Greening of the Fountain
Friday, March 11, 2016

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee’s annual Greening of the Fountain will take place this year on Friday, March 11, 2016 at noon in Forsyth Park at the main fountain on the north side. The Greening ceremony has evolved into a popular event, as the attendance has grown larger every year. The children are the focus of the Greening and a special kind of Irish magic culminates when the fountain water turns from clear to green, ensuring a “young-at-heart” experience for everyone.

FOR MORE FREE LOCAL KIDS’ EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

FREE track and field is being offered by City of Savannah during Spring 2016.

Sign up by March 10th for kids ages 7-17.

Kids can run in 3 events. Shot put, high jump, track, and more. There will be a city wide meet at Savannah State University and tri-county competition. Winners will advance to state.

Bring a copy of birth certificate to register.

For more info call 912-351-3481 or click here.

FOR MORE FREE LOCAL KIDS’ EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

Start your little one off with a fun and fruitful musical education.

Parent-and-child classes together with Kindermusik Savannah !

Brand new March themes!

It’s not too late to come for a free trial next week and join Kindermusik Savannah for March.

Babies’ theme is “Peas and Carrots,” and toddlers’ is “Pet Parade.”

Come for your COMPLETELY FREE trial class next Monday the 14th!

All classes are held at the 88 Keys Piano Kindermusik studio in Bloomingdale.

Kindermusik…a good beginning never ends.

Call 88 Keys Piano to set up a free trial class with your child or email music@88keysga.com. www.88keysga.com/Kindermusik  912.988.KEYS (5397).

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As “The Cat in the Hat,” Reuben Haller (a musician, clown and former Cirque du Soleil performer) brings this classic book to life. The show, complete with Things 1 & 2, a grumpy fish, and a balancing birthday cake, involves children as participants from start to finish. Don’t miss this one! Ages 3 & up. Download the flyer.

Thunderbolt Library, 354-5864
March 8, 11:15 a.m.

Tybee Library, 786-7733
March 8, 1 p.m.

Garden City Library, 629-5070
March 9, 10:30 a.m.

Pooler Library, 748-0471
March 9, 4 p.m.

FOR MORE FREE LOCAL KIDS’ EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

FREE Body Back Demo Classes– New Time — with Fit4Mom Savannah @ Daffin Park in Savannah.

Have you been waiting to see what Body Back is all about? Now is your chance. Come to a Body Back preview class in Savannah where you see what the classes are like. Demo classes are: Wed. March 2; Wed. March 9; & Wed. March 30. All classes at 9:30AM.

A PROGRAM FOR MOMS WHO WANT THEIR BODY BACK

Body Back® is a results-based workout for moms—whether they just had a baby or their last child was born twenty years ago! Most importantly, it will help women unlock their personal potential in an inspiring environment. Experience high-intensity workouts, inspiration, nutrition plan, and motivation in every class.

WHO IS RIGHT FOR BODY BACK?
• Moms who want to kick-start their health and fitness routine with weekly training plans, assessments, and accountability
• Moms who need to get control of their nutritional plans
• Moms who have plateaued in their current exercise routine
• Moms who need to exercise before or after work or while their children are at school
• Moms who have children who have outgrown Stroller Strides
• Moms who are ready to lose their baby weight once and for all
• Moms who want to build strength
• Moms who are at least 2 months post partum and NOT pregnant
• Moms who are ready to see RESULTS!

FREE for First Timers and for Members who bring a FRIEND
$15 Drop-In fee for everyone else

Code for Free class is TRYBODYBACK at https://fit4mom-savannah.frontdeskhq.com/shop or join here.

Visit FIT4MOM Savannah online at savannah.fit4mom.com and on Facebook here for more information. Or contact Heather at heathercowart@fit4mom.com or 912.713.3353.

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The 33rd Annual Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 13, 2016 – Sunday, 3 pm
See the parade route here.

FOR MORE FREE LOCAL KIDS’ EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

Have you been to The Sandbox Interactive Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. lately?

Spring 2016 is a great time go as the Sandbox has a lot going on!

Located just off Pope Avenue on the south end of Hilton Head Island (about a 60 min. drive from Savannah), this interactive museum provides a unique place for educational play between children and their parents, grandparents or caregivers.

Little ones from ages infant to eight will be captivated by the fun filled play centers and engaging activities.

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Upcoming March Events

Save the Date for Easter EGGstravaganza: Sun. March 20, 2016, 2-5PM
EGGstra! EGGstra! Easter all about it!
Looking for an Easter event that’s more than just plastic eggs and candy?
Come out and play at an Easter EGGs-travaganza.
Join The Sandbox for a family-friendly event guaranteed to fill your Easter basket (feel free to bring your own, bags will be available)with fabulous and fun.

In addition to an outdoor (indoor if rain) Easter egg hunt (2:30PM and 4PM), there will be a bounce house (weather permitting), face painting, take-home arts and crafts, interactive exhibits, games inside and out, cookie decorating.

Space and activities will be limited in the event of inclement weather (coupons not valid for this special event)

Event admission: $5 for members, $10 for non-members. Military and senior discounts available.

Learn more here. 

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March 4, 5:30-7:30pm
Free Family Fun Night!
Made Possible by The Bargain Box
Free Admission to the museum, light refreshments, face-painting, Bounce House (weather permitting), arts and crafts and more. March is Pirate Night! Come dressed as a pirate & give your best “Ahoy Matey!”.
Scavenger hunt, eye patches and chocolate gold coins.
Back again, an edible Cupcake Cone Swords (for the first 75 children)!

Learn more here. 

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Thursdays, 10:30AM-11:30AM
Imagination Hour
Story time followed by a related craft. Included in admission. Sign up at front desk.

Learn more here. 

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Discover. Imagine.Grow. (DIG) School Readiness Program
Now being offered on Thursdays @ the Hilton Head Head Public Library 12:30PM-1:30PM
Through May 19, 2016 (no program Spring Break, April 14)
For children 3½-5 years of age
Registration required.
Stop by the children’s desk at the Library or call 843.255.6529 to reserve your space today.
Hilton Head Island Public Library
11 Beach City Rd
(Made possible by The Long Cove Club Community Endowment Fund)
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Coming Soon: A Brand New Exhibit The “Island Grocery Checkout”

In Island Grocery where everything is child-sized (even the grocery carts), children will be able to explore an environment that mimics the real thing.  Shelves will be filled with play food products that range from lemons to ketchup to cereal. Follow the food chain.

The active process of shopping for food challenges young learners to develop and apply math skills including sorting, classifying, calculations and the use of money, as well as concepts related to health and nutrition.

Custom Built especially for The Sandbox by Science Kinetics.
Sponsorship opportunities are available.

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Sandbox Interactive Children’s Museum hours

Tues-Sat: 10-5 September thru March, May
Monday:  Closed but open Mondays 10-5 April, June thru August
Sunday: Closed
18A Pope Ave, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
(843) 842-7645
Daily rates & membership rates here. 

The Sandbox Children’s Museum, 18-A Pope Avenue, next to St. Andrew’s by the Sea United Methodist Church, Hilton Head Is., 29928 www.thesandbox.org The Sandbox Children’s Museum is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

FOR MORE LOCAL PARENT & ME ACTIVITIES TO DO WITH YOUR PRESCHOOLER, CLICK HERE. 

The Savannah Mall will showcase students’ works of art during the month of March, in recognition of National Youth Art Month (YAM).

Projects created by students from 53 area schools will be displayed in the Dillard’s Court from Saturday, March 5 to Sunday, March 27.

A free opening ceremony will be Sat. March 5 at noon.

Theme of this year’s event is “Save the Earth!”

The exhibit at Savannah Mall will be unveiled with an opening ceremony on Saturday, March 5 at 12 p.m. During the ceremony, the Savannah High School Chorus will be led by Choral Director Brittny Kempfer.

The Youth Art Month exhibit at the Savannah Mall will remain on display until Sun. March 27.

FOR MORE FREE LOCAL KIDS’ EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street, www.savannahmall.com , 912-927-7467. The Savannah Mall is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Save the date for a FREE Easter Eggstravaganza @ Savannah Christian Church, Sat. March 19, 10AM-Noon.

Bring your whole family for a toddler egg hunt, elementary-age helicopter egg drop, carnival games, prizes, cotton candy and snow cones.

This free event is open to the public.

Savannah Christian Church, 55 Al Henderson Blvd., Savannah, Ga. 31419

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Girl Scout Troop 30144 invites you to Puppy Party to benefit the Humane Society on Sat. March 12 from 1-3PM @ Asbury Church Social Hall, 1008 E. Henry St. in Savannah.

Cost $3 per person or bring a jar of peanut butter or kitty litter.

Fun activities for all ages including game, crafts, movie.

Open to the public.

Tybee Island will host the 14th Annual Irish Heritage Celebration Parade March 12, 2016

This family-friendly parade will begin at City Hall and proceed down Butler Avenue to Tybrisa Street and include imaginative floats, marching and musical bands, and a New York bagpipe unit.

Families are encouraged to dress in green and come out and celebrate. The parade begins at 3PM and is free and open to the public.

We’re excited about a new local free non-profit museum offering family events: Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage in Ridgeland, SC.

It is located in a restored 1937 Sinclair service station that was transformed into a museum and exhibition hall to highlight history of the Lowcountry.

Hours

Tuesday-Saturday 10AM-5PM

Upcoming family-friendly events at the Morris Center include a pirates’ exhibit preview with Pirate reenactors, food, kids activities, treasures for kids to win and more.

Pirates, Plunder & Lager

Presented by River Dog Brewing Co & Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage

March 3, 2016, 5pm-7pm
10782 S. Jacob Smart Blvd. Ridgeland, SC 29926

Ahoy! Come for an upcoming pirates exhibit preview.

Adults can quench your thirst with some local brew from River Dog Brewing Co. & enjoy light refreshments. Kids can interact with pirates, learn about buccaneers of the Lowcountry and win treasures.

$6 for Adults; $5 for Seniors; free for kids
For more info call 843-284-9227 or click here. 

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Free Sweetbaskets of the Lowcountry Event

Wed. Feb. 17, 2-3pm.
Enjoy light refreshments while learning about the history & the craft of Lowcountry Sweetgrass basket weaving from native Jery B. Taylor. Born and raised in St. Helena, SC, Mrs. Taylor is a well-known basket weaver. She will showcase some of her baskets and demonstrate how these baskets are made.

FREE & Open to the public

Morris Heritage Center for Lowcountry Heritage, 10782 S Jacob Smart Blvd., Ridgeland, SC (843) 284-9227, www.morrisheritagecenter.org  On Facebook here. 

24th Annual Savannah Irish Festival
February 19-21, 2016

Savannah Irish Festival brings two days and one night of internationally acclaimed Irish-American and Celtic music, dance, culture, food and fun to historic downtown Savannah.
When: Feb. 20-21 2016

Where: Savannah Civic Center, 401 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, Georgia
Other: Friday Night Ceili, traditional Irish dance party. Friday, Feb. 19, 6:30pm, Knights of Columbus, 3 W. Liberty Street.

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FREEBIES:
Free admission for children younger than 14.
Sunday is free for Military personnel and their families, as well as college students with proper ID.

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Festival highlights

Sat. Feb. 20
Main Stage
10:15 – 11:30 Opening Ceremonies with St. Vincent’s Academy Chorale and the Savannah Pipes and Drums
11:45 – 12:30 Legacy Irish Dance Academy
12:45 – 1:30 Atlanta Ceili Band
1:45 – 2:30 Brendan Nolan
2:45 – 3:30 Carroll Brown Band
3:45 – 4:30 Irish Dancers of Savannah
4:45 – 5:30 Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters
5:45 – 7:00 Seven Nations and the Kir Project

Sun. Feb. 2
Main Stage

12:00 – 12:45 Irish Dancers of Savannah
1:00 – 1:45 Savannah Ceili Band
2:00 – 2:45 Legacy Irish Dance Academy
3:00 – 3:45 Carroll Brown Band
4:00 – 5:00 Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased the day of the event.  For advance ticket sales call 912-651-6556 or 800-351-7469, or online at the Savannah Civic Center’s website.
$12* for a day ticket (good either Saturday or Sunday)
$16* for a two-day ticket.
Free admission for children under 14.
Free admission on Sunday for active duty military and family, and/or college students. (Valid ID required)
*Additional Savannah Civic Center Box Office service charges apply.
Other:
Friday Night Ceili (Traditional Irish Dance Party)
Kicks off the Irish Festival weekend. Do your best Irish dance moves to the tunes of the Savannah Ceili Band.
Friday, February 19, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Knights of Columbus Council 631
3 West Liberty Street (Liberty & Bull Streets)
$5 cash at the door.

For more details & the full schedule of performers, click here.

2016 A-Town Get Down Music & Art Festival

Saturday, February 27
Savannah’s 6th Annual A-Town Get Down Music & Art Festival

Known for their distinctive mix of rock, funk and R&B, Robert Randolph & The Family Band will headline the 2016 A-Town Get Down Music & Art Festival. The festival includes performances by over 25 live bands and visual artists.

In addition to live performances and exhibits, guests can expect an array of family activities, hands-on art projects, workshops, and an open jam session.

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Free from noon-5PM

The festival is free for all ages from noon-5pm. Tickets are now on sale for the evening’s festivities (5pm-Midnight).

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Savannah’s A-Town Get Down is one of the area’s fastest-growing festivals.

Organized by the Alex Townsend Memorial Foundation, it is an interactive art and music festival dedicated to providing access to the arts for Savannah’s youth, inspiring them to discover the confidence and self-esteem that comes with creative self expression.

Since the inaugural festival in 2011, the A-Town Get Down Music & Art Festival celebrates the life of Alex Townsend, affectionately called A-Town, by making the arts more accessible to underserved communities throughout Savannah, the city he loved.

Tickets/cost:
12pm-5pm:
FREE for all ages
5pm-Midnight:
$25/General Admission
$15/Student or Military (with valid ID)

Tickets on sale now here.

Noon-Midnight
Charles H. Morris Center
10 E. Broad Street
Savannah, GA 31401

You are invited to the FREE Savannah’s Fit Kids Fest on Feb. 20 2016, 11AM-2PM @ Memorial Stadium, 101 John J. Scott Dr, Savannah, GA 31406.

This year, the Junior League of Savannah is working with Childhood Obesity Prevention + Education (COPE) to bring the community this free, exciting event.

The fest includes: Soccer Bubbles, bouncy houses, Savannahgrams, and much more, plus giveaways.

The first 250 kids will also each receive a free T-shirt.

So it begins again.

The Savannah mama owl is back.

Watch the Savannah Great Horned Owl mom on Skidaway Island LIVE via The Landings Bird Cam video feed.

The owl showed up at the nest this weekend and laid an egg on Jan. 23 and a second egg on Jan. 26. Incubation is 30-37 days.

Visit  The Landings Bird Cam or The Cornell Lab of Ornithology to see live 24/7 video with audio of what is happening in the abandoned eagle’s nest that is atop a pine tree in The Landings.

The streaming video is made possible thanks to a partnership with Cornell University Lab of Ornithology. The video feed can also be seen on the Georgia DNR site http://www.georgiawildlife.com/cams

The cameras have infrared capability, enabling nighttime viewing without disrupting the owls, according to the Savannah Owl Cam @ The Landings web site. Read more here about the owls & how this bald eagle’s nest in The Landings became an owl’s nest.

Follow the owls on Twitter at SavannahOwls and on Facebook here. 

The Landings Bird Cam site also has a link to this fun, kids’ The Owl Song by The Whizpops. Click here & watch your kids hoot along.

Looking for a fun, educational activity with your baby or toddler on Monday Jan. 25th 2016?

Kindermusik Savannah invites you to a FREE* demo class (no obligations… just come and try it out).

Babies ages 0-23 months meet at 9:20am, and children ages 2+ meet at 10:15am. Have a 4.5-7 year old who’s interested in music? Email Kindermusik Savannah about Kindermusik for the Young Child classes.

All classes meet at the 88 Keys Piano Kindermusik studio in Bloomingdale.

For more info, visit  www.88keysga.com/Kindermusik  or call 912.988.KEYS (5397). Kindermusik…music now, skills for life.

* trial demo class is free for all new families.

Kindermusik…a good beginning never ends.

Classes are held at:
Kindermusik Savannah Studio
183 Deerfield Rd. West
Bloomingdale, GA 31302

Kindermusik Savannah, email music@88keysga.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) www.88keysga.com/Kindermusik  Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

8th Annual Mardi Gras Carnival, Tybee Island, Saturday, Jan. 30

Free and open to the public.

8th Annual Mardi Gras Tybee Event Schedule

Mardi Gras Tybee Street Party
Sat. Jan. 30 from 12- 6pm
Tybrisa Roundabout (at south end of island on Tybrisa Street and Butler Avenue)

Mardi Gras Tybee Parade
Sat. Jan. 30 at 2pm
Butler Avenue to Tybrisa Street

Grab a spot along Butler Avenue to enjoy Tybee’s Mardi Gras Parade as it processes down Butler Avenue from Memorial Park to Tybrisa Street featuring colorful floats, plenty of beads and marching bands!

After the Tybee Mardi Gras Parade, a costume contest will take place in the festival area at the Tybrisa Roundabout. Winners will be crowned the 2016 Mardi Gras Tybee King and Queen. The King and Queen will then host the street dance fun with music from The Hypnotics!

For additional information about the 8th Annual Mardi Gras Tybee festival, visit www.mardigrastybee.com.

When it’s too cold outside for the playground or outdoor kids programs, find warmth and fun at the various free storytimes offered Mondays-Thursdays at some Live Oak Public Library branches in Chatham, Effingham & Liberty counties. Oglethorpe Mall Branch in Savannah also offers a 11AM Family Storytime on Saturday mornings, as well as storytimes on some weekdays.

See the complete January storytime schedule here.

FREE admission to museums, historic sites on Super Museum Sunday, Feb. 7

Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum Sunday 2016 is Sun. Feb. 7 when various museums and historical sites in the Savannah area are free and open to the public.

See the list of participating Super Museum Sunday Sites here. 

Various sites will have free admission on Sunday, February 7th, 2016, from 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m., unless alternate hours are listed. All Coastal Heritage Society sites – Savannah Children’s Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Fort Jackson, Savannah History Museum – will be open & free.

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FREE Colonial Faire and Muster 2016

Saturday & Sunday, 10AM- 4PM Feb 6 & 7 2016
Wormsloe Historic Site, 7601 Skidaway Rd, Savannah  31406.
Experience life in Colonial Georgia during the 18th century with a military encampment, sutler’s row, craft demonstrations, military demonstrations, and period music and dance. Food concessions will be available. Free. 912-353-3023.

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FREE Georgia Day Parade 2016

Georgia History Festival’s Georgia Day Parade in Savannah
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 10:30AM
Students & teachers costumed as historical figures march through Savannah’s historic squares during this beloved annual event.

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FOR MORE FREE SAVANNAH AREA KIDS’ EVENTS, CLICK HERE. 

Pulse Art & Technology Festival, Savannah
January 27-31, 2016
Jepson Center

Celebrating 10 years of innovative and amazing technology-based art in Savannah! PULSE lets you become part of the art with interactive exhibitions, artist talks, performances, and more. Find yourself in the pages of a comic book, animate digital paintings with your facial expressions, and use your smartphone to read music written on the museum’s walls. Back by popular demand, the 2nd Annual Savannah International GIF Festival showcases the best digital animations set to live music by local performers.

PULSE Free Family Day Jan. 30 shares interactive art for all ages, plus artist demonstrations and projects by local students that combine art and tech.

Daytime admission to PULSE is free and open to the public, sponsored by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, Hargray Communications, Embassy Suites by Hilton, and Connect Savannah.

Purchase a PULSE Pass for admission to all evening events here. Members free / non-members $15. You may pick up your PULSE Pass, or buy it at the Jepson Center front desk, beginning January 20.

Schedule

Student Workshop:
GIF Making*
Thursday, Jan 21
4-6pm
Ages 11-18  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

Student Workshop:
Videogame Design*
Saturday, Jan 23
10am
Ages 11-18 SOLD-OUT

Director’s Circle Preview
Wednesday, Jan 27
5pm

Artists Panel for Students #1
Thursday, Jan 28
11am
With Nova Jiang, Louise Foo, and Martha Skou

Artist Panel for Students #2
Friday, Jan 29
11am
With Josephine Leong and Keith Roberson

Curator’s Tour
Friday, Jan 29
2pm

Offsite Exhibition Opening:
Gallery 2030
Friday, Jan 29
7pm
Non-Fiction Gallery, 1522 Bull St.

Free Family Day
Saturday, Jan 30
1-4pm

Family Workshop:
Make a LED Pendant!*
Saturday, Jan 30
10 & 11am. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
By the Hatch
Ages 8 and up

Beowulf:
An Audiovisual Performance by Alessandro Imperato and David Spencer
Sunday, Jan 31
2pm

Performance by Helado Negro**
Saturday, Jan 30 | 6pm

* Free admission, advance registration required.

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Jepson Center, 207 W York St. Savannah, 31401 , www.telfair.org/learn/classes/, Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Stay updated on all the free kids’ programs offered this month at various Live Oak Public Library branches by clicking here.

FREE kids’ classes & programs include:
LEGO clubs (ages 5 & older);
Music & Movement (ages 0-5);
Pre-school yoga (ages 2-4);
Super Kids yoga (ages 6-8);
Dog Days reading program (ages 5 & older);
Baby Playdates;
Daddy & Me program (ages 6 & older);  
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) (ages 5 & older)

Details on those programs & more here.

Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival 2016 @ Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Savannah 31401.

Saturday Jan. 30, 2016

Join Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary as they explore all the Wonders of the Ocean.

Secrets of our ocean will be revealed, including exciting creatures and underwater freedom. The event also focuses on our deep connection to our great, global ocean, while highlighting Gray’s Reef, Georgia’s amazing underwater park.

Children’s Films during Children’s Session include:

*Lost and Found: a magical tale of loneliness and friendship based on the award-winning book by Oliver Jeffers. One day, a boy finds a penguin on his doorstep and decides to take it home…….even if that means rowing all the way to the South Pole. Click here to watch film trailer.

*Journey to the South Pacific:  Narrated by Cate Blanchett, this films will take moviegoers on a breathtaking adventure to the lush tropical islands of remote West Papua, where life flourishes above and below the sea. Join Jawi, a young island boy, as he takes us on a journey of discovery to this magical place where we encounter whale sharks, sea turtles, manta rays, and other iconic creatures of the sea. Click here to watch film trailer.

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More Film Festival Events on Sat. Jan. 30

For pricing on the events below & for adult tickets for the Children’s Session, click here. 

11:30am – Emerging Filmmakers Competition
2pm – Guy Harvey Exploration
3:30pm – Military Appreciation Session
7pm – National Geographic Night
9:30pm – Wrap Party on Stage

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Fri. Jan. 29 Film Festival Events 

Wonders of the Ocean
SCAD’S Trustees Theater
216 E. Broughton Street, Savannah, GA

Tickets info here. 
Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for kids for 3D Ocean Exploration Evening

3D Ocean Exploration Evening
7pm
Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean in 3D
Secret Ocean in 3D
Narrated by renowned oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean 3D offers a breakthrough look at a secret world within the ocean that is perhaps the biggest story of all – that the smallest life in the sea is the mightiest force on which we all depend. Alongside marine biologist Holly Lohuis, Jean-Michel Cousteau invites audiences to dive into this whole new world that will leave them in awe of the beauty and diversity of the oceans – the source of all life on our planet – and inspire an even stronger desire to protect what they have either seen for the first time or perhaps re-discovered along the journey.
Click here to watch film trailer.

Humpback Whales in 3D
An extraordinary journey into the mysterious world of one of nature’s most awe-inspiring marine mammals, Humpback Whales takes audiences to Alaska, Hawaii and the Kingdom of Tonga for an immersive look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young. Captured for the first time with IMAX ® 3D cameras, and found in every ocean on earth, humpbacks were nearly driven to extinction 50 years ago, but today are making a steady recovery. Join a team of researchers as they unlock the secrets of the humpback and find out what makes humpbacks the most acrobatic of all whales, why only the males sing, and why these intelligent 50-foot, 48-ton animals migrate more than 6,000 miles every year.
Click here to watch film trailer.

Q & A with Ed Lyman, Humpback Whale Rescue
Meet Ed Lyman, Humpback Whale Rescuer. Lyman is the Large Whale Entanglement Response Coordinator for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. He will provide insights into Humpback Whales and how his team rescues these magnificent creatures from fishing gear and other debris.

For more information on the festival, such as trailers and a complete lineup of events, click here or contact
Chris Hines at chris.hines@noaa.gov or 912.598.2397.

The Savannah National Wildlife Refuge now hosts a “Young Explorers Club” on the first Tuesday of each month.

The free, hour-long monthly program for 3-4 year-olds. It starts at 10AM on the first Tuesday of each month. There will be story time, crafts, snacks, and take-home activities all about each month’s topic.

The programs will on the first Tuesday of every month at the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (694 Beech Hill Lane Hardeeville, SC 29927).

Each month, a different animal or method of conservation will be highlighted. Juniors of Girl Scout Troop 30387 have designed the monthly programs as their service project for completing the Bronze Award. The themes are:
February – Lady Bugs
March – Plants
April – Recycle
May – Baby Birds
June – Alligators
July – Sea Turtles

Learn more here.