Connect Savannah January 14, 2015

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Opening Lecture by Video Sculptor Katja Loher and Reception Wednesday, January 21, 6 pm / Jepson Center

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compiled by Rachael Flora | happenings@connectsavannah.com Week At A Glance is Connect Savannah’s listing of events in the coming week. If you want an event listed, email WAG@ connectsavannah.com. Include specific dates, time, locations with addresses, cost and a contact number. Deadline for inclusion is 5pm Friday, to appear in next Wednesday’s edition.

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Forsyth Farmers Market

Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights. Rain or shine.

9 a.m.-1 p.m Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Free to attend. Items for sale.

912-484-0279. forsythfarmersmarket.com

Film: Mystery Larry Clark Film

The Psychotronic Film Society pays tribute to the controversial filmmaker Larry Clark (who directed such provocative films as “Kids” and “Wassup Rockers”) with a “Mystery Screening.” The exact title of the movie will not be revealed before showtime. The PFS has acquired a complete, uncut print of the film, and will proudly show it - exactly as it was shown to stunned festival crowds. Due to the graphic subject matter, it is recommended for mature viewers only.

8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. $8

Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival

Gray’s Reef, Georgia’s own National Marine Sanctuary, hosts its annual film festival honoring our oceans. Connectivity among humans and the ocean will be the focus of this year’s event with students submitting work in this category for the Emerging Filmmakers Competition.

11 a.m.-10 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $5 on Friday, $10 on Saturday amy.rath@noaa.gov. graysreef.noaa.gov

Thursday / 15 Concert: Savannah Sings 2015!

Savannah’s invitational youth choir festival features a concert by the area’s top choirs and a showcase of the Festival Men’s Chorus. Donations benefit the Savannah Friends of Music.

7 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Free

Lecture: Malware and the Modern Cyber Threat Landscape

This lecture in Georgia Tech’s learning series will help companies stay current in today’s technology and learn how to combat malware.

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m Georgia Tech Savannah, 210 Technology Circle. $45 pe.gatech.edu/sav-oct

Savannah Tire Hockey Classic

Watch some of the best college hockey teams in the South compete here in Savannah.

The Citadel vs University of South Carolina 7:30 p.m Martin Luther King Jr Arena, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. $9.60-$18

Friday / 16

JAN 14-20, 2015

2nd Annual Tybee Restaurant Week

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Tybee Island Restaurant Week will feature ten days of delicious island fare at various restaurants. Food lovers can choose from multi-course menu options at a fixed cost of $25 per person at each location.

Participating restaurants include Coco’s Sunset Grille, North Beach Bar & Grill, Sting Ray’s, Lighthouse Pizza North, A-J’s Dockside, Rock House, Sundae Cafe, 80 East Gastropub, Tybee Island Social Club, Spanky’s, and Bernie’s Oyster House.

Jan. 16-25 Tybee Island, Tybee Island. $25 912-786-5444. visittybee.com

Our Citizen Soldiers

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2nd Annual Tybee Island Restaurant Week Film: Pay2Play

John Ennis documents comical corruption, follows political newcomers, and uncovers intrigue in this colorful journey that connects the dots of Big Money in our ever-changing election process.

6:30 p.m The Foundery Coffee Pub, 1313 Habersham St. Free

Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival

Gray’s Reef, Georgia’s own National Marine Sanctuary, hosts its annual film festival honoring our oceans. Connectivity among humans and the ocean will be the focus of this year’s event with students submitting work in this category for the Emerging Filmmakers Competition.

7 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $5 on Friday, $10 on Saturday amy.rath@noaa.gov. graysreef.noaa.gov

Savannah Tire Hockey Classic

6 p.m. - Georgia Tech vs. Florida State University 8:30 p.m. - University of Florida vs. University of Georgia 6 & 8:30 p.m The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. $9.60 & $18 savannahcivic.com

25th annual putnam county spelling bee

Come enjoy some of your favorite Savannah Theatre musical cast members portray an eclectic group of mid-pubescents vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime.

Jan. 16-25 The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. $18-$37

Saturday / 17 Bethesda Farm Stand

Bethesda students and staff sell fresh produce, organic garden seedlings and farm-fresh eggs.

8:30 a.m.-noon Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. 912-351-2061. bethesdaacademy.org

Bonaventure After Hours: Stories, Nightfall & More!

Savannah’s only after-hours cemetery event, in this riverside Victorian cemetery.

5-8 p.m.

Bonaventure Cemetery, 330 Bonaventure Rd. $35 912-319-5600. info@bonaventurecemetery.com

Concert: Gregg Allman

Gregg Allman of Allman Brothers fame plays a solo set.

8 p.m Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. $25-$49.50

Come experience the lives of the men in the Chatham Artillery, Republican Blues, Savannah Volunteer Guards, Irish Jasper Green and Irish Volunteers who were stationed at Fort Jackson. Visitors will learn about the training these men received, observe musket and artillery demonstrations, and experience life at Fort Jackson during the War of 1812 and the early years of the Civil War. 10 a.m.-5 p.m Old Fort Jackson, 1 Fort Jackson Rd. Regular admission pricing chsgeorgia.org

Savannah Bazaar

Experience Savannah’s creative community at this festival, which offers art and goods for sale, live music and poetry, food and drinks, and a kid’s craft area.

1 p.m Ampersand, 36 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Savannah Philharmonic: Chamber Concert No. 4 - Faure’s Piano Quartet No. 1

Musicians are Adrienne Caravan, violin; Tania Maxwell Clements, viola; Lisa Caravan, cello; and Linda Boianova, piano.

5 p.m Ascension Lutheran Church, 120 Bull St. $20 savannahphilharmonic.org

Savannah Tire Hockey Classic

5:30 p.m. - Florida State University vs University of Florida 8:30 p.m. - University of Georgia vs Georgia Tech 5:30 & 8:30 p.m The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. savannahcivic.com

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Tamp & Tap

Celebrate craft beer, coffee and art with Southbound Brewery, Perc and Art Rise.

Live music from Waits & Co. Tickets include a souvenir pint glass with unlimited refills during the event.

1-4 p.m Southern Pine Co., 616 E. 35th St. $25 advance, $30 at door

Tybee Beaches and Borders

Explore the salt marshes and beach of Tybee Island and get a closer look at the plants and animals that inhabit them.

Call for specific directions. Tour size 4-20 people; reservations required.

9-11 a.m Tybee Island, Tybee Island. $25 912-236-8115

Monday / 19 Free Admission Day

Explore the fun and history of Fort Pulaski for free.

Fort Pulaski, US Highway 80 E.

Tuesday / 20 Bethesda Farm Stand

Bethesda students and staff sell fresh produce, organic garden seedlings and farm-fresh eggs.

3-5:30 p.m.

Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. 912-351-2061. bethesdaacademy.org

Tongue: Open Mouth & Music Show hosted by Calvin Thomas

Music, poetry and spoken word on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

Yoga Fest: 2 Days of Free Yoga Classes third Tuesday of every month, 7-10 p.m These 40 minute sample classes are free Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street. and open to the public and current stuFree and open to the public. dents, allowing everyone to try out different savannahcoffee.com teachers and styles of yoga.

9 a.m.-3:30 p.m wednesday / 21 Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Free local police appreciation bbq 912-232-2994. marketing@savannahyoga.com.

Gerald Schantz, owner/chef of Gerald’s savannahyoga.com/events/yogafest/ Pig & Shrimp on Tybee, has organized this 25th annual putnam county spelling event to show appreciation for police ofbee ficers. Proceeds go to charities for families Come enjoy some of your favorite Savanof police officers. BBQ, baked beans, cole nah Theatre musical cast members portray slaw. an eclectic group of mid-pubescents vying Beginning 4:30 p.m. until food’s gone for the spelling championship of a lifetime. IGA, 1111 Butler Ave., Tybee Island Jan. 16-25 Donations The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. tybeebbq.com $18-$37

Film: The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Movies and Meatballs series at the Florence features a different Wes Anderson movie each Sunday.

6 p.m The Florence, 1 West Victory.

Our Citizen Soldiers

Observe musket and artillery demonstrations, and experience life at Fort Jackson during the War of 1812 and the early years of the Civil War. 10 a.m.-5 p.m Old Fort Jackson, 1 Fort Jackson Rd. Regular admission pricing chsgeorgia.org

Yoga Fest: 2 Days of Free Yoga Classes

These 40 minute sample classes are free and open to the public and current students, allowing everyone to try out different teachers and styles of yoga. This is a wonderful opportunity to try yoga, change up your personal practice, and become involved in our beautiful community.

9 a.m.-3:30 p.m Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Free 912-232-2994. marketing@savannahyoga.com. savannahyoga.com/events/yogafest/

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Built to Amaze!

The circus comes to town!

7 p.m Martin Luther King Jr Arena, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. $10-$40

Savannah Jewish Film Festival begins

Featuring thought-provoking documentaries, wonderful comedies and engaging dramatic features from around the world.

7-9 p.m Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. $8 JEA Members, $10 Community Members savannahjea.org

PULSE Art + Technology Festival Begins

Opening lecture features Video Sculptor Katja Loher, with reception.

6 p.m.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St. Free and open to the public telfair.org/PULSE

JAN 14-20, 2015

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To call police? Or not to call?

I called the Savannah/Chatham Metro non-emergency number (912/6526500). The dispatcher was responsive and professional.

THE EDGEI don’t know exactly what happened next, MEREbut when I came back down Waters about a SACKVILLE half-hour later I saw police passing through. neighborhood, Not a very interesting story, is it? But on the east when I posted it on Facebook later, the side of Waters responses were pretty eye-opening. between 52nd I was surprised by the amount of people and 56th Streets, wondering if the young man had a legal gun has long been known for its persistently and if he was legally carrying it—another high crime rate. example of the unintended consequences of A triple shooting happened on Cedar Street last summer. A running gun battle in the gun rights debate.

In my mind I was calling police about summer 2012 shut down several blocks for half a day. Open-air drug sales are common. possibly imminent violence, in an area of town with a track record of drug-related Despite a sizable City taxpayer investshootings. I wasn’t concerned with Second ment in sidewalks and infrastructure, it Amendment rights or the lack thereof. remains one of our most troubled areas.

Others pointed out it’s much more likely That said, 99 percent of the time in broad police would be called when someone sees a daylight it’s no problem at all, which is why black man carrying a gun, legally or illegally, I often casually drive through it without than a white man. Hard to argue with that. much thought, for example in trying to get So did I do the right thing in calling the to the Truman. This past sunny Saturday police when I saw a young man, who hapafternoon I did just that.

On one corner—in the same block of the pened to be African American, reach for a concealed weapon on a street corner on the triple shooting last summer—stood a solisame block as a recent triple shooting? tary young teenager, no more than 10 feet Was I a busybody? away from me as I was at a stop sign.

Was I encroaching on his gun rights?

Another car crossed in front of me and Was I a racist? pulled up near the young man.

Should I have continued Savannah’s de The young man, staring at the other car, facto segregation by just staying out of his reached for his back pocket, where I clearly neighborhood in the first place? saw the unmistakable butt of a handgun.

Wouldn’t that be kind of racist?

He put his hand on the gun briefly, lookWhat would you have done? ing at the other car the entire time.

Institutional racism and social injustice He then lifted his hand away from his are very real things, and they lead to probpocket, never taking his gaze off that car. lematic relationships with police. It’s the hot Then: Nothing. The young man continued ignoring my presence. I went on my way. topic of our time. (In fact we have two other pieces this week dealing with the issue, one But I thought the scenario gave enough signs of imminent violence to someone that I by our own Jessica Leigh Lebos and the other by a guest contributor.) decided to go into busybody mode.

by Jim Morekis

jim@connectsavannah.com

The “War on Drugs” has long been proven to be a sham, with documented disproportionate impacts on people of color.

But if one cares deeply about disadvantaged youth and about social justice—as most liberals surely do and our City leaders all claim to do—wouldn’t a good place to start be to immediately try and reduce the violent crime which disproportionately impacts minorities, before more damage can be done?

There are victims of racism, and there are victims of crime. Complicating matters is the fact that people can be victims of both.

Much more complicated again is the undeniable fact that perpetrators can also be victims of racism.

And then there are schmoes like me, ostensibly a beneficiary of white privilege but still very much just one dude trying to figure it all out in real time, without screwing things up too badly along the way.

Social media debates aside, when does practicality override politics?

What do you do in the heat of the moment when someone, anyone, suddenly reaches for a gun under a clear blue sky?

Obviously, I don’t really know what that young man was doing or not doing with a gun in his pocket.

But whether he was a potential perpetrator about to do violence, or just minding his own business and seemingly about to stand his ground against a perceived threat, either way there was an undeniable climate of fear on that street corner.

It’s indefensible for a society to tolerate open-air drug markets and the intimidation they bring to law-abiding citizens, no matter the very valid socioeconomic reasons which might contribute to the situation.

The bottom line to me seems to be that all taxpayers deserve equal protection under the law. cs

feedback | letters@connectsavannah.com | 1464 E. Victory Dr., Savannah, GA 31404 Thanks for Albion’s Voice and issues coverage

Editor, A word of thanks goes to Jessica Leigh Lebos for her coverage of the 45th year reunion of Albion’s Voice. She did an excellent job covering the event in the same way she does in her many other editorials.

Also, Jim, I’d like to thank you for your own editorials addressing Savannah’s challenges. Those challenges are much the same ones we addressed in Albion’s Voice 45 years ago.

It’s good to have Connect Savannah openly discussing what challenges Savannah

needs to confront and solve. I figure the major problems center around what I call the Three E’s: Education, Economics, and Equality. Those are the very problems you have been writing about.

Now if only the leaders of Savannah will take those points you raise to heart, openly

addressing them and seeking solutions, then Savannah will truly begin to progress.

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GREG WILLIAMS As a pedestrian, Peter Meyer was tragically killed by a hit-and-run driver for whom there’s a reward for capture. But many fewer people know the very next day a bicyclist was also killed in a hit and run. ways to “get paid,” as the personal injury attorney television commercials promise, than waking up before dawn on a Monday and purposely pedaling into the path of a tractor-trailer.

Others just couldn’t understand why someone would choose to ride a bike in the dark on a busy highway. The error is assuming that it was a choice.

People who depend on bicycles for transportation often don’t have the luxury of selecting when and where they ride. Their routes are often dictated by the locations of their homes and workplaces, their times of travel by their work schedules.

The tendency to assign responsibility to the most vulnerable people on our roadways can also lead to some colossally bad public policy. For an example, recall the misguided crackdown on jaywalking launched by police in 2009 after a man was killed by a driver while using an Oglethorpe Avenue crosswalk.

We don’t know critical details about how Chatham County’s first two hit-and-run victims of 2015 died. This is not unusual.

A report released last year by the League of American Bicyclists examined 628 fatal traffic crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians and found a startling lack of information on not just the causes, but also details on outcomes, such as determination of fault and resulting charges, if any.

Without this type of data, putting the

problem in perspective and developing effective measures to prevent future tragedies is difficult.

Unfortunately, initial reports are often the only news the general public receives about these terrible events. In addition to being thin on specifics, they can also contain details that may skew our perceptions.

For instance, it’s commonplace for the media to note whether a person was in a crosswalk when hit. But what if the nearest crosswalk was half a mile away?

What if skid mark measurements and other roadway evidence eventually reveal the driver was speeding? By then our collective attention will be focused elsewhere.

I’m not blaming reporters at the scene.

By the time investigations are concluded, they’ve had to move on to other stories, too.

Last week in his column, the editor of this publication announced that Connect Savannah will track instances of gun violence to provide perspective on these awful incidents.

Inspired by his example, I pledge to do the same by following up on crashes that kill and injure people who walk and ride bikes.

My goal is to provide more context and additional details, instead of letting those early, incomplete, and sometimes misleading reports fade from our memories and Facebook feeds. cs John Bennett is executive director of the Savannah Bicycle Campaign.

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“DID YOU HEAR? There were two more this week.”

If you live in Savannah and overheard this, you know what there were two more of, right?

Shootings.

The seemingly relentless reports of gun violence on Savannah’s streets have many citizens wondering how much worse it can get, especially when multiple murders happen in short succession.

Separate instances of a different sort of violence claimed the lives of two people in Chatham County on Jan. 4 and 5. Less than 12 hours separated their deaths.

Peter J. Meyer, 72, was killed by a hit-andrun driver on Abercorn Street near Twelve Oaks Shopping Center on the evening of Jan. 4.

Early the next morning, a person was killed while riding a bike on Highway 21 in Port Wentworth. The driver who hit him did not stop.

In Meyer’s case, his family is offering a $10,000 reward and police are looking for a 1999 or 2000 Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe or Suburban with a damaged front right side.

Anyone with information on the vehicle should call Crime Stoppers at 912-2342020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020.

The victim of the hit-and-run on Highway 21, who has not been publically identified, was also a man in his 70s, according to WTOC-TV. But the response to his death has been much different.

To my knowledge, no reward is being offered, no vehicles are being sought, and there has been no call for witnesses to step forward or contact Crime Stoppers.

An unidentified state trooper quoted by WTOC theorized the other vehicle was a large truck and the “driver didn’t see and probably doesn’t even know that he’s been involved in any kind of incident.”

Some WTOC viewers used the TV station’s Facebook page as a forum for the kind of victim blaming that usually follows after a person on a bike or on foot is struck by a person driving a car. One commenter accused people on bikes of swerving into the path of cars and trucks in hopes of securing post-crash settlements.

I’m certainly no expert on insurance scams, but I have to believe there are easier

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ON THE first day of 2015, a young black man died while in custody of local law enforcement.

No one took to the streets in outrage. No riots and looting ensued. No city officials called for a boycott of the gas station where he was arrested. I can’t help but wonder why.

Don’t get me wrong; the last thing we need is another Ferguson. Yet given the events of the past year, it seems like the death of Matthew Ajibade ought to be tinder for a major blaze: According to the Chatham County Sheriff ’s Office, 22 year-old Ajibade was arrested on charges of domestic violence and taken to the Chatham County Detention Center, where he became “combative.”

After he clocked one deputy in the face, breaking her nose, and injured two more, he was forced into a restraining chair and put in an isolation cell. When the officers returned to check on him, he was dead.

The young man’s family says there are facts not mentioned in the police report: The Nigerian-born Ajibade had a welldocumented case of bipolar disorder, and during his arrest, his girlfriend—who he had been fighting with at the convenience store—begged the police to take him not to jail but to the hospital, pressing his meds into the arresting officer’s hand.

The cause of death has yet to be determined by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, and sheriff ’s deputies Maxine Evans and Jason Kenny have been placed on leave until a conclusion is reached.

To add fuel to the combustible elements of possible abuse of police power and the potential mismanagement of a mentally ill detainee, the family has retained Mark O’Mara—the Florida attorney who defended George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin.

Given these factors, it seems like Savannah should be blowing up.

But instead of angry vigils and Molotov cocktails, there has only been a subdued press conference and sad tributes shared through social media.

Ajibade—also known by his nom d’art,

Matt Black—had a gift for fashion, and Facebook profile shows a stylish man overflowing with charm and optimism. Born in Lagos, he seems to have embodied the energetic, enterprising spirit of Africa’s fastest-growing city, working four jobs to support his ambitions.

Raised in Hyattsville, MD, Matt came to Savannah to study film at SCAD and moved on to computer science at Savannah Tech, where he was designing an app for his burgeoning textile company. His co-workers at Banana Republic and Wells Fargo unanimously adored him.

In a Facebook video posted on Jan. 4, his older brother, Chris Olodapo, tearfully asks those who knew Matt to record their memories of him for their grieving mother in Nigeria. He requests that the posts be labeled #thetruthaboutmattblack, a hashtag meant not to incite but to celebrate Matt’s short, bright life.

“This has to come from a place of love and not hate,” Chris pleads, calling his brother a “magnificent soul.”

Though Matt may be another black man who has recently died in the hands of police, family lawyer O’Mara believes that the reason the situation hasn’t flared with the fury that followed the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner is his relatives’ insistence that everyone remain calm until the end of the GBI investigation.

“I think the sweet temper of this family has a lot to do with the minimal reaction,” mused O’Mara in a phone interview.

The high-profile CNN legal analyst and Orlando, FL.-based criminal defense attorney immediately picked up the case after Matt’s uncle contacted him, explaining that he has “a soft spot” for this type of case.

“When I found out a kid with mental illness had died, I knew I had to get involved,” he said.

While O’Mara may be best known for sensationally defending Zimmerman, he began his career by defending a mentallydisabled teenager accused of the murder of her newborn baby. He’s built a practice on representing under-served defendants against overzealous prosecutors, and advocates for systemic change in the courts via his non-profit Justice Outreach.

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concern—and that the system is completely ill-equipped to deal with it,” he railed. “It’s disgusting.”

It’s too early to press charges, and O’Mara promised that he is giving the police the chance to be “transparent and forthright.” He anticipates the results of the GBI autopsy in the coming weeks as well as a copy of the video that will show whether Matt’s assault of the deputies was a deliberate attack or the flailing confusion of a manic episode.

“If this guy is in boxing stance, getting some good jabs in, maybe that’s not mental illness. If he’s swinging around crazy and his mental illness affected what was going on, that’s what they’re supposed to be trained to deal with,” he said, noting that while cops are human, too, they’re still not allowed to fight back in anger.

“If you break a cop’s nose, yes, it’s a felony, you’re going to get charged, fine. What’s not supposed to happen are injuries caused to a guy because he hit a cop—and it ends up killing him. If that’s what happened, that’s first degree murder.”

He added bluntly: “You don’t die from bipolar disorder in a restraining chair.”

O’Mara also plans to carefully weigh the role that race may or not have played in the tragedy—a salient point, since his client Zimmerman was exonerated in part because he convinced a jury that Martin’s death was not racially motivated.

“If he had been white, would the cops have listened to his girlfriend and taken him

to hospital? I don’t know,” contemplated O’Mara, who spent 45 minutes talking candidly about the case and provides more analysis at omaralawblog.com.

“What I do know is his family deserves to know what in God’s name happened to their son.”

Right now, no one knows the truth about how Matt died. What we can be fairly certain of is that he was a sweet, creative kid managing a mental disorder who wouldn’t have wanted to cause any more violence than there already is in this mad world.

But I’m still pondering the lack of public outrage. Is it crude apathy, a sign that we’ve already become immune to the seemingly endless stories of unarmed black men up against those supposed to serve and protect?

Or could it be that we are maturing as a society and a community, learning to be more patient as investigators do their jobs, waiting for all the facts before we respond instead of react, respecting a family’s wishes in the midst of great loss?

As we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this week, I’m choosing to believe the latter.

And no matter what emerges, I dearly hope that we will remember Dr. King’s admonition that justice is only truly served when we choose love over hate. cs T-shirts with a design by Matt Black are available at www.matt3lack.com for $20. Proceeds will help fund funeral arrangements and a memorial service.

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Police officers: Authority and Accountability In my role as church treasurer, I am expected to handle the church money, being AMERICA is not certain that every penny contributed to the church is used to support the ministries of a police state. This is the church and our church’s mission. not a country in which I am accountable to the church session the arm of justice is which reviews monthly reports and to the empowered to pursue other members of the financial committee as arbitrary and selfish we constantly look over each other’s shoulgoals. ders and make sure no one has the opportuInstead, America is a land of laws that nity to hide or personally use church assets. restrict harm, damage, selfishness, and the Independent auditors and governmental arbitrary use of force by police as well as regulations provide additional layers of citizens. Power in America is not absolute because it is restricted by law. Yes, the arm of accountability.

In my role as college administrator, I am the law is long, but in very predictable ways. expected to fulfill my obligations in a manIn particular, the exercise of power in America is properly limited by accountabil- ner that is consistent with the mission of ity. In each and every one of my own roles, I the college and the accreditation standards have both designated authority and defined of the regional accrediting body. The oversight by the vice presidents and the accrediaccountability. tor hold me accountable for the manner in When the system works properly, the accountability increases the likelihood that I which I exercise my authority as I work with will use my authority to strengthen the good students and faculty.

In my role as a citizen, in my relationships of society and limit any arbitrary or selfish with various municipal authorities and other exercise of power that harms others. citizens, I am to conduct myself in a manIn my role as father, I was expected to ner consistent with my God-given and legal exert my authority in the training and education of my boys, increasing the likelihood rights. Moreover, I must not use my power that they would become contributing mem- as an American citizen to violate the rights of others. bers of society. I was accountable to local Indeed, it is the proper application of authorities who had the responsibility to accountability that limits power, ensurensure that my parenting did not become ing that power is not used in an abusive or neglectful or abusive.

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By Dr. Gary Welton

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improper fashion. When the accountability systems indicate that harm has been done, they take appropriate steps to restore the balance of power.

There have been some questions in the minds of Americans as to whether recent grand jury decisions have properly held police officers accountable for their use of force. In particular, in the Eric Garner case, there appears to be many unanswered questions about the grand jury’s decision.

The public has seen the video tape, which suggests that the officers went too far in the way they handled Eric Garner. Not having seen or heard the other evidence presented to the grand jury, I am not able to make a fully informed evaluation, but I clearly understand the angst that exists.

It is imperative that our society finds appropriate ways to empower and facilitate the dangerous work of police officers, while at the same time holding them accountable for the manner in which they use their authority and power.

Body cameras have been suggested as one tool that might contribute to this delicate balance. That possibility is certainly a discussion worth having. We must support our police officers, yet we must also hold them accountable for the use of their authority.

When we see a case of injustice, we should be so bold as to be a whistle blower, making sure the accountability structure

is aware of the situation, whether this means making a call to Children and Family Services, reporting spousal abuse to the police, or reporting an unfair treatment of employees.

However, the manner in which such reporting and protesting is done also requires accountability by citizens. Protesting a perceived injustice does not give an individual himself or herself permission to engage in additional injustice. Protesting injustice does not justify looting and damaging the property of others and the community.

American freedom gives us freedom from arbitrary use of power. It does not, in any way, give us freedom from the accountability for our use of that power and authority.

We need to engage in serious and difficult dialogue about the continuing struggles and issues in our society, as we seek to balance authority and accountability. Violent protesting, however, does not facilitate such discussion. Instead, we must all act in ways that respect those around us, and we must hold each other accountable, police and citizens, for our behavior. cs Dr. Gary L. Welton is assistant dean for institutional assessment, professor of psychology at Grove City College, and a contributor to The Center for Vision & Values.

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By Jessica Leigh Lebos jll@connectsavannah.com

IF YOUR 2015 goals include getting in shape and being of service to your community, you’re in luck: There’s a new program in town that allows you to check off both of those resolutions at once—as long as you don’t mind a little extra fur.

FosterFit, an innovative concept that pairs preventative healthcare with animal advocacy, is seeking committed humans 18 or older to foster a homeless dog for 10 weeks.

In exchange, participants receive free supervised exercise classes, nutritional counseling and persistent motivation from their charges to take plenty of walks. Applications are due Jan. 23, and the people/pup pairs will be matched by mid-February.

The pilot program was conceived by Tybee resident Lea Lynch, a consultant and mother who runs software interface design firm with her husband, Nate. She recently made positive changes in her own lifestyle by taking regular walks with the family Shih Tzu, Charley, and realized how much her dog contributed to her success.

“I wanted to create a health care program that was approachable,” says Lynch. “And I also wanted to incorporate the scientific research that shows how people and pets exercising together is great for everybody involved.”

Lynch is also a low-residency graduate student at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Canisius College, working towards her Masters in Anthrozoology, the study of human-animal interaction. The symbiotic relationship between people and dogs plays a part in the coursework, as do animal rights and protection.

Lynch has been particularly drawn to “animal-assisted intervention” techniques used in PTSD treatment and special needs therapy, and the FosterFit project first began as her thesis. She knew that humans could benefit from the presence of a pet, but she also wanted to help animals as well. Since she and Nate first fostered Charley—a refugee from Hurricane Katrina—before deciding to adopt her, Lynch added another layer to her proposal.

FosterFit is loosely based on the success of the nationwide Walk A Hound, Lose A Pound programs, which bring participants to animal shelters for mutually-favorable physical activity. But Lynch’s idea of matching one person with a dog in need of temporary care appears to be unique.

FosterFit may help the Humane Society free up space in its shelter, says HSGS director of operations Guinn Friedman. Photo by Jon Waits/@jwaitsphoto “As far as I know, this is the first exercise program that gives people an opportunity to foster a pet in their home,” she says.

The pairs will work as team on improving their health: Humans will receive a free FitBit bracelet to measure their physical activity, and the pups’ progress will be tracked by a similar device made by Whistle Labs. Carolyn Guilford of Health Restoration Consulting of Savannah will provide cooking lessons and nutritional advice for the homo sapiens as well as an enlightening field trip to the grocery store (sans dogs.)

Food and medical guidelines for the canines comes from Dr. Brian Mulvey of Savannah Veterinary Medical Center (no table food allowed!)

Group fitness for both the two-legged and four-legged will take place outdoors at the Habersham YMCA. The weekly classes will include strength training, balance and agility work, and of course, regular games of fetch.

It’s a bit of an experiment, since pooches

don’t normally spend time at the gym.

“It’s such a cool concept,” enthuses YMCA Wellness director Dede Roberts about FosterFit. “We’re going to learn a lot from this first go-round, and hopefully make improvements as we go.”

Roberts emphasizes that the program is appropriate for all fitness levels, even beginners, but participants shouldn’t expect traditional calisthenics.

“It’s not like we’re going to be on the ground doing ab work. I don’t think a dog will do sit-ups!” she laughs.

The FosterFit dogs themselves will be handpicked by the Humane Society of Greater Savannah for their good natures and moderate energy levels—lively enough to motivate their humans, but not out of control. They’ll come to their foster parents with everything needed for a successful 10-week stay—food, crate, collar, leash, heartworm medication and any necessary veterinary care—and they’ll receive free

training throughout the program.

“We’ll offer weekly classes for general behavior, basic commands like ‘sit’,’ ‘stay,’ and ‘come,’ plus crate and house training,” says HSGS Director of Operations Guinn Friedman.

“When they come back to us after ten weeks, that animal is going to know that much more. Even better, their person might decide to adopt them.”

FosterFit also presents a shift in the way the Human Society handles temporary housing, and the program may even help dogs who aren’t participating.

“Most of the time, we use foster families to take in dogs that are sick,” explains Friedman.

“The FosterFit dogs will have to be healthy, plus we’ll know exactly how long they’ll be in there. That’s going to open up a lot of space in our shelter for other animals.”

Lynch feels that the fostering aspect of the program could be the deciding factor for folks who wouldn’t otherwise sign up for an exercise program.

“I was talking about the general idea of people and pets, and many have said that they’d do it for the dog,” she says.

“For some people, what makes this compelling is that they have the opportunity to make the difference in a dog’s life.”

Canine companionship is important to Lynch on a personal level: In addition to fostering Charley, she also adopted a moptopped mutt named Olive in 2001 from the Humane Society in Indianapolis, IN, her hometown. Olive passed away in 2012 at the age of 15, and Lynch continues to feel the impact the animal made on her.

“Even though she’s gone, she will forever be part of our family,” she remembers. “She was extremely special.”

Studies show that not only do pets increase physical exercise but caring for them can alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety. FosterFit is open to anyone 18 years or older, and seniors and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

The commitment only lasts 10 weeks, but in some cases Lynch thinks the partnerships could last much longer.

“We expect that people are going to develop some very strong bonds by the end of this program,” says Lynch. cs Fill out the application by Jan. 23 at FosterFit.org.

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Write down your healthy goals or draw a picture that represents what you want to achieve and post your page in a place where you’ll see it every day.

Sharing your intentions with friends and family helps build a support team of people who will cheer you on and help you get past bumps in the road.

One way to stay on track with your healthy eating goals when you eat out is to ask the server to put half your entrée in a to-go container.

That way you can prevent eating too large a portion and also stretch your dining-out dollars across two meals.

Playing for Keeps: New Year’s resolutions that last it even leaves the restaurant’s kitchen.

4. Say “no thanks” to the server before HERE WE are in the New Year, and if they bring the bread and butter or chips you’re like most people, you’ve made resolu- and salsa. And, if your dining companions tions to lose weight, eat better, are looking forward to the preget more exercise, and generally meal snacks, don’t deny yourself. take better care of yourself.

Instead, put a small portion on During the first few weeks, your plate and eat slowly. you’re motivated and ready 5. Know what you’re to go. Then, as the weeks go going to order before you go by, you hit a few bumps in the to the restaurant. Look at the road. That’s when the personal menu online when you aren’t trash talk starts. hungry and make your choice.

“I’ll never do this.” “It’s too Christine Myers, Then, when it’s time to order, hard.” “I’ve already blown it, so I M.S., R.D., L.D., is stick to your earlier decision. might as well give up.” on the Core Team of 6. Ask the server to What can you do to stay on the CRI Life Enhance- remove your plate before track with your resolutions and ment Program with you’ve eaten everything on it. meet your health and wellness Curtis V. Cooper Or cover your plate with your goals? The trick is to anticipate Primary Health Care. napkin as a silent signal to and plan for the challenges that See her YouTube yourself that you’re finished.

7. Bring a healthy dish have stopped you before. Here channel at https:// to a party, so there will be at are some tips to help overcome www.youtube.com/ those curves life throws at your user/haileteenvegan least one selection you can feel good intentions about eating good about eating. more healthfully: 8. Eat slowly, and stop when you’ve had enough.

1. Eat an apple on the way Remember to put your fork down between to dinner to take the edge off your hunger.

2. Drink water as often as possible. Be bites to let your stomach register when especially mindful of drinking one glass of you’ve had enough to eat. water for every glass of an alcoholic drink.

While you’re on your path to keeping 3. Ask for half portions at restaurants those New Year’s resolutions, double-check 12 or for half of your entrée to be boxed before that your goals are realistic. Don’t set a goal JAN 14-20, 2015

By Christine Myers, M.S., RD, LD

to lose 30 pounds in a month. Even if that were possible in real life, you are more likely to gain the weight back because you cannot maintain the lifestyle that got you to that goal. With smaller, easier-to-achieve goals, you’ll have the opportunity to experience success and maintain your motivation to continue your journey to a healthier you.

Here are some additional tips to help keep you on track: 1. Tell your friends about your goals, and ask them to help keep you accountable. With some advance notice, they’ll be more likely to understand your restaurant requests.

2. Write your goals down or draw a picture as a reminder and put the paper where you can read it every day, such as on the bathroom mirror.

3. Visualize yourself eating healthier, exercising and feel the sense of accomplishment it gives you. This exercise is especially helpful when you’re feeling stress related to your goals.

4. Track your progress. There are apps you can use for your smart phone that will help you track your daily weight, food, and physical activity. For free ones, try LoseIt and MapMyWalk.

5. Acknowledge your accomplishments along the way. Even if it is just that one day you went for a walk, you did it!

6. Try new recipes. If you like to cook, or even if you haven’t tried cooking and think you might like it, the next time you’re at the grocery store, pick up a vegetable you have never seen or tasted before and find a recipe for it online.

7. Make small goals to get to your ultimate “success point.” For example; “This month I will walk around Forsyth Park on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.”

8. Reward yourself for meeting small goals. Pick a reward that will motivate you – maybe that new cell phone case or CD you’ve wanted.

No matter what, stay focused on your goals. No doubt, you will have bumps along the road. If you slip, remember that every day and every meal is a new opportunity to get up and back on track. Use what works for you. You’re building a new lifestyle, not going on a diet. And you are worth it.

You can do it!

Christine Myers, M.S., R.D., L.D., is on the Core Team of the CRI Life Enhancement Program with Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care, which is offered free of charge in Savannah thanks to the generosity of civic leaders Charles H. and Rosalie Morris.

Christine also offers nutrition services through New Directions Nutrition Counseling: www.newdirectionsnutrition.com.

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My mother always asked us to wash our hands after touching money whenever possible. But is money really so out-and-out filthy that you risk serious illness every time you hand over cash at a drive-thru and then eat your burger? And: do hundred-dollar bills really have measurable amounts of cocaine on them?

—Bruce, Castro Valley, California GET READY for a deluge of I-told-youso email from vindicated mothers everywhere—in Bangladesh, for instance, where a 2006 study found that about one in eleven paper banknotes tested were contaminated with E. coli or similar bacteria.

This isn’t to say that Bangladeshis are literally wiping their butts with money (practically speaking, that’s more likely to happen on Wall Street) but rather that bacteria are everywhere, including on currency.

And unlike public toilets, twenties don’t get hosed down every so often.

Lest you think Bangladesh particularly unhygienic, 103 different fungal colonies were found on 60 randomly selected Egyptian banknotes—some of which were producing toxins. Some Philippine currency

notes carried the cysts and ova of intestinal parasites, and were subsequently eliminated from use. Topping the list of diseased and potentially hazardous currency is Nigeria, where 90 percent of paper money is a home for bacteria. (Nigerian bills that were retired after heavy circulation proved to be so contaminated they were deemed a risk to treasury workers’ lung function.)

American money might be slightly cleaner. A 2002 study in Ohio that collected and cultured 68 one-dollar bills produced a total of 93 bacterial samples; while 88 of these could pose a threat to people with compromised immune systems, five would be considered dangerous even to the healthy.

For context, a similar experiment in Kentucky in 1972 turned up 26 of the scarier bacteria after swabbing 50 low-denomination bills, a rate more than seven times higher—evidence that in some limited ways American life may have become less disgusting over the last 40 years.

And yes, roughly four out of five American bills bear cocaine residue—but only because the powder is so fine that one patient-zero bill in an ATM can easily and quickly spread it to thousands. Don’t get too excited, though: these amounts are so small that no one’s getting high off the U.S. Mint’s supply.

While I’m no more a fan of parasitic cysts than the next guy, let’s reiterate: pretty much everything has germs on it, and most of them won’t kill you. Gas-pump handles, kitchen sinks, your date’s mouth—you name it, it’s probably coated with invisible bugs. Furthermore, we couldn’t find any specific studies that tied illness incidence to handling money. If you’re really paranoid I

Alcoholic hand sanitizers, on the other hand, kill germs by first dissolving their lipid-based outer membranes and then dehydrating the proteins inside. Since nearly all bacteria have lipid membranes, tensecond submersion in alcohol can destroy all sorts of deadly and otherwise unpleasant bugs, from E. coli to staph.

(The exceptions are bacterial spores like anthrax, which are basically the cockroaches I am curious about the use of antibacterial of the bacterial world: they’ve got extremely hand gels that are commonly used to disinfect hands. Does excessive use of this substance (say, thick outer coats and can survive extreme 40-plus times a day) somehow increase the risk temperatures, chemical damage, and probof developing resistant bacteria, much in the ably nuclear warfare if it came down to it.) same way as prescription of antibiotics has?

For most bacteria, alcohol does such —Felix sweeping damage that becoming resistant to it would require a monumental structural HEH. One of my little researchers used to leap—it would be like humans developing deride Purell users as germ wussies. It took the ability to breathe without oxygen. It’s not evolutionarily impossible, I guess, but so one trip to Thailand, three hand-sanitizerfar the survival rate is zero. less days and many, many trips to the bathSo why don’t we cure tuberculosis with room before she saw the light. That said, alcohol? You try soaking your lungs in 190worrying about Purell resistance suggests some possible apples/oranges confusion on proof ethanol—not only would you die, but they might burst into flame. your part.

Cool, perhaps, but ultimately ineffective.

Antibiotics work by disabling certain specific functions of a bacterial cell. For cs example, penicillin weakens cell walls. Occasionally some rogue bacillus will have some By cecil adams genetic variant rendering its walls penicillin- Send questions to Cecil via straightdope.com or proof. Usually, your immune system can write him c/o Chicago Reader, 350 N. Orleans, handle one or two of these guys. But when Chicago 60654. you take antibiotics needlessly, or incompletely, or off schedule, you may wind up wiping out the nonresistant bacteria and thus selectively breeding the resistant ones, which can then become the main source of infection. A recent example is every college student’s nightmare: a drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea. suppose you could stick to coins, whose copper content seems to suppress their bacteria load. On the other hand, this will limit your cash purchases to gumballs, and may lead to even more awkwardness than usual when visiting strip clubs. Your mom probably warned you against those too, but we’ll keep our noses out it.

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news & Opinion | blotter streets near Kayton Homes apartments identified through the “where they found evidence of multiple investigation. shots fired,” police say.

Shortly after, they were called to Suspects sought after Zubley/MLK Googe Street, about 10 blocks away, incident where they found a car with multiple bullet holes and Malik Claxton, 19, with Detectives from 16-year-old shot and wounded, a superficial wound to his head.

Metro PD are askuncooperative in investigation At 10:29 p.m., officers were called ing the public to help Detectives of the Savannah-Chatham to the 1100 block of Mohawk Street identify two suspects also Metropolitan Police Department are inves- where they found Raymourn Brown, “who used credit ect, The male suspec susp ale fem The t after the 20, with a non-life threatening gunshot credit card th tigating the shooting of a 16-year-old teen cards after a 65-yearo vide on ght cau eft this past Sunday morning, Jan. 11, “but they wound to his arm. old woman was “Police have received conflicting are not getting much help from the victim,” a robbed,” police say. accounts of the shooting,” police say. police spokesperson says.

The two sisters from Athens, GA, The suspects, a male and a female, were Malik Davis was found with a non-life reported they left a pet store in Chatham depicted on a video from a department threatening wound when officers answered a Minors charged in Dec. armed robbery Plaza on the 7800 block of Abercorn store where credit cards stolen in the robcall to a shooting on the 1300 block of RogTwo 16-year-olds were charged with Street when the two males walked up and bery were used. ers Street at 1:37 a.m. armed robbery after they were identified as requested a ride home.

One “appears to be a black male, possi“He would not tell police where, how or “the pair who kicked a woman, pointed a bly about 5-foot-10, with a medium build, “Once they drove to the crime scene why he was shot and provided various and gun at her and her sister and tried to steal shoulder-length dreadlocks and possibly a both pulled guns and ordered them from conflicting accounts,” police say. their car Dec. 27,” police say. slight moustache,” police say. the car. A suspect pointed a gun at one The two males were charged Wednesday and pulled the trigger,” police say. “When The other is a slender black female with Multiple Monday shootings;

by Savannah-Chatham Metro detectives “wet and wavy” hair extensions. cs it failed to fire, he kicked her in the face no deaths, unsolved investigating the robbery that began in a pet while she was crouched on the ground.”

Detectives are investigating two shootings store parking lot.

The teens “attempted to steal the car, All cases from recent local law that were reported Monday night, Jan. 5.

“One of the teens was taken into custody but were unable after the key broke in enforcement incident reports. Give Shortly after 11 p.m., Downtown Preby a Metro Canine officer who had tracked the ignition.” They ran from the area but anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers cinct Patrol officers responded to a shots him through a wooded area near Cindy responding officers “set up a perimeter that at 912/234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) fired call at Draper and Morris Brown Avenue and Croatan Street.” entrapped one of the teens.” The other was using keyword CSTOP2020.

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People’s love for their pets reached a new high in December when a British man paid a veterinarian the equivalent of $500 to perform delicate surgery on a sick office goldfish (typical pet store “replacement” price: $1 to $5). Vet Faye Bethell of North Walsham, England, told the Eastern Daily Press in December that there was “nothing special” about the fish, but that the customer “just liked it a lot.” In fact, the goldfish likely did not even have a pet name — as Bethell in an interview spoke intimately of another patient by name (Cadbury, the skunk).

(Bethell’s procedure involved removing the patient from the bowl, flooding its gills with anesthetic-fortified water, and using a tiny scalpel to remove lumps that were causing it constipation, with the surgery guided by a miniature heart-rate monitor.)

Iraqi TV Goes “Jerry Springer”

Iraq’s government-run channel, Iraqiyya TV, has a reality show reminiscent of American confrontational programs, but is designed to force captured ISIS fighters to acknowledge the pain they have created.

One episode of “In the Grip of the Law” (described in a December Associated Press dispatch) showed family members of carbombing victims on a street corner in Baghdad haranguing one of the men convicted of the crime. A young man in a wheelchair, having lost his father in the attack, faced off against the convict, screaming until the jihadist “began weeping, as the cameras rolled.”

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• On Nov. 6, a couple (aged 68 and 65) were hospitalized after spending almost 13 hours locked in their car inside their own garage in Alexandra, New Zealand.

The night before, they had been unable to remember a salesman’s tutorial on how to unlock their new Mazda 3 from the inside and had spent the night assuming they were trapped because they had forgotten to bring along the battery-operated key. The wife was unconscious when neighbors finally noticed them, and her husband was struggling to breathe. (The door unlocks manually, of course.)

• At first, it seemed another textbook case of a wrongly convicted murderer being

released after a long prison stint (15 years), Best Recent Foreign News based on a re-examination of evidence. Illi• Championship-Level Theft: China’s nois officials freed Alstory Simon, who had Gxnews.com.cn reported in December the “confessed” in 1999 to killing two teenagers arrest of a man in Yulin City, accused of (before a defendants’ advocacy organizastealing more than 2,000 items of undertion convinced a judge that the confession wear from women in his neighborhood, had been coerced). That 1999 confession taken within the last year. He hid his stash had allowed the man previously convicted, above ceiling tiles in stairwells in his apartAnthony Porter, to go free, ment building, but he but prosecutors in October drew attention when one 2014 had second — or third of the ceiling spaces caved — thoughts. They once again in from the weight of the believe that Porter was the garments, showering the killer — even though a difstairs in an array of colordez, that was ferent defendants’ advocacy ful lingerie. ( Just within a catch! organization had originally the last month, according worked to free him. (In any to Hong Kong’s South event, “double jeopardy” preChina Morning Post, two vents Porter’s retrial.) other men, in Zhejiang • Undersheriff Noel Steand Hubei provinces, have phen of Okeechobee County, been detained for similar Florida, acknowledged to crimes. In the latter case, WPBF-TV in December that the alleged thief was also among the public services his wearing lingerie.) office performs is supervising • British makeup artist parents’ spanking of children.

Jordan James Parke, 23, After two sisters argued on told London’s The Sun Dec. 29, their father decided in December how he had to administer a whipping to one and asked fallen in love with the look of U.S. celebDeputy Stephen to drop by and make sure rity Kim Kardashian and thus had forced he stayed within the law. That’s “not somehimself to spend the equivalent of about thing we advertise to do,” said the deputy, $150,000 on “more than 50” cosmetic probut he estimates he has monitored about a cedures to adopt her “pouty” look, including dozen spankings. lip and cheek fillers, eyebrow tattoos and laser hair removal. “I love everything about Kim ... the most gorgeous woman ever,” he Government in Action • The Government Accountability Office said. “Her skin is perfect, her hair, everything about her” (except that, in The Sun was on the job in December, issuing an emphatic ruling that the National Weather report, only her parts above the neck were mentioned).

Service could not legally issue its work• Artist Megumi Igarashi, 42, known as ers disposable cups, plates and utensils on “no-good girl” in Japan, taunted officials the job. Such items are “personal,” GAO with over-the-top pornography twice in declared, even though most NWS facili2014, first in July when she designed a kayak ties are in remote locations, staffed by twoperson shifts that almost force employees to in the image of her genitals and then sought eat on the premises. “You can’t run out” and donations by sending contributors data on how to make a 3-D-printed model of her “grab a burger,” one employee said. Nonevagina. In her December arrest, according to theless, after a lengthy deliberative process, a BBC News dispatch, she had complained GAO said its decision is final. of the contradictions in Japanese culture • In a November ruling, France’s min(also cited in previous News of the Weird ister of housing and minister of ecology stories) that allow glorified public displays announced further streamlining of law of the penis as a symbol of fertility, but banbooks, removing out-of-date regulations.

Among the rescissions, beginning Dec. 1, is ish the vulva from public sight. the ban on installing toilets in kitchens.

Recurring Themes

• Hopeful Signs for the New Year: (1) Police in Phoenix estimate celebratory gunfire into the air on New Year’s Eve was down 22 percent from last year, since the department received reports on only 206 bullets discharged without concern for where they would land. (2) Authorities in Paris estimated that 12 percent fewer cars were set on fire in France on New Year’s Eve, with only 940 strangers’ vehicles mindlessly torched instead of last year’s 1,067.

• Recurring, With Different Result: A court in Buenos Aires, Argentina, granted a “habeas corpus” petition in December ordering the freedom of a Sumatran orangutan from Buenos Aires Zoo. Sandra, age 29, is a “non-human person” and thus sufficiently advanced in “cognitive function” to be not merely an object that humans can own without obligation. A Reuters report found no similar judgment on record, but rather, contrary recent rulings in New York (regarding Tommy the chimpanzee) and San Diego (on behalf of orca whales).

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World’s Greatest Lawyer: Christopher Soon won an acquittal in February (2011) for his client Alan Patton — even though Patton had been charged with violating a law that had been written primarily to stop Alan Patton. That law makes it illegal to collect urine from public restrooms. Patton, of Dublin, Ohio, was convicted in 1993 and 2008 (and charged again in October 2010) of waiting in restrooms and, when young boys finished using the urinal (after Patton had obstructed the flushing mechanism), rushing to gather the contents, which he admitted sexually excited him. After Patton’s 2008 conviction, the Ohio legislature made that specific act a felony, and Patton’s arrest in October was supposed to lead to a triumphant conviction. (The judge did find Patton guilty of criminal mischief, a misdemeanor.)

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Kneel before your King Tuff

By Anna Chandler

‘Cause it’s got horns. It’s horny.

anna@connectsavannah.com

Kyle Thomas, a.k.a. King Tuff, reigns supreme as garage rock’s monarch of madness and sleazy shredding. Even as a kid, The Boy Who Would be King was crafting contagious pop songs, though it’d take some time until they were dressed up with snotty overdrive, unabashed ‘70s sheen, and absurdist, mythical allusions. His discography, including his latest, 2014’s Black Moon Spell (Sub Pop Records), has been (ahem) instrumental in making guitar solos cool again, and he’s coming down South to tear it up in the name of Savannah Stopover.

So you’re heading out on tour tomorrow?

King Tuff: Oh god, am I?!

That’s what they say!

I’m not ready!

Do you have any pre-tour rituals?

I’ll figure it out. It’s mostly just pacing back and forth.

You’ve been playing forever, right? Do you remember your first guitar?

I learned to play on my dad’s Stratocaster. He bought one one day and I kind of picked it up when I was 7-8.

I see you’ve been playing SGs more recently.

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Yeah, I’ve always bought my own SGs.

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Why? Heavier tone?

Your parents seem really supportive. Did they play anything that influenced you growing up?

There still my biggest fans. My dad has always been a big hard rock and psych rock fan. We had all kind of records growing up—Blue Cheer, Hendrix, all that stuff. He stays up all night and just listens to heavy jams.

Was there a band or record that was one you both really liked? Did he take you to any shows?

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I heard that the really early stuff you wrote was very Smiths-y.

I was very into The Smiths. It was poppy – even more poppy than it is now. It was also very it was more surf-y and Modern Lovers-y.

Lyrically, too?

Yeah. It was more romantic.

You recorded for a long time by yourself on an 8-track, right?

Yeah, same kind of 8-track that a lot of San Francisco bands have used. It was getting He took me to a lot of my early concerts. He to be kind of the personal home recording took me to my first concert.

Holy Grail – the Tascam 388 8-track.

Who was it?

(Laughs) Corrosion of Conformity.

But you were in-studio for Black Moon Spell. And you worked with Bobby Harlow again, who did your self-titled album.

know who I was. I wasn’t really touring that music at the time, or even thinking about it.

They kind of pushed me to come back to the King Tuff thing and focus on that; they had enthusiasm for it.

What was it like growing up [in Brattleboro, VT]? Were there people playing music?

Yeah – it’s a very small scene, so the punks kind of find each other pretty quickly. All my friends were musicians growing up and we came up writing songs together. I grew up with Matt from Matt and Kim – that’s who I did that first tour with. And a bunch of other people have come out of there; it’s pretty interesting for such a small town.

You wrote a lot in the studio for the new record. Did you have sketches of songs when you went in, or was it from the ground up?

Oh, man! How old were you?

Yeah. I wasn’t even there when they mixed it. A few of them were loose ideas, but it really kind of grew out of recording it. That was I was 12.

Was that stressful, not having a hand in it? the first album I’d done that way. Before, I’d already demoed all the songs, so that What was that like? I knew that he would do it and it would be was kind of the first time I’d done it that good. I kind of like that part of it – it’s fun way, which was kind of stressful, because It was fucking crazy! to do that – but he wouldn’t let me be there. you don’t know if anything’s good or not.

There was a guy in the You’re shooting in the dark. It’s also exciting, pit swinging a chain.

You just like, weren’t allowed? Why? because when you demo stuff, it always has That was my first this magic. The first time you record someimpression of mosh He’s an interesting man. thing, it always has a special something to it, pits. I thought in all and you try to recreate something about the mosh pits, there’s How so? demo that you can’t capture when you get someone swingthe first energy down on tape. ing a He’s a wild one. chain.

So you think you’ll keep going in this You seem to like the wild ones. Did heavier, glammy direction for your next you discuss the sound, your vision, record? beforehand?

The next will probably be totally different.

Yeah. We were definitely both completely I’m going to go back to working by myself immersed in the writing and the recording. the way I used to do it so I can find some We did it over a few months. He was there, new zones on my own and see where that the band, Jake and Gary, were there to do takes me. cs the original basic tracks, but once those were done, it was just me and Bobby.

King Tuff, Ex Hex, Creepoid Burger Records seems like a close group.

Tuff Love: Kyle Thomas, Sub Pop’s wild child. Photo by Dan Monick

They definitely played a huge part in creating my fan base over the years, first by putting out the Was Dead cassette and getting that out there to a lot of people who didn’t

Tuesday, January 20 Hang Fire 10 p.m. $10 via ticketfly.com

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Ex Hex’s Betsy Wright, Mary Timony, and Laura Harris. Photo by Jonah Takagi the drum tracks. We recorded the rest of the album in Mary’s basement for two or three weeks.

We’ve been playing with some good bands.

The songs are so much fun – and onstage, We toured with Speedy Ortiz – that was it looks like y’all are just having a blast. fun – and we got to see a couple of really cool shows. We saw Pentagram in MinneThat was the idea from the beginning to apolis! They were playing down the street play more fun, upbeat guitar rock. [Timony] from us. People were going over there and sent me three songs to start...immediately, they got us in the show, and it was such a I loved the songs. And I had been a fan of total surprise. We just played our set, and Mary’s, and an acquaintance, but when I we were tired, and we heard they were heard the songs, I just really wanted to play playing. We just think they’re the best. On with them. tour, everything is sort of regimented – you don’t get a lot of free time. Any time we get How’s Ex Hex different from projects a chance to see one of the legendary bands you’ve done in the past? that’s still playing, it’s just a magical treat.

tour. A lot has happened! We made our record – it took a long time and a lot of work. And we just did a big tour, the biggest one that we’ve done. And we’re starting off the year leaving for three weeks.

For all of us, it’s been a little bit more fun than some of the other projects that we’ve done. The music lends itself to that atmosphere, and then playing these songs is fun also ‘cause it’s a challenge to be in a threepiece. Because you have you really gotta hold it down – you can’t afford to make mistakes because everybody can hear everything you do. I think, because we practice so much, we now feel free with the material.

What’s the writing process like for you guys? Is there a lot of collaboration?

Bass was a new instrument for you, right?

What was it like learning it for Ex Hex?

We already had a few songs written a few before I started playing – [Mary Timony] sent me some demos that her and Laura did.

So I when I joined, I sort of already knew some of the songs and we just started playing on those. That’s how the album came together: someone would bring an idea and we’d arrange all the music. And then for the recording process, we went to North Carolina and recorded in the studio, and we actually pretty much just got the drum sounds

I play piano, so it’s kind of a combination of the left hand of piano and the guitar. I’ve taken a few bass lessons from Carol Kaye from The Wrecking Crew – I took a lesson on Skype. She was really amazing – she pointed me in the right direction. There’s some subtleties about playing bass that I didn’t understand when I first started, so hopefully I’m getting better!

Betsy Wright: Yeah, that was our first little

You’ve been touring so much – any highlights to share?

What’s coming up for Ex Hex? We just started working on some new stuff.

It’s going to take a while, because we’re touring so much. We’re just starting to get fresh ideas and new little tunes. We don’t have plans to record in this year necessarily, but we might start some pre-production; we don’t know.

This was a pretty crazy year. The 7” and then the record – it really took off.

Things happened sort of fast. People seemed to like the record, we’re psyched about that.

I think we’re all really enjoying being able to tour so much and play so much, so I’m sure we’ll want to keep going. We’re excited to come back to the Stopover and see Savannah again. It’s a beautiful town. cs

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Mary Timony, Betsy Wright, and Laura Harris have been around the block, each slaying in bands like Helium, Wild Flag, and the Fire Tapes over the past few decades. But their newest endeavor, Ex Hex, is a breath of fresh air that isn’t afraid to hearken back to the glory days of rock ‘n’ roll.

They played Savannah Stopover 2014 in the band’s baby stage, days before dropping their first single, “Hot and Cold,” a toe-tapper of a pop cut toughed out by throwback distortion and vocals that manage to be simultaneously catchy and smoky-cool.

Their debut LP, Rips, set Timony, Wright, and Harris as one of the coolest bands on the summer circuit, and their live show confirmed it – Ex Hex visibly adore hitting splashy chords, digging into solos, and just playing fun rock music together.

We caught up with bassist Betsy Wright on Ex Hex’s huge year, their shared Pentagram fandom, and returning to Hang Fire.

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‘Huge, unruly bill’ part of the visual and auditory fun at Hang Fire

By Anna Chandler anna@connectsavannah.com

JAN 14-20, 2015

YOU KNOW Savannah’s creators are pushing themselves when they redefine traditional show structure itself. Promotional force Safe//Sound is at it again, harvesting talent from our own turf for the all-local Cry Fest 2.0.

The evening festival doubles as a release party for local art collective Fist City’s latest zine – and from the sound of it, it’s something everyone’s going to be talking about long after the taps are drained.

May 2014’s Cry Fest 1 (one of the last shows at Safe//Sound Gallery) featured mostly noise-pop groups on their way to Savage Weekend, a Chapel Hill noise festival. The second chapter in the sob story is a wild, ambitious thing: 13 musical acts, four visual artists/writers, part show, part exhibit, all party.

DJ Boodoo, Ugly Hussy, Orthodox, Twisty Cats, Blackrune Circle Esoteric Orchestra, Cryathalon, Boy Harsher, White Treasure, Crazy Bag Lady, Sunglow, Faeryteeth, Abraham Dankin, Ross Fish, and Kastella comprise the final performance bill.

Some of those folks play out several times a month, but expect nothing like you’ve heard before. With Cry Fest 2.0 commitment comes stipulations: each artist plays a 15-minute set, and they must try something new and experiment.

“When we reached out and asked folks to play we put a lot of pressure on the 15-minute guideline as a way to play newer songs or to just get up there and improv, do something weird,” explains Safe//Sound’s Jae Matthews.

Safe//Sound looked to the success and risky nature of prior events to lay the 18 groundwork for Cry Fest 2.0.

Clockwise from top left: Tara Walters and Lydia Schneider of Faeryteeth; drawing by Fist City’s Lomaho Kretzman; Blake and Peter Mavrogeorgis of Twisty Cats; drawing by Fist City’s Gordon Rabut.

“I think we combined the mechanics of Cry Fest 1 and The Last Waltz (the last ever show at the gallery) to come up with the 15 minutes,” Matthews says. “And up until yesterday [ January 6], we said ‘yes’ to everyone who asked to play.”

“Now we have a pretty huge, unruly bill,” she continues, “but I am looking forward to seeing how we are even gonna manage to control it.”

With the structure of the event just as unpredictable as the acts, you know it’s going to be a show to remember.

Blackrune’s Paul Goerner has been experimenting with styles and collaborations for years now, crafting delicate mechanisms and Moorish heaves with all manner of instruments. The Blackrune Circle Orchestra is a brand-new endeavor.

“This is a Paul-led deviation of Blackrune that has a couple special guests,” Matthews hints.

Cryathalon, Triathalon’s Adam Intrator and Chad Chilton, is perhaps as much a reference to the event as to tears shed in Triathalon guitarist Hunter Jayne’s absence (he’s on tour with Wet Socks). This project will be an experimental spinoff of their typical soulful surf-pop fare: rumor has it, Cryathalon will be playing a distorted interpretation of R&B. Intrator’s love of ‘90s smooth jams sure comes through in his vocals, so we’ll see

how far the boys can take it.

While many Cry Fest performers have haunted the Hang Fire stage before, some will be up there for the first time. Blake and Peter Mavrogeorgis of Dollhouse Productions are frequent supporters of the venue; at Cry Fest 2.0, the husband-wife duo will unveil their band, Twisty Cats.

“Twisty Cats began in our apartment in New York during drunken, late-night GarageBand recordings many years ago,” Blake explains. “We are resurrecting these pieces and trying to turn them into full songs.”

As performers explore new sounds onstage, attendees can grab a copy of Fist City’s latest zine and peruse stickers, shirts, prints and artwork from contributors Clayton Walsh, Gordon Rabut, Lomaho Kretzman, and Brooke Schwartz.

This isn’t the first time that Safe//Sound and Fist City have teamed up; they’re all pals, and Fist City had their first exhibit at the Safe//Sound Gallery.

“They are very, very talented, and their work is amazing,” says Matthews fondly.

“So what better way to celebrate them than throw an insane party full of chaos and booze?”

Could be better with a fog machine. Oh wait! They’ll have one.

United as Fist City, Walsh, Rabut,

Kretzman, and Schwartz show a curatorial eye for the visually arresting and lowbrow— think truck stop America through the lens of an episode of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse with a powerviolence soundtrack. From Rabut’s meticulous mark-making to Kretzman’s loose but intensely expressive line drawings, Fist City’s publications are hilarious, rougharound-the-edges, sincere love letters to handmade art and the visual narrative.

Schwartz, in addition to contributing writings to Fist City’s publications, will take the stage as White Treasure. He’s been performing under the doom-rap moniker for a couple of years now, popping up occasionally to deliver intense, tongue-in-cheek sets.

Bring some cash for Fist City merch, and photos, too: Polaroid Queen Emily Earl will be on-hand to help commemorate the evening with an analog photo booth. Polaroids are $5 a pop.

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‘Round these parts, the man needs no introduction. A founding member of The Allman Brothers, Gregg Allman’s career and personal life are storied affairs: failed marriages, stints in and out of rehab, risky surgeries, the deaths of loved ones.

But Allman’s always shone bright as an enduring spirit with that contagious grin and dedication to positivity: in the past five years, the 67-year-old has received a Grammy nod, penned an autobiography, My Cross to Bear, played a final show with The Allman Brothers, and continued to release solo material, most recently 2011’s Low Country Blues, produced by T-Bone Burnett.

In recent local news and national headlines, he stood up for what’s right via lawsuit, when the creators of his biopic, Midnight Rider, attempted to resume shooting after the on-set death of crew member Sarah Jones. Allman, who was an Executive Producer on the film, removed himself from the project entirely; the lawsuit was settled out of court, and filming will likely not continue.

Here’s hoping the Midnight Rider himself, with that big heart and lust for life, never loses his thirst for performance. Tickets are still available; take the kids and grant them the opportunity to see the founder of Southern Rock himself live and in person.

Saturday, January 17. 8 p.m. $25-29.50 via etix.com.

Trinity Sanctuary Concerts: Thursday Night Opry @Trinity UMC

The fine folks at Trinity are kicking off a new year of concerts with a bang: six, count ‘em, six, singer-songwriters! The evening is focused on up-and-comers that audiences may have not had the chance to see just yet.

Payne Bridges, Isaac Smith, Tyler Edwards, Corey Hines (Black Water Choir), Sarah Tollerson, and Nikko Raptoulis take the stage this Thursday. Hines and Smith both released excellent new work in 2014, and Bridges is set to release an EP in 2015. This is a great chance to get a sampling of our immense local talent in an allages, listening room environment.

Thursday, January 15. 7 p.m. $10.

Bane, Axis, Word Travels Fast, Without, Crazy Bag Lady @The Guild Hall

It’s been 20 years since seminal hardcore band Bane debuted, and in 2014, they announced that their latest album, Don’t Wait Up, would be their last. Old habits die hard, though; despite it being their last time in the studio, Bane has plans to continue touring through 2015, starting off right here on the East Coast.

They’re on the road with Florida metalcore band AXIS. At The Guild Hall, Atlanta’s Word Travels Fast (indie pop-punk) and Savannahnians Without and Crazy Bag Lady join the bill.

After two decades of ruthless touring, Bane has gained a reputation as one of the most explosive live sets you can catch. Do it while you still can.

Saturday, January 17. Doors at 5 p.m. $10 via 912shows.bigcartel.com.

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Savannah Stopover Festival Lineup Announcement with Family and Friends, River Whyless, A.M. Rodriguez @The Jinx

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We still have a couple of months before Stopover Official, but this week’s dedicated to getting pumped up about one of the best music weekends of the year. Before King Tuff and Ex Hex take over Hang Fire with their raucous garage rock, Southern-fried indie-folk will put a delicate spin on your weekend.

Seven-piece Athens band Family and Friends captivated Revival Fest audiences, blending wistful strings, bright acoustic pickings, and tenderly lush harmonies to render a gorgeously textured sound.

It’s gently beautiful stuff that you can totally dance to – therein lies the power of 2014’s Love You Mean It. River Whyless has charmed Savannah before, too, during Stopover 2012 and 2013. Their baroque approach to indie-folk allows them to show their Asheville, North Carolina roots proudly. Hopefully, we’ll hear some tunes off their upcoming self-titled EP, which drops on January 20. Recorded live to tape at Louisville, Kentucky’s La La Land, the band’s excited to share the results of capturing that sonic energy firsthand.

A.M. Rodriguez rounds out the bill as local opener. It’s a busy night downtown, but stay close, as the hardworking Stopover team will be announcing the complete lineup of touring and local acts during the show.

Friday, January 16. 10 p.m. $10 via ticketfly.com.

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Dope Sandwich, Culture Vulture, Super Toine, Culture Cypher @The Jinx

Savannah’s hip-hop collective/label Dope Sandwich had a busy 2014. With the release of compilation Behind Bars Volume 1, KNife’s Iconoclast, Miggs’ Son of a Gun, and videos, tours and collaborations by KNife and Miggs, our hometown boys are showing the rest of the world that, after nearly 10 years, they’re still the local forerunners of tight, thought-provoking, original hip-hop.

Co-founder Basik Lee has spent the last year exploring his flexibility as an artist, showing his soulful side as he leads hip-hop/jazz/soul group Ambrose. He’s also returned as The Jinx’s Tuesday Hip-Hop Night host.

While you can often catch Dope Sandwich’s KNife, Miggs, and Basik Lee battling and freestyling on Tuesdays, this weekend show also highlights progressive instrumental band Culture Vulture. They’ll team up with Hip-Hop Night regular Super Toine and Culture Cypher in an exclusive performance.

If you haven’t heard KNife and Miggs’ latest collaboration, “Clickbait,” check out the video, directed by KNife, on YouTube; when these two team up, they pick apart the outbreak of local violence and weave Star Wars references in with firm reminders to get in line or get the hell out of the way: the duo’s unstoppable.

Saturday, January 17. 10 p.m.

Myrtle Beach’s Independents have been “putting the fun back in funeral” since 1992, playing absurdly fun horror punk with a ska backbone. Managed by Joey Ramone from 1995 until his death in 2001, The Independents tour ferociously – this is a Savannah return for them, and their first all-ages one in a while.

They’re on tour with Black Cat Attack (pictured), Ontario’s own death punks. Local punks Jeff Two-Names and the Born Agains and The Anxiety Junkies join the bill. CS Tuesday, January 20. 7 p.m. $10.

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Culture | Pulse

Be the Bee

PULSE artist Katja Loher combines interactive video with environmental awareness

By Anna Chandler anna@connectsavannah.com

PULSE Art + Technology Festival kicks off with a lecture by New York-based Swiss artist Katja Loher. Her Beeplanet offers a unique kind of interaction with art, as viewers must look into beautiful, hand-blown glass orbs to watch her environmentallyconscious videos. A reception, with a DJ and cash bar, will follow Loher’s lecture.

We chatted with her about her process and speaking out for the very real threat to the bee population through art.

What was your process like for Beeplanet?

Katja Loher: I start with the idea – usually a

Tell me about the idea of the portal and the orb – the contained glimpse in. Do you consider it an isolated or a magnified view for the person peering in?

The bubbles, spheres and hemispheres draw the viewer enter into my Miniverses and reveal these microcosmic worlds in a complete and magical way.

Beauty is omnipresent in my works, as the essence of life-sustaining processes supporting our planet. Peering into the glass

sculptures is like having a conversation with oneself. This intimate experience nevertheless resonates globally, addressing ecological urgencies like the disappearance of the bee population.

How do you think the physicality of seeing this in a contained sphere influences and engages the viewer?

With my video-sculptures, I try to free video from technology, because I see art as a language and technology is only something elementary.

The medium video-sculpture allows me to tell stories inside object and make them alive. Every time we look at the piece we discover another movement and composition from our chosen viewing angle.

Through my work I want to stimulate dreams, experimentation and humor, and reveal perspectives that we all too often lack in everyday life.

What drew you to bees initially?

Well, besides being the most important pollinator – and we only have 50 percent of the

Buzzworthy art: Loher and her orbs. normal population of bees left on the planet – I’m fascinated with bees because they communicate by dancing; and of course, the language used in my videos is dance.

Beeplanet offers a glimpse into the extraordinary language developed by honeybees to communicate distance, direction and quality of flowers by dancing. The group of movements that resembles a figure eight is known as the waggle dance.

This mode of communication has been threatened by industrial food production and its use of pesticides. During the dance, the dancers clad in bee costumes are losing their wings and look increasingly more human. This transformation refers to the CCD, Colony Collapse Disorder, a phenomenon that led to the world-wide disappearance of worker bees.

The dance celebrates its beauty and intricate complexity all the while addressing its vulnerability to current agricultural practices and their use of pesticides controlled by the Pharma industry.

Do you consider your work a form of activism?

I wouldn’t call it activism. I call it BANG BANG movement. I believe in small changes every day, where ever we are and whatever we do. I believe in the Miniverse, which has the potential to become a parallel universe.

No matter how daunting the situation may be, we must continue to express these concerns as individuals. We all have to do our best to live in harmony with our environment. I hope to remind people that even the smallest creatures can make the greatest impact. It’s all inter-connected: the Butterfly-effect. CS PULSE Opening Lecture by Video Sculptor Katja Loher and Reception Jepson Center Wednesday, January 21, 6 p.m.

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question – and then I let it become its own creature. My choreographed videos are inspired by nature and its self-organizing systems whose essential features are harmony and symbiosis.

Beeplanet urges my viewers to shrink down to the level of insects, not only to empathize with these tiny but monumentally important creatures, which are vanishing at an alarming rate, but also to better comprehend the disastrous situation in which we’ve placed ourselves.

The creations require complex collaborative efforts, there are many steps and media involved in the process of my creations. I do my best to be involved for each one – from the concept to the costume-making, then to the actual shooting, which involves choreography and dance and there is a long postproduction process following, with audio and video editing, as well as sculpting and glassblowing.

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An interest in audio engineering led him to SCAD, where he met sound design professor and mentor Matt Akers, whom he call his “Obi-Wan.” Akers introduced him to 1950s musical pioneers John Cage and Steve Reich as well as the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for Dr. Who’s original eerie sound effects. Messing around with what was then new technology was more of an exercise in esoteric experimentation back then, but as equipment has become more affordable, electronic music has morphed into a populist—and pretty hip—undertaking.

“It used to be strictly an academic pursuit, but it’s so much more accessible now,” rhapsodizes Fish, who often collaborates with other local artists and musicians.

He enjoys the communal aspect of the local noise-pop scene, where audiences tend to become participants as he manipulates the noise based on the group experience.

“I like to think of it as live sound sculpting,” he describes, noting that in that respect, it’s not so far off from jazz.

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In his spare time, he provides sound engineering for touring bands that perform at Graveface Records.

For Friday’s workshop, Fish hopes folks will put aside any staid notions of music as well as any fear of electrocution.

“No experience necessary whatsoever is needed, you just have to be willing to take a step out of your comfort zone and experiment with sounds,” he says as he pulls two cords out of a console and reverses them.

“The main idea is to get people comfortable with tinkering.” cs

of a traditional keyboard-based synthesizer, modular synthesizers have several components that can be switched around and patched together, allowing musicians to create, loop and distort with unlimited freedom.

“It’s like Legos with sound. You can rearrange what you’re hearing in real time,” he says, offering a wordless syllable into a microphone. Within seconds, that singular sound has been spiraled into spacey drone and set to a techno beat.

Musical experimentation has always been in Fish’s wheelhouse. The New Jersey native began studying orchestra and jazz at the age of 7, playing tenor sax and bass through his high school years. When he looked at what pursuing formal music training in college held for him, however, he decided to jump tracks.

“I realized I hated sitting in a practice room for six hours a day,” he laughs.

At first glance, it looks like any other jewelry box, maybe something you’d find stuffed with pearl brooches on your grandmother’s bureau.

Except this little fabric-covered container has a small jumble of wires inside, and when sound artist Ross Fish connects it to his mixing board, what comes out might blow Grandma’s mind: “You can create stable pitches like this,” explains Fish as he plugs in the instrument he’s created, which produces a series of clear tones.

“Or,” he continues, adjusting several dials until a dissonant racket of reverb and crunchy static wails from the speakers, “you can get really gnarly with it.”

Fish regularly makes music by mining the electrical sockets and has been performing his own experimental soundscape at local clubs and art openings since 2010. He’s hosting a pre-PULSE “Make Your Own Electronic Music Toy” workshop at the Jepson this Friday, Jan. 16.

The SCAD grad has been making what he calls “noise toys” for years, promising that with a little tooling, almost any object can be turned into a sound device—and can be controlled by almost anything as well. While the little jewel box has a set of knobs, Fish explains that sound can also be manipulated by flashes of light, and he performed a set at last year’s PULSE Festival by hooking up a bicycle wheel.

“Audio is just electricity that moves quickly, and any electrical voltage will work,” he says. “Even a toaster.”

Indeed, his studio resembles a hightech laboratory that popped up in an appliance graveyard, overseen by a meticulous mad scientist who really knows how to jam. A turntable and an old school double cassette deck sit on one cabinet, rows of mixing boards with tiny lights and dials on another. Along a wall there is a cache of color-coded cords, each perfectly coiled.

For the most part, Fish creates his ambient compositions on a modular synthesizer, an instrument that looks more like the console of the space shuttle Sound artist Ross Fish makes music out than anything that would inspire a dance of electrical voltages and a lot of wires. party. Unlike the “fixed voice architecture”

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Sweet Tea Grille sweetens up West Chatham

in Metter, he decided that maybe it was time to revisit his Lowcountry roots and lend a helping hand in the catering and cooking SECRET DREAMS and hidden desires and soon, ah yes, those dreams of his began often stay tucked safely away to take a firmer shape in his mind and heart. during the tempestuous Port Wentworth is nobody’s idea of ride of youth while one Foodie Central, but, like Twin City, it is concentrates on making a small, and in need of someplace you can go living, establishing a firm for a drink and dinner, or a lunch repast financial footing for the with more choices than a Wendy’s burger. future.

Located just beyond the familiar AppleThen along comes by’s and Carey Hilliards, tucked behind middle-age, creeping the Days Inn & Super-8, way out on Hwy up with uncomfort21/Augusta Rd., is Royce Patrick’s dream able reminders that times-a-wastin’ and starts one thinking that perhaps our current brought into the real world: Sweet Tea Grille. Though October saw the celebration situation is not really what we want.

Blame it on the restlessness of approach- of their second year, it was so sequestered ing middle-age, or the momentum of a fam- away that it even escaped my roving foodie C ily background steeped in good cooking and eye and only came into view through a Face- G book friend-of-a-friend’s “Like” for their ownership in several eateries that always featured great Southern cuisine, but Royce business page.

Gathering together old family recipes, Patrick was feeling the itch to make those filtering Southern favorites into a menu that secret dreams a reality. is both comforting yet unique, Royce, who Royce’s hometown, Twin City, GA, is is not only owner of the Sweet Tea Grille, a tiny hamlet surrounded by lush woods, peaceful lakes and a welcome sign that reads, but also Chef, has created a neat little gem out there in Port Wentworth that Savannah “Twice as Friendly, Twice as Nice!” Even foodies would do well to investigate. though Royce had made his way to the big I like Royce’s twist on familiar favorites, city of Birmingham to found a prosperous career in car rentals, those whispering pines like his take on the humble nachos: made with freshly pulled confit of duck, fruit of Georgia still called to him to return.

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Clockwise from top right: ‘Junkyard Chicken’ with fresh veggies, creamy Shrimp & Grits, Sweet Tea Burger an incredible array of flavors. Sunday-Friday has Country-Cookin’ Lunches added to the menu, with traditional Meat ‘n’ 3, all freshmade daily.

The kind and knowledgeable manager, Lindsey Bland, was dining on a big, juicy rib-eye, and told me that, as picky as she was about steak, this was a long-time favorite dish, for the perfection of the seasonings, tenderness and full flavor. My daughter goes for chicken dishes anywhere, and picked the Junkyard Chicken—think “everything but the kitchen sink”—piled high with grilled onions, peppers, and succulent mushrooms, two cheeses, crispy bacon, fresh jalapeno peppers, and diced tomatoes—you can ask for even more additions (pulled pork, pimento cheese, etc.) as you wish.

Sweet Tea Grille includes a full bar, stocked with fine drafts like Abita Amber, Sweetwater 420 and Southbound Belgian White ale, a wine list, and favorite Southern cocktails such as the whomp-yer-ass Back Porch Brew made with Troy & Sons Moonshine, or the more traditional Chatham Artillery Punch. cs Sweet Tea Grille 109 Travelers Way Port Wentworth (912) 200-4480 Sun-Thu 11am-930pm Fri-Sat 11am-10pm www.sweetteagrille.com

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Chili’s to any corner Asian dive, but Royce turns out his unique Soul Rolls stuffed with pulled pork, black-eyed peas, rice, fresh onion, and chopped collard greens and serves them with a tangy peach chutney and spicy mustard.

Dips and dunks are common fare, but his ”Southern Salsa”—called “Redneck Caviar”—a heaping helping of black eyed peas, corn, tomatoes, onion, and jalapeños, or the family recipe Pimento Cheese served with Red Pepper Jelly, are definitely different.

I’m a dyed-in-the-wool Southern girl who loves shrimp n’ grits, something I keep an eye out for on local menus. Here you can find three versions: with tender shrimp over cheddar stone-ground grits and smothered in a delicate, buttery milk gravy; pulled pork from an in-house smoked Boston Butt surrounded by collard greens and garnished with onion hay, or blackened tilapia with a rosy red garland of fresh tomatoes and okra—all of them mouth-wateringly good.

If you’re a devout foodie who needs to use some restraint in trying new items (for reasons of either weight or finances!), it helps to bring along a burger buff who can order up this goodie and also be kind enough to offer you a big bite! My son was happy to come along to give the Sweet Tea Grille Burger a try: a BIG half-pound of freshmade ground sirloin, topped with pimento cheese, pepper jelly, smoky bacon, crispy lettuce, tomato, and red onion, gifted us with

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SAVANNAH’S craft beer calendar is filling up fast in 2015, with several exciting events to close out January. From beer release festivals to charity tap takeovers and exciting beer dinners, there is something happening this month for every type of beer lover.

To stay on top of all the local craft beer happenings, SAVCraftBeer.com has released a new iPhone app that provides upcoming event information, as well as a directory of local breweries, craft beer savvy restaurants, bars, bottle shops and more.

To download, just search for Savannah Craft Beer on the iTunes store, or visit SAVCraftBeer.com for a direct link. To tide you over until you fire up your phones, here’s a quick look at this month’s biggest local beer celebrations.

TAMP & Tap returns on January 17 to unveil the second annual collaboration between Southbound Brewing Company and PERC Coffee. This year’s iteration of “Moonlight Drive,” a coffee stout infused with a signature PERC blend, will debut with a festival in the courtyard PERC shares with Southern Pine Co. on East Broad St. Like the party last year, attendees will be able to tour the facility, purchase food and sample a wide range of Southbound brews like “Hop’lin IPA,” “Scattered Sun Belgian Wit,” and new Belgian Quad “The Reaper” in addition to star attraction “Moonlight Drive.”

Johnny Harris is providing the food at Tamp & Tap and is certain to highlight its new line of organic barbecue sauces made with Southbound’s beer, PERC’s coffee and honey from Savannah Bee Company. Live music will be performed by Waits & Co. Tamp & Tap is the first big event in a year that promises to be huge for Southbound as it moves into bigger markets and expand its line of beers. April will see Southbound grow into the Athens and Atlanta regions.

Carly Wiggins, Southbound’s Marketing

Try the new app from SAVCraftBeer.com! and Sales Director, said that being cautious has provided a key to early success. “Atlanta is a monster beer drinking area. Our biggest concern is being able to maintain the high quality of our brews and to make sure there are no shortages. We feel confident now we that are ready for the challenge!”

As for new beer on the horizon, Southbound recently acquired fifty new wine barrels to further expand barrel aging and sour programs. This spring, you’ll also be able to taste a new Southbound beer developed in collaboration with the Savannah Music Festival. “We’ve brewed up a super citrusy IPA called, “Rollin’ & Tumblin’ IPA” in honor of some of the great blues music featured at the festival,” Wiggins explained.

Tamp & Tap 2015 Location: PERC Coffee, 1802 East Broad St Date: Saturday, January 17 from 1-4 PM. Cost: $25 advance/$30 gate

IF THE hustle and bustle of a beer festival isn’t your speed, perhaps a relaxing five course meal paired with delicious European beer is a better fit.

The Bier Haus is hosting a Belgian Bier Dinner on January 21st. D&V International beer brands including St. Bernardus, Abbaye Des Rocs, Girardin, Duchesse de Bourgogne, and Abbaye Val Dieu will be highlighted. For fans of American craft beer who haven’t ventured into native Belgian styles, Bier Haus owner Marshall Urstadt thinks they will have an easy adjustment.

“The Belgians give American craft brewers a foundation on how they can brew a distinct

style but with their own twist. Belgians tend to follow traditions, which is nice so you always know what to expect.”

As for the food, traditional Belgian cuisine is a combination of Dutch and French.

Urstadt noted that “Belgian cuisine is know for their chocolates, waffles, moules, endives, and pomme frittes. But we are introducing heartier dishes like lamb and duck for this dinner.”

Belgian Bier Dinner Location: The Bier Haus Date: January 21, 6 PM Cost: $60 / Reservations required

THERE’S no better excuse to raise a glass than to do so for charity. The Savannah Bicycle Campaign and Green Truck Pub are teaming up once again for a New Belgium Brewing Co. Tap Takeover on Tuesday, January 20. New Belgium is the perfect fit for a Bicycle Campaign event thanks to its signature “Fat Tire” amber ale and long history of bicycle-related branding.

At this event, New Belgium and Green Truck will donate one dollar from every pint sold to the Savannah Bicycle Campaign as well as match personal donations. A free bike valet will be available and New Belgium paraphernalia will be given away.

New Belgium Tap Takeover Benefitting Savannah Bicycle Campaign Location: Green Truck Pub Date: January 20, 6PM More information about all the events listed here can be found at SAVCraftBeer.com

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Sulfur Studios sets down roots in Starland

JAN 14-20, 2015

Moss says.

Thus far the art community has warmly received Sulfur Studios.

“They can see our vision for what this place has to offer,” Perez says.

Currently, Sulfur Studios has an online crowd funding campaign through Indiegogo.

So far enough has been raised to cover the renovations necessary to get the space prepared for the February 1 move in date. They need more support though.

“We really need to raise the money to get the gallery going because that’s what starts to make this profitable,” Moss says.

By Lauren Flotte Their Indiegogo goal is for $8,000, but artrisesavannah.org due to contributions received outside the site, Moss says just $4,000 would get the gallery started. The deadline for the campaign is Jan. 26.

JENNIFER MOSS faced a “We’re so thankful for the common quandary upon donations we’ve gotten, but graduating from SCAD. Emily Earl, Alexis Javier to really make it what we “I came to SCAD not Perez and Jennifer Moss; envision, this full community knowing if I was going to Perez at work in his studio; space with a gallery, that’s stay. I really love the city bottom, Sulfur Studios is able to do all those events, we and I like living here but on Bull Street in the former really need the money to fix it I just needed somewhere Homeless Authority and up,” Moss says. to work after school.” aims to “become a hub of Sulfur Studios sees itself in Months of searching turned up no viable creative activity.” the larger context of a changstudio options. Moss was considering leaving Savannah. By being rooted ing Savannah but mentioned her struggle in the Starland District, a burto a friend who owned a building on Bull geoning arts area, they hope Street in the Starland District. to enact positive change in the The Homeless Authority had occupied neighborhood and retain talthe building for many years, but upon their ented artists in Savannah. relocation, the large space sat in want of a “If we can help make this new tenant. Her friend offered to let her use neighborhood a more attractive place by it as studio space until it was leased. bringing more people in and supporting “I had been working in this space for a other local businesses, then that is another few months and every time I came in, I just reason people are going to want to stay in thought— this needs to be more than just Savannah,” Moss says. me,” Moss says Both Perez and Earl witnessed the This thought blossomed into a new venvarious waves of development in the ture when Moss shared her idea with fellow neighborhood.

SCAD alumni and Savannah-based artists, “There’s so much local artistic history in Emily Earl and Alexis Javier Perez. this area. It was booming for a second, then This past November the trio introduced there was this weird lull, but I definitely feel Sulfur Studios, a community art space offerthat coming back,” Earl says. She sees Sulfur ing affordable artist studios.

Studios and other artistic efforts based in Entering the building, its clear why Moss the area as part of that.

“Every first Friday a crowd is going to be anyone from the artistic community.” had a strong vision for the space. There are “With the changes that are going on in coming through. That’s a big bonus of this A large center room will be renovated into 14 rooms, ranging from 8x8 feet to 18x18 Savannah right now it’s really important space,” Moss says. a gallery. The flexibility of the gallery space feet, each with its own locking door.

“This will be a place where you can work allows Sulfur Studios to host a diverse range that the people who live here help foster the Tenants will have 24-hour keypad entry right changes. Locals should get involved on your art but you can also sell out of here,” of events. to the building and access to a shared storand think about what they want this area to Perez says community members have age space and kitchenette. The rental prices Perez says. “Another perk to the space is the be and do something about it.” community vibe.” proposed everything from musical and range from $175-$500.

For Earl, Perez, and Moss, that something Moss agrees, “If you are working in your artistic performances to yoga and meditaCurrently there are four studios still availis Sulfur Studios, and they invite others to studio and need an opinion, you walk down tion workshops. On Feb. 6, they will host a able. Artists from a variety of backgrounds contribute to the project’s success. cs the hall and grab somebody.” performance of Mermutants, an alternative including SCAD alums, self-taught artists, Moss says that after leaving school that puppet show. and professional designers have already type of feedback is “the biggest thing you “It’s really whatever the community rented the other studios.

To learn more and link to Sulfur Studios Indineeds. We think we can make the space The studios will be open monthly during miss. We definitely want to have open criegogo campaign, visit sulfurstudios.org or contact tique nights, not just for our renters but work for them. That’s what’s really exciting,” sulfurstudios@gmail.com. the Art March.

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Openings & Receptions

Beginning Metalsmithing — This is an introductory course to metalsmithing. The focus of this course is to introduce basic tools and techniques used by jewelers. Students will use both sterling silver and copper to create several pieces of jewelry. Basic soldering skills will also be taught. Expect to get your hands dirty! Ages 17+. Instructor: Christi Reiterman. $150/$140 city resident Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m.. 912-651-6783. savannahga.gov/arts. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St.

Freshly Curvilinear: Art Glass by David Russell — From molten glass, Russell creates

wonderfully arched and vibrantly colored art glass. Currently residing in Camden, South Carolina, Russell studied the art of glass working with masters at the Penland School of Crafts in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington, and the Corning Museum of Glass in New York State. Jan. 17-Feb. 28. 912-721-5007. The Grand Bohemian Gallery, 700 Drayton St.

Beginning Wheel Throwing — This introductory

Low Country Scenes: Coastal Images by Bryan Stovall & Les Wilkes — Les Wilkes and Bryan

Stovall have teamed up to showcase some of their most captivating Lowcountry scenes shot in black and white, and many in infrared. As always, a portion of sales benefits Hospice Savannah’s Daily Impact Fund which provides unique services to patients, families and our community not otherwise covered by Medicare or other insurances. Jan. 16-March 31. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr.

Continuing Exhibits !CLIC PIC! Lolz :: Selfie Artist Lance Rubin — Sa-

vannah artist Lance Rubin is a painter who has been capturing people taking selfie pictures since 2004. The large scale paintings are made with flat color schemes in acrylic using bold colors and linework, and his subjects usually reach out from the picture plane toward the viewer because they are holding the camera to take the selfie pic.

He makes thousands of graphite studies for his paintings before committing to canvas.

Free Through Jan. 31. 912-234-0456. dickblick.com/primaryartsupply/. Blick Art Materials, 318 East Broughton St. Arthur Bennett Kouwenhoven — Savannah

resident shows his sculpture and works on paper. Through Jan. 31. local11ten.com.

Local 11 Ten, 1110 Bull St.

Betty Adler Nathan, a Posthumous Retrospective —

Betty Adler Nathan’s assemblage art style knew no boundaries. She worked with all types of mediums, often combining found objects to create her own personal style.

Through Jan. 23. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St.

Between Realism and Abstractionism — Three

JAN 14-20, 2015

artists using different styles, reflect their personal message about the human condition – the forlorn silence of the modern world, reality as seen by the mind’s eye and the introspective search for personal meaning. Giuliano Corsi, Michael Banks and Larry Beaver carry on the visual dialogue.

Through Jan. 15, 12-5 p.m. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St.

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Courtney Fredette — Courtney Fredette presents mixed media work that explores meaning and interpretation. Through Feb. 2. galleryespresso.com/. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

Photography by Bryan Stovall and Les Wilkes is featured at the Hospice Savannah Gallery. Reception is this Friday, Jan. 16.

The Divine Comedy: Heaven, Purgatory and Hell Revisted by Contemporary African Artists — This

exhibit explores the sequences of Dante’s poem through new works by 40 contemporary artists from 19 African countries.

Through Jan. 25. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Doctuh Buzzard’s Hoodoo Awakening — This

exhibit celebrates Gullah Geechee spiritual heritage and looks closely at hoodoo artifacts. Through Jan. 25, 12-5 p.m. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St.

National 2D Competition Exhibition — Increasing popularity nationwide each year, this gallery display features juried selections from two-dimensional artwork submitted by professional artists throughout the country.

Gallery hours are 9am-5pm weekdays.

Admission is free. Gallery awards reception Jan. 23 at 5:30pm. Through Jan. 23. Armstrong Fine Arts Center, 11935 Abercorn St.

W.W. Law Exhibit — This exhibit, through a

partnership with the Live Oak Public Libraries, features a selection of linocut prints

by Chicago artist Margaret T. Burroughs (1915-2010). Like W. W. Law, Burroughs worked to preserve and share African American art, culture and history as cofounder of the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago. Burroughs was an artist, poet, educator, advocate, and activist for the art community and the African American community in Chicago.

While she worked in many mediums, she is best known as a skilled printmaker, using the medium to communicate positive images of African American history and culture. Through June 30. liveoakpl.org. liveoakpl.org/. Carnegie Branch Library, 537 East Henry St.

Classes

Acrylic Painting Basics — This ongoing class is designed to meet the student where they are in their painting experience, whether Oksana Gruszka Harmouche — Ukrainian artist they are just beginning or have been paintOksana Gruszka Harmouche uses a Flemish ing a while. Instructor Lind Hollingsworth technique with seven layers of paint to cre- will focus on individual goals while paying ate transparent, fabric-like veils. Through attention to the artistic elements and Jan. 30. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educatechniques unique to acrylics. $140 per 4 tional Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. week session Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.-noon.

912-398-7475. lind.art@comcast.net.

Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth-Century Paintings from theStudioSchoolSavannah.com. Studio the Johnson Collection — Exhibit examines the School, 1319 Bull St. romantic movement in the American South.

Through Feb. 15. telfair.org. Telfair AcadBasic Drawing and Painting (Oils) — Open to all emy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. levels, this class will focus on drawing and painting skills with still life arrangements Whitfield Lovell: Deep River — Lovell’s art pays and independent projects. $40-$315 tribute to the lives of anonymous African Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-noon. 912-507Americans and explores passage, memory, 7138. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. and the search for freedom. Through Feb. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. 1. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

class will teach you the basics of throwing clay on the potter’s wheel. Trimming and decorative techniques will be taught to give each vessel its own flair. Students will work at their own pace and receive individual attention. Ages 17+. Instructor: Clair Buckner. $150/$140 city resident Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.. 912651-6783. savannahga.gov/arts. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Children’s Clay — This introductory clay class

will teach young students the fundamentals of hand building and sculpture. Students will work with coils and slabs and a variety of glazes. Ages 8-12. Instructor: Clair Buckner. $65, $60 city resident Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Children’s Painting — This after-school paint-

ing class allows children to express themselves by using their creative imaginations in an educational and creative environment to produce great works of art. The class will focus on the fundamental skills of art making and will allow students to explore a wide variety of painting themes and styles.

Ages 8+. Instructor: Brian Woods. $85, $80 city resident Thursdays, 4-5 p.m..

912-651-6783. savannahga.gov/arts. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Digital Imaging Basics — Learn about digital

photography, its language and equipment.

Learn about your digital camera’s scene modes and menu options; how megapixels affect your print size and quality; the difference between dpi and ppi; information on different file types and storage and print options. $75 Thu., Jan. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 912-644-5967. jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. =cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/.

Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Handbuilding — This hand-building and

sculpture class is open to all skill levels.

This class will help develop basic skills in clay construction, glazing, and decorative techniques. Learn techniques such as pinching, coiling, and using slabs to make basic forms and will explore the use of tools, techniques, and alternative finishes, creating abstract and realistic pieces. Ages 17+. Instructor: Clair Buckner. $150/$140 city resident Thursdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m..

912-651-6783. savannahga.gov/arts. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St.

Film | ocean film fest

Grays Reef Ocean Film Festival opens ambitious new chapter these years.”

Tickets will be $5 for Friday’s film, and a $10 pass for all Saturday films and the Satgrays reef National Marine Sanctuurday morning kid’s activities. ary isnt the easiest place to get to—20 miles There will be two other ticketed events, offshore and roughly 60-70 feet under the a $50 gala event Thursday night at 24e on Atlantic Ocean.

Broughton Street, and a $15 “Wrap Party” “Grays Reef is Georgia’s own national onstage at the Lucas after the final film Satmarine protected area,” says Amy Rath, urday night.

Communications & Outreach Coordinator All ticket proceeds go directly to the new for the Sanctuary. “It’s a unique place that is Foundation. still in good health.”

Friday night opens with the film Great You don’t have to venture to the deep White Shark, a self-explanatory immersive to get a taste of the wild ocean. Each year experience popular in IMAX format.

Savannah hosts the Grays Reef Film FesIt’s followed by the original Netflix docutival, happening this weekend at the Lucas mentary Mission Blue, Sylvia Earle’s take on Theatre. the state of the oceans today.

“This is our biggest opportunity every Saturday is the main festival day, and year to raise awareness about Grays Reef begins with a children’s film, Winter: The and promote ocean conservation,” says Rath. Dolphin That Can. While the popular 2011 But this year is special because it repfilm Dolphin’s Tale is based on the true resents the launch of the new Grays Reef account of a dolphin named Winter whose National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. tail had to be amputated, this newer docu“For the first time ever we have the mentary tells the real story. opportunity to raise donations to support Afternoon films Saturday are Antarctica our mission,” says Rath. “We’ve priced tickon the Edge, followed by the Jean-Michel ets low because it has been a free festival all Cousteau documentary Swains Island.

by Jim Morekis

The main event Saturday night is James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge, a chronicle of the deepest dive in history, in 2012 on the Challenger Deep section of the Marianas Trench, further below the ocean than Mt. Everest is above it. Director John Burton will be onstage for a Q&A following.

Newcomers to Savannah are often unfamiliar with the Georgia coast’s role in protecting the North Atlantic Right Whale.

Families of the endangered species travel to our waters in the winter to give birth to their calves, spending the rest of the year in the rich feeding grounds off the New England coast.

Nearly driven extinct by whaling in the 18th and 19th Centuries—they were the “right” whale to hunt, you see—the Right Whale population now numbers about 400.

Helping bolster the population of these magnificent sea mammals is part of Grays Reef ’s mission.

“The Sanctuary is within the Right Whale calving grounds and also within their migration route to the Florida area,” says Rath.

This March Grays Reef hosts the second

annual “Farewhale Festival” on Tybee Island.

“That marks the end of the migration season for Right Whale,” Rath says. “We say ‘farewell’ to the whales as they leave and return to New England.

Jacksonville, FL hosts a partner festival to mark the whales’ arrival to the lower Atlantic seaboard. cs Grays Reef Ocean Film Fest @Lucas Theatre Fri., Jan. 16, 7 p.m.

Great White Shark Mission Blue (followed by Q&A with oceanographer Sylvia Earle) Sat., Jan. 17 Morning Children’s Session, 11 am –noon Winter: The Dolphin That Can Emerging Filmmakers Showcase, 1:30 pm - 3:35 pm Saturday Afternoon Session, 4 pm - 6:15 pm Antarctica On the Edge Swains Island Saturday Evening Session, 7- 9:30 pm Deep Sea Challenge, followed by Q&A with director John Bruno Closing Reception, 9:30 - 11 pm (separate ticket) Info & Tix: www.graysreefnmsf.org

JAN 14-20, 2015

jim@connectsavannah.com

Left, a screenshot from Great White Shark; right, James Cameron in a shot from the headlining film, Deep Sea Challenge.

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SELMA

OOOP There were better movies released during 2014 than Selma – though all could be counted on just one hand with the thumb neatly tucked underneath – but were there any that were more topical, more important, more monumental? That’s up for debate and open to discussion; still, in a year that saw the United States take a huge step backwards on the path to racial balance – a 12-month period in which scores of citizens found nothing wrong with unarmed black males being killed by (inept at best, evil at worst) white cops but found everything wrong with the casting of a black child as a fictional cartoon character – it seems only proper that 2014 should end with a film that comfortingly casts a ray of light into the darkness of despair.

Selma may be set in 1965, but its issues, its conflicts and, most importantly, its idealism remain front and center five decades later.

The script by first-timer Paul Webb examines the period when Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) sought and fought for equal voting rights. From meeting with a reluctant President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) to strategizing with his friends and colleagues, King works tirelessly for his cause, always aware of the dangers that face both him and his supporters. But King won’t be deterred, and he ends up staging a landmark march between the Alabama towns of Selma and Montgomery.

Ava DuVernay, a former publicist who’s been quietly branching out into various filmmaking areas over the past several years, makes an assured leap onto the national stage, providing direction that’s sturdy but unfussy. There’s no need for pumped-up

histrionics when history itself has provided such a compelling blueprint, and DuVernay wisely allows all emotions to naturally flow from Webb’s script. Selma is a film full of feeling, particularly when dealing with the heavy weight of tragedy.

After an unarmed young man is shot dead by a cop (plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose), King comforts his grandfather by whispering, “God was the first to cry for your boy” – the most beautiful line of dialogue from any 2014 film.

As King, Oyelowo is faced with a problem dodged by, say, The Imitation Game’s Benedict Cumberbatch and Wild’s Reese Witherspoon. Few know much about the real-life figures of Alan Turing and Cheryl Strayed, so Cumberbatch and Witherspoon had a bit more leeway in carving out their characterizations. But everyone knows what MLK looked and sounded like, which places Oyelowo at a disadvantage if he hopes to avoid the shallow mimicry seen in works like Lee Daniels’ The Butler (the movie which had the bright idea of casting John Cusack as Nixon and Alan Rickman as Reagan).

No worries there: Oyelowo may not especially look like King, but his is such a commanding performance that he ends up thoroughly filling out the man. As Coretta Scott King, Carmen Ejogo is also effective, with her scenes opposite Oyelowo in essence helping to humanize King and making it harder for the naysayers to accuse the picture of unfiltered hagiography.

INHERENT VICE

OOO Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s sprawling 2009 novel, Inherent Vice locates

a mystery worthy of Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe and basically sends in Cheech and Chong to crack the case.

Joaquin Phoenix, an actor who often leaves me cold, does some of his finest work in this picture. Sporting sideburns that outflank even Wolverine’s, he’s Larry “Doc” Sportello, a pothead of a private eye who agrees to help his former squeeze, one Shasta Fay Hepworth (Katherine Waterston, trafficking in the same sort of understated acting as pop Sam), come to the aid of her lover, a married millionaire (Eric Roberts) who’s suddenly MIA. And so off goes Doc to gather clues, receiving limited assistance from his friends (Reese Witherspoon’s assistant D.A., Benicio Del Toro’s attorney), ample interference from a coiled cop (an intense Josh Brolin) and mixed signals from various strangers (Owen Wilson’s surfer dude, Martin Short’s patently bizarre dentist).

With its loopy sensibilities and labyrinthine plot, this ambitious effort has screen antecedents aplenty; they start with Robert Altman’s 1973 The Long Goodbye, starring Elliott Gould as an unkempt Philip Marlowe dropped into the unblinking L.A. of the 1970s. Want a more recent one? Fine, but you probably won’t like it. Like 2013’s critically and commercially lambasted The Counselor (from the noggin of another literary giant, Cormac McCarthy), Inherent Vice is a freewheeling orgy of misdirection (from Anderson), misunderstanding (from the audience) and Method-tinged emoting (from an eye-popping cast).

It hurtles along from one seemingly tangential situation to the next, all with an insouciant attitude that suggests no one involved really cared whether audience members kept up with the shenanigans or

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not. That’s OK: Inherent Vice might be a mess, but it’s a curiously endearing mess, not unlike a shaggy dog that expects to be loved even after it leaves muddy paw prints all over the lush living room carpet.

hack Wood, it also contained a sequence in which Wood and his entourage attended a standing-room-only premiere screening for Plan 9 from Outer Space. The truth will out?

Not with these guys at the keyboard!

But what they lack in fidelity to the facts, WILD they make up for in providing pure enterOOOP tainment, and they score again with Big Eyes, Ever since its August debut at the Tela picture that reteams them with Burton. luride Film Festival – and through its tireThis one does hew closer to reality, relating less relay race over the course of two dozen the bizarre and fascinating story of Margamore fests – Wild has been positioned first ret Keane (Amy Adams), a single mom who drew paintings of children with exceptionand foremost as a showcase for star Reese ally large eyes, and her second husband WalWitherspoon. ter (Christophe Waltz), a smooth-talking Yet Wild is far more than just Oscar con man who took credit for all her work bait for an A-list star – based on Cheryl Strayed’s memoir Wild: From Lost to Found and then parlayed it into an empire.

Big Eyes primarily seems to exist as a on the Pacific Crest Trail (with no less than showcase for two fine performances – Nick Hornby handling the adaptation), it’s Adams’ honest emoting in one corner, a galvanizing human-interest story of the Waltz’s bombastic showboating in the other highest order, centering on a woman who immediately emerges as one of the cinematic – but the film also touches upon the difficulties faced by women in the 1960s. More year’s most complex individuals. Witherspoon is superb as Cheryl, who undergoes a pointedly, it looks at how one woman’s decistrenuous 1,100-mile hike in an attempt to sion to remain silent about a cruel deception (“Lady art doesn’t sell,” Walter tells find herself after suffering through a series her) enforces the notion that spousal abuse of personal crises.

An adulteress and heroin addict, Cheryl’s doesn’t always have to take the form of physgrown-up existence has been most informed ical violence.

Like Margaret Keane’s artwork, Big Eyes by the cancer-related death of her mother catches viewers with its surface quirks, but Bobbi (Laura Dern). Absolutely devasthere’s also something taking place undertated by her loss, Cheryl flounders until neath the surface. she stumbles upon the idea of embarking on this hike, an arduous odyssey that poses many risks but also allows time for plenty of THE IMITATION GAME soul-searching.

OOOP Director Jean-Marc Vallee, coming off We’re initially amused, nodding our heads last year’s excellent Dallas Buyers Club, has knowingly at the screen. Here’s Benedict fashioned an invigorating picture which, Cumberbatch playing a socially awkward through its uncanny use of both flashbacks genius who’s not only smarter than everyone and songs, successfully provides a streamaround him but who makes damn sure they of-consciousness flow that beautifully all recognize his vast superiority and, by suits the piece’s themes of reflection and extension, their own humbling inferiority. introspection.

Hey, it’s Sherlock redux! Well, not quite.

As for Witherspoon, Wild represents the Despite the obvious similarities to the braicrown jewel of her 2014 accomplishments niac from Baker Street, Alan Turing, the – it’s a dizzying high-wire act, and she’s per- real-life personage at the center of The Imitaforming without a net. tion Game, is cut from a separate cloth, and Cumberbatch shifts gears accordingly. The BIG EYES result is one of the year’s best performances OOO in one of the year’s best films, a vibrant work Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski that refuses to be relegated to the status of are the gents who wrote the script for direc- just another Brit biopic appearing in the tor Tim Burton’s excellent 1994 feature Ed thick of awards season.

Wood – not to mention Milos Forman’s Focusing on one of the most compel1996 controversy The People vs. Larry Flynt ling stories to emerge from World War II – Allied efforts to crack the Enigma and his underrated 1999 effort Man on code employed by the Germans – the picthe Moon – so they may not exactly be the ture follows Turing as the mathematician good-to guys when it comes to stories that and his team, all working in top secrecy remain committed to historical accuracy. for the British government, tirelessly toil After all, Ed Wood included not only a around the clock trying to find the solution. scene in which Hollywood great Orson Welles had a friendly chat with Hollywood Despite the skepticism of his colleagues,

Turing uses what could only be described as an early-model computer to aid him in his efforts – he soldiers on mostly alone, as his only friend among the co-workers he (to paraphrase Run-D.M.C.) disses and dismisses is Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley), who becomes his fiancée even though he’s secretly gay.

But being a homosexual was a crime in England, and The Imitation Game earns its stripes by not only honoring the magnificent wartime achievements of Turing but also by shedding light on the ridiculous laws that would later embarrass and marginalize a hero of his caliber. And just like that, an inspirational movie about an international triumph becomes a sobering film about a national tragedy.

UNBROKEN

OOO Unbroken marks Jolie’s second directorial effort (the first being 2011’s barely seen In the Land of Blood and Honey).

Adapted by a powerhouse quartet of scripters (including Joel and Ethan Coen) from Laura Hillenbrand’s book, this centers on the true-life tale of Louie Zamperini ( Jack O’Connell), an Olympic athlete who, during World War II, survived for 47 days on a life raft alongside two fellow airmen (Domhnall Gleeson and Finn Wittrock), only to then end up in a POW camp overseen by a sadistic guard known as “The Bird” (played by Japanese rock star Miyavi).

The story of Unbroken is a great one, and Jolie largely tackles it as if she were mounting an old-fashioned Hollywood flick sprinkled with modern trimmings (she doesn’t shy away from the brutality on view). But the passion evident in her best performances is largely missing in her direction, as the austere workmanship keeps the incidents at an emotional distance and rarely allows for the inspirational catharsis demanded by the material. Unbroken is a fine biopic of a remarkable American, but it needed a little more fire in its belly to truly roar.

Hollywood for an actor who has devolved into a mugging caricature no longer capable of surprising or even engaging us.

Move past the marquee names, however, and the other players adeptly take us through this revisionist take on age-old fairy tales. As the bumbling baker and his sensible wife, James Corden and Emily Blunt are affable protagonists, while Anna Kendrick again displays her professional singing chops (as she did in Pitch Perfect) as Cinderella.

Daniel Huddlestone and Lilla Crawford, the kids cast as Jack (of beanstalk fame) and Red Riding Hood, hold their own against the older cast members, and Chris Pine, the most amusing person in Horrible Bosses 2, is even funnier as the vain prince smitten with Cinderella.

The production looks handsome, but Marshall’s direction renders it a bit stiff, with no real blood behind the proceedings, and the deficiencies in the source material are present and actually amplified here.

In the battle of the season’s two musicals, Into the Woods will trump Annie for a number of reasons, but on balance, I’ll take the latter’s heart over the former’s art.

THE GAMBLER

OOP This remake finds Mark Wahlberg playing Jim Bennett, a college professor whose bad habit of placing gargantuan bets in gambling dens has left him tens of thousands of dollars in debt. His icy mom ( Jessica Lange), a loan shark (Michael Kenneth Williams) and an underworld kingpin ( John Goodman) all consider fronting him money, but whatever funds come his way end up being used not to pay off debts but blown on more blackjack hands and roulette wheels.

Gambling as an addiction isn’t the focus here – this isn’t Leaving Las Vegas with playing cards replacing the booze bottles – which is fine since the film is content operating as a tightly wound drama about a man with self-destructive impulses. Yet this isn’t really a character study, either, since we’re

never allowed to get inside Bennett’s head.

That leaves only the melodramatic tension, INTO THE WOODS which dissipates as the movie limps toward OOP It’s telling that the first two actors director a disappointing conclusion that feels committee-driven rather than narratively sound.

Rob Marshall reportedly cast in the screen That’s too bad, because a movie that displays version of the stage smash Into the Woods were Meryl Streep as the Witch and Johnny a winning hand for most of its length should never turn up snake eyes at the end. CS Depp as the Wolf. Subscribing to the Ridley Scott mantra that global superstars are more important to a film than finding the perfect performers for the right roles, Marshall selected an actress who at this point would get nominated by everyone for simply flossing and bypassed, well, every male in 33

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Activism & Politics

Drinking Liberally

An informal, left-leaning gathering to discuss politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, etc. Every first and third Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. Free third Thursday of every month.. (912) 341-7427. livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/GA/savannah.

Tondee's Tavern, 7 E. Bay Street.

Our Forests Aren't Fuel Campaign Kick-Off

This campaign will apply strategic pressure & working with policymakers to limit the use of biomass as a form of renewable energy. We can work together to publicly support defense of our forests. Come to this kick-off meeting to join the effort.

Free Tue., Jan. 20, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 512-4230620. rita@greencorps.org. goo.gl/forms/ fyha0DrzlI. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/.

Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Savannah Area Young Republicans

Get involved. Contact is Michael Johnson, via email or telephone, or see website for info. 912-604-0797. chairman@sayr.org. sayr.org. Call or see website for information. Free ongoing. 912-308-3020. savannahyoungrepublicans.com.

Savannah Libertarians

Join the Facebook group to find out about upcoming local events. Mondays. Facebook.com/groups/SAVlibertarians.

Savannah Tea Party

5pm social time. 5:30pm meeting begins.

6pm speaker. Reservations not necessary. Free to attend. Food and beverages available for purchase. Mondays, 5:30 p.m.. 912-598-7358. savannahteaparty. com. liveoakstore.com/tubbysthunderbolt.

Tubby's Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. Young Democrats

Mondays at 7pm on the second level of Foxy Loxy, Bull Street. Call or visit the Young Democrats Facebook page for more information. Free ongoing. 423-619-7712. foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. Auditions and Calls for Entries

Call for Artists

The Sentient Bean seeks experienced artists for one-month-long exhibitions of his/ her work. Artists must have a website with current images representing a sample of the work to be shown in order to be considered. Apply to sentientbooking@gmail. com, subject line “art show." See website for info. Fridays.. sentientbean.com/ booking#visualarts. sentientbean.com.

The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Call for Entries

JAN 14-20, 2015

Gallery Espresso is looking for you to submit your art work to an upcoming exhibition titled "Standard Deviation" from February 2 - March 2, 2015. The exhibition will explore multiple topics and mediums while keeping in the confines of the "standard" 8" x 10" format. Artists can submit up to 4 pieces of artwork. All medium 34 will be acceptable as long as the final

34 compiled by Rachael Flora | happenings@connectsavannah.com Happenings is Connect Savannah’s listing of community gatherings, events, classes and groups. If you want an event listed, email happenings@connectsavannah.com. Include specific dates, time, locations with addresses, cost and a contact number. Deadline for inclusion is 5pm Friday, to appear in next Wednesday’s edition.

image size does not exceed 8" x 10". All accepted artwork must be ready to hang (no uni-clips or saw clips) and must be for sale. Sales will be split 40% to Gallery, 60% to artist. Not all submissions will be accepted. Accepted artists will be notified

by January 25, and artwork drop-off is the following week. The artist's reception is Friday, February 13, 6-8 pm. Submit all artwork to Juliana Peloso at j.peloso.art@ gmail.com. Through Jan. 21. j.peloso.art@ gmail.com. galleryespresso.com/. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Call for Entries for Comicazi

Le Snoot is now accepting submissions for Comicazi, a sequential and illustrative show where we want your pinups, pages, zine's, fan art, floppy's and whatever else you'd like to display. Guidelines: 1.

Single page / pin-up submissions must be under, or equal to a maximum size of 24”x48” 2. Submitted as JPG If you would like to submit zines or illustrated books please contact us at the email listed below.

Include a PDF (sample pages fine) of your zine or illustrated book and we will discuss options with you further. Please be sure to include: “Your Name- TITLE” with each piece to submissions@lesnoot.com. If approved, we will contact you ASAP with further instructions. Through Jan. 17. submissions@lesnoot.com. Gallery Le Snoot, 11 W. Duffy Street.

Call for Entries for Savannah Stopover's Band Poster Juried Exhibition

Art Rise Savannah welcomes the city’s graphic and visual artists to create posters inspired by the individual bands from the 2015 lineup. These include local bands as well as touring bands from around the country. Artists are invited to choose a band from the Festival lineup listing at savannahstopover.com and create a poster inspired by that band using the specifications listed here. Additional acts, including local bands, will be announced January 16th, 2015. Semi-Finalists will be included in an exhibition of posters in the Jepson Center Atrium from March 2 - 9, 2015.

Through Feb. 16. artrisesavannah.org. Art Rise Savannah, 2427 Desoto Ave. Call for Local Artist

Gallery 11 seeks an artist to join its cooperative gallery. Must live in the Savannah area and submit representative samples of your artwork, resume/bio, website, etc. for jury process. Inquire weekdays 11am-5pm at 912-598-8217 or 912-925-5465. Through March 1. Gallery 11, 309 W. Julian Street.

City of Savannah TV Show Seeks Entries

a 3D artist to join its cooperative gallery.

Interested artists call 236-4583 between 10:30am--1:30 pm, or emailbmrousseau@ aol.com. Sundays.. gallery209savannah. com/. Gallery 209, 209 E River St. Gallery Seeks Local Artists

Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street, seeks 2-D and 3-D artists to join its cooperative gallery. Must be a full-time resident of Savannah or nearby area. Work to be considered includes painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture, glass, ceramics and wood.

Submit 5-10 images of work, resume/CV and bio to info@kobogallery.com. Mondays.

Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street ,.

Homeschool Music Classes

Music classes for homeschool students ages 8-18 and their parents. Offered in Guyton and Savannah. See website for details. ongoing. CoastalEmpireMusic.com.

Now Accepting Submissions for Third Thursdays on Tybee

The City of Tybee Island’s Development Authority / Main Street Program is now accepting submissions for the 2015 Third Thursdays on Tybee series. Performances showcasing diverse art forms of local, regional, and national performers last 90-minutes beginning at 5:30pm each month. Musicians and performing artists of all ages are invited to submit a press pack with a sample of their talent and a brief bio for consideration. Artists should refer to the Information for Performers document available on the Program’s webpage for details and submission information. The deadline to submit materials for consideration is February 6 at 5pm. A panel of expert judges will review submissions and begin scheduling the second week of February. Through Feb. 6. 912-472-5071. https://facebook.com/pages/Third-Thursdays-on-Tybee/175103179236982. Tybee Roundabout, Tybrisa Street and Strand Avenue.

Oatland Island Seeks Memories and Recollections for 40th Anniversary

Oatland Island Education Center is looking for memories of Oatland Island in honor of their 40th anniversary. People who were part of the Youth Conservation Corp that helped to build Oatland Island Education Center in the 1970’s. Great memories from field trips. Special family memories of Oatland Island. Send your photos and stories to memories@oatland40th.org. Deadline is August 31. undefined. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org.

$5 Bikram Yoga Class to Benefit Local Charities

Bikram Yoga Savannah offers a weekly Karma class to raise money for local charities. Thursdays during the 6:30pm class. Pay $5 for class and proceeds are donated to a different charity each month.

This is a regular Bikram Yoga class. ongoing. 912.356.8280. bikramyogasavannah. com.

Professional Clothing Drive at Armstrong

Armstrong State University’s Office of Career Services is accepting donations for its Clothing Closet, a professional clothing drive seeking gently used professional attire—oxford shirts, men's and women’s suits, slacks, blouses, dress shoes. Clothing will be available to students seeking career guidance assistance. Drop off location: the alumni office in Burnett Hall on the Armstrong campus. Through Feb. 1. 912.344.2563. careers@armstrong. edu. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index. html. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. SCMPD Animal Control seeks Volunteers

Savannah Chatham County Animal Control seeks volunteers to serve various tasks as needed by the shelter. No prior animal shelter experience is necessary. Newly trained volunteers will be authorized to serve immediately after orientation.

Potential volunteers are asked to notify J. Lewis prior to orientation; though, walkins are welcome. Volunteers must be at least 17-years-old. ongoing. (912) 5252151. jlewis01@savannahga.gov.

Senior Citizens, Inc. Annual Blanket Drive

Senior Citizens, Inc. invites Savannah and the surrounding areas to help seniors stay warm this winter by donating a new blanket. You can drop off the blankets at SCI's headquarters, throughout the Landings, or the Starbucks at the following locations: Twelve Oaks, Victory Drive, Broughton, Montgomery Crossroads, Oglethorpe Mall, and Pooler. The drive ends January 31. Through Jan. 31, 9 a.m. starbucks. com/. Starbucks (Twelve Oaks Shopping Center.), 550 Abercorn St. Classes, Camps & Workshops

Benefits

Argentine Tango Beyond Basics Group Class

Chatham County Animal Control seeks items for pets in the facility. Canned and dry dog and cat food, baby formula, newspaper, paper towels, soaps, crates, leashes, collars, wash cloths, towels. Open daily, 1pm-5pm. Mondays.. 912-351-6750. animalcontrol.chathamcounty.org. Chatham County Animal Shelter, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr.

Art Classes at The Studio School

The City of Savannah's TV station, SGTV, seeks profiles, documentaries, animations, original music videos, histories or other original works by or about the citizens of Savannah to run on "Engage," a television show produced by the city. No compensation. SGTV offers an opportunity to expose local works to over 55,000 households in Chatham County. Submit proposals via website. Saturdays.. savannahga.gov/engagesgtv.

Chatham County Animal Control Seeks Donations of Items

Gallery 209, 209 East River Street, seeks

Market sponsors invest in a healthy com-

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munity and support the local economy.

Sponsorships begin at $350. Help keep food fresh and local. Tuesdays.. kristen@ forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket. com/. Forsyth Farmers' Market, 501 Whitaker St., South End of Forysth Park.

Forsyth Farmers Market Seeks Sponsors

A class for advanced beginners in Argentine Tango. Prerequisite: knowledge of Basic elements of Argentine Tango.

No partner required. This is a 4 week course that will progress each week. $35 Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m.. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Ongoing weekly drawing and painting classes for youth and adults. See

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website, send email or call for details.

912-484-6415. melindaborysevicz@gmail. com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com.

skill levels. 525 Windsor Rd. 912-349-4582. ctcsavannah.com.

Coaching for all ages, beginners through advanced. Classic, modern, jazz improvization and theory. Serious inquiries only. 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056.

Chatham County Sheriff's Office Explorers Post 876, is taking applications from young men and women (ages 14-20) interested in law enforcement careers. Explorers experience mentoring, motivation, and learn skills which help prepare them for their roles as productive citizens. See Chatham County Sheriff's web page, click "Community/Explorers Post 876 or call. Wednesdays.. 912-651-3743. chathamsheriff.org.

Art, Music, Piano, Voice Coaching

Artist Sacred Circle

Group forming on Fridays beginning in March. 1:30pm-3pm. Based on The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. Contact Lydia Stone, 912-656-6383 or rosesonthemove@ gmail.com. ongoing. 912-656-6383. rosesonthemove@gmail.com.

Basic Gun Safety Class

Offered by the Chatham County Sheriffs Office firearms instructors, for Chatham County civilians. Third Saturday of the month, 8:30am-12pm. until noon.$25 fee.

Sign up by telephone. Those interested do not need to own a firearm to attend the class. third Saturday of every month, 8:30 a.m.-noon. 912-652-6959.

Beading Classes

Offered every weekend at Perlina Beadshop, 6 West State Street. Check website calendar or call for info. 912-441-2656. perlinabeadshop.com.

Beading Classses at Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio

Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced. Call for class times.

912-920-6659. Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio, 407 East Montgomery Xrds.

Beginner Guitar Class

8 week guitar course for complete beginners. Classes offered for adults and teenagers ages 13 and up. Covers basic chords and strumming techniques, rhythm, tuning, and use of a flatpick. Email savannahschooloffolkmusic@gmail.com to sign up. $120 Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m.. savannahschooloffolkmusic@gmail.com. Ms. Amy's School of Music, 2421 Waters Avenue.

Beginning Belly Dance Classes

Taught by Happenstance Bellydance. All skill levels and styles. Private instruction available. $15 912-704-2940. happenstancebellydance@gmail.com. happenstancebellydance.wordpress.com. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Champions Training Center

Offering a variety of classes and training in mixed martial arts, jui-jitsu, judo and other disciplines for children and adults. All

Chatham County Sheriff's Office Explorers Post 876

Chinese Language Classes

The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University offers free Chinese language classes starting January 17. To register, please call 912-358-3160. ongoing. 912358-3160. confuciusinstitute@savannahstate.edu. savannahstate.edu. savstate. edu/. Savannah State University, 3219 College St. Classical Guitar Instruction

Professional level classical instruction with a university professor. Lessons available for all levels with Dr. Brian Luckett, DMA. Private studio in Starland District. $25/half hour, $45/hour. brian@brianluckett.com. (brianluckett.com.

Clay Classes

Savannah Clay Studio at Beaulieu offers handbuilding, sculpture, and handmade tiles, basic glazing and firing. 912-3514578. sav..claystudio@gmail.com.

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Coffee Cupping

Like a wine tasting, but with coffee. A lesson on coffee process methods and origins worthy of a connoisseur. Free and open to the public. Donations welcome. Fridays, 11 a.m.. 912-209-0025. perccoffee.com. PERC Coffee Roasters, 1802 East Broad Street.

Conscious Kids Yoga

A yoga class for children age 4 and up, to build skill, confidence, strength, and abilities of the body, mind, and heart. $15 per class or $50 for 6 sessions (to be used within 2 months) Wednesdays, 4-4:45 p.m..

912-544-6387. erigosavannah.com. Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

DUI Prevention Group

Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, offenders, and anyone seeking knowledge about the dangers of driving while impaired. A must see for teen drivers. Meets monthly. $40/session 912443-0410. eBay Seminar

Ms. Danna Crawford, a certified eBay Education Specialist, will present this workshop on how to sell items on eBay and how to use Every Door Direct Mail and email marketing to grow your eBay business.

Tue., Jan. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 478-714-0556. powersellingmom.com/usps. liveoakpl. org. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. English as Second Language Classes

Call Savannah Age Management Medicine today at 925-6911.

Discover what the big life is all about www.priapusshot.com

Learn conversational English, comprehension, vocabulary and life communication skills. All ages. Thursdays, 7:30pm, Island Christian Church, 4601 US Highway 80 East. Free. 912-897-3604. islandchristian. org.

Family Law Workshop

The Mediation Center has three workshops per month for people who do not have legal representation in a family matter: divorce, legitimation, modifications of child support, visitation, contempt. Schedule: 1st Tues, 2nd Mon, 4th Thursday. Call for times. $30 912-354-6686. mediationsavannah.com.

Fany's Spanish/English Institute

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children held at 15 E. Montgomery Crossroad.

Register by phone. ongoing. 912-921-4646.

Figure Drawing Classes

Tuesdays 6-9pm and Wednesdays 9:3012:30am. $60/4-session package or $20 drop-in fee. At the Studio School. ongoing. 912-484-6415. melindaborysevicz@ gmail.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com.

Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Guitar, Mandolin, or Bass Guitar Lessons

Emphasis on theory, reading music, and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. ongoing. 912-232-5987.

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

Housing Authority of Savannah hosts classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. Adult literacy/GED prep: Mon-

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912-897-7656. savannahaux.com.

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ARIES

(March 21-April 19)

You will never make anything that lasts forever. Nor will I or anyone else. I suppose it’s possible that human beings will still be listening to Beethoven’s music or watching *The Simpsons* TV show 10,000 years from today, but even that stuff will probably be gone in five billion years, when the sun expands into a red giant star. Having acknowledged that hard truth, I’m happy to announce that in the next five weeks you could begin work in earnest on a creation that will endure for a very long time. What will it be? Choose wisely!

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)

What does your soul need on a regular basis? The love and attention of some special person? The intoxication provided by a certain drink or drug? Stimulating social interaction with people you like?

Music that drives you out of your mind in all the best ways? The English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins said that the rapture his soul needed more than anything else was inspiration -- the “sweet fire,” he called it, “the strong spur, live and lancing like the blowpipe flame.” So the experience his soul craved didn’t come from an outside stimulus. It was a feeling that rose up inside him. What about you, Taurus? According to my analysis of the astrological omens, your soul needs much more than usual of its special nourishment.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)

In 1987, California condors were almost extinct. Less than 30 of the birds remained. Then the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launched an effort to capture them all and take emergency measures to save the species. Almost 28 years later, there are more than 400 condors, half of them living in the wild. If you act now, Gemini, you could launch a comparable recovery program for a different resource that is becoming scarce in your world. Act with urgency, but also be prepared to practice patience.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Have you been tapping into your proper share of smart love, interesting beauty, and creative mojo? Are you enjoying the succulent rewards you deserve for all the good deeds and hard work you’ve done in the past eight months? If not, I am very upset.

In fact, I would be livid and mournful if I found out that you have not been soaking up a steady flow of useful bliss, sweet revelations, and fun surprises. Therefore, to ensure my happiness and well-being, I COMMAND you to experience these goodies in abundance.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Libran engineer Robert Goddard was the original rocket scientist. His revolutionary theories and pioneering technologies laid the foundations for space flight. Decades before the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, he and his American team began shooting rockets aloft. Members of the press were not impressed with his unusual ideas, however. They thought he was a misinformed crank. In 1920, *The New York Times* sneered that he was deficient in “the knowledge ladled out daily in our high schools.” Forty-nine years later, after his work had led to spectacular results, the *Times* issued an apology. I foresee a more satisfying progression toward vindication for you, Libra. Sometime soon, your unsung work or unheralded efforts will be recognized.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was an American statesman who served in both houses of Congress. He dearly wanted to be President of the United States, but his political party never nominated him to run for that office. Here’s the twist in his fate: Two different candidates who were ultimately elected President asked him to be their Vice-President, but he declined, dismissing the job as unimportant. Both those Presidents, Harrison and Taylor, died after a short time on the job. Had Webster agreed to be their Vice-President, he would have taken their place and fulfilled his dream.

In the coming weeks, Cancerian, I advise you not to make a mistake comparable to Webster’s.

LEO

SAGITTARIUS

(June 21-July 22)

JAN 14-20, 2015

In one of his poems, Rumi writes about being alone with a wise elder. “Please,” he says to the sage, “do not hold back from telling me any secrets about this universe.”

In the coming weeks, Leo, I suggest you make a similar request of many people, and not just those you regard as wise. You’re in a phase when pretty much everyone is a potential teacher who has a valuable clue to offer you. Treat the whole world as your classroom.

In the plot of the TV science-fiction show *Ascension,* the U.S. government has conducted an elaborate covert experiment for 50 years. An outside investigator named Samantha Krueger discovers the diabolical contours of the project and decides to reveal the truth to the public. “We’re going full Snowden,” she tells a seemingly sympathetic conspiracy theorist. She’s invoking the name of Edward Snowden, the renegade computer administrator who in the real world leaked classified information that the U.S. government wanted to keep hidden. It might be time for you to go at least mini-Snowden yourself, Scorpio -- not by spilling state secrets, but rather by unmasking any surreptitious or deceptive behavior that’s happening in your sphere.

Bring everything out into the open -- gently if possible. But do whatever it takes.

CANCER

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(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

happenings | continued from previous page In 1939, author Ernest Vincent Wright finished *Gadsby,* a 50,000-word novel.

It was unlike any book ever published because the letter “e” didn’t appear once in the text. Can you imagine the constraint he had to muster to accomplish such an odd feat? In accordance with the astrological omens, I invite you to summon an equally impressive expression of discipline and self-control, Sagittarius. But devote your efforts to accomplishing a more useful and interesting task, please. For example, you could excise one of your bad habits or avoid activities that waste your time or forbid yourself to indulge in fearful thoughts.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Most plants move upwards as they grow.

Their seeds fall to the ground, are blown off by the wind, or are carried away by pollinators. But the peanut plant has a different approach to reproduction. It burrows its seeds down into the soil. They ripen underground, where they are protected and more likely to get the moisture they need to germinate. The peanut plant’s approach to fertility might be a good metaphor for you Capricorns to adopt for your own use. It makes sense for you to safeguard the new possibilities you’re incubating. Keep them private, maybe even secret. Don’t expose them to scrutiny or criticism.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

In his poem “The Garden,” Jack Gilbert says, “We are like Marco Polo who came back / with jewels hidden in the seams of his ragged clothes.” Isn’t that true about you right now, Aquarius? If I were going to tell your recent history as a fairy tale, I’d highlight the contrast between your outer disorder and your inner riches. I’d also borrow another fragment from Gilbert’s poem and use it to describe your current emotional state: “a sweet sadness, a tough happiness.” So what comes next for you? I suggest you treat yourself to a time out. Take a break to integrate the intensity you’ve weathered. And retrieve the jewels you hid in the seams of your ragged clothes.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

“All the colors I am inside have not been invented yet,” wrote Shel Silverstein, in his children’s book *Where the Sidewalk Ends.* It’s especially important for you to focus on that truth in the coming weeks. I say this for two reasons. First, it’s imperative that you identify and celebrate a certain unique aspect of yourself that no one else has ever fully acknowledged. If you don’t start making it more conscious, it may start to wither away. Second, you need to learn how to express that unique aspect with such clarity and steadiness that no one can miss it or ignore it.

Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri each month, 9am-11am.

Basic computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1pm-3pm. Community computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3pm-4:30pm. ongoing. 912-2324232 x115. savannahpha.com. savannahpha.com/NRC.html. Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Knitting & Crochet Classes

Offered at The Frayed Knot, 6 W. State St. See the calendar of events on website.

Mondays. 912-233-1240. thefrayedknotsav. com.

Learn to Sew

Sewing lessons for all ages and skill levels. Private and Group classes. Tuesdays..

912-596-0889. kleossewingstudio.com.

Kleo's Sewing Studio, 36 W. Broughton St. #201.

Life Coaching

Group & individual life coaching with a Certified Life Coach. Plan for a career change, new lifestyle, or an opportunity to pursue creative or business projects. Stepby-step guidance to fulfill aspirations. In person or telephone sessions. Thursdays..

912-596-1952. info@roiseandassociates. com. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Microsoft Office - Excel 1 Course

Looking for proficiency and confidence in basic Excel functionality? Our Microsoft Excel 1 course covers the basic Excel environment, creating workbooks, navigating the Excel working screen, formatting and navigating worksheets, entering data, entering labels and creating and working with charts. $95 Tue., Jan. 20, 6:30-9:30 p.m. 912-644-5967. proftrainingtech@ georgiasouthern.edu. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/personaldevelopment/microsoft/. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Mommy & Me Relaxation Class

Teaches techniques to face the physical, mental, and emotional changes of a new mother's body, mind and heart with poise and grace. a variety of relaxation techniques for mother and child. For expecting and new moms as well as those with small children (4 and under). $15/class or 6 classes for $50 (to be used within 2 months) Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10-11 a.m..

912-544-6387. erigosavannah.com. Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

Music Instruction

Georgia Music Warehouse, near corner of Victory Drive & Abercorn, offering instruction by professional musicians. Band instruments, violin, piano, drums and guitar.

All ages welcome. ongoing. 912-358-0054. georgiamusicwarehouse.com/. Georgia Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Music Lessons: Private or Group

Portman’s Music Academy offers private or group classes for ages 2 to 92, beginner to advanced level. All instruments. Also, voice lessons, music production technology and DJ lessons. Teaching staff of over 20 instructors with professional, well equipped studios. Fridays.. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. portmansmusic. com. Portman's Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments

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Savannah Musicians Institute offers private instruction for all ages in guitar, ddrums, piano, bass, voice, banjo, mandolin, ukelele, flute, woodwinds. 7041 Hodgson Memorial Dr. ongoing. 912-6928055. smisavannah@gmail.com.

New Horizons Adult Band Program

Music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school/college and would like to play again. Mondays at 6:30pm at Portman's. $30 per month. All ages and ability levels welcome. Call for info. ongoing. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. Portman's Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. New Mama's Club

A weekly Friday gathering of new moms and their babies. Practice baby & mom yoga, do a planned activity. Dream boards, affirmation writing, personalized aromatherapy and other projects. Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon. 912-704-7650. ann@douladeliveries.com. douladeliveries.com. erigosavannah.com. Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

Novel Writing

Write a novel, finish the one you've started, revise it or pursue publication. Award-winning Savannah author offers one-on-one or small group classes, mentoring, manuscript critique, ebook formatting. Email for pricing and scheduling info. ongoing. pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com.

OSHA Classes

Georgia Tech, an OSHA Training Institute Education Center, is bringing its occupational safety and health program to the coastal region with two of its most popular courses, Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry (OSHA 510) and Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry (OSHA 511). OSHA 510 takes place January 12-16, and OSHA 511 takes place from January 20-23. Register online. $914 Through Jan. 16 and Through Jan. 23. pe.gatech.edu.

Georgia Tech Savannah, 210 Technology Circle.

Photo Seminar

Senior lead wedding photographer for Walt Disney World, Rick Ferro, will teach students lighting, posing, hand posing, body language, the art of romance, exposure, and how to use reflectors. He will also take requests on what you'd like to learn. $65 early bird, $75 day-of Wed., Jan. 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. https://eventbrite. com/e/65-for-2-days-hands-on-photography-workshop-by-rick-ferro-disneyworlds-lead-wedding-photographer-tickets-14138479573. Brockington Hall, 213 East Hall Street.

Photography Classes

Beginner photography to post production.

Instruction for all levels. $20 for two-hour class. See website for complete class list.

410-251-4421. chris@chrismorrisphotography.com. chrismorrisphotography.com.

Piano Lessons

Piano lessons with a classically trained instructor, with theater and church experience. 912-312-3977. ongoing. georgiamusicwarehouse.com/. Georgia Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Piano Voice-Coaching

Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call

912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056. Serious inquiries only. ongoing.

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Polish Language Classes

The lessons are for beginners and open to anyone interested in learning the Polish language. Taught by Andrew Boguszewski.

Reservations required. $25 Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m.. 912-401-5861. St James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. Reading/Writing Tutoring

Ms. Dawn’s Tutoring in reading, writing, and composition. Remedial reading skills, help with borderline dyslexia, to grammar, term paper writing, and English as a Second Language. Fun methods for children to help them learn quickly. 912-660-7399. cordraywriter@gmail.com.

Russian Language Classes

Learn to speak Russian. All experience levels welcome, beginner to expert. Call for info. ongoing. 912-713-2718.

Savannah GA eBay USPS Email Marketing Workshop

Presentation provided by a Certified Education Specialist trained by eBay. Learn the basics of selling, shipping with the USPS, building an eBay business, and eMail and direct mail marketing for all types of businesses. There will also be door prizes. Call or email to sign up. FREE Tue., Jan. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 352-209-2792. dannacrawford@gmail.com. liveoakpl.org. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. ServSafe Training and Certification

The ServSafe® program blends the latest FDA Food Code, food safety research and years of food sanitation training experience. $75 (class and exam); $25 (exam only) Wed., Jan. 14, 5-8 p.m. and Fri., Jan. 16, 5-8 p.m. 912-478-5555. professionaltraining@georgiasouthern.edu. academics. georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/professionaldevelopment/servsafe/. Georgia Southern University, Statesboro.

Sewing Classes

For beginners or advanced sewers. Industry standard sewing courses designed to meet standards in the garment industry.

Open schedule. Savannah Sewing Academy. 1917 Bull St. Sundays.. 912-290-0072. savsew.com.

Singing Classes

Bel Canto is a singing style which helps the voice become flexible and expressive, improves vocal range and breathing capacity.

A foundation for opera, rock, pop, gospel and musical theatre. $25 Mondays, 6 p.m..

786-247-9923. anitraoperadiva@yahoo. com. Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 West State Street, 3rd and 4th flrs.,.

Spanish Classes

Spanish courses for professionals offered by Conquistador Spanish Language Institute, LLC. Beginner Spanish for Professionals--Intro price $155 + textbook ($12.95). Instructor: Bertha E. Hernandez, M.Ed. and native speaker. Meets in the Keller Williams Realty meeting room, 329 Commercial Drive. Tuesdays.. conquistador-spanish.com.

Stress Reduction: Arising Stillness in Zen

Stress-reducing practices for body, speech and mind. Five Thursday night classes from 6- 7:00pm. $15 drop-in; $70 for continues on p. 38

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series. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach, Sensei.

Savannah Zen Center 111 E. 34th St. 31401 revfugon@gmail.com ongoing.

Vocal Lessons

A group of voice instructors who believe in the power of a nurturing community to help voice students blossom into vibrant artists. Each instructor holds a Masters of Music in Voice Performance. Group classes held once a month, plus an annual recital.

Varies Wednesdays.. 912-656-0760. TheVoiceCoOp.org. The Voice Co-op, Downtown.

Voice Lessons - Technique and Coaching

Experienced and successful voice instructor is accepting students. Nurturing, accepting, and collaborative studio. Services offered include strengthening the voice, range extension, relaxation techniques, and coaching through various styles of music. Audition and competition preparation. Varies Mondays-Saturdays, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. 912-484-0628. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Dance

Adult Ballet Class

Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St, offers adult ballet on Thursdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm $12 per class. Call for info. ongoing. 912-234-8745.

Adult Intermediate Ballet

Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm. $12/class or $90/8 classes. Call for info.

Academy of Dance, 74 W. Montgomery Crossroad. Wednesdays. 912-921-2190.

Beginner and intermediate ballet, modern

dance, barre fusion, barre core body sculpt, gentle stretch & tone. Tuesdays.. 912925-0903. theballetschoolsav.com. Ballet School, 10010 Abercorn St. Argentine Tango

Lessons Sundays 1:30-3;30pm. Open to the public. $3 per person. Wear closed toe leather shoes if possible. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h ferguson Ave. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-925-7416. savh_tango@yahoo.com.

Argentine Tango Basics Group Class

This beginners group class will focus on the basic elements of movement and Argentine Tango. This class is a 4 week session that will start from week 1 and progress while reviewing each week until week 4. No partner or experience required. $35 Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m.. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Awaken with Chakradance™

A free-flowing, meditative dance, with eclectic music selected to resonate with each specific chakra, along with guided imagery. No dance experience or chakras knowledge needed. $20 ongoing, 7-8:30 p.m. 912-663-1306. Chakradancer@ comcast.net. chakradance.com/. synergisticbodies.com. Synergistic Bodies, 7901 Waters Ave. Ballroom Group Dance Class

Weekly ballroom dance classes focus on two types of dance each month. Open to

partners/couples or to solos. The $35 for 4 weeks or $10 drop in Mondays, 7 p.m.

912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Ballroom Series Group Class

A group ballroom dance class for beginners through advanced. Rumba, Swing, Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz, Cha Cha, Samba, and more. Singles or couples. $10.00 per person or $35 for 4 weeks (per person) Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m.. 912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Ballroom/Latin Group Class

Group classes every Tuesday and Wednesday at 8pm. Tuesdays focus on fundamental steps, styling, and techniques.

Wednesday's classes are more specific, with advanced elements. $15/person and $25/couple Wednesdays, 8 p.m. and Tuesdays.. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@ gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing. com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Beginner's Belly Dance Classes

Learn basic moves and choreography with local Belly Dancer, Nicole Edge. Class is open to all ages and skill levels. Walk-ins welcome. 15.00 Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. 912596-0889. edgebelly@gmail.com. edgebellydance.com. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. Beginners Belly Dance Classes

Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/Skill levels welcome. Sundays, 12pm-1pm.

Fitness body and balance studio. 2127 1//2 E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/hour. Call or see website. ongoing. 912-596-0889. cairoonthecoast.com.

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

For those with little-to-no dance background. Instructor is formally trained, has performed for over ten years. $15/person.

Tues. 7pm-8pm. Private classes and walk ins available. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave. ongoing. 912-414-1091. info@ cybelle3.com. cybelle3.com.

Happenstance Bellydance

All levels and styles of bellydance welcome. Classes every Monday, 5:30-6:30pm.

Drop-ins welcome. $15/lesson Mondays, 5:30 p.m.. (912) 704-2940. happenstance-

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bellydance@gmail.com. happenstancebellydance.wordpress.com. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. C.C. Express Dance Team

Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm. Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary. Call Claudia Collier for info. ongoing. 912-7480731. Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Windsor Forest.

Dance for Peace

A weekly gathering to benefit locals in need. Music, dancing, fun for all ages.

Donations of nonperishable food and gently used or new clothing are welcomed.

Free and open to the public. Sundays, 3 p.m. 912-547-6449. xavris21@yahoo.com.

Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Dance Lessons (Salsa, Bachata)

Learn to dance Salsa & Bachata. For info, call Austin (912-704-8726) or Omar (Spanish - 787-710-6721). Thursdays.

912-704-8726. salsa@salsasavannah.com. salsasavannah.com. Great Gatsby, 408 West Broughton Street.

Dance Meditation: 5Rhythms Wave Class

A dance. A spiritual practice. A path to higher vibration. Each person does his/her own dance to a wave of music through the rhythms of flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness. There is no right or wrong way and no steps to follow. No experience is needed. Simply Show Up. Led by: Dana Danielson. Each month, 2nd Tuesday (7:15-8:45 pm) and 4th Sunday, (noon1:30). $15 per class, or purchase class packs ongoing. 912-429-0190. savannahyogabarre.com. savannahyogabarre.com.

Savannah Yoga Barre, 2132 E Victory Drive.

Dance Party

Dance on Thursdays at 8pm--fun, friendship, and dancing. Free for Savannah Ballroom students. $10 for visitors ($15 for couples). free - $15 Thursdays, 8 p.m. 912335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Disco Hustle Dance Class

Do the hustle! A New York style Disco Hustle group class taught by Jos'eh Marion, a professional ballroom dance instructor.

Sundays at 5pm. Call for pricing. Sundays, 5 p.m.. 843-290-6174. Trudancer@gmail. com. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. Free Dance Thursdays at Lake Mayer

Lake Mayer is offering free dance and fitness classes for all ages every Thursday, in the Community Center. 9:30 am and 10:30 am is the "Little Movers" class for toddlers. 12:00 pm Lunch Break Fitness.

1:30 pm Super Seniors. 5:30 pm youth hip hop. 6:30 pm Adult African Fitness. FREE ongoing, 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 912-6526780. sdavis@chathamcounty.org. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

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Group dance lessons every Tuesday and Wednesday at 8pm. Tuesday: fundamental steps, styling, and techniques. Wednesday: advanced elements. $15/person $25/ couple Tuesdays, 8 p.m. and Wednesdays, 8 p.m.. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@ gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing. com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

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