Week of February 12, 2024

🎭💘 Happy Mardi Gras, St. Valentine's Day, & long President's Day Weekend! 🎭💘

Scenes of the 31401: Replica of the 1799 City Exchange cupola containing perhaps the oldest bell in Georgia on E Bay St.

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Happening this week

Tuesday, February 13

Fat Tuesday @ Black Rabbit
Nola-inspired cocktails, king cake, burlesque; costumes & masks encouraged

CV Show @ White Whale・7-8:30pm
Comedy, storytelling, fun; hosted by Nichelle

Wednesday, February 14

Laugh Your Heart Out @ Front Porch Improv・6:30pm・$25
Support Housing Savannah mission for affordable housing through laughter

10 Things I Hate About You @ Trustees Theater・7pm・$8
25th Anniversary when we all fell in love with Heath Ledger; wear your best Y2K looks

Thursday, February 15

Queer Book Swap @ Lite Foot Co・6-7pm・$5
Fundraiser for the new Third Space Collective; bring 1-5 queer books to swap for new reads; purchase tix beforehand

Friday, February 16

Canopy Cruise @ Savannah Tree Foundation Office・4:30-6:30pm・$30
In celebration of Arbor Day, take a mobile tour of downtown’s urban canopy. Beer & wine included in ticket

Cinema Savannah: Oscar Nominated Shorts @ Savannah Cultural Arts Center・7pm・$10
Annual viewing of Oscar-nominated short films in Live-Action, Documentary, & Animation

Sunday, February 18

Starland Faire @ Starland Yard・12-9pm・FREE
3rd annual “noble and fantastical” celebration & market (12-6pm); costumes encouraged & rewarded; entertainment includes bounce castle, Stardust Pixxies, D&D, and more

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Savannah Book Festival

The annual four-day festival brings celebrated national, local, fiction, and non-fiction authors to Savannah during President’s Day Weekend to share about their creative process, participate in panel discussions, and sign books.

While Thursday, Friday, and Sunday keynote speakers are ticketed events, Festival Saturday there is a packed schedule of FREE Author Presentations across several downtown venues. Some authors of note are John Berendt (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), Linda Villarosa (Under the Skin), Ross Gay (The Book of Delights), and Keith F Miller (Pritty). No registration required on Saturday but arrive early to to gain access to the sessions you are interested in.

Telfair Square will host a Book Sales Tent (12pm Friday thru Saturday), book signings (Saturday, directly after each authors speaks), and food trucks (Saturday).

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~Nichelle & Tiffany

☘️☘️☘️ 35 days until St. Patrick’s Day ☘️☘️☘️