Looking to improve your child’s art skills, build a portfolio for auditions or just have him or her enjoy the love of art?

Then The Studio School in Savannah has got programs for you!

The Studio School youth classes, ages 9+, are now posted online. There are 3 classes this season: For the Love of Art (Tuesdays); Portfolio Builder (Wednesdays); and Art Fundamentals (Saturdays).

See which one is right for your child and sign up quickly because classes begin Sept 19 2017!

See the class descriptions & register online here. 

Ongoing classes allow students to join anytime.  If you missed fall registration, it’s not too late to join select classes. 

The Studio School
1319 Bull St.
Savannah, GA 31401,
912-596-3873
info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com

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Telfair Museums Jepson Center in Savannah is offering these enticing Fall 2017 youth art classes:

Portfolio Builder Fall Session: Youth Drawing I
Ages 10-14
4.30-6PM, Thursdays, Sept. 7- Oct. 5, Jepson Center
This class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing skills. In Drawing I, students will develop an understanding of foundational drawing, a great class for students to develop their art portfolios. New students welcome! Museum members $100, non-members $125. Register online here or call 912.790.8823.

Analog Photography Basics
Ages 10-14
1-5PM, Nov. 18-19, Jepson Center
Have you ever wondered how analog photography works? In this two-day workshop, you will get an introduction to 35mm film and how to use a darkroom. Students will shoot and develop their own film, as well as make photograms and silver gelatin photographs with enlargers. Museum members $100, non-members $125. Register online here or call 912.790.8823.

Exploring Cyanotype
Ages 10-14
1-5PM, Dec. 15-16, Jepson Center
Cyanotype is a photographic chemistry that dates back to the 1840s and makes beautiful blue-toned images. In the first day of this workshop, students will learn how to coat paper to make it light-sensitive, and create photograms from different objects. Students will also be able to shoot photographs with digital cameras and learn to make large negatives for creating cyanotype photographs. Museum members $100, non-members $125. Register online here or call 912.790.8823.

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JEPSON CENTER
207 W. York St. Savannah, 31401

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Come to Old Fort Jackson in Savannah over Labor Day Weekend 2017 Sept. 2-4 2017 for enhanced programming.

Visitors can explore fort history, including the two major phases of construction of the fort itself, and participate in a variety of hands-on activities. All programming is included in fort admission and is FREE for Coastal Heritage Society members.

Activity schedule includes:

10AM  Introduction to the War of 1812 + Cutlass Demo
10:30AM Musket Firing Demo + Interpreter’s Choice Topic (Civil War)
11AM Cannon Firing Program (Swivel Gun) (1812)
11:30AM  32pdr Cannon Firing Program (Civil War)
Noon-1:25PM LUNCH BREAK Open exploration & activities
1:30PM Riverboat Salute (6Pdr) + Intro to War of 1812
2PM Interpreter’s Choice Weapons Demo + Topic (Civil War)
2:30PM Cutlass Demo + Interpreter’s Choice Topic (1812)
3PM Musket Firing Demo + Interpreter’s Choice Topic (Civil War)
4:30PM Riverboat Salute (6Pdr) (1812 or Civil War)

Ongoing activity stations (10AM-2PM):

Tabby-Making Station
Make your own tabby to take home and enjoy!

Cartridge-Making Station
Learn how to roll musket cartridges just as they were made during the 19th century!

**Please note any and all activities are subject to change and may be canceled in the case of inclement weather.

Old Fort Jackson
Sept. 2-Sept. 4
1 Fort Jackson Rd.
Savannah GA 31404

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More Labor Day 2017 Family Events

Golf rounds for $55 during Labor Day Weekend @ the Club at Savannah Harbor.
Plus special events including putting contests
Open to the public
Part of Patriot Golf special through Sept. 4.
Details here.

Free Family Fun Night Big Truck Night @ The Sandbox Children’s Museum, Hilton Head Is.
5:30-7:30PM Fri. Sept. 1
Details here. 

Loyalists & Liberty Program @ Savannah History Museum
This special program offers visitors an in-depth understanding of the Revolutionary War in Savannah. It includes a musket demonstration and a visitor reenactment on Battlefield Memorial Park.
10:30AM, 12:30PM, and 2:30PM Thurs. Aug. 31-Sept. 2
Tours meet in the lobby behind the Visitor’s Center. (with the mural)
Details here.

Steam Rides @ Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah
Train rides will be at 11AM, 11:30AM, 1PM, 2PM & 3PM Friday & Saturday.
Sunday train rides will be at 1PM & 2PM
Monday train rides will be at 11AM 11:30AM, 1PM 2PM & 3PM
Details here.

Daily programming @ Savannah Children’s Museum
Open Fri. Sept. 1-Mon. Sept. 4, 9AM-2PM
Details here.

Free Bacon Fest, Historic River Street, Savannah
Sept. 1-4
Details here. 

Labor Day Celebration
Sat. Sept, 2, 2017 10AM-4PM
Fort McAllister State Park
3894 Fort McAllister Rd.
Richmond Hill, GA 31324
Civil War soldiers will fire rifles, cannons throughout the day.
Cost: $8 per Adult, $5 per Youth, Free for ages younger than 6.
(912) 727-2339

Labor Day Weekend Living History
Sun. Sept. 3, 2017 10AM-2PM
Fort King George Historic Site
Darien, GA
The fort will come to life as colonial people demonstrate various tasks. Visit the site this day and enjoy watching a volunteer make colonial style “boondoggle” decorations from woven blades of grass. Also, there will be demonstrations of spinning wool into thread.
Cost: $4.50-$7.50
912-437-4770

Labor Day Commemoration
Mon. Sept 4, 2017 10AM-4PM
Fort King George Historic Site
Darien, GA
Enjoy cannon firings and musket firings. Also, to mark the occasion, the fort seamstress, blacksmith and woodworker will all be plying their trades.
Cost: $4.50-$7.50
912-437-4770

Labor Day Commemoration
Mon. Sept 4, 2017 11AM-3PM
Fort Morris Historic Site
Midway, GA
7 miles east of I-95 exit 76 in Sunbury
Commemorate Labor Day holiday with hourly soldier talks and musket and cannon firings at this scenic coastal fort. Historically attired interpreters will present revolutionary war soldier talks, musket and cannon demonstrations Monday September 4th from 11 am until 3 pm. Other colonial skills will be presented. Bring a picnic lunch and make an afternoon of it.
Cost: $3-$4.50
912-884-5999

Labor Day Fireworks, Tybee Is. 
@ 10^th Annual Labor Day Beach Bash
Sun. Sept. 3 @ Tybee Island Pier and Pavilion.
Free live entertainment will be provided on Sunday by Swingin’ Medallions from 7-10:30PM, followed by a fireworks show around 9:15PM that can be viewed from Tybee’s eastern beaches.
912.786.5444 or 800.868.2322.

Spend the night in Georgia’s oldest brick fort and experience history firsthand.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2017 “Old Fort Jackson Family Campover,” the annual event for families to experience history firsthand in a 207-year-old National Landmark. Purchase tickets online here.

The campoover will be Friday, March 3 at 5PM through Saturday, March 4 at 9AM at Old Fort Jackson, 1 Fort Jackson Rd, Savannah, GA 31404.

During the event children will train as soldiers from the American Revolution and participate in a reenactment of the 1778 Battle of Savannah. Adults will have the opportunity to train as Civil War soldiers and learn the drill for the 12 lb. howitzer, our historic cannon, and fire the weapon.

Tent setup will begin at 5PM. Dinner will be served at 6:15PM followed by fun military activities. The night will end with smores, historic songs and games. The next morning campers will rise, pack up their gear, enjoy breakfast and participate in the event closing ceremonies.

Preregistration and prepayment are required and tickets are $55 for children ages 6 to 15 years of age. Tickets are $35 for adults 16 years of age and older, with an optional black powder demonstration add-on costing $50.

Event tickets can be purchased here. Registration closes on Wednesday, March 1 and space is limited.

Old Fort Jackson Family Campover 2017
1 Fort Jackson Road
Savannah, GA 31404

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Late Winter 2017 Kids’ Art Classes @ Scribble Art Studio

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah late winter children’s art classes will start at the end of January 2017 and run through March 2017..

Late Winter classes include:
CREATING PICTURE BOOKS (Ages 6+)
ART EXPLORATION FOR KIDS (Ages 4+)
EXPLORING TECHNIQUES (Ages 11+)
COMICS AND CARTOONING (Ages 4+);
SEW MUCH FUN (Ages 6+);
PORTFOLIO PREP (Ages 8+);
EXPRESS YOURSELF (Ages 6+);
BEGINNER CALLIGRAPHY &
PRINTMAKING (Ages 6+);

Learn more about the above classes offered here.

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CREATING PICTURE BOOKS class with Jose Ray includes printing a picture book.

Scribble Art Studio only offers this picture books class once a year and it’s unbelievably great, with the kids creating and printing their own picture book at the end.

The picture books class is Jan. 31-March 28, Tuesdays 4-5PM @ Scribble Art Studio. For ages 6 & older. Learn more here.

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Scribble Art Studio
212 E. 37th St.
Savannah, 31401

For more info on these Savannah youth art classes, call 912-713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah also offers private & group art classes, summer art camps, adult art parties & children’s birthday parties, both in the studio & at-home DIY art birthday kits. Contact artist Carrie Christian at (912) 713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com  . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Unleash your creativity every day with art-making projects for all ages @ drop-in studio @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center,

Drop-In Studio is offered daily 1-4PM @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah.

Work at your own pace & comfort level through an array of art mediums. Each month offer activities related to specific exhibits at Telfair Museums. See the schedule below.

Perfect for all ages – even adults. Children 12 & younger now receive free admission to Jepson Center. Museum admission for adults is $20. (Admission includes a visit to each of Telfair Museums’ three sites: Jepson Center, Telfair Academy, Owen-Thomas House. Valid for one week.)

A studio-assistant is on-hand to answer questions & assist guests. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Monthly drop-in studio themes

January 2017: Light-Up Sculptures
February 2017: Nick Cave Mixed Media Designs
March 2017: Portraiture
April 2017: Wundercamera: People in the Museum

Learn more here. 

JEPSON CENTER
207 W. York St. Savannah, 31401

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Admission

Adult: $20
Senior (65+): $18
Military (w/ military ID): $18
Student (ages 13-30 w/ ID): $15
Child (ages 12 & under): FREE

Admission includes a visit to each of Telfair Museums’ three sites: Jepson Center, Telfair Academy, Owen-Thomas House. Valid for one week.

Jepson Hours
Sunday – 12-5pm
Monday – 12-5pm
Tuesday – 10am-5pm
Wednesday – 10am-5pm
Thursday – 10am-5pm
Friday – 10am-5pm
Saturday – 10am-5pm

Follow Telfair Museums on Facebook here. 

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2017 PULSE Art + Technology Festival in Savannah
January 11–15, 2017
Jepson Center
Whether you want to fulfill your childhood dream of speaking like a dinosaur, watch artificial intelligence and art come to life through apps, or gaze at unnerving portrait sculptures created from DNA and scientific data, there’s something for everyone at PULSE Art + Technology Festival in Savannah.

PULSE interactive performances include: 

How to Speak Dinosaur
Thurs. Jan. 12, 6:30PM, Jepson Center
a performance and talk by Courtney D. Brown.
Free for members; $15 for non members.

The Odyssey Redux
Fri. Jan. 13, 6PM, Jepson Center
A Live Media Art Adaptation of Homer’s famous epic poem by Alessandro Imperato & David Spencer.
Free for members; $15 for non members.

View the complete PULSE schedule here.
Daytime admission to PULSE is free and open to the public.

Purchase a PULSE Pass for exclusive access to all evening lectures and performances. Reserve your PULSE Pass here.

JEPSON CENTER
207 W. York St. Savannah, 31401
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FREE DAYTIME EVENTS

PULSE Youth Workshop
Create Your Own Brand and Logo
Fri. Jan. 13, 4–6pm
For Ages 12+, Instructor: Vanessa Jaber
FREE with registration.  REGISTER HERE. 

PULSE Free Family Day & Expo
Sat. Jan. 14, 1-4PM Jepson Center
Celebrate STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Art & Math) and family fun at the most popular event of the PULSE Art + Technology Festival. Explore demos of amazing technology, view works by local makers, play interactive games and enjoy a new “Student Maker Zone” and expo in the atrium. At 2PM, guests can also experience a special matinee performance of The Odyssey Redux. Admission is FREE.

PULSE Youth Workshop*: Make a Plantbot!
Sat. Jan. 14, 10AM–Noon
Ages 10+
Instructors: Jeff Schmuki and Wendy DesChene
FREE with registration. REGISTER HERE.

Big Screen Gaming!
Sun. Jan. 15, 2–4PM
Enjoy casual, competitive gaming of recent indie videogames on the big screen.
FREE with registration. REGISTER HERE.

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Registration is open for Spring 2017 lacrosse with Lowcountry Lacrosse in Savannah 

The Lowcountry Lacrosse mission is to provide a positive, instruction oriented program for boys new to the sport of lacrosse and provide advanced skill training and organized teams to those who are experienced players.

Their seasoned coaches want to teach the technical skills of lacrosse while providing an opportunity for personal development. They believe that lacrosse should be fun for the players but provide a foundation for building character that will instill teamwork, discipline, integrity, sportsmanship and respect to other players, coaches and parents.

Teams will be split according to school and area. Lowcountry Lacrosse does their best to keep those at the same school on the same team.

Boys Lacrosse League
Savannah, GA

Register here.

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7th/8th Grade Teams: Practice Mondays/Wednesdays from 5:30-7PM. Games on Saturdays

Practice Dates: Feb 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, Mar 1, 6, 8, 27, 29, Apr 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26
Game Dates: Feb 18, 25, Mar 4, 11, Apr 1, 8, War on the Shore April 29/30

Coaches: Christian Harris, Billy Groves, Dave Racicot, Andy Kay, Michael George

Registration
Regular Registration: $250 Jan. 1st – Feb. 5.
Late Registration: $260 *Late Registration begins Feb. 6.

Register here.

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5th/6th Grade Teams: Practice Tuesdays/Thursdays from 5:30-7PM. Games on Saturdays

Practice Dates: Feb 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, Mar 2, 7, 9, 28, 30, Apr 11, 13, 18, 20
Game Dates: Feb 18, Mar 4, Apr 8, 22, War on the Shore April 29/30

Coaches: Sean Farrell, Billy Groves, Ryan Chandler, Sean Murphy

Regular Registration: $200 Jan. 1 – Feb. 5
Late Registration: $210 *Late Registration begins Feb. 6

Register here.

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3rd/4th Grade Teams: Practice Tuesdays/Thursdays from 5:30-6:30PM. Games on Saturdays

Practice Dates: Feb 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, Mar 2, 7, 9, 28, 30, Apr 11, 13, 18, 20
Game Dates: Feb 18, Mar 4, Apr 8, 22, War on the Shore April 29/30

Coaches: Christian Harris, Mark Gjekaj, Marvin Labis, Mike Vidan

Regular Registration: $200 Jan 1 – Feb. 5
Late Registration: $210 *Late Registration begins Feb. 6.

Register here.

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3rd/4th Grade (Developmental): Practice Sundays 3-4:30PM

These Teams are for ALL 3rd/4th grade beginners . It is also for intermediate players who may not feel comfortable participating in a competitive environment yet.

Practice Dates: Feb 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 19, 26, Apr 2, 9
Game Dates: Mar 12, 26, War on the Shore April 29/30

Coaches: Jeff Konko, Miles Whitworth, Chris Dammeyer, Anthony Quinn, Alec Ganley, Collin Gibboney

Regular Registration: $150 Jan. 1 – Feb. 5
Late Registration: $160 *Late Registration begins Feb. 6

Register here.

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K-2nd Grade (Developmental): Practice Sundays from 3-4:30PM

These Teams are for ALL K-2nd grade boys.

Practice Dates: Feb 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 19, 26, Apr 2, 9
Game Dates: Mar 12, 26, War on the Shore April 29/30

Coaches: Dan Umbel, Christian Harris, Corey Ingram, Jeff Pecora

Regular Registration: $150 Jan. 1 – Feb. 5
Late Registration: $160 *Late Registration begins Feb. 6.

Register here.

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Equipment
Rent: $50 with $150 refundable security deposit—contact Christian to reserve: charris@lowlax.com
Buy: 25% OFF MSRP As Low as $169

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BOYS & GIRLS MLK WEEKEND LACROSSE CAMP 

Lowcounty Lacrosse Savannah is offering a Lacrosse camp over MLK Jr. holiday weekend, Jan. 14-16 for all skill levels. Learn more here. 

Florida Launch & Syracuse Alum Midfielder Jovan Miller Will Be aSpecial Guest Coach at MLK Camp!

Times: Sat 10AM-1PM, Sun Noon-3PM, Mon 10AM-1PMCamp Dates: Jan 14 – 16
Location: Daffin Park
Boys and Girls All Skill Levels
(Boys and girls will be broken up by skill and age)
Ages:  8 – 18
Cost:  $125

Learn more here. 
Lowcountry Lacrosse Savannah, 5002 Paulsen St, Ste 102, Savannah; tel. (912) 200-3442, email charris@lowlax.com. Stay connected by following Lowcountry Lacrosse Savannah on Facebook here; on Instagram here.  Lowcountry Lacrosse is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser. 

Winter 2017 Classes & Workshops @ City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs Studio in Savannah.

Jan. 13 2017-March 3 2017

Want to play around in the theater, create with clay, design some jewelry or learn arm knitting? City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs has creative classes for all ages in art and drama.

Sign up today. Learn more & see how easy it is to register here.

Classes are at the Cultural Affairs facility located at 9 West Henry St. (2 blocks south of Forsyth Park between Bull and Whitaker Streets).

TO SEE THE COMPLETE LIST OF CLASSES & WORKSHOPS, CLICK HERE. 

Workshops

Basic Pearl/Arm Knitting NEW
Instructor: Ashley Wyndham
Ages: 12+
Tues., Feb. 14, 2017, 6-9PM
$55/$50 city residents

Monday Mud: Special Topics Workshops – Clay Whistles
Instructor: Clair Buckner
Ages 12+
Mon. Jan. 30, 2017, 1-3PM
Make music from mud! Join us for a clay whistle workshop where we will be designing and constructing musical instruments utilizing basic hand building techniques and simple tools. A variety of finishing techniques will be discussed and your works will be fired.
$25/$20 city residents

Monday Mud: Special Topics Workshops – Bird Houses/Feeders
Instructor: Clair Buckner
Ages 12+
Mon. Feb. 20, 2017, 1-3PM
Get ready for spring by spending an afternoon making your one of a kind clay birdhouse\feeder! We will work with slabs and underglazes to design your feathered friends a fun place to visit.
$25/$20 city residents

Parent and Child Clay Workshop: Balloon Belly Bird Houses
Instructor: Clair Buckner
Ages 5+
Sat., Feb. 25, 2017, 10AM-12pm
$25/$20 city residents

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Classes

Mondays
Improv for Teens, Saying Yes! And…
Instructor: Cydnei Prather
Ages 14-17
Mon., Jan. 23 – Feb. 27, 4 – 5:30pm
$75/$70 city resident

Tuesdays

Write to the Point! Creative Writing for Youth
Instructor: Cydnei Prather
Ages: 12-16
Tues., Jan. 24 – Feb. 28, 4 – 5:30pm
$75/$70 city residents

Wednesdays

Actor’s Studio: Intro to Acting for Youth
Instructor: Cydnei Prather
Ages 9-13
Wed., Jan. 25 – March 1, 4 – 5:30pm
$75/$70 city residents

Teen Jewelry Making
(6 Weeks) NEW
Instructor: Jessica Anderson
Ages 13-18
Wed., Jan. 25 – March 1, 4 – 5:30pm
$85/$80 city residents

Beginners Drawing (6 Weeks)
Instructor: Adam Uhlig
Ages: 12+
Wed., Jan. 25 – March 1, 4 – 5:30pm
$75/$70 city residents

Youth Pottery (6 Weeks)
Instructor: Clair Buckner
Ages 8-12
Wed., Jan. 25 – March 1, 3:30 – 4:45pm
$85/$80 city residents

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Sign up today. Learn more & see how easy it is to register here.

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We’re excited to learn about these fun parent-and-me classes for toddlers, babies @ Starlandia Creative Supply in Savannah.

Do-Re-We Class: Every Thursday morning at the Starlandia Space Station starting Jan. 19 2017

Classes are divided by age group:
Infants (1-12 months) 10:30-11:15AM
Toddlers (13-24 months) 11:30AM-12:15PM
2-3 year olds 9:30-10:15AM
4-5 year olds 12:30-1:15PM
$150 for 10-week session

Sing! Dance! Learn!

Instructor Becca Flaherty will lead you and your child through 45 minutes of folk songs, nursery rhymes, games, children’s literature, and Classical music each week.
Based in research of childhood development, behavior, and learning modality, your child will develop essential skills, both musical and non-musical. The songs and games you learn in class will make their way into your everyday routine, enhancing quality time.

Visit starlandiasupply.com for registration information.

Starlandia Creative Supply
2438 Bull St.
Savannah, GA 31401
On the corner of 41st and Bull Street – by Back in the Day and Starland Cafe
912-417-4561
www.starlandiasupply.com
info@starlandiasupply.com

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Grand Opening

Check out the newest addition to Starlandia! It’s called the Space Station – a multi-use performance, workshop, and class space for all ages and all interests.

Grand Opening of Space Station, 6-9PM Fri. Jan. 6 2017.

To purchase tickets, reserve online today and pay at Starlandia. Learn more here.

FEATURING
• Music by Buddy Chapman Jr.
• Projections by Jess
• Information from Savannah Stage Company
• Artwork by Panhandle Slim
• Information about DO-RE-WE classes

Starlandia is a new and reclaimed art supply store for families, kids, and adults! Starlandia’s workshop and class space, the Starlandia Space Station, is a space for people of all ages to be creative, learn, and grow.

Starlandia Creative Supply, 2438 Bull St., Savannah, 31401, 912-417-4561, www.starlandiasupply.com
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Yes you can get everything done this holiday season – thanks to Holiday Open Studio at Scribble Art Studio in Savannah,

This December 2016, drop your child off @ Scribble Art Studio @ 212 E. 37th St. Savannah to do some holiday art while you take care of errands, shopping or cooking.

Open Studio is available 12:30-6PM each day Dec. 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29 & 3o.

Scribble is offering Open Studio hours to make holiday shopping/cleaning/cooking easier for parents.

Learn more here.

For more info, call 912-713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com

Scribble Art Studio, 212 E. 37th St. Savannah, GA 31401. Scribble also offers private & group art classes, summer art camps, adult art parties & children’s birthday parties, both in the studio & at-home DIY art birthday kits. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates. For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at (912) 713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com  . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Got rhythm?

At every stage and at every age, we’re so much more than just music.

At Kindermusik with 88 Keys Piano in Savannah, they find creative, exciting, engaging, and multi sensory ways to immerse children ages 0-7 in music, and introduce them to a lifelong love for singing, listening to, playing and loving music.

Best part is you get to experience all of this right along side them, to create loving and lasting memories together!

Join Kindermusik with 88 Keys Piano in Savannah for new themes in December: babies ages 0-2 start “Old McDonald” on Mondays at 9:20AM; toddlers ages 2-4 will begin “Silly All Over” Mondays at 10:15AM; Family Class for ages 0-7 will start “Outside my Window” on Tuesdays at 10AM.

Email us to set up your free trial class today! Email music@88keysga.com.

Kindermusikwith88keys.com or call 912.988.KEYS.

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Kindermusik with 88 Keys Piano announces a COMPLETELY FREE class for you and your 0-7 year old.

This Sat.  Nov. 5, at 10AM or 11AM come to this one-time free class. Since spaces are limited, online enrollment is required.

The 10AM class is almost full, so Kindermusik added another one at 11AM. Online enrollment at kindermusikwith88keys.com is required.

Visit kindermusikwith88keys.com to enroll today!

Also: Join classes November for all new themes: Babies 0-2 start “Zoom Baby” on Mondays at 9:20AM; toddlers ages 2-4 meet Mondays at 10:15AM for “Down on the Ground;” Family class (ages 0-7) meets Tuesdays at 10AM for “Splash”

November monthly playdates are open to enrollment now: Nov. 16 & 19 at 10AM for “Jumping Beans”to celebrate music and instruments of Latin America.

For more info, visit kindermusikwith88keys.com or call 912.988.KEYS.

Kindermusik…a good beginning never ends.

Time to register for Scribble Art Studio  youth after-school art classes this Winter 2016 in Savannah. Early Winter youth art classes start in early November.

Scribble’s Winter 2016 After-School Art Classes offered include:

Beginner Calligraphy & Printmaking
Mommy & Me
Sew Much Fun
Comics & Cartooning
Watercolor Basics
Portfolio Prep
Drawing 101

Sign up today!

Register here. 

Scribble Art Studio, 212 E 37th St, Savannah, 31401

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Scribble Art Studio, 212 E 37th St, Savannah, 31401

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah also offers open studio hours, private & group art classes, summer art camps, adult art parties & children’s birthday parties, both in the studio & at-home DIY art birthday kits. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates. For more info, contact artist Carrie Christian at (912) 713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com  . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Brain & Brawn 5K & 5K Challenge 2016 for All Ages, Savannah 

Join the Society of Women Engineers Oct. 1 2016 for the Brain & Brawn 5K & 5K Challenge, mixing fun, family, science and exercise for everyone to enjoy.

If you don’t want to just run a 5K, then sign up for our 5K Challenge to put your brain and your legs to the test.

Each participant in the 5K Challenge must complete 6 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) related activities along the course.

All ages welcome!

You can run, skip, walk, or crawl. Organizers promise you will have a great time and learn some cool things along the way.

Register here.

UPDATE: THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE MATTHEW RECOVERY

Celebrate the end of the hot Southern summer by focusing on garden-related projects, themes and plants at Autumn Gardenfest @ Coastal Georgia Botanical Garden in Savannah.

Fall (especially November) is the best time to plant trees, shrubs and many perennials in our region. Guest speakers this year will address bird migration, beekeeping and gardening for butterflies, among others, and garden-related items are sold on the Event Field by local vendors.

Fri. Oct. 21: Noon-4PM
Sat. Oct. 22: 9AM-3PM

Cost: $5 parking fee charged per vehicle.

Food for sale on Sat. Oct. 22 by Kay Heritage Big Bon Pizza food truck.

Throughout the day on Saturday, “Mosquito Patrol” educational program will help homeowners and children understand how to naturally control mosquitoes.

GardenFest 2016 activities for children include the following. Most classes are free but the fairy garden class will have a fee to participate.

9:30AM: Dragons & Damsels in the Roots & Shoots Classroom
Students will be read a story about dragonflies and damselflies and then make a dragonfly magnet to take home. Free
10:30AM: Fairy Garden Program in the Annex (Sandy Tyler)
Students will have the chance to see the micro world of fairy gardens and make one of their own. This is a fee-based class.
11:30AM: Make a Pinecone Bird Feeder in the Roots & Shoots Classroom
What do you get when you have a pine-cone, peanut butter and bird seed? A birdfeeder! Enjoy making this all natural bird feeder to take home. This WILL BE A MESSY CLASS so expect a bit of peanut butter on the shirt, in the hair, etc. Free
12:30PM: Butterfly Watching at the Pollinator Garden/or Sunflower House from Sprouts
Join Ms. Freya at the pollinator garden to talk about butterflies and watch them close-up with our binoculars. Free
1:30PM: Roots & Shoots in the Roots & Shoots Classroom
A garden favorite with students and teachers, join us in the classroom for Roots & Shoots, a class on the life-cycle of plants. Students will plant something to take home. Free

Most classes are free but the fairy garden class will have a fee to participate.

Learn more here. 

Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens (Formerly The Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens), 2 Canebrake Road, Savannah, GA. 31419.  http://bamboo.caes.uga.edu/, On Facebook here Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Homeschool families, here’s something perfect for you: two 5-week art classes, one for 2-5 year olds and another for 13 and older!

The younger set will enjoy lessons designed to help them develop fine motor skills and encourage creativity through visual arts, learning color and shape recognition, how to use art tools and visual art concepts as they explore an array of media and methods. (Tuesdays, Oct. 4-Nov. 1, 10-11AM, must be accompanied by an adult.)

Students 13 and older will learn clay hand building techniques such as slab, pinch and coil to complete several functional works of art such as a bread basket, butter dish and pots. (Tuesdays, Oct. 4-Nov. 1, 12 noon – 2pm.)

Both classes will be at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina mid-island on Hilton Head.

For details, contact Alana Adams (aadams@artshhi.com) or call 843-686-3945, ext. 205.

Information and registration online at www.artshhi.com/workshops.

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Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
14 Shelter Cove Lane
843-686-3945, ext. 205
www.artshhi.com

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The Davenport House in Historic Savannah will host “Yellow Fever in Savannah 1820” on Friday and Saturday nights throughout October 2016.

In 1820, the city of Savannah experienced a widespread outbreak of yellow fever.

The Davenport House will recreate the epidemic and pay special emphasis on Savannah’s first female physician, Mary Lavinder.

Guests will walk through the candlelit house and see the fat and experiences that affected half the city first hand.

Not appropriate for children younger than 8.

These reenactments will take place Oct. 1, 7, 8, 14, 21, 22, 28, 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: $22 in advance and $25 at the door. Reservations are recommended due to limited space. For more information visit, www.DavenportHouseMuseum.org.

Davenport House, 324 E State St, Savannah, 31401, (912) 236-8097, www.DavenportHouseMuseum.org.

FOR MORE SAVANNAH FALL FUN, VISIT OUR FALL FUN GUIDE 2016 HERE. 

Art Classes & Science Lessons, Tutoring in Savannah

Ms. MC’s Science Farm & Miss Mary’s Art Universe
both are @ Ms. Amy’s School, 2305 Habersham St., Savannah

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.”– Albert Einstein

First class is free, come and check out the studio!

Ms. MC’s Science Farm
Kids are natural scientists. Their curiosity and enthusiasm fills them with wonder and sends them hunting for answers. Science Farm allows students to build confidence, character, skills, and knowledge in a fun to be place. Offering private tutoring, group lessons, homeschool tutoring & homework/project assistance.
Group Lessons, 1 hr. (Classes are limited to 4 students)
Private Lessons, 1.5 hrs.
Studio Sessions, 1 hr. Students have access to learning materials, homework and project assistance.

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Miss Mary’s Art Universe
This small art universe is a venue for imagination. Boost creativity and encourage art appreciation in the next generation of Savannah! Classes include homeschool tutoring & private art lessons.
Group Classes (Classes are limited to 4 students)
Parent & Me (Ages 3-4), 45 min. Install an outlet for how much FUN art is. Small projects and lessons that encourage a start in art.
The Fundamentals (Ages 5-8), 1 hr. Explore and learn about the artist’s toolbox. Presenting a collaborative environment with the goal to establish a foundation of basic skills for each artist.
Next Level Fundamentals (Ages 9-13), 1 hr. Reinforce essentials and add tools to the skill set. Artists are given extra room for creativity and are encouraged to keep a sketchbook to review in class.
Individual Classes
Private Lessons (Ages 4-18), 1 hr. Classes are gauged upon skill level and tailored to fit each student.
College Portfolio Prep, 1 hr. Work towards a cohesive portfolio with a clear focus on unique artistic strengths. Determine the tactics and learn how to present your best self.

For more information:
Ms. MC’s Science Farm. Call Brittany Marks Carnahan (315) 335-4068 or email ms.mctutoring@gmail.com.

Miss Mary’s Art Universe. Visit maryjosey.com or contact missmarysartuniverse@gmail.com.

All classes located @ Ms. Amy’s School
2305 Habersham St.
Savannah, GA 31401

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The Tibetan Buddhist monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery return to the Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah Sept. 13-18 to create an exquisite sand mandala painting as part of a weeklong residency.

Programs related to the monks’ residency include a variety of free activities for all ages. Their previous visits to Savannah attracted hundreds of interested onlookers & participants.

The monks undertake a spiritual art form which involves painstakingly placing millions of grains of sands on a flat platform over the course of the week. The monks have created mandala sand paintings in hundreds of museums, art centers & colleges, universities in the United States & Europe.

On Tues. Sept. 13, the mandala sand painting begins with an opening ceremony, during which the lamas consecrate the site through chanting, music & mantra recitation & draw the outline of the mandala. On the following days, they will lay down the colored sands, this year creating the Akshobya Mandala, also known as the “Unshakable Victor” for conflict resolution & peace.

Visitors may watch the monks at work during normal museum hours in the Jepson Center Atrium Wednesday through Saturday.

On Sun. Sept. 18, the mandala will be destroyed as a metaphor for the impermanence of life. The sands are placed in an urn, with half distributed to the audience at the closing ceremony. The remainder will be carried to the Savannah River then dispersed to the ocean for planetary healing.

Funding for this program is provided by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs.

Full Schedule

Tues. Sept. 13, 5-7PM. FREE Opening ceremony: the monks begin with a ceremony and chants, after which they draw the mandala. Admission is free.

Sept. 14-17, 10AM-5PM Mandala sand painting: visitors may watch the monks create the mandala sand painting in the museum atrium during normal daytime museum hours, other than lunchtime (1-2PM). Admission is free.

Thurs. Sept. 15, 6PM FREE Lecture: “Meditation: A Tool for Conscious Living” by the Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling

For the first time at the Jepson Center, the monks will present a lecture on meditation as an important technique for quieting the mind and establishing an inner basis of clarity and well-being. Meditation is designed to relax and better understand the processes that make up people’s lives. The monks will discuss meditative techniques aimed at strengthening important inner qualities and eliminating inner negativities and habitual patterns. Admission is free.

Sat. Sept. 17, 1-4PM Free Family Day: Hands on activities include community sand painting sessions @ 2PM & 3PM in which children may participate in the creation of a sand painting using the tools of the monks. Admission is free.

Sun. Sept. 18, 2-3PM Closing ceremony: Chants, destruction of the mandala & procession to the river. In a moving closing event with polyphonic chants and music, the monks ritually destroy the mandala. Afterward, sand is distributed to the audience. At 3PM, the public is invited to join the monks for a procession to the Savannah River to release the mandala to the ocean to spread healing throughout the world. Admission for members is free; non-members pay $5.

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FALL 2016 YOUTH CLASSES @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center

For more information on Telfair’s education programs, classes, studio workshops, and registration, call 912.790.8823 or visit telfair.org/learn

All events are located in the Jepson Center at 207 West York St. on
Telfair Square, Savannah 31401 unless otherwise noted

Portfolio Builder: Drawing I
Ages: 10–14
Thursdays, Sept. 22–Oct. 20,
4:30–6PM
Members $100 / non-members $125
Instructor: Marisa Lilje
This class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing skills. In Drawing I, students will develop a strong grasp and understanding of foundational drawing—a great class for students wishing to expand or refine their art portfolios. New students welcome!

Videogame Development
Ages: 10–16, Thursdays, Sept. 22–Oct. 20, 4:30–6PM
Members $100 / non-members $125
Instructor: Johnathan Bushnell
In this five-week class, students will build their own videogames. Students will explore, play, and develop videogames while learning the basics of computer programming using Game Maker. Suitable for beginners or intermediate-level participants with a fun-loving personality, this workshop requires no previous programming experience. All materials are provided.

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Workshops

Museum Sketch Crawl
Ages: teen to adult
Sat. Oct. 1, 2:30–5PM
Free with registration; email bradleyk@telfair.org or call 912.790.8823.
Tour One Hundred Years of Harmony, and take time to find the harmony in the objects and environments of our three museum sites. We will meet at the Jepson Center at 2:30PM to enjoy a leisurely group tour of the exhibition and sketch inside the galleries. Then, we will travel to the Telfair Academy and Owens Thomas House to explore further ideas of harmony in sketching.

Intro to Woodcarving Carve
Your Own Folk Art Cane
Ages: teen to adult
Saturday, Nov. 5, 1–5PM
Members $125 / non-members $150
Instructor: Matt Toole
In conjunction with Stick Men, this one-day workshop will provide an intro to basic woodcarving techniques. In this class, you will have the opportunity to view traditional folk art canes, learn about the various tools and woods available, and gain hands-on experience carving your own folk art cane. Students will also begin to understand how to visualize the finished work and think in three-dimensions. At the end of the session everyone will go home with their own set of carving tools and a good start on your own
personalized cane.

Learn more about Matt Toole here

Tobia Makover, Featured
Artist: Mixed Media
Photography
Ages: teen to adult
Sat. Nov. 12, 1–5PM
Members $125 / non-members $150
Some materials required
In this workshop, students will learn about the artist’s work and explore Tobia’s techniques from beginning to end while gaining hands-on experience incorporating encaustic in their own photography. Tobia will demonstrate techniques and provide advice as students have a chance to experiment with a variety of prepared surfaces. Each student will create their own personalized 6 xy6 inch photographic work based on Tobia’s process.

Learn more about Tobia Makover here. 

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For more information on Telfair’s education programs, classes, studio workshops, and registration, call 912.790.8823 or visit telfair.org/learn

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Free Skidaway Marine Science Day 2016, Skidaway Is., Savannah, Oct. 22 2016

This free campus-wide open house at The UGA Marine Extension Service & Aquarium on Skidaway Island offers activities geared for all ages. Programs, tours, displays and hands-on activities, primarily related to marine science and the coastal environment, are all part of the day’s educational fun.

Open to the public at no charge, the event is presented by the University of Georgia’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, the University of Georgia’s Marine Education Center and Aquarium, the University of Georgia’s Shellfish Research Laboratory and Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary.

One of the most exciting featured attractions this year will be a close-up look at Georgia’s first oyster hatchery, a project of the UGA Marine Extension’s Shellfish Research Laboratory and Georgia Sea Grant, units of UGA Public Service and Outreach.

Other activities include tours of the 92-foot Research Vessel Savannah, fun hands-on exhibits at the UGA Aquarium, and explorations of an underwater reef at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary.

When: Sat. Oct. 22 2016
Time: Noon-4PM

Learn more here. 

All activities at Skidaway Marine Science Day are free.

For additional information, call 912-598-2325, or see http://www.skio.uga.edu/

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CoastFest 2016 in Brunswick 

UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant participate in CoastFest in Brunswick, Ga., every first Saturday in October.

This year’s festival will be Sat. Oct. 1 10AM-4PM @ Depart. of Natural Resources
1 Conservation Way
Brunswick, GA. 31520

This free, family-oriented educational festival is Georgia’s largest outdoor festival celebrating our state’s coastal, environmental, historical and cultural resources. Over 9,000 excited visitors enjoy interactive exhibits and activity areas provided by 80-plus local, regional, state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations and institutions of higher learning.

Touch tanks with live coastal animals, educational information, games and activities for the whole family are just part of our offerings.

More details here.

Don’t let your kids miss out on Scribble Art Studio  youth after-school art classes this Fall 2016 in Savannah.

Scribble’s Fall 2016 After-School Art Classes offered include:

* Comics & Cartooning. Learn to develop and create favorite and original comics with Jose Ray. Classes start Sept. 8 4-5PM.

* Portfolio Prep. Thinking about trying out for the Savannah Arts Academy or Garrison? Let Scribble help. Their artist instructors have lots of experience with the audition process. Private & group portfolio lessons. Group class starts Sept. 7 5:30-7PM

* Also offered: Watercolor, Sewing, Painting, Drawing, Calligraphy, Printmaking, Homeschool Art, Mommy & Me.

Sign up today!

Register here. 

Scribble Art Studio, 212 E 37th St, Savannah, 31401

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah also offers open studio hours, private & group art classes, summer art camps, adult art parties & children’s birthday parties, both in the studio & at-home DIY art birthday kits. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates. For more info, contact artist Carrie Christian at (912) 713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com  . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Bring the kids to celebrate Science, Engineering, Technology and Math at Georgia Southern University at STEM Festival 2016 in Statesboro.

This FREE fun-filled community event will be Sat. Sept. 24, 2016
10AM-4 PM.

Learn more here. 

Nessmith-Lane Building
*847 Plant Drive on the Georgia Southern Campus

50+ Exploration stations will provide hands-on activities for children young and old. Activities appropriate for elementary, middle and high school will be available.

STEM Fest activities include:

See robotics in action
Watch Planetarium shows @ GSU’s Planetarium Digistar 5 Fulldome
Learn how video games are created
Make ice-cream with liquid nitrogen
Blast off Alka-Seltzer rockets
Learn about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Learn about Georgia Archaeology with the ArchaeoBus
Participate with NASA
Go on a mission with the Army
Visit Georgia Southern Museum & see its 26-foot long Mosasaur skeleton

Free guest parking will be available in lot #32; bus parking available in lot C behind the Nessmith Lane building
Food will be available for purchase.

Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education, Georgia Southern University, (912) 478-2549, kagreer@georgiasouthern.edu

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