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September in Coastal Georgia

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What’s happening in September in coastal Georgia for the rest of the month? We came up with the following list.

Lucas Theatre Open House
Saturday, September 12, 2009

Lucas Theatre SavannahStop by the Lucas Theatre during the annual open house on Saturday, September 12th, from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Take a self-guided tour, enjoy some popcorn, view historical information, and check out our upcoming season. This event is free event.

If you want to come back later, there’s a screening at 8 p.m. of the movie Tropic Thunder from 2008. The movie stars Ben Stiller (who also directed), Robert Downey, Jr., Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise, and Nick Nolte.

Visit the website for more info.

Jekyll Island’s Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival
September 18 – 20, 2009

Jekyll Island is always one of our favorite places to visit, and especially when there’s a festival.   The Shrimp & Grits Festival is about two Southern favorites – Georgia shrimp and grits.  This weekend is packed with food, fun, entertainment, shrimp eating contest, cooking demonstrations and much more.


28th Annual Savannah Jazz Festival
September 20 – 27, 2009

If you like jazz, this is the place to be in September. Every year the Jazz Festival takes over Savannah with a celebration of all genres of jazz, from Dixieland, traditional swing, straight-ahead and bop to melodic standards, Latin rhythms and funky down-home “gutbucket” blues. The festival features the best in international, national, regional and local jazz talent. There are many live performances, jam session and also film screenings. Free and open to the public.
912-675-5419
www.savannahjazzfestival.org

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Jekyll Island’s Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival

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The Shrimp & Grits Festival is about combining two Southern favorites foods – shrimp and grits. The festival weekend is a wild mix of events, from cooking demonstrations, to shrimp eating contest, entertainment, Frisbee dogs, three races and much more.

The shrimp & Grits Festival takes place on Jekyll Island, Georgia, September 18 – 20, 2009. The festival kicks off on Friday with samples and votes. This is how it works: come to the festival and buy samples from vendors for $3 and cast your vote for your favorite dish.


Friday September 18
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
$3 sample night – Friday
Enjoy $3 samples of Shrimp & Grits from each of the Shrimp & Grits vendors and choose which one you want to enjoy for dinner.
Arts & Crafts Vendors and Kids Zone
Live Music

Saturday, September 19
10:00 AM Start of Amateur Cooking Competition
10:00 – 11:30 AM Live Music, Band TBD
11:30 – 12:00 PM Shrimp Eating Contest I
12:00 – 12:30 PM Big Dawg and Paul Gameshow
12:30-2:30 PM Live Music, Band TBD
2:30 PM Awards for Amateur Cooking Competition
3:00-3:30 PM Big Dawg and Paul Gameshow
3:30 – 4:00 PM Shrimp Eating Contest II
4:00 – 6:00 PM Live Music, Band TBD
6:00 – 6:30 PM Big Dawg and Paul Gameshow
6:30 – 7:00 PM Shrimp Eating Contest III
7:00-9:00 PM Randall Bramblett Band
Disconnected K9s Frisbee Dog Show – Near Historic Morgan Tennis Center; 10 AM, 1 PM, 4 PM

Sunday, September 20
11:00 AM Start of Professional Cooking Competition
11:00-11:30 AM Big Dawg and Paul Gameshow
11:30 – 1:30 PM Live Music, TBD
1:30 – 2:00 PM Shrimp Eating Contest I
2:00 – 4:00 PM Live Music, TBD
3:00-3:30 PM Awards for Professional Cooking Competition
4:00 PM Festival Grounds Close
Disconnected K9s Frisbee Dog Show – Near Historic Morgan Tennis Center; 11 AM, 2 PM

Call 1-877-4JEKYLL or visit www.jekyllisland.com

Shrimp & Grits Festival on Jekyll Island, GA
Photo: www.JekyllIsland.com

Grits Festival in St George – South Carolina

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The Grits Festival is held every year in the small town of St. George, which calls itself the Grits Capital of the World. The residents of St George consume more grits per capita than anywhere else in the world.

St George puts on an amazing grits festival every year to prove it. You might not be familiar with grits, unless you’re a true southerner, because three-quarters of grits sold in the United States are sold in “the South” in an area stretching from Texas to Virginia, also known as the “grits belt”. If you haven’t tried grits before, you should try to visit the grits festival.

Not only can you eat grits – grits breakfast, grits dinner, you can also learn about grits grinding. Then work up a real apetite by participating in the 5K run, so that you can compete in the grits eating contest.

Grits Festival St GeorgeThere’s even a grits dunking booth.

The World Grits Festival takes place on April 17-19 in St. George.

Shrimp and Grits Festival on Jekyll Island

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Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival is the only festival dedicated to celebrating two southern favorites – Shrimp and Grits! There will be plenty of good food and lots of fun for the whole family from cooking competitions to live music, arts and crafts, and Family Fun Zone.
In addition, take your family on a shrimping excursion or explore a real shrimp boat.

If you love seafood this is your chance to taste delicious shrimp and seafood dishes brought to you by several local restaurants. All shrimp served will be FRESH Wild Georgia Shrimp.

Set amid Jekyll Island’s picturesque historic district, the Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival will open on Friday, Sept. 19, at 5:00 p.m. It will be open during the remainder of the weekend, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20 and 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21.