leopold’s ice cream celebrates 106th birthday with Savannah block party

Top Editors’ Pick: Happy 106th Birthday, Leopold’s!

Beat the heat with a sweet and chilled treat on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the annual birthday block party in front of Leopold’s Ice Cream, which have been giving Savannahians the scoop since 1919. Lt. Col. John A. White will be the guest of honor to cut the cake at 2 p.m. White is just a wee bit younger at 101 than the ice cream parlor. A Savannah native, White was the first African American to be hired as a law enforcement officer in the state of Georgia and one of the Original Nine at the Savannah Police Department.

The Naked Dog will be on hand to dish out bites, and Oliver Bentley’s will have a set up for dogs to chill.

11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 16, Leopold’s Ice Cream, 212 E. Broughton St., leopoldsicecream.com

This week in Savannah is filled with beautiful sounds, haunting tales and behind-the-scenes access into another of Savannah’s shining homegrown businesses.

This weekend marks the opening of the beloved musical “Annie” at the Historic Savannah Theater at 222 Bull St., as well as the final few days of the 2025 Savannah Voice Festival, and the last chance to catch the arresting artworks of Debora Oden’s “Whistling in the Dark” exhibit at ARTS Southeast, 2301 Bull St.

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Behind the Brand

To celebrate one year at her expanded headquarters, Emily McCarthy is sharing her job with an immersive, behind the scenes tour of the creative spaces and intentional designs that have launched McCarthy’s clothing line and lifestyle brand into more than 400 shops across the country. Sip some bubbly and get inspired.

1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Aug. 15, Emily McCarthy, 2237 E. Victory Drive, emilymccarthy.com

Fright Night

Don your favorite PJs and step into The Stacks Bookstore for a selected roundtable reading of classic and contemporary horror stories. The $15 cover gets you popcorn and drinks. Please not: Do not arrive early.

6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m., Aug. 15, The Stacks Bookstore, 2409 Waters Ave., thestacksbookstore.com

Live music abounds

Every night, talented singers and songwriters lift their voices across coastal Georgia. If you are not regularly checking out the Savannah Music Collective’s calendar, you are missing out. Here it is so you can bookmark it for future reference: savannahmusiccollective.org/live-music-calendar. Here are some performances to note >>

Bluegrass by the Pint with Swamptooth at Service Brewing

Fresh off their show at Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor in Bloomingdale, Ga., last weekend, the COVID era-born bluegrass band Swamptooth―comprised of Cory Chambers (mandolin, vocals) and Jay Rudd (guitar, vocals) of City Hotel, along with fiddle virtuoso Vito Gutilla (fiddle, vocals) and Katie Rudd (bass)―brings their inimitable blend of nostalgia and fresh, infectious sounds to the stage at Service Brewing.

6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Aug. 15, Service Brewing Co., 574 Indian St., swamptooth.com/

Rachael Sage and Sean Kelly at the Sentient Bean

Billboard-charting alt-folk-pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rachael Sage will play songs from her forthcoming full-length studio album Canopy. Savannah’s own Sean Kelly, former lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the critically-acclaimed, Independent Music Award-winning band A Fragile Tomorrow will perform a rare solo show featuring songs from both his days with AFT and his solo projects.

7:30 p.m., Aug. 15, Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.; $15, sentientbean.com/events

If you are an Elvis fan, don’t miss the Elvis Project, at 8 p.m., Aug. 16, at the Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave., tybeeposttheater.org.

And another birthday to celebrate: Savannah Jazz honors Teddy Adams from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Aug. 17, at District Live at Plant Riverside District, 400 W. River St. Tickets available at eventbrite.com.

Compiled by Amy Paige Condon, a content coach, editor and reporter for the Savannah Morning News. You can reach her with your DO Savannah events at [email protected].