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Hospitality Night at Ele
The South magazine was one of the many sponsors at Savannah Menu's Hospitality Night. Savannahians in the restaurant, hotel and tourism industry packed the new fusion restaurant Ele and enjoyed food, drinks and live music provided by First City Events.
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Gallery Reception for Anna Fox Ryan and Aaron Thompson
Friends and artists from the Creative Coast flocked to an open studio reception for local artists Anna Fox Ryan and Aaron Thompson at their downtown Savannah loft gallery. Guests enjoyed viewing completed works from the artists, as well as unfinished pieces on display.
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Sponsor a Hero for a Day
The First City Club held a brunch honoring local soldiers on Sunday, June 14. Sponsors had the opportunity to dine with service men and women from Hunter Army Airfield to show their appreciation for their dedication to our country.
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BLUE Ocean Film Festival Kick-off Party
Festival-goers gathered at Vic’s on the River on Thursday, June 11 to celebrate the first annual BLUE Oceans Film Festival premier. They enjoyed good food and good music as they welcomed the Filmmakers to Savannah.
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BLUE Ocean Film Festival VIP Party
Friends and Filmmakers of the BLUE Oceans Film Festival got together Friday, June 12 to enjoy light hors d’ oeuvres and cocktails as they celebrated the festival’s success at a party sponsored by 24e Furnishings, Tantra Sushi and Tapas Bar, Horne Rum and The South magazine.
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BLUE Oceans Film Festival Closing Night Party
Festival-goers gathered at Vic’s on the River on Thursday, June 11 to celebrate the first annual BLUE Oceans Film Festival premier. They enjoyed good food and good music as they welcomed the Filmmakers to Savannah.
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Brian Skerry Exhibition
To kick off the BLUE Ocean Film Festival, the Red Gallery hosted an exhibit featuring the work of National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry. The film festival celebrates ocean life and the people who document it.
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Southern Bath & Kitchen Grand Opening
Southern Bath & Kitchen held a reception to honor the grand opening of its new designer showroom in Garden City. The showroom offers premium appliances, faucets and sinks, as well as advice from kitchen designers.
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Reception for PureSpectrum and RMG Civil Rights Museum
PureSpectrum, Inc. and the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum celebrated their new energy-saving partnership with a reception at the museum. The Savannah-based technology company will retrofit the museum with state-of-the-art technology, such as new lighting, to help the museum save thousands of dollars on energy costs each year.
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Banana Republic's Fashion Show
Banana Republic's Fashion Show, Spring into Summer, benefiting the Humane Society!
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Wine Tasting at Johnnie Ganem's
Local wine distributors donated their spirits for a wine tasting at Johnnie Ganem’s package store. It all benefitted local runner Renee Lyon’s bid to run a half-marathon for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program, which allows runners to raise money for the organization while training for races. Eos, Cha Bella and Local 11 Ten helped out by providing food, while other Savannah businesses donated door prizes.
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The June/July 09 Law Issue Release Party (Gallery 1)
Friends and family of The South magazine came out to The Distillery recently to celebrate the launch of another successful issue: the June/July 2009 Law Issue. Partygoers leafed through the pages as they enjoyed cold draft beer, hot food and even hotter music, compliments of the crew and staff of The Distillery.
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The June/July 09 Law Issue Release Party (Gallery 2)
More photos of fun from the June/July 09 Law Issue release party at The Distillery!
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SCAD Fashion Show After Party
With the help of honored guests Isabel and Ruben Toledo, the SCAD Fashion Department celebrated yet another year of designing excellence following the SCAD Style 09 Fashion Show. Held at The River Club, guests enjoyed music, food, drink—and a closer look at student garment designs.
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SCAD Style 09 Fashion Show
The Savannah College of Art and Design concluded their 2009 SCAD Style series with a student fashion show profiling the best work of the fashion department’s graduating seniors. Displaying work of professional caliber and first-rate design, models strutted the catwalk at the Trustee’s Theatre. Topping off the star-studded event was fashion designer Isabel Toledo and her husband Ruben, a sculptor, who together were awarded the 2009 Andre Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Telfair Plantation Soiree
Lowcountry lovers gathered at the Telfair Plantation recently to indulge in gorgeous views of historic downtown Savannah. Held just inside the main entry gate to Telfair Plantation on home site #4 (where the view is reportedly second to none) and sponsored by KW Luxury Homes, the fete had guests sipping cocktails and noshing on canapés created by Chef Mueller.
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Greenfest 09: Top Chef Competition
GreenLifespace delivered Greenfest 09 to the Charles Morris Center recently to the delight of environmentalist Savannahians the city over. The day included a variety of mean, green activities including the Greenfest 09 Top Chef Challenge, featuring Cha Bella’s Chef Matt Roher and Noble Fare’s Chef Patrick McNamara. As one of competition’s judges, The South’s own Holly Huitt reports that, while Chef McNamara took the win, both chefs’ dishes were naturally delicious.
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BBQ Throwdown
Barbeque lovers rolled up their sleeves and came out to The Westin Harbor Inn Golf Resort to enjoy a barbeque cook-off and high-stakes competition for the “Best Wings & Best BBQ in Savannah.” Wild Wing Cafe and Wiley’s Championship BBQ were declared the winners. The finger-lickin’ fun benefited the Savannah Harbor Foundation and proved a success.
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The 4th Annual Starfish Cafe Gala
Savannah's own Starfish Cafe held it's 4th annual gala at the Hyatt Regency Savannah recently. Guests enjoyed a silent auction, works of fine art, music and a four-star dinner prepared by the Cafe's students and instructors. Since 2000, Union Mission and Savannah Technical College have collaborated to offer hundreds of homeless and low income individuals culinary arts training and work experience through the Starfish Cafe. Here's to another year of success!
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Connecting Women in Business
Professional women from throughout Savannah enjoyed a night of networking and fun when HunterMaclean introduced the Women's Initiative Program, "Connecting Women in Business." The first of several womens' networking events scheduled throughout the year, guests gathered at AVIA Hotel and enjoyed cocktails, hors d' oeuvres and new friends.
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Case Veterinary Hospital's 100th Birthday Celebration
100 years never looked so good. Case Veterinary Hospital celebrated it's centennial recently with a party filled with fun for all ages--and species. Guests enjoyed face painting, kids games, demonstrations of endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery and a special "Stuffed Animal Surgery Unit."
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SCAD's Sidewalk Arts Festival
Thousands of onlookers pounded the pavement in Forsyth Park April 25 to watch artists conceptualize, design and render “temporary chalk masterpieces” during the Savannah College of Art and Design's annual event. On assigned squares, SCAD students, alumni, and prospective students, and faculty competed for monetary prizes and bragging rights. Festival-goers made a day of it and enjoyed food, music and children's activities.
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