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CONNECT SAVANNAH connectsavannah.com SEPTEMBER 14 - 20, 2022 PROPERTY MATTERS: WHAT’S GOING ON (AND UP) OVER THE RIVER?8GRAND OPENING OF THE SAVANNAH JAZZ HISTORY AND HALL OF FAME 24EXHIBIT SAVANNAH 27 Bull Street | 912-234-6565 8201 White Bluff Road | 912-232-5884 2225 East Victory Drive | 912-303-9667 The Bank That SERVICE Built ® Member FDIC. © 2021 United Community Bank | ucbi.com SAVANNAH 27 Bull Street | 912-234-6565 8201 White Bluff Road | 912-232-5884 2225 East Victory Drive | 912-303-9667 The Bank That SERVICE Built ® Member FDIC. © 2021 United Community Bank | ucbi.com THE ART DISCOVERIESANDOBSESSIONS,ENERGY,DUTTONSANDRAOF

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BINGO! AT ELKS LODGE

A two--day, all-about-dogs festival featuring dock diving, Fast Cat, and other canine sports. Come just the fun. There will be something for everyone--activities, contents and games, food, raffles and contest, presentations by pet experts and more. Family friendly. Dog friendly. No admission. Bring a lawn chair

12:30-5:30 p.m.Service Brewing Company, 574 Indian Street. FREE

TRIVIA NIGHT WITH JESS SHAW

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Enjoy free yoga on the beach at 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.

Catch those Sunday Vibes every week at Service Brewing with beats, brews and beermosas featuring sets from

FREE YOGA ON THE BEACH AT THE DECK

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’

Weekly market, right behind the Historic Tybee Lighthouse. 4 p.m., 30 Meddin tybeeislandfarmersmarket.comDr.

Turn your old gear into new possibilities, Bring in your digital and film gear to Bay Camera on Sept. 15, 16, 17 and get paid instantly/receive a 10% trade-in bonus. 912.355.3587

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local DJs, delicious food trucks and 16 beers on tap.

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8:30-11:45 p.m. Stafford’s Public House, 306 W. Upper Factor’s Walk.

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Join us and let the worries of the world fade away! Can you say serotonin boost?!? Be prepared to laugh and relax

8 p.m.Moodright’s, 2424 Abercorn St. Moodright’s is Savannah’s first duckpin bowling alley (in quite a while) and cocktail lounge, and its location makes it the closest bowling alley to the historic district.

The ghost of Savannah’s legendary open mic returns.

SAT-SUN/17-18 WAGFEST @ LAKE MAYER PARK

A two--day, all-about-dogs festival featuring dock diving, Fast Cat, and other canine sports. Come just the fun. There will be something for everyone--activities, contents and games, food, raffles and contest, presentations by pet experts and more. Family friendly. Dog friendly. No admission. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy the festivities and the amenities of Guy Minick Park. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lake Mayer Park, 1850 East Montgomery Cross Road.

Join Service Brewing for Bluegrass by the Pint every Friday featuring live bluegrass from local favorites, Swamptooth.6 p.m. Service Brewing Co., 574 Indian St. servicebrewing.com

FIRE & WINE

DUCKPIN BOWLING LEAGUE NIGHT

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 St.. servicebrewing.com.

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. Free to attend. Items for sale. forsythfarmersmarket.com912-484-0279.

or a blanket and enjoy the festivities and the amenities of Guy Minick Park. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lake Mayer Park, 1850 East Montgomery Cross Road.

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.

SUNSET PARTY SUNDAY

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.

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

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while doing yoga with the cutest goats you’ve ever seen. Rhea, a fan favorite, is sure to steal your heart. Laughing and cuddling a baby goat is the best kind of therapy. Nikki will lead our class while Amy and Mary-ann interact with you and the goats. 12-1 & 1:30-2:30 p.m. Coastal Empire Beer Co, 79 Ross Rd.

Starland Yard is the OFFICIAL UGA Savannah Alumni Chapter Game Watching location! Put on your spirited red and black and head to the Savannah chapter’s game watching party 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 kickoff. 2411 De Soto Ave. WIN A

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City, Grace Church, which he shares gave him a sense of purpose and vocation for what he was doing in the church while also getting all of the technical training at school.

His primary role will be to lead music for the worship and liturgies that happen on Sunday mornings and then other times throughout the week. He also plays the organ, volunteers, leads the hymns and directs the adult choir.

part of church music was just always part of who I was and core to my identity,” said Fergus.

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While Fergus thoroughly enjoyed his time at the Cathedral, he and his wife have a two-year-old toddler, and decided it was best to move closer to his wife’s family in Savannah.

up singing in the choir at an Anglo Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, Texas. Then, as he got older, he would join his parents, who sang in the adult

At the end of his time at Yale, Fergus joined the Washington National Cathedral, in 2016, as an assistant organist. At the end of his second year, their organist moved onto another position and Fergus was the interim cathedral organist for a year. Afterward, Fergus was promoted to Associate Director of Music and Chorister Program Director the next three years.

Briefly, Fergus considered going into orchestral conducting and doing opera and musical theater, but quickly realized that wasn’t the path he was going to take.

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“There was a strong calling for me there that no matter what it was, being in the church felt at home to me,” said Fergus.

He then took on the role of Director of Music at Christ Church Episcopal in July.

For George Fergus, music and faith go hand in hand. He is the new Director of Music at Christ Church Episcopal— and

During his time at Yale, he worked as an organ scholar at a church in New York

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“I think it was just part of my DNA growing up going to church sitting in the Organ gallery feeling the vibrations of the stops and the low pipes sitting there and listening to the Organ so much and watching the organist play, it was always something I was drawn to,” said Fergus. “I was very fortunate to have people that supported that interest, and let it grow into a Ferguspassion.”attended St. Olaf College and earned a B.M. in Organ Performance. He then attended Yale University, Institute of Sacred Music, in New Haven, Connecticut, where he gained a master’s in organ performance and Church Music.

are now three of us alive, who are in that club,” said Fergus

“They’re some of the most welcoming folks that I have met here, the entire church is just very welcoming and warm and open. It’s been a great first five or six weeks or so getting my feet under me here, and feeling the support of the congregation and the rest of the staff along the way,” said Fergus. “I believe in the power of being in a community, which recognizes you for who you are, honors your gifts, and encourages and supports you to use them.”

“The most memorable moment of my career was in December of 2018. President George H.W. Bush passed away, and it was announced to the staff internally and then very shortly afterward to the rest of the public that we would hold his funeral service at the National Cathedral. I was the only organist on staff at the time, so it quickly hit me that I would be joining a very select club of organists who have been played for presidential funerals. There

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wicked elements, the owner of Hearse Ghost Tours is planning on resurrecting the vacant building at 1501 East Broad St. as a parking garage for the Savannah tour company’s vehicles, as approved by the Savannah City Council last week.

While dead people are the basis of the business, dead vehicles could kill it. To protect ten converted hearses from the

HISTORIC BUILDING TO HOUSE HEARSE HAVEN FOR SAVANNAH TOUR COMPANY

MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED FOR JEA’S BACKYARD

The building now sits vacant and boarded up, but will be renovated as part of the plan, as submitted by the tour company’s

A general development plan has been submitted for a 4-story, 93-unit apartment building behind the Jewish Educational Alliance building, commonly known as the JEA.Atlanta-based RPM Living submitted the plan last month for the site, which is bounded by Bull Street on the west, the JEA building along Abercorn Street on the east, and 67th Street on the north, with DeRenne Avenue near the south side. The north side along 67th Street is lined with single-family homes.RPM

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The adaptive re-use of the old. The development of the new. It’s all right here, with some million dollar muck in the middle. And here I am, more than happy to to dig it up for ya. Stay engaged Savannah. —Eric

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Living Development Manager Dave Lemco, who submitted the application, declined to comment when reached by email on Aug. 25. And JEA CEO Adam Solender did not respond to an email sent Aug. 25.

The plan by Coleman & Company shows the proposed layout of the apartment building.

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The historic building has had many uses over the years, including a frozen food lockers facility from 1916 past 1955, according to the MPC. Sabrina Wenum purchased the property from the Victory Prayer Synagogue for $203,000 in June 2020, according to the property record.

of businesses in Savannah’s Streetcar Historic District in the area known as the StarlandMohamedDistrict.Eldibany is planning to rehabilitate the historic building at 15 W. 43rd St., across Whitaker Street from Victory North, for use as a restaurant, according to an application and associated documents submitted for the project.

with some conditions, by the Historic Preservation Commission last month. The restaurant would be the third developed by Eldibany, who also owns The Garage at Victory North restaurant next to the concert venue. He also restored the historic Victorian house at 9 W. 43rd St. to house Troupial Cafe.

ISLAND DREDGING PROJECT

Long-dormant, the planned Riverview development may one day mirror the newly developed Eastern Wharf mixed-use community across President Street, with hotels, apartments, shops, restaurants and roof-top bars. First things first though. Some zoning changes had to be made.

VICTORY NORTH OWNER PLANNING NEW RESTAURANT IN SAVANNAH’S STARLAND DISTRICT

While city staffers agreed that the current industrial zoning classification is inconsistent with the growing development pattern in the area, Riverview’s zoning request was recommended for denial since it would lack some of the standards that control development downtown. Instead, staff recommended, and the city council approved, D-C (Downtown Commercial) as an alternative zoning classification, with restrictions, which allows similar uses while providing better protection against potentially negative impacts.

The approved D-C zoning and conditions require that a general master plan be approved by the Metropolitan Planning Commission prior to the

CHATHAM COUNTY COMMISSION TO OK $3.36M HUTCHINSON

the area between Randolph Street and the Bilbo Canal downtown.

The rehab project was approved,

A drawing of the potential development submitted with rezoning request indicates a grocery store may be on tap for the east end of the site.

adoption of the zoning change. In addition, buildings would be limited to five stories or 50 feet in height when they are located within 100 feet of property lines of existing residential or institutional uses.

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The red brick building was originally built between 1936 and 1940 and operated as a cold storage “icehouse”, but has been vacant for 30 years, according to the project’s architect, Kevin Rose of Savannahbased Rose Architects. The proposed rehab will preserve the existing structure, while adding a kitchen addition on the south side, along with a small entrance vestibule onto the existing stoop on the west side. In addition, a small restroom addition will be added to the easternmost corner of the north facade, along with a glass indoor/ outdoor seating area.

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The Chatham County Commission recently approved using $2.5 million in general funds to supplement the sales-tax revenue and award the dredging contract to Michels Construction.

The owner of the Victory North event venue and two nearby restaurants is planning on adding to his growing portfolio

ZONING CHANGE APPROVED FOR 20-ACRE DEVELOPMENT EAST OF DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH

Drawings by Rose Architects.

Located between Randolph Street and the Bilbo Canal on one of the most heavily trafficked corridors into downtown Savannah, the property just east of General McIntosh Boulevard is on an almost 20-acre former industrial site that has sat vacant for years, with remnants of dilapidated warehouses sitting amidst overgrownRiverviewvegetation.President Street, LLC’s request for a Downtown-Central Business zoning classification, which allows for a broad array of uses typically found downtown, was presented to the Savannah City Council last week.

The amount of sales-tax revenue available for a $3.36 million dredging contract won’t cover the cost of the voterapproved project, which will accommodate a marina being developed as part of a $400 million mixed-use community on Hutchinson Island.

The Chatham Co. Commission is expected to approve dredging to accommodate a marina being developed as part of a $400 million mixed-use community on Hutchinson co-owner, Carol Higgins. The project will provide an an alternative parking option to the outdoor lot across the street that the tour company currently uses. That outdoor lot will in turn be used for employee parking.

The dredging of the slip, east of the Westin, will accommodate the marina planned for the under-construction Savannah Harbor parcel 5 development. The 27-acre site along the Savannah River and east of Slip 1 is where Savannah Harbor Partners is developing housing, retail and lodging, along with a public waterfront park, medical complex and marina. While the marina will be developed by private entities, Chatham has committed to removinag the soil materials within the slip area to a depth that allows use by boats. The work covered by the proposed contract includes the removal of accumulated sediment and native soils by hydraulic dredging and off-site disposal.

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Each week, we will highlight pets available for adoption from local rescue organizations. In September, we are featuring Save A Life, Inc.. Compiled by Chantel Britton

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Save-A-Life, Inc. is an all-volunteer non profit animal welfare organization that provides foster care, necessary medical treatment to foster animals, and a place ment assistance program to help mem bers of the public place their companion animals. Saving animal lives since 1967, Save-A-Life, Inc. continues to be a beacon of hope for animals in need throughout the Coastal Empire.

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Sunny is a 10 month old, 18#, Beagle mix puppy. She is white with black and brown patches. She is the size of a beagle with a thick body and long red ears. She is trained to sleep in a crate and is good all night. She was found together with her mother and sister abandoned in a warehouse district. She was starving and dirty. She has gained approx imately 5 pounds, and has received her vaccinations, spay, and has been checked by a vet. She is now happy and healthy and is doing well with her house breaking. Sunny is looking for an inside home with a fenced yard and a family to love her for life.

old, smoked tabby. She loves people, and will always come for cuddles. Samantha has personality plus, and is always in the middle of the ac tion. At her foster home, she is con stantly sleeping on someone’s lap or cuddled up with her best friend, Chief, a German Shepherd. Saman tha requires a home with another animal. You will love Samantha’s friendly and playful

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It’s hard not to be excited about the potential of this Georgia Southern season now. Most people, including yours truly, expected the Helton transition to take some time. This was supposed to be a rebuilding year, remember? Forget about all that now.

For the first time since joining the FBS in 2014, Georgia Southern beat a team from a Power 5 conference last Saturday night on national television.

Vantrease threw for 21 first downs against Nebraska – the most ever for a GS team in a single game. He tallied 409 passing yards and became the first Eagle ever to throw for 300-plus yards in consecutive games. He was named the Walter Camp National Player of Week for his efforts, the first GS player to ever earn that award.

So far, so good for GS head coach Clay Helton. Helton was the first FBS coach to be fired in 2021 after his Southern Cal team started slow. His 2022 Eagles were largely responsible for Frost being the first FBS coach fired this Taskedseason.

In a game that had five ties, five lead changes and 1,217 yards of combined total offense (most ever for a GS game), Southern (642 yards) was not only able to keep up with the Cornhuskers, the Eagles were the ones setting the tone. Instead of the methodical, calculated pace of the optionoffense Eagles, this team moves at high speeds (88 plays vs. Nebraska) and bites off yardage in giant chunks (eight passes of 25+ yards & five runs of 10+ yards).

Elsewhere in this state in terms of college football … Georgia (2-0) has strolled through its first two games of the season. The defending National Champions moved up to No. 1 in this week’s AP Top-25 poll, for whatever that’s worth. UGA’s biggest obstacle to winning the SEC East this season might be boredom. Prayers up for South Carolina this weekend as they welcome Kirby Smart’s team to Columbia.

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On a wild and wacky college football Saturday which saw two other Sun Belt Conference teams win versus P5 opponents, Southern’s upset win was actually the most unexpected. Marshall beat No. 8 Notre Dame as a 21-point underdog and Appalachian State took care of No. 5 Texas A&M as a 20-point underdog.

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Sure, GS beat Florida in the swamp in 2013, but that squad was in its final season as an FCS team. That was a big win, yes. But the win over Nebraska was just so much bigger. The win over UF marked the end of an era, this win marks the beginning of one. Regardless of what happens for the remainder of this season, including this week at UAB, Georgia Southern’s upset at Nebraska was an undeniable validation of the transition in scheme.

The Eagles were a 23-point underdog at the Las Vegas sportsbook when their game began Saturday night. By the time the clock hit zero, GS was 2-0, the talk of the college football world, and Nebraska’s head coach Scott Frost was fired in the hours afterward.

with bringing Southern into the 21st century of college football with the transition from option offense to an outright air raid scheme, Helton and offensive coordinator Bryan Ellis couldn’t have imagined a better start.

Savannah State (1-1) lost 34-14 at home to NAIA Southeastern in an ugly week one performance. But head coach Aaron Kelton’s team got in the win column last Saturday on the road at Edward Waters University, 31-28. A win is a win, but Ed Waters was picked to finish at the bottom of the SIAC in preseason polls, so a three point win over them won’t do much to inspire confidence in the 2022 SSU squad. When the school chose Kelton over then interim Russell DeMasi back in the spring, they officially moved on from the program’s most successful three-year run ever. They thought the grass was greener, I guess. So anything less than a winning record this season would be considered a disappointment, at least in my book.

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This ain’t your daddy’s Georgia Southern. And yeah, your daddy’s Georgia Southern won six FCS National Championships from 1985-2000. So there’s no shame in that game. This version of the Eagles is capable of scoring 40+ points every time out, and that was never the case in the option’s hey-day in Statesboro.

The Eagles are 2-0 for the first time since 2018, which just so happened to be Chad Lunsford’s first season as the

Georgia Southern Eagles fans who made their way to Lincoln celebrate after a touchdown against the Nebraska Cornhuskers during the fourth quar ter at Memorial Stadium. Photo by Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports

full-time head coach in Statesboro. That year was historic for the program, as they finished with 10 wins including a Camellia Bowl victory to cap it off. For Southern faithful, expectations for 2022 are now much loftier than a midDecember bowl win. This team has made history over its first two games, imagine what they could do over the next two months.

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Georgia Southern (2-0) knocked off Nebraska (1-2) in spectacular fashion, 45-42, taking the lead for good on Kyle Vantrease’s eight yard touchdown run with 36 seconds left in the game and sending the GS fanbase into an immediate frenzy from Statesboro to Lincoln, Nebraska.

BUNNY IN THE CITY

Parking in front of Kristen Harkleroad’s honey store on Broughton St., I poke my head in to tell her, “I better see you across the street at 5:30pm!” Knowing there is a cocktail waiting for her, she yells back, “Of course I’m coming, I’m calling all my friends to remind them to bring diapers and I’m giving away a Capital Bee Co. gift

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“We had tremendous success in our Hilton Head location but Savannah was always on our radar. We have dreamed of being able to immerse ourselves in such a strong hospitality community. Having Savannah open her arms to us is a blessing and we hope to be able to give back with community events like tonight’s with Jennifer.”

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I find my host couple, Micheal and Frederika, opening their front doors for early guests. Assuring me they have a few minutes to chat, the duo tell me Savannah was their first choice for their second location.

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What do you do when Java Burritos’ Michael and Frederika Fekete tell you that they are hosting a fundraiser for Jennifer Graham’s Shelter From The Rain? You head downtown on Tues., August 30 to support the new kids on the block with one of the fiercest non-profits in town!

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Passing by the coffee/spirited drink bar, I head over to meet tonight’s entertainer, Hilton Head guitarist and trumpet player Dean St. Hillaire. I then pose Frederika with Savannah media maven Tanya Milton and tonight’s event coordinator Marianne Ganem Poppell. Wiping her face, Marianne comments on this blasted heat then we hit the room for photos with Jennifer Graham of Shelter From The

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a fan of Jennifer and her bubbly personality, I pause the executive director for an update on SFTR. “Having community partners like Java Burrito, Savannah Master Calendar and Step One Automotive allows us to provide single parents with the baby supplies, counseling services, virtual tutoring and a mentorship program,” shares the single mom.

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Well hey Stephen Plunk! Would you like to pose for a pic with Christi Kempf, Macey Fordham and Maura O’Donnell? “I insist,” shares the South of DeRenne Avenue organizer. Beside them are Rotary peeps Laura Lane McKinnon and Zerik Samples who invited me to Habitat for Humanity’s Hops for Habitat at Moodright’s on Abercorn on September 27.

Speaking of cool, I grab a free cookie crumble milkshake and get sugar chills before running over to hug my Latina friends Lisette Riccelli, Jessika Garcia and Rosa Gonzalez Phelps. While congratulating Rosa on her “unexpected surprise”, I see her husband Dwayne arrive in his Army uniform.

Arriving next is none other than our Mayor Van Johnson. In a jubilant mood, the Mayor works the rooms with a lot of grip-and-grins, poses for some selfies then slows down for an introduction to Frederika and Michael.

Rarely can someone wear a full beard as well as Jonathan! As Step One’s digital graphic design/ videographer guru, I ask for an update on his passion project. “Jim Goodlett is producing a short film linking Porsche’s legacy in off-road racing. I’m a lucky enough to be the guy directing, filming and producing live racing content. Imagine cameras being mounted to bumper of a Porsche as it races through mud, gravel, water, even a river crossing!” shares the car enthusiast.

After pics of Becca Rivera with her bestie, the aforementioned Kristen Harkleroad, and Brian Judson with my new photographer Kaitlin Sells, I pause for a pic of Old Town Trolley’s Jim Rafferty with Tourism Leadership Councils’ Ron Self. Tapping me on my shoulder for a pic with Marianne Greer is one of the most fascinating new faces in Savannah.

Outside for the ribbon cutting, I wrangle together the Mayor, the Fekete’s then yell for Marianne to get in the photo. Smile, cut the ribbon and wave y’all! Welcome to the neighborhood and thank y’all for opening your doors to fundraise for the small but mighty Shelter From The Rain!

Marianne Greer, Jordi Granger, Brittany Wilson

Walking in with him is Army veteran and State Farm Insurance agent Vernon Donovan. Busy inviting everyone he meets to his AMBUCS fundraiser/ birthday party on September 22 at Stafford’s Public House, Vernon slows down to pose for a pic with my Step One Auto family Maja Ciric and Jonathan Oppenheim.

Meet Jordi Granger! Moving to Savannah to be closer to her sister’s family, the Puerto Rico native tells me how much she loves coaching her 12 year old nephew in little league baseball. What I find interesting about the event planner and business consultant is that she played offense and defense for the USA Women’s Team and Women’s Football Alliance. Who else do you know that has played professional football for 15 years? That’s the coolest job ever!

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FOOD & DRINK

Cuban Window Cafe shot out of a cannon. They could barely keep up. They had visions, however, on an empire.

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For those that aren’t familiar, Cuban Window Cafe opened late 2020. A couple from Miami left South Florida during the pandemic and decided to set up shop here. They convinced the property owner to rent them the space at The El Cheapo gas station. A space that hadn’t been used for much of anything for over a decade.

On July 1, 2021, Cynthia Santana – who along with her boyfriend at the time, Mike

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The hues of pink are a little deeper. The space to walk for seating is a smidge wider. It’s been cleaned up quite a bit. Beyond that, they will tell you that Savannah’s brand new Cuban Window is exactly the same.Who are they?

Erik Kinzie and Greg Knapp. They, along with a friend, Jack Collins, are the trio that are absolutely promising to resurrect what was one of Savannah’s most popular grab and go eateries. Cuban Window Cafe. Although now, it is called “The Cuban Window.”Howthis chapter of the space at the corner of Duffy and Abercorn Streets came to be is a story that would take hours to share. It is dripping with drama, betrayal, dishonesty, and theft.

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Locals far and wide were making special trips downtown for some take-out. Cubans visiting Savannah from Miami were being sent there by their hotel concierge.

They rolled up their sleeves, cleaned it up, and made a restaurant. That restaurant was very much in the street food style of eatery you could find on almost any corner in TheMiami.price was right, the food was good. They were an instant hit.

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Jonny Boy Cookies are soft and satiating with a variety of fantastic flavors that you’ll love. They’ve got cookie classics like chocolate chip and birthday cake as well as other interesting options like the Jon-EO, which is a handmade oreo with bourbon and buttercream. Each month, Jonny Boy introduces rotating seasonal cookie flavors, so there’s always something different to look forward to.

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It’s vibrant and citrusy due to the orange blossom and blood orange. The mead is responsible for its subtle, honeyed sweetness. And it’s also got an aperitif to pique the appetite. The cocktail is very approachable thanks to its fruity flavor, which balances out the vodka. Let out your inner Wild Child and give this cocktail a try soon.

In addition to cookies, they also sell edible cookie dough bites, ice cream sammies, cream pies and several other snacks, so there’s something for everyone. They even have dog treats available for your furry friends. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram @jonnyboycookies to keep up with the cookie wagon.

That same court filing claimed that Cuban Window Cafe had fallen behind on their rent at the restaurant. Invoices for food had gone unpaid. No one was offering any answers. The restaurant was flailing. Hours of operation were all over theOnmap.March 12, Ms. Santana announced via social media, that Cuban Window Cafe would be closing for good.

It is clear to me that these guys are all-in on bringing back one of downtown Savannah’s tastiest street corners.

That’s where Kinzie and Knapp entered theTheypicture.saythey were hired to run Cuban Window’s “Mobile Division,” which essentially was the food truck.

I stopped by to talk to them last week, they were knee deep in cleaning supplies. Scrubbing, shining, and polishing anything they could get their hands on.

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Kinzie is a former Army Ranger. Knapp a former Marine. Collins brings experience operating a restaurant.

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According to documents filed in Chatham County Court, the loan was to be repaid beginning in September, 2021. They began on time and continued, until they stopped without explanation.

On March 14, an injunction was filed. The original investor, Dana Collins, eventually regained control of the entire operation. Including intellectual property, recipes, restaurant equipment, and the foodMs.truck.Collins’ attorney told me in March that it was her intention to re-open Cuban Window “at some point,” once she regained control of it, which she has, and gotten the original tenants completely out of the picture, which she also has.

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Hailing from Statesboro, Jonny Boy Cookies operates a cookie wagon bringing delicious baked treats to streets throughout the Lowcountry.

The Cuban Window re-opened last weekend.Theguys in charge? Kinzie, Knapp, and CollinsWhen

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Lieberman, ran Cuban Window Cafe –signed off on a $200,000 loan to grow the business.Therewere plans for expansion to multiple locations, a food truck, and additional employees added to the payroll.

“We basically ran this place for the last few months they were here,” Kinzie says. “We made all of the food anyway. We have the recipes, we know the customers.”

Personally, I haven’t tried it yet, so I cannot say either way.

I do know they have a shot to get it right. They are planning to offer mobile ordering, menus on-line, and a much more streamlined operation than what existed there before. They believe the entire Cuban Window experience will be better than it ever was downtown.

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The reason why the payments stopped aren’t anything anyone can confirm with any certainty. There is lots of hearsay. There was lots of speculation. The gossip mill was churning like the milkshake machine at Clary’s.

They believe they have a winning formula.Ultimately, the only formula that really matters here is the one they use to make theIffood.itisgreat and consistent, these young men will be on their way. If it isn’t, the marketplace will let them know.

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SCAD Museum of Art Through Dec. 26.

SCAD Museum of Art Sept. 21 - Jan. 2, 2023

The exhibition looks at celebrated artist, Aaron Douglas, from the Harlem Renaissance era and displays modern artists’ work alongside his to display his lasting influence.

SCAD Museum of Art Through Oct. 31.

Viewers will take in an exhibit focusing on architecture using cyanotype, “an early photographic process and precursor to the blueprint.”

Experience a selection of art from a variety of artists that delves into the “Black Experience in the United States.”

Laney Contemporary Fine Art Sept. 2 - Oct. 29.

Come see the revealing exhibit that focuses on the art and life of Charles Meryon, a French artist who specialized in black and white etchings after finding that he was colorblind. This is an amazing opportunity to step back in time and view a celebrated artist of the 19th century.

Experience the unique visual art of a local SCAD Masters Student in the beautiful Cedar House Gallery.

Jepson Center Through Sept. 18, 2022 Viewers will be able to view a unique contemporary art show focused on large scale inflatable sculptures.

Experience sculpture derived from traditional Brazilian straw weaving techniques combined with other materials including beads, ceramic, and more.

Seher Shah and Randhir Singh

Through Sept. 30. View an exhibition that focuses on the artist’s specialty for realism portrait paintings of wildlife.

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Green Truck Neighborhood Grill Sept. 29. 6 - 8 PM

Laney Contemporary Fine Art Through Sept. 18.

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Hasani Sahlehe’s “Stretch My Hands”, 2022 airbrushed acrylic on paper mounted to panel 60 x 48”

This Friday, September 16 you will not want to miss the five-year anniversary celebration of Laney Contemporary, an incredible addition to Savannah’s art scene. In addition to representing the work of esteemed Savannah photographer Jack Leigh and a stable of established regional and inter national artists, Susan Laney mounts important shows that raise the bar for contemporary art in the south.

Laney Contemporary Fine Art. Sept. 2 - Oct. 29.

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Roxy Paine displays her large scale sculptures that dive into topics such as the natural world and human actions.

A truly unique claymation based exhibition that will fulfill any macabre art lover’s interests.

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Heather Szatmary’s Instagram profile says, “Data-driven, 3-D modeled, handmade. Imagine if a spreadsheet, a Spirograph, and paint-by-numbers had a baby.” The perfect descrip tion of her show “How Much Is Not Enough,” opening Friday, September 16 from 6-9pm at Rule of Three Gallery, 915 Montgomery Street. A Professor of Foundation Studies at SCAD since 1997, Szatmary’s art is inspired by everyday data she rather obsessively collects and illustrates us ing three-dimensional modeling programs. She will create a site-specific mural, screen looping animations, and show paintings on wood panels and drawings on translucent yupo paper. Work is on display through October 26.

SCAD Museum of Art Through Dec. 26.

SCAD Museum of Art Through Jan. 16, 2023

A perfect exhibition for 3D art enthusiasts. The work showcases invented design features and construction of sculptures influenced by the natural world.

Meet SCAD Alumni Creators of the Graphic Novel SCAD Museum of Art Sept. 22. 6 PM

JOHANA MOSCOSO: “ENTREINVISIBLES”SISTEMAS

Mobile Gallery Arts Initiative presents Selected Works W.W. Law Community Center Through Sept. 30.

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“WILD REFLECTIONS” EXHIBIT BY RAILEY COOPER Plant Riverside District’s Grand Bohemian Gallery

This uniquely explosive exhibition is a photography and video based show focusing on the imagery of pyrotechnics.

SCAD Museum of Art Through Jan. 2, 2023

SCAD Museum of Art Through Jan., 2023

Meet SCAD Alumnis, Andre R. Frattino and Kate Kasenow, as they discuss their new collaborative graphic novel, TOKYO ROSE: Zero Hour.

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A great exhibition for Savannah’s dog lovers! This art collection focuses on the characteristics of our canine friends in a variety of mediums.

GOTHIC SOUL: CHARLES MERYON Jepson Center Through Jan. 8, 2023

SCAD Museum of Art Through Dec. 26.

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Friday’s celebration features the opening of “En Route,” a solo exhibition by Korean-born, Savannah-based artist, Namwon Choi, and the show “Stretch My Hands” of new work by St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands-born, Atlanta-based artist Hasani Sahlehe. The celebration, exhibits, and food truck are from 6 to 9 pm at the Gal lery, located at 1810 Mills B. Lane Blvd. Trust me, just go. Work hangs through October 29.

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Hangout at one of Savannah’s favorite local food spots and listen to artist, lé dieguê, who has been featured in exhibitions around the world. He will highlight his newest project “Angular Perceptions.”

This exhibition displays the experimental work of an Atlanta based artist who uses visual art to study color and light.

Experience Anna Park’s large scale charcoal drawings that exist in a blended style of abstraction and figuration.

Experience an art exhibit focused on the art of the American Southeast from the 20th and 21st century. An amazing opportunity to learn about the culture of the Southeast through visual art.

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Experience artist, Johana Moscoso’s, textile work that pulls influence from Latin American culture to create a unique and thoughtful new exhibition.

The Taylor Galleries. (Taylor House Antiques) Sept. 16 - Oct. 13. Dutton considers her process analogous to William Wordsworth’s description of poetry: “emotion recollected in tranquility.”

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Namwon Choi’s “Shape of Distance (Faceted Circle)”, 2022 gouache and acrylic on panel 17” diameter, 2” deep

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Cedar House Gallery Sept. 16-17. 6 - 9 PM

ANNA PARK: “LAST CALL”

Visitors will enjoy the work of Savannah based artist who specializes in handcrafted gouache landscapes that focus on nature and are influenced by traditional Korean artwork.

DECONSTRUCTED Jepson Center Through Nov. 27.

“THE DOG SHOW”

“AARONSERMONS”DOUGLAS:

SCAD Museum of Art Through Dec. 31.

HAPPY HOUR ARTIST TALK

Parents to Christian Sottile, the richly talented architect of such important projects as Plant Riverside and the SCAD Museum of Art, the Sottiles live above their antiques gallery and occasionally show work by artists they admire.

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I meet Dutton at a downtown coffee shop and am immediately overwhelmed by her energy, vivaciousness, and energy! Stories abound about her brief stay in Atlanta many years ago (when her late husband was hired as the art director of what later became the Woodruff Arts Center), about opera singers, actors, and vaudeville artistes she has met over the years, and about her newfound love for Savannah. She and second husband, Wayne, had visited often, but finally left the cold of Catskill, New York to relocate here last September.

“Like my dad, I have a passion for words and pictures. One of my fondest memories is sitting with him at the kitchen table drawing. I remember making a man in a hat. Like most children I drew the hat like a cake on a platter, perched on a circle, but he showed me—first with his own hat, then in a diagram—how the hat rests down over the ears. I was about four and felt very grownup when he told me that.

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By Beth Logan ART COLUMNIST

Recently, I received an email telling me of an artist named Sandra Dutton who would be showing at Taylor Galleries.

Paintings by Sandra Dutton: (ABOVE): “JW” and “Gargantua Rises,” Jekyll Island. (OPPOSITE): “Vinalhaven Island, Maine” and “The Porthole, Portland, Maine.” “Tybee Island is featured on this week’s cover. Images provided by the artist.

Located on Monterey Square, Taylor Galleries is owned by Michael and Valerie Sotille, founders of the sorely missed former Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk Art on Whitaker and Park.

An accomplished author, artist and teacher, Dutton holds a B.A. in Fine Arts, an M.A. in Creative Writing, and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric & Composition, and has taught English at the University of Louisville, New York Institute of Technology, and the University of Maine, Farmington.

With her gift for language, I can make no finer or more interesting an introduction than the bio page of her eponymous website:

One of these is their friend of many years, Sandra Dutton.

Unfamiliar with both artist and gallery, I was immediately intrigued…

“Another lesson involved drawing the house behind us—a threestory white shingled house. I was caught up in drawing every shingle, wondering how I would ever finish, and the drawing kept getting worse and worse. ‘You should suggest,’ said my dad. He showed me how a few horizontals attached to short verticals could imply an entire wall.

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“In college I majored in art…subsequently becoming a junior executive at a San Francisco department store… During this time, I kept company with my aunts Mabel and Martha, who filled me in on family history: my sea captain ancestors who sailed round the Horn from Maine and Philadelphia to San Francisco; my grandfather, an artist, who also played viola and conducted an orchestra; my great, great uncle, Frank M. Pixley, who founded, in 1877, published, and edited the San Francisco Argonaut.

As for the “pictures,” Savannahians can judge for themselves Friday, Sept. 16, when Dutton’s show of acrylic paintings, entitled “Obsessions and Discoveries,” opens at The Taylor Gallery.

“… I began reading the historical columns in the San Francisco Chronicle and learned that Pixley hired Ambrose Bierce for his first editor, that he drove his mule team down Van Ness Avenue each night after putting the magazine to rest, that he was asked to give the Fourth of July speech at Union Square, that he was a confidant of Mark Twain. I was born in Missouri. I had always loved Huckleberry Finn. A web began to form in my head of destinations and possibilities. An urge to make something. I wasn’t sure what, but the means I knew would be pictures and words.”

She paints and sketches plein air but prefers to create the final piece in her studio from preliminary studies and photographs.Dutton’swork is fresh, vibrant, and joyously full of life – much like the artist herself. It seems fitting to close as I began, by letting her describe things in her own beautiful words:“Iobsess over strokes, favoring certain brushes that allow me to make clean sweeps, to lay down clean color. It’s the goosh and swoosh of the paint I love, finding surprises – a color that sears, a rhythm that dances. I love to capture energy.”

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“We realized it was all in the telling.

“No wonder my father loved words. No wonder he loved pictures. No wonder he wrote songs. Oddly, he’d never discussed his family history—my mother said it was because he was a change-of-life baby, and having been around older people all his life, he had an aversion to history.

Indeed, Dutton has utilized both “pictures and words” exceedingly well, having written, illustrated, and published six books for children; becoming the founder, publisher, and editor of her own literary magazine, “River

She tells me she has long been enamored by boats and coastal landscapes (her northeast “obsessions”) and has recently become fascinated by the boneyards of skeletal trees on the barrier island beaches (just one of her new southern “Discoveries”).

The opening reception for Sandra Dutton’s “Obsessions & Discoveries” is Friday, September 16 from 5 – 7 pm at the Taylor Galleries, 10 W. Taylor Street. Work will hang through October 13 and can be viewed Wednesday through Saturday between 12 and 5pm and by request.

City Review,” in Louisville, KY; and creating a musical, “Just a Matter of Time,” most recently produced at the Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, NY.

Magical.“Healso taught me about words. How much fun they could be. There were long poems he recited from memory that he’d written himself. One, “The Tale of the Bald King” begins,

“Pictures and words. Words and pictures. I had a wonderful English teacher in high school, Miss Catherine Morrison…We wrote parodies, plays, commercials, an autobiography, and if we were assigned to write certain types of sentences as exercises, she encouraged us to make them amusing.

Painting with bold, sparse, sure strokes in a vibrant Impressionistic style, Dutton has included works from her time in Maine, whimsical paintings of animals and insects, a couple of deftly rendered portraits (she is open to commissions), and 13 paintings created since her move to Georgia.

More information on Dutton can be found at SandraDutton.com

“And then there were the songs he’d written, “The Chocolate Soldier Brigade,” “Little Ragged Ann”—he would sing them every so often, usually on a Saturday, or driving down the road. I have the sheet music he had made, copyright 1939, in San Francisco. Later I discovered they were part of a children’s musical he’d written and sent off to a publisher. The publisher rejected it, and my dad never sent it out again. But every few years my mother would record a professional singing the songs—usually a friend of the family—and present the tape as a Christmas present.

Far away where no one visits Lies the land of Whatsitisits. The Whatsits are a gentle race Who wear long whiskers on their face. They let them grow beyond their knees For if they didn’t they’d jolly well freeze.

“Storytelling was prized at our house, and at the dinner table my two sisters and I would recount the eccentricities of our teachers, sometimes pushing off from the table to demonstrate a walk or a gesture. My mother, an especially good mimic, would join in with stories from her office, letting her glasses drop down her nose for one speaker, pushing them up for another, altering her voice as she described the daily affairs. She was head of personnel for United Dairy Farmers, a large chain in southern Ohio, and we all thought her office must be the most exciting place in the world. My sister Jane spent a day at work with her, but when she came home she whispered, ‘Nothing happens.’

“Tick Tick Boom” is the story of an aspiring composer, Jon, in New York City who is worried he made the wrong career choice, while navigating the pressures of love and friendship. Trey Norris leads the cast playing Jon.

“This is probably the biggest role I’ve had to date. I never leave the stage during the hour and a half show so this is a lot of pressure in this really great show.

Containing fourteen songs, ten characters, three actors and a band,

The music is very special and genuine in this show,” said Norris.

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“Tick Tick Boom” may be familiar to some since it was released as a film on Netflix in 2021 but if you have not seen the movie Bay Street Theatre wants you to hold off and come enjoy the show without the comparisons. The show is being directed by Jeffrey DeVincent and Teresa Michelle W. Jackson is the assistant director. Both have years of experience in directing and theater production.“Iloveworking with Jeff, it’s an honor. He knows his vision and what he wants to bring to each production. He also lets me bring my creative touch to the show as the assistant director and we have enjoyed developing and watching this cast grow,” said Jackson.

Before Jonathan Larson was the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning composer of “Rent,” he was the struggling New York City playwright at the center of the musical autobiography “Tick, Tick... Boom.’’ Bay Street Theatre is presenting the musical Sept. 16 - 18.

Bay Street Theatre presents Jonathan Larson’s ‘Tick Tick...Boom’

Telfair Museums’ Friends of African American Arts (FAAA) presents “Vessels,” a group exhibition that pays tribute to the things we hold and the things that carry us. The exhibition is up at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center Gallery from Sept. 2 - Oct. 8.

“Tick, Tick…Boom!” was first performed as a workshop in Sept. 1990 by Larson at the Off-

The exhibit “The Art of William O. Golding: Hard Knocks, Hardships and Lots of Experience” was the inspiration and basis for the exhibit “Vessels.” William O. Golding (1874-1943), was an African American seaman and artist who recorded a half-century of maritime experience in more than one hundred vibrant drawings

Larson died at his home in the early morning of January 25, 1996, from an aortic dissection, ten days before his 36th birthday, the day of the first Off-Broadway preview performance of “Rent.” Rent played on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre from its debut in April 1996 until September 7, 2008. It is currently the 11th longest running show in Broadway history.

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In keeping with our mission of bringing the finest in liturgical music to our parish, the Catholic community, and the greater community of Savannah, the Friends of Cathedral Music has a fantastic season of music planned for 2022-2023. Concert Season Membership comes with tickets to Cathedral Artist Concerts, discounts on our Visiting Artist Concert (Vienna Boys Choir), and an invitation to our Friends Event on September 25. Join today!

“Tick, Tick… Boom!” takes you on the playwright/ composer’s journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster.Norrisisthe only actor who plays one role while castmates Taylor Mercier and Jarrett Parker play multiple roles throughout the show.

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“Jarrett and I get to have more fun and play so many different people.I play the girlfriend, the mom, the middle age agent who is a heavy smoker and we get to do these subtle changes that transforms us to each character and it’s exciting to create this world,” said Mercier.

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“The show is about Larson’s anxiety as he grows older. This show takes place before ‘Rent’ and he has this big struggle going on as he turns 30 and the dynamic of his friendships and relationships as he is trying to create this work and be successful,” saidTheNorris.show is set in 1990, this story of personal discovery is presented as a rock musical filled with attractive melodies and a unique blend of musical theater styles. Larson had been trying to establish himself in theater since the early 1980’s.

Broadway playhouse Second Stage Theater under the title “Boho Days.”

In the show Jon’s girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue and, yet, Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical.

Larson revised the developing piece following the Second Stage workshop, changing the title to “Tick, Tick... Boom!” Larson performed the show as a “rock monologue”, a new form of theater for the time.“He truly changed musicals for our generation. Think about how big ‘Rent’ was and how long it lasted, it shaped a new musical display for Broadway,” said Mercier.

“It’s like Larson knew that maybe he wouldn’t live long. Maybe that’s why he had anxiety about turning 30 and not having certain goals reached because he didn’t live long but the works he created changed Broadway musicals and shaped a generation. That is the legacy left behind that he never got to experience,” said Jackson.

The show runs Sept. 16 - 18 at Bay Street Theatre (upstairs at Club One.) Attendees must be 21 and older but the Sunday, Sept. 18 performance will allow those 18+. Purchase tickets at clubone-online.com

Telfair Museums’ Friends of African American Arts presents “Vessels: the Things We Carry”

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Using her experience at this branch allows Oliver to highlight the national problems that have ex isted in libraries since they were founded: racism, segregation, and class inequalities. These age-old problems have evolved into police violence, the opioid epidemic, rampant houselessness, and lack of mental health care nationwide—all of which come to a head in public library spaces.

Thistlefoot, as the house is called, has arrived from the Yagas’ ancestral home outside Kyiv—but not alone. A sinister figure known only as the Long shadow Man has tracked it to American shores, bearing with him violent secrets from the past: fiery memories that have hidden in Isaac and Bell atine’s blood for generations.

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Who are libraries for, how have they evolved, and why do they fill so many roles in our society today? Based on firsthand experiences from six years of professional work as a librarian in high-poverty neighborhoods of Washington, DC, as well as interviews and research, Overdue begins with Oliver’s first day at an “unusual” branch: Northwest One.

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When popular radio personality West McCray receives a desperate phone call from a strang er imploring him to find nineteen-year-old runaway Sadie Hunter, he’s not convinced there’s a story there. But when it’s revealed that Sadie fled home after the brutal murder of her little sister, Mattie, West travels to the small town of Cold Creek, Colorado, to uncover what Armedhappened.withaswitchblade,

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Sadie follows mea ger clues hoping they’ll lead to the man who took Mattie’s life, because she’s determined to make him pay with his own. But as West traces her path to the darkest, most danger ous corners of big cities and small towns, a deeply unsettling mystery begins to unfold― one that’s bigger than them both. Can he find Sadie before it’s too late?

The Yaga siblings—Bellatine, a young woodworker, and Isaac, a wayfaring street performer and con artist—have been estranged since childhood, sep arated both by resentment and by wide miles of American highway. But when they learn that they are to receive an inheritance, the siblings agree to meet—only to discover that their bequest isn’t land or money, but something far stranger: a sentient house on chicken legs.

Images of Tybrisa Pavilion, the legendary dance hall on Tybee Island that hosted the top big bands of the day, black and white, will bring this big band scene to Artifactslife.on

A key component is the Savannah Jazz Hall of Fame, now totaling 45 inductees who represent a who’s who in the jazz world. The biographies, visuals about their lives, music, and contributions to jazz will clearly establish Savannah’s place as a major center for the art

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Tucker.“It’sinteresting because the origins of jazz in both Savannah and New Orleans were parallel, they were happening at the same time, but in different ways. New Orleans had more of a European population, Creole population, French and Spanish, and so forth. Savannah had more of the Gullah Geechee and Sea Island, African population,” said Fogarty. “So the sounds are completely different. So our interactive components are going to introduce people a little bit too, to those sounds. We want to educate people.”TheCoastal Jazz Association, now known as Savannah Jazz, was founded in 1982 and today continues to be the custodian of Savannah’s jazz legacy with the Annual Savannah Jazz Festival, Monthly Concerts, The Ben Tucker Memorial Concert, and Educational programs.Usingacombination of artifacts, displays, and interactive multimedia, the exhibit will illustrate Savannah’s storied jazz history from its inception to today.

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The design firm Riggs-Ward was engaged to help create the exhibit; they were selected based on their excellent work for the Library of Congress, New Orleans Jazz Museum, Black History Museum and Cultural Center, and the Smithsonian. The content was developed in consultation with jazz historian, Dr. Charles Elmore and with Teddy Adams and Dr. Otis Johnson.

form. From Joe “King” Oliver, Louis Armstrong’s mentor,to Johnny Mercer, Savannah’s famed composer and vocalist, to acclaimed bassist and composer Ben Tucker, who led the jazz revival from the 70s, the Jazz Hall of Fame will give visitors an understanding of the legends of Savannah jazz.

Like New Orleans, Savannah was one of jazz’s birthplaces and has been a leading center of the art form through its noted composers, performers, venues, festivals, media, and businesses since the 1920s.

The event will feature the Savannah Jazz Hall of Fame Band, a ribbon cutting, a tour, and a reception.

The evolution of jazz in Savannah, from its earliest incarnations to the present, will be the main focus of the exhibit.Visuals and stories of the vibrant old West Broad Street (now MLK Blvd.) scene will illustrate the importance of this once-great jazz mecca.

Executive Director of Savannah Jazz, Paula Fogarty, said, “Our City’s jazz history is as old and significant as that of New Orleans, but the story has yet to be told. This exhibit will not only be a legacy project for our organization, but for the City of Savannah itself. It will serve as the keystone for our educational programs enlightening newcomers to jazz and aficionados about this history. We are thrilled to collaborate with the Coastal Heritage Society and the Savannah History Museum.”

After three years of fundraising and planning, Savannah Jazz has set the grand opening date for its Savannah Jazz History and Hall of Fame Exhibit for September 17 in the Savannah History Museum.Raising over $140,000 for the project not including in-kind donations the organization is bringing Savannah’s rich jazz history to life.

display will include Ben Tucker’s historic bass violin, Johnny Mercer’s Oscar award for “Moon River” and other memorabilia, artifacts from the estate of James Moody including his favorite horn, photos and posters from Savannah Jazz Festival and acclaimed concerts with the top jazz performers in the world, and recordings, and videos of the legends who performed in Savannah. Tickets are available at savannahjazz. org.

“40 years ago was the rebirth of jazz in Savannah. Ben Tucker and Teddy Adams would be some of the biggest icons of that revival and that movement. Then we go to the Savannah Jazz Festivals, which have been occurring for 40 years, and we highlight the Savannah Jazz Hall of Fame,” said Fogarty. “We have about over 48 amazing world-renowned stars that had roots and ties to Savannah, they either were born here, lived here, or played here.”

Deeply rooted in African traditions, Savannah jazz has evolved through brass bands, vaudeville, blues, big band, combos, and orchestras to take its place in our nation’s jazz pantheon. Following its near demise in 1960 resulting from the ascendency of rhythm ‘n blues and rock ‘n roll, Savannah jazz was reborn in the late 1970s through the efforts of Teddy Adams and the legendary Ben

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TRIVIA & GAMES Club One Super Gay Bingo, 5:30 p.m. Moodright’s BINGO, 8 p.m. Starland Yard Music Bingo, 7-9 p.m.

TotallyCOMEDYAwesome Bar

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McDonough’s Family Feud, 7 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Dr. K

Collins Quarter at Forsyth Ember City, 2 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Voodoo Soup, 10 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar

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Karaoke

Bluegrass By The Pint with Swamptooth, 6 p.m.

Bar Food Trivia Night, 8 p.m.

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 9 p.m.-3 a.m.

Coffee Bluff Marina

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

The Wormhole Neighborhood Pub & Music Venue

Eric Barnett, 8 p.m.

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Club 51 Degrees

Karaoke Night, 10 p.m. Bay Street Blues

DJ Kut Daily BAR & CLUB EVENTS Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.

Stafford’s Tuesday Comedy Open Mic, 8:30-11:45 p.m. @ FOXY LOXY

TRIVIA & BlueberryGAMESHill Pool Tournament, 2 p.m.

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Over Yonder Honky Tonk Saturdays

Moodright’s Duckpin Bowling League Night, 8 p.m.

Jake Menendez Trio

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Congress Street Social Club

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MONDAY 9/19

Adult Drop-in IMPROV Class, 10 a.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES Moon River Brewing Co. Trivia, 6 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.

El-Rocko Lounge

Fia Rua Irish Pub Family Movie Night, 8 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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LIVE MUSIC

Savannah Comedy Underground, 9 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY 9/16

Nickie’s 1971 Karaoke Night, 9 p.m.

The River Rats, 5 p.m.; Side Hustle, 8 p.m.

DJ Club 51 Degrees

Service Brewing Company

The Wormhole Neighborhood Pub & Music Venue Bingo, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 9/14

Karaoke, 10 p.m.

COMEDY

Karaoke, 10 p.m. Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Coffee Bluff Marina

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

The Hive Repertory Theatre LLC

SATURDAY 9/17

Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m.

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LAX, 6 p.m.

Live Jazz Sunday Brunch Featuring the Howard Paul Jazz Trio, 11 a.m.3 p.m.

Mo Alexander, 8 p.m. DJ

Adult Night Out - Karaoke!, 8 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Riverside

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Service Brewing Company

Munchies & Music, 5-9 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m.

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Gary Strickland, 6 p.m.

Live Music on the Moss + Oak Patio Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant JodyJazz Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

TotallyCOMEDYAwesome Bar

Service Brewing Run Club, 6:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Neighborhood Pub & Music Venue Open Mic, 6 p.m.-2 a.m.

The Almas with THE DEV, 9:30 p.m.

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Midtown Pickers, 6 p.m. Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay, 6 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar

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Karaoke Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar

Sunset Deck Party, 6 p.m.

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

Moss + Oak Savannah Eatery

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BayKARAOKEStreetBlues

Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m.

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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.

Open Mic Comedy, 8:30 p.m.

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Open Mic/Jam, 9 p.m. Nickie’s 1971 Roy Swindell, 7 p.m. TRIVIA & GAMES

Bring Your Own Vinyl Night, second Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m.

DJ B-Rad, 9 p.m.

Karaoke, 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Karaoke Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Rock House Karaoke, 9 p.m.

DJ Fer, DJ Emalo, DJ Lil G, DJ BRad, 9 p.m.

John Patton Band

Dave Smith Myrtle & Rose, Rooftop Garden Plant

Stan Ray McDonough’s Blues with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m. Nickie’s 1971 Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m.

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Live Music on the Moss + Oak Patio Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant JodyJazz Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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Starland Yard Trivia with Chris Grimmett, 6:30 p.m.;

THURSDAY 9/15

TUESDAY 9/20

BayKARAOKEStreetBlues

Rock House Music & Dance, 10 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Karaoke Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Two Tides Brewing Company

PS Tavern

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club

The Wormhole Neighborhood Pub & Music Venue

Service Brewing Company

Moss + Oak Savannah Eatery

Trivia Night With Chris Grimmett, 6:308:30 p.m.

Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m.

Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m.

The Wormhole Neighborhood Pub & Music Venue Trivia, 10 p.m.

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The Montreal garage rock legends give Savannah the gift of a must-see show on a Monday night. Their hook is a unique hybrid of punk and doo-wop, which doesn’t make much sense since the only commonality is both are stripped-down musically. Once you hear it, then it makes all kinds of sense.

BADFISH – A TRIBUTE TO SUBLIME @ DISTRICT LIVE

MON SEP 19 | 8 PM

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Brad Nowell was thisclose to breakout stardom when he overdosed on heroin. Two months later, the eponymous Sublime album was released and went multi-platinum. It spawned a #1 and two #3 singles, unheard of for a ska punk band. Brad is gone, and as cliché as it sounds, the music hasn’t died. Badfish pays proper tribute to an unexpected musical phenomenon.

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SAT SEP 17 | 7 PM

Swamptooth and the Charlie Fog Band join forces to celebrate the musical history of Jerry Garcia. Enjoy acoustic and electric sets on a sonic journey from Jerry’s bluegrass origins to the psychedelic space guitar explorations with the Grateful Dead and his solo work. Hours of quality rock that diddles the soul and expands the mind.

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