Molly Shannon, “Luke Cage” star Mahershala Ali among honorees for Savannah Film Festival
SCAD has announced its honorees and guests for the 2016 Film Festival. Mahershala Ali will receive the Discovery Award on Fri., Oct. 28 and will participate in a Q&A session after the screening of “Moonlight.” Ali can currently be seen starring in Netflix and Marvel Entertainment’s “Luke Cage.” Sam Claflin will receive the Spotlight Award on…
Savannah Philharmonic, Second Harvest partner for hurricane relief food drive
The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra is partnering with Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia to collect canned food for those in need after Hurricane Matthew. Collection containers will be at The Lucas Theatre before and after the performance of Mozart’s Requiem by the Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus on Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and at the…
Hurricane forces cancellations, rescheduling of events
Due to Hurricane Matthew, many events have been canceled or rescheduled. Midnight Garden Ride, Oct. 21 Greek Festival, Oct. 21-22 Food Truck Festival #2, Oct. 23 United Way Mid-Campaign Rally, Oct. 26 Paint Out Savannah, Oct. 27-29 Graveface’s 5th Anniversary Party, Nov. 4 Keith Sweat, Nov. 13 BBQ, Blues and Bluegrass, Nov. 20 Junior…
Curfew lifted throughout Chatham County
Chatham County curfew is no longer in effect, effective immediately, as per county sources. The Chatham County Commission Chairman has the authority under the Chatham County code section 4-302, which mirrors State law, to make decisions regarding the State of Emergency and curfew. The decision to extend the curfew was for the safety of citizens…
Editor’s Note: Disastrous leadership?
The “mandatory” thing right now is to demand a full reform of CEMA.
Should we stay or should we go?
Flummoxed by the thought of merging with several hundred thousand drivers who can’t even handle coming off the Truman at rush hour or facing a wall of seawater, we remained in flux.
Clay Hodges + Aphelion
SINCE its grand opening, The Garage Savannah has filled a unique role in Savannah’s music scene. With private rehearsal spaces, lesson rooms, a full recording studio, and a local music library, Matt Collett and Colin Motlagh’s Midtown musician’s paradise has expanded into a bit of an empire. In addition to taking care of the technical…
Matthew confirms resiliency of Oglethorpe’s plan
I don’t doubt the official estimate that 75 percent of people evacuated, but I suspect historic district residents may have been more likely than others to shelter in place.
Jamie Herbster’s musical therapy
I REALLY don’t feel like getting out of bed or staring at this infernal screen some days. And those days, I harness the power of three very simple, and some might say, sappy songs. And I’m going to send all my cool cred down the toilet here, as if I had any cool cred to begin with. But when…
Enter the world of Savannah’s own Lavender Mist
IT DOESN’T get much more Savannah than meeting up at The Sentient Bean with a drag queen who also used to be your pharmacist during a hurricane watch, but that’s just what rising star Lavender Mist and I did before respectively gettin’ outta Dodge. The Savannah queen is teaming up with vintage emporium House of…
The World’s Second Smallest Music Festival
A STAPLE of Savannah’s house show scene, QuoLab has welcomed countless bands, artists, and innovators from around the nation to perform in an intimate, intentional environment. Established by co-facilitators Raine and Greg just under two years ago, QuoLab is, first and foremost, a queer safe(r) DIY space, celebrating artistry by folks with alternative perspectivse and…
Review: The Accountant
Smart movies tend to avoid offering obvious patterns, imbecilic narrative coincidences, and imploding third acts. Unfortunately, The Accountant isn’t that smart.
