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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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[EVENT] Design, Design Revolution: Design Revolution Road Show Hits Savannah in late February

Posted by
Fitz Haile
on January 13, 2010 at 05:04 PM

Is it just me (us) or do cool designy things keep coming to Savannah?  I mean, IT’S OUT OF CONTROL UP IN THIS PIECE.

The Design Revolution Road Show - a traveling exhibition and lecture series bringing “product design that empowers” to 25 high schools and university design programs across the nation in the Spring of 2010 - is coming to lil’ big ole’ Savannah on February 27th.

The exhibition has generated mucho press across the country, from The New York Times to GOOD Magazine and nothing if not buzzworthy.

A Project H Design initiative, the road show will feature a biodiesel-powered truck and Airstream trailer exhibition of 40 humanitarian design solutions that have been showcased in the book Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People.

The programming will bring the evidence of and tools for design for social impact to the doorsteps of students, with the ultimate goal of enabling and empowering the next generation of creative problem-solvers to apply their skills to the world’s most pressing problems and improve life on a global scale.


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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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Volunteer 101: The who, what, where, when and how of volunteering in the Peach State

Posted by
Summer Teal Simpson
on August 24, 2009 at 11:05 AM

It being Monday, we thought we’d do a cheery blog about something really upbeat. Thanks to Shirley Sessions, Director of Hands On Savannah and one of my favorite people in the world, we have some really great information to impart on you about volunteerism. Now what could be more warm-fuzzy than that?

Volunteerism is an extremely powerful, yet often overlooked, aspect of our communities. There are organizations around the country (the world even) that - like Hands On Savannah here in our little community - work to promote the power of service, how it weaves together communities and transforms both those serving and those being served. Volunteering empowers people in communities to improve the quality of life for all. It also develops more informed and inspired citizens. Furthermore, through activities such as fundraising, training, and collaborative development, volunteers help to mobilize community resources and increase the capacity of the organizations that help to support the community structure by reaching out to senior citizens, children, the poor, the disabled and environmental endeavors.


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