Calling all Chatham County youth!

Your challenge is to design or redesign The Front Porch logo, while capturing the spirit of what makes The Front Porch valuable: helping parents connect to resources for their children. You can tweak our current logo or come up with a completely new design!

Basic Guidelines:
Create your own original The Front Porch logo design/redesign
Save your creation as a PNG, JPG, or PDF
Write a 2-3 sentence description about your amazing idea
E-mail your work to scargile@chathamcounty.org or drop off a hard copy at The Front Porch office – 2203 Abercorn St.

Submission deadline is July 8th. ALL participants receive free SCAD and The Front Porch swag bags. The top 3 participants will have their submissions featured on The Front Porch Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Chant Camp, a week-long singing camp for children & teens ages 4-18, is offered this summer at Sacred Heart Church on June 8-12. In addition to choir rehearsals in large and small groups, campers enjoy enrichment classes that bring to life the history and artistry of sacred music, art, and architecture. All classes are taught by skilled professionals in their field.

Week-long improv camp culminating in a showcase. Family and friends invited to enjoy the performance on June 5 at 12 PM. Price per camper: $200; $150 per additional sibling.
Monday-Friday from 9 AM to 12 Noon. The Playhouse is at 415 W. Boundary St., around the corner from the Savannah Visitor Center and across the street from Garrison Elementary.

Come celebrate the in historic City Market one year anniversary of Alpha Mare Gallery! See the fusion of photography and paintings in what this husband and wife artistic duo dubs “paintography.” Decide “who did it better” on their joint wall, and discover art from additional member artists. This month long event is open Wednesdays – Sundays from 10-6 and every purchase enters you to win a $100 gift certificate on June 30.

Members: FREE | Non-members: FREE w/ admission •Let your little ones’ imaginations soar during our new Artful Tales Storytime every Friday at 10:30am in the Telfair Children’s Art Museum located at the Jepson Center. This enchanting program is perfect for young art lovers and curious minds, combining the joy of storytelling with the wonder of art. Each week, our skilled storytellers will bring captivating tales to life, encouraging creativity and imagination in a vibrant, art-filled setting. •Learn More/Register Link: https://www.telfair.org/family-programs/

Savannah Breath Reset will celebrate its new studio home at 3301 Waters Avenue on Friday, June 12, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. A formal ribbon cutting will take place at 12:00 p.m. Light snacks and refreshments will be served throughout.

Savannah Breath Reset offers functional breathwork — a research-backed, measurable approach to training the breath. Unlike yoga, meditation, or general wellness practices, functional breath training focuses on the mechanics of how breathing affects the nervous system, sleep, energy, recovery, and athletic performance. Savannah Breath Reset is founded by Chase Barber, a certified Oxygen Advantage® instructor.

The new studio space is home to weekly drop-in Stress Reset & Meditation Demystified classes, the 6-Week Breath Reset cohort program, 1:1 private sessions, and group experiences designed for couples, bridal parties, and corporate wellness teams.

At the grand opening, attendees can:
• Visit the new studio space
• Meet founder Chase Barber
• Take a free BOLT score assessment — a clinical measure of breathing efficiency
• Learn about weekly classes, the 6-Week Breath Reset program, and private sessions

As part of the grand opening, use code LAUNCH to try one of our weekly classes for free during the month of June. We will also be holding a free Breath Reset workshop on Sunday the 14th.

Free and open to the public. No registration required, but RSVPs on Meetup are appreciated.

Experience an immersive journey through Savannah’s rich black history with Author and Historian Rita Fuller-Yates. Delve into the city’s past, from pre-slavery days to the civil rights movement, uncovering stories of resilience and triumph. With engaging multimedia elements, each 90-minute tour promises an informative and enjoyable exploration of Savannah’s black churches, communities, and the remarkable individuals who shaped its history. Join us for an unforgettable experience filled with knowledge, emotion, and maybe even a little fun along the way.

Join us in the Lobby for a creative, hands-on experience with local vendor Sea Love Savannah! Design and create your own hanging diffuser, perfect for adding a personalized touch to your space or gifting to someone special.

An intimate, guided wine dinner focused on the American wineries of the Judgment of Paris, featuring Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars and Château Montelena. Thoughtfully composed courses and landmark wines come together in an immersive dining experience led by winery and culinary leaders—offering depth, dialogue, and lasting perspective at the table.

Location:
Welcome at Kessler Fine Jewelry
Dinner at Stone & Webster Chophouse

This isn’t just about cooking fish—it’s about mastering the balance of bold flavors, delicate technique, and just the right amount of rule-breaking. In this class, you’ll learn the secrets of perfectly seared seafood, rich sauces, and the little details that turn a dish from simple to spectacular. Rooted in French culinary tradition but never afraid to shake things up, this is seafood done the Saint Bibiana way.

Ethel Trujillo, soprano, sang with the Savannah VOICE Festival in August 2025, and won the grand prize at the prestigious Sherrill Milnes VOICE Competition. Only one person is offered that award each year. The award provides the recipient a full scholarship to attend the Milnes VOICE Studio in Savannah.

Ms. Trujillo has won numerous awards, most recently the First Prize and Audience Choice Award winner at the Partners for the Arts Opera Competition 2026. Additional awards include first place and the Pro-Opera Audience Award at the 2018 Carlo Morelli National Singing Contest in Bellas Artes, Mexico. She was a finalist at the Vincerò World Singing Competition in Verona, Italy (2023), and won 1st place at the Gerda Lissner Foundation, Operetta & Zarzuela (2022), 2nd place at the Opera San Miguel Competition (2020), and 2nd place at the Linus Lerner Competition (2019). Her recent performances include Norina in Don Pasquale at Opera Naples and Violetta in La Traviata at Annapolis Opera. Her upcoming performances include Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro in Opera in Williamsburg and Zémire in Zémire et Azor and Lucia (cover) in Lucia di Lammermoor in Berkshire Opera Festival.

Ms. Trujillo is one of just four singers selected by the Berkshire Opera Festival to participate in its first-ever Resident Artists Program beginning summer 2026. The artists were selected for this eight-week paid residency through a national audition process from a pool of nearly 600 applicants. Activities throughout the summer include professional training, recitals, salons, and masterclasses.

José Meléndez, pianist, is widely in demand as a vocal coach, conductor, and collaborative artist. He made his Carnegie Hall debut as a solo pianist in a recital with pianist José Ramos-Santana in May 2011. His professional engagements have taken him to Europe, South and Central America, Asia, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and throughout the mainland United States. Mr. Meléndez holds a full-time position at the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) in Philadelphia, and has served as co-chair for the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Philadelphia District since fall 2024. Over the years, he has worked with multiple music festivals. For the past two seasons, he has served as vocal coach and répétiteur for the Princeton Festival opera productions of Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Così fan tutte.

Contras, squares and waltzes. Want to get moving but find exercising too hard and too dull? Maybe you should go for a spin Contra dancing! It’s fun, it’s aerobic, and it’s filled with great people you should know. Every dance has live music, a caller to guide you through the moves, and a beginner workshop to teach you everything you need to know. If you can listen and walk, you can Contra dance. Heck, if you can listen OR walk, we can get you through it! We’ve had folks from age 6 to age 90 come and have fun, so why not you?

Live music by Glow in the Dark String Band. Dances prompted by callers Bob Beattie and Joyce Murlless. No experience or partner needed. Newcomers welcomed. Come at 6:45pm for a lesson or refresher. $10 ($5 for members) Casual dress, comfortable shoes suggested. Bring a water bottle. Parking lot off 33rd Street. Sponsored by Savannah Folk Music Society.

Join us at The Lost Square Rooftop Bar for a high-energy rooftop DJ event from 9PM–12AM. Set above Savannah, this weekly nightlife experience features a DJ set, craft cocktails, and skyline views that set the tone for an unforgettable night.

Whether you’re meeting friends or dancing into the weekend, Lost After Dark is your go-to Friday vibe.

Join Below Average Run Club Saturday, June 13th at 8 AM for easy miles around Forsyth Park!

🏃‍♀️ All paces, all levels welcome
✨ Good vibes guaranteed

Come embrace the pace and start your Saturday strong — see you at the fountain!

Most people who ‘can’t meditate’ aren’t bad at it. They just learned a method that only works in perfect conditions — quiet room, no thoughts, relaxed schedule, patient teacher.
Real life doesn’t look like that.

This class teaches the physiological layer underneath meditation that most instruction skips entirely: how your breath pattern directly controls your nervous system state, and how to use that mechanism to reach deep states of calm — deliberately, reliably, in any environment.

You don’t need belief. You don’t need silence. You don’t need 20 years of practice. You need the right tool, applied with the right timing, in the right sequence.
We’ll cover:
• How the mechanics behind meditation works — the physiology
• The simple progression for reaching deeper states reliably
• How to use it in 10 minutes at your desk, in your car, or at 2 AM when you can’t sleep

Saturdays at 8:30 AM | Forsyth Park, Savannah GA | $15 drop-in
We meet by the tennis courts, under the big old oak tree
Taught by Chase Barber, Oxygen Advantage certified breath coach

This class is right for you if you’ve tried meditation apps and quit, found guided meditation too dependent on mood or environment, want to understand the ‘why’ behind what you’re doing, or just want a Saturday morning practice that actually moves the needle.

Questions? Email Chase@savannahbreathreset.com.

Start your Saturday morning with a gentle flow of poses to wake up and feel refreshed.

A yoga mat and a beverage will be provided.

Location: Champions Ballroom (The Club at Savannah Harbor)