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Week At A Glance Franchising Drop-In Session

Miriam Brewer, from the International Franchise Association, will answer questions such as selecting a franchise and securing financing.

10 a.m.-1 p.m Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street.

Free and open to the public. savannahga.gov

Making Strides Against Cancer Kickoff Breakfast

The American Cancer Society's kick off event for their October 4 5k run/walk raising funds to fight breast cancer. RSVP's required for the breakfast.

8 a.m Savannah Station, 601 Cohen St. Call for pricing.

912-355-1378. SavannahGAStrides@cancer.org

Public Input Meeting on City Flood Hazards

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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. Show plus backstage pass.

7:30-9 p.m Puppet People Studio, 3119 Furber Ave. $20 912-355-3366. puppets@puppetpeople.com. puppetpeople.com/event/beyond-moss-curtain-puppetshow-backstage-pass/

Film: Mystery Screening of a Zorro Movie

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

8 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. 4 $7

One of three public meetings held by the City of Savannah, seeking input from the public to identify areas of the City that flood. Part of the update of the Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan, included in an annual process being undertaken by the City that reduces flood insurance premiums by 20% for Savannah homeowners, and aids the City’s ongoing floodplain and storm water management efforts.

6-7:30 p.m Moses Jackson Advancement Center, 1410B Richards Street.

Free and open to the public. savannahga.gov

Sand Gnats: Pack the Park for The Salvation Army

Sand Gnats play the Charleston River Dogs. Visit with Santa Claus at the kids carnival before the game (4-6pm) for the Salvation Army's Christmas toy giveaway program, Holiday Hope. Bring a new unwrapped toy for free admission to the carnival.

7:05 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $8 Gen. Adm. Special tickets for nonprofit organization of the night. info@sandgnats.com. sandgnats.com

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.

Thursday / 7 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

The Chef's Studio

The Jepson Cafe presents Chefs Patrick Zimmerman and Seth Musler from Butterhead Greens and Betty Bombers, to creating a four course fixed menu. The two chefs will give a short presentation before dinner and each course will be paired with an appropriate glass of wine.

6:30-8 p.m Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. $40 for Telfair members. $45 for non-members.

Lecture: Returning to Work after Cancer

Part of Memorial University Medical Center's Cancer Survivorship Lecture Series.

5:30 p.m Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (at Memorial Health Univ. Medical Center), 4700 Waters Ave. Free and open to the public.

912-350-7845. CurriJe1@memorialhealth.com.

Savannah Voice Festival: Voices Around the World

A night of international song-- a musical singing tour with Neopolitan works, French chansons, German lieder, Spanish songs and American gems.

6:30-8 p.m St. Johns Episcopal Church, 1 West Macon Street. $25 Savannahvoicefestival.org

Three Guided Tours by Three SCAD Artists

Three SCAD faculty members provide gallery tours of three exhibitions. Eun Lee, printmaking professor, on the Andy Warhol exhibition,"Cast of Characters," as it relates to her practice as a printmaker.

SCAD dean of the School of Fine Art Steve Bliss on his photographic process influenced by "Full Circle," an exhibition of work and inspiration by the late Savannahbased photographer Jack Leigh.

Painting professor Todd Schroeder discusses "Pirate Jenny," an exhibition by painter and writer Carrie Moyer as it relates to Schroeder's painting practice.

6:30 p.m SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Free and open to the public. scad.edu

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Public Hearing on Proposed Tax Rate Increase by City of Savannah

Art to Table Opening Reception

Public Input Meeting on City Flood Hazards

48 Hour Film Project Screenings

Public hearings on the intention of the Mayor and Aldermen to increase City property taxes by 2.48 percent over the rollback millage rate. The public is invited to comment.

2 p.m Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

Free and open to the public.

912-651-6410. savannahga.gov/

One of three public meetings held by the City of Savannah, seeking input from the public to identify areas of the City that flood. Part of the update of the Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan, included in an annual process being undertaken by the City.

6-7:30 p.m Windsor Forest Community Center, 414 Briarcliff Cir. Free and open to the public.

(912) 651-6530. savannahga.gov

Roger Moss & Kim Pelote Cabaret

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

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

Savannah artists Lisa Bradley, Jessica Broad, Mitzi Davis, and Rebecca Sipper are back together this summer with a show featuring the latest in their functional ceramics work. The artwork will be taken off the walls and placed on the dinner table, challenging viewers to break through the traditional boundaries perceived between fine art and functional.

6-9 p.m Whit's End, 106 E. 37th st.

Screenings of the films created in Savannah over the weekend of July 25-27 during the 48 Hour Film Project short film competition.

8 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $12 Adult , Students and military $10. Cash only.

At the door.

48hourfilm.com/en/savannah/

Iced at the Coffee House Fundraising Event

100% of the proceeds of this live murder mystery by the Odd Lot Comedy Troupe benefit Big Brother Big Sister of the Coastal Empire. Audience members become detectives, reviewing crime scene photos, discovering clues, questioning suspects and identifying the killer.

7-9 p.m Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street. $20 912-508-5744. jrosa@markithis.com savannahcoffee.com/murder-mystery/

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Savannah Voice Festival: David Friedman Master Class: A Thought Exchange

Theatre: Chicago

The Tony-winning musical

by Bob Fosse/John Kander/ Fred Ebb. Friday and Saturday shows are 21+. Sundays are all ages.

Aug. 8-10, 7:30 p.m Bay Street Theatre, 1 Jefferson St. $25 baystreettheatre.org/

An insider look at the process of performing, as this popular composer (whose songs have been recorded by Diana Ross,Barry Manilow, Petula Clark and others and the arranger for many Broadway shows) uses his method of Thought Exchange in an event where studio artists work with Friedman on breaking down performance and vocal barriers.

1-3 p.m Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive.

Free and open to the public.

Savannahvoicefestival.org

Theatre: Iced at the Coffee Shop

An interactive murder mystery show presented by the Odd Lot Comedy Troupe.

7:30 p.m.

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

Seersucker Live: Piles O' Mine Trees: A Reading

A literary reading covering every mile of pine-tree-lined interstate between Savannah and Atlanta, featuring: Benjamin Drevlow, Christina Olson, Jared Yates Sexton, Scott Daughtridge, Zach Powers, Stephanie Kartalopoulos. Presented

by Seersucker Live literary performance group.

8 p.m Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street.

Free and open to the public.

Theatre: Spine Tingling Tales

A late night ghost show that's appropriate for most ages, but a little bit scary. Produced by Odd Lot Comedy Troupe.

11 p.m.

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

Theatre: Chicago

The Tony-winning musical by Bob Fosse/ John Kander/Fred Ebb. Friday and Saturday shows are 21+. Sundays are all ages.

7:30 p.m Bay Street Theatre, 1 Jefferson St. $25 baystreettheatre.org/

Saturday / 9 48 Hour Film Project Screenings

Screenings of the films created in Savannah over the weekend of July 25-27 during the 48 Hour Film Project short film competition.

3 & 8 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $12 Adult , Students and military $10. Cash only.

At the door.

48hourfilm.com/en/savannah/

Ebenezer Creek Canoe Expedition

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48 Hour Film Project Screenings Fri -SUN / 8-10

A guided Wilderness Southeast paddle in the black waters of Ebenezer Creek headed toward the estuary and ocean. Reservations required.

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m $50. Includes canoe, instruction, and guide.

(912) 236-8115 wilderness-southeast.org

Film: Fried Green Tomatoes (USA, 1991)

The friendships of two sets of Southern women a generation apart, with a unique connection. Based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

by Fannie Flagg. Starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mary-Louise Parker. Rated PG-13. 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

Forsyth Farmers Market

Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods.

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

Georgia's First Fourth

A reading of the Declaration of Independence as it was read in the town of Savannah in August of 1776. Reenactment of the debate to declare independence or to remain loyal to the king, with audience involvement. Musket firings and more.

1-4 p.m Wormsloe Historic Site, 7601 Skidaway Rd. $4.50-$10 912-353-3023. gastateparks.org/Wormsloe

Major Handy

Major Handy is a Zydeco musician and blues accordion player from Lafayette, Louisiana. Concert proceeds benefit American Roots and Blues Artists through the Music Maker Relief Foundation.

8 p.m Mars Theatre, 109 S. Laurel Street. $15 in Advance, $20 at the door 912-754-1118 marstheatre.com

48 Hour Film Project Screenings

Pet Adoption Event

Various local animal rescue groups and PetSmart Charities host this pet adoption weekend. All animals are spayed/neutered and current on vaccinations. Adopters will receive a PetSmart Adoption Starter Kit with more than $300 in coupons including a free health check, discount on microchipping and free bag of Purina Plan food.

11 a.m.-5 p.m PetSmart, 11132 Abercorn St. Free and open to the public.

Savannah Voice Festival:Voices out of a Hat

An interactive event: Maria Zouves hosts a session of questions out of a hat, performances and prizes, testing the audience's musical knowledge. Participation not required to attend.

3-4:30 p.m Asbury Memorial UMC, 1008 Henry St. $25 Savannahvoicefestival.org

Theatre: Spine Tingling Tales

A late night ghost show that's appropriate for most ages, but a little bit scary. Produced by Odd Lot Comedy Troupe.

11 p.m.

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

Telfair Open House for Families who Homeschool

An afternoon for homeschooling families to learn about the education programs and resources that Telfair Museums offers.

1-4 p.m Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Free and open to the public. RSVP by email. lusej@telfair.org

Screenings of the films created in Savannah over the weekend of July 25-27 during the 48 Hour Film Project short film competition.

3 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $12 Adult , Students and military $10. Cash only.

At the door.

48hourfilm.com/en/savannah/

Buddhist Ghost Festival & Great Memorial

The Buddhist day in which the spirits of the deceased return to Earth. Monks and temple members partake in activities to honor their familial ancestors with food offerings and burning of incenses and symbolic paper signs.

Schedule of Events 8:30am: Tea Offerings 9 am: Welcome 11 am: Ghost Festival festivities start 12 pm: Free vegetarian lunch served to all 2 pm: Great Memorial ceremony starts 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m Chua Cat Tuong Buddhist Temple, 2619 U.S. Highway 80 West.

Free and open to the public. mphan92@gmail.com savannahbuddhist.org/about

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 lifesaving programs; lobbying elected officials; organizing volunteers; planning events.

Please preregister by email.

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Pet Adoption Event

Various local animal rescue groups and PetSmart Charities host this pet adoption weekend. All animals are spayed/neutered and current on vaccinations. Adopters will receive a PetSmart Adoption Starter Kit with more than $300 in coupons including a free health check, discount on microchipping and free bag of Purina Plan food.

Aug. 9-10, 11 a.m.-5 p.m PetSmart, 11132 Abercorn St. Free and open to the public.

Savannah Voice Festival: Teen Voice Showcase

The culmination of the weekend's teen workshop. Savannah’s finest young singers share a concert with friends, family, and the community.

3:30-4:30 p.m Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive. $18 Savannahvoicefestival.org

Story Trunk

An interactive storytelling show for children. Appropriate for all ages. Produced by Odd Lot Comedy Troupe.

3 p.m.

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

Justin@oddlot.org oddlotimprov.com

Theatre: Chicago

The Tony-winning musical by Bob Fosse/ John Kander/Fred Ebb. Friday and Saturday shows are 21+. Sundays are all ages.

Aug. 8-10, 7:30 p.m Bay Street Theatre, 1 Jefferson St. $25 baystreettheatre.org/

Monday / 11 Sand Gnats Dollar Monday

Asheville Tourists are tonight's opponent.

Hot dogs, chips, small sodas & Pabst Blue Ribbon are $1 each.

7:05 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $1 with coupon or Kroger card. $8 Gen.Adm. sandgnats.com

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.

6-6:45 p.m Ms. Amy's School of Music, 2421 Waters Avenue.

Free and open to the public. savannahschooloffolkmusic@gmail.com

Film: Cowspiracy, The Sustainability Secret

Revolution: Savannah's Yoga Studio hosts a screening of this feature length documentary on the meat production industry and its impact on the environment.

7:30-9:30 p.m Carmike 10 (Savannah), 511 Stephenson Ave. $12 410-570-9974. ashley@revolutionyogastudio.com

Savannah Voice Festival: Sherrill Milnes Master Class 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 / 12 Two for Tuesday at the Sand Gnats

Asheville Tourists vs. the Gnats. Buy-one get-one-free Miller Lite or Coors Light all night long.

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

FREE OPENING CELEBRATION! A CONVERSATION WITH ARTIST WHITFIELD LOVELL

6pm, August 14, 2014 Jepson Center / 207 W. York St. on Historic Telfair Square FR EE A D M I S S I O N to

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Savannah Voice Festival: Voices of Sacred Song

This uplifting concert and features great oratorios, liturgical music and inspirational songs. Timothy Hall, musical director.

6:30-8 p.m First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. $25 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.

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Wednesday / 13 Sand Gnats Pack the Park for Charity

The Gnats take on the Asheville Tourists.

Sales of special tickets benefit a different charity each Wednesday.

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

MUSIC: The Jimmy Wolling Band

The first event of the Anahata Concert Series, features this local bluegrass combo, and refreshments from local produce.

7-9 p.m Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Adults $25/ advance $30 at door Kids 6 – 13yrs $15.00 Kids 5yrs and under free anahatahealingarts.com

Lecture and Lunch: Savannah FBI Supervisor Eugene Kowel

Savannah Downtown Business Association (SDBA) presents Eugene Kowel, Supervisory Senior Resident Agent of the FBI’s Savannah and Brunswick Resident Agencies.

11 a.m Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. $35 Gen. Adm. $25 SDBA members.

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Film: hands of steel aka atomic cyborg (1986, Italy/usa) Made in the USA with a mostly Italian cast and crew, it finds a part-robot/part-man battling male chauvinist truck drivers in the desert, while somehow falling in love with a truck stop waitress. From Psychotronic Film Series.

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The guns, the merger, the connection “But frankly the City doesn’t have the best record in hiring chiefs.”

Center says “the monetary things are easily resolved. But why help pay for an While everyone operation as huge and sensitive as a police is rightly focused on the department and not have a say-so in who catastrophic summer runs it?” shooting spree—20 shot The City maintains it’s adhering to the in less than three weeks, letter of the agreement, and reminds us that as of this writing— the former Chatham County Manager Russ dispute between the Abolt had a great deal of sway in the hiring City of Savannah of the now-discredited Lovett. and Chatham County over the decade-old • Precinct maps may not be helping: merger of city and county police is crucial to Every week we get press releases from the whole story.

It involves such key questions as who will Metro Police, diligently crediting whichever precinct is involved in a case. Quite a large lead police in the wake of the corruptionnumber specifically cite the actions of offifilled tenure of former chief Willie Lovett, cers in the Islands Precinct. why the merged Metro Police can’t seem to Islands officers are frequently called upon retain officers, who’s patrolling where, and to leave their relatively peaceful Whitemarsh who’s paying for what.

Island HQ, drive all the way through ThunNone of the answers will be easy or derbolt—which has its own police departquickly forthcoming. But until more answers become clear, I want to share some ment—and into the City of Savannah’s gun-ravaged Eastside neighborhoods. of the more interesting things I’ve learned But that’s apparently according to plan. while researching the merger issue: “There are six police beats in the Islands • It’s about money and control, but Precinct,” explains City of Savannah Public mostly control: The City says that under Information Director Bret Bell. the merger—signed in 2003 but not in “Two of those beats are 100 percent in effect until 2005—the County agreed to City limits, another’s about 97 percent in “ramp up” to its full responsibilities accordCity limits, and another’s about 78 percent ing to a set cost-sharing formula. in City limits. Of the six Islands beats, only But they say the County has shorted the two patrol a majority area of unincorporated City about a million bucks for police serChatham County,” he says. vices since 2013 (they literally invoice the Bell insists the reason the Islands Precinct County each month).

The County maintains they’re right in not is so active is due to the design of the precinct map, not the ongoing officer turnover. ramping up payments because the police “In the case of an officer shortage, we merger was supposed to be up for renegotiaspread the hurt around so no one precinct is tion much sooner than this. impacted more than any other.”

They say until Chatham County ComBut one observer who wishes to remain mission Chairman Al Scott began playing anonymous muses, “Maybe they have to rely hardball recently, they’ve had difficulty getting the City to take them seriously, or even so much on Islands Precinct to patrol the to meet with them about hiring a new chief. City because so many officers have left the In the big picture, $1 million isn’t really a poorly-led Central Precinct,” many of whose beats are within City high-crime zones. lot of money, certainly not enough for City Some Commissioners with most of their and County leaders to be at loggerheads to constituents in unincorporated areas, such this extent.

The larger issue seems to be control, spe- as Dean Kicklighter and Pat Ferrell, have insisted from day one that the merger shafts cifically the County’s input or lack thereof County residents into subsidizing services into the hiring of a new police chief. which massively focus on City areas.

“The City’s taken the position that the Calling the easternmost precinct “Islands,” police chief is a City employee, and that the for example, only feeds this perception.

County having ‘consent’ in hiring is not as Maybe at a minimum, change precinct strong a link as the County says it is,” Chanames to numbers, like in the old days? tham County Commissioner Tony Center tells me.

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•The entire police budget is surprisingly low: The annual budget for Metro Police —for all services, in City limits as well as unincorporated Chatham—is a little under $69 million.

That sounds like a lot until you consider that the only bid received for a single drainage project along Habersham Street came in at $75 million. (The City bailed, so to speak, saying the bid was too high.)

• Our Sheriff ’s Department is ginormous: About 500 deputies, compared to roughly 600 patrol officers in the entire Metro department!

Seems that longtime Chatham County Sheriff Al St. Lawrence has amassed quite an empire. Indeed, one viable option for the County is to just walk away from the merger and let the Sheriff provide police protection to unincorporated Chatham.

“Counties have constitutional responsibilities that cities don’t have. We have to run a court system and a sheriff ’s department and a jail. Being in charge of the jail, the sheriff has a concentration of very dangerous people, and he needs a staff prepared to deal with that 24/7,” explains Center.

However, Center doesn’t support pushing police services to the Sheriff.

“Because we can’t fire the sheriff! It’s an elected position,” he says. “We certainly don’t want a police department where the County has even less control over who’s leading it than we do now.”

• CNT proposal is intriguing: One of Chairman Scott’s bullet points is that the Counter Narcotics Team should go back to being controlled exclusively by the County.

(Along with Animal Control.)

In my mind this is a direct reference to the documented corruption of some Metro officers under former Chief Lovett who rotated onto CNT under the merger agreement, apparently protected from Internal Affairs scrutiny by the chief himself.

It cannot be said too many times: That alleged corruption involved drug shipments which probably led directly to some of the horrific gun violence we’re seeing today.

Why more isn’t being made of this is beyond me.

But perhaps Chairman Scott—known as a savvy negotiator—is holding that card for later. In any case, in today’s violent environment it’s a good point to make, and one that can’t be made enough. cs

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By John Bennett bicyclecampaign.org

Savannahians can be forgiven if we perceive our city as the center of Georgia’s bicycling scene.

We’re home to the state’s first public bicycle sharing program, national bicycle tour companies are operating in our city, and Savannah figured prominently and positively in “Where We Ride: An Analysis of Bicycling in American Cities” published last year by the League of American Bicyclists.

We gained another reason to claim our city’s central position in Georgia cycling last month when Brent Buice moved to Savannah from Athens. Buice is executive director of Georgia Bikes, the statewide bicycle advocacy organization.

With his arrival in Savannah, Georgia Bikes is now headquartered here.

Under his leadership the organization has scored major victories for people who ride bikes in Georgia. The passage of a “three foot safe passing law” in 2011 defines the minimum safe distance motorists must leave between their cars and bicyclists they are passing.

Georgia Bikes received an advocacy award from the Alliance for Biking and Walking for its role in the Georgia Department of Transportation’s adoption of a Complete Streets policy in 2012. It describes the process transportation engineers use to incorporate bicycle facilities on state and federally funded roadways.

In his work with community leaders throughout Georgia, Buice detects increased recognition of the considerable public safety, health, environmental, and economic benefits bicycling brings to Georgia.

“Important statewide organizations like the Georgia Municipal Association and the Department of Economic Development are aware of the need to promote bicycle friendly policies and infrastructure to ensure the state’s quality of life and economic competitiveness,” he said.

New bicycle projects being undertaken around the state provide evidence that many communities are becoming serious about recreational and transportational cycling.

“The BeltLine and the protected bike lanes in Atlanta are models for the state, but smaller cities like Rome, Carrollton,

Brent Buice is executive director of Georgia Bikes, now headquartered in Savannah and Dunwoody have their own ambitious plans for networks of bike-friendly streets and paved paths. In Columbus, the Fall Line Trace is a fantastic urban rail-trail that offers residents a protected corridor for bicycle commuting. In rural areas, such as Walton and Sumter counties, wayfinding signage and bike-friendly marketing campaigns are drawing bicycle tourists to enjoy the beautiful, pastoral countryside,” Buice said.

He’s also encouraged by recent developments here in Savannah, which along with historic and geographic advantages, promise tremendous potential for our city.

“Outside of Atlanta, Savannah has the largest and most diverse bicycle community in the state. Thanks to Oglethorpe’s visionary plan, bikable topography, engaged advocates, and supportive transportation staff, Savannah is arguably the state’s most bike friendly city,” he said.

And we need not stop there, according to Buice. “Savannah could easily emerge as the urban bicycling destination in the South,” he said.

How can we make that happen?

“Adopting a local Complete Streets policy, marketing Savannah as a bike tourism destination and building the Truman Greenway are the biggest opportunities,” Buice said.

However, we must also address problems that are not unique to our city, but like many issues here, have a uniquely Savannah slant.

“Education is an ongoing challenge for every community, but it’s a special challenge in a city with significant poverty and a transient student population. Educational campaigns that engage all audiences are key to

reducing unsafe bicycling,” he explained.

“More importantly, Savannah drivers need to be reminded to watch for people on bikes and to only pass when safe to do so.”

Education is also a priority.

“Too many Georgia drivers are unaware of bicyclists’ right to the road and of how to safely share public space with them,” Buice said. “People riding bikes need to be as visible as possible and should, of course, abide by the rules of the road. We partner with local groups like Savannah Bicycle Campaign and the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to get these messages out.”

There are now more than two dozen active bicycle advocacy groups in the state, many of which Georgia Bikes helped launch, and they are working with the organization to improve our position in the annual Bicycle Friendly State rankings.

To move Georgia up from the 26th spot it occupies in the most recent rakings, more resources must be devoted to projects that serve the state’s growing population of people who ride bikes.

“Bike projects are dirt cheap compared to other transportation facilities, and their return-on-investment is impressive and well-documented,” he said.

“Georgia needs to dedicate a meaningful portion of its vast transportation budget to create safe, family-friendly streets where walking and riding a bicycle are sensible choices for both recreation and transportation.” cs John Bennett is executive director of the Savannah Bicycle Campaign.

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Bus stops in the dark

Savannah/Chatham school bus routes, new bell times already frustrate parents

By Jim Morekis jim@connectsavannah.com

This week is the beginning of the year for Savannah/Chatham public schools, and with it a miserable ritual known too well to too many parents: Getting up way too early for a school bus ride that’s way too long.

Bonnie Godbee’s child attends Garrison School of Visual and Performing Arts, a K-8 specialty program school. The assigned bus route this year has her child at the bus stop at 5:45 a.m., for a school start time of 7:55 a.m.

That’s not a typo.

Bus stop 5:45 a.m. Bell time 7:55 a.m.

“To get eight hours of sleep we’ll have to be in bed by 8 p.m. How the hell is that going to happen?” exclaims Godbee in frustration. “Maybe we’ll have a goal of a 10 p.m. bedtime and see who can function on six hours sleep.”

Referring to the seemingly inefficient bus route, the Bloomingdale resident says “I live three miles from I-16. Why can’t the bus get on the Interstate and head to Savannah from here? Why not leave the bus depot, start the route on Highway 17, come down Highway 204, and get on I-16?”

Incoming School Board President-Elect Jolene Byrne finds herself in an odd, though not necessarily bad, position.

Despite the frankly weird, unusually early timing of her May election and subsequent victorious July runoff, she won’t actually be sworn in until January 2015.

That at least gives her plenty of time to get up to speed on the many challenges she’ll face, such as bell times and bus routes.

“It has a lot to do with First Student and

Savannah/Chatham public schools contract bus services from the firm First Student, a multinational conglomerate with U.S. offices based in Cincinnati. their logistics,” Byrne says, referring to the private company contracted by Savannah/ Chatham to run the bus system. “And also, frankly it has to do with poor planning.

You’ve got elementary and middle schools all across the county starting earlier basically so that three high schools can start later. It doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense.”

While Byrne acknowledges that most research shows that younger children are more conducive to an early start, “earlier in that case means getting up at 7 a.m., not 5 a.m. so they can go wait on the bus in the dark.”

Godbee agrees.

“I don’t believe any grade should start school before 8:30 a.m., based on how much sleep a child needs,” she says.

“I also feel with the amount of homework they do and the afterschool activities our

children are involved in, there’s no way they can get a good night’s sleep if they have to be awake before 5 a.m.”

Unfortunately, the school board approved this year’s bell time change for two years, despite a majority of parental input asking that bell times stay the same.

Byrne says “they can always override and redecide it. I wouldn’t be surprised if these changes don’t make it to the second year.”

In a perfect world, Byrne says, elementary and middle school kids might start school somewhere in the 8-8:30 a.m. range, and high schoolers between 9-10 a.m., to account for the teenage brain’s scientifically documented need for more sleep.

“We’ve known for more than a decade that high schools should start no earlier than 9 a.m.,” she says.

Of her own situation, Godbee explains:

“Most people just say ‘well, you chose to send him to Garrison.’ But we actually chose to attend Bloomingdale and then the BOE moved the program to Garrison. Should I have had to move into town? I’m aware my child chose to go to a specialty program, but he shouldn’t be punished with a two-hour bus ride.”

For awhile Godbee did try and transport her children by herself, without relying on First Student.

“We would sit in traffic for 45 minutes.

I used a tank of gas by Wednesday of each week. It was unaffordable,” she says.

“I do have the luxury of being able to take him, while going broke, but I don’t think working moms have that choice.”

The school district itself is undergoing major change, with a surge in interest both in the charter school concept and in the idea of making more schools, like Garrison, K-8 rather than the traditional elementary/ middle school model.

“The specialty programs and the switch to K-8 have definitely made more of a challenge,” Byrne says of the transportation issues, “but then again some K-8 schools are neighborhood schools, like Georgetown.”

As for the issue of the screwed-up bus schedules, Byrne says at the end of this school year “we’ll have to look at the numbers and see if more of the families living the farthest away are dropping out of specialty programs.”

For the issue of bell times, Byrne says an increase in behavioral problems at the elementary school level might be a leading indicator that too many kids are coming to school sleep-deprived.

Godbee has some practical advice for the board from a parent’s perspective: “Utilize the unused buses at First Student. Hire more drivers. Have all bell times between 8:15-8:30 a.m. And choose a route that makes sense.” cs

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One of Savannah’s environmental pioneers will mark his tenth year in the Hostess City next month. And man, does he have a weird way of celebrating.

September’s “mattress dash” isn’t actually to observe Tommy Linstroth’s decade of sustainable development here. It’s a fundraiser for his latest cause.

But you might as well note Linstroth’s contributions to our living city while the man himself cheers on teams of racers pushing twin beds down the middle of Forsyth Park.

A “mattress dash” is essentially a “bed race.” Teams of four people push a bed with one rider on it. They compete for different prizes, including cash.

Linstroth says he got the idea from seeing one such fun run in Charleston.

“We have a number of races,” he says. “But there certainly wasn’t anything like that in Savannah. So, I figured, ‘Hey, if Charleston can do it, we can do it and hopefully we’ll do it better.’”

Costumes? Yes, we can do that. Slightly off-kilter DIY projects? I think it’s called SCAD. Registration for the Sept. 28 event is going on now. All the money raised goes to a new charity called Sustainativity. Linstroth started the group earlier this year.

“I really wanted to form a non-profit that would invest in tangible, long-term projects that in a couple of years, I could go back and say, ‘Hey, we made that happen and it’s still cranking out good things,’” Linstroth says.

Sustainativity’s goal is to help other non-profits “go green.” And that’s not often a priority when you’re cash-strapped and mission-focused.

Take America’s Second Harvest, for example. Last year, the Savannah food bank served more than eight million meals to hungry people. That means they have eight million things to worry about more than if their 20-year-old lights earn an environmental seal of approval.

Enter Sustainativity and a $10,000 check to retrofit their entire warehouse with energy-saving lights. Linstroth says

Linstroth at left, with Tripp Turner of JT Turner Construction and Mary Jane Couch of America’s Second Harvest. the upgrade both helps the environment and puts $3,500 back in the organization’s annual budget.

“They’re using less kilowatt hours, which are producing less greenhouse gas emissions,” Linstroth says. “And they’re able to feed more children and more families every year.”

But you might as well note Linstroth’s contributions to our living city while the man himself cheers on teams of racers pushing twin beds down the middle of Forsyth Park.

America’s Second Harvest was Sustainativity’s first community partner. The new group envisions helping community gardens, churches and other non-profits. So, get in bed!

Sustainativity is only Linstroth’s second big project this year. The man is just not busy enough. Maybe you missed the launch of his mobile and web application

that helps manage green building projects.

It’s called Green Badger. And it’s designed to make it easier for construction crews to seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, an industry standard.

“Green Badger is really a culmination of my ten years of sustainability and LEED consulting experience,” Linstroth says.

He came to Savannah in September 2004 to work for local developer Melaver, Inc. He now runs his own consulting firm, Trident Sustainability. All together, he’s worked on more than 60 LEED-certified projects, including the nation’s first all-retail LEED shopping center, Abercorn Common.

But I think his biggest contribution to Savannah has been helping to change the language of sustainability. It’s not just about saving the planet anymore. It’s about saving money.

“As much as I’m a tree-hugger, there are a lot of people who don’t believe in that,” Linstroth says. “And we have to make the business case for them.”

You might get him to consult you about racing bed construction. There are demonstration videos at the event’s website, mattressdash.org.

“You want to be able to run upright,” Linstroth says. “You want to be able to have your wheels cruising in one direction and not flopping all over the place.”

You could say Linstroth has spent the last ten years in Savannah doing exactly that— running upright and cruising in one direction, toward a sustainable planet. cs Hear this and other podcasts by Orlando Montoya at savannahpodcast.com

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What’s your relationship with food?

By Jan McIntire

CRI LEP participants enjoy a healthy meal as part of each weekly session

using this scale several times a day: 1 for ravenous, 5 for satisfied, and 10 for overstuffed.

When you rate yourself 1-5, think about what and how much you eat when you’re that hungry. If you’re at 8 or 9, would skipping a second helping have kept you closer to a 5?

Sure, it’s a game, but the idea is helpful: Connect with your hunger level and food intake. Balance is the goal.

How fast or slowly we eat is part of the balance, too. Eating more slowly gives your stomach enough time to send signals to your brain that you are satisfied or full. That’s a 5 on the rating scale. If you’re ravenous when you start a meal, eat only half the food on your plate and take a pause to give your body time to catch up. If you are still physically hungry, continue eating­—slowly— until your appetite is gently satisfied.

Grocery shopping can challenge a person’s relationship to food. In the CRI Life Enhancement Program, participants visit a store with a nutritionist to get tips on how to read ingredient labels and make healthy choices.

Family values and practces can influence how we eat as adults, so it’s wise to consider what a healthy portion of food actually is.

In some families, children are instructed to clean their plates, a practice that can interfere later in life with the ability to judge what a healthy portion size is.

Restaurants sometimes serve overly large amounts, so stop, look, and listen to your body before you start into that heaping plateful. Effective strategies for portion control include sharing your meal with another person or asking for a take-out container— even before you start eating.

Test your flavor buds. Here’s another exercise to help you explore your relationship with food. Take a bite of a strawberry, fresh pineapple, or other flavorful fruit.

Let it rest in your mouth. Close your eyes and concentrate on the flavor. Then, begin

to chew slowly. Think about how the fruit tastes and how it can give you energy and provide nutrition.

Was it hard to go slowly? Repeat the exercise and think about how different your eating experience could be if you savored all your food by simply slowing down your eating.

Being mindful about what and how we eat can help us truly enjoy food and recognize the benefit it provides us. At your next meal, put your relationship to food to the test. Select your food for taste and enjoyment, and take the time to savor.

Bon appetit! cs Jan McIntire is Senior Advisor for Outreach at Canyon Ranch Institute. This article is based on materials from the Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program, which is offered in Savannah at Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health, Inc. with support from partners Connect Savannah and Charles H. and Rosalie Morris.

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Are you hungry right now? Is it time for lunch or is it the middle of the afternoon? Are you feeling bored, stressed, or eager to sit down at the table with your family? What do you plan to eat for dinner?

Will you have to stop at the grocery store or go to a restaurant? When you really think about it, eating isn’t as simple as it sounds.

For many of us, the challenge is that we don’t think about eating. We reach for food when we’re hungry—and even when we’re not. We may eat more than we intend to when the flavor is great and the conversation is flowing. Or perhaps we eat simply because food is in front of us, such as at a party or in the workplace break room.

Developing a healthy relationship with food takes thought and practice. First, ask yourself if you are able to stop eating at the point when you’ve eaten enough food for your body to function well and you feel satisfied. To answer that question, you need to be mindful, not on autopilot.

Some people are on the opposite end of the continuum and need to learn how to give themselves permission to eat and take time to eat. We all know people who spend too much time at work and are so absorbed in their work that they skip meals as if they have an invisible and bottomless supply of energy. Then there are people who eat in their cars or at their desks without any regard for taste or digestion.

And what about people who have set very strict rules about what they can and cannot eat, rules that may or may not be grounded in good nutrition or healthy behavior? Being at war with food takes away all the natural pleasure of using our senses of smell, taste, sight, touch, and even sound—think about foods that crunch, for example.

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Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating a shooting that fatally injured Ivory Carter, 51, on Wednesday night July 30.

Officers found Carter near Hampstead Avenue and Rogerwood Street when they responded to a shooting call about 10 p.m.

Carter was transported to Memorial University Medical Center where he passed away.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crimestoppers at (912) 2342020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. A confidential Tip Line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124.

• Savannah-Chatham police are investigating two separate shootings Sunday.

The first happened around 6 a.m. at 35th Street and Waters Avenue. One man was transported to the hospital by ambulance.

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late 40s had been taken to a local hospital by private car in what appeared to be a domestic incident.

• Edwin Fripp, who was charged with aggravated assault, armed robbery and criminal attempt at murder

by Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police, was arrested by officers with the U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force last week. He is accused of robbing a 21-yearold Savannah man at gunpoint in east Savannah.

• A Savannah man wanted for seven violent felonies including murder by the Charleston County Sheriff ’s Office in Charleston, South Carolina was arrested in Savannah by U.S. Marshals on Aug. 4.

James Torres Wright, 24, was wanted on seven violent felony charges which include: Murder, Attempted Murder, Burglary, Weapons Offenses, Accessory before the fact of Attempted Murder and Accessory to Burglary. All of the charges were committed in a span of three days

between July 11 -13.

Investigators conducted an extensive investigation and determined that Wright had fled the area and possibly returned to Savannah.

This information was then forwarded to the Savannah Marshals Fugitive Task Force to locate and arrest Wright.

An investigation was conducted by the Savannah Marshals Task Force and information was generated that Wright was possibly in the Yamacraw Village area.

The task force narrowed the location to an apartment at 1163 Yamacraw Village.

Investigators surrounded the apartment building and met the resident of the apartment. The resident called Wright and he surrendered to the Task Force and was arrested without incident.

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news & Opinion | News of the weird see it as a problem,” according to a spokesman. Maybe “we can sell an extra mattress The Justice Angle or two.”

• In the midst of the city of Detroit’s • Five siblings in a rural Turkish famwater crackdown — shutting off the spigots ily near the Syrian border were discovered of residents delinquent on their bills — the by researchers in 2005 to be natural, fluid Council of Canadians has come to the resquadruped walkers (hands and feet to the cue. First, the council pressed the United ground, rear ends up), which was thought at Nations to label Detroit’s program a “human the time possibly to mark the rights” violation (the denial first known “turnaround” in of clean drinking water to human evolution. However, the 3,000 homes per week the siblings were re-characbeing shut down). Said the terized by recent PLOS One council chair, “I’ve (only) journal research as merely seen this (oppression) in guardians of accommodating a musculothe poorest countries in the what? skeletal imbalance in the the world.” Second, the brain. Other members of the Weird Old World council arranged a convoy family have normal gaits, and • Unconventional Food Prep: Leaked of “good Canadian, public, photographs taken by an undercover health the five quadrupeds show clean water” into Detroit in additional developmental and safety officer at China’s Tongcheng July to modestly help the issues. estimated 79,000 homes Rice Noodle Factory in Dongguan city in • Also, from the foreign in peril.

June show workers in street clothes casually • Ms. Ajanaffy Njewwalking back and forth atop piles of vermi- press: (1) Moscow Times adda and her husband celli noodles about to be packaged for ship- reported the arrest of “Tomas” in Moscow in March for recently filed a lawsuit ment to stores. Some workers were even against New York City’s seen lounging or sleeping on the mountains allegedly stealing a mobile phone, noting that he was transit authority (MTA) of noodles. (In 1992, News of the Weird following her tumble down noted that health officials in South Dennis, referred to adult court even though family members claim he is only some stairs at a subway station (which Massachusetts, had closed the Wing Wah 13. Officials decided he must be at least 16, caused a broken ankle, concussion and linChinese restaurant for various violations, based on medical examination — especially gering trauma that has required psychiatric including the restaurant’s habit of draining “of his genitals.” (2) Turkey’s Hurriyet Daily care). The MTA had placed a large ad for water from cabbage by putting it in cloth News reported in May that a 62-year-old the serial-killer TV series Dexter on station laundry bags, placing the bags between man on an Istanbul TV dating show said stairs, positioned to be seen just as visitors pieces of plywood in the parking lot and he was just “an honest person looking for a left the subway. Ms. Njewadda said she was driving over them with a van.) new wife” — while also casually mentioning momentarily terrified by the ad and lost her • Unclear on the Concept: Werner Purkhart, who has been running a “silent disco” that he had served two prison terms, one for balance. murdering one wife and the other for mur• Oh, Dear!: A man whose name was in Salzburg, Austria, for four years, was dering a girlfriend. “Bad luck always found withheld (“D.B.”) filed a lawsuit in April denied renewal of his business permit in me,” he said. “This time I’ll leave it to God.” against medical clinics and physicians who July, supposedly because his parties were performed his colonoscopy in Fairfax, Virtoo loud. At a silent disco, each dancer ginia, in 2013, based on what the patient wears headphones to hear radio-transmitPolice Report learned from audio his smartphone recorded ted music; to those without headphones, Inexplicable: (1) Alonzo Liverman, 29, while he was unconscious. Though he the roomful of swaying, swinging dancwas arrested in June in a Daytona Beach, originally intended to record only doctors’ ers is eerily quiet. Salzburg Mayor Heinz Florida, police sting on prostitutes’ johns. instructions, he was dismayed to know that Schaden said it was still too loud. “The noise “I’m hungry,” was the female officer’s comethey began “mocking” him the second he ... is keeping (the neighbors) up.” on. Responded Liverman, “I got a salad.” went under, making disparaging and untrue • “The Chinese fondness for napping in Even though no salad was found on Liverstatements about his health, feigning disgust odd places is a well-documented phenomman, police determined the banter constiat his body (“Oh! Oscar Mike Goss!”) (slang enon, one that’s spawned a popular website tuted a sufficient offer for paid sex. (2) The and even a book,” wrote The Wall Street robber of a Chase Bank in Tucson, Arizona, for “OMG” — oh, my God), threatening to “fire a gun up his rectum,” “diagnosing” him Journal in a July dispatch. In a recent photo in March is still on the loose even though with syphilis or “tuberculosis in the penis,” essay, a Getty Images photographer capsurveillance video has been widely distriband threatening to (falsely) note hemortured a series of shots of customers catching uted. An additional detail from the video: 40 winks in various furniture departments The man pulled the holdup while carrying a rhoids on his record — all done amidst gales of laughter. of IKEA stores, which officially does “not small dog in a basket.

Jeff Mizanskey, 61, is a poster child for one well- known criticism of mandatoryminimum sentencing laws — that nonviolent marijuana users (and small-time sellers) may wind up doing decades of hard time and in fact more time than some sociopathic offenders serve for heinous offenses. Mizanskey is 20 years into a life sentence with no possibility of parole for several violations of Missouri’s “prior and persistent drug offender” law, and his only chance for freedom is a clemency plea now under consideration by Gov. Jay Nixon (and still opposed

by Mizanskey’s prosecutor).

Donkeys Rising

(1) In Turkey, some shepherds have outfitted their sheep-monitoring donkeys with solar panels and battery packs to illuminate nighttime isolated fields in emergencies.

Thus, for instance, pregnant animals can be aided during field births and not have to return to the farms. (2) In an interview with Vice.com, the Swiss founder of Eurolactis touts donkey milk as the preferred substitute for cow milk — since donkeys have only one stomach, as humans have. (Cows, goats and sheep have multiple stomachs to break down their complex milk, but that milk gives humans digestion problems.)

On the other hand, as Vice.com pointed out, milk-drinkers, especially, must learn to ignore the A-word nickname for “donkey.”

Recurring Themes

The most recent murder suspect to whine about his oppressive jail conditions appears to be Adam Landerman, 21, awaiting trial in the grisly 2013 murders of two people.

In July, his patience apparently exhausted, he filed court papers in Joliet, Illinois, complaining that the jail’s towels are too small, the jail offers no barber or beautician services or shaving cream, and the food is “monotonous and undiversified,” among other inadequacies.

News of the Weird Classic (2010)

At first, Rev. Fred Armfield’s arrest for patronizing a prostitute in Greenwood, South Carolina, in January (2010) looked uncontroversial, with Armfield allegedly confessing that he had bargained Melinda “Truck Stop” Robinson down from $10 to $5 for oral sex. Several days later, however, Armfield formally disputed the arrest, calling himself a “descendant of the original Moro-Pithecus Disoch, Kenyapithecus and Afro Pithecus,” a “living flesh-and-blood being” who, based on his (high) character and community standing, should not be prosecuted. Also, he said, any payment to Truck Stop with Federal Reserve Notes did not legally constitute a “purchase” since such notes are not lawful money. CS By chuck shepherd UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE

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4. Recognizing that knot classification—defining, in rigorous mathematical terms, exactly what kind of mess you’ve got there—is hardly the top priority of anyone contemplating a snarled extension cord, a few upstarts have taken a stab at investigatWhy does placing strands of any material in ing knot formation. For example, physian enclosed space (as thin as a gold chain in a cists Dorian Raymer and Douglas Smith, jewelry box or as thick as a heavy rope in the in “Spontaneous Knotting of an Agitated bed of a pickup truck) almost inevitably result String” (2007), report on a series of experiin a tangle of knots? Are the strands engaged in ments in which ropes of varying length were tumbled at varying speeds in boxes of varysome sort of secret orgy? Is this proof of chaos ing size for varying lengths of time. As you’ll theory? Or string theory? Or chaotic string appreciate, Shonda, this is a fair approximatheory? —Shonda, Quebec tion of the real-world situation you describe.

5. At first glance the results don’t seem A SIMPLE question, no? The answer, however, is a bit of a snarl. Patience, we’ll get this particularly illuminating: “Complex knots often form within seconds,” Raymer and untangled soon enough.

Smith write. In other news, sun rises in east, 1. To a scientist or engineer, knots and tangles are of nontrivial interest. The hours pope Catholic.

6. On closer examination, things get you waste untangling necklaces and Christmore interesting: “Above a critical string mas lights is the least of it. A knot can reduce a rope’s strength by up to 50 percent. length, the probability . . . of knotting at first increased sharply with length but then satuA tangle in a strand of genetic material can rated below 100 percent.” In other words, lead to transcription errors and a three- or the longer the string, the more likely it was fourfold spike in mutations. A knot in the to get tangled. But—and this is the point of umbilical cord can result in fetal injury or importance—it didn’t always get tangled. death.

7. Key insight: although “numerical 2. You might suppose mathematics would studies of confined random walks” (to offer some insight. You’d be wrong. Knot oversimplify, analyses of the propensity of theory, it’s true, has been the object of keen a simulated randomly-turning string to interest for more than a century. However, form knots) suggest the more confined the except for a few mavericks, knot theorists space, the greater the likelihood of knothave defined their field to exclude all items of practical relevance. The classic mathemat- ting, Raymer and Smith’s real-world experiments found the opposite—the smaller the ical knot is a closed loop—that is, the knot box, the better the odds the string would having been tied, the string ends are then joined together, so that the knot may be pre- get wedged against the sides and remain untangled. served and studied. slug signorino

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8. Enter engineering professor Robert Matthews of Aston University, UK. We at the Straight Dope have had no contact with Bob beyond reading a paper of his we found online called “The Spontaneous Knotting Problem: Are Loops the Answer?” Nonetheless, we state unequivocally: this is our kind of guy.

9. In his paper, from which much of the information in (1) through (3) above was drawn, Matthews tactfully acknowledges scientific scrutiny of knots and knotting has been pretty useless, and pointedly says his goal is to identify ways to reduce knotting.

He offers the following propositions: (a) The longer the string, the closer the odds of tangling get to certainty—in other words, knotting is a fundamental law of the universe. (b) The shorter the string, the lower the odds—duh, but bear with me. (c) A simple way of reducing the length of a string is to connect the free ends (i.e., making a loop) while it’s in an unknotted, unagitated state, thereby both taking the troublesome ends out of play and effectively cutting the length in half. (d) Experiments indicate that, for string lengths up to two meters, looping likewise cuts the odds of tangling in half.

10. Cynics will now object: any birdbrain knows the way to prevent a rope, cord, etc., from tangling is to coil it and then cinch the coils (or, per Raymer and Smith, put the coiled rope in a small container) before storage. True, but the world is full of birdbrains.

If all they learn is to connect the ends before tossing the string in the box (which, in the case of Christmas lights, merely means plugging one end into the other), they’ll reduce their problems by . . . well, maybe not half.

(A string of Christmas lights is typically longer than two meters.) But a lot. cs By cecil adams Send questions to Cecil via straightdope.com

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During his 40 years in the business of show, Lafayette, Louisiana native Major Handy has held a lot of titles, including Broke Musician.

It never seemed to faze him, however— for years he owned and operated Handy’s Auto Sales and Body Shop, he was a deputy sheriff in St. Martin Parish, and during a lengthy one-man-band run though Canada, his gimmick was to cook up a pot of Cajun gumbo before every show (he’s Creole, not Cajun, but heck, money is money).

The zydeco guitarist, piano accordion player and singer performs Aug. 9 at the Mars Theatre in Springfield, in Effingham County. It’s the fourth in a series of six Mars concerts in support of American roots and blues artists through a fine organization called the Music Maker Relief Foundation.

Handy played guitar in Rockin’ Dopsie’s band for a dozen years. “We used to see Clifton [Chenier] and Buckwheat [Zydeco]

all the time,” Handy explained to Living Blues. “Clifton was my buddy. He always wanted me to fix things for him. All those guys know each other. Buckwheat played with Clifton for a while, and when he left to build his own band, he asked me to play guitar in his band. I played with Buckwheat for about a year.

“He’s a sweet guy, but I wanted to have my own band. He respects me as a musician.

They all do. They know who I am. They know how much I know. They’ll tell you the truth.”

He’d started, as the teenage son of a sharecropper, playing R&B and rock ‘n’ roll.

“Otis Redding had come to Saint Martinville to play at the Dew Drop Inn, and he had a band,” Handy said. “To me that was amazing. He had just come out of Georgia.

All the hometown folks were there. For some reason, the guitar player couldn’t play.

“They said, ‘Anybody play guitar in the house?’ I raised my hand up. So, I played with him—just like that. And, he wanted to take me on the road with him, but my mom said, ‘No.’ She didn’t want to let her little baby go.”

Major Handy’s not exactly a household

name, but in zydeco circles, he commands respect. I have pride in everything I do,” he told Living Blues. “I don’t give a shit what people think. I’m just going to be good as I am. Whatever that is. I don’t know if that’s good or bad, but I know I’m doing the best I can. Every time I hit the stage, I’m going to give it my all.”

Tickets are $15 advance at marstheatre. com, and will be $20 at the door.

Upcoming Mars shows include Frank Vignola and Vinnie Raniolo (Sept. 6), Josh Sanders (Sept. 12), Ironing Board Sam (Sept. 13), Wet Willie’s Jimmy Hall (Sept.

27), Ken Lavigne (Oct. 4) and the Malpass Brothers (Oct. 24).

And check this out: According to pollstar.com, future confirmed Mars concerts include Karla Bonoff (Nov. 24), California Guitar Trio (Feb. 14) and—really excited about this one—Al Stewart (March 27).

Jazz Festival

The free Savannah Jazz Festival happens Sept. 21-27, and this year’s guests include blues vocalist Shemekia Copeland, saxophone great Don Braden, and the visionary trumpeter John Faddis.

Zydeco musician Major Handy is a native and resident of Lafayette, Louisiana. He plays the Mars Theatre Aug. 9.

The full schedule isn’t quite up on the website yet, but you should bookmark it: savannahjazzfestival.org.

Billie’s blues

The immortal talent and ultimately tragic life of the great jazz singer Billie Holiday will be celebrated Aug. 21, as part of Trinity United Methodist Church’s monthly concert series. Billie on Barnard will include more than 20 Holiday classics, performed by vocalist Jane Ogle and the Southern Holiday Jazz Band, including saxophonist Jody Espina, Mitch Hennes on bass; Billy Hoffman on drums and Eric Jones on piano.

That, in short, is one hell of a combo.

The one-night-only performance is, like all the Trinity shows (the “Opry” nights are loads of fun), organized by Velvet Caravan pianist Jared Hall, who works at the church’s music director. Advance tickets ($10) for the 7:30 p.m. show are on sale at brownpapertickets.com.

News & other stuff

• “Throwback Thursday Live” is looking for people interested in reading their old writings (journals, poems, stories, myspace posts, etc.) for a fundraising event on Aug. 28 (it’s for the West Broad Street YMCA) at The Lady and Sons. If you’d like to participate, or learn more, email Timothy Reynolds and Valerie Lavelle at tbtlivesavannah@ gmail.com.

•The Friends of Statts organization has announced that the 2014 Statts Fest—a celebration of injured artist and bassman Jason Statts—will take place at the Jinx Sept. 13. No band info yet.

• Although the uber-talented Mike LaBombard (keys, sax) is still alboard, The Royal Noise will play its first local shows without founding guitarist Johan Harvey in August. They would be: Huc-a-Poos (Aug. 17) and the Worlmole (Aug. 21, with Those Cats).

• Savannatronica is a new compliation of music by Savannah-area electronic musicians, available at lowcountryoscillations. bandcamp.com. Among the artists are Guerilla Swing, Adventures in Dreamland, Go, Grinder, Dynasty and Implode Them —there are 11 tracks in all. There’s an Electronic Low Country Facebook page, where all local electronica activity is chronicled. CS

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Their celebratory homecoming is Aug. 8 at the Jinx (as “The Sentient Experiment”).

It’s probably a good thing they didn’t I asked the rappers to comment, via name their act Mack & Max, after their real e-mail from a tour stop, about their names. For a couple of serious MCs, that experiences. might be funny, but it would be, most certainly, slightly less than dope. So before they Miggs: “Any time we get to hit the road and went all cross-country, Savannah’s Knife spread our gospel to the world is an incredand Miggs decided to proclaim their road ible experience, for both us and the audishow the Sandwich Rap Tour. After Dope ence. Even though we’re performing songs Sandwich, of course, the long-lasting local from our albums, each show is a chance to hip hop collective co-founded by Knife (aka put a unique spin on our sound and improve Kedrick Mack) himself, before the New our live act. What is dope can only get more York-born Miggs (aka Max Lipson) had dope. I personally enjoy going back up to ever heard of Savannah. my stomping grounds of New York and perThe guys make a lot of the city’s most forming for family and friends. intriguing music. Knife’s Iconoclast and “Touring is like a marathon. You spend Miggs’ Son of a Gun were both freshly mad time preparing, getting your music/ minted and available to all when the artalbum together and ready to present, then ists, accompanied by Miggs’ brother Freak in a short burst —hit a slew of cities with Tha Monster, began July 20 in Florida, your best shot. I feel the preparation for this and climbed tooth and nail up the Eastern tour was on point, therefore the material

and energy at the shows is crazy. Plus, my brother lives in New York, so it’s dope to spend time and rock the stage with him.”

Knife: “Tour is always the craziest part of the

music biz to me. There’s so much info to keep track of that it has a way of both lasting forever and going by quickly all at the same time. By far, the best part is actually getting on a stage and rocking a crowd that has no idea what to expect. ATL, Jacksonville FL, the people don’t have that jaded ‘local artist’ view of you, so when you deliver the goods the response can be almost overwhelming. We’ve keeping track of what the dopest crowds have been, so far Pittsburgh is in a strong lead, so when we get back to Savannah you guys got some work to do. Support your local musicians.” — Bill DeYoung At 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8. With Broken Glow, Gangreen and guests.

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➜➜Patch/Spirits and the Melchizedek Children @Hang Fire ➜➜Drivin N Cryin/Jordan Igoe @Coach’s Corner Before you start saying “Hey, does that Drivin N Cryin band play there every month?” hear this: The great Atlanta rock ‘n’ roll gang fronted by Kevn Kinney never even got onstage at their last show in Coach’s outdoor music garden. The July 3 gig was completely rained out. This is the rain date, folks.

This show is made even more attendable (as if you needed something else) by the inclusion of Jordan Igoe, from the Charleston, S.C. suburb of Mount Pleasant, as the opening act. She is an alt-country singer/songwriter whose soulful, sweet-but-heavy voice is reminiscent of, say, Lucinda Williams (a writer for something called Charleston Grit compared her to Iris DeMent, but I don’t think so). She’s a guitarist and piano player, and she’ll have a full electric band here, too . Check out Igoe’s debut full-length, How to Love, on her bandcamp page. — Bill DeYoung. At 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8. Tickets $20 advance, $25 at the door

Benton Allen, who plays acoustic guitar in this “darkfolk” trio from Austin, has a hell of a distinctive voice, kind of an unforgettable nasal bellow, and it’s just one reason why Patch is unique and worth your investigation. He and Taylor Kurz Tazewell (accordion) started making leff-field Americana in their native North Carolina before relocating to a remote Virginia cabin to write; two years ago, along with Wesley Maffly-Kipp (bass) they took Patch full-time to Texas’ musical hothouse.

Their recorded music is rich alterna-Americana, with tastily mixed banjo, mandolin and violins soaring in and out between the guitar, bass and accordion. Strange but somehow intoxicating.

Atlanta singer/songwriter Jason Elliott is the ghost in the machine that is Spirits And The Melchizedek Children, a six-piece ensemble that creates languid psych/shoegaze music. — Bill DeYoung At 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8

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The mutual admiration society between Courtney Flood and Jeff DeVincent began in 2002, with a SCAD production of the freaky cult musical Bat Boy. “I was in my freshman year, and I auditioned,” remembers Flood. “I was just a silly little freshman that wandered into a mainstage production audition like ‘oh, I guess I’ll do this.’”

Director DeVincent—one of the founders of the SCAD theater program—cast the young Virginia native in Bat Boy, and she’s been in dozens of his community theater productions in the years since.

“I’ve lost count of how many shows I’ve done with him, and I hope that I can continue to lose count,” Flood says. She stars as chorus girl-gone-bad Roxie Hart in Bay Street Theatre’s DeVincent-helmed Chicago, opening Aug. 8.

“I just know I’m in good hands; he’s just one of those people. As an actress and a performer, he’s not going to let me fail. So I’m freer to take risks, and do things that I wouldn’t normally feel safe doing, because he’s there to put me where I need to be. And he’ll push you where you never thought of taking something.”

Flood majored in theater and minored in dance; she’s put both skills to good use in many of DeVincent’s big Bay Street musicals (she played the lead in 2011’s popular Cabaret, for example, and choreographed the show).

“Courtney has become kind of a muse for me,” observes DeVincent. “I just really like working with her. Sometimes she would choreograph for me and not be in the show—she and I speak and think in the same terms, and she’s always open to my warpo ideas. And she makes good of them.”

Written by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and choreographed by the legendary Bob Fosse (the same team that cooked up Cabaret), is a vaudeville-style musical about a pair of merry man-killers during the era of Prohibition. Bay Street regular Cecilia Arango—whom DeVincent describes as “my other muse”—co-stars as Roxie Hart’s singing and dancing nemesis, Velma Kelly.

The 2002 movie version, with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger, took the Academy Award for Best Picture.

“The film is quite well-loved, but obviously there’s quite a difference between the film and the stage production of this show,” says Flood. “We’re really trying to stick to some of the roots of what Fosse created with Chicago, and sort of stepping in and

Courtney has become kind of a muse for me,” says Bay Street director Jeff DeVincent. “I just really like working with her. She and I speak in the same terms, and she’s always open to my warpo ideas. And she makes good of them.

out of reality. And touching on the vaudeville side of things. It’s definitely going to be different than the movie. I think it would be flat if we did it just like the movie.”

She’s choreographing some of the musical numbers, but not all. Lauren Holmen and JoJo Ward are doing the dancework, too— because Flood, along with tackling a lead role, is the mother of a 5-month-old son.

She has a full-time job, at BleuBelle Boutique and Bridal. And for 2 ½ years,

she’s been a cast member at the Savannah Theatre, where musical revues tend to run, nightly, for six-week stretches.

“I never have been obsessed with being recognized or noticed,” she says. “It didn’t matter to me where I did my art, I just had to do it. It was an affliction. And if it meant that was community theater while I worked a regular day job, that was OK. “And through relentlessly pursuing what I love, no matter if it was paid or not, I actually ended up getting a paid gig here in Savannah.”

(She was also on TV, for a period, in commercials for Chatham Parkway Lexus.

“It paid the bills,” she shrugs.)

Chicago, DeVincent explains, “is a giant undertaking because we are returning to the vaudeville. And having a blast with that. I think a solid two and a half weeks of rehearsal has been just choreography. The more I fell in love with the show, I fell for the brilliance of Fosse. And I’d really like to raise him from the dead.”

Easier said than done, of course. For Flood, achieving the very specific look and feel of Fosse-style choreography has been a (welcome) challenge. “It’s actually antieverything I’ve ever been trained to do,” she says. “It’s difficult to do for dancers like me; I have a background in ballet. You’re just going against everything you were ever taught.

“It’s really fun because of that. Obviously, your training does comes in handy, but the positions are deconstructed from the lift and the attitude of ballet. His dances are rooted in acting.”

DeVincent thinks—no, he knows—Flood is absolutely ideal for his Roxie Hart. “She has the perfect Fosse physique and personality, kind of a cross between Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett personality,” he gushes. “It really lends itself to Fosse. And the same thing with Cecilia. And they both can go dark, which is nice.

“I think where I completely and utterly fell in love with Courtney was in A Chorus Line which, ironically enough, until Chicago was my all-time crazy favorite. I grew up on A Chorus Line. She played my Diana Morales, and she was gorgeous in both of those numbers that Morales sang. Then of course Cabaret and so on, and here we are with Chicago.” CS Chicago Where: Club One, 1 W. Jefferson St. When: Aug. 8-10, 15-17, 22-24,29-31 at 7:30 p.m..

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5 Questions: Paula Deen Don’t call it a comeback, y’all—the queen of comfort food kicks off her new digital venture with a live tour

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Savannah’s other very important Paula—Mrs. Deen—is commencing a return to the big-time after a rough patch.

A series of controversies—some selfinflicted and others frankly whipped up by a sensationalist media—resulted in the Food Network dropping her longtime show, a specialized investment firm picking up the slack, and a new focus on Deen-themed locations in Tennessee.

The biggest news in the reinvention of Paula Deen, however, is her plunge into the world of subscription-based online content,

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specifically the Paula Deen Network at www.pauladeennetwork.com.

For about ten bucks a month, fans can access her recipes and cooking shows— think Spotify Premium, for comfort food.

To hekp kick off the Paula Deen Network, the lady herself is embarking on a 20-city tour. After a debut show in San Antonio, Paula comes straight home to Savannah for two shows at the Lucas Theatre, Aug. 8 and Aug. 15.

We spoke to the very busy Paula Deen last week.

play games and share stories with my sweet husband Michael. He’s on tour with me and is just lovin’ it!

The best part is, I get to connect with my incredible fans. I even pull some lucky audience members up on stage with me to help me cook and play some fun games. I get such an adrenaline rush right before I go up on stage, which you don’t always get with TV because you can do a lot of takes. Even though, we’re live, the food tastes just as good—I make sure it stays warm!

You must be busy preparing and rehearsing for these shows. How is the live production experience different for you compared to TV production? Does the food get cold quicker?

Your shows on the Paula Deen Live tour are all down South with the exception of one show up north, in Boston in October.

In your experience do our dear Yankee friends have a different way of relating to your personality?

Paula Deen: These shows are just so much fun—I’m having a ball! They are 90 minutes of nonstop fun and excitement, where I get to whip up some of my tastiest dishes using Springer Mountain Farms chicken,

Paula Deen: I love everywhere! I’ve met wonderful people and had amazing dishes all over—New York, Chicago, LA, even Alaska.

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recipes, food is a universal language, and honey, if it’s good, it’s good. It doesn’t matter where it came from. I’m looking forward to hopefully expanding the tour to new cities and dates in 2015—so y’all stay tuned!

One of your old producers once told us that after 9/11, America was ready for comfort food and a comforting personality like yours. In what ways have you seen the American foodie audience change since your debut on the national scene?

Paula Deen: Faith. Faith has been such an ongoing constant in my life, especially during the last 25 years of my career. If it weren’t for my Aunt Peggy telling me to have faith in myself so many years ago, there’s no telling what I’d be doing today.

People are interested in your fight against diabetes. What have you learned so far in your struggle that you can share with those facing the same challenge?

Paula Deen: Number one is that you’ve got to listen to your doctor. I’ve been able to learn more and more people interested in food so much about taking care of myself from that’s straight from the farm to the table. asking questions and listening directly to my My son Jamie, especially, loves going to doctors. It’s important to me to stay healthy local farmer’s markets whenever he gets the now more than ever, because my family has chance, so that his family has the freshest grown so beautifully over the years. Now ingredients from local, hardworking farmers. Michael and I are grandparents! And it’s so important to us to live a lifestyle that focuses They say Americans are always willing to on moderation, so that we can be around to give people a second chance, and you’re watch these beautiful babies grow. cs certainly still just as popular as ever in Savannah. What practical, real advice do Paula Deen Live you have for those facing hardships in life, Aug. 8, Aug. 15 at 8 p.m. career or otherwise?

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Pie Society opens much-anticipated City Market location

By Cheryl Baisden Solis

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the town of Uttoxetter in Staffordshire is a pretty, sedate little place with a long history that stretches back to the Roman occupation. One thing the local housewives are known for is their fine meat pies.

It’s just a common knowledge kind of thing that gets passed through the generations, rather the way a good pan of cornbread or the perfect Shrimp n’ Grits does here in the South.

Men there are no strangers to the art of baking, either, and Edward Wagstaff started early learning the basics and rode the wave from then on out, starting at age 14 to hone his skills in a local bakery, adding fishmonger and butcher along the way, to support himself throughout college.

When Edward’s oldest sister, with the lovely Austenian appellation of Emma, moved here to Savannah to work at the British-owned company JCB (whose eyecatching landscape graces I-95), news began to trickle into the family network about a Southern city with British roots—and possibly a taste for British pies.

Mom Gillian, weary of the rainy English weather and wanting to flex her business acumen gained from long years in retail, talked things over with her boy, and they decided to set sail toward this land of azaleas and palm trees.

Pie Society was born in Pooler early last year, and, lucky for us, has just opened a new store in City Market in Savannah.

Edward is the Master Baker, creating savory meat pies from centuries old recipes with ultra-fresh ingredients, and expanding that into delights like the Victorian Spongecake filled with English cream or the famous Bakewell Tart, made with a buttery pastry filled with raspberry jelly and a scrumptious 26 almond marzipan, crowned with a snow

You can get Pie Society’s savory specialties hot and ready to eat, or cold and ready to take out for reheating later at your leisure. Photos by Cheryl Baisden Solis

white glaze.

All the beautiful assortment of pies, both sweet and savory, are created by him in his Pooler kitchen, then taken to the Savannah store in the pre-dawn hours to be baked fresh and hot for hungry customers.

The City Market location is small but cozy, decorated in bits of Anglophilia like a cherry red teapot, an off-white antique hutch with it’s neat line of tea containers, an

antique board with serving bells that bring to mind Downton Abbey, and the cheerful countenance of the youngest Wagstaff sister, Melissa, brightens the small space immeasurably.

Neat and pristine as your grandmother’s china cabinet, there are little delights in every corner, like the pairs of British Royal guard shakers or the cast-iron crown candleholders that add a whimsical touch to each

table.

Americans usually tend to associate the word “pie” with something sweet, but the headliners here are mostly savory: thick, golden crusts that hide rich and hearty gravies, big chunks of beef or chicken, country herbs and fresh vegetables. The closet thing we have here is the familiar frozen pot pie, a pale imitation of the robust English cousin.

The meat here is tender and succulent, the gravies intense in flavor, and even the carrots have a delicate sweetness that tells you they never saw a freezer.

My daughter and I like the Pork n’ Apple pie, traditionally served cold—the apples add texture, not sweetness—cut in firm chunks and dipped in mustard. The Cornish Pasty was a mainstay among miners who had to eat quick meals by hand between shifts, and is delicious hot or cold.

Ask Melissa and she’ll tell you the local all-time faves are the Steak n’ Ale pie, the scent of which will pull you in even before you take the first bite, or the finely herbed Chicken and Thyme pie with its creamy sauce and tasty pieces of tender vegetables.

I ask her which ales her brother uses— “Oh, even I don’t know! He’s very secretive with his recipes. He has his own selection of British ales that he keeps to himself!”

Whatever the brand, the results are so tasty you may find yourself tussling with your mate for the last bite!

Those with a sweet tooth with be wellpleased with the familiar Bread Pudding, so dear to Southern hearts, buttery English shortbread, ginger cookies and the loveliest old-fashioned Apple pie (large or in individual servings) I’ve seen in a long time.

If you have an inclination towards the fabulously rich, I suggest the Millionaire Bar: a thick, golden shortbread layered with toffee caramel and topped with thick chocolate—I grow faint just thinking about it!

Pie Society offers s a wonderful bundle of homey breads to take away as well, at very good prices, like Cranberry Walnut, Rosemary with Sea Salt or the nicely chewy Cheese n’ Tomato.

Breakfast-seekers will find their SausageEgg-Cheese tarts a real early-morning musthave, especially with a strong cuppa PERC coffee. cs Pie Society 19 Jefferson St., 912-856-4785 Mon-Sat 7 a.m.-6 p.m.

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f0od & drink | tasty bites Savannah Tech Chef honored

Savannah Technical College honored Chef Jean Vendeville as the 2014 American Culinary Federation National Chef Educator of the Year this past week.

The award, established in 1998, pays tribute to an active culinary educator whose knowledge, skills and expertise has enhanced the image of the professional chef, and who, by example, has provided guidance to students seeking a career in the culinary profession.

Vendeville is a French native and has headed Savannah Tech’s culinary department since 2008.

His victory was announced at the awards celebration for the 2014 American Culinary Federation National Competition held in Kansas City. In April of this year, Vendeville was named best culinary educator in the Southeast at a Charleston event.

“Being able to share my knowledge with the next generation of chefs is most important to me,” said Vendeville.

“I train my students to be successful in culinary arts and perhaps someday to surpass me as leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs and instructors in the culinary profession. I thank my students for believing in me and following me every day.”

For the competition, Vendeville had 50 minutes to present a lecture and demonstration for a panel of judges on triumphed over regional winners from the West (the Art Institute of Tucson), Northeast (State University of New York Cobleskill) and the Central (Pulaski Technical College in Little Rock, Ark.)

Art to Table reception is Friday

Local artists Lisa Bradley, Jessica Broad, Mitzi Davis, and Rebecca Sipper are back together with Art to Table, an art show featuring the latest in their functional ceramics work. The artists are pushing viewers “to imagine the intersection of fine art exhibition and dinner party.”

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The opening reception for Art to Table is Friday, August 8, 6-9 p.m. at Whit’s End Gallery, 106 East 37th St. Art to Table’s e-gallery and shop will remain open through September 8

Cookin’ with herbs, baby

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Openings & Receptions

Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth-Century Paintings from the Johnson Collection — Exhibit examines the

romantic movement in the American South.

Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St.

“Art to Table” Opening Reception — Savan-

nah artists Lisa Bradley, Jessica Broad, Mitzi Davis, and Rebecca Sipper are back together this summer with a show featuring the latest in their functional ceramics work.

The artwork will be taken off the walls and placed on the dinner table, challenging viewers to break through the traditional boundaries perceived between fine art and functional. Fri., Aug. 8, 6-9 p.m. Whit’s End, 106 E. 37th st.

Three Guided Tours by Three SCAD Artists —

Three SCAD faculty members provide gallery tours of three exhibitions. Eun Lee, printmaking professor, on the Andy Warhol exhibition,”Cast of Characters,” as it relates to her practice as a printmaker. SCAD dean of the School of Fine Art Steve Bliss on his photographic process influenced by “Full Circle,” an exhibition of work and inspiration by the late Savannah-based photographer Jack Leigh. Painting professor Todd Schroeder discusses “Pirate Jenny,” an exhibition by painter and writer Carrie Moyer as it relates to Schroeder’s painting practice. Free and open to the public. Thu., Aug. 7, 6:30 p.m. scad.edu. scadmoa.org/.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Continuing Exhibits “Who is rEN?” Exhibition — Co-founder of the

Spitfire Poetry Group and visionary artist, Ralph “rENAZANCE” Dillard, presents “Who is rEN?” Free Through Sep. 1. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

Carrie Moyer: Pirate Jenny — SCAD presents

an exhibition by New York-based artist Carrie Moyer. 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 at the cost of museum admission. Through Oct. 2. scadmoa.org/. 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.

Free Through Aug. 31. The Butcher Tattoo Studio, 19 East Bay St.

“FAUX REAL” Exhibition — Non-Fiction Gallery

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presents its fourth juried exhibition which explores interpretations of reality through multiple artists and mediums. Selected artists include: Jeff Alves de Lima, Whitney Bandel, Priscilla Briggs, Aaron Brumbelow, Carol Cunningham, Carrie Fonder, Chris Gideon, Sarah Harrison, Sarah Horan, Sarah Jones, Jonathan Langfield, Drew Leventhal, Sarah Malakoff, Marc Newton, Klaus Pinter, Daniela Puliti, Carol Radsprecher, Keith Roberson, Cynthia Roberts, 28 Klutch Stanaway, Kristen Swartz, Lynn

Simon Bilodeau: The End Has Different Stories —

SCAD presents “The End Has Different Stories,” four sculptural installations by Montreal-based artist Simon Bilodeau. 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.

Non-Fiction Gallery presents its fourth juried exhibition, ‘Faux Real,’ which explores interpretations of reality through multiple artists and mediums Waldrop, Vonda Yarberry and Faith Zeng.

Free and open to the public. Through Aug. 12. Non-Fiction Gallery, 1522 Bull St.

technique with watercolors. Open daily 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Free and open to the public Gallery 209, 209 E River St.

Gallery Espresso Group Exhibition — The Gallery Espresso and The Savannah Art Association present a group exhibition featuring work inspired by Chippewa Square and the surrounding area. Artists included are: Becky Marcussen, Jill Marcussen. Michelle Flores, Samantha Claar, Peggy Lanahan, Margie Sone Gravina, Sue Gouse, Mimi Diamond, Andrea Roundtree, Dotty Armstrong, Len Ciliento, Andrea Stark, Phil Stark, Leigh Harris, Barbara Gentry, Bobbie Kraft, and Martha Love. Free and open to the public.

Reception will be held Friday August 15, 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

Leisure: Blake Daniels x Blair Whiteford — Fresh Exhibitions on Desoto Avenue presents an art exhibition, Leisure: Blake Daniels x Blair Whiteford. Fresh Exhibitions, 2427 Desoto Ave.

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.

Includes representational and abstract depictions of interiors and landscapes, people and cities, objects and environments, that examine the human desire to belong. All art available for purchase. Prices begin at $25. Free and open to the public. 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.

Kathy Miller Art Show — Gallery 209 features Savannah artist Kathy Miller. Best known for her landscapes with billowing cloud formations, this show explores Miller’s

Li Hui: Halcyon Fracture — SCAD presents “Halcyon Fracture,” an exhibition by Beijing-based artist Li Hui. 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.

Mac McCusker: Big Game — Armstrong State

University’s ceramics professor, Mac McCusker, presents an exhibit of interactive ceramic works which spotlight Wildlife conservation in Africa. Free and open to the public A closing reception for this exhibit will take place Friday, September 5 from 6-9pm in conjunction with Art March..

Through Sep. 5. Cultural Arts Gallery, 9 W. Henry St.

Maggie Evans: Status — Savannah, Georgia-

based artist Maggie Evans creates paintings and drawings that depict uniform rows of chairs and nondescript apartment buildings. 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.

Orly Genger: Undertone — The SCAD Museum of Art presents “Undertone,” a solo exhibition of recent work by the New York-based artist Orly Genger. Genger is renowned for her monumental sculptures composed of intricately hand-knotted and painted rope.

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.

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..

Through Feb. 1, 2015. telfair.org/jepson/.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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Morning session: 9:30am-12noon. Afternoon session 2:30-5:00pm. Fee: $150.00.

Choose sessions Mon, Tues., Wed., or Thurs. Instructor holds an MFA in painting for Savannah College of Art and Design. lilly_harms@yahoo.com.

Art Classes and Lessons — Drawing and painting classes and private lessons offered by artist Karen Bradley. 912-507-7138. kbillustration@mac.com.

Art Classes on Tybee — Tybee Arts Association

offers a variety of art classes every week: acrylics, oils, watercolors, stained glass, mosaics, jewelry-making and more. See website or Tybee Arts Facebook page for up to date schedule of classes. tybeearts.org.

Tybee Arts Center, 7 Cedarwood Dr. Drawing and Painting Classes — Multi-level

drawing and painting classes for youth and adults taught by local artist, Melinda Borysevicz. $35/class (4 week minimum) Portrait class: ten weeks, $425. Includes weekly model fee. $35/class. Four week minimum. 912-484-6415. melindaborysevicz@gmail.com. thestudioschoolsavannah. com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St.

Open Pottery Studio at Savannah’s Clay Spot — For

potters with experience who want time in the studio. Choose from 4-hour time slots.

912-509-4647. www.savannahsclayspot. com. Savannah’s Clay Spot, 1305 Barnard St.

Paint Savannah OPEN STUDIO — Mentoring painting session. It provides artists a venue for painting with mentoring from local resident artist Sharon McIntosh. Intermediate, Wednesday Afternoons (1PM - 4PM) $35 Wednesdays, 1 p.m. 912 713 4267. info@ paintsavannah.com. paintsavannah.com.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Into the Storm

Guardians of the Galaxy The Marvel Cinematic Universe certainly hasn’t been lacking for humor. With Robert Downey Jr. leading the pack with his interpretation of Tony Stark/Iron Man as the class clown, Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner/Hulk and Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow offering sly asides, and Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers/Captain America and Chris Hemsworth’s Thor/ just Thor milking culture-clash nyuks, the MCU often feels like an extravagant party filled with good-looking people sporting good senses of humor. Here, then, are the title characters from Guardians of the Galaxy crashing the party and showing the participants how to really loosen up and best sport that proverbial lampshade on the head.

Indeed, it’s the movie’s rollicking good cheer that ultimately might help endear it to folks who otherwise wouldn’t know the Guardians’ Rocket Raccoon from The Beatles’ Rocky Raccoon. For that, give a lot of credit to writer-director James Gunn (sharing scripting credit with newbie Nicole Perlman). Yes, Gunn contributed the execrable “Beezel” sequence to the execrable Movie 43 and penned the soggy scripts for those live-action Scooby-Doo flicks, but the credit of note here is 2006’s Slither, an enjoyable horror romp that derived as much pleasure

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from Gunn’s cheeky approach as from lead Nathan Fillion’s easygoing demeanor. Gunn applies the same degree of levity to this picture, which is really the only way to go when one of your heroes is a walking, talking tree.

That would be Groot (a CGI creation voiced by Vin Diesel), the generally mildmannered sidekick to the aforementioned Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper). Groot is only able to utter the phrase, “I am Groot,” although the anthropomorphic Rocket never has trouble understanding what he’s really saying; in that respect, Rocket and Groot register as the Jay and Silent Bob of the space set. They’re just two of the misfits who reluctantly come together to stop an evil megalomaniac named Ronan (Lee Pace) from carrying out the usual galaxyconquering agenda. The skilled assassin Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and the brutish Drax the Destroyer (wrestling star Dave Bautista) also belong to the ragtag outfit, although the lynchpin is Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), the only Earthling among the quintet and one so cocky that he’s given himself the possibly overreaching moniker of Star-Lord.

A scoundrel with a soft spot for classic rock, it’s Quill who’s most responsible for getting these “losers” - beings who have all lost something, he quickly explains - to work

together as a team.

The expository scenes are presented more dutifully than usual - they’re arid when compared to what follows, as if Gunn were impatient to get the requisite setups out of the way - and, as expected when a Hollywood production has millions to burn, the climactic space battles run on too long.

And while most of the humor is unforced and flows naturally from the material, select bits are either too clunky or too cutesy. But these quibbles aside (and, honestly, the fanboys will be too jacked up to even notice them), Guardians of the Galaxy is winning entertainment, with a sleek visual style that befits its carefully contained universe and characters unlike any others audiences will see in a movie this year. The exception is Groot: We’ll be seeing a whole roster of similarly wooden protagonists when The Expendables 3 hits theaters later this summer.

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On Up. In fact, Boseman is so formidable that, were the film itself just a bit better, he would eventually be basking in the same sort of year-end accolades that greeted Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles and Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash. Who knows, he may yet.

At any rate, Boseman is the reason to see Get On Up, a movie that retains just enough of the controversial parts of Brown’s life in an effort to convince audiences that they’re watching a truthful, warts-and-all examination. In actuality, the movie is the screen equivalent of a slap on the wrist, rightly extolling the man’s musical genius but wrongly sweeping his demons under the rug. Perhaps mindful that Brown’s fanbase dwindled after he announced he was supporting Richard Nixon for president (a pair of facts not mentioned in the film), director Tate Taylor (The Help) and his trio of writers wanted to avoid a similar exodus and therefore cast their movie to the widest possible audience - packed auditoriums of folks desiring to hear good music but preferring to not be bothered with such pesky matters as domestic violence and drug abuse (both severely downplayed in the picture).

Then there’s the film’s tendency to present events out of chronological order, a structural decision that in this case proves more annoying than illuminating.

Still, Boseman and Nelsan Ellis (as Bobby Byrd, Brown’s put-upon friend and partner) keep us engaged even when the storyline doesn’t, and Taylor does a good job of recreating historical moments like Brown stealing The Rolling Stones’ thunder at the T.A.M.I. Show and performing a concert immediately after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.

In the end, Get On Up is the sort of standard musical biopic (like Clint Eastwood’s recent Jersey Boys) that will soon fade from memory even as its soundtrack CD briskly climbs up the charts.

outfit whose latest target is Issa Karpov (Grigoriy Dobrygin), a half-Chechen, halfRussian Muslim newly arrived in Hamburg.

Bachmann isn’t after Karpov to arrest him but rather with the idea that this immigrant might lead him to bigger game; to that end, he works alongside Karpov’s lawyer (Rachel McAdams), a prominent banker (Willem Dafoe) and a CIA agent (Robin Wright).

Director Anton Corbijn and scripter Andrew Bovell keep their heads down as they dutifully relate this low-key thriller, but even they can’t do anything with a plot twist (ported over from le Carre’s novel) that’s so thumpingly obvious, it forces the viewer to mark time during the climax waiting for its inevitable appearance (it involves a doublecross by a duplicitous character whose intentions are glaringly obvious from their first scene). Still, the plot intrigues and the cast excels, making this a good bet for alternate summer viewing.

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OP In picture after picture, Dwayne Johnson has proven to not only be a commanding screen presence but also a pretty good actor. It’s unfortunate, therefore, to see him aping Schwarzenegger-as-Conan by starring in Hercules and turning the titular hero into nothing more than a lumbering bore.

Based on Steve Moore’s revisionist comic, this finds Herc and his posse (among them Ian McShane and Rufus Sewell) working as mercenaries for a feeble ruler ( John Hurt) who fears that his kingdom will be conquered by an enemy army. Before it’s all over, our hero will battle Narnia’s Aslan, throw a horse over his head and be forced to wear a beard made from the hair off a yak’s testicles (at least that’s what Johnson has been stating in interviews).

The CGI work is expansive but not very distinguished (or convincing), yet the real culprit is the parchment-dry script by newcomer Ryan J. Condal and Disney day A MOST WANTED MAN laborer Evan Spiliotopoulos (whose resume OOO While most cinema scribes seem to keep almost entirely consists of straight-to-DVD busy adapting YA novels or Nicholas Sparks efforts like Tarzan II, Cinderella III and Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure). McShane bestsellers, it’s nice to know that the brainy offers a few smiles as a psychic who wrongly books by John le Carre never seem to fall keeps predicting his own death, but for out of fashion. A Most Wanted Man may true merriment, best to skip this flavorless not be in the same class as 1965’s The Spy endeavor and instead watch Joel and the Who Came In from the Cold (featuring that Bots tackle Hercules Against the Moon Men incredible Richard Burton performance) on MST3K. or The Constant Gardener (the best film of 2005), but it’s nevertheless an intelligent and absorbing watch, and it earns its keep by fea- AND SO IT GOES turing yet another excellent turn by the late, OP lamented Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Are there any slots left on the CBS The actor here plays Gunther Bachmann, prime-time fall schedule? Because here’s a 30 the head of a German counter-terrorist doozy of a concept, just perfect for the boob

tube: A cranky senior citizen makes life miserable for those around him until he’s unexpectedly burdened with a granddaughter he never knew he had. To help him raise the 10-year-old child, he enlists the aid of his next-door neighbor, a weepy lounge singer.

Hilarity ensues. Or not.

That’s the fossilized plot of And So It Goes, an anemic comedy that somehow avoided becoming a torturous TV series starring Gerald McRaney and Delta Burke and instead showed up in theaters starring Oscar winners Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton. But make no mistake: This is sitcom material all the way, more so given the laughtrack-ready beats provided by director Rob Reiner (who hasn’t helmed a decent picture since 1995’s The American President) and writer Mark Andrus (basically swiping the playbook of his overrated As Good As It Gets screenplay).

Keaton is saddled with a flimsy role that’s beneath her, although that seems to be her lot in life these years; for his part, Douglas is allowed to display a bit more range but does have to share scenes with a defecating dog.

It’s depressing to consider if, for these two talented stars, this is now as good as it gets.

Lucy OOP

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.

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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. 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 strength to engage

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stumble into the apes’ forest. Thus begins an uneasy alliance between the primate branches, with Malcolm and Caesar hoping OOOP to maintain peace, the human-hating simI gotta confess, I don’t remember too ian Koba (Toby Kebbell) hoping to trigger a much about 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the war, and the ape-wary Dreyfus (Gary OldApes other than James Franco woos the Slumdog Millionaire’s girlfriend and Draco man) hoping that humankind will survive at all.

Malfoy enjoys spanking monkeys. I do also Since the film spends as much time with recall not being quite as impressed as most everyone else with the latest addition to the the apes as it does the humans, it’s imperaPlanet of the Apes canon: It was a decent pic- tive that the CGI is up to snuff. No worries there: The effects are superb, and Serkis, ture to be sure, but it lacked the power and purpose of the classic 1968 original starring Kebbell and the others who have to act through the barrier of technical wizardry Charlton Heston. Dawn of the Planet of the convey as much emotion as those performApes, on the other hand, isn’t easily forgoters whose faces are front and center on the ten, ranking as the rare sequel that’s markscreen. This movie magic allows seamless edly better than its predecessor. interaction between human and ape, and Set approximately a decade after the this in turn informs the touching relationconclusion of Rise, it finds an Earth whose ships between Malcolm and Caesar and human population has largely been eradibetween Malcolm’s teenage son Alex (Kodi cated, the result of a virus that had been accidentally released by scientists. The apes Smit-McPhee) and the scholarly orangutan are thriving, though, and with Caesar (again Maurice (played by Karin Konoval).

But the poignant moments usually don’t played by Andy Serkis in a motion-capture last long, as an ample amount of suspense performance) as their ruler, they continue to grow smarter and stronger. It’s been years is generated over a powder-keg situation that could explode at any moment due to since they’ve seen any humans, but that the machinations of Koba or the idiotic changes when a band of them, led by the sensitive Malcolm (Zero Dark Thirty’s Jason actions of Malcolm’s teammate Carver (Kirk Clarke) and the sensible Ellie (Keri Russell), Acevedo). Director Matt Reeves does an

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exemplary job of working on the nerves, ensuring that audience members feel tense, tingly, taut and every which way but loose.

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It’s fitting that family dysfunction is at the center of Tammy, since a different sort of familial discord was responsible for this dud being made in the first place. Melissa McCarthy stars in the picture, her husband Ben Falcone handled directorial duties, and the couple collaborated on the screenplay.

If their marriage can survive this film, it can survive anything. McCarthy is the title character, a small-town nobody who loses her cheating husband, her minimum-wage job and her car all in one day. With her grandmother (Susan Sarandon) by her side, Tammy hits the road in search of a better life, yet that’s difficult to do when life is stacked against you and when Granny turns out to be an alcoholic. Tammy is being promoted as a comedy, yet that’s only half the story, as the film begins with plenty of comic situations before burrowing deep down into drama. Unfortunately, neither approach really works. The mirthful bits simply aren’t funny - the cast tries hard, but you can practically see the flop sweat pouring off brows.

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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. 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.

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Activism & Politics

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.

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. 10, 12-4 p.m. scoggins.berg@ gmail.com. The Foundery Coffee Pub, 1313 Habersham St. Public Hearing on Proposed Tax Rate Increase by City of Savannah

Public hearings on the intention of the Mayor and Aldermen to increase City property taxes by 2.48 percent over the rollback millage rate. The public is invited to comment. Free and open to the public. Thu., Aug. 7, 2 p.m. 912-6516410. savannahga.gov/. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

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.

Savannah Libertarians

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

Facebook.com/groups/SAVlibertarians.

Savannah Tea Party

Free to attend. Note new location, date and time. Food and beverages available for purchase. Call for additional information. Reservations not necessary. Annual Dues $10.00. Free second Monday of every month, 5:30 p.m. 912-598-7358. savannahteaparty.com. liveoakstore. com/tubbysthunderbolt. Tubby's Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr.

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Victorian Neighborhood Association Meetings

Open to all residents, property owners and businesses located between Anderson and Gwinnett, M.L.King,Jr. Blvd to East Broad Street. Free second Tuesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. 912-233-0352. alpost135.com/. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. 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.

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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.

Bull St. Auditions and Calls for Entries

Performing Arts Instructors Sought

Department of Cultural Affairs Accepting 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.

Call for Artists

The Sentient Bean is seeking experienced artists interested in showing their work for one month. 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." Include name and phone number, link to artist website, link or PDF file of resume, description of the type of work to be shown, and link or PDF file of artist statement. . sentientbean.com/ booking#visualarts. sentientbean.com.

The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

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. Involves collaboration with filmmakers, artists, musicians and others in producing original content for the program. While the City does not offer compensation, SGTV offers an opportunity to expose local works to a wide audience of more than 55,000 households in Chatham County. 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 DepartCall for submissions: Psyched Zine ment of Cultural Affairs, 9 W. Henry St., Psyched: A Savannah-based zine to open Savannah, GA 31401. Proposal guidepositive dialogue about mental health lines online or by phone. Through Sep. and illness, seeks essays, poetry, pho5. (912) 651-6783. savannahga.gov/arts.

Gallery 209 Call for Artist tography and art of all kinds reflecting personal experience with mental illness, Gallery 209, 209 East River Street, seeks health and dis-ease. Submissions can be a 3D artist to join its cooperative gallery.

Interested artists should call the gallery anonymous. Deadline: September 30th. at 236-4583 between the hours of 10:30 Every 3 days. psychedzine@gmail.com.

Canyon Ranch Institute Healthy World Schol- and 1:30 pm and ask for Pat or email arships Bill Rousseau at bmrousseau@aol.com.

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25 stays at Canyon Ranch in Tucson, AZ, Gallery 209, 209 E River St. Gallery Seeks Local Artists as scholarships for people who work or Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street, in volunteer in low-income and medically downtown Savannah seeks 2-D and 3-D underserved communities helping to artists to join its cooperative gallery. enhance the health and well-being of their local populations. What’s Included: Must be a full-time resident of Savannah or nearby area. Work to be considered A complimentary five-day, four-night includes painting, photography, mixed stay at Canyon Ranch in Tucson in media, sculpture, glass, ceramics and 2015. Apply by October 1. Details and wood. If interested please submit 5-10 requirements online. Wednesdays.. images of your work, plus resume/CV canyonranchinstitute.org/storage/ and biography to info@kobogallery.com.

FINAL_Call_for_CRI_Healthy_World_ Scholarship_Apps_REV__6_17_2014.pdf. . Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street ,.

Casting for a New, Savannah-based Reality Show

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. First City Films, POB 8185.

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 Seeks Memories and Recollections for 40th Anniversary

Oatland Island Education Center is looking for memories of Oatland Island in honor of their 40th anniversary. People who were part of the Youth Conservation Corp that helped to build Oatland Island Education Center in the 1970’s. Great

memories from field trips. Special family memories of Oatland Island. Send your photos and stories to memories@ oatland40th.org. Deadline is August 31. undefined. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland. org.

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. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St.

Weave-A-Dream Grant Applications Sought

Call for proposals for its 2014 WeaveA-Dream—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.

Benefits

"Everybody Gets Lei'd" Charity Bar Crawl

Yes, you read this right, "Everybody Gets Lei’d"! Come dressed in your favorite Luau themed attire and join us for the most fun bar crawl of the summer!

Along with summer accessories, crawlers will receive exclusive $2 & $3 drink specials and the first 250 people to join us at Boomy’s, with their completed scorecard, will receive a FREE t-shirt.

This Charity Bar Crawl is benefiting the Local 574, Savannah Professional Firefighter's Association. $15 adv / $20 day-of Sat., Aug. 9, 2-10 p.m. Chantal@ StaffordPromotions.com. https://facebook.com/events/860558590626964/.

Barrelhouse South, 125 West Congress St. 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.

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chathamcounty.org. Chatham County Animal Shelter, 7215 Sallie Mood 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.

Iced at the Coffee House Fundraising Event

100% of the proceeds of this live murder mystery by the Odd Lot Comedy Troupe benefit Big Brother Big Sister of the Coastal Empire. Audience members become detectives, reviewing crime scene photos, discovering clues, questioning suspects and identifying the killer. $20 Fri., Aug. 8, 7-9 p.m. 912-508-5744. jrosa@markithis.com. savannahcoffee. com/murder-mystery/. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street.

$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.

Making Strides Against Cancer Kickoff Breakfast

The American Cancer Society's kick off event for their October 4 5k run/walk raising funds to fight breast cancer.

RSVP's required for the breakfast. Call for pricing. Wed., Aug. 6, 8 a.m. 912355-1378. SavannahGAStrides@cancer. org. Savannah Station, 601 Cohen St. SCMPD Animal Control seeks Volunteers

Savannah Chatham County Animal Control seeks volunteers to serve various tasks as needed by the shelter. 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-yearsold. . (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 912-6671056.

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.

The Psychotronic Film Society and Connect Savannah proudly present

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. 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. 912441-2656. 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. First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. Champions Training Center

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. 912349-4582. 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) 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. .

912-651-3743. chathamsheriff.org.

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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

FILM FESTIVAL Three brand-new, acclaimed documentaries not yet released in theatres, which bring to life human rights abuses through storytelling in a way that challenges individuals to empathize and demand justice for all people.

Including a portrait of beloved STAR TREK actor and activist GEORGE TAKEI'S life:

TO BE TAKEI Each film screens one-time-only

Sunday, August 17 Muse Arts Warehouse Showtimes: 3PM, 5:30PM, 8PM TICKETS & PASSES ON SALE NOW ONLINE $10 admission to each film $25 All-Day Pass (Includes Concessions) Full Details on all three wonderful films --and our generous local sponsors-- can be found at

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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.

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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. Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

Dance Conditioning

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, 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. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

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. 11, 6-6:45 p.m. savannahschooloffolkmusic@gmail.com.

Ms. Amy's School of Music, 2421 Waters Avenue.

Guitar, Mandolin, or Bass Guitar Lessons

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

912-232-5987.

days. 912-596-1952. info@roiseandassociates.com. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Mommy & Me Relaxation Class

This class offers 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 techniques leaving you feeling refreshed and reinvigorated to face the day. This class is open to expecting and new moms as well as those with small children (4 and under). $15/ class or 6 classes for $50 (to be used within 2 months) Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10-11 a.m. 912-544-6387. erigosavannah.com. Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

Music Instruction

Georgia Music Warehouse, near corner of Victory Drive & Abercorn, offering instruction by professional musicians.

Band instruments, violin, piano, drums and guitar. All ages welcome. . 912358-0054. georgiamusicwarehouse. com/. Georgia Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Music Lessons: Private or Group

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Portman’s Music Academy offers private or group classes for ages 2 to 92, beginHousing Authority of Savannah hosts ner to advanced level. All instruments. classes at the Neighborhood Resource Also, voice lessons, music production Center. Adult literacy/GED prep: Montechnology and DJ lessons. Teaching Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial staff of over 20 instructors with profeseducation: 4th Fri each month, 9amsional, well equipped studios and a safe, 11am. Basic computer training: Tues & friendly waiting area for parents and DUI Prevention Group Thurs, 1pm-3pm. Community computer siblings. . 912-354-1500. portmansOffers victim impact panels for intoxicat- lab: Mon-Fri, 3pm-4:30pm. . 912-232music.com. portmansmusic.com. Ported drivers, DUI, offenders, and anyone 4232 x115. savannahpha.com. savanman's Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn seeking knowledge about the dangers nahpha.com/NRC.html. Neighborhood St. Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments of driving while impaired. A must see for Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Knitting & Crochet Classes Savannah Musicians Institute offers teen drivers. Meets monthly. $40/sesOffered at The Frayed Knot, 6 W. State private instruction for all ages in guitar, sion 912-443-0410.

English as Second Language Classes St. See the calendar of events on webddrums, piano, bass, voice, banjo, manLearn conversational English, comsite. Mondays. 912-233-1240. thefrayed- dolin, ukelele, flute, woodwinds. 7041 prehension, vocabulary and life comknotsav.com.

Hodgson Memorial Dr. . 912-692-8055.

Latin Cardio munication skills. All ages. Thursdays, smisavannah@gmail.com.

Latin Cardio is a cardio-based workNeighborhood Leadership Academy at Sa7:30pm, Island Christian Church, 4601 vannah State University out class that is designed to get you US Highway 80 East. Free. 912-897Applications are now being accepted for off the couch and sweat while having 3604. islandchristian.org.

Family Law Workshop The Neighborhood Leadership at Savanfun! We dance to all your favorite latin The Mediation Center has three worknah State University. Open to men and style dances like cha cha, samba, jive, shops per month for people who do not rumba, salsa and more! Don't worry, you women 21 years and older from Savanhave legal representation in a family nah/Chatham County. This free 12-seswill be sweating off the pounds every matter: divorce, legitimation, modificasion course is designed to develop time you put your feet into action on tions of child support, visitation, conparticipants’ knowledge of the Savanthe dance floor! No partner necessary. tempt. Schedule: 1st Tues, 2nd Mon, 4th Workout clothes required! $10 drop in nah community, and sharpen personal Thursday. Call for times. $30 912-354leadership skills and abilities. Selected or $80 for 10 classes Mondays, 6 p.m.

6686. mediationsavannah.com. participants attend evening sessions 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ Fany's Spanish/English Institute once a week, taught by other community gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and leaders and experts. Applications are com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 children held at 15 E. Montgomery due August 8, 2014. Free to participate Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Learn to Sew! Crossroad. Register by phone. . 912in this 12 week course. Must apply Sewing lessons for all ages and skill 921-4646. and be accepted. Fri., Aug. 8, 9 a.m.-5 Feng Shui Simplified! levels. Private and Group classes. . p.m. 912-232-6747. jjohnson@stepupFeng Shui Simplified occurs on the sec- 912-596-0889. kleossewingstudio.com. savannah.org. stepupsavannah.org/ ond Sunday of the month. The class cov- Kleo's Sewing Studio, 36 W. Broughton wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-Fallers the nine main areas involved in Feng St. #201.

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Life Coaching Shui to boost harmony in your life! $30/ stepupsavannah.org. Step Up Savannah, Group & Individual Life Coaching with a class second Sunday of every month, 428 Bull Street.

New Horizons Adult Band Program Certified Life Coach. Ready for a career 1 p.m. relaxsavannah@gmail.com.

Music program for adults who played a change, new lifestyle, or an opportunity facebook.com/relaxsavannah. Anahata to pursue creative or business projects? band instrument in high school/college Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Figure Drawing Classes and would like to play again. Mondays Step-by-step guidance to fulfill aspiraTuesdays 6-9pm and Wednesdays 9:30at 6:30pm at Portman's. $30 per month. tions. In person or telephone sessions.

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Call for info. . 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. Portman's Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St.

New Mamas Club

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. 912-5446387. erigosavannah.com. Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

Novel Writing

Write a novel, finish the one you've started, revise it or pursue publication.

Award-winning Savannah author offers one-on-one 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 muscle-toning, 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. 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

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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. $5.00 undefined, 5:30 p.m. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio. com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Savannah Authors Meeting

Open to published or unpublished writers. Beginners are welcome. Savannah Authors Autonomous encourages first-class prose writing, fiction or non-faction, using discussion, constructive criticism, instruction, and examples. The group was founded by Christopher Scott (912) 398-1727 and Alice Vantrease (912) 308-3208. Visit us at savannahauthors.org. We meet every second AND FOURTH Tuesday of the month. Free second Tuesday of every month. (912) 308-3208. savannahauthors.org. Private Residence, 630 East Victory Drive.

Sewing Classes

Beginner in sewing? Starting your clothing 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.

Short Story Writing

The Short Story is an art form that, although economic, encompasses all of the characteristics of great novels, including narrative and character. In Short Story Writing, students with some experience in fiction and nonfiction storytelling will use assigned readings, writing homework and workshop style critiques to explore various writing techniques. Upon completion, they will understand narrative structure and scenic writing, dialogue, character, place, word choice, rhythm and pacing and the art of revision. $200 Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.. 912-651-2005. PersonalDevelopment@georgiasouthern.edu. academics. georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/personaldevelopment/writingclasses/. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

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. 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.

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 .

Vocal Lessons

The Voice Co-op is a group of voice instructors 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 opportunity to present a voice recital for the community. Varies . 912-656-0760. TheVoiceCoOp. org. The Voice Co-op, Downtown.

West Coast Swing Class

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. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Yoga on the Beach

Wednesdays & Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. 7-8 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速 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., Aug. 6, 7 a.m. and Fri., Aug. 8, 7 a.m. 912-704-7650. ann@ aikyayoga.com. aikyayoga.com. North Beach, Tybee Island.

Clubs & Organizations

13th Colony Sound Barbershop Chorus

Sing in the harmonious barbershop style with the Savannah Chorus of the Barbershop Harmony Society No charge Mondays, 6:30 p.m. 912-344-9768. rfk-

sav@gmail.com. savannahbarbershoppers.org. Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Ave.

Abeni Cultural Arts Dance Classes

Classses for multiple ages in performance dance and adult fitness dance.

African, modern, ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, gospel. Held at Abeni Cultural Arts studio, 8400-B Abercorn St. Call Muriel, 912-631-3452, or Darowe, 912-272-2797. . abeniculturalarts@ gmail.com.

Adult Intermediate Ballet

Beginner and Intermediate Ballet, Modern Dance, Barre Fusion, Barre Core Body Sculpt, and Gentle Stretch and Tone. no experience needed for beginner Ballet, barre, or stretch/tone. The Ballet School, Piccadilly Square, 10010 Abercorn. Registration/fees/info online or by phone. . 912-925-0903. theballetschoolsav.com.

Avegost LARP

Live action role playing group that exists in a medieval fantasy realm. generallly meets the second weekend of the month. Free for your first event or if you're a non-player character. $35 fee for returning characters. . godzillaunknown@gmail.com. avegost.com.

Blindness and Low Vision: A Guide to Working, Living, and Supporting Individuals with Vision Loss

Workshops on the 3rd Thursday of each month on vision loss, services, and technology available to participate in the community. And, how the community can support individuals with vision loss. Orientation and Mobility Techniques; Low Vision vs. Legal Blindness; Supporting People with Low Vision to Achieve Maximum Independence; Low Vision Simulator Experiences; Resources. Free and open to the public. . savannahcblv.org. Savannah Center for the Blind and Low Vision, 214 Drayton St. Buccaneer Region SCCA

Local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America, hosting monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver's license is eligible to participate. See website. . buccaneerregion.org.

Business Networking on the Islands

Small Business Professionals Islands Networking Group meets first Thursday each month, 9:30am-10:30am.

Tradewinds Ice Cream & Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Call for info. . 912-3086768.

Chatham Sailing Club

Meets first Friday of each month, 6:30pm at Young's Marina. If first Friday falls on a holiday weekend, meeting is second Friday. No boat? No sailing experience? No problem. . chathamsailing.org. Young's Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd. Creative Magic Mondays

Join us on Mondays as we begin our week on a creative note. Doodling, planning, manifesting, crafting! Just bring your own art supplies to get the week started right! Free with a Love Donation Appreciated Mondays, 11 a.m. relax-

savannah@gmail.com. facebook.com/ creativemanifest. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St.

Drop N Circle Craft Night

Sponsored by The Frayed Knot and Perlina. Tuesdays, 5pm-8pm. 6 W. State Street. Enjoy sharing creativity with other knitters, crocheters, beaders, spinners, felters, needle pointers, etc.

All levels of experience welcome. Call for info. . 912-233-1240.

Energy Healers

Meets every Monday at 6pm. Mediation and healing with energy. Discuss aromatherapy, chakra systems and more.

Call for info. . 912-695-2305. meetup. com/SavannahEnergyHealers.

Exploring The American Revolution in Savannah

Interested in exploring the role Savannah played in the American Revolution?

Join like-minded people including artists, writers, teachers and historians for discussion, site exploration and creative collaboration. Email Kathleen Thomas at exploretherevolution@gmail.com for more info. first Thursday of every month, 6 p.m. exploretherevolution@ gmail.com. galleryespresso.com/. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs

Open to all who are interested in the fiber arts: weaving, spinning, basket making, knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, rug hooking, doll making, etc. Meets at Oatland Island Wildlife Center the first Saturday of the month September through June 10:15am. See our website for programs and events.

Mondays, 10:30 a.m. fiberguildsavannah.homestead.com/. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. Freedom Network

An international, leaderless network of individuals seeking more freedom in an unfree world, via non-political methods.

Savannah meetings/discussions twice monthly, Thursdays, 8:30pm. Topics and meeting locations vary. No politics, no religious affiliation, no dues, no fees.

Email for next meeting day and location. . onebornfree@yahoo.com.

Geechee Sailing Club

Founded in 1971, GSC promotes sailing and boating safety, education, and fellowship.Member of the South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association. second Monday of every month, 6 p.m.

912-356-3265. geecheesailingclub.org. liveoakstore.com/tubbysthunderbolt.

Tubby's Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. Historic Flight Savannah

A non-profit organization dedicated to sending area Korean War and WWII veterans to Washington, DC, to visit the WWII Memorial. All expenses paid by Honor Flight Savannah. Honor Flight seeks contributions, and any veterans interested in a trip to Washington. Call for info. . 912-596-1962. honorflightsavannah.org.

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Attendees pay for their own meals.

RSVP by phone. . 912-660-8257.

Hostess City Toastmasters Club

Improve your public speaking and leadership skills at our professional, friendly, peer-run Toastmasters meetings, every Tuesday 6-7 PM at 35 Barnard Street - Third Floor at ThincSavannah. Practice your speeches for work and community events. Network and make new friends. Guests are always welcomed. $10/month Tue., Aug. 12, 6-7 p.m. 912484-0165. hostesscitytm@gmail.com. facebook.com/hostesscitytoastmasters. thincsavannah.com. ThincSavannah, 35 Barnard St. Suite 300.

Ink Slingers Writing Group

A creative writing group for writers of poetry, prose, or undefinable creative ventures. Based in Savannah and a little nomadic. Meets two Thursdays a month, 5:45pm. Discussion of exercises, ideas, or already in progress pieces. Free to attend. See Facebook page savinkslingers. . Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Island MOMSnext

For mothers of school-aged children, kindergarten through high school. Authentic community, mothering support, personal growth, practical help, and spiritual hope. First and third Mondays, excluding holidays. Childcare on request. A ministry of MOPS International.

Info by phone or email. . 912-898-4344. kymmccarty@hotmail.com. mops.org.

Islands MOPS

A Mothers of Preschoolers group that meets at First Baptist Church of the Islands, two Wednesdays a month, 9:15am-11:30am. . sites.google.com/ site/islandsmops. fbcislands.com/. First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet

Meets every Wednesday. Different locations downtown. Call for info. No fees.

Want to learn? Join us. . 912-308-6768.

Knittin’ Night

Knit and crochet gathering held each Tuesday evening, 5pm-8pm All skill levels welcome. Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m. 912238-0514. wildfibresavannah.com/. Wild Fibre, 409 East Liberty St. Low Country Turners

A club for wood-turning enthusiasts.

Call Steve Cook for info at number below. . 912-313-2230.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1:00pm. Call for info. . 912-786-4508.

American Legion Post 184, 3003 Rowland Ave.

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A literary society for bibliophiles and writers. Writer's Salon meetings are first Tues. at 7:30pm at the Flannery O'Connor Home. Book club meetings are third Tues., 7:30pm. Location changes each month. Call or see Facebook group "Peacock Guild" for info. . 912233-6014. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

Philo Cafe

Discussion group that meets every Monday, 7:30pm - 9:00pm at various locations. Anyone craving good conversation is invited. Free to attend. Email for info, or see Facebook.com/SavannahPhiloCafe. Mondays. athenapluto@yahoo.com.

R.U.F.F. - Retirees United for the Future

RUFF meets the last Friday of each month at 10am to protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and related senior issues. Parking in the rear. Free to all Seniors . 912-344-5127. New Covenant Church, 2201 Bull St. Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

A local club for role-players, gamers, and fans from all over the sci-fi /fantasy universe. Meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Super King Buffet 10201 Abercorn St., Savannah at 7PM. Contact: kasak@comcast.net. Website: roguephoenix.org or on Facebook. . 912308-2094. kasak@comcast.net. roguephoenix.org.

upcoming events and provide an opportunity for those interested in joining Jaycees to learn more. Must be age 21-40. Jaycees Building, 101 Atlas St. .

912-353-7700. savannahjaycees.com.

Savannah Kennel Club

Monthly meetings open to the public.

Held at Logan's Roadhouse, the 4th Monday each month, Sept. through May. Dinner: 6:pm. Speaker: 7:30pm. Guest speakers each meeting. . 912-238-3170. savannahkennelclub.org. Golden Corral, 7822 Abercorn St. Savannah Newcomers Club

Open to women who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years.

Membership includes monthly luncheon and program. Activities, tours and events to help learn about Savannah and make new friends. . savannahnewcomersclub.com.

Savannah No Kidding!

No Kidding. Join Savannah's only social club for people without children! No A coalition dedicated to preventing child- membership fees, meet great new hood injuries. Meets 2nd Tuesday each friends, enjoy a wide variety of activities month, 11:30am-1:00pm. See website or and events. savannahnokidding.angelcall for info. . 912-353-3148. safekidssa- fire.com/ or e-mail savannahnokidding@ vannah.org. gmail.com . The Historic District, DownSavannah Brewers' League town Savannah.

Meets 1st Wednesday of the month, Savannah Parrot Head Club Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check 7:30pm at Moon River Brewing Co. Call website for events calendar or send or see website for info. . 912-447-0943. hdb.org. moonriverbrewing.com/. Moon an email for Parrot Head gatherings. . savannahphc@yahoo.com. savannahphc.

River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St. Savannah Authors Autonomous Writing com.

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Group

Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month.

Prose writing, fiction and non fiction.

Discussion, constructive criticism, instruction, exercises and examples.

Location: Charles Brown Antiques/Fine Silver, 14 W. Jones St. All are welcome.

No charge. Contact Alice Vantrease via email or phone. . 912-308-3208. alicevantrease@live.com.

Savannah Quilt Guild

Meet the second Saturday, September through June, at Woods of Savannah, 1764-C Hodgson Memorial. Social time 9:30am, meetings 10:00am followed by a program. Open to all who are interested in quilting. Membership is $25 per year. . (912) 598-9977. savannahquiltguild@ comcast.net.

Savannah Sacred Harp Singers

Everyone who loves to sing is invited to join Savannah Sacred Harp Singers. All Meets Saturdays, 8:30am to discuss are welcome to participate or listen to stocks, bonds and better investing. one of America's most revered musical Contact by email for info. . charlesfund@ traditions. Call or email. . 912-655-0994. gmail.com. panerabread.com/. Panera savannahsacredharp.com. Faith PrimiBread (Broughton St.), 1 West Broughton tive Baptist Church, 3212 Bee Road.

Savannah SCA St. Savannah Council, Navy League of the United The local chapter of the Society for CreStates ative Anachronism meets every SaturA dinner meeting the 4th Tuesday of the day at Forsyth Park for fighter practice month at 6:00pm (except December.) and general hanging out. If you're interLocation: Hunter Club. Call John Findeis ested in re-creating the Middle Ages and for info. . 912-748-7020.

Renaissance, come join us! South end Savannah Fencing Club of Forsyth Park, just past the Farmer's Beginner classes Tuesdays and ThursMarket. Free. www.savannahsca.org days for six weeks. $60. Some equipFree , 11 a.m. savannahsca.org. Forsyth ment provided. After completing the Park, 501 Whitaker St. Savannah Story Games class, you may join the Savannah Fencing Club for $5/month. Experienced A group that plays games that help tell improvised stories. Get together over fencers welcome. Call or email for info. food and help create an amazing story in . 912-429-6918. savannahfencing@aol. just three hours. The group uses games com.

Savannah Go Green with special rules that craft characters, Meets most Saturdays. Green events and settings, and conflicts. Sundays at Guild places. Share ways to Go Green each Hall, 615 Montgomery Street. Email or day. Call for info. . 912-308-6768. check website for infl. free Fridays-SunSavannah Jaycees days. info@savannahstorygames.com.

Meeting/info session held the 1st savannahstorygames.com. Downtown Tuesday each month at 6pm to discuss Savannah, downtown.

Savannah Charlesfunders Investment Discussion Group

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club

Meets Thursdays from 7:30am-8:30am at the Mulberry Inn. . savannahsunriserotary.org.

Savannah Toastmasters

Helps improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment. Mondays, 6:15pm, Memorial Health University Medical Center, in the Conference Room C. . 912-484-6710. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Savannah Veggies and Vegans

Join the Facebook group to find out more about vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, and to hear about upcoming local events. Mondays.

Savannah Writers Group

A gathering of writers of all levels for networking, hearing published guest authors, and writing critique in a friendly, supportive environment. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:00pm, Atlanta Bread Company, Twelve Oaks Shopping Center, 5500 Abercorn. Free and open to the public. See website or call for info. . savannahwritersgroup.blogspot.com.

Tertulia en español at Foxy Loxy

Spanish conversation table. Meets second and fourth Thursday of each month.

7:30pm to 9pm at Foxy Loxy, 1919 Bull street. Come practice your Spanish, have a cafe con leche or Spanish wine, and meet nice people. All levels welcome. Free. Purchase beverages and snacks. . foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla

Join the volunteer organization that assists the U.S. Coast Guard. Meets 4th Wednesday at 6pm at Barnes, 5320 Waters Ave. All ages welcome. Prior experience/boat ownership not required.

Call or see website for info. . 912-5987387. savannahaux.com.

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

Meets second Monday of each month, 7pm, at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. . 912-429-0940. rws521@ msn.com. vvasav.com.

Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation

Meets second Tuesday each month (except October) 6:00pm, WoodvilleTompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner St. Call or email for info. . 912-232-3549. chesteraellis@comcast.net.

Concerts

13th Colony Sound (Barbershop Singing)

“If you can carry a tune, come sing with us!” Mondays, 7pm. . 912-344-9768. savannahbarbershoppers.org. Thunderbolt Lodge #693, 3111 Rowland Ave. Major Handy

Major Handy is a Zydeco musician and blues accordion player from Lafayette, Louisiana. Concert proceeds benefit American Roots and Blues Artists through the Music Maker Relief Foundation. $15 in Advance, $20 at the door Sat., Aug. 9, 8 p.m. 912-754-1118. info@marstheatre.com. bit.ly/1nbNlZ3. marstheatre.com. Mars Theatre, 109 S. Laurel Street.

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Roger Moss & Kim Pelote Cabaret

An intimate evening with Savannah's own Moss and Pelote. Part of the Lucas Theatre's Summer Cabaret Series. Only 125 seats available. $30 Thu., Aug. 7, 7 p.m. lucastheatre.com. lucastheatre. com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Savannah Voice Festival: David Friedman Master Class: A Thought Exchange

An insider look at the process of performing, as this popular composer (whose songs have been recorded by Diana Ross,Barry Manilow, Petula Clark and others and the arranger for many Broadway shows) uses his method of “Thought Exchange” in an event where studio artists work with Friedman on breaking down performance and vocal barriers. Free and open to the public.

Fri., Aug. 8, 1-3 p.m. Savannahvoicefestival.org. westinsavannah.com/. Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive.

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. Free and open to the public. Mondays, 1-3 p.m..

SavannahVOICEFestival.org. westinsavannah.com/. Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive.

Savannah Voice Festival: Teen Voice Showcase

The culmination of the weekend's teen workshop. Savannah’s finest young singers share a concert with friends, family, and the community. $18 Sun., Aug. 10, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Savannahvoicefestival.org. westinsavannah.com/.

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

Savannah Voice Festival: Voices Around the World

A night of international song-- a musical singing tour with Neopolitan works, French chansons, German lieder, Spanish songs and American gems. $25 Thu., Aug. 7, 6:30-8 p.m. Savannahvoicefestival.org. stjohnssav.org/. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1 West Macon Street.

Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St, offers adult ballet on Thursdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm $12 per class. Call for info. . 912-234-8745.

Adult Intermediate Ballet

Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm. $12/class or $90/8 classes. Call for info.

Academy of Dance, 74 W. Montgomery Crossroad. . 912-921-2190.

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.

Awaken with Chakradance™

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. No dance experience or 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. Synergistic Bodies, 7901 Waters Ave. Ballroom Group Dance Class

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. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

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. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/Skill levels welcome. Sundays, 12pm-1pm.

Fitness body and balance studio. 2127 1//2 E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/hour.

Call or see website. . 912-596-0889. cairoonthecoast.com.

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.

(912) 704-2940. happenstancebellydance.wordpress.com. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B.

C.C. Express Dance Team

Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm. Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary. Call Claudia Collier for info. . 912-748-0731.

Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Windsor Forest.

Dance for Peace

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. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Dance Lessons (Salsa, Bachata)

Learn to dance Salsa & Bachata. For info, call Austin (912-704-8726) or Omar (Spanish - 787-710-6721). Thursdays.

912-704-8726. salsa@salsasavannah. com. salsasavannah.com. Great Gatsby, 408 West Broughton Street.

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

Home Cookin' Cloggers

Savannah Voice Festival: Voices of Sacred Song

Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm, Nassau Woods Recreation Building, Dean Forest Road.

No beginner classes at this time. Call Claudia Collier for info. . 912-748-0731.

Savannah Voice Festival:Voices out of a Hat

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. . 912704-2052. prideofirelandga@gmail.com.

Dance

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

This uplifting concert and features great oratorios, liturgical music and inspirational songs. Timothy Hall, musical director. $25 Tue., Aug. 12, 6:30-8 p.m.

Savannahvoicefestival.org. fpc.presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. An interactive event: Maria Zouves hosts a session of questions out of a hat, performances and prizes, testing the audience's musical knowledge. Participation not required to attend. $25 Sat., Aug. 9, 3-4:30 p.m. Savannahvoicefestival. org. Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 Henry St. Adult Ballet Class

Irish Dance Classes

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Kids/Youth Dance Class

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. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

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 7:30pm-8:30pm. . 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/ 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. 5pm6pm 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. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. 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. 912312-3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

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Events

Awaken with Chakradance™ - Thursdays

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. No dance experience or prior knowledge of the chakras is necessary.

Limited to 12 participants – email to reserve a spot today! $20 Thursdays, 6:458:15 p.m. 912-663-1306. Chakradancer@ comcast.net. anahatahealingarts.com/ healing-aha/. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B.

Savannah Georgia. Guaranteed to give you a few goose bumps and an unexplained need for a night light. 33.00 .

1-866-666-3323. 6thsenseworld.com.

6th Sense Savannah Tours, 404 Abercorn Street.

PBJ Pantry

A free food pantry held every Thursday, 10-11am and 6-7pm. Contact Jessica Sutton for questions. 912-897-1192 . ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Wilmington Island), 66 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Public Input Meeting on City Flood Hazards

One of three public meetings held by the City of Savannah, seeking input from the public to identify areas of the City that flood. Part of the update of the Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan, included in an annual process being undertaken by the City that reduces flood insurance Franchising Drop-In Session premiums by 20% for Savannah homeThe City of Savannah hosts a drop-in owners, and aids the City’s floodplain session for those interested in learning and storm water management efforts. more about opportunities in franchising. Free and open to the public. Wed., Aug. Miriam Brewer, from the International 6, 6-7:30 p.m. (912) 651-6530. savanFranchise Association, will answer nahga.gov. Moses Jackson Advancement questions such as selecting a franchise Center, 1410B Richards Street. One of and securing financing. Free and open to three public meetings held by the City of the public. Wed., Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Savannah, seeking input from the public savannahga.gov. Savannah Entrepreto identify areas of the City that flood. neurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street.

Part of the update of the Flood Hazard Georgia's First Fourth Mitigation Plan, included in an annual A reading of the Declaration of Indepen- process being undertaken by the City dence as it was read in the town of Sathat reduces flood insurance premiums vannah in August of 1776. Reenactment by 20% for Savannah homeowners, and of the debate to declare independence aids the City’s floodplain and storm or to remain loyal to the king, with audi- water management efforts. Free and ence involvement. Musket firings and open to the public. Thu., Aug. 7, 6-7:30 more. Location: Wormsloe Historic Site p.m. (912) 651-6530. savannahga.gov.

7601 Skidaway Rd $4.50-$10 Sat., Aug. Windsor Forest Community Center, 414 9, 1-4 p.m. 912-353-3023. gastateparks. Briarcliff Cir. Savannah Storytellers org/Wormsloe. gastateparks.org/info/ wormsloe/. Wormsloe Historic Site, 7601 Tall tales and fun times with the classic art of storytelling. Every Wednesday at Skidaway Rd. Guided Tours of the Lucas Theatre for the 6pm. Reservations encouraged by callArts ing 912-349-4059. Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

Learn the history of the historic Lucas liveoakstore.com/tubbysthunderbolt.

Theatre on a 20-30 minute tour. Restora- Tubby's Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 tion, architecture, history of the theatre River Dr. Shire of Forth Castle Fighter Practice and of early cinema. $4. Group rates Local chapter of the Society for Crefor ten or more. School trips available. ative Anachronism meets Saturdays No reservations needed for 10:30am, at Forsyth Park (south end) for fighter 1:30pm and 2pm. Other times by appointment. Call for info. . 912-525-5023. practice and general hanging out. For lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the those interested in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. . savannahsca.org.

Arts, 32 Abercorn St. NeoPopRealist Art Contest Dedicated to its 25-Year Anniversary

Deadline: December 15, 2014. Artists're welcome to submit up to 3 images of NeoPopRealist work as .JPEG files 300dpi with brief info about self & work's medium, email: neopoprealismPRESS@mail.com. Winners 'll be announced Dec. 31, 2014. Grand prize for the 1st place is signed original drawing

by NeoPopRealism creator Nadia Russ.

S2nd place winner'll receive signed print of the same work. See the Grand Prize at www.neopoprealism.org Free Through Dec. 15. neopoprealismpress@mail.com.

Online only, none.

The original Midnight Tour

One of the spookiest tours in town.

Learn about the untold stories of some of the most haunted locations here in

Fitness

$6 Community Yoga Classes

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/.

Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Rd. 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. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. Al-Anon Family Groups

An anonymous fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics. The message of Al-Anon is one of strength and hope for friends/family of problem drinkers. Al-Anon is for adults. Alateen is for people age 13-19. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. check website or call for info. . 912-598-9860. savannahalanon.com.

Bariatric Surgery Support Group

First Wednesday each month, 7pm, and third Saturday, 10am, in Mercer Auditorium of Hoskins Center at Memorial.

For those who have had or are considering bariatric surgery. Free to attend.

Call or see website for info. . 912-3503438. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Beach Body Workouts with Laura

MONDAYS at 6:15 PM at the Lake Mayer Community Center $5.00 per session Mondays, 6:15 p.m. (912) 652-6784.

Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Beastmode Fitness Group Training

Train with this elite team. A total body program that trims, tones and gets results. Personal training options available. See website for info. Meets at West Broad YMCA. 5am-6am and 8pm-9pm. . beastmodefitnessga.com. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. Bellydancing Fusion Classes

Mixes ballet, jazz, hip hop into a unique high energy dance style. Drills and choreographies for all levels.Small classes in downtown Savannah, and on request. $10 per person. Email for info. . bohemianbeats.com.

Blue Water Yoga

Community donation-based classes, Tues. and Thurs., 5:45pm - 7:00pm.

Fri., 9:30am-10:30am. Email for info or find Blue Water Yoga on Facebook. . egs5719@aol.com. Talahi Island Community Club, 532 Quarterman Dr. Fitness Classes at the JEA

Sin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for schedule. . 912-355-8811. savj.org. savannahjea. org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Free Caregiver Support Group

For anyone caring for senior citizens with any affliction or illness. Second Saturday of the month, 10am-11am.

Savannah Commons, 1 Peachtree Dr. Refreshments. Free to attend. Open to anyone in need of support for the caregiving they provide. . savannahcommons.com.

Dude's Day at Savannah Climbing Coop

Thursdays, 2 til 10 p.m. Savannah Climbing Coop 302 W Victory Dr, Savannah Every Thursday men climb

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for half price, $5. See website for info.

Thursdays, 2 & 10 p.m. 912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop.com. Savannah Climbing CoOp, 302 W Victory Dr. Hiking & Biking at Skidaway Island State Park

Year round fitness opportunities. Walk or run the 1-mile Sandpiper Nature Trail (accessible) the additional 1-mile Avian Loop Trail, or 3-mile Big Ferry Trail. Bicycle and street strider rentals.

Guided hikes scheduled. $5 parking.

Open daily 7am-10pm. Call or see website. . 912-598-2300. gastateparks.org/ SkidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/ skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

Insanity Workout Group Class

INSANITY turns old-school interval training on its head. Work flat out in 3 to 5-min blocks, and take breaks only long enough to gulp some air and get right back to work. It's called Max Interval Training, because it keeps your body working at maximum capacity through your entire workout. $10 or $80 for 10 fitness classes Saturdays, 11 a.m.

912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio. com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Israeli Krav Maga Self-Defense Classes

A system of self-defense techniques based on several martial arts. The official fighting system of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Custom Fit offers individual and small group training and intensive workshops. . 912-441-4891. customfitcenter.com.

Kung Fu School: Ving Tsun

Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) is the world's fastest growing martial arts style. Uses angles and leverage to turn an attacker's strength 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 DalyWilder, 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 fitness classes taught by Pole Dance America's 2014 National Professional Champion and Miss Fitness 2013 & 2014, Sabrina Madsen. Pole fitness concentrates on both fostering upper body strength and overall flexibility as well dance elements. Call or email to reserve your spot today! We offer a Beginning class Tuesdays from 8pm-9pm, Advanced class Wednesdays 8pm-9pm, and Stiletto Sundays 5pm6pm with Open Pole from 6pm-7pm. All pole classes except Stiletto Sundays are

$25 for drop in or 5/$100 (must be used in 30 days) Stiletto Sundays are $30 drop in, 4/$100 (must be used in 30 days) Wednesdays, 8-9 p.m., Sundays, 5-7 p.m. and Tuesdays, 8-9 p.m. 801-6736737. info@firstcityfitness.com. First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr.

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Pregnancy Yoga

series of 6-week classes. Thursdays. A mindful approach to pregnancy, labor and delivery. Instructor Ann Carroll. $120. Call or email for info. . 912-7047650. ann@aikyayoga.com. savannahyoga.com/. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. Qigong Classes

Qigong exercises contribute to a healthier and longer life. Classes offer a time to learn the exercises and perform them in a group setting. Class length averages 60 min. Any level of practice is welcome. $15 . qigongtim.com/. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Renagade Workout

Free fitness workout, every Saturday, 9:00 am at Lake Mayer Park. For women only. Offered by The Fit Lab. Information: 912-376-0219 . Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Richmond Hill Roadies Running Club

A chartered running club of the Road Runners Association of America.

Monthly training sessions and seminars.

Weekly runs. Kathy Ackerman, 912-7565865, or Billy Tomlinson, 912-596-5965. .

Ronin Academy Self Defense Classes

This short course in simple self defense techniques for adults uses real life scenarios that are designed to provide greater self confidence and empowerment. Fees vary. See website for registration, class times, fees. Every 3 days. michael@roninacad.com. roninacad. com. aikidosavannah.com/. Aikido Center of Savannah, 102 W. Broughton St. 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. .

912-495-8010. 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.

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1 Tilting, poetically 7 Be worthwhile 10 Solemn column 14 Brangelina’s kid 15 Peeper 16 Chess closer 17 Potato products on the golf course?

19 Fit for the job 20 Gold-medal gymnast Korbut 21 Throw on the floor?

22 Some flooring choices 24 Head honcho, briefly 25 Bump on the head 26 “America’s Drive-In” chain 27 Potato products on the playground?

29 Wonder 32 Clan of hip hop fame 35 Gradation of color 36 Lose traction 37 Improvised 38 Kind of cord or saw 39 Touchy-___ 40 “Family Guy” mom 41 Long tool 42 Grand expeditions 43 Channel that became Spike TV 44 Potato products on sprouting plants?

46 Use a lot of four-letter words 48 Free (of) 49 Oom-___ band 52 Bluff 54 Touchy subject?

55 Comic Johnson of “Laugh-In” 56 Title role for Julia 57 Potato products in computers?

60 Manage, as a bar 61 Sometimes called 62 Rob of Matchbox Twenty 63 Crossword puzzle rating 64 Calligrapher’s item 65 “It’s not much of a tail, but I’m sort of attached to it” speaker

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1 Grp. 2 Fossil-yielding rock 3 Buzzwords 4 “M*A*S*H” star Alan 5 Right away 6 2002 horror film centered on a videotape 7 Simon of “Star Trek” 8 Sailor’s word 9 Sign of support 10 Certain Arab 11 Potato products used as a term of affection?

12 “___ cost you extra” 13 Concert souvenirs 18 Responsibility 23 Plug-___ 25 Lozenge ingredient 26 Borscht, e.g.

27 Art colony of New Mexico 28 Pickpocket, for one 30 Droop, like aging

flowers 31 Ice cream brand 32 Goofy’s co-creator 33 Japanese noodle 34 Potato products that can’t take criticism?

36 Gets the message 38 Leonine noise 39 Last name in wabbit hunting 41 It represents temperature by color 42 Man of La Mancha 44 Necklace given after deplaning 45 ___ Rabbit 47 Late playwright Wasserstein 49 First-class 50 Face-valued, as stocks 51 “Siddhartha” author Hermann 52 Big celebration 53 Floor space measure 54 Do some self-checkout work 55 Chips ___!

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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. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

$40 for Telfair members. $45 for nonmembers. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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

Honey Tasting and Body Care Samples + Store Tour

Tai Chi Lessons in Forsyth Park

Turbo Kick Cardio Workout

Lose calories while dancing and kickboxing. 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 . 586-8221021. facebook.com/turbokicksavannah.

Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Free for cancer patients and 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 (Non-Members) 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 attire. . 912-604-9890.

Zumba Fitness (R) with April

Mondays at 5:30pm, Thursdays at 6:30pm. Nonstop Fitness in Sandfly, 8511 Ferguson Ave. $5 for nonmenbers. call for info. . 912-349-4902.

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. The Chef's Studio

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The Jepson Cafe presents Chefs Patrick Zimmerman and Seth Musler from Butterhead Greens and Betty Bombers, to creating a four course fixed menu. The two chefs will give a short presentation before dinner and each course will be 40 paired with an appropriate glass of wine.

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. 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 Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m. 912-234-0688. tildsley@savannahbee.com. Savannah Bee Company, Wilmington Island, 211 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Paula Deen Live!

Savannah's southern celebrity chef, and her husband Michael, share stories and demonstrate how to make her favorite seasonal dishes, including new recipes featuring Spring Mountain Farms chickens. $49-$205 912-525-5050. lucastheatre.com. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. 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. . 912236-7423.

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-farmersmarket. J. F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill.

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. . 912-344-3333. armstrong.edu. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/ index.html. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 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. . 912-350-3438. bariatrics. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Couples Toolbox for Labor & Delivery

A hands-on class designed for a mom

and her spouse, partner, friend, mom, or other labor/delivery partner. Teaches the different stages of labor and delivery and which comfort techniques are best at each stage. Comfort measures including breathing, massage, positioning, pressure points, taught by a labor doula. Students should bring exercise ball. $130 - Early bird pricing available Sat., Aug. 9, 1-2 p.m. 912-704-7650. ann@douladeliveries.com. clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=1785 7&stype=41&prodid=10001399.. savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center Pooler, 111 Canal Street.

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.

Free walk-in HIV testing. 8am-4pm Mon.-Fri. No appointment needed. Test results in 20 minutes. Follow-up visit and counseling will be set up for anyone testing positive. Call for info. . 912-6445217. Chatham County Health Dept., 1395 Eisenhower Dr. Harvest of Hope Retreat for Cancer Patients and Families

Cancer survivors of all ages and their families are invited to the 12th annual Harvest of Hope Retreat on September 27, sponsored by Memorial University Medical Center. Free to attend. Please preregister. Mondays.. 912-350-7845.

Health Care for Uninsured People

Open for primary care for uninsured residents of Chatham County. Mon.-Fri., 8:30am-3:30pm. Call for info or appointment. . 912-443-9409. St. Joseph's/ Candler--St. Mary's Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. Hypnosis, Guided Imagery and Relaxation Therapy

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. . 912927-3432. 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.

Lecture: Returning to Work after Cancer

Part of Memorial University Medical Center's Cancer Survivorship Lecture Series. Free and open to the public.

Thu., Aug. 7, 5:30 p.m. 912-350-7845.

CurriJe1@memorialhealth.com. Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (at Memorial Health Univ. Medical Center), 4700 Waters Ave. Living Smart Fitness Club

An exercise program encouraging healthy lifestyle changes. Mon. & Wed. 6pm-7:15pm 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. . 800264-7154.

Register for Functional and Medical Needs Emergency Registry

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.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.

Sacred Sound Immersion for Deep Release and Healing

Tibetan bowls, sacred vocals, gong, meditation for deep relaxation, renewal and healing. Participants bring cushions, pillows, blankets. $15-$20 at the door Sat., Aug. 9, 6-7:30 p.m.

317-985-7622. creativedivinestudios@ gmail.com. https://facebook.com/ events/793381227361063/. savannahyogabarre.com. Savannah Yoga Barre, 2135 E Victory Drive.

Water Awareness Get Together

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. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Kid's Happenings

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. $20 Wed., Aug. 6, 7:30-9 p.m. 912-355-3366. puppets@ puppetpeople.com. puppetpeople.com/ event/beyond-moss-curtain-puppetshow-backstage-pass/. Puppet People Studio, 3119 Furber Ave. 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.

Savannah Children's Museum School Year Hours

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sion 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. Produced by Odd Lot Comedy Troupe. $10.

Admission includes ice cream. Sundays, 3 p.m.. Justin@oddlot.org. oddlotimprov. com. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street.

Telfair Open House for Families who Homeschool

An afternoon for homeschooling families to learn about the education programs and resources that Telfair Museums offers. Free and open to the public. Please RSVP by email. Sat., Aug. 9, 1-4 p.m. lusej@telfair.org. telfair.org. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. 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. 912-3951500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland. org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. LGBT

First City Network

Georgia's oldest LGBT organization (founded in 1985), is a local non-profit community service organization whose mission is to share resources of health care, counseling, education, advocacy and mutual support in the Coastal Empire. Members and guests enjoy many special events throughout the year, including First Saturday Socials held the first Saturday of each month at 7pm.

Mondays. 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. .

GVNT HAVS

GVNT HAVS is a free monthly drag show that houses the unique antics of the House of Gunt, a Savannah based free-form drag collective whose mission is to connect the trashy with the flashy, the kitschy with the classy, and the people of Savannah with a breath of fresh, queer air. Free first Thursday of every month, 10 p.m. houseofgunt@ gmail.com. Chuck's Bar, 305 West River Street.

Savannah Pride, Inc.

Organizes the annual Savannah Pride

Festival and helps promote the wellbeing of the LGBT community in the South. Mission: unity through diversity and social awareness. Second Tuesday/ month. Call for location. . 912-288-7863. heather@savpride.com. savpride.com.

Stand Out Youth

A gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth organization.

Meets every Friday at 7pm. Call, email or see website for info. Fridays, 7-9 p.m.

912-657-1966. info@standoutyouth.org. standoutyouth.org. Vineyard Church Office, 1020 Abercorn Street.

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. . 912-3522611.

Literary Events

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club

Meets last Sunday of the month, 4pm.

Call for info. . 912-447-6605. sjchs.org/ body.cfm?id=399. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St.

9, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (912) 236-8115. wilderness-southeast.org.

GreenDrinks Savannah

A happy hour networking gathering for folks who want to save the Earth.

Second Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm. Location varies monthly. Check the "GreenDrinks Savannah" facebook page. Free to attend. Cash bar. second Tuesday of every month, 5:30 p.m.

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. . 912238-2960 x126. dwproperty@aol.com. fundingfactory.com.

Walk on the Wild Side

A two-mile Native Animal Nature Trail winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland, salt marsh habitats, featurExhibit: Savannah Historical Maps and Prints ing live native animal exhibits. Open A selection of maps and prints from the daily, 10am-4pm except Thanksgiving, collection of John and Virginia Duncan, Christmas, New Years. Call or see webtracing the growth and development of site for info. . 912-395-1500. oatlandSavannah through the 18th and 19th island.org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland centuries, on exhibit in celebration of Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. the City of Savannah's 225th anniversary Wilderness Southeast A variety of programs each month in 2014. Free and open to the public. including guided trips with naturalists.

Through Dec. 31. savannahga.gov. SaCanoe trips, hikes. Mission: develop apvannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

Seersucker Live: Piles O' Mine Trees: A preciation, understanding, stewardship, Reading and enjoyment of the natural world. Call A literary reading covering every mile of or see website for info. . 912-236-8115. pine-tree-lined interstate between Sawilderness-southeast.org. vannah and Atlanta, featuring: Benjamin Pets & Animals Drevlow, Christina Olson, Jared Yates Sexton, Scott Daughtridge, Zach Powers, Low Cost Pet Clinic TailsSpin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, Stephanie Kartalopoulos. Presented by host low-cost pet vaccine clinics for stuSeersucker Live literary performance dents, military and seniors the second group. Free and open to the public. Fri., and fourth Wednesdays of each month.

Aug. 8, 8 p.m. https://facebook.com/ 5pm-6pm. Vaccinations: $12, ($2 is doevents/248931465317908/?. Savannated to Savannah pet rescue agencies). nah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty See website for info. . tailsspin.com.

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Tea Time at Ola's (Book Club) tailsspin.com. TailsSpin Pet Supplies A book discussion group that meets the Store, 4501 Habersham St., Habersham 4th Tuesday, 1pm. Bring a book you've Village.

Operation New Hope read this month and tell all about it.

Operation New Hope allows inmates to Treats to share are always welcomed. train unadoptable dogs from the HuTea is provided. Call for info. . 912-232mane Society for Greater Savannah. The 5488. liveoakpl.org/. Ola Wyeth Branch goals of the program are to decrease Library, 4 East Bay St. the recidivism rate among Chatham Nature and Environment County inmates, help inmates learn a Dolphin Project new skill, and help previously unadoptDolphin Project's Education Outreach able dogs find loving homes. The graduProgram is available to speak at ated dogs are available for adoption can schools, clubs, organizations. A powbe viewed at www.humansocietvsav.org, erpoint presentation with sound and and www.chathamsheriff.org. Operavideo about estuarine dolphins and their tion New Hope is funded by the Humane environment. Age/grade appropriate Society and community donations. . programs and handouts. See website for chathamsheriff.org. humanesocietysav. info. . thedolphinproject.org. org/. Humane Society for Greater SavanEbenezer Creek Canoe Expedition nah, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. A guided Wilderness Southeast paddle Pet Adoption Event Various local animal rescue groups and in the black waters of Ebenezer Creek PetSmart Charities host this pet adopheaded toward the estuary and ocean. tion weekend. All animals are spayed/ Reservations required. $50. Includes canoe, instruction, and guide. Sat., Aug. neutered and current on vaccinations.

Adopters will receive a PetSmart Adoption Starter Kit with more than $300 in coupons including a free health check at Banfield Animal Hospital, a discount on microchipping and a free bag of Purina Plan food. Free and open to the public.

Aug. 9-10, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. petsmart. com. PetSmart, 11132 Abercorn St. St. Almo's

Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on Sundays, 5pm (weather permitting). Meet at Canine Palace. Call for info. . 912234-3336. caninepalacesavannah.com.

Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. 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.

Buddhist Ghost Festival & Great Memorial

The Buddhist day in which the spirits of the deceased return to Earth.

Monks and temple members partake in activities to honor their familial ancestors with food offerings and burning of incenses and symbolic paper signs.

Schedule of Events 8:30am: Tea Offerings 9:00am: Welcome 11:00am: The “Ghost Festival” festivities commence 12:00pm: Free vegetarian lunch served to all 2:00pm: The “Great Memorial” ceremony commences Free and open to the public. Sun., Aug. 10, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. mphan92@gmail.com. savannahbuddhist.org/about. Chua Cat Tuong Buddhist Temple, 2619 U.S. Highway 80 West.

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. Catholic Singles

A group of Catholic singles age 30-50 meet frequently for fun, fellowship and service. Send email or check website to receive announcements of activities and to suggest activities for the group. . familylife@diosav.org. diosav.org/familylife-singles.

Center for Spiritual Living--Savannah

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Road. Meditation at 10:30am Service at 11:00am Childcare available in the "Funday School" Sundays. cslsavannah.org.

Columba House

Columba House is an inclusive, welcoming hospitality space dedicated to building and sustaining a community of faith committed to social justice with the city's young adults, college students, and creative demographic. Tuesday evenings 6:30-8pm, includes dinner and a program focused on justice. All are welcome. Free and open to the public.

Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. 912-228-9425.

Columba House, 34th Street between Abercorn and Lincoln Streets.

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

A Bible book club for those wanting to read the Bible in one year. Open to all. Book club format, not a traditional Bible study. All welcome, regardless of race, creed, sexual orientation, religion.

Thurs. 6:00pm-7:00pm. Call for info. . 912-233-5354. Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 622 E. 37th Street.

Savannah Friends Meeting (Quakers)

Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, third floor of Trinity United Methodist Church. Call or email for info.

All are welcome. . 912-308-8286. savbranart@gmail.com. trinitychurch1848. org/. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. 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. 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.

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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." .

Tapestry Church

A church for all people! We don't care what you are wearing, just that you are here. From the moment you walk in 42 until the moment you leave, Tapestry

is committed to delivering a creative, challenging, straight forward, and honest message about the role of biblical principles in your life. Come experience an environment 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/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St.

Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

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.

Revolution: Savannah's Yoga Studio hosts a screening of this feature length documentary on the meat production industry and its impact on the environment. $12 Mon., Aug. 11, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

410-570-9974. ashley@revolutionyogastudio.com. https://facebook.com/ events/659311504163876/. Carmike 10 (Savannah), 511 Stephenson Ave.

Theology on Tap

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/. 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/ savannah-gratitude.

Special Screenings

48 Hour Film Project Screenings

Screenings of the films created in Savannah over the weekend of July 25-27 during the 48 Hour Film Project short film competition. $12 Adult , Students and military $10. Cash only. At the door.

Fri., Aug. 8, 8 p.m., Sat., Aug. 9, 3 & 8 p.m. and Sun., Aug. 10, 3 p.m. 48hourfilm.com/en/savannah/. musesavannah. org/. Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Film: Fried Green Tomatoes (USA, 1991)

The friendships of two sets of Southern women a generation apart, with a unique connection. Based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

by Fannie Flagg. Starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mary-Louise Parker. Rated PG-13.

Sponsored by Connect Savannah. $8 general admission or $5 student/senior/ military. Sat., Aug. 9, 7 p.m. lucastheatre.com. lucastheatre.com. Lucas

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. $7 Wed., Aug. 6, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Film: Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

Sports & Games

Adult Coed Flag Football League

8x8 Coed Flag League. Play adult sports, meet new people. Sponsored

by Savannah Adult Recreation Club.

Wed. nights/Sun. mornings, at locations around Savannah. $450. Minimum 8 games. Ages 18+. Coed teams. See website or call for info. . 912-220-3474. savadultrec.com.

Baseball: Savannah Sand Gnats Dollar Monday

Asheville Tourists are tonight's opponent. Hot dogs, chips, small sodas & Pabst Blue Ribbon are $1 each. $1 with coupon or Kroger card. $8 Gen.Adm. Mon., Aug. 11, 7:05 p.m. sandgnats.com. sandgnats.com. Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. Baseball: Two for Tuesday at the Sand Gnats

Asheville Tourists vs. the Gnats. Buyone get-one-free Miller Lite or Coors Light all night long. $8 general admission. Tue., Aug. 12, 7:05 p.m. sandgnats. com. sandgnats.com. Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. Derby Devils Roller Derby Classes

Roller derby league offers 12-week courses for beginners, recreational scrimmaging for experienced players and two annual bootcamp programs.

See website for info. . savannahderby. com.

Grief 101 Support Group

Seven-week morning or evening adult support group offers tools to learn to live with loss. Tuesdays, 10am-11am; or Thursdays, 6:00pm-7:00pm. Free of charge. Offered by Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for info. . 912-303-9442. Full Circle Center for Grief Support, 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H.

new unwrapped toy for free admission to the carnival. $8 Gen. Adm. Special tickets for nonprofit organization of the night. Wed., Aug. 6, 7:05 p.m. info@ sandgnats.com. sandgnats.com. sandgnats.com. Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. Ultimate Frisbee

Come play Ultimate! Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30pm until dark. Sundays, 4:30pm until we get tired. The west side of Forsyth Park. Bring a smile, two shirts (one light or white, one dark), water, and cleats (highly recommended). . savannahultimateproject@ gmail.com. savannahultimateproject. wordpress.com/pick-up/. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St.

USMNT (Soccer) American Outlaws Chapter

USMNT is a national soccer team that represents the U.S. in international soccer competitions. American Outlaws Savannah chapter of USMNT meets regularly. Call for details. . 912-3984014. savannahflipflop.com. Flip Flop Tiki Bar & Grill, 117 Whitaker St. 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. .

912-356-3688. 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. . 912236-0363 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

Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. See facebook for info. . facebook.com/savannahbikepolo.

PICKSavannah Sand Gnats: Pack the Park

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.

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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.

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Cancer Support Group

For anyone living with, through or beyond a cancer diagnosis. First Wednesdays, at Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for info. . 912-819-5704. 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.

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. . 912-3039442. HospiceSavannah.org/GriefSupport.

Heartbeats for Life

Citizens With Retarded Citizens

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. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St.

Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Assoc.

For parents of children with this diagnosis, and for men with this diagnosis.

Started by the mother of a boy with 47XXY. Email to meet for mutual support. . amkw21@gmail.com.

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.

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.

Eating Disorders Anonymous

Free, volunteer-led support group for recovery from anorexia/restrictive eating and/or bulimia/binge/purging. Not a diet group, nor for those who struggle solely with overeating. Mondays, 7:30pm8:30pm. Email for info. . edasavannah@ yahoo.com. Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 Henry St. Essential Tremor Support Group

For those with the disease, care partners, family and caregivers. Managing the disease, treatments and therapies, quality of life. First Thursdays, 3:00pm4:30pm. Call for info. . 912-819-2224.

Nancy N. and J.C. 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. Gambling Problem 12 Step Program

Twelve step program offers freedom from gambling. Meets weekly. Leave message with contact info. . 912-7484730.

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 912-414-3827. .

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.

Klinefelter Syndrome/47-XXY Support Group

Legacy Group: For individuals with advanced and recurrent cancer.

Group addresses the concerns of advanced and recurrent cancer survivors from the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of healing. To register for a specific session and to learn about the group, 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.

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Free will astrology ARIES

(March 21-April 19)

Don’t just be smart and articulate, Aries.

Dare to be wildly wise and prone to unruly observations. Don’t merely be kind and well-behaved. Explore the mysteries of healing through benevolent mischief.

Don’t buy into the all-too-serious trances.

Break up the monotony with your unpredictable play and funny curiosity. Don’t simply go along with the stories everyone seems to believe in as if they were the Truth and the Way. Question every assumption; rebel against every foregone conclusion; propose amusing plot twists that send the narratives off on interesting tangents.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20)

*Breve orazione penetra* is an old Italian idiom. Its literal translation is “short prayers pierce” or “concise prayers penetrate.” You can extrapolate from that to come up with the meaning that “God listens best to brief prayers.” In the coming week, I invite you to apply this idea whenever you ask for anything, whether you are seeking the favors of the Divine Wow or the help of human beings. Know exactly what you want, and express it with no-nonsense succinctness.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20)

Every February, you go through a phase when it’s easier to see the big picture of your life. If you take advantage of this invitation, your experience is like being on a mountaintop and gazing into the vastness. Every August, on the other hand, you are more likely to see the details you have been missing. Transformations that have been too small and subtle to notice may become visible to you. If you capitalize on this opportunity, the experience is like peering through a microscope. Here’s a third variation, Gemini: Around the full moons of both February and August, you may be able to alternately peer into the microscope and simulate the view from a mountaintop. I think that’s about to happen.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22)

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You wouldn’t sip dirty water from a golden chalice. Am I right? Nor would you swig delicious poison from a fine crystal wine glass or ten-year-old vinegar from a queen’s goblet. I’m sure you will agree that you’d much rather drink a magical elixir from a paper cup, or a rejuvenating tonic from a chipped coffee mug, or tasty medicine out of a kids’ plastic soup bowl you bought at the thrift store. Don’t you dare lie to yourself about what’s best for you.

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Every 12 years, the planet Jupiter spends about a year cruising through the sign of Leo. It’s there with you now, and will be with you through early August, 2015.

What can you expect? EXPANSION! That’s great, right? Yes and no. You might love to have some parts of your life expand; others, not so much. So I suggest you write down your intentions. Say something like this: “I want Jupiter to help me expand my faith in myself, my power to do what I love, and my ability to draw on the resources and allies I need. Meanwhile, I will prune my desires for things I don’t really need and cut back on my involvement with things that don’t inspire me. I don’t want those to expand.”

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

TV comedian Stephen Colbert confesses that his safeword is “pumpkin patch.”

Does that mean he participates in actual BDSM rituals? Is it the codeword he utters when he doesn’t want the intensity to rise any further, when he doesn’t want his next boundary crossed? I don’t know. Perhaps he’s simply joking or speaking metaphorically. Whether or not you engage in literal BDSM, Virgo, there’s an aspect of your life right now that has metaphorical resemblances to it. And I suggest that you do the equivalent of using your safeword very soon. Nothing more can be gained from remaining embroiled in your predicament.

Even if the ordeal has been interesting or educational up until now, it won’t be for much longer. Escape your bondage.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

If you’re planning to hurl a thunderbolt, make sure you are all warmed up and at full strength before you actually unleash it. It would be sad if you flung a halfassed thunderbolt that looked like a few fireflies and sounded like a cooing dove.

And please don’t interpret my wise-guy tone here as a sign that I’m just kidding around. No, Libra. This is serious stuff.

Life is offering you opportunities to make a major impression, and I want you to be as big and forceful and wild as you need to be. Don’t tamp down your energy out of fear of hurting people’s feelings. Access your inner sky god or sky goddess, and have too much fun expressing your raw power.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

In your dreams you may travel to Stockholm, Sweden to accept the Nobel Prize or to Hollywood to pick up your Oscar.

There’s a decent chance that in your sleepy-time adventures you will finally score with the hot babe who rejected you back in high school, or return to the scene of your biggest mistake and do things right this time. I wouldn’t be surprised if in one dream you find yourself riding in a gold chariot during a parade held in your honor.

I’m afraid, however, that you will have to settle for less hoopla and glamour in your waking life. You will merely be doing a fantastic job at tasks you usually perform competently. You will be well-appreciated, well-treated, and well-rewarded. That’s not

so bad, right?

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Lake Superior State University issues a “Unicorn Questing Privilege” to those people who are interested in hunting for unicorns. Are you one of them? I wouldn’t be surprised if you felt an urge like that in the coming weeks. Unusual yearnings will be welling up in you. Exotic fantasies may replace your habitual daydreams. Certain possibilities you have considered to be unthinkable or unattainable may begin to seem feasible. Questions you have been too timid to ask could become crucial for you to entertain. (You can get your Unicorn Questing License here: http://tinyurl. com/unicornlicense.)

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Your ethical code may soon be tested.

What will you do if you see a chance to get away with a minor sin or petty crime that no one will ever find out about? What if you are tempted to lie or cheat or deceive in ways that advance your good intentions and only hurt other people a little bit or not at all? I’m not here to tell you what to do, but rather to suggest that you be honest with yourself about what’s really at stake. Even if you escape punishment for a lapse, you might nevertheless inflict a wound on your integrity that would taint your relationship with your own creativity.

Contemplate the pleasures of purity and righteousness, and use them to enhance your power.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

“The thorn arms the roses,” says an old Latin motto. The astrological omens suggest you’ll be wise to muse on that advice in the coming weeks. How should you interpret it? I’ll leave you to draw your own conclusions, of course, but here are a few hints. It may be that beauty needs protection, or at least buffering. It’s possible that you can’t simply depend on your sincerity and good intentions, but also need to infuse some ferocity into your efforts. In order for soft, fragile, lovely things to do what they do best, they may require the assistance of tough, strong, hearty allies.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20)

If you go to an American doctor to be treated for an ailment, odds are that he or she will interrupt you no more than 14 seconds into your description of what’s wrong. But you must not tolerate this kind of disrespect in the coming days, Pisces -- not from doctors, not from anyone.

You simply must request or, if necessary, demand the receptivity you deserve. If and when it’s given, I urge you to speak your truth in its entirety. Express what has been hidden and suppressed. And this is very important: Take responsibility for your own role in any problems you discuss.

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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/. 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. Savannah-South Coast Parkinson's Support Group

The Savannah-South Coast Parkinson's Support Group will meet the first Saturday of each month from 9am - 11am at South Coast Medical Group, 1326 Eisenhower Dr, Building 1. Contact James or Lou at 706-413-3264 or email: admin@ gaparkinsons.org for more information. Contact name: James Trussell Saturdays.. 706-413-3264. admin@ gaparkinsons.org. southcoastmedical. com/Search/search_details_locations. php?location=1. Southcoast Medical Group (Southside Savannah), 1326 Eisenhower Dr. Parkinson's Support Group

First Thursdays, 5pm-6:30pm, Marsh Auditorium at Candler. Call for info. .

912-355-6347. sjchs.org/. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. Pryme Multiple Sclerosis Support Group

Meets the second Tuesday of each month at St. Joseph’s Hospital,11705 Mercy Blvd., Meeting Room 1(on the 2nd Floor above ER entrance) at 6 p.m. An opportunity for people with MS and their families and friends to share information, develop coping strategies, receive support and become involved in community activities. . 912-819-2224. sjchs. org/. St. Joseph's Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd.

Rape Crisis Center

Assists survivors of rape and sexual assault. Free, confidential counseling for victims and families. 24-hour Rape Crisis Line operates seven days a week.

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912-233-7273. .

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Group

Second Tuesdays at 7pm in Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. For anyone with this disorder, plus family members/caregivers interested in learning more. Call for info. . 912-8582335. sjchs.org/. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. Sisters Network (Breast Cancer in the African American Community)

Third Mondays, 6pm-7pm. At the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial. A national organization to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer on the African American community. Call for info. . 912-2367405. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Spinal Injury Support Group

Third Thursdays, 5:30pm, at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial. Call or see website for info. . 912-350-8900. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Survivors of Suicide Support Group

Suicide often leaves survivors with guilt, anger, hurt and unanswered questions. Hospice Savannah/United Way of Coastal Empire/Coastal Suicide Prevention Alliance offer an support group. Third Thursdays, 6:30-7:30pm.

Safe and confidential. Free to attend.

Barbara Moss at Full Circle of Hospice Savannah, 912-629-1089. . Full Circle Center for Grief Support, 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H. Teens Nurturing Teens (Cancer Support)

Support group for teens with a family member or loved one impacted by cancer. Meets at the Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for information. . 912-8195704. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. Teens With No One to Turn To

Help for people ages 11-18, or concerned parents of teens. Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter. Call or see website. . 912-234-4048. parkplaceyes.org.

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

Produced by Odd Lot Comedy Troupe. $25 Fridays, 11 p.m. and Saturdays, 11 p.m.. soucyman@gmail.com. spinetinglingtales.com. savannahtheatre.com.

The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. Theatre: Chicago

The Tony-winning musical by Bob Fosse/John Kander/Fred Ebb. Friday and Saturday shows are 21+. Sundays are all ages. $25 Aug. 8-10, 7:30 p.m. baystreettheatre.org/. Bay Street Theatre, 1 Jefferson St. Theatre: Iced at the Coffee Shop

An interactive murder mystery show presented by the Odd Lot Comedy Troupe. $20 adults. $15 children 15 and younger Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.. Justin@

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Volunteers

Bethesda Seeks Volunteer Docents for New History Museum/Visitors Center

Bethesda seeks volunteer docents for their new visitors center/museum. Volunteer docents needed during regular museum hours, Thurs.-Sat. 10am-4pm.

Docents will share Bethesda’s rich history and inspiring legacy with visitors from across the country and around the world. . 912-351-2061. Elizabeth. brown@bethesdaacademy.org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. Docents and Volunteers Needed at Flannery O'Connor House

Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home seeks additional volunteers and volunteer docents to help on Fridays and Saturdays, 1p-4pm, and for possible extended hours. Duties: greet visitors, handle admissions, conduct merchandise sales and help with tours. Docent training and written narratives for reference during tours are provided. . 912-233-6014. haborrello@aol.com. flanneryoconnorhome.org. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.

Dolphin Project Seeks Volunteers

Dolphin Project needs boat owners, photographers, and other volunteers to help with scientific research on the Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin along coastal Georgia. Must be age 18 or older. Call or see website for info. . 912-232-6572. thedolphinproject.org.

Good Samaritan Health Clinic

St. Joseph's/Candler's Good Samaritan Clinic in Garden City needs volunteer nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, Spanish interpreters and clerical staff. The clinic serves people without insurance and those whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Call to volunteer. .

912-964-4326.

St. Joseph's/Candler's St. Mary's Health Center, a free clinic serving the uninsured, seeks physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, lab techs, and patient care techs. Non-clinical volunteers needed to to schedule appointments.

Contact Stephanie Alston. . 912-4439409. St. Joseph's/Candler--St. Mary's Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Oatland Island Wildlife Center often needs volunteers. Call or see website for info. . 912-395-1500. oatlandisland. org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Pre-School Volunteers Needed

Seeking early childhood education majors, retired elementary teachers and/or community residents to help 3 & 4 year olds with language development skills.

Mon.-Fri., 9am-12noon. Call for info. .

912-447-0578. sjchs.org/1969.cfm. St. Mary's Community Center and Health Center, 812 W 36th St. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Share time and talents through the RSVP program of the Equal Opportunity Authority. Seniors 55 and older serve in various community organizations. Call for information. . 912-238-2960 x123.

Ronald McDonald House

Help in the "home away from home" for families of hospitalized children. Volunteers needed to provide home-cooked meals for families at the house. Volunteer internships available for college students. Call or see website for info. . 912-356-5520. rmhccoastalempire. org. rmhccoastalempire.org/. Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Avenue.

Specialized Foster Care Services

Lutheran Services of Georgia provides Specialized Foster Care services for children in the custody of DFACS and Department of Juvenile Justice. We specialize in placing children that are special needs including (a) sibling groups, (b) teens, (c) children with physical, mental, developmental and behavioral disabilities, (d) commercially Hospice Volunteers Needed in Chatham and sexually exploited children. We look for other Coastal Counties the best home to match the children’s Island Hospice, THA Group's nonprofit needs. Lutheran Services seeks to prohospice service, seeks volunteers for vide the best support for the child and patient socialization and caregiver the foster family. LSG Foster families respite. Also seeking nonpatient contact have been evaluated to ensure that volunteers who can contribute by prochildren in care will be provide a safe viding services including, but not limited and nurturing home that can provide to, office work, crafting, sewing, light care and attention to children’s mediyard work, housekeeping, playing guitar cal, emotional, educational and social for patients, and licensed hairdressers. needs. . (912)228-7873. lmccrary@lsga.

Serving patients in Chatham, Bryan, org. lsga.org.

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Live Oak Public Libraries teachers or community residents Volunteers needed to assist in a variety sought to volunteer for a reading and of ways at its branches in Chatham, math tutorial program for elementary Effingham, and Liberty Counties. Call and middle school students. Call for or see website for info. . 912-652-3661. info. . 912-447-6605. sjchs.org/body. liveoakpl.org. cfm?id=399. African-American Health Medical Professional Volunteers Needed Information & Resource Center, 1910

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Tutors Sought for Adult Learners (GED Prep and Literacy Needs)

The Adult Community & Education Program at Royce Learning Center seeks volunteer tutors to assist adult learners. Monday - Thursday, 5pm7pm. Tuesday & Thursday, 9am-11am.

Classes at Royce Learning Center and at Wesley Community Center. Free tutor training. Email or call for info. . 912354-4047. kmorgan@roycelc.org.

Urban Hope

An after school program for inner city children seeking adult volunteers to help with homework, Bible Study, art classes, and more. See website or email for info. . urbanhopesav@aol.com. urbanhopesavannah.org.

Volunteer at the Forsyth Farmers' Market

The market occurs each Saturday morning at the South End of Forsyth Park, from February through December. To volunteer, see website for contact info. . forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket.com/. Forsyth Farmers' Market, 501 Whitaker St., South End of Forysth Park.

Volunteer for Meals on Wheels

There are seniors in our community who are hungry. You can make a difference by volunteering one hour a week to delivering Meals on Wheels to homebound seniors. We have routes throughout Savannah, so we can match you to an area that is convenient. Training included. Volunteers use their own vehicle. Gas stipend is optional. There are over 500 seniors on the waiting list to receive meals, and the number continues to grow. For more information, contact Lauren at Volunteer@ seniorcitizens-inc.org or 912-236-0363 Mondays-Fridays, 10:45 a.m. Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. The Yoga Room

visit the website or call for a schedule of classes, times, and fees. . 912-8980361. thesavannahyogaroom.com. thesavannahyogaroom.com/. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr.

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•1019 Terrace St. 3BR house $800 + security •1212 E. 38th. 3BR house $750+ security.

•120 Zipperer Drive: 3BR/2BA House, CH/A $775+sec. dep.

•1200 E. 37th: 2BR House, gas heat $500+sec. deposit.

•2218 E. 59th: 3BR/1BA, CH/A, off-street parking, fenced yard. $800 + security FOR SALE •630 Kline St. 3BR firedamaged house, on 2 lots $15,000.

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801 West 39th Apt.B 1BR/1BA Apt. Appliances. $700/month or $185/weekly option payment; 2wks. deposit needed.

503-1/2 West 42nd Street: 2BR/1BA Apt. Appliances, central heat/air, washer/dryer hookup, hardwood floors, carpet $625/month.

Off Westlake Ave. 2 & 3BR, 1 Bath Apts.

Newly Renovated, hardwood floors,carpet, ceiling fans, appliances, central heat/air, washer/dryer hookups. $575$695/month, utilities may be added to rent if requested.

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*2208 UTAH: 3BR/1BA, all electric, large storage shed $825. *1926 CLEMSON: 3BR/1BA, hardwood floors $775. *708 E. 32ND: 2BR $715. 912-2576181 1218 E. 69TH STREET: 5BR/3BA. Large house, Central heat/air.

Great for 2 families, roommates or daycare. No pets. $1200/month.

912-227-9029 1240 E. VICTORY @ DAFFIN PARK Spacious 2 Bed/1 Bath, upstairs, W/D connections. No pets. $825/ month. Reese & Company, 912236-4233 129 DUTCH ISLAND DRIVE: 4BR/3.5BA in gated community.

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Washer/dryer hookup, CH&A. 6mo.-1yr. lease. $1595/month + $1595/dep.

912-508-2901 2BR/2BA with artist/designer studio,full bath. Studio can be used as 3rd BR. Washer/dryer, off-street parking, private patio. $2,000/month includes utilities.

Call 912-398-9592 3BR/3BA near Ardsley Park.

Washer/dryer included, off-street parking, private patio. Great neighborhood. Utilities included. $2,000/month. 912-398-9592.

4 BEDROOM, 2 BATH HOME: 277 Longleaf Circle, in Pooler. $1350/per month + Security deposit. Call 912-376-0702 BEAUTY SHOP FOR-LEASE Up to 5 stations. Nice location.

Move-In Ready! Office Space also available for lease. Call 912-3134083 or 912-313-4082 HOUSE FOR RENT - 3304 Iantha Street. 3 Bedrooms, 1- 1/2 Bathrooms, Living Room, Kitchen, Heat/Air, Washer/Dryer Hookup, Garage, $950/month. 203-5265553 Visit ConnectSavannah.com Day Or Night To Place Your Classified Ad Online!

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2BR/2BA, W/D conn. $725/ month, $500/deposit.

Great Apt. on Eastside. 1812 N. Avalon St. 2BR/1.5BA for oly $695/month.

Nice location off Montgomery Crossroads @ 259A Croatan St. 2BR/1BA $695/month.

DAVIS RENTALS 310 EAST MONTGOMERY X-ROADS, 912-354-4011 OR 656-5372 RENT OR RENT-TO-OWN: Remodeled mobile homes, 3BR/2BA, in Garden City mobile home park. Low down affordable payments. Credit check approval.

Call Gwen, Manager, at 912-9647675 Rent: Duplex 1227 E. 54th Street. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. $550 month plus deposit of $550. Two blocks off Waters Ave., close to Daffin Park.

Call912-335-3211 days/nights/ weekends.

SOUTHSIDE •1BR Apts, washer/dryer included. $25 for water, trash included, $625/month.

•2BR/1.5BA Townhouse Apt, total electric, w/washer & dryer $675. 912-927-3278 or 912-356-5656 SPACIOUS Georgetown 2BR/2 Bath Condo available now. Excellent condition.

Rent includes washer/ dryer and all amenities which include monthly pest control, yard care, trash, and access to pool and gym. Very large closets and lots of storage space. $850/ rent, $850/deposit. Call 9274383.

TOWNHOUSE for Rent on Southside: 3BR/2.5BA includes use of community pool. $1150/ month + deposit. 85 Knollwood Lane, Savannah. Call 912-3760702

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*15 Gerald Drive: 3BR/1BA $800/ month. *21 Gerald Drive: 3BR/1BA $930/ month. *122 Seminole St. 4BR/1BA, CH/A, all electric $925/month. *5429 Emory Dr. 2BR/1BA $675 *29 Kandlewood Drive: 3BR/1.5BA, CH&A $910/month.

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Clean, furnished, large. Busline, central heat/air, utilities. $100$130 weekly. Rooms w/bathroom $145. Call 912-289-0410. $145 & Up Weekly; $50/Deposit.

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Located on Southside. Call Ms. Hodges, 912-272-1416, if interested.

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Washer/dryer, air, cable, ceiling fans. $125-$145 weekly. No deposit. Call Ike @ 844-7065

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FURNISHED APTS. $180/WK. Private bath and kitchen, cable, utilities, washer furnished. AC & heat, bus stop on property. No deposit required. Completely safe, manager on property.

Contact Denise, (352)459-9707, Linda, (912)690-9097, Jack, (912)342-3840 or Cody, (912)6957889

SPACIOUS ROOMS FOR RENT Newly renovated on busline. 2 blocks from Downtown Kroger,3 blocks from Historic Forsyth Park. $150/week with No deposit. 8445995

Roommate Wanted ROOMMATE WANTED To Share 2BR/1BA Apt. Ferguson Ave near Skidaway Island. Kitchen/dining room, living room/lanai, fully furnished, CH/A, cable, utilities included. $550/mo. Available Immediately. 912-344-4216

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