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A genteel, holiday mood prevails amid the slower pace and saltwater fishing. Lyricist, record executive and singer Johnny Mercer praised his hometown, bringing Savannah attention from New York City and Hollywood. Don’t Miss events include the downtown Savannah Holiday Tour of Homes (December 8 & 9, 2012).
"Sunshine and blue skies met him," wrote Time magazine of Savannah in December 1933 for President Hoover's visit, reiterating that the culturally rich, friendly Savannah also has no snow! Practical, long vacation weekends are grand times for an unforgettable Christmas (December) and New Year (January).
A Little Known Fact: President Theodore Roosevelt wrote of his mother, Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt from Savannah: ".sweet, gracious, beautiful Southern woman, a delightful companion and beloved by everybody." Mittie was Eleanor Roosevelt's grandmother.
- December 22: First Day of Winter
- December 16-January 3: Christmas Castaways at Ships of the Sea Museum, Free admission for up to two children when accompanied by one paying adult. Museum opens at 10:00 am. Last admission: 4:15 pm.
- December 25: Christmas Day (Sunday)
- December 26: (Bank Holiday)
- December 27-30: Steam Days at GA State Railroad Museum. Weekday train rides at 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm.
- December 31: New Year’s Eve (Saturday)
- January 1: New Year’s Day (Sunday)
- January 2: (Bank Holiday)
- Through January 3: Christmas Castaways at Ships of the Sea Museum, Free admission for up to two children when accompanied by one paying adult. Museum opens at 10:00 am. Last admission: 4:15 pm.
- January 6: First Friday Night Fireworks on the River
- January 7: First Saturday on the River
- January 13: A Streetcar Named Desire (starring Elizabeth Taylor. Alex North was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music Score), Trustees Theatre, 7 p.m.
- January 16: (Holiday) Martin Luther King Day
- January 12-14: Savannah Tire Hockey Classic
- January 13: Romeo and Juliet, State Ballet Theatre of Russia
- January 16: (Holiday) Martin Luther King Day
- January 19-22: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
- January 20-21: Cary Grant Birthday Tribute (3 movies: North by Northwest (1958); The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (1947); Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
- January 20-February 5: Grease (LIVE), historic Savannah Theatre
- January 21: Gregg Allman
- January 21: Savannah Philharmonic, Chamber Concert, 5pm Skidaway Island United Methodist
- January 24-28: American Traditions Competition (singing contest), Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wright Square
- February: Georgia History Month
- February 1-16: 23rd Annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival
- February 2: Eric Church, Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour
- February 2: Groundhog Day
- February 3: First Friday Fireworks on the River
- February 3-4: Critz Tybee Run, Tybee Island
- February 4: Savannah Philharmonic, Afternoon Adagio, 2-4:30pm, Olde Pink House
- February 4: First Saturday on the River
- February 5: Super Museum Sunday (FREE admission to Savannah area museums, 12Noon- 4PM)
- February 6 : Opus Jazz (movie), Lucas Theatre, 8 p.m. Part of the Southern Circuit of Independent Film
- February 11: Spring Awakening: Bruch & Schumann, Savannah Philharmonic, 7:30pm, Lucas Theatre
- February 11: The Sleeping Beauty, The Columbia City Ballet, Johnny Mercer Theatre
- February 12: Behind the Veil, Savannah Wedding Event, Savannah Magazine & Telfair Museums
- February 12: Gypsy Jazz at the Westin, Coastal Jazz Association
- February 13: Leif Ove Andsnes, Wesley Monumental UMC, 6:30 PM SMF
- February 13: Acclaimed Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes (LIVE)
- February 14: Valentine's Day
- February 14: Willie Nelson, Savannah Civic Center
- February 15-19: Savannah Book Festival, Telfair Square
- February 16: River Dance, Savannah Civic Center
- February 20: Presidents Day
- February 25: Telfair Ball
- February 29: Spring Awakening (play), Lucas Theatre. Presented by SCAD's Performing Arts Department
- March 1: Wynton Marsalis with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (LIVE)
- March 2: First Friday Fireworks on the River
- March 3: First Saturday on the River
- March 4: Concert Chamber, Savannah Philharmonic, 5PM Telfair Academy
- March 8-9: Telfair Museum’s “The Artful Table”. Special guest speaker, Barry Dixon, Interior Decorator from Washington D.C.
- March TBA: Greening of the Forsyth Park Fountain, Forsyth Park
- March 10-12: FREE taster tour, Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Fri.-Sat, 10am – 4 pm; Sunday, 11 am- 4 pm
- March 12: The Pink Floyd Experience, Civic Center
- March 17: The 188th Savannah Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
- March 17: 187th St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- March 19: Tara Feis Irish Festival
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