INTRODUCTIONS: Meet Tony Woods and John Johnson
Savannah locals, long-time friends, and business partners hoping to “lift Savannah’s spirits” sit down with Connect to talk about their new concept “Bourbon & Blues.” Who are John Johnson and Tony Woods? Tony: John and I are long-time friends and business partners who actually met each other here at Bartlett Middle School, which is STEM…
Passafire returns to Savannah
When former SCAD students Ted Bowne and Nick Kubley formed Passafire in 2003, they didn’t expect to be anything other than two friends jamming. Now, almost 20 years later, they are a nationally recognized reggae-rock sensation with some major accolades under their belt. Bowne and Kubley’s musical endeavor began when they met through mutual friends…
Dirty Honey: ‘New-fashioned rock n’ roll’
In 2019, Los Angeles-based rock band Dirty Honey planted their flag in rock n’ roll soil by releasing a song that went to number one on the ‘Billboard’ Mainstream Rock chart without any support from a record label. Now, they will be planting their flag in Savannah with their performance at District Live on Thurs.,…
OKTOBERFEST: Plant Riverside District goes all out with festivities each weekend this month
With a blend of old and new traditions, Plant Riverside District will host Oktoberfest 2021, featuring free, family-friendly events every weekend from Saturday, Sept. 25 through Sun., Oct. 31. Fri., Oct. 1: Bob Taylor will perform live at the Biergarten from 5 – 7 p.m. Free live music from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. at…
We can get our Greek on! (as long as we get it to-go)
We were the beneficiaries of a wonderful double whammy last week. If you were paying attention to the calendar, our relentless heat of Summer finally snapped on or about the first day of Fall. I’m certain there was a run on pumpkin spice at the local coffee joints. Long sleeves got rolled into the wardrobe…
José Ray: IN A GOOD PLACE
Carmen Aguirre, Director of the Grand Bohemian Gallery at The Mansion on Forsyth Park, is passionate about featuring local Savannah artists. During October, she will show José Ray’s “Organic Ephemera” with an opening reception this Thursday, Sept., 30 from 5 to 8:00 p.m. Aguirre first discovered Ray on social media and via his children’s books…
Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom opens at Jepson Center
As a mixed media artist Sonya Clark work has used everyday items to address tangled histories, cultural heritage and identity and now her latest work Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom has found its way to the Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center and will be on display there from Oct. 1, Jan. 17, 2022. “Many of my family…
When is it ‘safe’ to wear boots?
OK y'all, this topic, has some years of experience on it: like 30 years! Everyone from Savannah knows EXACTLY what I’m talking about. Ladies, in middle school we were so eager to pull out our boots on September 15! Our moms called us crazy, and everyone at school would give us odd looks (mainly because…
BARTLETT: Retired SCAD professor pens new novel
What do a young dreamer, a field mouse and a unique rocket have in common? They all come together in James Janson’s debut novella, ‘Barlett,” to tell the tale of imagination, adventure, rivalry, and confrontation set in the 1960s backdrop of the moon landing. Connect Savannah spoke with author James Janson, a local retired SCAD…
Savannah has had a rich German influence since its founding days
In the 18th century, over 20,000 Lutheran Protestants of Salzburg were denied their religious freedoms in their native country of Austria and were expelled and exiled from their homeland. On March 12, 1734, a group of 37 German Protestants known as “Salzburgers” arrived on the banks of the Savannah River, not far from where James…
Sulfur Studios welcomes Sinéad Hornak
Sulfur Studios welcomes Sinéad Hornak as their next ON::View Artist in Residence. Hornak’s project, Fleeting Bodies: Eternal Souls, will run from October 5th – November 7th, 2021 in the ON::View Residency. “We make all of the selections for the ON::View Artist Residency by considering the quality of the work and concept as well as the…
Bay Street Cabaret celebrates the TONYs with ‘Award Winning Broadway’
The Bay Street Cabaret is celebrating the return of Broadway in New York and the Tonys with an all new show “Award Winning Broadway” on Thurs., Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. at Club One’s Bay Street Theatre. The show will also feature a cocktail hour with specialty drinks and snacks. The Bay Street Cabaret is…
