Month: February 2016

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Savannah Stopover: The Alternative To SXSW Music

savannah stopover lineup

Are you going to SXSW?! I’m not but this year I get to experience some of the best up and coming bands here in Savannah. The Savannah Stopover music festival is like pre-gaming for SXSW. From March 10-12th, there will 100 bands playing in 3 days at 10 venues in downtown Savannah. This is a great showcase of indie music featuring from all over the United States and a few acts from the UK and Europe.

The best thing is that the  Savannah Stopover is only $79 for a three-day pass.

Who’s playing?! When I first looked at the list, I only recognized Ra Ra Riot, Blitzen Trapper and French Horn Rebellion.  Then I listened to the Savannah Stopover playlist on Soundcloud, and I realized that I have listened to some of the bands before.  [Too bad I can’t fit the Shazam app on my phone.]

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art savannah

Beads And Bubble Mailers: Show Me Your Beads

Beads and Bubble Mailers

Beads and Bubble Mailers

Everyone has ideas. Some of them are brilliant. Some of them have been done before. Some of them are dumb. Ideas are great, but the execution is what matters. Last week, I had an idea, and the reason I think it is a good one is because it can be executed easily and it is an opportunity for recycle stuff and do something good.

Loop It Up Savannah is one of the members of Jelinek Creative Spaces, a co-operative creative space for artists and entrepreneurs in Savannah. Molly Lieberman, a lady who greets everyone with a smile, is the founder of Loop It Up which creates opportunities for local kids to make art.

If you are like me, you probably have lots of beads from broken necklaces, bracelets or earring. That jewelry detritus can be donated to Loop It Up.

I am organizing a bead drive from now until April 1st. Details on how to donate are listed fully on the Beads and Bubbles LaunchRock page I created.

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food restaurants savannah

Chicken Liver Is Not Just Chopped Liver

Chicken Liver Mousse

Chicken Liver Mousse

Chicken liver is something that both Southern black people and Jewish people have in common. When I was a kid, I hated liver, whether beef or chicken. Beef liver with rice and gravy, and onions was one of my Dad’s dinner staples. Sidenote: My Dad is the primary cook in the family. My mom is great at making three things: pancakes, fried pork chops and fried chicken.

I became enamored with liver when I started eating foie gras and pate at fancy restaurants and going to fancy parties in New York. However, I don’t eat duck foie gras, and I don’t miss it. Chicken liver pate is delicious and inexpensive. You can make it at home.

The Grey has chicken liver on the menu. They have an appetizer of chicken liver mousse with a dash of sea salt and toasted Pullman bread from a local bakery, Back In The Day Bakery. I love it. The mousse is smooth and delicious. For only six bucks, it is a delicious bite to enjoy before dinner and/or drinks.

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savannah

Savannah is Pink For Valentine’s Day

Pink in Savannah

Pink in Savannah

I did a fun photo project yesterday. I walked around Savannah, taking photos of pink things. Then I made a collage using PicMonkey for my photos. I also stopped by the Savannah Book Festival when I saw author Rita Mae Brown speak. She is woke. I want to read her books, now. I noticed lots of couples walking around downtown Savannah, and there was a pub crawl for Valentine’s Day. At 4 PM, the pub crawlers were already out in full force wearing red and being obnoxious. Anyway, I decided to go back home to enjoy a quiet evening watching the last season of ‘Justified’ on Amazon Prime. Raylan Givens is my virtual valentine.