JUNE 8-10, 15-17, 22-24:
Savannah Children’s Theatre presents, Meredith Wilson’s THE MUSIC MAN! This MAINSTAGE production of the classic musical – featuring adult and children performers plus a live orchestra – will be will be presented for three weekends in June. Tickets are available online as well as at the box office, children, senior and military discounts available.
Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. Sat.& Sun., 3 p.m.
(912) 238-9015.
http://www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org/

Free “Night Skies – Telescopes at the Tybee Pier and Pavilion” hosted by the Oglethorpe Astronomical Association at sunset. View the night sky through high-powered telescopes, weather permitting.
Held on the Second Friday of each month. Free.
(912) 401-8634 or e-mail oaadir@kwbell.net  .

During the Summer of 2012, Angela Beasley’s Puppet People will be hosting several showings of “J-Low & Friends” that will be open to the public!
Think Juliette Gordon Low is “just the Girl Scout Lady?” Well, think again! Join the Puppet People for the completely true, totally not made up life story of Savannah’s own J-Low: an Artist, a Feminist, a Teacher, a Traveler, a LEADER!
Her life was so BIG, we needed a whole crew of local musicians, artists, writers, sculptors, storytellers and singers to tell it. We crammed as much adventure, laughs, heartbreak and impossible stories into a 45 minute show as “puppetly possible!”
Dates:
– August 18th — 11:00 AM
– September 1st — 10:00 AM
$22 Per Person (Includes 50 min. Show, Backstage Pass and FREE patch!)
Mention this code: “SM006″ and get 10% OFF tickets for “J-Low & Friends”***

Carmike 2012 Summer Kid Series at Carmike 10 Savannah at 511 Stephenson Ave. offers cheap kids’ blockbusters at 10 AM Thursdays during a 10-week festival from June 7-Aug. 9 2012. 2012 Summer Kid Series is Ten weeks of summer fun every Thursday for $2.
$2 Movie Combo includes: drink, popcorn, and admission.
(please note the change of location. Wynnsong 11 Savannah is not showing the $2 kids movies this summer)

10 AM August 9 – Megamind

Carmike 10 Savannah
511 Stephenson Ave.
Savannah, GA 31405
(912) 353-8683

Starting in early June and running until August, several local movie theater complexes show $1 & $2 kids movies on designated weekday mornings.
Carmike 10 at 511 Stephenson Ave. , Savannah offers $2 kids movies. (please note the change of location. Wynnsong 11 Savannah is not showing the $2 kids movies this summer; Savannah Stadium 10, behind Savannah Mall, Victory Square 9 in Savannah and Pooler Stadium Cinemas in Pooler will offer $1 kids movies on designated weekday mornings.
For showtimes & movie schedule, click here.

FOR MORE $1 & $2 Kids Summer 2012 Movies in Savannah/Pooler, click here

Here’s a way to make sure your kids’ minds stay stimulated over the summer. Sign them up for Summer Spanish Immersion Summer Camp in Savannah.

Bilingual Speech Therapy & Language Center in Savannah will offer Spanish Immersion Summer Camp, with space limited to 16 children per camp.

For more information, call Lorena Luna-Bradfield M.S. CCC/SLP at 912.335.8486 or click here .

Bilingual Speech Therapy & Language Center, 9100 White Bluff Road Suite 201, Savannah, 31406. On Facebook here. 912.335.8486, www.bilingualspeechtherapy.net/ Bilingual Speech Therapy & Language Center is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

FOR MORE LOCAL SUMMER CAMPS 2012., CLICK HERE.

Join the amazing Scribble Art Studio at La’ Berry for Broughton Street’s First Friday celebration on June 1 2012 in downtown Savannah!

Student work will be on display for viewing while you enjoy your frozen treat and take part in a fun kids’ craft!

Scribble Art Studio artists can’t wait to see you there!

What is First Friday on Broughton? With more vendors participating and many musical acts performing, this event is sure to fill the air with festive spirits. Broughton Street vendors will remain open after hours, from 6–9 p.m., and many will have live music by local musicians. In addition to entertainment, shoppers will enjoy great deals, discounts, specials, and raffles on everything Broughton Street has to offer.

La’ Berry Frozen Yogurt Cafe, 225 W. Broughton St., Savannah 31401, laberryfrozenyogurt.com 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.

“Big Dreams and Moon Beams” Puppet Show
3 p.m.
Ages 3+
Islands Library

Oatland Island Wildlife Center Offers FREE Admission for Coastal Wetlands Day
10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on June 2, 2012
www.oatlandisland.org
912.395.1509

Oatland Island Wildlife Center will have free admission for “Coastal Wetlands Day” to be held on Saturday, June 2 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. This day will offer visitors fun and educational opportunities to learn about Georgia’s coastal resources with a special emphasis on coastal wetlands. The “Coastal Ark” from Georgia’s Coastal Resources Division of the Department of Natural Resources will be on hand and open for exploration. Oatland’s Marine Monitoring Lab and Ledbetter Pond Learning Station will have activities that teach about fresh and salt water wetlands and their inhabitants. Visitors can get free installation of turtle excluder devices on their crab traps so that they can help protect the Diamondback Terrapin — our only native brackish water turtle, while fishing for blue crabs this season. There will also be lessons on throwing a cast net and fishing for blue crab among other activities. For more information call 912.395.1500.

Saturday and Sunday Free Art Festival Shelter Cove Harbour, Hilton Head Is.  Meet artists from all around the country, at this great family event.

Free parking & dune buggy transportation is available 10am-5pm from parking: the adjacent lot behind HS1 building & the chamber lot behind the arts center to the show site at Neptune Circle.

Father’s Day at the Aquarium
Sunday, June 17, 2012 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
South Carolina Aquarium
Give Dad a gift of fun and savings with the South Carolina Aquarium! Fathers can spend this Father’s Day holiday at the South Carolina Aquarium with complimentary admission! Check out the new Madagascar Journey, our famous albino alligator, the renovated Saltmarsh Aviary, and the playful river otters. Fathers also will be recognized during daily programs, including the popular interactive dive shows. Offer only valid on June 17, 2012. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

Savannah Children’s Theatre offers one of our region’s most sought-after summer theatre camp experiences; watch in amazement as 2nd- through 12th-grade students take full-length musicals from the page to the stage in just two weeks.

Have a starlet ages 4-6? Then sign them up for Savannah Children’s Theatre’s one-of-a-kind Creative Adventures Camp at their satellite campus, Savannah Country Day School! Have a tiny dancer? Back by popular demand, Savannah Children’s Theatre has two sessions of Dance Camp for those young performers who just can’t sit still.

So if you’ve got a budding performer at home, click here to make sure this summer is one they’ll remember for years to come.

For more summer camp options in Savannah & Hilton Head Is, click here.

OPEN GYM EVERY SUNDAY:
Sunday’s from 6-7:30
Cost is $10 per day
Must be 10 years old or permission from a coach if younger
Tell them SouthernMamas.com sent you!
http://www.aagsavannah.com/

Nationally recognized stand-up comic Greg Warren will headline Mom’s Lemonade Fund’s annual fundraiser Laughs for Lemonade on Saturday, June 23 at Savannah’s Lucas Theatre.

Most recently seen on “Comedy Central Presents,” “The Late Late Show” and “Last Comic Standing”, Greg has an arsenal of characters that he brings to life in his act highlighting his Midwestern upbringing, his current life struggles with the service industry, moderation, and his famed “One Star People” routine.

Greg’s strong and rapidly growing national fan base helped his recently released CD “One Star Wonder” (Comedy Central Records) become an iTunes TOP Comedy Album. In addition to his television and festival appearances, Greg can currently be seen on Comedy Central Presents and heard on Sirius/XM Comedy. At the same time, he continues performing at comedy clubs around the country where he is widely known for his colorful perspective and amazing characters.

The June event will be the third annual Laughs for Lemonade comedy show, the principal fundraiser for Mom’s Lemonade Fund. As a local, independent, not-for-profit organization, the mission of Mom’s Lemonade Fund is to raise awareness of ovarian cancer, assist with emotional and medical needs, and provide comfort care items for patients, their families and caregivers battling the disease.

The fund was created in 2009 by the families of Mary Anne Feist Mahfet and Ellen McAlpin Hogan, both victims of ovarian cancer, and both well known for their positive, uplifting outlook on life. Their mutual attribute of looking on the brighter side, or “taking lemons and making lemonade,” lent itself to the most appropriate name to honor their memory: Mom’s Lemonade Fund.

Money raised by the organization is used to support a broad range of needs including medical equipment, research, programs, services, education, as well as comfort care items for patients and their families.

Media sponsors for this year’s event include WTOC-TV, 97.3 Kiss FM, News Radio 1290 AM and 97.7 FM, and 98.7 the River. Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Scott Weeks at 912.352.7200 or scottweeks@foxandweeks.com .

Tickets for Laughs for Lemonade are available at the Lucas Theatre / SCAD Box office or online at www.scadboxoffice.com. VIP tickets are available at $100 and include meet and greet access to the post-performance party. Additional tickets are available at $50 for reserved front orchestra seating, $35 for rear orchestra seating and $20 for balcony seating.

For more information, please go to Moms Lemonade Fund Inc. on Facebook here or www.momslemonadefund.com.

FREE summer outdoor children’s concerts by kids’ musician Gregg Russell, Harbour Town, Hilton Head Is.
Sunday – Friday evenings during summer:
Gregg Russell Concerts under the Liberty Oak in Harbour Town, Every night except Saturdays, 8-9:30 p.m. Family-oriented singer/storyteller performs sing-a-longs, ballads and silly songs with audience participation. Kids often make & bring “pick-me-to sing-with-you” signs to hold up for Gregg to see. Complimentary. Call ahead to confirm: (843) 842-1979 or www.seapines.com

3-4 PM May 30:
The Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn will present “Lowcountry Reptiles and Amphibians. Tony Mills, the education director for the LowCountry Institute will cover the natural history of many reptiles and amphibians commonly found in the Lowcountry. Reservations required, $12 adult and $7 child. (843) 689-6767 ext. 223.

The Savannah Mile
8 a.m. May 26, 2012
Forsyth Park
$20 through May 24, $25 May 25 Packet Pick-Up and May 26 RACEDAY!
www.fleetfeetsavannah.com/savannah-mile

The 6th Annual Savannah Mile will be run in downtown Savannah on Memorial Day weekend. The course takes you one mile straight down Drayton Avenue, starting near the south end of Forsyth Park, finishing on Broughton Street. The Mile is a unique running event that attracts all levels of participants from the very young to the master’s runner who is young at heart. The Savannah Mile will be run in several heats which will include a family division, five year age groups guaranteeing many award winners, ending with the Heroes Heat – Full Gear! All of the proceeds for The Savannah Mile go to the 200 Club of the Coastal Empire.

Armed Forces Festival
9 a.m. – 11 p.m. May 25-27, 2012
Historic River Street
Free and open to the public
www.riverstreetsavannah.com
912.234.0295

Arts & crafts, patriotic entertainment and fun for the entire family on historic River Street lasts all Memorial Day weekend long. This event is not a Savannah Waterfront Association festival, but is supported by the SWA by collaboration.

Civil War baseball 2 PM Sunday, May 27
Celebrate the Memorial Day weekend.
The Old Fort Jackson Republican Blues will resume the rivalry with Fort Pulaski Nine in a Civil War era baseball game. Come cheer on your favorite fort!

May 25 – 27:
Gregg Russell Concerts under the Liberty Oak in Harbour Town, Friday-Sunday, 8-9:30 p.m. Family-oriented singer/storyteller performs sing-a-longs, ballads and silly songs with audience participation. Kids often make & bring “pick-me-to sing-with-you” signs to hold up for Gregg to see. Complimentary. (843) 842-1979 or seapines.com.

U-pick blackberry is opens for the 2012 season at Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens. Before heading there, call the Hotline at 912.921.5897 to check field conditions or call the Bamboo Farm at 912.921.5460 or follow Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens on Facebook here.

Price: $3 per pound. Pre-weighted, pre-lined buckets available.
Cash or Check only.
Hours are Monday – Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM (everyone must be out of the field at 4 PM) & Saturday from 9 AM to Noon.Buckets can be picked up at the main office. Go around the “mule barn” (the building that houses the public restrooms) or around the back of the office and back to the front to enter the main office entrance under the pergola with the Confederate Jasmine.

The gardens have picnic tables scattered around the grounds if you want to make a picnic out of your strawberry picking. For directions and hours, click here.

U-pick blackberry picking opens tomorrow (Fri. May 18) for the  Summer 2012 season at Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens, 2 Canebrake Road, Savannah, 31419.

Before heading there, call the Hotline at 912.921.5897 to check field conditions or call the Bamboo Farm at 912.921.5460 or follow Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens on Facebook here.

Price: $3 per pound. Pre-weighted, pre-lined buckets available.
Cash or Check only.
Hours are Monday – Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM (everyone must be out of the field at 4 PM) & Saturday from 9 AM to Noon.Buckets can be picked up at the main office. Go around the “mule barn” (the building that houses the public restrooms) or around the back of the office and back to the front to enter the main office entrance under the pergola with the Confederate Jasmine.

The gardens have picnic tables scattered around the grounds if you want to make a picnic out of your strawberry picking. For directions and hours, click here.

Make a Puppet – Be a Puppeteer!
Create your own puppet and let us help you learn how to work it and give it a “voice”.

Date: Saturday, May 19th
Time: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM make a Rod Puppet
10:00 AM see a puppet show!
Where: Puppet People Party Place, 3119 Furber Ave. Savannah, GA 31404
Cost: $15 per person (Parents half price)

More info here.

Pay Two-for-One Admission with the Return of Toucan Tuesdays at Riverbanks Zoo  in Columbia. S.C. starting June 12 2012

Every Tuesday this summer, beginning on June 12, two can visit Riverbanks for the price of one with a donation of two cans of non-perishable food to Harvest Hope. Toucan Tuesdays—a partnership with Harvest Hope Food Bank to help feed hungry families in the Midlands.

Riverbanks visitors generated nearly 2,000 pounds of food during last year’s Toucan Tuesdays drive.

Buy-one, get-one admission isn’t the only perk guests will receive for visiting on a Toucan Tuesday. Riverbanks will also offer $2 ICEEs and 2-for-1 specials in the Elephant’s Trunk Gift Shop.

In addition, visiting on a Toucan Tuesday is a perfect opportunity to check out the Zoo’s newest pair of residents—Riverbanks’ Komodo dragons. The juvenile dragons, born last August, are now on exhibit in the Desert Gallery of the Aquarium-Reptile Complex.

Toucan Tuesdays will run for 12 consecutive Tuesdays throughout the summer, ending on August 28. The promotion applies to general admission rates only (purchase one admission and get the second for equal or lesser value free; Explorer wristbands and memberships are not included). Donation bins will be located at both the Zoo and Garden entrances.

When visiting Riverbanks, be sure to also check out EdVenture Children’s Museum in Columbia, S.C.

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, 500 Wildlife Parkway, Columbia, SC 29210 Open daily from 9am to 5pm, except on Thanksgiving & Christmas. Admission to both the Zoo and Garden: $11.75 for adults, $9.25 for children ages 3 – 12 and free for children 2 and under. Group rates and other discounts may apply. www.riverbanks.org

Free showing of the Movie “Courageous!”
Bull Street Baptist Church college ministry building
Corner of 31st and Drayton
Free popcorn and snacks
Free Childcare and children’s movie
Children 5th grade and younger
FREE & open to the public