Art in Opposition
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT EXHIBITION not for aesthetic reasons, but because it initiates a discussion on the subject of protest art and takes place in an alternative gallery space, something unheard of in Savannah. Art, and its relationship to politics, dominated the art world in the 1930s, during the rise of Fascism, and has reoccurred…
Dreams so real
Brian MacGregor is a full-time artist whose work has been internationally recognized. He moved to Savannah in 2000 from Richmond, Va., and is a SCAD graduate who enjoys camping and traveling to foreign countries in his spare time. He has won several awards for his artwork starting from his teenage years and has his own…
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Keep digging Editor, Just seeing the title and subtitle before I read Linda Sickler’s article “Digging Savannah,” I could tell it would be the usual archaeology fluff piece on Savannah. There would be something about the Spring Hill Redoubt, something about the bluff, some pieces of pottery, and musket balls. Sure enough you didn’t disappoint,…
Making voting fun again
If you’re as sick of political campaigns and candidates as I am right now, you’ll take as very welcome news the announcement that it’s time to start voting in our 2008 Best of Savannah contest. This is an election that’s fun to take part in, one that’s totally local, and has the added bonus that…
Good investment turns to ashes
PUBLISHED REPORTS to the contrary, the apparent reason the city manager is closing down the Resource Recovery facility (RR), commonly known as “the incinerator,” is a shortfall of just $2.2 million over budget in 2009 and an unwillingness to accept the reality that energy policy will be changing in Georgia over the next six years…
Yoga in NOLA
A LOCAL YOGA instructor is one of 30 nationwide chosen to lead free yoga sessions to help the women and girls of New Orleans recover from Katrina. The all-day yoga sessions April 11-12 are part of “V-Day,” an international event founded by Eve Ensler, author of the Vagina Monologues. The point of this year’s celebration…
Reading large
IT’S HARD to ignore the irony that Fahrenheit 451 is the book selected for this year’s Big Read, a series of events sponsored by Live Oak Public Libraries promoting community-wide attention toward a single book. Throughout April, the public library system along with several partners will host discussion groups, a film, a lecture, two spoken…
What’s a ‘works bomb,’ anyway?
TWO INDIANA teenagers were arrested April 1 after setting off what they described as a “works bomb.” According to Savannah-Chatham Metro police, the teens said they set out to “wreak havoc and destruction in Savannah, Georgia.” They set off the chemical mixture, causing an explosion behind Pride Pool and Spa in the Savannah Festival shopping…
Craaaaazy
Cultural Diversity In October, the government of Singapore, anxious about the city’s declining birth rate, began teaching its high school polytechnic students in formal courses on how to flirt. Said Isabel, 18: “My teacher said if a guy looks into my eyes for more than five seconds, it could mean that he is attracted to…
New releases: Smart People, Nims Island
Smart People Even when he’s grinning, Dennis Quaid generally bears the sour disposition of someone badly in need of an Alka-Seltzer; that pained grimace serves him well in Smart People, a dark comedy that turns out to be only moderately intelligent. Quaid stars as Lawrence Wetherhold, a miserable English professor whose disdain for his students…
Everything else that’s out there
Leatherheads Football may be a rough-and-tumble sport, but Leatherheads is handled by director and star George Clooney with the delicacy one extends toward an antique vase. Working from a script by acclaimed sports writers Duncan Brantley and Rick Reilly, Clooney offers an occasionally wistful look at the early days of professional football, when its popularity…
Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Joe Buck There’s a demon in Joe Buck’s head and it wants you dead. Formerly of Th’ Legendary Shackshakers and perhaps best known as the upright bassist in Hank III’s band, this disturbed (and disturbing) hell-billy reprobate has now hit the road as a one-man banned (sic) playing distorted guitar and a stripped-down drum kit…
Charles Wadsworth’s mixed emotions
CHARLES WADSWORTH IS AN ICON in the world of classical music. Now 79, his name is to many people synonymous with chamber music. The Artistic Director for Chamber Music at the Spoleto USA Festival, for decades he has programmed that aspect of the world famous annual celebration of music and art. He also served as…
When in Rome
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Diary of the planet
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Pitingo wows a too-small crowd at the Morris Center
Back in late 2007 when the 2008 Savannah Music Fest’s schedule was first announced, Executive and Artistic Director Rob Gibson told me to make a special attempt to catch Antonio Pitingo. “You’ve never seen anything like it,” he gushed. I was wise to follow his advice. Now, with a few days hindsight, I can truthfully…
