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William O. Golding (American, 1874–1943); Tug William F. McAuley, Atlantic Towing Co., Sav, GA, 1934

Exhibition support is provided by Inge Brasseler and a special grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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HIGHLIGHTED PICKS FROM HOSTESS CITY HAPPENINGS THIS WEEK To have your event considered for inclusion, please send an email to happenings@connectsavannah.com.

Include the event name, date, time, location with address, cost, website address for additional information, and a contact number. The submission deadline is 5PM each Friday before the following Wednesday’s edition.

WEDNESDAY 4/13

THURSDAY 4/14

Three world-class singers / piano players together with a live band pay tribute to Billy Joel, Elton John, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Paul McCartney and many more. The audience will be singing along!

Wednesday, Friday & Tues at 8pmTHE SAVANNAH THEATRE at 222 Bull St., 912 233-7764 / savannahtheatre.com

Two hours of high-energy fun for all ages with singers, dancers and rockin’ live band performing Pop to Broadway and Stomp to Rock and Roll!

The most fun you’ll have while in Savannah. Thurs & Sat at 8pm THE SAVANNAH THEATRE at 222 Bull St., Historic Downtown 912 233-7764 / savannahtheatre.com

THE PIANO MEN LIVE ON STAGE

TRIVIA NIGHT WITH JESS SHAW

Jess Shaw and Kevin Ryan will guide participants through an evening of trivia and self discovery at Service Brewing.

Test your trivia knowledge while also competing in interactive challenge rounds to gain extra points. The first place team receives a $100 cash prize.

6:30 p.m. Service Brewing Company, 574 Indian Street. servicebrewing.com

OPEN MIC AT MINT TO BE MOJITO BAR

WHISKEY WEDNESDAYS

Discounted regional and international whiskey and bourbon selections every Wednesday at Oak 36 Bar + Kitchen. Come try something new on the rocks, as a smoked drink, or perhaps with natural shrubs and fresh pressed juices in one of their craft cocktails.

5500 Abercorn St. Suite #36

BINGO! AT ELKS LODGE

Join Elks Lodge for Bingo on Thursdays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. and Sundays from 7-9 p.m.

Enjoy great family fun, good food at the snack bar and many chances to win cash. Elks Lodge, 183 Wilshire Blvd.

FREE YOGA ON THE BEACH AT THE THE DECK Enjoy free yoga on the Tybee sponsored by The Deck Beach Bar & Kitchen. Bring a large beach towel, your mat or a tapestry, a hat and sunglasses, water and a friend.

9-10 a.m. The Deck Beachbar and Kitchen, 404 Butler Ave.

FRIDAY 4/15

BLUEGRASS BY THE PINT WITH SWAMPTOOTH Join Service Brewing for Bluegrass by the Pint every Friday featuring live bluegrass from favorite local favorite’s, Swamptooth.6 p.m. Service Brewing Co., 574 Indian St.

FULL MOON HIKE

Are you looking for a unique Savannah experience? Put on your hiking shoes, bring a flashlight, and join us for a full moon hike in the Wormsloe maritime forest. Get a rare view of a sunset over the Moon River and moon rise over our intercoastal wetlands. The hike will start at the Visitors Center and

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EASTER EGG HUNT @SERVICE BREWING CO.

Join the Easter Bunny for a brewery Egg Hunt at Service Brewing noon-1pm. A suggested donation of $5 benefits Support Our Future, a non-profit organization supporting the children of Ukraine. Have a beer while your kids visit with the Easter Bunny and enjoy face painting. Easter Egg Hunt start at 1pm. Open to kids 10 & under. BYOB (bring your own basket). No registration required. servicebrewing.com

be approximately 2 hours on a 3 mile trail. Advance reservations are required. Call the Park office at 912-353-3023 to purchase your tickets prior to the day of the program. 7-9:30 p.m.

Wormsloe State Historic Site, 7601 Skidaway Road. $7 - $15 gastateparks.org/ Wormsloe

SATURDAY 4/16

EASTER EGG HUNT AT SERVICE BREWING

Join the Easter Bunny for a brewery Egg Hunt at Service Brewing on Saturday, April 16 from 12pm-1pm. A suggested donation of $5 benefits Support Our Future, a non-profit organization supporting the children of Ukraine. Have a beer while your kids visit with

the Easter Bunny and enjoy face painting from 12-1pm.

Easter Egg Hunt start at 1pm.

Open to kids 10 & under. BYOB (bring your own basket). No registration required. servicebrewing.com

FREE FAMILY WEEKENDS AT THE JEPSON CENTER & TELFAIR ACADEMY Telfair Museums is excited to offer local residents free weekend admission to the Jepson Center and Telfair Academy starting April 2 – August 28! Residents are invited to explore the largest museum exhibition of work

by African American artist, William O. Golding, in The Art of William O. Golding: Hard Knocks, Hardships, and Lots

of Experience on view at the Jepson Center, along with other featured exhibitions free of charge. Free weekend admission includes residents of the following counties: -Chatham -Bryan -Effingham -Liberty (GA) -Beaufort (SC) -Jasper (SC) Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Free 912.790.8800. telfair.org

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.

Drayton St. & East Park Ave.

FIRE & WINE

Enjoy half off bottles of wine

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Musicians & Singers Wanted!

Join host Larry Broussard (of the band LAX) for Savannah’s Best Open Mic every Wednesday. Watch LIVE ON TIKTOK! (Cajuncookin). Larry plays your favorite hits and requests between sets. Call 912-713-1009 to book your 30 minutes of stage time. No cover charge! 5-11 p.m. Mint to Be Mojito Bar & Bites, 12 W State St.

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ISLANDS FARMERS MARKET

Weekly farmers market on Talahi Island highlighting local growers and makers, healthy foods and a positive environment. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Islands Farmers’ Market, 401 Quarterman Dr. facebook.com/islandsfarmersmarket

SUNDAY 4/17

BEATS, BREWS + BEERMOSAS

Catch those Sunday Vibes every week at Service Brewing with beats, brews and beermosas featuring sets from local DJs, delicious food trucks and 16 beers on tap. 12:30-5:30 p.m. Service Brewing Company, 574 Indian St. servicebrewing.com

EASTER AT PLANT RIVERSIDE DISTRICT

Enjoy a special Easter celebration at Plant Riverside District with festive fun for the whole family. Plant Riverside District – Savannah, Ga.’s newest and most exciting destination for dining, shopping and live entertainment – will host a special Easter Celebration with festive fun for the whole family.

Take photos with the Easter Bunny in Plant Riverside District’s Montgomery Park and enjoy spring-inspired arts and crafts activities. Guests are invited to visit Plant Riverside District’s restaurants, who will be giving away free candy-filled eggs to children of all ages. This event is free and open to the public. 2-4 p.m.

Wrap up the weekend with a Sunday Funday Sunset Party on the roof.

Local DJ Doc Ock on the 1s and 2s, an amazing view, Long Drink and Herradura specials, and $3 Rosé all day.

6 - 9 p.m. Top Deck, 125 W. River Street

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Some of the cast of Savannah Ballet Theatre’s “The Wizard of Oz,” L-R: Ashley Casstevens, Kristen Jameson, Micayl Frank with Long John Silver and Rebecca Dugal. Photo by Adriana Iris Boatwright.

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and fire pits in the courtyard. Purchase one of our s’mores kits (marshmallows included) for the ultimate fall experience. 6-9 p.m. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St.

SUNSET PARTY SUNDAY

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EASTER COOKIE DECORATING AT PLANT RIVERSIDE DISTRICT

Plant Riverside District will host a children’s Easter Sunday Cookie Decorating experience, offering kids the chance to become junior pastry chefs, complete with a signature apron.

Participants will decorate fresh-baked cookies from Plant Riverside District’s professional pastry chefs. Tickets are $20 and are available online at plantriverside.myeventscenter.com.

2 p.m.400 W. River Street.

912-373-9100. plantriverside. myeventscenter.com

MONDAY 4/18

MIDTOWN MONDAYS

Savannah’s largest industry night at Oak 36 Bar + Kitchen. Enjoy Pubstar Karaoke hosted by Shane along with DJ B-RAD playing today’s hits inbetween singers. Enjoy $4-$5 drink specials all night along with a late night menu and craft cocktail bar. The fun starts at 10pm every Monday! 5500 Abercorn St. Ste. 36

TYBEE ISLAND FARMERS MARKET

Weekly market featuring a variety of produce, baked goods, honey, eggs, BBQ, sauces and dressings, popsicles, dog treats and natural body products.

Artisans are also featured each week.

Located at 30 Meddin Dr., right behind the Historic Tybee Lighthouse. tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com

PILATES CLASS

Skidaway Island United Methodist Church (SIUMC) offers, to church and non-church members alike, basic Mat Pilates classes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:15-10:15 a.m., for only $5.00-$6.25 per class. Classes focus on improving core strength, posture, flexibility and muscle tone. Visit siumc. org/nurture 54 Diamond Causeway

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TRIVIA TUESDAYS

Voted one of Savannah’s best places to enjoy trivia in 2021. Enjoy video trivia hosted by Hangover Entertainment at Oak 36 Bar + Kitchen. Free to play, and starts at 7pm with prizes for top 2 teams. Full menu and craft cocktail bar.

5500 Abercorn St. Suite #36

STAFFORD’S TUESDAY COMEDY OPEN MIC

The ghost of Savannah’s legendary open mic returns. Head out to the sequel to the open mic Hannibal Buress called “whack” and “please put that phone down”. All experience levels welcome! 8:30-11:45 p.m. Stafford’s Public House, 306 W. Upper Factor’s Walk.

SCAN THE CODE TO FIND MORE EVENTS THIS WEEK!

INTRODUCTIONS:

MEET JALYN JOHNSON DISCOVER THE JAE DAISY’S FANTASTICAL WORLD OF ART

By Chantel Britton

chantel@connectsavannah.com

I am, I’m going to be what I’m going to be. And I’m going to paint whatever I want to paint because it’s my work’, kind of attitude.”

She also draws a lot of inspiration from music.

An alumna of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Johnson credits the school for providing her with the resources she needed to accelerate her career.

Having always had an interest in fashion, she learned of the textile printing and digital printing that SCAD offered.

“I started exploring with printing my artwork on fabric and also painting by hand. That really allowed me to open up a new pathway into my art — it going from canvas, to fabric, to installation, and to fashion. I was able to expand where my art could live, where it could be and exist.” Fabrics are currently among her favorite things to create. She enjoys being able to have her artwork live on a surface other than a wall.

Johnson hopes to inspire others with her art.

“I had a huge epiphany as of late. I had to remind myself why I started, and that’s to make an impact.”

She’s been working with children in Columbia, SC, using portraiture to teach resilience and character strengths.

“I was painting their portraits, and every color of paint was assigned to a different character strength. So we discussed their character strengths and positive things about them, and they filled in their portraits with the

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Jalyn Johnson is a painter and textile designer based in Savannah, who got her start in art at 15 by attending a sip-and-paint event with her mom.

“All the other ladies were painting a wine bottle, but I was just in the corner doing my own thing. I posted a picture of what I painted on Instagram, and all my friends were like ‘wow’,” Johnson explained. “Looking back, it’s not a great painting,” she laughed.

From that humble beginning, Johnson feels she has grown into a meritable artist, working with acrylics, charcoal, canvas, and a variety of fabrics and dyes as her mediums.

Looking at her work immediately invokes an inviting, fantastical feeling, with her bold use of vibrant colors and floral motifs. Duly, she considers her artistic style to be fantasy expressionism.

“Most of my work is portraits, but it’s kind of whimsical in a way, the way that the portrait interacts with nature. I use that to tell stories.”

Various flora and fauna are present in her work, and inherent within these images is a lot of symbolism. “The monarch butterfly is in almost all of my pieces, but to me it represents an ancestor, or an angel or a spirit guide, guiding me through whatever I’m experiencing in every

chapter of life,” she remarked.

In another example, she used sunflowers in her latest self-portrait.

“Sunflowers in a spiritual [sense] mean that you are opening to the sun. You’re opening to God, you’re in a new space of enlightenment,” she explained.

As an artist of color, Johnson often represents people of color in her work. She feels a certain responsibility to provide people of color with an important opportunity to view themselves in a positive light.

“I was exploring my blackness and my identity in college, and one thing that I took away from my research was that our stories have kind of gone missing, or weren’t written, or weren’t written in a way that we would want to pass down to our future generations.” She continued, “I discovered how important it is to know my own responsibility as an artist, so depicting people of color in spaces that I imagine and dream of is my way . . . of rewriting what I’ve been told all of my life about people of color and how they’re depicted through the media.”

Johnson says she draws inspiration for her artwork primarily from her own life. She takes an introspective approach to her art and uses symbolism to express how she experiences others, Mother nature, and herself.

She does, however, credit Frida Kahlo as one of her main influences.

“I just love how she showed up in the world, and I think that’s within all artists. This energy of ‘I know who

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A photo of one of last year’s Lemonade Day stands. Lowcountry Lemonade Day gives children an opportunity to be creative, and have fun while advertising and operating their lemonade business. Photo special to Connect Savannah.

A SWEET LEARNING OPPORTUNITY:

Lowcountry Lemonade Day open for registration

By Alex Arango

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alex@connectsavannah.com

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Grab a glass, the second Lowcountry Lemonade Day will be May 7.

Lemonade Day is part of a national event that provides free experiential learning that teaches youth how to start-up, market and operate a business, using lemonade stands as a template.

Children in Savannah have the opportunity to operate their own lemonade stand in any location of their choosing, and keep all of the profits they’ve earned.

“Stands are located all across Chatham County based on where the kids want to do stands. It’s not like in a centralized location around the kids would be like spreading profits basically of lemonade stands in one area,” said Jenna Thornton, the city director for Lowcountry Lemonade Day. Stand locations will be posted on the Lemonade Day website on the day of the event.

Registration for the program is open for children in Savannah. According to the program, children who register are provided with online curriculum modules that teach them how to budget, set profit making goals, repay investors and give back to the community. Past events received mayoral proclamations from Tybee, Garden City, and Thunderbolt.

“It’s a super unique program, because it’s one of the few programs that actually teaches financial literacy to kids. A lot of times, I feel like adults shy away from finances when it comes to kids, so for us to have a program that really lays it out in a kid friendly way, that’s a really important life skill to have,” said Jenna Thornton the city director of the Savannah Low Country Lemonade Day. Last year there were only 10 stands throughout Chatham County, but Thornton expressed optimism for the program to grow and expand. Thornton’s goal is to get 500 kids involved with the program this year, and hopefully have an increased number of stands around the region.

The program is also working to partner themselves with schools and communities around Savannah to further educate children on financial literacy and business practices.

So far Lowcountry Lemonade Day has solidified plans with Windsor Forest Elementary’s gifted program, and are hoping to expand to other schools.

For more information on Lowcountry Lemonade Day visit lemonadeday.org/ savannah-lowcountry

colors of their character strengths.”

She received a lot of positive feedback from teachers, and hopes to bring a similar project to local schools here in Savannah.

“Teaching and being able to just be a light and create a safe space for people who don’t have that, through my art — finding ways to use my art to make a difference in my community . . . that’s the whole reason why I started,” said Johnson.

For her, the ability to inspire and uplift others is the most rewarding thing about being an artist. It’s what gives her that boost of motivation when she’s feeling uninspired.

“It’s really rewarding when I receive messages from people who speak so positively of their experience with my art and how much it’s moved or healed them,” she expressed. “I want to be able to inspire other people to be who they are and embrace their own uniqueness and story,” she added.

Currently, Johnson is in the beginning stages of planning an art show. She’s also working on new clothing designs, as she releases a new collection once a year.

In the meantime, you can find her work at thejaedaisy.bigcartel.com, or on Instagram @thejaedaisy.

NEWS & NOTES

The Coastal Health District raising HIV awareness with walk

By Alex Arango

alex@connectsavannah.com

Photos or relief efforts at Lanier Elementary School by Alex Arango

Members of the Bryan County community gathered to Lanier Primary School in Pembroke, Georgia on Thursday, April 7 to begin clearing debris and stockpile supplies for individuals displaced by the Tornado that tore through the area on April 5.

Brook Thompson, an American Red Cross worker said that there has been an outpouring of supplies and help from volunteers. Thompson also noted that more donations-such as toiletries and clothing-would be coming to the school.

“This is only about one tenth of what’s been donated. We have more coming from Ellabell Church later today,” said Thompson.

According to the Bryan County News, Bryan County an-

nounced it stopped taking donations of food, clothing and other items on April 8, due to the overwhelming response.

There’s more than enough to supply families impacted by the storm, county officials say Monetary donations are still welcome and can be donated through United Way, which has set up a disaster fund for those impacted by the storm.

The United Way says this fund will provide critical emergency support to impacted Bryan County residents in need of temporary shelter, food and gas cards, and replacement of clothing, medicine, and more.

They are asking those able to help to text “HelpToday” to 40403.

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Volunteers gather to help with relief efforts after Bryan Co. tornado

To raise awareness around HIV, the Coastal Health District of Georgia (CHD) will host the first ever “Walk to Stop The Spread” at Forsyth Park on Sat., April 11 from 9 -11 a.m.

“We’ll be walking two laps around Forsyth Park at 9 a.m. to remember those lost to HIV or AIDS and raise awareness of HIV and HIV prevention,” said Kavian Harris a men’s outreach specialist for the Coastal Health District Harris also explained that HIV diagnoses in the coastal district have been increasing, stressing the importance of raising awareness of HIV. “It’s still a common belief that only people who identify don’t as heterosexual can contract HIV, but that’s not true. Anybody can contract HIV, but a lot of people in the south still hold on to that old thing where they still believe you can get HIV by sharing the drink with somebody,” said Harris.

According to HIV.gov, about 1.2 million people in the United States have HIV, with 13% of that population being unaware and in need of testing.

Compared to other parts of the country, the south continues to have the highest rates of new diagnoses.

Antiretroviral therapy has contributed to the substantial decline in the number of deaths caused

by HIV, but late testing hinders the chances for prevention and effective treatment.

In 2020 the Georgia Department of Health reported that 23% of persons diagnosed with HIV statewide were diagnosed with AIDS within 12 months, which is considered a late HIV diagnosis.

CHD’s HIV Program provides both medical treatment and case management services for those living with HIV. Some of these services include HIV medical provider visits, labs related to HIV medical care, access to HIV medications, oral health care, nutritional assessment and counseling, care and treatment related to sexually transmitted infections, mental health counseling, and partner counseling and referral services.

The CHD’s clinic treats HIV- positive patients over the age of 12, and also provides supportive services such as financial assistance, food vouchers, housing and support groups.

Registration to participate in the walk is completely free, and can be made online or in person at the Chatham County Health Dept. located at 1602 Drayton St. Attending the event is also free without registration. However, those who register for the walk will receive a t-shirt and swag bag.

In addition to vendors, food trucks and other activities, the event will also have free on-site HIV testing, diabetes screenings and COVID-19 testing and vaccinations. For more information regarding HIV testing and treatment or the walk, visit the Coastal Health District’s website coastalhealthdistrict.org

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Life is Hello, Life is Goodbye.

Camp Aloha

COMMUNITY PETS OF THE WEEK Each week, we will highlight pets available for adoption from local rescue organizations. In April, we are featuring Renegade Paws Rescue.

A Camp for Grieving Children

STARRY

April 29 - May 1, 2022

AGE: 2-3 YEARS WEIGHT: 80 LBS COLOR: TAN/WHITE Starry is as bright as her name!

With a smile that lights up a room, you’d never know that this girl has been through to much in her life, she came into the shelter at only half her current weight. She lives with little kids, does wells with chill dogs, and she’d also be happy to just be your one and only love. A self proclaimed ‘fat bottom girl’ she’s ready to make your world!

Camp Aloha is an overnight camp for children 6 – 17 who have experienced the death of a loved one. Held at the New Ebenezer Retreat Center, Camp Aloha provides structured activities and play to help campers with their grief experience, and is open to any child in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, or Liberty counties.

Apply Online At www.HospiceSavannah.org/CampAloha or Call Full Circle at (912) 303-9442

Fun Event Activity!

BEAU RICKS AGE: 2 YEARS WEIGHT: 50 LBS COLOR: WHITE

Looking for a young, playful, mechanic/homebody? Meet Beau Ricks! Beau isn’t exactly sure what all those tools on his foster parents acreage are supposed to do, but he’s got the playful and joyful energy you need to keep your work day happy! Beau would love a home with land or a fenced in yard, but don’t be fooled, he also enjoys the finer things in life- like a/c, couches, getting tuck in, and his pajamas! Potty trained and Dog and kid friendly (older is probably better).

-Birthday Parties - Corporate Events

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- School Functions

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-Trade Shows - And More!

Blend up a smoothie, cocktail, or mocktail with your leg power!

(510) 967-9500 I PEDALPOWERENTERTAINMENT.COM INFO@PEDALPOWERENTERTAINMENT.COM

Volunteers at Renegade Paws Rescue are dedicated to providing the highest level of care for unwanted, abused, or injured dogs in the Coastal Empire. The nonprofit organization is determined to find a forever home for every animal who comes through their doors

renegadepawsrescue.org 912.570.5032

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NEWS & NOTES

Something’s abuzz:

SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S MUSEUM’S BUG FEST IS BACK Some creep. Some crawl. Some leap. Some fly. Some buzz. Some bite. Regardless, each creature contributes to the circle of life in its own special way. That’s what the Savannah Children’s Museum’s annual Bug Fest is all about.

Taking place, Saturday, Apr. 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 655 Louisville Rd., Bug Fest is a fun opportunity for children to learn about different insects and their roles in the ecosystem.

Each year, different organizations come together to curate an educational and exciting event for children. This year, attendees will be able to visit an insectarium with Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong campus entomology class.

They’ll also get to learn about insectivores with Oatland Island Wildlife Center. The Coastal Empire Beekeepers Association will teach attendees about the importance of bees and other pollinators. And children can enjoy bug-themed yoga with Savannah Yoga Center.

“Our annual Bug Fest is an absolute favorite among our visitors! Savannah Children’s Museum transforms into a colorful land of squirmy, buzzy, and crawly bug-eyed friends,” said Elisabeth Chappell, Education Specialist for Coastal Heritage Society. “Exploring and embracing our world of bugs and insects is the perfect avenue for educational fun with themes like science, environmentalism, music and art! Whether you think these tiny creatures are cute or creepy, the whole family is sure to have a great time!”

Food trucks will be available on site offering a range of delicious goodies for purchase.

Admission to Bug Fest is $10 per guest aged 18 months and older. And the event is free for Coastal Heritage Society members. Visit chsgeorgia.org for more information - By Chantel Britton

A photo of one of a previous year’s Bug Fest at Savannah Children’s Museum.

Photo provided by Coastal Heritgage Society.

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FOOD & DRINK EAT IT & LIKE IT

PRESENTED WEEKLY BY SAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE

DESPOSITO’S:

MAKING THE VERY OLD NEW AGAIN

DESPOSITO’S SEAFOOD CONSTRUCTION

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EAT IT AND LIKE IT

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When you set yourself up to build-or restore-something in a city as old as Savannah, the chances are pretty good that you will run into road blocks.

Some of those obstacles are easier to overcome than others, but the bottom line is you will always be challenged. It is just the nature of the beast in such a historic locale.

Something about blessings and curses, right?

I remember a little over a decade ago when I was beginning a renovation on my own home, which was built in 1890. Once you start the work, any experienced contractor will tell you “there ain’t no tellin’” what you are going to find inside of these walls. You just have to be prepared to do the work.

It would be easy to point a finger and say such shenanigans are a downtown Savannah problem. But they are most certainly not.

That’s the ongoing story right now at Desposito’s Seafood in Thunderbolt. A

legendary restaurant and watering hole that will return to business later this year.

For all of the shiny new pennies that pop up quarterly in Savannah these days, this one will be the most anticipated. If you look at it from a purely local point of view, of course.

For those who aren’t familiar with Desposito’s, for decades it was a Savannah institution. Long before social media came to existence and made everything accessible and available, Desposito’s was packing them in down there underneath the Thunderbolt bridge just off of Highway 80.

On Sundays, it was race day. As in NASCAR. The bar was full of patrons watching the race on what I’m sure was a tiny television with rabbit ears. There may or may not have been a wager or two going on.

Desposito’s sponsored local racers too.

Some of the memorabilia hung on the walls for years. Some of it has been set aside and will return to display.

The same goes for the circa early 70s beer bottles. They found a ton of them underground during the planning stages for the rebuild. They’ll be cleaned up and put out

BEER BOTTLES FOUND AT DESPOSITO’S

The new Desposito’s is going to be large.

Capacity will hover around double what it was.

Thunderbolt has approved a huge neon sign that will face the bridge. I’d been told 6 foot high letters. DESPOSITO’S You’ll know it when you see it.

Unfortunately for some of the purists, the new Desposito’s won’t too closely resemble the old one. At least not once you get inside.

That has been a sticking point that Michelle has been reminded of regularly on social media.

“No one wants any of it to be different.” she says. “We are trying really hard to keep as much of this in place as we can.”

It’s obvious in speaking to her that she cares about the balance between what this was and what this will eventually be. She is also aware that there is no pleasing everyone.

Especially on social media.

They’ve shopped practically every seafood spot in Chatham County for a feel on pricing and portions. I’ve had enough conversations with Michelle to know there’s almost an obsession with providing value. I can’t say for certain, but I really doubt you will find a $25 fried shrimp platter with a couple of hush puppies and a slice of lemon. Tourists will snap that up, but that isn’t the goal here.

Speaking of food, the menu is being developed as we speak. Some of the original back-in-the day recipes will remain, but there will be more. Much more.

Michelle tells me they’ve discussed local shrimp with as many people as they can to this point. You can expect to see soups made from scratch as well as salads.

Outside there will be live music and an area to for kids to run around or play cornhole while you are waiting for a table, although they haven’t figured out where they are going to put that yet.

The atmosphere described to me will be something along the lines of Hilton Head Island’s Skull Creek Boathouse.

Paula Deen’s Whitemarsh Island restaurant comes to mind, maybe Tybee Island’s Crab Shack.

I can’t speak to spaces for boats in the Summer, but I suspect this new Desposito’s is very quickly going to become a destination in this town.

Making the very old new again.

Look for them to open late Summer.

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as well.

The menu was tiny. Steamed shrimp, deviled crab, some sandwiches, chips. There was nothing over the top. It was truly a low maintenance, no frills joint. That’s what everyone loved about it. They were famous for not offering tartar sauce.

A couple of years ago, it was sold. It was sold by the man who practically grew up in Desposito’s tiny kitchen. His mother ran the place. Eventually he ran the kitchen.

He knows the history. He witnessed the attraction. We told his story here last year.

The young lady now running the show is Michelle Cooley. She also knows this history and wanted to restore it. The original plan was to clean it up, bring it up to modern standards here and there and bring back Savannah’s long-lost friend.

Then they started peeling away the layers.

The blemishes began to show on this nearly 100 year old building. The damage not visible to the naked eye needed to be repaired.

“We had no choice really but to address it head-on.” she says, referring to the amount of restoration that needed to be done before there could be any real talk of expansion.

New septic tanks are being installed.

Handicapped accessible restrooms needed to be added. The plumbing was a mess.

“We couldn’t flush a toilet without it affecting water pressure over here in the kitchen.” Michelle says.

The renovations currently underway at Desposito’s are far more thorough than anyone involved in this project could have anticipated. The kitchen is getting new ventilation and will be almost 4 times the size of what it was. Although, that’s not saying a lot. The former kitchen looked like my kitchen in my college apartment. Still, this new one is huge. It had to be to handle the volume they are expecting.

There is an outdoor deck being built. It will be covered. There will be a 25 seat bar that will dominate that outdoor space. The Thunderbolt boat ramp about 200 feet away.

Full menu available there, of course. Parking lots are being added and expanded as well.

Back inside there will be a waiting area for seating. Next to that and near the front door, a take-out window. Just outside of that will be several picnic tables for anyone looking for a quick hit and run seafood lunch or dinner.

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EASTER EATS: Lots of options for holiday dining

By Chantel Britton

chantel@connectsavannah.com

Easter Sunday, April. 17, is just around the corner. It’s a time for colored eggs, festive hunts, chocolate bunny-filled baskets and delectable meals. If you’re in the area or plan to be, you may be wondering if there are any Easter specials going on at local restaurants.

Fortunately, you’ve come to the right place.

There are quite a few special dining events being offered in the Hostess City this Easter.

So don your Easter Sunday best, and prepare to dine at any one of these themed affairs.

PLANT RIVERSIDE DISTRICT

Easter Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Plant Riverside District will host a decadent brunch in their elegant Salzburg ballroom. The expansive menu includes an omelet bar, charcuterie selections, hand-carved herbcrusted prime rib, and local favorites like shrimp and grits, eggs benedict, and bread pudding french toast, among others. There will also be a tantalizing assortment of sweet baked goods from the pastry team. The Easter Bunny will be onsite for photos as well. The cost is $79 for adults and $35 for children ages 3-12. Reservations are required, so visit opentable.com to secure your spot and visit plantriversidedistrict.com for more information.

RHETT

Local eatery Rhett is offering a special brunch on Easter Sunday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will be offering their full a la carte brunch menu including a few holiday specials like their toothsome smoked salmon benedict and a hearty crispy chicken sandwich. Visit diningwithrhett. com for reservation information.

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Easter Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Pirates’ House will host a grand easter buffet. The menu includes several delicious entrees like chipotle brown sugar-crusted prime rib, spiral sliced ham with a sliced peach relish and low country shrimp and grits among others. There will be a number of fresh seafood dishes like lemon and lavender poached salmon, oyster caprese, and a lemon and dill shrimp salad. For dessert, you can look forward to homestyle banana pudding cups, mini carrot cupcakes, peach cobbler and more. The buffet is just $46.95 for adults and $17.95 for kids. Call (912) 233-5757 to make your reservation.

ROCKS ON THE RIVER

Located in the Bohemian Hotel, Rocks on the River is hosting a special Easter brunch from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The menu will include a fried oyster deviled egg, a cinnamon babka bun, spicy pulled pork hash, and Easter ham. For dessert, enjoy mom’s carrot cake, served with cream cheese icing and candied walnuts. Reservations are recommended and can be made on Open Table.com

SAVANNAH RIVERBOAT CRUISES

If you want to add a little flair to your Easter celebration, do something out of the norm and set sail aboard an Easter brunch or dinner cruise with Savannah Riverboat Cruises. The brunch cruise boards at 12 and includes all your brunch faves. The Easter Bunny will be available for fun family photos. And once you’re done eating, head to the top deck for a live narration from the Captain as you view historic downtown Savannah. The brunch cruise is $79.95 for adults and $49.95 for children. The dinner cruise boards at 6 p.m., featuring an appetizing dinner buffet. The cost is $99.95 per adult and $52.95 per child.

Visit savannahriverboat.com to make your reservation.

APPLEBEE’S

On Easter Sunday, Applebee’s locations owned by Flynn Restaurant Group in Savannah and Pooler will offer a Kids Eat Free special. To take advantage of this offer, the free kids meal must be accompanied by an adult entree purchase, and you must mention the deal. The limit is two children, 12 years and under, per adult, and they must order from the kids meal. No reservations necessary.

CLUB STEWART

For military personnel and families stationed at Hunter Army Airfield or Fort Stewart, Club Stewart is hosting a festive Easter Brunch. The menu includes a Chaffle Smash Burger, featuring a keto-friendly waffle and a succulent ribeye burger; loaded double stacked pancakes; a smoked salmon toasted bagel; and a chicken-fried steak plate, featuring scrambled eggs and sausage gravy. The Easter Bunny will be present for photos as well.

700 COOKING SCHOOL AT THE MANSION ON FORSYTH PARK

If you want a more hands-on dining experience for Easter this year, consider attending a special Easter-themed cooking class with The Mansion on Forsyth Park’s 700 Kitchen Cooking School. Taking place Easter Sunday, there are two classes being offered: one from 9 a.m. to noon and another at 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Led by renowned chef Jason Winn, the class will feature classic Easter dishes as well as new favorites like eggs benedict with country ham and collard greens, she crab soup, raspberry cream cheese-filled french toast and more. Mimosas, coffee and fresh fruit juices will be served at the beginning of each class. It’s sure to be a good time that will make this Easter one to remember. The class is $99 per person. Visit mansion.classesbykessler.com or call (912) 721-5006 to make your reservation.

MOSS + OAK EATERY

Celebrate Easter with Moss + Oak Savannah Eatery Sun., April 17, 12-6 p.m. Executive Chef Hector Pabon has created a menu of delicious Easter table favorites that everyone in the family is sure to love. Reservations are recommended. For parties of 6 or more contact the restaurant directly at 912.721.4510. $56 per adult and $19 per child under 12 Did we leave out your favorite spot? Did we miss your restaurant’s special Easter menu? Email us at happenings@ connectsavannah.com and visit us on the web for a liveupdated list of Easter eats.

Savannah Ballet Theatre preps for another trip down the Yellow Brick Road

By Marley Gibson Features Writer

Photos by Adriana Iris Boatwright

You probably remember the first time you saw the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.” The world of black and white suddenly bursting into color. The music. The dream. The magic. And, the transformation into another world and another place: escapism at its best.

The Savannah Ballet Theatre company is ready to bring this fantastic and memorable world to Savannah again.

“People need to be in the theatre now together, suspending reality, and enjoying themselves,” said Abby McCuen, production manager for “The Wizard of Oz,” presented in ballet.

Savannah Ballet Theatre’s board voted in 2016 to create ballets based on books, including this, L. Frank Baum’s best seller.

“I’m going to step out on a limb here and say this is my favorite production that we do,” McCuen said.

“Obviously, it’s based on a book that is also a movie that’s even more famous,” she noted. “We combined both of them to create this original ballet. It’s a timeless

with virtual classes and virtual productions, but there’s nothing like live theatre.”

“The Wizard of Oz” is a unique ballet company. “We have our professional dancers and then we have our trainees who are mostly college-aged students who learn alongside the professional dancers, as well as the students of our school. We have people from five years to 35 years participating. It’s an incredible community production,” McCuen said.

The company has dancers from all over the United States.

“This year, we have ten dancers – post-COVID, a lot of dancers haven’t wanted to move or travel – which is a perfect number,” McCuen said. “It allows us to use more people from the community and more of the younger dancers. The professionals have degrees in dance and bring a lot of talent to this amazing city.”

Rebecca Dugal, a native of Savannah, is not only the production coordinator, but she is also a member of the company. One could say she has a foot in both the production and the management.

“I’m a company dancer, so I’m in the production dancing three different roles,” Dugal shared. “I’m in and out of rehearsals, practicing. Then, I switch gears in the afternoon as the program coordinator working behind the scenes. I assist with the dancers, liaison between the company and the theatre, sort of whatever tasks need to be done, I do it.” She laughed and added, “I take care of most of the underground tasks people tend to forget about. I help the director with anything she needs.

One minute, I’m painting props, the next I’m signing

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“Everyone needs a little happiness in their lives and this is the perfect production for it.”

tale and we’ve made it into an American fairy tale… at least, that’s how I think of it.”

McCuen loves talking to people about their version of Oz. “Everyone has a different story about their memories of seeing the movie growing up. My dad always told me it came on TV once a year, around Thanksgiving, and it was this special occasion. So, we hope to play off that. Folks are so happy and it’s nostalgia galore. It’s such a positive experience for both the dancers and the patrons. The dancers can feel the happiness and they feed off it.”

“The Wizard of Oz” production is a completely original piece for the Savannah Ballet Theatre. While other ballet companies do similar versions, this one was created right here in Savannah.

Savannah Ballet Theater was able to achieve what they call a “digital pivot” in order to provide entertainment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We’ve been rotating through shows for the past couple of years and putting it out as digital presentations.

Through COVID, we weren’t able to perform to live crowds. We’re thrilled to be back in the theatre and it’s special to us.”

McCuen said with restrictions lifting and everyone trying to get back to a more normal type of life, she hopes both visitors and residents will turn to what they’re offering.

“The arts are very important for us because we’re social beings who are meant to be out and about talking to each other and sharing experiences,” she said. “As a company, we had a lot of success during the pandemic

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But Rebecca wouldn’t have it any other way. As a native of Savannah, she feels her life has come full circle with the production.

“Our director, Suzanne Braddy (Artistic Director of Savannah Ballet Theatre), taught me to dance,” Dugal shared. “I literally grew up in her studio. Then, I went to Birmingham Southern and danced in college and afterward. I dance for three different companies and had a fun career in Alabama. My husband and I moved back to Savannah two years ago to raise our family and I’m happy to be able to still dance and participate.”

In addition to wearing several hats backstage, Dugal shares her roles in the production.

“I’m in the first scene in Kansas as one of the farm girls and I’m also in Emerald City…which is a very fun piece that has an old-school, theatrical Broadway feel to it,” Dugal said. “I’m also the Poppy Queen, which is one of the lead roles.”

Dugal’s excitement shows as she shares her favorite part. “It’s been a lot of fun to play the Poppy Queen. I come out and put Dorothy and Lion to sleep and the Tin Man and Scarecrow duel me and it’s awesome.”

Through these trying times, Dugal agrees the arts and entertainment are an important part of our lives that we need to get back to.

“Performing arts in general— particularly dancing—is very emotional,” she said. “You can watch ballet on the screen, but it doesn’t mean anything until you see it in person. You can see the sweat on their brow, watch them breathe, see the artistry and emotion, the dancers catching their breath, and overall, just telling a story through dance. It reaches people differently and connects them.”

“We’ve needed this since we’ve literally been boarded for two years,” she said with a laugh.

“As humans, we have to connect on a personal level.

Reaching people through art is a wonderful way to do it.

Whatever the emotion is… you enjoy getting it from the audience and sharing the moment with them.”

She continued, “People getting out, seeing live performances and such may encourage people to try out for the ballet next year or perhaps sign up for a class or go to school and learn more. You never know where inspiration will come from or who you might inspire by doing something you love.”

When asked why this particular story hits the mark with the audience, McCuen said, “This story resonates because… it’s not where you go, it’s who you meet along the way. There’s no better tagline for a story. Dorothy is seeking something throughout. She could have given up and gone home at any time, but she made the friends and took the journey her way. It’s just going to put people in such a good mood and make them happy.”

When the Savannah Ballet Theatre puts on a production of this magnitude, the audience can expect the most spectacular costumes, innovative set design, and incredible dancers.

“Every production we do, we source music from non-traditional ballet soundtracks,” McCuen explained.

“If you go see Swan Lake, you’ll hear Tchaikovsky; if you go see Cinderella, you’ll hear Prokofiev. You come to see

this production, you’re going to hear more modern composures like Hans Zimmer and John Williams, and it moves the ballet along in such a beautiful way.”

Professional costume designers assisted by working one-on-one with the director, producer, and design team. “We love to use a lot of colors and designs. With this production, we use a lot of digital backgrounds,” McCuen said. “We’re not going to use the traditional backgrounds that fly in and out. Images are from the high-resolution projector. Things will move. It’s going to elevate the production.”

“Every time we’ve performed this,” McCuen said, “it has sold out in advance.

We’re anticipating the same this year. I love sitting in the theatre and watching the young kids coming in who are enamored by it. There are also the older patrons who are nostalgic from having seen the movie and it’s really for all ages.”

After each show, the theatre offers a free meet and greet with the characters.

“We bring out the majority of leads into the lobby. We let people touch costumes, ask questions, get pictures made… just to feel a part of everything,” added McCuen.

Dugal dashes from rehearsal to backstage, but is excited for opening night.

“We hope folks will come to the show and join in on the fun. It’s just a great story… the books, the movie… we’re telling the same thing only through our original dance. We’ve tweaked the performance since we last performed it and there are some surprises. It’s just a feel-good show and we’re anxious to entertain people.”

McCuen says the production lasts about 85 minutes with an intermission. “It’s an experience from start to finish. We need this experience right now in our lives. A shot of happiness.”

Showtimes for “The Wizard of Oz” are Saturday, April 23 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available online savannahballettheatre.org or go to savannahboxoffice.com

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ART PATROL THE ART OF WILLIAM O. GOLDING: HARD KNOCKS, HARDSHIPS AND LOTS OF EXPERIENCE

Telfair Museums presents the first large museum survey of the work of William O. Golding (1874-1943), an African American seaman and artist who recorded a half-century of maritime experience in more than one hundred vibrant drawings. In the 1930s, Golding was a patient at the United States Marine Hospital in Savannah, where he represented his experiences in expressive pencil and crayon drawings which combine memory, imagination, and sailors’ lore. 72 works will be exhibited, including 23 drawings from Telfair Museums’ permanent collection, and others from the Morris Museum of Art, The Georgia Museum of Art, and private collections. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. 912-790-8800. info@telfair.org. telfair.org/exhibitions/golding/. telfair.org/ jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

4TH ANNUAL SAVANNAH SERIES ART EXHIBIT - STACIE JEAN ALBANO

Savannah artist Stacie Jean Albano is the second featured artist in the 4th Annual Savannah Series, a popular event that showcases talented local artists at The Mansion on Forsyth Park’s Grand Bohemian Gallery. Stacie Jean Albano’s first local exhibit featuring her works on paper will be on display at The Mansion on Forsyth Park’s Grand Bohemian Gallery from Thursday, April 7 through Saturday, April 30, 2022. The exhibit is free, open to the public and available for viewing from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily or by appointment. Free and open to the public. -30, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.. 912-721-5007. mansion.classesbykessler.com/products/ valentines-cooking-class. Grand Bohemian Gallery, The Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton Street.

To submit an ART PATROL listing, please submit an event at connectsavannah.com

OUT OF NOTHING EXHIBIT

“Out of Nothing” is an online-only curated exhibition. A celebration of our God-given innate creativity. See 30 amazing artists’ works from around the world and vote for your favorite artist, the award will be announced on May 20. free May 20, 5-10 p.m.. exnihilogallery.org/ oon-viewroom.

FREE FAMILY WEEKENDS AT THE JEPSON CENTER & TELFAIR ACADEMY Telfair Museums is excited to offer local residents free weekend admission to the Jepson Center and Telfair Academy starting April 2 – August 28! Residents are invited to explore the largest museum exhibition of work by African American artist, William O. Golding, in The Art of William O. Golding: Hard Knocks, Hardships, and Lots of Experience on view at the Jepson Center, along with other featured exhibitions free of charge. Free weekend admission includes residents of the following counties: -Chatham -Bryan -Effingham -Liberty -Beaufort -Jasper Free 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. 912.790.8800.Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

CHUL-HYUN AHN: BEYOND Telfair Museums’ 2022 PULSE Art + Technology Festival features a solo exhibition by Baltimore-based artist Chul-Hyun Ahn (Korean, b. 1971) whose light boxes made from LEDs, one-way mirrors, and sculptural materials create the suggestion of infinite space, whether the illusion of a railroad track curving into the darkness or geometric abstractions in vibrant color. Ahn’s precise and mesmerizing works also reflect the influence of Zen Buddhism and providing otherworldly experiences that connect to the spiritual as well as the language and history of abstraction.Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W. York St. CONTEMPORARY SPOTLIGHT: NEW ACQUISITIONS FROM THE BRANDYWINE WORKSHOP “Fresh, human, and personal”— this is how Allan Edmunds, founder of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives, has described the prints produced at the Philadelphia-based arts organization. A non-profit celebrating diversity, experimentation, and accessibility since 1972, Brandywine has become an internationally recognized printmaking center whose residencies have fostered the creative talents of notable artists. telfair. org Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

Savannah State University Showcases “From Slave to Soldier to Freedom” Exhibition SOLO EXHIBITION INSPIRED BY GULLAH-GEECHEE ROOTS FEATURING LOCAL BLACKSMITH Savannah State University’s Visual and Performing Arts Program is now featuring “From Slave to Solider to Freedom,” a solo exhibition by local blacksmith and 3D sculptural artist, Gilbert Walker. The exhibition is available for viewing Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until May 9. The art gallery is located in the Kennedy Fine Arts Center, 3219 College St. A native of Savannah, Walker tells a story through his drawings, carvings, and metalwork which showcases the living history in the Lowcountry. As a young adult he spent most of his time in the marshes and creeks near his home, where he found inspiration for his art.

Compelled by his Gullah-Geechee roots, Walker views his work as an avenue to bridge his interest in history and his passion for creating. In this exhibition, which centers around art as both expression and education, Walker explores the ways his ancestors live alongside him and how we all carry forward pieces of the past. This is his first solo exhibition as an artist.

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CURTIS PATTERSON: A NOTABLE JOURNEY Laney Contemporary is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Atlanta-based artist Curtis Patterson. “A Notable Journey” highlights a selection of bronze and steel sculptures from the 1980’s to today. Patterson’s unique command of materials and his dynamic compositions point toward an illustrious, decades-long career as a sculptor of engaging and often large-scale public works. Free admission May 28, 11 a.m..

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Greg Sestero brings his ‘The Room’ tour to the Lucas

By Kareem McMichael

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Star of ‘The Room’ and the New York Times best-selling author behind A24’s Oscar-nominated ‘The Disaster Artist’ Greg Sestero will be coming to Savannah on Wednesday, April 13 for a stop at the Lucas Theatre.

The stop is a part of his ‘The Room with Greg Sestero Live!’ tour.

‘Savannah is one of my favorite cities in the U.S. I think it’s absolutely beautiful, unique, historic, and the food is great. It’s such a great vibe. I’ve always said I love to do something down there and I’m so excited to come back and be down there,” said Sestero.

“I’ve been doing some touring and some screenings. There’s a dream list of places to go to that I want to visit. The Lucas Theatre, obviously, it’s such a great theater. I thought, what a great way to talk about the new film show a private teaser,” said Sestero.

Sestero is known for his role as Mark, the best friend to Tommy Wiseau’s character Johnny, in the 2003 cult film ‘The Room.’ Sestero arrived on set, only agreeing to work behind the scenes and help Wiseau with auditions and casting.

However, Wiseau wanted the original actor cast as Mark out of the film, and formulated an intricate plan to replace him with Sestero.

Sestero has said that he made the film assuming no one would see it and that it would go direct to video.

“It was sort of like agreeing to help a friend make their dream project and not expecting anything from it or just kind of going along with it. I expected really nothing from it but I expected it just to be an experience. I just move on. Then all of a sudden, little by little, people started seeing it and talking about it,” said Sestero.

The film was harshly criticized by critics and fared very poorly at the box office. However, the film quickly began to receive attention from audience members because of its poor production values and it soon became a cult classic with late-night showings at theaters around the country.

This attention grew into what was dubbed “The Room’s 2010–2011 ‘Love is Blind’ International Tour,” and the film was screened in the UK, Germany, Denmark, Australia, France, and India, among other locations.

Sestero appeared at many of these events, posing for photographs with fans and often addressing them before the screenings.

“All of a sudden, movie lovers and cult fans discovered the movie. They found sort of this love and obsession of how insane the film is and started participating. It was really entertaining because I was like, here’s this movie that obviously is so unorthodox and incomprehensible, yet people were flipping for it,” said Sestero.

Sestero wrote a book based on his experiences making the film, Tommy Wiseau, and his experience

of trying to become an actor.

The book, titled ‘The Disaster Artist’, was released in 2013. In 2014, The Disaster Artist won the Best Non-Fiction award at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards ceremony.

“I knew the story behind the making of ‘The Room’ was something that was really fascinating and sort of my journey going to LA. That’s where I got the idea to write the book I thought this story could make a great film in itself.

That’s what I set out to do, write a book that could become a movie, a good movie about a bad movie,” said Sestero.

In 2014, Seth Rogen’s production company, Point Grey Pictures, acquired the rights to a film adaptation of Sestero’s book. In the film, also titled ‘The Disaster Artist’, Dave Franco played Sestero, and James Franco starred as Wiseau and directed, for which he won a Golden Globe award.

The film premiered at South by Southwest in 2017, and began a wide theatrical release. The film earned a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 90th Academy Awards.

Sestero also recently wrote and produced ‘Best F(r)iends’ Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Lionsgate) and was recently seen in Netflix’s popular gothic-drama mini-series ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor.’ His directorial/ horror genre debut, ‘Miracle Valley’, is slated for release in 2022. It is the first very first film to ever shoot at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water.

“I wanted to get into making horror movies. There was a fan who lived in the desert in Arizona, and they’re like, hey, we have this amazing location. It’s a private range with a house up on a hill and its perfect location for your next movie,” recalled Sestero..

Sestero moved to Arizona, wrote the film, and filmed it there. After the viewing of the trailer Sestero will talk about filming ‘Miracle Valley’ and the process of filming it during the pandemic.

Sestero will be screening the movie ‘The Room.’ There will be a meet & greet with him, starting at 7 p.m. and the film starts at 8 p.m. There will also be a post screening Q & A. He will also show the trailer for his latest film ‘Miracle Valley’. Visit lucastheatre.com for tickets and information.

THE ART OF WILLIAM O. GOLDING:

HARD KNOCKS, HARDSHIPS, AND LOTS OF EXPERIENCE

By Kareem McMichael

Arts & Entertainment Writer

Telfair Museums are exhibiting the first large museum survey of the work of William O. Golding (1874-1943), an African American seaman and artist who recorded a half-century of maritime experience in more than one hundred vibrant drawings.

“William O. Golding is an important twentieth century artist who really has not received enough attention until now.

Hopefully the exhibition and the catalog that Telfair just published will help remedy that,” said Harry H. DeLorme, director of education and senior curator, Telfair Museums.

The exhibit “The Art of William O. Golding: Hard Knocks, Hardships and Lots of Experience” is organized by Telfair Museums and curated by Harry H. DeLorme.

Golding made all of his work here in Savannah and his life intersected with history in many ways.

His adoptive father, William Anthony Golding (Golden) was one of the “Original 33” African American legislators in Georgia

during Reconstruction, and was a founder of the historic Dorchester Academy in Liberty County.

Golding, who in private life went by the surname “Golden,” said that he was tricked into going aboard a sailing ship as a youth in the 1880s and didn’t see Savannah again for more than 20 years.

“He would work as a seaman for 49 years in all, including a decade in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish American War and Philippine War. Later, during World War I, he was in the Merchant Marine when he survived the sinking of his ship by a German submarine in the English Channel,” said DeLorme.

In the 1930s Golding was a patient at Savannah’s US Marine Hospital where he made more than 100 drawings. The building still stands today on Oglethorpe Square.

“I think his work is historically significant for many reasons. His work is a rare collection of art made by an African American seaman of any time period.

Although his work follows two traditional types of maritime art, ship portraits and harbor views, he totally reinvents these genres,” said DeLorme.

Golding represented his experiences in expressive pencil and crayon drawings which combine memory, imagination, and sailors’ lore.

There are 72 works exhibited, including 23 drawings from Telfair Museums’ permanent collection, and others from the Morris Museum of Art, The Georgia Museum of Art, and private collections. The exhibition will be accompanied by a richly illustrated catalog, the first devoted to the artist.

“Telfair is just wrapping up a series of visits to local senior centers where we are talking about Golding’s work and encouraging participants to draw from their memories and in some cases, family photos. It’s been amazing to see folks in their 90’s relate and draw their experiences from decades earlier as Golding did,” said DeLorme. “I think that his work is a story of resilience and was a means for him to express and commemorate his experiences.”

Golding’s work is currently on view in the Levitt/Varnedoe Galleries at the Jepson Center and will be up through August 28, before traveling to the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta. For more information visit telfair.org

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BOURBON, WHISKEY + WINE TASTING AT JOHNNIE GANEM’S FOR CASA Johnnie Ganem’s hosted a bourbon, whiskey, and wine tasting to benefit Savannah/Chatham Court Appointed Special Advocates on Sat., April 8.

Guests enjoyed a spread of appetizers from The Dive Savannah, dozens of flavors of bourbon and wine, networking, and wonderful raffle prizes!

CASA recruits and trains volunteers to advocate for the best interests of children who have experienced abuse and neglect.

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RePurpose Savannah hosted a fundraiser at their East Gwinnett location on Saturday, April 9. With food from Erica Davis Lowcountry Catering, a deejay, libations and auction items, The RePurpose team’s first “Night on the Yard” raised funds to continue their mission of “saving and sharing historic buildings at the end of their life cycle”.

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Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an ill-conceived diatribe at a dinner party. He enters the forest, spellbound by the beauty of the Canadian wilderness, and suddenly hears the notes of a violin echoing in an airship terminal—an experience that shocks him to his core.

Two centuries later a famous writer named Olive Llewellyn is on a book tour. She’s traveling all over Earth, but her home is the second moon colony, a place of white stone, spired towers, and artificial beauty. Within the text of Olive’s best-selling pandemic novel lies a strange passage: a man plays his violin for change in the echoing corridor of an airship terminal as the trees of a forest rise around him.

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The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is “one of those tech demi-gods with whom we’re all on a first name basis.”

Bix is 40, with four kids, restless, desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or “externalizing” memory. It’s 2010.

Within a decade, Bix’s new technology, “Own Your Unconscious”—that allows you access to every memory you’ve ever had, and to share every memory in exchange for access to the memories of others—has seduced multitudes. But not everyone.

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How else do we return to ourselves but to fold The page so it points to the good part In this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother’s death, embodying the paradox of sitting within grief while being determined to survive beyond it.

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Shifting through memory, and in concert with the themes of his novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Vuong contends with personal loss, the meaning of family, and the cost of being the product of an American war in America. At once vivid, brave, and propulsive, Vuong’s poems circle fragmented lives to find both restoration as well as the epicenter of the break.

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MUSIC & CLUBS THE SAVANNAH JAZZ ORCHESTRA IS BACK TO CELEBRATE DUKE ELLINGTON’S 123RD BIRTHDAY

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Returning from a two-year hiatus for large crowds the Savannah Jazz Orchestra will return on Sunday, April 24, at the Westin Savannah Harbor Ballroom to celebrate Duke Ellington’s Birthday.

With special guests, Priscilla Albergottie Williams on vocals and Stan Wilkerson on Trombone, organizers of the Lowcountry’s premier jazz orchestra say it is “ready to swing again.”

“One of the greatest charges we have as an organization is the leadership of the amazing 18-piece Savannah Jazz Orchestra. Co-lead by Teddy Adams and Randall Reese, we are excited to get this act back on a big stage in front of a full audience after two years of streaming during the pandemic,” explained Savannah Jazz Executive Director, Paula Fogarty.

This show is part of Savannah Jazz’s monthly concert series and is free for members. Guests only pay $35 to attend in the ballroom on the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf and Spa Resort.

Fogarty added, “We are thrilled to partner with the Westin Savannah Harbor for this and more shows in the future. Our guests will not only enjoy the ample ballroom space but also fine dining options after the show and great views of the river for pre and post show refreshments.”

Tickets are $30 online savannahjazz.org. Memberships are also available online and the benefits include many free concerts and special discounts to all events throughout the year.

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The hometown guitarist and songwriter who fronts Bottles & Cans brings his solo show of slide guitar and gruff vocals back to Jazz’d for another deep dive into swampy Southern blues.

Get comfy with a cocktail and let Ray put your head in the right place for a Saturday night.

SAT APR 16 | 7:30 PM

TIME TRAVELING DRAG QUEENS IN THE 1940s @ BAY STREET CABARET

Savannah’s best drag queens, actors, and singers perform classic big band, swing, and standards from the Great American Songbook in a hilarious new theatrical cabaret experience. Three drag queens get sent back in time to the WWII era and must help a ragtag group put on a USO Club Show. Hilarity ensues.

FRI APR 15 & SUN APR 17 | 7:30 PM

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SOUNDBOARD WHO IS PLAYING WHERE THIS WEEK

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.

LIVE MUSIC

Cohen’s Retreat Midtown Pickers, 6 p.m.

Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay, 6 p.m.

McDonough’s Blues with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m.

Nickie’s 1971 Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 4/16 LIVE MUSIC

Coffee Bluff Marina Gary Strickland, 6 p.m.

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant JodyJazz Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

El-Rocko Lounge Trivia with Jules and Chris Grimmett, 9-11:30 p.m.

Service Brewing Company Trivia Night with Jess Shaw, 6:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Bingo, 10 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Blueberry Hill Pool Tournament, 2 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bar Food Karaoke Night, 10 p.m.

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Totally Awesome Bar Savannah Comedy Underground, 9 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Two Tides Brewing Company Bring Your Own Vinyl Night, second Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC

Cohen’s Retreat Munchies & Music, 5-9 p.m.

Electric Moon Skytop Lounge and The Moon Deck, Plant Riverside District - Power Plant Building rooftop Moon Deck LIVE at Electric Moon featuring Ramona + the Riot, 7-10 p.m.

Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.

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KARAOKE

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Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Nickie’s 1971 Karaoke Night, 8 p.m.

COMEDY

Totally Awesome Bar Open Mic Comedy, 8:30 p.m.

DJ

Club 51 Degrees DJ B-Rad, 9 p.m.

Top Deck Sunset Deck Party, 6 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Service Brewing Company Service Brewing Run Club, 6:30 p.m.

Plant Riverside District’s free weekly outdoor live music series “Moon Deck LIVE at Electric Moon” continues. Featured on Best of NPR Music in 2016, Ramona + the Riot is St. Augustine, Florida’s award-winning band performing popular hits and originals.

A portion of the proceeds from drink sales will be donated to the Treutlen House in Rincon, Ga., a community-based group home for boys up to 21 years of age who are estranged from their families due to neglect, abuse or abandonment.

TRIVIA & GAMES Bar Food Trivia Night, 8 p.m.

McDonough’s Family Feud, 7 p.m.

The Wormhole Trivia, 10 p.m.

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FRIDAY 4/15 LIVE MUSIC

Coffee Bluff Marina LAX, 6 p.m.

Lutheran Church of the Ascension St. John Passion by John Ferguson, for Choir and Organ, 7-8:30 p.m.

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant JodyJazz Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Service Brewing Company Bluegrass By The Pint with Swamptooth, 6 p.m.; Jupiter Coyote Live at Service Brewing, 6:30-10 p.m.

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

PS Tavern Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 9 p.m.-3 a.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Nickie’s 1971 Karaoke Night, 9 p.m.

The Hive Repertory Theatre LLC Adult Night Out - Karaoke!, 8 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke, 10 p.m.

DJ

Club 51 Degrees DJ Fer, DJ Emalo, DJ Lil G, DJ BRad, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY 4/17 LIVE MUSIC

Collins Quarter at Forsyth Ember City, 2 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Voodoo Soup, 10 p.m.

Myrtle & Rose, Rooftop Garden Plant Riverside Live Jazz Sunday Brunch Featuring the Howard Paul Jazz Trio, 11 a.m.3 p.m.

Nickie’s 1971 Roy Swindell, 7 p.m.

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Bucky and Barry, 1 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Moon River Brewing Co. Trivia, 6 p.m.

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

MONDAY 4/18 LIVE MUSIC

Nickie’s 1971 Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Mic, 6 p.m.-2 a.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES Club One

Super Gay Bingo, 5:30 p.m.

Starland Yard Music Bingo, 7-9 p.m.

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS Fia Rua Irish Pub Family Movie Night, 8 p.m.

TUESDAY 4/19 LIVE MUSIC

Fine Arts Auditorium, Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University Student Ensemble Concert, 7:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Open Mic/Jam, 9 p.m.

Nickie’s 1971 Roy Swindell, 7 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Trivia, 7 p.m.

Fia Rua Irish Pub Trivia, 7 p.m.

McDonough’s Trivia Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Oak 36 Bar + Kitchen Trivia Tuesday, 9 p.m.

Savannah Taphouse Trivia, 7 p.m.

Starland Yard Trivia Night With Chris Grimmett, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Trivia with Chris Grimmett, 6:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 9 p.m.-3 a.m.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

Stafford’s Public House Stafford’s Tuesday Comedy Open Mic, 8:30-11:45 p.m.

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THE BAND PAGE

By Frank Ricci

BRYCE LEATHERWOOD BAND @ BARRELHOUSE SOUTH Bryce was a solo performer while a college student at Georgia Southern U. in Statesboro. In October of last year, he put this band together and hit the road. Playing traditional, outlaw and modern country, he mixes covers and originals, with a strong list of influences from Cody Jinks to George Strait.

SAT APR 16 | 9 PM

Releasing 18 albums in 19 years, Tab Benoit works hard. The Delta blues guitarist and songwriter from Louisiana is a BB King Entertainer of the Year award winner, presented by the Blues Music Awards. If you need a fix of blues rock played by an expert, Tab is your pusher.

FRI APR 15 | 8:30 PM

Over three decades of playing original compositions, the Macon rock back has quietly sold more than a million records. They call their music “mountain rock” highlighted by the guijo, a guitar-banjo hybrid. They do things their way, and after 30 years, they probably won’t stop.

FRI APR 15 | 6:30 PM

STREET CLOTHES & BERO BERO @ THE WORMHOLE

The two veteran Savannah dance rock bands are on the same bill for the first time since 2018. Move that ass to some synth-heavy rock with a strong new wave vibe. Street Clothes (pictured) leans a bit glam, Bero Bero offers hard percussion. Both will loosen you up unless you’re dead.

FRI APR 15 | 9:30 PM

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