The soulful Southern big band known as the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra is lighting the holiday fire with us!

Welcome to the Made of Savannah Podcast! We're setting the Thanksgiving table and singing in the holidays with Jeremy Davis and Clay Johnson - the founder and voice of the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra. The band is thrilled to chat about their BRAND-NEW Christmas album - A Fabulous Equinox Christmas - available now on all streaming platforms. What's even sweeter? All proceeds from the album will go directly to Equinox Global Missions!

The Mission: Equinox Global Missions is passionate about using world-class music to restore good wherever it's lost and to revive joy wherever it's fading. They produce and direct music mission projects and music education across the US and abroad by sending out highly-skilled teams of artists to fulfill their three core objectives– Entertain, Connect, Serve.

Upcoming Dates: Among many other dates on the schedule, you can catch the band this weekend at the 2024 Savannah Boat Parade of Lights for the Eastern Wharf 2024 Holiday Kickoff!

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Tap HERE to meet the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra

Tap HERE to learn more about Equinox Global Missions

Tap HERE for upcoming concerts

Tap HERE to listen to A Fabulous Equinox Christmas

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Curtains rise! Welcome to the Made of Savannah Podcast!

This week Dee Daniels plays host to Chris Bass and Rick Garman, diving deep into the theatrics of Onstage Savannah. Chris and Rick reveal the origins of this initiative, which sprang from the Savannah Performance Alliance, highlighting its mission to avoid calendar clashes and foster collaboration among local theater groups.

The two also introduce the highly anticipated Savannah Performing Arts Festival set for February 2025, promising a lineup of diverse productions that could make even a seasoned theatergoer dizzy with excitement.

We're chatting about everything from the vision of Savannah as a performance arts Mecca to onstage beards and the coolest bald head in town. Whether you're a local or a tourist, Onstage Savannah promises to make finding your next theater fix as easy as sipping to-go-cocktails in one of the squares. Listen up, lean in and discover how this initiative is set to elevate Savannah's arts scene to show-stopping heights.

Learn more about the voices and topics in this episode:

Tap HERE to check out On Stage Savannah

Tap HERE to MEET Savannah's Performing Arts Companies

Tap HERE to learn more about Savannah Performing Arts Festival

Tap HERE to MEET Rick Garman

Tap HERE to MEET Chris Bass

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In this episode of the Made of Savannah podcast, host Dee Daniels talks with Mickey Hickey, a well-known figure in Savannah's hospitality scene. Mickey shares the story of the Ordinary Pub and its sister establishment, Common, highlighting their journey through various challenges, including a recent crisis involving the pub's basement flooding during a hurricane.

The conversation delves into the community's swift response, the support for displaced residents, and the pub’s contribution to local culture. Additionally, Mickey discusses innovative efforts like the Trombone Bakery and ongoing plans for recovery and growth. The episode encapsulates the spirit of Savannah’s community resilience and the unwavering commitment to hospitality.

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Tap HERE for The Ordinary Pub

Tap HERE to help the Go Fund Me for Ordinary Neighbors

Tap HERE for Common Restaurant

Tap HERE for Trombone Bakery

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In this episode of the Made of Savannah podcast, we welcome Amy Paige Condon, a prolific writer, producer, editor, and founder of Refinery Writing Studio.

The conversation covers Amy's intriguing career journey, from her time at Savannah Magazine to founding a writing studio and co-authoring best-selling cookbooks. Amy shares delightful stories about her pet pig Gus and her writing process, including working on cookbooks for Back in the Day Bakery and Wiley’s Championship BBQ. The discussion delves into her biography of Bill Baggs, a transformative figure in Miami’s history, and the importance of local journalism. The episode wraps up with heartfelt memories centered around food, illustrating the deep connections that culinary experiences can foster.

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MEET Amy Paige Condon

BOOK: A Nervous Man Shouldn't Be Here in the First Place: The Life of Bill Baggs

The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook

The Wiley's Championship Barbecue Cookbook

The Bress 'n' Nyam Gullah-Geechee Recipes from a Sixth-generation Farmer

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Historian and Savannah Tour Guide Enocha Edenfield has spent years carefully researching Savannah’s haunted history as well as collecting first-hand accounts. She's always a favorite guest on this show - and many others - and she's sitting down with us to celebrate HALLOWEEN!

Welcome to Season 4 of the Made of Savannah Podcast!

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Grab your spot on Enocha's Tours

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This episode has it ALL! Gangsters, crab cakes, serial killers, and Al Capone - oh my!

Meet Captain Judy Helmey - once named the youngest captain on the East Coast. She's a Savannah legend, to the say the least - and we got to sit down with her and talk about her wildly colorful upbringing - and her equally as colorful father Sherman Helmey (best known as Moose) who YES ... worked for Al Capone.

Miss Judy has already written one book, "My Father, The Sea and Me" - and don't worry - we hear another book is on the way.

When you go fishing with Miss Judy - you'll likely have a chance to book the Good, the Bad and Ugly Tour. She says, "It's not a fishing trip ... it's EVERYTHING!"

Learn more about the voices and topics in this episode:

Meet Miss Judy & Book a Trip

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Welcome to Season 4 of the Made of Savannah Podcast!

Get ready Savannah, we're about to do TIME WARP again! We're on-location at CLUB ONE just before rehearsal for The Rocky Horror Show LIVE with The Bay Street Theatre. Director Rick Garman along with Stage Manager Gwen Leahy and Choreographer Hannah Dodson sits down with us - on center stage - to give us the inside story of 16 years of this cult classic in Savannah.

Hannah talks about her peak moment playing the role of Janet Weiss last year when she looked out in the audience and spotted "special high-top tables" with a couple of VIP audience members. It wasn't until the scene "Over at the Frankenstein Place" when Hannah was singing a solo that she truly spotted the one-and-only Susan Sarandon who played Janet in the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

When you attend the show this year, you'll be able to get in on the auctions of Rocky Horror memorabilia and merchandise. All proceeds from the auctions will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, one of the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit fundraising and grant-making organizations. Since 1988 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has raised more than $300 million for essential services for people living with HIV/AIDS, struggling with COVID-19, and facing other critical illnesses and humanitarian crises in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., and in countries around the world.

SHOW RUN and TICKET LINKS:

Friday, October 18 7:30pm

Saturday, October 19 3pm

Sunday, October 20 3pm

Friday, October 25 7:30pm

Saturday, October 26 3pm

Sunday, October 27 3pm (18+)

Thursday, October 31 7:30pm

Thursday, October 31 11:59pm

This show contains adult themes. Most performances are 21+. Sunday 10/27 3pm show is 18+.

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE!!

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Visit Bay Street Theatre

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Welcome to Season 4 of the Made of Savannah Podcast!

AVAST! The time has come! The Pirates are celebrating their victorious takeover of Tybee Island, Georgia ... for the 20th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Fest.

Festival Director Charissa Murray has invited us to her gallery just off Tybee's main road at The Shops at Tybee Oaks. We're talking about the history of the festival as well as the amazing local lineup of entertainment and fun that is about to land on the island this weekend.

The Pirate Fest has grown year after year - and this year promises to bring even more attention for a grand 20th year celebration. The festivities kick off Thursday, October 10th at the Crab Shack at 6 p.m. with the Buccaneer Ball. Check out the full schedule of events in the links below.

Learn more about the voices and topics in this episode:

TAP HERE for the Full Schedule of Events

TAP HERE for General Info for Tybee Island Pirate Fest

TAP HERE to find Tybee Island Pirate Fest on Instagram

TAP HERE to see Charissa's Shop

Proudly produced by Dee Daniels Media

The Made of Savannah podcast is a creative production of Corcoran Austin Hill Realty!

Season 4 SPONSORS - thank you Great Nate's Handyman Service | Sweetwater Charters of Savannah | and Savannah Cabaret

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