JEA Speaker Series : Dec 7  

JEA - 5111 Abercorn Street  

December 7th, 2008

 

Police Chief, Michael Berko
Director Crime Stoppers, Demery Bishop. Topic: Savannah Crime Scene. Sunday, Dec. 7, @ 7:30 PM (Pearl Harbor Day)  

"Medieval and Renaissance Treasures from the Victoria and Albert Museum"  

High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St, N.E. Atlanta.  

September 13th, 2008 through January 4th, 2009

(404) 733-4400. www.high.org  

Highlights include a Leonardo da Vinci notebook.  

Freedom's March  

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St., Telfair Square.  

September 24th, 2008 through January 11th, 2009

790-8800. www.telfair .org.  

Freedom's March: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement in Savannah by Frederick C. Baldwin. Chronicles events during 1963 and 1964, from images of voter registration drives to public marchers and demonstrations.  

It's a Dog's Life: Photographs by William Wegman from the Polaroid Collection  

The Morris Museum Art, 1 Tenth Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901  

October 11th, 2008 through January 4th, 2009

For more information about the Morris Museum of Art, visit the museum's web site at www.themorris.org or call 706-724-7501.  

It's a Dog's Life: Photographs by William Wegman from the Polaroid Collection features a sampling of William Wegman's delightful, large-format color prints, featuring his favorite subjects, his Weimaraner dogs, Man Ray and Fay Wray, often in improbably anthropomorphic poses—on roller skates (Rolleramer, 1987), in long dresses and aprons (Serving Trout, 1991), and on an exercise bicycle (Stud 2000).
Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; $5 for adults; $3 for seniors, students, military with ID, museum members, and children under the age of 6.
Sunday, noon-5:00 p.m. FREE  

Focus on 20th-Century Art: Highlights from SCAD's Collection  

SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.  

November 3rd, 2008 through December 31st, 2008

525-7191. www.scad.edu/scadmuseum.  

Works by Picasso, de Kooning and Salvadore Dali. Also featuring "The Master Eye: 19th- and 20th-century Photography from the Rhoades Collection."  

"Earth, Water, Air: Elena Madden, Daniel Smith, Tracy Jefferies."  

2CarGarage Contemporary Art Gallery, 30 W. Broughton St., Suite  

November 14th, 2008 through December 8th, 2008

205. 236-0221. www.2cargallery.com  

To benefit the Georgia Conservancy. November 14: Opening Reception. Free. 6-8 p.m. December 12-January 6: Robert Morris and John Olenyik. December 12: Opening Reception. Free. 6-8 p.m.  

"The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army."  

High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St, N.E. Atlanta.  

November 15th, 2008 through April 26th, 2009

(404) 733-4400. www.high.org  

Includes approximately a dozen complete terracotta warrior figures.  

AASU Fall 2008 Senior Art Exhibition.  

AASU Fine Arts Gallery  

November 17th, 2008 through December 12th, 2008

344-2801. www.finearts.armstrong.edu/tickets  

AASU Fine Arts Gallery. November 21: Gallery Reception. Free. 5:30 p.m.  

"Small Works."  

Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St.  

November 26th, 2008 through December 31st, 2008

www.scadexhibitions.com  

Unique art priced at $500 or less.  

"I Have Marks to Make."  

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St., Telfair Square  

December 1st, 2008 through January 5th, 2009

790-8800. www.telfair.org.  

Highlighting the therapeutic power of art. December 1: Opening and Poetry Reading. Free. 2-5 p.m.  

Richard Mayhew  

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St.  

December 1st, 2008 through January 4th, 2009

790-8800. www.telfair.org  

Richard Mayhew. Amorphous natural forms heightened by jewel-like color.  

"The Treasure of Ulysses Davis."  

High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St, N.E. Atlanta.  

December 6th, 2008 through April 5th, 2009

(404) 733-4400. www.high.org  

Includes approximately 125 pieces from the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation, the High Museum and other public and private collections.  

Atlanta Ballet's Nutcracker  

Fabulous Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree Street, Atlanta  

December 5th, 2008 through December 28th, 2008

atlantaballet.com  

December 5-28
An enchanting fairytale of everlasting love, Atlanta Ballet proudly presents the beloved classic, Swan Lake.
Tickets start as low as $15  

Savannah Children's Choir Annual HOliday Concert  

Lucas Theater, 32 Abercorn Street  

December 7th, 2008

www.savannahchoir.org  

A must-see event for the holiday season, enjoy the sounds of Winter Memories during this annual holiday concert. $15/$8/$2

3 pm.  

Gingerbread Village Display  

The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa main lobby.  

November 11th, 2008 through December 25th, 2008

201-2048. www.westinsavannah.com  

Free.  

Festival of Trees and Wishes  

The Hilton Savannah Desoto, 15 E. Liberty St.  

November 20th, 2008 through December 12th, 2008

352-3550. www.ga-al.wish.org  

November 20: Festival Gala and Auction. Decorated artificial trees on display and auctioned at gala. Benefits The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama. Free to view trees. Gala: $75. 7 p.m. December 6: Cookies with Santa. Free, reservations required. 11 a.m.  

Toddler Third Thursday  

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St.  

November 20th, 2008 through December 18th, 2008

790-8823. www.telfair.org  

$4 per child with adult admission fee. 10-11:30 a.m.  

Riverboat holiday cruises  

River Street Riverboat Company, office at 9 E River St.  

November 27th, 2008 through December 21st, 2008

232-6404. www.savannahriverboat.com  

November 27: Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise. $29.95-$47.95. 2 p.m. or 6 p.m. November 29: Boat Parade of Lights Cruise. Santa on board. $ 41.95. 6:30 p.m. December 7 and 21: Christmas Gospel Dinner Cruise. $36.95. 4 p.m.  

CHRISTMAS ON THE RIVER & SAVANNAH’S LIGHTED PARADE  

ROUSAKIS RIVERFRONT PLAZA, HISTORIC RIVER STREET  

December 5th, 2008 through December 7th, 2008

KENNY HILL, 912.234.0295, Kenny@RiverStreetSavannah.com, www.RiverStreetSavannah.com
 

CHRISTMAS ON THE RIVER & SAVANNAH’S LIGHTED PARADE PRESENTED BY VERIZON WIRELESS. DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS ON HISTORIC RIVER STREET WITH ARTS, CRAFTS AND HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT! FIREWORKS FRIDAY AT 9:30PM. LIGHTED PARADE BEGINS SATURDAY AT 5:30PM AND INCLUDES GRAND MARSHAL, FOUR MARCHING BANDS AND THE DEBUT OF THE RIVER STREET STREETCAR!

Tickets/cost: FREE!

Time: SATURDAY 9AM-8PM, SUNDAY 9AM-6PM

 

Cool Yule Holiday Shopping Weekend  

Telfair Museum Stores. Telfair Square.  

December 6th, 2008 through December 7th, 2008

790-8800. www.telfair.org  

Members: 20 percent discount; non-members: 10 percent. Entertainment, arts and crafts, and refreshments Saturday. 10 a.m. -5 p.m.  

17th Annual Christmas Crafts Festival  

Neptune Park in the Pier Village, St. Simons Island.  

December 6th, 2008 through December 7th, 2008

www.glynnart.org.  

10 a.m.-5 p.m.  

Home for the Holidays: Christmas Tour of Homes  

The Hilton Head Choral Society  

December 7th, 2008

(843) 341-3818. www.hiltonheadchoralsociety.org  

The Hilton Head Choral Society. $20-$25. 12-5 p.m.  

Holiday Tour of Homes and Churches  

Tours begin and end at the Garden City Senior Center, 78 Varnedoe Ave., Garden City, Ga.  

December 7th, 2008

For more information, please call 912.966.7777  

Garden City Beautification Committee, Tour distinctive homes and historic churches decorated for the holiday season, plus enjoy a reception with refreshments and door prizes. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased the day of the tour at the Senior Center in Garden City. All proceeds benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.  

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony  

Mighty 8th Air Force Museum, Pooler  

December 7th, 2008

For more information, please contact Gary Johnson at 912-644-7220 or gary.john@comcast.net.  

The Savannah Navy League is co-sponsoring the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day with the Fleet Reserve Association on Sunday, December 7th at 2:00 pm at the Mighty Eight Air Force Museum.

The program will include an honor guard, 21 gun salute, patriotic speakers and readings and music. The ceremony will last about an hour.  

Tree Of Light Ceremony  

Full Circle Center for Education and Grief Support, 7212 Seawright Drive.  

December 7th, 2008

629-1095. www.hospicesavannah.org  

A tree lighting ceremony to remember and honor loved ones during the holiday season. Free. 5 p.m.  

Savannah Crime Scene  

JEA - 5111 Abercorn Street  

December 7th, 2008

See my latest memo posting at http://dick-meom.blogspot.com/. Updated
daily.  

Speakers: Police Chief, Michael Berko Director Crime Stoppers, Demery Bishop