In this post a few weeks ago, I reviewed the Savannah Arts Academy’s incredibly impressive Winter Dance Concert. Given the quality of that production — in terms of both dancing skill and staging — it was pretty easy to decide…
Category: Living Savannah
“The Conspirator” official trailer released
I’ll have some sort of review of The Conspirator posted before its official release on April 15th, but here’s the trailer: I enjoyed the film when I saw it last fall at the Savannah Film Festival — it wasn’t on…
A Wednesday night surprise: The Bright Light Social Hour
When some of us imagine a better music scene around town, here’s what we’d like to see more of: It’s a random Wednesday night. The Bright Light Social Hour, an indie band from Austin, is in the area, traveling from…
Savannah city manager search down to two: Rochelle Small-Toney and Alfred Lott
I’m a bit surprised by the quickness with which the already-small field of four city manager finalists has been whittled to two. From an update this afternoon in the Savannah Morning News, “Council names 2 Savannah city manager finalists”: The…
The Avett Brothers join incredible Savannah Music Festival lineup
Hot on the heels of the announcement of the Savannah Stopover Festival, the Savannah Music Festival has booked The Avett Brothers for March 30th at Johnny Mercer Theatre at the civic center. That’s big news, especially for the Avett fans…
General Oglethorpe & the Panhandlers, “Whistle the Dirges,” and the wonders of contradiction
I’m not quite sure where to begin with a review of Whistle the Dirges, the first album by the Savannah-based General Oglethorpe & the Panhandlers. With the complex, evocative lyrics? With the layers of sound — including the occasional accordion,…
A legacy of bold decisions, mostly good ones, in terms of land use
In the coming months, I hope to continue to develop posts for this blog about Savannah’s remarkable history in terms of land use, civic planning, and related matters. This is a matter of history, certainly, but it’s also a matter…
Interesting developments regarding harbor deepening
In my column this past Sunday, I noted that the strong opposition to harbor deepening by some key South Carolinians suggested that supporters had not done enough to reach out to Georgia’s neighbors. Well, today there have been two interesting…
City manager saga continues
The saga continues. Lesley Conn at the Savannah Morning News has been doing some great work covering the ins and outs of the city’s flawed search for a city manager. Her latest piece, Savannah city manager deliberations near, is required…
River Street — is it really a street?
Recently on Facebook, a friend of mine asked about places to eat breakfast downtown. A mutual friend suggested Huey’s, but then added the qualification that Huey’s is on River Street so might not be considered “downtown.” How did this happen…
First Savannah Stopover Festival scheduled for March 9-12
UPDATE 3/21: For all my posts about the Stopover, go here. Savannah folks are going to be reading and hearing A LOT more in the next two months about the ambitious plans for the Savannah Stopover Festival, which is actively…
Spreading the inspirational story of Waddie Welcome
A reader of Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community is first struck by the bold, strange cover. The photo depicts a hand-crafted collage of a phonebook, compiled over decades by Addie Reeves. Ms. Reeves was a lifelong friend of Mr.…
“The Swimmer” kicks off the 8th Psychotronic Film Festival
I just love the fact that the Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah’s 8th Annual Film Fest kicks off with “The Swimmer,” a dark and beautiful 1968 adaptation of a John Cheever story. As Ned, Burt Lancaster is at first virile,…
Savannah Morning News reports distrust, possible leak investigation in city manager search
A couple of important articles by Lesley Conn about Savannah’s city manager search in today’s Savannah Morning News: Public has doubts on city manager search and Alderman wants GBI investigation in Savannah acting city manager leak. A couple of quick…