Though the weather outside is frightful, your complexion doesn’t have to be. Consuming alcohol and sugary foods over the holidays, coupled with the onset of cold weather, can wreak havoc on your complexion, and leave skin looking dull and lifeless. Here are just a few of the ways to keep your complexion from catching a case of the winter blahs:

Don’t miss the premier art party of the South!

What: 13th annual Scholarship Gala
The annual Savannah Scholarship Gala is a celebratory evening for art enthusiasts to gather together and show their support for creative and talented SCAD students in need.

When: February 4, 2012

Where: The new SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd

Why: Rub shoulders with artistic movers and shakers and view approximately 130 original works created and donated by SCAD students, faculty, alumni, staff and friends. The artwork available for purchase in a silent auction will include paintings, photographs, works on paper, ceramics, jewelry, fashion illustrations, sculptures, and fibers pieces, all on exhibit at the event in the SCAD Museum of Art galleries.

Cost: Individual patron tickets are $150 and include cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres, live music, and the silent auction. Individual preview party tickets are $250 and include an exclusive buy-it-now option, catered cocktail party, special VIP activities plus all the features included in the patron party. To purchase tickets, make a donation, or preview auction items visit scad.edu/savgala. For any questions, please contact Karla Giebner at 912.525.5821 or kstanfor@scad.edu.

South magazine celebrated its 6th anniversary at the Jepson Center for the Arts Saturday night with a release party for its Feb/Mar issue featuring the arts. The city’s coolest crowd converged at the event and three levels of the museum were filled with hundreds of guests who were treated to dance performances, sketches and a fashion exhibit by Savannah Arts Academy students. The black tie affair brought out Savannah’s finest including platinum-selling country star Billy Currington and Project Runway All Star April Johnston.

After a year of planning and design, and a two-year, $26-million construction project, the new Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art opened its doors.

SCAD is known for acquiring and repurposing disused buildings—a practice they call “adaptive reuse.” Using this philosophy, the new museum integrated the ruins of an old freight house into the facility’s artistic, ultramodern architecture. “The building itself has actually risen from the ruins,” says Sam Anderson, the museum’s managing director. “There’s so much history and so much of Savannah encapsulated in these bricks.”

Dr. Pamela Gallup, M.D., is a board-certified gynecologist at Provident OB/GYN Associates. In discussing common ailments and prevention, Gallup says there are conditions that cannot be prevented, such as breast cancer. However, early detection can prevent complications and death.

The place to be Friday night in Savannah was the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist for Savannah Philharmonic’s Holiday Pops concert. An audience of all ages sold out the packed show featuring not only the orchestra and chorus, but also Irish folk singer Harry O’Donoghue.

Nothing makes the holidays special like diamonds, and the local craftsmen at the Jeweler’s Bench are offering a limited-time deal to help make the special someone in your life’s dream come true. Currently, they are offering 30% off ALL diamond inventory, diamond stud earrings starting at $99,
engagement rings starting at $399, and diamond pendants starting at $99.

Meet the cooking queen, Paula Deen, at a signing for her new Southern Cooking Bible book. A classic guide to delicious dishes, the book is filled with more than 300 recipes.

Dr. Dan Fisher, D.C., and wife, Dr. Sarah Fisher, D.C., have the Sciatica & Disc Center in Savannah. Common spinal ailments are often preventable. Dr. Dan Fisher says sedentary jobs are some of the worst culprits when it comes to chronic back ailments. But it’s not the only reason people get back problems. He makes these recommendations:

Tips from SCAD’s cross country and track head coach, Michael Sergi, for the week before the 2nd Annual Savannah Reindeer Run/Walk 8K, which benefits the Rape Crisis Center this Saturday at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center on Hutchinson Island: