The Last Exorcism, Get Low
THE LAST EXORCISM *** The prospect of journeying to Hell and back seemed less daunting than sitting through another horror yarn made in the faux-documentary style of The Blair Witch Project, but The Last Exorcism proves to be a pleasant surprise — even more so since Hostel gorehound Eli Roth is listed as one of…
Exhibits & openings this week
2D*2.5D*3D – A collectionof work from three artists: Amanda Hanlon (linoleum block relief prints ironwork), Carol Williams (assemblage of found objects), and Dicky Stone (turned wood sculptures. Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard St. , http://www.kobogallery.com/ 2nd Annual FAAA Fine Arts Exhibition – The exhibition highlights artwork created members of the Friends of African American Arts, featuring…
Can a nuke plant withstand a tornado?
Recently an outbuilding at a nuclear power plant received a glancing blow from a tornado. Fortunately no real harm was done, but it started me wondering: are nuclear power plants built to withstand a direct hit from a tornado? — Dee Barnett, Fort Worth There’s a range of possible answers: 1. Yup, 100 percent guaranteed.…
Updates & recurring themes
Updates • The Yaohnanen tribe on the South Pacific island of Tanna believe their true ancestral god is Britain’s Prince Philip (based on photographs of him with the queen during a 1974 visit to Tanna’s mother nation of Vanuatu) and believe he promised he would return for good on his 89th birthday (June 10, 2010).…
Face-melting blues
After a decade of whacking the hell out of his drum kit with the North Mississippi Allstars, Cody Dickinson is pumped to be playing guitar and singing with his “other” band, Hill Country Revue. Hill Country plays Thursday at the Live Wire Music Hall, on a bill with San Francisco jammers Tea Leaf Green. “It’s…
Order in the Court
Former State Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears has earned a spot in the history books. So even though any number of organizations could have brought her to town for the evening, it’s appropriate that it’s the Historical Society who’s sponsoring her talk on Thursday, Sept. 2 at the Lucas Theatre. Her appointment to…
Shouting obscenities at police: still a bad idea
An officer patrolling West Bay St. noticed a group of people headed in the direction of Williamson St., and one of them was acting extremely disorderly. The officer asked the man to calm down and explain the situation. The man said “they” were fighting with him and then “they” took off in a car. Another…
The age of aquaria
At the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, you can gawk at a whale shark, the biggest fish in the world. They have four of the large-mouthed leviathans up there, the longest coming in at just under 24 feet. Savannah’s setup is a tad more modest. At the UGA Marine Extension Service Aquarium on Skidaway Island, there’s…
21 Shortstop, The Crypt Pub, fish tacos
21 Shortstop Road trip! Slide your foodiemobile into overdrive and cruise up Hwy. 21, trough Garden City, past Port Wentworth and two miles north of the I–95 interchange, darned near Rincon, you’ll find the bright and shiny new 21 Shortstop. This meat ‘n’ three seems off the beaten path, but enjoys a NASCAR–like stream of…
Crafting a Craft Brew Fest
It has been both a pleasure and an honor to chair the Savannah Craft Brew fest since its founding just three short Labor Days ago. The project of the Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau was a huge leap of faith back in 2008. No one knew what to expect, but more than 1,200 die–hard craft…
Mark your calendar: The Russians are coming
Seeing as we pretty much always have a shortage of classical dance in Savannah, it’s heartening to see, on the horizon, the arrival of the State Ballet Theatre of Russia and its full–scale production of Swan Lake. The Tchaikovsky ballet will visit the Johnny Mercer Theatre at 7 p.m. Jan. 7. Tickets, on sale now,…
Tea Leaf Green; Brock Butler’s ‘friends’
BROCK BUTLER AND FRIENDS At 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25 Loco’s, 301 W. Broughton St. $10 All right, here’s the deal. Although nobody will say so, I have a sneaking feeling this will be an appearance by the full Perpetual Groove band. It’s billed as a “solo” date from the group’s resident guitar wizard, Brock…
The Worldwide Read
More than a decade ago, the story of Waddie Welcome galvanized a community around the cause of helping an elderly disabled man live out his final years the way he wanted, in the neighborhood he loved rather than the nursing home where he was trapped. It’s a story with important lessons about people – both…
Sea Dawgs
Soon after BP capped the Deepwater Horizon well earlier this month, the all-clear came from the government. It was dutifully echoed by a compliant mainstream media which had lost enthusiasm for the oil spill story and was eager to move on to much more important issues, like where mosques are built. In a development straight…
Worm whisperer
I once heard a well-known evangelist ridicule Earth Day, saying, “What is it anyway – the celebration of dirt?” If there had been a wall handy, I would have headbanged it a couple of times. That demeaning attitude toward nature has gotten us into a multitude of environmental messes. What really irked me was the…
