This year for National Silent Movie Day on Fri. Sept. 29, the Lucas Theatre in Savannah will have a special 100th anniversary screening of the comedic masterpiece “SAFETY LAST!”
Featuring live musical accompaniment on the Lucas’ recently restored Mighty Wurlitzer organ, this is an event perfect to introduce families to the wonders of silent comedy.
The screening will be @ 7PM Fri. Sept. 29 2023 @ the Lucas Theatre for the Arts, Savannah
The gags and stunts in the film still amaze, and it’s hard to believe were done without special effects.
And with the live organ, it is a fun “step-back-in-time” experience.
Tickets for the screening, part of the Wonders of the Wurlitzer series, are free for SCAD card holders; $10 for students, seniors, and military; $15 for the general public.
Scribble Art Studio’s after school art classes – called Rock Paper Scissors – teach foundational skills and self-expression. Art classes for 2023-2024 begin Mon. Sept. 11 2023 and run through the end of the school year.
Sign up any time.
The cost for each block of five classes is $200 and includes all materials.
Find class description, schedule & registration link here.
Scribble Art Studio’s portfolio builder sesssions are ideal for those students wishing to build a strong portfolio of diverse work for personal purposes or for entrance to an arts related academy.
Scribble Art Studio’s portfolio builder sessions are ideal for those students wishing to build a strong portfolio of diverse work for personal purposes or for entrance into an arts-related academy.
Sign up anytime here to join the Portfolio Builder sessions.
2023-2024 sessions begin Mon. Sept. 11 2023 and continue until the end of the school year.
The cost for each block of five classes is $200 and includes all materials needed for the class.
Booking your next birthday party at Scribble Art Studio makes planning simple!
Scribbles’ sunlit studio space gives guests plenty of room for creating themed art and a side table to set up outside refreshments to mark the occasion.
Parties generally last up to two hours with art first and then refreshments.
Special Programs at Old Fort Jackson! in Savannah~Labor Day Weekend 2023
Sat. Sept. 2
Visit with Coastal Heritage Society Resource Educators as we portray the first defenders of Savannah who served where Old Fort Jackson stands during the Revolutionary War! We will portray the Savannah Provincial Company of Artillery in 1777 that served at the Mud Fort.
10AM– Actions of the Georgia Navy in 1775: Watch a cutlass presentation, and then join in with single sticks!
10:30AM – Infantry Presentation & Musket Firing: Join us in a mock Battle Drill with our wooden muskets!
11AM – Georgia in the American Revolution: Historical weapons demonstration (Swivel Gun, 6 Pounder, and 24 Pounder Cannon).
1PM – Infantry Presentation & Musket Firing: Join us in a mock Battle Drill with our wooden muskets!
1:30PM – 6 Pounder Cannon Salute for the Georgia Queen Riverboat.
2PM – Georgia in the American Revolution: Historical weapons demonstration (Swivel Gun, 6 Pounder, and 24 Pounder Cannon).
2:30PM – Visit with Resource Educators as they clean their weapons.
Sun & Mon. Sept. 3rd & 4th
Visit with Coastal Heritage Society Resource Educators as we portray the defenders of Savannah who served at Old Fort Jackson during the Civil War in 1864, including the Bartow Artillery
9:30AM – Medicine & Surgery.
10AM – Infantry Tactics & Rifle Musket Firing.
10:30AM – Medicine & Surgery.
11AM – River Defenses, Communications, & 12 Pounder Cannon Firing.
This afternoon class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills, build a portfolio, and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space. Lessons and projects will work on site and at outdoor locations near the museum. All materials are provided.
This afternoon class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills, build a portfolio, and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space. Lessons and projects will work onsite and outdoor locations near the museum. All materials are provided.
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Digital Photography Class
For ages 12-16
Session : Fridays 4:30-6PM Sept. 15-Oct. 20 2023
Session 2: Fridays, 4:30-6PM | Nov. 3–Dec. 15 (no class Nov. 24) 2023
Join us at the Jepson Center to develop your young person’s skills as a photographer. We believe that all young people are artists. With that in mind, we will approach photography as professionals do, studying the elements of art. The camp will meet outside as much as possible as we explore our environment in Telfair Square and other nearby locations. We will use DSLR digital cameras and learn about exposure, and a few historical methods involving film. Photography is fun and accessible to everyone.
Savannah’s new toy store The Magical World of Toys invites you to a fun Saturday kids’ event Sat. Aug. 26 2023: library card sign-up with Live Oak Public Libraries; Cosmic Kids Music and a guided craft by The Bull Street Library.
SAT. AUG. 26, 2023 AT 11AM-2 PM@ The Magical World of Toys
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🐾And you can win tickets to PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure” Coming to Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah Sept 2 & 3 2023.
SouthernMamas.com is giving away a family four-pack of tickets to the Sun. Sept. 3 show @ 5PM.
🐾To Enter to win, visit SouthernMamas.com on Instagram here or on Facebook here . Under the giveaway post, in the comments share your favorite place to go in Savannah & the Lowcountry with your kids. We’ll pick a winner at random & name the winner here at 9PM this Sun. Aug. 27.
PAW Patrol Live! sets sail with a pirate adventure! It’s Pirate Day in Adventure Bay and Ryder will need all paws on deck as he and the PAW Patrol discover a secret treasure map while on a mission to rescue Cap’n Turbot from a mysterious cavern. It’s up to Chase, Marshall, Skye and all their heroic pirate pup friends to save the day and find the pirate treasure before Mayor Humdinger finds it first!
Savannah Johnny Mercer Theatre Sept 2-3, 2023
Showtimes
Sat. Sept. 2, 2023 11am & 3pm Sun. Sept. 3, 2023 1pm & 5pm Purchase a VIP Package and become a VIP- Very Important Pup! The VIP package includes a premium seat and exclusive Photo Op with PAW Patrol characters after the show. Each adult & child (age 1 & up) in a group must have a VIP ticket.
Tickets are on sale now at the Johnny Mercer Theatre Box Office and through Ticketmaster.com.
Summer may be drawing to a close, but the family fun doesn’t have to end at Fun Zone! We are open through August with some awesome back-to-school specials to start the school year off right. Bring the family for some awesome after-school fun on weekdays this month and enjoy some great savings!
Mondays & Tuesdays: Get $7 Off A Regularly Priced Value Band (Closed Mon & Tues Aug. 28 & 29 for maintenance)
Get $7 off a regularly priced Value Band!
On Mondays and Tuesdays, visitors can purchase a Value Band (Regularly priced $27.99 + tax) for $7 off. Value Bands include up to 3 hours of unlimited rides on 3 of our 4 Go‑Kart Tracks (Road Course, Figure 8, and Kiddy Track) and play on both Mini‑Golf courses.
Wednesdays: Pizza & Play Special – $29.99
Get one 16-inch 1-topping pizza, four $5 Arcade Cards, and a Pitcher of Soft Drinks for Four, all for $29.99!
Each Wednesday this month, enjoy delicious pizza and soft drinks after playing Mini-Golf on one of our two recently updated courses, racing Go-Karts on one of our five racetracks, or using your four $5 Arcade Cards to play your favorite games inside the Arcade. We also have a number of sweet treats you can try like Fried Oreos, Funnel Cakes, and Dippin’ Dots (not included in August Specials).
Thursdays: Big Bonus Bucks
For every $1 spent on an Arcade Card, Get $2 in Credit!
Double the fun and games on Thursdays with our Big Bonus Bucks special! Try out our newest games including King Kong VR, HYPERpitch Major League Pitching, Minecraft, and Hungry, Hungry Hippos. Before you go, make sure to stop by our newly stocked Redemption Center to redeem your E-tickets for some great prizes!
Soak up the last bit of summer with these fun-filled deals! There are plenty of activities for all ages, so be sure to visit Fun Zone in Pooler in August before these deals end. Be sure to follow Fun Zone on Facebook and Instagram (@poolerfunzone) to stay up to date on all things Fun Zone and stay tuned for awesome new specials each month!
Discover music with the violin! Violin Explorations introduces children to the smallest member of the string family: The Violin.
Learn through games, songs, practice and repetition of one skill at a time. This class will cover: parts of the violin, how to hold the violin and bow, how to use the bow and pluck strings, basic rhythms and melodies, basic music reading including staff and notes.
Two classes are offered, one for ages 4-6 years and one for ages 7-10.
Saturdays, 5 weeks beginning Sept 9 2023.
All classes take place at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center at 201 Montgomery St.
The day is designed to welcome and engage members of the local community. This will be a fun- filled day for all ages with tours of the museum. Experience history, architecture and art.
Scavenger hunts, creative activities for everyone in our beautiful courtyard and Ice cream treats provided by Jenni’s Treats on the Streets to the first 300 guests.
Squeaky Clean is a vibrant, interactive, clean one-hour comedy show geared toward kids and adults alike.
Watch your suggestions come to life as Front Porch Improv Theatre improvisers use prompts from the audience to create hilarious scenes, stories and games that are guaranteed to make you laugh.
Audiences members of all ages will have the option to get on stage if they choose to volunteer and become part of the show.
The next Squeaky Clean improv show is 5:30-6:30PM this Sat. Aug. 19.
Tickets: $7 for adults/youth ages 13+; $5 for children ages 3-12
Sat.Aug. 19 10am – 5pm Free admission for local residents 12pm – 4pm Armor and Artisan Demonstrations & Children’s Activities Jepson Center
Get ready for a day of family fun, as Telfair offers an all-ages event celebrating The Age of Armor.
Visitors can see armor and mock battle demonstrations throughout the afternoon presented by the Shire of Forth Castle (Savannah area chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism) and members of Schola St. George (a group focused on the knightly culture and chivalric arts of the later Middle Ages) from Atlanta and the Southeast. SCA members will demonstrate period crafts, and children will make art projects inspired by the exhibition.
Art Start: 10:30-11:30AM Thurs. Aug. 17 2023 Jepson Center, Savannah $5 per child | Adults: members free / non-members $12. Register online here.
Start your day with art with Telfair Museums’ monthly program for children & their caretakers: Art Start @ the Jepson Center.
Once a month, 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 here.
Thurs. Aug. 17, 10:30-11:30AM. Register online here.
This class offers interactive bonding time with parent and child. Play with your child in song and dance, helping them achieve confidence in cognitive and motor skills. Using props and imagination in themed organized play connects you with your child while watching their independence develop.
Parent Child Music
Saturdays, 11:30AM-12PM Ages 0-2 Years with parent
Grow the bond with your baby through music stimulation! Exposing your child to music from an early age ignites all areas of child development. Surrounded by sounds, instruments, and rhythms you will be helping your baby to develop social – emotional, motor, cognitive, language and literacy skills.
All classes take place at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center at 201 Montgomery St.
This free weekly SouthernMamas.com e-letter in your email every Wednesday keeps you savvy about all the kid-friendly happenings in Savannah & the Lowcountry including free events, after-school activities, parent & me programs and more.
Here are our picks for top things to do this month with your kids in Savannah & the Lowcountry
Perfect parent & child creative activity: Open Auditions for Tybee Ballet Theatre’s The Land of the Sweets @ Savannah Cultural Arts Center & Tybee Arts Association, Aug. 12 & 13. Ages 6 & older are encouraged to attend. Dance experience is recommended but is not a requirement. Non-dancing performers needed. If you are 18+ (Parents, that’s you!) and interested in a non-dancing performance role in Tybee Ballet Theatre’s The Land of the Sweets, come to a non-dancer info meeting 4-4:30PM Sun. Aug. 13 @ The Tybee Arts Association. Details here.
Catch the final movie in the Disney Classics summer series: Frozen II @ Lucas Theatre for the Arts, in Savannah 3PM Sun. Aug. 6. Free for kids ages 12 & younger. Details here.
Healthy Me annual event @ Savannah Children’s Museum, 10AM-1PM Sat. Aug. 12. Teddy bear clinic & more wellness-themed fun. Details here.
FREE Family Day @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, 10AM-5PM Sat. Aug. 19. This is perfect opportunity to check out Telfair’s New Children’s Art Museum @ the Jepson. Details here.
UPDATE: THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED: See a Sunday family summer matinee at 4PM @ Plant Riverside District’s District Live: Toy Story on Aug. 6; The Iron Giant on Aug. 13; The Incredibles on Aug. 20; The Mighty Ducks on Aug. 27. Details here.
Find more kids’ happenings in SouthernMamas.com Event Calendar here.
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This afternoon class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills, build a portfolio, and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space. Lessons and projects will work on site and at outdoor locations near the museum. All materials are provided.
This afternoon class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills, build a portfolio, and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space. Lessons and projects will work onsite and outdoor locations near the museum. All materials are provided.
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Digital Photography Class
For ages 12-16
Session : Fridays 4:30-6PM Sept. 15-Oct. 20 2023
Session 2: Fridays, 4:30-6PM | Nov. 3–Dec. 15 (no class Nov. 24) 2023
Join us at the Jepson Center to develop your young person’s skills as a photographer. We believe that all young people are artists. With that in mind, we will approach photography as professionals do, studying the elements of art. The camp will meet outside as much as possible as we explore our environment in Telfair Square and other nearby locations. We will use DSLR digital cameras and learn about exposure, and a few historical methods involving film. Photography is fun and accessible to everyone.
If you are 18+ and interested in a non-dancing performance role in Tybee Ballet Theatre’s The Land of the Sweets, come to a non-dancer info meeting 4-4:30PM Sun. Aug. 13 2023 @ The Tybee Arts Association.
Get ready for a day of family fun, as Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center offers a free all-ages event celebrating The Age of Armor, 10AM-5PM Sat. Aug. 19 2023
Visitors can see armor and mock battle demonstrations throughout the afternoon presented by the Shire of Forth Castle (Savannah area chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism) and members of Schola St. George (a group focused on the knightly culture and chivalric arts of the later Middle Ages) from Atlanta and the Southeast.
If you’re a local Chatham County resident or student, admission is waived for you to join in the Free Family fun. All you need to do is show proof of residency or enrollment at the front desk.
Art Start: 10:30-11:30AM Thurs. Aug. 17 2023 Jepson Center, Savannah $5 per child | Adults: members free / non-members $12. Register online here.
Start your day with art with Telfair Museums’ monthly program for children & their caretakers: Art Start @ the Jepson Center.
Once a month, 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 here.
Thurs. Aug. 17, 10:30-11:30AM. Register online here.
Savannah Children’s Museum summer hours are Monday through Saturday, 9AM – 2PM, weather permitting. Closed Sundays.
The museum – which is outdoors – features over a dozen exhibits designed to expand the imaginations of children including an exploration maze, a reading nook and a sensory garden.
Daily programming with varying themes:
10AM | Storytime 12pm | STEAM Studio or Bottle Rocket Demonstration 1:30pm | Young Explorers or Healthy Me
Art favorites are back including youth clay, parent/child music and movement classes, and homeschool art. Plus – check out new classes including youth drawing and painting, modern dance, and teen acting classes!
Classes begin August 14 2023 for Teen Classes and run 8 weeks Classes begin August 28 2023 for Youth Classes with most running 6 weeks.
Tickets for the films, part of the Disney Summer Classics series, are $5 for SCAD Card holders, students, seniors, and military, and $8 for the general public.
Tickets for the film, part of the Disney Summer Classics series, are $5 for SCAD Card holders, students, seniors, and military, and $8 for the general public.
