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Jessica Leigh Lebos

When Jessica Leigh graduated with a degree in creative writing, she figured she'd be slinging lattes for the rest of her life, so she shaved her head, moved into a VW bus and set off for Alaska. Good thing the van broke down just north of San Francisco, because she just hates cold weather. Her baris...

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Harmonic Convergence

Nothing like scarfing schwarma and falafel (what this city needs is MORE Middle Eastern restaurants) and kicking back in the park: Yesterday’s fabulous weather brought out tons of folks to Forsyth for the Israel@60 Festival sponsored by the City of Savannah.

All the tasties, exhibits, entertainment and giveaways would have been enough, but someone decided to go ahead and book international sensation Pharoah’s Daughter for the Concert for Peace, bringing even the heat-exhausted to their feet (not an easy task when the stomachs attached to those feet are full of schwarma.)

If you haven’t heard of PD and frontwoman Basya Schetcher, get thee to thy downloads now – the new album Haran is on heavy rotation in this skirt! office for its perfect blend of eclectic beats and mellow harmonies. Basya herself bravely crosses cultures, musical genres and spicy political ideals to create something exotic and accessible all at once – here she is, flanked by violinist Meg Okura, bass master Shanir Blumenkranz and woodwind virtuoso Daphne Mor:

Argyle aside, an inspiring and gorgeous musical afternoon!