Morning Glory, Megamind
MORNING GLORY *** Morning Glory is basically Working Girl for dummies. (Or Broadcast News for dummies; take your pick.) But even dummies need movies — and better ones than genuine rotgut like Due Date or The Bounty Hunter — and this comedy has enough charm, poise and class to satisfy most viewers looking for something…
Seasons of Glass
One of the great baroque composers, the Italian Antonio Vivaldi carved his name into the stone of the immortals with his four-movement The Four Seasons. Written nearly 300 years ago, it’s one of the best-known, and most beloved, classical music pieces. Of the present-day American composers, none is better known than Philip Glass, whose works…
Savannah Music Festival announces 2011 performers
There are some familiar – and welcome – names among the just-announced performers at the 2011 Savannah Music Festival, and several will be making music together as part of all-new collaborations. As always the SMF has a few nice-looking newbies on the marquee. Tickets for the multi-genre, multi-venue festival (March 24-April 9) are available now…
Where’s a Tea Party when you really need one?
SO THERE WAS an anti–incumbent wave pretty much all over the country last week. Except here. Great. While in last week’s elections the rest of the country underwent either a tumor removal or a lobotomy — depending on your political leanings and how you view the results — Savannah and Georgia opted for the status…
Johnny and Kim
Anyone newly arrived in Savannah will learn soon enough about Johnny Mercer — the guy cast in bronze at the City Market end of Ellis Square. A Wilmington Island boulevard is named for him, as well as the largest theater in downtown Savannah. A native of this city, Mercer (1909–1976) was one of the most…
Musical ‘Spelling Bee’ onstage at AASU
Eric S. Kildow has directed many plays in town, most of them at Armstrong Atlantic State University, where he is a part–time theater instructor. But The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is his first musical. “I’ve worked on musicals before, as an actor, as a producing consultant – things of that nature – and…
Honoring Bobby
There are a lot of monuments to a lot of people in Savannah. James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, Johnny Mercer, Nathanael Greene, Casimir Pulaski, The Waving Girl, monuments to veterans of the Revolution, the Civil War, the Spanish–American War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam. The list goes on and on. There’s one very important Savannahian who has no…
Bites & pieces: Butterhead Greens
hit the door at Butterhead Greens Cafe during a class break from the neighboring SCAD building. Feeling like everyone’s grandpas was inevitable I guess. Minutes later a delicious lunch had fully recharged my batteries and left me feeling as giddy as a little boy with a new bike. Adulthood: It has its rewards. That’s what…
Seasonal pinots
On the surface, a moderately oaked Chardonnay seems the perfect choice for your plump Thanksgiving turkey.But turkey is only part of the day’s menu. The majority of the meal is comprised of buttery–flavored dishes with lots of savory components. To my palate, that calls for an earthy wine – one that will work and play…
An Art Fair, reimagined
The Sept. 23 opening of Matt Hebermehl’s “Birds in Flight” exhibit was unusual not only because it marked the first time that the Telfair Museums have allowed art to be hung in the Jepson Center atrium. It was also unusual in that it brought a very large number of young people to the event -…
Exhibits & openings this week
AASU Undergraduate Art Exhibit – A group show, titled “9+1”, featuring work that includes pottery, photography and design by 10 senior art majors at AASU. Reception: Dec. 3, 5:30pm. Savannah Mall, first floor, 14045 Abercorn St. Birds in Flight – An installation by Matt Hebermehl of his signature, patterned bird forms hanging in the Jepson’s…
I want to hold your band
Many a Beatles tribute band has come along over the years, the majority of them going for that “look–alike, sound–alike” experience, with matching suits and mop–top wigs, maybe a quick change into day–glo military uniforms and droopy French moustaches. Although the bands are quite proficient musically, the whole thing becomes more of an exercise in…
Mark your calendar: Hollywood Undead
Better late than never, Black Oaks Savannah (a party-throwing group of naughty noir devotees who enjoy dressing up all dark and spooky) looks back on Halloween by throwing itself a 5th anniversary party this weekend. The event is called Hollywood Undead. There are three ways to celebrate. On Friday, Nov. 12, Studio 210 plays host…
Picture this
Children’s book author/illustrator Elizabeth Dulemba lives in Atlanta with her husband and an assortment of adopted fuzzy creatures. “I’m 6 myself,” laughs the creator of Soap Soap Soap. “I’m way too young to have kids.” Dulemba is only half joking. After a dozen successful years as a graphic designer in the corporate world, she took…
Some random craziness aka drugs are bad
An off–duty officer working security at a River Street club was called inside by the manager about a disturbance — two young women in an altercation near the bar. They were escorted out of the bar and told to leave. Taunting resumed and they were on the verge of fighting again when both were handcuffed…
Jason Isbell, Beth McKee
JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT At 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12. With Repeating Family Patterns (at 8 p.m.) Loco’s Grill & Pub, 301 W. Broughton St. $15 Former Drive–By Trucker Jason Isbell has been on an uphill swing since checking out of that band in 2007, and releasing the dark and bluesy solo album…
No budget for you!
There was something missing from the City’s annual budget retreat last week: the budget. The annual multi–day event is usually when Mayor, Council and Staff convene to discuss the upcoming year’s financial decisions. All involved reconvened this week for two full-day sessions once the budget was finally prepared. But even with a proposed budget in…
Are lawnmowers really more wasteful than SUVs?
Are gasoline-powered lawn mowers really that bad? I keep reading that cutting my grass with one is comparable to burning a tire in the backyard or driving an SUV for 300 miles. Any truth to this? My mower holds about a quart of gasoline, and uses less than half of that to cut my yard…
