Don’t miss the great bargains at the popular Little Lambs Spring Consignment sale March 23 & 24!

Little Lambs Consignment Sale
First Presbyterian Preschool
520 Washington Ave., Savannah, 31405
9 AM-2 PM Fri. March 23
9 AM-Noon Sat. March 24.

“Sounds of Spring” with Music Alive!
The members of MusicAlive! bring stories to life through string and wind instruments playing classical music. Children are also invited to get some hands-on experience in the instrument “petting zoo.” Live Oak Public Libraries presents this special Project 440 program through a partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music and the Savannah Music Festival.
Tuesday, March 20
10:30 a.m. – Bull Street Library
12:30 p.m. – West Broad Library
Wednesday, March 21
10 a.m. – Hinesville Library
12:30 p.m. – Pooler Library
Thursday, March 22
10:30 a.m. – Springfield Library
12:30 p.m. – Thunderbolt Library
4 p.m. – Islands Library
6 p.m. – Southwest Chatham Library
Wednesday, March 21
10 a.m. – Hinesville Library
12:30 p.m. – Pooler Library
Thursday, March 22
10:30 a.m. – Springfield Library
12:30 p.m. – Thunderbolt Library
4 p.m. – Islands Library
6 p.m. – Southwest Chatham Library

Armstrong Atlantic State University Police Department will have nationally-certified child safety seat check technicians on hand to perform free inspections to ensure that all car seats are installed correctly and safely. This event is open to the public.

Saturday, March 24, 2012
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

@CiCi’s Pizza Parking Lot
7400 Abercorn Street
Savannah, Georgia
CONTACT: Armstrong’s Police Department at 912.344.3333.

The program returns March 27. Details here.

The u-pick strawberry field @ Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens will be closed Saturday March 17 and reopen Mon 3/19 at 9 AM.

 Starlight Pottery at 7070 Hodgson Memorial Dr. in midtown Savannah will host one of their extremely popular Kids Night Outs, from 6-8 PM Sat. March 31. Kids will make some fun Easter projects. Cost: $25 + Tax. For ages 5 & older.

Call or email Starlight Pottery to reserve your child’s space. Email contactus@starlightpottery.com or call 912.303.9599

“Like” Starlight Pottery on Facebook here to stay updated about art classes & events.

Starlight Pottery, 7070 Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah GA. 31406, 912.303.9599, email contactus@starlightpottery.com , http://starlightpottery.com/ , On Facebook here. Starlight Pottery is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

To find out all the family activities happening this week of March 12 in Savannah & Hilton Head Is. including the 2012 Savannah St. Patrick’s Parade (and map of parade route); a NEW Free Spanish storytime for kids in Savannah; U-pick strawberries;  Toddler Third Thursday, Jepson Center for the Arts: and much more, click here.

Interpretive Center hours: Wednesday-Sunday 10 AM-5 PM
Come see the display of the Giant Ground Sloth replica, wildlife exhibits, live reptiles and birding station. Programs listed below meet promptly at the Interpretive Center unless otherwise noted.

Skidaway Island State Park
52 Diamond Causeway
Savannah, GA 31411

PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO CONFIRM THESE PLANNED ACTIVITIES ARE STILL HAPPENING! Call (912) 598-2300

Thursday, May 3
11:00 AM Big Ferry Trail Hike: Come for a 2-3 mile walk through a Maritime Forest. Meet at the Big Ferry Trail Entrance.
3:00 PM Coastal Reptiles: Learn all about lizards, turtles, and snakes… Oh My! See and touch live examples.

Friday, May 4
11:00 AM Sandpiper Nature Trail Hike: Come for a 1.5-mile walk to learn about native plants and animals that inhabit the marsh.
4:00 PM Roving Ranger: Ask our roving ranger any questions about the park and meet our critter of the day.

Saturday, May 5
12:00 PM Wilderness Survival: We will talk about lost prevention and show you simple items to take with you on a hike.
3:00 PM Birds of Prey: Come and learn about different Birds of Prey in this area.

Sunday, May 6
11:00 AM Feeding Show: Watch our animals chew, chomp and devour their lunch.
2:00 PM Craft: Pinecone Bird Feeders

The Salty Dog Café will host the “Salty Dog Kid’s Shamrock Hunt” Saturday, March 17 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at their South Beach Marina location in Sea Pines. Find Four Leaf Clovers redeemable for Free Salty Dog T-Shirts, Prizes, Treats and More! Open to Children 12 and Under with a Special Hunt for Kids Under 4. Hunt Begins at 10:00 am. Children’s Entertainment from 10am-12pm. FREE Photos with Jake the Salty Dog, plus, a Special Irish Lunch. Fore More Info:

“Sounds of Spring” with Music Alive!
The members of MusicAlive! bring stories to life through string and wind instruments playing classical music. Children are also invited to get some hands-on experience in the instrument “petting zoo.” Live Oak Public Libraries presents this special Project 440 program through a partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music and the Savannah Music Festival.
Tuesday, March 20
10:30 a.m. – Bull Street Library
12:30 p.m. – West Broad Library
Wednesday, March 21
10 a.m. – Hinesville Library
12:30 p.m. – Pooler Library
Thursday, March 22
10:30 a.m. – Springfield Library
12:30 p.m. – Thunderbolt Library
4 p.m. – Islands Library
6 p.m. – Southwest Chatham Library
Wednesday, March 21
10 a.m. – Hinesville Library
12:30 p.m. – Pooler Library
Thursday, March 22
10:30 a.m. – Springfield Library
12:30 p.m. – Thunderbolt Library
4 p.m. – Islands Library
6 p.m. – Southwest Chatham Library

For branch addresses, click here

Starts at 10:15 AM Sat. March 17, the three-hour parade consists of over 350 units, including several U.S. military divisions, many award-winning bands, and the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales. Some of the bands include the 282nd U.S. Army Band (Fort Jackson, S.C.), The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps (Fort Myers, VA), U.S. Coast Guard Pipes and Drums (Norfolk, VA), Irish Air Corps Pipes and Drums (Dublin, Ireland), and many more outstanding marching units.

The Battle for Fort Pulaski 150th Anniversary Event

Fort Pulaski National Monument will offer six days of programming in April 2012 to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Siege & Reduction of Fort Pulaski. A diverse array of activities will be offered to recognize the Battle of Fort Pulaski in 1862. Activities will take place from April 10th to April 15th.

For nearly two months, Union troops erected 36 guns in 11 batteries on the western shore of Tybee Island. The Union cannon on Tybee Island, over a mile away, converged on Fort Pulaski on April 10, 1862. After 30 hours, the brick walls of the Fort were breached, and the Confederate fort surrendered. The historic battle featured the first significant use of rifled artillery against a masonry fort and had international ramifications on the future design and construction of coastal forts.

A schedule of the Battle of Fort Pulaski 150th Anniversary Programs follows:

Tuesday, April 10

10:30 AM Fort Pulaski Naval Campaign – Boat Tour
Meet at Captain Derek’s dock, Tybee Island.

Join us for a tour of Fort Pulaski from the water. The naval campaign for Fort Pulaski was as important to the Union victory as the much-vaunted rifled artillery. Faced with confusing channels, treacherous tides and a fort bristling with powerful cannons, the Union Navy was still able to encircle and isolate the fort. We will get a small taste of naval operations as we wind through Lazaretto Creek, the “back door” to the fort from Savannah, and cruise around the eastern edge of Cockspur Island past the historic North Wharf. The tour lasts approximately 2 hours.

Admission: $5.00. Limited seating. Advance reservation required.

7:00 PM Stories of the Unexpected; the Civil War Naval Experience of Savannah & the Georgia Coast – Casemate Lecture

Ken Johnston, Executive Director, National Civil War Naval Museum
Fort Pulaski National Monument

Ken Johnston has worked in third person historic interpretation at Callaway Gardens, the Atlanta History Center, the Rural Florida Living History Museum, Colonial Williamsburg, and Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens. At the National Civil War Naval Museum, he tells the stories of sailors, soldiers, slaves, and civilians in relation to the Navies of the Civil War. He received a Certificate in Historical Interpretation by the nationally acclaimed training program at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Free Admission.

Wednesday, April 11

10:30 AM Fort Pulaski Naval Campaign – Boat Tour
Meet at Captain Derek’s dock, Tybee Island.

See Tuesday’s listing for description.

7:00 PM Life in Civil War Savannah – Casemate Lecture
Talley Kirkland, Park Ranger, Fort McAllister Historic State Park
Fort Pulaski National Monument

Talley Kirkland served as a Park Ranger at Fort Pulaski National Monument for 32 years. After retiring from the National Park Service in 2005, he went on to work for the Georgia State Parks at Fort McAllister Historic State Park. With about 40 years of experience interpreting the history of Georgia’s civil war forts, Kirkland is an expert on the Civil War in coastal Georgia.

Free Admission.

Thursday, April 12

7:45 PM Savannah in the Civil War – Film Premiere
Fort Pulaski National Monument

Fort Pulaski National Monument will host the premiere of the latest historical documentary produced by Cosmos Mariner Productions. “Savannah in the Civil War” will be shown for the first time as a part of the civil war fort’s commemoration of its great battle in 1862. The film is approximately 90 minutes long. It will be available for sale in the park’s gift shop.

Admission: $5.00. Advance reservation required.

Friday, April 13

1:30 PM Commemoration of 150th Anniversary of Hunter’s General Order No. 7
Fort Pulaski National Monument Visitor Center

Following the Union capture of Fort Pulaski during the Civil War, Major General David Hunter issued General Order No. 7, freeing those enslaved at the fort and on Cockspur Island. Hunter’s order coincided with his recruitment of formerly enslaved African Americans to create a new regiment. His efforts led to the formation of one of the Union’s first African American regiments – the 1st South Carolina Infantry. Representatives from the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, D.C. will provide a special film and presentation on the African American soldiers of the Civil War. There will be a special program by the 54th Massachusetts, Civil War Re-enactment Regiment.

Admission: $5.00
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Saturday, April 14 & Sunday, April 15

The living history event will take place on Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15. Programs will take place at two locations within Fort Pulaski National Monument and at Battery Park on Tybee Island, Georgia. The schedule is subject to change; please refer to this page for any last minute changes.

Admission: $5.00

Saturday, April 14

Fort Pulaski (Confederate camp inside fort)
10:00 AM Cannon Demonstration
10:30 AM Medical Talk
11:00 AM Children’s Drill
11:30 AM Musket Demonstration
12:00 PM Fort Tour
1:00 PM Cannon Demonstration
1:30 PM A Talk with Father Peter Whelan
2:00 PM Children’s Drill
2:30 PM Musket Demonstration
3:00 PM Cannon Demonstration
3:30 PM Medical Talk
4:00 PM Fort Tour
5:00 PM 97th Regimental String Band Concert

Camp Tybee (Union camp outside fort)
10:00 AM Preparing for the Siege
10:30 AM Knapsack Inspection
11:00 AM Company Drill
11:30 AM Camp Cooking
1:00 PM Preparing for the Siege
2:00 PM Mail/Pay Call
3:00 PM Bayonet Drill
3:30 PM Preparing for the Siege

Battery Park (Union weapons demonstrations)
11:00 AM Siege Program & Cannon Demonstration
12:00 PM Siege Program & Cannon Demonstration
1:00 PM Siege Program & Cannon Demonstration
2:00 PM Siege Program & Cannon Demonstration
3:00 PM Siege Program & Cannon Demonstration
4:00 PM Siege Program & Cannon Demonstration

Sunday, April 15

9:30 AM Memorial to the Fallen – wreath laying and military salute
Fort Pulaski Cemetery

Fort Pulaski (Confederate camp inside fort)
10:00 AM Fort Tour
10:30 AM Medical Talk
11:00 AM Cannon Demonstration
11:30 AM Siege Program
12:00 PM Children’s Drill
12:30 PM Musket Demonstration
1:00 PM Cannon Demonstration
2:00 PM Living History Surrender Ceremony and Official Remarks

Camp Tybee (Union camp outside fort)
10:30 AM Inspect Guard
11:00 AM Company Drill
11:30 AM Preparing for the Siege
12:00 PM Camp Cooking

Battery Park (Union weapons demonstrations)
11:00 AM Siege Program & Cannon Demonstration
12:00 PM Siege Program & Cannon Demonstration

Now is the time to sign up your child for Spanish classes. The first parents to fill the following available slots at Bilingual Speech Therapy & Language Center in Savannah will receive 20% off the registration fee and the 20% off the monthly fee for 2 months. Pay only $48 monthly!

The immediate class openings are:

*2 openings for the toddler Spanish class on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 10:15 AM. This Spanish class is for toddlers ages 2 1/2 through 4 years of age.

*4 openings in the afterschool Spanish class on Fridays from 4:30 to 5:15 PM for ages 5 through 11.

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.

Pirate Night at The Sandbox – An Interactive Children’s Museum Family Fun Night, Hilton Head Is.
5:30-7:30 PM Fri. March 9
Attendees are invited to dress up as a pirate and enjoy activities including a treasure hunt, fun games and crafts and fish sticks and chips. The March Family Fun Night is also The Sandbox’s kick off for their Birdies for Charity campaign.
(843) 842-7645 or thesandbox.org.

“Super Saturdays: Animals of the Lowcountry” sponsored by Friends of the Library at the Hilton Head Branch Library
11 a.m. Sat. March 10
Meet friends from the Oatland Island Wildlife Center.
Free, tickets available one hour prior to program.
(843) 255-6500 or beaufortcountylibrary.org.

Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ March Birthday by making a Cat in the Hat paper bag hand puppet!

Bull Street Library -Tuesday, March 6, 4:30 p.m.
Forest City Library – Wednesday, March 7, 4 p.m.
Islands Library – Thursday, March 15, 4 p.m.
Pooler Library – Wednesday, March 7, 4:30 p.m.
Port City Library -Tuesday, March 13, 4 p.m.
Port Wentworth Library – Tuesday, March 6, 4:30 p.m.
Southwest Chatham Library – Tuesday, March 13, 4:30 p.m.
Thunderbolt Library – Wednesday, March 7, 4 p.m.
Tybee Library – Wednesday, March 7, 3 p.m.
West Broad Library – Thursday, March 9, 4 p.m.

The Cat in the Hat Comes Back!
Dr. Seuss’ BD is March 2! To celebrate, attend one of these free shows happening March 5-9 2012 at your local Live Oak Public Library branch.
Reuben Haller (magician, clown and former Cirque de Soleil performer) brings this classic Seuss story to life.

Hinesville Library – Monday, March 5, 10:30 a.m.
Oglethorpe Mall Library – Monday, March 5, 4:30 p.m.
Port City Library – Tuesday, March 6, 10:30 a.m.
Pooler Library – Tuesday, March 6, 4:30 p.m.
West Broad Library – Wednesday, March 7, 11 a.m.
Rincon Library – Wednesday, March 7, 4:30 p.m.
Thunderbolt Library – Thursday, March 8, 11 a.m.
Islands Library – Thursday, March 8, 4:30 p.m.
Bull Street Library – Friday, March 9, 10:30 a.m.
Southwest Chatham Library – Friday, March 9, 4:30 p.m.

You’re invited to First Saturday on the River
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat Aug. 4, 2012
On River Street in Historic Savannah
Free!
www.riverstreetsavannah.com/events/first-saturday/
Arts and crafts, entertainment and fun for the entire family on historic River Street. This is free and open to the public. Fire engines, fireworks, fish and fiestas for First Saturday on the River.

You’re invited to Richmond Hill 50th Anniversary
8:00am to 7:00pm Sat. March 3 at J. F. Gregory Park
Come on out to J. F. Gregory Park and help the City of Richmond Hill celebrate its 50th Anniversary. All of the events are FREE and open to the public. day Party
The event is FREE and open to the public. It will include food, a FREE concert, a kids funland, and fireworks.
8:00am – Noon
Family Fishing (yes, the ponds will be stocked prior to the event, so prepare to catch some beauties!)
8:00am – 3:00pm
Community Garage Sale (Bring out your stuff to sell – booths are to be reserved at City Hall for $20 for a full booth and $10 for a half booth. Call City Hall for details 912-756-3345)
10:45am
Military quartet play at Veterans Monument
11:00am – 11:30am
Laying of wreath at Veterans Monument and 21 Gun Salute
11:30am – 1:30pm
FREE Hotdogs, Chips, Soda/Water (While supplies last) and Birthday cake under the pavilion!
11:30am – 7:00pm
Free rides for the kids (bouncy houses, rock wall, etc…)
4:00pm – 6:00pm

FREE Hotdogs, Chips, Soda/Water (While supplies last) and Birthday cake under the pavilion!
4:00pm – 7:00pm
Heart and Soul Band (www.theheartnsoulband.com)
7:00pm
Fireworks
More details here.

This week, Monday Feb. 27-Sunday March 4 is free admission at Jepson Center, 207 W York St., Savannah, 31401!

The art museum is offering free admission everyday, all day to the public Feb. 27 through March 4.

Enjoy the downtown Savannah museum at no cost & explore the Jepson’s ArtZeum, a two-level children’s museum.

For more information call 912.790.8800 or click here

A Mommy-to-Be Expo is Sat. March 3, from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Richmond Hill City Center, 520 Cedar St.

The Mommy-to-Be Expo will feature a pregnancy question-and-answer session w/ an OB/GYN, a spring maternity fashion show, prenatal yoga, healthy cooking for two, and more. There will be more than 30 vendors exhibiting products and services of interest to expectant parents.

Admission to the expo is free. Prize drawings will be held throughout the day for a variety of items, including baby equipment, massages, gift certificates, and much more.