FREE REFUGE DISCOVERY DAY, March 10 2018

Discover YOUR National Wildlife Refuge in Savannah/Hardeeville.

Join the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a day of free, family fun at the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Visitor Center on Saturday, March 10 2018, 10AM-3:30PM.

Discovery Day will be filled with fun, wildlife-related educational activities for all ages.

Have you ever wondered what a biologist, a wildland firefighter, an archaeologist, a forester or a refuge manager does on a National Wildlife Refuge? This is your chance to learn! Learn about wildland fire with hands-on activities involving real fire equipment; try your luck at target shooting with a bow while learning about our Refuge hunt programs; gain a better understanding of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s role in protecting endangered species; learn why water management matters to wildlife on Savannah National Wildlfie Refuge; get close up with a variety of reptiles, and much more.

All activities will be at the Savannah NWR Visitor Center located at 694 Beech Hill Lane Hardeeville, SC (off U.S. 17, approximately 7 miles north of Savannah, GA and 7 miles south of Hardeeville, SC).

For more information on this rain or shine event, call 843-784-2468.

Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex
694 Beech Hill Ln
Hardeeville, South Carolina 29927

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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:

February – Lady Bugs
March – Plants
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.

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First Day Hike, Round 2, Jan. 7, @ Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah 

For everyone not able to join on New Year’s Day, come on out to join for a second offering of the First Day Hike @ Wormsloe State Historic Site, Savannah.

This is the Savannah everyone wants to see. Come enjoy a beautiful hike along our scenic marsh and Moon River, to Battery Wimberly, a Civil War earthen fort. Wear comfortable shoes suitable for hiking, no open toe shoes.

Hike to the Civil War earthworks of Battery Wimberly. Guided hike with site history.

Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30AM-Noon
Wormsloe State Historic Site
7601 Skidaway Rd
Savannah, Georgia 31406

Admissions – $4.50-$10

For more information, call 912-353-3023.

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Colonial Faire & Muster @ Wormsloe State Historic Site, Savannah 

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 for purchase.

Feb.3-Feb. 5
Fri. Feb 3, 2017 9AM-4 PM Cost: $4.50 – $10.
Sat. Feb 4, 2017 9AM-4 PM FREE
Sun. Feb 5, 2017 9 AM-4 PM FREE

For more information, call 912-353-3023.

Super Awesome Holiday Drawing Scavenger Hunt with Scribble Art Studio in Savannah.

Keep your little ones busy this Holiday break with this fun FREE activity!

Earn 65 points or higher by completing the following doodles, post to Scribble Art Studio’s Facebook page here, and win a SURPRISE. Deadline: Jan. 1 2017.

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Islands Fire Department will escort Santa through the Whitemarsh & Wilmington Island neighborhoods this weekend. Sat. & Sun. Dec. 17-18 from 1-5PM .

Get details here.

Whitemarsh Island Sat. Dec. 17 
Following the route posted below, Santa will be at the Whitemarsh Island Publix from 5:00-6:30pm for photos and to meet anyone they missed on their route.

Wilmington Island Sun. Dec. 18
Following the route posted below, Santa will be at the Wilmington Island Publix from 5-6:30pm for photos and to meet anyone they missed on their route.

Come join your Volunteer Firefighters and meet Santa this Saturday or Sunday!

New exhibit @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center

William Wegman: Improved Photographs

JEPSON CENTER
May 12–Aug. 13, 2017

William Wegman (American, b. 1943) is an internationally-renowned & seminal American artist with a prolific career spanning more than five decades. He became a household name for his enigmatic photographs of his beloved Weimaraners, an ever-growing cast beginning with his first dog & 12-year collaborator, Man Ray, in Los Angeles in 1970.

JEPSON CENTER
207 W. York St. Savannah, 31401

FREE Admission for children 12 & younger daily @ Telfair Museums Jepson Center.

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Free Family Days

Telfair Museums in Savannah offers regular free Family Days, daily drop-in studio & a monthly art start program.

One Saturday Each Month from 1-4PM (unless otherwise noted)

Sponsored by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs and the Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.

Saturday Aug. 5

Free Family Day: William Wegman
1-4pm, Aug. 5, Jepson Center

Say goodbye to the “dog days” of summer and kick off the start of the school year with a family
day devoted to the art of William Wegman. Participate in gallery activities, make your own
altered photos and postcards, and find out more about Savannah dogs available for adoption.
Admission is free and open to the public.

JEPSON CENTER
207 W. York St. Savannah, 31401

Sponsored by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs and the Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.

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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 $20

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!

REGISTER HERE.

Upcoming Art Start themes

Thurs, Aug. 17 2017

Art Start: Animal Instinct, 10.30-11.30am, August 13, Jepson Center
Jepson Center’s youngest patrons are invited to the museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, and older siblings are all welcome here. Come play and learn.
$5 per child, adult members free, adult non-members $12.

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Drop-In Studio
Daily | 1-4pm
Jepson Center
FREE with museum admission

Every day, Jepson Center opens their studio doors and loads the tables with creative exploratory activities for kids and adults.
Work at your own pace and comfort level with watercolors, coloring books (for grownups, too!), or take our “What can we make?” open-ended challenge. You can also explore your crafty side with books and materials for calligraphy, origami, and more. Each month also includes a new themed project, designed to connect with a specific exhibition on view. A studio assistant is always available to help with any questions or needs. Open to all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Free with museum admission.

Drop-In Studio themes:
o Khalil Gibran Portrait Drawings (May)
o Various Projects (June-July)
o William Wegman and Animal Instinct (August)

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Sponsored by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs and the Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.

You’re invited to these family-friendly holiday movies @ Trustees Theater in Savannah on Sat. Dec. 17 2016.

Trustees Theater
Saturday, Dec. 17
11AM, 3PM and 7PM

Trustees Theater will show these free screenings:

11AM Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
3PM ELF
7PM White Christmas

FREE cookies, candy canes, popcorn, and sodas. Please bring canned food to benefit Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia. 

Doors open one hour before show time. Trustee’s Theater is @ 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah, 31401.

For more information about the events at Trustees Theater, call 912.525.5050 or click here.

The Lucas Theatre for the Arts in downtown Savannah will show the following movies for free, but you’re asked to donate new toys, non-perishable items or pet supplies.

SCROOGED (FREE)
FRI. DEC. 9, 8PM
PRESENTED BY THE LUCAS THEATRE
In this modern take on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, Claire Phillips (Karen Allen). But after firing a staff member, Eliot Loudermilk (Bobcat Goldthwait), on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.

Rated PG 13. 1 hour 41 minutes.

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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (FREE)
SAT. DEC. 10, 8PM
PRESENTED BY THE LUCAS THEATRE
After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George’s wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted, and how they would be different if he was never there.

Rated PG. 2 hours and 15 minutes.

These are free screenings to benefit the Build a Bridge Foundation of Georgia, America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, and the Humane Society of Greater Georgia. Admission is free, but we ask that you donate new toys to the Build a Bridge Foundation of Georgia, non-perishable items to the Second Harvest, or pet supplies to the Humane Society.

FREE HOLIDAY PARKING

The City of Savannah is offering a holiday parking deal every Thursday and Friday in December.

The first three hours in any city-owned garage is free. Any time over three hours is the daily rate.

Garages included: Bryan Street, Liberty Street, Robinson garage on Montgomery Street, State Street Garage and the Whitaker Street Garage.

Come to a free FIRST LEGO League (FLL) regional competition on Sat. Dec. 3 @ Savannah State University (SSU) for children ages 9-14.

The opening ceremonies will be at 7:30AM in King-Frazier student center before the competition starts in Willcox-Wiley at 8AM.

SSU’s College of Sciences and Technology (COST) coordinates the on-campus aspects of the event and provides volunteer mentors to the student competitors. The program is designed to get children ages 9-14 excited about science and technology. While it involves LEGO robotics, FLL also teaches teams to examine real-life problems and develop innovative solutions.

During the competition, students will program an autonomous robot to score points on a thematic playing surface, creating an innovative solution to a problem as part of their project. This year’s theme revolves around animal and human interaction. Players will have to solve various hypothetical challenges like shark shipment, animal conversation, service dog training, animal feeding, milking automation and more using problem solving and robotics engineering.

Winners will go on to higher level contests, culminating in the national showcase.

The event is free and open to the public.

Learn more here.

Experience the inaugural “Holidays on Broughton” festivities continuing each Saturday through Dec. 17.

The Broughton Street merriment includes the 50-foot Broughton Street holiday tree at the corner of Broughton and Bull Streets, seasonal music performances and Santa visits.

“Holidays on Broughton” also will include:

* Santa family visits and photos every Saturday through Dec. 17, 10AM-2PM underneath the holiday tree. To make your reservation for a photo with Santa, click HERE.

* Each Friday and Saturday night, 6-9:30PM, digital projections will illuminate holiday scenes and celebrate the restoration of the street.

* Each Saturday, 3-6PM, the stage will have scheduled performances to boast music, dance and demonstrations.

* There will also be a Punch & Judy’s pop-up children’s store at 25 E. Broughton St. Nov. 19-Dec. 24.

Throughout the whimsical holiday event, many shops along Broughton Street will offer extended hours of operation and holiday shopping incentives.

Holiday shopping is made easy with three hours of free parking Thursdays and Fridays in any city-owned parking garage, sponsored by the City of Savannah. Daily rates apply after the first three hours of free parking.

Garages included: Bryan Street, Liberty Street, Robinson garage on Montgomery Street, State Street Garage and the Whitaker Street Garage.

For more information on “Holidays on Broughton,” visit www.holidaysonbroughton.com.

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Schedule of Events

Photos with Santa
Each Saturday through December 17, from 10AM to 2PM at the corner of Broughton and Bull Streets.

To make your reservation for a photo with Santa, click HERE.

Art Projections
Each Friday and Saturday through Thursday, December 26, from 6 to 9:30 p.m.

Throughout “Holidays on Broughton,” bright, colorful and whimsical building projections will illuminate Broughton Street nightly. In celebration of Savannah’s original Main Street, the range of classic and modern projections will feature high-tech and immersive images from Broughton Street’s storied past.

Punch & Judy children’s boutique
Open on Broughton Street now and operating daily through Saturday, December 24

Musical Entertainment
Saturday, December 3, from 12 to 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 10, from 2 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 17, from 3 to 6 p.m.

Taking stage at the intersection of Broughton and Bull Streets, local Savannah musical groups – from the Savannah Country Day School jazz band and Parris Island Marine Band, to the Tell Scarlet band and The Wilde School of Music students – will provide holiday entertainment to the visitors and shoppers for a one-of-a-kind experience set against the backdrop of Broughton’s grand holiday tree. No other street in the area lights up with music, dance and celebration like Broughton Street for the nightly celebration that is “Holidays on Broughton.”

Floating Christmas Parade: Dec. 11 2016, 5:30PM 40 Estill Hammock Road, Tybee Island During high tide, boats will be festively floating: Start time: 5:30pm. Cost: Free to participants with a donation for Second Harvest Food Bank; $5 for spectators with a donation for Second Harvest Food Bank. Awards will be presented afterwards. Call 912-786-9857 for more information

A Lighthouse Christmas: December 10 & 17, 2016, 7PM. The Tybee Island Historical Society invites you to travel back through time and experience the sights and customs of Christmas at the Tybee Island Light Station in the days of their last Lighthouse Keeper and his family. This quaint depiction of holiday cheer in the 1930’s and 40’s illustrates the traditions of a simpler time by a small family whose closest, and sometimes only, neighbors were the military families of Fort Screven. Enjoy the twinkle of the Christmas Lights across the island from the top of the Lighthouse, carols, hot cider, candlelight. Time: 7PM $20 for Adults & $15 for children 5-17. Children 4 & younger are free. Call  912-786-5801 to reserve early as space is limited.

New Year’s Eve Fireworks Celebration: Dec. 31, 2016 Fireworks are set off from the Walter W. Parker Pier & Pavilion at midnight. Fireworks can be seen from the beach.

17th Annual Tybee Polar Plunge @ Tybee Pier & Pavilion, 1 Tybrisa Street, Tybee Island: Jan. 1, 2017, 10AM

Dress up, have fun and jump into the Atlantic to celebrate the beginning of 2017.

Register @ http://tybeeposttheater.org. Adults, $25, Children, $15.  Registration includes an official long-sleeve 2017 Tybee Polar Plunge T-shirt.  Click HERE to register the whole family and select your T-shirt size.

Learn more here. 

After the Savannah Children’s Book Festival 2016 in Forsyth Park, take the kids over to The Book Lady bookstore in Savannah for Seersucker Tots: A Family-Friendly Hit of Lit

Sat Nov. 12, 2016
6:30-7:30 PM
The Book Lady Bookstore, 6 E Liberty, Savannah, 31401

At this special family-friendly poetry reading, poet Quraysh Ali Lansana will read and discuss his brand new picture book A Gift from Greensboro (Penny Candy Books, 2016) along with special guest poet-performer, Samantha Thornhill.

Cupcakes by Ariel Fulton (Books & Batter) and juice boxes provided.

Free and open to the public.

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About the book

A Gift from Greensboro (for ages 5 & older) is at once an elegy, a celebration of the magic of childhood friendship and adventure, and a meditation on growing up in the wake of the sit-ins that ushered in the Civil Rights Movement. Paired with Skip Hill’s intricate, brimming-with-life illustrations, this poem recognizes that true friendship knows no boundaries, and this is the true gift from Greensboro.

Jacqueline Woodson, winner of the Coretta Scott King and Newbery Honor Award, calls A Gift from Greensboro, “An elegant, important story—lovingly and beautifully told.”

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Bring the family to the November First Friday Art March in Savannah.

6-9PM Fri. Nov. 4
The Starland District
Savannah, Ga 31401

Free and open to the public

Join Art Rise Savannah and Starland’s favorite boutiques, galleries, and cafe’s for this month’s award-winning First Friday Art March.

The 58th Art March will feature exhibition openings, live music at select locations, and a free trolley to help you get around.

See participating locations here. 

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You’re invited to a free Veteran’s Day Weekend Fall Festival at Maven Makers, Savannah’s Makerspace, on Nov. 12, 10AM-2PM,

The free family fun Fall Festival at 415 W Boundary St will have a Trebuchet Cornhole Competition, local vendors, food trucks, “I’M A little MAKER” fun zone, raffles, Christmas gift making classes sign ups and more.

In honor of Veterans and the growth of local businesses, Maven Makers will host Nine Line Apparel, the Savannah-based and Veteran owned company, as one of their vendors. Maven Makers will raise money through a raffle for the Nine Line Foundation, a 501c3 charitable organization dedicated to meeting the financial and specialized needs of severely injured soldiers and their families. Attendees who enter the raffle will have a chance to win tools from Savannah Toolhouse, exotic wood from Case Woodworking, goodie bags from vendors, and a flag shaped gun cabinet from Nine Line Apparel.

Anyone can create a team to compete in Trebuchet Cornhole. Build trebuchets and compete against one another in cornhole. Teams can be up to four people. Sign up your team at mavenmakers.com. Teams can get up to 50% off if they are a Veterans.

Low Country Turners, a Savannah Woodturners Guild, will be hand making pens for the Freedom Pens Organization, which send pens to our armed forces. If you want to learn to make a pen yourself, you can sign up for a class there

Trying to figure out what to get that special someone for Christmas? Sign up at the Fall Festival for one of Maven Makers’ Christmas gift making classes for a truly one of a kind present.

Let Maven Makers know you’re coming by clicking here.

Click here for details about the trebuchet cornhole competition or to be a vendor.

Maven Makers, 415 West Boundary St. Savannah, 31401, email events@mavenmakers.com 

The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. is happy to report they are operating at full capacity after working to recover from Hurricane Matthew.

This Fri. Nov. 4, The Sandbox will host a special edition of FREE Family Fun Night in honor of our first responders in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.

First responders have been invited but some are still busy getting Hilton Head Is. back together after Hurricane Matthew.

The public is invited to an evening of FREE family fun and light refreshments in the spirit of community.

First come, first serve!
(Space and activities are limited in the event of inclement weather)

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The Sandbox Birthday Celebration

Nov 23 | 10AM – 2PM at The Sandbox
The Sandbox is turning 11!

Come celebrate & enjoy a carnival, complete with bounce house, “corn hole” and other carnival games and prizes. There will be a BBQ lunch, sugar cookie decorating, and Birthday cake!

Visit www.thesandbox.org/birthday-bash-celebration to learn more.
Members: $5/person
Non-Members: $10/person
First come, first serve – special discounts for military and seniors.
Sorry, coupons not valid for special event.
(Space and activities are limited in the event of inclement weather)

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Sandbox Hours

Sunday – Monday: Closed | Open Tuesday-Saturday: 10AM – 5PM The Sandbox will be CLOSED Sat. Nov 12
due to the Fall Festival at St. Andrew by the Sea United Methodist Church.

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

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Kindermusik with 88 Keys Piano announces a COMPLETELY FREE class for you and your 0-7 year old.

This Sat.  Nov. 5, at 10AM or 11AM come to this one-time free class. Since spaces are limited, online enrollment is required.

The 10AM class is almost full, so Kindermusik added another one at 11AM. Online enrollment at kindermusikwith88keys.com is required.

Visit kindermusikwith88keys.com to enroll today!

Also: Join classes November for all new themes: Babies 0-2 start “Zoom Baby” on Mondays at 9:20AM; toddlers ages 2-4 meet Mondays at 10:15AM for “Down on the Ground;” Family class (ages 0-7) meets Tuesdays at 10AM for “Splash”

November monthly playdates are open to enrollment now: Nov. 16 & 19 at 10AM for “Jumping Beans”to celebrate music and instruments of Latin America.

For more info, visit kindermusikwith88keys.com or call 912.988.KEYS.

Kindermusik…a good beginning never ends.

New York Times bestselling author of the Fancy Nancy children’s series, Jane O’Connor will be among the authors at the 2016 Annual Savannah Children’s Book Festival in Forsyth Park.

Live Oak Public Libraries and the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs will present the free 13th annual Savannah Children’s Book Festival on Sat. Nov. 12, 2016, 10AM-4PM at Forsyth Park.

The Fancy Nancy books chronicle the adventures of a young girl who loves all things glamorous, posh, and splendiferous! The series has now sold over 20 million copies and counting with the wildly popular latest title, “Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet.”

Additional Featured Authors and Illustrators @ the 2016 Festival include:
James & Kimberly Dean, “Pete the Cat”
Ted Dunagan, “A Yellow Watermelon”
Ame Dyckman, “Boy + Bot”
Rebecca Emberley, “The Ant and the Grasshopper”
Keith Hemstreet, “Travels With Gannon and Wyatt”
Varian Johnson, “The Great Greene Heist”
Robert Quackenbush, “First Grade Jitters”
Bob Shea, “Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great”

Download the:
2016 Savannah Children’s Book Festival Program & Map
2016 Savannah Children’s Book Festival Map

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Unleash your creativity every day with art-making projects for all ages @drop-in studio @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center,

Drop-In Studio is offered daily 1-4PM @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah.

The drop-in studio for November 2016  will be a painted portrait plates activity for families, based on the Telfair Museum Tsars’ Cabinet exhibition.

Work at your own pace & comfort level through an array of art mediums. Each month features a special project.

Perfect for all ages – even adults. Children 12 & younger now receive free admission to Jepson Center. Museum admission for adults is $20. (Admission includes a visit to each of Telfair Museums’ three sites: Jepson Center, Telfair Academy, Owen-Thomas House. Valid for one week.)

A studio-assistant is on-hand to answer questions & assist guests. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

November 2016 Drop-In studio: Painted portrait plates activity for families, based on the Telfair Museum Tsars’ Cabinet exhibition.

Learn more here. 

JEPSON CENTER
207 W. York St. Savannah, 31401

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Telfair Art Fair 2016, Nov.12 & 13

Hosted by Telfair Museums, Telfair Art Fair is free and open to the public on Sat. Nov. 12, 10AM-5PM and Sun. Nov. 13, noon-4PM.

The event is set up around Telfair Square in Savannah’s Historic District and features a wide variety of original art for sale, in a broad range of prices and media, from 85 different artists. Children can engage in activities, sponsored by BLICK Art Materials, 12-4PM on Nov. 12 and 12-2PM on Nov. 13 in the square.

New and returning artists display and sell original works in various artistic disciplines and in a range of prices. Their work features painting, printmaking, drawing/pastel, digital media, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics/pottery, photography, furniture, glass, textiles/fiber, and mixed media. The participating artists are eligible for $11,000 in prizes, which Telfair will announce at 1pm on Saturday. Only original works are eligible for judging and awards.

Free Family Day
Sat. Nov. 12, 1-4pm
Jepson Center
Take time to enjoy the annual Telfair Art Fair, explore Telfair’s modern and contemporary art collection, and apply a bit of your own creativity both inside and outside the museum!

Telfair Flair Trunk Show
Sat. Nov. 12, 10 am – 5pm
Sun. Nov. 13, 12 – 4pm
Jepson Center/Atrium
Back again for another exciting weekend, this shopping event takes place throughout the entirety of Art Fair. Featuring an exclusive gathering of local artists and selling their wares with flair, guests can enjoy chatting with the local talent while also stocking up on plenty of gifts for the holidays!

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Pure Barre Savannah 4th Anniversary Celebration, Nov. 1

You’re invited to come celebrate Pure Barre of Savannah’s fourth anniversary. Enjoy free classes, raffles, treats plus retail up to 40% off on Tues. Nov. 1.

Anniversary package specials
4 classes for $44
3 months unlimited for $444
12 months auto $144/month

pure barre savannah
5521 abercorn st. across from Twelve Oaks Shopping Center (Publix)
suite #500
savannah, ga 31405
912.665.1129
savannah@purebarre.com

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SCAD Museum of Art hosts ‘Night at the Museum’

Friday, Nov. 4
5:30PM: Film
7:30PM: Scavenger Hunt

SCAD Museum of Art
Savannah, GA
601 Turner Blvd.

Join the SCAD Museum of Art for an exciting evening of family fun. Watch a screening of “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” (PG), enjoy complimentary snacks, and explore the galleries by flashlight as you take part in a hair-raising scavenger hunt.

Film screening: 5:30PM
Scavenger hunt: 7:30PM

This event is free and open to the public. Seating for the film screening and participation in the scavenger hunt is on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests who wish to reserve their space may RSVP to Alison Tinsdale at atinsdal@scad.edu.
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Come celebrate the opening of Summit Gymnastics new Gym just three doors down from their first location.

Family fun, prizes, refreshments, meet the coaches and enroll in a trial class!

10AM-1PM Sat. Oct. 29 2016

Summit Gymnastics
74 W Montgomery Crossroad
Savannah, GA 31406

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Parents Night Out @ Summit Gymnastics

Have a well-deserved childfree evening while your kids have fun @ Summit Gymnastics.

Parents Night Out is 7-11PM Sat. Oct. 29 2016 for children ages 4 & older. Advanced registration is appreciated.  Call 912-921-1034.

And don’t worry about feeding your child, Summit will take care of that, too.

To register, call at 912-921-1034 or email summit.frontdesk@yahoo.com.

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Visited The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. lately?

Here’s a fun chance to do so.

In the spirit of community after Hurricane Matthew, The Sandbox’s Halloween event – Spookalicious – is FREE to the public. Any donations will go to the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry Disaster Relief Fund.

Spookalicious Halloween Night
Sat. Oct. 29 | 11AM-4PM at The Sandbox
Bring your ghost and goblins dressed in their costumes and ready to play. The Sandbox will have plenty of Halloween themed crafts and activities, including a special cookie decorating project. We’ll also put a twist on traditional trick-or-treating with our bag-of-treats scavenger hunt.
FREE!
First come, first serve!
(Space and activities are limited in the event of inclement weather)

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More about The Sandbox

HOURS
Sunday – Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Saturday: 10AM – 5PM

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

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The first full weekend of each month means free weekend access to some of nearby museums through Bank of America’s Museums on Us program including the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah.

Free admission is for the adult cardholder only. Regular admission applies to children and additional guests.

Free  Bank of America Museum on Us 2016 dates are Nov. 5 & 6; Dec. 3 & 4.

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Nearby participating museums include:

Savannah

SCAD Museum of Art
Saturday: 10AM-5PM
Sunday: Noon-5PM
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah 31401

Columbia

EdVenture Childrens Museum
9AM-5PM daily
211 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(See our list of Things To Do in Columbia, SC With Kids by clicking here. )

Jacksonville

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

Atlanta-area

Atlanta History Center
High Museum of Art in Atlanta
Center for Civil and Human Rights
Tellus Science Museum, Cartersville

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Who is eligible?

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

When is it available?

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

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