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Celebrate Tybee ◊ P.O. Box 2749 ◊ Tybee Island, GA 31328 ◊ (912) 786-5444
www.cityoftybee.org www.celebratetybee.org
Free Outdoor Jazz Concert
featuring Savannah Arts Academy’s
SkyeLite Jazz Band
Tybee Island, Ga. (October 16, 2007) – As just one more offering in the
festivities for Celebrate Tybee this coming weekend, the City of Tybee
Island, the Tybee Historical Society and the Savannah Arts Academy’s
SkyeLite Jazz Band offer a free outdoor concert on Saturday, October
20th, from 7-9pm on the grounds outside the Tybee Lighthouse. The
renowned SkyeLite Jazz Band will be playing music harkening back to the
Tybrisa-era jazz when big bands were a part of the enticement to
Savannah’s beach.
The SkyeLight troupe has been invited to play at venues throughout the
SouthEast, the United States, and on the world’s stages in London and
China, and they have performed with a number of well-known jazz artists
since their founding in 1992. Their performance is sure to please the
crowd!
Bring your blankets and beach chairs and come to settle in for some great
listening at this FREE EVENT with FREE PARKING ALL DAY ON TYBEE!
Come earlier in the day to enjoy the food and activities in Memorial Park,
the demonstrations and Arts Festival at the Pier and Pavilion, and help us
celebrate 120 Years of Tybee Time!
The Tybee Island Lighthouse is located on Meddin Avenue north of
Highway 80 at Campbell Road on Tybee Island.
For more information, visit www.celebratetybee.com, www.cityoftybee.org,
www.tybeelighthouse.org, and www.silverskye.org.
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Celebrate Tybee ◊ P.O. Box 2749 ◊ Tybee Island, GA 31328 ◊ (912) 786-5444
www.cityoftybee.org www.celebratetybee.org
CALENDAR EVENT NOTICE
WHAT: Free Jazz Concert featuring Savannah Arts Academy’s SkyeLite
Jazz Band
WHEN: Saturday, October 20, 2007, 7-9PM
WHERE: Tybee Lighthouse Grounds, 30 Meddin Ave, Tybee Island, Ga.
31328
HOW MUCH: Free Admission
CONTACT: Tybee Visitor’s Center, (912) 786-5444
DETAILS: Outdoor Jazz Concert by the SkyeLite Jazz Band, featuring the
jazz sounds of the Tybrisa/big band era.
The Tybee Lighthouse is reached by traveling east on US Highway 80.
Turn left on Campbell Ave, the first traffic light on Tybee. Campbell ends
at Van Horne, where you turn left. Take the next right, Meddin Ave, and
follow the Tybee Lighthouse signs to the Lighthouse grounds.