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Mapping the Past: Antique Cartography from the Newton Collection

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Jan 01, 2010 – Dec 31, 2011 – Maps depicting North America, Great Britain and the world are on view in the museum’s three map galleries. Highlights include 1597 maps from the earliest atlas of the Americas, 1776 military maps, and other 17th- and 19th-century maps, some of them hand-colored. Cartographers include Wytfliet, Hondius, Monath, Lotter, d’Anville, Faden, Lodge, Cary and Wyld.

"The Master Eye: Photography from the Rhoades Collection"

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Jan 01, 2010 – Dec 31, 2011 – The photographs in this SCAD Museum of Art exhibition include iconic examples from pioneering 19th-century practitioners and major 20th-century photographers, who wielded their cameras to capture images of arresting landscapes, richly textured narratives, elegant fashion scenes, singular still lifes and powerful portraits. Featured photographers include Mathew Brady, Eadweard Muybridge, Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Annie Leibovitz and other celebrated masters.

Conquered Banners: Georgiaâ€™s Civil War Flags

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Dec 07, 2010 – Dec 30, 2011 – The Georgia Historical Society is pleased to announce the opening of “Conquered Banners: Georgia’s Civil War Flags.” This 12-month exhibit of rare flags made and carried during the first year of the Civil War will be on display in the reading room of GHS’s headquarters in Savannah. The six beautifully conserved flags will be rotated for display every three months throughout 2011, the first year of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

Civil War Savannah Events

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Mar 05 – Dec 04, 2011 – Savannah’s Civil War exhibits, performances, lectures, round-tables, reenactments, commemorative tours and more.

Daily Cannon Firings at Old Fort Jackson

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Mar 18 – Aug 31, 2011 – During the spring and summer daily cannon firing demos at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Georgia’s oldest brick fortification.

Thursday Nights – Gullah Geechee Dinner Performance Cruise

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Apr 07 – Aug 25, 2011 – New Cruise this year!! Enjoy a performance, story telling, dance and music presented by the Gullah Geechee Institute. Enjoy a delicious, authentic, and truly southern Gullah-Geechee buffet as we help keep this fascinating culture alive. Reservations required and group discounts available. This cruise includes: a 2 hour cruise, authentic Gullah Geechee buffet, a musical journey and dinner performance. This cruise is Hot, Hot, Hot! Be sure to make your reservations before we sell out.

Civil War Savannah Cultural Programs

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May 02, 2011 – Dec 31, 2014 – Programs include Civil War Savannah cross-cultural performances, tours, and other educational event programs

Manolo Blahnik, â€œmanolo blahnik…the shoe.

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May 20 – Jul 29, 2011 – The Savannah College of Art and Design presents “manolo blahnik…the shoe,” an exhibition featuring more than 70 pairs of shoes, rare prototype sketches and memorabilia from his personal archive. With a career spanning over 30 years, Manolo Blahnik has become one of the worldâ€™s most influential footwear designers. His shoes have spellbound an international set of adoring and loyal devotees across the globe.

Friday Night Haunts & Hags River Cruise

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May 27 – Oct 28, 2011 – Are old habits and practices of ghosts, hags, haunts, and “Da Buzzard Man” long gone from Savannah and the Georgia coast or does the veil of occult mysticism still cast its haunted influence over the sea islands?

Although the haunted harbor cruise will illuminate eerie ghost tales, legends, and lore it will be a fun and enlightening event – even for the skeptics! It is an original, interactive script with an aim to educate passengers in a lighthearted way to the tales of Savannah and surrounding communities. Is it real or make-believe … ongoing practice or simply legend? Come see for yourself… You’ll never be the same!

Our haunted ‘hags & haunts’ tours sail April thru October
Friday Evenings
Boarding at 9 p.m., Sailing at 9:30 p.m., Returning at 11 p.m.

Tybee Turtle Talks

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Jun 01 – Aug 07, 2011 – A 90 minute intro to the amazing lives of sea turtles! Learn about anatomy and natural adaptations, then stroll on the beach to discuss nesting habitat and Tybeeâ€™s conservation efforts.