The Three Musketeers, Johnny English Reborn
THE THREE MUSKETEERS * Break out those No. 2 pencils, cuz it’s time for a pop quiz. Which line of dialogue is not spoken in the latest screen adaptation of The Three Musketeers? A) “What would you like me to put on your headstone? ‘Little shit’?” B) “Your horse took a dump on the street.”…
Exhibits & openings this week
Aerials – Collaborative show featuring four SCAD artists at Smitten Salon/Gallery, 345 Abercorn St. Reception Sat. Oct. 22 6-8 p.m. www.smittenstudios.com ‘Shredded Greens + White Flags’ and ‘Visual Thinc-ers’ – ThincSavannah hosts two concurrent shows through Nov. 4. “Shredded Greens + White Flags” features ll feature Betsy Cain’s shredded paintings. John Spurlock displays drawings and…
Are bad spellers dumb?
I’m a fairly intelligent, well-educated person with a facebook. I get SO ANNOYED when people are constantly picking out my typos and making it seem like I’m an idiot. Is there actually a correlation between intelligence and how prone one is to make careless mistakes will typing? There are external factors like . . .…
The Heavy Pets, Tony Williamson & Friends
THE HEAVY PETS With the Suex Effect At 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 The Wormhole Bar, 2307 Bull St. Gloriously funky, the Fort Lauderdale-based Heavy Pets’ gumbo is like a tour of 21st Century Little Feat world, heavy on New Orleans shuffle, with strong elements of R&B and marvelously soaring, guitar-based rock ‘n’ roll. There’s…
Sales tax, term limits – and temperance?
Much attention has been given to Savannah’s mayoral and city council races, but there’s more on the ballot than just people. Here’s a brief overview of the measures up for your vote in Chatham County Nov. 8: ESPLOST Extension This measure asks voters whether to extend the Educational Special Purpose Sales Tax for another five…
The bed we make
So I was lying in bed with my husband last week, contemplating the state of our union on our 13th anniversary. Comparative analysis shows circumstances to be not nearly as smooth as some we know, but far less disastrous than those witnessed on reality TV. Assets remain stable thanks to creative frugality. Giggles and guffaws…
Hungry for change
It’s really quite simple: You’re hungry. You eat. Repeat three times a day for your entire life. But it’s what – and how – we eat that makes all the difference in the world. The politics of food have moved into the national consciousness in the last decade as healthcare costs balloon and the effects…
Brahms away!
The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus is back this week with a program that includes A German Requiem, one of the most ambitious and dramatic works of the German–born Johannes Brahms (1833–1897). One of the best–known composers of the Romantic period, Brahms wrote symphonies, concerti, chamber music, piano works, choral compositions, and more than 200…
Occupying Savannah
It started as an idea, a conversation, a meeting of like minds, and has grown into a nationwide movement the likes of which hasn’t been seen since the Vietnam War and Civil Rights actions of the 1960s. Occupy Wall Street was conceived by Adbusters Media Foundation, an anti–consumerist organization. On July 13, Adbusters sent out…
Shut up and go play
In the upcoming documentary film Slow Southern Steel, Black Tusk bassist Jonathan Athon talks about metal players who grew up in the Deep South, and gamely tries to explain — because he was asked — what makes them stand out. “Everybody grows up Southern Baptist down there,” he says, “and as soon as you hit…
Mark your calendar: Gregg Allman, Gove Scrivenor
As promised, Gregg Allman is coming back to town, to play a show in the Johnny Mercer Theatre Jan. 21. Allman, a resident of Richmond Hill, had to cancel six weeks of shows on his Low Country Blues tour at the end of the summer due to illness. But all’s well now, and he’s back…
From Russia with love
The South isn’t known as a hotbed of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, but people in the Savannah area do have some opportunities to interact with that culture. Everyone knows about the popular Savannah Greek Festival, which just celebrated its 60th anniversary last weekend and is a project of St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church. But out in…
Pizza in midtown and something to relish
Pub 29 It’s great to find a neighborhood pizza place that emphasizes quality over volume. Little Pub 29, tucked away off of Paulsen Street at 66th Street does just that — including whipping up a fresh batch of pizza dough and sauce every morning. I stopped in to score an October lunch special — a…
Murder in the projects
A 17–year–old Savannah man arrested after a three–hour standoff with Savannah–Chatham Metropolitan Police is being charged with murder and aggravated assault. Anthony Ingram surrendered at a house in the 1100 block of East 58th Street about 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. He is charged with shooting Timothy Bostic, 19, who lives in the Stiles Avenue…
Qualified to qualify?
Editor, One city council candidate’s residency is in question, which threatens to remove him from what some could characterize as a tightly contested race. According to the City of Savannah’s website, one of the qualifying requirements is to be a resident for a specified period of time. Also required is the submission of certain financial…
Paging Dr. Furter!
Sixteen years ago, Christopher Blair directed a local production of The Rocky Horror Show. “And I swore I’d never do it again,” he laughs. Ah, but there must be something sweet about 16, because Blair – who’s played Dr. Frank N. Furter at Bay Street Theatre since 2008 – is back in the director’s chair…
5 questions: Terrance Simien
At 46, Terrance Simien is now one of the grand old men of zydeco. He’s part of the second wave of musicians keeping the Creole music of Southern Louisiana alive; most of the old guys are long gone. As a songwriter, bandleader and music historian, Simien has traveled the globe many, many times in his…
Video killed the Savannah star
YOU’RE WELCOME. And thank you. Together, we may have saved the world. Or at least saved the world from the worst video in the history of videos. A couple of weeks ago, Visit Savannah, the local tourism bureau, debuted to much fanfare a “viral video” they hoped would attract more visitors to Savannah. The video…
