You’re invited to bring the kids to enjoy a great band, Puppet People entertainment at the Savannah Regional CLC Annual Labor Day Picnic on Sunday, Sept 1, 2013, noon to 4 PM @ J.F Gregory Park, Richmond Hill GA

Come and celebrate America’s working heroes. Free and open to the public. Food, fun and live entertainment. Activities for kids include the water slide and “Candy in The Haystack” along with a show by Angela Beasley’s Puppet People and Face painting.

Food is reasonably priced. There will also be a dessert bakeoff and 1st place wins $75, 2nd place wins $50 and 3rd place wins $25.

Schedule of events

12:30-1:30 Puppet people will  stroll with their giant puppets, at 2 Puppet People will perform an interactive puppet show, and from 1-3 Free face painting for those who come to this exciting event.

To be a sponsor or if you have any questions please contact Brett Hulme at bhulme@bellsouth.net More info here.

Angela Beasley’s Puppet People, “Making Magical Memories That Last A Lifetime!,  http://puppetpeople.com/, 3119 Furber Ave., Savannah, 31404 Office: 912.355.3366, Cell: 912.508.2266 email angela@puppetpeople.com Puppet People 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 “Near East Family Day” and celebrates the art of countries and cultures represented in the “Allure of the Near East” exhibition, which opens at the Jepson Center on August 16. Families will enjoy hands-on activities, storytelling and a performance by TURKU, a popular band described as “Nomads of the Silk Road.”

Family Day is sponsored by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, Georgia Power and the AGL Resources Foundation.

TURKU’s high-energy performance will feature musical traditions from Turkey, Persia, Kurdistan, Caucasus and the Balkans, blending authentic historical songs with traditional improvisational techniques.

Families are also invited to attend a Pre-Family Day Workshop, which will take place in the morning and focus on making shadow puppets, marbleizing paper and piecing together a carpet puzzle. Reservations are required. Please call 912.790.8823 to RSVP.

FREE Family Day
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Free Family Day – 1-4 p.m.
Pre-Family Day Workshop – 11 a.m.
TURKU Musical Performance – 3 p.m.

WHERE: Jepson Center
207 W. York Street, on Telfair Square
Savannah 31401

MORE KIDS’ EVENTS @ JEPSON CENTER

TODDLER 3RD THURSDAYS
Thursday, August 15 | 10-11:30 am | Jepson Center
Exploring Near Eastern art and artists.
$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.

Sign up your child for creative after-school pottery Fall classes both on and off the wheel @ Savannah’s Clay Spot. Child/Parent classes also available.

Savannah’s Clay Spot is also a fun, unique spot to host creative children’s birthday parties and events. They’ll have everything set up for you and your guests. Generally, events are planned for a two-hour session. This session includes one hour of fun instruction focused on a theme of your choice. The instruction time is split up over the session to allow time for creating, snacks and socialization. All projects will be finished with a glossy food-safe glaze and fired in Clay Spot’s kilns to make a lasting keepsake from your celebration. See more details here.

For more info, contact Lisa Alvarez Bradley, email lisa@savannahsclayspot.com or call 912-509-4647
Click here to Register for kids and Teen classes On-line

Kids & Teen Classes

Savannah’s Clay Spot, www.savannahsclayspot.com , 1305 Barnard St. Savannah,  31401, tel 912-509-4647 Savannah’s Clay Spot is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Because of sell-out shows last week, Savannah Children’s Theatre added two performances of the musical 42nd Street, which will be August 9-10 Friday and Saturday at 7pm,

42nd Street has 50 performers and at some points all on stage at once – tap dancing!

This show sold out on opening weekend earlier this month, so these two extra shows were added.

Tickets can be purchased at www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org or by calling 912-238-9015 or at the theatre box office.

The Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Drive, in the Crossroads Shopping Center.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S THEATRE, CLICK HERE.

The Savannah Children’s 2013-2014 Main Stage Musicals will be DISNEY’S TARZAN and SHREK THE MUSICAL!

HWY 21 DRIVE IN, BEAUFORT, S.C.

If you’re summer to-do bucket list includes hauling the kids to an old-fashioned Drive In movie theater, check out Hwy. 21 Drive In in Beaufort, S.C.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND TRIPLE FEATURE
8PM “MONSTERS U” G,” DESPICABLE ME 2″ PG & “MORTAL INSTRUMENT: CITY OF BONES” PG13 DETAILS HERE.

ADMISSION:
ADULTS $7.00,
CHILDREN 5-12 $3.00 (4 & UNDER FREE),
MILITARY W/ID $6.00, SENIORS $6.00 (60 & OVER).
Prices include Sales & Admission Taxes
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
http://www.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
$7. 00 Regular Adult admission
$6.00 Military, Seniors and local law enforcement officers (peace officers) with ID
$3.00 Child admission (4 – 11)
3 and under free, 12 and up as an adult
Vehicle Food Permit $5

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, http://www.jesupdrivein.com

To learn more about Scribble’s art classes & summer camps for kids 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. 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.

Upcoming Shows at Savannah Children’s Theatre include:

42nd Street August 9-10 Friday and Saturday at 7pm,

42nd Street has 50 performers and at some points all on stage at once – tap dancing!

This show sold out on opening weekend earlier this month, so these two extra shows were added.

Tickets can be purchased at www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org or by calling 912-238-9015 or at the theatre box office.

The Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Drive, in the Crossroads Shopping Center.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S THEATRE, CLICK HERE.

The Savannah Children’s 2013-2014 Main Stage Musicals will be DISNEY’S TARZAN and SHREK THE MUSICAL!

Update: winners are Rick Matthews & Brittney Ming Barboza!!! Congratulations!!! Please email us at anne@southernmamas.com

What a huge response to our giveaway last week for tickets to Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure . (Congratulations winner Robin Porter Thompson, the winner of last week’s giveaway. Robin, please email us at anne@southernmamas.com) As a result of the great number of entries to last week’s giveaway, we’re doing another family-four pack tickets giveaway this week to the same show.

Win a family four-pack of tickets this week to 4 PM Fri. July 26 Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure at  Johnny Mercer Theatre at Savannah Civic Center.

To enter to win, fill in the blank to Doc’s song above. Go to the SouthernMamas.com Facebook page here, like our page if you haven’t already & help Doc finish the song above! (Get to Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure early to see her sing it live at the ‎#DocMcStuffins pre-show)

Deadline to enter this giveaway  is 9 PM Mon. July 22. We’ll pick a winner & announce it here & on our Facebook page, so be sure to check back!

SouthernMamas.com Discount
Save $5 on Tickets!
Use code PIRATE. Click here to purchase tickets.
Discount expires on Friday, July 19th at 11:59PM.
Valid on the $25 and $20 price level
Discount valid on up to 6 tickets.

About Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure

In the production, Feld Entertainment, Inc., producers of Disney On Ice and Disney Live!, is taking top performing cable TV series for preschoolers to the stage in Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate and Princess Adventure. Featuring characters from the smash hits Sofia the First and Jake and the Never Land Pirates, this brand new production launches a 90-city national tour in July 2013.

To find out more about Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate and Princess Adventure and to purchase tickets, visit disneyjuniorlive.com, or visit Disney Live! on Facebook & follow on Twitter @Disney Live!

TICKET INFORMATION:
SAVANNAH
Johnny Mercer Theatre at Savannah Civic Center (Liberty at Montgomery, Savannah, GA 31401)
July 26th, 2013, 4 PM
Ticket Prices: $20.00 / $25.00 / $30.00 VIP / $45.00 Front Row
To order tickets by phone: 912-651-6550 Online: www.etix.com

UPDATE: Winner is Robin Porter Thompson. Congrats Robin! Please email us at anne@southernmamas.com

Due to tremendous public response, Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure will continue to entertain audiences in Savannah! A performance has been added on Friday, July 26, 4PM at Johnny Mercer Theatre at Savannah Civic Center.

The additional performance will be 4 PM Fri. July 26.

To celebrate, we’re giving away a family four-pack of tickets this week to the new 4 PM Fri. July 26 show. To enter to win, go to the SouthernMamas.com Facebook page here, like our page if you haven’t already & answer this question: Sofia knows that a true princess always has good posture! Share your any tips for acting like a princess? (See Sofia and Jake LIVE at Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure! http://bit.ly/DisneyJuniorLive). Deadline to enter is 9 PM Mon. July 15. We’ll pick a winner & announce it here & on our Facebook page, so be sure to check back!

SouthernMamas.com Discount
Save $5 on Tickets!
Use code PIRATE. Click here to purchase tickets.
Discount expires on Friday, July 19th at 11:59PM.
Valid on the $25 and $20 price level
Discount valid on up to 6 tickets.

About Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure

In the production, Feld Entertainment, Inc., producers of Disney On Ice and Disney Live!, is taking top performing cable TV series for preschoolers to the stage in Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate and Princess Adventure. Featuring characters from the smash hits Sofia the First and Jake and the Never Land Pirates, this brand new production launches a 90-city national tour in July 2013.

To find out more about Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate and Princess Adventure and to purchase tickets, visit disneyjuniorlive.com, or visit Disney Live! on Facebook & follow on Twitter @Disney Live!

TICKET INFORMATION:
SAVANNAH
Johnny Mercer Theatre at Savannah Civic Center (Liberty at Montgomery, Savannah, GA 31401)
July 26th, 2013, 4 PM
Ticket Prices: $20.00 / $25.00 / $30.00 VIP / $45.00 Front Row
To order tickets by phone: 912-651-6550 Online: www.etix.com

Marhaba! Come learn more about  Lingüa’s  new Arabic program for FREE on July 18th! Classes will begin at 4:15 for 2-5 year olds, 6-12 year olds will join in at 4:30, and an adult class will follow at 5:15 at Bible Baptist West in Pooler, 110 Pipemakers Circle.

Whether you want to learn this influential language, you are looking for enrichment classes, or you just want to have a good time enjoying some international flavor, this cultural event is for you! Is Arabic a heritage language for your children? Then you will not want to miss it! Come find out why Lingüa is the best thing happening for families, professionals, and businesses who want más!

Registration for Arabic Cultural Day on July 18th is free but required. Please email bilingualfamilia@gmail.com  and let them know how many children and adults and what ages to expect.

Want even más?  Lingüa has something for everyone in any language! Sign up for  Lingüa’s  newsletter, see  Lingüa’s  event calendar and read  Lingüa’s  blog here: bilingualfamilia.com

Please vote for Bilingual Familia Consulting in the 2013 Red Tricycle’s Totally Awesome Awards! http://awards.redtri.com/2013/kids-language-classes/?location=atlanta-metro

Lingüa, www.bilingualfamilia.com, email bilingualfamilia@gmail.com, Lingüa is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Break out your parrot-headed umbrellas & practice your Chim-Chim Cher-ee. Spit-spot!

Mary Poppins (1964), rated G, will be shown Saturday July 20 2013 at 7 pm @ Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Savannah, 31401.

Here’s the synopsis from the Lucas: In a proper London Edwardian household, busy parents look for a nanny who can wrangle their sweet but incorrigible young children. A woman who is “practically perfect in every way” appears on their doorstep and along with chimney sweep Burt, teaches the children the importance of both having adventures and being good citizens.

Starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, and Glynis Johns, produced by Walt Disney, and based on the beloved Mary Poppins books series by P. L. Travers. Julie Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Mary Poppins.

Directed by Robert Stevenson. Color. 139 mins. Rated G.

Tickets are $8 general admission, $5 students / seniors with ID, available by calling 912-525-5050 or online here.

To learn more about Scribble’s art classes & summer camps for kids 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. 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.

Here’s a chance for your kids to catch the popular Puppet People show about Savannah’s Juliette Low.

Angela Beasley’s Puppet People will perform “J-Low & Friends’ @ 7 PM Tuesdays on June 18 & 25, July 9, 16, 23 & 30 during Summer 2013 at the Puppet Studio, 3119 Furber Ave. Thunderbolt, 31404.

Reservations are preferred. Call for discounts.

Contact 912.355.3366 or www.PuppetPeople.com

Puppet People, 912.355.3366, www.PuppetPeople.com, email puppets@puppetpeople.com, 3119 Furber Ave. , Thunderbolt, 31404 Puppet People is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs and the Savannah Asian Festival Committee present the 18th Annual Savannah Asian Festival on June 22, 2013 at the Savannah Civic Center from 11a.m. – 5p.m.

This one day event will feature an entire continent of unique cultures, cuisines, performances, fun and educational workshops.

Festival attendees can enjoy free, live stage performances by Lee’s Taekwondo, Namaste Savannah, Sanggar Lestari Indonesian Performing Group and the Matsuriza Taiko Drummers. A new addition to this year’s festival is the chair stacking Flying Dragon Acrobats and Vida Vongsay & Team Lion Dancers. The Asian Festival will be hosted by reality star Chef, Host, and Restaurateur, Orchid Paulmeier.

Several local restaurants will be presenting a selection of regional favorites from India, Philippines, Japan and China.

The festival will also feature martial arts demonstrations, children’s workshops and a Middle Eastern tea workshop.

The Cultural Marketplace will provide an opportunity for attendees to learn more about each country and discover traditional arts, crafts, fashions and treasures exclusive to each nation.

The Savannah Asian Festival is free courtesy of the City of Savannah. The festival takes place Saturday, June 22, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center, located at Montgomery and Liberty streets. Parking at the Civic Center is free for the day.

There is a charge for food and purchases from the Cultural Marketplace.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

(times are approximate)
11:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony and Parade of Flags
11:30 a.m. Lee’s Taekwondo Martial Arts Demonstrations
11:55 a.m. Namaste Savannah
12:40 p.m. Matsuriza Taiko Drummers
1:00 p.m. Sanggar Lestari Indonesian Performing Group
1:20 p.m Sampaguita Dance Troupe
1:45 p.m. Flying Dragon Acrobats
2:10 p.m. Children of Polynesia
2:35 p.m. Vida Vongsay & Team – Lion Dance
3:00 p.m. Matsuriza Taiko Drummers
3:25 p.m. Thailand Dance Group
4:00 p.m. Flying Dragon Acrobats

You’re invited to the FREE Sixth Annual Juneteenth Celebration @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center!

Saturday, June 15 | 1-4 pm | Jepson Center @ 207 W. York St., Savannah 31401
This historic FREE event celebrates Freedom Day (or Emancipation Day), and commemorates the 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last state to do so. The celebration will include storytelling, hands on activities for families, a performance by the African Spirit (Jamal Toure) and a rare demonstration of Geechee Gullah culture by the Georgia Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters of Darien.

FREE and open to the public thanks to project funding from the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs. Click here for more info.

Upcoming Free Family Days

Family Days are fun, educational and FREE! Enjoy hands on art projects, gallery exploration activities, story time and much more designed specifically for the entire family! Create DIY masterpieces, play art detective, or explore the ArtZeum, an interactive arts space. With gallery activities on our mobile Art Cart, everyone can get in on the art and the action. Each month will feature a different theme based on the museum’s changing exhibitions. Come for a little while or stay for the entire afternoon-it’s all FREE.

Come see what the fun is all about.

Making Connections
July 13 | 1-4 pm
Discover the Museums’ connections to New York and learn how to use elements of your life to make connections to the world around you.
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Near East Family Day*

August 17 | 1-4 pm Middle eastern music concert and workshop.

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Shiny Shapes and Detail
September 14 | 1-4 pm
Look to the Rizza Silver collection to explore ideas of shape and script in drawing and sculpture.

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Sketch Crawl

October 19 | 1-4 pm Explore the world around you with a sketchbook and your family. Start by drawing in the Galleries with us!

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Spanish Family Day*
November 23 | 1-4 pm
Studio activities related to Spanish Sojourns, flamenco performance and workshop.
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Holiday Special
December 14 | 1-4 pm
DIY cards, printmaking and wrapping paper how-to’s from our education department specialists.

Funded by Georgia Power
*Major funding provided by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs

Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, 207 W. York St., Savannah 31401, http://telfair.org/visit/jepson-center/overview/ Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com sponsor

Here’s a fun, cool way to entertain the kids during Summer 2013 in Savannah. Take them to an Angela Beasley’s Puppet People show!

Angela Beasley’s Puppet People will have offer interactive puppet shows 11 AM Fridays June 7-28 & July 12-Aug. 23 during Summer 2013 at the Puppet People Party Place, 3119 Furber Ave. Thunderbolt, 31404.

Use coupon to the right to receive $2 off each ticket.

Admission includes: interactive puppet show, tour of puppet making studio, play time, puppet craft.

Walk-ins welcome, reservations preferred Group Rates Available Contact 912.355.3366 or www.PuppetPeople.com

Puppet People, 912.355.3366, www.PuppetPeople.com, email puppets@puppetpeople.com, 3119 Furber Ave. , Thunderbolt, 31404 Puppet People is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

We checked out The Savannah Children’s Theatre  main-stage production of “A Year With Frog and Toad” this past weekend & fell in love.

This musical is truly a sweet & simple treat that children will love. It includes a variety of animal characters (mouse, turtle, lizard, birds plus a very funny snail) along with, of course, the stars of the show, the two great friends —  cheerful Frog & grumpy Toad.

Take your kids to see this cast of adults & youth bring to life this whimsical Broadway musical which follows Arnold Lobel’s well-loved Frog & Toad through four seasons.

The lively production includes a you’ll-want-to-buy-the-soundtrack score, performed live by the Savannah Children’s Theatre orchestra.

Seeing this fun show with your kids is the perfect way to start your summer.

June 7-9 and June 14-16. Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 3 pm.

Tickets can be purchased at www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org or by calling 912-238-9015 or at the theatre box office.

The Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Drive, in the Crossroads Shopping Center.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S THEATRE DRAMA SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS, CLICK HERE.

The Savannah Children’s 2013-2014 Main Stage Musicals will be DISNEY’S TARZAN and SHREK THE MUSICAL!

Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure is coming to Savannah & tickets are now on sale.

Savannah showtime: 7 PM Friday, July 26 2013 @ Johnny Mercer Theatre @ Savannah Civic Center

SouthernMamas.com Discount
Save $5 on Tickets!
Use code PIRATE. Click here to purchase tickets.
Discount expires on Friday, July 19th at 11:59PM.
Valid on the $25 and $20 price level
Discount valid on up to 6 tickets.

About Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure
Grab your tiaras and doubloons and join us for Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure. Mickey and Minnie are taking their seats too at this never-before-seen live show featuring your favorite characters from Disney Junior’s hit series, Sofia the First and Jake and the Never Land Pirates. Get swept up in the excitement as Sofia and her family prepare for a royal celebration that helps us all learn the true meaning of being a princess with a special appearance from Cinderella. Then it’s off to Never Land where Jake and his swashbuckling friends Izzy and Cubby, with a little help from Peter Pan, battle Captain Hook to unlock treasure hidden inside a mysterious volcano. It’s danger and dueling on the high seas as Jake discovers what it takes to be a true hero. Filled with new music, amazing effects, thrilling action and endless surprises, your whole family will sing, shout, and soar into the action when Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure sails into your hometown.
Special bonus! Starting ten minutes before every performance join loveable Doc McStuffins for a special pre-show! You can help Doc take care of one of her beloved toys with her own special brand of love and magic. Free to all ticket holders.

TICKET INFORMATION:

Ticket Prices:
$20.00 / $25.00 / $30.00/ $45.00 Front Row

3 Easy Ways to Purchase Tickets:
1.Visit the Savannah Civic Center Box Office (save on service charges!)
2. Visit etix.com
3. Call 912-651-6550.

Telfair Museums will honor active military service members and their families by offering free admission to any of the Telfair Museums from Memorial Day to Labor Day 2013.

Free admission is offered as part of the Telfair’s partnership with the Blue Star Museums program, which offers military families the chance to visit museums across the country free of charge this summer. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense & more than 1,800 museums across America.

Free admission for military families will be offered through Mon. Sept. 2, 2013 during regular museum hours the following Telfair Museums:

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

Telfair Academy – 121 Barnard St., Savannah 31401

Owens-Thomas House – 124 Abercorn St., Savannah 31401

Admission is free to active duty U.S. military members or any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card. Free admission applies to up an individual serving in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard & Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps as well as up to five family members.

www.telfair.org Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Every summer, Live Oak Public Library branches in Savannah, Wilmington Is., Effingham, Pooler, Tybee Is. & Hinesville offer FREE fun performances for kids as part of the Summer Reading Program.

These shows are great ways to entertain & educate your kids, encourage reading & cool off FOR FREE.

Click here to check out the line-up of performances for Summer 2013. The shows kick off June 4 2013.

There are some longtime favorites like Magical Educator Chad Crews as well as Fiddlin Dan who will be performing this summer as Ruby the Clown. Kids are going to excited about Rock N Roar Dino Show. The talented actors from Hampstead Stage Company will return again, this summer performing “The Secret Garden.”

See the schedule performances here. These shows are also now included in our online Events Calendar which you can access by clicking here.

The Savannah Children’s Theatre presents a main-stage production of “A Year With Frog and Toad.”

A cast of adults and youth bring to life this whimsical Broadway musical which follows two great friends — the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad — through four, fun-filled seasons.

Arnold Lobel ‘s well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in Tony-nominated show that is part vaudeville, part make believe, all charm.

The jazzy, upbeat score, performed live by the Savannah Children’s Theatre orchestra, bubbles with melody and wit, making it an inventive and enchanting musical for the whole family.

May 31-June 2, June 7-9 and June 14-16. Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 3 pm.

Tickets can be purchased at www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org  or by calling 912-238-9015 or at the theatre box office.

The Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Drive, in the Crossroads Shopping Center.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S THEATRE DRAMA SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS, CLICK HERE.

Scribble Art Studio is offering Comic Art classes & camps for kids ages 8 & older. Instructed by Rashad Doucet, professional comic book artist who has worked for Oni Press, DC comics & Heart Head Publishing. His comics include “My dog is a superhero” & “I love comics.”

To learn more about Scribble’s art classes & summer camps for kids 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. 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.

2013 Kids Pottery and Sculpture Classes & Summer Camp Offerings @ Tiffany Drabek Studio in Ardsley Park, Savannah

Take a sculpture or pottery class to learn something new…or continue a flourishing hobby! Classes are centrally located @ Tiffany Drabek Studio in Midtown Savannah.

The sculpture classes include instruction in different hand building techniques such as coiling, slab work, pinching, carving, and bas-relief designs. The pottery instruction involves learning how to center the clay on the wheel, how to make plates, bowls and cylinders, and how to attach handles and make surface designs. At the end of the session children will apply either underglaze paints or glazes to complete their work with a splash of color. All work will be finished with a gloss glaze and fired.

The fees include all materials and firings. The work will be available for pick up after all of the firings have been done. Please call or email Tiffany with any questions or to register. To complete registration, please send a $20 deposit to Tiffany Drabek to the address below. The balance of the tuition will be due at the first class. $10 off total family tuition if an additional sibling signs up. For more information and registration contact: tiffanydrabek@gmail.com .

Spring Classes:
Sculpture $84
6 Tuesdays April 16-May 28(skip May 7 for Testing) from 3:00-4:00 P.M. (ages 4 and up)

Pottery $130
7 Wednesdays April 17-May 29 from 3:30-5:00 P.M. (ages 7 and up)

Summer Camp Pottery and Sculpture Classes:

Pottery Session 1 $95
Monday-Friday, June 10-14, 9:30-11:00 A.M. (ages 7 and up)

Pottery Session 2 $95
Monday-Friday, June 24-28, 9:30-11 A.M. (ages 7 and up)
Note: $10 off total tuition if student registers for both summer pottery sessions

Sculpture $70
Monday-Friday, July 15-19, 9:30-10:30 A.M. (ages 4 and up)

If you are looking for an ALL-TEENS class, email Tiffany tiffanydrabek@gmail.com
& she’ll arrange a class

About Tiffany Drabek: Tiffany is a local potter and ceramic sculptor. She has a BA in Art and French from the State University of New York at Geneseo, and has been working in her medium since graduation in Dec. ’91. In Savannah, she has been teaching clay classes to adults and children since 1999, and she has specifically taught home school students pottery, sculpture, and art history since 2001. She offers pottery birthday parties throughout the year to children as well as adults. She home schools her three boys and is the Director of the Classical Conversations Savannah home school community.

Tiffany Drabek Studio, 215 East 64th Street Savannah, 31405 tel. (912) 692-0659 email tiffanydrabek@gmail.com www.tiffanydrabekdesigns.com Tiffany Drabek Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

ArtLab Studio in Savannah is offering exciting classes for children for summer 2013! Fun projects that introduce a little art history and basic principles of art will entertain and enrich your child’s summer.

Classes include:

Undercover Artists
Ages 5-7
June 17th-21st 8am to 10:30am or
Saturdays June 15th- July 13th
9am to 11:30am
Inspired by a host of award-winning books, this session will connect art to reading with a whimsical approach that will appeal to the most reluctant readers. Undercover artists will explore what’s under the covers of books to create art projects that will spring from the stories. This week-long camp will be the highlight of your child’s summer. Don’t miss this fun opportunity to see art and literature come together to ignite your child’s imagination. Participants will want to remain undercover artists long after the class ends.

Artists Captured in Time
Ages 8-10
June 24th-28th 8am to 10:30am or
Saturdays June 15th- July 13th 1pm-3:30pm
Come let your children become Artists Captured in Time. They will be drawn to the daily drama from artists who step out of a wacky time machine to visit. Guest artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Andy Warhol and others will share their art secrets and techniques along with some entertaining stories from back in the day. the class will stir art, drama and imagination together with a sprinkle of art history to create a picture perfect week that students will always remember.

Taught by certified art teacher Jobeth Chambers & Local Artist Kelly Roetto, who will educate, entertain & enrich your child in a whimsical, enlightened and fun environment! Students will work with many mediums and learn several key principles of art.

One Week Session $175/Individual Classes $35- Includes All Materials
10% discount for families with 2 or more children enrolled!

ArtLab Studio, 2417 Waters Ave., Savannah, 912-388-1939, www.watersartlab.blogspot.com/  ArtLab Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.