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SCAD School of Performing Arts presents Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Proof” – Savannah, GA

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filmstripSAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah College of Art and Design School of Performing Arts presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Proof” by David Auburn, Nov. 1-4, Mondanaro Theater, 217 Martin Luther Kind Jr. Blvd.

Performances are at 8 p.m., with a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $5 for students and seniors, and free with a valid SCAD ID, and can be purchased online at www.scadboxoffice.com, by phone at 912.525.5050, or at the SCAD box office, 216 E. Broughton St.

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Audioform Performs A Pre-Turkey Concert In Savannah

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(Savannah, Ga.) The Coastal Jazz Association knows your Sundays are important to you; especially the one right before Thanksgiving. That is why the CJA is proud to present you with a concert on November 18th that you’ll not likely soon forget. The acid-jazz-funk sound of Audioform. (Dare we call this a “Yam” session?)

Audioform plays soul jazz funk, or funky soul jazz which is augmented by a big horn section and a groove-oriented rhythm section.. Familiar touchstones abound, including 1960s’ Blue Note artists like Lou Donaldson and late-era Lee Morgan, the big combo jazz of Charles Mingus and Tito Puente, Curtis Mayfield wah-wah guitar, and ’70s funk acts like Tower of Power and Parliament.
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Jerusalem Concert for Peace at the Jewish Food Festival – Savannah, GA

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Shalom Zohar & the Desert Blossom Ensemble
Headlining Jerusalem Concert for Peace at the Jewish Food Festival
on Sunday, October 28

The Jewish Educational Alliance will present the 2007 Jerusalem Concert for Peace, which is free and open to the public, during Mickve Israel’s 19th Annual Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival on Sunday, October 28 at 2 p.m. This family-friendly event, which will take place at the fountain at Forsyth Park, will feature a special live performance by Israeli musical sensation Shalom Zohar and the Desert Blossom Ensemble.
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