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Events Calendar
Search for Event by:Saturday Jan 1, 2022 - Monday Jan 31, 2022Read for a Better World encourages readers of all ages to explore diversity, empathy, and action through literature. Our community has unlimited access to Lerner Publishing's ?Read for a Better World? themed books during January, and you can also read any books you like throughout the month! Complete at least 5 hours of reading to finish the challenge. ... read moreCategories: Arts & CultureWednesday Jan 12, 2022 - Friday Feb 11, 202212th annual Creative Writing Challenge 2022 Theme: KINDNESS GUIDELINES: ? You must hove parental permission to enter. ? Challenge open to students in Chatham, Effingham or Liberty County public, private and home school students ore encouraged to enter. CREATION: ? Work will be judged on creativity and con focus on any aspect of the theme. All poetry styles allowed! ? Poems should be no more than 20 lines. ? Typed entries ore recommended. SUBMISSION: Entry deadline: February l lth Submit one copy of your poem via online form (liveoakpl.org/leopolds) or physical submission at any Live Oak Public Libraries. Entries must include: student's name, teacher's name, home address, age, school, grade, email address, and a parent/guardian name and phone number. Competition Grades: ? K-2 ? 3-5 ? 6-8 ? High School Division winners receive: 1st: Leopold's Ice Cream Party 2nd: Leopold's Ice Cream Gift Card / Certificate Winners announced February 25th on leopoldsicecream.com & liveoakpl.org ... read moreCategories: Arts & CultureMonday Jan 31, 2022 - Tuesday Feb 1, 2022Effingham Day at the Capitol will be held on February 1, 2022. Residents of Effingham will gather in Atlanta to advocate for our community. ... read moreCategories: Community, Government, Chamber Of Commerce- Registration Closed
Thursday Feb 10, 2022Thursday is Ladies Night at SaltCreek MarketHouse! Meet Up or Meet New pals at our evening showcases! This week Sylvia Coffey with ColorStreet will be showing ... read moreCategories: Festivals & Celebrations, Community, HolidayThursday Feb 17, 2022We hope you'll join us for a Business After Hours networking reception at the offices of J. DelSUR Marketing Group/Effingham Magazine on Thursday, February 17, 5:00-7pm. Refreshments will be provided. Admission is free. ... read moreCategories: Community, Chamber Of CommerceTuesday Feb 22, 2022We hope you will join us for a ribbon cutting at Woods Seafood, 309 S Laurel Street in Springfield on Tuesday, February 22, 10am. Woods Seafood is a retail seafood market carrying mainly fresh live or raw seafood. They cook seafood live, low country boils, cooked blue crabs, snow crab legs, etc. Their other location is 711 GA-30 in Port Wentworth. ... read moreCategories: Community, Chamber Of CommerceFriday Mar 11, 2022 - Saturday Mar 12, 2022Spring Craft Room Yard Sale and fundraiser for Pregnancy Care Center of Rincon. At least a dozen crafters will have items in this sale?lots of great craft supplies and treasures to be found! ... read moreCategories: CommunityFriday Mar 11, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''The Batman'' on Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12 at 7pm, with a Sunday, March 13 matinee at 3pm. Batman ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunitySaturday Mar 12, 2022 - Sunday Mar 13, 2022Celebrating the safe travels and landing of the Salzburgers arrival on March 12, 1734. The annual event is at Ebenezer historic site, Jerusalem Lutheran Church, and the old Ebenezer village cemetery. See govisitebenezer.com for more details ... read moreCategories: Festivals & Celebrations, Arts & Culture, Clubs/OrganizationsSaturday Mar 12, 2022This will help us make more backpacks for the homeless and more baskets for lower income families. ... read moreCategories: Festivals & Celebrations, Arts & Culture, Community, Schools, Chamber Of Commerce, Clubs/OrganizationsSaturday Mar 12, 2022The Working for a Purpose Foundation will hold a Bourbon and Bottles Tasteoff on Saturday, March 12, 6:30pm at their offices, 5505 McCall Road in Rincon. Tickets are $50 per person and features heavy hors d'oeuvres, live entertainment, and drinks. All proceeds go to Working for a Purpose ... read moreCategories: CommunitySaturday Mar 12, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''The Batman'' on Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12 at 7pm, with a Sunday, March 13 matinee at 3pm. Batman ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityFriday Mar 18, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Paw Patrol: The Movie'' on Friday, March 18 at 11am. When their biggest rival, Humdinger, starts wreaking havoc as the mayor of Adventure City, Ryder and everyone's favorite heroic pups kick into high gear to face the challenge. Armed with exciting new gadgets and gear, the PAW Patrol joins forces with a savvy dachshund to save the citizens of Adventure City. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityFriday Mar 18, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Dog'' on Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19 at 7pm, with a Sunday, March 20 matinee at 3pm. With a dog named Lulu by his side, Army Ranger Briggs races down the Pacific Coast to make it to a soldier's funeral on time. Along the way, Briggs and Lulu drive each other completely crazy, break a handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards to have a fighting chance of finding happiness. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunitySaturday Mar 19, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Dog'' on Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19 at 7pm, with a Sunday, March 20 matinee at 3pm. With a dog named Lulu by his side, Army Ranger Briggs races down the Pacific Coast to make it to a soldier's funeral on time. Along the way, Briggs and Lulu drive each other completely crazy, break a handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards to have a fighting chance of finding happiness. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityTuesday Mar 22, 2022Come learn about how to more effectively promote your business online at the Chamber Members Breakfast on Tuesday, March 22, 8:30am, at the Herald Center, 1204 North Columbia Avenue in Rincon. A light continental breakfast will be provided, including coffee, juices, water, pastries and fruit. Admission is $10 for current chamber members, $15 for non-members. Seating is limited and advance registration is required. ... read moreCategories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce- Registration Closed
Thursday Mar 24, 2022?Parent University ? Effingham will present a Zoom Prep Session,'' Preparing for the Georgia Milestones Assessment Can be fun!'' on Thursday, March 24, at 7:00 p.m. This interactive session provides math skills and strategies to help students in grades 3-5 master the GMAS. Please register via getmathinvolved@gmail.com by Tuesday, March 22. For additional information, please call or text 912-659-4167 or 912-661-4159. ... read moreCategories: Community, SchoolsFriday Mar 25, 2022Do you love songs like Heat Wave, Ain?t to proud to beg, Baby Love, Ain?t No Mountain High Enough, My Girl, and Ain?t no Mountain High Enough? Do you love artists like Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, The Supremes and The Four Tops? Then, you are going to love this group of talented vocalists and musicians. That Motown Band has been entertaining Motown fans for years. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunitySaturday Mar 26, 2022Spring Fling 2022 at Honey Ridge AgriCenter. Saturday, March 26, 10am to 2pm Easter Egg Hunt At 11:00am Mini Tractor Pull At 10:00am Food, Hay Ride, Games, Petting Zoo Come See The New Babies At Honey Ridge AgriCenter. ... read moreCategories: Community, Recreation & SportsFriday Apr 1, 2022Join Us For The County's Premier Community Event! The 11th Annual ''A Taste of Effingham'' Friday April 1st, 2022, 6-8pm Local on Laurel, 606 N. Laurel Street, Springfield, Ga. Mix and mingle while sampling fine food from the area's best restaurants, and locally produced wines from Butterducks Winery. Beer and soft drinks also included. Tickets are limited. $25 per person. Reserve yours now by clicking the ''Register Now'' button, or call (912) 754-3301 Downtown Street Party Friday April 1st, 2022, 6-10pm Downtown Springfield, Madison to Franklin Streets Enjoy live music by a hot party band while you browse local shops, vendors and food trucks along Laurel Street, which will be closed to traffic. Admission is free. Food, beer and soft drinks will be available for purchase (valid proof of age required for beer purchase). Fun activities for the kids, too. ... read moreCategories: Festivals & Celebrations, Arts & Culture, Community, Government, Chamber Of Commerce- Registration Closed
Friday Apr 1, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Hop'' on Friday, April 1, at 7pm, with a Sunday, April 3 matinee at 3pm. Beneath Easter Island, in a giant factory that manufactures the world's Easter candy, the popular rabbit is preparing to pass the mantle to his son, E.B. (Russell Brand). But E.B. has no interest in the job and would rather be a drummer. He runs away to Los Angeles, where an unemployed slacker named Fred O'Hare (James Marsden) accidentally runs into him. Feigning injury, E.B. tricks Fred into giving him shelter, but an oversized chick is planning a coup back on Easter Island. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, Community