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(Hilton Head Is. events) Free Family Fun Night @ The Sandbox Children’s Museum

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

Sandbox Children's Museum free events

FREE Family Fun Night @ Sandbox Children’s Museum, Hilton Head Is.

Join The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. this Friday evening Jan. 7 2022 for their FREE Family Fun Night.

Reserve your family’s spot online at at www.thesandbox.org. (Click Book Now-Hilton Head-1.7.2022)

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80 Nassau St.
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
(843) 842-7645

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PULSE Art & Technology Festival 2022 @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Savannah

Sunday, December 19th, 2021

PULSE Telfair Jepson museums Savannah 2022

NEW DATES FOR PULSE ART + TECHNOLOGY FESTIVAL 2022, Savannah, March 2-6 

Telfair’s annual PULSE Art + Technology Festival returns for its 15th year March 2-6 2022 (after being rescheduled from January) with two exhibitions exploring illusion and meditative applications of technology in art.

The exhibition Chul-Hyun Ahn: Beyond focuses on the illusionistic light sculpture of Baltimore-based artist Chul-Hyun Ahn, whose work invites viewers into contemplative infinite spaces. A companion exhibition in the museum’s TechSpace includes work by artists exploring light, illusion, and movement to create meditative experiences, including Ryan Buyssens’ prismatic light sculpture Chromatica, Aidan Lincoln Fowler’s video infinity mirror, and video sculptures and other works by artists including Max Almy, Teri Yarbrow, Greg Finger, Zhou Fan, Kelley McClung, Guanzhi Kou, and Skye Hu.

In addition to the galleries, PULSE will include the immersive video installation Return in the Jepson Center atrium by John Collette for the three evenings of the festival.

Order tickets online here. 

FREE PULSE EVENTS include:

Virtual PULSE Curator and Artists’ Tour
Thurs. Jan, 20, 6PM
Join PULSE curator Harry DeLorme offers a virtual walkthrough of the new exhibitions connected to this year’s PULSE Art + Technology Festival on Telfair Museum’s Facebook page.

Rescheduled opening lecture by Chul Hyun Ahn
Wed. March 2 at 6PM
Register for this free event here.

“Return,” an immersive projection work by John Colette will be on view the Jepson Center atrium the evenings of March 2-4

PULSE artist panels will take place the mornings of Thurs. March 3 and Fri. March 4 at 11AM

The museum will offer most of the additional programs originally planned for PULSE with a few modifications.

The full schedule will be published the week of Jan. 24 online here.

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Santa, STEAM Holiday Camp & New Year’s fun @ Sandbox Children’s Museums, Hilton Head Is. & Bluffton

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021

STEAM Holiday Camp Tanger Outlets Bluffton Sandbox

Winter STEAM Camp @ Sandbox @ Tanger Outlets, Bluffton SC 

Enroll now for a fun and educational way for your child to spend their winter break.

The Sandbox Children’s Museum Tanger Outlet location in Bluffton SC will offer a two, 4-day winter STEM camp that combines science with fun holiday activities the weeks of Dec. 20-23 and Dec. 27-30 2021. Children will have supervised time to explore the exhibits, daily snacks, and staff-led projects. Choose one week or both.

For ages 5-12 years old.

Register for Holiday camp @ Sandbox @ Tanger Outlets, Bluffton online here.

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Noon Year's Eve Sandbox Children's Museum Hilton Head 2021 2022

New Year’s Celebration @ Sandbox Children’s Museum, Hilton Head Is.

Don’t miss the Sandbox Children’s Museum’s family friendly New Year’s celebration: Noon Year’s Eve. This special event will have themed art and STEM projects as well as a balloon drop at noon! Light refreshments will be served on our porch!
$15/person | $8/members – Space is limited so make your reservation now!
Visit www.thesandbox.org & click BOOK NOW, then click on General Admission, then calendar date.

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Sandbox Children's Museum Hilton Head Is.

New Shrimp Boat @ Sandbox Children’s Museum, Hilton Head Is.

Come play on The Sandbox Children’s Museum new shrimp boat on Hilton Head Is. and learn about the history of the commercial shrimping industry, parts of a shrimp boat, the life cycle of the Atlantic White shrimp, and how shrimp boats prevent turtles from being caught in the nets!

Purchase your tickets online @ www.thesandbox.org & click “Book Now”.
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Teen Nights @ SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah

Friday, December 3rd, 2021

SCAD MOA Teen Nights Savannah

Teen Nights @ SCAD Museum of Art

Teens take over SCAD MOA at these artist workshops. Supplies included. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.

$10 ADMISSION

Sign up!
Email: kpoitras@scad.edu
Kristin Poitras
Coordinator of museum visitation

See teen night dates and listings on the museum event calendar.

Upcoming teen nights include:

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Fri. Dec. 10, 4-6PM
Conjure kami spirits at LARP workshop
Tour Japanese artist Izumi Kato’s exhibition Stand By You. Then inhabit Kato’s spectral creatures at this live-action role playing workshop.

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Fri. Dec. 17, 4-6PM
Make cookie-cutter cool
Customize cookies styled like works on view, with Brittany Richmond, SCAD MOA assistant curator

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WHERE
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Ga.

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New winter hours @ Georgia State Railroad Museum, Old Fort Jackson in Savannah

Thursday, December 2nd, 2021

Georgia State Railroad Museum Old Fort Jackson Savannah

Seasonal Changes to Georgia State Railroad Museum and Old Fort Jackson’s Operating Hours

Georgia State Railroad Museum and Old Fort Jackson will have a seasonal change in operating hours beginning Mon. Dec. 6 2021 for the Winter season.

The new hours will be Wednesday through Saturday, 9AM-4PM with the museums being closed on Mondays and Tuesdays through February.

Both sites will have a special opening after Christmas from Dec. 26 through Dec. 31; Martin Luther King, Jr Day (Jan. 17), and President’s Day (Feb. 21).

Georgia State Railroad Museum will have blacksmithing demonstrations Wednesdays and Thursdays and will welcome visitors to take a Site Tour by Train on Fridays and Saturdays through December.

Old Fort Jackson will continue to have cannon firings at 11AM and 2PM on all operating days.

Georgia State Railroad Museum and Old Fort Jackson feature large, open-air spaces and employ enhanced sanitizing and distancing protocols.

Admissions information and online ticket sales are available online here.

Site Tours by Train are limited and boarding passes are issued on a first come, first served basis.

As always, Coastal Heritage Society Members receive FREE admission. Please visit www.chsgeorgia.org for operating hours.

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Teen drawing workshops @ SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah

Wednesday, December 1st, 2021

SCAD teen drawing classes weekly

Nurture your talent at SCAD MOA drawing workshop for teens in Savannah

Let your creativity flow at this weekly drawing workshop for teens 4-5PM on Wednesdays during December 2021 at SCAD MOA. Museum educators, SCAD students and faculty, and special guests offer tips and tutorials to perfect your drawing skills.

This workshop is free for teen museum members and teen SCAD students with a valid SCAD Card. Open to the teen public with the cost of museum admission.

To register, contact Kristin Poitras, coordinator of museum visitation, at kpoitras@scad.edu or 912.525.7145.

Upcoming teen drawing workshop dates:

WHEN
Wednesdays Dec. 8, Dec. 15, Dec. 22, Dec. 29 2021. Sign up for just one or more.
4-5 p.m.

WHERE
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, GA

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(Savannah holidays) Make cookie-cutter cool at SCAD MOA Teen Night decorating workshop

Wednesday, December 1st, 2021

 

cookie cutter decorating SCAD MOA Teen Night Savannah

Make cookie-cutter cool at SCAD MOA Teen Night decorating workshop

Cookies that imitate art. Customize cookies-styled like works on view with Brittany Richmond, SCAD MOA assistant curator.

Admission to the workshop is $10. Supplies included. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.

To sign up, email Kristin Poitras, coordinator of museum visitation, at kpoitras@scad.edu.

Fri. Dec. 17 2021, 4-6 p.m.
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah

Learn more here.

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Teen Nights @ SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah

Friday, November 26th, 2021

teen nights scad museum art

Teen Nights @ SCAD Museum of Art

Teens take over SCAD MOA at these artist workshops. Supplies included. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.

$10 ADMISSION

Sign up!
Email: kpoitras@scad.edu
Kristin Poitras
Coordinator of museum visitation

See teen night dates and listings on the museum event calendar.

Upcoming teen nights include:

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Fri. Dec. 10, 4-6PM
Conjure kami spirits at LARP workshop
Tour Japanese artist Izumi Kato’s exhibition Stand By You. Then inhabit Kato’s spectral creatures at this live-action role playing workshop.

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Fri. Dec. 17, 4-6PM
Make cookie-cutter cool
Customize cookies styled like works on view, with Brittany Richmond, SCAD MOA assistant curator

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WHERE
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Ga.

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(Savannah Holidays 2021) Santa Train is back @ Georgia State Railroad Museum

Friday, November 19th, 2021

Santa Train Georgia State Railroad Museum Coastal Heritage Society 2021

Savannah Santa Train
Sat. Dec. 18, 2021, 9AM-5PM
@ Georgia State Railroad Museum, 655 Louisville Rd., Savannah
Featuring a holiday-themed diesel locomotive train ride experience, live demonstrations by Lowcountry Turners artfully hand-crafting toys available for purchase, caroling by Savannah Stage Company, and merry dancing with Minick Family Music. Decorate a holiday card to send to families at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire, or enjoy complimentary donuts and coffee provided by The Salvation Army’s Mobile Canteen. Santa Claus will visit with the children to hear their Christmas wishes.
Tickets
Members of Coastal Heritage Society receive a discounted ticket rate of $12 per person. Train rides are available every twenty minutes, but seats are very limited, so please select a time to reserve your spot on the train.
Buy tickets online here.

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Savannah Santa Train, one of the largest annual holiday events in the lowcountry, will take place on Sat. December 18, 2021 from 9AM-5PM at Georgia State Railroad Museum, located at 655 Louisville Rd., Savannah, GA 31401.

Festive activities and entertainment include a holiday-themed diesel locomotive train ride experience, live demonstrations by Lowcountry Turners artfully hand-crafting spinning tops and dreidels available for purchase, caroling by Savannah Stage Company, and merry dancing with Minick Family Music. Decorate a holiday card to send to families at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Lowcountry, or enjoy complimentary donuts and coffee provided by The Salvation Army’s Mobile Canteen. Santa Claus will visit with all the children and hear their Christmas wishes.

Gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches from The Big Cheese food truck and frozen sweet treats from Leopold’s Ice Cream will be available for purchase.

Savannah Santa Train is hosted each year by Georgia State Railroad Museum and Savannah Children’s Museum. Tickets are $15 per person for all guests eighteen months and up and pre-registration is required. Parking at Georgia State Railroad Museum is limited.

Pre-registration is required and opens on Mon. Nov. 22 2021. Register online here.

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Teen night workshops @ SCAD Museum of Art

Saturday, November 13th, 2021

SCAD teen night jewelry museum

Teen ornament making workshop @ SCAD Museum of Art, 4-6PM Fri. Nov. 19

Teens take over SCAD MOA at these artist workshops.

Supplies included. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.
4-6PM
$10 ADMISSION

Sign up!
Email: kpoitras@scad.edu
Kristin Poitras
Coordinator of museum visitation

See teen night dates and listings on the museum event calendar.

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Nov. 19
Glam up the holidays
Adorn a custom-beaded ornament inspired by Christian Siriano’s showstopping designs in People Are People and avant-garde rings in
Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection.

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teen nights scad museum art

Dec. 10
Conjure kami spirits at LARP workshop
Tour Japanese artist Izumi Kato’s exhibition Stand By You. Then inhabit Kato’s spectral creatures at this live-action role playing workshop.

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Dec. 17
Make cookie-cutter cool
Customize cookies styled like works on view, with Brittany Richmond, SCAD MOA assistant curator

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WHERE
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Ga.

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Children’s Author Series @ The Sandbox Children’s Museum, Hilton Head Is.

Thursday, November 11th, 2021

Sandbox Children's Museum Sunday Author Hilton Head kids

You’re invited this Sunday for The Sandbox Children’s Museum Author series @ 3PM this Sun. Nov. 14 with Ellen Giordano as she reads her book The Best Day Ever.

Free with Admission. Make sure you have a spot and reserve your tickets online @ www.thesandbox.org

Sandbox Interactive Children’s Museum
80 Nassau St
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
(843) 842-7645

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Teen night workshops @ SCAD Museum of Art

Tuesday, November 9th, 2021

SCAD teen night jewelry museum

Teens take over SCAD MOA at these artist workshops.

Supplies included. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.
4-6PM
$10 ADMISSION

Sign up!
Email: kpoitras@scad.edu
Kristin Poitras
Coordinator of museum visitation

See teen night dates and listings on the museum event calendar.

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teen nights scad museum art

Dec. 10
Conjure kami spirits at LARP workshop
Tour Japanese artist Izumi Kato’s exhibition Stand By You. Then inhabit Kato’s spectral creatures at this live-action role playing workshop.

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Dec. 17
Make cookie-cutter cool
Customize cookies styled like works on view, with Brittany Richmond, SCAD MOA assistant curator

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WHERE
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Ga.

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SCAD MOA’s Saturday Morning Story Time, Savannah

Thursday, November 4th, 2021

SCAD Museum Art Savannah Storytime Saturdays 2021 kids

Monthly storytime at SCAD Museum of Art

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

Next Monthly Story Hour: Sat.  Dec. 4 2021 at 11AM. Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities.

Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and older.

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. Be mindful of your fellow patrons by social distancing. Maintain 6 feet of space between you and other guests.

See all tour dates and listings on the museum event calendar.

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WHERE
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Ga.

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Make Lantern for Lantern Parade @ Free Family Fun Night, Sandbox Children’s Museum, Hilton Head Is.

Thursday, November 4th, 2021

Sandbox Children's Museum Hilton Head Free events

Join The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. this Friday Nov. 5 2021 5-8PM for their monthly FREE Family Fun Night.

This month please bring a canned good for The Deep Well pantry, come make a lantern for the Hilton Head Lantern Parade, and get your vision screening by the Lions Club.

Reserve space at www.thesandbox.org and click Book Now, then click on HHI General Admissions, then on the calendar image, click Fri. Nov. 5.

Free for all!

Sandbox Children’s Museum
80 Nassau St
Hilton Head Island,
SC 29928
(843) 842-7645

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Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tours @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021

Jepson Center Toddler Tours Savannah

Toddler Museum Tours, Art Activity @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Tues. Nov. 16

Once a month, Telfair Museums invites their youngest patrons for story time, a special tour and an art activity. This month, inspired by Jepson Center’s ongoing exhibit, Finding Freedom, you are invited to create your own fabric sun print.

Grab your masks and meet in the Jepson Center Eckburg Atrium at 11AM Tues. Nov. 16
$5 per child
Adult members free
Adult non-members $12.
Details here.

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Jepson Center
207 W. York St.
Savannah, GA 31401

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(Savannah Holidays 2021) Free Holiday Tree Lighting @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center

Tuesday, October 26th, 2021

free Savannah holiday tree lighting Jepson Center Telfair Museums

FREE HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING 2021
Dec. 2 2021, 5:30–6:30PM
Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Savannah

Telfair Museums in Savannah is delighted to return to adding a festive Holiday Tree to the Jepson Center atrium this winter.

Kick off the holiday season with a Savannah tree lighting celebration  @ the Jepson Center. The theme of this year’s new, 18-foot tree draws inspiration from Savannah and will be on view until Dec. 31.

This event is free and open to the public. Funds for the tree generously provided by Mr. C.B. Richardson.

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(Savannah Fall Festivals 2021) Frogwarts Harry-Potter inspired-event, Nov. 14

Thursday, October 21st, 2021

Frogwarts Coastal Heritage Society Savannah 2021 Savannah Chatham County

Frogwarts 2021 in Savannah

Frogwarts: A Magical Adventure is back!

Georgia State Railroad Museum and Savannah Children’s Museum will transform into a magical Harry Potter-themed experience during “Frogwarts” on Sunday, Nov. 14 from 11AM-3PM.

This year’s classes will include Wand Making, Potions, Fortune Telling, Defense Against the Dark Arts: Glow in the Dark Fun!, Care of Magical Creatures with Georgia Reptile Society, Quill Writing, Herbology, Muggle Studies and Quidditch. Attendees can also take a ride on our diesel locomotive, the Frogwarts Express or visit Gringotts Wizarding Bank.

Some CHS community partners will also be leading workshops, including Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital leading aromatherapy and Herbology activities, Front Porch Improv performing some Harry Potter-themed skits, Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry sharing the art of Charms, The Lowcountry Turners will be creating unique wooden wands and Leopold’s Ice Cream will be on-site serving Harry Potter inspired sweet treats.

This event is $12 for all participants, ages eighteen months and older.

Pre-registration is required. Pre-register online here.  

Coastal Heritage Society members receive access to early registration, an express check-in line and priority boarding for the Frogwarts Express train ride.  Become a member here.

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Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tours @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center

Wednesday, October 13th, 2021

Stroller Toddler Tours Savannah Art Start Jepson Center

Parent & Me Monthly Art Program @ Jepson Center, Savannah 

Once a month, Telfair Museums‘ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center in downtown Savannah for story time, a special tour, and an art activity.

Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ these Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tour programs. Come play and learn.

$5 per child
Adult members free / Adult non-members $12

October Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tour
Tues. Oct. 19 2021, 11AM-12:30PM
Jepson Center
This month’s featured exhibition is Silhouettes.
Learn more here.

November Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tour
Tues. Nov. 16 2021, 11AM-Noon
Jepson Center

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free day jepson center savannah

FREE Family Day Oct. 16 – featuring Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom – for Savannah-Chatham residents @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center

A large fabric canopy draped overhead and spanning an entire museum gallery greets visitors to Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom, which opened Oct. 1 at the Jepson Center.

From 10AM-to 5PM on Sat. Oct. 16 2021, Savannah and Chatham County residents can view the exhibition free as part of Telfair Museums’ Free Family Day at the Jepson Center. They can also see Heavy is the Crown, a newly opened exhibition by the artist Noel W Anderson.

Telfair’s presentation of the immersive installation by Clark, an artist and Amherst College professor, offers a celestial viewpoint that encourages viewers to consider freedom-seeking enslaved individuals whose forced labor built America’s wealth. Draped as if a night sky overhead, the large-scale canopy is pieced together from cyanotype reactive fabric squares made with the help of workshop participants over the course of Clark’s various residencies.

Often under cover of night with bounty hunters at their heels, enslaved individuals seeking freedom used the constellations like the Big Dipper to orient their way north along the Underground Railroad—a network of people, safe houses, and clandestine routes in the early to mid-19th century used to escape from states, such as Georgia, that sanctioned slavery, into Northern states and Canada.

On Sept. 30, Clark delivered Telfair’s free, annual Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Lecture to a full crowd  at the Jepson Center, with funding provided by the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, the City of Savannah, and the Georgia Council for the Arts.

Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom is organized by the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin and Marshall College in collaboration with Telfair Museums and is curated by Amy Moorefield. The presentation at Telfair is curated by Erin Dunn, curator of modern and contemporary art.

Learn more about Free Family Day October 2021 here.

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Jepson Center
207 W. York St.
Savannah, GA 31401

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(Savannah Museums) SCAD Teen Nights @ MOA

Thursday, October 7th, 2021

SCAD MOA Teen Nights Savannah museum of art

Teen Nights @ SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah

Teens take over SCAD MOA at these artist workshops.

Supplies included. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.
4-6PM
$10 ADMISSION

Nov. 19
Glam up the holidays
Adorn a custom-beaded ornament inspired by Christian Siriano’s showstopping designs in People Are People and avant-garde rings in
Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection.

Dec. 10
Conjure kami spirits at LARP workshop
Tour Japanese artist Izumi Kato’s exhibition Stand By You. Then inhabit Kato’s spectral creatures at this live-action role playing workshop.

Dec. 17
Make cookie-cutter cool
Customize cookies styled like works on view, with Brittany Richmond, SCAD MOA assistant curator

Sign up!
kpoitras@scad.edu
Kristin Poitras
Coordinator of museum visitation

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WHERE
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Ga.

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Free Family Day @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Savannah

Tuesday, October 5th, 2021

Telfair Museums Savannah Jepson Center Free Family Day 2021 October

FREE Family Day Oct. 16 – featuring Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom – for Savannah-Chatham residents @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center

A large fabric canopy draped overhead and spanning an entire museum gallery greets visitors to Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom, which opened Oct. 1 at the Jepson Center.

From 10AM-to 5PM on Sat. Oct. 16 2021, Savannah and Chatham County residents can view the exhibition free as part of Telfair Museums’ Free Family Day at the Jepson Center. They can also see Heavy is the Crown, a newly opened exhibition by the artist Noel W Anderson.

Telfair’s presentation of the immersive installation by Clark, an artist and Amherst College professor, offers a celestial viewpoint that encourages viewers to consider freedom-seeking enslaved individuals whose forced labor built America’s wealth. Draped as if a night sky overhead, the large-scale canopy is pieced together from cyanotype reactive fabric squares made with the help of workshop participants over the course of Clark’s various residencies.

Often under cover of night with bounty hunters at their heels, enslaved individuals seeking freedom used the constellations like the Big Dipper to orient their way north along the Underground Railroad—a network of people, safe houses, and clandestine routes in the early to mid-19th century used to escape from states, such as Georgia, that sanctioned slavery, into Northern states and Canada.

On Sept. 30, Clark delivered Telfair’s free, annual Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Lecture to a full crowd  at the Jepson Center, with funding provided by the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, the City of Savannah, and the Georgia Council for the Arts.

Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom is organized by the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin and Marshall College in collaboration with Telfair Museums and is curated by Amy Moorefield. The presentation at Telfair is curated by Erin Dunn, curator of modern and contemporary art.

Learn more about Free Family Day October 2021 here.

Telfair Museums free family day Jepson Center Savannah

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SCAD Museum of Art’s Monthly Saturday Morning Story Time & Teen Ornament-Making Workshop

Sunday, September 26th, 2021

SCAD Museum of Art Storytime Savannah

Monthly storytime at SCAD Museum of Art

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

Next Monthly Story Hour: Sat. Dec. 4 2021 at 11AM. 

Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and older.

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. Be mindful of your fellow patrons by social distancing. Maintain 6 feet of space between you and other guests.

See all tour dates and listings on the museum event calendar.

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SCAD MOA Savannah College Art Design Teen Ornament-Making Workshop

Teen ornament-making workshop

4-6PM Fri. Nov. 19 @ SCAD MOA

Adorn a custom-beaded ornament inspired by Christian Siriano’s showstopping designs in People Are People and avant-garde rings in Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection.

Admission to the workshop is $10. Supplies included. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.

To sign up, email Kristin Poitras, coordinator of museum visitation, at kpoitras@scad.edu.

See more here. 

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WHERE
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Ga.

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New hours at Old Fort Jackson, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah

Friday, September 24th, 2021

coastal heritage society old fort jackson

Seasonal Changes to Georgia State Railroad Museum and Old Fort Jackson’s Operating Hours, Savannah

Georgia State Railroad Museum and Old Fort Jackson – both in Savannah – will have a seasonal change in operating hours beginning Mon. Sept. 27 for the Fall 2021 season.

New hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 9AM-4PM with the museums being closed on Mondays through Dec. 6 2021.

Both sites will have a special opening for Columbus Day on Mon. Oct. 11 2021.

Georgia State Railroad Museum will have blacksmithing demonstrations Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and will welcome visitors to take a Site Tour by Train on Fridays and Saturdays.

Old Fort Jackson will continue to have cannon firings at 11AM and 2PM on all operating days.

Georgia State Railroad Museum and Old Fort Jackson feature large, open-air spaces and employ enhanced sanitizing and distancing protocols.

Admissions information and online ticket sales are available online here. Site Tours by Train are limited and boarding passes are issued on a first come, first served basis. As always, Coastal Heritage Society Members receive FREE admission. Find membership info here. 

Savannah Children’s Museum will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 9:30AM to 2:30PM.

Please check Coastal Heritage Society website for operating hours.

For the safety of all staff and guests, we require staff to wear face coverings. Visitors are asked to adhere to City of Savannah and CDC mask regulations and recommendations.

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Georgia State Railroad Museum Train Rides Old Fort Jackson Savannah

Free Family Fun Night, Sandbox Children’s Museum, Hilton Head Is.

Tuesday, September 21st, 2021

sandbox children's museum hilton head

You’re invited to Free Family Fun Night Friday 5-8PM Oct. 1 @ The Sandbox Childdren’s Museum on Hilton Head Is.

Please reserve your space online at www.thesandbox.org. Click on Book Now.

The Hilton Head Island Noon Lions Club will be conducting FREE vision screenings for children of all ages and SC DHEC will be administering FREE Pfizer COVID19 vaccines.

(Please note the new address below)

80 Nassau St.
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
(843) 842-7645

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10 Places in Savannah & the Lowcountry (& one daytrip) to explore in Fall 2021

Friday, September 17th, 2021
10 places kids visit Savannah museums state parks daytrips

10 kid-friendly local spots to visit this fall include Oatland Island Wildlife Center (pictured) in Savannah, home to more than 150 animals exhibited in natural habitats along a trail through forest and marsh lands. Exhibits include the “Wolf Wilderness” featuring gray wolves, armadillos, flying squirrels, screech owls and reptiles as well the Georgia Farm area with cows, sheep, goats and rabbits. Along the trail are cougars, bobcats, bison, alligators, red fox and birds of prey.

This week’s SouthernMamas.com newspaper article: 10 Places in Savannah & the Lowcountry to explore this fall with your kids.

1. Skidaway Island State Park, Savannah
$5 for parking.
52 Diamond Causeway
Savannah, GA 31411
912-598-2300

3. The Sandbox Children’s Museum & Lowcountry Celebration Park, Hilton Head Is.
All Sandbox Children’s Museum admissions ticketing is now online here. 
$10 per person; free for members and children ages 11 months and younger; $7.50 for seniors ages 65 and older and active military members with valid ID; $3 EBT(SNAP) holders with valid ID and $3 for EBT children and infants
80 Nassau St.
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
(843) 842-7645

Lowcountry Celebration Park
Free
94 Pope Avenue
Hilton Head Island 29928

4. Poppell Farms, Odum, Ga.
Poppell Farms opens Sat. Oct. 2 for the 2021 fall season, weekends Oct. 2-Oct. 31 2021.
Find hours at www.poppellfarms.com
$15 plus tax for Saturday/Sunday daytime admission for ages 4 and older.
1765 Hyma Poppell Loop
Odum, GA 31555
912-586-2215

5. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, Savannah
$5 for adults ages 17-64; $3 for children ages 3-17; seniors and military with valid ID; free for children ages 3 and younger.
711 Sandtown Road
Savannah, GA 31410​
(912) 395-1212

6. Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Savannah
$20 for adults; $18 for seniors, military with valid ID; $15 for students ages 13-25 with valid student ID; $5 for ages 5-12; free for ages 5 and younger.
207 W. York St.
Savannah, GA 31401
912-790-8800

7. Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, Hilton Head Is.
Free
229 Beach City Road
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
843-255-7301

8. Savannah Children’s Museum
$8 per person (ages 18 month and older)
655 Louisville Rd.
Savannah, 31401
912-651-4292

9. Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah
$11 per adult, $7 per child (ages 2-12)
601 W. Harris St.
Savannah, 31401
912.651.6823

10. Old Fort Jackson, Savannah
$9 per adult, $5 per child (ages 2-12)
1 Fort Jackson Road
Savannah, 31401
912.232.3945

Learn more here.

10 places Hilton Head kids visit Mitchelville Freedom Park

10 kid-friendly local spots to visit this fall include Mitchelville Freedom Park (pictured) on Hilton Head Is., a free outdoor cultural attraction. This is the first place in the United States where Africans in America, just out of slavery and not yet citizens, governed themselves. Self-guided tours of exhibits.