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Annual St. Patrick’s Day parade turns 186

If there’s one thing Savannah does well, it’s being Irish. It’s a part of the essence of the city, so it’s no surprise that St. Patrick’s Day is the day around which Savannah’s calendar revolves.

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‘Wonderland’ revival truly takes viewers down rabbit-hole

When I saw the trailers for Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” popping up around the Internet, I was worried. There’s a nasty pattern behind restored franchises in cinema, especially when a resurrected film is taken in an “artistic direction.” After attending the 3-D spectacle on its premier, I have to say that my initial assumptions were wrong – for the most part, anyway.

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She & Him, Wilco headline music festival

Thrill seekers on Spring Break can continue the party this year at the Savannah Music Festival (SMF). The three-week music festival begins March 18, no sooner than Savannah’s St. Patrick’s Day revelry wraps.

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Masquers usher in Spring Break with new comedy

Just in time for Spring Break, the Masquers theatre troupe presents the humorous and witty “Bright Ideas” by Eric Coble.

The play presumes that in the eyes of today’s parents, their child’s developmental skills, education and overall growth is of the utmost importance.

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Vocal students luck out in upcoming ‘master class’

Accomplished singer, songwriter and actress Leenya Rideout teaches a vocal master class at AASU March 23 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Four students will sing for Rideout and then receive feedback. The performance, “Acting the Song,” deals with the dramatic aspect of singing.

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Wordsmiths duke it out – literarily

The pen is proven to be truly mightier – not to mention, stranger – than the sword as Opium Magazine’s very own Literary Death Match (LDM) shocks and awes downtown Savannah on Thursday, March 11. The shenanigans take place at barbecue hangout Blowin’ Smoke at 514 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Tickets to the 8 p.m. event are $5 for students.

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Above and right: AASU student Charles Hodge, right, performs on stage at the Jinx with Damon Mailand

AASU student ‘engaged with the city’

Bassist Charles Hodge is a fixture in the Savannah music scene

In a midtown home piled high with memories, Charles Hodge restrung and cleaned a decades-old Gibson Marauder guitar on loan from his father. A short time later, he packed his upright bass into the bed of a pickup truck, drove away from the house that once belonged to his grandmother, and headed to a bar in Pooler to play outlaw country music.

Michael Cera attends the Fox Network Television Critics Assosciation Press Tour Jan. 16, 2004, in Lo

Michael Cera finally breaks coming-of-age mold in ‘Youth in Revolt’

“Youth in Revolt” seems to be a movie most people have made up their minds on, and 9 times out of 10 because of the protagonist, Michael Cera. Cera’s been a large presence in teen-comedy movies in recent years, always playing the prototype angst-ridden teenager with girl problems.

Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany star in “Creation.”

‘Creation’: The evolution of a movie

WASHINGTON – Funny how some projects evolve.

Take the new film “Creation.” Its director, Jon Amiel, insists he had no interest in making a movie about the life of Charles Darwin.

Tracey Witbeck’s forearm tattoo, a hand holding a picture.

Students dissect social stigma associated with certain tattoos

Lower back tattoos as “tramp stamps”—true statement or misogynist misconception?

“Labeling a tattoo because of location is absurd,” said Tracey Witbeck, an art major at SCAD. She may have a point, but this hasn’t stopped a generation of youngsters from giving the lower back tattoo a less-than-savory nickname: the “tramp stamp.”

Freshman Domino Major checks out the digital illustrations of senior Matt Hefner.

Senior artists show off their skills at Senior Art Exhibition

Raphyel Jordan excels at graphic design and computer illustration. His creative process blends a vast repertoire of computer skills with extensive artistic training. Briana Higgins is a visual storyteller. Jennifer Ashley strives to create work that is both alluring and accessible.