SCCPSS All-City Choral Festival Concert, 3PM Sat. Oct. 29

Coastal Youth Choirs/ Savannah Children’s Choir, Inc. is pleased to assist with sponsoring the SCCPSS All-City Choral Festival.

Over 300 5th-12th grade students will be enjoying a weekend of singing with 4 different choirs. Eighteen schools will be participating. The festival was spearheaded by James Kirk who is currently the choral director at New Hampstead K8. Each year the festival gains momentum with more SCCPSS schools looking forward to participating in the two-day event.

SCCPSS officials have rescheduled the festival to this Friday & Saturday, Oct. 28-29 2022. The festival was originally scheduled during Hurricane Ian.

The concert will take place at New Hampstead High School on Sat. Oct. 29 2022 beginning at 3PM.  FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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About Coastal Youth Choirs/Savannah Children’s Choir, Inc.

Savannah Children’s Choir, now Coastal Youth Choirs, has developed a reputation for excellence in the city, county, and beyond. In addition to tours in the United States, the Premier Choir has performed in England, Ireland, and France and has also appeared on television in South Korea. The singers have experienced artist residencies with world-renowned singers and clinicians.

After sixteen years, this nonprofit’s mission remains the same – to unite, mentor, and transform the children and youth of greater Savannah and the Low Country into responsible, creative, and confident leaders through excellence in choral performance and music education.

Learn more here.

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The Savannah Cultural Arts Center presents: The Savannah Spooky Spectacular, a Halloween themed variety show featuring music, dance, theatre, and more @ 7-8PM Fri. Oct. 28 2022.

FREE & open to the public. For all ages.

Costumes are highly encouraged and will be awarded with prizes. This is a free event open to all ages, so bring your family and friends out for a fun, spooky night!Here are some of the performers joining the show!
Spoken Word: Justin Toney
Dancers: Veron Jackson, Sharonika Simmons Saunders, Ricardo Richardson, MiKeshia McPhaul
Theatre: SSU Players By The Sea
Singer: Marlow Seavers
Musical Accompaniment: Matthew Duplessie
And Your Host: Melanie Goldey

Show starts @ 7PM.

Doors open at 6:30PM, but come early to see the opening of El Salon in the gallery, presented by SOY X SOY!

Learn more here.

Savannah Cultural Arts Center is at 201 Montgomery St. The lawn is at the southeast corner of the intersection of Oglethorpe and MLK. Parking: Limited (paid) street parking is available near the (SCAC). The closest parking garages are Liberty Parking Garage on Liberty and Montgomery and Robinson Parking Garage on Montgomery St. across from Chatham County Courthouse.

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This concert on Sat. Oct. 22 featuring student musicians is free & open to the public

Does your child play a musical instrument or is interested in starting lessons? Come see what SMF Jazz Academy is all about @ a free Fall Family Jam concert, noon-2PM this Sat. Oct. 22 2022 @ Salvation Army Community Center, 3000 Bee Road in Savannah.

Savannah Music Festival provides SMF Jazz Academy at no cost to participants through the generous support of donors and sponsors. 

Learn more about SMF Jazz Academy or enroll a student here.

You love SouthernMamas.com Annual Best Home Holiday Lights Decorations list to ride around looking at lights. Here’s our smaller scale Halloween-Fall decoration list – by no means the best – just some fun picks from readers & us.

Enjoy giant skeletons, dancing in circle ghosts & witches, pumpkin & mum lined porch steps plus friendly porch skeletons, some which wave from rocking chairs, drink cocktails or even ride a bike. You can even find yellow-raincoat clad Georgie with red balloon from Stephen King’s ‘It.” ( 235 Washington Ave., Ardsley Park)

See our Instagram reel here

• 122 E. 38th St. – witch trio (pictured), rocking chair skeletons & more , Starland District
• 117 E. 36th St. – biking skeleton & resting witch face contest (pictured), Thomas Square
• 3505 Abercorn St., Ardsley Park
• 36 51st St. – giant skeleton, Ardsley Park
• Reynolds & 52nd streets, Ardsley Park
• 337 Washington Ave., Ardsley Park
• 235 Washington Ave., Ardsley Park (Georgie with red balloon from Stephen King’s ‘It’)
• Southside of Victory Drive between Abercorn and Reynolds streets, giant inflatables,
• Whitaker Street across from Forsyth has a few: 909 Whitaker St. – skeleton porch party with lawn dragon, cats in window & more; 703 Whitaker St; 509 Whitaker St. ; 507 Whitaker (mums & pumpkin goals!)
• 506 E. Park Avenue- skeletons galore plus a werewolf
• 1000 block of E. Henry St. between Waters & Harmon on northside of Henry @ corner.
• Store windows at E. Shaver Bookstore, 326 Bull St.
• Various door steps, porches in Savannah Historic District including The Inn on W. Liberty, 109 W. Liberty St; 106 W.Jones St; 517 & 501 E. Broughton
• 5505 Magnolia Ave. Magnolia Park neighborhood, Inflatables.
• 5708 Colonial Dr., Magnolia Park neighborhood,

Email us your favorites: anne@southernmamas.com

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Free Family Activities & More @ The Jepson Center, Savannah

Free Family Day – The Art of Still Life (Jepson Center Only)
Oct. 22 2022 , 10AM – 5PM
Jepson Center, Savannah

Free Family Day @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center features family activities from 1-4PM based on the exhibitions Feels Like Freedom: Phillip J. Hampton and Elegies: Still Lifes in Contemporary Art. Families may explore and experiment with art materials, create still lifes, and make string art inspired by the work of Phillip J. Hampton.

The afternoon also will include a demonstration of still life painting and a “living still life” activity.

Learn more here.

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Halloween Costume Contest & Pumpkin Patch on Hilton Head Is.

Free event! Pumpkin Patch and fall festivities on Fri. Oct. 21 2022, 4-7PM.

Have the kids dress up and participate in the Halloween Costume Contest at 5:45PM.

Free bounce houses, pumpkins, and games! Train ride, concessions, rockwall sold separately.

Learn more here.

Shelter Cove Park, 39 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29928

You’re invited to the inaugural Hull Park Fall Festival happening Sat. Oct. 22 2022, 3-7PM, Savannah

Music, food, art, pets & people costume contests, kid zone and games for all.

Please RSVP for this event so organizers can plan. All are welcome to attend!

RSVP online here.

Free & open to the public

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022, 3-7 PM

Hull Park @ 55th & Atlantic streets, Savannah, GA 31405

This weekly Saturday Oktoberfest 2022 celebration will showcase a blend of old and new German traditions every October Saturday through Sat. Oct. 29 2022 @ Plant Riverside District-Pavilion Stage.

All family-friendly festivities are free and open to the public.

Every Saturday from 1-4PM, the Pavilion Tent along the riverfront at Plant Riverside District will feature free live polka music by Bob and the Polka Dots as well as a free keg toss, bratwurst eating contests and stein holding competitions.

Learn more here.

Savannah’s famous Weiner Dog races – which were a longtime Savannah tradition when Oktoberfest was held at Rousakis Riverfront Plaza on River Street – are not happening this year. Questions? Email PRD-Entertainment@kesslercollection.com

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Family activities & more

Free Family Day – The Art of Still Life (Jepson Center Only)
Oct. 22 2022 , 10AM – 5PM
Jepson Center, Savannah

Free Family Day @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center features family activities from 1-4PM based on the exhibitions Feels Like Freedom: Phillip J. Hampton and Elegies: Still Lifes in Contemporary Art. Families may explore and experiment with art materials, create still lifes, and make string art inspired by the work of Phillip J. Hampton.

The afternoon also will include a demonstration of still life painting and a “living still life” activity.

Learn more here.

Free Family Halloween Fun in Richmond Hill, Ga.

Free family-friendly Trunk or Treat event Sat. Oct. 29 2022, 11:30AM-4PM at JF Gregory Park in Richmond Hill.

There will be contests, treats and fun!

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GO PLAYGROUND HOPPING. FIND OUR FAVORITE PLAYGROUNDS HERE.

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When playground hopping in Savannah, add the following two partially-shaded Tybee Island playgrounds to your list of best Savannah-Lowcountry area playgrounds.

Plan your visits with a trip to the free weekly storytime @ Tybee Island Public Library (405 Butler Ave.), 10:30-11:30AM Wednesdays.

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Jaycee Park playground, Tybee Island

*Located on the north end of Tybee Island in the National Historic Fort Screven District next to the Guard House at the intersection of Campbell Road on Van Horn Street. The park is a five to ten minute walk to the beach.

*Rubber, padded surface in the playground area.

*Shade covers over part of the playground.

*Near small Frisbee golf course, bike/walk paths, picnic tables.

Learn more here.

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Memorial Park playground, Tybee Island

*Located behind Tybee Island public library between Butler and Jones Ave. The park is within walking distance to the beach.

*Shade covers over part of the playground. (not as much as Jaycee Park Playground)

*Rubber, padded surface in the playground area.

*Near bike/walk paths, picnic tables, large grass fields.

Learn more here.

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Side-stops: rails-to-trail & free storytime

En route to Tybee Island, stop by McQueen’s Island trail (park just outside Fort Pulaski gate off US 80 East) for a walk on this still-being-repaired rails -to-trail complete with oodles of fiddler crabs & shore bird sightings.

Stop by Tybee Island public library for free storytime 10:30-11:30AM Wednesdays.

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Find more playgrounds in the Savannah and Lowcountry area here.

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Find our two favorite Hilton Head Is. playgrounds here.

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Lowcountry Celebration Park, Hilton Head Is.

Pair your visit to The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. with a visit to the Lowcountry Celebration Park, located next to the museum.

The 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/splash pad and more. The ship includes: cannons that spray a light mist, crow’s nests, swing bridges, port holes, rope nets, periscopes.
*An open pavilion and lawn for events.
*A perimeter walk
*Two fitness stations
*Wi-Fi
*The Sandbox Children’s Museum
*Public restrooms

The playground is within easy walking distance to a Hilton Head Is. public beach via Coligny Beach Park (1 Coligny Circle)

Lowcountry Celebration Park
94 Pope Ave.
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

GO PLAYGROUND HOPPING. FIND OUR FAVORITE PLAYGROUNDS HERE.

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Cannon Firings & Fort Talk @ Fort Pulaski National Monument

Fort Pulaski National Monument just outside Savannah on the way to Tybee Island has Saturday weekly cannon firings @ 11AM, 1PM and 3PM.

Park staff and volunteers in living history attire conduct a program that concludes with the firing of reproduction cannons. Come learn how Civil War cannons were fired – and why it matters.

Cannon demonstrations last about twenty minutes, with time afterward for visitor questions.

Learn more here.

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Fort Talk

Join Fort Pulaski National Monument for a daily fort talk, every day through August 2022, @ 11AM for 30 minutes.

Programs take place underneath the pecan tree inside the fort.

Learn more here.

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Fee: Regular entrance fees apply. Admission is $10 an adult, with 15 and younger free.

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Mayor Van Johnson will lead the Peace Parade Sept. 25. There also will be free, family-friendly activities, noon-4PM

 The Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire, Inc. will host the inaugural Savannah Day of Peace on Sun. Sept. 25 2022, noon-4PM at Daffin Park, located at Victory Drive and Waters Avenue, in Savannah.

This event, which is free and open to the public, will offer opportunities for community members to increase the peace, counter violence, become conflict-resilient and encourage unity.

The Savannah Day of Peace will feature a Peace Parade led by Savannah Mayor Van Johnson and Savannah City Council members, Courageous Conversation Circles designed to encourage deeper dialogue to promote peacebuilding, a wellness area for mental health and a Youth Artists Corner. The 2022 Peacebuilder Award Honoree will also be announced, and the City of Savannah’s new Peace Proclamation will be on display.

The Mediation Center plans to maintain the momentum and to create a larger movement by organizing monthly peacebuilding events at different locations across Chatham County. These events will feature neighborhood-based activities designed to engage local community members, youth, faith leaders, law enforcement, business and professional associations in peacebuilding efforts. 

According to the Savannah Police Department, Savannah had 1,134 violent crimes in 2021, including 34 homicides and 788 aggravated assaults. Violent crime categories that saw increases in Savannah from 2020 and 2021 include homicide (9%) and residential robbery (41%).

Community mediation provides more than just an alternative to litigation or violence — it offers constructive, intentional processes for resolving differences and conflicts between individuals, groups and organizations. Ultimately, mediation reinforces the social infrastructure undergirding society and builds bridges across identity, sector, class and ideological divides.  

This FREE Savannah event is open to girls ages 4th grade & older interested in aviation

Sheltair Savannah and Fly Corps Aviation is hosting a Girls in Aviation Day in Savannah on Saturday, Sept. 24 2022, 10AM-1PM.

The event is open to girls in grades 4-12 and is free. Interested participants must register by Sept. 14 2022. Younger participants must have a parent with them.

Sheltair, Fly Corps, and their supporting partners for the event will host many different aviation themed activities including a maintenance display, aircraft marshaling workshops, glider making, radio basics, and more! There will be a panel of accomplished women from various aviation fields to answer any questions you may have about pursuing aviation.

Register for Girls in Aviation Day online here

Fall 2022 Golf Classes for ages 5-12 in Savannah including free intro clinics

We know that learning to play golf can be an overwhelming and frustrating experience if you don’t have a clear plan!

That is why the A-SWING Junior Golf Academy in Savannah provides kids with the most effective developmental programs and technology to learn to play golf, even if you as a parent don’t play. 

Give your child a gift that will last a lifetime by enrolling today.  Visit www.MyJuniorGolfer.com or call Coach Paul at 912-655-9119 for more information.

The A-SWING Academy provides your child the only Certified PGA professional instruction and a developmental curriculum.  The A-SWING Academy curriculum allows your child to learn and improve at their pace.  And each week, the kids will have a “Character Word” and a “Legend of the Game” to learn about, which will tie into that week’s instruction. 

Golf provides your child the skills to play a sport that will last a lifetime, while also developing their character in areas of honesty, integrity  and perseverance.  Class sizes are limited to 8 kids so your child will receive a lot of individualized attention.

Visit www.MyJuniorGolfer.com to learn more or register or call Coach Paul at 912-655-9119 to ask for guidance.

FREE Intro Junior Golf Class for ages 8-12, Sat. Aug. 20 2022, 9-10:30AM. Register online here.

FREE Intro Junior Golf Class for ages 5-7, Sat. Aug. 20 2022, 10:30AM-Noon. Register online here.

Fall Semester of clinics start the week of Aug. 23 2022. Classes for ages 8-12 & for ages 5-7. Find class dates that work for your schedule & register online here.

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Bank of America credit and debit cardholders receive FREE general admission to four cultural attractions in Savannah this Sat. Aug. 6 2022.

The Bank of America Museums on Us program offers FREE weekend general admission to Bank of America, Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank credit and debit cardholders on the first full weekend of each month.

Georgia State Railroad Museum: Diesel caboose rides on the hour from 10AM- 3PM (last ride at 3PM)

Check the Train Ride Schedule to experience a Site Tour by Train on a historic steam or diesel locomotive!

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Savannah Children’s Museum: “Wonders of Weather”

Visitors of all ages can explore the “Wonders of Weather” through fun activities and crafts. The museum is currently entirely outdoors and features over a dozen exhibits designed to expand the imaginations of children including an exploration maze, a reading nook and a sensory garden.

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Savannah History Museum: (Saturday only) Loyalists & Liberty Battlefield Tours

Learn about the American Revolution in Savannah. Experience a black powder demonstration, immerse yourself in 1779 Savannah, and hear about the personalities that shaped the city’s fight for freedom.

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Pin Point Heritage Museum: (Saturday only) Experience the Gullah/Geechee culture first hand.

For nearly 100 years, the community of Pin Point was quietly isolated on the banks of the Moon River just south of Savannah. Explore the refurbished museum complex and experience multimedia presentations, exciting exhibits and unparalleled views of the marsh

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Use the Bank of America Museums on Us Location Finder tool to search for participating cultural attractions, understand any applicable new admission protocols at Museums on Us partner institutions, and to check with museums directly for operating hours.

Present your Bank of America, Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank (formerly U.S. Trust) credit or debit card along with a photo ID to gain free general admission to any participating institution during the first full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of each month. Cardholders only; guests are not eligible for free admission. Program excludes fundraising events, special exhibitions and ticketed shows. Not to be combined with other offers.

Family Fun Day, Children’s Book Fair @ Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn, Hilton Head 10AM-1PM Tues Aug. 9

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

Free spray pools in two Savannah parks

Kids can continue to enjoy a cool water experience at the park under adult supervision through August 2022.

Updated August 2022 spray pools hours at the Savannah parks listed below through Sept. 2.

Forsyth Park spray pad: open daily, 11AM-6PM.

Hull Park spray pad @ 55th & Atlantic Avenue in Ardsley Park: open Monday-Thursday from 11AM-6PM.

Learn more here.

(If you want to confirm spray pool is open before heading there, please call 311 for opening status spray pools)

Savannah Philharmonic will perform several free outdoor Savannah concerts this Fall 2022.

Some concerts will be in neighborhoods around Savannah as part of the Phil the Neighborhoods series

Here are a few. See the full schedule here.

Hull Park, Sat. Sept. 24, 7PM

One of several free outdoor concerts in Savannah. This concert features a collaboration with the Savannah Voice Festival. Join SavPhil musicians and Savannah Voice Festival performers for a laid back evening of music and community fun in Hull Park.

Habersham YMCA, Sun. Oct. 2, 3-4PM

This free outdoor concert features a performance by SavPhil musicians and Delta Blues artist, Anthony “Big A” Sherrod @ Habersham YMCA 6400 Habersham St. Savannah, 31405

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Phil the Park, Sat. Oct. 8, 5-9:30PM

Set up your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets, grab a bite from your favorite local food trucks, and enjoy your Saturday evening with the SavPhil. Music from local army bands, blues artists from Clarksdale, American Traditions Vocal Competition winners, and more. Details here.

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Phil the Squares, Sun. Oct. 30, 3-4PM

Embrace the changing of the leaves under the beautiful trees of Chippewa Square for a casual, weekend concert. Details here.

Plant Riverside District in Savannah to debut free, family-friendly Movies in the Park Series beginning Sun. July 31

Plant Riverside District will host a new Movies in the Park series, featuring free weekly showings of popular family-friendly movies on a giant LED screen in Plant Riverside District’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. The Movies in the Park series is free and open to the public.

Every Sunday from July 31 through Sept. 4 2022, a feature film will begin playing at 7PM (please note the near earlier start time) in Plant Riverside District’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. Lawn chair seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Popcorn, snow cones, hot pretzels, ice cream as well as refreshing beverages, including fresh-squeezed lemonade and freshly brewed iced tea, will be available for purchase.

Plant Riverside District’s Movies in the Park series will offer screenings of the following films:

THE GOONIES (Rated PG, 1985)

Sun. Aug. 7 — 7PM

This iconic Steven Spielberg film follows a group of kids, who call themselves the Goonies, as they discover an ancient map that leads to hair-raising adventures. Secret caves, hidden clues and treacherous traps stand between the Goonies and a pirate’s lost treasure.

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (Rated PG, 2017)

Sun. Aug. 14 — 7PM

Inspired by the true story of P.T. Barnum and his journey to the revolutionary invention of show business, The Greatest Showman is a musical emphasizing the beauty and commonality we can find in our differences. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Zendaya and features hit songs, including “This Is Me” and the title song “The Greatest Show.”

E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (Rated PG, 1982)

Sun. Aug. 21 — 7PM

The winner of four Oscars, this cinematic masterpiece by Steven Spielberg centers on the heartwarming friendship between a young boy named Elliott and a lost alien he nicknames E.T. Elliott and his siblings need to get E.T. back to his home planet, but first, they must evade the adults who fear him most.

TOY STORY (Rated G, 1995)

Sun. Aug. 28 — 7PM

One of Disney and Pixar’s best-loved animated films, Toy Story steps inside Andy’s room, where his toys are alive and struggling with their differing opinions about the new Buzz Lightyear toy, voiced by Tim Allen. Trouble brews when Buzz Lightyear seems to be displacing Woody the Cowboy, voiced by Tom Hanks, as Andy’s favorite toy.

GREASE (Rated PG, 1978)

Sun. Sept. 4 — 7PM

Based on the Broadway musical, Grease follows the unexpected high school romance between good girl Sandy Olsson, played by Olivia Newton-John, and the T-birds head greaser Danny Zuko, played by John Travolta. This popular film features iconic songs like “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightnin,’ ” “You’re the One That I Want” and many more.

Next time you take the kids to Hilton Head Island, here are two of our favorite playgrounds there.

Adventure Playground @ Lowcountry Celebration Park, Hilton Head Is. 

The spacious Adventure Playground features a giant ship complete with mist cannons. located off Pope Avenue near the Coligny Beach parking lot. Adventure Playground is open from sunrise to sunset. Restroom facilities at the park close at 10PM. Parking is available in the Coligny Beach Parking Lot, the parking lot off Nassau Street or onstreet parking on Nassau Street. Details here. 

Gregg Russell Playground in Harbour Town (pictured), Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Is.
The Gregg Russell Playground at Harbour Town is one of the top playgrounds in our area.
Fenced, somewhat shaded playground that includes a treehouse; swings; numerous slides; lots of climbing bars, jungle gym bars, monkey bars. Just outside the fenced-playground is a water fountain; picnic tables; bathrooms; and plenty of spots for lunch, drinks or coffee and of course, the famous Harbour Town lighthouse which is open to climb for a fee plus $9 Sea Pines gate fee.
Harbour Town, Hilton Head, SC 29928

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See our favorite Savannah & Beaufort area playgrounds here.

Free kids’ games; pumpkins, mums, straw bales available for sale

UPDATE: THIS EVENT WAS CANCELLED.

Richmond Hill Garden Club’s 21st annual Pumpkin Patch will be Sat. Oct.1 2022, 9AM-1PM @ the J. F. Gregory Park Pavilion in Richmond Hill.

Jack-O-Lantern pumpkins, small pumpkins (all sizes for youngsters) will be for sale in the Pumpkin Patch, with giant mums and straw bales (mums and hay bales are for sale also).

Come early for the best selection.

Games for all ages–fish pond, ring the pumpkin, bean bag toss (for little and big kids), pick a pumpkin, CREEPY feels, wheel of fortune, ghost darts, walk the plank, candy corn ring toss.

Fresh, home-baked goods, wreaths, signs, baskets, centerpieces, Halloween kids books, costumes and props–anything you need for decorating your home and yard—will be available for sale.

Pumpkin Patch is a RHGC Fundraiser to fund community projects. Photo opportunities abound, so wearing Halloween costumes is encouraged.

Free admission and parking.

Games, baked goods, raffles $1 per ticket. Pumpkins, hay bales, mums, decor–priced as marked. Cash and credit cards (minimum $10 for credit cards).

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