Detours: Sept. 26 – Oct. 1, 2008

Friday, Sept. 26
The New Blues
Savannah Jazz Festival: Contemporary Jazz Night
Forsyth Park
501 Whitaker St.
Forsyth park is a perfect venue for any event involving the great American art of Jazz. Tonight’s feature is pianist Bob Baldwin. This is one of Savannah’s better community events. 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27
Thus Spoke Zarathushtra
Zoroaster
The Jinx
127 W. Congress St.
Either an ancient Persian prophet from the 6th century B.C. or an Atlanta based sludge metal band. District leaves it up for you to find out which one is playing at the Jinx tonight. 11 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 28
The Bard’s best
AASU Masquers: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Armstrong Atlantic State University
11935 Abercorn St.
Catch a matinee of William Shakespeare’s best known comedy, a magical farce in the Greek countryside, hosted by Armstrong Atlantic University. 3 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 29
Appreciate the Ink
Ladies and Gentlemen
Gallery Espresso
234 Bull St.
Scott Althen paintings of iconic tattoo imagery are on display. Coffee will also be on display for your enjoyment. Noon.

Tuesday, Sept. 30
Respect Currency
2008 Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Series
The Savannah History Museum
303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
John Caramia, the director of Interperative Programming at the Coatal Heritage society gives a lecture on coinage from the historic coastal empire. Fascinating. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 1
Hollywood’s horrible progeny
DERANGED – UNCUT PRINT!
The Sentient Bean
13 E. Park St.
Wisconsin psychopath Ed Gein is the source material for most of Hollywood’s killers from Hitchcock’s high-brow Psycho to the no-brow Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The film society has once again unearthed an uncut gem that most accurately explores the terror inside his mind. Featuring make-up work from Tom Savini! 8 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2
Art, not a dance
Omo-Cha Cha Cha Cha
Pinnacle Gallery
320 E Liberty St
SCAD Alum Yoko Iwanaga creates multimedia work from memories and dreams. 6 p.m.

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