[UPDATE, WED, SEPT 14TH: I’ve posted some new information here.] I’m not really a Corey Smith fan, but I understand his appeal. He taps into many themes that touch the lives of teenagers and youngish adults — feelings of wonder,…
Great series of free Sunday lectures this fall at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home
After three years as president of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, I was kind of thrilled to give up the leadership reins to Helen Borrello earlier this summer. But I’m still on the board and will likely stay involve on…
Mark Zandi: Obama jobs plan would add 1.9 million jobs
I hope Congress will pass the job creation proposal — the American Jobs Act — that President Obama delivered last night. There are obviously many opinions on the package — what it does, what it doesn’t do — but, as…
Charleston City Paper on becoming more bicycle friendly
Interesting piece from the Charleston City Paper that might have some logical extensions to Savannah: Nine ways to make Charleston a bicycle-friendly city. There’s considerable emphasis in the piece on the success of the wide bike lane for the Arthur…
Sandrine Piau, soprano – Wesley Monumental UMC – 04/23/12
Sandrine Piau: From the Savannah Music Festival: French soprano Sandrine Piau is a seasoned recitalist and soloist who has captured the respect of the classical music world with her unmatched interpretations of the Baroque repertoire. In recent years she has…
Leif Ove Andsnes – Wesley Monumental UMC – 02/13/12
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis – Trustees Theater – 03/01/12
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience – American Legion Post #135 – 10/22/11
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Works by Betsy Cain, Anthony Goicolea headline a great fall at Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center
While I have a lot of latitude in choice of topics for my Man About Town columns each week in Do in the Savannah Morning News, I rarely end up devoting that space to art reviews. There are a variety…
Savannah Music Festival launches new concert series: SMF Live
We’ve been getting a lot of good news in recent days here in Savannah. And this surely counts: the Savannah Music Festival’s new SMF Live Concert Series will be bringing world-class acts like Audra McDonald in November and the Jazz…
Atlanta moves ahead aggressively with licensing food trucks
In an earlier post — Will Savannah jump on the food truck bandwagon? — I discussed some of my serious doubts about whether Savannah is a viable place for a thriving food truck culture. But as I said in a…
Just don’t call it QE3 . . . the Fed considers a “twist” to boost economy
Tonight the Washington Post is reporting on the Federal Reserve’s likely (or at least possible) decision in a couple of weeks to sell some of its shorter term securities and buy longer term ones. So there wouldn’t be any additional…