On Sunday you can join the cast of the Style Network’s hit reality series “RUBY” and watch the season two premiere in Savannah. The Style Network inspirational weight-loss reality show series stars Savannah native Ruby Gettinger. Ruby herself will of course attend the event as well. There will be a brief Q & A [...]

Fantastic Fourth of July on River Street, Savannah, GA
In Savannah, the celebration takes place on River Street in the downtown district.
Celebrate the Fourth of July in River Street style in Savannah, Georgia. The party starts at 5 p.m. on the plaza with live entertainment, ice cream eating contests and more.
Fireworks will begin around 9:20 p.m.
Call [...]

The Ritz Theater in downtown Brunswick used to be the place to go for movies. The Ritz remained on top for more than 50 years, from the earliest days of silent film up to the 70’s. This is one of those wonderful old theaters reminding you of Hollywood hay days with deep red velvet, gold [...]

Savannah is turning up the heat when Fiesta Latina returns to Rousakis Plaza on Saturday June 20th.
Many of the 20 different countries that make up Latin America are represented at this event. First and foremost, there will be lots of music. Live DJ’s and bands will bring salsa, merengüe, cumbia, norteño, bachata, reggaetón and more [...]

During the summer you can take your whole gang to the cinema for selected free screenings at Regal Cinema. Regal Entertainment Group has a nine week long Free Family Festival going on at selected theatres, now for the 19th year.
Participated theatres show G and PG rated movies for free on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at [...]

This year we celebrate the Johnny Mercer centennial. Johnny Mercer was born in Savannah in 1909. He wrote lyrics to 1,700 songs – out of those 100 or so were hits and four nominated for awards. His most famous are probably “Moon River” and “Days of Wine and Roses”. He was a co founder [...]

Many of us would love to travel and see the world, but very few of us get the chance to do so. The countries of Asian and their different cultures seem fascinating to most of us. On June 6, you can experience a little bit of Asia without leaving the Southeast.
Savannah Asian Festival is [...]

Who doesn’t want to be a beach bum on Tybee? It sounds like a dream. But the Beach Bum Parade is really not your regular everyday parade. They have floats just like a normal parade, but the people on the floats are armed with water guns and other “weapons”. Same with the spectators lining the [...]

The Savannah College of Art and Design will feature approximately 80 rare pieces of North African jewelry and 27 late 19th- and early 20th-century photographs as part of the exhibition “Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection” May 11-June 19 at the Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 Martin Luther King [...]

On Friday, May 8, the annual Sand Arts Festival took place on Tybee Island, Georgia. About 300 SCAD students competed creating imaginative sand art on the north beach. Thousands of visitors came to watch.
Here is a list of the winners:
Sand Sculpture
* First place: “Daughter of the Ocean,” Wen-Shan Huang, graduate student, industrial design, Chaojho, Taiwan; [...]

The Jazz Ensemble will present a free concert at the Jewish Educational Alliance (5111 Abercorn Street) at 1:30 PM on Thursday, May 15th. The University of West Georgia Jazz Ensemble is a big band of nineteen musicians under the direction of Dr. Daniel Bakos, professor of music at UWG (Carrollton). The ensemble performs big [...]

All highlanders and Scotsmen will gather for this event in Savannah on Saturday May 9th. The Scottish Games brings Scotland into our backyard.
Here you can experience  great traditions such as Heavy Athletics with stone throwing, weight tossing, hammer throwing, caber turning, and sheaf tossing. The festivities also include whisky tasting, pipe band competition, highland dancing [...]

Savannah Arts Academy’s Silver Winds Ensemble will present a concert at the Jewish Educational Alliance (5111 Abercorn) on Thursday, May 15th at 7:00 p.m. The music program is titled “Dance.” “Dance” is a music presentation of Classical Dance Music written by Great classical Composers. The concert is FREE & OPEN to the [...]

Savannah Arts Academy’s Silver Winds Ensemble will present a concert at the Jewish Educational Alliance (5111 Abercorn) on Sunday, May 10th at 3:00 p.m. The concert is FREE & OPEN to the public.
The Silver Winds Ensemble (SWE) has earned consecutive Superior Ratings at the Georgia Music Educators Association Performance Evaluation Festival and Shamrock Music [...]

SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Savannah College of Art and Design held its annual Sidewalk Arts Festival Saturday, April 25, in Forsyth Park. Thousands of visitors viewed temporary chalk masterpieces created on the walkways of the historic park, and more than 600 SCAD students competed for prizes. More than 135 SCAD alumni and 110 prospective students also participated [...]

During the week of April 27 – May 3, 2009 there is free admission at the Telfair Academy.
In 1886 the Telfair family home opened to the public as an art museum and school. It now boasts three diverse sites — the original building, the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, a National Historic Landmark building; [...]

Summer is almost here! There are many ways to enjoy the beach, and here is one. Come to the Sand Arts Festival. This competition can be a great inspiration to all sandcastle builders on the coast. Lots of SCAD students participate – so the creative sandcastles are well worth a trip. Bring your whole gang [...]

This festival always draws a huge crowd. On Saturday April 25th you can walk through beautiful Savannah to pick out your favorite sidewalk arts piece. The Savannah Sidewalk Arts festival is a arts competetion; first, second and third prize are awarded in a few different categories to the most impressive chalk masterpieces. The event takes [...]

Savannah’s 13th Annual Earth Day Festival takes place in Forsyth Park with workshops, entertainment, vendors, raffles and more.
The City of Savannah’s Water Resources Bureau encourages festival-goers to be green and bring their own water bottle to the Earth Day festival because they will provide delicious water straight from the well.
Even the music performers are using [...]

(ATLANTA – APRIL 3, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Ocean Survey Vessel (OSV) BOLD will make its first appearance in Savannah, Ga., next week. EPA’s 224-foot research flagship will be docked at the Savannah Riverfront and will be open to the public. Free public tours will be conducted Apr. 9 and 10 from 10 [...]

The Coastal Jazz Association of Savannah
Jazz Appreciation Month Concert
Rite of Swing
The Annual Duke Ellington Concert Featuring The Savannah Jazz Orchestra w/ Saxophonist Mark Sterbank on Sunday, April 19, 2009, 5:00 p.m.
The Coastal Jazz Association of Savannah presents a tribute to Duke Ellington on Sunday, April 19, 2009 which will feature special [...]

The Jekyll Island Authority and several Jekyll Island volunteer citizens have teamed up to coordinate the first annual Easter Egg Stroll on Saturday April 11th. The Stroll is a laid back alternative to the Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Festival previously held. It is geared toward young children ages 6 and under. All eggs will [...]

Love trains? Come to Folkston for Railwatch Days on Saturday April 11, 2009. This event brings train aficionados from all across the country to observe, record and enjoy trains. The railroad junction in Folkston sees more trains passing through than any other railroad junction on the eastern seaboard, so no wonder this is a place [...]

GHS Erects A New Historical Marker for Hamilton Plantation
St. Simons Island, GA, April 8, 2009– The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) along with the Coastal Georgia Historical Society, Friends of Coastal Georgia History, and Sea Island Company will unveil a new historical marker about Hamilton Plantation. The dedication will be held at the corner of Hamilton [...]