With its brutal, modern, mechanized tactics, World War I devastated Europe. Everything, suddenly, was different. As people began tentative, reactionary steps towards a new kind of normalcy, so too did […]
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Letting it stew
Among the epicurean delights available from street vendors in New Orleans is a noodle dish known as ya–ka–may. It involves hard–boiled eggs, a variety of meats, seasonings and whatever else […]
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Mississippi queen
When Beth Henley was a little girl, in genteel Jackson, Miss., her mother would often drive past Eudora Welty’s house. “I would look up at the window and see her […]
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Southern stagework
Southern–fried whimsy and eccentric characters are the stock–in–trade of Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Beth Henley, whose Impossible Marriage is onstage at the Lucas Theatre this weekend. The SCAD production is directed […]
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Keepin’ it real
Two local colleges are celebrating National Historic Preservation Week in very different, but very fitting ways. The Savannah College of Art and Design and Savannah Technical College are each offering […]
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A shore thing
Students, faculty and employees of the Savannah College of Art and Design will risk sunburns, seagull poop and sandy shoes this weekend – all in the name of art. Well, […]
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Making it work
Project Runway has got nothing on SCAD Style, a two–week event consisting of seminars, panel discussions, and demonstrations held by leaders in the fashion business. This year’s SCAD Style event, […]
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What’s Next: G. Love & Special Sauce
The ambitious G. Love & Special Sauce will headline a free concert Friday, May 28 in Forsyth Park – the annual “new alumni” show intended as a thumbs-up for graduating […]
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Takin’ it to the sidewalks
In some urban areas, sidewalk chalk art is as revered as fine oils and watercolors. Artists learn, experiment, teach and compete with everything from total naturalism to multicolored 3–D imagery. […]
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Flight of fancy
Mother Nature takes on a whole new look in the works of photographer Carly Jurach, whose installation Where the Winged Things Are combines ethereally beautiful women with the colorful plumage […]
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Vinyl, baby, yeah!
Initially spearheaded by hip hop DJs, the turntable renaissance has matured into a ripe appreciation for the music on the records themselves, as a new generation discovers that there’s still […]
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Dancing into The Station
SCAD presents its world premiere of the dance performance The Station this weekend at the Trustees Theater. The light–hearted show brings together a total of 30 dancers and is the […]