Celebrate Flannery O’Connor’s 99th birthday with an afternoon full of literature, live music, Flannery-inspired-crafts, games, and birthday cake.
This event is held in conjunction with Local Author Day, sponsored by The Book Lady Bookstore.
Forty local and regional authors will be on-hand, and you are invited to stroll around the book tables and meet some wonderful poets, children’s book authors, and fiction and nonfiction writers.
2PM: Participate in improv opera with Moon River Opera
3PM: Dress up as Flannery to compete in a Flannery look-alike contest
3:30PM: Musical promenade by the Sweet Thunder Band
Come to Skidaway Island State Park in Savannah on Sat. Feb. 3 2-3PM in the Interpretive Center to listen to local author Phyllis Tildes read her charming books for children inspired by nature. You’ll also have the opportunity to color some of the author’s beautiful illustrations.
Phyllis Limbacher Tildes is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books for children ages 0-8. Her love of nature and wildlife is evident in many of her titles. Her latest book, Bunny’s Big Surprise, was released in 2020 and features a variety of low-country wildlife. She has published 24 books, including Counting on Calico in 1995. Her 25th book, a board book version of her popular Eye Guess, will be released in January 2024.
This Sat. Oct. 21, 2023 @ 10AM, join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center for a reading of “Mikey’s Marvelous Mummy Wraps,” with author Tony Dye!
A young mummy discovers that when he dares to see things differently, his life changes forever! Author Tony Dye will read his story of surprise and adventure, followed by mummy movement and a colorful art activity with one of Savannah Cultural Arts Center’s teaching artists!
Imagination Mornings are engaging mornings of crafts, stories, and movement that take place inside the Savannah Cultural Arts Center! They are geared toward children up to 7 years old.
Space is limited, register as a family unit to reserve your spot. $5/per family. A parent/guardian must be present with their children at all times.
Please register online here by noon the Friday before the event on Sat. Oct. 21, at 10AM.
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Come donate some new or gently used books, then pick up a few new ones @ the Savannah Children’s Book Drive & Local Author Fair, 10AM-2PM Sat. Oct. 7 in Johnson Square in downtown Savannah.
Savannah authors, representing a variety of genres, will do book signings and sales while Book Nation of Dreamers collects book donations. The event is free and open to all ages.
Free summer programs @ Live Oak Public Library 16 library branches providing programs and services in Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty Counties include:
Special Performers. See the schedule of FREE special summer kid-friendly performances @ library branches here.
Summer Lunches: Free, healthy meals for children and youth at select library locations, in partnership with America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia
Free Professor Universe science show on an exploration inside the human body. For all ages. Details here.
FreeManomet Shorebird Conservation. Learn about the shorebirds on Tybee and what you can do to ensure the survival of their species. All ages are welcome. Details here.
Free Front Porch Improv Teen Workshop. Highly-interactive workshop where tweens and teens learn improv games, play fun improv short-form games. Details here.
Neighborhood Comics invites Savannah-area comic book lovers to participate in Free Comic Book Day 2023. The event will be held at 1205 Bull St from 10AM-6PM on MAY 6, 2023.
This will be the store’s largest Free Comic Book Day event ever, with 10 professional comic artists on hand signing books and meeting readers. There will also be a food truck, costumed characters, and giveaways.
Thousands of free comic books will be available spanning multiple genres and age levels. This year’s selection of comics includes beloved characters and franchises such as Spider-man, Archie, Umbrella Academy, Star Wars and more.
Scheduled guests include Sonic the Hedgehog illustrator Tracy Yardley, long-time GI Joe artist Robert Atkins, DC Comics cover artist Edwin Galmon and more.
The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home’s annual holiday reading of “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote will be an outdoor event with hot cider and holiday treats @ The Old Dairy in Savannah.
Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home presents annual Robert Strozier Memorial Christmas reading. Sun. Dec. 4, 2022, 3:30PM @ The Old Dairy, 2500 Tennessee Ave.
Celebrate the holiday season with hot cider and holiday treats and enjoy local actress Maggie Hart reading “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote. This is an outdoor event; guests are encouraged to bring a folding chair and blankets to stay cozy. Enjoy funny and oh-so-Southern afternoon storytelling session.
On Sat. Sept 10 2022 @ 10AM, join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center for a reading of “Mikey’s Marvelous Mummy Wraps,” with author Tony Dye!
A young mummy discovers that when he dares to see things differently, his life changes forever! Author Tony Dye will read his story of surprise and adventure, followed by mummy movement and a colorful art activity with one of our teaching artists!
Imagination Mornings are engaging mornings of crafts, stories, and movement that take place inside the Savannah Cultural Arts Center! They are geared toward children up to 7 years old.
Space is limited, register as a family unit to reserve your spot. $5/per family. A parent/guardian must be present with their children at all times.
Please register online here by noon the Friday before the event on Sat. Sept. 10, at 10AM.
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Join the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn on Hilton Head Is. and its partners in this FREE Family Fun Day 2022 for all ages, 10AM-1PM Tues. Aug. 9.
Come early or stay for lunch at the weekly Farmer’s Market on site between 9AM and 1PM
Visit the Coastal Discovery Museum’s boardwalks, learn about the salt marsh, and walk to the horse barn and pasture to see the marsh tacky horse “Comet” and his companion horse “Hawk”.
Stop by the Karen Wertheimer Butterfly Habitat to see the life cycle of native butterflies and learn from museum docents how to plant a butterfly-friendly garden of your own.
Express yourself – artistically – with hands-on activities offered by the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina and The Sandbox. Make a piece of “Tiny Art” to take home or to share with the Tiny Art Galleries around town (sponsored by the Town of Hilton Head Office of Cultural Affairs). Create your own tie dye shirt using real indigo dye or watch sweetgrass basket makers at work.
Sing along with Jevon Daly at one of the two “Kids Concerts” (10:15AM and 11:30AM) in the Birdseye View Theater. Jevon is a local favorite with the young and old alike and is known for his summertime concerts at Coligny Plaza.
Watch and learn about local birds from the Hilton Head Audubon Society. Dive into our local history and environment with the Lowcountry Master Gardeners, the Outside Foundation, Hilton Head Archaeological Society, the Gullah Museum, Heritage Library, Explore Mitchelville, the Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage and others.
Stop in the Discovery House for the “Children’s Book Fair” to purchase signed copies of educational and local children’s books to take home. Authors scheduled to attend include Susan Diamond Riley, Susan McElroy Montanari, Lisa Anne Cullen, Rebecca Chamberlain, Patricia Bee, Donna Brainard, Mary T. Jacobs, Miho Kinnas, Iris Jackson, Robin Prince Monroe, and Antawn Eady. Find out more about our local literary scene with the Pat Conroy Literary Center.
Visit special exhibitions in the Discovery House. “Conservation in the Classroom” (Main Gallery) includes student artwork focused upon the conservation and protection of dolphins, sea turtles, shore birds, and horseshoe crabs. “Nikon Small World” (Sea Island Room) is a traveling exhibition of 20 jaw-dropping, prize-winning photomicrographs (photographs taken through the light of a microscope).
There’s something for everyone at Family Fun Day!
There is no charge for admission on this special Museum Day and reservations are not required.
Please call (843) 689-6767 ext. 223 for details or learn more here.
Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
The annual Savannah Local Author Day & Flannery Birthday Party is back!
With a local author day sponsored by The Book Lady Bookstore, the Flannery O’Connor outdoor fair and the quirkiest parade in Savannah will be Sun. March 27, 1-4PM in Lafayette Square in downtown Savannah.
This free event that’s open to the public will feature creative activities, vendors, and lots of Flannery costumes. The annual celebration of acclaimed author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor’s birthday will offer free family fun, live music, a wacky parade, birthday cake, and more.
Local and regional authors will be on hand and you are invited to stroll around the book tables and meet poets, children’s book authors, and fiction and nonfiction writers.
You’ll also be welcomed to visit the Flannery O’Connor Home (free) to view Flannery’s Depression-era childhood home.
Live music throughout the event provided by singer-songwriters and musicians from Savannah local bands.
Attendees are invited to walk in the parade, bring handmade signs and sing along.
Costumes inspired by Flannery O’Connor characters, settings or the author’s life are optional & encouraged.
In a new children’s picture book “Nigel and the Moon,” Savannah debut author Antwan Eady and artist Gracey Zhang tell the story of a young Black schoolboy with big dreams of moving past his fear of judgment to share his dreams with his class during career week.
Come celebrate the Feb. 15 publication of “Nigel and the Moon” @ Foxy Loxy in Savannah on Tues. Feb. 15 2022, 4-5PM in the courtyard for story time, crafts & coffee.
So far Nigel and the Moon has received great recognition:
*A Publisher’s Weekly Most Anticipated Book of 2022
*A Barnes and Noble Most Anticipated Kids’ Book of February.
*Amazon’s Editors’ “BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH” pick
* A Southern Independent Bookseller Alliance (SIBA) “Read This Next” February pick.
*Starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly and School Library Journal
Join Live Oak Public Library for very special virtual visit with Savannah author Antwan Eady. Antwan will be reading his debut book, Nigel and the Moon (illustrated by artist Gracey Zhang ), and sharing his experience as a writer.
THURS MARCH 3 2022 | 10 AM | via Zoom
Registration: liveoakpl.org/author
Treat the little artist in your life to SCAD MOA Story Time on the first Saturday of each month. Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities as you learn about work by a different artist each month.
Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and up.
For more information, email Kristin Poitras, coordinator of museum visitation, at kpoitras@scad.edu.
Sat. Feb. 5, 11AM
Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities as you learn about work by artist Patrick Dougherty. This event will take place outdoors. Plan and dress accordingly.
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SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Ga
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You’re invited this Sunday for The Sandbox Children’s Museum Author series @ 3PM this Sun. Nov. 14 with Ellen Giordano as she reads her book The Best Day Ever.
Free with Admission. Make sure you have a spot and reserve your tickets online @ www.thesandbox.org
Treat your young art lover to SCAD MOA Story Time on the first Saturday of each month.
Next Monthly Story Hour: Sat. Dec. 4 2021at 11AM.
Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and older.
To ensure the health and safety of all museum patrons and staff, touchless temperature checks are required prior to entering the galleries and face coverings are mandatory. Be mindful of your fellow patrons by social distancing. Maintain 6 feet of space between you and other guests.
Adorn a custom-beaded ornament inspired by Christian Siriano’s showstopping designs in People Are People and avant-garde rings in Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection.
Admission to the workshop is $10. Supplies included. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.
To sign up, email Kristin Poitras, coordinator of museum visitation, at kpoitras@scad.edu.
The new park off Pope Avenue near the Coligny Beach parking lot and Coligny Beach Park features:
*The Adventure Playground, named after the ship Captain William Hilton was on when he discovered Hilton Head Island. It features a reimagined design of the ship, playground, wading pool and more.
*An open pavilion and lawn for events.
*A perimeter walk
*Two fitness stations
*Wi-Fi
*The Sandbox Children’s Museum
*Public restrooms
Lowcountry Celebration Park
94 Pope Ave.
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
In a new children’s picture book “Nigel and the Moon,” Savannah debut author Antwan Eady and artist Gracey Zhang tell the story of a young Black schoolboy with big dreams of moving past his fear of judgment to share his dreams with his class during career week.
“Nigel and the Moon” will be released Feb. 1 2022. Pre-orders are available now.
SouthernMamas.com featured the book in our regular column in the Savannah Morning News.
The most recent SouthernMamas.com newspaper column spotlights the spiritual and medical journey of Savannah photographer and mother Sarah Buck.
This avid runner and mom of three chronicles her quest to find out the reason behind her mysterious, debilitating symptoms in her memoir “You Will See.”
(Pictured below: The painting behind the book created by @elaineburgeart has special meaning. Read the book and “You Will See” why.)
Join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center virtually every other Saturday morning at 10:30AM for interactive read-alouds of some of your favorite children’s books, and maybe discover a few new stories too. Each engaging story is accompanied by an arts activity to enhance the literary experience. This free program runs every other week for children ages 3 to 7.
Please register online here by Friday at noon the day before your preferred session(s) to make sure you receive the Zoom invitation and art activity information.
March 13 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
March 27 – Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
Join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center virtually every other Saturday morning at 10:30AM for interactive read-alouds of some of your favorite children’s books, and maybe discover a few new stories too. Each engaging story is accompanied by an arts activity to enhance the literary experience. This free program runs every other week for children ages 3 to 7.
Please register online here by Friday at noon the day before your preferred session(s) to make sure you receive the Zoom invitation and art activity information.
Feb 27 – Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill; after the story, stay for arts activities and a ceramics demonstration video. Register here.
March 13 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
March 27 – Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
