Cover Story
When save the whales isnt a joke
The Georgia coast is a vital link in the survival of the North Atlantic Right Whale as a species. But the high rate of lethal ship strikes poses dire consequences for their recovery.
The baron of blurgrass
Edgar Meyer headlines Double Bass show at the Lucas Theatre
When art & technology collide
The Jepson presents cutting-edge Family Day
Editor’s Note: Warming up to 2007
As you can tell from our Week at a Glance this issue, the weekend will be a busy one, with many worthy events. I wanted to call your attention to one in particular which Connect Savannah is sponsoring, the “Gardening Like the Forest” workshop, which will help you put your backyard to work growing fruits, vegetables and…
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Cuts in PE programs threaten children’s health Editor, While the Bush administration this month commemorates the fifth anniversary of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, they forget that they left some critical school programs behind. An unintended consequence of this oversight has been the reduction in quality physical education programs across the country –…
Art Patrol
Chris Skeene & Jamie Reynolds — Their work hangs Jan. 15-Feb. 4 at The Sentient Bean on Park Avenue. ‘On Top of the Ceiling and Under The Floor’ — Solo exhibition of paintings by Steven Speir, inspired by the short-lived and temporary life-spans of graffiti art. Through Jan. 31 at desot O row Gallery,…
Screenshots
Curse of the Golden Flower Will the real Zhang Yimou please stand up? This extraordinary talent was once responsible for such towering features as Ju Dou, To Live and Raise the Red Lantern (the latter still one of the top two or three imports of the past quarter-century), movies that led to his being tagged a…
Blotter
‘Princess’ in distress Police were called to Oakland Court on the report of a man with a gun and possible hostages. The woman who made the report was a woman who identified herself as “Princess.” She said her sister’s boyfriend was holding her hostage with a gun. Princess said she ran out of the…
News of the Weird
Freedom on the March At the December ceremony in Najaf, Iraq, in which U.S. commanders turned over control of the city, Iraqi commandos took the stage carrying frogs and a rabbit and soon were eating the animals raw in a show of feral manliness. As U.S. personnel looked on apprehensively, one Iraqi cut open the…
Music Menu
A quick look at live shows going on around town this week
Connect Recommends
Our picks for the most noteworthy live shows this week
Fishman: Nursing hatreds
I love to see who hates Hillary. Its usually the holier-than-thou, chauvinist philanderer in the group; have you noticed?
