Coastal Companion

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Film Screening of the documentary King Corn – Savannah, GA

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Reel Savannah and the Telfair Museum of Art present King Corn.
This new must-see documentary that just opened in New York City tells the story of two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. In King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America’s most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find is the horrifying reality of how we farm and what we eat and how it has been destroying America’s health and future. (92 minutes) Jepson Center for the Arts/Neises Auditorium

Tribute to Duke Ellington Concert – Savannah, GA

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The Coastal Jazz Association presents a tribute to Duke Ellington on Sunday, April 27, 2008. This event will be celebrating the legacy of one of America’s greatest musicians/composers for what would have been his 109th birthday (born April 29, 1899).

Every year The Savannah Jazz Orchestra, under the co-leadership of Teddy Adams and Randy Reese, features both unfamiliar compositions and special guest artists as a part of enhancing the genius of every Ellington concert.
This will be CJA’s 22nd year paying tribute to Mr. Ellington.

(PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE!) This special concert will be held on Sunday, April 27, 2008, 5:00 p.m. at the Armstrong Atlantic State University “Armstrong Center,” at 11935 Abercorn Street next to the main AASU campus (ce.armstrong.edu/facilities/armstrongcenter).
It is free and open to the public and is presented by the Coastal Jazz Association through a generous grant from
the City of Savannah Cultural Affairs Department.

For more information call 912-675-5419 or
go to www.coastal-jazz.org .

Carols in the Round – Charleston, SC

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Charleston Southern presents Carols in the Round. This beautiful event of unaccompanied Christmas carols takes place in the Science Building, a wonderfully acoustic setting. As a special treat, the Concert Singers will be joined by the CSU Brass Choir. Seating is limited. Science Building, Charleston Southern University. 6p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call 843-863-7966, contact vbullock@csuniv.edu or visit www.charlestonsouthern.edu.

International Rugby League – Jacksonville, Florida

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No pads, no helmets, no fear – Australia’s South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. England’s The Leeds Rhinos, two of the best International Professional Rugby League teams clash in the USA for the first time.The South Sydney Rabbitohs from Australia & owned by Russell Crowe, will for the first time play the Leeds Rhinos from England.

Saturday, January 26th, 2008
University of North Florida, Hodges Stadium 4567 St. Johns Bluff Road S., Jacksonville.
Admission: $10 – $35. Gates Open 11am : Kick Off 1pm
visit the website for more information.