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On Saturday, December 4th Enmark will sponsor the Savannah River Bridge Run, a 10K, 5K, and 1/4 Mile Kid run.

The 5K, presented by Georgia Emergency Associates, will start on Hutchinson Island near the International Trade and Convention Center at 8:15 am. All participants will head west and go over the Talmadge Memorial Bridge, and finish in the Historic District near the Civic Center.  There will also be a 10K race starting in front of the Chatham County Courthouse on Montgomery St. at 9 am, taking participants through the Historic District and across the Bridge TWICE, also ending at the Civic Center.

For the hearty, there will be a Double Pump to combine the 5 and 10K races. The race will start on Hutchinson Island at 8:15 am with the 5K. At the end of the 5K, participants will head over to the 10K starting line by 9 am.

There are Team Challenge categories. Teams of five (5) can compete, with the time from all five competitors being used to award an overall team champion. Team divisions include: Men’s Team, Women’s Team, Men’s Masters, Women’s Masters, Military, Army Ranger Challenge, Military Spouses, and Family & Police/EMS/Fire Dept/DHS Teams.

Awards will be given to the top three males and females in each age category which are:

9 and under; 10-14; 15-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-59; 70-74; and 80+.

There will also be a costume contest with awards for most creative person or persons who give their all for art and running. Costume contest prizes include $400 for 1st place; $200 for 2nd place and $100 for 3rd place.

HostSouth will present a Michelob Ultra Post Race party at the finish line which will take place until 11:30 am.

For information on registration and information call 912.355.3527 or visit www.SavannahRiverBridgeRun.com or  e-mail at  robert@fleetfeetsavannah.com .

The blast of the Ram’s horn at 11 am Sunday, October 31, 2010 will again mark the start of The “Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival^” in picturesque Forsyth Park. 

This ethnic much anticipated sampling of delectable treats is the largest food festival of its kind.  Festival delights include corned beef and pastrami, New York Egg Creams, family favorites like foot long hot dogs with sour pickles, traditional fare like mouth-watering brisket, savory chopped liver, stuffed cabbage and Jewish staples like blintzes (cheese filled crepes), kugel (noodle pudding) and of course potato latkes (pancakes). Less traditionally, is Rabbi Belzer’s Ah-Mein Lo-Mein, which has always been a crowd favorite. 

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Savannah finished sixth among American Style magazine’s 13th annual listing of the top 25 art destinations among mid-sized cities. The top mid-sized cities were St. Petersburg, FL; New Orleans; Alexandria, VA; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Buffalo, NY. Finishing in this prestigious list is outstanding and says a lot for Savannah’s art scene.

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For a wonderful outing take a ride on a Riverboat steamboat. The boat offers a myriad of cruises, from sightseeing up and down the Savannah River, to gospel dinners, to moonlight cruises, to entertainment dinner cruises, to lunch cruises, to Geeche dinners and “Murder Afloat” cruises.

A specialty cruise is the Cullah Geechee Performance cruise. Get a taste of the lowcountry living as you learn about how the Gullah Geechee people adapted to the sea island areas of Georgia and South Caroline after they journeyed here from West Africa. Enjoy a performance by Patt Gunn, a “daughter of the dust” of the coast of Ga. She is considered one of 14 “Waterway guardians” who are the memory keepers of the Gullah Gerechee folkways and foodways.  These will take plance Thursday nights, May 20-August 12.

Another specialty cruise is the Haunted Harbour Cruise. This is a spooky and fun tour of one of the most haunted rivers in North America. The Ghost Host will introduce you to several of his closest dearly-departed friends. There is no gore and the ghostly characters are friendly and fun. Friday nights: June through August. Boards at 9:00 pm.

For reservations or more information on any of these or other cruises call 912.232.6404 or 1.800.786.6404 or go to www.savannahriverboat.com.

THESE CONCERTS TAKE PLACE EVERY SUMMER. WATCH FOR NEXT YEAR’S EVENTS. The Department of Cultural Affairs will present a series of free live concerts in Johnson Square throughout the summer. Sixteen concerts are planned Wed., June 2nd through July 23rd. Concerts are 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Wed. and Fri. Wed. entertainment will feature Roger Moss & Eric Jones.

The concert lineup also includes Silver Lining (modern jazz); Jan Spillane (fold/blues); vocalist Claire Frazier & Frank Bright (jazz); the Bottles ‘n Cans (blues).