George and Paula Sanders, Lynn Vincent will open and close Savannah Book Festival.
Savannah Book Festival announces the Opening and Closing Address authors for SBF 2019. The addresses will take place this year at The Historic Lucas Theatre for the Arts. On Thursday, February 14, George and Paula Saunders will present the Opening Address. George is the 2017 winner of the Man Booker Prize for his number-one New…
SCAD announces lineup for 21st annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival
In this year’s edition, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival will screen a total of 164 films, including 33 narrative films, 16 documentary films and 115 shorts, more than any year before. The festival will kick off on Saturday, Oct. 27, with the Opening Night Gala Screening of Roma, directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The actresses from…
City of Savannah and Home Depot Foundation team to help local veterans
Today City staff and Team Depot volunteers installed new appliances and made other home improvements to the homes of two Savannah veterans. “Starting early this morning, new appliances provided by the Home Depot Foundation arrived at the veteran’s homes. Then City staff along with team depot workers began replacing old units with new appliances,” says …
More road closures announced for downtown movie filming
Roads and sidewalks surrounding Reynolds Square, Greene Square and Forsyth Park will be closed starting Monday to accommodate movie filming in downtown Savannah, according to City officials. “Some roads and sidewalks will be completely closed, others will be closed intermittently for 2-3 minutes at a time,” a spokesperson says. IN GREENE SQUARE, some roads will…
Applications accepted for vacant Tybee City Council seat
The City of Tybee Island will be accepting applications to fill the remaining term for the vacant City Council seat left by Jackson Butler’s resignation. Applicants will need to download and complete the Notice of Willingness to Serve form, which lists the requirements. It’s available on the City of Tybee Island website here. The form…
The Diary Of Anne Frank comes to Savannah
It’s a singular work that captures a unique perspective during one of the most horrific periods in human history, and the Savannah Repertory Theater is bringing it to life on their stage.
Bernie Williams and the journey to jazz
ONE OF the most celebrated baseball players in modern history, Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams took a completely different path when he stopped playing in 2006. His lifelong love of music, which first began to show signs of professional life with the release of his 2003 album The Journey Within, became much more than a…
Bryce Eastwood @Forsyth Park
His Jazz Festival appearance comes as he preps his first album as a bandleader for later this year.
Enki Research’s Chuck Watson talks weather, emergency management — and Euro models
The man behind Enki Research is Chuck Watson, a geophysicist who’s reluctant to claim the spotlight
German-American Fest happens Saturday
The Teutonic Council works together with the other three German-American societies in the Greater Savannah area
DOT.s, Small Talk @El Rocko Lounge
Fans of The Cure will love the Atlanta band’s melancholic sense of melody
Jeff Burr reflects on three decades of ‘Leatherface’
Burr is coming to Savannah for Graveface Records and Psychotronic Film Society’s FrightFest, a horror movie marathon
Editor’s Note: Oops! Arena may not have been approved by voters twice
A look at the actual ballot language from 2006 and 2013 contains a few interesting things folks may have forgotten about.
Cohen’s Retreat: New chef, same high standards
As their new Executive Chef, Herrington told me he loved the place as soon as he walked in, which is easy to understand with a place as beautiful and inspiring as Cohen’s Retreat.
GAM comes together for a great cause
Their initial seven-year reign as the kings of genre bending was not nearly enough for fans
Honey Hounds, Universal Sigh @Barrelhouse South
Jacksonville blues-rock band Honey Hounds effortlessly merges swampy guitars and R&B/reggae rhythms
Laughing it out
AS Vira Salzburn says in her suicide prevention workshops, “Let’s get comfortable being uncomfortable.” September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and talking about suicide is both uncomfortable and necessary. In Chatham County in 2016, 47 people died by suicide. Salzburn, project manager at the Chatham County Safety Net Planning Council, notes that this number is…
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque make their way to Savannah Jazz Fest
‘Music is everywhere in Cuba,’ says Bunnett, ‘on the streets, in cafes, and conservatories.’
Little Bird, Swim In The Wild @El Rocko Lounge
The six-piece band brings their groove-heavy songs to El Rocko alongside Swim In The Wild
Anna Chandler finds new outlet with Nancy Druid
The project, conceivably a solo venture with the help of a rotating cast of musical friends, evokes the work of bands like Throwing Muses but also rides the line towards synth-pop in some places
SHEHEHE breaks down the barriers
SHEHEHE blends elements of hardcore and ’70s British punk with Riot Grrrl-esque sensibilities and the classic rock bombast of Cheap Trick
Hugh Jackman, Emily Blunt, Maggie Gyllenhaal, John Krasinski among honorees at this year’s SCAD Savannah Film Festival
SCAD Savannah Film Festival, Hugh Jackman, Emily Blunt , Maggie Gyllenhaal
