In
addition to our regular Performing Arts Series season and exhibits in
the gallery, GIAHA also presents great programs and special events you
won’t want to miss. Check this page and the Cultural Arts and Community
Events Calendar frequently for updates on new events we’ve added
to our roster throughout the year. Listed below are the currently scheduled
programs. Click here
to request putting your name on our mailing list to get information
about upcoming events. Please send us your complete name and address.
The Ritz
Theatre and Mary Ross Waterfront Park (also managed by GIAHA on behalf
of the city) are also available for rent for concerts, meetings, weddings,
and all types of special occasions and programs. Please call the theater
(262-6934) or email
us for information on rental prices and services we can provide for your
event needs.
Military Band Concerts U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors
Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Historic Ritz Theatre
Downtown Brunswick
Free but ticket required (call theatre after April 1, 2008)
Every
year, GIAHA is proud to host a number of music ensembles from the
various branches of our nation's armed forces. Past years have included
SRO shows by the Jazz Ambassadors, the United States Army's premier
touring jazz orchestra, and the 45-member U.S. Air Force Concert Band,
one of the finest musical touring organizations in the Southeast.
Check our
calendar, local media listings or the display windows on the front of
the Ritz for information about upcoming shows. Or better yet, email
us with your name, address, and phone number, and we will add you to
our mailing list to get information as it becomes available.
Military band shows are held at the Ritz Theatre and occasionally at
other venues, such as the Glynn Academy Memorial Auditorium. Concerts
are free but patrons must obtain an admission ticket prior to the
performance by calling the Ritz at 912-262-6934.
Annual Art Party March 2008 TBA
Private home on Sea Island
Splash
into the arts with this spectacular annual party hosted at a beautiful
private home on Sea Island! This is the major fundraiser for GIAHA and
all the performances and programs this organization brings to this
community - not to mention an unforgettable evening for those who
attend. Food, drink, fabulous entertainment and an incredible art
auction – check back to this page or contact GIAHA for more info. You
can also email us to have your name added to the invitation list.
GIAHA & Comcast present The Turner Classic Movies Summer Film Series
at the Ritz
For
decades, the Ritz Theatre was a popular movie house in Downtown
Brunswick. Since the late 1980s, Golden Isles Arts and Humanities
Association (GIAHA) has presented an abundance of live performing arts
and other events on the Ritz stage. While continuing this great
cultural programming, GIAHA is now bringing the great old days of
movie-going back to the historic theatre. Thanks to sponsorship from Comcast and the Turner Classic Movies cable
network, GIAHA was proud to present the first Summer Film Series at the
Ritz in July and August 2007. Thanks to overwhelming response, we are
now working with Comcast to make this an annual summer event. And be
watching for special film programming throughout the year.
Door Prizes! Short Subjects!
And Great American Movies the way they were meant to be seen!!
Photo
courtesy
Bobby Haven/Brunswick News
Old-Fashioned
4th of July Celebration
Friday July 4, 2008
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Mary Ross Waterfront Park
Downtown Brunswick
GIAHA and the City of Brunswick invite everyone to come out for the annual
Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration. This fun family event features
old fashioned games and free watermelon slices; and culminates at dark with
the fabulous fireworks display over the East River.
The
Brunswick Downtown Development Authority begins the festivities with a
walking parade from Hanover Square (line-up 6:15 pm) to Mary Ross
Waterfront Park. For more parade info, call 912-265-4032.
Then at 7:00 pm, the celebration kicks off in the park with some great games and contests
– sack race, water balloon toss, tug of war, hula hoop contest and
more. Participants are divided up into age groups so everyone gets a chance
to play! Winners receive a coupon for a special prize; but everyone’s
a winner as there are free slices of watermelon given away all night long.
When the sky gets dark, patriotic music begins playing while the "rockets’
red glare" lights up the night sky.
Make this Fourth of July a time for the whole family – bring a chair
or blanket, hop in a sack and race to the finish line, eat summer watermelon
and enjoy big fireworks. This event is free and open to the public.
Published: August 14, 2007 12:54 AM EST
By: Isaac Joseph Davis Junior (Juniorscave.com)
New Music Spotlight: Chelsey Austin
“MIX DEBRA HARRY WITH VAN HALEN AND YOU'VE GOT CHELSEY AUSTIN” (Keith Welch/Stardate Concerts).
Chelsey has been described as “MIX DEBRA HARRY WITH VAN HALEN AND
YOU'VE GOT CHELSEY AUSTIN” (Keith Welch/Stardate Concerts). I tend to
agree. What makes Chelsey’s music stand out is her vocal presence when
she sings.
CHELSEY AUSTIN, who is nineteen years old, comes all the way from a
small Texas town about 90 miles from Dallas. Chelsey first started
performing around the time she was fourteen. And although she has a
strong background in country, Chelsey wanted to explore other options
by performing pop and rock. Her big break came when she was
“discovered” by triple Grammy-winner, engineer Phil York. Chelsey was
sweet enough to take the time to complete an online interview with JC
Music Now.
Q. What aspect of making music excites you the most right now? A.
Recording. Definitely recording. You go into the studio with a song to
sing, and you've rehearsed it alot and think you know what It’s going
to sound like. But once you get started with it, it takes on a life of
its own and you start having ideas you didn't have before, and it just
grows into something (hopefully) excellent.
Q. What aspect of making music gets you the most discouraged?
A. Traveling. I hate it, and I avoid it as much as possible.
Q. What are you up to right now, music-wise?
A. Selecting material for another CD.
Q. What's the most unusual place you've ever played a show or
made a recording? How did the qualities of that place affect the
show/recording? A. I guess the most unusual place I've ever
performed was in my producer Guy Houston's living room! He said he'd
heard I could sing and asked if I had any demo tapes or anything like
that. I told him I didn't but that I could sing for him in person. He
invited me to his home a couple of days later and I performed in his
living room for him and his wife. I had to use a TV remote control for
a microphone! I guess the qualities of that place worked in my favor
because Guy decided to produce my CD, and that's what I wanted.
Q. In what ways does the place where you live (or places
where you have lived), affect the music you create, or your taste in
music?
A. I was raised in a little Texas town with less than 5000 people. And
as you might imagine, it was filled with country music. And from the
time I started singing everybody expected me to sing country, and the
truth is, I don't like country music much. I much prefer blues and
rock. So, I guess growing up in that little country town affected my
taste in music by making me not like country!! I don't have anything
against it, or the people who like it, but it’s not for me.
Q. When was the last time you wrote a song? What can you tell us about it?
A. I have never written a song, at least not by myself. My producer Guy
Houston and the guitarist Mike Soria wrote all the songs on the CD. At
this point, I'm more an interpreter of songs. I just like to hear a
song that turns me on and try to make it my own. I don't rule out
writing songs in the future, but I've just been too busy singing other
material so far.
Q. As you create more music, do you find yourself getting
more or less interested in seeking out and listening to new music made
by other
people...and why do you think that is? A. I'd have to say I'm more
interested in new indie music now because my music is indie, so I like
to hear what I'm being compared to, but I still tend to listen to
classic rock and blues. A lot of the music that's out there now just
doesn't move me, and if I don't feel it, I don't listen to it.
Q. Lately what musical periods or styles do you find
yourself most drawn to as a listener? (Old or new music? Music like
yours or different from
yours?) A. I guess I sort of answered that in my last response. I
tend to listen to music of my favorite genres', namely classic rock and
blues. Old or new is fine, as long as it rocks.
Q. Name a band or musician, past or present, who you
flat-out LOVE and think more people should be listening to. What's one
of your all-time
favorite recordings by this band/musician?
A. That's easy. Susan Tadeshi. I just LOVE her album Just Won't Burn... I simply LOVE it! (Joe Bonomassa makes it too).
Q. What's the saddest song you've ever heard? A. There
are several contenders for that position, but I'd have to say Blue
Bayou sung by either Roy Orbison or Linda Ronstadt would be first among
equals.
Photo used in this story was provided by Chelsey Austin.
