Lucas Theatre in Savannah is turning 95! To celebrate this milestone, the Theatre is hosting a FREE Anniversary Celebration Fri. Sept. 23, 2016, 5-11PM.

Open to the Savannah community & featuring kids’ activities, local vendors & raffles. The Savannah Food Truck Festival will bring an array of different cuisines to the public.

Starting at 7pm, the showing of the 1939 classic Gone with the Wind, in an homage to the first showing after the Lucas’ reopening

The Lucas is throwing this party as a big Thank You to Savannah! Arthur Lucas built The Lucas Theatre of the Arts in 1921. The Lucas saw a decline in ticket sales as television gained popularity & the suburbs drew people away from the downtown area, ultimately closing its doors in 1976. Ten years later, a motivated group of Savannah citizens worked to save the Lucas from being demolished. They pooled their resources, purchased the building & began a restoration that would eventually span nearly 14 years to create the non-profit organization the Lucas is today. In December 2000, the Lucas reopened, screening Gone with the Wind to announce its return.

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WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
1971
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1 AT 8:00 PM
PRESENTED BY THE LUCAS THEATRE
The Lucas Theatre is presenting this film to honor the memory of beloved actor Gene Wilder.

Rated G. 1 hour 29 minutes.

Don’t miss Happy Half Hour, where from 7-7:30 you can enjoy half price beer and popcorn specials. Movies start at the time listed with no previews.

Tickets: $9 general admission or $6 student/senior/military. This includes a $1 per ticket Historic Preservation Fee for all tickets purchased. The fee is for the ongoing preservation and maintenance of the Lucas Theatre. Also eligible for use with the Lucas Theatre Movie Pass. Available online or by calling 912-525-5050. You may pick up tickets in person at the Savannah Box Office at 216 E. Broughton Street, or at the Lucas one hour prior to show time.

Deep Center will host the free and public West Side Block Party and Dramatic Reading, on Sept. 18, 3 to 7PM, at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum in Savannah

The event celebrates the stories, history and culture of Savannah’s West Side and presents the work of young writers who participated in Deep’s Block by Block program along with the works of Savannah’s leading artists.

Beginning at 3PM inside the museum annex, Deep youth will present dramatic readings of their work inspired by their research of the history and culture of the city’s West Side, the seat of its Civil Rights movement. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. and seating is limited. Deep will release a full color, 170-page book featuring the writing and artwork of the participants in the Block by Block program.

Following the young writers’ performance there will be a block party on Wayne Street featuring live music, food trucks, public art and Story Tours.

The Story Tours along Wayne Street, led by the young authors, will focus on their work and critical issues facing the West Side neighborhood. Through a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, audience members will use their phones to respond to the art, readings, and conversations in a dynamic virtual space.

Deep recruited local artists José Ray and Jerome Meadows to create original public art inspired by and in collaboration with the young authors. Panhandle Slim has painted portraits of the 25 Block by Block participants, and these will be on display at the block party and, after the event, at the Live Oak Public Library on Bull Street. The Savannah Development and Renewal Authority will exhibit results from a collaborative workshop with the Deep Center that explores future plans for the MLK corridor.

The block party is free and open to the public and will be held in the parking lot of the Civil Rights Museum, extending east on Wayne Street to Chatham Square. Food will be available from the Savannah Food Truck Festival, and a DJ and local bands will play music throughout the day. The Block Party is coordinated in partnership with Art Rise Savannah, the local arts organization behind the First Friday Art March and the Better Block Project in Starland.

Deep Center’s Block by Block program is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the State Farm Youth Advisory Board, the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, and the United Way Coastal Empire.

Free Batman Day @ Barnes & Noble, Oglethorpe Mall, Savannah 

Saturday Sept. 17, 2016 2PM
Third annual Batman Day celebrating the Dark Knight’s endearing legacy. The event will include activities, trivia, coloring and much more. Costumes welcome.
Details here. 

Oglethorpe Mall
7804 Abercorn Ext. 72
Savannah, GA 31406
912-353-7757

Come to the first annual Movie in the Pink at Grayson Stadium in Savannah.

Watch the movie on the field at this family-friendly event. Bring a blanket, bring a friend, bring your PINK, and bring your support for Breast Cancer. This is way to kick off the month of October and Breast Cancer/Breast Reconstruction Awareness.

The night will feature a 3-inning celebrity kickball game followed by a full-feature movie in the stadium. Everyone will enjoy treats like pink lemonade from Parker’s, pink ice cream from Leopold’s, and many other delicious treats. The concession stand will be open as well.

Sat. Oct. 1, 6-10 PM
Grayson Stadium
1401 E Victory Dr, Savannah, Georgia 31404
Find tickets at www.turnitpink.org

This week we’re giving away a family-pack of tickets to Poppell family farms – the 10-acre corn maze & activity-packed farm & pumpkin patch in Odum about six miles from Jesup.

Poppell Family Farms grand opening for the 2016 Fall season is Saturday Oct. 1. The farm will be open every weekend through Oct. 30.

To enter to win FOUR tickets to Poppell Farms, go to Poppell Farms on Facebook & comment there about your favorite thing to do at Poppell Farms. For those who haven’t visited the farm yet, comment about your favorite thing to do during fall ( Need hints? Check out our FALL FUN GUIDE 2016 by clicking here). Please say SouthernMamas.com sent you.

THEN SHARE OUR GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT FACEBOOK POST here on your Facebook page.

We will pick winner by 11 PM this Tues. Sept. 12  & announce it here & on the SouthernMamas.com Facebook page. So please check back to find out if you entered to win.

Corn Maze Design

Poppell Farms will have a Peanuts-themed corn maze for the Fall 2016 season in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the beloved Peanuts TV special, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.  See a photo of the maze and learn more about this special commemoration here.

Hours

Poppell Farms is open on Sundays, too, for those whose Saturdays are packed with kids’ sporting events.

Sat. Oct. 1-Sun. Oct. 30, 2016
10 AM-5 PM Saturdays
Noon-5 PM Sundays
(5 PM-10PM Fridays, Maze & Haunted Trail, Nighttime activities)
(5PM-10PM Saturdays, Maze & Haunted Trail, Nighttime activities)

Tickets. For ticket prices, click here. 

Poppell Farms, email popfarms1@windstream.net , (912) 586-2215, 1765 Hyma Poppell Loop, Odum, 31555 . On Facebook here. Poppell Farms is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Savannah Children’s Theatre offers a variety of classes in the performing arts, including beginner to advanced theatre, dance, piano, improvisation and more. Classes are being added all the time, so be sure to check back frequently to see if something new has arrived at SCT.

Savannah Children’s Theatre’s team of highly trained theatre professionals are waiting to share their knowledge & time with you.

All registration fees are non-refundable, no refunds for class fees after the day of auditions.

Creative Adventures, PreK-1st:
For our youngest performers! Students use creative dramatics to explore new stories every class. Focusing on creative play and group participation, this is the perfect way to introduce young people to the concepts of theatre! Classes meet Wednesdays from 5-6PM for twelve weeks, ending in an open-house demonstration. $250.
Wednesday. Ages 4-6.

Creative Dramatics I, 2nd-5th Grade:
Designed just for elementary-age students to explore the fun of live theatre! Students will audition for, rehearse & perform in a musical written just for children. Classes include theatre exercises & improvisational games to develop verbal & motor skills, then students will rehearse the chosen musical. Classes meet Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4:30-6:30PM for twelve weeks, ending in a full weekend of performances. $500.

Creative Dramatics II, 6th-8th Grades:
Middle school students will audition for, rehearse & perform in a youth version of a popular musical theatre piece. Classes begin with theatre exercises & improvisational games to further develop performing skills, and end with rehearsal of the chosen musical. Classes meet Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4:30-6:30PM for twelve weeks, ending in a full weekend of performances. $500.

Junior Company 8th-12th Grades
Teenagers will experience a more advanced theatre setting by auditioning for, rehearsing & performing in a full-length musical or play. Subjects will include improvisation, public speaking, stage movement, audition preparation & more. Classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-9PM

Dance for Musical Theatre
Learn the skills needed to keep up with the ever expanding role of movement and dance in musical theatre. Classes offered are tap/jazz, ballet/contemporary and aerial silks and are for students who are 7 years and AND in second grade through high school. Aerial silks are for 5th through 12th graders.

For more details about class schedules & to download the registration form, click here.

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Main Stage Audition

Auditions for Savannah Children’s Theatre’s winter Main Stage show The Secret Garden are Mon. & Tues. Sept. 12 & 13 at 7PM. They will be casting adults and children ages 7-18 (2nd-12th grades). Moms and dads, this is a great opportunity to be on stage as a family.

Wear clothes you can dance in and all you need to bring is your sense of wonder

ALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT TO SIGN THE AUDITION FORM.

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Savannah Children’s Theatre
2160 E. Victory Drive. Savannah, 31404
info@savannahchildrenstheatre.org
(912)238-9015

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A children’s sensory gym is now open in Bluffton, SC.

Ignite the Senses children’s gym provides a safe and fun indoor environment for all children including children with autism as well as typical children.

The mission @ Ignite the Senses: to ignite each child’s curiosity to explore new activities and new social relationships.

As Bluffton’s only children’s sensory gym, Ignite the Senses aims to spread community awareness and acceptance for those living with autism in and around the Lowcountry. Children with autism and typical children can grow physically, emotionally, and socially together whether in the open gym setting or in any of the small group classes offered.

Offerings @ Ignite the Senses include:

* art and music programs/classes
* special camps during the summer and school holidays throughout the year
* children’s birthdays and special events
* support group gatherings monthly for local families with children who have autism.

Open 7 days a week
Mon-Fri: 9AM-6PM
Sat: 10AM-3PM
Sun: 10AM-3PM

Ignite the Senses Gym
163 Bluffton Road
Suite C1
Bluffton, SC. 29910
(843) 757-0179

Ignite the Senses, www.ignitethesensesgym.com. Stay connected by liking Ignite the Senses on Facebook here . Ignite the Senses is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser. 

Set sail aboard the Jolly Roger when Savannah Children’s Theatre presents How I Became A Pirate!

When Captain Braid Beard and his scurvy crew invite young Jeremy Jacob on board, he finds himself on the voyage of a lifetime.

Based on the book by Melinda Long with illustrations by David Shannon, How I Became A Pirate, this family musical is sure to leave you and your young mateys singing and dancing in the aisles.

Runs two weekends!

Showtimes: Sept. 23-Oct. 2 Fridays @ 7PM, Saturday/Sundays @ 3PM.

Tickets: Adults $15, Seniors/Military/Kids $12.

FREE POPCORN for families dressed like pirates!

Best enjoyed by racketeers and plunderers ages 2-12.

Savannah Children’s Theatre
2160 E. Victory Drive. Savannah, 31404
info@savannahchildrenstheatre.org
(912)238-9015

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The Habersham School – illumination 2016

In the darkest hour of the middle ages, when famine and plague and war had brought many people, groups and budding nations to their lowest point, a Latin phrase, born out of Christian hope, emerged. Post Tenebras Lux: After darkness, Light.

This phrase would be the heart’s rallying cry towards the deeper truth that God is always working to bring about the restoration of His created world. Always.

The Habersham School in Savannah is built around this mission, and illumination is the school’s annual event where the Habersham community and friends gather with new and old friends to celebrate this deeper truth.

Together with exceptional food and drink as well as fantastic silent and live auctions, illumination  gives the Habersham community and its friends an opportunity to relax in the midst of an early autumn evening and be a part of promoting the work being done through the school towards the mission of restoration.

The Habersham School community invites you to illumination this year!

The Habersham School – illumination 2016
Thursday, Oct. 20 2016, 6:30PM
The Mackey House at Redgate Plantation

Learn more here. 

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The Habersham School, 505 E 54th St, Savannah, 31405 (912) 509-0540. On Facebook here. Follow on twitter@habershamschool & on Instagram here.  The Habersham School is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

The TOPSoccer program in Savannah provides young players with disabilities an opportunity to discover a love for soccer.

Registration for Fall 2016 TOPSoccer is now open. Sessions start on Sept. 24 and take place at the Jennifer Ross Soccer Complex in Savannah.

Register now here. 

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About TOPSoccer

US Youth Soccer, the nation’s largest youth sports organization, started The Outreach Program for Soccer or TOPSoccer in 1991 to provide young players with different abilities an environment filled with meaningful learning, developmental and physical participation opportunities through the game of soccer.

Coaches and volunteers will work on simple coordination, ball familiarity, listening skills, teamwork and hopefully plant the seed for a lifetime of soccer enjoyment. With one session a week, TOPSoccer is a safe, caring, and fun environment which focuses on the fundamentals of the ’beautiful game’.

For questions, contact Program Director Ciara Thomas at c.thomas@savannahunited.com. To register, click here. 

Shop local & make Barnett Educational Supplies in Savannah your go-to stop this Fall 2016 for Halloween costumes, fall decorations, Halloween decorations.

Stop by the store on West DeRenne Avenue.

Like Barnett on Facebook here to stay informed about their sales & new products.

Store hours: Mon – Fri: 9 AM-7 PM; Sat: 10 AM-5 PM; Sun: 1- 5 PM.

Barnett Educational Supplies, 38 W De Renne Ave., Savannah, 31405-6742, tel: 912-356-1878, email barneduc@bellsouth.net   www.barnetteducationalsupplies.com , Barnett Educational Supplies is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Come paint with the characters @ Sweet Southern Sass, Savannah Mall.

Meet & Greet Paint A Canvas.

Sat. Sept. 10, 11AM-3PM. Sessions every 30 minutes.
@ Sweet Southern Sass Savannah Mall
Limited space available
Call 925-1800 to reserve your space

Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street, www.savannahmall.com , 912-927-7467.

The Storybook Shoppe bookstore located in historic Bluffton, SC is thrilled to welcome prolific children’s book author Rosemary Wells back for a visit this month.

Wells is the author of several children’s books including Max and Ruby books. She will be visiting The Storybook Shoppe to promote her new book “Hand in Hand”. This book tells the story of all the ways parents are their child’s first teacher.

The Storybook Shoppe
Mon. Sept. 12 2016, 4:30-6:30PM
1 Calhoun St
Bluffton, SC 29910
(843) 757-2600

The afternoon of Mon. Sept. 12 will kick-off with story time as Wells shares “Hand in Hand” @ 4:30PM sharp and only ticket holders will be able to attend.

Tickets for the reading are $25 including a signed copy of “Hand in Hand.” Companion tickets will also be available for $5 each. Because there are only 30 tickets available, The Storybook Shoppe can only offer a single companion ticket when you purchase a ticket to the reading.

Proceeds from the sale of story time tickets will be donated to two local charities: CAPA (Child Abuse Prevention Association) and The United Way of the Lowcountry’s pre-school program.

After the reading, Ms. Wells will hold a book signing for everyone that would like her to dedicate a book. The book signing should start around 4:45PM and is open to everyone. No ticket needed!

As a treat, Candlewick Press has released 70 copies of “Little Fiona’s Lie” for The Storybook Shoppe to sell at the signing – a unique opportunity to get this book prior to its Sept. 13 release date. The Storybook Shoppe will be the only place to pick up this enchanting tale of how a little stretching of the truth can spin out of control.

Don’t want to stand in line to buy your books? Stop in before and pre-order. All prepaid orders will be waiting for you to pick-up and get signed. To pre-order, stop by the shop or call 843-757-2600.

Savannah Children’s Museum is ready for fun Fall 2016 with these daily programs

Sept. 7 2016 marks the day the museum will switch to their school year hours (Wed-Sun) and new program schedule listed above.

SCHOOL YEAR HOURS:
Wed-Sat: 10am-4pm
Sun: 11am-4pm
Mon-Tues: Closed

The museum’s new programs include Smart Start, STEAM Studio, Teddy Bear Picnic, and Young Explorers.  Daily programs are included in the purchase of your museum pass and free for members.

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Bond with your baby.
Trot with your toddler.
Pretend with your preschooler.

It’s Kindermusik Savannah – where music and learning play.

Join 88 Keys Piano for all new September Kindermusik classes. Babies meet Mondays @ 9:20AM. Toddlers meet Mondays @ 10:15AM and the New All-Ages class for Newborns to 7 meets Tuesdays at 10AM.

Enrollment is ongoing, so join anytime.

First trial class is FREE!

Visit  kindermusikwith88keys.com to sign up for your free trial.

912.988.KEYS.

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@88keysga.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge’s second annual Halloween Bat Spooktacular

You’re invited to come and learn more about one of nature’s most iconic “spooky” & misunderstood animals, the bat.

This free, fun, family-friendly, educational event, celebrating Bat Week, will offer close-up experiences with rescued bats & plenty of “bat-tastic” activities, crafts plus a storytime with books about bats.

Drop in any time from 1-4PM Sat. Oct. 29
@ Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center and Headquarters
694 Beech Hill Lane, Hardeeville, SC 29927

Bat crafts, Bat activities, Bat prizes, LIVE BATS & a presentation celebrating these spooky, amazing, misunderstood creatures.

Schedule

* 1-4PM Crafts, Activities, Bat Story Time & Meet Live Bats.
* 3PM Keynote Presentation
* 3:45PM Q & A and Bat House Giveaway

Questions? Contact Education Coordinator Joel Vos at SavannahCoastalEducation@fws.gov, or 843-784-2468

The Ballet School in Piccadilly Square on Savannah’s Southside offers a variety of Fall 2016 dance classes for all ages & experience levels – including adult ballet and classes for BOYS!

Classes include: Classical Ballet and Traditional Character Dance, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Progressing Ballet Technique U.S. & Pilates Barre Fusion.

Classes include:

“Mommy & Me”
(18 months – 3 years old)
Sept 6 – Oct 25, 2016
8 week session
Click HERE to REGISTER.

Tippy Toes
(2 – 3 years old)
Sept 6 – Nov 22, 2016
12 week session
Click HERE to REGISTER

More classes

Creative Movement for ages 3 & 4 and older
Primary for ages 5 & older
Tiny Tap
Ballet Prep beginner
Ballet Technique
Boy & Young Men’s program
Youth Tap
Junior Tap Broadway/Rhythm
Junior Jazz

For more classes or to register @ The Ballet School of Savannah, click here. 

The Ballet School, 10010 Abercorn Street, Suite 8, Piccadilly Square, Savannah, 31406 (912)925-0903, email theballetschool@comcast.net, www.theballetschoolsav.com  On Facebook here.  The Ballet School is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Happy September 2016!

To kick off September, we’re thrilled to announce that Poppell Farms – home to favorite hayrides, pumpkin patch & 10-acre corn maze – will have a Peanuts-themed maze for the Fall 2016 season.

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the beloved Peanuts TV special, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Peanuts Worldwide & Poppell Farms created a custom-designed corn maze that features Linus in the pumpkin patch. The corn maze will be open every Friday night 5-10PM, Saturday 10AM-10PM, Sunday Noon -5PM, Oct. 1-Oct. 30. Poppell Farms will host a special screening of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on Sat. Oct. 29, 7:30PM

Great Pumpkin artwork will be displayed in other areas of the farm for photo ops.

Poppell Farms is one of more than 60 farms in North America selected by Peanuts Worldwide to create a Great Pumpkin maze this year.

Poppell Farms is in its 16th year providing fall, family, fun.

Come catch a hay wagon ride down to the pumpkin patch, visit the 10 acre corn maze, watch goat friends Cornelius, Bill, and Cinderella negotiate “The Golden Goat Bridge.” Stop by the barnyard to be greeted by Charlie the llama, Chocolate the pony, Elvis and Earl the resident donkeys and more. A large playground area features the famous “Crop Hopper” jumping pillows.

Poppell Farms grand opening for the 2016 Fall season is 10 AM-5 PM Saturday Oct. 1. 

Poppell Family Farms pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayrides, giant outdoor jumping pillows, barnyard & farm games & activities are open every weekend Oct. 1-Sun. Oct. 30.

New for 2016: The Trail of Terror
An 800 ft. haunted walking trail through the Zombie filled woods.
Running every Friday and Saturday night through Saturday Oct. 29
Recommended for ages 12 & older.
Open Halloween night 5-10PM

Poppell Farms is just outside of Jesup, Ga. and Odum. Grand Opening is Sat. Oct. 1. The farm will be open every weekend through Oct. 30.

Poppell Farms, email popfarms1@windstream.net , (912) 586-2215, 1765 Hyma Poppell Loop, Odum, 31555 . On Facebook here. Poppell Farms is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser