An officer walking patrol during the St. Patrick’s Day festival saw several firefighters running towards the Savannah River from the Abercorn ramp. The officer then saw a man who was […]
Special Issues
Connect Savannah College Issue, Savannah Film Festival Issue, Savannah Music Festival Issue, Saint Patrick’s Day Issue, Best of Savannah Issue.
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Keeping composed
When most people think of a “composer,” they think of a dead European dude with a powdered wig. Texas-born, Yale-educated, 41-year-old Christopher Theofanidis is none of those, but he is […]
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Q & A with Rob Gibson
To the best of my knowledge, Rob Gibson has never played a lick of music on any stage in Savannah. No quiet, intimate, VH1 Storytellers-type cabaret performances. No impromptu jam […]
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Festival picks
Ian Bostridge & Julius Drake Fans of classical vocal music have no doubt been anticipating this exceedingly rare appearance by a pair of British recitalists who are both considered near […]
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Billy Jonas: Industrial Re-percussionist
It’s the rare performer with equal appeal to adults as well as children, and Billy Jonas is one of them. His brand of “bangin’ and sangin’” — in which whimsical songs […]
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Savannah Music Festival Lineup Announcement Interviews
In anticipation of this week’s public unveiling of the lineup for the 2009 Savannah Music Festival, Connect spoke briefly with the SMF’s Communications Manager and Director of Marketing and Public […]
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The SMF drops it like it’s hot
Much to the delight of all manner of folks throughout our community —and elsewhere— 2009 will mark the seventh installment of the Savannah Music Festival. Initially known as the Savannah […]
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Silver lining
IT’S HAPPENING at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Savannah Technical College is experiencing it, too. So is Savannah State University. As the economy weakens, enrollment is rising. “We’re looking at a […]
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In the Zone
PERHAPS THE first thing people will say when they find out SCAD is partnering with a publisher to put out a series of graphic novels based on The Twilight Zone […]
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Full exposure
IF THE photos in Tom Fischer’s new book have a passing familiarity to those of Ansel Adams, there’s a reason: Fischer actually studied with the late, great nature photographer. Now […]
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Free speech fight
IN A university-owned newspaper, who has the final say regarding what can be published? The university administration or the editorial staff? Where does the First Amendment right to free press […]
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Fat chance
A ONE-YEAR research, educational, and community outreach program is coming to Savannah State University. In partnership with the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, SSU will administer the […]