Reinterpret ideas of belonging at SCAD MOA Teen Night workshop with artist Barthélémy Toguo
Join exhibiting artist Barthélémy Toguo for a special tour of his exhibition Urban Requiem. Following the tour, the artist will lead a postcard-making workshop based on themes of exile and belonging, issues the artist explores in his own artistic practice.
Admission to the workshop is $10. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.
To sign up, email Kristin Poitras, coordinator of museum visitation, at kpoitras@scad.edu.
WHEN
Thursday, Feb. 24 2022
4-6PM
@ SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, GA 31401
Seuss Fest 2022
@ Savannah Children’s Museum
SAT. MARCH 5, 2022 AT 10 AM – 1 PM
Admission to Seuss Fest is included in the cost of regular admission to Savannah Children’s Museum. Purchase tickets online here.
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Seuss Fest is back!
On Sat. March 5 2022, local families are invited to celebrate the fun and whimsical world of Dr. Seuss during Seuss Fest.
Event attendees are encouraged to dress as their favorite Dr. Seuss character in honor of the children’s book author.
The event will take place from 10AM-1PM @ Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Rd. Savannah, GA 31401.
Museum educators will lead the group with Seuss stories, games, and activities. Dancing Oobleck, a Read-A-Thon, and a rhyming scavenger hunt maze are only a few of the fun activities in which families can participate.
Community partners will provide Seuss-filled fun throughout the day. Savannah Tree Foundation and Live Oak Public Library will participate with tree saplings and games. The Dwaine and Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital of Savannah will have several interactive activities including crafts, games, and healthy snacks. The University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant will bring their Yertle the Turtle touch tank. Savannah Children’s Theatre will share performances from Seussical the Musical. The Big Cheese food truck and Savannah Square Pops will also be on-site.
Admission to Seuss Fest is included in the cost of regular admission to Savannah Children’s Museum, $8 for all guests 18 months and older. Admission can be purchased online here ahead of time.
This event is free for Coastal Heritage Society members. Members also receive 10% off in the gift shop. Become a member here.
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Five of Coastal Heritage Society’s museums in Savannah will be open for Presidents Day on Mon. Feb. 21 2022.
These sites include Savannah History Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah Children’s Museum, Harper Fowlkes House and Old Fort Jackson.
Guests can enjoy interactive exhibits and engaging tours at each site through hands-on, immersive activities that illustrate the narratives of Savannah’s past.
Savannah Children’s Museum will have a special open day on Sun. Feb. 20 2022 as well.
Savannah Children’s Museum will be open 9:30AM-2:30PM Sun Feb. 20 & Mon. Feb. 21 2022
Program Schedule:
SPECIAL OPENING
10:30am | Storytime in the Frogtown Garden
12pm | STEAM Studio or Bottle Rocket Demonstration
1:30pm | Young Explorers or Healthy Me
Georgia State Railroad Museum offer diesel train rides Fri. Feb. 18 -Mon. Feb. 21 2022
Train rides will be at 10AM, 11AM, Noon, 1PM, 2PM & 3PM
Seating is limited and is first-come, first-served. Visitors must pick up boarding passes in the gift shop before boarding.
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Classes provide entry-level participants the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to aquatic emergencies. Students will also learn to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until EMS personnel take over.
Get details on course pre-requisites, cost & other details here.
AQUATIC CENTER
7240 Sallie Mood Dr
Savannah, Ga. 31406
Crowned Elite Athletics in Savannah will hold evaluations for SEASON 8 May 5 & 6 2022! • Come join Crowned Elite Athletics Elite Program and see what it really means to wear the crown! • Get more information & to sign up online here. • Join Crowned Elite Athletics for the best season yet! • #OnlyTheBestGetCrowned #SeasonofGr8tness #DontWishForIt #WorkForIt
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Kindermusik Savannah has added another playdate for this coming Saturday, February 19 2022, since the 10AM playdate has now filled!
The additional class will be at 11AM THIS Saturday Feb. 19, immediately after the 10AM class. The class will celebrate LOVE in this February Kindermusik monthly playdate: Let Me Call You Sweetheart! Enjoy an endearing, heartwarming, musical time in this fun class you and your little sweetheart won’t want to miss.
Parents and children together will engage with instruments, singing, moving, dancing, story time, and more delightful activities in this exciting one-time Kindermusik class. Each child will take an instrument, 10 songs, and a special coupon home. Limited spaces. Claim your child’s spot before it fills.
Jazz. Ballet. Tap. Acro. The Studio Savannah Dance Camp will offer it all & more this Summer 2022 @ their new location: 5201 Waters Ave Savannah GA 31404 (corner of 66th & Waters Ave)
ART START STROLLER & TODDLER TOURS @ Jepson Center, Savannah
February 17 2022, 10:30AM-12:30PM
Adult & Child (Pair) $12 | Child (5 and younger) $5 | Adult & Child (Member) $5
Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for storytime, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here. Come play and learn with us!
View New Acquisitions from the Brandywine Workshop and try your hand at printmaking.
Upcoming Art Start Stroller & Toddler Tours @ Jepson Center, Savannah
Feb. 17 2022, 10:30AM-12:30PM. View New Acquisitions from the Brandywine Workshop and try your hand at print-making. Register online here.
April 21 2022, 1o:30AM-12:30PM | View the Art of William O. Golding and start your own travel drawing collection to tell a story. Register online here.
FAMILY DROP-IN STUDIO IS BACK @ Jepson Center, Savannah
Weekends
10AM-1PM
Free to members and non-members with museum admission
We’re happy to see the return to Jepson Center’s family drop-in studio activities on Saturdays and Sundays from 10AM-1PM. Jepson Center staff will offer 4-5 activity options, and a studio assistant will be on hand to assist. Open to all ages! Work at your own pace and comfort level, we encourage exploration! Studio occupancy may be limited.
Each day of spring break, the museum will offer Drop in studio with featured activities for kids and their parents looking to Unleash their creativity. A studio assistant is always on hand to answer questions and assist guests. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Kindermusik Savannah is celebrating LOVE in their February Kindermusik monthly playdate: Let Me Call You Sweetheart!
You will have an endearing, heartwarming, musical time in this fun class you and your little sweetheart won’t want to miss.
Parents and children together will engage with instruments, singing, moving, dancing, story time, and more delightful activities in this exciting one-time Kindermusik class.
Each child will take an instrument, 10 songs, and a special coupon home. Limited spaces! Claim your child’s spot before it fills!
Time to sign up your child for Scribble Art Studio in Savannah’s popular after school art classes for ages 5 and older as well as their Portfolio Builders’ Class for older children.
Both the General Art classes and Portfolio Builders class run each day at both times for your convenience. You pick the day and time that works best for you. OPEN ENROLLMENT!
Classes run in 5 week sessions for $200. All supplies included.
Check out Scribble Art Studio’s updated website here.
LEGO, Marine Science, Theater. Each camp includes 3 bonus days and a sibling discount is available at checkout.
Camps are small groups led by a certified teacher.
Please choose grade levels by the grade just completed. We cannot accept under five years old.
Camps are non-refundable due to the small enrollment size.
For the enjoyment of all, campers are expected to be kind with others and cooperative with their teachers
Class includes up to six students.
Taught by Dr. Bonnie LaPread, a certified teacher with 30+ years of experience and passion for working with learning differences.
Please choose grade levels by the student’s lowest reading/math level.
Classes are non-refundable due to the small enrollment size.
Monday – Friday
May 31- June 17th OR June 20th -July 8th
Toddler Tuesday is a program for 1-4 year old children and their caregivers that focuses on one of Oatland’s animals, or a relevant nature theme. The program includes: singing, fingerplay, a story, an encounter with one of our animals, and a take-home craft.
Sessions are offered twice on Tuesdays from 10-10:30AM & 11-11:30AM and registration is required. There are a limited number of spaces so reserve early!
UPDATE: Cost for the program is $5 for children and $5 for adults.
Registration is made online, but the program fees will be paid at the front booth on the day of, and not in advance, so please, if you know you won’t make your reservation, please call and cancel so organizers can open the space for someone on the waitlist.
See the 2022 Toddler Tuesday Schedule and register online here.
All adults are asked to please wear a mask at all times when indoors.
FREE 10th Annual Fit Kids Fest, Sat. Feb. 19 2022 @ Savannah Children’s Museum
Annual event promotes wellness for K–12 students
Junior League of Savannah will host its annual 2022 Fit Kids Fest at a new location: the Savannah Children’s Museum, on Sat. Feb. 19 2021.
This engaging free event teaches the importance of growing a fit body and mind through a fun and interactive day designed for children of all ages and their parents.
This engaging event promotes overall wellness for K–12 students and introduces participants to academic resources in the community in addition to teaching how to make healthy choices and live an active lifestyle. Activities for the 2022 Fit Kids Fest will include free, full access to the Savannah Children’s Museum including a life-size maze, slides, and sensory garden; a healthy scavenger hunt; a trail mix remix station; and face painting.
The first 150 children to arrive will receive a free t-shirt and other swag items. Raffle prizes, including sports equipment, will be awarded to participants. The Savannah school with the most students in attendance will receive a cash prize for sports/PE equipment.
For more information about the 2022 Fit Kids Fest, visit jrleaguesav.org/fit-kids-fest. For those interested in participating as a vendor at the event, email jrleaguesavfkf@gmail.com or call event chair Kathryn Campbell at 704-267-6077.
Join Kindermusik Savannah Mondays at 4PM for a special music class just for 4-7 year olds. You’ll move, dance, play instruments, learn musical terms and notation, and enjoy music in a playful and encouraging small group environment. Text 912-432-5885 to set up your first free trial class, or visit at kindermusikwith88keys.com.
Give your body and your mind a workout! In addition to being just plain fun, juggling builds hand-eye coordination, improves reflexes, spatial awareness, and concentration. Over the course of the two workshops, instructor Matthew Adams will walk students through the basic steps and rhythms of juggling, building confidence as well as athletic ability. This is your chance to learn a fun and rewarding hobby.
Mondays Feb. 7 & 14 2020, 5:30-7PM. This workshop is open to ages 12-16 and is $20 for both weeks of the workshop.
Explore unconventional art with your little one at SCAD MOA’s Saturday Morning Story Time in Savannah @ 11AM this Sat. Feb. 5 2022. This week’s theme: enjoy exciting tales and fun activities as you learn about work by artist Patrick Dougherty. (Exhibit pictured) This event will take place outdoors. Plan and dress accordingly.
SCAD MOA Story Times are on the first Saturday of each month. Learn about work by a different artist each month.
Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and up.
For more information, email Kristin Poitras, coordinator of museum visitation, at kpoitras@scad.edu.
Sat. Feb. 5, 11AM
Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities as you learn about work by artist Patrick Dougherty. This event will take place outdoors. Plan and dress accordingly.
WHERE
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Ga
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Telfair Museums offers fee-based afterschool classes or workshops each fall and winter, plus daytime summer camps for children K–12. Afterschool classes for students have included drawing, portfolio builders, and videogame design.
All classes are located in the Jepson Center at 207 W. York Street in Savannah unless otherwise noted.
For questions, contact Studio Programs Manager Kip Bradley at 912-790-8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org.
Youth Portfolio Builder: Painting and Drawing
Ages 9–12 years
Mondays, 4:30–6PM, Jan. 24-Feb. 28
Members $115 | Non-members $135
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. REGISTER ONLINE HERE.
Youth Portfolio Builder: Painting and Drawing
Ages 12–16 years
Wednesdays, 4:30–6PM, Jan. 26–March 2
Members $115 | Non-members: $135
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. REGISTER ONLINE HERE.
Digital Photography Class
Ages 12–16
Thursdays, 4:30–6PM | Jan. 27 – March 3
Members $115 / non-members $135
Develop your young person’s skills as a photographer. All young people are artists. With that in mind, this class will approach photography as professionals do, studying the Elements of Art. Keeping a social distance, the camp will meet outside as much as possible as we explore our environment in Telfair Square and other nearby locations. Class will use DSLR digital cameras and learn about exposure, and a few historical methods involving film. Photography is fun and accessible to everyone. REGISTER ONLINE HERE.
You’ll be swinging and sliding with our playground theme, and at the end of class, everyone will get an instrument to keep! Spaces are almost full- enroll your 0-7 year old today before the class closes.
Enrollment is limited and spaces fill quickly -enroll your 0-7 year old at kindermusikwith88keys.com.
Enjoy free access to SCAD MOA on Super Museum Sunday 2022, presented by the Georgia History Festival. Super Museum Sunday highlights the best of Savannah’s cultural offerings — all free of charge.
This year’s SCAD MOA Super Museum Sunday event includes a special screening of the SCAD-produced documentary A Thousand Miles and Counting, which explores the historic journey of William and Ellen Craft as they traversed the country — including the site where the museum now stands — in pursuit of freedom from enslavement. A mini workshop for school-aged children related to themes and ideas in the film also is presented.
On Sun. Feb. 6, 2022, explore some museums and historic sites for FREE in person and online during a unique Super Museum Sunday experience. This is an annual free admission event.
Hours for Super Museum Sunday are noon– 4PM unless other times are noted.
Find participating museums & sites in Savannah here.
You are invited to learn basic, everyday signs and the sign language alphabet @ a weekly Sign Language class @ Advanced Academics, Fridays in February 2021: Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, from 6-7PM. For ages 3rd grade to adult. Cost: $60/month.
The center’s 3:30PM weekday 30-minute nature programs have new daily themes. Visit to see some interesting wildlife up close and personal. Then stay to tour the center, which includes birds of prey, reptile, discovery trails with wetland preserve & more.
Time to sign up your child for Scribble Art Studio in Savannah’s popular after school art classes for ages 5 and older as well as their Portfolio Builders’ Class for older children.
Classes start Jan. 3 2021 & run on:
Mondays: 4:30-5:30PM & 5:15-6:15PM
Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30PM & 5:15-6:15PM
Thursdays: 4:30-5:30PM & 5:15-6:15PM
Both the General Art classes and Portfolio Builders class run each day at both times for your convenience. You pick the day and time that works best for you. OPEN ENROLLMENT!
Classes run in 5 week sessions for $200. All supplies included.
Check out Scribble Art Studio’s updated website here.
Treat the little artist in your life to SCAD MOA Story Time on the first Saturday of each month. Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities as you learn about work by a different artist each month.
Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and up.
For more information, email Kristin Poitras, coordinator of museum visitation, at kpoitras@scad.edu.
Sat. Feb. 5, 11AM
Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities as you learn about work by artist Patrick Dougherty. This event will take place outdoors. Plan and dress accordingly.
WHERE
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Ga
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