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STAKING CLAIM TO THE BEST SPOTS FOR BREWS, CREWS, AND VIEWS ON GAME DAY IN SAVANNAH

GEORGIA’S SANDCASTLE KING DOESN’T MIND GETTING HIS HANDS DIRTY

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LOCAL FANS AND WATERING HOLES GEAR UP FOR MASSIVE CLEMSON VS. UGA OPENER

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WEDNESDAY 9/ 1 SEC Happy Hour at Starland Yard

The Savannah chapter of the UGA Alumni association is hosting a happy hour for all its SEC brethren at Starland Yard to kick off the football season. Alumni and fans of all SEC teams are invited to mingle and maybe share a beverage or two. Wear your team colors and get ready to enjoy an awesome kickoff to the SEC season.

5:30 p.m., Starland Yard, 2411 DeSoto Ave.

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 Co., 574 Indian Street. servicebrewing.com

Food, fun and football as local Buckeyes fans calebrate the start of the 2021 season. Check out the Savannah Buckeyes Facebook page for more details.

7:00 pm, The Draft Room at Berwick 5730 Ogeechee Rd.

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Bingo! at Elks Lodge

Join Elks Lodge for Bingo on Thursdays from 7:309:30 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 9/ 3 End of Summer DRAG Extravaganza

Jordan Sophia Alexander and Ghost Coast Distillery are teaming up to close out Summer with a Bang!

Spectacular Drag Performances by Diamond Giovanni, Sweet Tea, and your Host, Jordan Sophia Alexander. Ghost Coast Distillery will feature a special cocktail menu.

There will be a food truck on site, with HOT BEATS by DJ Jose! $10 tickets available on eventbrite or FB. 8 p.m.

Bluegrass By The Pint with Swamptooth

Join Service Brewing for Bluegrass by the Pint every

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SEC HAPPPY HOUR - SEASON KICKOFF

The Savannah chapter of the UGA Alumni association is hosting a happy hour for all its SEC brethren at Starland Yard to kick off the football season. 5:30 - 8:30 PM, Starland Yard

Friday featuring live bluegrass from favorite local favorite’s, Swamptooth.

6 p.m.

Service Brewing Company, 574 Indian Street.

SATURDAY 9/ 4 Fire & Wine

Enjoy half off bottles of wine 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.

First Saturday Hike

This moderately-paced, 3-mile hike will include a talk about the different

ecosystems of the park.

Wear sturdy shoes and bring water and insect repellant. Parking pass is $5.

Visit website for more info. first Saturday of every month, 10-11 a.m.

Fort McAllister Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Rd. 912-727-2339. explore. gastateparks.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. 912-484-0279. forsythfarmersmarket.com

Official UGA Alumni Georgia/Clemson Game Watching Party

Never Bark Alone! B&D Burgers is the OFFICIAL UGA Savannah Alumni Chapter Game Watching location! (At both the Downtown Congress St. and Abercorn St locations).

Put on your spirited red and black and head to one of the Savannah chapter’s game watching parties to watch the Bulldogs play.

These events are free, fun and attended by passionate graduates and fans of the University of Georgia.

Parties begin one hour before kick-off.

B&D Burgers, Congress St. and Abercorn St.

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THURSDAY 9/ 2 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Game Watch

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TUESDAY 9/ 7 Free Yoga on the Beach at the The Deck

Live Music with Cyril Durant at Ghost Coast

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Live Jazz Sunday Brunch Featuring the Howard Paul Jazz Trio

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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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.

SUNDAY 9/ 5 Bingo! at Elks Lodge

Sunset Party Sunday

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MONDAY 9/ 6 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. The market is non-smoking and pet friendly. Located at 30 Meddin Drive. We are right behind the Historic Tybee Lighthouse. Visit the website for more info.

4 p.m.30 Meddin Drive, 30 Meddin Drive. tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com

Myrtle & Rose Rooftop Garden at Plant Riverside District will host weekly live performances by legendary jazz guitarist Howard Paul 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Myrtle & Rose, Rooftop Garden Plant Riverside, 400 W River St. plantriverside.com

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Weekly farmers market on Talahi Island highlighting local growers and makers, healthy foods and a positive environment.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

401 Quarterman Dr.

Join us at Ghost Coast Distillery for live music with Savannah’s Cyril Durant! From his dynamic vocal range, a style that isn’t confined to any one genre, and having captivating stage presence, Cyril Durant is a singersongwriter to watch for in the music scene.

2 p.m. Ghost Coast Distillery, 641 Indian St. ghostcoastdistillery.com

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.

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! Come out and give us your best 5 minutes, or just come and laugh at us, we like it.

8:30-11:45 p.m.

Stafford’s Public House, 306 W. Upper Factor’s Walk.

Toddler Tuesday

Explore the wonders of nature with all kinds of wild fun for your wee ones. This week’s theme is “Hum, hum, Hummningbirds!” day. Pre-registration required.

10 a.m.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd.

COMMUNITY COACH, DAD, MENTOR, CHEERLEADER VOICE OF SAVANNAH ATHLETES FOR GENERATIONS

Q: So who is Karl Demasi?

A: I’m a local teacher, coach, internet show jost of the Karl DeMasi Sports Report, and owner of the website “The Prep Sports Report.” I have been teaching for 35 years and coaching for the past 39 years on all levels of academia and athletics. My career started in East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School on Long Island, NY. I have been involved in the Savannah Area sports scene since 1995 when I moved here and started teaching/ coaching at Jenkins High School. Of course, my hobbies have been writing, announcing, and talking about sports.

With a colleague at St. Andrew’s school, I created the high school magazine “The Prep Sports Report” in 2000.

And as of 2013, I brought the Karl DeMasi Sports Report as a “LIVE” internet show every Saturday from 9 AM until 11 AM from the Coach’s Corner Soundgarden.

The show streams n the Karl DeMasi Sports Report/ Coach’s Corner Facebook pages & Youtube Channel The Karl DeMasi Sports Report and twitter @kdsportsreport.

Q: What’s your favorite part of Savannah, as it relates to sports?

A: I love getting extra info about our local high school athletes in all sports. Seeing them smile and enjoy the interview is special. In over 20 years of interviewing these kids, I have never been turned down.

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MEET KARL DEMASI

Q: How was watching and coaching your kids in sports? What did they play? Where are they now?

A: I have three grown children now. It was tough watching them play high school sports because I was a high school teacher and coach at the same time.

I did find time to get to thier games and coach all three in middle school basketball which was special.

Russell, my oldest, played football, basketball, and baseball at Savannah Christian. He went on to Georgia Southern and was a walk-on football player who earned a scholarship his senior year. He is now the assistant head coach offense coordinator at Savannah State.

Michelle, the middle child, attended St. Andrew’s School and played volleyball, basketball, and softball. She attended the University of Georgia, where she majored in journalism.

She has worked at Universal Studios, Your Pie in Athens as a Social Media coordinator, same at Sea World, and now at Visit Orlando.

Dominic, my youngest, attended St. Andrew’s and graduated from Calvary Day School. He played football, basketball, and baseball. He earned a baseball and football scholarship to Valdosta State, where he attended for three years before being drafted by the Cleveland Indians. He made it to the Triple-A level before stepping away. He is now working on Hilton Head Island.

Q: Who has been an integral part of Prep Sports Report’s success? What keeps you going in this industry?

A: As I stated, early in my career, It was very tough to get more information about my teams and student/athletes.

When I moved here, there was more opportunity to get the news out about the kids I was coaching.

All the coaches and people involved in getting me information over the years have been why the magazine, the show, and now the website have been very successful, especially in this region.

Q: Why do you think sports are so important to the Savannah community, as a whole?

A: A lot of athletes in Savannah are unique, and excel to the next level.

It is not just football, basketball, and baseball. It’s volleyball, wrestling, golf, swimming, cheerleading, soccer, and lacrosse. I have been coaching them or against them and watching them succeed.

We live in a community where the schools are separated, but the kids play youth sports together and always root and support each other. I figured any more information I can get out the community would be great. That’s what is important; to let others know about our athletes.

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Q: What brought you to Savannah?

A: I relocated in 1995 to Savannah for a better life for my family. As a teacher in New York, it was hard to find a house and yard for my three small children. I wanted to have a yard where they could go out and play and a place where it wasn’t so crowded.

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KAT-5 STUDIOS rendering. Image provided by SAVANNAH STUDIOS, LLC

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With the demand and need for sound stages and production space in Savannah growing, the news of a new studio opening in December 2022 was welcoming news and the talk of the town for the film community in Savannah.

SAVANNAH STUDIOS LLC announced plans for KAT-5 STUDIOS, a first of a kind, sustainable, state-of-the-art sound stage and equipment rental house complex in Savannah.

Groundbreaking plans are set for the beginning of September.

Screenwriter and Producer David L. Paterson of Arcady Bay Entertainment and producer/entertainment executive Taylor Owenby of ISP Global Capital is leading the project to bring the studio to Savannah.

“Our goal is to provide a resource for the industry, community and our environment,” said Paterson. “Many years of research went into our design and we are excited KAT-5 is moving forward with this incredible group of professionals.”

KAT-5, the studio’s name, refers to the building’s distinctive design elements; the complex will be built to take a direct hit from a Category 5 hurricane. The studio is designed to serve as a staging ground for FEMA responses to state and federal declarations of emergency.

KAT-5’s concrete water tank platform base can take the weight of two V-22 Ospreys or two fully-loaded H-47 Chinook helicopters, and the building can serve as a storm shelter. The studio also plans on employing multiple green initiatives. This makes it a resource and asset to the city in multiple ways.

“The technology and design of this studio will be a magnetic draw for economic development in Savannah, Georgia,” said GA State Representative Reverend Carl Gil-

liard a member of the Georgia Film Commission.

Paterson and Owenby announced exclusive representation with North America’s leading real estate investment brokerage, Marcus & MIllichap (NYSE: MMI). They are also working with the award winning architectural and interior design firm GSB Architects & Interiors, Inc. and AMA Consulting Engineers to construct the studio. GSB Architects & Interiors, Inc. has been essential in the development of Tyler Perry Studios since 2007.

“David and Taylor are from the business and know the business, IATSE Local 491 members have been patiently waiting for someone with vision to step up to the plate,” said Darla D. McGlamery, I.A.T.S.E Local 491.

Design plans are purposely personalized not only to meet the needs of Hollywood productions but to build on Savannah’s $3 billion tourism industry.

The complex will also allow for daily tours of non-active sound stages and permanent standing sets for Savannah residents and visitors.

Paterson and Owenby understand the importance of working with the community to make their vision a success.

“Where most sound stages put up walls, KAT-5 Studios is opening doors. I’m a Georgia native, and went to school in Savannah, and so it is important to us that our project not just be in the community, but be part of it. Film production brings economic benefits, but we wanted to bring more to Savannah,” said Owenby.

“My very first film was in the Savannah Film Festival in 2005, and I’ve been a part of that Festival ever since. I know how special this place is, and so does Hollywood. But this is not Hollywood, and should not be treated as such,” said Paterson. “KAT-5 Studios is very excited to bring more films to Savannah, but we need to see the community benefit directly from more films being shot locally. Our success

KAT-5 STUDIOS set to attract film and television productions, employ local talent will be tied to the community’s success.”

Movies including Ant Man & The Wasp, Ford v Ferrari, Forrest Gump, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Lady and the Tramp, and Glory, and studios and streamers including Amazon and Netflix have all shot exteriors in Savannah, but have had to fulfill their sound stage needs elsewhere.

“Infrastructure is one of the most critical needs for maintaining and building a sustainable industry in Savannah,” agrees Beth Nelson, Savannah Regional Film Commission Executive Director. ““Having a purpose-built studio in the region will allow Savannah to move to the next level as a production hub, building our crew base, attracting more film industry vendors, and benefitting our local economy.”

Film and television companies have come to Savannah for decades to capture its beauty and unique charm but the lack of first-rate production facilities has prevented the city from securing many full productions.

“KAT-5 Studios solves this with our environmentally focused, purpose-built studio, bringing significant revenues to the area not only in jobs created but in tourism dollars as well,” said Owenby.

The additional incentives and tax credits that the State of Georgia and the Savannah Economic Development Authority offer makes the Savannah area a very appealing opportunity.

“We are excited about having this new multi-dimensional sound stage coming to town and their ideas of also making it available to tours for visitors and groups that come to this area,” said Joseph Marinelli, Visit Savannah President.

KAT-5 Studios will also have training programs in partnership with local schools and unions for at-risk youth and returning military to teach them skills that will lead to higher paying jobs, not only in the film industry, but in construction and trades, hospitality, office, and IT industries.

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“The Georgia Sandman” Dylan Mulligan poses with one of his favorite sand-builds, Highclere Castle, the famous dwelling from the hit television program “Downtown Abbey.” Photos on these pages used with permission by Dylan Mulligan

By Jamie Burton

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Monday through Friday, you’ll find Dylan Mulligan working as a lawyer in Glennville.

But when the weekend rolls around, he hits the beach and changes his title to “The Georgia Sandman.”

Mulligan said he has been playing in the sand since he was a toddler—creating most of his memories on the Georgia coast, just down the road from Savannah in McIntosh County.

Since then, he has continued to expand his sand-sculpting skills creating the persona he has today, and getting him quite a bit of regional notoriety.

His imagination continues to lead in the creation of sandcastles that continue to grow in size and complexity.

“Just a few years ago I started building actual buildings - replicas of actual buildings,” Mulligan said. “I’ve done things like the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah. I’ve done the lighthouses of Georgia. I’ve done Sanford Stadium from the University of Georgia, things like that. I go out and build these various creations for people to enjoy.”

During the summer months, Mulligan finds himself escaping to the nearby shores, creating sand structures every other week.

Although he can’t pinpoint the exact number, he said the number of sand structures he has created is in the hundreds. Members of the community request most of his pieces, hoping to see their favorite building come to life in the form of a sand structure.

“What prompted it and started moving me in that direction was I had done a replica of a historic hotel in Glennville called the Glennwanis Hotel,” Mulligan said. “I’ve been on a committee for a number of years that has been working to restore the old hotel as a new home for our existing museum.”

After building the hotel replica, Mulligan realized he could raise

awareness and funds for historic preservations leading to the multitude of collaborations he’s worked on to date. Most of his work is done on Blackbeard Island and the tidal sandbars of Shellman Bluff, but he’s also gone as far as East Beach on St. Simons Island, Tybee Island, and Ponce Inlet, Florida.

For Mulligan, sculpting is an escape from the stress of everyday life.

“It's my hobby, I guess it’s somewhat therapeutic to an extent,” Mulligan said. “You know, when you’re growing up spending as much time as I did on the coast and out on the water and beach— it was a natural hobby that developed.”

He’s just compiled some of his most famous images in a book— available for purchase on his website—the proceeds of which go to help the restoration of the Glennwanis Hotel in Glennville.

Depending on the size and complexity, the structure can take him as little as an hour or two on small ones or up to 11 hours or multiple days on bigger ones. On average, Mulligan said it will take him four to five hours.

Fine details of the structures are based on the actual building.

Before starting the structure, he will study pictures and aerial views of the building on google to see the dimensions. Once Mulligan arrives at his construction site he draws an outline in the sand and continuously refers back to the photos to make sure he gets the details just right.

“That's another important thing with this, if you want it to look right you have to get the proportions just right,” said Mulligan.

“Otherwise you won’t be able to tell what the building is. So I try to scale it down.”

Mulligan said he is always open to suggestions. If there’s a building you would like to see, let him know!

Visit The Georgia Sandman’s website at thegeorgiasandman. square.site Follow him on both Instagram and Facebook, @thegeorgiasandman

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Top: A recreation of Hogwarts Castle from the Harry Potter series. Above: Mulligan’s original build, a replica of the Glennwanis Hotel in Glennville. Proceeds from the sales of his book (below) will go to help resoratioin efforts of the historic hotel.

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FOOD & DRINK GAME DAY = FOOD Three spots football fans need to add to their lists

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Pimento cheese dip and chips from Dub’s Pub on West River Street.

Photo from @DubsPubsavannah, Facebook

And just like that, here we are sitting on September’s doorstep. Of course, that means a lot of things to a lot of different people, but for the purposes of a good majority of us in the South, it means the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, football season.

Game watches in the Fall (Saturday or Sunday) can be about as traditional as apple pie sometimes. If you are passionate about your team, then chances are you have your 1-2 spots where you would actually consider watching a game outside of the comforts of your own home. Me? The bigger the game, the more I want to be alone. At home. No distractions, no conversation. Just the game.

Of course there are plenty of other times when I want to watch “A game” or “The Game” that has nothing to do with my team or teams, so I do have a handful of spots that I will head out to gather for game time.

For the purposes of this time together (and because there’s another story about them in this issue), we are going to skim past the usual suspects in Savannah. Coach’s Corner, B&D Burgers and Savannah Taphouse are quite possibly the three most popular spots (north of Victory Drive) for a game. If you know about that, then you know.

Great. Here are a few others you may not have considered but you should.

DUB’S PUB -WEST RIVER STREET Along with The Warehouse, Dub’s Pub is probably the best game watching spot on. River Street. I’ve been rolling down there for ball games since long before the Plant Riverside complex was built in front of it. There are a ton of televisions, the food is good and it makes for an easy afternoon on the waterfront post game if that is your speed. I’ve not tried it but I’m told if you like spicy bloody marys, that is your spot.

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STARLAND YARD Too easy of a choice right?. You’d be surprised how many people forget about it when it comes to game day. The televisions are spread through the complex; the bar is huge.

The staff is friendly. But the part I like best are the options for food. We all know about the rotating food trucks there, but Pizzeria Vittoria is always a good call when you just want to nosh on a little something with a beer during your game. Hard to find a better spot if you like being outdoors and enjoying a game.

OAK 36 - MIDTOWN Oak 36 is just beginning their second year in the 12 Oaks Shopping Center midtown Savannah. I don’t think anyone would call this a sports bar by any stretch, but there are televisions positioned all over the dining room and two huge ones behind the bar. If you are not wanting to listen to a game, just keep tabs on a score or two while enjoying some well made casual bites, then you may want to consider Oak 36. The brussels sprouts are outstanding. The chicken fingers? Maybe Savannah’s best. I would certainly put them up against anyone.

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Dust off your #1 foam finger, hang that team banner from the porch, and get ready to spend the next five months cheering on your favorite college and/or professional football team(s).

With almost nine hundred football colleges in five different levels of the NCAA and thirty-two teams of the National Football League, both locals and visitors alike can find any game they want to watch simply by visiting one of several Savannah sports bars.

Over the past two years, many college alumni associations have reduced the number of events, understandably so, due to the pandemic. However, as vaccination numbers continue to climb, Savannah sports bars and restaurants are anticipating locals and visitors alike who want to socialize and share in the excitement that is football season… especially in the South and here in The Hostess City.

“We pride ourselves in giving you the atmosphere of being at the game with other fans who are excited and really into the action,” said John Henderson, owner of Coach’s Corner on Victory Drive. “We’re up to about seventy televisions, so we’ve got every game… and we have lots of seating outside allowing folks the chance to social distance more, if they’d like.”

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L-R: You’ll find Pittsburgh Steelers fans at Savannah Taphouse on Broughton St. for some pretty obvious reasons. You could say the ‘Cheeseheads’ who fill up PS Tavern on Bay St. every time the Green Bay Packers play are pretty die-hard. Photos from social media accounts of Savannah Taphouse and PS Tavern

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While Coach’s Corner caters more to a local crowd, downtown Savannah businesses know they will be inundated with locals and visitors seeking space to watch their favorite team on Saturday and Sunday.

The Savannah Taphouse on West Broughton Street is well-acquainted with the gridiron crowd. Since Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is one of two owners of the sports-and-beer-centric eatery, Pittsburgh Steelers fans regularly gather at the establishment to enjoy every down together.

“It really is Sunday fun day,” Ashley, a server, shouts out.

The restaurant has twenty-eight high-definition televisions on two levels. Like many bars, the Taphouse offers drink specials during each game as well as mixed bucket specials. They do suggest planning ahead for your game day festivities.

“We’d love for you to watch games with us. Our advice is to get here early. If you visit with us on Saturday or Sunday, feel free to arrive before your game so you and your guests can secure seating,” a marketing representative said.

On the east side of Broughton Street, amidst the organized chaos of urban rehabilitation, World of Beers wants to remind people that despite the barriers and detours, World of Beer is open and ready for this year’s football season.

“Construction may halt you from parking in front, but don’t let it stop you from coming in,” World of Beer general manager, Rico Penaranda said. “We have beer specials, discount appies, and plenty of room for groups to watch games together.” The two-story location has fifteen televisions downstairs with ten upstairs.

“We have a lot of Florida State Seminoles fans who gather upstairs. Also, a lot of University of Florida fans come by regularly. Of course,” Penaranda added, “we’re open to any team and hope people will come see us to enjoy watching their game with friends.”

Many places are gearing up to host college football’s opening day game of the University of Georgia versus

Clemson University—a game that is sure to be a shoot-out to start the season and possibly have ramifications for the playoffs later down the line.

“I am a Clemson fan and I always look forward to watching the Georgia game out with friends,” Walt Rhame of Savannah said. “Any team wanting to be the best has to play the best. I’m looking forward to another undefeated season for Clemson with UGA being first on the list.”

UGA’s Savannah alumni president, John Freeman, agreed about the scope of the game, but not the outcome.

“Savannah has a long tradition of being a Bulldog town.

We’re excited to once again have game watching parties for alumni, fans, and anyone else who wants to cheer on the Dawgs.”

UGA’s alumni group meets at B&D Burgers on Congress Street. “Throughout the football season, we’ll have a DJ, do T-shirt tosses, and have UGA swag giveaways, in addition to our Smart Bomb shot special,” said Sean Robb, Brand Manager for B&D Burgers. The shot is named after Georgia’s head football coach, Kirby Smart.

B&D Burgers’s Congress Street location has a large outdoor seating area with giant screen watching for featured games. “Our Pooler location gets a hodge-podge of SEC and ACC fans and we cater to a group of Notre Dame alumni and fans at our Southside location,” Robb added.

“There is nothing like being a Notre Dame fan,” noted Caleb Harkleroad of Harkleroad Diamonds and Fine Jewelry. “The tradition of game day in South Bend are some of my greatest memories. Notre Dame fans share such a bond through our faith, heritage, and love of the game. It’s the same feeling you get watching the game with fellow fans here in Savannah.”

Buffalo Wild Wings in Pooler and near Oglethorpe Mall offer changing weekly specials. “We always have college and pro games on and welcome groups for watching together,” said Chance Porter, a Buffalo Wild Wings manager.

“If you don’t see your game, just ask.”

Wild Wing Café in Ellis Square offers game viewing

inside on both levels on the weekends even while local bands and musicians entertain outside. Beer specials give all fans the chance to cool down while watching the heated rivalries.

“The most perfect Saturday for us is when Georgia has the early game and Bama has the later game,” Robb from B&D Burgers said. “That way, we get a great mix of fans flowing in and out throughout the day to take in the big games.”

Teresa Wiser, who dropped off her daughter—third generation—in Tuscaloosa to begin her college adventure, is an alumna of The University of Alabama who is working on rebuilding the Savannah chapter.

“There are a lot of ’Bama alums in the Savannah area and we hope to make the chapter bigger and better with community support, networking opportunities, and, of course, supporting our National Championship-defending Crimson Tide with watch parties.”

Alabama alumni and fans can also find comrades in arms at Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill on Abercorn Street on the Southside where the owner is an unabashed Bama fan.

“We are so excited about the season,” Mike Bartlett, owner/manager of Tailgate said. “We mostly get support for the SEC here with fans of Georgia and Florida enjoying themselves here with us.”

The bar is fitted with plenty of high-definition televisions, standard bucket-deals, and drink specials, but Bartlett says it’s really about the people.

“We understand the concerns due to the pandemic and the new rise in infections—we’ve taken it seriously from day one—but, I have eleven people whose livelihood for them and their family is dependent on me. We made the decision to keep providing the excellent customer service, food, beverage, and entertainment we regularly deliver and welcome everyone back to an eventful, fun, and safe football season.”

NFL fans can also enjoy their time at Tailgate.

“We have a lot of fantasy football leaguers who come in

Photos on this page courtesy of the Saannah Chapter of the UGA Alumni Association.

– Sean Robb, Brand Manager for B&D Burgers

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“Throughout the football season, we’ll have a DJ, do T-shirt tosses, and have UGA swag giveaways, in addition to our Smart Bomb shot special (named after Georgia coach Kirby Smart).”

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and cheer on their teams,” Bartlett added. “We also see a lot of Atlanta Falcons fans (certainly), but there’s a group of Buffalo Bills fans and Philadelphia Eagles supporters who frequent the restaurant.”

“There was a Green Bay Packers fan convention in town many years ago and they needed a place to watch the game. We catered to them and ever since then, we are an official NFL bar.”

Packers fans who are downtown can gather with fellow “cheese heads” (how Packers fan refer to themselves) at PS Tavern on Bay St. Décor and memorabilia of the Wisconsin team covers the walls leaving no doubt who they support.

During games, when the Packers score, they give out free yellow and green Jell-O shots, representative of Green Bay’s colors.

So, it makes sense that on fall Saturdays and Sundays, throughout Savannah, folks are decked out in their proper colors, jerseys, and head gear, ready to support their team at a moment’s notice with a random, “Go Dawgs,” a shared “War Eagle,” or a high-fiving Florida State tomahawk chop.

Just as Savannah is a melting pot of creativity, culture, and Southern living, it fosters these myriad football fandoms, not only from local colleges and universities, but programs all over the country. and NFL teams from coastto-coast to provide shared experiences for everyone.

“It’s great to be around others dressed in their Georgia red and black,” Freeman said. “I love meeting new people who share similar interests. It just adds to the overall energy level during the game.”

There are strict traditions and rituals that occur for game day, as well.

“One time a customer got really upset because someone was sitting in his ‘lucky chair’ he sat in every Saturday,” one manager said with a laugh. “Some people only have certain drinks they’ll order or sip at specific times or things like that,” he continued. “Hey, we respect what fans feel they have to do to help their teams win.”

Tailgate’s Mike Bartlett got a “ridiculously good deal” on an Alabama 1965 National Championship ring from a jewelry store going out of business. Now, he wears it every game. “It’s got the luck of Kenny ‘Snake’ Stabler,” he said.

Similarly, Walt Rhames shares his ritual for his game watching with his friends. “I have a T-shirt I got when I was in high school. Thirty-five years later, I still wear it for every Clemson game. It’s been torn in a friendly tussle and sewn back together, but it makes an appearance for every game.”

Gil Werntz from Savannah never misses his Georgia Southern games when they play at home in Statesboro, but when his Eagles are on the road, he and his wife, Realtor, Alice Werntz, head to their favorite gathering spot.

“Coach’s Corner is always the go-to for Eagle Nation,” Werntz said. “John, Adele, and the whole crew make it feel like home. A gathering of Eagle fans on a fall Saturday is like being with family.”

And, thanks to advances in technologies, fans won’t ever miss a favorite team’s game when they’re away on vacation.

Not only are high-definition televisions nearly standard today, but establishment managers are willing to go the extra mile to locate a game for someone.

“Thirty years ago, we started with one of the biggest satellite dishes around,” Henderson of Coach’s Corner said. “Today, if we can’t find a game on the TV, we can get it streaming online using the Wi-Fi. Times have certainly changed.”

With a deep sigh, he noted, “Now… if we could only get chicken wings that easily.”

TAILGATING CHIC: Savannah goes the extra yard It’s no secret we, in the South, think we do football better than anywhere else. And Savannah is no different. If you’re looking to tailgate or celebrate a win with a little more flair than usual, there is no shortage of places to grab everything from table settings to outfits featuring your favorite team’s colors.

Emily McCarthy’s shop on Abercorn St. (or emilymccarthy.com) has everything a local fan needs to dress a tailgating table or themselves! They feature a collection of customdesigned team items.

Chatham Charcuterie is ready to let the big ’Dawg (or Tiger, or Eagle, or Gamecock) eat!

Owner Sydney Lassen says they will customize boards for any team or school or occasion (with advance notice—they recommend 7+ days). Search “Chatham Charcuterie” on Instagram or Facebook for a link to their order form.

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ART PATROL Kevin Cooley: Exploded Views

Laney Contemporary is pleased to present Exploded Views, a recent body of photography and video work, by Los Angeles-based artist Kevin Cooley. Cooley captures shape-shifting elements as line, curve, and shadow by conducting controlled explosions in the desert under the guidance of a master pyrotechnicist.

Working with varied chemical compositions, he creates different shapes, forms, colors, and movements. In this sense, each image depicts time and light exploding in the form of colorful and abstract spirals, clouds, tendrils, and rays, much like the fireworks we see on display this time of the year. Free admission 912.438.4442. info@laneycontemporary.com. Laney Contemporary, 1810 Mills B. Lane Blvd.

‘Live Your Vision: An Online Exhibition’ Live Your Vision brings together a wide range of Kiah’s figurative works, from casual self-portraits to regal military portrayals to life drawings. Using an array of media — oil, watercolor, and graphite on supports including canvas, Masonite, and paper — Kiah captured the essence of family, friends, celebrities, and strangers alike. Individually, these portraits are acts of attention, focus, and dignity. Taken as a whole, the exhibition reflects Kiah’s deep belief in humanity and the vital role of inspiration and creativity in re-envisioning our future.

Southbound - 2021 Arts on the Coast

‘From Dust to Gold’ by David Gumbs

This exhibition represents the first U.S. solo exhibition by Caribbean artist David Gumbs, featuring immersive, interactive digital installations and drawings. Gumbs is a multi-disciplinary artist from the island of Saint Martin, currently based in Martinique. Inspired by Caribbean flora, fauna, history, and mythology,

‘Sugar’ Exhibition

Explore the sweet culinary habits of Savannahians in this fun exhibition dedicated to the consumption of sugar in the port city. Using furnishings and portraits from Telfair Museums’ permanent collection, this unique display gives visitors a glimpse into humans’ connection to sugar and its complicated history. Porcelain and silver were shipped from Europe and beyond into the Port of Savannah, providing the elite of this city with purchasing options far surpassing those of any inland towns of the 19th century. 10 a.m.-noon. 912-790-8800. info@ telfair.org. telfair.org/exhibitions/sugar/. telfair. org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

‘In the Shadows’ Exhibition

‘In the Shadows’ explores the art of the silhouette through works in Telfair Museums’ permanent collection. Silhouettes, which started out as profiles cut from black fabric or paper, were often referred to as “profile shades” or “shadows.” Incredibly popular in Europe and the United States in the 19th century, profiles were cut by hand or through a specialized instrument, the physiognotrace, by artists and amateurs alike. Although photography would replace the medium as the most practical, instantaneous, and inexpensive mode of capturing likenesses, artists have continually returned to and transformed the silhouette in creative and, at times, subversive ways. 10 a.m.. 912790-8800. info@telfair.org. telfair.org/jepson/.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

Re-Cor-Dare by Sauda Mitchell

Re-Cor-Dare is a solo #art912 exhibition of Savannah-based artist Sauda Mitchell (American, b. 1981). Mitchell’s prints, paintings, and artist books serve as compelling visual responses to her sustained engagement with archival collection materials. In researching personal papers, photographs, artifacts, and curated digital collections, her work explores thematic topics of study relating to the Black experience. Utilizing QR codes, selected works link to digitized collection materials focusing on their ability as teaching tools recalling stories embedded within the African American collective memory. Every 7 days. telfair.org/exhibitions/

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re-cor-dare-sauda-mitchell/. telfair.org/jepson/.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

Booze N’ Brush Next to Naked Sip n’ Paint Savannah, GA Exotic Male Model Painting Event

$40-$1,199 4 p.m. Booze N’ Brush Next to Naked Sip n’ Paint, 510-500 Habersham St. Deep South Photopoint Gallery, 30 Cherokee Street.

Before Midnight: Bonaventure and the Bird Girl

Telfair Museums presents Sylvia Shaw Judson’s iconic sculpture Bird Girl within the context of the history and art of Bonaventure Cemetery.

Made famous by Jack Leigh‘s photograph for the cover of John Berendt’s bestselling novel of Savannah, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Judson’s sculpture was removed from the cemetery to Telfair Museums where it has been enjoyed by visitors for decades... more on telfair. org $5-20 telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

Out of the Mouths of Madness

by Maxx Feist

Sulfur Art Services presents Out of the Mouths of Madness by Maxx Feist. This solo exhibition on display at The Sentient Bean is made up of mixed media pieces and prints on metal of monsters swimming in a smorgasbord of geometric shapes and colors with pink being a necessity. Feist says, “The colors are fun; the monsters are mine” as she uses the work to display art that evolved from a place of crippling social anxiety, mental anguish, great fear, great beauty, love, and an overload of caffeine. sulfurstudios.org/maxx-feist-sentient-bean. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

#art912, Embedded

From Jepson Center’s Barnard Street windows is Embedded by Savannah-based artist, Kelly Boehmer. Embedded packs a visual punch― featuring Boehmer’s highly constructed, saturated, and expressive fabric sculptures. Boehmer references iconic art historical works such as Jan van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Portrait (1434) that serve as evocative foundational imagery to provoke viewer responses between her viscerally crafted scenes and our own complex emotional baggage. More on telfair.com 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. telfair.org/exhibitions/art912-embedded/. telfair. org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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Southbound is an art exhibit visually interpreting Georgia’s vibrant and diverse musical heritage. Fifteen songs have been selected to form the 2021 Arts on the Coast Annual Exhibit Playlist, a list that includes only music performed, arranged, written, composed, produced, and/ or created by a music artist from Georgia. The selection features a wide variety of genre: rock, jazz, pop, and R&B, to soul, country and folk.

Artists shall create an original work of art that depicts a song/artist and/or its various aspects, to visually interpret the obvious to the abstract, from the down and dirty, to the sublime.

9123985776. joy.dunigan@joysavannah.com. deepsouthphotopoint.com/southbound-virtual.

Deep South Photopoint Gallery, 30 Cherokee St.

Gumbs’ work often is concerned with “the offscreen of perception, the cycle of life, the visible and invisible.” More on telfair.org 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. telfair.org/exhibitions/david-gumbs-from-dustto-gold/. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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VISUAL ART

ALL IS VANITY

By Beth Logan

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To understand the concept of Vanitas, a popular genre of seventeenth century Dutch Master paintings, is to more fully appreciate Kimberly Riner’s latest body of work entitled Impermanence.

Vanitas is strongly associated with Memento Mori (Latin for ‘remember you must die’) where paintings offer a symbolic representation of the transience of this world.

The inspiration for the name ‘Vanitas’ comes from the Book of Ecclesiastes: ‘Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.’ Nothing lasts and nothing can sustain against decay and death.

It is an austere message where motifs represent the transience of wealth (gold, purses, and jewelry); knowledge (books, spyglass, maps, and pens); pleasure (food, wine cups, and fabrics); and, of course, decay (skulls, flowers, timepieces, and guttering candles).

Ultimately, Impermanence, will be shown at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center Gallery in October, but I catch up with Kimberly during her August ON: View Artist in Residency at Sulfur Studios on Bull Street. Two afternoons a week she has invited community members to join her in making ceramic tiles which she will wire together to form a grief quilt.

As I walk in, I meet Tina Gilbert who is working on a tile in remembrance of her husband who died last September.

Gilbert has pressed items important in his life into the black stoneware clay. For example, she has included his Dartmouth pin, an embossed sign from the cheese company he owned in Wisconsin, and a paw print from his beloved dog. Gilbert’s tile will be fired to a rich matt black and be one of many included in the pinwheel-inspired quilt entitled A Time to Heal.

Riner received her Master of Fine Art from GSU in Sculpture and is a part time ceramics instructor at both the Savannah and Statesboro campuses of GSU, additionally serving as Visual Arts Director at the Averritt Center for the Arts in Statesboro. She tells me, “My work is about mortality and a lot of it is about grief, from personal experiences.” Her mother died when she was twenty-two and her brother took his own life while she was in graduate school. “I’ve also looked at various cultures and tried to let their grieving practices influence my work. The Vanitas and Memento Mori still life oil paintings are full of iconography and symbolism such as skulls, butterflies, flowers, and bugs. They really speak to me. How can I recontextu-

alize some of these into 21st century reconfigurations?”

Riner answers that question by walking me through some of the multi-dimensional ceramic pieces she has created which incorporate other materials and elements such as LED lighting, sound, and projections.

First is a 14-foot by 4-foot installation of dying flowers sculpted in black clay above a rectangle of white rock salt that represents a grave. “I was thinking of how we put flowers on graves and the rich tradition of salt as a commercial commodity that relates to trade and wealth…

The Dutch Masters were trying to point people away from worldly goods to focus on spiritual things,” Riner explains.

She added one white flower in the center to represent hope and included a sound element (her twin daughters were music majors and music is important to her family).

Thus, the gravely solemn and transcendent Lacrimosa from Mozart’s last requiem was ‘stretched out’ to make it more abstract while retaining its meaning.

Another piece, entitled Allegory to a Still Life is comprised of a random pile of ceramic Vanitas objects such as musical instruments, skulls, jewelry, bowls and cups, a crown, rotted fruit, and time pieces. The installation is about five feet in diameter and includes a projected video of popping bubbles – the ultimate reference to life’s impermanence.

Riner next shows me a suspended installation made up of many ceramic butterfly shapes, tediously and painstakingly wired together to form a dress. “This is a dress that was born out of my mother not being present at my wedding,” she says, and explains how butterflies are another

Vanitas painting symbol of resurrection and rebirth. The hanging dress is empty; the soul of the person is gone, and an LED light shines down inside of it.

Much of Riner’s work include fabric elements which led her to think about making grief quilts. She shows me Requiem Tapestry comprised of different shards pieced together and where, if one looks closely, a skull can be discerned in the center. She tells me, “I was thinking about fragments of time, fragments of memory and different textures coming together.”

Another piece called #Selfie Culture was inspired by thinking how her children (and so many of us) live through their phones. “I slip cast 120 cell phones and put a mirror decal on each so that you see yourself when you come up to the piece, but your view is distorted, which is very much what social media does.” The phone, is most definitely a Vanitas object!”

The current piece she is working on at Sulfur Studios references the many losses we have all enduring during the Covid-19 pandemic. For example, her own children graduated college without an in-person ceremony.

People have lost their loved ones, their friends. “But also, its losing experiences, and opportunities and jobs,” Riner says. “The project is about giving people the opportunity to honor those feelings. Art can take something intangible and make it tangible.”

One community member who collaborated with Riner was going through recovery and was thinking of all the time and experiences she lost through her life choices.

She brought her recovery medallion and pressed it into the clay. Another woman’s husband had died by suicide.

Coincidentally, Riner’s mother was in recovery at the time of her death and, as aforementioned, her brother died by suicide. Those losses clearly fuel much of her current work.

All participants have been asked to journal about the quilt tiles they have created, and when Impermanence is installed in October, Riner will put the journal on a pedestal so that people can read about the inspirations and add their own grief experiences. Meanwhile, be sure to stop by her Residency space at Sulphur Studios for her closing reception, part of Starland’s First Friday on September 3.

A Time to Heal, ON::View Artist in Residency at Sulphur Studios, 2301 Bull Street. Closing reception is Friday, September 3 from 5 to 9:00 p.m. The finished community project will be displayed during Riner’s upcoming exhibition, Impermanence, at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center Gallery in October.

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MAKING A LASTING

CONNECTION PART V: A SIX HOUR FIRST DATE

By Lauren Wolverton

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Connect Savannah has followed along for weeks as two anonymous singles have dated in our city with the help of professional matchmaker Amanda Rose of Prestige Connections. After styling, date coaching, and extensive interviews; Juan has gone on a first date, and Reagan has one planned for next week.

As we told ou last week, Juan was set up to meet his date Emily at Artillery in Downtown Savannah. What Juan expected to be one or two cocktails turned into a nearly six hour date. Yes, you read that right. Six hours!

Juan took Rose’s advice and arrived a little early. He sat at the bar and waited for a woman in a green dress to arrive.

“Waiting for her to get there was a little nerve-racking,” Juan said. “When I first saw her, I was like ‘Wow, she’s really pretty’ and she sat down and we started chatting. We were both nervous.”

Juan said like most first dates, it was a little bit awkward at first. He ordered a gin cocktail, and she ordered a Prosecco drink. Once they laughed about neither of them being set up by a matchmaker before, Juan said the conversation picked up.

The two talked about their pets, their families and their hobbies. They joked about Emily being a picky eater. They even talked about their past relationships.

“She told me she does the Irish goodbye,” Juan said, laughing. “She said if she doesn’t like something or somebody, she’ll just leave.

So I guess that was good news. She stayed for a second drink and we kept hanging out!”

Juan and Emily stayed at Artillery for hours and eventually got hungry. Juan said he wasn’t ready to say goodbye, so they decided to walk over to Hitch for some late dinner together.

After dinner, Juan dropped Emily off at home. It was nearly six hours since the two began their date at the bar. The two did not share a goodnight kiss (we know you were dying to know), but they did exchange phone numbers. Juan texted Emily later on to tell her he had a great time and hopes to see her again.

“She’s a very independent woman,” Juan said. “I like that.”

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by Artillery.

Juan said while the two had similarities, they also had some differences. Juan wears his heart on his sleeve, while Emily admits she isn’t a very emotional person. The two’s social habits don’t align perfectly either.

However, Juan said he “wouldn’t change a thing” about the date and said he still hopes to see Emily again.

“I don’t really judge a first date too hard,” Juan said. “There’s no way until you get to know them a little more later on. You don’t tell your whole life story the first time you meet somebody. I would like to have a second date.”

Emily texted Juan back and said she would be interested in seeing him again, but he hasn’t heard from her since. Rose advised Juan to follow up again and see what she says about planning a second date.

“A six hour first date is almost unheard of,” Rose said. “I’m really impressed.”

Meanwhile, Rose has narrowed down her first date finalists for Reagan to one man.

We’ll call him Thomas. Rose said after the final round of interviews, she had no doubt that Thomas was her top pick.

“I was super excited,” she said. “He was telling me about where he is in life and a little about himself, and his answers were so much like Reagan’s. I think they will have a great connection.”

Just as she didn’t for Juan, Rose didn’t give Reagan too many details about Thomas ahead of her date. All Reagan knew is that Thomas moved to Savannah years ago from another state, he has grown children, and he’s divorced.

Thomas is slightly over the age range that Reagan stated in her profile preferences, but Reagan said that isn’t a problem.

“I’m a little nervous, but mostly excited,” Reagan said. “Amanda is so excited, so I’m into it.”

Reagan is hoping Rose sets up a date with some kind of activity, like a cooking class or axe throwing. Next week, we’ll update you on what Reagan and Thomas did on their date, if there was a connection, and if they’ll see each other again. We’ll also update you on if Juan and Emily will have a second date.

What activity around Savannah would you set up Reagan and Thomas to do on their first date? Tell us on social media @ connectsavannah!

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DECIDING WHAT TO WEAR TO A WEDDING

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Taking a look at someone’s wedding invitation can be a huge help. I, for one, try to avoid the colors of the wedding.

If you aren’t a part of the bridal party it’s not a requirement. I’m not sure why everyone in the South thinks that.

Most wedding invitations won’t have this, but some have attire instructions. But just looking and genuinely reading the invites, and taking note of how they are designed and put together (trust me they can get expensive) will give you the vibe the bride and groom are going for.

I absolutely love fall and winter weddings!

They are perfect excuse to show up in black or burgundy, with rose gold accents.

I am a rose gold addict, but for those not so addicted, gold and champagne work well.

I save my silvers for the spring and summer months.

As a creative director, stylist, and custom designer for brides, I take what I wear to weddings (especially the ones I work at) very seriously.

I need to be functional but also be able to have fun.

So 2 girdles, a waist trainer, and a slip will not only prevent you from eating the food they spent so much money on getting for this occasion, but also discourage you from hitting the dance floor.

More than anything, the bride and groom want you there and to PARTICIPATE. So make sure you dress for that! I promise there is a way!

For more on this subject, search for me and subscribe to my YouTube channel.

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READY? LET’S GET INTO IT! The first thing you need to think about is what time of the year is this wedding taking place?

Anything between the months of April-September can be considered an occasion that requires no jacket.

My men want to consider keeping that linen or non-lined suit in their closets so they are not sweating in a 3-piece suit they keep for any formal occasion, and stressing about if the dry cleaners is going to yell at them when they drop it off!

Now, I am going to refer you to my article on body types. Someone else’s wedding isn’t the time to experiment with silhouettes that are not for your body type.

Any wedding you attend will have pictures that are essentially viewed for a very long time. Don’t be that person viewed for the wrong reasons, if you know what I mean.

Remember, you are only a guest, not member of the bridal party, nor VIP—just a guest. So if you want to stand out, be safe at the same time. And, as a general rule of thumb, ANYTHING WITH WHITE IS A NO-GO. Yes this also means ivories and creams.

Even a print could be seen as off-putting. Unless this is an all-white wedding, ladies, stay away from white.

Men, I know this can be difficult with you naturally wanting to add a white or ivory shirt to any suit in your closet. But I want to encourage you to build your outfit from the shirt out.

Maybe get a color you have always wanted to try, but may not be in your closet yet—at least in shirt form—and wear the suit that compliments it.

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OK, so I’ve had client after client, friend after friend, and colleague after colleague ask my advice on appropriate attire for attending a wedding.

In my opinion, there are several factors that come into play, but I’ll summarize them, and you guys can visit my YouTube channel for a more in-depth response to this question.

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FILMING IN SAVANNAH

Hulu series looking for local extras

CONNECT SAVANNAH | SEPT 1 - 7, 2021

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The story of a controversial 2014 crime in Massachusetts that became known as the “texting suicide case” will begin production in Savannah next month for a limited series on Hulu called “The Girl from Plainville.” And hundreds of local extras are needed to help bring the real-life tragedy to streaming life.

Bill Marinella, who was the casting director for the “Devotion” movie that used dozens of extras while filming at the Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport in April and May, is once again looking for a range of women and men, ages 18-70, to be extras that are essential to recreating the complicated story of Michelle Carter and Conrad “Coco” Roy. Also, unlike most movie shoots where extras may only work for a few days or a couple of weeks, Marinella said the Plainville production is looking for extras that could be part of recurring scenes through December.

“Since this will be a multi-part series, they are looking for continuity with extras to be characters in neighborhoods, work sites, hospitals and other sites that will be filmed in the Savannah area from August to sometime in December,” Marinella said.

“For some people it could be their job for several months. Of course, we will need extras who are only able to work for a few days, as well.”

Anyone interested should go online to the site: https://kaast.app/bmc/2021-tbatrue-crime-series If you have already registered in the Kaast system, you can submit new photos and select the extras role you are interested in. If you are not registered to work as an extra, scroll down the page and follow the links to sign up.

“You register for free in our casting application. There is no fee to sign up,” Marinella said. “You will be asked for your physical characteristics and to upload some photos. Once you are registered, we’ll search by height and weight and age. We’ll then send you an email with the dates of production to make sure you are available.”

‘The Girl from Plainville’ On July, 13, 2014, following digital exchanges with Carter and his family, Roy, who was 18, died by suicide by poisoning himself with carbon monoxide fumes in his truck in a Kmart parking lot in Fairhaven, Mass. Carter, who was 17 at the time, was accused of encouraging him in text messages to commit suicide. The case was the subject of a notable investigation and trial.

Carter requested a trial by a judge and she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, chiefly on the basis of her final phone call in which she forcefully told Roy, after he had become scared, to get back inside his truck as it filled with lethal carbon monoxide.

Carter appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the case was denied.

She was released from prison in January 2020 after serving roughly 11 months of a 15-month sentence.

According to “Variety” magazine, the Elle Fanning, top, will play Michelle story will be focused on Carter’s story up Carter, bottom, in the Hulu limited seto her conviction, offering the back story ries “The Girl from Plainville,” which will of the events leading up to the suicide, and begin filiming in Savannah soon and his looking to hire hundreds of local extras. why her boyfriend took his own life.

Photo by Associated Press Roy is described in the series as a sweet, caring young man grappling with anxiety Specific roles for extras and loneliness in a world he doesn’t feel he Marinella said the production also is fits into, according to the Variety story. looking for actual first responders for Carter will be portrayed by Elle Fanning, specific roles as extras. who plays Catherine the Great in the Hulu “Frankly, real-life EMTs and officers series “The Great.” She was nominated for carry themselves with a certain authority a Golden Globe for best actress in a Televithat offers a more realistic depiction in a sion Series Musical or Comedy. scene,” Marinella said. “Real first respondFanning, who is the younger sister of ers will receive a higher rate of pay, too.”

Dakota Fanning, has been in 45 films and As a casting director, Marinella’s job is to numerous television productions, since find what are commonly known as extras she started acting at the age of 3. Some of that are seen in the background of most her most recent movies include, “Malefimovies. cent” and the sequel “Maleficent: Mistress “I’m hired by a production company to of Evil,” “The Beguiled” and “Live by Night.” find people who want an opportunity to The Variety article said Roy will be be in the movies,” he said. “I’m the middle played by Colton Ryan, who recently man. I get a script and from that script I finished filming the feature adaptation get a breakdown that tells me how many of “Dear Evan Hansen.” Also, he recently people I need in each scene and what starred in the Apple series “Little Voice,” they look like so it reflects the actual life and the features “Uncle Frank,” “The Social depicted in the production.”

Ones,” and “Adam.”

This story was originally published by The Statesboro Herald

MUSIC

FOLK MUSIC

HENRY D. JONES with BOBBY HANSON

By Beth Stewart

He said, “One of the things I wanted to do was broaden the types of artists we brought in. If folks play it, it’s folk music. Blues is included in the genre of folk music because it is and it offers an opportunity for folks to listen to music they wouldn’t normally listen to because we don’t have a folk music station here. It offers the chance for folks to come experience good entertainment.”

Mooney continued, “Henry Jones used to live here and used to have a show on a local radio station where he used to be a host. The first few chords out of Henry’s guitar, I said I have to book this guy because he is just so excellent and does a lot of original stuff. Hanson, the harp player, will accompany Henry on the second set. It’s going to be a great show.”

Now residing in Tupelo, MS, Jones is excited to return to Savannah as the main act for the return of the First Friday event since the pandemic. Jones lived in Savannah for five years and appreciates its culture and history. He said “I love Savannah. It’s beautiful. I can kick myself in my own rear end for leaving.”

Homemade refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for sale at intermission and food is permitted in the performance space.

The Savannah Folk Music Society is a non-profit and tax exempt 501-c-3 cultural arts organization founded in 1986 and dedicated to providing a forum for folk music and dance in the greater Savannah area.

For information about the Savannah Folk Music Society and First Friday events, visit savannahfolk.org

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Those looking for an affordable, family-friendly event to kick off Labor Day weekend may want to check out the Savannah Folk Music Society’s First Friday event on Sept.

3, Featuring Americana blues artist Henry D. Jones and Savannah’s own harmonica man, Bobby Hanson. This event will be held at the First Presbyterian Church’s Stewart Hall, 520 Washington Ave. For a $5 donation, attendees will experience the intimate storytelling of the artists from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m in an alcohol and tobacco-free environment, offering a clean, wholesome setting for a truly interactive event.

The Savannah Folk Music Society President Rick Edgecombe, said “ It’s definitely a unique niche in this area which does lend toward a family atmosphere. The setting is in a fellowship hall at a church with a nice stage and the people in the audience is an intimate setting for the musicians. They always talk about what a wonderful venue it is and break from their normal touring routine because there is no bar setting.”

Henry D. Jones found his love of music after a house party when the DJ left behind crates of records.

He spent countless hours listening to everything from Johnny Cash to Al Green. This proved to be life-changing for Jones, planting the seeds for his deep love of all types of music and artists, and inspiring him to sell his car to purchase his first guitar from a pawn shop. Since then, he has crafted a truly original sound with elements of hill

country blues, rock and folk.

“People understand blues music, but the older cats play everything. They recorded blues, but they were playing gospel, country tunes and they had full repertoires of music and I want to throw it back to a day when you played a more traditional style of music. You didn’t just play one type, but a lot of variations, not just playing bar blues all night,” Jones said.

Joining Jones for the second set is born and raised Savannah harmonica player Bobby Hanson who began his music career at 19 and has been playing with bands since the 1970’s. He has performed at over a dozen First Friday events and said” “It’s great. It’s a concert for people who are used to playing in clubs and this is not that, it’s a good crowd who sits and listens and responds. It will be different for me being in a supporting role and I’m looking forward to it. It should be a great night.”

Connecting via video chat and through phone conversations over the last several months, Jones and Hanson are learning each other’s styles. “What I am going to do with Bobby is add space to play in certain spots because this is really about live music and interaction. The blues is not some tired dead instrument, there is a lot you can do with it. It’s been beaten to death, but it can be interesting, it can be dynamic, it can be thought-provoking, it can be scary.

A lot more than what it has been turned into,” said Jones.

Bringing these two great musicians together is Pat Mooney, host and schedule coordinator for the First Friday events.

Photo of Henry D. Jones provided by Savannah Folk Music Society

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40TH SAVANNAH JAZZ FESTIVAL 2021 ANNOUNCES VENUE CHANGE

FREE WEEKLY CONCERTS: Moon Deck LIVE Series at Electric Moon to expand starting in September Featured artists for September include Draucker, LaFaye & The Fellas, Individually Twisted, Ramona + the Riot, and the Whitley Deputy Band

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Plant Riverside District’s Electric Moon Skytop Lounge recentlyh announced the expansion of its successful free live music series “Moon Deck LIVE at Electric Moon” from bimonthly to weekly performances. Starting on Sept. 2, live performances will take place every Thursday from 8 to 11 p.m. on the rooftop deck at Electric Moon overlooking the Savannah River.

All Moon Deck LIVE concerts are free and open to the public, and a portion of the proceeds from drink sales will benefit a different local nonprofit organization each month.

For the month of September, The Kessler Collection will donate a portion of the proceeds from drink sales 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.

Originally founded in 2000, Treutlen House works with the Department of Family and Children Services to provide individual and group counseling as well as education services to meet the needs of each child.

“Plant Riverside District is truly Savannah’s Entertainment District, so we’re always looking for innovative ways to feature our region’s many talented musicians while giving back to the community,” said Tyler Gray, Director of Entertainment at JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District. “This new weekly format of our popular Moon Deck LIVE at Electric Moon concert series is the perfect way to entertain our guests while supporting local nonprofits.”

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In September, the Moon Deck LIVE at Electric Moon series will feature the following live performances:

LAFAYE & THE FELLAS SEPT. 9, 8-11 P.M. Inspired by artists ranging from Whitney Houston to Al Green, the rock-soul band LaFaye & The Fellas offers a fusion of musical genres, including their popular single “Gonna be Alright.”

RAMONA + THE RIOT SEPT. 23, 8-11 P.M. Featured by Best of NPR Music in 2016, Ramona + the Riot is St. Augustine, Fla.’s award-winning band performing popular contemporary hits as well as original music.

DRAUCKER SEPT. 2, 8-11 P.M. Draucker is a rock band led by three talented siblings playing original music as well as revamped cover songs.

INDIVIDUALLY TWISTED SEPT. 16, 8-11 P.M. Individually Twisted is a local rock band with a passion for performing live.

WHITLEY DEPUTY BAND SEPT. 30, 8-11 P.M. Led by Whitley Deputy, The Whitley Deputy Band plays an entertaining combination of covers and original songs.

In response to the City of Savannah’s immediate moratorium on large out-door events to mitigate the spread of COVID, the Savannah Jazz Festival has announced it will host its second consecutive s”afe Savannah Jazz Festival.”

Organizers say the alternative venue, which will be at Savannah Station, is designed to meet the dual goals of presenting world-class jazz and blues free of charge to the City of Savannah while adhering to the guidelines of promoting the health and safety of our musicians, attendees, sponsors, and suppliers.

Festival Director, Paula Fogarty said, “In our 2021 planning we’ve been vigilant in preparing for both the best-case and worst-case scenarios and have remained entirely sensitive to need for flexibility in planning publicly funded events during this pandemic. We will announce how the public can access free tickets (in limited numbers) over our website in the coming days. Our intent is to adhere to State, City, and CDC guidelines to ensure the health and safety of all people associated with the production of the event.”

Fogarty explains, “We were prepared for another wave of the COVID-19 virus and planned accordingly in partnership with the city in the early days of the creation of our contract with the City. We are 100% dedicated to delivering world-class blues and jazz music to the world.

We will be moving to Savannah Station and offering raffle tickets soon for people to win tickets to our free festival to be fair to all. The number of tickets and seating is still to be determined so I encourage everyone to visit our website and our Savannah Jazz Festival Facebook and Instagram pages.”

Last year’s live-streamed festival reached over 175,000 people worldwide, delivering live performances to the widest audience in the festival’s history.

“While the anticipation of a live festival this year has been greater than ever applaud and support the mayor’s decisions to try to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. We are ready to keep the music playing and encourage everyone to tune in or win tickets to the shows that will be available soon on savannahjazz.org.”

Organizers stress that with restricted attendance will come limited services, but attendees will still enjoy food trucks, a full bar, and worldclass performances featuring several Grammy award-winning artists.

This year’s headliners include Grammy-award-winning, Charlestonbased Ranky Tanky, accompanied by Savannah Jazz Hall of Fame member Quentin Baxter on drums. Their timeless music is born of the Gullah culture of this region’s Sea Islands. Their eponymously titled debut album soared to #1 on the Billboard, Amazon, and iTunes Jazz Charts.

Jazz bass legend, John Lee will appear with special guest, and Grammy-award-winning pianist, Lawrence Hobgood. Lee, a legendary American jazz bassist, and Grammy award-winning producer started his career in 1970 and he has worked with jazz legends including Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, James Moody, Aretha Franklin, Gregory Hines, among others.

Hobgood’s CD “When the Heart Dances,” a duet recording with iconic bassist Charlie Haden, received worldwide acclaim earning 4-star reviews.

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THUR. NIGHT 7-10 OPEN MIC WITH THUR JULY 29 HOST TOMMY HOLLAND

KING OF POP - A TRIBUTE TO THE GENIUS OF MICHAEL JACKSON

GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS CAN COME SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS

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FRI SEPT 3RD THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE - A CELEBRATION OF THE AEROSMITH TRIBUTE

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FIRST FRIDAY COMEDY @ TOTALLY AWESOME BAR

FRI SEPT 10TH

The Savannah Comedy Underground delivers four, count ‘em, four funny-bone ticklers to get your weekend started with a split side and a black and blue knee. Host Brenden Townend welcomes Anthony Grabert, Stephanie Kaple, Jon Antoine and headliner Jamie Ward. Laugh or die.

FRIDAY, SEPT 3 | 8 PM

SAT SEPT 4TH

ALLMAN BROS BAND

AN EVENING WITH KEITH & ROSS

SATURDAY SEPT 11TH FRI

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PATRIOT’S DAY CONCERT

A TRIBUTE TO THE ROLLING STONES

UPCOMING SHOWS

ILL.GATES @ ELAN SAVANNAH

The Vancouver-based bass bomber brings The Arrival Tour to Savannah, oscillating EDM fans’ hearts like a high-frequency squiggle loop. Ill.Gates was a child actor as a young Canuck, and his artistic chops have conveyed to EDM. Check the new single “The Future” and then try to miss this.

FRIDAY, SEPT 3 | 9 PM SATURDAY, AUG 21 | 9 PM

AUG. Grand Paradise - AUltimate TributeQueen to STYX SEPT 12 7Absolute Queen - The Tribute 13 FA-Q SEPT 17 Half wat to St.AUG Patrick’s Day Concert with the Muckers AUG 14 Interstellar - A Tribute to Pink Floyd SEPT 18Echoes The Florida Bee Gees AUG 20 The SEPT 24 Bitteroots DeCarlo 25- The Neal Band AUG 27 The PettySEPT Hearts The Austin National Tom Petty Tribute Show OCT 1 AnAUG Evening withStratton Jason Courtenay & Jared Wade 28 The James Trio 2 NightrainThe GunsofNthe Roses Experience SEPT 3OCT Tribute -A Celebration Allman Bros. Band OCT 8 A Cool Fall Night with Amy Taylor SEPT 4 Slippery When Wet - A Tribute to Bon Jovi OCT 9 Harvest MoonCelebrating the Music of Neil Young SEPT 11 Jupiter Coyote

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WEDNESDAY 9/ 1 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.

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.

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

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

THURSDAY 9/ 2 LIVE MUSIC

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

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

McDonough’s Family Feud, 7 p.m.

KARAOKE

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

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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.

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The Historic Savannah Theatre Sister Act The Musical, 8 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.

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m.

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

Top Deck Sunset Deck Party, 6 p.m.

VICE Lounge + Mojito Bar Latin Night with DL Cesar, first Thursday of every month, 9 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS Service Brewing Company Service Brewing Run Club, 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 9/ 3 LIVE MUSIC

Coach’s Corner Tribute - A Celebration of the Allman Brothers’ Band, 7 p.m.

KARAOKE

COMEDY

VICE Lounge + Mojito Bar Diva Royale Drag Queen Show Savannah, GA - Weekly Drag Queen Shows, 6 p.m.

DJ

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

VICE Lounge + Mojito Bar DJ Primal, 9 p.m.

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BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

SATURDAY 9/ 4 LIVE MUSIC

The Historic Savannah Theatre Sister Act The Musical, 8 p.m.

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

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 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.

DJ

Club 51 Degrees Dance Party

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

MONDAY 9/ 6 SUNDAY 9/ 5 LIVE MUSIC

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

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

Ghost Coast Distillery Live Music with Cyril Durant, 2-4 p.m.

The Historic Savannah Theatre Sister Act The Musical 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.

TRIVIA & GAMES

LIVE MUSIC

Nickie’s 1971 Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Mic/Jam, 6-10 & 10 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.

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

TUESDAY 9/ 7

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

McDonough’s Open Mic/Jam, 9 p.m.

KARAOKE

LIVE MUSIC

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

The Wormhole Trivia, 9:30 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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STAR PERIOD STAR @ THE WORMHOLE

Experimental rockers Star Period Star take cues from progressive King Crimson and noisy Sonic Youth, playing songs with highly-unusual tunings to create a low, unique and compelling sound. See and hear why Savannah audiences keep coming back after more than two decades.

SATURDAY, SEPT 4 | 10 PM

DEPRESSOR, IF ONLY, STEEL CIRCUIT @ THE SENTIENT BEAN

If Weedeater’s madhouse show at El Rocko was an indicator of monthly AURA Fest shows, prepare your yet-unhealed bumps and bruises for more bumps and bruises. Hometown poser-destroyers Depressor are heavy af, as are openers If Only and Steel Circuit. Eat your Wheaties.

SATURDAY, SEPT 4 | 7:30 PM

A tribute to the #4 New Jersey musician (after Sinatra, Springsteen, and Adrenaline OD), Slippery When Wet brings the full Bon Jovi range to Coach’s Corner. From the ‘80s hairspray-soaked pop metal to the more recent, dare we say, semi-countrified hits, you get it all.

SATURDAY, SEPT 4 | 7 PM

THE DREADED LARAMIE @ THE WORMHOLE

Female-fronted power pop has a long and rich history, stretching from The Runaways and The Go-Go’s to Velocity Girl and Veruca Salt. There’s a reason: the formula works. The Dreaded Laramie tap directly into that melodic-yet-fuzzy vein that makes music fans happy.

FRIDAY, SEPT 3 | 9 PM

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SAVANNAH SEAFOOD & SPIRITS FESTIVAL BOATHOUSE BOIL

Guests headed to the brand new Savannah Boathouse on Aug. 25 to explore the Freedom Boat Club’s new digs and sample some of the area’s finest and freshest seafood in the form of a treasured Savannah tradition: a Lowcountry boil. Featured cocktails and brews were available from the Tipsy Turtle Tiki Tour boat. The event also raised funds and awareness for D.U.E.T. Kids, which works to provide free private music lessons of varying instruments to children in public schools who are unable to afford or access programs.

Stephanie Auld, Roy Kellet, Kristina Kroon

Tipsy Turtle Tiki Tour Cpt. Tom Wienckoski

Chef Amberly Stewart - Savannah Culinary Retreat

Scott Trice, Scott Anderson, Arlene Anderson

Michael Biggs, Diane Rousakis

Cherie Trice, Steve Morrison, Paige Morrison

Sidney Lance - Rhoot Man Beverage Co.

Richard de Wilde, Patricia de Wilde

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Photos by Bunny Ware

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Rebecca Fenwick, Liza DiMarco, Nina Dipalma, Deanne Nomura

Lisa & Tom Snipes

Eilis Murphy, Tim Dailey

Sherri Forbes, Steve & Mary Paschall Christina Pirovits, James Divine, Kristy Crill

TASTE OF 208 WINE BAR Jackie Mumford, Freddie Thomas, Judy Steward, Amanda Schlender

Brenna Gallagher, Garrett Myers

Chris & Alison O’Malley, Thomas & Myra Nash, Chuck Johnson

Connect Savannah presented ‘Taste of 208 Wine Bar’ at the Kehoe Teaching Kitchen on Aug. 26.

The event featured an elegantly curated menu of fine wines from Savannah’s newest wine bar, paired with delicious bites from The Dive Savannah. Sommeliers James Divine and Christina Pirovits guided guests through a flight of perfectly paired flavors. Connect Savannah is proud to feature new and exciting restaurants and bars in Savannah through its ‘Taste Of’ series of events throughout the year.