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The Ritz Theatre presents
Songs of Sinatra & Friends
Golden Isles Arts and Humani
ties will present Songs of Sinatra &
Friends with the Joe Gransden Quar
tet on Sunday, October 13 at 3 p.m
.at the Historic Ritz Theatre. Enjoy a
celebration of swingin’ music that has
inspired generations and crossed over
into many musical genres.
Renowned for the hard bop ap
proach of his trumpet, Joe Gransden’s
voice has been com
pared to that of Chet
Baker and Sinatra.
Coming from a fam
ily full of musicians,
Joe’s introduction to
music came early on
through his father, a
gifted pianist.
His grandfather
was a trumpeter of
merit, playing pro
fessionally his whole
life throughout New
York.
After high school,
Joe was on the road as a sideman
with the big bands of Tommy Dorsey
and Glenn Miller. Eventually mov
ing to New York City, he performed
with nmnerous groups, including sub
work with Toshiko Akiyoshi and Chico
O’Farrill at the famous Birdland Jazz
Club.
Meanwhile, Joe formed his own
quartet, which performed in Brooklyn
each week and included the vener
able guitarist Joe Cohn. “Having my
own group and being fortunate enough
to travel, play, and record has been a
dream come true,” said Joe.
A widening schedule has found
Joe performing 300 plus gigs per year
throughout the country at venues such
as The Jazz Corner in Hilton Head,
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Jazz
Club, The Blue Note New York & Te-
hema Golf Club in California (where
Joe plays events for Clint
Eastwood).
In 2016 Joe was hon
ored to accept the Jazz
Hero Award for his con
tinuation to the Atlanta
Jazz Scene and his dedi
cation to students both
through his teaching at
Georgia State University
and his yearly Jazz Camp
for Kids.
Tickets are $15 for
adult members of Golden
Isles Arts and Humani
ties, $10 for senior mem
bers (65+), $20 adult non-members,
and $15 senior non-members. Prices on
the day of show increase by $5. Ticket
prices for students are only $5.
Advance tickets may be purchased
in person at the Ritz or by phone with a
credit card (912-262-6934) or at golden-
islesarts.org. The Ritz box office is open
Tues-Fri 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Ritz
Theatre is located at 1530 Newcastle
St., in downtown Brunswick. For more
information, go to goldenislesarts.org.
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SoGlo Gallery - Through Novem
ber 2, 2024 Best in Show - A Folk
Art exhibit created by artist Nathaniel
Thompson centered around dogs.
1413 Newcastle Street, Downtown
Brunswick. SoGloGallery.com, @dog-
gieonthespot, 912-230-1042
The Fall Book Sale Supporting
St. Simons Island Library
The Casino Atrium - 530 Beach-
view Drive, St. Simons Island
There will be an enormous selection
of fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks, and
more!
Thursday, October 17 - 3:00 PM to
6:00 PM (Member Preview; non-mem
bers can join at the door for $10)
Friday, October 18 - 10:00 AM to
4:00 PM
Saturday, October 19 - 10:00 AM to
4:00 PM ($10 Bag Sale begins at 2:00
PM)
Sunday, October 20 - 11:00 AM to
3:00 PM (Half Price Day)
Gently used books are needed for
the Fall Book Sale (October 17-20),
which benefits St. Simons Public Li
brary. LitGuildSS.org
Ashantilly Center’s Annual
Fund-raiser in Darien, featuring
Blues guitarist Eric Culbertson along
with Rick Caldwell’s BBQ with vege
tarian option and non-alcoholic bever
age, craft beer and wine, supports the
nonprofit historic site of the “Old Tab
by” and the Ashantilly Press. Satur
day - Oct 5, 6pm-8pm $45 per person.
Link for tickets: https ://ashantillycen-
ter.org/event/annual-bbq-and-blues/
Cinema Gourmet - Ritz Theatre
downtown Brunswick October 10,
6:30 p.m. features the Alfred Hitchock
classic Rebecca.
Coastal Symphony
of Georgia presents
Marsh Moon Rising
The Coastal Symphony of Georgia
(CSG), in partnership with Village
Creek Landing and Del Sur Restaurant
will present a fun and free evening Oc
tober 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Village Creek
Landing. The events are timed to begin
at sunset followed by a full moon rising
over the marsh as musicians from the
Symphony play contemporary hits and
music from the hit TV show, Bridgerton.
Del Sur’s Luigi the Food Truck will
provide delicious food sales and there
will be a cash bar.
The evening is one of several Sound-
Bites to be offered by the Symphony
this season, giving music lovers the op
portunity to chat with the musicians
and enjoy a wide variety of live music
outside the concert hall.
Donations to CSG will be appreci
ated and enable the Symphony to con
tinue to offer the community the finest
in live classical performances as well as
provide
local schools
though the
CSG Musi
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program.
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