Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026
☀️ Good morning! We’re bringing our picks again today — topics and events are chosen by the picker. If you don’t see something that you like, check out The Current Calendar for hundreds of options from every spot in Coastal Georgia. 🌡️ Enjoy the cooler temps!
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IT’S LIVE!
From social media editor Sarah Harwell
🤘⭐️”Hedwig the Angry Inch” rock musical rolls into Savannah this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Hamilton Hall, 522 Indian Street, Savannah. Showtimes vary throughout the weekend and you can find free tickets here.
🎸🥁Girl’s night is set this Saturday, Sept. 26, at Aura Fest with a line-up of all-female rock bands hitting the stage with a range of alternative and grunge-influenced music. Doors open at 5 p.m. with shows until 11 p.m. at Coastal Empire Beer Co., 79 Ross Rd, Savannah. Tickets $15 pre sale, $20 at the door.
👢🤠Bring your best boots and belt buckles out to District Live for line dancing with Steps South on Saturday, Sept. 26. Experienced two-steppers and two-left-feet beginners all welcome for a night of dancing and socializing. Doors open at 7, lessons start at 8. Tickets are $5 and include skip the line entry at Electric Moon.
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QUIT SCROLLING: ENTER A TRIVIA CONTEST
From environment reporter Mary Landers
⁉️ The WW Law Library offers a multigenerational trivia night where different age groups can team up, test their collective knowledge, and enjoy some friendly competition. From 5-10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30 at the library, 909 E. Bolton Street, Savannah.
🤷 For Brunswick-area trivia, join fellow trivia lovers from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 30 (and every Wednesday) at Tipsy McSways, 1414 Newcastle St., Brunswick (912) 267-999. Trivia here offers rotating themes, from general knowledge to pop culture and games, offering a fun and friendly competition in a casual bar setting.
🤔 Eagle Creek Brewing Co. in Statesboro offers trivia contests weekly on Thursdays. Join them from 7:30-9 p.m. today, Sept. 24 at 106 Savannah Ave B, Statesboro. Hosted by A Rogue Collaboration.
GET OUT!
From visual journalist Justin Taylor
🖼️ Want to learn how to make your own prints? The Savannah Center for Photography is hosting a darkroom workshop Sept. 26-27 at 2205 Price St. in Savannah.
🎵 Want to move your body to some deep, soulful house music? Join DJs Dave and Rusty at The Grey for Soulful Sunday on Sept. 27 at 109 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Savannah.
🖌️ Celebrate Savannah’s arts scene at the First Friday Street Fair from 5-9 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Starland District, where local artists and vendors will share their work. The evening also marks the opening of Ellis Gallery’s “No One Belongs Here More Than You,” a group photography exhibition featuring Southern photographers Josh Aronson, Marsalis Eason, Robin Elise Maaya, Anna Ottum and José Ibarra Rizo. ARTS Southeast, 2301 Bull St., Savannah.
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PLAY & LEARN
From fall reporting fellow Adithi Vimalanathan
🎶 Salsa and library cards: Come out to Hinesville Library on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4:30, and celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month with live salsa! Bring something to sit on, enjoy a live outdoor concert and sign-up for a library card!
⚕️ Stay in the know about Superfund sites: Learn more about Georgia’s first superfund research center at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Howard Coffin Park in Brunswick. Healthy Coastal Neighborhoods is hosting scientists to present and local residents can share questions. Residents can also sign up to be considered for a health study. More details here.
✂️ Junk Journal it up: Join Junk Journal Savannah every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at 7 Rathborne Drive for an evening of crafting, with supplies provided. You can junk journal, or bring your own craft. Registration is $15. RSVP by text to 912-712-1395.
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WIDEN YOUR HORIZONS
From Liberty County reporter Robin Kemp:
🌘 The great gig in the sky: Get comfortably numb with Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon at Georgia Southern University’s Planetarium at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., or 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25. Tickets $5. Contact planetarium@georgiasouthern.edu or (912) 478-5292 with questions.
💃 Viva la gente: Get a taste of Hispanic culture at La Fiesta Hispana, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25 at VyStar Pavilion, 20 Anchor Park Blvd., Port Wentworth. Dance to the music of Los Adolescentes. Food trucks, fireworks, family fun, and free entry!
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MEET THE NEIGHBORS
From Glynn County reporter Jabari Gibbs:
🪐 Of Planets and Stars: The Coastal Symphony of Georgia will open its new season at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5 with a concert at the Center for the Arts at the College of Coastal Georgia. The concert will feature “The Planets” by Gustav Holst and “Star Wars” music by John Williams.
🩺 Learn and network: The Brunswick Housing Authority invites all residents 62 and older to attend the Golden Connections Senior Enrichment Series. Event will feature a session on health, wellness, and upcoming open health care enrollment, followed by light refreshments, games, Bingo. Event 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 900 Bay St. (Hopkins Homes). RSVP is highly encouraged—call 912-571-4887 to reserve your spot.
✂️ Destruction run: A free document-shredding event sponsored by SouthCoast Bank will be 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Brunswick / SouthCoast Bank ITM Location, 475 Canal Crossing Road (across from Sam’s). The event will end when the truck fills up. Early arrival is encouraged, and attendees are limited to 10 boxes with no drop-offs. You can bring any color office paper and any color file folders; staples, paper clips, or rubber bands to be shredded
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HAINTS, SHARKS & A LITTLE PEACE
From marketing manager Chris Sweat:
☮️ Come see us at Peace in the Park: Spend Sunday afternoon at Daffin Park for the fifth annual Peace in the Park, with live music, spoken word, yoga, dancing, food trucks and more. Activities: 1-4 p.m. The afternoon wraps up with the Peacebuilder Awards, a Peace Walk and a giant human peace sign. The Current GA will be there, too, so come by our table and say hello! It’s all free to attend.
👻 Haint Misbehavin’ is coming: Don’t forget! Tickets are on sale for Haint Misbehavin’, our grand masquerade at Ships of the Sea on Oct. 22. Join The Current GA for an evening of costumes, cocktails and a little Savannah mischief, all while supporting independent local journalism. Click here for tickets.
🦈 Jaws. On the pier. On Tybee. Watch Jaws on the Tybee Pier & Pavilion Saturday night, which is about as appropriate a place to see it as you can get. Come early for a costume contest, shark teeth displays and food and drink specials. Activities at 6 p.m., movie at 8 p.m. Bring a chair. It’s free. thecurrentcalendar.com has more info.
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GET YOUR POPCORN
From editor-in-chief Margaret Coker
🎦 Film fun: Do you love black and white movies? How about foreign films? Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Otis S. Johnson Cultural Arts Center Cinema Savannah has a screening of Kuroneko (aka Black Cat), a ghost story from the golden age of Japanese cinema of the 1960s and 1970s. For those who prefer Technicolor and Dolly Parton: Friday night at 7 p.m. the Lucas Theater is showing Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
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…AND LAGNIAPPE
From Susan Catron, managing editor
📖 “The Six Professors of George Washington Carver School” lecture presented by Dr. Christopher Elkins on the rarely told stories behind the 1939 George Washington Carver School and its principals. Elkins will be joined by several Carver school alumni who will be sharing their personal experiences and stories. Richmond Hill Historical Society members, free; non-members, $5. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, Richmond Hill Historical Society 11460 Ford Avenue Richmond Hill.
🎸 Sharp dressed men: ZZ Top brings beards and swinging guitars to the VyStar Pavilion, 20 Anchor Park Blvd., Port Wentworth A classic rock concert from the legendary Texas trio known for their blues-rock riffs and distinctive sound. Info here.
💦 Save on your water bill: Make your own rain barrel in a hand-on workshop where participants assemble their own rain barrel, learning about installation, maintenance, and water conservation. Includes all arts. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Institute for Water and Health (IWH) at Georgia Southern University Research Complex. The IWH Water Academy is located at 925 Mohawk Street, Savannah. $45 includes 50-gallon drum. Click here for info.
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