Savannah, Georgia Visitor Information and News http://savannahvisit.com/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:07:09 +0100 http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1487 May 02, 2011 - Dec 31, 2014 - Programs include Civil War Savannah cross-cultural performances, tours, and other educational event programs http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1620 Jul 01, 2011 - Jun 30, 2012 - Located in Savannah's Historic District Jazz'd has set itself apart. A sultry underground hot spot unique to anything else in Savannah. Described as swank, sexy & sophisticated. This industrial chic restaurant offers more than just your typical dining or drinking experience----Step into this spacious below-street-level gathering place for a specialty martini at our sleek serpentine bar or join friends at a table and dine from a selection of eclectic Americanized Tapas. Featuring live entertainment 6 nights a week; blues, swing, jazz, or classic vocals in the style of Sinatra or Savannah's Johnny Mercer. Enjoy a night out at Jazz'd, a cool and contemporary getaway. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1841 Sep 12, 2011 - Apr 01, 2012 - The Savannah Music Festival launches new programming that includes a year-round concert series - SMF LIVE - featuring some of the music world's most acclaimed performers, increased distribution of its concert recordings to public and satellite radio, and music education programs that span the entire year. The complete program for the 2012 Savannah Music Festival, which takes place March 22 through April 7, will be announced in early November (with highlights previewed below). The SMF LIVE Concert Series - a new initiative that reflects the quality and breadth of festival programming -presents renowned artists in jazz, classical, Americana and world music from October through April. "After nine years of continual growth," says Executive & Artistic Director Rob Gibson, "this expansion addresses our community's need for first-rate live music and supplemental music education, while also enhancing Savannah's profile as a premier cultural tourism destination." To view SMF Live programs and/or buy tickets, click website link. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1599 Sep 25, 2011 - Feb 05, 2012 - Jan Reich (1942-2009) was one of the Czech Republic's most celebrated 20th-century photographers. Using an older large-format camera, Reich spent decades photographing the crumbling buildings of Prague, evocative still lifes, and melancholy Bohemian landscapes. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1964 Jan 01 - Jun 30, 2012 - Taste over 20 different aged balsamic vinegars and 16 different extra-virgin olive oils. Learn how to use aged balsamic vinegars and extra-virgin olive oils to create great, healthy meals. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1598 Jan 06 - Mar 04, 2012 - Robert Claiborne Morris began to re-examine his understanding of race in America after reading an early proof of Douglas A. Blackmon's Pulitzer Prize winning book, "Slavery by Another Name." The revelation that slavery continued until World War II changed the way he saw his native South. Morris began an odyssey in search of the images, objects and artifacts related to this obscure chapter in American history. From Georgia to North Carolina, he examined the junkyards, flea markets and historical societies, hunting and collecting, in the hopes of finding a medium that could both incorporate found objects and project images to better understand the spiritual darkness of re-enslavement. Incorporated in Morris' works are portraits of the re-enslaved, maps of the slave mines, courageous articles and images published by the Atlanta Constitution, blood money, letters to the Department of Justice pleading for mercy and implements of bondage and torture ranging from words to ropes, locks and chains. Morris' hope is that the series of overlapping mediums awakens complex emotions and promotes reconciliation. Over the course of Morris' three previous exhibitions in three cities, after greeting and speaking to hundreds of people he has discovered that art has a power that must be directed to the improvement and reconciliation of man's soul. Morris believes that art has a greater strength when focused on the soul of man, asking us to search deeper into the things that comprise our own history. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1937 Jan 20 - Feb 05, 2012 - The world wide amsh hit musical is brought to life onstage by the theatre's award-winning cast and band. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2053 Jan 27 - Feb 05, 2012 - This 10-Day celebration of Savannah’s restaurant scene pays homage to the culinary heritage that makes our city unique â€" and is held in tribute to the restaurants that are becoming such a vital part of Savannah’s tradition of hospitality! From January 27 â€" February 5, each participating upscale restaurant will offer a spectacular 3-course, prix fixe dinner menu for only $30 per person (not including tax and gratuity). See website for participating restaurants! http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2058 Feb 01-16, 2012 - The 23rd Annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival kicks off its celebration on February 1, 2012, and will continue through Thursday, February 16 with some pre- and post-festival events. Each year, the festival presents programs and activities in the performing and visual arts for every age and every interest in school settings and in the public domain. Fun and family are emphasized throughout the celebration. Grand Festival Day, Saturday, February 11, 2012: A family fun day of top entertainment, Grand Festival Day is one of the highlighted events. It will be held in the Savannah Civic Center’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena from morning into the evening. In addition to the variety of activities for youth and performances by nationally famous recording artists, food and retail vendors will also be on hand with a wide variety of food, goods and services. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1860 Feb 01-29, 2012 - We will paddle the famous Moon River! Where we can see bald eagles, dolphins, exotic birds and more. No experience needed. Includes basic instructions, guide, kayak, paddle, PFD & naturalist. $40 for 2-3 hrs, trips depart daily. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1711 Feb 02-11, 2012 - Georgia History Festival, formerly known as Georgia Days, is the signature K-12 educational program of the Georgia Historical Society. Held annually around the anniversary of the founding of the colony of Georgia on February 12, 1733, this commemoration brings history to life for students of all ages through a variety of programs including a series of school events and curriculum, crafts workshops, the two-day Colonial Faire and Muster living-history program held at Wormsloe State Historic Site, and the colorful Georgia Day parade. By engaging students in interactive learning experiences, Georgia History Festival sparks the imagination, develops critical thinking processes, and opens the exciting world of the past to exploration, study, and understanding. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1936 Feb 03-05, 2012 - Register Now! Incorporating a daily yoga and meditation practice into our life keeps us attuned to the importance of living ordinary moments with awareness. Nevertheless, even the most dedicated practitioners hit plateaus and need opportunities to become re-inspired. In this workshop, Sarah will provide an atmosphere for balancing the body, heart and mind through active and receptive yoga poses, as well as offering teachings on Mindfulness meditation so that we can deepen or develop a skillful and committed meditation practice. Yin yoga is an essential compliment to our more active styles and offers a vehicle to develop our contemplative nature. The Yin style also keeps the body supple at its cor e while encouraging stagnate chi (prana) to flow throughout the joints, engender ing a quality of steady ease. The active practice helps rejuvenate our natural vitality while developing a core stability, coupled with meditative, body-centered presence. This workshop will focus on the integration of our Yin and Yang aspects of being, creating a practice that values both vitality and insight. Mindfulness meditation and Loving-kindness practice will be emphasized in both the beginning and ending sections of each session. This workshop is suitable for anyone who has been doing Yoga for at least one year and has a strong interest in meditation. We recommend you come with a basic understanding of these practices by reading Sarah's book, Insight Yoga, and/or viewing her dvds Yin and Vinyasa and Insight Yoga, Mingling Heaven and Earth. Sarah Powers began teaching in 1987. She is the founder and author of Insight Yoga, which interweaves the insights and practices of Yoga, Buddhism, Chinese medicine, and Transpersonal Psychology into an integral practice to enliven the body, heart and mind. Her yoga style blends both a Yin sequence of floor poses to enhance the meridian and organ systems, combined with an alignment-based slow flow or Yang practice, influenced by Viniyoga, Ashtanga, and Iyengar teachings. Sarah feels that enlivening the physical and pranic bodies, as well as learning to open to our emotional difficulties is paramount for preparing one to deepen and nourish insights into one's essential nature - a natural state of awareness. She draws from her studies in Transpersonal Psychology, as well as her in-depth training in the Vipassana and Tantric practices of Buddhism. To learn more about her see her dvds Insight Yoga or Yin and Vinyasa and go to www.sarahpowers.com. You can register on our website @ savannahyoga.com http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1633 Feb 03-25, 2012 - Experience the historic atmosphere of the Davenport House while learning about and tasting a unique and flavorful wine. Patrons are oriented to the long and rich tradition of Madeira (wine) as it relates to the history of Savannah and then they will participate in a Madeira party. During the experience they will sample two types of Madeira and see the historic house at dusk including spaces usually off-limits to museum guests. The performance requires that guests be able to walk up and down stairs and maneuver in the candlelit rooms. 75 minutes long. Reservations recommended. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1714 Feb 04-05, 2012 - Take your family back in time to the site of one of the earliest and most beautiful colonial-era plantations of the Georgia coast. This popular annual living-history event features costumed re-enactors and vendors offering students and adults a taste of the excitement and adversity of life for the first settlers of colonial Georgia. Highlights of this weekend-long event include cannon and musket firing; blacksmithing, craft, and cooking demonstrations; Native American and slave life interpretations; and period music and dance. An hourly schedule of events will be available upon arrival at Wormsloe. Free and open to the public http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1713 Feb 05, 2012 - Georgians and visitors alike experience our area's rich history and cultural life as historic sites, house museums, art museums, and other points of interest in Savannah and coastal Georgia open their doors to the public, providing an exceptional opportunity to experience the history in our own backyard. From Statesboro to Darien, over 40 cultural institutions throughout coastal Georgia participate in this popular GHS's Georgia History Festival annual family event. Free and open to the public. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1736 Feb 05, 2012 - The UGA Aquarium is participating in this once a year event in the Savannah area when museums open their doors to citizens and tourists alike - for free. Come by and visit the marine organisms. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1765 Feb 06, 2012 - Part of the Southern Circuit of Independent Film Shot on location in New York City and starring an ensemble cast of New York City Ballet dancers, NY Export: Opus Jazz takes Jerome Robbins' 1958 "ballet in sneakers" and reimagines it for a new generation in this scripted adaptation. After winning an Audience Award at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival, the film aired nationally on PBS' Great Performances series and was nominated for the Rose d'Or Award. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1712 Feb 10, 2012 - Thousands of costumed local elementary school children march behind their hand-made banners in commemoration of Georgia's founding in 1733. A colorful parade of students, musicians, local dignitaries, and costumed characters is preceded by a military color guard and marching band. Beginning at Forsyth Park and continuing around all five squares of Bull Street, the procession culminates with a program in front of City Hall, where the mayor and other officials bring greetings and present awards for the annual Banner Competition. Free and open to the public. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1938 Feb 10-18, 2012 - A hilarious musical look at everything you've ever thought about romance and marriage, but were afraid to admit. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2103 Feb 11, 2012 - Still doing Dinner & A Movie? C'mon, break from routine and go "Cemetery & A Dinner!" Complete with morbidly curious exhibitions, along with Q&A session over dinner, with storyist & event host, Shannon Scott! Includes group photo & official event poster! The Tour: An opportunity to see Bonaventure Cemetery, after the sun sets and after the gatekeeper jangles the lock behind us! Then the real show begins! If you've never seen Bonaventure during her enchantment hours, then you've not experienced the whole spectrum of colors, sights and sounds of this place so loved by history and the world! The Dinner: Served up by the city's premier soul food joint, Sister's of The New South Kitchen! Shannon presents antiques from his collection respective of cemeteries and secret societies connected to Savannah! More stories while you feast! So bring a flashlight, bring a camera, bring your nerves & no worries, this tour will give you an appetite for food & more stories! $20 Per Patron, 6 to 8 p.m.! $15 Dinner 8:15 p.m. - Until Dinner is optional but a great part of the fun of the evening! Dinner provided by Sisters of The New South Kitchen! See http://sistersofthenewsouth.com/ CALL 877.662.BONA or 912.816.4460 to get your tickets now!