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Savannah’s award-winning ExperCARE reveals their downtown facility with open arms
SAVANNAH’S AWARD-WINNING urgent care and occupational medicine facility, ExperCARE, officially opened its new downtown location on November 16 at 818 Abercorn Street, providing easy healthcare access to those who need it. In these uncertain times, it is comforting to know that travelers and residents alike in Savannah can count on reliable healthcare. With ExperCARE’s most…
Rachael Shaner @The Perch at Local 11 ten
Bassist, singer, songwriter, and leader of the local trio known as Lulu The Giant, Rachael Shaner steps out for a solo show at The Perch. Sunday, December 6 | 5:30 PM
Inside Ana A.’s sustainable accessories workshop
“My workshop is sustainable. Each piece is one of a kind. I’m a designer, artist, and artisan. I love working with my hands. I love to design,” says Ana Barragan. Barragan uses thoughtful, eco-friendly materials from Colombia to produce her wood collection pieces. Beautiful, sustainable materials determine her one-of-a-kind designs and shapes. In her collection,…
The Chuck Courtenay Band @Plant Riverside District
Featuring local veteran players with decades of combined experience as professional musicians, The Chuck Courtenay Band serves up hot and fresh Country hits and favorites. December 5 | 7:00 PM
Jason Bible @Churchill’s Pub
With duties of fronting The Trainwrecks on hold for at least the time being, Jason Bible’s focus has turned to his solo work and the recent release of Anatta, the second effort in a series of books accompanied by albums. Saturday, December 5 | 6:00 PM
Author Phyllis Limbacher Tildes helps vets and pets with her talents
AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Phyllis Limbacher Tildes always had a soft spot for those in need, and when she saw a video of rescued shelter pets being trained to help veterans cope with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, she felt compelled to give back. This burning desire helped inspire her to create a project she calls “Art…
Pumping up the volume at a new Savannah site
ONE OF SAVANNAH’S top full-service salons, 40 Volume Salon & Spa, is expanding with a new location at 816 E. 71st St. in Savannah. Previously located on Waters Ave., this is the third expansion for the salon and spa that was crowned as Connect Savannah’s 2020 Best Hair Salon for the third year in a…
Ember City @Barrelhouse South
Led by bassist/vocalist Sarah Pooler, Ember City is well-known for cranking out fiery covers of ’90s grunge and alt-rock from Nirvana, Metallica, Weezer and other bands of the era. Originals from EC’s debut album ‘Invisible Ruler’ received glowing reviews. Friday, December 4 | 9:00 PM
Riding a wave on the cusp of a break: Whaleboat
FRANTIC BREAKBEATS that feel like they are flying apart at the seams, guitar riffs that run in gritty ambient loops, and vocals that carve the calculated chaos with an ethereal ease reminiscent of an early Ryan Adams: this is the sound that makes up Savannah’s burgeoning indie/shoegaze trio, Whaleboat. “It’s like being in a relationship,”…
Humane Society sends pets “Home for the Howl-idays”
ON DEC. 12 from 5-8 p.m., the Humane Society of Greater Savannah will be hosting its first annual “Home for the Howl-idays” event to send every single one of their pets home to loving families. Following a successful fall fair that led to the adoption of eight animals and almost $6,000 in raised funds, the…
Prime Liquor Store sets a high bar
WALKING INTO Prime Liquor Store in the Twelve Oaks Shopping Center is different from a quick pit stop for a bottle of wine. It’s more of a luxury experience to wander in the front door, taking note of the bars on either side of the entrance attractively displaying higher-end spirits. A quick right will take…
“Freaky” puts a deadly twist on body switching genre
IT’S A SHAME that Blumhouse Productions opted to take a chainsaw to the original working title of its latest horror yarn, because Freaky offers no clue as to the movie’s content. Is it a biopic of singer Rick James? Is it a look at kinky alternative lifestyles? Is it a belated sequel to the controversial…
Savor each slurp at Savannah’s Yatai Ramen + Yakitori
“RAMEN IS ONE of those things that is kinda slow to the scene here in Savannah,” is one of the first things Yatai Ramen + Yakitori marketing director Christine Cutlip told me when we sat down to talk ramen. I couldn’t agree more. Savannah is a city full of culture, art, and food. We have…
Jeremy John Riddle hosts ‘Open-Jam’ at The Sand Bar
OPEN-MIC NIGHTS are often a great way for aspiring musicians to gain experience playing in front of a live audience, and Savannah has never been in short supply of this inspiring form of entertainment. A city as culturally rich and diverse as Savannah, with its multitude of artists and musicians, becomes fertile ground for that…
Eliminating distinctions between art and life
“I’M ALWAYS trying to talk about the present, talk about what we are living in a subtle way. That’s the iconic image of the show because I feel like it’s also related to what we are living right now, and how is this affecting us in different ways,” explains Hernandez. This show, “):)”, is Gonzalo Hernandez’s…
