Images by Brianna Finkle

This Saturday, August 27, Old Fort Jackson is having a low country boil and silent auction with free general admission. Delicious food, drinks and adult beverages, with live music courtesy of the Savannah Stompers. Cap the night off with fireworks, historic cannon firings, and have a blast supporting Old Fort Jackson! Unique auction items will be featured from nearly 100 of Savannah’s favorite retailers, creative artists and Old Fort Jackson supporters.

The Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society (LDSS) is hosting its second annual Night of Champions tonight, June 9th, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Savannah. This event helps to recognize the achievements of local Savannahnians with intellectual disabilities as well as the companies that employ them. It is believed that as many as 80% of adults with Down Syndrome are left unemployed because potential employers don’t realize the work ethic and possibilities that these adults possess. The Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society is hoping to not only use this event to recognize the people and companies involved but also to try and encourage and show other local businesses of the potential of these individuals with Down Syndrome. The special guest is celebrity chef and author Jamie Deen who will be this year’s emcee. Admission to this event is $20.

Photo courtesy DVB Photographers

Ah, weddings.  Many women have been planning their wedding since childhood; picking out the perfect dress, the perfect location, and, of course, the perfect man! It all seems like such fun, such a fairytale, until you actually have to plan a wedding. Suddenly, what has been the stuff of daydreams for a lifetime quickly turns into a headache-inducing jumble of confusing minutiae. Juggling vendors, contracts, and a world of tiny but crucial details can seem daunting, but brides, take heart!

Donna Von Bruening, of DVB Photographers, has gathered together the top Savannah wedding industry experts to offer brides a wedding-planning experience like no other.  Evening With The Experts is a dinner program designed to remove the veil of mystery from planning a wedding by providing education and inspiration directly from the experts, in a fun, sophisticated setting.

Be sure to check out the Sugar Daddy’s Wine & Food Bar Grand Opening party tonight! The newest nightspot in Savannah features a selection of fine wines, decadent desserts, and gourmet appetizers.

This weekend they’re celebrating with great music and complimentary hor d’oevres from 6-8pm. Tonight, husband and wife duo Sterlin & Shuvette play a mix of Jazz and Blues, while Friday and Saturday feature Nathan Hefner’s tribute to Johnny Mercer and Frank Sinatra.

It’s not great cinema, but it IS cinema.

Those at the Sentient Bean last night had the dubious pleasure of viewing Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century, one of the most astonishingly bad, hilariously funny movies ever created. I had been forewarned; I thought I knew what I was in for, but believe me when I say that this movie will take you to cinematic lows you never knew existed.

The special effects are mind-blisteringly atrocious, for starters. The blue screen work is so bad that the background is visible through the yeti for much of the movie. At one point a character’s blue jacket suddenly changes to tan, presumably so it would show up against the blue screen. The plot is far too ridiculous to explain, but suffice it to say that the Yeti goes to Toronto and does some major damage, all the while making creepy bedroom eyes at the young female love interest and bellowing like a distressed baby elephant. The best part of the movie is undoubtedly the Yeti’s hair, which can only be described as Don King meets Flock of Seagulls meets Billy Ray Cyrus circa 1992.

Come and celebrate SEED’s first New Year’s Eve party! We’re open at 4pm but things get really kicked off at 9pm. We’ve got great deals on booth reservations and bottle service. No cover charge plus FREE Champagne toast at midnight!

Only 1 booth left to reserve!
Fast Passes available for those that would like to come and go.
$10 until NYE
$20 on NYE

Bling in the New Year at Tantra Lounge! Live music by A Nickle Bag of Funk and DJ Cracker Jack. Show up in your best pimp and ho costume. Cash prize for the best pimp and ho!

COST: $10 at the door and includes a champagne toast at midnight

The Mansion on Forsyth Park is finishing off 2009 with a bang as it welcomes you to its extravagant New Year’s Eve Gala. Featuring live music, fun entertainment, and a lavish setting, the event will bring you into 2010 in style!

o Gourmet “Around the World” buffet
o Live music by “The Sneakers”
o “Monte Carlo” gambling with “funny money”
o Open bar and champagne toast at midnight
o Dessert
o Sliders and late-night fare after midnight

COST: $139.99 per person plus 7% tax and 22% gratuity

For more information: www.mansiononforsythpark.com/New-Years-Packages.asp

No matter if you consider yourself a gleeful person around the holidays or not, everyone can admit that a city has a different glow and aura as the holidays approach. People tend to have a hop in there step and smile on their face a little easier than usual.

Last night was the First City Club’s Membership Appreciation Holiday Party and the mood was as festive as anyone could imagine. With over 200 members that attended the night was set to be a blast.