In order to become the title character in Shirley Valentine, Grace Diaz Tootle had to memorize 55 pages of dialogue.That’s because it’s a one–woman show. She’s the only person onstage, […]
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Esperanza Spalding
ESPERANZA SPALDING The Spanish word for “hope” is esperanza, and 26-year-old jazz musician Esperanza Spalding is all about giving hope to young people with a passion for music. Most recently, […]
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The joy of shorts
For all his business acumen and professional savvy, Black Maria Film & Video Festival founder John Columbus thinks like an artist. “Films are like dreams,” he says. I kind of […]
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A world of Hurt
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be held this Sunday, March 7, meaning we only have a few more days to mull over the possible outcome. Will James Cameron’s Avatar […]
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Metallurgy 101
From the other Athens — the one in Ohio — comes the brutalizing, ball–busting Skeletonwitch, one of the most popular indie metal bands now crossing the country with regularity, spreading […]
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What’s Next: The Wormhole’s ‘Re-Opening’
It’s been a year since nightclub–owning novice Amy Stafford threw open the doors of the Wormhole Bar, ushering in a new era in live music for Savannah. The Wormhole is […]
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Let’s hear it for a good table wine
The hilly country not too far north of Verona is home to one of my favorite everyday wines: Valpolicella. This pretty wine–next–door is made entirely, or predominately, from the Corvina […]
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Random bites: Leoci’s, Rancho Alegre
Leoci’s Trattoria I kept waiting for the crowd to subside at Leoci’s before highlighting my meal there – but there seems to be no let up in sight! This Sicilian–born […]
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A review: Light-hearted ‘Scoundrels’
There are several strong similarities between the stage version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Mel Brooks’ The Producers. Both began as non–musical movies – funny stuff, in both cases, but […]
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Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
Ivan Neville once told a journalist how he named his band. “The guys were playing so nasty and dirty,” he explained, “we figured there is nothing funkier than a dumpster.” […]
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If ever a wiz there was
When the national touring production of The Wizard of Oz arrives at the Johnny Mercer Theatre March 2, Cassie Okenka will have walked down the Yellow Brick Road something like […]
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In painting, what’s old is what’s new
When “Secrets of the Old Masters” opens Thursday at Trends and Traditions Gallery, some of the paintings will look familiar to local art patrons. Fifteen of the paintings were recently […]