FREE storybook art: Bring the kids to a FREE Storybook Art with
Scribble Art Studio artists, 4:30 PM this Tues March 5 @
Southwest Chatham Library, Savannah. Featuring the book “Ship Shapes” by Stella
Blackstone. Details here.

Scribble Art Studio’s new Spring schedule is up on their website. Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler are offering a really fun array of classes for the spring! You can view the new schedule by clicking here .

Please let the Scribble artists know which classes you are interested in and if you do not see something that fits your needs feel free to let them know that as well. They are always open to suggestions.

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.

Planning a trip with the kids to Atlanta soon?

Now you can check out a free Center for Puppetry Arts museum pass at Live Oak Public Library branches in Savannah, Effingham & Hinesville.

Thanks to a new partnership between the Center for Puppetry Arts and Georgia’s Public Libraries, if you have a valid library card, you can now check out the Center’s new “Passport to Puppetry” at all Live Oak Public branches.

The “Passport to Puppetry” is valid for up to four free museum admissions—a potential savings of up to $33 per family. Parties with children must include at least one adult.

If you haven’t checked out the Center for Puppery Arts yet, the museum is a real treat, providing educational fun with more than 350 puppets from around the world as well as fun, unique puppet show performances.

The museum at the Center for Puppetry Arts is open Tuesdays through Sundays with hours varying upon day and programming. In addition to four free admissions, the “Passport to Puppetry” also entitles library patrons to attend a performance at the Center and/or participate in a Create-a-Puppet Workshop at a 25% discount, when space is available.

Complete details, including valid dates, show times, hours of operation, and reservation information are available online at www.puppet.org.

Visit www.puppet.org/museum/galibrarypassport.shtml  for full details on accessing and how to use the “Passport to Puppetry.” Live Oak Public Libraries will have information about the free pass on their Web site here soon!

The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now accepting registrations for its Spring Break Art Camp, which takes place April 1 – 5, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Cultural Affairs, located at 9 West Henry St. The full-day camp will offer children ages 5-12 an introduction to painting, ceramics, mixed media and performing arts in age-appropriate group settings.

The fee of $135 includes all materials and is limited to the person listed on the registration form. Full payment is due upon enrollment. Credit cards, checks, money orders and cash are accepted.

Space is limited and advance registration is required. Children 5 years of age must currently be enrolled in kindergarten. Registration forms are available online at www.savannahga.gov/arts .

Registrations can be faxed, hand-delivered or mailed to: City of Savannah, Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St., Savannah, GA 31401. For information, contact 912-651-6783.

FREE PUPPET PEOPLE PUPPET SHOWS at City COMMUNITY CENTERS

SPONSORED BY
The City of Savannah
The Savannah Coastal Puppetry Guild

Angela Beasley’s Puppet People Present:
BR’ER RABBIT AND FRIENDS — FOLKTALES, FABLES & FUN !

Experience timeless stories told by Joel Chandler Harris, Aesop and others through the magical art of Shadow Puppetry.

Feb 12 10:30 am Crusader Community Center
81 Coffee Bluff Villa Rd. (921-2103)

Feb 13 11:00 am Windsor Forest Center (Windsor Forest School)
308 Briarcliff Circle (921-2104)

Feb 14 10:30 am Eastside Center (Schuman Middle School)
409 Goebel Avenue (651-4325)

Feb 15 2:00 pm Rivers Edge Retirement
6206 Waters Avenue (354-6146)

Feb 20 10:00 am Liberty City Center
1401 Mills B. Lane Blvd. (650-7804)

Feb 21 1:00 pm JEA (Rambam school)
5111 Abercorn St. 355-8111

Shows are FREE, but please call the centers to make reservations.
These shows are open to seniors to school children

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.

Looking for something festive to do on Valentine’s Day (Thursday!)?

Starlight Pottery at 7070 Hodgson Memorial Dr. in midtown Savannah will be open until 9pm on Valentine’s Day! Bring in your valentine or your kids and create something special! Plates & Mugs will be Buy One Get One 50 % off!

President’s Day

School out on President’s Day, Mon. Feb. 18?
Starlight be OPEN from 11-6 on President’s Day! Monday, February 18

Ladies Night Out @ Starlight Pottery

Thursday, February 28
6-9pm
Get your friends together for a night out!
Price of the pottery you paint is all you pay.
Call or email Starlight Pottery to reserve your table. Call 912.303.9599 or emailcontactus@starlightpottery.com

Winter Studio Hours

Tuesday – Thursday
11-6
Friday
11-8
Saturday
10-8
Starlight Pottery may close one hour early if there are no painters in the studio. Call ahead if you’re coming around that time. Tel: 912.303.9599

Starlight Pottery, 7070 Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah, Ga. 31406, tel. 912.303.9599, contactus@starlightpottery.com , http://starlightpottery.com/ Starlight Pottery is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

On Fri. March 1 2013, Savannah Danse Theatre is offering a school show at 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM for area children @ Trustee’s Theatre, 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah.

The ballet is very kid friendly! Because this is a special event, Savannah Danse Theatre is offering these shows for only $5 per ticket. Reservations are required by calling 912-897.2102

Savannah Danse Theatre is performing Sleeping Beauty March 2 at 7:00 at the Trustee’s Theatre.

4 to 7 Year Old Mini Masters art class starts Feb. 16.

Instructor: Sherah Rosen
Ages 4-7 Saturdays, 10-11:30 am, February 16–March 9, 2013

Members $100 | Non-members $125

Each day of this five-week Saturday class will explore art fundamentals through exploration of different works from master artist such as Botticelli, Il Parmigianino, and Niccolo Pisano. Each day students will view, discuss, and recreate the great works form the Uffizi collection. In the studio students will make their own paint, work with gold leaf, paint their own family portraits, and more. All materials provided.

Contact Kip Bradley, Studio Programs Manager, email bradleyk@telfair.org  or call 912.790.8823.

To get more info on classes at Telfair Museums in Savannah or download an application, click here.

English Portrait Artist Tony Troy will be back in Savannah accepting a few more commissions for classical portraits. These would make very special Mother’s Day gifts!

For appointments and sittings please call 609-231-6195 or email Tony from via his web site: www.tonytroyart.com  (The Classical Portrait Page is where the portraits are displayed.)

Tony Troy Art, email tonytroyart@gmail.com. ,609-231-6195 On Facebook here . Tony Troy Art is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

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.

City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now registering students for Session II classes and workshops. Day and evening sessions are offered for children, teens, and adults in all skill levels. Sessions began Feb. 18 and run through March 29 and are held at the Department of Cultural Affairs located at 9 W. Henry St., Savannah.

Three week and six-week classes are available, as well as weekend workshops. Visual arts sessions include ceramics, metals, glass, fibers, jewelry, painting and drawing.

Class fees include instruction, use of studio space, use of equipment and all materials and tools required. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Credit cards are accepted. Class schedule and registration forms are available online by clicking here or by calling (912) 651-6783.

Youth & Adult Workshops
Setting Up Your Ceramics Studio
$10, All Ages, Sat., Feb. 23, 10am-12pm

Parent & Child Clay
$20, Ages 4+, Sat., March 9, 10am-12pm

Parent & Child Fibers
$20, Ages 6-10, Sat., March 9, 10am – 12pm

Raku
$10 per firing, All Ages, Fri., March 29, 1-4pm

Youth Visual Arts Classes
Teen Clay
$90, Ages 10-16, Tues., Feb. 19 – March 26, 3:30-5:00pm

Teen Jewelry
$75, Ages 10-16, Tues., Feb. 19 – March 26, 4:00-5:00pm

Papier Mache Sculpture
$75, Ages 9-14, Wed., Feb. 20 – March 27, 4:30-5:30pm

Children’s Fibers
$75, Ages 6-10, Wed., Feb. 20 – March 27, 4:30-5:30pm

Children’s Clay
$75, Ages 6-10, Thurs., Feb. 21 – March 28, 4:00-5:00pm

Cartooning
$75, Ages 6-10, Thurs., Feb. 21 – March 28, 4:30-5:30pm

For a complete list of classes including those for teens & older, click here.

This upcoming weekend of Feb. 2 & 3 means free weekend access to some of nearby museums through Bank of America’s Museums on Us program. Free admission is for the adult cardholder only. Regular admission applies to children and additional guests.

Nearby participating museums include:

EdVenture Children's Museum

EdVenture Childrens Museum in Columbia, S.C.
211 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Atlanta History Center
High Museum of Art in Atlanta
Tellus Science Museum, Cartersville

The Museum of Science and History in Jacksonville (MOSH), Fla.
Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, Fla

Who is eligible?

To qualify for Museums on Us, you must be a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch card customer. Simply present your Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card along with a photo ID to gain one free general admission to any participating institution. Cardholders only; guests are not eligible for free admission.

When is it available?

With qualifying identification, customers can enjoy free admission on the first full weekend of every month.

For a full list of participating museums, please visit the Museums on Us site.

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.

We checked out the Willy Wonka musical @ Savannah Children’s Theatre this past wknd & fell in love!

You & your kids will be so jazzed to see that the talented folks at Savannah Children’s Theatre are able to colorfully depict how each of the little visitors to the chocolate factory meet their funny fates. Kudos to the set design & construction crew.

Actors Christopher Blaire (Willy Wonka), Chris Bass (The Candy Man), Finn Repella (Mike Teavee) &  Emily Browne (Veruca Salt) & Len James (Mr. Salt) steal the show!

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

Willy Wonka,” magically delicious mainstage production, Jan 25-27 & Feb 1-3 2013. Fri & Sat at 8 pm, Sat & Sun at 3 pm.

UPCOMING AUDITIONS FOR SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S THEATRE shows: Main Stage production of “A Year with Frog & Toad” open to 2nd grade-adults, Feb. 25 & 26 @ 7 PM. Show dates: June 1-16.

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

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey© FULLY CHARGED, Gold Edition just added a a 10AM performance on Friday Jan 25. This is perfect for stay at home moms with kids not in school yet. VIP seats available too!

The circus will be at the Savannah Civic Center Jan. 23-27 2013.
Showtimes are:
SHOW 1 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:30 PM
SHOW 2 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:30 PM
SHOW 3 Fri, 25 Jan. 2013 10 AM (newly added show)
SHOW 4 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:30 PM
SHOW 5 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
SHOW 6 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:00 PM
SHOW 7 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:00 PM
SHOW 8 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:30 PM
SHOW 9 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:30 PM

SouthernMamas.com discount: Discount code to receive a 20% discount off of adult Tickets. Not valid on opening night or VIP and Premium seating. Restrictions and fees may apply. Please use code MAMA to receive savings. Buy tickets online at Ringling.com, etix.com, Savannah Civic Center Box Office or call 912-651-6556.

Be a part of circus history as The Greatest Show On Earth® harnesses the energy of the audience to power the performers. Witness superhuman stunts so close, you can FEEL it! Experience the excitement as Ringling Bros.® transforms energy and power into megawatts of thrills. Imaginations ignite for children of all ages with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey© is proud to present FULLY CHARGED, Gold Edition.

Congratulations to our winners of our giveaway of family four packs of tickets to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey© FULLY CHARGED, Gold Edition,: Amanda Smith Bickston, Ashley Waldvogel Gaddy, Christine Horton-Dobson, Haley Marie Quinn, Meg Karacostas Lego. They each won four ticket vouchers to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ® circus in Savannah.

To learn more about Scribble’s portfolio prep or art classes for kids, 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.

UPDATE: Winners of our circus tickets giveaway are: Amanda Smith Bickston, Ashley Waldvogel Gaddy, Christine Horton-Dobson, Haley Marie Quinn, Meg Karacostas Lego. Congratulations ladies. You each win four ticket vouchers to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ® circus in Savannah. Thank you to everyone who entered. Winners, pls email your addresses to anne@southernmamas.com  so we can get this vouchers to you. If you can’t attend, pls let us know & we’ll pick another name!

Let the show begin!

This week SouthernMamas.com is giving away FIVE family four packs of tickets to Jan. 23 opening night of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey© FULLY CHARGED, Gold Edition, an all-new powerful surge of circus entertainment in Savannah ! That means five winners of four tickets each.

To enter to win, just like our SouthernMamas.com Facebook page by clicking here and either share your favorite circus memory or just answer this circus triva question:

What is the name of the emcee of The Greatest Show On Earth?
A. The Ringleader
B. The Ringmaster
C. The Ringboss
D. The Ringtender
E. The Ringadingding

Deadline is early this giveaway: 9 PM Wed. Jan. 16 so we can the tickets to the winners!

The circus will be at the Savannah Civic Center Jan. 23-27 2013.
Showtimes are:
SHOW 1 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:30 PM
SHOW 2 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:30 PM
SHOW 4 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:30 PM
SHOW 5 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
SHOW 6 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:00 PM
SHOW 7 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:00 PM
SHOW 8 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:30 PM
SHOW 9 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:30 PM

SouthernMamas.com discount: Discount code to receive a 20% discount off of adult Tickets. Not valid on opening night or VIP and Premium seating. Restrictions and fees may apply. Please use code MAMA to receive savings. Buy tickets online at Ringling.com, etix.com, Savannah Civic Center Box Office or call 912-651-6556.

Be a part of circus history as The Greatest Show On Earth® harnesses the energy of the audience to power the performers. Witness superhuman stunts so close, you can FEEL it! Experience the excitement as Ringling Bros.® transforms energy and power into megawatts of thrills. Imaginations ignite for children of all ages with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey© is proud to present FULLY CHARGED, Gold Edition.

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

The Savannah Arts Academy’s Theatre Department presents “A Festival of One Acts” – a series of 16 student directed, performed and produced one act plays on Wednesdays, January 16 & 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM in the Black Box Theater at 500 Washington Avenue.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students and senior citizens and can be purchased online at www.seatyourself.biz/saa  or at the door. Seating is limited so you are encouraged to get your tickets soon.

Students from all of the theatre classes will direct, perform, and produce 16 plays over 2 nights. Eleven of these plays were written by the students. Over 85 students will be involved in these performances.

They will perform the following plays: on January 16th
The Tooth Hurts, Slightly Left of Paradise, Writer’s Left, The Pick-up, Cuttin’ Line, Clueless, Closure, The Boogieman, Love Letters and Carnal Instinct , on January 23: Sales and Wails, Blackout, Bail, Simulation Number Three, Insanity, Ybergeschnappt.

The Savannah Arts Academy is a specialty visual and performing arts public high school whose quest is to develop graduates who exemplify academic and artistic excellence.
Contact Person: Andrea Verdis
Theatre Department Chair
912-395-1000 ext 722111
andrea.verdis@savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us

Savannah Technical College is now accepting entries for the 17th annual Manufacturing Appreciation Week (MAW) student design competition. The competition is open to all elementary, middle and high school students in Georgia.

The MAW Student Design Contest is held annually in conjunction with Manufacturers’ Appreciation Week and is designed to promote awareness of the important role manufacturing plays in the economy of the State of Georgia for elementary to high school students statewide.

Manufacturing is the process of creating physical objects that will be used by someone or used to build something else. Manufacturing provides jobs for approximately 408,427 Georgians. The nearly 9,000 manufacturing facilities in Georgia are devoted to making products as diverse as textiles to automotive parts. Students should consider products made in their hometowns, counties or statewide to include Georgia products in their designs to illustrate the role that manufacturing plays in our community. Art for placemats and posters should portray manufacturing specific to the student’s local area, while T-shirt designs should depict manufacturing taking place in the entire state.

Elementary school children may compete in the placemat competition; middle school students compete in the poster contest and high school students participate in the T-shirt design competition. The artwork submitted to Savannah Tech will be entered in the statewide competition where three winners will be chosen in each of the groups. The first, second and third place in each category will be honored at the Governor’s Awards Luncheon in April 2013. The first-place winners receive monetary scholarships for $500. The second-place winners receive $300 scholarships and the third place winners receive $100 scholarships. The top entries for placemat, poster and T-shirt designs will be displayed at the luncheon.

Entries must comply with the guidelines established by the Technical College System of Georgia. Elementary school placemat designs must be 11”x 17”; middle school posters must be created on 22” x 28” poster board and high school T-shirt designs must fit in a 12” square. Art may be computer-generated or created with paint, watercolors, pencils, markers, crayons, charcoal, etc. but should be completely dry before shipping/delivery. All work must be flat and 3-D objects cannot be glued or pasted to submissions. Please note that designs will not be returned to contestants.

Entries must be labeled on the back, upper-right corner of each submission with the student’s name, school, school phone number and the words, “Savannah Technical College.”

Artwork must be received by the STC Marketing and Communications Office at the Savannah Campus by Friday, January 25, 2013 for consideration. Mail or deliver entries to: Savannah Technical College, 5717 White Bluff Road, Savannah, GA 31405, Attention: Office of Marketing and Communications. Entries may also be delivered to the Effingham Campus (2890 Hwy 21 South, Rincon, GA 31326) or Liberty Campus (100 Technology Drive, Hinesville, GA 31313).

For more information contact STC Director of Communications Amy Shaffer at 912.443.5512 or ashaffer@savannahtech.edu .

For additional information on Georgia Manufacturing Week or the MAW student design competition, visit www.georgiamaw.org .

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

English Portrait Artist Tony Troy will be available for portraits in Savannah from Wednesday Jan. 9 onwards for classical portraits and commissions.

For appointments and sittings please call 609-231-6195 or email Tony from via his web site: www.tonytroyart.com  (The Classical Portrait Page is where the portraits are displayed.)

Illustrations by Tony Troy, email info@tonytroyillustrations.com , 1-609-470-0774, www.tonytroyart.com  On Facebook here. Illustrations by Tony Troy is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

To learn more about Scribble’s art birthday parties for kids or art classes for kids, 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.