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Vol. 42 No. 1
March 6,2013 - March 12,2013
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Savannah Music Festival Showcases
Distinctive Cross-Genre Lineup
Celebrating Women’s History Month
Savannah Deltas
Charles Bradley
Ana Moura
Ahmad Jamal
Daniel Hope
To Re-enact Women’s
Suffrage March
Saturday, March 23rd
Local Deltas Participated
In Re-enactment March
In Washington
S avannah Music Festival
(SMF) announces the
lineup for its 2013 sea
son, a city-wide musical arts
event showcasing renowned
performers in jazz, classical,
Americana and world music
against the backdrop of one
of America’s most enchanting
historic districts from March
21 to April 6. Described by
USA Today as “one of the top
music festivals in the world,”
SMF features more than 100
productions during the 17-
day event.
Highlights include
numerous festival debuts and
unique collaborations, in ad
dition to a wealth of varied
Debuts From
March 21 to
April 6,2013
concert programs and an un
matched variety of American
acoustic music, blues and
jazz. SMF offers attendees a
chance to hit the dance floor
with Cajun, Salsa and Zydeco
dance parties. “At SMF, we
live for the exchange be
tween artists and audiences
that comes whether it’s a 400-
year old masterpiece or the
premiere of a commissioned
work,” remarks SMF Execu
tive & Artistic Director Rob
Gibson.
The Savannah Mu
sic Festival (SMF) is dedicat
ed to presenting a world-class
celebration of the musical
arts by creating timeless and
adventurous productions that
stimulate arts education, fos
ter economic growth, and
unite artists and audiences
in Savannah. Now in its 24th
year, SMF is Georgia’s larg
est musical arts event and
one of the most distinctive
cross-genre music festivals in
the world. The 2013 festival
takes place from March 21st
through April 6th in intimate
venues throughout Savan
nah’s historic district. For
more information visit www.
savannahmusicfestival.org.
Chef Charlotte Jenkins Shares Her Culinary Roots
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Chef Charlotte Jenkins and Chef Joe Randall
Chef Charlotte Jen
kins the Executive Chef/
Owner of Gullah Cuisine and
cookbook author from Mt.
Pleasant, South Carolina, was
the latest distinguished partic
ipant in the Guest Chef Series
of 2013 at Chef Joe Randall’s
Cooking School on February
26. Many of Chef Joe’s loyal
fans and food enthusiast were
guests in attendance for the
evening.
Chef Joe Randall is
pictured here with Chef Char
lotte Jenkins, who during the
Guest Chef Series featured
dishes that drew inspiration
from her Gullah cultural roots
and her chef ideology. The
series will continue to bring
some of the best and brightest
in the world of culinary arts
to Savannah, to impart the
joys of cooking and the skills
necessary to prepare a savory
4-course meal.
Chef Joe is a 50 year vet
eran of the hospitality and
food service industry. During
2013, Randall will celebrate
The Edna Lewis Foundation
with a monthly Guest Chef
Dinner Series. All dinner pro
ceeds will be donated to the
foundation. The Edna Lewis
Foundation, has recently
been designated as a 501(c)3
public charity. Joe Randall,
is the chairman of the Foun
dation’s board of directors.
“The Foundation is dedicated
to honoring, preserving and
nurturing African Americans’
culinary heritage and culture,
and to elevating the appre
ciation of our culinary excel
lence,” he says.
Continued Pg. 7
Rep. John Lewis Receives Apology From Police Chief
U.S. Rep. John Lewis
An Alabama po
lice chief brought U. S. Rep.
John Lewis to tears Saturday,
apologizing to the noted civil
rights leader for failing to
protect the Freedom Riders
during a trip to Montgomery
in 1961.
Lewis and fellow
civil rights activists were
beaten by a mob after arriv
ing at Montgomery’s Grey
hound station in May, 1961.
Then U. S. Attorney General
Robert Kennedy had request
ed that these Freedom Riders
be protected, but the Alabama
police ignored that request.
On last Saturday
at ceremony at First Baptist
Church, the city’s current
police chief, Kevin Murphy,
apologized to Lewis and of
fered him his badge in a ges
ture of reconciliation, telling
the longtime Georgia con
gressman that Montgomery
police had “enforced unjust
laws” in failing to protect the
Freedom Riders more than
five decades ago.
Lewis, who was arrested dur
ing civil rights protests in
cities across the south, said
it was the first time a police
chief had apologized to him.
“It means a great deal,” Lew
is said. “I teared up. I tried to
keep from crying.”
Lewis and other
members of Congress were
taking part in the 13 th Con
gressional Civil Rights Pil
grimage to Alabama, a three-
day event that also included
trips to Selma, Tuscaloosa
and Birmingham.
Murphy said the de
cision to apologize was easy.
“For me, freedom and the
right to live in peace is a cor
nerstone of our society and
that was something that Mar
tin Luther King, Rosa Parks
and Congressman Lewis were
trying to achieve,” Murphy
said. “I think what I did today
should have been done a long
time ago...”
Undergrad Deltas Portray 4 of the 22 Founders of
the Sorority who Participated in the March in 1913
Savannah Deltas
Will Stage A Re-enactment
Of The Women’s Suffrage
March On Saturday, March
23rd From 10 A.m. - 12
Noon, beginning at the North
end of Forsyth Park, walking
North along Bull Street to
Bay Street. A brief program
will be held to commemorate
the courage and valor of the
22 collegiate founders of Del
ta Sigma Theta Sorority who
was the only African Ameri
can organization to participate
in the March. The March is
part of the Sorority’s Centen
nial observance and will also
celebrate the enfranchise
ment of women. Women’s
organizations, female youth
groups, female community
leaders, elected officials, and
citizens are invited to join the
re-enactment March. Appli
cations for participation can
be obtained by calling 912-
232-6048, or e-mailing sa-
vannahalumnaenews@gmail.
com, and must be received by
Monday, March 12th at DST,
SUFFRAGE MARCH, PO
BOX 22243, SAVANNAH,
GA 31403. No registration
fee required.
Continued Pg.3
Greenbriar Holds Annual
Meeting & Awards Luncheon
L-R: Annette Mitchell - 2012 Volunteer of the Year, Indi
vidual; Mr. Scott West, Scott West Marketing - 2012 Media
Partner of the Year; A1 Silver, Lowes - Savannah Store- 2012
Volunteer of the Year, Corporate; Daniel Larisey, Lowes
- Pooler Store - 2012 Volunteer of the Year, Corporate
The Greenbriar Jr.’s Christian Educational
Children’s Center held their Fellowship Building of Beth-
Board of Director’s Annual lehem Missionary Baptist
Meeting and Awards Lun- Church.
cheon on Wednesday, Febru
ary 27, 2013 at L. Scott Stell ContinuedPg.2
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