EVENTS

These are some of the current and upcoming programs featured at our members' sites. The list is updated regularly, so please check back often.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND EXHIBITS

The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

Saturday, March 27, 2010 2:00 PM
Savannah Music Festival and the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum present The U.S. Army Strings in a FREE concert for the entire family. Please call 912-234-3378 ext. 111 for reservations.
 

Flying Legends is a day camp that is PERFECT for kids ages 6 -11 years old. Heather, our Education Director, teaches about children on the home front, airplane navigation, bombardier and pilot training during WWII; and much more!

     Half Day Camp 9 am - 12 pm $60; Snack included
     June 28 - July 2; July 19 - 23; August 2 - 6

     Extended Full Day Camp 9 am - 4 pm; Includes lunch and model airplane building
     June 21 - 25

Register today! For more information please call Heather Thies 912-748-8888

Contact Information:

The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

175 Bourne Avenue
Pooler, GA 31322
912-748-8888
http://www.mightyeighth.org

Isaiah Davenport House Museum

The Isaiah Davenport House Museum presents “Tea at Mrs. Davenport’s” – Learn about tea traditions and experience an early 19th century tea in the historic atmosphere of the Isaiah Davenport House Museum .

Thursday, Friday and one Wednesday afternoons in March (March 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25) at 5 p.m.

The Museum is located at 324 E. State Street , Savannah -- the corner of State and Habersham Streets.  For information or reservations call 912/236-8097 or email jcredle@savbusiness.net. Reservations must be received 24 hours in advance. Admission is: $18 per adult, $14 for students ages 8 to 17. There is a 14 person maximum per program. 

Georgia Historical Society

The Georgia Historical Society and the  Ossabaw Island Foundation present Interpreting the Gullah/Geechee Heritage in the 21st Century, a presentation by Emory Campbell, Chair of the National Gullah/Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission followed by a brief discussion with members of the National Gullah/Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission.  The event will also promote African American Life in the Georgia Lowcountry: The Atlantic World and the Gullah Geechee, a new book from the University of Georgia Press.  Thursday, March 18, 2010, 7:00 pm at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Annex, Savannah.  Free and open to the public - book sale and signing to follow.  Funding provided in part by the City of Savannah.  For more information, visit www.georgiahistory.com or call 912.651.2125 ext. 40.

Coastal Heritage Society

The Coastal Heritage Society invites the public to join us for the Old Fort Jackson Annual Family Camp Over on Friday, March 5th at 6:00 PM and ending at 8:30AM on Saturday, March 6th, at Old Fort Jackson, 1 Fort Jackson Road . Enjoy this once a year opportunity to spend the night in a 200 year old Fort with your children or grandchildren!
 
 Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets are $45 per child (age 4 and older) and $35 per adult, dinner and breakfast are included. Members of Coastal Heritage Society will get $5 off per person. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact the Coastal Heritage Society at (912) 651-6823 ext 203 or email us at childrensevents@chsgeorgia.org.

Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace

Gaslight Tours
February 14, April 11, May 30, 6:45 PM

The elegant Birthplace of Juliette Low will open for special evening tours. See the grand home in the glittering low light of the gaslight era, and let imagination transport you back to the past. The historic house is a must see destination for Savannah' visitors, especially for rare evening tours. So travel back to 1886 and the gaslight era.
Tickets $15. Reservations required
 

Girl Scout Week
March 8 - 13, 2010, 10 am – 4 pm, Sunday March 14, 11 am- 4 pm (Closed March 17, 2010)
Celebrate 98 years of Girl Scouting in the United States and the life of the Girl Scout Founder, Juliette Gordon Low, at her childhood home. Tour the Birthplace to learn about this famous American woman and the movement she started in Savannah, GA. Explore funny anecdotes, courageous and inspirational stories, and ideals of patriotism and character. Girl Scout cookies served.
Juliette Gordon Low was an individual with hearing and mobility impairments. During Girl Scout week, in honor of all individuals with different abilities, admission will be FREE to all visitors in a wheel chair.

Girls in Green
April 30 - May 1 - 7, 2010, 10 am -4 pm (11 am- 4 pm, Sunday May 2, 2010)

On May Day, 1913, the first Girl Scouts first appeared in their brand new Navy blue uniforms. They were part of the May Day celebrations at Massie School, demonstrating Morris Dances, while showing off their new uniforms. Visit the Juliette Low Birthplace for a special exhibit of early Girl Scout Uniforms (khaki and green), 1914 - 1945. Admission charged

Located at the corner of Bull Street and Oglethorpe Avenue in historic downtown Savannah
10 East Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, GA 31401
912-233-4501 Fax 912-233-4659
birthplace@girlscouts.org,

www.juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org

Elevator for accessibility
Reservations required for troop/group programs and tours.
Admission charged for all tours and programs.
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Closed Wednesdays from November - February, major holidays and January 1 – 14, 2010.
 

Bonaventure Historical Society

The Bonaventure Historical Society offers free tours of Bonaventure Cemetery on the 2nd Sunday of each month.  Tours are offered at 2:00, 2:30, and 3:00 P.M.  2010 tour dates are as follows:  Feb 14; March 14; April 11; May 9th; June 13; July 11; August 8; Sept 12; Oct 10; Nov 14; and Dec 12, 2010.  Bonaventure Cemetery is located at 330 Bonaventure Road, Thunderbolt, GA 31404-3222.

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Tickets are now available for the United States Navy Band Sea Chanters concert on Saturday, February 20 beginning at 7:30 PM at Armstrong Atlantic State University Fine Arts Auditorium. The concert, featuring a wide ranging repertoire of music, is being sponsored by the Savannah Council of the Navy League, Savannah Morning News and AASU.

Tickets (limit 4) are free and may be obtained by completing the advertisement form in the Savannah Morning News or by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to AASU Fine Arts Building Box Office, 11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31419. Additional ticket information can be obtained by calling the box office at 344-2801.

ON-GOING EVENTS AND EXHIBITS

Permanent Exhibit - Georgia Southern Museum - Natural History of the Coastal Plain - The museum's newly renovated Natural History of the Coastal Plain exhibit takes you back 100 million years ago, to a time when mosasaurs prowled the ocean and dinosaurs ruled the land. Each display will bring you closer to the present day. Along the way you will learn about the dramatic environmental changes in Georgia and how they affected the animals that once lived here. Featured is Georgiacetus vogtlensis, a 40 million-year-old whale, whose pelvic bones establish a missing link between land mammals and whales. Georgiacetis is the most important fossil ever found in the state of Georgia. For further information, please phone 912-478-5444.