AN EDUCATION **** In 1960, Lynn Barber was a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Twickenham, a suburb of London, with good grades and big dreams of attending Oxford University. She was swept […]
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Review: Annie @ Savannah Children’s Theatre
It’s been a while since a local theatre group took on the classic musical Annie. The timing of this Savannah Children’s Theatre production, set in the 1930s, couldn’t be better […]
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Have you heard the one about the Jewish Sumo wrestlers?
What do sumo wrestlers, transgender elder care workers, émigrés in Vietnam and beauty pageant contestants all have in common? If you answered that they were all encompassed by the spectrum […]
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AWOL makes its Choices
All Walks of Life (AWOL) started in 1997 as a simple gathering of poets, musicians, and MCs at Savannah State University. Incorporated as a non-profit in 2004, the organization provides arts and […]
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The truth shall set you free
Self–discovery is the key to contentment, Bertice Berry believes. And although it’s a bumpy road, it’s one we all must travel if we are to understand both ourselves and our […]
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Exhibits & Openings
Africanology Realities in American Worlds – An exhibition of large-scaled, multi-media paintings and installations by Amiri Geuka Farris. Artist talk and opening reception: 2/12, 6-8pm. SSU Social Sciences Building Gallery […]
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What’s Next: Pink Ribbon Comedy Tour
“Laughter is the breast medicine.” If there’s ever been a better pun tying in standup comedy with breast cancer research, I’ve not heard it. The phrase is the calling card […]
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Edge of Darkness, Crazy Heart
EDGE OF DARKNESS **1/2 Although based on a 1985 British TV miniseries, the new thriller Edge of Darkness mostly feels like The Constant Gardener shorn of all emotional complexity and […]
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What’s Next: Club Propaganda
Performance artist Anitra Opera Diva returns Friday (Jan. 29) to the Guitar Bar on MLK with another bizarro show, this one under the umbrella name Club Propaganda. Anitra is a […]
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The business of show
No less a country music star than Reba McEntire has given her seal of approval to the Savannah Theatre, where Country Star Revue has just begun a three week–run. Last […]
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The sun’ll come out…
The Savannah Children’s Theatre is hoping to “absolutely delight” audiences with their fifth season’s opening production of Annie. Kelie Miley, director of the Children’s Theatre, has this to say […]
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Opening credits
Stepping into the home of Hal and Nancy Miles is sort of like wandering unexpectedly into a long lost vault buried somewhere between the studios of Disney and Warner Brothers. […]