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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Three acclaimed authors to appear at SCAD's Ivy Hall

Thomas Mullen will discuss his recently released novel, "The Revisionist," Thursday night at the Midtown facility.

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  • Tuesday, January 29

The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) presents the “Ivy Hall Writer’s Series,” on Jan. 31, Feb. 7 and Feb. 28, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. Each event will include a lecture and book signing held at Midtown's Ivy Hall by celebrated authors: Thomas Mullen, Richard Ford and Calvin Ramsey. Ivy Hall is located at 179 Ponce de Leon Avenue. Orginally built 1883, Ivy Hall re-opened as the SCAD Writing Center in October 2008. On Thursday, Jan. 31, Mullen, who was awarded “Best Debut Novel of 2006” by USA Today for his first authorship, “The Last Town on Earth,” will discuss recently released novel, "The Revisionist," which Publisher's weekly calls an “excellent thriller." Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner award-winning author, Ford, will appear on Feb…

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

SCAD's Ivy Hall recognized for excellence in historic preservation

Former Mansion Restaurant in Midtown originally built nearly 130 years ago was completely restored by the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2005

Midtown’s Ivy Hall was recently recognized by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and the Livable Communities Coalition (LCC) as one of the region’s five most innovative developments at the 2012 Developments of Excellence Awards. The winners, including and one “Great Place,” were announced at ARC’s annual State of the Region breakfast on Friday, Oct. 12, and included: The Developments of Excellence awards, presented annually by ARC and the LCC, recognize developments in the 10-county Atlanta region that exemplify cutting-edge, livable designs that are helping to create a positive framework for future development. The Great Place is given to a place in metro Atlanta that represents livability and sustainability, but is not necessarily a …

Tammy

2:45 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012

The Mansion restaurant had done a number of unfortunate "renovations" to the building before SCAD stepped in and saved it. Good job getting it back to the appropriate period!   more ›

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