April 23: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Monday, April 23): French baroque soprano Sandrine Piau is in recital at 6:30 p.m. at Christ Church Episcopal – it’s technically the last Savannah Music Festival concert for this season. The Odd Lot improv troupe’s onstage at Muse, and San Francisco singer/songwriter Eliza Rickman has a date at the Sentient…
‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN *** Of all the nomination flubs made this past January by the Academy of Harvey Weinstein Arts and Sciences – no Michael Fassbender; only two nominated songs; Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close absurdly in the running – the most egregious mistake was arguably the lack of a Best Actress…
April 22: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Sunday, April 22): Attention gamers, GnomeCon continues through 6 p.m. at the Convention Center. Savannah’s early-music ensemble, the Goliards, perform melodies from the 15th and 16th centuries, with solos by soprano Ashley Adams in renaissance French and German, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 3 p.m. There’s a Savannah Philharmonic-sponsored…
April 21: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Saturday, April 21): GnomeCon continues all day at the Convention Center. The environmentally-friendly Earth Day Festival is happening in Forsyth Park, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. And it’s seven hours of arts and entertainment at Muse Arts Warehouse – the Savannah Urban Arts Festival finale, 4-11 p.m. Audio/Video Warehouse celebrates…
April 20: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Friday, April 20): Wow, there are so many choices for this evening … the Charlie Daniels Band and Little Big Town have a free show in Forsyth Park; Joan Osborne, Will Kimbrough, Jackie Greene, Nick Gorvik and Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman will be at Live Wire – the band…
April 19: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Thursday, April 19): The Savannah Urban Arts Festival benefit concert at Muse Arts Warehouse gives you Cusses, KidSyc@Brandywine, Word of Mouth, Dope Sandwich and A Nickel Bag of Funk. It’s a $20 admission for a 7 p.m. show … Savannah Folk Music Society president Chris Desa is the Third Thursday…
Sold down the river
We’ve spent our share of time at Connect Savannah bashing the City of Savannah government and its elected officials, but it’s important to give credit where credit’s due. The City of Savannah, due to the efforts of its staff and its much-maligned politicians, has racked up a very impressive track record of environmentally sound, sustainable…
Ron White’s checkered Savannah past
One of Ron White’s oldest bits – and one of his funniest-ever – is the story of how it took the Sears Auto Center took three-and-a-half hours to change the four tires on his van. “Apparently,” the comedian says, “they had to whittle one of ‘em out of a piece of wheat.” After ponying up…
Is weed getting stronger?
Is pot stronger these days? Some folks state as fact that parents should realize “pot these days is stronger than when they smoked.” Any evidence? — Dinsdale Yes, pot is stronger than in the old days. This is bad? Reliably determining marijuana potency has its challenges, starting with the fact that we’re talking about a…
April 18: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Wednesday, April 18): It must be Psychotronic Film night at the Sentient Bean. At 8 p.m., it’s that 1974 drama classic Delinquent Schoolgirls. You heard that right. If not your cup of coffee, you could always jam with Eric Culberson at Live Wire, or check out Josh Johannson & Friends…
EARTH DAY: Going organic with David Tree Malpass
Tall and kind with a gentle voice, David Tree Malpass does evoke an arboreal presence. He was a champion of organic agriculture far before it became trendy, has been an environmental activist since the 70s and i also one of the founding members of renowned Earth Haven Eco Village near Asheville, NC. Tree will represent…
Bottles & Cans
CHECK THIS OUT Audio Video Warehouse, 7700 Abercorn, has maintained a healthy used vinyl section for a while – they have some new stuff, too – and the store is getting in on the Record Store Day fun with a full-on, all-day concert Saturday afternoon. Starting at 2 p.m., the place will resonate with the…
No castle required
Attention all clerics, sorcerers and other defenders of the realm: Your presence is required in the ancient citadel. Please make haste. The rest of you can come, too: Whether you’re a 73rd level magic user or you wouldn’t know a deathtouch from a double strike, all are invited out to play at GnomeCon, taking place…
SUAF: Culture jamming with Kristina Wong
Kristina Wong is the artist–in–residence for the 2012 Savannah Urban Arts Festival. That means she’ll spend four days with the effusively creative kids from AWOL, and at the end of the week (on Friday, April 20), they’ll put it all out there on the Muse Arts Warehouse stage, followed by a Wong solo performance. Admission…
Will Sage be all the rage?
The block of Whitaker Street between Congress and Broughton has a new tenant — a restaurant with a small but impressive menu. Sage quietly opened a couple of weeks ago in the tiny, two–level location that was the long time home to Sushi Zen. Patrons who recall that small, cramped space will find an airier…
EARTH DAY: Good problem to have
If anyone’s wondering if the Forsyth Farmers Market will be open at the same time as the City’s Earth Day celebration in Forsyth Park this Saturday, the answer is yes. Beginning at 2 p.m., right after their usual closing time of 1 p.m., the Farmers Market hosts a Vegetable Costume Contest (or fruit!) If you’re…
EARTH DAY: Home sweet (sustainable) home
One of the most ambitious projects the City of Savannah has embarked upon in any area recently is CHSA Development Inc., better known as Savannah Gardens. Located on the site of the old Strathmore Estates neighborhood on the Eastside, this new mixed housing development on 44 acres of “grayfield” will, when finished, feature 550 total…
DESIGN ETHOS: Reimagining ‘Blade Runner’
The keynote speaker of this year’s DO–ference, in conjunction with SCAD’s Design Ethos event this weekend, is Ezio Manzini, a leading global expert in the growing field of “social innovation,” which aims to link green–type initiatives with a system of ethics and civic strength. A professor of industrial design at Milan Polytechnic and a visiting…
Elmer’s bad day
A Savannah firefighter was arrested after threatening his wife, setting fire to her clothes and assaulting two police officers. Elmer Cuevas, 48, of the 1400 block of Randee Drive, a Savannah Fire Department captain, was charged with terroristic threats and acts, arson and two counts of battery on a police officer after the 6:15 p.m.…
Drowning in the details
Lately, every time I look at water, something akin to terror begins to creep along my spine. You might think my fears stem from the bigass bull shark my husband hooked a few feet from where the kids and I splashed this weekend. It could be the time spent recently on the set of Hellyfish,…
Opera and other musical words
This weekend, the Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus does something it doesn’t do too often – a night of opera. A Night of Great Opera, if you don’t mind. That’s what the April 21 concert has been titled. Conductor Peter Shannon, the orchestra and chorus have worked out a program of arias and choruses from…
For the record
Saturday, April 21 is Record Store Day. It’s an internationally–recognized celebration of the (few remaining) independent vinyl retailers, and certain labels (both the big–bucks and indie variety) put out special, limited edition singles, EPs and albums to mark the occasion. Collectors snap ’em up. For others, they’re … curiosities. You can get all sorts of…
One of them
She had a pretty big rock ‘n’ roll hit (“One of Us”) back in 1995, but these days Joan Osborne is known as one of the most reliably smoky rhythm ‘n’ blues singers in the business. She sang Motown classics with the Funk Brothers in the film (and stage show) Standing in the Shadows of…
DESIGN ETHOS: Less talking, more doing
The term “social innovation” is the new buzzword. It’s become popular among designers eager to do more than create pretty logos and choose color palettes, who want to apply their expertise towards socioeconomic justice, poverty reduction and helping people live better lives. But no matter how anyone tries, it’s impossible to solve the problems of…
EARTH DAY: Playing in the dirt with Andy Schwartz
Once a sharp-dressed hotel employee, gardening consultant Andy Schwartz now enjoys grass stains on his knees as part of the job. Ready to take on anything from tomato pots on the porch to acres of farmland, Andy will lead a workshop at the Earth Day Festival about composting your food scraps into nutrient-rich soil for…
Mark your calendar: More classics this week
The Savannah Music Festival may have ended April 7, but there’s one straggler left, and it’s a good one. French soprano Sandrine Piau, a beloved vocalist in both baroque and lyric music, performs Monday (April 23) at Christ Church Episcopal (moved from its original location, Wesley Monumental UMC). In Piau’s Savannah debut, she will perform…
April 17: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Tuesday, April 17): It’s AWOL’s Youth Hip Hop Night at Muse Arts Warehouse, with music by Unrated Krew, C. Jizzy & Basik Lee, and a juice bar for young people. Admission to the 7-10 p.m. event is by donation. It’s part of this week’s Savannah Urban Arts Festival. Ricardo &…
