Summer 2013 Camps

Telfair Museums’ Summer 2013 Camps are now available. Click here for more information.

Spring Break 2013 Drop-In Activities

Parents wanting to keep their kids active during spring break can bring them by the museum for a daily activity. These one hour programs are offered each day of the week at 10:15 a.m.
Advanced registration encouraged but not required; class size is limited to 12 participants.
Ages 5-18 years | March 25 – March 29; April 1 – April 5
$20 a class for members and $35 non-members
Monday Drawing in the Galleries | Tuesday Pixelated Print Making
Wednesday Simple Motor Sculptures
Thursday Drawing in the Galleries | Friday Drawing Robots
Contact Kip Bradley for more information at bradleyk@telfair.org or 912.790.8823

CLASSES
4 to 7 year old Mini Masters
Saturdays, February 16-March 9
Each day student will view, discuss, and recreate the great works form the Uffizi collection. In the studio students will make their own paint, work with gold leaf, paint their own family portraits, and more. All materials provided.

Click here to register and for more information »

FAMILY PROGRAMS
Are you looking for a fun and educational activity for children? Telfair Museums provide many opportunities for families to visit the museum, learn, and make art together.

Toddler 3rd Thursday
March 21 | 10-11:30 am | Jepson Center
$5 per child; free to adult members or with museum admission
March-Shapes for Sitting

wcwm? (What Can We Make?) Studio
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays | 10 – 2 pm | JC
Join us as we open the studios for drop-in visits for all ages. Explore your creative side with inspiring activities utilizing recycled materials, found objects, and traditional art supplies.
Free to members or with museum admission

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

Join in the fun as The UpBeats imagiNATION Workshop presents “A Jumpin’ UpBeat Sing-a-Long” live at the Jelks Auditorium at Savannah Country Day School, 2PM Sat. April 6, 2013.

Come and sing-a-long with those fun loving UpBeats from Wilinkin Land, as they take you on an interactive journey through the magical land of music.

Meet Jeremiah, Tyler, Lucy Q and the entire UpBeat crew in this fun show designed for the whole family to enjoy. The show will cover great topics like teamwork, courage, healthy living, self-esteem and so much more.

It’s an extravaganza filled with singing, dancing, puppetry, featuring musical arrangements by the intergalactic band RJ and The imagiNATION.

Proceeds for this event will go towards the “Happy Eyes, Healthy Ears Project” funding positive television and web programming for kids. You can purchase tickets for the show and donate at www.goupbeat.eventbrite.com .

Use the promo code “upbeat” and save up to 25% on tickets til March 23rd. Want to have preferred seating, backstage meet-n-greet with the characters, and be apart of a puppet workshop after the show? Look into the imagiNATION Experience VIP Pass.  See you in Wilinkin Land!

Check out a music video of  UpBeats from Wilinkin Land by clicking here. 

Like RJ and the Imagination Band on Facebook here to stay connected. Follow the band on Twitter @rjimagination

Check out a mobile show app where you can meet the cast, see music videos/photo galleries, buy tickets by clicking here. ,

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We are so thrilled about these kids’ summer pottery camps at Savannah’s Clay Spot.

Each pottery camp is weekly held, Mon-Friday, 9:00 am- 12:00 noon beginning June 3-August 16th 2013.

Pottery Camps are designed for all ages of kids. Weeks alternate between a younger group and an older group and there is a special preschool age camp happening Aug. 12-16.

Each child will get a great introduction to pottery wheel and projects are designed to include both wheel throwing and hand building construction techniques.

Discounts

If parents register beginning now until May 1st, they get a 15% discount. If parents register for both a Pottery Camp at Savannah’s Clay Spot and a Summer Art Camp at Scribble Art studio they can get a 20% discount off of each camp. Only one discount applies.

Savannah’s Clay Spot is at 1305 Barnard St., Savannah, GA 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.

For all information either call Lisa Bradley at 912-509-4647 or e-mail lisa@savannahsclayspot.com

“Like” Savannah’s Clay Spot on Facebook here to stay connected.

Savannah’s Clay Spot,  www.savannahsclayspot.com, 1305 Barnard St., Savannah, 31401, tel. 912-509-4647 or e-mail lisa@savannahsclayspot.com

Experience the Harlem Globetrotters live at the Savannah Civic Center, 7 PM Thurs. March 14

Discount ticket code: To receive $10 off ALL TICKETS use the discount code BASKET. To purchase tickets, click here.

Like the Harlem Globetrotters here on Facebook to stay connected.

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Photo by Nathan Jones

Get your peacock feather decorations ready for the Flannery O’Connor Homemade Parade and Garden Party.

This celebration of acclaimed author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor’s birthday will offer family-friendly fun. Participation is encouraged. Hats and period costume are optional.

Homemade Parade festivities in Lafayette Square will include face painting, sign painting and photo portraits. The Garden Party at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home will feature Southern-inspired hors d’oeuvres, drinks and a peacock calling contest.

WHEN: Saturday, March 23, 2013
Homemade Parade festivities start at 3 p.m. in Lafayette Square
Parade begins at 3:30 p.m. in Lafayette Square
Garden Party from 4-6 p.m. at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home

WHERE: Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home
207 E. Charlton Street
Savannah, Georgia

NOTE: $25 donation requested for the Garden Party. $5 for children.
Garden Party RSVP appreciated – please call 912.233.6014 or email flanneryoconnorhome@gmail.com . The Homemade Parade is free and open to the public.

ABOUT FLANNERY O’CONNOR:
Flannery O’Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia on March 25, 1925 and is the author of the acclaimed novels Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away, as well as 32 short stories and numerous essays. Perhaps best known as a pioneering Southern gothic author who often wrote about morally flawed characters, O’Connor remains an important voice in American literature. She lived in Savannah until 1938 and drew inspiration from her childhood experiences in Georgia’s First City until her death from lupus in Milledgeville, Georgia on August 3, 1964. She received the National Book Award for Fiction posthumously in 1972 for The Collected Stories of Flannery O’Connor.

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 912.233.6014.

10×10, a global movement that educates and empowers girls, is working to bring the groundbreaking film ‘Girl Rising’ to Savannah, but your help is needed.

The anticipated film spotlights the stories of nine unforgettable girls born into unforgiving circumstances. Directed by Academy Award nominee Richard Robbins and narrated by Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, Anne Hathaway, Selena Gomez, Salma Hayek, Alicia Keyes, among others.

Watch the trailer by clicking here.

‘Girl Rising’ is being shown in hundreds of theaters around the country and is scheduled to be screening at the Regal Savannah on March 10, 2013 at 5pm – but only if tickets are reserved in advance by the 3rd.

Click here for more info on ticketing.

Will you please join in the campaign and help empower millions of girls?

You can also find an event page on Facebook here.

Add this to your list of fun things to do with the kids this weekend: A-town Festival.

A-Town Get Down Festival in Savannah celebrates arts & crafts, music on Sat. March 2 at the Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St., downtown Savannah, 31401. Free for kids younger than 12.

All proceeds are donated to the A-Town Foundation, dedicated to celebrating & promoting the power of art & music as transformative.

To learn more, visit Scribble Art Studio Web site by clicking here or call 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com .

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler also offers private & group art classes, adult art parties. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates . For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

FREE storybook art: Bring the kids to a FREE Storybook Art with
Scribble Art Studio artists, 4:30 PM this Tues March 5 @
Southwest Chatham Library, Savannah. Featuring the book “Ship Shapes” by Stella
Blackstone. Details here.

Scribble Art Studio’s new Spring schedule is up on their website. Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler are offering a really fun array of classes for the spring! You can view the new schedule by clicking here .

Please let the Scribble artists know which classes you are interested in and if you do not see something that fits your needs feel free to let them know that as well. They are always open to suggestions.

To learn more about Scribble’s art classes for kids in Pooler & Savannah, call 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com .

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler also offers private & group art classes, adult art parties. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates . For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Planning a trip with the kids to Atlanta soon?

Now you can check out a free Center for Puppetry Arts museum pass at Live Oak Public Library branches in Savannah, Effingham & Hinesville.

Thanks to a new partnership between the Center for Puppetry Arts and Georgia’s Public Libraries, if you have a valid library card, you can now check out the Center’s new “Passport to Puppetry” at all Live Oak Public branches.

The “Passport to Puppetry” is valid for up to four free museum admissions—a potential savings of up to $33 per family. Parties with children must include at least one adult.

If you haven’t checked out the Center for Puppery Arts yet, the museum is a real treat, providing educational fun with more than 350 puppets from around the world as well as fun, unique puppet show performances.

The museum at the Center for Puppetry Arts is open Tuesdays through Sundays with hours varying upon day and programming. In addition to four free admissions, the “Passport to Puppetry” also entitles library patrons to attend a performance at the Center and/or participate in a Create-a-Puppet Workshop at a 25% discount, when space is available.

Complete details, including valid dates, show times, hours of operation, and reservation information are available online at www.puppet.org.

Visit www.puppet.org/museum/galibrarypassport.shtml  for full details on accessing and how to use the “Passport to Puppetry.” Live Oak Public Libraries will have information about the free pass on their Web site here soon!

The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now accepting registrations for its Spring Break Art Camp, which takes place April 1 – 5, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Cultural Affairs, located at 9 West Henry St. The full-day camp will offer children ages 5-12 an introduction to painting, ceramics, mixed media and performing arts in age-appropriate group settings.

The fee of $135 includes all materials and is limited to the person listed on the registration form. Full payment is due upon enrollment. Credit cards, checks, money orders and cash are accepted.

Space is limited and advance registration is required. Children 5 years of age must currently be enrolled in kindergarten. Registration forms are available online at www.savannahga.gov/arts .

Registrations can be faxed, hand-delivered or mailed to: City of Savannah, Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St., Savannah, GA 31401. For information, contact 912-651-6783.

FREE PUPPET PEOPLE PUPPET SHOWS at City COMMUNITY CENTERS

SPONSORED BY
The City of Savannah
The Savannah Coastal Puppetry Guild

Angela Beasley’s Puppet People Present:
BR’ER RABBIT AND FRIENDS — FOLKTALES, FABLES & FUN !

Experience timeless stories told by Joel Chandler Harris, Aesop and others through the magical art of Shadow Puppetry.

Feb 12 10:30 am Crusader Community Center
81 Coffee Bluff Villa Rd. (921-2103)

Feb 13 11:00 am Windsor Forest Center (Windsor Forest School)
308 Briarcliff Circle (921-2104)

Feb 14 10:30 am Eastside Center (Schuman Middle School)
409 Goebel Avenue (651-4325)

Feb 15 2:00 pm Rivers Edge Retirement
6206 Waters Avenue (354-6146)

Feb 20 10:00 am Liberty City Center
1401 Mills B. Lane Blvd. (650-7804)

Feb 21 1:00 pm JEA (Rambam school)
5111 Abercorn St. 355-8111

Shows are FREE, but please call the centers to make reservations.
These shows are open to seniors to school children

Angela Beasley’s Puppet People “The Puppet Place” in Thunderbolt, 3119 Furber Avenue, Savannah, GA 31405, 912-355-3366, http://puppetpeople.com. The Puppet Place is also an ideal spot to host children’s birthday parties! Puppet People is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Looking for something festive to do on Valentine’s Day (Thursday!)?

Starlight Pottery at 7070 Hodgson Memorial Dr. in midtown Savannah will be open until 9pm on Valentine’s Day! Bring in your valentine or your kids and create something special! Plates & Mugs will be Buy One Get One 50 % off!

President’s Day

School out on President’s Day, Mon. Feb. 18?
Starlight be OPEN from 11-6 on President’s Day! Monday, February 18

Ladies Night Out @ Starlight Pottery

Thursday, February 28
6-9pm
Get your friends together for a night out!
Price of the pottery you paint is all you pay.
Call or email Starlight Pottery to reserve your table. Call 912.303.9599 or emailcontactus@starlightpottery.com

Winter Studio Hours

Tuesday – Thursday
11-6
Friday
11-8
Saturday
10-8
Starlight Pottery may close one hour early if there are no painters in the studio. Call ahead if you’re coming around that time. Tel: 912.303.9599

Starlight Pottery, 7070 Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah, Ga. 31406, tel. 912.303.9599, contactus@starlightpottery.com , http://starlightpottery.com/ Starlight Pottery is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

On Fri. March 1 2013, Savannah Danse Theatre is offering a school show at 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM for area children @ Trustee’s Theatre, 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah.

The ballet is very kid friendly! Because this is a special event, Savannah Danse Theatre is offering these shows for only $5 per ticket. Reservations are required by calling 912-897.2102

Savannah Danse Theatre is performing Sleeping Beauty March 2 at 7:00 at the Trustee’s Theatre.

4 to 7 Year Old Mini Masters art class starts Feb. 16.

Instructor: Sherah Rosen
Ages 4-7 Saturdays, 10-11:30 am, February 16–March 9, 2013

Members $100 | Non-members $125

Each day of this five-week Saturday class will explore art fundamentals through exploration of different works from master artist such as Botticelli, Il Parmigianino, and Niccolo Pisano. Each day students will view, discuss, and recreate the great works form the Uffizi collection. In the studio students will make their own paint, work with gold leaf, paint their own family portraits, and more. All materials provided.

Contact Kip Bradley, Studio Programs Manager, email bradleyk@telfair.org  or call 912.790.8823.

To get more info on classes at Telfair Museums in Savannah or download an application, click here.

English Portrait Artist Tony Troy will be back in Savannah accepting a few more commissions for classical portraits. These would make very special Mother’s Day gifts!

For appointments and sittings please call 609-231-6195 or email Tony from via his web site: www.tonytroyart.com  (The Classical Portrait Page is where the portraits are displayed.)

Tony Troy Art, email tonytroyart@gmail.com. ,609-231-6195 On Facebook here . Tony Troy Art is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

To learn more about Scribble’s art classes for kids in Pooler & Savannah, call 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com .

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler also offers private & group art classes, adult art parties. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates . For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now registering students for Session II classes and workshops. Day and evening sessions are offered for children, teens, and adults in all skill levels. Sessions began Feb. 18 and run through March 29 and are held at the Department of Cultural Affairs located at 9 W. Henry St., Savannah.

Three week and six-week classes are available, as well as weekend workshops. Visual arts sessions include ceramics, metals, glass, fibers, jewelry, painting and drawing.

Class fees include instruction, use of studio space, use of equipment and all materials and tools required. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Credit cards are accepted. Class schedule and registration forms are available online by clicking here or by calling (912) 651-6783.

Youth & Adult Workshops
Setting Up Your Ceramics Studio
$10, All Ages, Sat., Feb. 23, 10am-12pm

Parent & Child Clay
$20, Ages 4+, Sat., March 9, 10am-12pm

Parent & Child Fibers
$20, Ages 6-10, Sat., March 9, 10am – 12pm

Raku
$10 per firing, All Ages, Fri., March 29, 1-4pm

Youth Visual Arts Classes
Teen Clay
$90, Ages 10-16, Tues., Feb. 19 – March 26, 3:30-5:00pm

Teen Jewelry
$75, Ages 10-16, Tues., Feb. 19 – March 26, 4:00-5:00pm

Papier Mache Sculpture
$75, Ages 9-14, Wed., Feb. 20 – March 27, 4:30-5:30pm

Children’s Fibers
$75, Ages 6-10, Wed., Feb. 20 – March 27, 4:30-5:30pm

Children’s Clay
$75, Ages 6-10, Thurs., Feb. 21 – March 28, 4:00-5:00pm

Cartooning
$75, Ages 6-10, Thurs., Feb. 21 – March 28, 4:30-5:30pm

For a complete list of classes including those for teens & older, click here.

This upcoming weekend of Feb. 2 & 3 means free weekend access to some of nearby museums through Bank of America’s Museums on Us program. Free admission is for the adult cardholder only. Regular admission applies to children and additional guests.

Nearby participating museums include:

EdVenture Children's Museum

EdVenture Childrens Museum in Columbia, S.C.
211 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Atlanta History Center
High Museum of Art in Atlanta
Tellus Science Museum, Cartersville

The Museum of Science and History in Jacksonville (MOSH), Fla.
Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, Fla

Who is eligible?

To qualify for Museums on Us, you must be a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch card customer. Simply present your Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card along with a photo ID to gain one free general admission to any participating institution. Cardholders only; guests are not eligible for free admission.

When is it available?

With qualifying identification, customers can enjoy free admission on the first full weekend of every month.

For a full list of participating museums, please visit the Museums on Us site.

To learn more about Scribble’s art classes for kids in Pooler & Savannah, call 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com .

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler also offers private & group art classes, adult art parties. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates . For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

We checked out the Willy Wonka musical @ Savannah Children’s Theatre this past wknd & fell in love!

You & your kids will be so jazzed to see that the talented folks at Savannah Children’s Theatre are able to colorfully depict how each of the little visitors to the chocolate factory meet their funny fates. Kudos to the set design & construction crew.

Actors Christopher Blaire (Willy Wonka), Chris Bass (The Candy Man), Finn Repella (Mike Teavee) &  Emily Browne (Veruca Salt) & Len James (Mr. Salt) steal the show!

The show features local adult actors along with SCT kids. SCT musicians provide live music for this Main Stage production.

Willy Wonka,” magically delicious mainstage production, Jan 25-27 & Feb 1-3 2013. Fri & Sat at 8 pm, Sat & Sun at 3 pm.

UPCOMING AUDITIONS FOR SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S THEATRE shows: Main Stage production of “A Year with Frog & Toad” open to 2nd grade-adults, Feb. 25 & 26 @ 7 PM. Show dates: June 1-16.

Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Drive at the corner of Skidaway Road & Victory Drive next to Piggly Wiggly, Savannah, 31404, (912)238-9015 email info@savannahchildrenstheatre.org , www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey© FULLY CHARGED, Gold Edition just added a a 10AM performance on Friday Jan 25. This is perfect for stay at home moms with kids not in school yet. VIP seats available too!

The circus will be at the Savannah Civic Center Jan. 23-27 2013.
Showtimes are:
SHOW 1 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:30 PM
SHOW 2 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:30 PM
SHOW 3 Fri, 25 Jan. 2013 10 AM (newly added show)
SHOW 4 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:30 PM
SHOW 5 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
SHOW 6 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:00 PM
SHOW 7 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:00 PM
SHOW 8 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:30 PM
SHOW 9 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:30 PM

SouthernMamas.com discount: Discount code to receive a 20% discount off of adult Tickets. Not valid on opening night or VIP and Premium seating. Restrictions and fees may apply. Please use code MAMA to receive savings. Buy tickets online at Ringling.com, etix.com, Savannah Civic Center Box Office or call 912-651-6556.

Be a part of circus history as The Greatest Show On Earth® harnesses the energy of the audience to power the performers. Witness superhuman stunts so close, you can FEEL it! Experience the excitement as Ringling Bros.® transforms energy and power into megawatts of thrills. Imaginations ignite for children of all ages with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey© is proud to present FULLY CHARGED, Gold Edition.

Congratulations to our winners of our giveaway of family four packs of tickets to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey© FULLY CHARGED, Gold Edition,: Amanda Smith Bickston, Ashley Waldvogel Gaddy, Christine Horton-Dobson, Haley Marie Quinn, Meg Karacostas Lego. They each won four ticket vouchers to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ® circus in Savannah.

To learn more about Scribble’s portfolio prep or art classes for kids, call 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com .

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler also offers private & group art classes, adult art parties. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates . For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.