February 4, 2009 RSS feed / Social & Community News

NCNW to hold Harambee Breakfast

The National Council of Negro Women Savannah Section invites you to join them for their Annual Harambee Breakfast on February 28, 9:00 a.m. at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, Multipurpose Annex. More...

Youth exhibition at S.P.A.C.E. explores 'Our Journey Through the Arts'

Artwork created by local middle and high school students will be showcased at the City of Savannah's Department of Cultural Affairs' Gallery S.P.A.C.E. from Feb. 4 through 27 during the eighth annual New Beginnings Juried Youth Art Exhibition. More...

Richard Hunt, the first African-American Sculptor: Part of Black Heritage Festival

Richard Hunt, the first African-American sculptor to have a major retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, will showcase more than 50 of his sculptures, drawings and prints in the exhibition "Richard Hunt: Promethean Mythmaker," Feb. More...

Beach Institute Presents: Fragmentations and Fabrications

On Sunday, February 8, 2009 the Beach Institute will open Fragmentations and Fabrications, a show of works by Atlanta artist and SCAD graduate Lillian Blades. More...

Tomorrow's SUPER STARS Talent 2009 Now Recruiting

Tomorrow's SUPER STARS, a 2009 Coastal Empire's talent show, will be held in March of this year and is open to the public. Interested individuals and groups may sign up early in hopes of securing their spots. More...

Georgia Days 2009 Brings a Weekend of History and Culture

The Georgia Historical Society and the Wormsloe Historic Site invite you to join us on Saturday and Sunday, February 7-8, 2009, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., for the annual Georgia Days Colonial Faire and Muster. More...

Registration for First Tee of Savannah Begins

The First Tee of Savannah (TFTS), a youth development organization that teaches life skills utilizing the game of golf, began registration for the Spring session February 2, 2009, at the Bacon Park Golf Course. More...

Mission's Warehouse off to Great Start

On Friday, January 30, the Old Savannah City Mission celebrated the grand opening of its Furniture Warehouse Outlet. More...

Ebony Fashion Fair presents The Runway Report

The 51st annual Ebony Fashion Fair presents The Runway Report 2008-09 at the Savannah Civic Center Box Office on Sunday, February 8, at 8:00 p.m. More...

Renovation Underway at Heritage Place Apartments

Three years after his mother, Mrs. Esther Hunter passed away, Antonio Hunter found himself homeless laying on the steps of the Innercity Night Shelter. More...

Grant to help Savannahians Stay Out of Foreclosure

For homeowners at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure, new financial and legal counseling services are now available through area nonprofits at no cost to consumers. More...

Career Expo Announced for Savannah Chatham Public High Schools

The Savannah- Chatham School District invites and encourages local businesses both large and small to participate in their annual Career Expo & Leadership Workshops on Tuesday, April 21st and Wednesday, April 22nd from 8:00am-12:00pm. More...

Callen Alumni Membership Drive "Stay on Line in 2009"

The response of the Alumni and Friends to the membership drive, "Stay on line in 2009" is very encouraging and heart -warming. We greatly appreciate your immediate responses. Early to respond are: E. More...

All-Star Jazz Line-up Draws Nation's Top High School Jazz Bands to Savannah Music Festival

Aspiring young musicians to perform and study with esteemed clinicians including Associate Artistic Director Marcus Roberts, Wycliffe Gordon, John Clayton, More...

Live Oak Photo Competition

Melon Bluff Nature Preserve, Keep Liberty Beautiful, The Coastal Courier, and the Hinesville Area Arts Council host the inaugural Live Oak Photo Competition and Exhibit. More...

AASU Professor Awarded Fulbright Scholar Grant

Ed Strauser, associate professor and coordinator in the Armstrong Atlantic State University Department of Middle and Secondary Education, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct research at the Open International University More...

Baldwin Park gets Renovated on 100th Birthday

A century after its original construction, newly restored Baldwin Park was rededicated by Alderman Mary Osborne and other City officials during a ceremony on Friday, Jan. 30. More...

Scenes from the Savannah Chatham Seafood Fest

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Peabody Awards Collection to Observe Black History Month

Athens, Georgia - In observance of Black History Month, the Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia Libraries will screen recent, relevant Peabody recipients on four successive Tuesday nights during February. More...

Savannah Native Named Fire Chief In Decatur, Georgia

History was made January 5, 2009, as Toni (Barnes)Tolbert Dixon was sworn in as fire chief of Decatur, Georgia. Dixon is the first African American and first female to become fire chief in Decatur, outside of Atlanta. More...

Savannah Book Festival

The Second Annual Savannah Book Festival kicks off on Friday, February 6, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in Trinity Church, 225 W. President St. The main event takes place on Saturday, February 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...

Clark Named VP for Student Affairs at SSU

Savannah State University announces that Irvin R. Clark, Ed.D., has been promoted to vice president for Student Affairs. More...