Drop-In Studio
Different project each month
Daily 1-4PM
Jepson Center
FREE with museum admission

Unleash your creativity in the Jepson Center studios every day for artmaking projects for all ages. Work at your own pace and comfort level. Each month features a special project designed to connect with a specific exhibition at the museum. A studio assistant is always on-hand to answer questions and assist guests. Drop-In Studio is open all year round & perfect for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Remember: museum admission is always free for children ages 12 & younger.

Drop-in Studio Monthly Themes

March
Photography

April
Landscape Watercolors

May
Abstract Mono Prints

June & July
Various projects in the Eckburg Atrium

August
Complex Uncertainties

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Technology & Art Gallery 
Daily during museum hours
Kids’ can interact with technology at the Jepson Center for the Arts. Complementing the ArtZeum, the Jepson Center’s Technology and Art Gallery is a great place for visitors of all ages to explore interactive and new media art. This long-term rotating exhibit introduces viewers to new media works that use various types of video & computer processing.

Remember: museum admission is always free for children ages 12 & younger.

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JEPSON CENTER
207 W. York St. Savannah, 31401

Jepson Center for the Arts, 912-790-8800 or visit www.telfair.org. Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Visit A Mosque Day – Savannah
Hosted by Islamic Center Of Savannah

You are invited to Visit a Mosque Day on March 10, 2018, 3-6PM. Although most mosques are always open to the public, this is a chance for individuals and groups to enjoin in a casual setting with Muslims from their neighborhoods. Members of all faiths are invited. This is a kid-friendly event.

Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Executive Director of CAIR Georgia, will be the keynote speaker.

Come and get to know your Muslim neighbors. Be sure to invite your friends, neighbors, and colleagues and enjoy Middle-Eastern hors d’oeuvre & sweets.

Visit www.AtlantaMuslim.com/VAMD for a list of Georgia Mosques participating. #VisitAMosqueATL

Saturday, March 10, 3-6PM
Islamic Center Of Savannah
1030 Dutchtown Road
Savannah 31419

Easter Egg Hunts & Easter Fun 2018

Visit our annual list of Easter Egg Hunts & kids’ Easter events in Savannah, Hilton Head Is., Richmond Hill (many of which are free).

See the 2018 list of Easter Egg Hunts & Festivities here. 

Free Speech Screenings on Wilmington Island

The Speech Clinic of the Coastal Empire on Wilmington Island in Savanah is happy to offer FREE speech/language screenings to children ages 1-6. These screenings can be completed at the office location and only take about five minutes to complete. Scores will be pass/fail, and the results will give a brief look at the child’s speech/language development.

School-wide screenings are also offered to daycares and private preschools. Please contact  office The Speech Clinic of the Coastal Empire for more information at 912 235 2166.

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About The Speech Clinic of the Coastal Empire

The Speech Clinic of the Coastal Empire makes speech therapy more convenient for families on the Islands and has sister locations in Waycross, Jesup and Brunswick, Ga.

Therapists at The Speech Clinic of the Coastal Empire are nationally certified and state licensed, and can provide assessments and treatment for the following: developmental delays, expressive language, receptive comprehension, pragmatic language, articulation, fluency, voice disorders, feeding/swallowing issues, oral motor, apraxia of speech, dysarthria, etc.

Services are provided at their office location or in private preschools or daycares around Savannah to help parents with busy schedules.

The Speech Clinic of the Coastal Empire accepts most insurance (Medicaid, Amerigroup, Peach State, BC/BS, Cigna, Tricare, etc).

The Speech Clinic of the Coastal Empire
315 Johnny Mercer Blvd, Suite D
Wilmington Island
Savannah, GA 31410
912.235.2166
email: TSCCoastalEmpire@gmail.com

The Speech Clinic of the Coastal Empire is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

FREE Tybee Island Mermaid Fest

Sat. March 24, Noon-4 PM
@ Tybee Island Beach Pier and Pavilion
This will be the 1st Annual Tybee Island Mermaid Fest presented by Savannah Pride and will include live music, games and, of course, mermaids.
Free and open to the public.
Learn more here.

Free monthly Young Explorers Club 

The Savannah National Wildlife Refuge hosts a preschoolers “Young Explorers Club” on the first Tuesday of each month.

The free, hour-long monthly program for 3-4 year-olds starts at 10AM on the first Tuesday of each month.  There will be story time, crafts, snacks, and take-home activities all about this month’s topic.

The programs are at the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (694 Beech Hill Lane Hardeeville, SC 29927).

Each month, a different animal or method of conservation will be highlighted. Juniors of Girl Scout Troop 30387 have designed the monthly programs as their service project for completing the Bronze Award. The themes are:

April – Recycle
May – Baby Birds
June – Alligators
July – Sea Turtles
August – Spiders
September – Fish
October – Butterflies
November – Turkeys
December – Ducks

For more information, please contact Joel Vos at (843) 784-2468.

Learn more here.

National Wildlife Refuge in Savannah/Hardeeville.
694 Beech Hill Ln
Hardeeville, South Carolina 29927

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Deep Speaks 

The Young Author Project, Deep Center’s introductory program, engages public middle school students with language & their stories to help them express themselves with skill, confidence & courage.

Twice a year, Deep Center releases anthologies featuring original, vivid &  fearless stories, poems & plays written by Deep’s young authors—Savannah-Chatham public middle school students in Deep’s Young Author Project.

Select young authors are chosen by their peers to read their published works at Deep Speaks, the Youth Author Project’s end-of-semester book launch & live reading in front of a live audience of about 500  family members, peers & community members from all over Savannah.

Come hear these literary works.

Seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 6PM. The readings will start promptly at 6:30PM.

Tues. Feb. 13 6:30-8PM
The Savannah Theatre
222 Bull St.
Savannah, GA 31401

This event is free & open to the public.

Note: Deep authors are fearless & can write challenging content. Parental guidance suggested.

About Deep

Deep Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides free, fun & rigorous writing workshops for public school students in Savannah. Deep connects kids with a thriving community of writing mentors—local authors, poets &  journalists—to help them share their stories.

Learn more here.

FREE admission to museums, historic sites on Super Museum Sunday, Feb. 11

Coastal Heritage Society’s five Savannah museums will participate in Georgia History Festival’s s Super Museum Sunday 2018  on Feb. 11 2018. Guests can enjoy interactive exhibits and engaging tours at each site through hands-on, immersive activities that illustrate the narratives of Savannah’s past.

Coastal Heritage sites include:

Highlights of this year’s special event programming include site tours, special office car tours and a short train ride at Georgia State Railroad Museum. Guests can enjoy enhanced Revolutionary War programming at Savannah History Museum, free play and children’s activities at Savannah Children’s Museum, learn about military history and view weapons demonstrations at Old Fort Jackson, and discover Gullah/Geechee culture through guided walking tours at Pin Point Heritage Museum.

Over sixty cultural institutions participate in this annual free family event. Each year Georgians and visitors alike experience our state’s rich history and cultural life through historic sites, house museums, art museums, and other points of interest in Savannah during “Super Museum Sunday.”

See the list of participating Super Museum Sunday Sites here. 

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Telfair Museums

Telfair Museums’ three Savannah sites – The Jepson Center, Telfair Academy & Owens-Thomas House – will be open & free noon-4PM. Explore the exciting work of Carrie Mae Weems’ Sea Islands Series, meet and discover local artists, and create artworks that blend fabric, photography, and text.
The Jepson Center,  207 W. York St. Savannah 31401
Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. Savannah, 31401
Owens-Thomas House, 124 Abercorn St. Savannah, 31401

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FREE Georgia Day Parade 2018

Georgia History Festival’s Georgia Day Parade in Savannah
Fri. Feb. 9 2017 at 10:30AM
Students & teachers costumed as historical figures march through Savannah’s historic squares during this beloved annual event.

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FREE Colonial Faire and Muster 2018

Saturday & Sunday, 10AM- 4PM Feb 10 & 11 2017
Wormsloe Historic Site, 7601 Skidaway Rd, Savannah  31406.
Experience life in Colonial Georgia during the 18th century with a military encampment, sutler’s row, craft demonstrations, military demonstrations, and period music and dance. Food concessions will be available. Free. 912-353-3023.

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FOR MORE FREE SAVANNAH AREA KIDS’ EVENTS, CLICK HERE. 

You are invited to the FREE Savannah’s Fit Kids Fest on March 3 2018, 1-4PM at Savannah State University, 3219 College St.

This annual event promotes wellness for K-8 students, teaches the importance of growing a fit body and mind through a fun and interactive day designed for children of all ages and their parents. The goal is to improve health awareness and encourage children to lead a healthier, happier lifestyle.

Activities include tips on making healthy meals and snacks, exercise and other fun ways to get moving, as well as exploring resources for strengthening the mind.

To learn more visit: https://www.jrleaguesav.org.

You’re invited to a FREE lively annual celebration of acclaimed author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor – the Flannery O’Connor Annual Birthday Parade & Street Fair – Sun. 1-4PM March 25 2018 in LaFayette Square in Savannah’s Historic District.

Free family fun, live music and more near the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, located at 207 E. Charlton St. Featuring live music, a wacky parade, coffee/tea/cake, and more. Local authors will present their writings and vendors will share vintage, custom, a creatively crafted wares. Another favorite: chicken-poop bingo for kids.

The parade starts at 3PM.

Attendees are invited to walk in the parade, bring handmade signs and sing along. Live music throughout the event will be provided by a cavalcade of singer-songwriters and musicians from some of Savannah’s finest local bands. Music for the parade will be played by an all-star line up of the Sweet Thunder Strolling Band.

Costumes inspired by Flannery O’Connor characters, settings or the author’s life are encouraged but optional.

You’ll also be welcomed to visit the Flannery O’Connor Home free to get a sense for our Flannery’s Depression-era childhood. Photo-ops with a gorilla, a peacock bandshell, and throughout the home will be available.

The event is free and open to the public.

Learn more here. 

ABOUT THE FLANNERY O’CONNOR CHILDHOOD HOME:
The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, located at 207 E. Charlton Street in the heart of Savannah, Georgia, is dedicated to preserving the legacy of one of the South’s greatest writers. An established 501 3(C) nonprofit organization, the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home has been meticulously restored to reflect the authentic period furnishings of a Depression-Era Savannah rowhouse and to offer insight into the years that O’Connor lived in Savannah, from 1925 to 1938. The Home proudly presents a series of free lectures each spring and fall as well as other events throughout the year. For more information, please visit www.flanneryoconnorhome.org or call 912.233.6014.

FREE Family Fun Night
Fri. Feb 2 | 5:30 – 7:30PM
Join The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head this Friday for the FREE Family Fun Night.  This is a community event designed to bring families together for a cost-free evening of creativity and play. Weather permitting, the Bounce House and Big Blue Blocks will be available for play outdoors, or you can explore our exhibits and enjoy a craft indoors. Light refreshments will also be served free of charge.

FREE & FUN for all ages.

Supported by The Bargain Box
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The Sandbox Children’s Museum
18A Pope Avenue,
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
843.842.7645

The Sandbox Children’s Museum is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

26th Annual Savannah Irish Festival
February 17-18, 2018

Savannah Irish Festival brings two days and one night of internationally acclaimed Irish-American and Celtic music, dance, culture, food and fun to historic downtown Savannah.

Free for children 14 & younger. Find ticket info here.

This is a special event for your children to see Irish dancing – especially now that the beloved annual Tara Feis celebration is not happening this year. (See below)

When: Feb. 17-18 2018
Where: Savannah Civic Center, 401 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, GA

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased the day of the event.  Find info on advance ticket sales here.

CHILDREN 14 & YOUNGER ARE ADMITTED FREE

For more details & the full schedule of performers, click here.

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No Tara Feis 2018

Tara Feis – the beloved annual free St. Patrick’s festival in Savannah – will not happen this year because the City of Savannah decided not to fund it in this year’s budget.

The non-alcoholic family-friendly festival in Emmett Park was the kick-off of Savannah St. Patrick Day festivities for the past 26 years and took place the Saturday before the parade.

WTOC-TV reported the city was cutting funds for Tara Feis earlier this month.

“This is in no way the city of Savannah saying that Tara Feis is not a great event. It is the city of Savannah saying that we can no longer be in the festival business,” said City of Savannah Public Information Officer, Michelle Gavin is quoted as saying on wtoc.com. “The city has to stick with this new strategic plan and really focus on that and commit the funding to those priorities.”

Bring your kids to the Taste of Gullah community festival, this Sat. Feb. 3, noon-3PM at Arts Center of Coastal Carolina on Hilton Head Is.

Featuring Native Island heritage & culture at this celebration of all things Gullah. The event features Lowcountry specialties such as barbecue ribs, conch stew, shrimp and grits, rice and beans, and okra gumbo.

Live entertainment, plus children can make their own artistic creations.

Sponsored by SC Arts Commission & Concours d’Elegance.

Admission: Free.

Food & beverages for sale

Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
14 Shelter Cove Lane
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

Geekend 2018 brings the next generation of technology to Savannah.
Here are the Geekend 2018 events & exhibits that are free & open to the public, Friday & Saturday, Feb. 2 & 3 on the Guild Hall Campus in Savannah.

HOUR OF CODE
@ JOLLY GOBLIN GAMES
518 MLK Jr. Blvd. Savannah
Sat. Feb 3: 1-2PM
100 million students have now discovered how accessible & fun computer science can be by doing just one Hour of Code.
This Hour of Code workshop is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code & show that anybody can learn the basics.

Hour of Code is for ages 6+, free & open to the public. Advance registration strongly recommended, as space is limited. Register online here. Parents should plan to accompany young children.

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INDIE GAME ARCADE
@ 8-BIT DONUTS
518 MLK Jr. Blvd. Savannah
Fri. Feb 2: 8AM-5PM
Sat. Feb 3: 12:45-5PM
Move over, Pac-Man. Geekend’s Indie Game Arcade features high-quality & critically-acclaimed video games created right here in the Southeast by talented independent game developers. Play them all, vote for your favorite & stick around for the ProjectMQ Indie Game Awards at 5PM to see who comes out on top.

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AR/VR SHOWCASE
@ JOLLY GOBLIN GAMES
518 MLK Jr. Blvd Savannah
Sat Feb 3: 12:30-5PM
Back by popular demand, the Geekend AR/VR Showcase is where you can test drive cutting edge augmented & virtual reality experiences that span a variety of disciplines & technologies.

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PROJECTMQ INDIE GAME AWARDS
@ THE GUILD HALL ARENA
615 Montgomery St. Savannah
Sat. Feb 3: 5PM
At the ProjectMQ Indie Game Awards, we’ll celebrate the indie games from the Geekend Indie Game Arcade & the talented local and regional developers who made them. ProjectMQ’s Malcolm Howard will present the People’s Choice Award. Attendees will have a chance to win games, merchandise & even a Nintendo Switch, sponsored by Savannah-based Avant Games.

Learn more about Geekend 2018 here. 

FREE PULSE Art & Technology Festival, Savannah 

One of Telfair Museums’ most exciting events, the PULSE Art + Technology Festival, returns for its twelfth year with artworks highlighting virtual and augmented reality, engaging lectures and performances and a special film screening that celebrates women in engineering.

This interactive and wildly inventive event for all ages, PULSE takes place at the Jepson Center from January 17-21, 2018.

PULSE will include an evening focused on STEAM education with a free, all-ages screening of the new documentary film Dream Big, which highlights female engineers making the world a better place.

Avery Bang, a distinguished engineer featured in the film, will participate in a question and answer panel after the screening. Elementary through college-age students can also enjoy two free morning programs of exciting presentations and dialogue with creatives working in tech fields from VR to coding and video games.

PULSE kids’ highlights include:

Art Start: PULSE Thurs. Jan. 18, 10:30AM Jepson Center
Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to The Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, and older siblings are all welcome here. Come play and learn @ The Jepson! Children $5/adult museum members free/adult non-members $12.

Thurs. Jan. 18, 6PM: FREE Screening & lecture: Dream Big: Engineering Our World screening and panel discussion with Avery Bang, sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers and Tharpe Engineering Group. The film highlights engineers making the world a better place. Free admission.

Sat. Jan. 20: Chatham County Free Family Day + STEAM Expo
10AM-5PM, activities from 1-4PM, Jan. 20, Jepson Center
Telfair’s most popular Family Day includes opportunities to experience all of the 2018 PULSE exhibitions and experiment with technology teaching tools. This year’s PULSE Free Family Day and STEAM Expo will feature hands-on tech projects for all ages, creative tech demos from local schools and colleges, and live performances. Admission is free.

All PULSE events are free to students with valid student IDs and Chatham County residents with proof of residency, except for the opening night lecture and performance (which are free to museum members, $8 admission for non-members). Without a valid student or Chatham County ID, regular museum admission is required for entrance.

Sponsored by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Infinity Inc. Media sponsor: Connect Savannah.

Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com sponsor

Learn more about your child’s options in Savannah-Chatham Public Schools at the annual SCCPSS Student Expo at the Savannah Mall this Sat. Jan. 20, 10AM-3PM. Don’t forget to bring your child’s favorite stuffed animal to the Teddy Bear Clinic.

In addition to college and career information, attendees will enjoy interactive displays & learn about all public school options across the district while gaining valuable information related to program pathways.

This year the Expo will feature a “Teddy Bear Clinic” which will focus on the Healthcare Science fields and showcase a collaboration between the school district and local healthcare professions and post-secondary institutions.

The event will include student competitions, interactive booth displays, a robotics competition, and prize giveaways.

Admission and parking is free and open to the public.

Free Family Fun Night Fri. Jan. 12
5:30–7:30PM | AT THE SANDBOX

(This event was rescheduled from Fri. Jan. 5 to Jan. 12)

Kick-off the new year with free fun & friends this Friday Jan. 12 2018 @ The Sandbox Children’s Museum  on Hilton Head Is.

Family Fun Nights are designed to bring community & families together by offering free admission to all Sandbox guests — neighbors, island visitors & members.

Spend an evening exploring the museum, playing with family & visiting with new friends. Come see what The Sandbox is all about!

In addition to a craft activity, the Sandbox will also have outdoor activities (weather permitting) & light refreshments.

First come, first serve. Space & activities limited in the event of rain.

Cost: FREE!

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The Sandbox
18A Pope Avenue,
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
843.842.7645

January 2018 Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday, 10AM-5PM
EXCEPTIONS: The Sandbox will be open Mon. Jan 15 (MLK Jr. Day)

The Sandbox Children’s Museum is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Mark your calendar for these free admission dates in 2018 @ Fort Pulaski National Monument in Savannah.

April 21: First day of National Park Week
September 22: National Public Lands Day
November 11: Veterans Day

Fort Pulaski National Monument is on U.S. Hwy 80, 15 miles east of downtown Savannah. For more info, call 912) 786-5787 or visit nps.gov/fopu.

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Your kids can become a Junior Ranger 

Take advantage of the fact that we live within a day’s drive of multiple national parks & monuments & have your kids become a junior ranger at one or many of these sites.

When you take kids to tour national parks, you never know how much they are getting out of the visit. Especially for those of us moms who aren’t exactly history experts.

Which is why you need to pick up the Junior Ranger booklets at the visitor centers of national parks you visit. The Junior Ranger program kids engage more during the visits.

Junior Ranger booklets have activities about the national parks for ages 5-12. Junior ranger books are free to any visitor and usually are available at the visitors’ centers. Often, similar programs with more advanced activities are also available for older kids. Just ask at the site’s visitor center.

While doing the activities, children enjoy earning a badge and a certificate.

Nearby national parks/monuments that have Junior Ranger programs include:
*Fort Pulaski National Monument, on U.S. 80 en route to Tybee Island. Info on the Fort Pulaski Junior Program here.
*Fort Sumter & Fort Moultrie national monuments, Charleston, S.C. Info on these forts Junior Ranger program here.
*Cumberland Island National Seashore, Ga. More info here.
*Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island. Info on the Fort Frederica National Monument Junior Ranger Program here.
*Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon. Info on Ocmulgee’s National Monument Junior Ranger Program here.
* Congaree National Park near Columbia. Info on Junior Ranger Program here. 

Super Museum Sunday 2018

FREE admission to museums, historic sites on Super Museum Sunday, Feb. 11

Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum Sunday 2018 is Sun. Feb. 11 when various museums and historical sites in the Savannah area are free and open to the public.

See the list of participating Super Museum Sunday Sites here. 

Various sites will have free admission Feb. 11 2018 from noon – 4PM, unless alternate hours are listed.

Telfair Museums’ three sites – The Jepson Center, Telfair Academy & Owens-Thomas House, will be open & free noon-4PM. Explore the exciting work of Carrie Mae Weems’ Sea Islands Series, meet and discover local artists, and create artworks that blend fabric, photography, and text.
The Jepson Center,  207 W. York St. Savannah 31401
Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. Savannah, 31401
Owens-Thomas House, 124 Abercorn St. Savannah, 31401

All Coastal Heritage Society sites – Savannah Children’s Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Fort Jackson, Savannah History Museum – will be open & free.

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FREE Georgia Day Parade 2018

Georgia History Festival’s Georgia Day Parade in Savannah
Fri. Feb. 9 2017 at 10:30AM
Students & teachers costumed as historical figures march through Savannah’s historic squares during this beloved annual event.

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FREE Colonial Faire and Muster 2018

Saturday & Sunday, 10AM- 4PM Feb 10 & 11 2017
Wormsloe Historic Site, 7601 Skidaway Rd, Savannah  31406.
Experience life in Colonial Georgia during the 18th century with a military encampment, sutler’s row, craft demonstrations, military demonstrations, and period music and dance. Food concessions will be available. Free. 912-353-3023.

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FOR MORE FREE SAVANNAH AREA KIDS’ EVENTS, CLICK HERE. 

Winter Holiday School Break 2017 is the perfect time to visit Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center of the Arts in Savannah.

Remember: museum admission is always free for children ages 12 & younger.

Technology & Art Gallery 
Daily during museum hours
Kids’ can interact with technology at the Jepson Center for the Arts. Complementing the ArtZeum, the Jepson Center’s Technology and Art Gallery is a great place for visitors of all ages to explore interactive and new media art. This long-term rotating exhibit introduces viewers to new media works that use various types of video & computer processing.

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Drop-In Studio
Different project each month
Daily 1-4PM
Jepson Center
FREE with museum admission

Unleash your creativity in the Jepson Center studios every day for artmaking projects for all ages. Work at your own pace and comfort level. Each month features a special project designed to connect with a specific exhibition at the museum. A studio assistant is always on-hand to answer questions and assist guests. Drop-In Studio is open all year round & perfect for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

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Coming in January 2018

FREE PULSE Art & Technology Festival

One of Telfair Museums’ most exciting events, the PULSE Art + Technology Festival, returns for its twelfth year with artworks highlighting virtual and augmented reality, engaging lectures and performances and a special film screening that celebrates women in engineering.

This interactive and wildly inventive event for all ages, PULSE takes place at the Jepson Center from January 17-21, 2018.

PULSE will include an evening focused on STEAM education with a free, all-ages screening of the new documentary film Dream Big, which highlights female engineers making the world a better place.

Avery Bang, a distinguished engineer featured in the film, will participate in a question and answer panel after the screening. Elementary through college-age students can also enjoy two free morning programs of exciting presentations and dialogue with creatives working in tech fields from VR to coding and video games.

PULSE kids’ highlights include:

Thurs. Jan. 18, 6PM: FREE Screening & lecture: Dream Big: Engineering Our World and panel discussion with Avery Bang, sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers and Tharpe Engineering Group. Free admission.

Sat. Jan. 20, 1–4PM: Chatham County Free Family Day/STEAM Expo/2PM Virtual Reality Performance by The Glad Scientist.

All PULSE events are free to students with valid student IDs and Chatham County residents with proof of residency, except for the opening night lecture and performance (which are free to museum members, $8 admission for non-members). Without a valid student or Chatham County ID, regular museum admission is required for entrance.

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Art Start: Stroller and Toddler Tours
3rd Thursday of Every Month
10:30-11:30AM
$5 per child / adult members free / adult non-members $12

Start your day with art with our new and combined programs! Once a month, our youngest patrons are invited to the museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here. Come play and learn with us!

Thurs. Jan. 18 theme: PULSE

Thurs. Feb. 15 theme: Bonaventure

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JEPSON CENTER
207 W. York St. Savannah, 31401

Jepson Center for the Arts, 912-790-8800 or visit www.telfair.org. Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

You’re invited to bring your family to this free Christmas event:  LifeBridge Church is holding Christmas For Savannah on Sat. Dec. 23, 4:15-6:15PM at Lake Mayer Park (1850 E. Montgomery Crossroad) in Savannah.

There will live music from award-winning local band, Tell Scarlet, activities for kids of all ages, a live Nativity, Christmas “sleigh” rides, story time with Pete the Cat, and a special Christmas message.

Childcare is available for children ages 6 weeks – preK.

The evening is free & open to everyone!

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FIND MORE SAVANNAH HOLIDAY FUN IN OUR HOLIDAY EVENTS GUIDE 2017 HERE. 

Bring your family and friends for a free day of movies that are free and open to the public @ Trustees Theather, Savannah. 

This year’s Holiday Happenings will feature screenings of Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas at 11:00 AM, Dr. Suess’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carey at 3:00 PM, and It’s a Wonderful Life at 7:00 PM.

Enjoy complimentary snacks and popcorn, just bring a canned or nonperishable food for America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia OR new-in-the-package toys benefiting the Build a Bridge Foundation of Georgia.

Trustees Theater
216 E Broughton St.
Savannah, Georgia 31401

In the spirit of the holiday season,Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry in Savannah will offer FREE dental exams for children ages 2 and younger during December 2017.

Call today: 912-298-KIDS.

A child’s first dental visit should be by age ONE, according to The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

Studies show that dental costs for children who have their first dental visit before age one are 40 percent lower in the first five years than for those who do not see a dentist prior to their first birthday. See the AAPD’s recommendation here. 

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Dr. Krista Hinchey at Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry, Savannah

About Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry

Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry of Savannah specializes in children. Board-certified pediatric dentist Dr. Krista Hinchey and her team are experts on the growing smile.

Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry accepts the following insurance: Amerigroup, CareSource, PeachState and Well Care (these are all Georgia Medicaid) The other main ones accepted @ Dogwood are United Concordia/Tricare (military), Ameritas, MetLife and Cigna. 

Stay connected with Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry and learn more about this new Savannah pediatric dentist practice by liking the practice on Facebook here. 

Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry, www.dogwoodsmiles.com, 4849 Paulsen St., Suite 101, Savannah 31405, 912-298-KIDS (5437), email admin@dogwoodsmiles.com. Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Have questions or concerns about your child’s development?

Chatterbox Pediatric Therapy in Pooler & Richmond Hill will offer free developmental screenings with one of their Speech, Physical or Occupational therapists, 9AM-Noon on Dec. 15 2017.

These free screenings are open to all children ages 0-6 and will cover any developmental concerns parents may have regarding your child’s fine motor, gross motor, feeding or speech and language development.

Pooler office
110 Pipemakers Circle, Suite 115
Pooler, GA 31322

Richmond Hill office
2451 B US Hwy 17
Richmond Hill, GA 31324