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Week At A Glance

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

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Film: Futuresport (1998, USA/Canada)

Theatre: Back to the Summer

Psychotronic Film Society celebrates the 52nd birthday of actor Wesley Snipes with a screening of this action film that he produced and starred in.

8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. $6 sentientbean.com

Thursday / 31 Sand Gnats: JCB Military Appreciation Night & Thirsty Thursday Sand Gnats vs. Hickory Crawdads. Half price draft beer and soda presented by Budweiser, Miller Lite, and Coors Light.

JCB honors the military. Players and coaches wear military inspired jerseys that will then be auctioned off to fans for charity. Sponsored in part by Connect Savannah.

7:05 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. Free for active duty or vets with military ID. $8 Gen. Adm. sandgnats.com

Bethesda Farm Stand

This organic farm stand, managed by Bethesda students and staff, sells fresh produce, organic garden seedlings and farm-fresh eggs. .

3-5:30 p.m.

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

Film: Back to the Future (USA, 1985)

The Performing Arts Collective of Savannah presents a children's musical written

by Wade Bradford. Summer vacation is winding down...or is it? Three friends get lost in time and summer never ends.

7:30-9 p.m S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. $10 912-272-2797. pacsavannah@gmail.com

Savannah Sand Gnats Facebook Friday Hickory Crawdads are visiting team. Visit Facebook.com/sandgnats for a link to the special offer each week brought to you by St. Joseph's/Candler. Kids run the bases after the game.

7:05 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $8 Gen. Adm. sandgnats.com

Deen Family Book Signing

Paula, Jamie & Bobby Deen will sign their various books. 350 wristbands will be distributed at 9 am.

10 a.m.-noon The Lady and Sons, 102 West Congress St. Free to attend. Books for purchase.

912-232-1579. mandy@pauladeen.com. pauladeen.com

Celebrate summer with some of the best art, music, food, and culture that Savannah has to offer! This month, Art March is featuring The Grand Bohemian Gallery, Sentient Bean, The Foundery Coffee Pub, NonFiction Gallery, Foxy Loxy Print Gallery and Cafe, Graveface Records and Curiosities, Gypsy Girl Vintage, Maldoror’s Frame Shop, Fresh Exhibitions, Starland Cafe, and Canine Palace. A free Art March trolley will stop at each location every 20 minutes starting on DeSoto Ave. DeSoto Avenue will also feature the Indie Arts Market with local vendors and artists. Also available will be the Kids Activity Area where this month a group mural inspired by mandalas and zentagles will be made. first Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m Desotorow Gallery, 2427 Desoto Ave. Free & open to the public info@artmarchsavannah.com artmarchsavannah.com/ Monthly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcohol-free environment.

August acts: Daniel Nickels (acoustic, folk/ pop singer/songwriter) and The Massey Boys (Savannah's Skip Jennings, Jerry Stenger, and Atlanta's Ward Abel) first Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. $5 donation.

912-898-1876. savannahfolk.org

An intimate evening with Savannah's crooner. Part of the Lucas Theatre's Summer Cabaret Series. Only 125 seats available.

7 & 9 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $30 lucastheatre.com

First Saturday Festival: Dog Days of Summer on River Free Family Day: Drawing from the Street River Street goes Past, and Free Weekend at Telfair to the dogs for two Academy

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First Friday Art March

First Friday for Folk Music

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Michael J. Fox plays Marty McFly, a 1985 teenager who is accidentally sent back in time to 1955 in his hometown. With with the help of scientist Dr. Emmett ‘Doc’ Brown (Christopher Lloyd), he must find a way to return to 1985, without altering the past or the future. Rated PG. Sponsored

by Connect Savannah.

7 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $8 general admission or $5 student/senior/military. lucastheatre.com

days--a weekend for dogs and their owners. Doggy bag specials at food booths, gourmet dog treats, and photo booth for dog and owner portraits. Animal entertainment, games for children.

Fireworks Friday night at 9:30pm 4-10 p.m Rousakis Plaza, River St.

Savannah's oldest art museum is free all weekend, courtesy of the City of Savannah.

Saturday offers hands-on activities for children related to the Romantic Spirits exhibition.

Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. Free and open to the public. telfair.org

Death by Aria, I

The opening VOICE Festival event, an introduction to its Festival Artists in this performance of opera arias, musical theatre and song in a casual cafe setting.

6:30-8:30 p.m Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive. $18 Snacks and meals available to order separately. Cash bar.

SavannahVOICEFestival.org

Theatre: Spine Tingling Tales

A late night ghost show that's appropriate for most ages...but a little bit scary....

11 p.m.

The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. $25 soucyman@gmail.com. spinetinglingtales.com

Walk With the Turtles: Ossabaw Island Weekend

Two nights on Ossabaw Island (Fri 8/1 and Sat 8/2) for late night beach visits to hatching loggerhead turtle nests, plus morning hatchling rescue/recovery work, and a naturalist tour. Includes five meals, two nights shared accommodations, round trip transport from the mainland to the island.

Ossabaw Island, 1 Cane Patch Rd. $250-$450 Gen., Pricing varies by housing option.

912-233-5104. robin@ossabawisland.org ossabawisland.net

Saturday / 2 Theatre: Back to the Summer

The Performing Arts Collective of Savannah presents a children's musical written

by Wade Bradford. Summer vacation is winding down...or is it? Three friends get lost in time and summer never ends.

7:30-9 p.m S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. $10 912-272-2797. pacsavannah@gmail.com

Ballroom Extravaganza

Local physicians and celebrities in a ballroom dancing competition to benefit local charities including Lions Club, First Tee, Senior Citizens, HUGS, Royce at Chatham Academy, Rape Crisis Center, AMBUCS, the 200 Club and Savannah Children's Theatre.

5-10 p.m Marriott Riverfront, 100 Gen. McIntosh Blvd. $100 ballroomextravaganza.com/home

Sand Gnats: St. Joseph's/Candler Community Night Canned Food Drive | Post-Game Fireworks

Sand Gnats play the Hickory Crawdads.

Fans who bring a non-perishable food item for donation for St. Mary's Community Center receive free admission. Stay for a spectacular fireworks show.

6:05 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $8 gen. adm. Free with donation of canned food. sandgnats.com

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Sunday / 3 Flannery O’connor memorial mass

sand gnats back at grayson all week

First Saturday Cars & Coffee

Film: Back to the Future, Part II (USA, 1989)

Forsyth Farmers Market

River Street goes to the dogs for two days-a weekend for dogs and their owners.

Doggy bag specials at food booths, gourmet dog treats, and photo booth for dog and owner portraits. Animal entertainment, games for children.

10 a.m.-10 p.m Rousakis Plaza, River St. Free and open to the public.

912.234.0295. riverstreetsavannah.com/

Picks up where the first "Back to the Future" movie left off. Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and his friend Dr. Emmett ‘Doc’ Brown (Christopher Lloyd) travel to 2015 to prevent McFly’s future son from ending up in jail. Rated PG. Sponsored by Connect Savannah.

3 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $8 general admission or $5 student/senior/military. lucastheatre.com

Film: Back to the Future, Part III (USA, 1990)

Takes place right after the events of BTTF Part II, beginning in 1955 and time-traveling to 1885. Rated PG. Sponsored by Connect Savannah.

7 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $8 general admission or $5 student/senior/military. lucastheatre.com

Film: The Burning Bush, Part I (Czech Republic, 2013)

CinemaSavannah presents the southeastern US premiere of this fact-based drama about student Jan Palach, who set himself on fire to protest the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969, and the attorney who led a legal fight on behalf of his family against the government. In Czech, with English subtitles. Part II screens on Sun. 8/3.

5 & 8 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $8 musesavannah.org

An informal exhibition of antique or collector cars, plus gourmet coffee at the old-fashioned price of 25 cents a cup (with a $1 or higher donation to the Richmond Hill History Museum). Car collectors encouraged to bring their vehicles, and lookers-only are welcome, too. first Saturday of every month, 9-11 a.m.

Richmond Hill Museum, 11460 Ford Ave. Free and open to the public.

912-756-3697 Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked good.

9 a.m.-1 p.m Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. forsythfarmersmarket.com

Free Family Day: Drawing from the Past, and Free Weekend at Telfair Academy

Savannah's oldest art museum is free all weekend, courtesy of the City of Savannah.

Saturday offers hands-on activities for children related to the Romantic Spirits exhibition.

Aug. 1-3 Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. Free and open to the public. telfair.org

La Leche League Fun Day

The local kick-off for World Breastfeeding Week. Games, snacks, information, and a silent auction benefiting the local La Leche League. Promoting breastfeeding as a path to lifelong health.

10 a.m.-2 p.m Knights of Columbus Hall, 3 West Liberty St. Free and open to the public.

Help@LLLofSavannah.com facebook.com/lllsavannah

Film: The Princess Bride (USA, 1987)

The classic fairy tale featuring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin and Robin Wright, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather). Rated PG 2 p.m Mars Theatre, 109 S. Laurel Street. $7 912-754-1118. info@marstheatre.com.

Salt Marsh Kayak Excursion

A Wilderness Southeast guided kayak daytrip on tidal creeks and salt marshes, to learn the natural systems that influence the marshes. Tour size 4 to 10 people.

Reservations required. Fee includes boat/ paddle/life vest.

9 a.m.-noon Skidaway Island, Diamond Causeway. $55 (912) 236-8115. wilderness-southeast.org

Theatre: Back to the Summer

Savannah Voice Festival: Cano & Cano

Brahms Chamber Music Concert

Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano & Christopher Cano, piano, in Savannah, focusing on American music.

6:30-8 p.m Christ Church, 28 Bull St. $43 SavannahVOICEFestival.org

Death by Aria, II

The VOICE Festival introduces the Voice Studio artists with an evening of arias, musical theatre, and songs.

6:30-8:30 p.m Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive. $18 Refreshments available for purchase.

SavannahVOICEFestival.org

The Performing Arts Collective of Savannah presents a children's musical written

by Wade Bradford. Summer vacation is winding down...or is it? Three friends get lost in time and summer never ends.

3-5:30 p.m S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. $10 912-272-2797. pacsavannah@gmail.com Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, op. 87 Piano Quartet No.3 in C Minor, op. 60 Performers: Terry Moore, Violin; Hannah Brown, Viola; Sarah Schenkman, Cello; Stephen Brown,Piano.

4 p.m Wesley Oak United Methodist Church, 3124 East Victory Drive.

Free and open to the public.

Film: The Burning Bush, Part II (Czech Republic, 2013)

Theatre: Spine Tingling Tales

CinemaSavannah presents Part II of the southeastern US premiere of this factbased drama about student Jan Palach, who set himself on fire to protest the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969, and the attorney who led a legal fight on behalf of his family against the government. Czech, with English subtitles. Part I screened on Sat. 8/2.

5 & 8 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $5 musesavannah.org

Theatre: Iced at the Coffee Shop

Free Family Day: Drawing from the Past, and Free Weekend at Telfair Academy

A late night ghost show that's appropriate for most ages...but a little bit scary... from the Odd Lot. 11 p.m.

The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. $25 soucyman@gmail.com. spinetinglingtales.com An interactive murder mystery show presented by the Odd Lot acting troupe.

7:30 p.m.

Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street. $20 adults. $15 children 15 and younger Justin@oddlot.org. savannahmurdermystery.com

Tools 4 School Block Party

Savannah's oldest art museum is free all weekend, courtesy of the City of Savannah.

Aug. 1-3 Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. Free and open to the public. telfair.org JUL 30-AUG 5, 2014

First Saturday Festival: Dog Days of Summer on River Street

Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist will include a special Memorial Remembrance in honor of the 50th anniversary of author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor’s death. O’Connor attended services at the cathedral as a child.

Most Reverend J. Kevin Boland, Bishop Emeritus of Savannah, will lead the Memorial Remembrance and deliver the homily.

The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton St., will host a reception immediately following the service. Admission to the Home will be waived from 1 to 4 p.m.

Mass 10 a.m.

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 222 E. Harris St. Free and open to the public

A party to celebrate the end of summer in preparation for the school year.

11 a.m.-3 p.m YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. Free and open to the public. continues on p. 6

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Join us for our one-day-only registration event and kick-start your career in the growing fields of information technology, business economics, health science and more.

Start Strong, Start Now registration event When: Tuesday, Aug. 5. Stop by any time between 9 a.m.–7 p.m.

Where: Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn St., Savannah Info: Call 912.344.2772 or go to

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Bring your college or high school transcripts or GED scores.

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Teddy Adams Quintet: King Tisdell Cottage Jazz Concert

Featuring vocals by Huxsie Scott in this annual concert benefiting the King Tisdell Cottage and the Beach Institute.

3 p.m SSU King Frazier Student Center, Savannah State University. $25 912-234-9000

Sand Gnats Baseball: Kids Eat Free and Bark in the Park

Sand Gnats vs. Hickory Crawdads. Kids 12 and under receive a voucher good for one free hot dog, chips, and small soda. Bark in the Park presented to you by TailsSpin (proper documentation required). Kids run the bases after the game.

2:05 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $8 Gen. Adm. sandgnats.com

Savannah Voice Festival: A Festival Opera Dinner

Dinner and an opportunity to meet the cast of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Presentation of the Sherrill Milnes Voice Award to mezzosoprano Mignon Dunn.

7:30 p.m Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive. $115 SavannahVOICEFestival.org

Savannah Voice Festival: Don Giovanni Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni, with chamber orchestra and soloists.

5-7 p.m Christ Church, 28 Bull St. $43 SavannahVOICEFestival.org

Story Trunk

An interactive storytelling show for children, from the Odd Lot. Appropriate for all ages.

3 p.m.

Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street. $10. Admission includes ice cream.

Justin@oddlot.org. oddlotimprov.com

Monday / 4 Baseball Double Header: Savannah Sand Gnats Dollar Monday

Sand Gnats play the Charleston River Dogs in a double header; the second game is a makeup for the postponed/rainout game from July 11. Hot dogs, chips, small sodas & Pabst Blue Ribbon are $1 each.

5:35 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $1 with coupon or Kroger card. $8 Gen.Adm. sandgnats.com

Savannah Voice Festival: Salon Series: The Legacy of Callas

Presented by Fabrizio Melano, a friend and fellow artist with Maria Callas, shares recollections of her life, artistry, and struggles.

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Savannah Voice Festival: Sherrill Milnes Master Class: An Afternoon Event

A voice class for singers from the VOICE Studio with Sherrill Milnes. The public is invited to watch as singers perform, work and make discoveries about their art during this public class.

1-3 p.m.

Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive.

Free and open to the public.

SavannahVOICEFestival.org

Tuesday / 5 Sand Gnats Two for Tuesday

Sand Gnats play the Charleston River Dogs. Buy-one get-one-free Miller Lite or Coors Light all night long.

7:05 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $8 Gen. Adm. sandgnats.com

Savannah Voice Festival: Don Giovanni Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni, with chamber orchestra and soloists.

6:30-8:30 p.m Christ Church, 28 Bull St. $43 SavannahVOICEFestival.org

Shag Dance Lessons at the Telfair

Beat the heat with Shake a Shag! Four Mondays of lessons for dancers of all levels, beginner to expert, to enjoy lessons from Savannah Ballroom in the magnificent Telfair Academy Rotunda. Pay in advance to attend all four lessons or drop in to take one lesson at a time.

6-7:30 p.m.

Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. $5 students | $10 Telfair members | $15 non-members telfair.org/event/shag/

Start Strong, Start Now: Armstrong Registration Event

Armstrong State University waives the application fee at this one-day-only registration event. Walk-ins are welcome. Bring college or high school transcripts or GED scores. Email or call to receive a personalized checklist of what to bring, or to preregister for the event.

9 a.m.-7 p.m The Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn St. Free and open to the public.

912.344.2772. amy.mccoy@armstrong.edu armstrong.edu/startnow

Summer Family Game Night

An evening for families to spend time together and play board games provided by the library. All ages.

6 p.m Tybee Island Library, 405 Butler Ave. Free and open to the public.

912-786-7733

Wednesday / 6 Beyond the Moss Curtain Puppet Show & Backstage Pass

An introduction to the characters that lived in the city of Savannah, including General Oglethorpe, Juliette Gordon Low and Johnny Mercer. A show plus a backstage pass.

7:30-9 p.m Puppet People Studio, 3119 Furber Ave. $20 912-355-3366. puppets@puppetpeople.com

Film: Mystery Screening of a Zorro Movie

Psychotronic Film Society screens their pick for "the best Zorro film ever made" to mark the 95th anniversary of the creation of the Zorro character. Film name to be revealed at screening time...it's as mysterious as Zorro himself.

8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. $7 sentientbean.com

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With performances by festival artists.

6:30-8:30 p.m St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1 West Macon Street. $43. Available only to the Voice Society. savannahvoicefestival.org/

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editor’s note

‘Sick and tired of this story’

by Jim Morekis jim@connectsavannah.com

We as the elected officials of Savannah are gathered here today to express our outrage over the Saturday night shooting at the Coastal Empire Fairground as well as other recent acts of violence in our community… Folks, we are sick and tired of this story.

— Mayor Edna Jackson, November 2012 LAST WEEK in this space, I wrote about the City’s response to what at the time was a series of eight shootings within a week.

That response was a press conference almost identical in tone and content to

SPLOST sales tax in 2013 would keep property taxes from being raised, there was a public meeting last week to discuss… a raise in property taxes.

Specifically, a so-called “back door tax hike,” in which the tax rate itself stays the same while assessed values go up.

“I figure all these projects need to be done, and why raise our property taxes for us to have to pay for them,” a woman was quoted in the Savannah Morning News after voting in favor of SPLOST in November 2013.

(To be fair, the City’s property tax rate is the lowest since the late ‘80s and far lower than it was throughout the ‘90s.)

By the way, that vote followed a renewal of the ESPLOST school sales tax in 2011, also sold to voters as a way to avoid raising property taxes. And also followed by an immediate raise in property taxes.

school contracts paid mostly through those ESPLOST tax dollars was sued last week by several minority/women contractors for… fraud.

Yep, life will keep telling us these ironic little jokes, these same round-and-round shaggy-dog stories, until we finally get a clue.

In this issue you’ll find a remarkable Letter to the Editor from a local resident, detailing his efforts to analyze precisely what keeps going wrong over and over again in Savannah, stubbornly keeping the city from realizing its full potential.

When I received the letter I had a brief moment of deja vu, since much of it consists of things I’ve also written about over the years seemingly ad nauseum, with a similar level of frustration.

Sick and tired of this story.

As I write this today, 15 people have been shot in two weeks, three of them in one incident several blocks from my house. the one Mayor Jackson held in 2012 with now-former police chief Willie Lovett by her side, bemoaning the epidemic of out-ofcontrol gun violence.

Within 24 hours of last week’s column going to the printer, two more people were shot. And some more after that.

As I write this today, 15 people have been shot in two weeks, three of them in one incident several blocks from my house.

But life went on, as it does, displaying its usual grimly ironic sense of humor.

For example, while all this gunplay was going on, the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police held its annual convention in Savannah all last week.

Just in time for the shooting sprees.

Just in time for a contentious debate between the City and County over the nineyear-old merger of city and county police.

Life goes on, trickster that it is. After voters were assured that a vote to renew the

Same as it ever was. After a 22-year career as a professional politician, last week Jack Kingston finally found himself facing life out of public office after losing the Republican U.S. Senate runoff to David Perdue.

The changing of the guard was hailed as “a fresh start” with “new blood.” Perdue being the multi-millionaire cousin of a former Georgia governor.

Fresh start? New blood? Pretty funny.

Same as it ever was. On the same day as Kingston’s defeat last week, Jolene Byrne triumphed in her bid to be the new Savannah/Chatham school board president.

One of her early opponents, Dave Simons, withdrew from the race in part over a controversy over his characterization of the local minority/women contracting system as “unscrupulous.”

Lo and behold, virtually simultaneously with the school board election, a large construction firm with large public

At the same time, you have to be impressed with what’s going right: Jolene Byrne’s hopeful, positive campaign … Savannah’s robust weathering of the recession… A chance to start over with a new police chief… A remarkable resurgence in grassroots arts and culture which seems to have real staying power.

The list of things to be grateful for goes on and on. It would be irresponsible to ignore or trivialize the many good things that are happening all around this city.

But still…. 15 shot in two weeks?

Blowing up the police merger because the city and county still can’t agree?

A city government and a public school system both awash in cash but lacking accountability for it?

Are you, too, sick and tired of this story?

Because the real punchline is: You have the power to write the ending, and begin a story of your own. cs

10 years of opinions, available for free, at connectsavannah.com

news & opinion | feedback | letters@connectsavannah.com

Editor, Regarding your recent column, “Between growth and the grim reaper:” In 2010, the depths of the recent recession, John Patterson, former president of JCB, was looking for 100 new employees in Savannah. He could not find qualified individuals—in the depths of the recession.

I wrote about this incident in a column on the economy I was doing on a bi-weekly basis for the Savannah Morning News. I was indignant and outraged, but aside from John Patterson and me, no one seemed to care.

Since I moved here (from Atlanta) in 2001 I’ve been intrigued and underwhelmed

by Savannah’s growth. I started asking questions after a SCAD graduate told me in 2005 she was leaving to return to Ohio because there were no jobs here.

Since that time, including seven years of teaching business and economics at SCAD, the three years when I wrote the column for SMN, and a spell on a SEDA committee under Steve Weathers, I’ve built a substantial file on Savannah’s lack of growth.

Let’s remove Gulfstream from this equation—that incredible facility is an “out of Savannah” experience and it disproportionally skews any data with its singular growth.

In my column I hammered the elected officials of the city and the business community with data, demographics, the success of other cities, evaluations and reports which showed us on the bottom of the pile in the vain hope I could piss someone off enough to start a conversation.

It did not happen. With the exception of a few concerned individuals who were kind enough to write, the response was empty— like a void; nothing.

I’d have to spend the rest of the summer writing you all I learned, but that’s impracticable. So I’ll summarize it: • Elected city officials pander to and try to protect the African American community, and in doing so are impeding the African American community’s ability to get work.

• A merger of Savannah and Chatham County will not happen because the current

crop of elected officials will always want to protect their majority voting bloc.

• A very conservative mom-and-pop, risk-averse business community with a few notable exceptions—too few.

• The lack of a competitive stand-up business leader with a vision to lead the city to prosperity.

• The local culture won’t change in our lifetimes—certainly mine. Forget it; work around it.

• Shopping amenities are important for self-esteem, but national retailers are businesspeople. Demographics, location and critical mass are huge for them (think Whole Foods and 25 percent college graduates). While there’s much hand-wringing over the lack of Trader Joe’s, I have reasonably good info that Costco is coming.

Hallelujah.

• Most importantly, new people: young, skilled and educated people. Lots of them.

We need to promote the idea of small businesses relocating to Savannah. Bang the drum loudly and often.

We need entrepreneurial, innovative people with ideas.

We need people with capital to start new businesses (Savannah Coffee Roasters— new ownership and nine new employees).

We have lost at least one major employer, according to an impeccable source, because we don’t have a skilled workforce.

We need people not yet dependent upon the Savannah public school system. Also, many who would otherwise move here cannot afford private schools for their kids, so they pass.

In fairness, School Superintendent Thomas Lockamy is making splendid progress, but it will inevitably lead to a twotiered system. So be it. Parents who make the effort to relocate their children to decent schools deserve that opportunity.

• A caveat: We don’t have a Tier 1 research university and never will—a magnet for talented, innovative people. Neither does Chattanooga, but look at their success.

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As a young gay person in the South, McCusker says she was angry. She channeled that anger through her hands and into art. “In the Name of God,” available on her website under “MFA Thesis,” is especially dark.

After that, she focused on her own struggles with addiction. One of her most arresting pieces depicts a human figure crouching in fear.

“That was a self-portrait,” she says. “That was the piece that made me go farther and I sought help.”

She touched on mental illness in another show. Always, she says, her aim isn’t to wallow in emotion but to demystify uneasy topics, including her own bipolar disorder.

“I didn’t think I would be able to do the work I do now when I was first diagnosed,” McCusker says. “I thought once I was medicated, I wouldn’t be the same me. That’s not the case at all. I’m actually more prolific now than I’ve ever been.”

Compared to these previous works, “The Big Game” is more outwardly-focused.

“I’m just not as loud as I used to be,” McCusker says. “And it could be because my family’s great now. I’ve got a very supportive mother.”

It’s a well-worn cycle, gay or straight.

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Savannah sculptor Mac MacCusker has an unflinching devotion to socially-conscious art. It started when she was painting at Jenkins High School. It entered the world of fired clay when she learned ceramics at Armstrong and Georgia State Universities.

And now it continues in her latest exhibit focusing on endangered animals.

“I did this whole series where I did cups on animals’ backs,” McCusker says. “And I started doing rhinos and elephants. And just doing that and looking them up on the Internet and finding out more about them and just being able to sculpt them, I just learned all of this stuff that was going on with the poaching. And it just kind of struck me.”

Pachyderms are endangered throughout Africa and Asia. Not only are poachers shooting them, but deforestation and conflict also are diminishing their habitat.

McCusker’s exhibit is called “The Big Game.” It’ll be at the City of Savannah’s Cultural Arts Gallery through August.

It also features endangered orangutans and leopards. And many of the works are interactive. You can turn and slide them.

Yes, touch the art!

And then there’s Topsy the Elephant. Thomas Edison in 1903 essentially burned alive this abused creature for the electrified amusement of Coney Island revelers. Topsy’s disturbing tale has a place in the show.

“People tend to want to look away from these subject matters,” McCusker says. “People always think [my art] has a little bit of humor to it, maybe dark humor. But maybe by putting a little bit of humor in it, people are more willing to address the issue.”

Or as I put it in my interview with her, there’s something about seeing Fred Phelps in clay that makes him less scary. Phelps was the anti-gay crusader who died earlier this year after decades of violence-inspiring hate speech. McCusker cast Phelps in one of her earlier series, “In the Name of God.” Getting behind that series helped me understand McCusker’s zeal for message10 driven art.

McCusker’s exhibit is titled ‘The Big Game.’

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“Maybe it has to do with the fact that I’m under five foot,” she says. “But I love being able to take up physical space and sort of being able to manipulate people and how they see things and making them come closer to things or stay away.” cs McCusker’s endangered animals live at the Cultural Arts Gallery, 9 W. Henry St., through Sept. 5. McCusker will hold a Animal Sculpture Workshop Sat., Sept. 13 and 20, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.. This fee-based workshop is open to all skill levels and ages 12 and up. Closing reception will be Friday, Sept. 5, 6-9 p.m. in conjunction with Art March.

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To the contrary, if comparable restrictions are not adopted and successfully implemented soon, the consequences for Georgians and other Americans will become increasingly dire.

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“Risky Business,” a report co-sponsored by a team of renowned governmental and business leaders, warns that human-induced climate change will cause substantially worsening crop losses, reduced labor productivity, heat-related illnesses, premature deaths, and property risks, especially in the Southeast.

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Make your walk a workout Walking. We do it all the time. Most of us take walking for granted and don’t think about it.

Yet, walking is so important to health that it deserves a lot more consideration.

How do you walk? Do you stroll along with friends on a summer evening, laughing and chatting as you go? Is your life more hectic with walking more of a hurried pace that gets you from your car or the bus to work or school?

Why not take a new approach to walking and make it a meaningful activity that can boost your energy and your fun level, too?

Savannah resident Sandy Haeger introduced a new way of walking to participants in the Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program (CRI LEP) at Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care. Participants join Sandy for Saturday morning walks. They may have been a little surprised when she introduced them to jelly bean circles, hip rolls, and long steps in their weekly hour-long walks.

Sandy, who is a certified exercise specialist, applies her expertise to help her charges take walking to a whole new level.

You, too, can put a boost into walking.

Be sure to wear walking shoes that give your feet proper support. Wear comfortable clothing, and take along a full water bottle so you can stay hydrated. Plan your route in an area you know. You can try new areas as your walking program develops.

Add some of Sandy’s extras to your walk for extra benefit: “Heel, ball, toe.” Say it aloud as you go. When we concentrate on using the entire foot this way, we engage more muscles from the foot to the hip. You may bob up and down a bit at first, but as you become used to the motion, you’ll find your stride evens out and becomes more efficient.

Step out. Take a long step. Contract (squeeze) your buttock muscles—your glutes. They are the muscles that will help you walk and stay upright for life.

Hold the step forward and practice balance. Tighten your glutes and keep your abdominal muscles tight. Bring the back

Sandy Haeger (center) leads the Walking Club of the CRI Life Enhancement Program (CRI LEP) with Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care (CVCPHC). Sandy is pictured here with regular walkers Christine Ferrelle, PNP, Nurse Practitioner at CVCPHC and CRI LEP Core Team member; and CRI LEP participants Glennis Cadle and Michelle Jones.

A walking workout calls for comfortable clothes and shoes and plenty of water.

Take a route that includes familiar sites, or strike out in a new direction to discover something new.

Lisa Reid is a graduate of the first Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program (CRI LEP) in Savannah, and a dedicated member of the CRI LEP Walking Club. Lisa often sets the pace for the walkers by calling a cadence that helps maintain the pace and build camaraderie.

C. MeGill Brown, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care, and a Core Team member of the Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program, displays the CRI LEP Walking Club t-shirt and their slogan “One Step at a Time.

foot forward. With your feet together, tighten all of your core muscles. Take a moment to hold that contraction. Repeat on the other side.

Reverse it. This one takes the help of a friend or family member. Pick a level, safe place without other people close by.

Face your partner and lightly hold hands.

Walk backward, trusting your partner to

steer you or give you verbal directions as needed. Then switch places. You may find this activity is a challenge to your balance, but with practice comes improvement.

Line dancing. Again, be conscious of your surroundings so that you’ll have solid, smooth footing. Stand tall with your chest and chin lifted. Step side to side. Take two steps to the left then two

to the right. Make up any combination you like. Sandy encourages putting a little “attitude” into your movements to push up the fun factor.

March like you mean it. Find a wall, tree, or other stationary object to touch or hold onto for balance. Lift one knee with your foot flexed, touch down, and lift again. Always keep the toes of the foot you’re lifting in sight in front of you to help maintain a good position. Change legs.

As your walk continues, you can add other movements, such as marching in place, doing bicep and tricep curls as you walk, or doing hip rolls as you wait for the traffic light to change.

Sandy’s upbeat walks are popular with the CRI LEP participants, and regular walker Lisa Reid has added her own style by drawing on her military experience to put a cadence into the walks that motivates others in the group to maintain the pace.

Lisa says, “We always get attention when we walk! And the fun is what keeps you going. Before you know it, the hour is over, and you feel like you could go on longer.”

Going for walks can be eye-opening in other ways. Lisa recalls friends driving by the walking group and calling out words of encouragement. “We see gardens and historic houses and parts of Savannah we’ve never seen before,. When you’re driving or riding a bus, the surroundings go by in a blur. When you walk, you fill your lungs with fresh air and your eyes with new sights.”

If you want to boost your daily activity level and enjoy Savannah in a healthy way, get out and take a walk. Savannah Dan does it. Our many visitors do it. Sandy and her CRI LEP Walking Club do it. Join the movement. As Lisa Reid says, “It’s electrically contagious!” cs Jan McIntire is Canyon Ranch Institute Senior Advisor for Outreach. Sandy Haeger is a Savannah resident, Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program volunteer, and certified exercise specialist.

For info about the CRI Life Enhancement Program with Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care, Inc., call 912443-3264 or email cri@canyonranchinstitute.org.

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What’s the story on genetically modified organism (GMO) foods? I live in rural western Massachusetts and am exposed to a constant stream of horror stories of cancerous death caused by evil GMOs, often including terrifying photos of rats with fist-sized tumors. Any truth to the anti-GMO gospel? —Brian “ANY” is a sweeping term, Brian. Let’s say there isn’t much truth—and there better not be. Although GMO foes may not want to admit it, the battle is over. GMOs rule.

Since the mid-1990s, GMO crops have steadily increased in terms of total crop area, with the U.S. planting more than any other country. For some crops the great majority of acreage is planted with GMO seeds— notably soybeans, with more than 80 percent of the crop worldwide of GMO origin.

Biotech seed accounts for close to twothirds of global cotton and roughly a quarter of corn and canola. In the U.S., about half of all cropland is growing GMOs, including 93 percent of the acreage for soybeans, 85 percent for corn, and 82 percent for cotton.

GMOs are plants or animals with an altered genetic code not found in nature.

Genetic modification in the broad sense is nothing new; humans have been creating hybrid plants and animals for centuries, with results ranging from tangelos to killer bees. The difference with GMOs is that

they’re created by direct modification of the genome rather than traditional breeding methods.

The first GMOs were made by inserting the Bt gene, which gives built-in insecticide properties to plants such as tomatoes, tobacco, corn, and soybeans. Since then, genetic modifications have been “stacked”— often via traditional crossbreeding—to produce new crop species with multiple special characteristics. For example, several GMO corn types have been crossed to create one with greater herbicide tolerance plus the Bt insecticide trait.

Gene stacking makes it possible to produce a bewildering array of GMO plants adapted for different circumstances. It’s estimated that by next year at least 24 genetic modifications of corn will be commercially feasible. If they’re quadruple-stacked that could mean more than 12,000 GMO corn varieties—which, I feel obliged to note, would be a helluva job to track.

So, what problems have been reported from GMO crops? Let’s dispose of the scariest. In 2012 French molecular biologist Gilles-Eric Séralini, a vocal opponent of genetic modification, published a paper claiming rats fed Bt-modified corn treated with Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide were much more likely to develop cancer.

The press conference at which the study was released was a transparent—and successful—attempt to manipulate public opinion. In return for a first look at the research, reporters were required to agree they wouldn’t ask Séralini’s professional peers to check his work. They were shown those photos of rats with bodies grotesquely distorted by enormous tumors, and within hours the images and other grim details had been tweeted, posted, and blogged around the world 1.5 million times.

Séralini’s methods and conclusions were widely disputed by other scientists, and the

paper was eventually retracted and republished in much milder form. But the PR damage was done.

Researchers have reported other GMOlinked health issues—food allergies, stomach and uterine inflammation in pigs—but here too, reviewing scientists have seen problems with methodology. Most studies thus far have found little reason for concern.

That’s not to say there aren’t legitimate worries about GMO usage, mainly stemming from environmental impact: • A serious decline in the monarch butterfly population may be due to increased use of herbicides on herbicide-resistant GMO crops, which kills the milkweed plants monarch larvae feed on.

• Chinese GMO cotton crops have seen an increase in second-tier pest insects as the primary pests have been reduced by insecticidal GMO cotton.

• Some bugs have already developed resistance to insecticidal GMO crops in the short time they’ve been cultivated.

The hot regulatory issue now is labeling.

No one can seriously dispute the public’s right to know GMO content, but making it happen isn’t easy—GMOs must be carefully tracked from planting to market. Laws vary among countries: the European Union requires labeling at 0.9% GMO content or more; in China any GMO content must be indicated; in the U.S. labeling is voluntary.

GMO crops have been a boon for farmers, with an estimated $78 billion in additional revenue worldwide 1996-2010 due to reduced costs. Since 1996 total pesticide use has dropped by nearly a billion pounds.

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Facial recognition software, increasingly important to global anti-terrorism operations, is being brought to ... cats. Taiwanese developer Mu-Chi Sung announced in July plans for marketing the software as part of a cat health device so that owners, especially those with multiple cats, can better monitor their cats’ eating habits. Sung first had to overcome the problem of how to get the cat to stick its head through a slot in the feeder so the software can start to work.

The device, with mobile apps for remote monitoring by the owner, may sell for about $250.

Government in Action

• The Environmental Protection Agency is already a News of the Weird favorite (for example, the secret goofing-off “man cave” of one EPA contractor in July 2013 and, two months later, the fabulist EPA executive who skipped agency work for months by claiming falsely to be on secret CIA missions), but the agency’s Denver Regional Office took it to another level in June. In a leaked memo, the Denver deputy director implored employees to end the practice of leaving feces in the office’s hallway. The memo referred to “several” incidents.

• The federal food stamp program, apparently uncontrollably rife with waste, has resorted to giving financial awards to the states that misspend food stamp money the least. In July, the Florida Department of Children and Families, beaming with pride, announced it had won a federal grant of $7 million for having blown only $47 million in food stamp benefits in 2013 (less than 1 percent of its $6 billion in payments).

Vermont, the worst-performing state, misspends almost 10 percent of its food stamp benefits.

• The Way the World Works: The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration came down hard in July on West Virginia’s Freedom Industries for violations of chemical safety standards in January 2014 that resulted in the 10-day contamination of drinking water for 300,000 residents. OSHA issued two fines to the company — one for $7,000 and the other for $4,000.

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anything available) and then (with the car still moving) climbed out the driver’s door • Ms. Milo Moire, a Swiss performance and briefly “surfed” on the roof. Finally, as artist, startled (and puzzled) fairgoers at Germany’s Art Cologne in April by creating deputies closed in, Jansen shouted a barrage of Bible verses before emerging from the car a painting while standing on two ladders, wearing a cowboy hat, boots and a woman’s nude and expelling “eggs,” filled with paint dress. and ink, from her vagina. Each “PlopEgg” • The surveillance video in evidence in canvas made what she called a powerful England’s Wolverhampfeminist statement about ton Crown Court in July women, fertility and creativcaptured the entire caper ity. (In June, she attempted to of two young men comitour Switzerland’s Art Basel cally failing to open a parkfair “wearing” only the names ing lot’s automated cash of clothing items written on who got shot machine five months earher nude body, e.g., on her leg, tonight lier. Wearing hoods, they the word “pants.” Officials told tried to batter the secure her to go get dressed if she machine open, then tried wanted to see the show.) to pull it away (but learned • Update: Critics praised that it was rooted to an bad-girl British artist Tracey underground cable). Plan Emin’s 1998 furniture-andC involved getting in their effects exhibit, “My Bed,” supPeugeot and ramming posedly representing a failed the machine, which did romantic relationship, featurknock loose the moneying mussed sheets and, litterdispensing part — but also ing the room, empty vodka shredded part of the car’s bottles and used condoms. body. The dispenser (with Prominent collector Charles the equivalent of $1,500 in coins) fit in the Saatchi turned heads when he bought the front seat only after some exhaustive pushpiece for the equivalent of about $200,000, ing and cramming, but finally the men drove and in June, almost 15 years later, he sold off — with sparks flying as the weight of “My Bed” at auction for the equivalent of the coins made the crippled car scrape the $4,330,000. pavement. Police arrived on the scene, and a • In July, the large cement “Humpty brief chase ended when the car crashed into Dumpty” at the Enchanted Forest in a wall. Final score: car totaled, money recovSalem, Oregon, created by Roger Tofte in ered and Wesley Bristow, 25, sentenced to 1970, was destroyed when two intruders two years in prison. tried to climb the wall Humpty was sitting on. However, the wall crumbled and Humpty suffered a great fall, and Tofte said Bad, Bad Samaritan!

(1) Roy Ortiz hired a lawyer in March he doubted he could put Humpty back and said he was considering suing the first together again, but would try instead to responders who rescued him during the make a new one. historic September 2013 flooding around Broomfield, Colorado — because they That’s Entertainment! failed to find him fast enough when his car • Sheriff ’s deputies in Salina, Kansas, arrested Aaron Jansen, 29, but not before he plunged into raging waters. (2) In March, put on quite a show on July 5. Jansen, speed- Houston sheriff ’s deputy Brady Pullen filed a lawsuit against the grieving family of ing in a car spray-painted with derogatory the delusional man he was forced to shoot comments about law enforcement, refused and kill during a 2012 emergency call — to pull over and even survived a series of tire-shredding road spikes as he turned into because Pullen had been injured in the skirmish and believes the family failed to warn a soybean field, where he revved the engine him just how dangerous Kemal Yazar was. and drove in circles for 40 minutes. As Also, in Alcona, Ontario, in April, Sharlene deputies set up a perimeter, Jansen futilely Simon, 42, filed a lawsuit against the family tossed items from the car (blankets, CDs,

of the teenage bicyclist she accidentally ran down, fatally, in 2012 — claiming that the boy’s dangerous joyriding at 1:30 a.m. initiated the events that left her traumatized.

Names in the News

In May, News of the Weird mentioned a Floridian with drug charges named Edward Cocaine. In June, in Lake Wales, Florida, Ms. Crystal Metheney, 36, was arrested on a (BB-)gun charge — but she also has a drug arrest (marijuana) on her record. In July a northern California wildfire investigation turned up suspect Freddie Smoke III, 27.

And for less-mature News of the Weird readers, Ryan Smallwood, 26, was arrested in Rock Hill, South Carolina, for making obnoxious sexual comments in a restaurant.

Least Competent Criminals

Recurring Themes: (1) Moshood Itabiyi, 22, was arrested in a traffic stop in July shortly after allegedly robbing the Northview Bank in Barnum, Minnesota. His dream of a quick getaway had vanished when he discovered that he had locked his keys in the car, and he was forced eventually to burglarize a nearby house for a hammer to smash a window open and get going.

(2) Three teens, ages 13, 14 and 15, were charged with attempted burglary in St. Petersburg, Florida, in July when, as they were serial-testing parked cars’ doors to find an unlocked one, they happened to inattentively open the door of an unmarked police car with a detective inside.

News of the Weird Classic (Feb 2010)

The Fragrance of Love: First, farmer Dick Kleis of Zwingle in eastern Iowa, composing a birthday note to his wife, arranged more than 60 tons of manure in a pasture to spell out “Happy Birthday, Love You” in shorthand. Then, for Valentine’s Day (2010), farmer Bruce Andersland created a halfmile-wide, arrow-pierced heart from plowed manure at his farm near the town of Albert Lea, Minnesota. “Now,” said wife Beth, viewing the aerial image, “I’ve got my valentine!”

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Terry Brown Jr., 26, of an East 55th Street address, was transported by private vehicle to St. Joseph’s Hospital with a wound to his Shootings continue knee after a shooting just before midnight After a one-week period that saw eight Savannah residents shot, with one killed, the July 22.

Patrol officers were investigating shots following week detectives were investigating fired at his house and the house beside another several shootings. it when they were advised he was at the On Sunday July 27, three people were hospital. shot in an incident at 55th and Cedar Police are also investigating the shootStreets. ing of a 29-year-old Savannah man in the Officers responded to a shots fired call Cuyler Brownsville neighborhood Thursday in the 1300 block of East 55th that was upgraded to a shooting call about 7:45 p.m. morning, July 24 Shawn Jackson of a Lorraine Drive Craig Xavier Jackson Jr., 31, of Savanaddress was transported to Memorial Uninah, Gary Campbell, 31 of Brunswick, and versity Medical Center with non-life threatJoseph Heyward, of Savannah each were transported to Memorial University Medical ening gunshot wounds.

Central Precinct Patrol officers found him Center with non-life threatening injuries. on the porch of a house at West 36th and The preliminary investigation disclosed “two groups of males agreed to meet at a res- Florence streets about 3:08 a.m.

Detectives are investigating reports that idence. The meeting subsequently resulted in gunfire that injured the three members of he was being chased by another male when the shooting occurred near the intersection. one group,” police say.

In other shooting news: Troy Kirkland, 19, was transported to Memorial University Medical Center for treatment of a serious injury when Islands Precinct officers investigated a 6:45 p.m. shooting Tuesday night, July 22, on the All cases from recent Savannah/

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Espina’s group at Rancho Alegre; Jackson, in turn, does a “solo” thing Thursdays at the 5 Spot (with guest performers) and two shows per week in Hilton Head.

“I wanted to be a performer,” Evans says.

“I know that the business end of that is tricky, so I’ve always taught also. My first teacher put an enormous emphasis on pedagogy. And that’s a life skill to a performance major. For years, that was my bread and butter. I taught 30 students a week for more than a decade.”

He doesn’t teach (much) these days. He’s too busy.

In 2011 the couple traveled to Hangzhou, “China’s most beautiful city,” as part of a cultural exchange program, through one of Maggie’s art school contacts. “When we got there, there was a jazz club across the street from the school,” Evans explains. “Maggie walked in and got us a gig. It was that easy.

We were playing six nights a week for the whole ten months we were there.”

They were booked for another six months at the club in 2013.

Evans is premiering a new jazz combo Saturday nights at Casimir’s Lounge, inside the Mansion at Forsyth Park. It’ll feature a

JACKSON EVANS has many things in common with Pat Metheny, John Pizzarelli, Wes Montgomery and the other great electric jazz guitarists, past and present. Among these: A light touch, precision, a vast vocabulary of chords and tonalities, and the ability to play just about anything and imbue it with his own palette of colors.

Ask Evans, however, and he’ll tell you he’s just too analytical; maybe it’s the degree in guitar performance he got from Utah State University. Improvisation, Evans says, is “not my natural approach to music. I’ve had to work on it. My natural approach is the theoretical, left-brained stuff. That’s where I’m a hundred percent comfortable. And the creative approach I’ve really had to make an effort to learn how to do.”

Still, after 10 years’ gigging in Savannah, he’s jamming pretty good. “I think the hardest part,” the 33-year-old says, “is sort of shutting up the left brain.”

Evans and his wife, the visual artist Maggie Evans, relocated here in 2004 so that she could go to graduate school. The daughter of a professional jazz saxophonist, Maggie was schooled in classical piano and clarinet.

She took up electric bass in high school —and slammed it playing in punk bands.

Eventually, she gravitated to jazz, along with her by-then-boyfriend Jackson (who’d started off emulating blues great Stevie Ray Vaughan).

“Maggie’s all right-brained,” he laughs.

“She learned theory and knows it, but she never touches it when she’s playing. She’s all intuition and feel, and all experience. She played in her dad’s bands in college.”

In their earliest Savannah days, Jackson and Maggie were befriended by guitar great Howard Paul, who introduced them into the city’s jazz community. They had a trio for a few years called Silver Lining, and for pocket money traded off on bass duties with the blues band called Hitman. Today, they perform as a duo under their own names.

She sings and plays bass, with him on guitar (that’d be Fridays at the 5 Spot).

Maggie also plays with saxophonist Jody Guitarist Jackson Evans arrived in Savannah, from his native Utah, in 2004.

“rotating cast of characters,” including Calvin Barnes (saxophone), Eric Jones (organ), Billy Hoffman (drums) and bassists including Linus Enoksson, Mitch Hennes and even Kenny Murphy from the rock trio Les Racquet, from light standards to fusion to everything in between.

“I want to keep it really fresh,” Evans reports. “I don’t want it to fall into me playing the same 15 or 20 songs every week.”

Jackson Evans has lots in common, too, with the old guard of Savannah jazz players—he wants to keep the scene fresh, and exciting, and to work hard to get new converts for the club.

What too often gets forgotten, he believes, is the “entertainment factor.”

“One of the big tragedies with jazz is that it’s become over-intellectualized,” he states.

“In New Orleans, where jazz was born, it’s drunk, high bar music. That’s the real heritage of this thing. In the ‘60s and ‘70s, when jazz moved into the colleges, I think it began to take itself too seriously.

“Playing music well should always be the priority. Do what you do best, kill it, be amazing and have a blast doing it.”

News you can use

• There’s been a proliferation of Open Mic nights lately. Of course, they’re all there in our weekly Soundboard listings, under Live Music. To expedite matters, there’s a brand-spanking-new Facebook page called Open Mic Savannah, a sort of central location for all things Open Mic. Check it out.

• The Westin Harbor Savannah has begun a series of “Friday Sunset Parties” by the pool, every week from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. There are two price levels, one with alcohol, the other with alcohol and food.

There’ll always be live entertainment, and for my money you can’t beat Savannah’s muscle-powered R&B horn band, Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love, playing Aug. 8, 15 and 22 (along with the Fundamentals). Doug Marshall is your music guy this week (Aug. 1). See westinsavannah.com.

• There are still a couple of slots open in the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum’s annual Cigar Box Guitar-Making Workshop, one of our city’s coolest hands-on musical experiences. You too can wail on three strings! Get all the info you need on the Aug. 23 event at shipsofthesea.org. CS

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Savannah may be known for other musiThe Savannah VOICE Festival cal celebrations like Stopover and the Savanreturns Aug. 1 for its second year, poised to nah Music Festival, but Zouves argues that build off last year’s good start. classical music belongs here just as much as “It’s like falling in love,” says Maria other genres do.

Zouves, co-founder of the all-opera event.

“Opera is kind of associated with grand “Savannah wants this to happen, and we opera,” Zouves says, an impression her want it to happen.” group is trying to change. For this year’s For two weeks, the 2014 festival will offer centerpiece, a production of Mozart’s Don opera performances all over the downtown Giovanni, “We’re using a chamber orchesarea. The concerts and events highlight a tra instead of a bigger one, and we’re using range of talent, vocalists coming straight Savannah as our operatic set.” from the Met alongside studio artists pracThe “boutique production” of Don ticing their vocal skills.

Giovanni, presented Aug. 3 and 5 in the “You’re hearing all the levels in 24 hours,” sanctuary at Christ Church Savannah, feaZouves says. “With the studio artists, it’s like tures a number of nationally-known opera you’re watching them develop and grow.” singers, many of whom have appeared in Savannah at other Zouves/Milnes-sponThe festival partners with the nonprofit sored concert events. organization, VOICExperience, that helps young artists explore performing arts It’s not “grand” opera; more like “intimate” careers. Zouves, a soprano opera singer, and opera.

Getting opera out of the opera house, her husband, opera legend Sherrill Milnes, are in charge of both of them. VOICExperi- Zouves says, makes it more accesence is based in Palm Harbor, Florida, but sible to those who are new to the expeMilnes and Zouves travel to Savannah to rience. Plus, she likes capitalizing on

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Savannah’s rich history.

“Savannah is operatic! It’s historic, it’s interesting,” she says. “We have haunted houses. How much more dramatic can you be?”

In just two years, the festival has gained a lot of support, from local to international fans. This year, 12 singers’ visits are sponsored by Savannahians, which, Zouves explains, means that the locals are paying for their favorite opera singers to return this year.

She also mentions that people are coming from out of the country to experience the festival. “Dare I say, as small as we are, we’re becoming a leader in the operatic community,” she beams.

The audience, adds Zouves, is changing … in a good way. “Another part of our mission is to perpetuate the art through the young people. They have no presupposed ideas. Kids are the future of this art.” CS Savannah VOICE Festival public events Tickets at savannahvoicefestival.org

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Jennifer Johnson Cano is a mezzo-soprano from Missouri who got her “show me” degree from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where she debuted in 2009. “Her voice,” said Corinna da Fonesca-Wollheim in the New York Times, “seems to come out of a happy nexus of heart, soul and brain that lends an authoritative weight to every note.”

During October, Cano will play Mercedes in Carmen at the Met; just before that, she is scheduled to sing in the world premiere of A Palace Among the Ruins, a classical commission by Oscar and Grammy-winning composer Howard Shore in La Jolla, California.

And we get her at the 2014 VOICE Festival. Cano and her husband Christopher, an acclaimed classical pianist, will appear in recital Aug. 2 in the Christ Church sanctuary.

Consisting of works by of Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Vaughn Williams, Britten and other composers, the Canos’ English-language recital was first performed in the fall of 2013 at Carnegie Hall.

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People who work in opera are always talking about attracting new audiences, from younger folks to those who maybe have just never given opera a chance. What’s your take on that?

Jennifer Johnson Cano: If people aren’t

Jennifer Johnson Cano: I think it’s a matter

aware of the art form, of course they’re not going to flock to it as something that they want to set aside time in their schedule to take part in. I think the work that Maria and Sherrill are doing, in bringing opera to Savannah and sharing it, is very important. I took my parents to their first opera. They had never bought tickets to go see an opera themselves when I was growing up. I picked an opera that I thought they would like, which was The Abduction From the Seraglio by Mozart. I thought “Mozart is familiar to them, they already know some of the music, and this might be a good pathway for them to experience opera for the first time.” And they really loved it! It has heart, and some comedy to it. For my parents that was the gateway opera, if you will. Opera is another form of entertainment, and not every opera is going to be every person’s favorite … it goes back to sharing the art form in a community, and making sure that people aren’t nervous about attending. Some evenings are lighter, some are darker, but it’s all about Jennifer Johnson Cano chose Mozart’s The Abduc- exploring the human condition in tion From the Seraglio to introduce her parents to various guises. opera for the first time.

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of exposure, and continually giving a very fantastic, human experience. People go to concerts and events really to be a part of a community, and to share in an experience as a group of people. We as a culture have always used music to celebrate, to mourn, to mark any kind of special occasion … it’s always a part of things. So I think we just have to continue working our hardest to bring a really high product, and a really human product, and really polished and well thought-out programs to audience members.

You’re not talking about dumbing it down, no “Stars of the Met” Happy Meals? In other words, not simply changing the art to suit the audience?

Jennifer Johnson Cano: No, absolutely not,

pandering might work for a short period of time but certainly it’s not a long-term solution. We as performers have to be absolutely mindful and aware of the current culture in which we live. And it is different from when many of these operas were created. People used to go spend a whole afternoon and evening at the opera house! It was the thing to do. And today, we do have to compete with television and media and all of these things … but it’s just a different world. It’s not that the art form is any less relevant. We’re still telling human stories, and it’s our job to keep at the core what this art form is all about.

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Christopher Cano is a well-known recitalist and orchestral piano soloist. In Savannah, he and his wife will repeat a recital they first gave last fall at Carnegie Hall.

Which is telling human stories. And as long as we’re doing that to the best of our ability, and we’re sharing that openly with as many audience members as we can find, people do respond. Always. They respond to the human element, and the power of music.

Have you worked with Maria and Sherrill?

Jennifer Johnson Cano: Yes! I actually met them

more through my husband, Christopher, because Christopher has had a relationship with Maria and Sherrill for many years. I first knew them socially through my husband, and traveling with him when he goes to work for their programs, and attending the events in Florida and up in New York City. And the relationship has grown from there.

And … have you been to Savannah before?

Jennifer Johnson Cano: I’ve never sung there

before, but my family traveled to Savannah a few times when I was younger. My family loves historical homes, and tours, and we went on a lot of road trips throughout my childhood. Savannah was one of our favorite cities as a family. I was so disappointed last year that I couldn’t travel down there while Chris was there. And this year we’re fortunate enough to give a recital and I’m thrilled to be visiting a place that I’m familiar with, that I’m sure has changed quite a bit since the last time I was there. CS

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It shouldn’t take more than a brief listen before you’re hooked on the music of Adrienne McCann, who goes by Adron (it’s childhood shorthand for her first name).

Named Atlanta’s Best Songwriter 2012 by the alt-weekly Creative Loafing, Adron creates melodically colorful songs with surreal—all right, quirky—lyrics. She says she never wanted to be a “twee folksinger,” and she wasn’t cool enough for rock ‘n’ roll, but when she discovered tropicalia, the sensual pop music of Brazil, she knew her niche had found her. “As it started to make more and more sense to me,” she tells us, “I just felt the sun shining on my shoulders.”

The thing is, this Illinois native-turnedGeorgian is a brilliant samba-style guitarist and an amazingly versatile singer, and her music—so much more than a sweet pop confection—effectively bridges gap after gap between generations and genres. Check out Organismo, her sophomore album, and see if you don’t capitulate.

We spoke with Adron earlier this week.

Influences. “A ton of Beatles, since I was born, basically. Some classical music, because it was in my family. But as I started to decide what I wanted to do as a musician, I was really into Beck. For many years, I was obsessed with Beck. I had a wall in my bedroom that was absolutely wallpapered with pictures of him that I printed off the Internet. It was different from what everybody else was listening to at my age.

It spoke to me a lot. It was very eclectic. It was irreverent and nonsensical a lot of the time, which made sense to me and my goofy sense of humor. I was also into Bjork, Belle and Sebastian and Aphex Twins, but when I started writing music all I had was a guitar, and I wanted to make songs that were as big as Beatles songs, but just with the guitar.

So I was very ambitious as soon as I started learning.”

Preferences. “I’m always into very explicit melody, just pure, unfettered melody. And wanted to keep that, even while creating chord changes that were totally weird. And I think it can always be done—you can throw any chords together. In fact, one time I threw all the chords I knew into a hat and picked ‘em out at random. And tried to make a melody that was pretty and made sense on top of it. And it basically worked.”

Tropicalia. “I walked into a record store when I was 14, looking to buy something obscure and really hip. That would make me seem really cool. And I found Os Mutantes.

They’re sort of like the Brazilian Beatles, but wackier. I felt immediately at home in it. I

felt like I had stumbled upon the secret part of myself that I didn’t know was there. In a way it made sense, because Beck was heavily influenced by them as well. So I guess it felt like familiar territory. I just became obsessed with that kind of music, and their peers at the time. Caetano Veloso is now my hero; he’s my ultimate musical boyfriend forever. All those guys really just blew my mind a lot. And since I always sing along to everything, I ended up learning a lot of Portuguese, too.”

Audiences. “There are people scattered all over the place who are audiophiles and who are into unusual things. And can find them because of the Internet, so your

audience is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. And starting out in the South is an extra-special obstacle for me, because a lot of the Southeastern scene is kind of narrow in what it wants. It’s like, you want music you can drink to, you want country/ bluegrass, you want hip hop, or you want a spectacle. And I’m none of those things, really. It’s tricky, definitely, but I’ve gotten so much love from so many unexpected corners … I know that the listeners are out there, and they’re really appreciative. It’s just enough to keep going.” – Bill DeYoung With Fare the Gap and Moon Gang at 9 p.m. Thursday, July 31.

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Nashville’s Matthew Page (guitars) and Zach Murphy (drums) recorded and overdubbed the first Blackfoot Gypsies album (2012’s On the Loose) as a two-piece; they staked their spot in the increasingly overground Nashville Underground as a raw-boned live duo, but these days are a fullfledged quartet with Ollie Dogg on blues hap, and bassist Dylan Whitlow. They’re all about DIY—On the Loose was recorded to 2-inch tape and then went straight to hot wax laquers (“It never once touched a computer in the recording process” say the guys).

Matthew and Zach took turns hand-drawing covers for every single vinyl copy.

All right, Bill, but what’s the band sound like? To my ears, it’s garage-y, very early ‘70s Stones-like (see the Black Cadillacs, from last week) with some pretty obvious country and Creedence/white blues influences. Live, they’re inspired and intense (watch the videos). – Bill DeYoung At 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2.

SheHeHe @The Jinx

The newest project from veteran Athens bassist Jeff Hannan, SheHeHe breeds and thrives in that post-rock hothouse where early American punk was conceived: Fast, loud, sloppy and fun. It’s no accident that the band has a woman (Nichole Bechill) singing lead and a woman (Noelle Shuck) on rhythm guitar and co-lead vocals; it fits with the SheHeHe garage manifesto—the music crashes and careens into metallic trash cans like an alleycat yowl, a runaway mashup of the Runaways and the Ramones. (For the record, the sexes are tipped by the presence of drummer Jason Fusco and blistering lead guitarist Ben T. Bone). Sometimes all five members of the band sing in unison.

There’s a healthy streak of New York Dolls-ish proto punk and flashy glam, too, in the grooves of the band’s New American Jet Rock full-length, and several songs that conjures the ghosts of such unlikely guitar heros as Blue Cheer and Jefferson Airplane—but only the Runaway Ramones could get away with a song like “Hail Vagina” (with lyrics consisting of just those two words, against fierce rock ‘n’ roll banging). Works for us!

Chicks rule with the opening band as well. Singer/guitarist Kimi Shelter (“she’s just a shot away”) fronts StarBenders, from Atlanta, and vocally she’s got that Wendy O. Willams-meetsSiouxsie Sue thing going on. – Bill DeYoung

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It’s been 31 years since attorneysto-be Skip Jennings and Ward Abel came together as Mercer University students, and bonded over acoustic guitars, pizza and beer. When Jerry Stenger (mandolin and percussion) came aboard, it became an act, and the act became the Massey Boys (Fun fact: although actor Raymond Massey actually died in 1983, the year the trio got together, they did not name themselves in his honor—truth was, they all lived in a nearby apartment complex called The Massee).

Jennings, of course, has been a prominent Savannah attorney for many years (the Massey Boys were semi-regular performers at O’Connell’s Pub, a favorite watering hole for those in the litigation profession). He’s also president of the Coastal Jazz Association, and a producer of the annual Savannah Jazz Festival. Abel lives in Atlanta, and Stenger is a member of the Savannah Caliegh Band, playing Irish dance music. – Bill DeYoung With Daniel Nickels at First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave., at 7:30 p.m.

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Ren’s return

Spitfire Poetry Group co-founder and current ATL painter brings vibrant show to Sentient Bean

By Jim Morekis jim@connectsavannah.com

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It’s the way of the world: The intrepid explorer who first blazes an uncharted path through the wilderness or on the ocean is rarely the one who capitalizes most on that path, or gets most of the credit.

Savannah native and current Atlanta resident Ralph Dillard—much better known among peers and professionals by the name RenaZance, or usually just rEN or Ren—is a classic example.

“I’ve always been good at starting new things and moving on,” admits Ren with a smile.

Far ahead of the local artistic curve in the late 1990s and long before Savannah was an international tourist mecca, Ren was a founding member of the spoken word ensemble Spitfire Poetry Group.

Spitfire held their first performances in the old Café Metropole spot on MLK Boulevard, one of the first handful of hipsterstyle businesses in downtown Savannah

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before hipster was even a thing here.

Ren did it not for fame or fortune, but — as is the case with most explorers— because it was there.

“I had to invent an audience just to have something to do,” he laughs. “It was done mostly out of frustration, that frustration that drives creativity. I was driven to make that environment.”

While with Spitfire, Ren worked closely with the late, great Clinton Powell, the other co-founder whose name is now most closely linked with the group.

They made an interesting and contradictory duo: Powell, with a passion far outstripping his tiny stature, and Ren, his gentle nature belying his imposing physical presence.

All good things eventually end, though.

Ren became increasingly frustrated with Spitfire’s direction and decided to pick up stakes and head elsewhere.

“It had become less about the essence of performance poetry and more about the corporate feel I wanted to avoid. But Clinton definitely earned every bit of recognition his name receives today,” Ren says.

“My move came from a feeling that I’d done everything I could do as a spoken word artist and wanted to expand, and

involve myself in other things. It became almost like a Joseph Campbell thing, an artistic and spiritual journey.”

Ren’s first foray, to Philadelphia, was eye-opening for the Windsor Forest High School graduate.

“In Savannah I’d been a big fish in a small pond. In Philly there was a much larger spoken word community with a lot of other very talented people.”

There was something else too, something that stirred his pioneer spirit: Visual arts.

“Philly has about 3000 murals! I’d be passing by all this artwork—a lot of it visionary and vivid and surreal,” he says.

“It really turned a key in my mind.”

Ren’s next move, to Atlanta, had more direction and was done firmly with the idea of pursuing a career in visual art.

“Atlanta in 2014 is what New York City was in the ‘80s: On the verge of being in the driver’s seat of American pop culture,” he says.

Ren is currently affiliated with a new indie collective in Atlanta, the Exile Art Group. “We’re sort of sticking it to man,” he laughs. “It’s a collective of self-taught artists.”

Ren was able to close the circle with his old friend and collaborator, Clinton Powell, who was then at the last stages of the illness

that would claim his life.

“In 2011 I came back to Savannah for about three months. I was able to sit by Clinton’s bedside while he was sick.”

Ren’s show in August at the Bean, while showcasing his visual art, will also be a nod to his former life here.

“I know that most people here still associate me with spoken word, so there will be a performance at the reception,” he says.

Visually, expect to see large-format oil paintings which combine one of Ren’s oldest interests—hip hop—with one of his newest: Eastern philosophy.

“I’m exploring Sufism, Hinduism, Kabbalah, all sorts of spiritual pursuits, basically to find myself. I’ve always made a conscious effort to be at the edge, to always be a bridge between two worlds,” he says.

“I want young kids to maybe see a painting of mine, and ask ‘Why is Jay Z in this painting wearing this kind of robe?’ I want to trigger a response.” cs Who is rEN? Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. through August Reception with Spoken Word Performance Friday evening Aug. 1 as part of First Friday Art March

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By Lauren Flotte artrisesavannah.org

JUL 30-AUG 5, 2014

Art communicates. It informs. It inspires. It makes things visible. Public art, especially, brings light to previously unnoticed places.

Currently, Savannah is witnessing the creation of a once unimaginable number of public works. In the last two years, the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Planning Commission has green-lighted multiple murals proposed by SeeSAW (See Savannah Art Walls).

On July 10 the MPC approved two SeeSAW projects— a mural currently being painted by artist Kellie Walker at 66th and Paulsen, and a mural at the West Broad Street YMCA, in the Kayton-Frazier neighborhood west of MLK Jr. Boulevard.

While both works bring new light to their respective sites, the YMCA mural will have a profound impact on the neighborhood since it enhances the YMCA’s work— providing services, education, and building and bridging communities.

At the YMCA, Molly Lieberman, Creative Director of Loop It Up Savannah and YMCA Community Outreach Coordinator, has woven art into the way they accomplish their goals. Lieberman also is a project leader for the YMCA’s Growing Edge Community Garden, a part of a 14-agency partnership to increase access to healthy,

affordable food, funded by a Gulfstream grant.

“The kids here really relate to art. Art is something that they do. So once you achieve that in one place, how do you get that to happen in another, like food or gardening?

We need to use this enthusiasm the kids have for art to walk them into new things,” Lieberman said.

To help engage the kids, Lieberman transforms food and gardening into inspiration for artistic creation.

This has helped make fresh foods approachable. She said that one week the kids got “super into” salad. They asked for seconds. “They were excited about it because they knew where it was from.”

The YMCA is adding a greenhouse, expanding their kitchen, offering cooking

classes, and a retrofitting a truck into a mobile food source that will travel to lowincome neighborhoods selling their harvest at affordable prices.

The garden is behind the YMCA, next to the wall on which SeeSAW will paint the mural. Development of the mural began a year and half ago after SeeSAW secured funding from two foundations, The Left Tilt Fund and The Sunshine Polka-Dot Foundation, for two public art projects; the second is the 66th and Paulsen mural.

SeeSAW co-founder Matt Hebermehl approached then Executive Director of the W Broad Street YMCA, Peter Doliber. “He was interested in having something there that represented the community that supports and uses the YMCA as a resource,” Hebermehl said.

The final mock-up of the mural to be painted on the back of the West Broad Street YMCA, which was designed by the YMCA kids and will be painted by Hebermehl and Ray.

The site of the future mural waits behind Lieberman and the YMCA kids as they 28 pick vegetables in the Growing Edge Community Garden.

The mural design went through multiple iterations as the artists— Hebermehl, along with Jose Ray and, initially, Cleonique Hilsaca— tried to capture “the voice of the YMCA.” Hebermehl said, “We were trying to interpret it and we realized it wasn’t really our story to tell.”

Ray said, “We decided that it was better to have the kids more directly involved.”

Hebermehl, Ray, and Lieberman produced a series of workshops at the YMCA where 30 kids designed the mural.

“We gave them the prompt to draw what the YMCA meant to them; what the neighborhood meant to them, what their favorite activities were,” Hebermehl said. “We took the drawings, put them on the wall and the kids arranged the composition.”

The mural is slated to be complete by the end of August. Hebermehl and Ray will paint the final design. While the kids are not involved in the final execution, the goal is to “be as truthful as possible,” Ray said. “That’s the challenge; to keep our hand out of the mural and let them shine.”

Visible from MLK, it will extend a giant welcoming hand to the rest of Savannah.

“There are many levels of Savannah and many do not intersect. But I feel like having this over here, in some way, makes this a destination. That’s where really exciting social change comes in,” said Lieberman.

“I think good public art celebrates the space it is in,” Hebermehl said. “It brings people together and helps create a situation where people respect where they live and the people that they live with.” cs

Artist and SeeSAW co-founder Hebermehl paints primer onto the mural site at 66th and Paulsen. This mural, designed and painted by Kellie Walker, will be complete this week.

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Of course, hops are included in the modern recipes but the bitter bite is very much subdued and masked. Fermentation with a hearty yeast strain makes for a more balanced, slightly creamy consistency in witbiers. That yeast is often visible in particle suspension, creating a white cloudiness and giving the style its name.

Witbiers are particularly well-suited to Savannah’s summer climate. They are uncomplicated thirst quenchers that typically have a lower alcohol by volume (ABV) ratio, making them sessionable. The presence of citrus gives a tart accent that provides the beer a more complex profile and adds to the enjoyment.

For those not impressed with an overabundance of bitter hops or the malty depths of roasty stouts, witbiers are a mild but expressive choice for beer enthusiasts.

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It was a little over a decade ago that I was belly-up to a Savannah bar, preparing to order my then-usual: a whisky and ginger ale.

While waiting for the bartender’s attention to turn, I saw him pour an extra-tall glass of cloudy, golden elixir with a meringuelike, fluffy white head. With a flourish, he plopped a huge orange wedge on the rim.

Beer isn’t traditionally an attentiongetting drink. While bottle and can art may be impressive, the form factor of a Shaker pint glass doesn’t usually make heads swivel.

Compared to the lavish garnishes of Bloody Marys or olive-spiked martinis, beer just looks boring.

That beer was a Blue Moon Belgian Wit, a MillerCoors brand that would quickly grab a strong foothold in the world of beer, blurring the lines between small, independent craft breweries and the entrenched industry titans. The tide was changing, and thanks to the creative spirit of independent players like Sierra Nevada, Abita and Dogfish Head, the idea of the American beer identity was shifting from bland lagers to innovative culinary twists on old-world styles.

To keep up with the times, “big beer” was pretending to be a small-batch brand.

And it worked marvelously.

In 2013, Businessweek reported that Blue Moon’s sales were the equivalent of 15% of the entire craft beer category, clocking in at 2 million barrels. That popularity has caused many legitimate craft breweries to be on the offensive, attacking Blue Moon as being “crafty” instead of craft. In actuality, they should be thanking MillerCoors for expanding the palette of traditional beer drinkers and (thanks to that showy orange wedge) bringing a more flavorful beer to the attention of non-beer drinkers. After all, it worked on me.

Like a lemming, I ordered a Blue Moon Belgian Wit that night and my craft beer journey began in earnest. It didn’t take long to find out that there was a whole new

Allagash White

Perhaps the quintessential witbier from a craft brewery, Allagash White can be found regularly on tap at Savannah’s Green Truck Pub and is one of its biggest sellers. It’s mild, easy to drink and refreshing, bringing the best of the genre to play in every sip. The citrus and spice are slight but meld nicely with clove and banana notes.

Samuel Adams Imperial White

Pouring a Burnt Hickory White Flag at Your Pie in Sandfly. world of beer available to me and while Blue Moon was an easy gateway to the style, that there were far more exciting witbiers on the market.

Referred interchangeably as witbier, white ale, bière blanche, or witte, the roots of the style go back to the Belgium tradition of brewing with a majority of wheat instead of barley. It’s spiced in a manner dating back to the pre-hop era, using coriander and orange peel as a base.

If you want your witbier on the boozier side, Sam Adams has you covered. Its Imperial White is HUGE at 10.3% ABV, a monster of near-liquor smoothness combined with the light malt base and esters that you expect from a white. While not especially balanced, for those with a sweet tooth, this is a sure thing and can be found in four packs at specialty stores like Habersham Beverage.

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Temptation@Tybee Island Social Club Latin & Caribbean-inspired dishes satisfy

By Cheryl Baisden Solis

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A white-washed cottage with a wide front porch glowing in the dusk with strings of fairy-lights. A warm salty breeze makes the ship’s lamps in front bob gently and tickles the leaves of the camellia bush twining its dark, glossy leaves around the porch railing.

Two levels of porch to choose from or sit at the bar or in the amber-lit dining room inside. White curtains flutter, big round paper lanterns like moons, comfy corners with striped or softly patterned pillows, driftwood sculptures in the flickering light of candles in blue sea-glass holders, shells, sea oats…

Each little scene gives you a sense of peace, with a laid-back beach vibe, soft laughter from guests exclaiming over the food, staff in crinkled white or khaki, flipflops and sneakers, always there at your table when you need them, but not hovering when you don’t.

Ah, and the menu, Caribbean-inspired and lavish with Latin touches like cilantro, chorizo, chipotle, lime and queso fresco, and plenty of fresh seafood prepared in ways that will send you home dreaming of what you want to try next.

Ahi tuna, pulled pork, blue crab, shrimp, whitefish, steak and lobster make their appearances in a variety of tacos —the original raison d’être—with toppings like chopped almonds, bacon, pear puree, horseradish aioli or cucumber pico de gallo, to name a few.

Burgers here are big half-pounders and can be ordered with guacamole, bacon, various exotic cheeses, lemony hummus or topped with a fried egg. For those of a more tender nature, vegetarian cuisine is varied and delicious and the Social Salad, with avocado, roasted corn, tomato, spring mix, smoked gorgonzola and lavished with lemon vinaigrette, makes a perfect meal; add the Biggie Small (big burrito, small price) fragrant with pepperjack, chipotle aioli, cilantro and jalapeno-lime crema and really, you couldn’t desire a more satisfying dinner, with its complex flavors and textures.

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appetizers into a full meal and you won’t find just a set of deep-fried choices offered elsewhere on the island. The Farm Plate with hummus, seasonal veggies, soft white Mexican cheese, smoked almonds and toasted pita points makes a perfect to-go picnic, and the Crab & Shrimp nachos simply sing with flavor!

My last visit I enjoyed, not one, but two, eye-rollingly wonderful, toothsome dishes that are so good, I’ll have to remind myself to order something new next time—because this is the kind of restaurant that has daily specials to set your digestive juices a-flowing (like the blackened fish tacos) and you’ll want to try everything, believe me. Both of these incredible dishes employ Manchego cheese. What? You’ve never heard of it?

Manchego is a firm, white cheese made of whole milk from the Manchega sheep, exclusively raised in the La Mancha region of Spain, Don Quixote’s hang-out, and it Two words, people: MANCHEGO SKILLET. is used here in the Manchego skillet: a rich

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blend of melted Manchego, white wine, roasted garlic, with a touch of sage, brought to you in its own black iron skillet with a pile of chewy French bread slices—top it with blue crab meat or chorizo for a foodgasm you’ll never forget.

Shrimp and grits has made itself room on many menus this last decade—though true Southerners always knew it to be a perfect meal for any time of day!—and here it reaches a truly amazing peak of perfection.

Manchego cheese and bacon grits, with a spicy parmesan cheese sauce given a rosy glow with chorizo bits, and topped with big, grilled East Coast shrimp—the whole thing is drizzled with herbed olive oil and yes, you’ll want an order of that French bread to sop up the gravy, honey, because you’re not gonna wanna waste nuthin’ here!

Each entrée, whether seafood, burger, tacos or salad, comes with a wine pairing or beer suggestion, so make your choice and compliment your meal with the wide selection available at the bar. Try the Son-of-aPeach flavored beer or a cold Southbound, and don’t miss the special cocktails list. The Spring Socialite made with fresh strawberries, muddled basil leaves and honey vodka is light, refreshing and perfect on a hot day.

The Scientist, with its rosemary syrup, bluecoat gin, Chase elderflower Liqueur and fresh lime juice is superb with seafood

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Owner Kurtis Schumm started cooking in college to impress his future wife, Sarah, an interior designer, and will tell you that “Love made me creative…”

This love and inventiveness, this desire to please and willingness to experiment with texture and flavor has followed through in their menu to this day. Staff here will tell you they feel like a family and, like any good Dad, Kurtis welcomes their suggestions and menu additions, so expect the daily and weekend specials to be quirky and delicious.

What started as a little taqueria (taco hut) has been transformed through the love of good food and avid local fans into this white-washed haven of Latin-Caribbean laced cuisine that is unique, exquisite and can render you speechless in a hurry—and I mean that in the best of ways, my friends. cs Tybee Island Social Club 1311 Butler Ave. (912) 472-4044 Mon- Sat: noon-2 am Sun: 11 am-11 pm www.tybeeislandsocialclub.com

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Spitfire Poetry Group and visionary artist, Ralph “rENAZANCE” Dillard, presents “Who is rEN?” A free reception for this exhibit will be Friday, August 1 at 7 p.m..

Aug. 1-Sep. 1. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

First Friday Art March — This month, Art March is featuring The Grand Bohemian Gallery, Sentient Bean, The Foundery Coffee Pub, NonFiction Gallery, Foxy Loxy Print Gallery and Cafe, Graveface Records and Curiosities, Gypsy Girl Vintage, Maldoror’s Frame Shop, Fresh Exhibitions, Starland Cafe, and Canine Palace. A free Art March trolley will stop at each location every 20 minutes starting on DeSoto Ave. DeSoto Avenue will also feature the Indie Arts Market with local vendors and artists.

Also available will be the Kids Activity Area where this month a group mural inspired by mandalas and zentagles will be made. Free & open to the public first Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Desotorow Gallery, 2427 Desoto Ave. Kathy Miller Art Show — Best known for her

Fri. Aug 1 | 6 PM | FrEE

landscapes with billowing cloud formations, this show explores Miller’s technique with watercolors. Gallery 209, 209 E River St.

WEd. Aug 6 | 8 PM | $7

Mac McCusker: Big Game — Armstrong State

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University’s ceramics professor, Mac McCusker, presents an exhibit of interactive ceramic works which spotlight Wildlife conservation in Africa. A closing reception for this exhibit will take place Friday, September 5 6-9pm in conjunction with Art March. Aug. 1-Sep. 5. Cultural Arts Gallery, 9 W. Henry St.

Milan Day Spa’s Artist in Residence George Konstantinidis — Milan Day Spa presents their

new artist in residence George Konstantinidis. A reception with cocktails and specialty Greek hor’d’oeuvres will be on Thursday, July 31 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Milan Day Spa, 10 East Broughton St.

Whitfield Lovell: Deep River — Lovell’s art pays tribute to the lives of anonymous African Americans and explores passage, memory, and the search for freedom. Reception and artist’s conversation August 14 at 6 p.m..

Aug. 4-Feb. 1. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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Artists of the Month: Sue Nichols and Marisa Alvarez — Sue Nichols paints highly-textured

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landscapes in oil, and Marisa Alvarez uses recycled material to make her jewelry. Gallery 209, 209 E River St. Carrie Moyer: Pirate Jenny — Moyer combines

her interests in graphic design and painting in works that featured imagery from 1960s protest graphics, challenging divisions between abstract art and political content.

Free for SCAD students, faculty, staff and museum members. Open to the public

Last chance to check out work by Camille Clifton, aka, ‘The Girl From Nowhere,’ at Gallery Espresso at the cost of museum admission. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Christina Edwards: Fluid Perspectives — The

Butcher host a new exhibition by Christina Edwards, “Fluid Perspectives,” which uses layers of color to create abstract linear pieces and redefines Edwards’ as an artist.

The Butcher Tattoo Studio, 19 East Bay St.

The Girl From Nowhere aka Camille Clifton: Witness — A solo photo exhibition.Gallery Espresso,

234 Bull St.

Helen Levitt: In the Street — The exhibit, a collaboration with the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, displays the work of one of America’s ground-breaking photographers.

The photographs are drawn from the permanent collections of both the Telfair and the High. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Immediate Surroundings — A summer sales

exhibition/juried show featuring works by 63 SCAD artists--students, alumni, faculty and staff--that suggest a sense of place.

All art available for purchase. Prices begin at $25. Through Aug. 24 Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St,.

Jack Leigh: Full Circle, Low Country Photographs, 1972-2004 — The first museum survey of

work by the acclaimed Savannah, Georgiabased photographer since his passing 10 years ago. Leigh’s images are presented alongside works by photographers who inspired him, such as Eva Rubinstein, Walker Evans, Helen Levitt and George Tice. Open to public at cost of museum admission.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Jan Pagratis — Painter Jean Pagratis’s work is inspired by “fear, love, and passion.”

Through July 31 Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard

Jason Middlebrook: Submerged — Middlebrook transformed logs once submerged in the Savannah River and that provided infrastructure for over 200 years. In the exhibition, these planed and painted planks hang from various heights and angles throughout the museum’s lobby. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Katherine Sandoz: tahoe hybrids — In 2013, Sandoz stepped away from her Savannah home to explore Lake Tahoe and its surrounding areas. While there, she created her most comprehensive body of work to date, the “tahoe hybrids.” Through Aug. 3 Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E Liberty St. Leisure: Blake Daniels x Blair Whiteford —

Through Aug. 9 Fresh Exhibitions, 2427 Desoto Ave. Li Hui: Halcyon Fracture — The installation, marking the artist’s first major solo exhibition in the U.S., will feature a site-specific installation titled “Halcyon Fracture.” Free for SCAD students, faculty, staff and museum members. Open to the public at the cost of museum admission. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Maggie Evans: Status — Her work explores

cultural hierarchies and the human desire to be a part of, or detached from, class systems. Free for SCAD students, faculty, staff and museum members. Open to the public at the cost of museum admission. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

‘Como se dice?’: Art by Maggie Hayes — In this

solo exhibit, Maggie Hayes will present her diverse works that include sketchbook pages and 10 ft. tall paintings “vaguely tropical and not particularly politically correct new work inspired by time spent in Latin America speaking some loose semblance of English and Spanish.” Through July 31 The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

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Lucy

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In the immortal words of Ricky Ricardo: Lucy, you got some ‘splaining to do.

A valiant if ultimately futile attempt to graft a brainy mind-bender onto a traditional action film template, Luc Besson’s Lucy frequently comes across as The Tree of Life as directed by Michael Bay. The result, then, is more like The Twig of Life, as the philosophical queries posited in Terrence Malick’s mood piece are dumbed down into a meaningless mishmash of outmoded science and up-to-date CGI. Scarlett Johansson has a ball as Lucy, a good-time party girl whose sleazoid of a boyfriend (Pilou Asbaek) ropes her into a crooked arrangement involving a powerful crimelord named Mr. Jang (and played by Oldboy himself, Min-sik Choi). As Mr. Jang’s prisoner, Lucy is forced to function as a drug mule, with a bag of a substance known as CPH4 sewn inside her stomach. But when the bag breaks inside her, the contents seep into her bloodstream, and they end up increasing her brain power.

As the kindly Professor Norman (Morgan Freeman) explains to his students in random scenes that pop up during the early portion of the film, most animals employ 2.5-5 percent of their brain, dolphins use a whopping 20 percent, Tea Party members utilize a mere 1 percent and the rest of humanity uses 10 percent. But with this valuable drug coursing through her, Lucy

is heading toward a full 100-percent brain drain.

Of course, in the real world, Professor Norman would be ridiculed by his peers, stripped of his job and tossed out onto the street, since that 10-percent belief has long been debunked as nonsense. Then again, Besson probably got the idea by opting to use only 10 percent of his own noggin to make this movie, as the accomplished writer-director of The Fifth Element and La Femme Nikita doesn’t seem especially interested in presenting anything particularly memorable with this concept - even Bradley Cooper’s so-so Limitless, a 2011 offering with a similar plot, provided a bit more food for thought than Lucy. It also provided some dramatic tension in Cooper’s plight; here, Lucy just becomes more intelligent and more invincible, and this siphons all conflict from the film. After all, even Superman could be brought down, by both kryptonite and Zack Snyder.

Johansson is excellent as the title character, and the opening scenes in which she’s dragged into Mr. Jang’s world are suspenseful and suggest that Besson would have fared better just making another straightforward action flick, as that’s usually his forte (as a writer, he was also responsible for the kick-ass scripts for Taken and Unleashed).

The picture also toys with a nugget of an intriguing idea in that time is the only true

currency in our lives. Unfortunately, like everything else of interest, it gets tossed aside for a fanciful but frustrating climax featuring slithery special effects, Freeman experiencing flashbacks to Bruce Almighty’s set design, and a guest appearance by one of The Tree of Life’s dinosaurs.

SEX TAPE OOP

Those who felt that 2011’s Bad Teacher was a bad deal won’t exactly be storming the box office Bastille to snatch up tickets to Sex Tape, given that this new comedy reunites that picture’s central troika of director Jake Kasdan and stars Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel. More charitable types, however, might be willing to take a chance, in which case they’ll find a piece of comparable value: As before, a ramshackle screenplay is held together by ingratiating performances and a handful of unexpectedly large laughs.

The prospect of keeping longtime marriages afloat and energized is a popular screen topic as of late (see, among others, Date Night and Hall Pass), and Sex Tape draws from the same well. As a young college couple in the initial throes of love and passion, Annie (Diaz) and Jay (Segel) can’t keep their hands off each other, but after roughly a decade of marriage and two kids now sharing residency, finding the time or continues on p. 34

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strength to engage in whoopie is about as difficult as finding that proverbial vibrator in a landfill (OK, needle in a haystack, but the other comparison seems more appropriate, yes?).

But after shipping the children off to spend the night at Grandma’s, Jay and Annie find they have the house to themselves and get busy getting naked. Unfortunately, their attempts at lovemaking fall flat - at least until they hit upon the idea of filming what turns out to be a three-hour tryst (with the ample positions illustrated in The Joy of Sex serving as inspiration). The next morning, Annie tasks Jay with erasing the footage; he of course forgets and instead leaves the compromising material on a handful of computers he hands out to select family and friends.

The night-long effort of Annie and Jay to retrieve all the laptops makes up a good chunk of the film, with the highlight of this section being a visit to the mansion of Annie’s potential new boss Hank, a needy CEO played with pinpoint precision by Rob Lowe. This portion offers a number of laugh-out-loud moments, including ones involving Apple’s Siri and Hank’s assortment of Disney-inspired artwork. The film admittedly gets sillier - and, perhaps unavoidably, more repetitive - as it heads down the stretch, though there’s an amusing late-inning cameo by a big star cast as a porn entrepreneur.

stumble into the apes’ forest. Thus begins an uneasy alliance between the primate branches, with Malcolm and Caesar hoping to maintain peace, the human-hating simian Koba (Toby Kebbell) hoping to trigger a war, and the ape-wary Dreyfus (Gary Oldman) hoping that humankind will survive at all.

Since the film spends as much time with the apes as it does the humans, it’s imperative that the CGI is up to snuff. No worries there: The effects are superb, and Serkis, Kebbell and the others who have to act through the barrier of technical wizardry convey as much emotion as those performers whose faces are front and center on the screen. This movie magic allows seamless interaction between human and ape, and this in turn informs the touching relationships between Malcolm and Caesar and between Malcolm’s teenage son Alex (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and the scholarly orangutan Maurice (played by Karin Konoval).

But the poignant moments usually don’t last long, as an ample amount of suspense is generated over a powder-keg situation that could explode at any moment due to the machinations of Koba or the idiotic actions of Malcolm’s teammate Carver (Kirk Acevedo). Director Matt Reeves does an exemplary job of working on the nerves, ensuring that audience members feel tense, tingly, taut and basically every which way but loose.

recruiting friends and recording songs.

With its cornball narrative and unlikely developments, Begin Again is about as grounded in reality as How to Train Your Dragon 2. Yet the picture is so warmhearted and generous of spirit that it’s easy to overlook its contrivances. The porcelain Knightley and the shaggy Ruffalo work well off each other, and I especially liked the way that Carney constructs their relationship: It’s clear that they harbor some mutual attraction but just as obvious that they’re not really compatible-couple material.

Throw in some likable songs, an amusing turn by CeeLo Green as (what else?) a successful musician, and the chance to see True Grit Oscar nominee Steinfeld continue to mature as an actress, and Begin Again will begin to look like a sound option for a latenight, date-night excursion.

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to be a resounding success, self-aware in its humor yet never smug or suffocating in its execution.

Similarly, there really wasn’t any reason to expect good things from 22 Jump Street, since any sequel would doubtless just be a repeat of what had gone on before. Well, yes and no. 22 Jump Street does follow the pattern of its predecessor, but the film’s four writers (including co-star Jonah Hill) work overtime to ensure that the majority of the gags are fresh and that the recycled ones are given enough of an extra spin to make audiences laugh all over again. And, boy, do they laugh ... long and loud.

Hill and Channing Tatum return as undercover cops Schmidt and Jenko, only now they’re too old to successfully pass themselves off as high school students as they search for the makers of a deadly drug that’s causing kids to OD. The solution?

TAMMY They must successfully pass themselves OP off as college students as they search for the It’s fitting that family dysfunction is at makers of a deadly drug that’s causing kids the center of Tammy, since a different sort to OD. of familial discord was responsible for this It sounds like Lazy Screenwriting 101, dud being made in the first place. Melissa and the potential for the self-referential McCarthy stars in the picture, her husband humor to fall drastically flat is huge.Yet Ben Falcone handled directorial duties, and from the start, with a “Previously on 21 the couple collaborated on the screenplay.

Jump Street” tease, Hill and his co-writers If their marriage can survive this film, it can find ways to perk up the predictable. For survive anything. instance, 22 Jump Street isn’t just the name of the movie; it’s also the new address that McCarthy was a potent comic presence serves as the headquarters for the unit operin Bridesmaids and The Heat, but here she ating under the grouchy Captain Dickson DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES BEGIN AGAIN proves to be curiously ineffectual. She’s the (Ice Cube, the first picture’s stealth weapon OOOP Ooo title character, a small-town nobody who I gotta confess, I don’t remember too Writer-director John Carney struck indie loses her cheating husband, her minimumof wit, is just as hilarious here). “Good thing much about 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the gold with 2006’s Once, a gentle whisper of wage job and her car all in one day. With there’s an abandoned Vietnamese church Apes other than James Franco woos the a film that touched many a hipster with its her grandmother (Susan Sarandon) by her just across the street,” notes Dickson as they Slumdog Millionaire’s girlfriend and Draco tale of a pair of struggling musicians. Figur- side, Tammy hits the road in search of a bet- pass by the abandoned Korean church - now Malfoy enjoys spanking monkeys. I do also ing that Once is not enough, Carney now ter life, yet that’s difficult to do when life is sold - that they previously had used as HQ. stacked against you and when Granny turns recall not being quite as impressed as most offers Begin Again, another tale centering The campus setting also lends itself to everyone else with the latest addition to the around two people about to either sink or out to be an alcoholic. some inspired bits. The Lucas Brothers, Planet of the Apes canon: It was a decent pic- swim in the currents of the music biz.

Tammy is being promoted as a comedy, aka stand-up comedians Kenny and Keith, yet that’s only half the story, as the film ture to be sure, but it lacked the power and Mark Ruffalo plays Dan, an alcoholic quietly steal scenes as pothead siblings who purpose of the classic 1968 original starring record-label maven estranged from his wife begins with plenty of comic situations finish each other’s sentences, while former before burrowing deep down into draCharlton Heston. Dawn of the Planet of the (Catherine Keener), his daughter (Hailee Saturday Night Live scribe Jillian Bell is matic developments. Unfortunately, neither drolly amusing as a huffy student constantly Apes, on the other hand, isn’t easily forgotSteinfeld) and his business partner (Yasiin approach really works. The mirthful bits ten, ranking as the rare sequel that’s markBey, aka the artist formerly known as Mos ragging on the fact that Schmidt is clearly edly better than its predecessor.

Def ). Keira Knightley is Greta, a songwriter simply aren’t funny -- the cast tries hard, but older than the average college kid. As Maya, you can practically see the flop sweat pourSet approximately a decade after the who helps her boyfriend Dave (Maroon 5’s a classmate who catches Schmidt’s eye, ing off brows. conclusion of Rise, it finds an Earth whose Adam Levine) reach the big time, only to Amber Stevens has to play it straighter than human population has largely been eradibreak it off once she learns he had an affair. her co-stars, but her participation in the cated, the result of a virus that had been Greta is ready to head back to England, but 22 JUMP STREET proceedings eventually leads directly to a accidentally released by scientists. The apes first, her friend Steve ( James Corden) drags OOO couple of the film’s largest laughs. are thriving, though, and with Caesar (again her to a local club, where he then insists There really wasn’t any reason to expect The merriment and goodwill manage to played by Andy Serkis in a motion-capture she perform one of her songs. Dan is in the good things from 2012’s 21 Jump Street, extend all the way to the epilogue; I won’t performance) as their ruler, they continue audience, and he likes what he hears ... so since such TV-to-film adaptations as Starsky spoil the surprise since it’s best to view this to grow smarter and stronger. It’s been years much so that he immediately offers a sus& Hutch, I Spy and Dark Shadows had sug- sustained stretch of comic brilliance with since they’ve seen any humans, but that picious Greta the opportunity to make an gested that this wholesale mining of boobvirgin eyes, so let’s just say that the prospect changes when a band of them, led by the album with him. After a bit of hemming tube nostalgia clearly had its limitations. Yet of a 23 Jump Street seems more like a favor sensitive Malcolm (Zero Dark Thirty’s Jason and hawing, she figures why not, and soon the big-screen takeoff of the TV show that than a threat. CS 34 Clarke) and the sensible Ellie (Keri Russell), they’re hopping all over New York City had placed Johnny Depp on the map proved

happenings

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

p.m. scoggins.berg@gmail.com. Sun., Aug. 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m The Foundery Coffee Pub, 1313 Habersham St.

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Activism & Politics

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

Drinking Liberally

An informal, left-leaning gathering to discuss politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, or anything else that comes up. Every first and third Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. Tondee’s Tavern, 7 E. Bay Street (912) 341-7427 Free , 7 p.m. livingliberally.org/ drinking/chapters/GA/savannah. , 7 p.m

Savannah Libertarians

Muffins with Mary Ellen

Alderman Mary Ellen Sprague hosts a weekly gathering for District 4 constituents every Wednesday morning. Residents and business owners of District 4 are invited to drop-in to ask questions and discuss local issues. Free and open to the public.

Wednesdays, 6-9 a.m. 912-659-0103. ogeecheecoffee.com/. Wednesdays, 6-9 a.m coffee deli, 4517 Habersham St. ONE Campaign Savannah Advocacy Training

A training on how to be an advocate for the world’s poor. Covers: What the issues are affecting global poverty; advocating for life-saving programs; lobbying elected officials; organizing volunteers; planning events. The focus is on fighting poverty, but the training applies to anyone organizing volunteer teams around an issue. Please preregister by email. Free includes breakfast/lunch/snacks Sun., Aug. 3, 10 a.m.-5

Join the Facebook group to find out about upcoming local events. Mondays.

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Mondays

Proposals for Neighborhood Arts Programming Instructors City seeks applications for Weave A Dream Initiative instructors for Fall 2014 programming. Proposals are due by August 29, 2014 and should be submitted by email to cnorthcutt@ savannahga.gov or mailed to 9 West Henry Street, Savannah, GA 31401. To download the application and see criteria, go to the Cultural Affairs website www.savannahga. gov/arts. For more information please contact Crystal Northcutt at (912) 644-7927.

Through Aug. 29. Through Aug. 29 Auditions for American Idol

Revitalize African-American theatre in Savannah. Staging and premiering of new, dynamic plays with memorable characters and storylines. Contact playwright Ben Harris for information. Every 3 days.

404/955-1697. ybasa126@aol.com. Every 3 days

Audition in Nashville, Tennessee for season 14 of this televised singing competition. For men and women 15-28 years old as of June 1, 2014, who are eligible to work in the U.S. Some restrictions apply – please read the Live Audition Info for specific information. Location: Nashville Municipal Auditorium, 417 4th Ave. N, Nashville, TN 37201 HOW: Wristbands will be distributed beginning at approximately 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 30. Auditioners will not be permitted to camp out and may not line up before 6 AM. Soon after they receive their wristbands, they will be told to enter the arena. See website for rules/requirements, FAQ’s and release forms. Wed., July 30. americanidol.com. Wed., July 30

Department of Cultural Affairs Accepting

The Sentient Bean is seeking experienced

Young Democrats

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

African American Theatre

Performing Arts Instructors Sought

Call for Artists

artists interested in showing their work for the duration of one month at the Bean.

Artists must have a website with current images representing a sample of the work to be shown in order to be considered. To apply, please send an email to sentientbooking@gmail.com with the subject line “art show” and include the following information: 1. Artist name and phone number 2. Link to website that has current and relevant images of work for proposed show 3. Link to artist resume (preferred) or artist resume attached as a PDF file ONLY 4. Type of work to be shown, including medium, general sizes, price range, and how many of pieces will be in the show 5.

Link to artist statement (preferred) or artist statement attached as a PDF file ONLY . sentientbean.com/booking#visualarts. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Call for submissions: Psyched Zine

Psyched: A Savannah-based zine to open positive dialogue about mental health and illness, seeks essays, poetry, photography and art of all kinds reflecting personal experience with mental illness, health and dis-ease. Submissions can be anonymous.

Deadline: September 30th. Every 3 days. psychedzine@gmail.com. Every 3 days

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by October 1. Details and requirements online. Wednesdays.. canyonranchinstitute.org/storage/FINAL_Call_for_ CRI_Healthy_World_Scholarship_Apps_ REV__6_17_2014.pdf. Wednesdays.

Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street, in downtown Savannah seeks 2-D and 3-D artists to join its cooperative gallery. Must be a full-time resident of Savannah or nearby area. Work to be considered includes painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture, glass, ceramics and wood. If interested please submit 5-10 images of your work, plus resume/CV and biography to info@kobogallery.com. . Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street ,.

Seeking possible reality show cast members who have suffered from online harassment or stalking; identity theft; cyber bullying. Show hosted by attorney Jamie Casino. Email questions to: FirstCityFilms@Comcast.net or CastingLaw@gmail. com Sending an emailed story does not imply a commitment to use that story for either the show or the potential cast members. Every 3 days. FirstCityFilms.com.

Every 3 days First City Films, POB 8185.

Oatland Island Seeks Memories and Recollections for 40th Anniversary

Casting for a New, Savannah-based Reality Show

City of Savannah TV Show Seeks Entries

The City of Savannah’s TV station, SGTV is seeking insightful and well-crafted profiles, documentaries, animations, original music videos, histories or other original works by or about the citizens of Savannah to run on “Engage”, a television show produced by the city. Interested in collaborating with filmmakers, artists, musicians and others in producing original content for the program. While the City does not offer compensation for such programs, SGTV does offer an opportunity to expose local works to a wide audience. More than 55,000 households in Chatham County have access to SGTV. Submit proposals via website. The City reserves the right to reject any programming that does not meet content standards. . savannahga.gov/ engagesgtv.

City’s Cultural Arts Gallery Seeks Artists for 2015 Exhibitions

Artists sought to exhibit at the Cultural Arts Gallery in 2015. Contemporary art, design and fine crafts by local and regional artists. Exhibiting artists are required to develop and present a learning opportunity to the public such as a workshop, lecture or demonstration. All mediums considered for a non-degree seeking solo or group exhibition, including video and installation pieces. Deadline: September 5, 2014, 4 p.m. Submit to Debra Zumstein, Arts Programs Coordinator, City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 W. Henry St., Savannah, GA 31401. Proposal guidelines online or by phone. Through Sep. 5. (912) 651-6783. savannahga.gov/arts.

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Gallery 209, 209 East River Street, seeks a 3D artist to join its cooperative gallery.

Interested artist should call the gallery at 236-4583 between the hours of 10:30 and 1:30 pm and ask for Pat or email Bill Rousseau at bmrousseau@aol.com. Every other day. gallery209.com/. Every other day Gallery 209, 209 E River St. Gallery Seeks Local Artists

Homeschool Music Classes

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

Oatland Island Education Center is looking for memories of Oatland Island, in honor of their 40th anniversary. People who were you part of the Youth Conservation Corp that helped to build Oatland Island Education Center in the 1970’s. Great memories from Oatland field trips. Special family memories of Oatland Island. Send your photos and stories to memories@oatland40th.org. Deadline is August 31. Every 3 days. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org.

Every 3 days Public and Student Auditions at Armstrong State University

The Armstrong Department of Art, Music & Theatre holds fall semester auditions for the Masquers theatre troupe and for various music ensembles including wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, orchestra, and choirs. Call 912-344-2556 during normal business hours to schedule an audition. Every 3 days. armstrong.edu. about. armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html. Every 3 days Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Trade Secrets: The Working Actor Workshop

Taught by casting director (and screenwriter of the upcoming film The Damned, to begin shooting in Savannah this summer.) Mock audition and cold reading from sides, Headshot and Resume Evaluation, “How Do I Get an Agent?” Self-taping Auditions, Branding Yourself with Social Media, Creating Your Own Content (short films, web series and indies). $125 Sat., Aug. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. mandrapictures@gmail. com. chaddarnell.com/workshops.html.

FirstCityFilms.com. Sat., Aug. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m First City Films, POB 8185.

Weave-A-Dream Grant Applications Sought

Call for proposals for its 2014 Weave-ADream—Cultural & Arts Projects initiative.

Applications will be accepted through the calendar year, while funds are available.

Programs are to be completed prior to December 31, 2014 and the application must be submitted at least eight weeks prior to the start date of the project. Project funding is available up to $2,500 per program/project. Emphasis on proposals that actively involve youth, seniors, and those who have limited access to arts based programs in Savannah. Applicants must be a non-profit, 501c3, head-quartered in Savannah’s corporate limits. Proposed programs must also be produced within the City’s corporate limits. No individual artist applications will be accepted. Applications are available

on the Department of Cultural Affairs website. Mondays.. 912-651-6417. cnorthcutt@ savannahga.gov. (savannahga.gov\arts.

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Benefits

Ballroom Extravaganza

Local physicians and celebrities in a ballroom dancing competition to benefit local charities including Lions Club, First Tee, Senior Citizens, HUGS, Royce at Chatham Academy, Rape Crisis Center, AMBUCS, the 200 Club and Savannah Children’s Theatre. $100 Sat., Aug. 2, 5-10 p.m. ballroomextravaganza.com/home. Sat., Aug. 2, 5-10 p.m Savannah Marriott Riverfront, 100 Gen. McIntosh Blvd.

Chatham County Animal Control Seeks Donations of Items

Chatham County Animal Control is in need of items for pets in the facility. Seeking donations of canned and dry dog and cat food, baby formula, newspaper, paper towels, soaps, crates, leashes, collars, wash cloths, and towels. Open daily from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. . 912-351-6750. animalcontrol.chathamcounty.org. Chatham County Animal Shelter, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. Driving Coach Jack: A Golf Benefit for Jack Gregory

A charity golf event to get Jack Gregory the specialized care he needs to win his battle against cancer. Players and hole sponsorships welcome. Sat., Aug. 2, 9 a.m. 912.692.0201. drivingcoachjack.com. crosswindsgolfclub.com/. Sat., Aug. 2, 9 a.m Crosswinds Golf Club, 232 James B. Blackburn Dr. Forsyth Farmers Market Seeks Sponsors

Market sponsors invest in a healthy community and show consideration for the local economy. Sponsorship opportunities begin at $350. Help keep food fresh and local. . kristen@forsythfarmersmarket. com. forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket.com/. Forsyth Farmers’ Market, 501 Whitaker St., South End of Forysth Park.

$5 Bikram Yoga Class to Benefit Local Charities

Bikram Yoga Savannah offers a weekly Karma class to raise money for local charities. Thursdays during the 6:30pm class.

Pay $5 for class and proceeds are donated to a different charity each month. This is a regular Bikram Yoga class. . 912.356.8280. bikramyogasavannah.com.

SCMPD Animal Control seeks Volunteers

Savannah Chatham County Animal Control seeks volunteers to serve as greeters, office assistants, animal photographers,event coordinators, groomers, property maintenance workers, kennel assistants, dog walkers, cat socializers, play area monitors, off-site adoption managers, veterinary service supporters, and foster coordinators. No prior animal shelter experience is necessary. Newly trained volunteers will be authorized to serve immediately after orientation. Potential volunteers are asked to notify J. Lewis prior to orientation; though, walk-ins are welcome. Volunteers must be at least 17-years-old. . (912) 525-2151. jlewis01@ savannahga.gov.

Classes, Camps & Workshops

Art Classes at The Studio School

weekly drawing and painting classes for youth and adults. See website, send email or call for details. 912-484-6415. melindaborysevicz@gmail.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com.

Art, Music, Piano, Voice Coaching

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

Artist Sacred Circle

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

Ballroom Series Group Class

A group ballroom dance class for beginners through advanced, focused on two partnership dances that are voted on the class at the beginning of the month.

Rumba, Swing, Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz, Cha Cha, Samba, and more. Singles or couples. $10.00 per person or $35 for 4 weeks (per person) Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m.

912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Beading Classes

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

Beading Classses at Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio

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

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

Beginning Belly Dance Classes

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

Get fit and lose weight with our Boot Camp instructor Tim Smith. Start your morning off with these heart-pumping routines sure to help you with your fitness goals! $15 for drop in, 8/$100 (must use in 30 days) or 12/$125 (must use in 30 days) Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 6:30-7:30 a.m. 912-257-5901. info@firstcityfitness. com. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 6:30-7:30 a.m First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Camp: Telfair Art Camps (for kids)

Telfair Museums offers several week-long art camps for children and teens during the summer. Different focus for each camp. Space for each camp is limited and advance registration is required. The registration fee includes all materials and each child is required to bring their own lunch bag. For more information and to register online please visit www.telfair.org/ learn/summer/. Every 7 days. telfair.org/ jepson/. Every 7 days Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Champions Training Center

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Offering a variety of classes and training in mixed martial arts, jui-jitsu, judo and other disciplines for children and adults. All skill levels. 525 Windsor Rd. 912-349-4582. ctcsavannah.com.

Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Explorers Post 876

The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Explorers Post 876, is currently accepting applications from young men and women (ages 14-20 years old) who are interested in a career in Law Enforcement. Explorers experience mentoring, motivation, and learn skills which help prepare them for their roles as a productive citizen in the Coastal Empire. Interested parties may visit the Chatham County Sheriff’s web page, click “Community” then Explorers Post 876” for applications, or contact Cpl. R. Bryant-Elleby at (912)651-3743. . 912651-3743. chathamsheriff.org.

Classical Guitar Instruction

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

Clay Classes

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

Boating Classes

Classes on boat handling, boating safety and navigation offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. See website or call to register.

912-897-7656. savannahaux.com.

Conscious Kids Yoga

This class is designed to provide students with experiences which will transfer healthy movement, breathing, consciousness, and positive thinking not only on your mat, but into your daily life. These experiences build skill, confidence, strength, and abilities of your body, mind, and heart.

Ideal for children 4+ $15 per class or $50 for 6 sessions (to be used within 2 months) Wednesdays, 4-4:45 p.m. 912-544-6387. erigosavannah.com. Wednesdays, 4-4:45 p.m Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

Be prepared to sweat! Bring your towel and your water bottle! This class is designed to enhance your strength, flexibility, balance, and overall body fitness.

With belly dance movements in mind,

DUI Prevention Group

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

English as Second Language Classes

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

Family Law Workshop

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

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Fany’s Spanish/English Institute

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

Register by phone. . 912-921-4646.

Figure Drawing Classes

Tuesdays 6-9pm and Wednesdays 9:3012:30am. $60/4-session package or $20 drop-in fee. At the Studio School. . 912484-6415. melindaborysevicz@gmail.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Free Fitness Boot Camp

Mondays and Wednesdays, 6pm at Tribble Park, Largo & Windsor Rd. Children welcome. Free 912-921-0667.

Free Guitar Classes

August 4th and 11th will be for any age child at he beginner level. August 18th’s class is for beginner adults to dust of that guitar. August 25th’s class is for the guitarist who knows a few chords and would like to expand knowledge while playing with others. Class members need only bring themselves and a guitar. Size limited to 10/class, send email to reserve space, get directions, and ask any questions. Free and open to the public. Mon., Aug. 4, 6-6:45

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Dance Conditioning

this is a total body work out! $10 drop in or $80 for 10 classes Wednesdays, 7 p.m. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com.

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p.m. savannahschooloffolkmusic@gmail. com. Mon., Aug. 4, 6-6:45 p.m Ms. Amy’s School of Music, 2421 Waters Avenue.

gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com.

Mondays, 6 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Emphasis on theory, reading music, and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. .

912-232-5987.

Sewing lessons for all ages and skill levels.

Private and Group classes. . 912-596-0889. kleossewingstudio.com. Kleo’s Sewing Studio, 36 W. Broughton St. #201.

Guitar, Mandolin, or Bass Guitar Lessons

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

Housing Authority of Savannah hosts classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. Adult literacy/GED prep: MonThurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri each month, 9am-11am.

Basic computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1pm-3pm. Community computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3pm-4:30pm. . 912-232-4232 x115. savannahpha.com. savannahpha. com/NRC.html. Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Knitting & Crochet Classes

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

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

Latin Cardio is a cardio based workout class that is designed to get your off the couch and sweat while having fun! We dance to all your favorite latin style dances like cha cha, samba, jive, rumba, salsa and more! Don’t worry...you will be sweating off the pounds every time you put your feet into action on the dance floor! No partner necessary. Workout clothes required! $10 drop in or $80 for 10 classes Mondays, 6 p.m. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@

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Life Coaching

Group & Individual Life Coaching with a Certified Life Coach. Ready for a career change, new lifestyle, or an opportunity to pursue creative or business projects? Stepby-step guidance to fulfill aspirations. In person or telephone sessions. Contact via email or telephone. Every 3 days. 912-5961952. info@roiseandassociates.com. Every 3 days Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Excel 1 course covers the basic Excel environment, creating workbooks, navigating the Excel working screen, formatting and navigating worksheets, entering data, entering labels and creating and working with charts $95 Thu., July 31, 6:30-9:30 p.m. 912-651-2005. ProfTrainingTech@ georgiasouthern.edu. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/personaldevelopment/microsoft/. cgc.georgiasouthern. edu/. Thu., July 31, 6:30-9:30 p.m Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Mommy & Me Relaxation Class

This class offers you the education needed to face the physical, mental, and emotional changes of your body, mind and heart with poise and grace. Lynn will guide you, and your child, through a variety of relaxation Male “Role” Call techniques leaving you feeling refreshed A program for male rising high school and reinvigorated to face the day. This seniors and rising college freshmen. Sesclass is open to expecting and new moms sion topics: Masculinity, Consent, Alcohol, as well as those with small children (4 and Abstinence & Safe Sex, Sexually Transunder). $15/class or 6 classes for $50 (to mitted, Diseases, Sexting, Consequences be used within 2 months) Tuesdays, Thurs, Bullying, Internet Safety, Bystander days, 10-11 a.m. 912-544-6387. erigosaIntervention. Speakers from the District At- vannah.com. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10-11 torney’s Office, Health Department, Savan- a.m Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

Music Instruction nah Chatham Police Department, Special Georgia Music Warehouse, near corner of Victims Unit & Traffic Division. Sponsored Victory Drive & Abercorn, offering instrucby the Rape Crisis Center of Savannah. tion by professional musicians. Band $20 donation Through July 31, 9 a.m.-1 instruments, violin, piano, drums and p.m. 912-233-3000. director@rccsav.org.

Through July 31, 9 a.m.-1 p.m Benedictine guitar. All ages welcome. . 912-358-0054. georgiamusicwarehouse.com/. Georgia Military School, 6502 Seawright Dr. Microsoft Office - Excel 1 Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Looking for proficiency and confidence in Music Lessons: Private or Group Portman’s Music Academy offers private or basic Excel functionality? Our Microsoft group classes for ages 2 to 92, beginner to advanced level. All instruments. Also, voice lessons, music production technology and DJ lessons. Teaching staff of over 20 instructors with professional, well equipped studios and a safe, friendly waiting area for parents and siblings. . 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. portmansmusic. com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments

Savannah Musicians Institute offers private instruction for all ages in guitar, ddrums, piano, bass, voice, banjo, mandolin, ukelele, flute, woodwinds. 7041 Hodgson Memorial Dr. . 912-692-8055. smisavannah@gmail.com.

New Horizons Adult Band Program

Music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school/college and would like to play again. Mondays at 6:30pm at Portman’s. $30 per month.

All ages and ability levels welcome. Call for info. . 912-354-1500. portmansmusic. com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St.

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Fun new class with Ann Carroll and Cate Glyn-Jones (alternating weeks). Time will be spent on a variety of engaging activities for mom and baby including some light yoga or gentle exercise. $20 per mom or 6-sessions for $65 to be used within 2 months of purchase - this option also includes 10% off Erigo services, classes, or products Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon. 912544-6387. erigosavannah.com. Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

Novel Writing

Write a novel, finish the one you’ve started, revise it or pursue publication. Awardwinning Savannah author offers one-onone or small group classes, mentoring, manuscript critique, ebook formatting.

Email for pricing and scheduling info. . pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com.

Photography Classes

Beginner photography to post production.

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

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

Piano Lessons

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

Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056. Serious inquiries only. .

Piloxing: Sexy, Sleek, and Powerful

PILOXING® cardio fusion incorporates cutting edge research and fitness techniques to burn maximum calories, build lean muscles, and increase stamina.

Uniquely blends the power, speed, and agility of boxing with the targeted sculpting and flexibility of pilates. Also uses weighted gloves, toning the arms and maximizing cardiovascular health.

Includes dance moves to create muscletoning, fat-burning workout that generates a feeling of physical and mental empowerment. $10.00 drop in or 10 classes for $80 Fridays, 10-11 a.m. 912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Fridays, 10-11 a.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Quilting Classes

: Quilting classes for beginners and advanced stitchers. Learn to make your first quilt or learn a new technique. See the website, call, or come by the shop. varies . 912 925 0055. email@colonialquilts.us. colonialquilts.us. Colonial Quilts and Savannah Sewing Center, 11710 Largo Drive.

Reading/Writing Tutoring

Ms. Dawn’s Tutoring in reading, writing, and composition. Remedial reading skills, help with borderline dyslexia, to grammar, term paper writing, and English as a Second Language. Fun methods for children to help them learn quickly. Contact: cordraywriter@gmail.com or text or call 912-12-660-7399. Call for fee information.

Russian Language Classes

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

Salsa Group Classes

Join us for the hottest class around!

Salsa! Learn how to dance with a partner or come solo. The only thing we require is a good attitude and in the mindset to have some fun! $5.00 Sundays, 5:30 p.m. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com.

Sundays, 5:30 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Sewing Classes

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business or clothing line? Learn to sew.

Industry standard sewing courses designed to meet your needs in the garment industry. Open schedule. Savannah Sewing Academy. 1917 Bull St. . 912-290-0072. savsew.com.

Singing Classes

Bel Canto is the name of the style of singing invented by Nicola Vaccai, which helps the voice become flexible and expressive, improves the vocal range and breathing capacity and is the technique Anitra Warren uses to train her students. It carries over well as a foundation for opera, rock, pop, gospel and musical theatre. $25 Mondays-Sundays, 6 p.m. 786-247-9923. anitraoperadiva@yahoo.com. MondaysSundays, 6 p.m Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 West State Street, 3rd and 4th flrs.,.

Singing Lessons with Anitra Opera Diva

Teaching the Vaccai Bel Canto technique for improving vocal range and breathing capacity. A good foundation technique for different styles--opera, pop, rock, cabaret.

Fridays 5:30-8:30pm. Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 1/2 W. State St., 3rd floor. .

786-247-9923. anitraoperadiva.com.

Spanish Classes

Learn Spanish for life and grow your business. Courses for professionals offered by Conquistador Spanish Language Institute, LLC. Classes offered in a series.

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

Start Strong, Start Now: Armstrong Registration Event

Armstrong State University waives the application fee at this one-day-only registration event. Walk-ins are welcome. Bring college or high school transcripts or GED scores. Email or call to receive a personalized checklist of what to bring, or to pre-register for the event. Free and open to the public. Tue., Aug. 5, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

912.344.2772. amy.mccoy@armstrong.edu. armstrong.edu/startnow. Tue., Aug. 5, 9 a.m.-7 p.m The Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn St. Stress Reduction: Arising Stillness in Zen

Stress-reducing practices for body, speech and mind. Five Thursday night classes from 6- 7:00pm. $15 drop-in; $70 for series. Rev. Fugon Cindy Beach, Sensei.

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

Camp: Summer Gymnastics Camp

Gymnastics, arts & crafts, snacks, games, rope swing, water fun, for children ages 3 & up. $125 Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon.

912-354-4343. aag.savannah@yahoo. com. aagsavannah.com/assets/PDFs/ SummerCampRegistrationForm2014.pdf. aagsavannah.com. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon All American Gymnastics, 7808 White Bluff Rd. Vocal Lessons

The Voice Co-op is a group of voice instructors in Savannah, Georgia who believe in the power of a nurturing community to help voice students blossom into vibrant artists. Each of our instructors have earned the degree of Master of

Music in Voice Performance. Group master classes are held once each month for students of the Co-op. In the winter and spring the students will have the opportuinty to present a vocie recital for the community.

Varies . 912-656-0760. TheVoiceCoOp.org.

The Voice Co-op, Downtown.

prior knowledge of the chakras is necessary. Limited to 12 participants – email to reserve a spot today! $20 , 7-8:30 p.m.

912-663-1306. Chakradancer@comcast. net. chakradance.com/. synergisticbodies. com. , 7-8:30 p.m Synergistic Bodies, 7901 Waters Ave.

A weekly gathering to benefit locals in need. Music, dancing, fun for all ages. Donations of nonperishable food and gently used or new clothing are welcomed. Free and open to the public. Sundays, 3 p.m.

912-547-6449. xavris21@yahoo.com. Sundays, 3 p.m Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St.

Interested in learning how to West Coast Swing? Come learn from the best in Savannah. Rick Cody will take you though the smooth rhythms of beach music to help you get ready for the dance floor. $12 drop in fee or $35 for 4 weeks Wednesdays, 7 p.m. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com.

Wednesdays, 7 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Weekly ballroom dance classes focus on two types of dance each month. Open to partners/couples or to solos. The $35 for 4 weeks or $10 drop in Mondays, 7 p.m.

912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Mondays, 7 p.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Learn to dance Salsa & Bachata. For info, call Austin (912-704-8726) or Omar (Spanish - 787-710-6721). Thursdays. 912-7048726. salsa@salsasavannah.com. salsasavannah.com. Thursdays Great Gatsby, 408 West Broughton Street.

West Coast Swing Class

Workshop: Trade Secrets--The Working Actor

Acting course for ages 16 & up, led by Chad Darnell. -Mock Audition (sides sent day before) -Branding yourself with Social Media -Creating your own content (short films, web series, indies) -How to be a working actor in Georgia $100. Register via email. Sat., Aug. 2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. MandraPictures@gmail.com. Sat., Aug. 2, 10 a.m.5 p.m First City Films, Post Office 8185.

Yoga on the Beach

Wednesdays & Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. 7 AM to 8 AM ~ Weather permitting.North Beach Parking Lot, Gulick Street beach walkover. Drop-ins and beginners welcome & encouraged!

Class is by donation. Multi-level Class, Hatha I & II, Integral® Yoga style. Instructor is Ann Carroll,e-RYT 500 hour level.Bring your Yoga Mat or Beach Towel. For more information contact Ann at (912) 704~7650 or ann@aikyayoga.com By Donation Wed., July 30, 7 a.m. and Fri., Aug. 1, 7 a.m. 912704-7650. ann@aikyayoga.com. aikyayoga. com. Wed., July 30, 7 a.m. and Fri., Aug. 1, 7 a.m North Beach, Tybee Island.

Ballroom Group Dance Class

Ballroom/Latin Group Class

Every Tuesday and Wednesday we will be having group classes at 8pm! Tuesdays classes will focus on FUNdamental steps, styling, and techniques. Wednesday’s classes will be more specific and advanced elements. Each class will have specific themes, so stay tuned for details. $15/person and $25/couple Wednesdays, 8 p.m.

912-335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail. com. savannahballroomdancing.com.

Wednesdays, 8 p.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

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

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

Bellydance lessons with Happenstance Bellydance

All levels and styles of bellydance welcome. Classes are every Monday from 5:30-6:30pm. $15/lesson. Drop-ins welcome or call Carrie @(912)704-2940 for more info. happenstancebellydance@ gmail.com happenstancebellydance. wordpress.com $15/lesson , 5:30 p.m.

Dance Adult Ballet Class (912) 704-2940. happenstancebellydance.

Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 wordpress.com. , 5:30 p.m Anahata HealLincoln St, offers adult ballet on Thursdays, ing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. 6:30pm-7:30pm $12 per class. Call for info. C.C. Express Dance Team Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm. Clogging or . 912-234-8745.

Adult Intermediate Ballet tap dance experience is necessary. Call Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm.

Claudia Collier for info. . 912-748-0731. $12/class or $90/8 classes. Call for info.

Windsor Forest Recreation Building, WindAcademy of Dance, 74 W. Montgomery sor Forest.

Dance for Peace Crossroad. . 912-921-2190.

Dance Lessons (Salsa, Bachata)

Dance Party

Join us on Thursdays at 8pm for fun, friendship, and dancing! Parties are free for our students and are only $10 for visitors ($15 for couples). free - $15 Thursdays, 8 p.m. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Thursdays, 8 p.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

FUNdamentals Dance Lesson

Every Tuesday and Wednesday we will be having group classes at 8pm! Tuesdays classes will focus on FUNdamental steps, styling, and techniques. Wednesday’s classes will be more specific and advanced elements. Each class will have specific themes, so stay tuned for details. $15/ person $25/couple Tuesdays, 8 p.m. 912335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Tuesdays, 8 p.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Home Cookin’ Cloggers

Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm, Nassau Woods Recreation Building, Dean Forest Road. No beginner classes at this time. Call Claudia Collier for info. . 912-748-0731.

Irish Dance Classes

Glor na Dare offers beginner to champion Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up.

Adult Step & Ceili, Strength and Flexibility, non-competitive and competitive programs, workshops, camps. Certified.

Info via email or phone. . 912-704-2052. prideofirelandga@gmail.com.

Kids Hip Hop and Jazz

A kids dance class with high energy music.

The kids will learn the different elements of hip hop dancing and dedicate time in class to put it together in a routine. $8.00

Argentine Tango

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

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Awaken with Chakradance™ - Wednesdays

Join us for a free-flowing, meditative dance and experience the healing power of Chakradance™. With eclectic music selected to resonate with each specific chakra, along with guided imagery, Chakradance™ will take you on a spiritual journey, free the energy in your body and open you to a deeper experience of life. Chakradance™ aims to restore health to our chakras – the energy centers that, in Eastern tradition, are the gateways to integrating mind, body and spirit. No dance experience or

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Thursdays, 5:15-6 p.m.. 912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Thursdays, 5:15-6 p.m. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Bring a friend & it’s free for you. . 912-5961952. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Talahi Island Community Club, 532 Quarterman Dr.

Fitness

Kids Group class on various Ballroom and Latin dances. Multiple teachers. Ages 4-17 currently enrolled in the program. Prepares youth for social and/or competitive dancing. $15/person Saturdays, 10 a.m.

912-335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail. com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Saturdays, 10 a.m Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Savannah Power Yoga offers a community yoga class nearly every day of the week for just $6. All proceeds support local organizations. See schedule online for details.

Most classes are heated to 90 degrees.

Bring a yoga mat, towel and some water. $6 $5 Mondays-Fridays, Sundays. (912) 349-2756. info@savannahpoweryoga.com. savannahpoweryoga.com. savannahpoweryoga.com/. Mondays-Fridays, Sundays Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Rd.

From prana indeed all life forms are born, and having been born, they remain alive by prana. At the end they merge into prana once more. During this Super Session, jam packed with sequences you’ll only find in a Jivamukti class, you’ll explore, ignite, and refine your asana practice. This class will be perfect for you whether you’ve been attending Jivamukti classes for years or are only just beginning to explore the depth of the method. $15 early bird / $20 day of Sat., Aug. 2, 1-3 p.m. 912-232-2994. savannahyoga.com/. Sat., Aug. 2, 1-3 p.m Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St.

Kids/Youth Dance Class

Line Dancing

Take down Tuesdays. Jazzy Sliders Adult Line Dancing, every Tuesday, 7:30pm10:00pm. Free admission, cash bar. Come early and learn a new dance from 7:30pm8:30pm. . doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Mahogany Shades of Beauty

Dance classes--hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step.

Modeling and acting classes. All ages/all levels welcome. Call Mahogany for info. .

912-272-8329.

Modern Dance Class

Beginner and intermediate classes. Fridays 10am-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. Call Elizabeth for info. .

912-354-5586.

Salsa Lessons by Salsa Savannah

Tues. 8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm. Thur.

8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm. Sun. 5pm-6pm and 6pm-7pm. Salon de Maile, 704B Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah, 31406. See website for info. . salsasavannah.com.

Savannah Shag Club

Wednesdays, 7pm,at Doubles Lounge.

Fridays, 7pm, at American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr. . doublesnightclub.com/.

Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Savannah Swing Cats--Swing Dancing

. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Shag Dance Lessons at the Telfair

Beat the heat with Shake a Shag! Four Mondays of lessons for dancers of all levels, beginner to expert, to enjoy lessons from Savannah Ballroom in the magnificent Telfair Academy Rotunda. Pay in advance to attend all four lessons or drop in to take one lesson at a time. $5 students | $10 Telfair members | $15 non-members Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.. telfair.org/event/ shag/. telfair.org. Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.

Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St.

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Sizzle: Dance and Cardio

A class designed to maintain that summer body by dancing and having fun. Incorporates dance and cardio to fun, spicy songs. $10 drop in or 10 classes for $80 Tuesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m. 912-312-3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Tuesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Zumba & Zumba Toning with Anne

Ditch the workout and join the party. All levels welcome. Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-7pm. Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 East Montgomery Cross40 roads. $5 class - discount cards available.

$6 Community Yoga Classes

Exploring Jivamukti Sequencing Super Session with Christine Bellmor

against him. Call for info on free trial classes. Drop ins welcome. 11202 White Bluff Rd. . 912-429-9241.

Mommy and Baby Yoga

Mondays. Call for times and fees or see website. . 912-232-2994. savannahyoga. com. savannahyoga.com/. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Pilates Classes

Daily classes for all skill levels including beginners. Private and semi-private classes by appointment. Carol Daly-Wilder, certified instructor. Call or see website for info. . 912-238-0018. savannahpilates. com. pilatessavannah.com/. Momentum Pilates Studio, 8413 Rerguson Ave. Pole Fitness Classes

Looking for a fun and flirty way to get into shape? First City Fitness offers pole Sin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerofitness classes taught by Pole Dance bics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba.

America’s 2014 National Professional Prices vary. Call for schedule. . 912-355Champion and Miss Fitness 2013 & 2014, Sabrina Madsen. Pole fitness concentrates 8811. savj.org. savannahjea.org. Jewish on both fostering upper body strength and Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Free Caregiver Support Group overall flexibility as well dance elements.

For anyone caring for senior citizens with Call or email to reserve your spot today! any affliction or illness. Second Saturday We offer a Beginning class Tuesdays from of the month, 10am-11am. Savannah Com- 8pm-9pm, Advanced class Wednesdays mons, 1 Peachtree Dr. Refreshments. Free 8pm-9pm, and Stiletto Sundays 5pm-6pm to attend. Open to anyone i need of support with Open Pole from 6pm-7pm. All pole for the caregiving they provide. . savannah- classes except Stiletto Sundays are $25 for Al-Anon Family Groups drop in or 5/$100 (must be used in 30 days) commons.com.

An anonymous fellowship of relatives Dude’s Day at Savannah Climbing Coop Stiletto Sundays are $30 drop in, 4/$100 Thursdays, 2 til 10 p.m. Savannah Climb(must be used in 30 days) Wednesdays, 8-9 and friends of alcoholics. the message ing Coop 302 W Victory Dr, Savannah Every p.m., Sundays, 5-7 p.m. and Tuesdays, 8-9 of Al-Anon is one of strength and hope Thursday men climb for half price, $5. See p.m. 801-673-6737. info@firstcityfitness. for friends/family of problem drinkers. com. Wednesdays, 8-9 p.m., Sundays, 5-7 Al-Anon is for adults. Alateen is for people website for info. Thursdays, 2 & 10 p.m. p.m. and Tuesdays, 8-9 p.m First City Fit912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop. age 13-19. Meetings daily throughout the ness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. com. Thursdays, 2 & 10 p.m Savannah Savannah area. check website or call for Pregnancy Yoga info. . 912-598-9860. savannahalanon.com. Climbing CoOp, 302 W Victory Dr. Bariatric Surgery Support Group Hiking & Biking at Skidaway Island State Park series of 6-week classes. Thursdays. A First Wednesday each month, 7pm, and Year round fitness opportunities. Walk or mindful approach to pregnancy, labor and third Saturday, 10am, in Mercer Auditorium run the 1-mile Sandpiper Nature Trail (ac- delivery. Instructor Ann Carroll. $120. Call of Hoskins Center at Memorial. For those cessible) the additional 1-mile Avian Loop or email for info. . 912-704-7650. ann@ who have had or are considering bariatric Trail, or 3-mile Big Ferry Trail. Bicycle aikyayoga.com. savannahyoga.com/. Sasurgery. Free to attend. Call or see website and street strider rentals. Guided hikes vannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Qigong Classes for info. . 912-350-3438. memorialhealth. scheduled. $5 parking. Open daily 7amcom. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial 10pm. Call or see website. . 912-598-2300. Qigong exercises contribute to a healthier Health University Medical Center, 4700 gastateparks.org/SkidawayIsland. gastate- and longer life. Classes offer a time to Waters Ave. parks.org/info/skidaway/. Skidaway Island learn the exercises and perform them in Beach Body Workouts with Laura a group setting. Class length averages 60 State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

MONDAYS at 6:15 PM at the Lake Mayer Insanity Workout Group Class min. Any level of practice is welcome. $15 Community Center $5.00 per session Mon- INSANITY turns old-school interval train. qigongtim.com/. Anahata Healing Arts ing on its head. Work flat out in 3 to 5-min days, 6:15 p.m. (912) 652-6784. Mondays, Center, 2424 Drayton St. Renagade Workout 6:15 p.m Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery blocks, and take breaks only long enough Free fitness workout, every Saturday, 9:00 to gulp some air and get right back to Crossroads.

Beastmode Fitness Group Training am at Lake Mayer Park. For women only. work. It’s called Max Interval Training, Train with this elite team. A total body Offered by The Fit Lab. Information: 912because it keeps your body working at program that trims, tones and gets results. maximum capacity through your entire 376-0219 . Lake Mayer, 1850 E. MontgomPersonal training options available. See ery Crossroads. workout. $10 or $80 for 10 fitness classes website for info. Meets at West Broad Saturdays, 11 a.m. 912.312.3549. salonde- Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club YMCA. 5am-6am and 8pm-9pm. . beastbaile.dance@gmail.com. salondebailedan- A chartered running club of the Road Runners Association of America. Monthly modefitnessga.com. YMCA-West Broad St, cestudio.com. Saturdays, 11 a.m Salon de 1110 May St. Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memo- training sessions and seminars. Weekly Bellydancing Fusion Classes runs. Kathy Ackerman, 912-756-5865, or rial Drive.

Mixes ballet, jazz, hip hop into a unique Israeli Krav Maga Self-Defense Classes Billy Tomlinson, 912-596-5965. .

A system of self-defense techniques based Ronin Academy Self Defense Classes high energy dance style. Drills and choreon several martial arts. The official fighting This short course in simple self defense ographies for all levels.Small classes in system of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). techniques for adults uses real life scedowntown Savannah, and on request. $10 narios that are designed to provide greater Custom Fit offers individual and small per person. Email for info. . bohemianself confidence and empowerment. Fees group training and intensive workshops. . beats.com.

Blue Water Yoga vary. See website for registration, class 912-441-4891. customfitcenter.com.

Community donation-based classes, Tues. Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun times, fees. Every 3 days. michael@roniand Thurs., 5:45pm - 7:00pm. Fri., 9:30am- Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) is the world’s fastnacad.com. roninacad.com. aikidosavanest growing martial arts style. Uses angles nah.com/. Every 3 days Aikido Center of 10:30am. Email for info or find Blue Water and leverage to tunr an attacker’s strength Savannah, 102 W. Broughton St. Yoga on Facebook. . egs5719@aol.com.

AHA Yoga Classes

Jivamkuti Inspired w/ Brittany Roberts Mondays 6:30pm – 7:45pm Soul Progression w/ Lynn Geddes Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:30pm – 1:45pm & 6:30pm – 7:45pm TGiF! Power Hour with Lynne McSweeny Fridays 5:45pm – 6:45pm All Levels Yoga w/ Christine Harness Glover Saturdays 9:30am – 10:45am n/a first Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday of every month.

912-308-3410. first Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday of every month Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B.

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Ladies Day at Savannah Climbing Coop

Wednesdays, 2 til 10 p.m. Savannah Climbing Coop 302 W Victory Dr, Savannah Every Wednesday women climb for half price, $5. See website for info. . 912-4958010. savannahclimbingcoop.com.

Savannah Disc Golf

Weekly events (entry $5) Friday Night Flights: Fridays, 5pm. Luck of the Draw Doubles: Saturdays, 10am. Handicapped League: Saturdays, 1pm. Singles at the Sarge: Sundays, 10am. All skill levels welcome. Instruction available. See website or email for info. . savannahdiscgolf@gmail. com. savannahdiscgolf.com.

Savannah Striders Running and Walking Club

With a one-year, $10 membership,free training programs for beginners (walkers and runners) and experienced athletes.

Fun runs. Advice from mentors. Monthly meetings with quality speakers. Frequent social events. Sign up online or look for the Savannah Striders Facebook page. . savystrider.com.

SIZZLE- Dance Cardio

The hottest cardio class to keep you in shape for summer or to get you in shape for summer. Sizzle is designed to give you cardio, strengthening, and stretch training that you need for that bikini body. Enroll now and get the first class free. $10.00 or $80 for 10 classes Tuesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com.

Tuesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Tai Chi Lessons in Forsyth Park

Tuesdays, 9am-10am. $10. North End of Forsyth Park. Email for info. . relaxsavannah@gmail.com. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Turbo Kick Cardio Workout

Lose calories while dancing and kick-boxing. No experience or equipment needed.

Tues. and Thurs. 6pm, Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton Wed. 6pm Lake Mayer Community Center, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads. $5 . 586-822-1021. facebook. com/turbokicksavannah.

Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Free for people with cancer and cancer survivors. 6:30pm Tuesdays. 12:45pm Thursdays. Fitness One, 3rd floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine at Memorial. Call for info. . 912-350-9031. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Zumba and Zumba/Toning with Mai

Fall/Winter schedule. Mondays at 8:30AM Zumba/Toning Lake Mayer Community Center 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads $5.00/class Mondays/Wednesdays at 6:00PM Zumba/Toning Windsor Forest Elementary Gym 308 Briarcliff Circle $5.00/class Tuesdays/Thursdays 10:00AM Zumba/Toning Curves @ Savannah Mall (912) 921-1771 14045 Abercorn St #1610 31419 $5.00/class (Non-Members) Tuesdays @ 5:30PM Zumba St. Paul CME Social Hall (912) 233-2849 123 Brady St (at Barnard St) 31401 $3.00/class (NonMembers) Wednesdays @ 9:30AM Zumba/ Toning Frank Murray Community Center (912) 898-3320 160 Wilmington Is Rd 31414 $3.00/class Bring water, proper shoes and

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Mondays at 5:30pm, Thursdays at 6:30pm.

Nonstop Fitness in Sandfly, 8511 Ferguson Ave. $5 for nonmenbers. call for info. . 912349-4902.

Food Events

Bethesda Farm Stand

This organic farm stand, managed by Bethesda students and staff, sells fresh produce, organic garden seedlings and farm-fresh eggs. Students are actively involved in planting, cultivating and harvesting all items on-site at Bethesda Academy using sustainable, organic farming techniques. 912-351-2061. bethesdaacademy. org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. Forsyth Farmers Market

Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights. Rain or shine. Free to attend. Items for sale. 912-484-0279. forsythfarmersmarket.com. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Honey Tasting and Body Care Samples + Store Tour

Daily store tour, honey tasting, and body care. FREE Come to the WILMINGTON ISLAND store and see the bees behind our observation hive glass. FREE MondaysFridays, 10 a.m. 912-234-0688. tildsley@ savannahbee.com. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m Savannah Bee Company, Wilmington Island, 211 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Prepare Sunday Suppers at Union Mission

Local organizations are invited to sign up to prepare Sunday Supper for people who are homeless and live at Union Mission’s shelters for homeless people. Groups must sign up in advance and bring/prepare a meal, beginning at 2pm on Sundays. Call for information. . 912-236-7423.

Richmond Hill Farmers Market

The City of Richmond Hill’s weekly market offers a variety of produce and local crafts to purchase as well as prepared food and entertainment. Rain or shine. Pet-friendly (on a leash please). Free to attend. 3-7 p.m.. richmond-hill-farmers-market. 3-7 p.m. J. F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill.

Savannah Voice Festival: A Festival Opera Dinner

Dinner and an opportunity to meet the cast of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Presentation of the Sherrill Milnes Voice Award to mezzosoprano Mignon Dunn. $115 SavannahVOICEFestival.org. westinsavannah.com/.

Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive.

Health

Armstrong Prescription Drug Drop-Off

Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. hosts a permanent drop box for disposing of unused prescription drugs and over the counter medication. In the lobby of the University Police building on campus. Open to the public 24 hours/day, year round. Confidential. All items collected are destroyed by the Drug Enforcement Administration. .

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1 Type of garden with rocks 4 The Good Witch from “The Wizard of Oz” 10 ___ de mer 13 Get better, maybe 14 Tell on 15 She plays Liz on “30 Rock” 16 Chew toy on Batman’s utility belt?

18 MIT grad, maybe 19 Sportscaster Dick 20 Like screwball comedies 21 System with paddles and a joystick 24 Explorer Juan Ponce ___ 25 “Arrested Development” narrator Howard 26 Fish served in filets 31 Mad scientist who is the enemy of Action Man 32 Prof’s admission that someone’s helping him temporarily?

35 Soul great Redding 36 Swear like a sailor 37 Pulls a heist on 40 Halloween costume that includes big ears, dark clothing and a bunch of charts?

43 Digital camera variety, for short 45 They’ll help serve your Earl Grey 46 ___ Hill (R&B group)

47 Container for stir-fried vegetables?

49 ___ Lateef of jazz 51 Get the engine humming 52 Takes more Time?

56 PG&E opponent Brockovich 57 Visit Vancouver, say?

61 Grub 62 Fill with passion 63 Put a spell on 64 Porker’s pad 65 Raptor’s grabbers 66 Wonder

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1 Turn sharply 2 Driving force 3 Paycheck line 4 Semi-frozen drink similar to an Italian ice 5 Petting zoo critter 6 “Let ___” 7 Widow of King Hussein 8 Manure 9 Ending for emir 10 Spoke indirectly 11 ___ Wat (Cambodian temple) 12 Voice box 15 Blue-green shade 17 That girl 20 Take a baby off the bottle 21 Jason’s ship 22 Car horn noise 23 Like some sci-fi boots 24 In the most desperate way

27 Tended to a scratch 28 She came between Hillary and Michelle 29 Dos that get picked out 30 Backup group 33 Spicy General on a menu 34 Raw metal source 38 Dull person 39 Double-___ (Oreos variety) 41 Type of convertible 42 Uses of mentallybased propaganda, in CIA-speak 43 Shopping binges 44 Give a good staredown (not!)

48 Groan-inducing jokes 50 Ensign’s org.

52 Novelist Jaffe 53 List-ending abbr.

54 Pitcher Hideo 55 Bernanke subj.

57 “___ Smart” (like you, if you solve this puzzle?)

58 “Now I see” 59 “Do the ___” (soft drink ad phrase) 60 Double-bladed weapon

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Bariatric Surgery Information Session

Information on bariatric surgery and the program at Memorial Health Bariatrics.

Learn surgical procedures offered, support and education programs involved, and how bariatric surgery can affect patients’ lives.

Call or see website for info. Free to attend.

Hoskins Center at Memorial. . 912-3503438. bariatrics.memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Free Hearing and Speech Screening

Hearing: Thursdays, 9am-11am. Speech: First Thursdays,. Call or see website for times. . 912-355-4601. savannahspeechandhearing.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. Free HIV Testing at Chatham County Health Dept.

lectual disabilities affecting their ability to function independently without assistance.

Medical needs registrants/clients are defined as those individuals who require support of trained medical professionals.

This includes those individuals who may need assistance with managing unstable, terminal, or contagious conditions that require observation and treatment. To apply, residents should call 912-691-7443.

The application and protected health information authorization form can also be downloaded by going to www.gachd.org/ chatham Every 3 days. Every 3 days

Helps everyday ordinary people with everyday ordinary problems: smoking, weight loss, phobias, fears, ptsd, life coaching.

Caring, qualified professional help. See website or call for info. . 912-927-3432. savannahypnosis.com.

La Leche League of Savannah

A breast feeding support group for new/ expectant monthers. Meeting/gathering first Thursdays, 10am. Call or see website for location and other info. . 912-897-9544. lllusa.org/web/savannahga.html.

Living Smart Fitness Club

An exercise program encouraging healthy lifestyle changes. Mon. & Wed. 6pm7:15pm Hip Hop low impact aerobics at Delaware Center. Tues. 5:30-7:00 Zumba at St. Joseph’s Candler African American Resource Center. (Program sponsors.) .

912-447-6605.

Planned Parenthood Hotline

First Line is a statewide hotline for women seeking information on health services.

Open 7pm-11pm nightly. . 800-264-7154.

Register for Functional and Medical Needs Emergency Registry

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The Chatham County Health Department is encouraging residents who may be eligible for the Functional and Medical Needs Registry to apply. The Registry is for people who may need help functioning within a general shelter or the support of medical professionals at a more specialized facility and have no other way to evacuate, in a community emergency such as a hurricane evacuation order.those individuals who may need services to maintain their independence in a shelter. This includes children and adults with physical, sensory, 42 mental health, and cognitive and/or intel-

Irish Dancers of Savannah

Savannah’s first organized Irish dance school welcomes dancers, ages 4 and up.

Learn Irish Step and Ceili (Irish square) Dancing at a relaxed pace. Convenient mid-town location. Whether just for fun, or for competition, IDS is for everyone. Adult classes available. Call or email for info. .

912-897-5984. irishdancsav@aol.com.

La Leche League Fun Day

A weekly seminar on the health of drinking water. Includes testing of drinking water, plus samples of bottled water.

Tuesdays,7pm RSVP by phone to Ernestine Murray, Hydration Specialist. Tuesdays..

703-989-6995. Tuesdays. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St.

The local kick-off for World Breastfeeding Week. Games, snacks, information, and a silent auction benefiting the local La Leche League. Promoting breastfeeding as a path to lifelong health. Free and open to the public. Sat., Aug. 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

404-548-8555. Help@LLLofSavannah.com. facebook.com/lllsavannah. Sat., Aug. 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m Knights of Columbus Hall, 3 West Liberty St.

Camp: Art for Young Children

A gathering of new moms and their babies.

Practice baby & mom yoga, do a planned activity. Dream boards, affirmation writing, personalized aromatherapy and other projects. Dates: July 18; August 1, 15 & 29; September 12 & 26; October 10 & 24; November 7 & 21; December 5 & 19. $20 per session. Six session discount. Every other Friday, 10 a.m.-noon. 912-704-7650. ann@ douladeliveries.com. douladeliveries.com. erigosavannah.com. Every other Friday, 10 a.m.-noon Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

Water Awareness Get Together

Free walk-in HIV testing. 8am-4pm Mon.Fri. No appointment needed. Test results in 20 minutes. Follow-up visit and counseling Kid’s Happenings Blast Off VBS (Vacation Bible School) will be set up for anyone testing positive.

A weekend vacation bible school experiCall for info. . 912-644-5217. Chatham ence to help children experience God’s County Health Dept., 1395 Eisenhower Dr. Health Care for Uninsured People love and practice ways to love one another.

Open for primary care for uninsured Register online via Facebook. Free Sat., residents of Chatham County. Mon.-Fri., Aug. 2, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 912-236-0363.

8:30am-3:30pm. Call for info or appointpastor.heath.fcc@gmail.com. facebook. ment. . 912-443-9409. St. Joseph’s/ com/FCCofSavannah. Sat., Aug. 2, 8:30 Candler--St. Mary’s Health Center, 1302 a.m.-3:30 p.m First Christian Church, 711 Drayton St. E. Victory Drive.

Hypnosis, Guided Imagery and Relaxation Therapy

Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St.

Painting, ceramics, jewelry, mixed media, performing Arts. Ages 4-years-old to 6-years-old. One week camp begins August 4. Half-day session (9am-12pm. $95 per week per child. $10 City Resident Discount Mon., Aug. 4. 912-651-6783. savannahga.gov/arts. Mon., Aug. 4 Cultural Arts Gallery, 9 W. Henry St. Chad Crews Magic Show at the Library

Magical educator Chad Crews presents magically scientific experiments, music, stories, and a critter or two. Ages 3 and older. Monday, July 21 10:30am Hinesville Library, 368-4003 3pm Midway-Riceboro Library, 884-5742 Tuesday, July 22 10:30am Port City Library, 964-8013 2pm Pooler Library, 748-0471 4:30pm Southwest Chatham Library, 925-8305 Thursday, July 24 10:30am West Broad Library, 232-6395 2pm Carnegie Library, 231-9921 4pm Forest City Library, 238-0614 Monday, July 28 10:30am Bull Street Library, 6523600 3pm W.W. Law Library, 236-8040 6pm Oglethorpe Mall Library, 925-5432 Tuesday, July 29 11am Thunderbolt Library, 354-5864 1:30pm Tybee Library, 786-7733 4pm Islands Library, 897-6233 Wednesday, July 30 10:30am Springfield Library, 754-3003 2:30pm Rincon Library, 826-2222 Free and open to the public. Wed., July 30. liveoakpl.org. Wed., July 30 Free Family Day: Drawing from the Past, and Free Weekend at Telfair Academy

Savannah’s oldest art museum is free all weekend, courtesy of the City of Savannah.

Free and open to the public. Saturday offers hands-on activities for children related to the Romantic Spirits exhibition.. Aug. 1-3. telfair.org. telfair.org. Saturday offers hands-on activities for children related to the Romantic Spirits exhibition. Aug. 1-3

New Mamas Club

Sand Gnats and Telfair Museums – Children’s Photo Contest Winner Announcement

August presentation date to be announced.

The Savannah Sand Gnats and Telfair Museums will announce the winner of the Children’s Photo Contest. The winner will meet Sand Gnat players and receive prizes.

The winning photograph will be featured on the cover of the Sand Gnats’ game program, Playbill Magazine and displayed at the Jepson Center for the Arts. $8 game ticket Fri., Aug. 1. telfair.org. sandgnats. com. Fri., Aug. 1 Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. Savannah Children’s Museum School Year Hours

SCM hours beginning 8/31/13 will be Sunday 11am-4pm; Tuesday-Saturday 10am4pm. Open on holiday Mondays that SCC Public Schools are not in session including Labor Day. For more details go to savannahchildrensmuseum.org . Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Road.

Story Trunk

An interactive storytelling show for children. Appropriate for all ages. $10.

Admission includes ice cream. Sundays, 3 p.m.. Justin@oddlot.org. oddlotimprov.com.

Sundays, 3 p.m. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street.

Summer Family Game Night

An evening for families to spend time together and play board games provided by the library. All ages. Free and open to the public. Tue., Aug. 5, 6 p.m. 912-786-7733.

Tue., Aug. 5, 6 p.m Tybee Island Library, 405 Butler Ave. Toddler Tuesdays at Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Toddlers 6 months to 4 years, and their adults. Themed programs--story books,

singing songs, finger puppet plays, crafts, guided walks, up close encounters with Oatland animals. Preregister by 4pm Monday. $5 children. Gen. Admission for adults ($5 or $3 for military & seniors) Tuesdays.

912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland.org/. Tuesdays Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Tools 4 School Block Party

A party to celebrate the end of summer in preparation for the school year. Free and open to the public. Sat., Aug. 2, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat., Aug. 2, 11 a.m.-3 p.m YMCAWest Broad St, 1110 May St. LGBT

First City Network Board Meeting

First Monday, 6:30pm, at FCN office, 307 E. Harris St. 2nd floor. Call or see website for info. . 912-236-CITY. firstcitynetwork.org.

Gay AA Meeting

True Colors Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, a gay and lesbian AA meeting that welcomes all alcoholics, meets Thursdays and Sundays, 7:30pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 311 E. Harris, 2nd floor. New location effective 11/2012. .

Georgia Equality Savannah

Local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 912-5476263. .

Savannah Pride, Inc.

Organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival and helps promote the well-being of the LGBT community in the South.

Mission: unity through diversity and social awareness. Second Tuesday/month, 7pm, at FCN office, 307 E. Harris St., 2nd floor. .

912-288-7863. heather@savpride.com.

Stand Out Youth

A gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth organization. Meets Fridays, 7pm, FCN office, 307 E. Harris St. Call, email or see website for info. .

912-657-1966. info@standoutyouth.org. standoutyouth.org.

What Makes a Family

A children’s therapy group for children of GLBT parents. Ages 10 to 18. Meets twice a month. Call for info. . 912-352-2611.

Nature and Environment

Dolphin Project

Dolphin Project’s Education Outreach Program is available to speak at schools, clubs, organizations. A powerpoint presentation with sound and video about estuarine dolphins and their environment.

Age/grade appropriate programs and handouts. See website for info. . thedolphinproject.org.

Recycling Fundraiser for Economic Opportunity Authority

Support EOA through the FundingFactory Recycling Program. Recycle empty cartridges, cell phones, small electronics, laptops, to EOA for recycling. They will receive technology products and cash.

Businesses may also recycle items on behalf of EOA for credit. Drop off at EOA, 681 W. Anderson St. See website, email or call for info. . 912-238-2960 x126. dwproperty@ aol.com. fundingfactory.com.

Salt Marsh Kayak Excursion

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daytrip on tidal creeks and salt marshes, to learn the natural systems that influence the marshes. Tour size 4 to 10 people.

Reservations required. Fee includes boat/paddle/life vest. $55 Sat., Aug. 2, 9 a.m.-noon. (912) 236-8115. wildernesssoutheast.org. Sat., Aug. 2, 9 a.m.-noon Skidaway Island, Diamond Causeway.

Walk on the Wild Side

A two-mile Native Animal Nature Trail winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland, salt marsh habitats, featuring live native animal exhibits. Open daily, 10am4pm except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years. Call or see website for info. .

912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Walk With the Turtles: Ossabaw Island Weekend

Two nights on Ossabaw Island (Fri 8/1 and Sat 8/2) for late night beach visits to hatching loggerhead turtle nests, plus morning hatchling rescue/recovery work, and a naturalist tour. Includes five meals, two nights shared accommodations, round trip transport from the mainland to the island. $250-$450 Gen. Adm. Pricing varies by housing option. Fri., Aug. 1. 912-233-5104. robin@ossabawisland.org. ossabawisland. net. Fri., Aug. 1 Ossabaw Island, 1 Cane Patch Rd. Wilderness Southeast

A variety of programs each month including guided trips with naturalists. Canoe trips, hikes. Mission: develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. Call or see website for info. . 912-236-8115. wilderness-southeast.org.

Pets & Animals

Low Cost Pet Clinic

TailsSpin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, host low-cost pet vaccine clinics for students, military and seniors the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. 5pm-6pm.

Vaccinations: $12, ($2 is donated to Savannah pet rescue agencies). See website for info. . tailsspin.com. tailsspin.com.

TailsSpin Pet Supplies Store, 4501 Habersham St., Habersham Village.

Operation New Hope

Operation New Hope allows inmates to train unadoptable dogs from the Humane Society for Greater Savannah. The goals of the program are to decrease the recidivism rate among Chatham County inmates, help inmates learn a new skill, and help previously unadoptable dogs find loving homes. The graduated dogs are available for adoption can be viewed at www.humansocietvsav.org, and www. chathamsheriff.org. Operation New Hope is funded by the Humane Society and community donations. . chathamsheriff.org. humanesocietysav.org/. Humane Society for Greater Savannah, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr.

Religious & Spiritual

Band of Sisters Prayer Group

All women are invited. Second Tuesdays, 7:30am-8:30am. Fellowship Assembly, 5224 Augusta Rd. Email or call Jeanne Seaver or see website for info. “The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hands of the Lord.” (Prov. 21:1) . 912-663-8728. jeanneseaver@aol.com. capitolcom.org/ georgia.

A Buddhist Meditation Center

Welcoming all lineages and spiritual traditions. Newcomers to meditation welcome.

Daily meditation, study groups and classes.

Sunday includes a talk given by resident priest on Buddhist philosophy and how it relates to daily life. The center is available for individual and group retreats, weddings and funerals. Visit Savannahzencenter.com for schedule and see us on Facebook. Soto Zen lineage, resident Priest Un Shin Cindy Beach Sensei. 912-427-7265 . The Savannah Zen Center, 111 E. 34th St.

Guided Silent Prayer

Acoustical songs, 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and minutes to receive prayer or remain in silence. Wednesdays, 6:45-8:00pm at Vineyard Church, 615 Montgomery St. See website for info. . vineyardsavannah.org.

A New Church in the City, For the City

Gather on Sundays at 10:30am. Like the Facebook page “Savannah Church Plant.” .

Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry St. Read the Bible in One Year

Savannah Reiki Share

During shares, participants take turns giving and receiving universal life force energy via Reiki and other healing modalities. Present at the shares are usually no less than 2 Reiki Masters. Come share with us on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Sweet Water Spa in downtown Savannah. Sign up at Savannah Reiki Share or Reiki by Appointment on Facebook. Free , 7 p.m. 440-371-5209. , 7 p.m Sweet Water Spa, 148 Abercorn Street.

Service of Compline

A chanted service by candlelight held every Sunday night at 9pm. “Say goodnight to God.” Presented by Christ Church Anglican. . Independent Presbyterian Church, Bull Street and Oglethorpe Ave. South Valley Baptist Church

Weekly Sunday services. Sunday school, 10:00am. Worship, 11:30am. Tuesday Bible Study/Prayer Service, 6:30pm. Pastor Rev. Dr. Barry B. Jackson, 480 Pine Barren Road, Pooler, GA “Saving a nation one soul at a time.” .

A Bible book club for those wanting to read the Bible in one year. Open to all. Book A group of Catholic singles age 30-50 meet club format, not a traditional Bible study. frequently for fun, fellowship and service.

All welcome, regardless of race, creed, Send email or check website to receive sexual orientation, religion. Thurs. 6:00pm- Tapestry Church announcements of activities and to suggest 7:00pm. Call for info. . 912-233-5354. Holy A church for all people! We don’t care what activities for the group. . familylife@diosav. Spirit Lutheran Church, 622 E. 37th Street. you are wearing, just that you are here.

Savannah Friends Meeting (Quakers) From the moment you walk in until the org. diosav.org/familylife-singles.

Center for Spiritual Living--Savannah Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, moment you leave, Tapestry is commitAll are invited to this Science of Mind third floor of Trinity United Methodist ted to delivering a creative, challenging, community. Recognizing the presence and Church. Call or email for info. All are welstraight forward, and honest message power of God within, and believing that this come. . 912-308-8286. savbranart@gmail. about the role of biblical principles in presence is in everything in the universe, com. trinitychurch1848.org/. Trinity United your life. Come experience an environunifying all of life. Welcoming all on their Methodist Church, 225 West President St. continues on p. 44 spiritual pathway. Celebration: Sunday mornings. Location: Bonaventure Chapel, 2520 Bonaventure Road. Meditation at 10:30am Service at 11:00am Childcare available in the “Funday School” Sundays. cslsavannah.org. Sundays Catholic Singles

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way.

If a farmer plants the same crop in the same field year after year, the earth’s nutrients get exhausted. For instance, lettuce sucks up a lot of nitrogen. It’s better to plant beans or peas in that location the next season, since they add nitrogen back into the soil. Meanwhile, lettuce will do well in the field where the beans or peas grew last time. This strategy is called crop rotation. I nominate it as your operative metaphor for the next ten months, Aries.

Your creative output will be abundant if you keep sowing each new “crop” in a fertile situation where it is most likely to thrive.

LEO

March 21-April 19

TAURUS

April 20-May 20

Maybe your grandparents are dead, or maybe they’re still alive. Whatever the case may be, do you have a meaningful or interesting connection with them?

Is there anything about their souls or destinies that inspires you as you face your own challenges? Or is your link with them based more on sentimentality and nostalgia? In the near future, I urge you to dig deeper in search of the power they might have to offer you. Proceed on the hypothesis that you have not yet deciphered some of the useful messages you can derive from how they lived their lives.

Explore the possibility that their mysteries are relevant to yours.

GEMINI

May 21-June 20

The prolific American author James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) wrote 32 novels. In those pages, he crammed in almost 1,100 quotations from Shakespeare.

What motivated such extreme homage?

I suspect he regarded Shakespeare as a mentor, and wanted to blend the Bard’s intelligence with his own. I invite you to do something similar, Gemini. What heroes have moved you the most? What teachers have stirred you the deepest? It’s a perfect time to pay tribute in a way that feels self-empowering. I suspect you will benefit from revivifying their influence on you.

CANCER

JUL 30-AUG 5, 2014

June 21-July 22

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Was there an actual poet named Homer who wrote the ancient Greek epics the *Iliad* and the *Odyssey*? Or was “Homer” a fictitious name given to several authors who created those two master works? Whatever the case may be, we know that Homer plagiarized himself. The opening line of Book XI in the *Iliad* is identical to the opening line of Book V in the *Odyssey*: “Now Dawn arose from her couch beside the lordly Tithonos, to bear light to the immortals and to mortal men.”

So should we be critical of Homer? Nah. Nor will I hold it against you if, in the coming days, you imitate some fine action or brilliant move you did in the past. It was great the first time. I’m sure it will be nearly as great this time, but in a different

July 23-Aug. 22

The Earth has been around for almost 4.6 billion years. But according to scientists who study the fossil records, fire didn’t make its first appearance on our planet until 470 million years ago. Only then were there enough land-based plants and oxygen to allow the possibility of fires arising naturally. Do the math and you will see that for 90 percent of the Earth’s history, fire was absent. In evolutionary terms, it’s a newcomer. As I study your astrological omens for the next ten months, I foresee the arrival of an almost equally monumental addition to your life, Leo. You can’t imagine what it is yet, but by this time next year, you won’t fathom how you could have lived without it for so long.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

In the nights to come, I expect you will dream of creatures like fiery monsters, robot warriors, extraterrestrial ghosts, and zombie vampires. But here’s the weird twist: They will be your helpers and friends. They will protect you and fight on your behalf as you defeat your real enemies, who are smiling pretenders wearing white hats. Dreams like this will prepare you well for events in your waking life, where you will get the chance to gain an advantage over fake nice guys who have hurt you or thwarted you.

LIBRA

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

It’s fine if you want to turn the volume all the way up on your charisma and socialize like a party animal. I won’t protest if you gleefully blend business and pleasure as you nurture your web of human connections. But I hope you will also find time to commune with the earth and sky and rivers and winds. Why? You are scheduled to take a big, fun spiritual test in the not-toodistant future. An excellent way to prepare for this rite of passage will be to deepen your relationship with Mother Nature.

SCORPIO

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

You are hereby excused from doing household chores and busywork, Scorpio.

Feel free to cancel boring appointments.

Avoid tasks that are not sufficiently epic, majestic, and fantastic to engage your heroic imagination. As I see it, this is your time to think really big. You have cosmic authorization to give your full intensity to exploring the amazing maze where the treasure is hidden. I urge you to pay attention to your dreams for clues. I encourage you to ignore all fears except the one that evokes your most brilliant courage. Abandon all trivial worries, you curious warrior, as you go in quest of your equivalent of the Holy Grail.

SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

Broadway is one of New York City’s main

streets. It runs the length of the island of Manhattan. But hundreds of years ago it was known by the indigenous Lenape people as the Wickquasgeck Trail. It was a passageway that cut through stands of chestnut, poplar, and pine trees. Strawberries grew wild in fields along the route.

Is there a metaphorical equivalent in your own life, Sagittarius? I think there is: a modest, natural path that you will ultimately build into a major thoroughfare buzzing with activity. Part of you will feel sad at the loss of innocence that results.

But mostly you’ll be proud of the visionary strength you will have summoned to create such an important conduit.

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

The heavenly body known as 1986 DA is a near-Earth asteroid that’s 1.4 miles in diameter. It’s packed with 10,000 tons of gold and 100,000 tons of platinum, meaning it’s worth over five trillion dollars.

Can we humans get to it and mine its riches? Not yet. That project is beyond our current technology. But one day, I’m sure we will find a way. I’m thinking there’s a smaller-scale version of this scenario in your life, Capricorn. You know about or will soon find out about a source of wealth that’s beyond your grasp. But I’m betting that in the next ten months you will figure out a way to tap into it, and begin the process.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

“I just sort of drifted into it.” According to author Gore Vidal, “That’s almost always the explanation for everything.” But I hope this won’t be true for you anytime soon, Aquarius. You can’t afford to be unconscious or lazy or careless about what you’re getting yourself into. You must formulate a clear, strong intention, and stick to it. I don’t mean that you should be overly cautious or ultra-skeptical. To make the correct decisions, all you have to do is be wide awake and stay in intimate touch with what’s best for you.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20

Members of the industrial band Skinny Puppy are upset with the U.S. military.

They discovered that an interrogation team at America’s Guantanamo Bay detention camp tortured prisoners by playing their music at deafening volumes for extended periods. That’s why they sent an invoice to the Defense Department for $666,000, and are threatening to sue.

Now would be a good time for you to take comparable action, Pisces. Are others distorting your creations or misrepresenting your meaning? Could your reputation benefit from repair? Is there anything you can do to correct people’s misunderstandings about who you are and what you stand for?

ment that helps you connect with God and discover his incredible purpose for your life. Join us every Sunday morning 10AM at the Habersham YMCA. Sundays, 10 a.m. tapestrysavannah.com. ymcaofcoastalga. org/. Sundays, 10 a.m YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. Theology on Tap

Meets on the third Monday, 8:30pm10:30pm. Like the Facebook page: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. . distillerysavannah.com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah

Liberal religious community where people with different beliefs gather as one faith.

Sundays, 11am. Email, call or see website for info. . 912-234-0980. admin@uusavannah.org. uusavannah.org. uusavannah.org.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. Unity Church of Savannah

Everyone is welcome. Unity of Savannah is not concerned with where people come from, what they look like, or whom they love – Unity is just glad that each person is here. Sunday 9:15am meditative service and 11:00am celebratory service show what the New Thought Movement is all about. Children’s church 11am service.

Unity loves all people, just as they are.

Sundays. 912-355-4704. unityofsavannah. org. unityofsavannah.org/. Sundays Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Weekly Spiritual Gathering

A spiritual gathering with artist Joanne Morton and friends on Wednesdays at 12:12pm in a different square in the Historic Distric of Savannah. This is a new Savannah ritual...a growing heart collective for those who are committed to living from their hearts, and believing in the collective power of law of attraction. See website for each week’s location. Wednesdays.. magicpassionlove.com/savannahgratitude. Wednesdays.

Special Screenings

Film: Futuresport (1998, USA/Canada)

Psychotronic Film Society celebrates the 52nd birthday of actor Wesley Snipes with a screening of this action film that he produced and starred in. $6 Wed., July 30, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. sentientbean.com.

Wed., July 30, 8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Film: Back to the Future (USA, 1985)

Michael J. Fox plays Marty McFly, a 1985 teenager who is accidentally sent back in time to 1955 in his hometown. With with the help of scientist Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown (Christopher Lloyd), he must find a way to return to 1985, without altering the past or the future. Rated PG. Sponsored by Connect Savannah. $8 general admission or $5 student/senior/military. Fri., Aug. 1, 7 p.m. lucastheatre.com. lucastheatre. com. Fri., Aug. 1, 7 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Film: Back to the Future, Part II (USA, 1989)

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up in jail. Rated PG. Sponsored by Connect Savannah. $8 general admission or $5 student/senior/military. Sat., Aug. 2, 3 p.m. lucastheatre.com. lucastheatre.com. Sat., Aug. 2, 3 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Film: Back to the Future, Part III (USA, 1990)

It is the third and final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy. Takes place right after the events of BTTF Part II, beginning in 1955 and time-traveling to 1885. Rated PG. Sponsored by Connect Savannah. $8 general admission or $5 student/senior/military. Sat., Aug. 2, 7 p.m. lucastheatre.com. lucastheatre.com. Sat., Aug. 2, 7 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Film: The Burning Bush, Part I (Czech Republic, 2013)

CinemaSavannah presents the southeastern US premiere of this fact-based drama about student Jan Palach, who set himself on fire to protest the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969, and the attorney who led a legal fight on behalf of his family against the government. In Czech, with English subtitles. Part II screens on Sun. 8/3. $8 Sat., Aug. 2, 5 & 8 p.m. musesavannah.org. musesavannah.org/. Sat., Aug. 2, 5 & 8 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Film: The Burning Bush, Part II (Czech Republic, 2013)

CinemaSavannah presents Part II of the southeastern US premiere of this factbased drama about student Jan Palach, who set himself on fire to protest the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969, and the attorney who led a legal fight on behalf of his family against the government. In Czech, with English subtitles.

Part I screened on Sat. 8/2. $5 Sun., Aug. 3, 5 & 8 p.m. musesavannah.org. musesavannah.org/. Sun., Aug. 3, 5 & 8 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Film: The Princess Bride (USA, 1987)

The classic fairy tale featuring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin and Robin Wright, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather). Rated PG $7 Sat., Aug. 2, 2 p.m. 912-754-1118. info@marstheatre.com. bit.ly/UmpbOe. marstheatre.com. Sat., Aug. 2, 2 p.m Mars Theatre, 109 S. Laurel Street.

Support Groups

ACOA-Al-Anon

The “From Survival to Recovery” Adult Children of Alcoholics/Al-Anon Group is a fellowship and support group for those who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. Meets Thursdays, 5:45pm at the 24-Hour Club, 1501 Eisenhower Dr. Call for info. . 912-598-9860.

Alcoholics Anonymous

For people who want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Free to attend or join. Check website for meeting days/times, or call 24 hours a day. . 912356-3688. savannahaa.com.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver and Family Support Group

For individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members. Second

Monday, Wilm. Isl. United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd. Second Thursday, Ruth Byck Adult Care Center, 64 Jasper St. Sponsored by Senior Citizens, Inc. Call for info. . 912-236-0363 x143.

Amputee Support Group

Open to all who have had limbs amputated and their families or caregivers. Call for info. . 912-355-7778.

Back Pain Support Group

Second Monday of every month,7:00pm.

Denny’s Restaurant at Hwy. 204. Everyone is welcome. For more info, contact Debbie at 912-727-2959 .

Brain Injury Support Group

For traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Third Thursdays, 5pm. In the gym of the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial. . memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Breast Cancer Survivors Group

Tuesdays, 5:20pm at First Presbyterian Church. For survivors and caregivers. Call for info. . 912-844-4524. fpc.presbychurch. net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Cancer Support Group

For anyone living with, through or beyond a cancer diagnosis. First Wednesdays, at Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for info. . 912819-5704. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. Children’s Grief Support Group

Seven week structured educational support group for children 6-17. Support, coping tools, utilizing play and activity to learn to live with loss. Free of charge. A service of Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for dates. .

912-303-9442. Full Circle Center for Grief Support, 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H. Citizens With Retarded Citizens

For families with children or adults with autism, mental retardation, and other developmental disabilities. Meets monthly.

Call for info. . 912-355-7633. Citizens With Retarded Citizens, 1211 Eisenhower Drive.

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Assoc.

Meets regularly to discuss issues affecting the lives of polio survivors. Call or see website for info. Polio survivors and guests are invited. Free and open to the public. .

912-927-8332. coastalempirepoliosurvivors.org.

Debtors Anonymous

For people with debting problems. Meets Sundays, 6:30pm at Unity of Savannah. See website or call for info. . 912-572-6108. debtorsanonymous.org. unityofsavannah. org/. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. Fibromyalgia Support Group

Second Thursdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm. Call or see website for info. . 912-819-6743. sjchs.org. sjchs.org. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5353 Reynolds Ave.

Free Monthly Support Group for New & Expectant Parents

Come and meet fellow parents and kids.

Discuss and learn different ways to enjoy parenthood. Cate Glyn-Jones, registered nurse, midwife, and lactation consultant, will be on hand to answer all of your questions. This is a free event with refreshments served and takes place the first Tuesday of every month. Free first Tuesday of every month, 10 a.m. 912-544-6387. support@erigosavannah.com. erigosavannah.com. first Tuesday of every month, 10 a.m Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

Gambling Problem 12 Step Program

Twelve step program offers freedom from gambling. Meets weekly. Leave message with contact info. . 912-748-4730.

Georgia Scleroderma Support Group

A group for people with scleroderma for the greater Savannah area and surrounding counties. Meets regularly. Call for day and time. Lovezzola’s Pizza, 320 Hwy 80 West, Pooler. Info: 912-412-6675 or 912414-3827. .

Grief Support Groups

Hospice Savannah’s Full Circle offers a full array of grief support groups and individual counseling for children, teens and adults is available at no charge. Counseling is offered at 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H in Savannah, and appointments are also available in the United Way offices in Rincon and in Richmond Hill. Call or see website for info. . 912-303-9442. HospiceSavannah.org/ GriefSupport.

Heartbeats for Life

Free support and education group for those who have suffered from or want to prevent or reverse heart disease and/or diabetes. One Tuesday/month, 6pm. Call or email for date. All meetings at Southwest Chatham Library. Tuesdays. 912-598-8457. jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga.org. Tuesdays Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Klinefelter Syndrome/47-XXY Support Group

For parents of children with this diagnosis, and for men with this diagnosis. Started by the mother of a boy with 47-XXY. Email to meet for mutual support. . amkw21@ gmail.com.

La Leche League - Evening Series Meeting

Free breastfeeding help and support group. All meetings are led by accredited Free, volunteer-led support group for La Leche League Leaders. See Facebook recovery from anorexia/restrictive eating page for information. $0 Mon., Aug. 4, and/or bulimia/binge/purging. Not a diet 6:30-8 p.m. 404-548-8555. help@lllofgroup, nor for those who struggle solely savannah.com. https://facebook.com/ with overeating. Mondays, 7:30pm-8:30pm. events/1437549893170927/. savannahjea.

Email for info. . edasavannah@yahoo.com. org. Mon., Aug. 4, 6:30-8 p.m Jewish EduAsbury Memorial United Methodist Church, cational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Legacy Group: For individuals with advanced 1008 Henry St.

please call Jennifer Currin-McCulloch at 912-350-7845. . 912-350-7845. Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (at Memorial Health Univ. Medical Center), 4700 Waters Ave. Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Support Group

For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call or see website for info. . 912-350-7845. memorialhealth. com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Narcotics Anonymous

Call for the Savannah Lowcountry Area NA meeting schedule. . 912-238-5925.

National Alliance of Mentally Ill

Weekly 90-minute support group for anyone with a mental health diagnosis. Also offer weekly family support group. Both meet Tuesdays, 6pm-8pm. Free and open to the public. . Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd.

Overeaters Anonymous

For people who are eating compulsively. If nothing else has worked, there is help. Savannah has 2 OA meetings a week: Wednesday 5:30pm First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Avenue (at Paulsen Street) Friday 6:30pm Unity Church, 2320 Sunset Blvd. (off of Skidaway Rd.) Wednesdays, Fridays.. 912-844-4524. elissabeam@yahoo.com. unityofsavannah. org/. Wednesdays, Fridays. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. Is food a problem for you? Overeaters Anonymous can help. Savannah meetings Mon 6:30pm, Wed 5:30pm, Fri 6:30 p.m. See website for locations and info, or call 912-358-7150. . oa.org/meetings.

Parents of Children with IEP’s (Individualized Education Plans)

For parents of children attending Chatham-Savannah Public School System who have IEP plans, to offer mutual support through the challenges of the IEP process.

Email for info. . amkw210@gmail.com.

Parents of Ill Children

Backus Children’s Hospital sponsors this group for parents with a seriously ill child receiving inpatient or outpatient treatment.

Case manager facilitates the meetings.

Meets weekly. Call for info . 912-350-5616. memorialhealth.com/backus. memorialhealth.com/backus. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Ave.

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