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All Walks of Life’s Theater Program presents a hip hop-themed adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Posted by
Fitz Haile
on January 19, 2010 at 02:26 PM

AWOL’s theater program, known as Act Up, will celebrate its fifth year with its annual production, titled Choices: The Romeo and Juliet Story - a modern adaption of the great tragedy themed play by William Shakespeare. The show will be presented February 4-6, 2010 at the Lucas Theater. There will be one daytime show - on Feb. 4 at 10am - presented to students of schools from around the region, and two nighttime shows - on Feb. 5-6 at 8pm - open to the general public.

The cost of the evening shows will be $5 for kids under age 5 and $20 for adults. The daytime shows, which will be open to schools only (advance reservations are required), will be $3 per student.

This years show not only focuses on Shakespeare, which is a part of the Georgia Education Standards, it also has an overarching goal of attempting to encourage youth to make better “Choices” in life through the various themes of Shakespeare’s written work such as love, family values, and consequences. The themes running through the play will address the issues and
consequences spawned by the choices made by the two immature lovers, teaching young people that blind passion, hatred and prejudice
between these two families leads to unhappiness death. This complements AWOL’s mission of violence prevention and positive youth development.


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AWOL & Paragon Design Group launch innovative 2KSTRONG campaign to change lives. (And you can help.)

Posted by
Fitz Haile
on December 7, 2009 at 11:58 AM

It’s official. We’re in the thick of the holiday season. The time from Thanksgiving to the New Year when we all get caught up in the merriment of long-standing traditions and fun celebrations. As businesses, we tend to turn our thoughts to the year past (and the piling deadlines due before the end of the year) and the annual greeting card to clients and colleagues.

Enter Paragon Design Group. Every year they seem to come up with yet another card that’s a genuine knee-slapper while also targeted and unforgettable. As the time approached to get their creative gears in motion for 2009, instead of focusing on their agency and its clients, they turned to a different focus – a nonprofit in serious need of funding.

All Walks of Life, Inc. better known at AWOL, is a 501(c)3 organization that helps at-risk youth discover a better life through structured programs during the hours when they are most vulnerable - after school and in the evenings. More specifically, their efforts focus on creative outlets from performing arts to technology-based programs – so of course, we love that. And so does Paragon. So when they found out that the annual budget for AWOL had been cut, they decided to turn a typically humorous creative project, into an all-out fundraising palooza.


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“Conserve Water, Drink Beer:” RiversRock this Thursday at Moon River

Posted by
Summer Teal Simpson
on October 5, 2009 at 04:47 PM

Undeniably, water is the source of life. And our waterways are our sustenance, the lifeblood of our economy, the backbone of our communities and the foundation of quality of life. And while there are a thousand different ways you can (and should!) get involved in the protection of our coastal rivers, there is one way in particular you can make a difference. How? Simply by drinking, eating and dancing the night away.

On Thursday, October 8th from 7:00 - 10:00 pm, the second annual RiversRock! presents “Blackwater•Bluegrass,” a fundraiser benefiting jointly the Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper and the Satilla Riverkeeper, two groups dedicated to the protection of our precious coastal river resources and ecosystems.

Sponsored by Better Environments & Southern Eagle Distributors, Queensborough National Bank & Trust, the Young Professionals of Savannah, Jeanne LaSala & Jim Abbot, Storm Water Systems, the City of Savannah, Bernard Williams & Co. and Fred Williams Homebuilder, Inc., this year’s event promises to be a kicking good time. The event and will feature live music by The Packway Handle Band, a bluegrass quintet out of Athens. All proceeds from “Blackwater•Bluegrass” will benefit Ogeechee-Canoochee and Satilla riverkeepers.


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Coastal Georgia Greenway picks up speed

Posted by
Summer Teal Simpson
on September 3, 2009 at 07:12 PM

I have been hearing about the Coastal Georgia Greenway (CGG) since I moved to Savannah three years ago. Alot of people in this town (and beyond) have been heavily invested in furthering this great recreational endeavor, noteworthy among them is the Savannah Bicycle Campaign. (Many other organizations also support the Greenway, including the Center for a Sustainable Coast, the East Coast Greenway Alliance, and the Million Mile Greenway.) The goal is thus: to complete the proposed legacy project of a 161-mile continuous multi-use trail system that links Florida to South Carolina through Georgia’s six coastal counties. When complete, this thruway would include ferries, historic canal corridors, abandoned rail corridors, scenic byways; the National Gullah-Geechee Heritage Corridor and its historic towns.

The idea behind the Greenway is one that parallels the principles of sustainability:

  • Economic - to generate recreational tourism as visitors travel by foot, horse or bicycle along the Georgia Coast;
  • Social
    - to create recreational opportunities for visitors and residents,
    thus contributing to health, well-being and quality of life;

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