Nov. 26: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Monday, Nov. 26): Share your original work – poetry, spoken word and/or music – at Tongue Open Mic night. It starts at 8 p.m. at the Sentient Bean. There are Open Mics at Live Wire, the Wormhole, Tailgate and Bay Street Blues.
Nov. 25: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Sunday, Nov. 25): Guitar great Eric Culberson joins the acoustic gang for today’s edition of the Savannah Songwriters Series, 6 p.m. at Johnny Harris restaurant on Victory Drive.
Nov. 24: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Saturday, Nov. 24): Get your Nutcracker here! The Nutcracker in Savannah, the annual production by the Savannah Danse Theatre, is at 2 and 8 p.m. in the Lucas Theatre, while the Columbia City Ballet’s Nutcracker visits the Johnny Mercer Theatre at 5:30 p.m. Super Bob plays Screamin’ Mimi’s, and Listen…
Nov. 23: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Friday, Nov. 23): Muse Arts Warehouse is rockin’ tonight, with the Odd Lot’s comedic salute to Black Friday at 8 p.m., and a screening of the horror flick V/H/S at midnight. Zach Deputy’s at Live Wire, and the Royal Noise pay a visit to the Tybee Island Social Club.
Nov. 22: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Thursday, Nov. 22): Happy Thanksgiving!
Reviewed: ‘Life of Pi’
LIFE OF PI ***1/2 It was Rod Serling, at the start of each episode of The Twilight Zone, who promised to whisk viewers to “a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land of imagination.” Yet here’s Ang Lee stealthily co-opting that claim for Life of Pi,…
Nov. 21: Today’s events
Here’s what’s going on today (Wednesday, Nov. 21): Betsy Kingston & the Crowns rock ‘n’ roll at Satisfied; High on Fire and Goatwhore sludge away at the Jinx. And don’t miss Les Raquet at the Tybee Island Social Club. The Psychotronic Film Society gives us a pre-Thanksgiving turkey from Turkey called Golden Boy, from 1966.…
Finding Finster
There are plenty of things to give thanks for this week, whether they be family and health, work and play, good food and safe shelter, living in the U.S.A., or any combination thereof. I have to say that the recent experience I’m most thankful for was the opportunity this past weekend to visit Howard Finster’s…
Super Bob: The sound and the fury
Wiry, half naked, tattooed and sporting a Medusa’s web of electric dreadlocks, Super Bob’s Matt Santoro leaps and bounds across the stage, dripping with attitude and sweat, spitting words rapid-fire like a man possessed. Santoro is out front of a trio of similarly freaky, hard-rocking musicians. Super Bob is explosive, magnetic, occasionally profane and fiercely…
Pedicab Wars?
Most evenings, Victoria Grey rides circles around the squares. The former carpenter’s apprentice has worked full–time as a Savannah Pedicab driver since August, picking up passengers and depositing them at the next bar or restaurant, or if it’s very late, their hotels. Aside from the occasional obnoxious drunk, it’s a pretty cush gig. “When I…
Something Special to offer
After scurrying through the hallways of the Habersham YMCA with her son Nate attached to her leg, Katrina Laygo finally reached the room where she was due to teach a spin class. This time, she was early to the class, but just as if she was running late, she was still frazzled, which she said…
From out of the wings
Like all thespians, Bryan Pridgen is good with words. “We are,” he says, “a young company of professionals with big dreams and a lot of nerve.” Pridgen is a co–founder and the creative director of Savannah Stage Company, a five–member (thus far) collective of like–minded theatrical talents who’ve hitched their dreams — and nerve —…
Yarnbombs away!
For five days last week, Wright Square was the seat of a benevolent revolution. Literally. A mysterious someone — or someones — had covered two public benches in cozy, colorful cloaks, right down to the armrests. Tourists milled about, tentatively sitting down. Girls Scouts squealed. Locals posed for photos with their dogs. As the weather…
Plum Role
And so we come to it, that moment in our annual revolution ‘round the sun when the weather turns chilly, Scotch pines are piled three–deep in front of every grocery store, and you can’t flip on the radio without hearing Andy Williams crooning “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” It’s beginning to look…
Occupational hazard times a million
An 18–year–old Savannah man was charged with two felonies after robbing a pizza deliverer. Kevin Andre Johnson was charged with armed robbery and aggravated sodomy after the robbery in the 600 block of West 54th Street in which he tried to force the driver to perform a sex act as well. Johnson was taken into…
Savannah puts streets in play
“GO PLAY IN THE STREET,” an idiom similar to “Go jump in a lake,” isn’t generally regarded as a helpful suggestion, but that’s changing. In fact, “go play in the street” could even be construed as healthful advice in Savannah next year. At a press conference in Forsyth Park Nov. 14, city officials and public…
The Foodie Column
Wine for your turkey day feast Dreams of a Tryptophan-induced after dinner nap may be dancing in your head. But before you get cuddly, consider choosing the right libations to accompany your Thanksgiving feast. The big bird and fixin’s is a tough meal with which to pair wines. There are so many flavors on the…
Election commentary
Editor, I was very impressed by your editorial “The real election numbers” in the most recent issue of Connect Savannah. I have read the New York Times editorials on the election and find your writing on par if not superior. It deserves wide distribution and I will pass it on to friends all over the…
