The Savannah Derby Devils women’s roller derby team are counting down to their seventh competitive season starting April 20 with their debut bout at the Savannah Civic Center.

Season tickets are available until April 20 through the Savannah Civic Center Box Office and through Savannahcivic.com. Adult season tickets are $62, including fees. Season ticket holders get twice the derby for the price, including free admission to the SDD’s public scrimmages at SuperGoose Sports and a bonus bout in October at a location to be announced.

The Derby Devils will return to the Savannah Civic Center arena this year with exciting, family-friendly fun. Each event includes two roller derby bouts starting at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., activities and half-time games for kids, raffles benefiting local charities, concessions and cold beer. Some events will include mini-bouts by the SDD’s little sister league, the Savannah Jr. DerbyTaunts.

Adult tickets for single events are $16. Child tickets for ages 3-12 are $2. Children under 3 are free. Discounts are available for purchasing tickets in advance and for seniors, students, military, groups of 10 or more and members of USARS and WFTDA.

Started in 2006, the Savannah Derby Devils include more than 50 female skaters ages 19 to 40-something as well as male and female referees hailing from across the Coastal Empire. Managed, “by the skaters, for the skaters,” the league consists of two teams: The SDD All-Stars and the Hostess City Hellions. The league is an apprentice member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, the international governing body for the sport.

The league offers 12-week courses for beginners, recreational scrimmaging for experienced players and two annual bootcamp programs in addition to competitive play. For more information, visit www.savannahderby.com or www.facebook.com/savannahderbydevils .

2013 Season Schedule

April 20
5 p.m. Savannah’s Hostess City Hellions vs. Greenville Derby Dames (Greenville, SC)
7 p.m. Savannah Derby Devils All-Stars vs. Tragic City Roller Girls (Birmingham, AL)
May 18
5 p.m. Savannah’s Hostess City Hellions vs Middle Ga. Derby Demons (Macon)
7 p.m. Savannah Derby Devils All-Stars vs. Gainesville (FL) Roller Rebels

June 15
5 p.m. Savannah’s Hostess City Hellions vs. Atlanta Rollergirls
7 p.m. Savannah Derby Devils All-Stars vs. Atlanta Rollergirls
July 20
5 p.m. Savannah’s Hostess City Hellions vs. Lowcountry Highrollers (Charleston, SC)
7 p.m. Savannah Derby Devils All-Stars vs. Lowcountry Highrollers

August 17
5 p.m. “Back-to-School Brawl” Regional Derby Scrimmage
7 p.m. Savannah Derby Devils All-Stars vs. Texas Rollergirls Hustlers (Austin, TX)
September 21
5 p.m. Savannah’s Hostess City Hellions vs. Chattanooga Roller Girls
7 p.m. Savannah Derby Devils All-Stars vs. Chattanooga Roller Girls
October 19 (Bonus bout at a location TBA)
5 p.m. Savannah’s Hostess City Hellions vs. Rogue Roller Girls (Fayetteville, NC)
7 p.m. Savannah Derby Devils All-Stars vs. Classic City Rollergirls (Athens, GA)

Public Scrimmages
The SDD will also host a number of Thursday night public scrimmages at SuperGoose Sports. Dates and times will be announced throughout the season.

Empower a Mother. Empower a Family. Empower Savannah by Giving in Love.

Stroller Strides® of Savannah and Giving in Love Inc. will be offering an incredible opportunity for you to do just that.

When: Wednesday, April 10th
Time: 9:30 am
Place: J.F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill
Events: FREE Stroller Barre® Class
FREE Baby Sign Language Class
Raffle Prizes

Stroller Strides® of Savannah will be offering a FREE WEEK of classes to anyone who brings donations in form of new and used items, or cash donations on Wednesday, April 10th. Even if you can’t use the FREE WEEK, you can give it as a gift or donate it to a mom in need.

Can’t attend the event, but still want to donate? Contact Tia Mcmillan at (912) 388-1658 or Natalia Lucero at (910) 987-5943

If you are a local business and are interested in helping/participating in this great cause, please contact Natalia Lucero at (910)987-5943.

What kind of donations ?
Giving in Love, Inc. accepts clothes, diapers, shoes, toys (books, puzzles, etc.), baby gear (strollers, swings, carry pouches, diaper bags, etc). Formula, cereal or jarred baby food.

About Stroller Strides® of Savannah

Stroller Strides® is the nations largest program for every stage of motherhood. Stroller Strides® of Savannah opened its franchise here in Savannah, in 2012. We offer fitness classes for both mom and baby. For more information please visit our website: http://savannah.fit4mom.com or their facebook page “Stroller Strides of Savannah”. You can also contact Natalia Lucero, franchise owner at natalialucero@fit4mom.com or (910)987-5943.

About Giving in Love, Inc.

Giving in Love, Inc.’s mission is to enhance the lives of mothers and their children by helping them develop and strengthening their economic and social outlook. As a faith-based organization, our purpose is to serve by helping to lay a foundation wherein the organization can become a supportive agent of change and inspiration. Their vision is to empower women and connect them with the resources they need to make positive social changes in their lives and in the lives of their children with emphasis on faith, hope, and charity. For more information please visit http://www.givinginlove.org/ # or contact Tia Mcmillan at (912)388-1658.

Empower Savannah by Giving in Love.

For more information check out “Stroller Strides of Savannah” on Facebook, email natalialucero@fit4mom.com or call Natalia Lucero at (910)987-5943.

For more information contact: Natalia Lucero at natalialucero@strollerstrides.net , visit www.strollerstrides.com or facebook Stroller Strides of Savannah at https://www.facebook.com/StrollerStridesOfSavannah. Stroller Strides of Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

The Carousel Returns to Savannah Mall. Grand Opening is Saturday, March 23! Festivities include $1 Easter Train rides, The Puppet People strolling characters & face painting, Savannah Balloons, balloon art for kids & more.

Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn St.., http://www.savannahmall.com/events Savannah Mall is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

You’re invited to Wingfest 18 presented by Hargray
Saturday, March 23, 2013
11 am – 6 pm
Hilton Head Shelter Cove Community Park

The Island Recreation Association and Hargray are proud to present the 18th annual Wingfest, where over 6,000 lbs of chicken wings will be served. 15 – 20 local restaurants will cook their best wings from 11 am – 6 pm on Saturday, March 23 in a fun-filled, family friendly festive atmosphere. There will be many activities such as a kid’s zone, rock climbing wall and bungee jump. Custom Audio Video provides a big screen television to watch all the March Madness Basketball. Live music from 107.1’s Brad Wells Band, Deas Guyz and the Good Times Band will play while Adventure Radio will be on hand broadcasting all the excitement.

Back again is the People’s Choice Award! Your vote counts but vote before 4 pm when the voting ends. The professional judging for the best wing starts at 12:00 pm. Admission is $5 with children 10 & under getting in free. All event proceeds go to the Hilton Head Island Recreation Association’s Children’s Scholarship Fund, “where no child is denied recreation opportunities.”

Potential participating restaurants are Aunt Chilada’s, Casey’s Bar & Grill, Central Church, the Frosty Frog, Hilton Head Brewing Co., Kickin’ Chicken, Montana’s, One Hot Mamas, Parrot Cove Café, Pizza Dal Mare, Reilley’s, the Smokehouse, Street Meet, the Westin HHI and the Wild Wing Cafe. Other food can also be purchased separately.

For more information go to http://www.islandreccenter.org/page.php?ID=208 , call (843)681-7273 or email info@islandreccenter.org

Don’t miss your opportunity to showcase your business in front of hundreds at the Savannah’s Women In Business Expo. This event will take place at the Hyatt Regency in the downtown Savannah.

Check out the website at www.SavWomenInBusinessExpo.com  for more great details about how you can participate. Registration deadline is quickly approaching so don’t wait. Join The Success At The Premier Expo Event.

Savannah’s Women In Business Expo Event, 1-877-WIB-EXPO or email womeninbusinessexpo@yahoo.com, www.savwomeninbusinessexpo.com

Get ready! Easter is a little early this year: Sunday March 31.

Click here for the SouthernMamas.com list of Easter Egg Hunts in the Savannah/Lowcountry area as well as details about that favorite Savannah springtime tradition, the free chick hatchery where kids can watch chicks emerge from their shells and even hold newborn chicks.

See our list of Easter Egg Hunts & Easter Activities by clicking here. To have your event added to the list, email the info to anne@southernmamas.com . Please put Easter in the subject line.

Home opener for the 2013 Savannah Sand Gnats season is 6:35 PM Thurs. April 4 @ Historic Grayson Stadium. Home games continue Fri. April 5 at 7 pm. Details here.

To see the 2013 schedule, click here.

Join Consumed Church Saturday, March 23rd from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM for an EPIC Easter Egg Hunt

This event is totally free and will include 10,000 Easter eggs and inflatable slides and bounce houses for all ages as well as face painting and cotton candy! There will be a small fee for hotdogs, chips and drinks. All proceeds will go directly to help fund the mission trip to Haiti this summer.

Consumed Church
388 Longwood Drive
Richmond Hill, GA 31324

FOR MORE LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS & KID-FRIENDLY EASTER EVENTS , CLICK HERE.

We love this: an Easter Egg Hunt and Doggy Fashion Parade at 3 PM Saturday, March 30 in Savannah.

This FREE event will be at Tiedeman Park (across from Savannah Arts Academy in Ardsley Park)

Come for a fun afternoon of music, games, an egg hunt, and a doggy fashion parade! All dogs are welcome and no need to pre-register to participate, just come on out. TailSpin is offering a $30 gift certificate to the most fashionable dog. The event is sponsored by LifeBridge Church.

FOR MORE LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS & KID-FRIENDLY EASTER EVENTS , CLICK HERE.

Angela Beasley’s Puppet People will do shows for the public during Spring Break 2013, at 10 AM Mon. – Fri. April 1-5. Different shows every day during Spring Break @ Angela Beasley’s Puppet People “The Puppet Place” in Thunderbolt. More details coming soon to the the Puppet People Web site here.

Angela Beasley’s Puppet People “The Puppet Place” in Thunderbolt, 3119 Furber Ave, Savannah, GA 31404, 912-355-3366, http://puppetpeople.com. The Puppet Place is also an ideal spot to host children’s birthday parties! Puppet People is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

The Little Lambs Consignment Sale benefits First Presbyterian Preschool. It is a great place to buy and sell gently used children’s clothes, toys, and so much more!

This annual consignment sale is now accepting spring/summer children’s clothing (Newborn – Size 14), children’s shoes, maternity clothes, baby equipment, toys, books, etc.!

Sale location
First Presbyterian Church
520 Washington Avenue
Savannah, GA

Sale dates
Thursday, March 21 – Preview sale for volunteers and sellers only
(Volunteers shop 4:30-7:30, Sellers shop 5:30-7:30)
Sale opens to the public Friday, March 22, 9-2 and 5:30-7:30
and Saturday, March 23, 9-12

Interested in selling items?
* Deadline to register to sell items is this Friday, March 15. Click here for more information.
* Deadline to enter inventory into MyConsignmentManager is Monday, March 18 at 11:00 PM. An extra day was added to help you get a few things entered that you might miss due to the hubbub of St. Patrick’s Day. Tag printing is not subject to the deadline.
* If you’ve sold items at other sale which use MyConsignmentManager, you will be able to keep your seller # and transfer inventory without having to reprint tags!
* Little Lambs accepts all brands of clothing, as long as they are gently used; price them to sell!
* As a seller, you will receive 65% of what you sell and have an opportunity to shop the Preview Sale at 5:30 Thursday, March 21st.
* If you also volunteer, you can shop the Preview Sale at 4:30 and have opportunities to increase your profits. See the Little Lambs website for details under “Volunteer.”

Questions? Please email LittleLambsFPP@gmail.com .

Like the Little Lambs Sale on Facebook here to stay connected.

Scribble Art Studio will offer summer camps @ their Savannah & Pooler studios. Discounts offered include:
10% sibling discount
15% early bird registration by May 1.
20% for those who sign up for a week at Scribble Art Studio & a week at Savannah’s Clay Spot.

To learn more about Scribble’s art classes for kids in Pooler & Savannah, 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.

EASTER BLAST
March 30 2013 – Saturday @ Skidaway Is. State Park , 52 Diamond Causeway, Savannah, 31411

1.00pm – 3.00pm Bring the Whole Family for a day filled with hayrides, games and crafts. Easter egg hunt starting at 1.00pm. Easter egg hunt is $2.00 per child.

FOR MORE LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS & KID-FRIENDLY EASTER EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

Spring Festival & Easter Egg Hunt

Bring your own basket and the whole family! Instructions for the Easter Egg Hunt will be at 12:15 and hunt goes off at 12:30 pm Sun. March 24 2013. There also will be Festival Games, Bounce House and food for sale. Fundraiser benefits Providence Children’s Ministry and Children’s Center Easter Egg Hunt is Free (tickets available for other activities) Noon – 3PM Providence Presbyterian Church (Path Behind Fellowship Hall) 171 Cordillo Parkway

843.842.5673

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You’re invited: Spring Garden Festival & Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday March 23rd, 2013, 9am – 4pm @ Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, 2 Canebrake Road, Savannah, GA. 31419

Cost $5 per car parking; $2 per child for the Easter Egg Hunt

If you would like to be a vendor, please call (912) 921-5460

FOR MORE LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS & KID-FRIENDLY EASTER EVENTS & , CLICK HERE.

A favorite FREE Savannah Easter tradition, the Chick Hatchery, starts Wed. March 27 and runs through Fri. March 29 indoors in the Macy’s Court at Oglethorpe Mall in Savannah.

The hatchery is open mall hours starting at 10 AM.
Free

Kids of all ages can watch the chicks and ducks emerge from their eggs and hold a newly hatched chick.
For more than two decades, Chatham County Cooperative Extension has run the hands-on display hatchery during the Easter season.
(912) 652-7981

Oglethorpe Mall indoor courtyard, 7804 Abercorn St # 10, Savannah, GA, 31406-3502

FOR MORE LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS & KID-FRIENDLY EASTER EVENTS & , CLICK HERE.

Here’s a great chance to find some amazing bargains (and unload some of your own unneeded furniture, appliances, electronics & home decor)

The Charles Ellis Annual Rummage Sale is 7 AM-noon Saturday, March 23 2013. The public is welcome to donate Friday evening AND to shop on Saturday!

Clothing will be $5 a bag (all you can fit in the bag). That’s right, $5 for a bag teeming with clothing.

There also will be toys, small appliances, furniture, electronics, baby items, home decor and more treasures at bargain prices.

Do not miss this huge, annual sale @ Charles Ellis Montessori Academy, 220 East 49th St, Savannah, Georgia 31405. Click here for the Facebook event page for this sale.

Easter Eggstravaganza
Easter Egg Hunt, Blowup Rides, Music, Face Painting and More! Includes free entry to the Wing Fest Kid Zone ($5 Value). All proceeds benefit the Hilton Head Island Recreation Association Children’s Scholarship Fund.
Egg Hunt 11AM Sharp Sat. March 23
$10 Admission Includes Activities
Parents and Grandparent Free of Charge
Food Sold Separately
Shelter Cove Community Park
39 Shelter Cove Road
843.681.7273
islandreccenter.org

FOR MORE LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS & KID-FRIENDLY EASTER EVENTS & , CLICK HERE.

Observe and participate in the magical creation of a shawl from sheep shearing to carding, spinning, dying and weaving the wool at the Sheep to Shawl Festival @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center, Savannah.

Members of The Fiber Guild of the Savannah join Oatland staff and volunteers in making this traditional spring celebration fun for the whole family. Crafts, games, hay rides, pony rides & other children’s activities as well as food concessions will be available. Cost is $7 for adults, $5 for children & $5 for Military/seniors.

10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sat. March 23, 2013
$7 per adult, $5 per child (4-17), and $5 for military/seniors.
www.oatlandisland.org
912.395.1509

Photo by Nathan Jones

Get your peacock feather decorations ready for the Flannery O’Connor Homemade Parade and Garden Party.

This celebration of acclaimed author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor’s birthday will offer family-friendly fun. Participation is encouraged. Hats and period costume are optional.

Homemade Parade festivities in Lafayette Square will include face painting, sign painting and photo portraits. The Garden Party at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home will feature Southern-inspired hors d’oeuvres, drinks and a peacock calling contest.

WHEN: Saturday, March 23, 2013
Homemade Parade festivities start at 3 p.m. in Lafayette Square
Parade begins at 3:30 p.m. in Lafayette Square
Garden Party from 4-6 p.m. at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home

WHERE: Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home
207 E. Charlton Street
Savannah, Georgia

NOTE: $25 donation requested for the Garden Party. $5 for children.
Garden Party RSVP appreciated – please call 912.233.6014 or email flanneryoconnorhome@gmail.com . The Homemade Parade is free and open to the public.

ABOUT FLANNERY O’CONNOR:
Flannery O’Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia on March 25, 1925 and is the author of the acclaimed novels Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away, as well as 32 short stories and numerous essays. Perhaps best known as a pioneering Southern gothic author who often wrote about morally flawed characters, O’Connor remains an important voice in American literature. She lived in Savannah until 1938 and drew inspiration from her childhood experiences in Georgia’s First City until her death from lupus in Milledgeville, Georgia on August 3, 1964. She received the National Book Award for Fiction posthumously in 1972 for The Collected Stories of Flannery O’Connor.

ABOUT THE FLANNERY O’CONNOR CHILDHOOD HOME:
The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, located at 207 E. Charlton Street in the heart of Savannah, Georgia, is dedicated to preserving the legacy of one of the South’s greatest writers. An established 501 3(C) nonprofit organization, the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home has been meticulously restored to reflect the authentic period furnishings of a Depression-Era Savannah rowhouse and to offer insight into the years that O’Connor lived in Savannah, from 1925 to 1938. The Home proudly presents a series of free lectures each spring and fall as well as other events throughout the year. For more information, please visit www.flanneryoconnorhome.org or call 912.233.6014.

The Archaeobus is coming to Savannah March 18 2013 to get kids excited about exploring our past!

Abby the Archaeobus is a creation of the Society for Georgia Archaeology, a group of professional and amateur archaeologists as well as interested citizens. The Archaeobus is a former bookmobile retrofitted with archaeology hands-on activities. Abby travels throughout the state, visiting school groups, giving presentations & even touring the State Fair!

The Archaeobus will visit the Armstrong Atlantic State University campus March 18 from 10 am-4:30 pm. She will be parked at the end of University Drive, next to University Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

The University Anthropology club will also be volunteering. It will be fun and educational for the kids and adults!

Questions? Contact the anthropology club on campus at anthropologyclubarmstrong@yahoo.com or their Facebook page “Armstrong Anthropology Club.”

For more information about the bus, visit http://diggingsavannah.wordpress.com/archaeobus/ For the professor overseeing the club activities contact Professor Barbara Bruno 912.344.2970 or barbara.bruno@armstrong.edu .

TO FIND OUT WHERE & WHEN KIDS CAN TOUR AN ACTIVE SAVANNAH ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE FOR FREE, TUES-SAT. March 19-May 11 2013, click here.

You are invited on a FREE guided tour of an archaeological dig in Savannah. Visit the site where plantations from the 1790s through the 1860s operated and where Civil War activity took place. Watch archaeologists uncover the past. Learn about the exciting history of Savannah.

Free tours are 90 minutes each, Tuesday through Saturday from March 19 through May 11, 2013. Tour times are 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Reservations for parties of 10 or less are not required. For group reservations of 11 or more, and/or for cutomized group tours (schools etc.), please contact Rita Elliott at relliott@newsouthassoc.com . Archaeology is being conducted by New South Associates

*Tours March 19-23 2013 will include the fun & interactive Archaeobus, Courtesy of The Society for Georgia Archaeology. Abby the Archaeobus is a creation of the Society for Georgia Archaeology, a group of professional and amateur archaeologists as well as interested citizens. The Archaeobus is a former bookmobile retrofitted with archaeology hands-on activities. Abby travels throughout the state, visiting school groups, giving presentations & even touring the State Fair!

Come to a Stroller Strong Moms Demonstration at Georgia Game Changers Running Co. in Richmond Hill at 11:30AM Tues, March 12.

SSM Savannah will provide a demonstration outside of Georgia Game Changers for moms who are interested in seeing what we are all about! All moms who attend will be entered into a drawing to receive a free 1 month membership. There will be some awesome prizes and giveaways!

Click on this Facebook event link here for more info.

Georgia Game Changers Running Co. is at 60 Exchange Place, C-3, Richmond Hill, Georgia 31324

Stroller Strong Moms, 12 East Park Ave. Savannah, 31401, email info@strollerstrongmoms.com , www.strollerstrongmoms.com Stroller Strong Moms is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.