Celebrate Juliette Low’s 153rd Birthday!
10 AM-4 PM Oct. 28-Nov. 3 2013
Juliette Low wrote, “I was born on the night when witches, imps and fairies roamed the earth!”
Tour her childhood home – laugh at her funny antics – be inspired by her courage and impressed by her artistic talent, indomitable spirit and great work, the Girl Scouts.
Visitors in costume (no face masks please!) will receive a $1 ticket discount.

Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace 10 East Oglethorpe Avenue (Corner of Bull and Oglethorpe) Savannah, GA 31401

Details here.

FOR MORE SAVANNAH KIDS’ HALLOWEEN EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

Check out the fall art youth art classes offered at Savannah’s Telfair Museums. We are particularly excited about the Sketch-Booking for the family class on Saturdays. We always hear from work-outside-the-home moms begging for more Saturday parent-and-me classes. This Sketch-Booking one is perfect. What a great way to get kids to become more conscious and observant of their surroundings. And after taking the class together, going on sketching outings around Savannah will be an inexpensive and fun adventure families can do together. Details below.

	Crash Course in Portraiture Ages: Teen – Adult Saturday, Oct 12, 10am-1pm Members $75, Non-members $95
	A great class for anyone that likes to draw but is scared to draw people or just interested in trying. This one day class will explore the basics of drawing Portraits in charcoal. Working from life students will gain an introduction observational measuring and proportion, as well methods for organizing approaches to complex subjects. Emphasis will be placed on creating volume, light, and shape with value, as well as additive and subtractive use of charcoal. All materials provided.
	Sketch-Booking for the Family Ages: 6 – Adult (1 adult companion per child required) 2 Weeks – Saturday, Oct 26 & Saturday, Nov 2, 10am-12pm Members $100, Non-members $125 per adult and child pair
	This class will meet 2 Saturdays and explore sketch booking as a family activity. In this class we will bind our own sketchbooks, create our own travel watercolor pallet and explore techniques for creating fast plain air sketches in water color. Lesson will include introduction to observational drawing, proper use of materials, and how to for parents looking to engage their children through the arts as well as find some time to do their own sketching. 1 parent/adult per child. All materials included.
	Crash Course Alla Prima Portraits in a Day Ages: Teen – Adult Saturday, Nov 9, 10am-4pm Members $95, Non-members $120
	This workshop is designed to create a relaxed, fun, informative, yet intense working environment. Learn to use direct fluid and fast painting process with heavy emphasis on the use, value relationships, color, and capturing sense of light. Learn to use the elements that make a painting stronger and exciting: creative use of color & edges, visual movement, paint application/ brushwork, distribution of abstract shapes and strong design. All materials provided.

VISIT TELFAIR MUSEUM’S WEBSITE BY CLICKING HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

ONGOING KIDS’ CLASSES:

TODDLER 3RD THURSDAYS

October 17th: Mom and me sketch crawl
November 21: Exploring Spanish culture
December 19: Holiday special
$5 per child; free to adult members or with museum admission
Registration and adult supervision required. Call 790-8823 or click here to register.

WCWM? (What Can We Make?) STUDIO
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays | 1-4 pm | JC
Join us as we open the studios for drop-in visits for all ages. Explore your creative side with inspiring activities utilizing recycled materials, found objects, and traditional art supplies. Free to members or with museum admission.

Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W York Street, Savannah, 31401, www.telfair.org Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

From 10am-1pm on Saturday, October 26, guests will get to enjoy a ride on Georgia State Railroad Museum’s steam locomotive; trick-or-treat around the beautiful historic Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah; and participate in fun Halloween crafts and activities including pumpkin decorating.

Everyone is invited to dress up in Halloween costumes for this exciting event.

Pre-Registration and Pre-Payment are REQUIRED for this event.  Space is limited, so sign up TODAY! (912) 651-6823 or email info@chsgeorgia.org

Tickets are $5 per adult and $10 per child.

Georgia State Railroad Museum, 655 Louisville Road, Savannah, 31401, http://chsgeorgia.org/Railroad-Musuem.html

FOR MORE SAVANNAH HALLOWEEN KIDS’ EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

Telfair Museums provides many opportunities for families to visit the museum, learn, and make art together. Are you looking for a fun and educational activity for children? Check these out:

Toddler Third Thursday (3rd Thursday of every month)

10:30am-Noon 

Toddler Third Thursdays are great for parents, grandparents, and caregivers with pre-school children. Designed especially for preschoolers ages 3-5 and their adult companions,this program allows toddlers to explore artwork from Telfair exhibitions and complete a fun-filled art project relating to their tour. A different tour and project will be offered each month. Time to play in ArtZeum is included.  More info here. 

Registration and adult supervision required. Call 790-8823 or click here to register.Enrollment is $5 per child. Adult admission is FREE for museum-members and $12 for non-members. Sponsored in part by JCB, Inc.

Click here to register online for Toddler 3rd Thursday >>

ArtZeum
Located in the Jepson Center
A great place to visit after school, on a rainy day, on weekends, or just anytime, the Telfair’s hands-on learning gallery and interactive exhibits provide an excellent introduction to big ideas about art. Click here to learn more.

Activity Downloads
Download activity sheets here on the educational resources page before your museum visit and explore the museum with fun and educational search activities.

FREE Family Days
Telfair Museums FREE family days are offered throughout the year. Enjoy music, artist demonstrations, hands-on art-making, and guided tours free of charge. Check here for themes, dates, times and locations.

WCWM? (What Can We Make?)
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays / 1-4 PM
Jepson Center’s Melaver Studio
The studios are open for drop-in visits for all ages. Free to members or with museum admission. Open to adults and children accompanied by an adult caregiver. More info available here.
Join us as we open the studios for drop in visits for all ages. wcwm? (What Can We Make?) focuses on developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills through imagination. Explore your creative side with inspiring activities utilizing recycled materials, found objects, and traditional art supplies. In addition to the wcwm? project kits, the studios provide watercolor and collage opportunities as well.
New to the wcwm? program is Family Make, in which participants are assigned a theme each month and a secret ingredient or tool to make art from the most unexpected materials. Before joining in one of our wcwm? theme challenges, check out these talking points and activities you can complete as a family.

Jepson Center, 207 W York St. Savannah, 31401 , http://telfair.org/learn/family-programs Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

FOR MORE LOCAL KIDS’ EVENTS, VISIT OUR EVENTS CALENDAR BY CLICKING HERE.

Wear your most magical robes and hats and join Savannah Children’s Museum for this exciting wizarding event on October 13th from 5pm-7pm! Suggested age range for Frogwarts is 2-12.

Take a ride on the Frogwarts Express to Savannah Children’s Museum to be sorted into Houses at Frogwarts. Once the SCM Sorting Hat has picked your House, all the wizards and witches will get take fun magical classes like Potions, Wand Making, and more!

The Frogwarts Express will board at Georgia State Railroad Museum from 5pm-6pm and take all the witches and wizards to Savannah Children’s Museum. The train boards on a first come, first served basis, so be sure to arrive on time to get onboard!

Pricing for Frogwarts is $10 per child and $7 per adult.

Pre-registration AND pre-payment are REQUIRED for this event! Be sure to register today. Click here to sign up now! Need more info? Email info@savannahchildrensmuseum.org

Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Road, Savannah 31401, www.savannahchildrensmuseum.org

FOR MORE LOCAL KIDS’ FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR EVENTS CALENDAR BY CLICKING HERE.

Tibetan Monks Return to the Jepson Center September 23-29 2013 with FREE children’s sand painting activities on Sept. 26 & Sept. 28.

The Tibetan Buddhist monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery return to the Jepson Center for the first time in more than four years to create an exquisite sand mandala painting as part of a free weeklong residency, sponsored by the city of Savannah. Programs related to the monks’ residency include a variety of activities for all ages and attract thousands of interested onlookers and participants.

From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, mandala sand painting ranks as one of the most unique of artistic expressions and is said to generate energies that promote global healing. The spiritual art form includes millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over the course of the week. To date, the monks have created mandala sand paintings in more than 100 museums, art centers, and colleges and universities in the United States and Europe.

WHEN:
September 23 from 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm: The monks begin with an opening ceremony of music and chants, and will begin to outline the mandala. They will continue to work until 7:30 pm.

September 24-28, 10 am to 5 pm: Watch the monks at work in the museum atrium during normal daytime museum hours, other than lunchtime.

September 26 from 10 am – 12 pm: Children’s Sand painting activity. A hands-on activity for the community to create a sand painting together.

September 26 at 5:30 pm: The Monks will lead a free lecture about the symbolism of the sand mandala.

September 28 from 1– 3 pm: Children’s Sand painting activity. A hands-on activity for the community to create a sand painting together.

September 29 Closing Ceremony:
10 am – 1 pm: The Monks finalize the details of the sand mandala.
1 pm – 2pm: The completed mandala is displayed
2pm: The Monks begin to deconstruct the mandala. they will distribute some of the sand to the audience. At about 3:00 pm, they will invite the audience to proceed with them from the Jepson Center to the Savannah River, where they will release the remaining sand into the river to disperse the mandala’s healing energies throughout the world. The release of the sand will take place at the base of the Barnard Street ramp.

All events are free and open to the public, thanks to the funding provided by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs.

Jepson Center, 207 W. York Street, on Telfair Square, Savannah, 31401, http://www.telfair.org/Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

FOR MORE LOCAL KIDS’ FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR EVENTS CALENDAR BY CLICKING HERE.

Telfair Museums will host a free Family Day at the Jepson Center as part of its monthly Family Days series, which is free and open to the public.

This month’s theme is Sketch Crawl. Explore the world with a sketchbook.

Participants can also enjoy Story Time and What Can We Make? art activity Free and open to the public.

The Georgia Power Foundation and the AGL Resources Foundation funded this Free Family Day.

FREE Family Day
Saturday, Oct. 19
Free Family Day – 1-4 p.m.
Opening of Telfair Summer Outreach Program Exhibition at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Jepson Center
207 W. York Street, on Telfair Square
Savannah 31401

MORE KIDS’ EVENTS @ JEPSON CENTER

TODDLER 3RD THURSDAYS
Thursday, Sept. 19 | 10-11:30 am | Jepson Center
Theme:  Shiny Shapes & Details!
$5 per child; free to adult members or with museum admission

WCWM? (What Can We Make?) STUDIO
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays | 1-4 pm | Jepson Center
Join the museum as they open the studios for drop-in visits for all ages. Explore your creative side with inspiring activities utilizing recycled materials, found objects, and traditional art supplies. August – Exploring Near Eastern art and artists. Free to members or with museum admission

Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W York Street, Savannah, 31401, www.telfair.org Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Step into the shoes of a soldier this Labor Day Weekend at Old Fort Jackson in Savannah. Through special programming, learn how Civil War soldiers lived their lives! Meet Old Fort Jackson’s great interpreters and be sure to stay for the cannon firings!

WHERE: Old Fort Jackson

WHEN: Labor Day Weekend: Aug. 31 & Sept. 1 & 2, 2013

SITE HOURS
Old Fort Jackson
1 Fort Jackson Rd.
Savannah, GA 31404
P: 912.232.3945
F: 912.236.5126
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday-Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm

FOR MORE LABOR DAY WEEKEND ACTIVITIES, VISIT OUR EVENTS CALENDAR HERE.

Old Fort Jackson, (912) 232-3945, 1 Fort Jackson Rd., Savannah, 31404, http://www.chsgeorgia.org/Old-Fort-Jackson.html

Sunday: 11am-4pm
Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-4pm
Special OPEN Holiday Hours on Labor Day, Monday, September 2nd from 10am-4pm!

FOR MORE LABOR DAY WEEKEND ACTIVITIES, VISIT OUR EVENTS CALENDAR HERE.

Savannah Children’s Museum is at 655 Louisville Rd., Savannah, 31401

Telfair Museums will host a free Family Day at the Jepson Center as part of its monthly Family Days series, which is free and open to the public.

This month’s theme is “Near East Family Day” and celebrates the art of countries and cultures represented in the “Allure of the Near East” exhibition, which opens at the Jepson Center on August 16. Families will enjoy hands-on activities, storytelling and a performance by TURKU, a popular band described as “Nomads of the Silk Road.”

Family Day is sponsored by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, Georgia Power and the AGL Resources Foundation.

TURKU’s high-energy performance will feature musical traditions from Turkey, Persia, Kurdistan, Caucasus and the Balkans, blending authentic historical songs with traditional improvisational techniques.

Families are also invited to attend a Pre-Family Day Workshop, which will take place in the morning and focus on making shadow puppets, marbleizing paper and piecing together a carpet puzzle. Reservations are required. Please call 912.790.8823 to RSVP.

FREE Family Day
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Free Family Day – 1-4 p.m.
Pre-Family Day Workshop – 11 a.m.
TURKU Musical Performance – 3 p.m.

WHERE: Jepson Center
207 W. York Street, on Telfair Square
Savannah 31401

MORE KIDS’ EVENTS @ JEPSON CENTER

TODDLER 3RD THURSDAYS
Thursday, August 15 | 10-11:30 am | Jepson Center
Exploring Near Eastern art and artists.
$5 per child; free to adult members or with museum admission

WCWM? (What Can We Make?) STUDIO
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays | 1-4 pm | Jepson Center
Join the museum as they open the studios for drop-in visits for all ages. Explore your creative side with inspiring activities utilizing recycled materials, found objects, and traditional art supplies. August – Exploring Near Eastern art and artists. Free to members or with museum admission

Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W York Street, Savannah,  31401, www.telfair.org Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

You’re invited to the first ever Green Eggs & Ham Day at the WhistleStop Café this Saturday, August 3 from 11 AM to 1 PM.

This fun event will feature Storytime and crafting Dr. Seuss bookmarks hosted by Savannah Children’s Museum on location at the WhistleStop!

Besides the fun activities, kids will have the opportunity to have real green eggs and ham for lunch from the cafe’s special kid’s buffet including a fun “Yink’s Pink Drink”! This unique meal will be only $4.99! Grown-ups will have the chance to try the brand new WhistleStop Southern Special – a Southern buffet style meal with your choice meat and sides!

The fun won’t just be contained on the WhistleStop’s patio – Savannah Children’s Museum will feature food-themed activities all day. “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” will be read at the 9:45 AM and 12:30 PM. Storytimes and at 10 AM kids will have the chance to put together a fun Dr. Seuss craft.

WhistleStop Café, 303 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Savannah, GA 31401, (912) 651-3656, http://www.chsgeorgia.org/Whistlestop-Cafe.html

This looks like a fun daytrip from Savannah: The Kazoo Factory, also known has Kazoobie Kazoos, in Beaufort, S.C..

We’d love to hear comments from anyone who has visited this spot with kids. Feel free to comment on our Facebook page by clicking here.

The Kazoo Factory offers museum tours where kids can see how kazoos are made. The museum tours show how kazoos are assembled,
imprinted, packaged and shipped to all corners of the world. Kids can also make their own kazoos to take home.

Factory Tour Hours
Monday – Friday
10 AM and 3:00 PM
Admission: $4.00 per person (includes a build-it-yourself kazoo)

This might be a good activity to pair with a visit to the lighthouse at Hunting Island near Beaufort.  Info on Hunting Island here.

For more kid-friendly daytrip suggestions from the Savannah/Hilton Head Is., click here.

The Kazoo Factory, 12 John Galt Road, Beaufort, SC 29906,  (800) 326-0358, http://www.thekazoofactory.com/

You’re invited to the first annual Splash Festival at Savannah Children’s Museum , Saturday, July 20 2013.

Join Savannah Children’s Museum for fun water-based programs & activities all day. Bathing suits may be worn under clothing. You many want to bring a change of clothing and a towel for your child. Since shoes are required, it’s highly recommend that kids don water-safe shoes to protect their feet.

Admission is $7.50 per person ages 1 & older and free for members. Summer Museum hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 AM to 2 PM.

Savannah Children’s Museum is at 655 Louisville Rd., Savannah, 31401.

FOR MORE LOCAL KIDS’ ACTIVITIES, CLICK HERE.

You’re invited to the first annual Splash Festival at Savannah Children’s Museum , Saturday, July 20 2013.

Join Savannah Children’s Museum for fun water-based programs & activities all day. Bathing suits may be worn under clothing. You many want to bring a change of clothing and a towel for your child. Since shoes are required, it’s highly recommend that kids don water-safe shoes to protect their feet.

Admission is $7.50 per person ages 1 & older and free for members. Summer Museum hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 AM to 2 PM.

Savannah Children’s Museum is at 655 Louisville Rd., Savannah, 31401.

Join Coastal Heritage Society in Savannah on July 4th to celebrate America’s BD with a variety of patriotic programming.

At 10 AM on Thurs. July 4, CHS will have two interpreters in period costume present a FREE program for the Lachlan McIntosh Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The presentation will focus on the politics and personalities of Lachlan McIntosh and Button Gwinnett, The program will be held at Colonial Cemetery and is free and open to the public.

CHS sites will continue their normal daily programming with periodic Battle of Savannah Tours beginning in the lobby of Savannah History Museum. The Tour is free for members and is included in a $17 See 3 Ticket for non-members.

CHS will also be running steam locomotive train tours throughout the day at 11am, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. The 11am and 3pm train tours will feature a special reading of the Declaration of Independence for guests. Train rides are $2 per person for members and included in the ticket price for non-members.

Special children’s activities will be held throughout the day at Savannah Children’s Museum including two festive parades at 10:30am & 1pm, flag making from 11am-1pm, Water Wonders at 11am and Storytime at 12:30pm.

FOR MORE SAVANNAH & LOWCOUNTRY FOURTH OF JULY ACTIVITIES, CLICK HERE.

You’re invited to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Georgia State Railroad Museum’s No. 30 steam locomotive in Savannah.

It’s the Georgia State Railroad Museum’s Steam Centennial!

Beginning Sat. June 29 and continuing through the 30th, the museum will be celebrating the Steam Centennial with exciting programming at Georgia State Railroad Museum.

Don’t miss the museum’s special birthday party Saturday June 29 at noon where everyone will sing “Happy Birthday” and enjoy cupcakes! Throughout the day on both Saturday and Sunday, the museum will also have these programs:

•Go behind the scenes and learn about the care and feeding of a steam locomotive
•Blacksmithing with periodic demonstrations of the Steam Hammer
•Site Tours by Steam Train
•Talk to the Engineer and view the inside of the 1913 Restored Steam Locomotive
•Steam Power Machinery Demonstration
•Executive Rail Car Tours
•Icons of the Railroad
•Handcar Activity

Site admission is $10 for adults and $6 for children under the age of 12. Member admission is free and beginning this month, member train rides are now only $2 per person!

Site Tours by Steam Train will continue from June 29th – August 4th (except on Mondays and Tuesdays). Rides will be at 11am, 1pm, 2pm, & 3pm and are first come first served.

Georgia State Railroad Museum, 655 Louisville Road, Savannah, 31401, tel: (912) 651-6823 email info@chsgeorgia.org
http://chsgeorgia.org/Railroad-Musuem.html

The Sandbox Interactive Children’s Museum  on Hilton Head Is. admission fee is now $6 per person instead of $7 for everyone 1 and up including adults. Children up to 12 months are free.

New summer hours: The Sandbox is now open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm through August (then will be back to Tuesday-Saturday). The museum has also added another night to their popular Parent’s Night Out program which will be Wednesdays & Thursdays from 6-9pm starting June 12. For details see below.

The Sandbox, An Interactive Children’s Museum
18A Pope Ave. (located behind St. Andrew’s By the Sea Methodist Church)
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Tel: 843-842-7645
Email: crinehart@thesandbox.org

Summer Fun Series Program 2013
Starts June 10

“Get Fired Up With Pottery” ($15 includes admission)
Mondays, 9:30-10:30am:
Please call 843-842-7645 to sign up, walk ins on space available basis
Your piece will be ready on Thursday

“Decorate Your Own Cupcake”
Mondays, 1:30pm
Included in Admission

“Crafty Kids”, 10:30am and 1:30pm
June
11 3D Goldfish Bowl: Included in Admission
18 Decorate Your Own T shirts: $$ ($10 includes admission
25 Beetle Visor: Included in Admission
July
2 Holiday Craft with Toilet Paper Rolls (TBD): Included in Admission
9 Paper Plate Frisbee: Included in Admission
16 Thumbprint Designs: Included in Admission
23 Sand Art: Included in Admission
30 Paper Bowl Jellyfish: Included in Admission

August
6 Toilet Paper roll craft: Included in Admission,
13 3D Goldfish Bowl: included in Admission
20 Sandpaper Star: Included in Admission
27 Turtle Pet: Included in Admission

“Arts and Crafts”, Wednesday, 10:30am, Included in Admission
June 12 Fish Puppet Made from Paper Cups
June 19 Alligator: Bring home a replica of the alligator made from repurposed products (egg cardboards)
June 26 Picture Frame Art:Keepsake of your Hilton head Vacation made with shells and sanddollars
July 3 Fish Puppet Made from Paper Cups
July 10 Alligator: Bring home a replica of the alligator made from repurposed products (egg cardboards)
July 17 Picture Frame Art:Keepsake of your Hilton head Vacation made with shells and sanddollars
July 24 Christmas in July Event
July 31 Alligator: Bring home a replica of the alligator made from repurposed products (egg cardboards)
August 7 Picture Frame Art:Keepsake of your Hilton head Vacation made with shells and sanddollars

“Parent’s Night Out, Kids Night In”, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6-9pm (except July 4th)
Starting June 12- August 15
$30 per child, $25 for members and siblings
Call 843-842-7645 to sign up, walk ins welcome on space available basis

“Imagination Hour”, Thursdays 10:30a-11:30am
Included in Admission, First come first serve

“Coastal Critters Program” Included in Admission
Fridays, 10:30am
Coastal Discovery Museum to staff and facilitate

“Christmas in July”
July 24, 2013
10am-2pm
Snow is in Santa’s forecast while you play at The Sandbox’s Fourth Annual “Christmas in July” party scheduled for Wednesday, July 24, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm!
Festivities include special games and activities both indoors and outdoors. Outside fun includes getting crazy in our popular Bounce House and playing in the SNOW! In addition to playing in our “cool” museum, there will be scavenger hunts, games and fun arts & crafts. You can also decorate holiday cookies and chat with Santa to let him know how good you’ve been this year.
A hot dog lunch, complete with chips, brownies, snow cones and lemonade, is also included so don’t miss out on the “coolest” day of the summer!
Ticket prices are $10 for adults and children 1 and up, $8 for Sandbox Members and Active Military and Seniors and all children up to 12 months are free. Cost includes admission to the museum, all activities and lunch. Museum will remain open after the event until 5:00 pm.

“Countdown to Kindergarten”
Who: SC Rising Kindergarteners and Their Families
Where: The Sandbox Children’s Museum
When: August 9, 2013 (5-8pm)
Resources for Parents on Keeping Kids Safe and Healthy,
Games, Face Painting, Arts and Crafts, Bounce House and much more
FREE Admission! FREE Fun! No RSVP Necessary!

The Sandbox, An Interactive Children’s Museum, www.thesandbox.org, 18A Pope Ave. (located behind St. Andrew’s By the Sea Methodist Church), Hilton Head Island, SC 29928, Tel: 843-842-7645 email: crinehart@thesandbox.org

You’re invited to the FREE Sixth Annual Juneteenth Celebration @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center!

Saturday, June 15 | 1-4 pm | Jepson Center @ 207 W. York St., Savannah 31401
This historic FREE event celebrates Freedom Day (or Emancipation Day), and commemorates the 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last state to do so. The celebration will include storytelling, hands on activities for families, a performance by the African Spirit (Jamal Toure) and a rare demonstration of Geechee Gullah culture by the Georgia Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters of Darien.

FREE and open to the public thanks to project funding from the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs. Click here for more info.

Upcoming Free Family Days

Family Days are fun, educational and FREE! Enjoy hands on art projects, gallery exploration activities, story time and much more designed specifically for the entire family! Create DIY masterpieces, play art detective, or explore the ArtZeum, an interactive arts space. With gallery activities on our mobile Art Cart, everyone can get in on the art and the action. Each month will feature a different theme based on the museum’s changing exhibitions. Come for a little while or stay for the entire afternoon-it’s all FREE.

Come see what the fun is all about.

Making Connections
July 13 | 1-4 pm
Discover the Museums’ connections to New York and learn how to use elements of your life to make connections to the world around you.
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Near East Family Day*

August 17 | 1-4 pm Middle eastern music concert and workshop.

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Shiny Shapes and Detail
September 14 | 1-4 pm
Look to the Rizza Silver collection to explore ideas of shape and script in drawing and sculpture.

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Sketch Crawl

October 19 | 1-4 pm Explore the world around you with a sketchbook and your family. Start by drawing in the Galleries with us!

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Spanish Family Day*
November 23 | 1-4 pm
Studio activities related to Spanish Sojourns, flamenco performance and workshop.
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Holiday Special
December 14 | 1-4 pm
DIY cards, printmaking and wrapping paper how-to’s from our education department specialists.

Funded by Georgia Power
*Major funding provided by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs

Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, 207 W. York St., Savannah 31401, http://telfair.org/visit/jepson-center/overview/ Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com sponsor

Telfair Museums will honor active military service members and their families by offering free admission to any of the Telfair Museums from Memorial Day to Labor Day 2013.

Free admission is offered as part of the Telfair’s partnership with the Blue Star Museums program, which offers military families the chance to visit museums across the country free of charge this summer. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense & more than 1,800 museums across America.

Free admission for military families will be offered through Mon. Sept. 2, 2013 during regular museum hours the following Telfair Museums:

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

Telfair Academy – 121 Barnard St., Savannah 31401

Owens-Thomas House – 124 Abercorn St., Savannah 31401

Admission is free to active duty U.S. military members or any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card. Free admission applies to up an individual serving in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard & Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps as well as up to five family members.

www.telfair.org Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

MASTER ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHY CAMP
Session A: June 17-21 | 9 am-3 pm | ages 10-12
Session B: June 24-28 | 9 am-3 pm | ages 13-16

Telfair Museums’ Member $200 | Non-members $235

Click here for more information

This intensive week-long program focuses on black-and-white and digital photography as well as the basic functions of 35mm manual cameras.

While instructors emphasize the advancements of digital media and Photoshop, they will also cover conventional methods of film photography, including Pinhole Cameras to supplement the experience. The camp features student use of both manual and digital cameras, a field-trip to a downtown gallery, visits from established photographers, on-location shoots in the Historic District, access to Telfair Museums’ photography collection and more! This year’s camps will feature a private gallery discussion and critique with exhibiting artist Jerry Siegel.

The program will culminate with a reception and exhibition of the participants’ work in the Jepson Center. Sponsored by Kathy Levitt and in part by Worldwide Camera.

Registration details here.

FOR MORE KIDS’ ART CAMPS OFFERED AT TELFAIR MUSEUMS, CLICK HERE.

Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W York Street, Savannah,  31401, www.telfair.org Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

May 25-27
Celebrate Memorial Day weekend at Old Fort Jackson as interpreters take you through what it like to follow in the footsteps of soldiers in the Civil War. Old Fort Jackson, 1 Fort Jackson Rd Savannah, 31404 tel. (912) 232-3945

Daily Cannon Firings through Sept.
Old Fort Jackson has cannon firings everyday at 11am and 2pm beginning on March 18. Come visit this must-see National Historic Landmark and learn what life was like at one of the East Coast’s oldest forts.
Daily at 11am & 2pm.
Old Fort Jackson, 1 Fort Jackson Rd Savannah, 31404 tel. (912) 232-3945

Diesel Train Rides
All Aboard at Georgia State Railroad Museum for diesel train rides. Rides begin on May 1 and will run every day except Monday and Tuesday through June 23.
Georgia State Railroad Museum, 655 Louisville Road, Savannah, 31401 tel. (912) 651-6823

Telfair Museums has a new FREE Family Days program, an opportunity for adults and children of all ages to enjoy free monthly hands-on art projects, story time, gallery exploration activities and more

The free events are held one Saturday each month from 1-4 p.m. at Jepson Center, located at 207 W. York St.

Telfair Family Day 2013 Schedule

September 14 | Shiny Shapes and Detail
Look to the Rizza Silver collection to explore ideas of shape and script in drawing and sculpture.
Attendees can look to the Rizza Silver Collection to explore ideas of shape, sculpture and dining traditions. Featured hands-on activities include faux engraving, aluminum foil sculpture, gallery games exploring silver works and a table setting challenge. Participants can also enjoy story time and the Telfair’s signature What Can We Make? challenge! The Georgia Power Foundation and the AGL Resources Foundation funded this Free Family Day.
Guests can also enjoy the opening of an exhibition of art created by youths across the Savannah community. During the summer, Telfair Museums’ education department made 45 site visits to parks, playgrounds and neighborhood centers. The City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs sponsors Telfair’s summer outreach program for youth

October 19 | Sketch Crawl
Explore the world with a sketchbook.

November 23 | Spanish Family Day
Studio activities, flamenco performance and workshop.

December 14 | Holiday Special
DIY cards, printmaking and wrapping paper how-to’s.

The Telfair’s hours are Monday 12-5pm; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 am- 5 pm; Thursday 10 am- 8 pm; and Sunday 12-5 pm. Single-site adult admission is $12 to the Jepson Center, $12 to the Telfair Academy, and $15 to the Owens-Thomas House. Admission to all sites is $5 for K-12 students and free to children 5 and under. A three-site admission pass is $20 for an adult or $40 for a family of four (includes a one-time visit to Telfair Academy, Jepson Center and the Owens-Thomas House for a week-long period). Group fees are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information, call 912.790.8802 or visit www.telfair.org.
Jepson Center – 207 W. York Street
Telfair Academy – 121 Barnard Street
Owens-Thomas House – 124 Abercorn Street

Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W York Street, Savannah,  31401, www.telfair.org Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

You’re invited:  the First Annual SCM Bug Festival, Sat. May 25 &  Sun. May 26 2013 @ Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Rd., Savannah, 31401.

Come learn all about our insect friends with family-friendly programming and activities all day including art activities. Projects include make your own butterfly jar or pet insect.  Free for members or general admission ($7.50 per person over the age of 1)..

For more information including a schedule of events, click here, then click on the Bug Festival events listing on the calendar.

Saturday, May 18,  1-4 pm,   @ Telfair’s Jepson Center, 207 W.York St., Savannah, 31401

Come to the Jepson Center in Savannah on May 18 to celebrate Art Museum Day, a global celebration of the essential role that art museums play in local communities. Enjoy $5 single-site admission to the Jepson Center from 1-4 pm and exciting hands-on art activities in the Jepson’s What Can We Make? program, plus exclusive discounts @ the Museum store. Spend $50 in the Jepson Center Store and get 5% off your total purchase; spend $100 and receive 10% off (excludes consignment items).

Telfair Museums encourages svisitors of all ages to share your experiences of Art Museum Day through social media with the hashtag #artmuseumday. Make sure to tag @MyTelfair in your tweets and Instagram photos.

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