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SFF2009Small Savannah Film Festival

October 31 - November 7
Presented by SCAD

The Savannah Film Festival brings world-renowned filmmakers, producers, actors and journalists, as well as other film enthusiasts, to SCAD and Savannah for eight days of feature films, lectures, workshops, panels and competition films from a range of genres. Now in its 12th year, the festival was started by SCAD President Paula Wallace to provide students with opportunities to network with, meet and learn from entertainment industry leaders and to showcase the university's talented students and unique resources.

For tickets and passes please call 912-525-5050 or go online.





MisterMercer Mister Mercer

Friday, November 13 at 8 p.m.
Presented by J-Rep


Mister Mercer is a lighthearted musical play about the late Johnny Mercer, America's most gifted popular songwriter. Johnny, and his wife Ginger, stuck this side of Heaven in the apartment of Darlene, a zany well-known local singer and ardent Mercer fan, review their lives and prepare to meet with God. Starring Ray Ellis, Pepi Streiff, Pamela Sears, and Jamie Keena and directed by Jaime Spore White. Written by Ja A. Jahannes, the music in the play from Mercer includes "Come Rain or Come Shine," "Days of Wine And Roses," "And the Angels Sing," "Skylark," "Blues in the Night," "Moon River," "Strip Polka," "Charade," "Satin Doll," "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe," "Accentuate The Positive," "That Old Black Magic," "Tangerine," "I Remember You," "Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing," and "Too Marvelous For Words." Broadway quality entertainment for all ages.

Tickets are $25, reserved seating, available by calling 912-525-5050 or online.



HotClubSmall Hot Club of San Francisco

Thursday, November 19 at 8 p.m.
Presented by the Lucas Theatre

Performing Silent Surrealism
Gypsy jazz with silent film...

The Hot Club of San Francisco is an ensemble of accomplished and versatile musicians celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli's pioneering Hot Club de France. The ensemble borrows the all-string instrumentation of violin, bass and guitars from the original Hot Club, but breathes new life into the music with innovative arrangements of classic tunes and original compositions from the group's superb lead guitarist Paul Mehling. Hearing the ensemble live, or on any of their ten albums, carries the listener back to the 1930's and to the small, smoky jazz clubs of Paris or the refined lounges of the famous Hotel Ritz. Often called gypsy jazz, the music of The Hot Club of San Francisco has entranced audiences around the globe for over 15 years. Critics have hailed the group's playing as "intricate, scorching and often brilliant…" Acoustic Guitar. From American festivals such as Monterey and Chautauqua to festivals in Mexico and France and concert halls across North America, The Hot Club of San Francisco keeps this historic music fresh and alive.

Tickets are $24, reserved seating. This show qualifies for "8 for $80." Tickets available by calling 912-525-5050 or online.


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Silent Surrealism
In Cooperation with San Francisco Silent Film Festival

hc-fallhouseusherFast-forward 80 years. Continuing this early French tradition, a similar scene plays out as The Hot Club of San Francisco presents Silent Surrealism, an evening of silent surrealist films with live gypsy jazz. The program includes several short silent films by Charlie Bowers such as Now You Tell One and It's a Bird, as well as films by James Sibley Watson and Harold Shaw. The Hot Club accompanies these films with the distinctive music made famous by Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, and the Hot Club de France. Silent Surrealism is a brilliant multi-media trip back to a time when the artistic and literary style emerged as a means of expressing the imagination…when writers and filmmakers were more interested in the implications of words and images and providing the audience with the opportunity to vicariously experience the unknown or unimaginable.





Nutcracker09Small03 The Nutcracker in Savannah

Saturday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Presented by Savannah Danse Theatre

The magic of the Nutcracker comes alive in 1945 Savannah! Immerse yourself in the spirit of the holidays as a young girl's dream turns larger than life with a special nutcracker, a vengeful river rat, dancing snowflakes and sumptuous ice cream at Leopold's - all choreographed to Tchaikovsky's exquisite musical score performed live by the Savannah Philharmonic!

Savannah Danse Theatre brings a stellar production to Savannah residents and their children. Each year the Danse Theatre presents something just a little bit unique to the Nutcracker. No  year is exactly alike, adding many local and regional references to the ballet, and featuring local celebrities. The pageantry of the holiday season wouldn't be the same without this enchanted ballet!

Tickets are $27, $32, $37 and $50, available by calling 912-525-5050 or online.

* Bring a child the the Ballet! Buy one full price ticket and get one child's ticket (ages 12 and under) for $15.  Also, a $5 discount is available for Military and Students with I.D. Discounts not available with online purchase.

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Nutcracker09Artwork by Allison Parker




FiddlerWeb Fiddler On The Roof

Wednesday, December 16 through Saturday, December 19 at 8 p.m.
plus a matinee on Saturday, December 19 at 2 p.m.
Presented by AIM Management


A must-see for your Holiday Season! The world's favorite family musical. Bruce Goldman returns to our area, leading a top New York cast. His portrayal of Tevye has been called "masterful" (Florida Times-Union), "24-karet gold" (Ponte Vedra Recorder), and "magnificent" (The Island Packet, Hilton Head).   

Fiddler on the Roof is a celebration of life, love, family, and the human spirit. Favorite songs include "Tradition," "If I Were a Rich Man," "To Life," "Sunrise, Sunset," and "Do You Love Me?"

Tickets are $52 - $32, available by calling 912-525-5050 or online. Early Bird Special on FIDDLER Tickets - Now Through November 15. Buy 1, Get 1 Free!





MSRSO Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra

Thursday, January 21 at 8 p.m.
Presented by the Lucas Theatre

"Broadcast for the benefit of its citizens..."

The Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1978 as an outgrowth of the need for the symphonic repertoire of the 18th, 19th and 20th, centuries to be broadcast throughout Russia for the benefit of its citizens. It was decided that the Orchestra should broadcast performances on a weekly basis.

The Orchestra expanded its activities into Russian television, including projects with Korean KBC and German ZDF. In 1980 the Orchestra created a major subscription series in Moscow's Tchaikovsky Hall and Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. The Orchestra's first music director was Alexander Mikhailov, who received his education with Evgheny Mravinsky and Ilia Musin. He headed the Orchestra until 1996 before Anatoli Nemudrov (a disciple of Danila Tulin) assumed the music directorship.

Presently the Orchestra follows the European music tradition and does not have a permanent Chief Conductor. Music Director Anatoli Nemudrov invites maestros from Russia and abroad in order to facilitate the continuing development and mastery of the musicians.  

Tickets are $49, $39, and $29, reserved seating. This show qualifies for "8 for $80." Tickets available by calling 912-525-5050 or online.





IGNSmall International Guitar Night

Saturday, January 23 at 8 p.m.
Presented by Lucas Theatre

"Virtuosity in an informal ambiance"

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT (IGN) is the longest-running "mobile guitar festival" in North America. Each year, IGN founder Brian Gore of San Francisco is joined by three of the world's foremost acoustic guitarists to perform their latest original compositions and exchange musical ideas in a public concert setting. IGN founder Brian Gore welcomes Lulo Reinhardt, a descendant of Django from Germany who mixes his family's trademark Gypsy Jazz with new forays into Latin music; Itamar Erez from Israel whose symphonic compositions echo his Middle Eastern roots, and renowned harp guitarist Stephen Bennett from Virginia.

Ever since its beginning in 1995 in a converted laundromat in the San Francisco Bay Area, International Guitar Night has featured the best performing guitar composers from around the world. Audiences cherish the virtuosity of the playing and the friendly, informal ambiance of the performances. Participants relish the chance to play with peers from different genres, and to collaborate rather than compete. This unique brand of "guitar positivity" has helped make IGN the most successful guitar showcase of its kind in North America.

Tickets are $37, $27, $22 and $14, reserved seating. This show qualifies for "8 for $80". Tickets available by calling 912-525-5050 or online.




jennys Smallg The Wailin' Jennys

Friday, April 16 at 8 p.m.
Presented by the Lucas Theatre


"Angelic harmonies... back by popular demand"

Three extraordinary voices, two founding singer-songwriters, one singular vision: The Wailin' Jennys continue to evolve into far more than the melodious sum of their individual talents five years after blowing in on a fresh acoustic breeze from Canada's mid-western heartland.

Spurred onward by a growing fan base that swoons at their intuitive harmonies and revels in their engaging stage presence and uplifting repertoire, the Jennys embarked on a giddy blur of activity following the release of their second album, Firecracker, in August, 2006, which garnered numerous head-turning reviews ("quiet, warm, subtle, mellifluous, almost too good to be true," noted British daily The Independent).

Do not miss their second visit to the Lucas Theatre.

Tickets are $37, $27, $24, and $17. This show qualifies for "8 for $80." Tickets available by calling 912-525-5050 or online.