After debuting at the 2010 Venice Biennale, “Cronocaos†— an exhibition about the increasingly urgent topic of preservation in architecture and urbanism by OMA / Rem Koolhaas — is now at NYC’s New Museum. And it’s sure creating some interesting…
Category: Living Savannah
Decline in air passengers a sign of economic weakness (but pleasant for travelers)
I hear pretty much nothing but complaints about air travel, and sometimes I wonder whether I occupy the same world that other people do. Most of my flights are roundtrips from Savannah to other small market airports. Six or seven…
A new music calendar for the most notable touring acts
Back in February, Paleface played a wonderful gig at The Wormhole on a weeknight. Bill DeYoung gave it a great write-up in Connect ahead of time, but a friend and I were among only a handful who turned out. There…
The Pass – Muse Arts Warehouse – 06/13/11
The Pass, from Louisville, can be found on MySpace here and on Facebook here. The Facebook event page is here. The doors open at 10 but the band is not scheduled till midnight.
Next up in Savannah Stopover Monthly Series: Dexter Romweber Duo with Jon Lindsay
The Savannah Stopover monthly series, which has already brought us a great show featuring Givers and another great one with Ashleigh Flynn at The Sentient Bean, continues on June 23rd at 8 p.m. at Cha Bella with Jon Lindsay and…
Williams-Sonoma coming to Savannah: good news for midtown, bad news for downtown
It wasn’t until earlier today that I found out that Williams-Sonoma is opening a store in Savannah, but the news has been available since at least June 3rd. According to Citybizlist: Williams Sonoma has signed a lease for 5,000 square…
Thoughts about and shots of Cold War Kids and The Dirty Guv’nahs at SCAD’s graduation concert
I’ve had a busy weekend so I’m a little slow getting this post done about Friday evening’s SCAD-produced New Alumni Concert in Forsyth Park with Cold War Kids and The Dirty Guv’nahs. It was a typically great night for music…
Tom Kohler talks about hand-painted signs and a sense of place at TEDx in Savannah
I’ve already written about urban planner Christian Sottile’s great presentation about cities as living beings at the recent TEDxCreativeCoast here at the Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center here in Savannah. Below you’ll find the video of Tom Kohler’s talk and slideshow…
City Talk today: How many tourists does Savannah want?
In my City Talk column today, How many tourists does Savannah want?, I mention three unresolved issues that all raise questions about tourism in Savannah: How many tourists do we want? What kind of tourists do we want? And what…
Another periodic blog post about . . . blogging
With almost five months of blogging behind me, a few observations. (This is probably only of interest to diehard readers, close friends, or other bloggers.) I continue to make a lot more posts than I thought I would, but: I’m…
The Dirty Guv’nahs to open for Cold War Kids at SCAD’s graduation concert in Forsyth Park
SCAD has not officially released the news (as far as I know), but The Dirty Guv’nahs will be opening for Cold War Kids for the college’s annual New Alumni Concert in Forsyth Park on the evening of Friday, June 3rd.…
How late should live music start? 10? 11? Midnight?
In my Savannah Morning News column today, I grapple with the question “Live music: Does it have to start so late?” In my opinion, the short answer is no, but it’s a really complex question, the answers to which involve…
A few thoughts on Armstrong’s evolution
I taught part-time at Armstrong Atlantic State University for five years beginning in 2000, and then I slipped into a fulltime temporary instructor slot beginning in 2006. A few days ago, I was offered and accepted that same position without…
Westboro Baptist Church picketers make first Savannah appearance on Sunday
We’re just a couple of days away from the first pickets by the Westboro Baptist Church here in Savannah. Over two weeks ago, I wrote about the news of the WBC’s appearance here, about some of the choices regarding community…