In this family-friendly event, professional entertainer Jim Wann explores the life and contributions of Savannah’s own Johnny Mercer by providing biographical information interspersed with musical selections from Mercer’s extensive body of work, as well as personal reminiscences of Johnny collected from local Savannahians. A post-event reception will include a rare viewing of several of Mercer’s original watercolors, as well as a display of Mercer’s childhood art.
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Special thanks to Arts on the Coast and Midway Gallery for their assistance in mounting the Mercer watercolor exhibit.
1861 Delegates from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina convened in Montgomery, Ala. to form the Confederate States of America. [In Texas, a convention had voted to secede … read more
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