Explore Savannah’s Civil War experience. From battles to surrender, shortages and trials, through the visit of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, the story is always engaging. Like many American families, the Gordons had kith and kin fighting on both sides.

Cost: $15

More Info: visit www.juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org

Join your naturalist guide aboard a small motorboat for a journey back in time. Beginning just above the bustle of the harbor, you’ll travel through the narrow back channels of the Savannah River exploring the serene expanse of the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. You’ll see more of the 28,168 Refuge acres than can be seen from the Wildlife Drive, while your guide describes the historic uses of the river and its tidal wetlands. We may step ashore on one of the few spots of high ground.

Cost: $75 (binoculars included)

More Info: visit www.wilderness-southeast.org or call 912.236.8115

Coffee Bluff Marina is sponsoring “three hour tours” that include a 30-minute boat trip each way plus a 2-hour tour of Ossabaw Island’s North End. Ossabaw Island staff Jim Bitler will be your on-island guide.

Cost: $85 per person

More Info: Call Capt Ray at 912-925-7474 or email gofish@coffeebluffmarina.com.

The Alice+ Olivia fashion line is touring all over the country to “Make Over America” and it could be you! Come and join us to see the fashion at their trunk show located at Bleu Belle.  In addition, one girl will win a makeover as well as 2-3 Alice and Olivia outfits. So come out for trunk shows, makeovers, styling sessions, photo shoots, and local model searches.

Cost: contact for more info

More Info: e-mail thetour@aliceandolivia.com or visit blog.aliceandolivia.com/archive/category/thetour

The hour-long program features American folk songs, spirituals, art songs and other choral works performed by the Senior Choir and Preparatory Choirs under the artistic direction of Roger Moss, and the Consort under the artistic direction of Timothy Hall.

“We call this our Spring Tour,” states Roger Moss, Artistic Director, “because by going to various geographical locations around Savannah, we hope to give everyone a chance to hear the children sing.” After the tour concludes, the Preparatory Choir will travel to perform in Charleston in May, and the Senior Choir will attend the Windy City Youth Choral Festival in Chicago in June.

Cost: Visit site

More Info: Visit www.savannahchoir.org

There will be a day Trip to Ossabaw Island, Saturday April 17. Tickets are available for this educational trip that gives an overview of Ossabaw’s natural and human history. Tickets are available online at the Ossabaw Island Website. Spaces are limited to 30 people.

Cost: $50 per person for Friends of Ossabaw / $70 per person for Future Friends

More Info: Call (912) 233-5104 or email elizabeth@ossabawisland.org

Beginning on Sunday, April 11, the Savannah Children’s Choir will present a series of four weekly concerts around Savannah. Each concert takes place at 3:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

The hour-long program features American folk songs, spirituals, art songs and other choral works performed by the Senior Choir and Preparatory Choirs under the artistic direction of Roger Moss, and the Consort under the artistic direction of Timothy Hall.

“We call this our Spring Tour,” states Roger Moss, Artistic Director, “because by going to various geographical locations around Savannah, we hope to give everyone a chance to hear the children sing.” After the tour concludes, the Preparatory Choir will travel to perform in Charleston in May, and the Senior Choir will attend the Windy City Youth Choral Festival in Chicago in June.

Cost: Visit site

More Info: Visit www.savannahchoir.org

25 facts you may not know about Savannah’s film history, from the city’s motion picture trivia man.

1. Under Southern Skies was the first movie filmed in Savannah. It was shot in 1915.
2. Ten Academy Awards have gone to movies filmed in Savannah.
3. Johnny Mercer was nominated for 19 Academy Awards and won four.
4. Five prop benches were made for the movie Forrest Gump.
5. The first movie with sound filmed in Savannah was The View from Pompey’s Head, in 1955.

As a guide with Old Savannah Tours, Bob Register leads the way to a thorough appreciation of the city for thousands of tourists a year.

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone that speaks more fluently—or frequently—on Savannah’s storied history than Bob Register. As a tour guide with Old Savannah Tours for the last 15 years, he leads over 750 tours annually and has shaped the experiences of literally thousands of visitors with his genteel manners, erudite delivery and homespun Hostess City charm.