The Tourist, Wild Target
THE TOURIST *1/2 With The Tourist, Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp aren’t functioning as actors so much as they’re trying their hands at being slum lords. Hollywood royalty blessed with a substantial measure of talent, these A-list actors are merely coasting here, slumming in style as they enjoy exotic locales and continental cuisine at studio…
Exhibits & openings this week
Birds in Flight – An installation by Matt Hebermehl of his signature, patterned bird forms hanging in the Jepson’s atrium. Jepson Center, 207 W. York St. , http://www.hebermehl.com/ Christmas Artist Market – Features a variety of gift-sized art perfect for the holidays. Louise Shipps Gallery at St. Paul’s, 34th St and Abercorn St Finding Balance…
The best place to find non-radioactive metal
I recently saw a TV special with a segment about the German fleet that scuttled itself at Scapa Flow after World War I. They mentioned that metal salvaged from those ships was valuable to instrument makers because it hadn’t been exposed to radiation from the atomic blasts at the end of World War II and…
Hymn For Her, Celtic Christmas
HYMN FOR HER At 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10 Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Somewhere in the dirt between the blue grass of Kentucky and the swamp mud of the Mississippi Delta, the seeds for Hymn For Her’s gritty acoustic music took root. Maggi Jane and Pierce Ternay present themselves liker a hayseed White…
Golf carts, indecency and arson
— An off duty officer was patrolling the Landings community after a recent spree of mailbox vandalism. The officer saw a suspicious golf cart parked with its lights off occupied by a white male. The officer approached and the driver steered the golf cart toward him. The officer asked him to stop, but he continued…
Sometimes the song writes you
As a kid in Germany, Thomm Jutz studied classical piano and flute, and reached competition level. He was 12 when lightning struck. “I grew up very close to the two largest Canadian air bases in Germany,” Jutz explains. “I started listening to Canadian Armed Forces Radio and American Armed Forces Radio, and I fell in…
The ballad of Val Halla
A guitar player is a guitar player, and whether he or she prefers to wail on electric or strum on acoustic, a certain amount of cross–pollination is always good for keeping things healthy. Val McLeod grew up, music–crazy, in the chilly Canadian prairie town of Regina, Saskatchewan. She’s 26 now, so she cut her teeth…
Mark your calendar: Celtic Woman
With apologies to Stevie Wonder: Boogie on, Celtic Woman. Since 2004, when Riverdance ex–pat David Downes conceived of an all–girl ensemble to capitalize on the burgeoning American craze for lush Irish music, Celtic Women has been top o’the morning, on tour, on CD, and (to be sure) on PBS. Combining the shimmery vocals of artists…
Three for the show
Among his many talents, Langston Hughes — poet, playwright, novelist — authored several stage musicals. Best known is Black Nativity, which premiered in 1961 (as Wasn’t it a Mighty Day?) and has been running virtually every Christmas ever since (in Boston, for example, it’s played at the same theater annually since 1969). Formed last summer,…
Bites & Pieces: Narobia’s, Habersham foodie corridor
Narobia’s Grits & Gravy I had planned this visit for a week – in anticipation of a home cooked meat-n-three plate. Beef and peppers maybe, or chicken. “The cook is out sick today,” I was told. “We’re just doing sandwiches and salads.” I started to leave, but spied the sizzling flattop. Sometimes, there’s nothing better…
Don’t pass on Paso Robles wines
Halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco sits Paso Robles. Like so many of its neighboring California AVAs, it has gained notoriety – although not nearly to the mass market grade as the more widely touted Napa Valley. Why? The Paso Robles wine industry is fairly young. What? Wine grapes were grown here as early…
A deficit of patriotism
ONE AFTERNOON LAST WEEK, most of the eastside lost power in one of Savannah’s increasingly frequent brownouts. Many traffic lights were out at the peak of rush hour. Georgia Power is the company responsible for keeping our lights on. They’re set to give you a big rate hike starting Jan. 1. You’ll no doubt have…
Energy underground
The secret to 24/7 free energy lies right under our feet. The earth absorbs the heat of the sun and retains it. As far as several hundred feet below the surface the temperature of the earth stays a constant 69 to 70 degrees. Geothermal systems capture this heat to warm buildings during the winter, and…
The dog days of winter
To the uninitiated, the first visit to the dog show is surreal. In the parking lot, a man in a tweed jacket holds a lopsided conversation with a border collie. A woman in a golf cart cruises past; sitting next to her is a dalmatian with excellent posture. There are greyhounds wearing sweaters with a…
