Good morning, Savannah.

Multiple free events are scheduled this week—starting today, the Savannah Jazz Festival brings music to Forsyth Park while Fort Pulaski offers Constitution Day admission on Thursday.

The week also features a free Victorian lecture, a pop-up book bar, a foreign policy discussion, a community clean-up, and a downtown photo walk.

Students, families and staff at Primrose School of Godley Station raised over $3,000 through a carnival and book fair to support Ronald McDonald House of Coastal Georgia, which offers lodging, meals and support services for families with children receiving medical treatment.

City employees launched their annual United Way workplace giving campaign at City Hall Monday morning with a new target of $142,912 (adjusted for 912 Day).

City leaders said every donation supports local nonprofit programs across communities.

The Miss Savannah Juneteenth Court launches A Coat for the Season, a drive collecting new, school-appropriate coats for Savannah-area students from elementary through high school with teen sizes in high demand.

Parents and guardians will be able to request a free coat on Sept. 16.

At the Savannah Theatre on Sep.

14, a business summit gathered over 200 hospitality members to learn strategies for boosting visitor spending through upcoming events (Banana Ball playoffs, SEC Volleyball Championship, Holly Days and Azalea Days) and creative promotions for local businesses.

FoodeesFest will bring over 40 food trucks and artisan vendors to Tanger Outlets Savannah in Pooler from Friday, Nov.

13 to Sunday, Nov. 15 (families can enjoy barbecue, street tacos, desserts, and a free-meal raffle).

Savannah State hosts its first Big HBCU Battle of the Bands as nine historically Black colleges and universities compete in music and spirit on campus.

The 45th Savannah Jazz Festival honors Bob Faircloth’s 90th birthday with three days of free concerts from Sept.

18-20 featuring diverse jazz performances at Forsyth Park and District Live (Georgia School Bands Day is included), celebrating his longstanding commitment to the art.

More than 5,000 veterinary professionals are in town for the International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium at the expanded Savannah Convention Center, which will run through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event is expected to bring over $1.3 million to local businesses.

Tomorrow, Savannah State University will host a program honoring Thurgood Marshall beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the King-Frazier Student Center, featuring Superior Court judges, a documentary screening, and a conversation with Marshall’s granddaughter (Cecilia Marshall).

Savannah State University named Kiana Dibo-Armstrong as the new chair of its Department of Social Work on Sept.

14 — she served as a tenured associate professor and practicum field director for five years and held leadership roles in Colorado, Arkansas and Alabama.

Last week, Savannah hosted a statewide child care summit led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and supported by the Georgia Chamber where education and child care leaders discussed public-private partnerships to expand options for working families.

Effingham County residents met Monday night at Mars Theatre to discuss Project Camellia, a data center campus planned near Rincon that may require 3.2 gigawatts of electricity—enough for over 2 million homes—and create 1,000 permanent jobs, prompting a review by the Georgia Public Service Commission.