January 30: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Monday, Jan. 30): The Odd Lot does what it does best (improvisational humor) at Muse Arts Warehouse, 8 p.m. Here’s what the troupe has to say about tonight’s program: “Odd Lot spends a good couple of hours doing horrible versions of foreign accents in a spine-tingling* improvisational trip around the…
January 29: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Sunday, Jan. 29): An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein closes with tonight’s performance at Bay Street Theatre; the 8 p.m. show is open to age 18 and older. It’s full-tilt DJ weirdness as Vinyl Appreciation Night returns to Muse Arts Warehouse 5-10 p.m. And Zach As the Monster is onstage…
January 28: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Saturday, Jan. 28): The Psychotronic Film Festival closes out with a triple whammy at Muse Arts Warehouse: Small Town Murder Songs (an acclaimed American drama from 2011) at 2 p.m., the documentary Machete Maidens Unleashed at 5, and the hilariously awful melodrama The Room at 8. At the Lucas Theatre,…
Reviews: A Dangerous Method, Albert Nobbs, Man on a Ledge, Haywire
A DANGEROUS METHOD **1/2 As part of his four-score from 2011, Michael Fassbender turns up in A Dangerous Method as Carl Jung, the Swiss doctor often deemed the father of modern psychology. Watching him tackle Jung as a cautious, conflicted man, it’s hard to see the same person who was so brooding in Jane Eyre,…
Music Fest adds Lovett/Hiatt, The Head and the Heart
An acoustic show with singer/songwriters Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt has been added to the Savannah Music Festival lineup. Tickets, $35-$65, go on sale Friday for the March 24 concert in the Trustees Theater. Other just-announced SMF additions includes Seattle indie rock darlings The Head & the Heart (Sub Pop Records), March 22 at the…
January 26: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Thursday, Jan. 26): The not-for-kids stage production An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein opens at 8 p.m., at Bay Street Theatre; American Traditions semi-finals at Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension (5 and 8 p.m.); the jazz/funk band The Royal Noise opens its CD-release weekend at Huc-a-Poos on Tybee Island;…
January 25: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Wednesday, Jan. 25): The first (and to our knowledge only) vampire movie made for the hearing impaired screens at Muse Arts Warehouse at 6:30. Deafula (that’s right!) is an American B-movie from 1975, with sign language and badly-dubbed dialogue, and it’s part of the Psychotronic Film Festival. Following at 9…
Jan. 24, 2012: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Tuesday, Jan. 24): The American Traditions vocal competition begins today, with quarterfinals at 5 and at 8 p.m.at Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension on Bull Street. Today’s Psychotronic Film Festival screenings at Muse Arts Warehouse are Petey Whitestraw – The Devil’s Son-in-Law (with Rudy Ray Moore, at 6:30 p.m.)…
Say it ain’t so, Joe
If happiness in your shopping cart equals a tub of dark chocolate–covered edamame beans, a box of truffle–infused risotto, a cluster of organic sunflowers and a case of Two Buck Chuck, then you know Joe. I recently spent some quality time with Joe on a recent getaway to the mountains, but I promise, my husband…
Pictures of commitment
Savannah is full of people helping other people, often for little credit or personal gain. Three years ago, one such project, Weddings for Warriors, launched in Savannah. This all–volunteer effort matches local photographers and venues to provide free wedding and vow renewal ceremonies for active duty military personnel, including Guard and Reserve. “The project was…
A real Chinese new year
I have lamented the desperate lack of authentic Chinese food in the area. I don’t need to feel like I’ve walked into a Szechuan roadside diner, but gosh, some traditional cooking styles, seasonings and presentation of a few dishes would go a long way to making me smile. Obviously, I was skeptical when I learned…
The anti-diva
Hard to believe, but Liz Callaway, Broadway and cabaret singing star, used to suffer from crippling shyness and stage fright. Back home in Chicago, Liz and her sister, Anne Hampton Callaway, would gather in the living room while their mother, a professional voice coach, played the piano. “When my mom would say ‘Come on and…
Close to the ‘Bone
Back in the very late 80s, when hair bands were already flat and grunge music had yet to don its flannels, something weird appeared on the bill of my favorite all–ages club in Tucson, Az. “Fishbone, eh?” I read as I examined the poster, a college freshman wandering lost between Rick James and the Butthole…
A blast of vintage noir
Blast of Silence, an extremely well–regarded film noir from 1961, doesn’t really have any recognizable stars. The movie was written and directed by Allen Baron, who went on to make a mark, of sorts, as a TV director of such shows as The Love Boat and Charlie’s Angels. The reason for Blast of Silence’s classic…
Lunch on the cheap
By now you’ve certainly run out of holiday leftovers, which means it’s also time to return to your favorite lunch spots for quick and cheap eats. Whether you’re watching your figure, watching your wallet, or simply looking for a midday meal to fill you up, here are a few helpful suggestions to help you navigate…
Mark your calendar: More Savannah Music Festival
The Savannah Music Festival’s late additions — a couple of pop concerts — will be announced at a wine ‘n’ dine event this Thursday (Jan. 26) at Tubby’s restaurant in Thunderbolt. Tickets are already on sale for the bulk of the shows — the jazz, classical, bluegrass and world music stuff — for the March…
Humor for grownups
Shel Silverstein’s children’s books have sold somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 million copies. The most popular of these, the touching narrative The Giving Tree and the poetry collection Where the Sidewalk Ends, remain core components of many a childhood reading library. Yet there was so much more to Silverstein (1930–1999) than sweet–natured kids’ stuff.…
The Royal Noise, Natural Child
THE ROYAL NOISE At 10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 Huc-a-Poos, 1213 U.S. 80, Tybee Island; At 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 Live Wire Music Hall, 307 W. River St. With Wormsleow and Sincerely, Iris; At 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 Congress Street Social Club, 411 W. Congress St. It’s a three-day jazz/funk weekend as the…
Who didn’t let the dogs out?
Police are seaching for the owners of 69 dogs found living in filth in a small house on the 300 block of East 33rd Street. Officers spent more than four hours removing the dogs, mostly small breeds ranging from newborn puppies to mature dogs, and transporting them to the Chatham County Animal Shelter. Officers responded…
Three of a kind
There aren’t many bands, in Savannah, the Lowcountry or otherwise, who can create such a mighty wallop using just three people. With the release this week of their self–titled debut album, Cusses — Bryan, Brian and Angel — deliver on the promise they made to one another back in the early days of 2010, when…
Sean Brandon: Moving Savannah forward
WHICH CITY OFFICIAL has done the most to make Savannah safer and more accommodating to bicyclists? I used to joke that Gen. James Oglethorpe deserved this distinction, despite the fact that he died more than a century before the arrival of machines we would recognize today as bicycles. This was both an acknowledgment of the…
Daisy’s century
Anyone who spends much time in downtown Savannah will eventually run into some of the many Girl Scout troops visiting the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, as well as the nearby Andrew Low House where she headquartered the Girl Scouts of America later in life. But few people really know the story of this larger–than–life…
