Savannah Music Festival Announces Lineup and Schedule for 2023: 90 live performances
Multi-Genre Music Festival Offers Unique Co-Bills from Acclaimed Jazz, Folk, Blues, Classical and American and Global Roots Music Artists from March 23 to April 8, 2023, featuring Buddy Guy, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Terence Blanchard, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Patty Griffin, Leo Kottke, Los Lobos, Sona Jobarteh, Emerson String Quartet, S.G. Goodman, Regina Carter…
PAYNE BRIDGES: Bridging the Gap Between Classic Country Sound and Modern Pop
Payne Bridges may have arrived in Savannah over a decade ago with no musical knowledge, but she is now an artist with a unique style and voice that can be found playing at some of the city’s most popular live music hubs. Growing up in Southwest Georgia, traditional Motown Country Music was a staple in…
REVS AND REDLINES: Emotion in Motion at Cedar House Gallery
When Arra Riggs and I arrived at D. Paul Graham’s “Rev’s and Redlines: eMotion in Motion” at Cedar House Gallery on November 11, we walk in to find Paul smiling at his lady-love Lee Ann Polonus. Before I take their pic and make a lap around to see his large-format photos, let me tell you…
Savannah African Art Museum hosting Kwanzaa Marketplace all December
The Savannah African Art Museum will be hosting a Kwanzaa Marketplace every Friday in December. Now in its second year, the Kwanzaa Marketplace will feature artists and vendors selling artwork, jewelry and other goods that are either from Africa or inspired by African culture. Organizers say the marketplace is a great opportunity to learn about…
INTRODUCTIONS: Meet Barry Lollis
Barry Lollis is the CEO of Savannah Classical Academy, a public charter school serving K-12 students in Chatham County. He is a biologist turned educator who has been working in local schools for over a decade. Lollis was a science teacher at Savannah Arts Academy in the early 2000s. He also served as an assistant…
PROPERTY MATTERS: Home of Savannah’s drag queens to get royal remodel & other development news
There are a lot of development plans in the works for Savannah, whether they are for new buildings or for repurposing old ones. Here is a summary of some of the latest. Stay engaged Savannah, Eric Curl Savannah’s Club One building poised for rehab The historic Savannah building that houses the venue made famous by…
JAUD0N SPORTS: Georgia Southern headed to bowl game in Clay Helton’s first year
There was never a doubt. Well, maybe there was some doubt. No matter, the Georgia Southern Eagles on Saturday in Statesboro became bowl eligible with a 51-48 double overtime win over rival Appalachian State. Under first-year head coach Clay Helton, Georgia Southern finished its regular season with a 6-6 overall record and a 3-5 record…
Savannah food and drink gifts perfect for the season
If you have a lover of food in your life, then it is probably fair to say that you have, at some point, run into a jam or two when it comes to finding a perfect gift. Especially for a birthday, but most certainly this time of year. I know it happens to me. Quite…
JESSIE FREAM: Storyteller and artist of light
When Savannah’s “great connector” Bunny Ware makes an introduction, you pay attention. At Hospice Savannah’s annual Summer Nights party and art auction this year, Bunny connected me with a young woman called Jessie Fream. We arranged to meet three months later to discuss her first solo show to be held this Friday and Saturday night…
Beth Logan’s Art Patrol Recommendations
Sulfur Studios presents their annual White Elephant Holiday Exhibition through January 28. The show features work priced under $300 from more than 25 Sulfur Studios Artists Supporters including Antoine de Villers, Lind Hollingsworth, Axelle Kieffer and yours truly. The opening reception for White Elephant VIII is Friday, December 2 from 5-9pm in conjunction with First…
