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Drivin N Cryin brings retrospective show to Tybee
Singer and songwriter Kevn Kinney looks back and looks ahead By Sean Kelly/ConnectSavannah SINCE the '80s, Drivin N Cryin has walked the line…
Universal praise for “First Man” @ TybeePost Jan. 3-5
By Jim Reed/SMN On Jan. 3, the Tybee Post Theater begins a three-day run of Oscar-winning Best Director (for 2016′s retro-nouveau romantic…
Dare to dip at annual Tybee Polar Plunge
By Christopher Berinato/SMN The saying goes, that which doesn’t destroy us only makes us stronger. Well, what better way to toughen yourself up…
Local favorites return for Tybee Christmas Cabaret
By Kim Wade/SMN If you still haven’t had the chance to see Broadway entertainer and Tybee Island resident Jim Wann perform live, then you’re…
Explore the musical mind of Nat Zegree
By Kim Wade/SMN As part of a new mission of the American Tradition Vocal Competition (ATC) to host intimate concert showcases of their…
Johnny Mercer at 109: a tribute
The most beloved artist in Savannah music history gets a birthday celebration on Tybee Island By Sean Kelly/ConnectSavannah JOHNNY MERCER is just…
Chi-Town Transit Authority @Tybee Post Theater Sat.
By Sean Kelly, ConnectSavannah Chi-Town Transit Authority is an Atlanta-based tribute to everyone’s favorite (self-described) "rock and roll…
Slasher films take center stage: “The Slayer” at the Post Sunday
By Jim Reed/SMN This Sunday, the Tybee Post will show the relatively obscure 1982 horror flick “The Slayer,” which was actually shot in its…
Tybee to Host a Memorial Dedication Ceremony to Honor the H.M.S. Otranto
The community of Tybee Island, Georgia, welcomes the public to attend a memorial dedication ceremony for a historical marker at Fort Screven in honor…
Kim Hawkey brings the jazz to Tybee in new American Traditions Vocal Competition series
By Joshua Peacock/SMN Carrying on the mission to preserve the traditions of American vocal music, the American Traditions Vocal Competition is…
Sunset Boulevard on Tybee
By Jim Reed/SMN The Tybee Post Theater’s Girls’ Night Out series of beloved Hollywood features continues Sept. 20, with a bona fide timeless…
Are you 60 and like sex? You’ll love this play!
This production has been cancelled due to Hurricane Florence. By Nancy Wellard/IslandPacket You need not have experienced sporadic memory loss,…
Malcolm Holcombe’s Pretty Little Troubles
Singer-songwriter returns to Savannah with new album By Anna Chandler/ConnectSavannah THE VOICE of Appalachia will resonate through Tybee Post…
The next best thing: Rolling Stones tribute show rolls to Tybee
By Christopher Berinato/SMN The Rolling Stones are arguably the greatest rock band in the world. Consequently, if you want to see them live, you…
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum flies into Tybee Post
By Asha Gilbert/Connect Savannah WITH well-known local performer Les Taylor leading the all-star cast, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the…
Randall Bramblett brings ‘Juke Joint’ to Tybee Sat. night
y Molly Hayden/DoSavannah Randall Bramblett wants to loosen up and have a little fun. And it shows. His latest album, “Juke Joint at the…
Savannah songwriters pay tribute to the legends at Tybee Post
By Joshua Peacock/SMN Four Savannah songwriters have been tapped to pay tribute to four legendary singer/songwriters this weekend at the Tybee…
Run into Charlie Fog at the Tybee Post Theater
A group full of fans, they’ve culled their experiences together to create a consistently authentic Dead experience By Rachael…
Chasing Coral: Beauty under threat
By Jim Morekis/ConnectSavannah THIS weekend, Tybee Post Theater hosts a free screening of one of the most gorgeous films you’ll ever see —…
Underhill Rose: moving musical mountains
North Carolina roots duo brings live album to Tybee Post Theater By Anna Chandler/ConnectSavannah Underhill Rose Tybee Post Theater Friday,…
Savannah’s Stardust Pixxies expand dance troupe into circus act
By Adriana Iris Boatwright/SMN Savannah’s earliest experience with a live circus was in 1801. Back then, the circus came to town via a…
Take a classic Savannah stroll with barbershop musical
By Joshua Peacock/SMN A “barbershop musical” on June 16 at Tybee Post Theater, helmed by the 13th Colony Sound, is a transformative concert that…
Abe Partridge joins The Train Wrecks for Americana showcase on Tybee
By Joshua Peacock/DoSavannah After navigating his way through two existential crises, Alabama native Abe Partridge has finally found his voice and…
Tybee City Limits returns
Abe Partridge and The Train Wrecks offer raw Americana/country at Post Theater By Anna Chandler/Connect Savannah It’s back! Tybee City Limits…
Great American Trailer Park Musical brings belly laughs to Tybee
By Jim Morekis/ConnectSavannah THIS weekend, Tybee Post Theater transforms into a familiar Southern scene with the rowdy and hilarious Great…
Fulfill all your fantasies through the big screen
By Jim Reed/Do Savannah Back in 1973, when “The Rocky Horror Show” made its stage debut, it was in a 63-seat “studio theater” in…
And do call her Shirley
Savannah Community Theatre performs Shirley Valentine By Jim Morekis/ConnectSavannah THE PLAY Shirley Valentine has entered the realm of the…
A St. Patrick’s Day celebration with Chloë Agnew
By Anna Chandler/Connect Savannah WHEN she was just 14 years old, Chloë Agnew joined one of the most successful musical groups in…
Little Tybee returns to roots with island concert, treasure hunt for fans
By Kim Wade/Do Savannah Local favorites Little Tybee will return to their roots with a performance with New York City-based Reign of Kindo on…
John Denver tribute @Tybee Post this Sat.
By Anna Chandler/Connect Savannah Singer-songwriter William Florian is back at the Post Theater by popular demand with a loving tribute to the…
Oscar contenders at the Post starting this weekend
By Jim Reed/Do Savannah On Saturday, the Post kicks off back-to-back limited, second-run engagements of two of the past year’s most celebrated…
Girls’ Night Out: “It Happened One Night” @Tybee Post
By Jim Reed/Do Savannah On Feb. 22, Tybee Post Theater continues its “Girls Night Out” series with a one-show-only presentation of beloved…
Close To You: The Music of The Carpenters @Tybee Post Theater Sat. night
By Anna Chandler/ConnectSavannah Be on "Top of the World" this Saturday with a special tribute show. Headed up by Chicago-based vocalist Lisa…
Lyn Avenue, straight up @TybeePost, Fri. night
By Anna Chandler/ConnectSavannah SAVANNAH band Lyn Avenue has made their hottest record yet—literally and figuratively. “We went in the…
Jane Ogle and Southern Holiday Jazz Band bring Billie Holiday to Tybee Sat. Feb. 3
By Christopher Berinato/SMN Tybee Post Theater continues its popular Jazz Legends Series with a tribute to Lady Day. The songs of Billie Holiday…
‘Southern Songbirds’ showcases Georgia natives Caroline Aiken and Jill Knight
By Joshua Peacock/SMN The “Southern Songbirds” showcase at Tybee Post Theater on Jan. 26 will feature two veteran singer-songwriters and Georgia…
‘Ken’ revival coming to Tybee Post Theater
By Joshua Peacock/SMN From initial concept to the final product, construction of an original play is a long and arduous process. Over 18 months…
Cash Unchained tribute show rolls through Tybee
By Joshua Peacock/SMN James Tamelcoff never set out to be Johnny Cash, but by paying tribute to the original outlaw, he’s beginning to find his…
Polar brrrr: 2018 Tybee Polar Plunge benefits Post Theater
By Christopher Berinato/SMN The legendary Phoenix may purge itself in fire to begin anew, but there is no need to be so dramatic. A brisk dip in…
“White Christmas” Thurs. night @Tybee Post
By Jim Reed/SMN As we noted in last week’s issue, the historic Tybee Post Theater (which programs a handful of older titles each month as well…
The donkey is “The Star” at the Post
By Jim Reed/SMN In the Tybee Post Theater’s three-day engagement of the just-released, Christmas-themed CGI feature “The Star,” all sorts…
No Ordinary Love: Danielle Hicks Sings Sade @Tybee Post Theater
By Anna Chandler/ConnectSavannah Savannah vocalist, songwriter, and band leader Danielle Hicks honors the music of legendary English jazz group…
Hearts flutter on Tybee Nov. 16
By Jim Reed/SMN Out on Tybee Island, the 200-capacity, single-screen historic Tybee Post Theater screens 1961’s beloved musical take on…
Polly’s People: Share your memories of Tybee Island
By Polly Powers Stramm/SMN My memories of Tybee Island are bathed in black and white and awash in happy times spent with my Atlanta cousins. We…
Tom Petty tribute band honors ‘a hero among artists’ at Tybee show
By Jim Reed/SMN “You don’t know how it feels,” sang the late, sorely missed singer-songwriter Tom Petty on his 1994 hit single of the same…
Katie Deal celebrates the music of Nashville greats in new show @TybeePost Nov. 4
By Anna Chandler/ConnectSavannah KATIE DEAL brings a tribute to the women of country music. A seasoned expert on the music of Patsy Cline, the…
Music of Miles Davis tribute on Tybee honors legendary jazz musician
By Joshua Peacock/SMN Tybee Post Theater will pay homage to one of the most innovative and influential American musicians to date. Trumpet legend…
Love triangle on Tybee Oct. 26
By Jim Reed/SMN on Oct. 26, the Tybee Post Theater will present director Billy Wilder’s adorable 1954 romantic love-triangle…
Savannah’s Charlie Fog Band pays tribute to the Grateful Dead
By Scott Peacock/SMN If you missed your chance to see one of the most prolific live musical acts to ever rock a stage, or are hoping to relive…
Pre-Irma wash-out,”The Graduate” returns Thurs. Sept. 28
The Tybee Post Theater is all about second chances. So we're bringing back "The Graduate,” that irresistible classic that made Dustin Hoffman a…
“The Graduate’s” unlikely love triangle @TybeePost
By Jim Reed/SMN Looking ahead to Sept. 7, the Tybee Post Theater (one of our area’s restored, single-screen historic cinemas) presents a…
Face-To-Face (Billy Joel and Elton John tribute) @Tybee Post Theater
By Anna Chandler/SMN Celebrate the music of two legends with a tribute on Tybee. In homage to Elton John and Billy Joel’s series of 200…
Tybee Post Theater to present comedy show, fundraiser
By Linda Sickler/SMN Colin’s Barefoot Comedy Club’s August show is going to the Bobs. “It’s a double Bob weekend,” Collin Moulton says.…
Film Scene: Catch award-winning film at the Post
By Jim Reed/SMN On Aug. 24, Tybee Island’s historic Post Theater hosts a one-night-only engagement of beloved Tinseltown Director William…
Legendary Americana singer/songwriter David Olney to perform at the Tybee Post Theater
By Linda Sickler/SMN David Olney has worked as a professional musician for more than four decades. “Early on, I saw that I had a knack for it…
Tybee Post Theater says goodbye to summer with Back-to-School Beach Party
By Kim Wade/SMN Locals know Tybee’s Beach Bum Parade is the way to celebrate the ‘last locals’ weekend’ before the tourists begin to flood…
Three-time Grammy nominee to present concert and science fiction reading in one performance
By Linda Sickler/SMN It was Savannah radio stations that were the first to play Dan Cowan’s music. On Aug. 5, the Savannah native will launch…
Collin’s Barefoot Comedy Club’s latest show to raise money for Oatland Island Wildlife Center
By Linda Sickler/SMN A comic, a rabbi, a naturalist, a possum and an owl all walked into a theater… No, this isn’t the opening of a really…
Country singer/songwriter comes home to Tybee Island for sold-out concert
By Linda Sickler/SMN Tybee Island native Tony Arata is one of Nashville’s most successful songwriters. On July 21, Arata will appear in…
Randall Bramblett Band @Tybee Post Theater
By Anna Chandler/Connect Savannah IF YOU missed Athens hero Randall Bramblett at the big Night Flight Café reunion back in May, don’t fear:…
Slay All Day: See 1980s Tybee in a beloved slasher flick
By Anna Chandler/ConnectSavannah AH, Tybee Island. Miley Cyrus shared a passionate kiss on your pier for The Last Song. Dwayne "The Rock"…
Film Scene: Notable big screen programming at the Post with The Slayer, Jaws & The Jungle Book
By Jim Reed/SMN Tired of the same-old, same-old that tends to clogs up our corporate multiplexes? Well, while the temperatures and humidity levels…
Fabulous Equinox Orchestra concert followed by march to fireworks
By Linda Sickler/SMN On July 4, “Equinox Orchestra: Tybee Island Swings!” will feature the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra in concert at the Tybee…
Film Scene: Week’s screenings bring both classic and new animation
By Jim Reed/SMN If you live in the greater Savannah area and have not yet availed yourself of a trip out to Tybee Island’s beautifully restored…
Return to Roaring ’20s with silent comedy classics and live accompaniment
By Linda Sickler/SMN The Tybee Post Theater will transform into a 1920s movie palace on June 17. With a grant from the Georgia Council for the…
Charleston’s Dangermuffin returns to Tybee, their home away from home
By Joshua Peacock/SMN Charleston’s Dangermuffin makes a return trip to the region June 9, bringing their usual easygoing sound, a new band…
Angela Beasley displays passion for puppetry
By Kristopher Monroe/SMN Who doesn’t love puppets? Only the grouchiest of grouches can deny the plushy appeal of puppetry and the excitement of…
‘Red, White & Bluegrass’ with Spec Hosti & Friends set for Tybee Post Theater
By Linda Sickler/SMN Welcome to the “twangy-first century.” On June 2, Michael “Spec” Hosti & Friends will make their first musical…
Tybee officials release Post Theater’s financial debt
By Kelly Quimby/SMN The operators of the Tybee Post Theater will no longer have to funnel a portion of their ticket sales to the city under an…
Film Scene: Audrey Hepburn on the island!
By Jim Reed/SMN I mentioned May 25’s one-night-only showing of Blake Edwards’ adored 1961 rom-com “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” at the cozy…
Tybee Wine Festival returns with extended schedule, great music
By Kim Wade/SMN For the ninth year in a row, the Tybee Post Theater will host the Tybee Wine Festival, set for May 4-6. The event stretches…
‘Johnny Mercer on Tybee’ will feature music, storytelling, archival footage
By Linda Sickler/SMN Bless us, we residents of the Coastal Empire do love our homegrown hero, Johnny Mercer. On April 21, a celebration of all…
William Florian brings a folk revival to Tybee
By Molly Hayden/SMN Singer/songwriter William Florian is the perfect combination of musician and storyteller, blending a reminiscent sound with…
Those were the Days! @Tybee Post Theater
By Anna Chandler/ConnectSavannah ke a trip down memory lane with William Florian. As a former member of The New Christy Minstrels, the…
A Steinway comes to the Tybee Post Theater
By Ben Goggins/SMN A grande dame arrived at the Tybee Post Theater on March 18. She is an 1879 Steinway piano, and on March 22, she was being…
MGM’s “Singin’ in the Rain” at the Post called “Greatest Movie Musical of all time”
By Jim Reed/SMN Those of you who’ve been reading Film Scene for a while now are surely aware that the restored, historic Tybee Post Theater out…
Counterculture drama “Midnight Cowboy” heats up the Post
By Jim Reed/SMN On March 9, the historic Tybee Post Theater presents a one-show-only booking of director John Schlesinger’s landmark 1969…
The Fabulous Krewe of Equinox Orchestra Mardi Gras @Tybee Post Theater
By Anna Chandler/ConnectSavannah NATIONAL sensation and hometown favorites The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra are getting back to their roots! Louisiana…
Altman’s “anti-Western” McCabe & Mrs. Miller at the Post
By Jim Reed/SMN On Feb. 9, the Tybee Post Theater will screen the late writer-director Robert Altman’s peculiar 1971 romantic action drama…
GRAY’S REEF FILM FESTIVAL AT THE TYBEE POST THEATER
Come to the Tybee Post Theater for the Gray’s Reef Film Festival on Sunday Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. This year’s theme is “Our Community, Our Ocean,”…
The Bridge: 18th Annual Tybee Polar Plunge on New Year’s Day!
By Renee LaSalle/WSAV SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Hurricane Matthew badly damaged the roof on the historic Tybee Post Theater just one year after its…
18th annual Tybee Polar Plunge promises a refreshing start to 2017
By Linda Sickler/SMN Now really, how cold can it be? You step into the Atlantic Ocean, get your head under water before you realize what…
“Love Actually,” a Christmas love story at the Post
By Jim Reed/SMN Now, as I mentioned in last week’s column, this Thursday night, Dec. 22, the historic Tybee Post Theater (just blocks from the…
Lawrence Kasden’s “infamously steamy” neo-noir “Body Heat” at the Post
By Jim Reed/SMN For those of you who may have missed last week’s column, allow me to impress upon you just how cool it is that the Tybee Post…
Beatlemania @Tybee Post Theater
By Anna Chandler/ ConnectSavannah INVADE the island for Fab Four film, footage, and more! The Post Theater is offering a two screenings of Ron…
Devon Allman brings his high-energy solo show to Tybee Post Theater
By Anna Chandler/ConnectSavannan AS THE son of Gregg Allman, Devon Allman has Southern Rock coursing in his blood. Despite the gift of a musical…
Devon Allman to perform at Tybee Post Theater
By Linda Sickler/SMN Though he comes from a famous musical family, Devon Allman developed his unique style completely on his own. “All of my…
Holiday musical will raise money for Tybee Post Theater’s new roof
By Linda Sickler/ SMN A Tybee Thanksgiving Musical Celebration will seem like it has come straight to the beach from Broadway. Set for Nov. 25…
Raise the roof for Tybee Post Theater
Locals unite to fund hurricane repairs and give thanks By Anna Chandler/ConnectSavannah IT'S Thanksgiving tradition to express gratitude for…
Collin’s Barefoot Comedy Club to feature comedian Landry for November show
By Linda Sickler/SMN Landry, a comedian who goes by just one name, has found success in a surprisingly short time frame. On Nov. 27, he will…
Tybee Post Theater hosts stage production of ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’
By Linda Sickler/SMN It’s time for a visit to Narnia, the land where it’s “always winter and never Christmas.” The Family Education for…
Tybee City Limits with Kris Youmans Band, The Josh Sanders Band, Anders Thomsen @Tybee Post
By Anna Chandler/ConnectSavannah Finish your weekend off with a trip to Tybee to hear some top-notch musicianship. Catch The Kris Youmans Band in…
A Tybee Thanksgiving Musical Celebration for the holidays
From Broadway to the Beach! Broadway innovator Jim Wann, a part-time Tybee resident, will host a lively holiday concert to benefit the Tybee Post…
Collin’s Barefoot Comedy Club will be first show at Tybee Post Theater after Hurricane Matthew
Nu Linda Sickler/SMN Two years ago, Mia Jackson’s day job was working as a corporate trainer for a dot com. Today, she’s a full-time comedian…
Post Theater events postponed! Stay tuned!
The Tybee Post Theater, like much of Tybee, suffered a little damage when Hurricane Matthew passed through our island paradise. It's not serious…
Guitarist Teddy Kumpel to bring unique LOOPestra to Tybee Post Theater
By Linda Sickler/SMN Imagine watching a rock trio play, but hearing an orchestra. It happens every time Grammy and Emmy award-winning…
Teddy Kumpel throws us for a loop
By Anna Chandler/Connect Savannah Effects pedal guru brings improvisational blues space-rock to Tybee Post Theater. GUITARIST Teddy Kumpel honed…
The Chathamization of Collin Moulton
By Orlando Montoya/ConnectSavannah West Coast comic brings monthly show to Tybee Post Theater COMEDIAN Collin Moulton actually does cast off his…
Tybee Post’s Silent Film Fest comes to life with musical accompaniment
By Jim Reed/SMN When the first Silent Film Festival takes place this weekend at the restored Tybee Post Theater, it will afford attendees the chance…
Silent Film Fest with live music @Tybee Post
By Jim Reed/ SMN Sept. 16-17 finds the restored Tybee Post Theater launching its first Silent Film Fest, which will include two nights’ worth of…