Hands-on edible education is coming to the Savannah Children’s Museum this Sept. 7 2019.

Savannah Children’s Museum will host a day of workshops focused on healthy living.

The event, called Healthy Me!, is Sat  Sept 7 2019, 10AM-2PM at Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Rd. Savannah, GA 31401.

Healthy Me! will feature some of Coastal Heritage Society’s Mobile Museum programs, the Charlie Cart mobile kitchen and Bonnie’s Garden, a garden on wheels that can deliver nutritional programming to any location. Savannah Children’s Museum educators will also lead interactive programming that encourages whole body wellness and promotes an active lifestyle.

Many of CHS community partners will be on-site, including:
Yogi Palz offering kids yoga classes;
The Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital Of Savannah will lead a veggie relay race activity and coping exercises, Savannah Children’s Theatre will offer an interactive performance of “Hansel and Gretel Eat Healthy” at noon;
Camp Kudzu will present a carb line-up activity;
Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry of Savannah will share a dinosaur tooth brushing activity.
Healthy Savannah, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire, and Publix Super Market at Wilmington Island will provide information about their health and wellness oriented work in the Savannah community.

Cost 

The Healthy Me! Event is included in the cost of museum admission, $8 for all guests 18 months and older. This event is free for Coastal Heritage Society members. Learn how to become a member here.

Event sponsored by: The Memorial Health Dwaine and Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital and Publix Super Markets.

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Legacy Irish Dance Classes in Savannah
Fall 2019 Savannah

Your child can learn Irish Dance this fall @ Legacy Irish Dance Academy in Savannah.

Receive one FREE month of Irish dance classes when you mention you saw this flyer above on SouthernMamas.com.

Cost is $60 per month & 20% discount for siblings.  No purchase needed for class attendance. Savannah classes are held @ Legacy studio off Harry Truman Parkway on Skidaway Road every Tuesday. BOYS DANCE FOR FREE.

Register online here. 

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Start your day with art! Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Savannah museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ this Art Start Stroller & Toddler museum tour.

August featured exhibition is  Five Decades, the first full-career survey and most comprehensive presentation to date for American artist Suzanne Jackson

Come play and learn.

$5 per child
Adult members free / Adult non-members $12

Learn more & register online here.  

Thursday at 10:30–11:30AM
Jepson Center for the Arts
207 W York St.
Savannah, Georgia 31401

Upcoming Art Start & Toddler Tours

Aug. 15 2019 theme: ART START: FIVE DECADES. Register online here. 

Sept. 19 2019 theme: ART START: FIVE DECADES: Register online here. 

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Kindermusik with 88 Keys Piano in Savannah has been offering music and movement classes for newborns to 7 for the past 18 years, but did you know they also have private music lessons available for your 6+ year olds?

The piano studio is almost full, and guitar has limited spaces open. Looking for another instrument for your child to learn? Let Kindermusik with 88 Keys Piano hear from you. They’re expanding and will offer other instruments soon.

Enroll your child today. Visit kindermusikwith88keys.com or email info@kindermusikwith88keys.com or text “LESSONS” to 912-713-7899.

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Telfair Museums Jepson Center in Savannah is offering these enticing Fall 2019 youth art classes:

Portfolio Builder Youth Drawing

Ages: 10–14
Thursdays, September 19–October 17, 4:30–6pm / Jepson Center
Members $100 / non-members $125
This class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing skills. In Drawing I, students will develop an understanding of foundational drawing; a great class for students to develop their art portfolios. New students welcome! For additional information, please contact Kip Bradley, Telfair’s Studio Programs Manager, at bradleyk@telfair.org. REGISTER ONLINE HERE. 

Videogame Development

Ages: 10–16
Wednesday, September 18–October 16, 4:30–6 pm / Jepson Center
Members $100 / non-members $125
In this five-week class, students will build their own videogame. Students will explore, play, and develop videogames while learning computer programming from scratch using Game Maker. This class is suited for the beginner- to intermediate-level participants with a fun adventurist personality. No programming experience is required. For additional information, please contact Kip Bradley, Telfair’s Studio Programs Manager, at bradleyk@telfair.org. REGISTER ONLINE HERE. 

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School is out, creativity is in!

Fun-filled activities abound at the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah. Free for children 14 and younger.

Learn more here.

Start your day with art! Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Savannah museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ this Art Start Stroller & Toddler museum tour.

July 18 2019 theme: “The Prints of Dame Laura Knight.”  Register online here. 

Come play and learn.

$5 per child
Adult members free / Adult non-members $12

Learn more & register online here. 

Thursday at 10:30–11:30AM
Jepson Center for the Arts
207 W York St.
Savannah, Georgia 31401

Upcoming Art Start & Toddler Tours

ART START: FIVE DECADES on Aug. 15 2019 at 10:30–11:30AM. Register online here. 

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You’re invited to FREE back-to-school family day at Telfair Academy in Savannah on Sat. Aug. 10, 1-4PM.

The featured exhibition is “If These Walls Could Talk: 200 Years of William Jay Architecture.”

Enter the gallery to explore William Jay’s life, travels, and designs (two of which are Telfair Academy and the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters!) during this back-to-school Free Family Day. Plus, you can learn about materials and techniques used in the making of the original Telfair mansion 200 years ago.

Activities are available for all ages, so bring the whole family and have a fun day at the museum before the new school year begins

Investment is provided by the City of Savannah, the Georgia Power Foundation and St. Joseph’s/Candler.

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Legacy Irish Dance Classes in Savannah
Fall 2019 Savannah

Your child can learn Irish Dance this fall @ Legacy Irish Dance Academy in Savannah.

Receive one FREE month of Irish dance classes when you mention you saw this flyer above on SouthernMamas.com.

Cost is $60 per month & 20% discount for siblings.  No purchase needed for class attendance. Savannah classes are held @ Legacy studio off Harry Truman Parkway on Skidaway Road every Tuesday. BOYS DANCE FOR FREE.

Register online here. 

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Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing at The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. on Sat. July 20 2019, 10AM-2PM.

Moon themed craft, facepainting, fun Moon coloring pages, and mini moon pies and Moon cake pops for the first 50 people at noon.

General Admission: $7 per person for everyone 1 and older, up to 12 months is free, $6 for active military and seniors.

Sat. July 20, 2019
10AM-2PM
The Sandbox Children’s Museum
18 Pope Ave.
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

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Join Coastal Heritage Society for a family-friendly celebration of American Independence during the 2019 “A Family Fourth” programming.

CHS sites in Savannah will host a variety of activities to honor the 4th of July holiday. These events will be included in the cost of daily admission at each museum.

• Old Fort Jackson: Revolutionary War themed programming from 10AM-4PM on Thursday, July 4th through Saturday, July 6th.

• Savannah Children’s Museum: the week-long theme will be Independence Day and will feature crafts and activities focused on the holiday. 9AM-2PM.

• Savannah History Museum: enhanced “Loyalists & Liberty” tours from 10AM to 4PM on Thursday, July 4th through Saturday, July 6th. The program will share about Savannah’s role in the American Revolution and will include a battle reenactment and musket firing demonstration. They will also have some unique artifacts from the CHS collection on display, including a World War II era telegram from the 4th of July.

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Start your day with art! Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Savannah museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ this Art Start Stroller & Toddler museum tour.

July 18 2019 theme: “The Prints of Dame Laura Knight.”  Register online here. 

Come play and learn.

$5 per child
Adult members free / Adult non-members $12

Learn more & register online here. 

Thursday at 10:30–11:30AM
Jepson Center for the Arts
207 W York St.
Savannah, Georgia 31401

Upcoming Art Start & Toddler Tours

ART START: FIVE DECADES on Aug. 15 2019 at 10:30–11:30AM. Register online here. 

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HWY 21 DRIVE IN, BEAUFORT, S.C.

If your Summer 2019 to-do bucket list includes hauling the kids to an old-fashioned Drive In movie theater like ours does, check out Hwy. 21 Drive In in Beaufort, S.C.

The Drive In accepts most major credit cards.

For directions or to see what’s playing, click here or follow the Drive In on Facebook here.

Hwy 21 Drive In, 55 Parker Dr, Beaufort, South Carolina 29906, tel (843) 846-4500, Email hwy21drivein@embarqmail.com, hwy21drivein.com

JESUP DRIVE-IN

There’s also a drive in theatre in Jesup, Ga., which is a farther trek from Savannah than Beaufort. For info on the Jesup Drive-In schedule, click here.
Follow the Jesup Drive-In on Facebook here.

Jesup Drive-In, 3686 Savannah Hwy. Jesup, Ga 31545 tel 912-559-2183 (office) or 912-427-7254 movieline, email jesupdrivein@yahoo.com, www.jesupdrivein.com 

During Summer 2019, Savannah Children’s Museum offers daily programming Mondays through Saturdays – weather permitting

Summer Hours (Beginning Memorial Day):
Monday – Saturday: 9AM-2PM
Sunday: CLOSED

Please note that the museum may close due to weather conditions. Call ahead for accurate closing information at 912-651-4292.

Admission:

$8 per person (aged 18 mo. and older)
Ask about the discount combination ticket

Savannah Children’s Museum is a magical outdoor space located at Georgia State Railroad Museum in the old Central of Georgia Carpentry Shop. Expert educators create fun daily programming so children and families learn while they play.

You can purchase tickets at each of the museum’s gift shops or take advantage of the Discount Combination Ticket.

Email info@savannahchildrensmuseum.org with questions.

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Start your day with art! Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Savannah museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ this Art Start Stroller & Toddler museum tour.

June 20 2019 featured theme: Complex Uncertainties. Register online here. 

Come play and learn.

$5 per child
Adult members free / Adult non-members $12

Learn more & register online here. 

Third Thursday of the month, 10:30–11:30AM
Jepson Center for the Arts
207 W York St.
Savannah, Georgia 31401

Upcoming Art Start & Toddler Tours

June 20 2019 theme: Complex Uncertainties. Register online here. 
July 18 2019 theme: “The Prints of Dame Laura Knight.”  Register online here. 

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Disney Summer Classics matinees on certain Sundays during Summer 2019 @ Savannah’s Lucas Theatre.

Sat. June 9 2019, 3PM
Disney Summer Classics: Mulan
Purchase tickets online here.

Sat. June 23 2019, 3PM
Disney Summer Classics: Lady and the Tramp
Purchase tickets online here. 

Sat. July 7 2019, 3PM
Disney Summer Classics: The Princess and the Frog
Purchase tickets online here. 

Sat. July 21 2019, 3PM
Disney Summer Classics: The Aristocats
Purchase tickets online here. 

Sat. Aug. 4 2019
Disney Summer Classics: Frozen
Purchase tickets online here. 

Cost

Admission is $5 for SCAD Card holders, non-SCAD students, children under the age of 15, seniors and military; and $8 for the general public. Purchase tickets online here.

LUCAS THEATRE
32 ABERCORN ST.
SAVANNAH, GA 31401

Start your day with art! Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Savannah museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ this Art Start Stroller & Toddler museum tour.

May’s featured exhibition is Savannah artist Katherine Sandoz’s site specific installation “katniss.”  .

This commissioned work is a large-scale suspended sculpture that forms a constellation of abstracted botanical shapes inspired by the aquatic Sagittaria plant genus. The installation is comprised of acrylic elements and transforms itself as you shift your location and perspective in the Jepson Center, aided by the ever-changing light conditions throughout the atrium. Dynamic and lively, the sculpture evolves in the manner of the native vegetation that inspired its arrangement.

Come play and learn.

$5 per child
Adult members free / Adult non-members $12

Learn more & register online here. 

Thursday at 10:30–11:30AM
Jepson Center for the Arts
207 W York St.
Savannah, Georgia 31401

Upcoming Art Start & Toddler Tours

July 18 2019 theme: “The Prints of Dame Laura Knight.”  Register online here. 

Aug. 15 2019 theme: ART START: FIVE DECADES. Register online here. 

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Daily Drop-In Studio
Daily | 1–4PM
Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center
FREE with museum admission. Find museum admission cost & hours here. 

Unleash your creativity and join us in our studios every day for artmaking projects for all ages!

Work at your own pace and comfort level through an array of creative mediums such as watercolors, collage, calligraphy, origami, coloring books (for adults, too!), and much more. Each month features a special project designed to connect with a specific exhibition at the museum. A studio assistant is always on hand to answer questions and assist guests. Drop-In Studio is open year round and perfect for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Upcoming Drop-In Studio Projects
Each month, the Jepson Center offers fun new art projects @ the daily Drop-In Studio to relate back to the exhibitions on view in the museum.

July The Prints of Dame Laura Knight
August Suzanne Jackson: Five Decades

Jepson Center for the Arts
207 W York St.
Savannah, Georgia 31401

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Make connections while enjoying our many exhibits in a sensory-friendly way.

Savannah Children’s Museum will open early from 9-10AM Sat. for families with special needs or children who have autism to enjoy the site with less crowds and tailored sensory friendly programming.

Tickets: $8 for all guests and FREE for members.

Attendees are welcome to stay after 10AM for regular museum hours.

Savannah Children’s Museum exhibits can be enjoyed by all ages but are designed for children 12 years old and younger.

Pre-registration is required for this event as space is limited. Please contact Elisabeth Chappell at echappell@chsgeorgia.org or (912) 441-9106 to reserve a spot.

Sat. June 1, 2019
9-10AM
Savannah Children’s Museum

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Save the Date
Juneteenth Free Family Day, Sat. June 8 2019, 1-4PM.

Juneteenth is the oldest public celebration of the end of slavery in the United States.

Telfair kicks off its 12th annual Juneteenth observance with a Free Family Day filled with storytelling and demonstrations highlighting African American history and Gullah culture on Sat. June 8 2019.

Included are storytelling programs by longtime presenters Jamal Toure and Queen Quet, hands-on activities for students, demonstrations of traditional crafts, a 3pm musical performance, and more. Join us for a free day of fun and learning!

Telfair’s celebration was founded by local historian and poet Vaughnette Goode-Walker, who remains the event’s creative force.

Details here. 

Jepson Center
207 W. York St.
Savannah, GA 31401

Savannah Children’s Museum invites the public to attend Bug Fest 2019, the annual family-friendly celebration buzzing with bug themed crafts, activities and workshops.

The event will be Sat. May 25 2019, 10AM-2PM @ Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Rd. Savannah, GA 31401.

This year, attendees can learn about the importance of bees and other natural pollinators with the Coastal Empire Beekeepers Association, enter the Insectarium with Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus Entomology class, meet some friendly reptiles from Georgia Reptile Society, while learning about their healthy diet of bugs, build your own insects with Snapology, discover bug biology and how insects play a vital role in Savannah’s waterways with Ogeechee Riverkeeper and enjoy bug-themed Zumbini at 11AM and 1PM.

Admission to Bug Fest is included in the cost of regular admission to Savannah Children’s Museum, $8 for all guests 18 months and older. This event is FREE for Coastal Heritage Society members. Find info on how to become a member here. 

The day of Bug Fest, CHS will offer a special $90 membership promotion for guests who sign up on-site.

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SCM Special Open Days & Closures

May 12: All Coastal Heritage Society sites FREE for mothers & grandmothers in honor of Mother’s Day
May 20-May 21: Special Open Day at SCM
May 25- Bug Fest @ Savannah Children’s Museum
June 3-July 12: Summer Camps at Savannah Children’s Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum. Details here. 

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Here’s a free opportunity for Savannah-area teens to see just how fun art museums can really be.

Telfair Teen Arts Council presents Luminous, a free after-hours museum experience exclusively for high school students.

This event kicks off summer with color- and light-themed activities from 6-8PM on Sat. May 18 at Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in downtown Savannah.

Defined as a shedding light that is bright or shining, especially in the dark, Luminous is an interactive experience in a
colorful, light-infused atmosphere that allows teenagers to immerse themselves in the world of modern art.

Students explore colors and light in a distinct perspective through activities such as photo ops, performances, black light art projects, and a scavenger hunt based on current exhibitions at the Jepson Center. Light refreshments will be served, and the event will hold a raffle with prizes for several winners.

The Telfair Teen Arts Council is a group of 11th- and 12th -grade students who unite through innovative, collaborative
experiences through exposure to the behind-the-scenes operations of an art museum and create greater opportunities
in Savannah’s community for teens.

Students are encouraged to take advantage of free admission and attend this one-of-a-kind event.

Jepson Center
207 W. York St.
Savannah, GA 31401

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Art Start for toddlers, babies
May 16 2019 at 10:30AM
Jepson Center
207 W York St.
Savannah, GA 31401

Once a month on the 3rd Thursday, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ this Art Start Stroller & Toddler museum tour.

May’s featured exhibition is Savannah artist Katherine Sandoz’s site specific installation “katniss.”  .

$5 per child
Adult members free / Adult non-members $12

Register online here. 

Upcoming Art Start & Toddler Tours

May 16 2019 theme: Savannah artist Katherine Sandoz’s site specific installation “katniss”. Register online here.
June 20 2019 theme: Complex Uncertainties. Register online here. 
July 18 2019 theme: “The Prints of Dame Laura Knight.”  Register online here. 

Art Start Stroller & Toddler Tour
Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center
Jepson Center for the Arts
207 W York St.
Savannah, GA 31401

Learn more & register online here. 

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Free Birthday for the Birds event, May 4 2019, 8-11AM in Port Royal SC.

The Town of Port Royal invites the community to come celebrate the 7th Birthday for the Birds, a one of a kind event showcasing Beaufort County’s natural resources, the Port Royal Rookery & Wetlands, along with the wildlife within.

This free celebration focuses upon the various species living in this habitat along with educational resources. With support from Fripp Island Audubon Club & other organizations, it will be an informative, fun day to enjoy the Port Royal Rookery & Wetlands. Representatives from the Fripp Island Wildlife Department will be onsite showcasing inhabitants of the wetlands including alligators & other species. Master Naturalists will provide tours of the boardwalk through the wetlands.

Sign up for tours @ 8:15AM. Tours will begin @ 8:30AM. There will be a Scavenger Hunt @ 9AM for children with check offs for finding all the unique species to earn an “I Found all the Wildlife Species at the Port Royal Rookery.”

Event will also feature: Low Country wildlife face painting, local school children’s artwork, a Birthday Cake, Kazoos, bird hats, costumed bird greeters & more.

The event, created by the commitment of Pete Richards, who wished to share his love of birding, and, in his own words, “the importance of the birthday is making wildlife and birds accessible to community, families & children.” The Town of Port Royal has helped along with Audubon & volunteers.

For event info or to VOLUNTEER, contact Kate Hamilton Pardee at 508-221-7355 or email garyh2otreatment@gmail.com or capecodh2o@comcast.net.