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SCAD SALUTES honors creativity, kindness, goodness, and grit in the Savannah community.

(clockwise from top left) SCAD Executive Director of Executive Administration Danny Filson with Malena Stone, founder of People of Action Caring for Kids; SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace with Mahogany Bowers, founder of Blessings in a Book Bag; and Pritpal Singh, general manager of the Perry Lane Hotel.

For a complete list of 2021 SCAD Salutes Award winners, visit scad.edu/salutes.

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WEDNESDAY 6.2 The Big Run

Join Fleet Feet for The Big Run, this Global Running Day. Fleet Feet will host a 3-mile family-friendly run from their Savannah location. You and the family may stick around after for some amazing raffles and treats from vendors. Fleet Feet Sports 3405 Waters Ave.

Drunk Spelling Bee

Join El-Rocko Lounge on Wednesdays for a drunken scholastic event — the childhood favorite with an adult twist —Drunk Spelling Bee. Enter by purchasing three drinks at El-Rocko between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. El-Rocko Lounge 117 Whitaker St.

Trivia Night with Jess Shaw

Jess Shaw and Kevin Ryan host an interesting evening of trivia and self discovery at Service Brewing. Head out and test your trivia knowledge. Also compete in interactive challenge rounds to gain extra points to The first place team wins a $100 cash prize. 6:30 p.m. Service Brewing Company 574 Indian St. servicebrewing.com

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Free Yoga on the Beach at the The Deck

Enjoy free yoga on the Tybee Beach 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, and enjoy some yoga. 9-10 a.m. The Deck Beachbar and Kitchen 404 Butler Ave.

Fire & Wine

Enjoy half-off bottles of wine and fire pits in the courtyard. Purchase one of their s’mores kits with marshmallows. 6-9 p.m. Foxy Loxy Cafe 1919 Bull St.

First Saturday Hike

Salsa Thursdays at Mint to Be Mojitos Join Salsa Savannah on Thursdays at Mint to Be Mojitos for free beginner dance lessons. Enjoy Salsa, bachata music, and dancing. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Mint to Be Mojito’s 12 W State St.

This moderately-paced, 3-mile hike will include a talk about the different ecosystems of the park. 10-11 a.m. Fort McAllister Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Rd. Parking $5. Admission $5-9 gastateparks.org/FortMcAllister

Service Brewing Run Club

Forsyth Farmers Market

New month, new moon, new goals, new beers. Join Service Brewing every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. for the Service Brewing Run Club. 6:30 p.m. Service Brewing Company, 574 Indian Street.

FRIDAY 6.4 Bluegrass By The Pint

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Join Service Brewing for Bluegrass by the Pint. Every Friday they featuring live bluegrass from favorite local favorites. 6 p.m. Service Brewing Company 574 Indian St.

Bingo! at Elks Lodge

Friday Night Races

Join Elks Lodge for Bingo on Thursdays and Sundays. Enjoy great family fun, good food at the snack bar and many chances to win cash. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Elks Lodge 183 Wilshire Blvd.

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Head to Oglethorpe Speedway Park on Fridays for the thrill of Friday Night Stock Car Races. 8-11 p.m. Oglethorpe Speedway 200 Jesup Rd. $12

Grab your 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. forsythfarmersmarket.com

Ghost Coast Turns Four

Ghost Coast is celebrating their forth birthday in true Ghost Coast fashion with live music, local spirits, delicious eats, and giving back. 12-8 p.m. Ghost Coast Distillery 641 Indian St.

Islands Farmers Market

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

Savannah State Farmer’s Market

On any Saturday stop by the Savannah State Farmer’s Market on Saturday mornings for fresh, local produce, plants, flowers, nuts, seasonings, and crafts by local artisans! Come early and visit the Farmbag At The Market table for your bag of free produce! 701 U.S. Highway 80-West 9 a.m.-noon

Summer Market

The Clyde Venue has some awesome local vendors coming out to showcase their products! Origin Coffee Bar will be open selling delicious coffee & pastries. They will also have a local florist come out to teach a floral arrangement class & part are the proceeds will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House. The Clyde Venue 223 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

SUNDAY 6.6 Bingo! at Elks Lodge

Join Elks Lodge for Bingo on Thursdays and Sundays. Enjoy grea family fun, good food at the snack bar and many chances to win cash. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Elks Lodge 183 Wilshire Blvd.

Gospel Sunday Brunch

Head to Good Times Jazz Bar to enjoy the Gospel Sunday Brunch featuring the smooth sounds of local music artists Markeya Relaford pianist Alvin Kirby, and Quenisha Dixon. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant 107 W. Broughton St.

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Head to Tybee Island’s weekly farmers market featuring a variety of produce, baked goods, honey, eggs, BBQ, sauces and dressings, popsicles, dog treats and natural body products. 4 p.m. 30 Meddin Dr. tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com

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TUESDAY 6.8

Toddler Tuesday at Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Explore the wonders of nature with all kinds of wild fun for your wee ones. This week’s theme is “World Oceans Day!!!!” .10 & 11 a.m. Oatland Island Wildlife Center. 711 Sandtown Rd. spsccpss.com/ schools/oatland

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Kid’s Space at Henny Penny Cafe Take the kids to Henny Penny Art Space and Cafe any day of the weel for new art projects and fun.

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Appreciating enthusiasm BY NOELLE WIEHE noelle@connectsavannah.com

DO YOU KNOW that every single time I called my mom during deployment, she sounded enthusiastic to hear from me? Every time. I never felt like I was a bother or an interruption to her day. If she couldn’t talk, she’d answer the phone anyway and tell me so. I did call her nearly every single day, too. Now, who wants that many calls from their daughter in a given nine months? To say my mother is a saint would be an understatement. I told her all the time that I loved that no matter how many times I called, she’d always sound so happy to hear from me. “Hello?” “Hi mom!” “Hi Noelle!” or an elongated hiii!” Just like that. Maybe she was happy, maybe she wasn’t. All I know is that I felt so loved. I deployed to Kuwait between 2018 and 2019. I had been to basic training and learned who was willing to step up in my life and show me they’d be there for me even if they couldn’t talk to or see me for a couple of months, so going to another country for nine felt okay. I am very fortunate to have the people in my life that I do. They step up when I need

them to and they never leave me alone. People need those kinds of folks in their lives; I know I do. My mom also kept my pups while I was over there. Her and my dad only owned a cat, but they took my two pups in the entire time I was gone. They let me see them on FaceTime, they fed them an inordinate amount of treats and they loved them as if they were their own till I returned. Speaking of my pups, their enthusiasm is absolutely heartwarming, as well. It is so nice to be greeted each time I walk into the front door with such appreciation for my arrival, and their adorable faces. I don’t know if they just know they’re about to get some food or if they love me. I’d like to think it’s both. Nonetheless, I think about the enthusiasm my mom paid to each and every phone call. I think about it often and I try to learn a lesson from it. While I may make calls every single day to her, I can’t say I receive a call every single day from anyone. I can’t imagine answering that many times and having the reaction she always does. Not to mention, I’m one of four kids so I know I’m not the only one calling her. Be as enthusiastic in your life as my mom on the phone or my dogs about my arrival home – or about food, either way – because it truly is noticed.

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The site of the new Amazon fulfillment center is shown as the company expands their presence in Georgia. PHOTO COURTESY OF SAVANNAH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Amazon to expand presence in Georgia GET EXCITED SAVANNAH residents because Amazon is coming to Chatham County in 2022. Governor Brian P. Kemp announced Amazon will expand its presence in Georgia with a new fulfillment center planned in our area. The new facility will feature innovative robotics technology and create 1,000 full-time jobs. “The location is vital to Amazon because Savannah has all these logistical advantages,” said Savannah Economic Development Authority President and CEO Trip Tollison. “We have a good workforce, great infrastructure and I think we check all the boxes.” Employees working at the 640,000-square-foot facility, located on Pine Meadow Dr., approximately 7.5 miles from the Georgia Ports Authority, can look forward to working alongside Amazon’s innovative robotics technology to pick, pack, and ship smaller customer orders, such as books, toys and small household goods “Partnerships with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Ports Authority and all of our partners, we really focused on what they needed, where they had to go, what advantages they needed right out of the gate and this site clearly became the favorite,” Tollison said. The Georgia Ports Authority is proud to play a role creating jobs for Chatham County and communities throughout Georgia, said Executive Director of the

Georgia Ports Authority Griff Lynch. “This announcement is a testimony to the partnership and collaboration that continues to make Georgia the best state in the nation to do business,” Lynch said. “We endeavor to work with our fellow state and local economic development agencies, as well as thriving partners such as Amazon, toward sustaining communities and fortifying families by relentlessly striving to accelerate global commerce.” John Coleman, Savannah Economic Development Authority Chairman of the Board of Directors, said it’s an exciting day. “With a strong regional workforce, talent pipeline and some of the best infrastructure in the country, the Savannah Economic

Development Authority stands ready to assist Amazon as they grow and thrive in Savannah. Amazon’s location in Savannah is ideally located to draw a regional workforce from Chatham and surrounding counties.” Amazon currently employs more than 21,000 employees in Georgia, with continued hiring underway, and has existing operations facilities across the state. Amazon’s investments in Georgia have contributed $3.2 billion into the economy from 2010 to 2019, and its investments in the state have created an additional 9,400 indirect jobs on top of Amazon’s hires.

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Ghost Coast Distillery team members, Cory Reuter, DJ Brown, Sara Fullerton and Olivia Mayday, celebrate the distillery’s fourth birthday ahead of their big party at their location on Indian St. PHOTO COURTESY OF DEVIN OLSON MEDIA

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GHOST COAST DISTILLERY celebrates its fourth birthday on June 5 from noon to 8 p.m. at their location on Indian St. Savannah’s first distillery since prohibition turned four in March. But, with the pandemic in full swing, the distillery decided to take a little extra time to make improvements to The Cocktail Room and make sure the vaccine rollout was well underway. For Kelcie Beausir, marketing manager for Ghost Coast Distillery, it is a great time to bring the community together

for a fun and a good cause. “It’s a perfect time to celebrate,” she said. “Plus, we used this past year to reassess The Cocktail Room. We are huge live music fans. So, we made significant changes: we put in a stage and seating; the acoustics are better; [and] people can spread out. We are a great venue now, not just a great bar.” Saturday’s birthday party will include a live set and pop-up art exhibition by DJ and Artist Jose Ray - voted Connect Savannah’s Best Visual Artist in 2020. Swamptooth, Savannah’s cosmic bluegrass band, will take the stage later in the afternoon. Loki,

the old school bus turned food truck, will be on site for anyone looking for a bite to eat. Ghost Coast Distillery will also be releasing their 2021 summer cocktail menu. They’ll have specialty, high-end cocktails as well as $6 call drinks and $6 shots. Beausir loves that Ghost Coast has call drink options. “These are great ways to try something and not break the bank,” Beausir said. “I can’t reveal too much about the new menu right now, but Cameron Khourie and our Bar Manager Cory Reuter are always pushing boundaries. We’ll be offering off-the-wall

cocktails and traditional ones, too.” Giving back to the community and supporting the environment is a Ghost Coast value. On Saturday, $1 from every drink sold will be donated to Savannah Riverkeeper. “We always focus our events on helping a local non-profit,” she said. “We partnered with Savannah Riverkeeper in December of 2018 for a Reggae Rum Day. They are incredible and we are excited to partner with them again. They will be here explaining what they do and showing how they are helping Savannah. They do so much!” Savannah Riverkeepers is a non-profit

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A drink is served among confetti as the Ghost Coast Distillery team prepares to celebrate with locals for their fourth birthday party in Savannah. PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEVIN OLSON MEDIA

“Any spirits we use to make drinks in The Cocktail Room have to be made in-house,” Beausir said. “That’s very unique, too. Our culture is fun and quirky, casual and welcoming. We don’t take ourselves too seriously and we put out incredible spirits. Our culture is what sets us apart.” There is a lot on the horizon for this young distillery. “It has been a very challenging year for everyone and we are so excited we are thriving,” she said. Beausir loves when people travel to Savannah to visit the distillery. “We welcome our fans and followers from across the country,” she said. “They want our spirits but don’t have access unless they visit Savannah.” To meet the increasing demand, Ghost Coast Distillery will begin selling their spirits in South Carolina later this year. Other states are coming soon. It is not just market expansion they are excited about, Beausir explained. “As we get older, we can continue releasing older bourbons, our flagship spirit! And that is super exciting!” For information about Ghost Coast Distillery visit, ghostcoastdistillery. com. For information about Savannah Riverkeepers visit, savannahriverkeeper.org/#.

DJ Brown mixes a cocktail ahead of the distillery’s June 5 birthday bash on Indian St.

DJ Brown, Cory Reuter, Chris Sywassink, Sara Fullerton and Olivia Mayday, cheers their drinks and make noise as they are finally able to celebrate the distillery’s fourth birthday.

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organization serving as the primary guardian of the Savannah River, as their website states. They are committed to respecting, protecting, and improving the entire river basin through education, advocacy and action. Dave Mewborn, outreach coordinator at Savannah Riverkeepers is excited to get back into the community. “Ghost Coast Distillery is very supportive of our work,” he said. “I hope everyone stops by our table to grab swag and find out what we are all about.” As the story goes, the idea for Ghost Coast Distillery came in 2017 when co-founders Rob Ingersoll and Chris Sywassink plotted out a path to making spirits on the back of a cocktail napkin. Even though Savannah has a rich history of prohibition, at that time it lacked a local distillery. This gave Ingersoll and Sywassink even more inspiration to open Ghost Coast Distillery. “Since this wasn’t happening in the area,” Beausir explained, “they had to learn the craft on their own. The weather in Savannah was a big unknown. The environment has a big impact on how our bourbons age. It’s very unique.” Ghost Coast Distillery crafts high-quality, unique spirits and cultivates an incredibly supportive culture. As laws and regulations about distilleries continue to evolve, their business develops.

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Savannah couple pioneers idea for lifesaving onesie BY ORRIN KONHEIM

LIKE MUCH OF his best thinking, the idea of Sensoria Baby came to Kevin Fumari when he was lying awake in bed. It was just fortuitous that the Fumaris’ 2-month-old infant, Sebastian, was keeping him awake at night at the time. “It’s really incredible because everyone

has ideas and we all sit there at night thinking of ideas and ever wondering if they could become reality,” said Fumari, who has recently been stationed in Savannah as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army. Fumari had no experience with design or invention but his first-hand experience as a worried father led him to come up with an idea for a smart one-piece baby garment

that can alert parents to irregularities in their infant’s sleeping pattern. The resulting product, Sensoria Baby is now patented and will be launching its Kickstarter for early phase adopters this coming month*. The primary utility for Sensoria Baby is not just to placate worrying parents but to prevent a disease classified by the CDC as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome which

is the accidental death from suffocation, said Sensoria CEO Davide Vigano. In the U.S., 1,600 babies die annually from this affliction. The medical community does not know the cause of SIDS which makes the worry extra daunting for parents. Additionally, the CDC estimates 3,600 infants die in the U.S. suddenly and unexpectedly Some working theories as to the cause of the disease range from a genetic defect to a problem with the brain that controls breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and waking from sleep. That’s where Sensoria Baby comes in. The onesie comes equipped with sensors that can track an infant’s sleep time and breathing rate and wakes up parents through telephone or Bluetooth of any irregularities. One of the ultimate ways this improves the quality of life of new parents is simply allowing them to sleep peacefully which, as many new parents know, is a rare commodity. “When you’re very exhausted at 3 a.m., you end up co-sleeping with the baby,” Vigano said. “This creates a lot of challenges for the baby because the baby doesn’t have muscles and cannot move.” Another feature of the body suit is that it alerts the parents to excessive pressure. After thinking of the idea and brainstorming with his wife, Fumari decided to test the market and put his idea out there. Jaqueline, his wife, has a background in accounting and currently handles the financial details of the business. “It was daunting at first, but we got several responses [up front], so it was very comforting,” Fumari said on testing out the open market with no experience. This is where the Seattle-based company Sensoria came in. Founded in 2011, the company is a pioneer in fabric sensors and primarily specializes in athletic wear. “Kevin reached out to us, [and] we shared the same vision: to make wearable technology, invisible to the human eye,” Vigano said. Over the course of over a year, the pair worked out the integration of the textile sensors to create a complete prototype. The entire process was remote between Vigano, the Fumaris, and the engineering team. To this day, Vigano and the Fumaris have not met in person, but they hope to meet. Fumari and his wife have only been based in Savannah a month but they have been enamored with the city since vacationing three years ago and Fumari pushed

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not just smart clothing to even be designer clothing,” Vigano said. Vigano also is aware that Savannah has a culture and history associated with the textile industry that he wants to draw from. The next stage for Sensoria Baby is to draw a fi rst wave of users and raise money for material costs. The kickstarter will be a tool to create people who get the product at a discount and give feedback about it with which they can review the product and give more feedback. As for the Fumari family, Sebastian is now 1-and-a-half years old and their next creation should be due soon, as Jaqueline is currently pregnant with their second child.” Those interested in pre-ordering the Sensoria Baby can visit sensoriababy.com for information.

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A charcuterie board containing meats, cheeses, vegetables and fruits is crafted by local couple Sydney and Ben Lassen under their business, Chatham Charcuterie. PHOTO BY DANIEL MEADOWS

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An artisan-filled charcuterie board is offered by local business, Chatham Charcuterie. PHOTO BY DANIEL MEADOWS

EVERYONE LOVES A good charcuterie board, complete with artisan meats and cheeses, cookie-cutter fresh fruit slices, assorted nuts, and sugar-coated candies combined on flat, wooden boards; they make the best gifts or snacks or party decorations. Lately, many locals have been ordering their handcrafted goodies from Chatham Charcuterie. Sydney Lassen and her husband, Ben, are a two-man team. The charcuterie-making couple moved to Savannah from Virginia Beach in August 2020. By November,

they began Chatham Charcuterie. The owner and creator said she was inspired to start her business from her own life experiences. “My husband and I are avid wine tasters and drinkers, so we go get wine all over the country and outside of the country as well,” Lassen said. “We always order charcuterie with it just because it goes so well with wine.” When the missus got the idea, her husband was on board. “I called my husband saying I want to do this thing,” Lassen said. “He said, ‘I support you,’ and I started the next day. It’s been my full-time since November.” The business took off almost immediately.

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“We had tons of orders and people were constantly wanting a board for the weekend of Christmas and New Year,” Lassen said. “I would say around the holidays, we really noticed that we were doing well.” Lassen said she originally began making boards for friends, family and co-workers as a start-up business in Virginia. When she brought her business to Savannah, it really began to sky rocket. “Some of the connections were made through Dean Moesch of @whattodoinsavannah on Instagram. That’s the fi rst person that we really linked up with, and it’s how we got more of a following here,” Lassen said. On a busy week, the business owner said her team makes over two dozen charcuterie boards, and during holidays she receives upwards of 50 orders. Lassen said she has increased her speed to complete three boards in an hour at approximately 15-20 minutes each, versus her starting speed of one hour per board. The crafter said she had alternative ways of expressing herself creatively before she started making charcuterie boards.

“I’m pretty creative,” she said. “I like planning and organizing for weddings and events for friends and family. I planned my own wedding.” Now, she draws her creative inspiration from grocery shopping trips, brainstorms and the hundreds of creators within the charcuterie-making community on Instagram. During the holidays, the couple makes themed boards inspired by Memorial Day red, white, and blues, and St. Patrick’s Day greens, while always including the seasonal fruit and vegetables. Though Lassen started her business as a little something to make some extra money in her new town, it has grown into something prosperous. “We have more orders and customers and people reaching out for bigger events like Connect Savannah, wine tasting events and wine groups,” Lassen said. “I was like wow this is actually something that’s not only lucrative but it is a business that we can grow.” To view examples of Lassen’s charcuterie boards, visit instagram.com/chathamcharcuterie. To purchase, visit linktr.ee/chathamcharcuterie.

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ONCE A HERO, always a hero. Fort Stewart’s most prominent memorial garden was oﬃcially renamed May 20 to honor the selfless sacrifice of one of its leaders killed in Iraq in 2005. Marne Garden, located just outside the division headquarters, was renamed and dedicated to Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe, in a ceremony that highlighted the division’s Marne Week. “Marne Week has always been a way for us to connect soldiers of today with the heroes who served before us in this division,” said Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, 3rd Infantry Division commanding general. “We are very

excited to do this; the Cashe Garden dedication is absolutely the most important thing we will do during Marne Week. More importantly, we are very excited that his family, friends, and soldiers with whom he served could join us to help celebrate and honor him.” Command Sgt. Maj. Quentin Fenderson, 3rd ID senior enlisted advisor, deployed with Cashe. He remembers Cashe as a selfless leader, who always put the needs of his soldiers above his own. “For the many of us who knew and served with Sgt. 1st Class Cashe, we know he wouldn’t want any of this - he didn’t need anything named for him,” Fenderson said. “He believed the only acknowledgment he needed was that his boys were safe.”

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On Oct. 17, 2005, Cashe, a platoon sergeant assigned to 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd ID, extracted six soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter from a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq. Cashe’s platoon had been tasked to clear a route for a resupply convoy when a roadside bomb exploded beneath their vehicle, causing it to quickly become engulfed in flames. Cashe returned to the burning vehicle multiple times to remove his team and move them to safety. All of the soldiers on that vehicle, including Cashe, sustained significant burn injuries and were evacuated to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Ultimately, four of the soldiers perished from their wounds; Cashe was the last to die, succumbing to injuries Nov. 8, 2005. “This memorial garden is where we do all our important events, like promotions and ceremonies,” Fenderson said. “Whenever our soldiers come here in the future, they will think of the heroism of one of our own [Marne] soldiers.” Cashe’s sister, Kasinal Cashe White, spoke on behalf of the family. They were greeted and honored with applause. “To me, he was known as Al, my baby

brother,” White said. “He was a country boy from Florida, loved the outdoors and loved his family. Not only his blood family, but the Army family he gained while serving the Nation.” Cashe, who grew up in Oviedo, Florida, deployed in support of the Gulf War in 1991, participated in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and returned to Iraq in 2005. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal prior to his death for his brave and heroic actions, the third highest award exclusively for military operations involving conflict. “When we looked at recognizing Sgt. 1st Class Cashe and his service and his heroism, we wanted to find a spot that everybody knows, everybody comes to, and is truly at the heart of our organization,” Aguto said. The 3rd ID has become a special part of the lives for those within Cashe’s Family. Every year, they travel to Fort Stewart to remember Cashe, and to share his legacy with others. “We’re honored that you have chosen a happy place for Soldiers to remember our Al, and we hope that his story inspires 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers for years to come,” White said. Editor’s note: U.S. Army Staﬀ Sgt. Todd Pouliot contributed to this article.

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“IF YOU TOLD me six months ago that I’d be living in Georgia, I’d say you were crazy,” said artist Charles Marin. “But here I am.” Maring is an artist with an impressive international resume who has lived and worked primarily in the northeast. When New York shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maring and his wife embarked on a trip along the East Coast. The two eventually made their way to Savannah, fell in love with the city, and decided to pack their bags and move.

Maring said he loves that Savannah is diverse, walkable, livable, has a pulse and has a vibrant art scene. “It has an energy here,” he said. “In that way it reminds me of New York.” Much like Savannah’s diverse art scene, Maring’s work spans across multiple mediums and styles. “I like to say that I’m working at the intersections of fi ne art, photography, music and fashion,” he said. “The way I see it, it’s all overlapping in this beautiful way.” His fi rst major ode to his new life in Savannah is a new song called “Savannah

FEATURE videography, painting, fashion design, or “Part of what drives me is the visual side Sky” that will be released on June 18. Maring plans to release a new single of music,” Maring said. “I’ve created this live songwriting, Maring said he wants his “It’s hard to fi nd the energy to create every month or so. You can get an early work to get people thinking and bring them listen and check out his entire portfolio at performance scenario where I have anisometimes,” Maring said. “But this particuhappiness. mated, music video-type of content playing lar song, I’m just so moved and inspired by charlesmaring.com. You can also find him “Storytelling is the heart of it all,” he said. behind me. It gets projected behind me, what I’m experiencing right now that I felt on Facebook and Instagram. “It’s just joy. I’m spreading joy one way or and then I tell the story from an acoustic like it was something I should write.” the other. If I’m doing it right, then I’m creatsongwriter point of view.” The song features a rhythmic guitar riff ing something that people experience in an The idea of making art an experience, paired with drums, bass, some strings, combining multiple mediums, is what Mar- emotional way.” an organ and a piano. The sounds blend Maring said he knows Savannah - and ing said his work is all about. together into a reflection of Maring’s perher Southern hospitality - will continue to For example, Maring explained he loves spective of life in the Hostess City. influence his work. “I wanted to bring in something that kind creating one giant, stand-alone painting. “The people here are incredibly kind,” However, he is fascinated with all the posof had a haunted feel to it. I added some Maring said. “I’ve made an enormous sibilities that come after that painting is effects to the guitar to bring a spooky feel,” amount of friends in the short time that complete. Maring said. “It’s mostly about the feeling we’ve been here, and I fi nd that absolutely “I can take that painting and photograph that I have when I’m here.” it, or I can turn it into something people can mind blowing. The people inspire me, the Maring said he hopes to soon be perscenery. The skyline is amazing. The sunsaid. “Now, the whole world forming original music live in venues Thankwear,” you Maring for placing an ad with Statesboro Magazine. Below is your proof. rises, the sunsets, the beach. There’s tranis my gallery.” around the city, combining it with some of Charles Maring focuses on performing Please check it closely and let us know right away if there are any changes needed. quility here.” Ultimately, whether it’s photography, his digital artwork. his songs. PHOTO BY JENNIFER MARING

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WE ARE LONG past the time where women with long careers in rock are a novelty. An extremely abbreviated list, excluding the countless female pioneers in jazz, soul and R&B, can begin with Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick, who got her start in 1965 as folk was morphing into what we recognize today as modern electric rock and roll. Others joined in early, most notably Janis Joplin, and through the ‘70s and ‘80s artists like Tina Turner, the Wilson sisters of Heart, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, Joan Jett, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, and Pat Benetar — with a wild and destructive detour to Wendy O. Williams of the Plasmatics — proved that

the road to rock stardom welcomed more women along the way until it went full steam ahead all the way to St. Vincent, the ultraniche Babymetal and pop sensation Billie Eilish. Although she began more than 20 years ago when it wasn’t quite where it is today, what sets seven-time blues rock artist of the year nominee Ana Popovic apart from other masters of the genre is being born in a communist country in eastern Europe and earning her position at the top in her chosen field in the West. She did it the old-fashioned way, too. Residents of Savannah can witness the results of grit, determination, talent and soul come together in sonic bliss at Victory North June 10. If you like the guitar, it’s a

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no-brainer. Born in Belgrade in 1976, Popovic grew up in Tito’s Yugoslavia, perhaps the least restrictive swath of the Iron Curtain. His death and the resulting political turmoil rumbled until that nation ceased to exist and her home city became the capital of Serbia. Little of these historic events seemed to phase the young Popovic, who grew up in a musical household beneficially concentrating on art more than politics. “When I was 2- or 3-years old, I remember hearing Howlin’ Wolf and it made me feel good,” she recalled. “It was a warm feeling.” Music was always playing at home and her unlikely heroes included Albert King, BB King and Jimi Hendrix. When videotapes arrived, they would spend hours dissecting blues licks and James Brown dance moves. Her family’s 11th story flat was an oasis where her parents often hosted friends for jam sessions late into the night. Her exposure to music and desire to emulate her father led her to the guitar. From there it was dirt-road meet-ups to get her hands on precious gear like a ’73 Fender Stratocaster, or long drives into western Europe to find an amplifier. “My parents were always very supportive when others around them thought it was just a hobby, they’d say stop buying that expensive equipment!” Popovic said. “But my parents pushed it and spent their own savings and we would travel every year to western Europe to get equipment.” She formed the band Hush while studying graphic arts and was soon playing shows and festivals often enough to consider her course of study the fallback option.

“I had no sleep for years back then,” she said. “I was practicing or playing shows all night, and three hours later in classes painting, designing, making lots of art.” She was also becoming enormously proficient in playing and writing. A post-graduate move to Holland to study music was the demise of Hush, but the formation of the Ana Popovic Band. The scholastics were demanding, taking her skill to a new level. By 2000, she had a loyal following and became a full-time touring musician playing 150 or more shows a year. Since then she’s released eight studio albums, three live albums, an album of covers with her father in 2015 and three videos. Her latest release, 2018’s “Like It on Top” was produced by fivetime Grammy-winning Delta blues virtuoso Keb’ Mo’. Popovic has also maintained a steady tour schedule, in demand across the globe. In 2019, she toured with the Experience Hendrix Tour, the only woman among 18 rotating headliners. Popovic’s staying power means so much to her because of the opportunity it presents. After 20 years in the business, she recalls some sage advice. “Someone told me when I was starting that it’s easy to be new and exciting and get people to come out and see what it’s about, but real success is to keep them coming back, so I hope I have that inspiration around me all the time,” she said. “It’s wonderful to have an opportunity to keep surprising my fans with new stuff.” Be among the mind-blown next Thursday, June 10, at Victory North. Doors 7pm, show 8pm.

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Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay, 6 p.m. McDonough’s Blues with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m. Nickie’s 1971 Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m.

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

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

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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.

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Club One Karaoke, 10 p.m. McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m. Nickie’s 1971 Karaoke Night, 8 p.m.

COMEDY

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

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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.

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

FRIDAY 6/ 4 LIVE MUSIC

Churchill’s Pub Palmer & Neal, 7 p.m. Coach’s Corner An Evening with Randall Bramblett, 7 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Miss Paradise, 10 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jon Lee Murphy Duo, 7:30 p.m. Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant

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JodyJazz Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m. River House Eric Clark, 6 p.m. Service Brewing Company Bluegrass By The Pint with Swamptooth, 6 p.m. The Shrimp Factory Susanna Kennedy, 6 p.m. Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m. Tybee Post Theater Ooh, Baby Baby: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin & Smokey Robinson, 8 p.m. The Warehouse Rachel Shaner, At Sundown, 2 & 8 p.m.

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PS Tavern Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m.

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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. Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke, 10 p.m.

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

SATURDAY 6/ 5 LIVE MUSIC

Churchill’s Pub Whiskey & Wine, 7 p.m. Coach’s Corner Mock of Ages - Def Leppard Tribute, 7 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Bottles and Cans, 7 p.m. Jazz’d Tapas Bar Whiskey & Wine, 7:30 p.m. Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant JodyJazz Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m. River House Matt Eckstine, 6 p.m. Service Brewing Company Damon and the Shitkickers, 6 p.m. The Shrimp Factory Eric Clark, 6 p.m. Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m. The Warehouse HHour Ga Kyle, Anders Thomson Group, 2 & 8 p.m.

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Blueberry Hill Pool Tournament, 2 p.m.

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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.

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Drag Show, 10:30 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. Ghost Coast Distillery Fourth Anniversary Party, noon

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Tybee Post Theater Interstellar Echoes Present Pink Floyd!, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY 6/ 6 LIVE MUSIC

Collins Quarter at Forsyth Ember City, 2 p.m. Congress Street Social Club Voodoo Soup, 10 p.m.; Voodoo Soup, 10 p.m. Nickie’s 1971 Roy Swindell, 7 p.m. Sting Ray’s Robert Willis, 6 p.m. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Bucky & Barry, 1 p.m. The Warehouse Thomas Claxton, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

MONDAY 6/ 7 LIVE MUSIC

Nickie’s 1971 Ray Tomasino, 7 p.m. The Wormhole Open Mic/Jam, 6-10 & 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

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Club One Super Gay Bingo, 5:30 p.m.

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

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

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

TUESDAY 6/ 8 LIVE MUSIC

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

TRIVIA & GAMES

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Trivia, 7 p.m. Fia Rua Irish Pub Trivia, 7 p.m. McDonough’s Trivia Tuesday, 7 p.m. Oak 36 Bar + Kitchen Trivia Tuesday, 9 p.m. Savannah Taphouse Trivia, 7 p.m. Starland Yard Trivia Night With Chris Grimmett, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Trivia with Chris Grimmett, 6:30 p.m. The Wormhole Trivia, 9:30 p.m.

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

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Decisions, decisions. Another popular tribute band is playing universally-beloved British rock in Savannah on Saturday night. If you’re the type who prefers 60s psychedelic origins, you may be at the beach. If you’re in town and like the rock harder, this homage to Def Leppard should do the trick. Def Leppard started as kids in the late 70s and got famous via the BBC’s punk-loving DJ John Peel. They exploded in the early 80s with “Pyromania” and maintained dominance for more than a decade, selling in excess of 100 million records. Mock of Ages reminds you why. SATURDAY, JUNE 5 | 7 PM

RANDALL BRAMBLETT @ COACH’S CORNER

In the late 60s, Jesup-native Randall Bramblett was a student considering entering the seminary. Grace- not Jones or Slick… probably - intervened when he got turned on to Bob Dylan, Carole King and James Taylor. It’s been all rock and roll since, starting as a session musician working with Greg Allman and Elvin Bishop, then touring with Greg Allman’s band, Widespread Panic and the pioneering jazz fusion-funk act Sea Level. The keyboard/sax/ guitar/harmonica player has also recorded over a dozen albums, including 2020’s “Pine Needle Fire.” The personification of the “pro from Dover.” FRIDAY, JUNE 4 | 7 PM

INTERSTELLAR ECHOES – PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE @ TYBEE POST THEATER

Make it a full day at Tybee Island on Saturday with some beach time, an early hot dog dinner at Sea Wolf, finished off with a stadium-level laser light and sound show from Interstellar Echoes, an Atlanta-based Pink Floyd tribute band that does not mess around. Taking the stage at the intimate Tybee Post Theater for the third year in a row, they play the hits you love and deeper album cuts from the early Syd Barret days for the hardcore fans who refuse to live without seeing music they love played live. Shine on. SATURDAY, JUNE 5 | 8 PM

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If British rock isn’t your thing, try a blurry night of EDM with Dallas DJ Ace Aura. Confecting a mind-buzzing blend of dubstep and bass with what sounds a lot like strong influences of mid-80s Detroit House, you will not be sitting down. Aura has been making music for almost 10 years and played the Illfest techno spectacular and last year’s online Virtual Therapy festival. There can be no doubt it hits harder than that weird aqua blue capsule you took last weekend when you see it live. So see it live. SATURDAY, JUNE 5 | 9 PM

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AUSTIN HILL REALTY presents POP! POP! POW opening June 4 at Location Gallery. “We thought this show was a great way to promote good cheer for a hopeful future,” said Location Gallery Director Peter E. Roberts. “And to add to the festivities, members of the Savannah Philharmonic will be performing live at the opening,” POP! POP! POW, a charitable event held at Location Gallery 251 Bull St Savannah, GA 31401, featuring live pop music provided by the Savannah Philharmonic features a powerful art trio of pop artists Maxx Feist, Marta McWhorter, and

Peter E. Roberts. Each artist’s style of artwork presented in Location Gallery’s first pop art show comes together into a joyful, colorful and vivid experience benefiting the Savannah Philharmonic. “This show is allowing me to re-exhibit one of my most beloved series of works, ‘Of Toys and Tools,’ which was on view in The Telfair Museums Jepson Center in late 2015 into early 2016,” said Artist Marta McWhorter. “Through a series of still life paintings modeled from my kids’ toys and my art-making tools, the pieces explore the link between the toys we use in imaginative play and the tools we use to reimagine the world as artists and makers in our adult lives.” McWhorter is a multi-media artist whose works include drawing, painting, installation, woodworking and theatre

work as the stage manager at the Lucas Theatre. McWhorter captures minimalist details of style, form and shape during her semi-blind contouring style process. Paper cut assemblage artist and gallery director Peter E. Roberts’s “Box Pop” series will include 36 pieces of pandemic-created works of art inspired by an array of hidden pop culture figures such as Harvey Ball, a personality that is famously known for drawing the iconic smiley face. Robert’s smallscale 6x6 cutout collection is an artistic exploration through experimentation of different paper, patterns, texture and build layers. “I like the idea that people were pop culture of their own period but not necessarily now,” Roberts explained. “They’re celebrities, but they’re a little bit off-kilter or unknown where

their accomplishments have been even far greater due to the nature of time.” Maxx Feist is an avid, self-taught painter influenced by caffeine, heavy metal and true crime podcasts. Her work has a playful juxtaposition balancing sinister subject matter with a bright colorful explosion of abstract shapes. “I am an Asheville artist currently residing in Savannah,” Feist said. “I paint bright, fun, whimsical monster art. I use a power-pop palette of color with a heavy focus on shades

of pink. I have created 10 new pieces for this show. My goal is to bring a bit of positivity and fun to what has been a very dark time.” POP! POP! POW is a charitable pairing of visual and auditorial experience where art and music go together at Location Gallery, June 4, 6-8 p.m., featuring live pop music provided by the Savannah Philharmonic as part of their weekly Music on the Square series. Follow the artists on social media, @locationgallery; @marta_mchorter; @maxx_ feist and @petereroberts.

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FOR THE SECOND year in a row, The Savannah Food & Wine Festival announces its cancellation of the 2021 festival, scheduled for November 8-14. According to the founder, The Savannah Food and Wine Festival is a week-long celebration of food and drink with celebrity guest chefs, local chefs and wines, spirits and beers from around the world. The festival’s signature events are tasting events, dinners and Master Classes, but this will not occur for the second year. “Last year was canceled due to COVID-19; the festival has been canceled this year due to the City of Savannah’s not issuing special event permits for gatherings of more than 100 people,” said Festival Founder and Director Jan Gourley. Gourley speaks about the local impact of canceling the festival. “There are a lot of out-of-town visitors each year for the festival, primarily Friday-Sunday,” Gourley said. “The guest profiles are a good mix of locals, drive market

and fly market visitors. The festival was responsible for over $8 million dollars in economic impact in 2019 for the City of Savannah, its hotels, restaurants and shops - new spending for visitor accommodations, dining, shopping, etc.,” Gourley said. “There will certainly be a void to fill without the festival, but there is also a tremendous amount of pent up demand for travel this fall, nationally and internationally.” When asked what the Savannah Food and Wine Festival will do next, Gourley said, they will plan for 2022! Festival organizers say full ticket refunds are now being issued for all 2020 ticket purchasers, for those ticket purchasers who opted to credit their 2020 tickets to the 2021 Savannah Food & Wine Festival. Full sponsorship credits are also currently being issued. No dates are currently being planned for the 2022 festival and no tickets or sponsorships will be credited for 2022. Contact the Tourism Leadership Council for all ticket and sponsorship refunds at 24 Drayton St., Suite 630, by phone at 912-232-1223 or email at tlc@tourismleadershipcouncil.com.

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Cora Ennis Morris’s ‘What Lies Beneath’ debuts at Cedar House BY NICOLE YOUNGBLUT

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Cora Ennis Morris brings to light issue of the world’s declining coral reefs through her art. PHOTO COURTESY OF CORA ENNIS MORRIS

Art by Cora Ennis Morris shows the issue of the world’s bleached coral reefs. PHOTO

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Amelia Island. “If you look at the image [“What Lies PHOTO-ENCAUSTIC ARTISTIC Cora Beneath”] closely, toward the bottom you will Ennis Morris found her inspiration behind her see skeletons of dead coral reflecting in the latest series of works, “What Lies Beneath,” at water,” Morris added. Cedar House Gallery from the documentary Morris brings the issue of our declining “Chasing Coral” that she saw at the Savannah coral reefs to the forefront that are happening College of Art and Design Film Festival in 2017. but often overlooked. Morris’s work focuses From that moment, she realized the vital role on Gray’s reef ending in the Caribbean and that reef systems play in our ecosystem and Belize, the second largest great barrier reef in felt compelled to create this collection of art the world. Her work in this collection utilizes to bring attention to the decline in coral reefs nautical maps as the backdrop with whimsiglobally. cal shapes and textural sea fan overlays. This “There are work narrates many reefs a story of the across the globe significance of that are being color, depicting affected,” Morris an accurate said. “My focus brownish color for this series that a healthy starts at Gray’s coral has and Reef, which is off bleached coral the coast of Georto that of dead gia, and ends at coral. According the world’s secto worldwildlife. ond-largest reef org, environsystem, which is mental stressors off the coast of like pollution are Belize in Central negatively affectAmerica. What ing our ecobetter place to system, which start this series causes the coral Art by Cora Ennis Morris shows the issue of the than in my own to fade to white. If world’s declining coral reefs. PHOTO COURTESY OF CORA ENNIS MORRIS backyard?” the coral is unable Through her to grow algae, it will travels, she brings transparency of the dameventually die off. ages sustained by coral reefs worldwide “The sea fans symbolize in some respects through her visual art to people who don’t see as water blocking the view,” Morris said. coral reefs firsthand by snorkeling or scuba. “What’s happening down below is not a clear “Being an avid snorkeler for many years picture. The big inspiration to bring this to the throughout the Caribbean and Mexico, I forefront was to make art, what I do best.” enjoy the beauty beneath the waves,” Morris said. “I feel compelled to raise awareness so Cora Ennis Morris shows “What Lies that others can make changes in an effort to Beneath” with an opening reception June preserve this valuable ecosystem.” 11 from 6-9 p.m. at Cedar House Gallery. Morris captured the photo entitled “SnapThe exhibition will be on display from shots from below” from a snorkeling trip in June 9 - June 15, and an artist talk will be Jamaica years ago and “Ariel view” of the held June 12 at 1 p.m. Visit her website, great barrier reef in Belize. In her 12 x 12 coraennismorris.com/2021-what-lies-bepiece, “What Lies Beneath,” depicts a tranquil, neath and find her on Instagram early sunrise, a picture that Morris took on @coraennismorris.

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ART PATROL Based in Madrid and Havana, Carlos Garaicoa originally trained in thermodynamics and later in painting, lending him a unique perspective on the relationship of social and historical structures to architecture and urbanism. For his solo exhibition A City View from the Table of My House, Garaicoa will present a very particular retrospective exercise, which studies the format of the table as one of the most fertile substrates for his artistic production. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

‘Merchants, Bandits, and Certain Senators’ by Craig Drennen Laney Contemporary presents Craig Drennen: Merchants, Bandits, and Certain Senators. Since 2008, the Atlantabased artist has used Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens to structure his studio practice and this exhibition title refers to the most recent three characters that he has addressed. 9124384442. info@laneycontemporary.com.

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The Greatest Story Ever Told The Easter Pageant: The Greatest Story Ever told is on display at Beach Institute. This exhibit showcases the passion and gripping spirituality of this ancient story of Christ’s life and suffering through Rudolph Valentino Bostic’s colorful, energetic and compelling paintings. Beach Institute, 502 East Harris Street.

‘A Message from Venus’ by Christto & Andrew In A Message from Venus, the duo’s first U.S. museum exhibition, the artists present recent photographs that speak to our globalized culture at a time when our relationships to and experiences of image-making technology are dissimilar. The artists’ photographs proffer objects loaded with symbolism and figures that paradoxically seem to inhabit a place neither past nor future that could exist within various cultural systems... more on Scadmoa.org $10. scadmoa.org/exhibitions/a-message-from-venus. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art,

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‘Vehicles of Change’ by Anne-Solene Bayan This exhibition will consider the pivotal role the automobile played in advancing societal and political revolutions in the United States in the 20th century. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, buses and cars were used to combat systematic racism and segregation enforced by Jim Crow. This was exemplified most famously in the Montgomery bus boycott and in the Freedom Riders’ journeys to the South... more on telfair.org Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

‘Count Down’ by Rose Simpson In Countdown, a major commission of new works by Rose B. Simpson, the artist surpasses the signature human scale typical of her figurative sculptures, bringing bodily forms to an unprecedented totemic stature. Simultaneously, Simpson further probes the capabilities of sculpture with forays into two-dimensional laser-cut metal

formations. These works act as flattened sundials that serve as points of contact to matching vinyl designs placed on the window of each SCAD Museum of Art Jewel Box. $10 general admission scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

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. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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 Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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Kid’s Activity Space At Henny Penny

On June 1, Henny Penny Cafe will re-open Henny Penny’s Art Space for kids. Kids will have the chance to get creative seven days a week, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and will be offering a new project weekly, plus art kits and play doh. New projects will be announced on their website and Instagram. The art space has been recently renovated and will also house indoor dining. hennypennycafe.com/. Henny Penny Art Space & Cafe, 1514 Bull St.

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EXHIBITS

‘A City View from the Table of My House’ by Carlos Garaicoa

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