SCAD MOA’s Saturday Morning Story Time

Event by SCAD Museum of Art
SCAD Museum of Art
Sat. June 5, 2021, 11 AM
Free

Treat your young art lover to SCAD MOA Story Time on the first Saturday of each month.

Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities as you learn about work by the Haas Brothers.

Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and older. Learn more here. 

To ensure the health and safety of all museum patrons and staff, touchless temperature checks are required prior to entering the galleries and face coverings are mandatory.  Please practice social distancing by maintaining 6 feet of space between you and other guests.

SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Georgia

Kindermusik monthly musical playdate this week!

Join Kindermusik Savannah Saturday, May 15 2021 @ 10AM for music, movement, instruments, dances and more. This class is for newborns to 7 years old with their caregivers. After class, each child will receive an instrument, ten Kindermusik songs, and a coupon to apply for future studio classes.

Spaces are limited – enroll today! Visit kindermusikwith88keys.com to enroll, or text 912-432-5885 for more info.

Kindermusik…A Good Beginning Never Ends.

Location: Kindermusik with 88 Keys, 183 Deerfield Rd W, Bloomingdale GA 31302

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Join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center for summer arts camps this July 2021.

All arts camps and specific camps in ceramics, mixed media, and ceramics means each week can be a new experience.

Registration is now open for City of Savannah residents.

Register online here. 

Week 1 | July 6-9:
All Arts (Mixed Media, Ceramics, Performing Arts): Ages 6-8 and 9-12

Week 2 | July 12-16:
Performing Arts: Spellbound Enchantment (Ages 6-8)
Performing Arts: Spellbound Enchantment (Ages 9-12)
Mixed Media Arts (Ages 6-8)
Ceramics (Ages 9-12)

Week 3 | July 19-23:
Performing Arts: Adventure on the High Seas (Ages 6-8)
Performing Arts: Adventure on the High Seas (Ages 9-12)
Ceramics (Ages 6-8)
Mixed Media Arts (Ages 9-12)

Week 4 – Teen Week | July 26-30
Performing Arts: Make a Scene (Ages 13-17)
Ceramics (Ages 13-17)

Camp Prices: $100/ week for City of Savannah residents and $150/week non-residents.
(Week one is prorated to $80 and $120, respectively).

Learn more and view all camp descriptions at savannahga.gov/artcamp

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Calling All- Star Athletes. Mark your calendars!

You will not want to miss Crowned Elite Athletics All-Star Evaluations June 1-4 2021 for the 2021-22 season. Open to all ages, all skill levels.

Contact Crowned Elite Athletics in Savannah today for more information. Email info@crownedeliteathletics.com or call 912.308.5719

Crowned Elite Athletics is an All Star Cheerleading, Tumbling, and Training facility in Savannah.

If your child is interested in joining an all star cheerleading team or wants to participate in tumbling classes, Crowned Elite Athletics would love them to become a part of their cheer family. The primary goal is to teach sportsmanship, integrity, and character, and secondly the art of cheerleading and tumbling. All of coaches are USASF certified levels 1-5.

Learn more here. 

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Music Together classes begin in Savannah May 15 2021

Music Together Coastal Voices and Grooves classes will start on Saturdays at 10AM May 15 2021 for kids birth through five and their grownups.

Classes will be held at the Gretchen Greene School of Dance in Savannah

Register online here. 

Every week in music classes at Music Together Coastal Voices and Grooves, babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grownups who love them come together to play together musically. Little ones love playing along in class, and caregivers love being a part of their children’s growth into confident music-makers. Everyone loves the songs that’ll have you tapping along in no time.

Music Together® is the perfect family activity in the Greater Savannah Metro region.

Sign up to visit a class free and experience it for yourself.

Questions?

Email jaredhallmusic@gmail.com or call (515) 865-5299

Music Together classes for ages 0-5
10AM Saturdays starting May 15 2021
Gretchen Greene School of Dance
1007 Bryan Woods Loop
Savannah, Georgia 31410

Register online here. 

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New Skidaway Island State Park Visitor Center, Savannah

Skidaway Island State Park will host a public ribbon-cutting celebration for its new visitor center at 10AM on May 13. The 6,300-square-foot building is now the first stop for those enjoying one of Georgia’s most popular state parks.

Designed to reflect the architectural style of neighboring communities, the facility spotlights the low-country barrier island. Floor-to-ceiling windows showcase the maritime forest and marsh, and guests can enjoy birding from a screened porch. Towering 20 feet high is a giant ground sloth skeleton, a replica of an ancient fossil found within the park in 1822. Nature exhibits include turtles and snakes, and a gift shop is filled with clothing, toys, books, camping supplies, jewelry and local foods. The visitor center also includes meeting space, classroom space and staff offices.

Skidaway Island State Park is just 15 minutes from downtown Savannah, yet surrounded by peaceful tidal waterways and forest. Overnight guests can choose from small cabins or campsites shaded by live oaks and Spanish moss. During the day, visitors can enjoy hiking, biking, geocaching and ranger programs. The park’s Big Ferry Nature Trail is part of Georgia’s Colonial Coast Birding Trail, and colorful painted buntings are often spotted during spring.

To learn more, visit GaStateParks.org/SkidawayIsland or call 912-598-2300.

The public is invited to attend the ceremony, and parking is $5. Skidaway Island State Park is operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Skidway Is. State Park regularly offers kid-friendly events. Find the schedule here. 

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Summer Discount Code

SouthernMamas.com and Friends of Georgia State Parks are partnering to make it even easier to get outside with your kids this summer.

SouthernMamas.com readers can receive a 15 percent discount on Friends of Georgia State Parks membership levels.  Use the code southernmama to get your discount.This discount is valid through July 31 2021.

Get your discount here. 

Tormenta FC Academy summer camps are fantastic experiences for both veteran and new soccer players.

Tormenta’s dynamic coaches will provide fun games that will promote soccer development, learning, character building, and exercise, while each participant will receive a FREE t-shirt.

Full-day soccer camps also include a FREE soccer ball and the afternoon being indoor soccer play.

Half and full-day options are available in numerous locations: Savannah, Southbridge, Islands, Skidaway Is., Statesboro, as well in South Carolina in Hilton Head Is., Bluffton, and Hardeeville.

Registration for Goalkeeper summer camps is also open. Goalkeeper camps will be in Hardeeville SC and the Landings on Skidaway Is. in Savannah.

See the sessions and register online here. 

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Registration for Scribble Art Studio’s Summer Camp 2021 is now open.

Weekly sessions from June 7-Aug. 6 2021. Camp is from 9AM-Noon, Monday through Friday, and includes all art materials, two instructors and snacks.

Your young artist will explore different art themes from around the U.S.A. in Scribble’s Ode to the American Road Trip. Space is limited so book your spots today.

For ages 4-14. Includes all art materials, two instructors & snacks.

Register online here. 

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Enrollment for the Soccer Shots Savannah Summer Park Season is now open for children ages 2-8!

Soccer Shots Savannah is kicking off the season and wants your child to join them on Soccer Island! Soccer Shots Savannah will continue to take a variety of precautions to keep both our children and staff safe including temp checks and coaches wearing masks.

Looking for a more personalized Soccer Shots Experience? You can now host a neighborhood season for your child and their friends right in your backyard! Your squad, your way- and you get 50% off as the host.

Call Soccer Shots Savannah at 762.333.1177 or email rwright@soccershots.com for details.

Visit Soccershots.org/savannah to learn more about this program! Or go straight to the enrollment page and sign up for a location near you that meets at a time that fits your schedule at savannah.soccershots.com.

Locations all throughout Savannah, Wilmington Island, Pooler, Richmond Hill, Rincon and Bluffton.

FREE SOCCER DAY, June 12

Want to try the program and meet the Soccer Shots Savannah awesome coaches before you enroll? There will be a free soccer day at Forsyth Park in Savannah on June 12 2021 for all children ages 2-8. You must preregister for this free event. Visit savannah.soccershots.com and search by the keyword “free” to be directed to the registration page.”

Enroll online @ savannah.soccershots.com

Questions? Contact Rachel Wright, 762.333.1177, rwright@soccershots.com

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Calling All- Star Athletes. Mark your calendars!

You will not want to miss Crowned Elite Athletics All-Star Evaluations June 1-4 2021 for the 2021-22 season. Open to all ages, all skill levels.

Contact Crowned Elite Athletics in Savannah today for more information. Email info@crownedeliteathletics.com or call 912.308.5719

Crowned Elite Athletics is an All Star Cheerleading, Tumbling, and Training facility in Savannah.

If your child is interested in joining an all star cheerleading team or wants to participate in tumbling classes, Crowned Elite Athletics would love them to become a part of their cheer family. The primary goal is to teach sportsmanship, integrity, and character, and secondly the art of cheerleading and tumbling. All of coaches are USASF certified levels 1-5.

Learn more here. 

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NEW SUMMER 2021 OFFERING @ St. Andrew’s School, Savannah

Middle School Football Clinic
6:30-8PM June 16, 23 and July 14, 21 & 28 2021

The clinic is FREE and open to all middle school players from any school. 

Email head coach Blake Henry to sign up: football@saslions.com

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St. Andrew’s is an International Baccalaureate World School inspiring young people age 3 through grade 12 in Savannah, Georgia. For more information, visit https://saslions.com

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Virtual GT Girls – June 28-July 2 6th-8th graders with Georgia Tech Savannah

The virtual GT G.I.R.L.S. (Girls Interested in Rapidly Learning STEAM )

This online program will introduce girls to exciting careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)! G.I.R.L.S. will conduct various hands-on activities and experiments throughout the week and have an opportunity to learn from female engineers and GT faculty/students.

Learn more & register online here. 

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Toddler Tuesdays nature program @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah

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 will meet at the picnic pavilion and will include: singing, fingerplay, a story, an encounter with one of our animals, and a take-home craft.

UPDATE: Cost for the program is $5 for children and $5 for adults.

Registration is required and there are a limited number of spaces so reserve early.

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 2021 Toddler Tuesday Schedule and register online here.

Questions about the program? Call 912-395-1517, or email michelle.kelly@sccpss.com

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Tormenta FC Academy summer camps are fantastic experiences for both veteran and new soccer players.

Tormenta’s dynamic coaches will provide fun games that will promote soccer development, learning, character building, and exercise, while each participant will receive a FREE t-shirt.

Full-day soccer camps also include a FREE soccer ball and the afternoon being indoor soccer play.

Half and full-day options are available in numerous locations: Savannah, Southbridge, Islands, Skidaway Is., Statesboro, as well in South Carolina in Hilton Head Is., Bluffton, and Hardeeville.

Registration for Goalkeeper summer camps is also open. Goalkeeper camps will be in Hardeeville SC and the Landings on Skidaway Is. in Savannah.

See the sessions and register online here. 

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Calling All- Star Athletes. Mark your calendars!

You will not want to miss Crowned Elite Athletics All-Star Evaluations June 1-4 2021 for the 2021-22 season. Open to all ages, all skill levels.

Contact Crowned Elite Athletics in Savannah today for more information. Email info@crownedeliteathletics.com or call 912.308.5719

Crowned Elite Athletics is an All Star Cheerleading, Tumbling, and Training facility in Savannah.

If your child is interested in joining an all star cheerleading team or wants to participate in tumbling classes, Crowned Elite Athletics would love them to become a part of their cheer family. The primary goal is to teach sportsmanship, integrity, and character, and secondly the art of cheerleading and tumbling. All of coaches are USASF certified levels 1-5.

Learn more here. 

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Registration for Scribble Art Studio’s Summer Camp 2021 is now open.

Weekly sessions from June 7 – Aug. 6 2021. Camp is from 9AM – Noon, Monday through Friday, and includes all art materials, two instructors and snacks.

Your young artist will explore different art themes from around the U.S.A. in Scribble’s Ode to the American Road Trip. Space is limited so book your spots today.

For ages 4-14. Includes all art materials, two instructors & snacks.

Register online here. 

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This year SCAD’s beloved Sidewalk Arts Festival – which normally takes place in Savannah’s Forsyth Park – is virtual.

See the online show here. It’s free & open to public.

High school students can submit entries, too. High school students must have a participation code to compete. To receive a participation code, email Erin Findlay at efindlay@scad.edu.

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2021 Super Museum Sunday
Sun. May 2, 2021

On Sun. May 2, 2021, explore some museums and historic sites for FREE in person and online during a unique Super Museum Sunday experience. This annual free admission event that normally happens in February every year was moved to May this year due to the pandemic.

Pandemic-related capacity and programming restrictions apply.

Hours for Super Museum Sunday are noon– 4PM unless other times are noted.

Participating museums in Savannah include  Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center for the Arts and the Telfair Academy — free to the public from 10AM-5PM. Because of public health considerations, the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters will not be open that day.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah is free. Pre-registration required. Register online here.

Find a list of participating sites here.

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Join Oatland Island Wildlife Center for a week of exploration and discovery your child will never forget during Summer 2021!​

Oatland Island​ Summer Camps 2021 are week-long day camps available to rising Kindergarteners and upcoming 8th graders. Campers will discover the fascinating world of science through hands-on activities, creative crafts and wildlife investigations. Wolves, eagles and bobcats ​are just a few of the native wildlife species on exhibit along a 2-mile nature trail.

Living in their natural habitat, our animals provide up close and safe observation for field studies and creative inspiration. ​Enthusiastic adult instructors, most of whom are certified teachers, bring a wide range of experience and talent to enhance these camp adventures.​

Register online here. 

​​​​Dates for Oatland Island Summer Camp 2021
June 7th – July 16th​​​​, 2021
Weekly camps run Monday – Friday, beginning at 9:00am and ending at 3:00pm.
Earlist drop off is 8:30am.​

​Tuition, Cancellations and Weather Policies:​
Tuition
$145 for each week of camp.
​This fee also includes a camp t-shirt that must be worn each day of camp attendance.​

Extended Care
3pm – 5pm (for an additional fee of $40 per week/child)

Extended Care must be arranged prior to attending camp with fees paid in advance as well. Cancellation refunds are not available for Extended Care. ​

Cancellations:
Make your camp selections carefully as there is a $25 fee for changing camps once your application has been processed. Refunds are available only if a camper cancels with at least two weeks notice.

Cancellations within two weeks of attending camps are not eligible for a refund.​ ​Extended Care fees are non-refundable.​

Register online here. 

Oatland Island Wildlife Center
711 Sandtown Rd.
Savannah, GA 31410

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Picasso to Hockney: Modern Art on Stage Free Family Weekend at Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Savannah
April 16–18 2021
Jepson Center

Savannah and Chatham County residents are invited to visit the Jepson Center free of charge during this three-day weekend April 16-18 2021 to experience the exhibition Picasso to Hockney: Modern Art On Stage.

From 10AM- 5PM Friday through Sunday, the museum will offer free admission to the large contemporary art space on Telfair Square, in partnership with the City of Savannah. Face masks are required, and occupancy limits will be enforced for social distancing.

Take a scavenger hunt based on the exhibition and pick up a free art-making kit for families to enjoy at home. Theater arts and fashion displays by local students will be featured each afternoon.

Learn more here.

Visitors to the Free Family Weekend are invited to tour current exhibitions—including the special exhibition Picasso to Hockney: Modern Art on Stage, a partnership with the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio—and explore art activities created by Telfair’s education team, including a limited number of free take-home art kits for children.

Other exhibitions currently on view include Vehicles of Change; Complex Uncertainties: Artists in Postwar America; David Gumbs: From Dust to Gold; and Youthful Adventures: Growing Up in Photography, which closes after Sunday.

Investment is provided by the City of Savannah.

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Tormenta FC Academy summer camps are fantastic experiences for both veteran and new soccer players.

Tormenta’s dynamic coaches will provide fun games that will promote soccer development, learning, character building, and exercise, while each participant will receive a FREE t-shirt.

Full-day soccer camps also include a FREE soccer ball and the afternoon being indoor soccer play.

Half and full-day options are available in numerous locations: Savannah, Southbridge, Islands, Skidaway Is., Statesboro, as well in South Carolina in Hilton Head Is., Bluffton, and Hardeeville.

Registration for Goalkeeper summer camps is also open. Goalkeeper camps will be in Hardeeville SC and the Landings on Skidaway Is. in Savannah.

See the sessions and register online here. 

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Drama Adventures classes for ages 5-12, Savannah

Jump into the exciting world of performing arts through the world of Oz! Ease on down the yellow brick road – acting, dancing, and creating – alongside the colorful characters and storylines of the wonderful Wizard and friends. Each drama class features a new creative adventure and encourages young performers of any ability to build confidence and express themselves on stage and on the Zoom screen.

2 Sessions for different age groups available:

Session 1: Ages 5 to 7
Tuesdays | 3:30 – 4:00p.m.

Session 2: Ages 8 to 12
Tuesdays | 4:30 – 5:30p.m.

Drama Adventures classes begin Tuesday, April 6, but late registration is allowed through April 13. Other classes at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center beginning this week include: Teen Clay and Art Journaling for Teens.

Learn about all available classes here.

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Virtual Storytime the Savannah Cultural Arts Center

Saturday, April 10th 10:30AM. FREE, Ages 3-7

This week’s book: The Boy with Big, Big Feelings by Britney Winn Lee

Free, but registration required. Register online here. 

Upcoming storytimes:
April 10 – The Boy with Big, Big Feelings by Britney Winn Lee
April 24 – We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
May 8 – Where Do Missing Socks Go? By Ian Klepetar
May 22 – Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti

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SCAD GamingFest 2021
April 9-10, 2021

Enter the all-virtual world of SCAD GamingFest for conversations and panel discussions with top game developers, exclusive access to new SCAD games and content, and insights from industry leaders about one of the fastest growing industries worldwide.

Lots of exciting things happening during this event including SCAD Game Studios ‘The Making of Zoelie’ presentation that discusses how SCAD students from interactive design and game development, animation, sound design, visual effects and more came together to create the game ‘Zoelie’.

‘Zoelie’ will be one of the several SCAD student-created games that can be downloaded during the SCAD GamingFest and played by audiences at home.

You can also watch a SCAD vs. SCAD eSports competition through the Twitch takeover with Skillshot Media or listen to SCAD alumni speak about how SCAD prepared them for their jobs in the gaming and entertainment industry and what exciting things they are working on now.

Learn more here. 

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Registration for Scribble Art Studio’s Summer Camp 2021 is now open.

Weekly sessions from June 7 – Aug. 6 2021. Camp is from 9AM – Noon, Monday through Friday, and includes all art materials, two instructors and snacks.

Your young artist will explore different art themes from around the U.S.A. in Scribble’s Ode to the American Road Trip. Space is limited so book your spots today.

For ages 4-14. Includes all art materials, two instructors & snacks.

Register online here. 

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