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Kids gone wild
Mayor Otis Johnson wants Savannah to know that most young people in the city are good kids. “Eighty to 85 percent of our young people do exactly what we want them to do and expect them to do,” he said during a Town Hall meeting held July 18 — then repeated the statement slowly so…
Comedy to die for
It’s not only the Masquers’ summer season that comes to a close with the end of their next play, Arsenic and Old Lace. One of the most intriguing experiments in Savannah theatre history will come to a close as well. The staging of the Joseph Kesselring’s classic dark comedy by the Armstrong Atlantic State University…
Robin’s world
Harry Potter, opinion leader Savannah’s legendary slow summer may grind to a halt completely this week, as adult Harry Potter fans turn off their Blackberries, shut down their computers, and leave town altogether to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Ben Beasley started reading his just-delivered copy on Saturday evening. By Sunday afternoon, despite…
‘Standing on solid ground’
If it seems like Connect Savannah keeps regular tabs on the status of the Savannah Music Festival, that’s because we do. The most consistently impressive and ambitious event of its kind in our area, it’s become one of the biggest annual draws for locals and tourists alike, and is in a very real way changing…
BlackTuskon the rise
Most folks who follow the Savannah music scene have likely heard of Baroness and Kylesa. Even if brutal modern metal isn’t their particular cup of tea, the regional, national and —of late— international acclaim those two groups have generated has resulted in name recognition that far exceeds their actual devoted fanbase. That’s encouraging to Andrew…
Paradise lost? No such luck.
This past Thursday, Savannah’s City Council was unusually productive. They somehow managed to A) flush a wonderful opportunity down the toilet, B) expose themselves as spineless, and C) flip the collective bird to most of the responsible bar, tavern and nightclub owners in town. And all this before they even cast their votes. It’s enough…
Gigs a la Carte
ALL-AGES Punk/Metal Show This venue 45 min. from town hosts established and newbie indie-rock, Christian hardcore and modern metal bands from our region and beyond. This bill features Dancefloor Tragedy, Chevy Chase Stabbed The King, Veara, Permanent Holiday, Echo Screen and The Decade. Directions at www.myspace.com/studiobga. Sat., 8 pm, Studio B (Glennville). Argyle An aggressive…
Our Picks
A Nickel Bag of Funk This locally-based funk/soul and R & B party band has gone through a few lineup changes since their inception a little over 2 years back, but they’ve persevered and have become one of the busier and well-liked acts on the area bar, club and restaurant circuit. Fronted by lead vocalist…
Exhibitions and openings
Art Glass Spectacular — July 28 and 29, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at Chroma Gallery, 31 Barnard Street at Congress, on Ellis Square.Collection of Southern glass artists, including Jon Poirier, Tim Miller, Brook White, Olivia Cash, Algar Dole, and others. Neil Gilks — Fashion illustrations by this SCAD fashion professor July 19-Aug. 9 at Gallery Espresso,…
‘I allowed the spirit to move me’
One of the most powerful and stirring genres of the Christian musical tradition, Byzantine choir music encompasses the evocative mystery and poignant grandeur so central to the Eastern Orthodox tradition. To the layperson’s ear it sounds similar to the more commonly known Gregorian chanting, but while Byzantine liturgical singing is every bit as old it…
All the flicks that fit
HAIRSPRAY ***1/2 For over a decade, John Waters had been unleashing some of the most outrageous movies ever made before deciding to tentatively test the waters of mainstream cinema — or at least as mainstream as this flagrantly maverick filmmaker could attempt. His tepid 1981 offering Polyester was met with a stone wall of shrugs,…
Growing culture, growing community
This past Thursday night, some of Savannah’s most passionate arts patrons, from a wide variety of local cultural groups and a diverse range of backgrounds, gathered to hear a speech by Randy Cohen, researcher with the nonprofit Americans for the Arts. Cohen’s organization seeks to raise the profile of arts in American life and education,…
Moral: Don’t trust a guy named ‘Brick’
A man called police to report that his garage apartment had been burglarized for the sixth time in two years. He said he had left his residence in the morning and returned shortly after to discover someone had just broken in. The suspect removed a side window panel to gain entry. The window glass was…
You ain’t gonna believe this
The Entrepreneurial Spirit! Exciting New Products: (1) a washing machine with a built-in MP-3 player and speakers (U.S. patent applied for in June, from the South Korean firm LG Electronics) and (2) Liver Love, Carob Crunch, Honey Hearts and other dog treats that are marketed as snacks that owners can enjoy along with their dogs…
