Wright Square Open House
Wright Square Christmas Open House Friday, December 4, 2009. Photos by Amy Doll
Weather or not
For those of you who were out of town or under sedation last week, a severe weather alert for Wednesday afternoon prompted a community-wide reaction – overreaction, in the minds of some – including the cancellation of half the school day on very short notice. Parents received, at most, about half an hour’s notice from…
More on Christmas decorations
Editor, Regarding your recent column on downtown Christmas decorations: If you think Broughton Street is bad, you should come over to Beaufort and see Bay Street. Pathetic. I moved here recently and do appreciate the Southern charm and the history. As you said, Savannah is a gorgeous city with priceless architecture, incredible trees…and of course,…
Breaking news: Tyler Perry coming to Savannah
The one and only Tyler Perry is coming to Savannah April 13 and 14, in the cast of his own Madea’s Big Happy Family. Tickets for the Savannah Civic Center production are on sale now. Perry, of course, has been playing Mabel “Madea” Simmons onstage and in a string of very successful films for a…
Cybelle – ECLYPSE
picture of Cybelle – Performer and Instructor. Director for Belly Dance Troupe in Savannah, GA
Crochet
Some of the crochet pieces that I have made.
Death Row request
In October in Orange County, Calif., Billy Joe Johnson, just convicted of murder as a hit man for a white supremacist gang, begged the judge and jury to sentence him to death. Johnson knew that those on California’s death row get individual cells and better telephone access, nicer contact-visit arrangements, and more personal-property privileges than…
‘Tis the season to live up to the hype
There are a lot of important issues these days: Health care, joblessness, Afghanistan, a terrifying rise in random shootings… and of course the state of Tiger Woods’ marriage. So it might seem silly, even irresponsible, for me to now focus on Christmas decorations downtown. But I think there’s a larger point to be made about…
Sibling revelry
The big dust bowl out of Oklahoma City these days is the rock ‘n’ roll band Aranda. Fronted by brothers Gabe (lead vocals) and Dameon (guitar and vocals) Aranda, the band is getting attention because Kelly Clarkson, whose music couldn’t be more different from theirs, covered two Aranda originals on her 2009 All I Ever…
Five days of Thanksgiving
It seemed only fair to allocate Thanksgiving five days on the calendar last week instead of the sole Thursday assigned by Abraham Lincoln, and officially approved by Congress. No encroaching of Christmas into the last weekend of November, when there’s all of December stretching ahead for that holiday. At 3 p.m. Wednesday my official season…
Noteworthy: Billy Joe Shaver
Some of these old Texas singer/songwriters make it for the long haul; some don’t. Billy Joe Shaver came up through the ranks at the same time as the late, great Townes Van Zandt; in fact, they used to open for each other at the famous Old Quarter in Houston, back in the day. Van Zandt’s…
Golf cart DUI
While on patrol along Ogeechee Road an officer pulled into the Thunderbird Motel. He saw a white golf cart driving through the parking lot suddenly make a hard left turn, throwing two of the passengers from the vehicle, a 1-year-old boy and his grandfather. The driver stopped the cart and picked up the passengers. The…
Back in blue
Smack in the middle of Mountain Heart’s most popular instrumental rave–up, “#6 Barn Dance,” the award–winning bluegrass sextet will veer into 4/4 time and start banging out some familiar–sounding chords … and there it is, like it was meant to be part of an old–time breakdown: AC/DC’s “Back in Black.” That’s the sort of thing…
Chili today; heartwarming tomorrow
As the temperatures cool down for the few weeks that pass for winter in Savannah, a cup of chili starts to sound like a nice way to warm up. This Sunday, try 25 different cups of chili for a good cause and trade heart burn for heart–warming at the fourth annual Chili Bowl. The day–long…
Get crackin’
It’s last call at Club Sweets. Saturday’s performance of Swingin’ at Club Sweets will be the final one for the young dance students of The Studio. Director Veronica Moretti Niebuhr says her adaptation of The Nutcracker – staged by her students for five consecutive years at the Lucas Theatre – has run its course. “I’m…
A clean start
If you get less sand in your car after a trip to the beach on Tybee, be sure to thank one of the students from SCAD professor Verena Paepcke–Hjeltness’ Sustainable Design class — because they found a way to save the beachside showers. Following concerns about the ongoing effects of excessive water consumption on the…
Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox Whatever is in the water out in Los Angeles is forcing today’s most acclaimed young filmmakers to bring beloved children’s books to the big screen. First it was Spike Jonze directing an adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, and now it’s Wes Anderson helming a motion picture version of…
The word on SCT
Editor, Thank you for your attention to our local theatre scene in recent issues. I want to briefly mention some facts about the Savannah Children’s Theatre of which I am a board member. Our mission is to “inspire, educate & entertain children & families through the experience of quality theatre both on & off the…
Don’t duck the Duckhorn
For me, there are a handful of California wineries whose names are immediately synonymous with the elegant, painstakingly crafted wines they produce. One of those is Duckhorn Vineyards. I recently had the opportunity to taste through the wines from its vineyards in Napa Valley and Anderson Valley. The wines were paired with dishes prepared at…
Random Bites: Vic’s, Kimchi II
Vic’s on the River With the opening of this beautifully restored building just a handful of years ago, River Street finally had a restaurant that stepped beyond fried seafood and cheap beer to offer upscale cuisine at moderate prices. Owners Dr. Irving Victor and Bill Hall (of Huey’s on the River) hold true to those…
What’s Next: Romy’s Viennese Christmas
Sigmund Romberg (1887–1951) was an Austrian composer, famous for his operettas (The Student Prince, The Desert Song, Viennese Nights) who became even more well-known as an orchestra conductor and radio host. He collaborated with the likes of Gershwin, Porter and Berlin. “Romy,” as he was called, and the Sigmund Rothberg Orchestra began touring in the 1940s,…
