February 2017 - Gnatty Savannah

Happy Sunday!

Yesterday, I stopped by the Savannah Book Festival yesterday and I got a cookbook, The Casserole Queens Make-a-Meal Cookbook.

Shop The Fox, the shop next door to Foxy Loxy, is closing and a big moving sale is happening today (Sunday, February 19th). I love the space, and look forward to its next incarnation in the near future.

Ghost Coast Distillery is now open! Ghost Coast is the first legal craft distillery to open in Savannah in 100 years. The distillery is located on 641 Indian Street. You can go for a tour and a tasting. Like them on Facebook to check out their schedule and events.

The Savannah Stopover is coming up soon, March 9-11th. I went last year and I had a blast checking out bands that I never heard of like PWR BTTM. Now, they’re getting press in Fader.

Reading, Reading and Writing

I am writing more. I am writing jokes, thoughts, and ideas. Last night, I went to a poetry reading at local independent bookstore, The Book Lady, where Kim Addonizio and Alexis Orgera. Kim Addonizio is an acclaimed poet and author, and I am sure I have seen her read in New York City back in the day. [Note: She’s the second white person I have spotted wearing a #BlackLivesMatter t-shirt in the past couple of weeks.]

In addition to being a poet, Alexis Orgera is a independent publisher of children books. She lives here in Savannah. You can check her out at Penny Candy Books.

I have been reading Pat Cleveland‘s memoir, Walking with the Muses, and I love it. Pat Cleveland was one of the first Black supermodels. She hung out with Andy Warhol and Halton. I plan on reading 12 memoirs by Black women this year. My next one will be Pauline Black’s memoir, Black By Design: A 2-Tone Memoir.