 2013 Sale upscale consignment sale is this week, Sept 11 (preview party) through Sept 14 in Pooler.

Check out this coupon sheet that has several offers from Coastal Kids Market vendors that you can use at the sale by printing them out in advance.  Just click HERE!

Don’t forget about Charity Hour on Thursday at 5pm. Bring a minimum $10 cash entry fee and Coastal Kids Market will donate 100% of it to The Dream Campaign. Be sure to check out the good they are doing right here in Savannah.

Be sure to “like” Coastal Kids Market Facebook page www.facebook.com/CoastalKidsMarket  or if you have already, make sure you hover over the “like” button and click “show in news feed.”  CKM Facebook fans are always the first to know about important announcements – like giveaways.

This popular seasonal sale is off of Hwy 80 in Pooler near Spanky’s.

Sale dates are:

Wednesday,September 11th,6 – 8 PM (Preview Party)
Volunteer hour at 5 PM & Charity Power 1/2 hour at 5:30 PM)
Thursday, September 12th, 6 – 8 PM (Charity Hour 5:00 PM)
Friday, September 13th, 9 AM – 5 PM
Saturday, September 14th, 9 AM – 2 PM (some items 50% off)-New extended hours!

Visit the CKM Facebook page here.

If you any questions, please contact Allison @ contacts@coastalkidsmarket.com

Coastal Kids Market, Upscale Fall 2013 Consignment Sale is Sept. 12-14 , Pooler, GA, http://coastalkidsmarket.com/ (912) 655-4686, email contacts@coastalkidsmarket.com Coastal Kids Market is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

We love this sweet idea: breastfeeding mini portrait sessions in Savannah with The Art of Birth by Dusti Lynn Photography. And talk about affordable: $50 per session, 25% of which will be donated to the La Leche League of Savannah. Sessions include 3 digital images with printing rights and will be at Daffin Park on Oct. 6 2013.

Contact Dusti to check book your session– 912-661-4641 or dusti@theARTofbirth.com , www.theARTofbirth.com

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	Portfolio Builder: Youth Drawing 1 Ages 10 – 14 6 Weeks – Thursdays, Sept 26 – Oct 31, 4:30–6:00pm Member: $100, Non-member: $125 Instructor: Marisa Lilje
	This class is designed to help upper-elementary & middle school students improve their drawing skills and begin the process of developing a portfolio.  In Drawing 1, students will focus on observational drawing techniques including, linear perspective, shading, and the figure. Class exercises will include working from still life and practicing portraiture and sketching from clothed models. Youth Drawing is a great class for students to develop their art portfolios. All materials provided.
	Crash Course in Portraiture Ages: Teen – Adult Saturday, Oct 12, 10am-1pm Members $75, Non-members $95
	A great class for anyone that likes to draw but is scared to draw people or just interested in trying.  This one day class will explore the basics of drawing Portraits in charcoal.  Working from life students will gain an introduction observational measuring and proportion, as well methods for organizing approaches to complex subjects.  Emphasis will be placed on creating volume, light, and shape with value, as well as additive and subtractive use of charcoal. All materials provided.
	Sketch-Booking for the Family Ages: 6 – Adult (1 adult companion per child required) 2 Weeks – Saturday, Oct 26 & Saturday, Nov 2, 10am-12pm Members $100, Non-members $125 per adult and child pair
	This class will meet 2 Saturdays and explore sketch booking as a family activity. In this class we will bind our own sketchbooks, create our own travel watercolor pallet and explore techniques for creating fast plain air sketches in water color. Lesson will include introduction to observational drawing, proper use of materials, and how to for parents looking to engage their children through the arts as well as find some time to do their own sketching. 1 parent/adult per child. All materials included.
	Crash Course Alla Prima Portraits in a Day Ages: Teen – Adult Saturday, Nov 9, 10am-4pm Members $95, Non-members $120
	This workshop is designed to create a relaxed, fun, informative, yet intense working environment. Learn to use direct fluid and fast painting process with heavy emphasis on the use, value relationships, color, and capturing sense of light. Learn to use the elements that make a painting stronger and exciting: creative use of color & edges, visual movement, paint application/ brushwork, distribution of abstract shapes and strong design. All materials provided.

VISIT TELFAIR MUSEUM’S WEBSITE BY CLICKING HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

ONGOING KIDS’ CLASSES:

TODDLER 3RD THURSDAYS
Thursday, September 19 | 10-11:30 am | JC
Shiny Shapes and Details!
$5 per child; free to adult members or with museum admission
Registration and adult supervision required. Call 790-8823 or click here to register.

WCWM? (What Can We Make?) STUDIO
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays | 1-4 pm | JC
Join us as we open the studios for drop-in visits for all ages. Explore your creative side with inspiring activities utilizing recycled materials, found objects, and traditional art supplies. Free to members or with museum admission.

Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W York Street, Savannah, 31401, www.telfair.org Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Telfair Museums will host a free Family Day at the Jepson Center as part of its monthly Family Days series, which is free and open to the public.

This month’s theme is Sketch Crawl. Explore the world with a sketchbook.

Participants can also enjoy Story Time and What Can We Make? art activity Free and open to the public.

The Georgia Power Foundation and the AGL Resources Foundation funded this Free Family Day.

FREE Family Day
Saturday, Oct. 19
Free Family Day – 1-4 p.m.
Opening of Telfair Summer Outreach Program Exhibition at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Jepson Center
207 W. York Street, on Telfair Square
Savannah 31401

MORE KIDS’ EVENTS @ JEPSON CENTER

TODDLER 3RD THURSDAYS
Thursday, Sept. 19 | 10-11:30 am | Jepson Center
Theme:  Shiny Shapes & Details!
$5 per child; free to adult members or with museum admission

WCWM? (What Can We Make?) STUDIO
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays | 1-4 pm | Jepson Center
Join the museum as they open the studios for drop-in visits for all ages. Explore your creative side with inspiring activities utilizing recycled materials, found objects, and traditional art supplies. August – Exploring Near Eastern art and artists. Free to members or with museum admission

Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W York Street, Savannah, 31401, www.telfair.org Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.