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Events Calendar
Search for Event by:Saturday May 28, 2022The Effingham County Branch NAACP's Armed Services and Veteran Affairs Committee will host the first Veterans Appreciation in the Park on May 28 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Memorial Day weekend event will take place at Baker Lake, 224 Courthouse Road Extension, Springfield. The theme is, ?No Vet Left Behind.? Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, drinks, and sweets will be served. ... read moreCategories: CommunityFriday Jun 3, 2022''Still Standing: A Tribute to Elton John'' carries on the legacy and amazing music of the iconic Sir Elton John. Close your eyes and you will swear you are listening to Elton in person, as the amazing Ben Frey looks, sounds and performs his incredible music catalogue to perfection! Expect ALL of the huge hits including: Candle in the Wind, Rocket Man, Bennie & the Jets, Tiny Dancer, Your Song, Circle of Life and Crocodile Rock among many others. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityWednesday Jun 8, 2022Join us as we celebrate the relocation of Simply Southern Caterers at 606 N Laurel Street in downtown Springfield on Wednesday, June 7, at 10am. ... read moreCategories: Community, Chamber Of CommerceThursday Jun 30, 2022Join us as we celebrate the ribbon cutting for Modern Moon Boutique and Decor at 586 S. Columbia Avenue, Suite 13 in Rincon on Thursday, June 30, at 1pm. Modern Moon is a boutique offering women and men's clothing. Owner Felicia Wilcox carries attractive apparel and ''curvy attire'' in sizes Small through 5XL. ... read moreCategories: Community, Chamber Of CommerceThursday Jun 16, 2022We hope you can join us for a ribbon cutting ceremony for Face Grace Esthetics on Thursday, June 16, at 4pm. Located at 5717 GA Highway 21 South, Suite B (inside Thompson Chiropractic) in Rincon, ... read moreCategories: Community, Chamber Of CommerceFriday Jun 3, 2022We hope you will join us for a Ribbon Cutting ceremony for the new Love's Travel Stop on Friday, June 3, 2022 at 2600 GA Highway 21 (Highway 21 and Rahn Station Road) between Rincon and Springfield. ... read moreCategories: Community, Chamber Of CommerceMonday May 30, 2022Lieutenant Colonel Andrew S.R. Wichers will be the featured speaker at the Memorial Day Program at the Veterans Park on Monday, May 30, at 6pm. The public is invited to attend and help pay special tribute to those from Effingham who have given their lives in the service to their country. ... read moreCategories: CommunityFriday Jun 10, 2022Join the Effingham County Board of Commissioners for the Ribbon Cutting and Dedication ceremony for McCall Park on Friday, June 10, at 10am, McCall Park is located at 5450 McCall Road in Rincon. ... read moreCategories: CommunitySaturday Jun 25, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Lightyear'' on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25 at 7pm, with a Sunday, June 26 matinee at 3pm. Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure with a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityWednesday Jun 22, 2022The Mars Theater will have a matinee showing of ''Lightyear'' on Tuesday, June 21 at 2pm. Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure with a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityThursday Jun 23, 2022The Mars Theater will have a matinee showing of ''Lightyear'' on Tuesday, June 21 at 2pm. Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure with a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityFriday Jun 24, 2022The Mars Theater will have a matinee showing of ''Lightyear'' on Tuesday, June 21 at 2pm. Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure with a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunitySaturday Jun 25, 2022The Mars Theater will have a matinee showing of ''Lightyear'' on Tuesday, June 21 at 2pm. Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure with a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunitySunday Jun 12, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''When Harry Met Sally'' on Sunday, June 12 at 3pm. In 1977, college graduates Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) share a contentious car ride from Chicago to New York, during which they argue about whether men and women can ever truly be strictly platonic friends. Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and in the company of their respective best friends, Jess (Bruno Kirby) and Marie (Carrie Fisher), attempt to stay friends without sex becoming an issue between them. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityFriday May 27, 2022The Mars Theater will have showings of ''Uncharted'' on Friday and Saturday, May 27 & 28 at 7pm, with a 3pm matinee on Sunday, May 29. Treasure hunter Victor ''Sully'' Sullivan recruits street-smart Nathan Drake to help him recover a 500-year-old lost fortune amassed by explorer Ferdinand Magellan. What starts out as a heist soon becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Santiago Moncada can get his hands on it. If Sully and Nate can decipher the clues and solve one of the world's oldest mysteries, they stand to find $5 billion in treasure -- but only if they can learn to work together. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityFriday Jul 8, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Top Gun: Maverick'' on Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9 at 7pm, with a Sunday, July 10 matinee at 3pm. After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete ''Maverick'' Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunitySaturday Jul 9, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Top Gun: Maverick'' on Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9 at 7pm, with a Sunday, July 10 matinee at 3pm. After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete ''Maverick'' Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityTuesday Jul 26, 2022The Mars Theater will have two showings of ''The Emoji Movie'' on Tuesday, July 26, at 10am and 2pm. Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji. ... read moreTuesday Jun 14, 2022The Mars Theater will have two showings of ''The Boss Baby'' on Tuesday, June 14, at 10am and 2pm. A suit-wearing, briefcase-carrying baby pairs up with his 7-year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co. ... read moreFriday Jun 10, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Steel Magnolias'' on Friday, June 10 at 7pm. A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityTuesday Jun 7, 2022The Mars Theater will have two showings of ''Minions'' on Tuesday, June 7, at 10am and 2pm. Evolving from single-celled yellow organisms at the dawn of time, Minions live to serve, but find themselves working for a continual series of unsuccessful masters, from T. Rex to Napoleon. Without a master to grovel for, the Minions fall into a deep depression. But one minion, Kevin, has a plan; accompanied by his pals Stuart and Bob, Kevin sets forth to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow. Their search leads them to Scarlet Overkill, the world's first-ever super-villainess. ... read moreFriday Jun 17, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Lightyear'' on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18 at 7pm, with a Sunday, June 19 matinee at 3pm. Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure with a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunitySaturday Jun 18, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Lightyear'' on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18 at 7pm, with a Sunday, June 19 matinee at 3pm. Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure with a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityFriday Jun 24, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Lightyear'' on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25 at 7pm, with a Sunday, June 26 matinee at 3pm. Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure with a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityTuesday Jun 21, 2022The Mars Theater will have a matinee showing of ''Lightyear'' on Tuesday, June 21 at 2pm. Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure with a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityTuesday Jun 28, 2022The Mars Theater will have a matinee showing of ''Lightyear'' on Tuesday, June 28 at 2pm. Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure with a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityThursday Jul 21, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Jurassic World: Dominion'' on Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23 at 7pm, with a Thursday, July 21 matinee at 2pm and a Sunday, July 24 matinee at 3pm. Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunitySunday Jun 5, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Father Stu'' on Sunday, June 5 at 3pm. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. However, a motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others, leading to the surprising realization that he's meant to be a Catholic priest. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunitySaturday Jun 11, 2022The Mars Theater will have a showing of ''Driving Miss Daisy'' on Saturday, June 11 at 7pm. Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy), an elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta, is determined to maintain her independence. However, when she crashes her car, her son, Boolie (Dan Aykroyd), arranges for her to have a chauffeur, an African-American driver named Hoke Colburn (Morgan Freeman). Daisy and Hoke's relationship gets off to a rocky start, but they gradually form a close friendship over the years, one that transcends racial prejudices and social conventions. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityFriday Jul 15, 2022The Mars Theater will have showings of ''Downton Abbey: A New Era'' on Friday, July 17 at 7pm with a matinee showing Sunday, July 17, at 3pm. The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess' newly inherited villa. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityTuesday Jul 19, 2022The Mars Theater will have two showings of ''Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2'' on Tuesday, July 19, at 10am and 2pm. His genius finally recognized by his idol Chester V, inventor Flint Lockwood (Cody Cameron) gets to join Chester's company, where he can work full-time on technologies to help mankind. ... read moreTuesday Jul 12, 2022The Mars Theater will have two showings of ''The Angry Birds Movie'' on Tuesday, July 12, at 10am and 2pm. When an island populated by happy, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green piggies, it's up to three unlikely outcasts - Red, Chuck and Bomb - to figure out what the pigs are up to. ... read moreTuesday May 31, 2022The Mars Theater will have two showings of ''Abominable'' on Tuesday, May 31, at 10am and 2pm. After discovering a Yeti on the roof of her apartment building, teenage Yi and her two friends embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family. But to do so, they must stay one step ahead of a wealthy financier and a determined zoologist who want to capture the beast for their own gain. ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunitySaturday Jun 18, 2022The Effingham County Branch NAACP's Juneteenth Celebration will take place June 18 from 3-6 p.m. at the old Effingham County Recreation Department Gym at 808 Ga. Hwy 119, Springfield, near the Springfield Public Library. there will be speakers, entertainers, food and drinks provided at no cost to those who attend. ... read moreCategories: Festivals & Celebrations, CommunityTuesday Jun 14, 2022Guyton Historical Commission Summer Social at the Guyton Caboose on Central Blvd. Free Kona Ice for kids. ... read moreCategories: CommunityFriday May 27, 2022Seasons of Japan is coming to Effingham County. Join us for a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, May 27 at noon at the construction site on Highway 21 Northbound, (across from Parker's and in front of Goshen Crossing Apartments) in Rincon. Lunch will be provided on-site by Seasons of Japan. Advance registration is required to attend. ... read moreCategories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce- Registration Closed
Thursday Jun 23, 2022The chamber will hold its Annual Meeting and Awards Reception on Thursday evening, June 23, 6pm at Local on Laurel in downtown Springfield. The chamber's annual meeting is a celebration of the accomplishments of the previous year, with awards like the prestigious John Adam Treutlen Award, the Small Business of the Year, and Ambassador of the Year. The chamber's new Board of Directors is also installed at the event. ... read moreCategories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce- Registration Closed
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022Come learn about the steps needed to open and operate a food business, and the services provided by the Coastal Health District's Environmental Health staff here in Effingham County, at the Chamber Members Breakfast on Tuesday, July 19, 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. Guest speakers for the breakfast are Darrell O'Neal, Program Manager, and Alena Aviles, Environmentalist. This is one of what we plan to be regularly scheduled informational breakfasts for chamber members. We welcome suggestions of topics, speakers, and meeting venues for future breakfasts. Please contact the chamber at (912) 754-3301 or via e-mail at info@effinghamcountychamber.org for more information or to reserve seats.. . ... read moreCategories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce- Registration Closed
Monday Jul 11, 2022 - Friday Jul 15, 2022Carlson and Co. will host its very own, weeklong summer camp on July 11-15 9:00am - 1:00pm at The Local on Laurel, 606 N. Laurel St., Springfield. This weeklong camp will consist of day-to-day instructions on how to design with florals, care instructions for all kinds of plants, succulents and cactuses, and unique takeaways that kids will carry with them. Each day will consist of structured classes with informative and educational activities. Thursday's class pick-up and drop-off location will be at Lakeview Retirement Home where kids will design floral arrangements with residents. Lunch will be provided each day by Simply Southern. Visit Carlson & Co. on their website to register. https://www.carlsonsandco.com/workshops Once you have registered, a registration form and itinerary will be sent to your email. For questions or concerns, please call us at 912.754.9116 ext. 10 ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, CommunityTuesday Jul 19, 2022Charity Singing Competition Auditions: 10AM-12PM at Railyard Media: 122 N Laurel St, Springfield, GA 31329 - $25 Entry Fee - 3 Judge Celebrity Panel - 5 Finalists will perform at the Historic Mars Theater at 7PM - Audience tickets for final event $15 (with service fees) 1st Place Performer will win: - Free professional music video created by Railyard Media - Performance as opening act at the Effingham Fall Festival ... read moreCategories: Arts & Culture, Community