DESPITE boasting an internationally-known annual film festival and at least three community-based film societies, Savannah has never enjoyed a dedicated, full-time art-house cinema. Over the past several years, local venues […]
Lucas Theatre
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Musical chairs
DESPITE BOASTING a handful of large venues ranging in capacity from the 1,100-seat Historic Lucas Theatre for The Arts to the MLK Jr. Arena inside our Civic Center (which tops […]
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Entertainment Briefs
27th Annual Savannah Jazz Fest What: Massive showcase of Dixieland, swing, bop, melodic and straight-ahead jazz, plus funky blues, featuring: Simone (daughter of Nina Simone), The Bob James Quintet, The […]
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“A perfect way to reconnect with the beauty of downtown”
FROM THE HISTORIC ROUNDHOUSE’S BLUES & BBQ FEST to the Coastal Jazz Association’s Christmas Day Concert and Jam Session, our town has it’s fair share of annual traditions that center […]
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Classic films in classy rooms
THERE WAS A TIME when going to the picture show was quite an excursion. Whole families got gussied up for those outings, anxiously anticipating seeing the stars of their day […]
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‘Slam dunk’ opera
THIS PAST OCTOBER IN ST. JOHN’S CATHEDRAL, the Savannah Choral Society —under the direction of conductor Peter Shannon— staged a production of Mendelssohn’s famed oratorio Elijah that was notable in […]
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Charles Wadsworth’s mixed emotions
CHARLES WADSWORTH IS AN ICON in the world of classical music. Now 79, his name is to many people synonymous with chamber music. The Artistic Director for Chamber Music at […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Danielle Howle A rare local set by this terrific, Columbia, S.C. indie-rocker turned swinging, jazzy Americana chanteuse who made a name for herself in the early ‘90s as frontperson for […]
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A living legend of Newgrass
WHEN SUPERSTAR MANDOLINIST SAM BUSH helped form the trendsetting acoustic string quartet New Grass Revival in 1971, the progressive attitude of its members and the bluegrass-inspired music they made (which […]
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The complete Sam Bush Interview Transcript
The following is the complete text of my phone conversation with legendary mandolinist Sam Bush, in advance of his upcoming Lucas Theatre performance: You’re often referred to as one of […]
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‘Down’ with history
THIS WEEKEND MARKS THE THIRD year that the local nonprofit AWOL (or All Walks Of Life) will present its original stage production, the Hip-Hop History Play. Incorporating dramatic elements with […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
The BlaggardsWhen a band lists their main influences as Shane MacGowan, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and caffeine (and claim they sound like both Slayer and The Carpenters), you either have […]