Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026
Good morning!
It’s going to be a warm, sunny weekend so it’s a good time for a terrific weekend of freebies! Check out the first item and pull your list of places you wanted to visited but never had time and go. Coastal Georgia is rich with museums and history lessons!
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ALONG THE COAST
Super Museum Sunday: More than 100 museums and historic sites across Georgia are open free to the public from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8. Click here for a list of sites and an interactive map. Sponsored by Georgia Historical Society and Southern Company.
CHATHAM COUNTY
Colonial Faire & Muster: Living history event at Wormsloe State Historic Site. Learn about 18th century Georgia through cooking, dance, craft and military demonstrations. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, and Sunday, Feb. 8.
Couture and cinema: Telfair Museum hosts a Valentine’s eve screening of the classic 1987 thriller starring Glenn Close, “Fatal Attraction” during “The Art of the Character: Highlights from the Glenn Close Costume Collection.” The movie: 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at the Jepson Center, located at 207 W. York St. Admission is free for Telfair members, and $10 for non-members.
Shorebirds for sure: Manomet Conservation Sciences and the Tybee Island Marine Science Center are sponsoring a free shorebird festival Feb. 19- 21. Through guided beach walks, citizen training, online games attendees will learn how to play a critical role in shorebird conservation and make a difference in their communities. For more information and a schedule of events see tybeeislandmarinescience.org/events.
Thurman on Oglethorpe: On Friday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m., historian Michael L. Thurmond will discuss researching his book James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia: A Founder’s Journey from Slave Trader to Abolitionist. Learn how slave-trader Oglethorpe became an abolitionist due to exchanges with Ayuba Suleiman Diallo and Olaudah Equiano. Free admission and event parking at the Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave., Tybee Island.
CAMDEN COUNTY
Puzzle exchange: Worked all your puzzles and need a challenge? The St. Marys Public Library hosts a puzzle exchange 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 at 100 Herb Bauer Drive, St. Marys. Bring a puzzle, take a puzzle.
Special stories: Championship storytellers Andy Offutt Irwin and Bil Lepp will headline an event at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at Bank House Restaurant, 414 Bedell Ave., Woodbine. Tickets are $50 at 912-672-8485. Sponsored by LEAD Woodbine Partners.
BRYAN COUNTY
Valentines at the fort: A romantic evening of dancing to period music in the historic setting of Fort McAllister State Park. Dance lessons, food and treats, beer & wine. Guests can also take a break from the dance floor to relax fireside in the historic barracks with their valentine. Open to guests 21 and older. Beer and wine available for purchase. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday Feb. 14. Tickets $45 a couple to $80. Child care mini camp will be available 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. for ages 4-12 for $45 per child. Please visit www.GaStateParks.org/FortMcAllister or call the fort at 912-727-2339 for additional information.
Ride by the river: Come see classic, custom or unique autos, and meet fellow automobile enthusiasts. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, Fort McAllister State Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Road, Richmond Hill. Admission to park and show is $6-10.
GLYNN COUNTY
Something To Chew On: Join the Glynn Environmental Coalition and staff from the Brunswick Natural Resources Conservation Service for a luncheon from 12 to 1:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at Sunrise Diner, 5031 New Jesup Highway. Visit glynnenvironmental.org/events to RSVP.
The Well accepting donations: As The Well prepares to open tonight for the cold snap, it will accept canned fruit from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Feb. 5, at 2911 Altama Ave.
MCINTOSH COUNTY
Print your own Valentine: Come make your own card for your special valentine on Ashantilly Center’s antique presses. Free, open to the public 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. Click here for more info.
Food giveaway: 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, Darien Lions Club Park, Sponsored by First Credit Hill Baptist Church and Second Harvest.
LIBERTY COUNTY
Not a plug nickel: The Liberty County Board of Commissioners made it clear Tuesday the proposed Westwin nickel refinery in Richmond Hill is not welcome in Liberty, either. The site is across the Jerico River from Lake George. Commissioners Marion Stevens and Timmy Blount, who attended, raised concerns about potential pollution. Chairman Donald Lovette said he’d be in touch with Bryan County Chair Carter Infinger. Blount said “about 100” of his constituents told him they oppose the refinery.
Support cancer survivors: Today at 5 p.m., celebrate at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life’s “Another Birthday Party” at Country Inn and Suites, 742 E. General Stewart Way, Hinesville. If 50 people sign up, Dr. Karen Bell promises to wear purple hair for the entire month. RSVP appreciated, but not required, to relayforlifelibertycountyga@gmail.com. Join, donate, or form a team here.
African art, coastal cuisine: “For the Love of Land and Sea: Exploring the Connection between West Africa and Coastal Georgia through Food and Textiles” opens at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Hinesville Area Arts Council, 102 Commerce St., Hinesville. West African and Coastal Georgia are woven together by textiles and nourished by cuisine – enjoy both this Black History Month. Free admission.
Cast Net features nuggets from Coastal Georgia that we hope you’ll find interesting, fun or useful. All that said, we’ll need to hear from you to make sure we’re on the right track. Send us your event or note at staff@thecurrentga.org.
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