Savannah, Georgia Visitor Information and News http://savannahvisit.com/ Mon, 21 May 2012 12:49:12 +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/1941 Mar 01 - May 26, 2012 - Join our cast and crew for a two-hour musical explosion of your favorite 60's, 70's and 80's music. The Savannah Theatre celebrates the sounds of three generations as the cast sings its way along the musical highway of American pop hits with songs like Carolina Girls, Staying Alive and the Heart of Rock and Roll. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2045 Mar 01 - Jun 30, 2012 - A Commemorative Robert E. Lee in Savannah Tour - explores rare, little known treasured experiences of Robert E. Lee's civilian and military days in Savannah, covering a sweeping panorama of war and love - from Fort Pulaski to the drawing rooms of the Andrew Low House from his earlier Savannah courtship days as a young military bachelor to the war years of 1861-1862 to his final visit in 1870. Site visits include the Andrew Low House, Fort Pulaski and other Lee in Savannah/Low Country locations. Group tours itineraries and private tours available. Book now for the Spring. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2046 Mar 01 - Jun 30, 2012 - Commemorative Civil War Savannah Tour I - Spies, Soldiers, Slaves, Sailors, Blockade Runners, Cotton Factors, and Civil War Savannah civilians come together in one of the most unique commemorative Civil War tour events in the United States. Sweeping panoramic bus, carriage, and walking tours of love, war, intrigue, and desperate days on the Civil War Savannah home front, rare glimpses of Robert E. Lee's civilian and military days in Savannah, secret schools, courageous women, cotton factor buildings, naval battle sites, defense works, Sherman's headquarters and more - from Fort Pulaski to the drawing room of the Andrew Low House. Site visit choices include the Andrew Low House, Fort Pulaski, the Green-Meldrim House, and more. Group tours itineraries and private tours available. Book now for the Spring. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2223 Mar 01 - Dec 31, 2012 - A fabulous dinner theatre combo! Paula Deen's dinner buffet and our explosive comedy "There's a Bomb on Trolley 409!" featured on The Paula Deen Tour by Old Town Trolley Tours. Tour includes a narrated history of Paula Deen through the Savannah Historic and Victorian Districts where you will hear her rags to riches story as well as pointing out specific points of interest related to Paula and her family. Following the tour, you will have dinner at her world famous restaurant where you experience Paula's full southern dinner buffet that includes her wonderful fried chicken and hospitality. As an extra bonus, along with dinner, you will enjoy a performance that takes you on a different adventure filled with twists and turns where you follow Zeke- the unknowing, unwitting, and world's worst tour guide, as he takes three suspicious passengers around the Hostess City of the South and try to figure out which one has the bomb on "There's a Bomb on Trolley 409!" http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1942 Mar 02 - May 27, 2012 - Come join us for a two- hours of high energy music, dance and comedy. Sit back and enjoy a musical variety perfect for a Southern evening that includes country, rock and roll, Broadway, jazz and pop in one hot production! http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2309 Mar 11 - Jun 30, 2012 - The Mind and Thoughts of Richard Law, is an exhibit of works by artist, musician and master barber, Richard Law. "The Mind and Thoughts of Richard Law" will show how he has extended himself to create a unique perspective of my work to pique your interest. Such pieces as "Big Hat Johnny," "A Womens’ Worth" and "Second Sunday" are among the many paintings that reflect his upbringing. This collection is a blend of folk,jazz and contemporary art all drawing from Law's inspired background and religious principles. This event is free and open to the public. Funding for the Law exhibit was provided in part by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2219 Mar 19 - Aug 31, 2012 - Join us for daily cannon firings at Old Fort Jackson from now until August 31! At 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. our historic interpreters will fire one of our cannons. Come learn this history of this amazing site! http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2017 Apr 05 - Aug 26, 2012 - Come enjoy a night at the ballpark and cheer on the Savannah Sand Gnats! Spend time with your friends and family at Historic Grayson Stadium, visit with Gnate the Gnat, and of course enjoy some great baseball! Visit www.sandgnats.com or call 912.351.9150 to purchase tickets today. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2445 Apr 25 - Dec 31, 2012 - You've been invited to Lisa and Michael's wedding and reception. Wedded bliss is not the only thing that is short-lived as the nuptials turn noxious and someone bumps off the mother-in-law. You'll laugh 'till you cry figuring out whodunit in this silly trip down the aisle. The show is at the Doubletree by Hilton Savannah Historic District and runs on Saturday nights only. Parking is available at the hotel for $15 which includes complimentary valet service. For reservations, please call 912.247.4644. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1637 May 03-31, 2012 - On Thursday and Friday afternoons in May. Learn about tea traditions and experience an early 19th century tea in Davenport House's beautiful courtyard garden. Patrons will visit areas of the home where tea service took place and will participate in an afternoon tea given with costumed interpreters in the garden. The performance requires that guests be able to walk up and down stairs. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/1638 May 05-26, 2012 - See what survives of the 1820s Savannah that master builder Isaiah Davenport knew. Beginning at the Davenport House Museum (1820) participants will walk by some of the finest examples of preservation in the city and learn about what no longer remains. Topics to include the Great Fire of 1820, the yellow fever epidemic of 1820, Lafayette's visit to Savannah in 1825 and the celebrations surround the 50th anniversary of the United States in 1826. Coffee and treats in the Davenport House garden will follow. 100 minutes. Distances 2.7 miles. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2464 May 07 - Dec 31, 2012 - Dramatic Civil War 150th commemorative walking tours or coach step-on guided tours of war and intrigue during desperate days in Civil War Savannah. Inside site visits include R.E. Lee in the Andrew Low House, the Lows and blockade running with Confederate secret agents in Liverpool, the historic circa 1820 City Hotel (site of a Confederate hospital in 1863) and numerous outdoor Civil War Savannah sites including the courtyard of Sherman's headquarters. Accompanied by your Civil War harmonica playing guide, veteran local tour leader, Chase Anderson. Lunch and dinner Civil War tour packages and additional Civil War group tour itineraries and private tours available by appointment. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2465 May 07 - Dec 31, 2012 - Exclusive Civil War 150th commemorative step-on guided tour for Coach Groups explores the Low Country panorama of surrounding Civil War sites and experiences. Accompanied by your Civil War harmonica playing step-on guide, Chase Anderson, the tour takes in rare experiences of Robert E. Lee’s civilian and military days in Savannah and a wide array of Civil War Savannah sites and special events. Indoor/outdoor routes and walking options include Civil War operated Forts Pulaski, Jackson, and McAllister, the rooms of the circa 1849 Andrew Low House where General Lee stayed, the inner and outer Civil War defense works of Savannah and the Civil War battlefield preservation movement in Savannah, the Ogeechee Canal and the importance of the Railroads leading in and out of Savannah in 1861. Visits also include the courtyard of Sherman's headquarters and the circa 1820 City Hotel, which served as a Confederate hospital in 1863. Live period Civil War music provided for special events. Lunch and dinner Civil War tour packages available. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2482 May 10 - Aug 12, 2012 - On the 100th anniversary of the creation of Girl Scouts, Telfair Museums takes a look at Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low’s interest in art, both as an artist and as an art organizer. "Juliette Gordon Low and her Contemporaries in Savannah’s Art Scene" will expand the scope of knowledge about of one of America’s most influential women by bringing together a variety of works created by her and other Savannah artists working in the first half of the last century. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2441 May 11 - Jun 11, 2012 - Savannah’s only gallery dedicated to American Studio Glass, presents: Hot Glass Rocks! Enjoy an artist reception and an exhibition of new work by Chattanooga, Tenn. based artist Chris Mosey. Artist reception Mother’s Day weekend Friday May 11, 5-9 p.m. and Saturday May12, 1 - 5 p.m. Light refreshments will be served Friday night. Bring Mom out Friday or Saturday and give her a gift you know she’ll love on Sunday! http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2467 May 23-24, 2012 - "Rumbling saxophone solos and processed guitars that seem to ding: this is a band where the tone is BIG. Like MGMT or the Flaming Lips, there are plenty of magical moments that make you wonder “how’d they get those sounds?” - Creative Loafing Charlotte http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2503 May 23-24, 2012 - Audiences attending upcoming tour dates by Jeff Dunham and his troupe of comedic sidekicks will get a sneak peek as Jeff and the guys prepare for the taping of their upcoming Monster/Halloween special. Dunham has enjoyed incomparable success with all four of his previous television comedy specials. The sneak peeks will be Dunham's first shows following his fourth tour of Europe in late April and early May performing at some of the largest halls in the U.K., Germany, Belgium and Ireland. He has been the highest-grossing live comedy act in North America for three consecutive years and worldwide for two years in a row. http://savannahvisit.com/events/calendar/2180 May 24, 2012 - Lecture by Evan Thompson at 7p.m. in Ships of the Sea Museum’s Assembly Hall. Evan Thompson, executive director of the Preservation Society of Charleston will discuss the issue of cruise ships in port. This is a highly-anticipated and complimentary event, please arrive early. Reception immediately following lecture. Tickets not required.