DO Savannah: Fling into Spring with these Savannah happenings

Upcoming events take full advantage of the blooming season in Savannah. So, put a little spring in your step with these happenings:

Friends of the Owens-Thomas House Garden Party

Savannah lifestyle maven Emily McCarthy teamed with artist Bellamy Murphy for a unique coastal Georgia-inspired summer fashion collection, which will be on display at the annual FOT Garden Party. FOT members get in free. Tickets are $25 for Telfair members and $50 for non-members.

5:30 p.m., April 25, at the Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters, 124 Abercorn St., Tickets: telfair.org

Seersucker Live presents the Spring Fever Episode

Seersucker Live, a quarterly variety show rooted in all things literary, welcomes the sneezing season with New York Times bestselling author Kristen Arnett; National Poetry Slam finalist Sam Rush; and award-winning educator, artist, and researcher Keith F. Miller, Jr., author of "Pritty."

$15 for general admission. $10 for students. Become a patron of the arts for $50, which includes entry, a drink ticket, and a signed copy of Kristen Arnett's latest acclaimed novel "With Teeth," a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Fiction.

Social hour begins at 6 p.m., April 25, at Front Porch Improv, 210 W. Victor Drive, Tickets: $15

Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia's Jewels & Jeans

Take a tour of Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia's new digs out on Chatham Parkway during the annual Jewels & Jeans benefit. There will be bites from more than 15 different Savannah-area restaurants, live music by Matt Eckstine and special guests, and a silent auction ― all to help end hunger.

7 p.m., April 25, at 1380 Chatham Parkway, Tickets: $100, heldendhunger.org

Through the Lens:Jepson's exhibition of Frank Stewart photographs illuminates his painter's eye, jazz fluidity

Frank Stewart's Nexus Free Family Day

During Free Family Day at the Telfair Museums, take in the first major museum exhibition of Frank Stewart's photographs. There will be art making, presentations by local photographers and musical performance in collaboration with the Savannah Music Festival.

10 a.m, April 27, Jepson Center and Telfair Square, 207 W. York St., Free