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A bury good time
Not every city would dedicate an entire day to celebrate a cemetery. But then again, Savannah’s not every city. This Sunday, a remarkable and unique event will take place in Bonaventure Cemetery, as the city, the Bonaventure Historical Society and other groups join forces to offer a Bonaventure Centennial Celebration marking the cemetery’s hundredth year…
Our best music pics for this week
The Jeff Beasley Band The greater Savannah area has no shortage of R & B-based party bands. Whether it’s the gutbucket Delta houserockin’ of Bottles & Cans, the fiery Chicago and Memphis city blues of guitarist Eric Culberson, the stylized, dance-oriented shuffles of the Bluesonics, Deep Blue 3 (see below), or one of the handful…
No child left to learn
No one with or without children could argue against the obvious fact that schools across America need improvement. And here in Chatham County, Ga. — technically speaking, one of the lowest-ranked districts in one of the lowest-ranked states in the union, the bottom of the bottom of the barrel — it’s clear that our schools…
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Jazz Fest never lost ‘mojo’ Editor, In reading Jim Reed’s article “New Jazz City,” I’m wondering how is it that in the last couple of years what passes for the local music media has chosen to question — among other things — the line-up of the annual Savannah Jazz Festival? At last year’s festival during…
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A house divided A dispute over the custody of a child turned violent July 2. Officers arrested Michael Angelo Mitchell, 26, for shooting two brothers, Harry and Robert Morgan, who are his cousins. Police responded to a home in the 1600 block of Legrande Street shortly after 7 p.m. on a report of shots fired.…
Chuck Shepherd’s latest
Latest Religious Messages In May, “more than 300 people” in Augusta, Ga. (according to the Augusta Chronicle), assembled at the Municipal Building explicitly to pray for the city, following weeks-long controversies on the city commission. In June, “more than 300 people” in Destin, Fla. (according to the Northwest Florida Daily News), assembled at the Destin…
‘We could still be singing these songs when we’re sixty’
On March 29th of this year, Memphis, Tn.’s Lucero kicked off a headlining tour in support of their fifth and latest album Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers. Produced by Cracker frontman David Lowery, and featuring the soulful keyboard work of the infamous Memphis session man Rick Steff (who has occasionally been joining the band on…
Tasty, upcoming music bites
All-Ages Punk & Metal Show This cavernous, isolated venue about 45 minutes from town is the largest regional space (besides restaurants) where folks under 21 can see live music. This event includes the thrash of Dorian Gray, the guitar-pop of Enter The Collector, and Warped Tour act Thieves and Villains plus Memphis May Fire and…
All the flicks that fit
Live Free or Die Hard **1/2 For whatever reason — fat paycheck, wavering career, poor choice of available roles — Bruce Willis has elected to return to his signature role as John McClane, and the end result is better than most years-after-the-fact sequels (Rocky Balboa, The Evening Star, Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles). The twist…
It takes two
For years, Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy toured with a comedy show called The Kathy and Mo Show. In 1991, HBO caught up with the two in San Francisco and filmed the show as an HBO Comedy Special, The Kathy and Mo Show: Parallel Lives. The two were awarded CableACE awards for their performances. Parallel…
Everybody cut, everybody cut
It’s impossible to get through Footloose without wanting to jump out of your seat and just get up and dance. The high energy music and dance numbers are irresistable. Footloose started out as a wildly popular 1984 movie that starred Kevin Bacon. In 1998, Footloose was adapted for the stage. The score by Tom Snow…
The horror… the horror
A cynic might say that if a low-budget, straight-to-DVD slasher flick is the best Savannah could do over the past few years to attract the film industry, we’re in pretty sad shape. And Side Sho — filmed mostly in Walthourville but relying on a Savannah-centric cast and crew — is indeed that: a low-budget ($500,000),…
iPhones and other New Sensations
Just call him iDude Chris Mooney’s phone has been ringing off the hook since June 29, the day he became the first person in Savannah to buy an Apple iPhone. “So far all I have done is show my phone to everybody,” he says. That’s not entirely true. Mooney, a salesman for Backus Cadillac-Pontiac, has…
Exhibitions and openings
‘She Forgets’ — Karen Abato’s work will hang at The Sentient Bean July 10-31 with an opening reception Friday the 13th. J. Mitchell Scott — In July Friedman’s Fine Art will celebrate the work of this Savannah native and member of the Oil Painters of America. Friedman’s Fine Art is on 28 West State Street.…
