« August 11, 2008 - September 10, 2008 »
 
08 / 11
(all day)
Start: 08/02/2008 - 22:00
End: 08/16/2008 - 22:59

The mundane becomes miraculous in Kanako Muraguchi’sMinutiae," an exhibitionof digital prints on fabric featuring simple objects transformed through a variety of media. Mon.-Fri. 10am-5:30pm. Free. Hall Street Gallery, 212 W. Hall St., Savannah.

08 / 12
(all day)
Start: 08/02/2008 - 22:00
End: 08/16/2008 - 22:59

The mundane becomes miraculous in Kanako Muraguchi’sMinutiae," an exhibitionof digital prints on fabric featuring simple objects transformed through a variety of media. Mon.-Fri. 10am-5:30pm. Free. Hall Street Gallery, 212 W. Hall St., Savannah.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Today would have been the 91st birthday of Gladys Bentley, a Harlem Renaissance blues singer. Openly lesbian during her early career (she dressed in tuxedos and top hats with a drag queen chorus line singing back-up and flirted with female patrons), during the McCarthy era, she put on dresses, married a man and claimed that taking female hormones had “cured” her, in order to avoid being put on trial.  

08 / 13
(all day)
Start: 08/02/2008 - 22:00
End: 08/16/2008 - 22:59

The mundane becomes miraculous in Kanako Muraguchi’sMinutiae," an exhibitionof digital prints on fabric featuring simple objects transformed through a variety of media. Mon.-Fri. 10am-5:30pm. Free. Hall Street Gallery, 212 W. Hall St., Savannah.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Left-hander’s Day is today. Approximately 7-10% of the population is left-handed, and left-handed females are rarer than males. Joan of Arc, Queen Victoria, Eudora Welty, Greta Garbo and Ruth Bader Ginsberg are some of these unique, southpawed females.
08 / 14
(all day)
Start: 08/02/2008 - 22:00
End: 08/16/2008 - 22:59

The mundane becomes miraculous in Kanako Muraguchi’sMinutiae," an exhibitionof digital prints on fabric featuring simple objects transformed through a variety of media. Mon.-Fri. 10am-5:30pm. Free. Hall Street Gallery, 212 W. Hall St., Savannah.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (often known as L.E.L.), a poet, was born on this day in 1802. While her poetry has not withstood the test of time, she was respected by her contemporaries for paving the way for other female writers. Christina G. Rossetti and Elizabeth Barrett Browning were just a few of her literary admirers who wrote tributes to her.

08 / 15
(all day)
Start: 08/02/2008 - 22:00
End: 08/16/2008 - 22:59

The mundane becomes miraculous in Kanako Muraguchi’sMinutiae," an exhibitionof digital prints on fabric featuring simple objects transformed through a variety of media. Mon.-Fri. 10am-5:30pm. Free. Hall Street Gallery, 212 W. Hall St., Savannah.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm

Country chanteuse and “It” girl Taylor Swift shakes the teardrops from her guitar with special guests Love and Theft. 8pm, Savannah Civic Center. $39.75-49.75. 912.651.6556 or savannahcivic.com.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Julia Child, former assistant in the OSS’s Secret Intelligence division and celebrity chef and author, would have been 96 today.  Her legendary persona and accessible recipes made her a pop culture icon.
08 / 16
End: 10:59 pm
Start: 08/02/2008 - 22:00
End: 08/16/2008 - 22:59

The mundane becomes miraculous in Kanako Muraguchi’sMinutiae," an exhibitionof digital prints on fabric featuring simple objects transformed through a variety of media. Mon.-Fri. 10am-5:30pm. Free. Hall Street Gallery, 212 W. Hall St., Savannah.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Madonna turns 50 today. From “Like a Virgin” to “4 Minutes,” she manages to push the envelope on the issue of sexuality and proves to be an enormous influence to society (Kabbalah, anyone?) while putting out an endless stream of shake-your-booty tunes.

08 / 17
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” Mae West, stage and screen actress, who pushed the social limits on female sexuality, was born on this day in 1893.
08 / 18
08 / 19
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Coco Chanel, the revolutionary designer who liberated women from centuries of corsets with simple, menswear inspired fashions, was born 125 years ago today. “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
08 / 20
08 / 21
08 / 22
08 / 23
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm

Get your hands dirty with community artists at the Rediscovering and Reclaiming Arts & Wellness Expo, sponsored by the City of Savannah. Kinetic sculptor Matt Toole’s found-object creation will tout the day’s themes, and Union Mission will be on hand for health screenings and education. 10am-3pm outside Starfish Café at East Broad and Gwinnett Streets. Volunteers needed! 912.236.7423.

08 / 24
08 / 25
Start: 10:13 pm

Chew on a little community theater: Cardinal Rep presents another wacky and entertaining installment the Peanut Butter Radio Show, vaudeville-esque collection of stories and music that’s kinda like “A Prairie Home Companion” hyped up on sweet tea. The Freight Station, 703D Louisville Rd. $5. 912.631.3773 or cardinalrep.org.

Start: 10:40 pm

Come out and wave those rainbow flags high! Everyone’s welcome at Savannah Pride, a colorful, family-friendly and music-filled celebration of GLBT life. 11am-10pm, Johnson Square, Savannah.

08 / 26
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Today is Women’s Equality Day or Susan B. Anthony Day—it’s the 88th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, allowing women the right to vote.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Today is also the 73rd birthday of Geraldine Ferraro, the first and only (so far) female Vice Presidential candidate for a major political party. In 1984 Walter Mondale selected her as his running mate in the campaign against Ronald Reagan. She went on to serve as a U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Commission of Human Rights under President Clinton’s administration, and also worked on Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

08 / 27
08 / 28
08 / 29
Start: 10:00 pm
Start: 08/29/2008 - 22:00
End: 08/30/2008 - 22:59

Whoop it up on the water at the Land’s End Woodland River Festival, a lively commemoration beginning with a good ole’-fashioned fish fry and continuing with a whole lot of singing, dancing, crafts and traditional Gullah storytelling. Fri 5pm, Sat 11am-7pm, St. HelenaIsland. Admission is free. 843.838.4503 or landsendwoodland.org.

08 / 30
End: 10:59 pm
Start: 08/29/2008 - 22:00
End: 08/30/2008 - 22:59

Whoop it up on the water at the Land’s End Woodland River Festival, a lively commemoration beginning with a good ole’-fashioned fish fry and continuing with a whole lot of singing, dancing, crafts and traditional Gullah storytelling. Fri 5pm, Sat 11am-7pm, St. HelenaIsland. Admission is free. 843.838.4503 or landsendwoodland.org.

08 / 31
09 / 1
Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:59 am
“I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.” Today is the birthday of outspoken feminist, comedian, and actress, Lily Tomlin
Start: 10:00 pm
Start: 09/01/2008 - 22:00
End: 09/10/2008 - 22:59

Artist Christine Hilbert skewers traditional ideas of marriage, sexuality and family in “Echo in My Bones,” a multimedia exhibit incorporating antique books, maps and paint. Reception September 5. Dimensions Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd., Savannah. 912.236.4993 or dimensionsgallery.com.

09 / 2
(all day)
Start: 09/01/2008 - 22:00
End: 09/10/2008 - 22:59

Artist Christine Hilbert skewers traditional ideas of marriage, sexuality and family in “Echo in My Bones,” a multimedia exhibit incorporating antique books, maps and paint. Reception September 5. Dimensions Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd., Savannah. 912.236.4993 or dimensionsgallery.com.

Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:59 am
Liliuokalani, the last sovereign queen of Hawaii, was born on this day in 1838.

09 / 3
(all day)
Start: 09/01/2008 - 22:00
End: 09/10/2008 - 22:59

Artist Christine Hilbert skewers traditional ideas of marriage, sexuality and family in “Echo in My Bones,” a multimedia exhibit incorporating antique books, maps and paint. Reception September 5. Dimensions Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd., Savannah. 912.236.4993 or dimensionsgallery.com.

09 / 4
(all day)
Start: 09/01/2008 - 22:00
End: 09/10/2008 - 22:59

Artist Christine Hilbert skewers traditional ideas of marriage, sexuality and family in “Echo in My Bones,” a multimedia exhibit incorporating antique books, maps and paint. Reception September 5. Dimensions Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd., Savannah. 912.236.4993 or dimensionsgallery.com.

09 / 5
(all day)
Start: 09/01/2008 - 22:00
End: 09/10/2008 - 22:59

Artist Christine Hilbert skewers traditional ideas of marriage, sexuality and family in “Echo in My Bones,” a multimedia exhibit incorporating antique books, maps and paint. Reception September 5. Dimensions Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd., Savannah. 912.236.4993 or dimensionsgallery.com.

09 / 6
(all day)
Start: 09/01/2008 - 22:00
End: 09/10/2008 - 22:59

Artist Christine Hilbert skewers traditional ideas of marriage, sexuality and family in “Echo in My Bones,” a multimedia exhibit incorporating antique books, maps and paint. Reception September 5. Dimensions Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd., Savannah. 912.236.4993 or dimensionsgallery.com.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm

Share in the strength and sweetness of Coffee, Cake and Conversation, a support group for those affected by domestic violence. Sponsored by Above Water, Inc. 9am-11am at Hill of Beans inside Savannah Mall. 912-224-2105 or abovewaterinc@yahoo.com.

09 / 7
(all day)
Start: 09/01/2008 - 22:00
End: 09/10/2008 - 22:59

Artist Christine Hilbert skewers traditional ideas of marriage, sexuality and family in “Echo in My Bones,” a multimedia exhibit incorporating antique books, maps and paint. Reception September 5. Dimensions Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd., Savannah. 912.236.4993 or dimensionsgallery.com.

09 / 8
(all day)
Start: 09/01/2008 - 22:00
End: 09/10/2008 - 22:59

Artist Christine Hilbert skewers traditional ideas of marriage, sexuality and family in “Echo in My Bones,” a multimedia exhibit incorporating antique books, maps and paint. Reception September 5. Dimensions Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd., Savannah. 912.236.4993 or dimensionsgallery.com.

Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:59 am
“Sitting around the house playing the wife and mother is driving me crazy.” Singer Patsy Cline’s birthday is today.
09 / 9
(all day)
Start: 09/01/2008 - 22:00
End: 09/10/2008 - 22:59

Artist Christine Hilbert skewers traditional ideas of marriage, sexuality and family in “Echo in My Bones,” a multimedia exhibit incorporating antique books, maps and paint. Reception September 5. Dimensions Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd., Savannah. 912.236.4993 or dimensionsgallery.com.

09 / 10
End: 10:59 pm
Start: 09/01/2008 - 22:00
End: 09/10/2008 - 22:59

Artist Christine Hilbert skewers traditional ideas of marriage, sexuality and family in “Echo in My Bones,” a multimedia exhibit incorporating antique books, maps and paint. Reception September 5. Dimensions Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd., Savannah. 912.236.4993 or dimensionsgallery.com.


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