Want to take your kids to more live music performances without having to pay pricey admission? Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint in Savannah offers live music on weekends.  Prolific songwriter, singer, performer, musician Amy Taylor will perform at Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint in Savannah this Fri. Sept. 27, 6 PM.  For all ages.

Taylor is described as a mix of Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood. Think spicy meets country music.

Bring the kids to enjoy their meal with live music by Taylor at Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint in Savannah. Uncle Maddio’s is the next generation pizza joint. With over 47 toppings, 3 crusts, 6 sauces, and 7 cheeses, including vegan and gluten-free pizza options, the possibilities for delicious and healthy pizzas are ENDLESS. You build it, they bake it.

Plus, Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint in Savannah has fresh salads made-to-order, toasted paninis & affordable, kid’s sized pizzas.

Kids’ Make-Your-Own Pizza Birthday Parties

Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint in Savannah also has a private room that can be reserved for make-your-own pizza kids’ birthday parties. Call  (912) 777-4479 or email abercorn@unclemaddios.com for pricing and availability.

Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint, 7805 Abercorn Street #2, Savannah, 31406, (912) 777-4479 email abercorn@unclemaddios.com, On Facebook here. Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint in Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Savannah Children’s Theatre has a new blog where they’ll be giving their readers a closer look at what goes on behind the scenes for every show. They’ll also be doing special giveaways exclusively for our readers. See it here.

Upcoming events at SCT
October 18-27: Performances of CHARLOTTE’S WEB the Musical
October 26, 6:30pm at Byrd Cookie Co.: SCT Great Gatsby Gala

Charlotte’s Web the Musical
Coming October 18-20 and 25-27
KIDS ON STAGE PRODUCTION OF CHARLOTTE’S WEB
Come see the story of Charlotte and Wilbur
Friday nights at 7:00pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00pm
Student, Senior and Military prices available. Details here.

The Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Drive, in the Crossroads Shopping Center.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S THEATRE, CLICK HERE.

Picnic in the Park’s theme this year: Celebrate the Arts
7:15 PM Sun. Oct. 6 2013 with free picnic registration starting at 4 PM & judging taking place at 5 PM.

The beloved Savannah tradition will feature an evening of live music, family, and picnics big and small!

This year’s theme, “Celebrate the Arts”, is in recognition of Savannah’s diverse cultural sector for National Arts and Humanities Month. Picnickers are encouraged to design a creative picnic spread that is inspired by any form of the arts; Music, Theater, Dance, Film, Photography, Architecture, Visual Arts and Literature. Those who enter their spreads in the picnic contest will be eligible to win an array of prizes. The picnic contest is graciously hosted by Savannah Area REALTORS®.

The performance begins approximately at 7:15 p.m. The Savannah Philharmonic will perform a variety of symphonic works ranging from influential composers Beethoven to Strauss including classical music from Broadway and films.

Picnic registration is free and begins at 4:00p.m. Judging takes place at 5 p.m. No grills are allowed in the park. Those with tents are asked to please place them on the park perimeter to respect the views of those without tents.

Hoping your child falls in love with a musical instrument this year?

For information on musical lessons, check with Beth Bevars, ensemble manager for Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra. She can email you a list of local musical instrument teachers, their specialties, locations, contact info, lesson tips etc. Email Beth at savaayo@yahoo.com .

Beth offers lots of great tips about getting your child started with a musical instrument in my Q&A column with her here.

One tip Beth suggests is exposing your child to live music.

Savannah has many opportunities for kids to attend live music concerts including:

* FREE CONCERTs Armstrong Atlantic State University has several Music Department Concerts each semester featuring the band, chorus, jazz band, and percussion ensemble. There are also many student recitals. More info is available here.

* Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra More information and tickets prices visit http://www.hhso.org

* Savannah Friends of Music newsletters are available at: http://savannahfriendsofmusic.com

More info on Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra here.

FOR MORE AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES IN THE SAVANNAH AREA, CLICK HERE.

Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra Program AUDITIONS FALL 2013 – 2014 SEASON

Auditions For Beginning through Advanced Instrumental Music Students
• Debut Strings Ensemble
• Lyric Strings Ensemble
• Lyric Youth Orchestra
• Atlantic Chamber Orchestra
• Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra

Auditions will be held Saturday, August 24, 2013
Armstrong Fine Arts Hall
11935 Abercorn St., Savannah, GA 31419

Weekly rehearsals Tuesday evenings for AAYO, Saturday mornings for other ensembles
Students auditioning for DEBUT STRINGS will need to prepare one scale and a short solo piece. For LYRIC STRINGS, students will need to play scales listed on the website and a short solo. Students auditioning for LYO-ACO-AAYO will need to play selected scales, a prepared solo, a required etude—all of which are available on the AAYO website here.

Musicians will be emailed an audition time, and all info/music required will be available on the AAYO website.
To schedule an audition, please email savaayo@yahoo.com
All audition info is available on our website at www.savaayo.org

MEMBERSHIP DUES: $125 per semester
Please inquire about family discounts and scholarship information.

Kindermusik Savannah/Bluffton

Here’s a fun addition to your summer line up – Kindermusik classes with your child!

Kindermusik is offering classes for 6 weeks, beginning on Wednesday, June 19th! The classes will run for 6 consecutive weeks.

Kindermusik will start by offering a class at 10 AM on Wednesdays, for children ages 6 months to 6 years. This class is called “Wiggle and Grow” and will feature the theme, “How Do You Feel?”

Tuition and materials is $99 for the 6 weeks, and is payable up front. Online enrollment is available NOW by clicking here and class size is limited to 12. So if you’re interested in attending this class with your child and possibly some friends, don’t delay! If this class fills up, Kindermusik will offer another class. For right now, they’ll start out with just offering this one class to see how the enrollment goes. Adding an extra class is easy, though, so if you have suggestions for other ages or class titles, please let Kindermusik know!

Any questions? Please contact Kindermusik at 912.988.KEYS (5397) or email music@88keysga.com

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

We checked out The Savannah Children’s Theatre  main-stage production of “A Year With Frog and Toad” this past weekend & fell in love.

This musical is truly a sweet & simple treat that children will love. It includes a variety of animal characters (mouse, turtle, lizard, birds plus a very funny snail) along with, of course, the stars of the show, the two great friends —  cheerful Frog & grumpy Toad.

Take your kids to see this cast of adults & youth bring to life this whimsical Broadway musical which follows Arnold Lobel’s well-loved Frog & Toad through four seasons.

The lively production includes a you’ll-want-to-buy-the-soundtrack score, performed live by the Savannah Children’s Theatre orchestra.

Seeing this fun show with your kids is the perfect way to start your summer.

June 7-9 and June 14-16. Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 3 pm.

Tickets can be purchased at www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org or by calling 912-238-9015 or at the theatre box office.

The Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Drive, in the Crossroads Shopping Center.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S THEATRE DRAMA SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS, CLICK HERE.

The Savannah Children’s 2013-2014 Main Stage Musicals will be DISNEY’S TARZAN and SHREK THE MUSICAL!

Every summer, Live Oak Public Library branches in Savannah, Wilmington Is., Effingham, Pooler, Tybee Is. & Hinesville offer FREE fun performances for kids as part of the Summer Reading Program.

These shows are great ways to entertain & educate your kids, encourage reading & cool off FOR FREE.

Click here to check out the line-up of performances for Summer 2013. The shows kick off June 4 2013.

There are some longtime favorites like Magical Educator Chad Crews as well as Fiddlin Dan who will be performing this summer as Ruby the Clown. Kids are going to excited about Rock N Roar Dino Show. The talented actors from Hampstead Stage Company will return again, this summer performing “The Secret Garden.”

See the schedule performances here. These shows are also now included in our online Events Calendar which you can access by clicking here.

The Savannah Children’s Theatre presents a main-stage production of “A Year With Frog and Toad.”

A cast of adults and youth bring to life this whimsical Broadway musical which follows two great friends — the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad — through four, fun-filled seasons.

Arnold Lobel ‘s well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in Tony-nominated show that is part vaudeville, part make believe, all charm.

The jazzy, upbeat score, performed live by the Savannah Children’s Theatre orchestra, bubbles with melody and wit, making it an inventive and enchanting musical for the whole family.

May 31-June 2, June 7-9 and June 14-16. Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 3 pm.

Tickets can be purchased at www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org  or by calling 912-238-9015 or at the theatre box office.

The Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Drive, in the Crossroads Shopping Center.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S THEATRE DRAMA SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS, CLICK HERE.

Did your child attend the Roger Day concert in Fall 2011 as part of a Savannah Music Festival school field trip?

Is your child interested in all things coastal – alligators, periwinkle snails, sea turtles, fiddler crabs & dolphins.

Or maybe you & your kids are just big fans of Roger Day hits like “Mosquito Burrito” & “I Love to Study Mud.”

Whichever the case, you need to check out Roger Day’s Marsh Mud Madness, a new educational music DVD that introduces kids to coastal ecology through songs & video.

The DVD was just released today, May 21, 2013.(Bigkids.com, CDBaby.com, Rogerday.com, $15)

Produced by the Savannah Music Festival & Roger Day, with support from the Georgia Sea Grant & the Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation, the video features engaging information about the plants & animals that make up the Atlantic coastal ecosystem, interspersed with Day performing 12 original songs about goopy mud, fascinating coastal animals & the waters & plants of the marsh itself, in front of a live audience of thousands of Savannah elementary kids.

This week, we’re giving away TWO of these music & education DVDs to two SouthernMamas.com readers. To enter to win, like the Roger Day page on Facebook here & tell us what you (or your kids) love best about living on the coast or about the Atlantic marshland ecology.  Please say SouthernMamas.com sent you! Deadline to enter: 9 PM Sun. May 26.

Roger Day, one of the nation’s top touring family music artists, spent five days exploring Sapelo Island, a barrier island south of Savannah. There, he learned about the fragile ecosystem from scientists at the University Georgia Marine Institute. Georgia Sea Grant sponsored the visit, and they commissioned Day to compose a program of songs about the Georgia coast for elementary school audience. While watching turtles nest and trekking through the maritime forest, Day wrote a song cycle about the importance of habitat and watershed health, the abundance of creatures that depend on the state’s water resources and how individuals can help protect the coastal eco-system.

In the Marsh Mud Madness concert scenes, a wildly enthusiastic young audience of Savannah kids joins in dancing “The Fiddler Groove,” signing to Day’s classic hit “Mosquito Burrito,” leaping when “Dolphins Will Jump Up,” and “Flushing Out the Estuary” right along with Day and his band mates.

Helpful links:

For more information and Roger Day latest tour details & links to purchase the DVD, visit www.rogerday.com .

Video clip for “I Love to Study Mud,” showing the kids reacting to the song at the Savannah Music Festival in Fall 2011: https://vimeo.com/63406881

Songs to download: http://rogerday.bandcamp.com/

FREE curriculum & activities for teachers & home schoolers: http://georgiaseagrant.uga.edu/article/RogerDay/
What scientists are saying about Marsh Mud Madness:

“I have been truly amazed and inspired by Roger’s artistic talent, professional enthusiasm and heartfelt environmental ethics. The dynamic relationship he develops with his audiences is a real joy to behold (and to take a foot-stomping, hand-clapping, face-making active part in!).”
~ John “Crawfish” Crawford, Naturalist and Marine Education Specialist at The University of Georgia Marine Extension Service

“Roger Day creates vivid images of the marsh and its inhabitants—including the marine biologists—in songs with titles such as ‘I Love to Study Mud’ and ‘Alligator in My Refrigerator.’ It’s both funny and educational.”
~ David Bryant, assistant director of Georgia Sea Grant

Send an aspiring jazz musician to immerse themselves in the jazz experience with an esteemed faculty for a week in beautiful Hilton Head Island, SC at Hilton Head Christian Academy July 8-13.

At Hilton Head Jazz Camp, students experience big bands, combos, improv/theory, master classes, elective courses and many fun activities including a private concert at a world class jazz club.

The week concludes with a public finale concert on Saturday, July 13.

Open to all aspiring jazz musicians age 12-20. No audition is required.

Overnight supervised accommodations are available at the Comfort Suites in Bluffton, SC for out-of-town students. Scholarships are available on a limited basis to qualified students. For more information, visit http://hhjazzcamp.com  or call (843) 321-8174.

FOR MORE SUMMER 2013 CAMPS IN THE SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD IS. AREA, CLICK HERE.

Add this to your list of fun things to do with the kids this weekend: A-town Festival.

A-Town Get Down Festival in Savannah celebrates arts & crafts, music on Sat. March 2 at the Charles H. Morris Center, 10 E. Broad St., downtown Savannah, 31401. Free for kids younger than 12.

All proceeds are donated to the A-Town Foundation, dedicated to celebrating & promoting the power of art & music as transformative.

To learn more, visit Scribble Art Studio Web site by clicking here or call 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com .

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler also offers private & group art classes, adult art parties. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates . For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

“Babies respond to all the stimuli around them…and when you combine music and rhythm and cuddling and fun, the benefits are immeasurable.”
Register now for Studio 2424  Musikgarten Spring Session.

Musikgarten Studio 2424 offers parent-and-me classes for ages 0-5 at 10 AM & 4:30 PM every Wednesday at Monkey Joe’s, 311 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah as well as classes in @ Averitt Center in Statesboro. Pre-register at www.gmwmg.com

Studio 2424 – Music is FUNdamental: Come over and PLAY! Savannah, Pooler, Hilton Head, Statesboro tel: 912-434-1604 or 866-645-7501, http://www.gmwmg.com Studio 2424 is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Kindermusik Savannah/Bluffton Spring classes begin the first week of February!

Kindermusik has classes for various age groups, in several locations.

Monday mornings: classes Kindermusik’s new location in Bluffton, SC. Meet at Play!, (53 Persimmons St.), for classes for newborns (0-20 months) & toddlers (18 months to 4 years).

Tuesdays: Richmond Hill classes from 0-6 years old.

Wednesday and Thursday mornings: classes in Savannah, for newborns and toddlers.

Kindermusik offers sibling discounts & referral bonus credits, for bringing in new families into the Kindermusik program, so tell your family members, neighbors and moms’ groups!

All enrollment is done online and payment is done on a monthly automatic debit/credit system. Need to drop out? No problem! Just send Kindermusik a written notice (email is fine!) before the 1st of the next month and they won’t bill your card the following month. Want to stay enrolled? Just as easy! Enrollment is ongoing, so once you enroll, you stay enrolled until you let Kindermusik know otherwise – simple!

Any questions?

For more info about Kindermusik Savannah/Bluffton, call 912.988.KEYS (5397), email music@88keysga.com , or visit www.88keysga.com  today.

Kindermusik…Offering Music & Motion Classes for ages newborn to 7….where A Good Beginning Never Ends

More info on all of the above by clicking here.

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

A popular Savannah spot for group parent-and-me music sessions for tots & private instrument lessons for older kids – Ms. Amy’s School of Music – has space in the following parent-and-me music sessions:

*the Tuesday Toddler Tunes (ages 18 m. – 2 1/2) class at 11 AM and

*the Music Makers (ages 3-5) class on Wednesdays at 11 AM.

You’re invited to attend a free trial class. Music, dance, instrument, and make believe and more! $10 per class after trial!

For a complete list classes offered, days, and times, visit Ms. Amy’s School of Music website here.

Connect with Ms. Amy’s School of Music on Facebook here. For more info, visit www.msamyschoolofmusic.com, email msamyschoolofmusic@gmail.com , 912.659.0993, 1 ½ blocks from Daffin Park at 2421 Waters Ave. Ms. Amy’s School of Music is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

A New Year! New Locations! And New Classes!
Come for a new year of Kindermusik classes for your little one! Here’s a preview of what Kindermusik has to offer:

1. ONE MORE WEEK of FREE DEMO CLASSES at Kindermusik’s NEW Bluffton (SC) location (Play! in Bluffton – 53 Persimmons St.). Classes will be held on Monday, January 14, 2013. 10am for toddlers ages 18 months – 4 years, and 10:50am for babies ages newborn to 18 months. Even though these classes are FREE, registration is required because space is limited (sign up at www.88keysga.com . Click on the Kindermusik link).

2. Regular classes will be starting up in Bluffton in February on Monday mornings! 10am for toddlers and 10:50am for babies. Online registration will be available SOON! Tell your friends! Share the word! Get $10 off! Ask our about Kindermusik’s money-saving “referral rewards” today! Email music@88keysga.com for more info.

3. Classes will begin again in Richmond Hill starting in February! Tuesday mornings at 10:15, Kindermusik will be offering one class. If you have a child (ages 4 and under) and are interested, please email Kindermusik ASAP and let them know the age of your child. The interest level will determine WHICH AGE GROUP they offer a class for! Contact Kindermusik at music@88keysga.com  today!

More info on all of the above by clicking here.

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

Save the date!

The always entertaining Savannah Children’s Theatre presents “Willy Wonka,” magically delicious mainstage production, Jan 18-20, 25-27 & Feb 1-3 2013. Fri & Sat at 8 pm, Sat & Sun at 3 pm.

The show features local adult actors along with SCT kids. SCT musicians provide live  music for this Main Stage production.

Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Drive at the corner of Skidaway Road & Victory Drive next to Piggly Wiggly, Savannah, 31404, (912)238-9015 email info@savannahchildrenstheatre.org , www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org

Kindermusik by “88 KEYS PIANO” announces the opening of a NEW location in Bluffton SC!

Beginning in January, Kindermusik will be holding classes on Monday mornings in Bluffton at Play!, located at 53 Persimmons St. FREE DEMO DAYS will be held on Mon. Jan. 7 & Mon. Jan. 14 to introduce everyone to Kindermusik’s newest location. You can enjoy a free Kindermusik class with their child.

Classes will be available for babies (0-20 months) and for toddlers (18 months – 4 years old). Even though the DEMO classes are free, families need to enroll online at the Kindermusik website (www.88keysga.com ) because enrollment is limited.

Also, classes in Savannah will be held on Wednesday and Thursday mornings, and online ongoing enrollment is available NOW. Classes in Richmond Hill begin in January on Monday mornings.

For more info, call 912.988.KEYS (5397), email music@88keysga.com , or visit www.88keysga.com  today!

Kindermusik…Offering Music & Motion Classes for ages newborn to 7….where A Good Beginning Never Ends

More info on all of the above by clicking here.

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

We’re thrilled to share with that the popular Music with Mar classes will start in January 2013 in Pooler, Rincon & on Skidaway Island, in addition the Savannah class.

Music with Mar is a fun & smart music & movement parent-and-me class.

Classes in Savannah:
11 AM Tuesdays in the music room of St James Catholic Church (8412 Whitfield Ave. Fronts on Montgomery Cross Road), Savannah;

Classes in Pooler

9:30 AM Mondays @ St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Pooler

Classes on Skidaway Island, Savannah

1 PM Tuesdays, Skidaway Island Presbyterian Preschool

Classes in Rincon

10 AM Wednesdays  in the Ashley Education Building at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Rincon

Classes start in January 2013

For children ages 6 months-6 years old and a parent/caregiver. Cost is $7/class per family (up to 4 children) or a block of 5 classes (to be used any time during a 2 month period) is $30. For more information, email megank@musicwithmar.com . “Like” Music with Mar on Facebook by clicking here to stay updated on classes.

Music with Mar is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser, On Facebook here.  Email megank@musicwithmar.com .

Studio 2424 announces the grand opening of MusikGarten family music sessions for toddlers and babies at the Averitt Center in Statesboro starting in 2013, in addition to the classes offered in Savannah.

Registration is now until Jan 3rd, for the session beginning January 10th. Register for classes here.

The class sessions are designed to nurture children’s music aptitude by engaging them with their families in singing and movement activities which help attune the ear, refine the voice, and develop an ease with rhythmical movement and expression. Instrumental activities range from marking simple rhythms with sticks, chimes and drums, to singing and playing strings and keyboards from notation. Details about classes here.

FREE preview classes! Curriculum for homeschoolers and nursery schools also available.

Register for classes here.

To sign up for a free preview class, click here.

Musikgarten Studio 2424 also offers parent-and-me classes for ages 0-5 at 10 AM & 4:30 PM every Wednesday at Monkey Joe’s, 311 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah. Pre-register at www.gmwmg.com

Studio 2424 – Music is FUNdamental: Come over and PLAY! Savannah, Pooler, Hilton Head, Statesboro tel: 912-434-1604 or 866-645-7501, http://www.gmwmg.com Studio 2424 is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Studio 2424 offers various MusikGarten family music sessions for toddlers and babies in Savannah, Pooler, Statesboro & Hilton Head Is.

Among them are classes for ages 0-5 at 10 AM & 4:30 PM every Wednesday at Monkey Joe’s, 311 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah. Pre-register at www.gmwmg.com

The class sessions are designed to nurture children’s music aptitude by engaging them with their families in singing and movement activities which help attune the ear, refine the voice, and develop an ease with rhythmical movement and expression. Instrumental activities range from marking simple rhythms with sticks, chimes and drums, to singing and playing strings and keyboards from notation. Details about classes here.

FREE preview classes! The class schedule includes morning and evening classes at Monkey Joe’s in Savannah. Curriculum for homeschoolers and nursery schools also available. Register for classes here.

Class Schedule for 2012

Ages of Children Class Name/Days & Times 1- 5 yrs Curriculum for Homeschoolers, Nursery Schools, and Day Care Centers By Appointment 0- 5 yrs Monkey Joe’s, 311 Eisenhower Dr, Savannah, Wed 10am Wednesdays, 10 AM 0- 5 yrs Monkey Joe’s, 311 Eisenhower Dr, Savannah, Wed 4:30pm Wednesdays, 4:30 PM Newborn through age 5 Averitt Center Thurs 10:15am Thursdays 10:15 AM Newborn through age 5 Averitt Center Thurs 11am Thursdays 11 AM Newborn through age 5 Averitt Center Thurs 11:45am Thursdays 11:45 AM Newborn through age 5 Averitt Center Thurs 12:30 Thursdays 12:30 am Newborn – 3yrs, 4-7yrs, 8- 10yrs Private Party: Pick Your Theme Two hours of enriching fun and frolic with themed music and activities.

To sign up for a free preview class, click here.

Studio 2424 – Music is FUNdamental: Come over and PLAY! Savannah, Pooler, Hilton Head, Statesboro tel: 912-434-1604 or 866-645-7501, http://www.gmwmg.com Studio 2424 is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

We’re thrilled to learn that Music with Mar classes are restarting in Savannah & will now also be offered on Wilmington Island, too!

Music with Mar is a popular, fun & smart music & movement parent-and-me class.

Classes will be in Savannah & Wilmington Island:
*11 AM Tuesdays in the music room of St James Catholic Church (8412 Whitfield Ave. Fronts on Montgomery Cross Road), Savannah;
*10:45 AM and 4:30 PM Thursdays at Wilmington Island Presbyterian.

Classes are expected to start next week, the week of Nov. 5.

For children ages 6 months-6 years old and a parent/caregiver. Cost is $7/class per family (up to 4 children) or a block of 5 classes (to be used any time during a 2 month period) is $30. For more information, email email megkitchens@gmail.com  .

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If you only buy one children’s music CD this season, make it “Blue Clouds” by Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower.

It’s rather common in reviews of kids’ music to say that the tunes are so solid and fun, you’ll find yourself listening to it (and crooning along) long after you dropped off the kids at school. But never has it been more true than for this beautiful album.

We here at the SouthernMamas.com have been listening to this family-centric CD non-stop since the review copy arrived. And the kids like it, too.

See what we’re talking about: listen to Kooks, Blue Clouds & Froggie Went A Courtin’ by clicking here.

Mitchell transforms classic rock songs by David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, and others into folk songs that will just break your heart. Speaking of heart-break, prepare yourself for Mitchell’s rendition of “I Wish You Well” by Bill Withers. If you’re a parent, chances are you won’t make it through without tearing up.

Listening again and again to “Blue Clouds,” it’s easy to see that Mitchell looks to her childhood memories of 1970s radio on road trips in the family station wagon, and the result is her moving versions of “Kooks” by David Bowie, “May This Be Love” by Jimi Hendrix, “Blue Sky” by The Allman Brothers Band, “Everyone” by Van Morrison.

We also adore the CD cover illustrations by renowned children’s illustrator/writer Remy Charlip, whose 1969 book Arm in Arm provided artwork for the album package and lyrics for the song of the same title. Charlip also helped inspire the 2007 Caldecott Medal-winning book The Invention of Hugo Cabret (adapted for the Academy Award-winning film Hugo), written and illustrated by Brian Selznick (who also contributes to the liner notes in Blue Clouds).

Selznick writes: “You listen to [Mitchell’s] voice and instantly feel like her friend…. The songs on this album seem like a patchwork of memories we’ve always shared.”

We couldn’t agree more. If only Mitchell’s concert tour included Savannah!

Get updates at www.youaremyflower.org

Disclosure: We received CDs at no cost to review.

Join Kindermusik Savannah for October Musical One-Time Playdates – Wed. Oct. 31 for TWO exciting musical playdates with your children.

The theme for both playdates: “NO SCARE IN THE AIR and NO FRIGHT IN THIS SIGHT!”, as Kindermusik invites you to come in a NON-SCARY costume (optional) to experience the sounds and movement of KINDERMUSIK!

Instruments, props, lap bounces, stories and dancing will fill the room for 45 magical, musical minutes! At the end, each participant will receive a download credit for 10 SONGS from play.kindermusik.com!

First playdate is for toddlers and preschoolers ages 2-5 and meets at 11:00am on October 31st.

Second playdate is for babies ages newborn to 2 years old and meets at 12:00pm on October 31st.

Cost: $12 per class, which includes tuition + the download card.

Class spaces are limited to 12 per class, so enroll online at www.88keysga.com (click on the Kindermusik link) today!

Any questions? Please call or email Marina Lindblom 912.988.KEYS (5397), email music@88keysga.com

More info on all of the above by clicking here.

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