“The most creative camp in the South, Kids Fashion Bootcamp, hosted by House of Strut in Savannah, June 3-7 2019, ages 5 to 12 years.
Learn more and register here.
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Join the Pegasus Riding Academy, Savannah Jaycees, South GA Easterseals & Camp Dream for a day of horse petting & rides, activities & games, water slides, food and fun in Savannah on Sat. April 27 2019, 1-5PM.
Bring your bathing suit, towel and lots of energy.
All children and adults with disabilities, and their family, are invited to this free event.
This event is free, however, attendees must RSVP online here.
Camp Out – Horses and Hula Hoops
SAT. APRIL 27, 2019
1-5PM
PEGASUS RIDING ACADEMY @ HISTORIC ROBERDS DAIRY
2500 TENNESSEE AVE.
SAVANNAH, GA, 31404
The Sandbox Children Museum’s next FREE Family Fun Night is May 3 2019 on Hilton Head Is.
This is a cost-free evening of fun for all ages. THEME: Cinco de Mayo.
Free entry to museum, outdoor activities and light refreshments while they last. First come, first serve. Space and activities limited in the event of rain.
Supported by The Bargain Box of Hilton Head Island
Free Family Night
Fri. May 3, 2019
5:30-7:30PM
The Sandbox Children’s Museum
18 Pope Ave.
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
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The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. now offers AWE-STEM Saturdays on the 2nd Saturday of the month.
3-4PM, Sat. May 11 2019.
Roll up your sleeves, put on your safety goggles, and get ready to explore the world of science, technology, engineering, and math! These hands-on, facilitator-led STEM experiments will introduce concepts of chemistry, biology, and physics as kids learn about the world around us.
First Come First Serve.
Cost: FREE with Admission | FREE for Members
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SENSORY SATURDAYS | AT THE SANDBOX
Sat. May 25 2019.
On the last Saturday of each month, The Sandbox Children’s Museum will open an hour early (9AM) exclusively for families with children who have sensory processing differences or those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Children with other developmental challenges are welcome @ these Sensory Saturdays.
Cost: Reduced Admission – $5/person (1 yr & older) | FREE for Members
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Sandbox Children’s Museum
The Sandbox Children’s Museum
18 Pope Ave
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
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Join St. Vincent’s Academy in Savannah for their 2nd Annual Martinis & Masterpieces on Thursday April 11, 6-9PM @ the Knights of Columbus on Liberty Street.
You will not want to miss this fabulous event. The highlight of your night will include a reverse art raffle where you will choose from 100 pieces of amazing art . . . masterpieces to bring home when your number is called.
Entertainment will be provided by the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra, fabulous foods will be passed and of course we will be serving their signature martinis. All of this is included with your ticket purchase.
Order your ticket online today here.
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Kids Summer Pottery Camp 2019 @ Savannah’s Clay Spot
This popular Savannah summer camp @ Savannah’s Clay Spot is a unique opportunity for children to work as actual artist in a professional ceramic studio. Each camp week has a different fun theme. Children create at the pottery wheel and use several hand building methods.
Pottery camp sizes are limited to 7-12 so register early.
Register online here.
Savannah’s Clay Spot is at 1305 Barnard St., Savannah, 31401. The studio sits on the SW corner of Barnard and Henry Street with the front door facing Henry St. There is parking right in front of the studio facing Henry Street. Look for the fun red fence.
Savannah’s Clay Spot, www.savannahsclayspot.com, 1305 Barnard St., Savannah, 31401, tel. 912-509-4647 or e-mail savannahsclayspot@gmail.com
Telfair Museums’ in Savannah offers 11 summer camps for kids ages 8-16.
Each week features a different age group & art-making theme, including videogame programming, traditional photography, drawing to crafting.
A popular summer camp, Art with Pros, brings in local artists each day to showcase their art & helps participants explore new techniques.
There’s also Museum Explorations Pre-K Summer Camp for ages 4-6.
Registration is open for Summer 2019. Details here.
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Telfair Museums presents lifestyle expert, garden guru, and author Martha Stewart to Savannah on April 25 2019 @ 2:30PM @ the Savannah Theatre.
She and Kevin Sharkey, executive vice president and executive director of design for the Martha Stewart Brand, will share expert flower growing, gathering, and arranging insights from the newly released Martha’s Flowers: A Practical Guide to Growing, Gathering, and Enjoying.
Martha and Kevin will discuss Martha’s Flowers, her 90th full-length book and her first dedicated solely to this subject. Serving as a handbook for flower gardeners and enthusiasts of all skill levels, Martha’s Flowers is bursting with beautiful photographs of displays in Martha’s home. The book is divided by season, with each section highlighting blooms that flourish during that time of year and applied guidance for growing and creating stunning arrangements. Martha’s Flowers skillfully details her lifelong love of flowers that began at a young age in her family garden, to the best practices she applies to her voluminous flower gardens today. .
The event will be moderated by WTOC’s Cyreia Sandlin.
Limited tickets for a pre-lecture noon lunch at the Perry Lane Hotel are available.
Ticket Pricing:
$50 – General Admission Lecture Ticket
$150 – Luncheon and Reserved Seating Lecture Ticket
$200 – Luncheon, Preferred Seating Lecture Ticket, and copy of Martha’s Flowers*
(*Each luncheon ticket holder will also receive one free admission ticket to Telfair Museums (to be used by Sunday, April 28, 2019.)
Tickets can be purchased here.
The Savannah Theatre is located at 222 Bull Street.
The Perry Lane Hotel is located at 256 East Perry Street.
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You’re invited to Art Start Stroller & Toddler museum tour, art activity @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah on the 3rd Thursday morning of each month.
Art Start March Theme: Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents. This artist is widely known for large-scale public artworks and more intimate and meditative installations that aim to unify people through connections of spirituality, the body, and shared memory. This exhibition includes 19 cloud-like, stainless steel sculptures composed of letters from various languages.
March 21 2019, 10:30AM / Jepson Center (207 W York St.) Learn more & register online here.
Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here. Come play and learn.
$5 per child / adult members free / adult non-members $12
Upcoming Art Start & Toddler Tours
March 21 2019 theme: Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents. Register online here.
April 16 2019 theme: Rembrandt. 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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Experience the South Carolina Ballet fairy tale ballet for all ages in Savannah.
Come see The Sleeping Beauty ballet Sun. March 10 2019, 3PM @ the Savannah Civic Center.
Giveaway
This week, SouthernMamas.com is giving away a family four pack of tickets to a lucky SouthernMamas.com reader.
To enter to win four tickets, go to the giveaway announcement post on our SouthernMamas.com Facebook page by clicking here & comment on it telling us your Spring tradition, THEN SHARE THE POST.
Deadline to enter to win is 9PM Mon. March 4. We’ll pick a winner at random & announce it here & on our Facebook page.
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South Carolina Ballet is proud to present a sparkling version of the greatest fairy tale ballet of all time, The Sleeping Beauty. Staged and choreographed by South Carolina Ballet Artistic Director William Starrett, The Sleeping Beauty will dazzle children and adults.
The Sleeping Beauty is a ballet for companies who wish to display the virtuosity and strength of their dancers. Just the names of the roles- Aurora, Bluebird and Lilac Fairy – evoke memories of exacting technical requirements and accomplishment for dancers the world over. Princess Aurora and her Prince are sure to mesmerize in South Carolina Ballet’s stellar production of this timeless classic.
Can’t wait for the giveaway? Buy tickets online here or call 912-651-6556.
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Summer Camps 2019 for K-12 @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Savannah include photography, art with the pros (featuring a different local artist each day), crafting, portfolio builders, STEAM, and videogame design. Each camp culminates with a reception and exhibition in the Morrison Community Gallery.
All classes are located in the Jepson Center at 207 W. York St. unless otherwise noted.
Register by calling 912-790-8823 or email bradleyk@telfair.org.
Learn more here.
Drawing Portfolio Builder Camp
10–12yrs: May 28–May 31, 9am–3pm
12–14yrs: July 2–6, 9am–3pm (no camp July 4)
Members $160 / non-members $180
This four-day camp is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing skills and begin the process of developing a portfolio. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, and use of value to create volume and space. The camp will also include practice portraiture and sketching from clothed models. The Drawing Portfolio Builder Camp is a great class for students to learn and advance the skills necessary for developing art portfolios.
Master Artist Photography Camp
10–12yrs: June 3–7, 9am–3pm
13–16yrs: June 10–14, 9am–3pm
Members $200 / non-members $235
This intensive, weeklong program focuses on black-and-white and digital photography, as well as the basic functions of 35mm manual cameras. While instructors emphasize the advancements of digital media and Adobe Photoshop, they will also cover conventional methods of film photography, including pinhole cameras, to supplement the experience. The camp features student use of both manual and digital cameras and study of photography in Telfair exhibitions. The program will culminate with a reception and exhibition of the participants’ work in the Jepson Center.
Raising STEAM: Technology, Art, and Electronics
10–12yrs: June 17–21, 9am–3pm
Members $200 / non-members $235
This comprehensive STEAM camp gives young people the opportunity to explore the artistic potential of technology. In this weeklong camp, students will learn to use a variety of technologies and methods to create and express themselves. Students will explore 3D printing, create images with Adobe Photoshop, and solder their own electronic-noise toys. Participants will also learn basic computer programming with Arduino microcontrollers. The program culminates with a reception and exhibition of the participants’ work in the Jepson Center.
Art with the Pros
6–10yrs: June 24–28, 9am–3pm
Members $175 / non-members $195
Each day, this camp will feature a different local artist providing a unique lesson based on his or her medium. Lunch in Telfair Square (weather permitting), breaks and games in ArtZeum, and special tours of the galleries are all included. Students will learn to give constructive criticism on their own and their peers’ artwork. The program culminates with a student art exhibition and a reception in the Jepson Center.
Videogame Development
12–14yrs: July 8–12, 9am–3pm
14–18yrs: July 15–19, 9am–3pm
Members $175 / non-member $195
Full STEAM ahead! In this weeklong camp, students will build their own videogames. Students will explore, play, and learn computer programming from scratch using game-making programs. The summer camp culminates with a reception and exhibition of the participants’ games in the Jepson Center’s Morrison Community Gallery.
Museum Explorations Pre-K Camp
4–6yrs: July 22–July 26, 9am–noon
Members $100 / non-members $125
Stave off the summer doldrums! Exploring Telfair Museums’ three sites and exhibitions has never been so much fun. Each day, participants will tour a new exhibit and learn to create the very same types of art seen in the galleries, finding inspiration with instruction in drawing, painting, and printmaking. Students will immerse themselves in innovative arts lessons taught by professional artists.
Crafters Camp
8–11yrs: July 15–19, 9am–3pm
Members $175 / non-members $195
The Ultimate Crafty Kids Camp is packed with a variety of projects: screen printing, knitting, friendship bracelets, calligraphy, paper crafts, and much more. In this weeklong camp, students will explore and learn techniques in a rich variety of crafts that will inspire and develop their desire to be independent makers.
Videogame Design with Scratch
9–12yrs: July 22–July 26, 9am–noon
Members $100 / non-members $125
This summer camp teaches beginning students how to create their own videogames using Scratch, a colorful programming environment that makes it easy to bring interactive stories to life. In class, students collaborate on developing a game from beginning to final polish—a fun and informative way to introduce younger students to the art of videogame development.
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The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. now offers AWE-STEM Saturdays on the 2nd Saturday of the month.
3-4PM, Sat. March, 9 2019.
Roll up your sleeves, put on your safety goggles, and get ready to explore the world of science, technology, engineering, and math! These hands-on, facilitator-led STEM experiments will introduce concepts of chemistry, biology, and physics as kids learn about the world around us.
First Come First Serve.
Cost: FREE with Admission | FREE for Members
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SENSORY SATURDAYS | AT THE SANDBOX
Sat. March 30 2019.
On the last Saturday of each month, The Sandbox Children’s Museum will open an hour early (9AM) exclusively for families with children who have sensory processing differences or those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Children with other developmental challenges are welcome @ these Sensory Saturdays.
Cost: Reduced Admission – $5/person (1 yr & older) | FREE for Members
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FREE Family Fun Pirate Night, March 1 2019
Come to the The Sandbox Children’s Museum Fri. March 1 2019, 5:30-7:30PM for Free Family Fun night. THEME: Pirate Night.
First Friday of the month
5:30-7:30PM
Join The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head FREE Family Fun Nights .
This is a community event designed to bring families together for a cost-free evening of creativity and play.
Weather permitting, the Bounce House and Big Blue Blocks will be available for play outdoors, or you can explore our exhibits and enjoy a craft indoors. Light refreshments will also be served free of charge.
FREE & FUN for all ages.
Learn more here.
Upcoming Free Family Fun Nights
Fri. March 1, 5:30-7:30PM (pirate night)
Fri. April 5, 5:30-7:30PM
Fri. May 3, 5:30-7:30PM
Fri. Sept. 6, 5:30-7:30PM
Fri. Oct. 4, 5:30-7:30PM
Fri. Nov. 1, 5:30-7:30PM
Fri. Dec. 6, 5:30-7:30PM
Supported by The Bargain Box
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Sandbox Children’s Museum
The Sandbox Children’s Museum
18 Pope Ave
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
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SCAD celebrates a decade of deFINE ART, an annual program of special commissions, exhibitions, lectures and performances Feb. 26-28 2019 in Savannah.
The renowned international artist roster this year includes Lawrence Weiner, Lee Bul, Monica Cook, Carla Fernandez, Berta Fischer, Alex Gardner, Nicholas Hlobo, Gonzalo Lebrija, Azikiwe Mohammed, Pedro Reyes, Sean Capone, Dejha Ti and Ania Catherine.
The SCAD Museum of Art museum lobby features a special exhibition, installed earlier this year, of 13 large-scale photographs from the SCAD Museum of Art permanent collection by legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
All deFINE ART events, including opening night celebrations, will be free and open to the public.
This special tenth edition of deFINE ART demonstrates the ongoing mission of SCAD to provide public art programming for not only students and alumni, but local communities as well.
Find more information on exhibitions and programming online here.
deFINE ART festival
Feb. 26-28 2019
10AM-8PM
Free and open to the public
SCAD Museum of Art
You’re invited to a FREE lively annual celebration of acclaimed author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor – the Flannery O’Connor Annual Birthday Parade & Street Fair – Sun. 1-4PM March 24 2019 in LaFayette Square in Savannah’s Historic District.
Free family fun, live music and more near the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, located at 207 E. Charlton St. Featuring live music, a wacky parade, coffee/tea/cake, and more. Local authors will present their writings and vendors will share vintage, custom, a creatively crafted wares. Another favorite: chicken-poop bingo for kids.
The parade starts at 3PM.
Attendees are invited to walk in the parade, bring handmade signs and sing along. Live music throughout the event will be provided by a cavalcade of singer-songwriters and musicians from some of Savannah’s finest local bands. Music for the parade will be played by an all-star line up of the Sweet Thunder Strolling Band.
Costumes inspired by Flannery O’Connor characters, settings or the author’s life are encouraged but optional.
You’ll also be welcomed to visit the Flannery O’Connor Home free to get a sense for our Flannery’s Depression-era childhood. Photo-ops with a gorilla, a peacock bandshell, and throughout the home will be available.
The event is free and open to the public.
Learn more here.
ABOUT THE FLANNERY O’CONNOR CHILDHOOD HOME:
The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, located at 207 E. Charlton Street in the heart of Savannah, Georgia, is dedicated to preserving the legacy of one of the South’s greatest writers. An established 501 3(C) nonprofit organization, the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home has been meticulously restored to reflect the authentic period furnishings of a Depression-Era Savannah rowhouse and to offer insight into the years that O’Connor lived in Savannah, from 1925 to 1938. The Home proudly presents a series of free lectures each spring and fall as well as other events throughout the year. For more information, please visit www.flanneryoconnorhome.org or call 912.233.60
The SCAD School of Entertainment Arts presents “Sense and Sensibility,” Kate Hamill’s inventive adaptation of the classic novel. Directed by SCAD performing arts professor Victoria Mack, Hamill’s reimagining of the romantic tale is not your mother’s Jane Austen. Fans of the novel will be swept away by the faithful spirit of the play, while theatergoers who have never read Austen’s novel will be amazed at the fun and irreverence in the SCAD performing arts department’s wacky production.
Set in gossipy late 18th-century England — and guided by a fresh female voice — the play is full of humor, emotional depth and bold theatricality. “Sense and Sensibility” examines our reactions, both reasonable and ridiculous, to societal pressures. When reputation is everything, how do you follow your heart?
Showtimes:
Feb. 28–March 2 2019, 8 p.m.
March 3 2019, 3 p.m.
The Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, performance is free with a valid SCAD Card. Tickets for remaining performances are $5 for SCAD Card holders; $8 for non-SCAD students, seniors and military; and $10 for the general public.
Tickets are available online here and in person at the Savannah Box Office, 216 E. Broughton St., or at the door one hour before the production.
FREE SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival 2019
Sat. April 27 2019, 11AM-5PM
Forsyth Park, between Drayton and Whitaker streets
Watch as talented SCAD artists bring a splash of color to scenic Forsyth Park at the 36th annual Sidewalk Arts Festival. SCAD students, alumni and high school students create colorful chalk masterpieces and compete for coveted prizes in this tradition that’s nearly as old as the university itself.
Chalk drawings, music and food
Share your experience and follow the action with #scadchalk.
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Find more free kid-friendly Spring Savannah events here.
FREE SCAD Sand Arts Festival 2019
SCAD Sand Arts Festival
Fri. May 3 2019
Tybee Island, GA
South Beach by Tybee pier (note the new location that’s different from previous years)
See SCAD students, alumni, faculty & staff create elaborate sand creations on Tybee’s beach. Participants vie for awards and prizes, including the coveted top prize for SCAD Spirit.
See the 2017 winners here.
The public is invited to enjoy SCAD Sand Arts Festival.
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The 2019 Savannah Scottish Games – Sat. May 4 2019 at Bethesda Academy – are the fourth oldest Scottish Games in the southeastern United States.
The Savannah Scottish Games are a celebration of Scottish heritage and music, the Games truly have something for everyone to enjoy including entertainment by City Hotel and the Savannah Ceili Band, a Highland dancing competition, traditional heavy athletics, Celtic ale from Asheville, NC’s Highland Brewery, and a wide variety of Scottish art available for purchase.
The games will also feature the very popular traditional heavy athletic events including the caber toss and hammer throw, children’s activities, and border collie skill demonstrations.
Gates will open at 9AM and closing ceremonies will take place at 4:30PM Sat. May 4 2019.
Cost
Tickets free for children 10 and younger. Find adult & senior ticket prices here.
To purchase tickets and for more information on the 43rd Annual Savannah Scottish Games, please visit www.savannahscottishgames.com.
43rd Annual Savannah Scottish Games
Sat. May 4, 2019
Opens at 9AM to the public | Closing ceremonies at 4:30PM
WHERE: Bethesda Academy
9520 Ferguson Ave.
Savannah, Georgia
CONTACT: Savannah.scottish.games@gmail.com
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Spring 2019 is a fun time to visit Coastal Heritage Society sites in Savannah.
Upcoming CHS Special Events:
Feb. 23 2019: Seuss Fest 10AM-4PM @ Savannah Children’s Museum. Details here.
March 2 2019: Sensory Soft Saturday, 9AM-10AM @ Savannah Children’s Museum. The museum will open their doors early, so families with children with special needs or autism can explore & enjoy the space with less concern regarding crowds (weather permitting).
March 8 2019: Family Camp Out at Old Fort Jackson. REGISTER ONLINE HERE.
March 18-19: Special Open Days at Savannah Children’s Museum
March 30: STEAM Fest @ Georgia State Railroad Museum
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Saturday classes! Join Kindermusik Savannah with 88 Keys Piano for Saturday 11AM class for ages 0-7.
Sing, dance, move, and learn with your little one through the playful, engaging avenue of music.
First class is free.
Text MUSIC to 912-432-5885.
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Musical Play Dates for ages 0-7
February “Love Notes” musical play dates continue this week.
Ages 0-7 and their caregivers welcome! Wed. Feb. 20 2019 & Sat. Feb 23 2019 at 10AM. Each child will get an instrument, 10 Kindermusik songs and a $10 coupon for weekly classes.
Enroll online at kindermusikwith88keys.com. Spaces limited.
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Tickets are now on sale for the 2019 Old Fort Jackson Family Camp-Out, a new nighttime event for families to experience historic programs and family fun in a 210-year-old National Historic Landmark in Savannah.
The event will be Fri. March 8, 6-10PM @ Old Fort Jackson, 1 Fort Jackson Rd, Savannah, 31404.
Guests will train as soldiers, make a Civil War decoder, and write secret messages. Throughout the night, attendees will be able to use their new skills and tools to uncover a spy among the soldiers.
Dinner is included in the ticket price and will be served at 6:45PM. The dinner menu is: BBQ chicken, Mac & Cheese, Green Beans and your choice of soda or water or tea. Hot coffee will also be available for adults.
Pre-registration and prepayment are required. Tickets: $25 for members & $30 for the general public.
Event tickets can be purchased online here.
Visionary videogame designer Keita Takahashi’s game “Alphabet,” located in the Jepson Center’s TechSpace gallery in Savannah, can be played by up to 26 people at a time.
Players work together to avoid obstacles and get the letters of the alphabet across the finish line.
Read more about this innovative game online here.
KEITA TAKAHASHI: ZOOMING OUT exhibition
Jan. 24 – to July 14, 2019
Jepson Center
The Jepson Center is open daily. See hours & admission costs here.
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The work of Keita Takahashi – noted for his outside-the-box approach to game development, game mechanics, aesthetics & music – will be the focus of February’s Art Start Stroller & Toddler museum tour, a kid-focused program @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah on the 3rd Thursday morning of each month.
February Art Start: Feb. 21 2019, 10:30AM / Jepson Center (207 W York St.) Learn more & register online here.
Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here. Come play and learn.
$5 per child / adult members free / adult non-members $12
Upcoming Art Start & Toddler Tours
March 21 2019 theme: Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents. Register online here.
April 16 2019 theme: Rembrandt. 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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27th Annual Savannah Irish Festival
February 16-17, 2019
Savannah Irish Festival brings two days and one night of internationally acclaimed Irish-American and Celtic music, dance, culture, food and fun to historic downtown Savannah.
Free for children 14 & younger. Find ticket info here.
This is a special event for your children to see Irish dancing – especially now that the beloved annual Tara Feis celebration is not happening again this year.
When: Feb. 16-17 2019
Where: Savannah Civic Center, 401 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, GA
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased the day of the event. Find info on advance ticket sales here.
CHILDREN 14 & YOUNGER ARE ADMITTED FREE
For more details & the full schedule of performers, click here.
New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander will present free children’s programs in Savannah Sat. Feb. 16 & Sun. Feb. 17 2019.
Bring your kids to see these New York Times best-selling authors share stories @ Live Oak Public Library branches on Sat. Feb. 16, 2019.
Special free author programs – which are for all ages, are free & open to the public – include:
Kwame Alexander & Randy Preston
Bull Street Library
Sat Feb. 16, 2:30PM
2002 Bull Street
Savannah, GA 31401
Join Kwame Alexander & Randy Preston for a presentation centered on the work Solo.
Betrayed by those closest to him and stunned by a family secret, 17-year-old Blade Morrison flees his comfortable but chaotic life and travels to the Ghanaian village of Konko to find answers and closure. There he gains new perspective on family and belonging.
Author Kwame Alexander will inspire as he shares some of his poetry and writing from his book Solo along with a photography exhibit of Ghana, captured by Randy Preston. Learn more here.
Jessica Kensky & Patrick Downes
Southwest Chatham Library
Feb. 16, 2PM
14097 Abercorn St.
Savannah, 31419
Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes present an engaging program about overcoming adversity. Survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing, their service dog Rescue inspired an incredible story of healing and love.
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Live Oak Public Libraries and Savannah Book Festival will present free children’s authors events on Sun. Feb. 17 at 1PM in Reynolds Square. The SBF Children’s Tent, which will feature author appearances, activities and book-signings, will be sponsored by Live Oak Public Libraries and Live Oak Public Libraries Foundation.
Featured authors scheduled to appear in the SBF Children’s Tent are:
Kwame Alexander, Newbery Medal winner
Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, New York Times Best Sellers
Michael Patrick O’Neill, World Press Photo award-winning wildlife photographer
Javaka Steptoe, Caldecott Medal winner
Additional activities include book-signings, celebrity storytimes, music, and arts and crafts for kids. The SBF Children’s Tent is free and open to the public.
This multiplayer, projection-mapped remake of the classic Namco game is on view at Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah through Feb. 17 2019.
Bring your family and friends to the museum for this one of a kind experience. The Jepson Center is open daily. See hours & admission costs here.
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