Machete, The American
MACHETE *** It’s an intriguing grudge match: The taciturn star of Machete vs. the over-the-hill stars of The Expendables. Even with the odds against him, I’d put my money on the dude who speaks softly and carries a big slice-and-dice stick. More fun than a barrel of Sylvester Stallone DVDs, Machete is gleeful trash that…
Workin’ for the weekend
For those who don’t know, work study is a federally funded program that requires a student to demonstrate certain financial need in order to apply. After the application process, eligible students can hold a job that is on campus or offered through the school, but most likely will be limited to minimum wage with little…
Savannah/Detroit comparison is apt
Editor, I usually read your column when I dine at Vincenzo’s on the Southside. Your column “Bars in the crosshairs” in the Aug. 22 edition struck a nerve with me. Your mention that Savannah, through excessive regulation and confiscatory taxing is chasing business out of town, rings true. You likened it to Detroit. I’m afraid…
Dance Photos
Photos from our dance parties, group classes, competitions, and nights on the town! Come see how much fun ballroom dancing can be! www.savannahballroomdancing.com
Exhibits & openings this week
2D*2.5D*3D – A collection of work from three artists: Amanda Hanlon (linoleum block relief prints ironwork), Carol Williams (assemblage of found objects), and Dicky Stone (turned wood sculptures). Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard St. , http://www.kobogallery.com/ 2nd Annual FAAA Fine Arts Exhibition – The exhibition highlights artwork created members of the Friends of African American Arts,…
Is a humanlike robot even possible?
Do you think creating a humanlike robot is possible? If so, how many years might it take? -Debbie, Jakarta, Indonesia Anything is possible, Debbie. The question is whether it’s likely. My guess: no. Here’s why. What’s the point? We’ve already got a method of making self-propelled homunculi that realistically simulate a mature human being. It’s…
Your Ebonics news
Professional Training Required The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced in August that it had contract work for up to 2,100 language specialists to transcribe wiretaps, with immediate needs in the Atlanta field office for 144 Spanish experts, along with 12 for Vietnamese, and nine each for Korean, Farsi and “Ebonics.” Ebonics is recognized by some…
Take a hike
The Public Service Commission (PSC), a panel of elected officials charged with regulating Georgia’s utility and telecommunications companies, paid a visit to Savannah last week for a public hearing on the $615 million rate increase requested by Georgia Power earlier this summer. It was standing room only in the City Council chambers, where the hearing…
Fall Arts Preview: Authors & Ideas
Author Miriam Center. September 14, 7 p.m. Books-a-Million, 8108 Abercorn St. Free. The local author will discuss her book Scarlett O’Hara Can Go To Hell, her iUniverse publishing experience, and the group she founded, Daughters of Destiny. Q&A and critiquing follow. Presented by the Savannah Writers Group. Author Stuart Woods. September 23, 7 p.m. Free.…
Mark Your Calendar: Robert McDuffie, Stuart Woods
The lineup for the 2011 Savannah Music Festival will be announced Nov. 10, at a venue to be announced, with tickets going on sale that very day. Unlike years past, the announcement won’t be followed by a concert – at least not immediately. The SMF folks are bringing in violinist Robert McDuffie Nov. 17, to…
Some good Cali Cabs
A big, bold, California Cabernet Sauvignon may be the benchmark style chased by steak lovers and nouveau collectors, but sometimes, a value-riced, juicy and accessible Cab is all it takes to quench the longing for this classic grape. It is one of the most prominent and recognizable of the red wine grapes. With its heritage…
Bites & Pieces: Bonefish Grill, Crypt Pub
Bonefish Grill I wondered where high school date night was this generation. If a recent Friday was any indicator – it’s at Bonefish Grill.On a night when many downtown restaurants were winding down, when we hit Bonefish around 8 p.m. It was buzzing with diners – and a 15-minute wait for a table. We passed…
The taxman cometh
A discussion about the state’s tax code and economic growth opened several big cans of worms at a meeting of the Tax Reform Council in Savannah, and not all of them were tax related. The council is a group of business people, economists and tax professionals that was convened by legislators earlier this year to…
Fall film preview
The summer frivolity at the multiplexes is now behind us, and it’s time to get serious. From now until the end of the year, moviegoers can count on nothing but meaty, pensive dramas guaranteed to rack up industry awards and critics’ accolades. We’re talking about movies like, uh, Jackass 3-D? Saw VII? The remake of…
Fall Arts Preview: Film
Violent Midnight aka Psychomania. September 8, 8 p.m. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. $5. This long–forgotten indie murder mystery from the early 1960s features a cool jazz score, inventive camera work and a surprising plot twist. Presented by the Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah. The Corporation. September 10, 7 p.m. New Covenant Church,…
Fall Arts Preview: Art Exhibits
SEPTEMBER Twilight Visions: Surrealism, Photography, and Paris — Through October 10 at Telfair’s Jepson Center. Twilight Visions explores the city of Paris as the literal and metaphoric base of Surrealism. Over 100 works-mainly vintage photographs but also including films, books, and period ephemera. Philip Perkis: Fifty Years of Photographs — Through September 19 at Telfair’s…
Waving the Rainbow Flag
The annual Pride festival marks one of the biggest weekends of the year for Savannah’s LGBT community, when thousands of people will gather in Forsyth Park on Saturday for a day of fun, live entertainment and celebration. “This is pretty much just a social opportunity for all the different diverse groups to come out and…
Fall Arts Preview: Theatre & Dance
Savannah’s community theater renaissance continues with the return of City Lights, which once was synonymous with quality productions but went on extended hiatus in 2007. At its apex, the City Lights Theater Company regularly drew large crowds to its Broughton Street stage; if it was a City Lights show, people knew they would probably be…
Fall Arts Preview: Visual arts classes
City of Savannah –– Savannah’s Place for Art, Culture and Education (S.P.A.C.E.) is registering students for fall visual arts classes and workshops. Children, teens and adults in all skill levels. Sessions begin Sept. 20 & Oct. 4 and are held at Department of Cultural Affairs’ S.P.A.C.E. studios, 9 W. Henry St. Sessions include ceramics, fibers, metalsmithing, stained glass…
Take a drag
In the mid-1990s, Christopher Blair saw the original Off–Broadway production of the tragicomic rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring its creator, John Cameron Mitchell. “I was totally mesmerized by it,” he recalls. “It was like nothing that I’d ever seen.” Beginning Sept. 17, Blair will assume the role in Bay Street Theatre’s second…
The Fall Arts Preview
The waning of summer means two most excellent things: 1) College football (of course); and 2) the beginning of Savannah’s fall cultural season, with all its attendant buzz and vibrancy. As for that second point, our Fall Arts Preview special issue is our way of compiling all those fun and enriching events – or as…
Fall Arts Preview: Festivals
With the easing of summer comes Savannah’s fall festival season. While not as expansive as its springtime equivalent, which includes those monster events St. Patrick’s Day and the Savannah Music Festival, it’s still a delightful — and delightfully busy — time. Most of the festivals in this calendar happen outdoors – and when the weather’s…
How not to make friends
A woman called police to report that she had been receiving regular phone calls from an unknown male. The calls had been happening for about a week by the time she called police. The caller would tell her that she’d won a large sum of money and tried to make arrangements to meet her at…
‘I love the music more’
Ronny Cox gets approached all the time, in airports, in restaurants and on the street. Inevitably, strangers recognize him – they’re sure they know him from somewhere. Was it Des Moines? Akron? Atlanta? That’s because Ronny Cox has one of those likeable everyman faces. He looks, well … familiar. All those people need to do…
Fall Arts Preview: Concerts
A lot of the most interesting live music in Savannah isn’t announced far in advance – we’ve got a handful of clubs in town that bring in the best regional, and sometimes national, touring bands. The best thing to do is watch Connect each week; we’ll keep you updated as things are booked and announced.…
Dare Dukes & the Blackstock Collection
DARE DUKES & THE BLACKSTOCK COLLECTION At 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. $6. Our city’s pre-eminent singer/songwriter returns for one of his periodic local shows – Dukes plays up the Eastern Seaboard a lot, and is a regular performer in New York City, where he keeps a second…
