“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

“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

Interested in cashing in on your children’s gently used-items at the popular Little Lambs Spring Consignment sale March 23 & 24?

Deadline for requesting a Little Lambs seller number is Friday, March 16 by 5 PM!!

If you’re interested in becoming a seller/consigner or know someone who is, please request a number and packet now by emailing Katherine Durkin at littlelambsfpp@gmail.com .

In your email please include, NEW or Returning Seller, Name (First and Last) and email address!

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.

You’re invited to an open house at Savannah Technical College’s Cosmetology and Barbering Department suites, 10AM-2PM Sat. March 24 at the Savannah Campus [5717 White Bluff Road, Goodman Hall (first floor)]. Both departments will offer free hair, nail and skin care services during the open house – walk-ins welcome. Donations will be accepted to benefit Savannah Technical College’s Foundation Scholarships.
Cosmetology services offered at the open house include: manicures, pedicures, cut and style, round brushing, blowouts, clipper cuts and eyebrow waxing or arching. Suggested donation for cosmetology services at the open house is $10 per service.
Barbering services offered at the open house include: clipper cuts, facials, facial shaving, scalp treatments, scalp massages. Suggested donation for barbering services at the open house is $5 per service.

Free Spanish Story to help children learn how to speak Spanish

Spanish Story Time for Children. Wednesday, March 28 11:00-11:45 AM. Your children will have lots of fun learning Spanish through story and song! Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday through May at Bilingual Speech Therapy & Language Center, 9100 White Bluff Road, Suite 202. Parents just call or email us to reserve a spot for your child. Call Lorena Luna-Bradfield M.S. CCC/SLP at 912.335.8486 or email llbradfield@gmail.com. For more info, visit www.bilingualspeechtherapy.net . For Ages 3 and up. Free.

Trying to figure out how to teach your kids about Savannah native Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts this year? Check out these new kids’ books on the Girl Scouts & their visionary founder.

1. The robust 400-page biography “Juliette Gordon Low; the Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts” (Viking, 2012) by Stacy A Cordery, Ph.D. details how Low started the Girl Scouts after meeting Gen. Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the British Army hero who founded the Boy Scouts in England. She appreciated Baden-Powell’s belief that scouting should be fun and formed her own group of “Girl Guides”—Girl Scouts’ original name—near her Scotland home, before starting the Girl Scouts in the United States in 1912.

2. A children’s book that makes the history of the Girls Scouts fun is “Here Come the Girl Scouts!: The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette ‘Daisy’ Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure” (Scholastic Press, 2012 ) by Shana Corey. The book shows how “Daisy” was not like the prim and proper girls of her Victoria era, but the loved the outdoors and adventure. For ages 4 and older.

3. In the well-illustrated youth biography “First Girl Scout: The Life of Juliette Gordon Low” (Clarion Books, 2012), author Ginger Wadsworth uses letters, diaries, news articles and more to introduce middle-grade readers to the feisty, non-traditional, ground-breaking leader. The account includes details about Low’s hearing loss, her failed marriage and the lesser-known fact that Low was buried in her Girl Scout uniform, with a telegram from a dear friend in the pocket that read: “You are not only the first Girl Scout but the best Girl Scout of them all.” For ages 9-12.

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.

Attention Pooler parents: Starting this month, Scribble Art Studio in Savannah now offers their popular, fun kids’ art parties in Pooler!

For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com

Click here to follow Scribble on Facebook & stay updated on promos & classes. Scribble also offers children’s art classes in Savannah. Click here.

Scribble Art Studio, 212 E. 37th St. Savannah, 31401. Scribble Art Studio a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Here is a great place to find used $1 kids’ books (and adult books, too): the Book Sale at Southwest Chatham Library that starts Wed March 7 through Sunday March 11. The library is at 14097 Abercorn St. (behind Target at Savannah Mall). 912.925.8305

Regular Sale
$1 for everything (except speciality items)
Wed March 7 10 AM-5 PM
Thurs. March 8 3-7 PM
Fri. March 9 10 AM – 5 PM
Sat. March 10 10 AM-5 PM

Bag Sale
$5 per bag (Everything must go)
Sun. March 11 2:30-5:30 PM

For kids’ storytimes at various Live Oak Public Library branches, click here.

We love Angela Beasley’s Puppet People – a true Savannah treasure. If you haven’t taken your kids to a Puppet People show, now is the time. Check out this upcoming kids’ shows at The Puppet Place in Savannah: “Bobbie Bear Beary Best Day”

It will be a Puppet People Pantomime, a puppet show without words, that tells a story through action and music. Bring your own favorite Bear or stuffed toy to join in the Teddy Bear Parade and to dance with during the show.

Friday, March 23 at 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM at The Puppet Studio, 3119 Furber Ave. Savannah, 31404

$6 PER PERSON (Includes Puppet show and interactive studio tour)
For more info call 912-355-3366

Angela Beasley’s Puppet People “The Puppet Place” in Thunderbolt, 3119 Furber Avenue, Savannah, GA 31405, 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.

ProTect Painters of Savannah is giving a lucky SouthernMamas.com reader a $35 gift card to Driftaway Cafe in Sandfly!

To enter to win, just visit ProTect Painters of Savannah on Facebook here, “like” their page & answer this question: “what is your favorite exterior house paint color?” Deadline to enter is 9 PM Mon. March 19! (You know you deserve a yummy dinner out at Driftaway Cafe, 7400 Skidaway Road, Savannah!)

Spring is a great time to paint because we still have mild temperatures, the humidity is slightly less and the threat of afternoon showers is low. It is also a great time to add a splash of color to brighten up your home after the cooler dreary winter months.

ProTect Painters of Savannah – which completes residential painting projects in Savannah, The Islands, Richmond Hill, Pooler, Rincon and the Lowcountry – uses a lot of the new low VOC and Zero Voc paints which are better for our families and our environment.

ProTect Painters of Savannah specializes in both interior and exterior painting, and can also help you with proper color coordination of older homes and contemporary designs, interior design schemes, paint failure corrections, and other additional services.

Receive a 10 percent discount when you mention you read about ProTect Painters of Savannah on SouthernMamas.com!

Dan DeYoung, ProTect Painters of Savannah, Proudly serving the home painting needs of Savannah, 22 West Bryan St. #206, Savannah, GA 31401 912-344-9388. ProTect Painters of Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Check out this fun class being offered starting later this week at Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts!
LEARN TO DRAW WITH ROBOTS & LIGHTS
March 8-April 5, 2012/Five consecutive Thursdays
4:30-6 pm / Ages 6-10
Members $125 member fee, Non-members $150/
Go beyond pencils and crayons and learn to draw with robots and light. Materials included.

Register online @ www.telfair.org or contact Kip Bradley at 790-8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org.

Other activities at the Jepson Saturday include: “What Can We Make?” at the Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah
Held Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays
Drop-in visits, all-ages, free-form art activities from 10 AM-2 PM
Free to members and to visitors with paid admission.
Details here.

For more kids’ programs at the Jepson, click here.

Jepson Center, 207 W York St, Savannah GA 31401 Telfair Museums are a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

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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.

DolceMia Clothing is an upscale but AFFORDABLE online boutique where you can find unique and adorable cute smocked, appliqued and monogram outfits for this Easter.

To see more pictures of DolceMia’s cute clothing than those pictured, click here

Dolcemia takes pride of the quality of all their boutique children’s clothing and will gladly answer any of your questions.

Like the DolceMia Clothing Facebook page by clicking here.

DolceMia Clothing – smocked, affordable children’s clothing, www.dolcemiaclothing.com , email dolcemiaclothing@hotmail.com . DolceMia Clothing is a SouthernMamas advertiser.

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah offers extremely popular children art classes. New Spring 2012 schedule here.

For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info.

Click here to follow Scribble on Facebook & stay updated on promos & classes. Scribble is also a great, creative spot for children’s art birthday parties.

Scribble Art Studio, 212 E. 37th St. Savannah, 31401. Scribble Art Studio a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Below is a guest post by Nicole Hubbard, owner of Hubbard’s Maid Service, a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

What’s Behind Your Refrigerator
Do you ever wonder what is lurking behind and underneath those dark corners? The mysterious areas which are underneath the bed and behind the couch? How about the refrigerator? EEWWW! Well, if you ever, ever have some spare time and have absolutely nothing to do and the Housewives of New Jersey isn’t on yet, why don’t you tackle one of those mysterious dark places?

Cleaning behind the refrigerator will, in fact, assist in it running efficiently. If you are able, pull your unit away from the wall. Sometimes they are tucked in snugly and have to be shimmied out of their position. Be careful not to pull too hard and too far or your water line might come out of the wall.

When removed, what you see may frighten you (dead roaches) – – or excite you if, you find that thingy you were looking for. In my years of cleaning, I have found some strange things behind refrigerators, the strangest being tampons (still in their packaging, thank goodness!). But if what you see frightens you then it’s time to clean!
Start with…

To read the entire guest post, click here.

Hubbard’s Maid Service, 912.961.9131, www.hubbardsmaidservice.com Hubbard’s Maid Service is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Not only is this week FREE ADMISSION week at Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts, but Saturday March 3 2012 is also Family Day. That means fun activities for all ages from 1-4 PM.

Activities will highlight technology available for all to explore. Georgia Tech Savannah students will lead 30-minute workshops for children and families introducing Scratch, a programing tool developed at MIT. Scratch enables children to learn basics of programming to create games, animations and art.

Hands on activities in the museum studio will allow children to make light up LED bugs and light toys. Performances include videogame inspired music and video by Geuka (Amiri Farris) and Dreamtime Synastry, a performance of live Didgeridoo music and live drawing projection by Mathew Cooper and Chelsea DeMercado.

Other activities at the Jepson Saturday include: “What Can We Make?” at the Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah
Held Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays
Drop-in visits, all-ages, free-form art activities from 10 AM-2 PM
Free to members and to visitors with paid admission.
Details here.

For more kids’ programs at the Jepson, click here.

For more local kids’ activities happening this weekend, click here.

Jepson Center, 207 W York St, Savannah GA 31401 Telfair Museums are a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

SouthernMamas.com is thrilled to tell you about ProTect Painters of Savannah which completes residential painting projects in Savannah, The Islands, Richmond Hill, Pooler, Rincon and the Lowcountry.

ProTect Painters of Savannah specializes in both interior and exterior painting, and can also help you with proper color coordination of older homes and contemporary designs, interior design schemes, paint failure corrections, and other additional services.

Receive a 10 percent discount when you mention you read about ProTect Painters of Savannah on SouthernMamas.com!

As your local owner and project manager, Dan DeYoung is always accessible to answer questions or concerns. He regards communication as essential to his customer’s satisfaction, after all your approval is imperative to continued ProTect Painters of Savannah’s success.

ProTect Painters of Savannah takes great pride in the work they do – no matter how small or large the task. Their crews are well-trained, prompt, clean and courteous professional painters. They use only the best interior and exterior paint products, such as Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore paints to ensure a long-lasting and environmentally-friendly paint project.

When you call to discuss your painting needs, Dan DeYoung will set up no-obligation appointment that is most convenient with your schedule. During that meeting, he’ll provide a free quote and explain why ProTect Painters is the trusted choice for professional residential painting and commercial painting services in the Coastal Empire.

So leave the house painting to your local Savannah ProTect Painters with no hassles! Just the best home painting from Savannah’s painting company of choice.

“Like” ProTect Painters of Savannah on Facebook here to stay connected & informed about their deals & promos. Click on the Welcome tab for fun interactive “painting.”

Dan DeYoung, ProTect Painters of Savannah, Proudly serving the home painting needs of Savannah, 22
West Bryan Street #206, Savannah, GA 31401 912-344-9388. ProTect Painters of Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Friday March 2 is Dr. Seuss’ BD! (which, along with the Friday opening of “The Lorax” movie, explains why Bull Street library is running really low on Seuss favorites this week)

Live Oak public libraries offers various FREE ways to celebrate it this month including a free The Cat in the Hat magic & clown show happening at branches next week March 5-9 2012.

For details on next week’s The Cat in Hat magic & clown show, click here.

Today & next week some branches are also hosting free Make It & Take It crafts where kids can make a Cat in the Hat hand puppet. For details on the puppet craft times & days click here.