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August 12,2015 - August 18,2015
Vol. 45 No. 20
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Savannah Philharmonic Announces
2015 Picnic in the Park
Michele Purington, WSAV; Mike Taft, Toyota of Savannah; Robert Rund, Savannah Philharmonic; Greg
Parker, The Parker Companies; Peter Shannon, Savannah Philharmonic; Carol Bell, City of Savannah
Alderman; Eileen Baker, City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs; Ron Morris, Savannah Phil
harmonic board chairman
T he Savan
nah Phil
harmonic
Orchestra and Chorus, a
professional orchestra pre
senting a full range of con
certs from classics to pop
each season, recently an
nounced the sponsors, line
up and picnic contest theme
for the 2015 Picnic in the
Park program to be held on
Sunday, October 4, 2015, in
Forsyth Park.
For the third year
in a row, Parker’s will serve
as the presenting sponsor of
this popular fall community
event. As part of its sponsor
ship, Parker’s selected the
theme around which pic
nics may be decorated. This
year’s theme — “Flollywood
in the Park” — is based on
the Philharmonic’s perfor
mances of music from Ben
Flur, Oklahoma!, and Flarry
Potter.
“Picnic in the Park
is a beloved Savannah tradi
tion and we’re looking for
ward to a great night filled
with great music,” said Rob
ert Rund, executive director
of the Philharmonic.
Picnic in the Park,
presented by the Savannah
Philharmonic and the City
of Savannah’s Department
of Cultural Affairs, cele
brates National Arts and Hu-
manities month by featuring
an evening of live music,
family friendly activities
and a creative spread of pic
nics big and small.
In addition to Pic
nic in the Park, the Philhar
monic is an integral part of
the Integrative Medicine
Program at The Anderson
Cancer Institute at Memo
rial Hospital in Savannah,
providing musicians to play
for patients and staff and
bringing the joy and healing
powers of music to as many
members of the community
as possible. The orchestra
and chorus also have an ef
fective educational program,
bringing students to rehears
als and providing master
classes to talented young
musicians in the area by vis
iting soloists.
“At the Savannah
Philharmonic, we firmly
believe that arts and culture
should be for everyone —
this is our Philharmonic,”
said Rund. “To that end,
Picnic in the Park is just one
part of our robust communi
ty outreach program.”
For more information or
to purchase a sponsorship,
please call 912-232-6002 or
visit savannahphilharmonic.
org
A. Philip Randolph
Institute Holds
50th Anniversary
Conference
A. Philip Randolph
The Savannah
Chapter of the A. Phil
ip Randolph Institute will
hold its 2015 conference in
Savannah, August 12-16th,
2015. This year marks the
50th Anniversary of the A.
Philip Randolph Institute
which was founded in 1965
by civil rights leaders, A.
Philip Randolph and Bayard
Rustin. The conference will
take place at the Savannah
Riverfront Marriott.
On Wednesday
evening, 6:30pm to 8:00pm
a Town Hall Meeting will be
held with Clayola Brown,
chairperson. An introduction
of Youth Leaders will take
place and Keynote Speak
er will be Marilyn Mosby,
State’s Attorney, Baltimore
City, MD. The APRI youth
members will participate
in workshops and activities
that cultivate powerful civil
leaders and social activists.
Their knowledge will be
reinforced in social, politi
cal and economic climates
of America. These youth
will be allowed network
opportunities with fellow
students, activists and labor
movement leaders.
Continued On pg 4
New Municipal Court
Associate Judge
Appointed
Thomas J. Ma
honey, III, has been appoint
ed by the Mayor and Council
of the Town of Thunderbolt
to assume the duties of the
Municipal Court Associ
ate Judge position recently
vacated by Judge Thomas
Cole.
Mr. Mahoney is a
partner of Mahoney, Cole,
Clark & Gore PC. He pre
viously served as Judge
Pro Tem of the Recorder’s
Court of Savannah-Chatham
County and as Assistant City
Attorney and Judge Pro Tem
for the cities of both Tybee
Island and Port Wentworth.
In addition, Mahoney also
serves as the Chairman of
the Board of Elections for
Chatham County.
Mr. Mahoney is a
1981 graduate of Benedic
tine. He received his Bach
elor of Arts and Juris Doctor
degrees from the University
of Georgia. Tom and his
wife Molly have three sons
TJ, Daniel and Brendan.
The Mayor and
Council are pleased to have
Mr. Mahoney working with
the Municipal Court and Se
nior Municipal Court Judge
Willie T. Yancey, II.
Michael Brown Jr.’s Memory Honored with
Moments of Silence, March
By Kenya Vaughn, Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American
Michael Brown Sr. and his family leads a silent march in memory of his son Michael Brown Jr. on the one-
year anniversary of his death. (Lawrence Bryant/St. Louis American)
Special to the
NNPA from the St. Louis
American
“I just want to give love to
my family and my friends
- my new friends and my
world,” Michael Brown Sr.
told the crowd. “Y’all are
my world.”
His remarks were
the briefest of among by
those selected to speak in
honor of his son Michael
Brown Jr.’s life on the first
anniversary of his death.
At 18 years old, Brown was
killed before he could truly
live.
Yet the phenome
non of prolific unrest that his
death incited reignited the
conversation on the broken
relationship between law
enforcement and the black
community - and assured he
will never be forgotten.
As the sun beat down at the
very spot where Michael
Brown Jr. ’s life ended at the
hands of former Ferguson
Police Officer Darren Wil
son, the commemoration
and silent march served as
a reminder that the fight was
not over.
“This year has
been so hard. No account
ability, no justice. And po
lice are still killing us,” said
Erica Garner, daughter of
Eric Gamer.
She was in atten
dance, as were the family
of Oscar Grant - who was
killed by an Oakland tran
sit cop on News Year’s Day
2009.
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