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A Party with John Berendt!

TUESDAY MARCH 3, 6 PM Meet the author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil! $5 admission, open to the public

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207 West York St. on Historic Telfair Square

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“Bird Girl” statue by Sylvia Shaw Judson. Jack Leigh (American: Savannah, Georgia, 1948-2004); Midnight, Bonaventure Cemetery (A/P. Limited edition of 125), 1993 (Printed 2000); Gelatin silver print; Gift of the artist, Telfair Museums 2002.2.1 © Jack Leigh Gallery

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Week At A Glance

compiled by Rachael Flora | 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.

Wednesday / 25

Critical Mass Savannah

Join Savannah's bicycle community for a free ride to raise awareness for bike rights.

Last Friday of every month, 6 p.m Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St.

American Traditions Competition: Semi Finals

The 22nd year of this nationally acclaimed traditionalist singing competition.

Skidaway United Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway. see website for pricing americantraditionscompetition.com/

Film: Spring Breakers

CinemaSavannah wants you to see the greatest revelation of the 2013 film season, Harmony Korine's "Spring Breakers."

The film takes on the iconic experience of American college life and turns it into a mirror of American culture and society, a “wildly incisive commentary on contemporary youth.”

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

Film: The Outsider

The Psychotronic Film Society honors late actor Darren McGavin with this dark and forgotten film noir gem. Never released on home video in any format anywhere in the world, this nihilistic blast of film noir (in color) finds McGavin playing a rough and tumble private detective in Southern California who gets mixed up in a complex case involving murder, dames and even psychedelic drugs.

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

Film: Urban Permaculture

Occupy Savannah presents this film about sustainable strategies for urban living.

6:30 p.m The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. suggested donation

Lecture: Top Ten Tips to Make Your Small Business Lawsuit-Proof

Isaac Farris Newton Jr. Tour

Isaac Farris Newton, Jr., the nephew of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will visit Savannah for a tour focusing on stopping violence and the evil of poverty. His appearances include Garden City Elementary School and the Delaware Center on February 27, Savannah State University on February 28, and Family Life Center on March 1.

Feb. 27-March 1 Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St.

This lecture's featured speaker is business attorney Charles Bowen, founder of the Bowen Law Group. Topics include business structure, permits and registration, and enforceable contracts.

11:30 a.m SCORE Conference Center, 111 E. Liberty Street.

Free 912-652-4335

Thursday / 26 American Traditions Competition: Judge's Concert

The 22nd year of this nationally acclaimed traditionalist singing competition.

The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. americantraditionscompetition.com/

The Strangers Project

The Strangers Project aims to find six strangers off the streets of Savannah and get to know them. After gaining access into their lives, the coordinators give each stranger their own room where they are represented through tangible objects, lights, sound and visuals.

7-11 p.m Habersham Hall, 235 Habersham St. justsut42@gmail.com. facebook.com/thestrangersprojectfilm

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Theatre: Clybourne Park

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The SCAD Performing Arts Department presents this play, which spans two generations fifty years apart in the Clybourne Park neighborhood of Chicago.

8 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $15-$20 912-525-5050

Potable Gold: Savannah's Madeira Tradition

all weekend

theatre@lucas Theatre: Water by the Spoonful

Concert: John Flynn

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Concert: The Kevin Prater Band

The Armstrong Masquers present Water by the Spoonful, a play by Quiara Alegria Hudes focusing on a solider's search for meaning after returning from the Iraq War. Audience discretion is advised for language and content.

Feb. 26-28, 7:30 p.m Armstrong Fine Arts Center, 11935 Abercorn St. $12 finearts.armstrong.edu

American Traditions Competition: Finals

The final night of this 22nd year of this nationally acclaimed traditionalist singing competition. Winner will be announced at the end of the competition.

The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. americantraditionscompetition.com/

Savannah Folk Music Society is pleased to present John Flynn in concert. The openheartedness and decency in Flynn’s work have made him a staple of Phil Ochs Song Nights across the country, and brought him the friendship of longtime heroes like Kris Kristofferson and Arlo Guthrie.

7:30 p.m First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. $15, cash only The Kevin Prater Band bases their sound on strong vocal harmonies. Built around high trios, their style is reminiscent of the classic Seldom Scene and 1970's Country Gentlemen performances. They are steeped in the tradition of Gospel music and pride themselves on a capella hymns and gospel songs.

7:30 p.m Randy Wood Guitars (Bloomingdale), 1304 East Hwy. 80. $20 912-748-1930

Experience the historic atmosphere of the Davenport House while learning about and tasting Madeira wine. There will also be a simulation of a Madeira party and a chance to explore off-limits spaces of the house at dusk. The performance requires that guests be able to walk up and down stairs and maneuver in the candlelit rooms. Participants must be 21 years of age. Reservations are recommended, as attendance is limited.

5:30 p.m.

Davenport House, 324 East State St. $20 912-238-8097. davenporthousemuseum.org

Savannah Boat Show

This show primarily showcases powerboats, boats overlooking the Savannah River, and other maritime display exhibits.

Each year, fishing experts are on-hand for seminars and demonstrations. In its history, the show has held shag contests, seafood festivals, live music and other family entertainment.

12-6 p.m Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. $5-$8 savannahboatshow.com

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Theatre: Clybourne Park

The SCAD Performing Arts Department presents this play, which spans two generations fifty years apart in the Clybourne Park neighborhood of Chicago.

8 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $15-$20 912-525-5050

Theatre: Poe

Poe, by John Hardy, masterfully links the life of the writer and two of his works, William Wilson, the story of an evil young manand The Telltale Heart.

8 p.m.

Ampersand, 36 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Theatre: Water by the Spoonful

The Armstrong Masquers present Water by the Spoonful, a play by Quiara Alegria Hudes focusing on a solider's search for meaning after returning from the Iraq War. Audience discretion is advised for language and content.

Feb. 26-28, 7:30 p.m Armstrong Fine Arts Center, 11935 Abercorn St. $12 finearts.armstrong.edu

Saturday / 28 2015 Literacy Conference

Armstrong's Coastal Savannah Writing Project will host the conference, which will feature internationally recognized author Barry Lane as the keynote speaker. Lane will host several breakout sessions with CWSP director Lesley Roessing.

8:30 a.m.-1 p.m Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. lesley.roessing@armstrong.edu

Bonaventure After Hours: Stories, Nightfall & More!

Savannah's only after-hours cemetery event, in this riverside Victorian cemetery.

5-8 p.m.

Bonaventure Cemetery, 330 Bonaventure Rd. $35 912-319-5600. info@bonaventurecemetery.com

Chess Tournament

This non-rated chess tournament will allow chess enthusiasts of all ages and skill level to play with others. Five rounds will be played, with a registration cap at 50 players. The tournament will benefit the Savannah Children's Choir Travel Scholarship Fund.

9:15 a.m.-5 p.m St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 34th & Abercorn Sts. $5 savannahchoir.org

Concert: Silvije Vidovic, Piano

This powerfully expressive artist returns to Armstrong's Piano in the Arts series for his second year, performing Cesar Franck, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Sergei Prokofiev’s groundbreaking scenes from Romeo and Juliet.

8 p.m Armstrong Fine Arts Center, 11935 Abercorn St. $15 armstrong.edu

Ebenezer Creek Canoe

Enjoy a peaceful, easy paddle through tall cypress and tupelo trees and look out for turtles, herons, swallow tail kites, and kingfishers. Fee includes canoe, paddling instruction, and naturalist guide. Call for specific directions. Reservations required.

Tour size 4-15 people.

9 a.m.-1 p.m Ebenezer Creek, n/a. $50 912-236-8115

L U N C H U P H I G H, O N T H E F LY

Forsyth Farmers Market

Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights. Rain or shine.

9 a.m.-1 p.m Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Free to attend. Items for sale.

912-484-0279. forsythfarmersmarket.com

Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) Ninth Annual Race for Preservation

HSF has partnered with race director Robert Espinoza and his team at Fleet Feet Savannah to lay out an improved course for the 5K and 10K races. The route highlights five historic districts and two historic parks. All proceeds benefit HSF. 8 a.m The Historic District, Downtown Savannah. myhsf.org/special-events/race-for-preservation/

The Immortal 600 Living History Event

Civil War reenactors and living historians from around the Southeast will be portraying Confederate prisoners and Union prison guards. The Immortal 600 were a group of Confederate prisoners incarcerated at Fort Pulaski during the fall and winter of 1864-65 and are famous for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance to the Union even in terrible weather conditions.

Feb. 28-March 1, 10 a.m Fort Pulaski, US Highway 80 E. $5

M O N DAY- F R I DAY | 1 1 A M - 2 P M Spend your lunch hour with us and enjoy delicious food with an inspiring view. Enjoy the NEW lunch menu at Rocks on the Roof.

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Megagenesis

Megagenesis is a program designed to promote a college-going culture by providing college and career info. This event will include college recruiters, career workshops, and corporate exhibits with over 40 universities and 50 career workshops.

9 a.m.-3 p.m Sol C. Johnson High School, 3012 Sunset Blvd.

912-756-2326. megagenesis-savannah.org

Potable Gold: Savannah's Madeira Tradition

Experience the historic atmosphere of the Davenport House while learning about and tasting Madeira wine. There will also be a simulation of a Madeira party and a chance to explore off-limits spaces of the house at dusk. The performance requires that guests be able to walk up and down stairs and maneuver in the candlelit rooms.

Participants must be 21. Reservations are recommended, as attendance is limited.

5:30 p.m.

Davenport House, 324 East State St. $20 912-238-8097. davenporthousemuseum.org continues on p. 6

Downtown 1220 Barnard St.

Sandfly 8413 Ferguson AvE.

912.335.8058

912.356.5463

(Corner of Barnard & Henry)

(Corner of Ferguson & Skidaway)

Downtown location open! sandflybbq.com

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Savannah Boat Show

This show primarily showcases powerboats, boats overlooking the Savannah River, and other maritime display exhibits. Each year, fishing experts are on-hand for seminars and demonstrations. In its history, the show has held shag contests, seafood festivals, live music and other family entertainment.

10 a.m.-6 p.m Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. $5-$8 savannahboatshow.com

New era.

New location.

Same culinary genius & award-winning wines.

Midnight SpitFire Saturday Open Mic & Showcase

Join us at this year’s waterfront celebration, featuring an impressive line-up of world-class vineyards, local and regional guest chefs plus an exciting new schedule of festival events.

March 9-15, 2015

Don’t miss these great events happening all week long: Wine and Cinema • Wine Tasting & Education Series Celebrity Chef Dinners • Progressive Wine Tastings

A midnight version of this monthly openmic showcase that incorporates music, poetry, visual art, and many other artistic forms of expression. Sign up begins at 11:30 pm. Brought to you by Spitfire Poetry Group, with support from The Performing Arts Collective of Savannah, Muse Arts Warehouse, DJ Doc Ock. Last Saturday of every month, 11:30 p.m.

Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $5 Spitters. $7 Sitters. musesavannah.org

18 Lawn at Harbor Town Golf Links 32 Greenwood Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 th

per person

Centerpiece of the 30th Anniversary Festival • The Festival’s Most Exclusive Celebration • Elite Award-Winning Wines and Light Hors d’oeuvres •

$60 SATURDAY, MARCH 14 Public Tasting

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Harbour Town Yacht Basin 149 Lighthouse Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

• 250+ Wines from both International & Domestic Vineyards • Gourmet Treats from Premier Island Restaurants • Watch Chefs in Action at the Sysco Outdoor Gourmet Pavilion • Grey Goose Mixology Demos by the Island’s Hospitality Industry • Waiters’ Race & Silent Auction

HiltonHeadWineAndFood.com

Concert: Willie Nelson & Family

Legendary country artist Willie Nelson performs at the Johnny Mercer Theatre.

7 p.m Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. $35-$77.50 savannahcivic.com

Film: Kill Bill Vol. 1

Installation of The Florence's "Movies and Meatballs" series focuses on Tarantino.

6:30 p.m The Florence, 1 West Victory.

The Immortal 600 Living History Event

Civil War reenactors will be portraying Confederate prisoners and Union prison guards. The Immortal 600 were a group of Confederate prisoners incarcerated at Fort Pulaski 1864-65 and are famous for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance to the Union even in terrible weather conditions.

Feb. 28- 10 a.m Fort Pulaski, US Highway 80 E. $5

Savannah Boat Show

The SCAD Performing Arts Department presents this play, which spans two generations fifty years apart in the Clybourne Park neighborhood of Chicago.

8 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $15-$20 912-525-5050

This show primarily showcases powerboats, boats overlooking the Savannah River, and other maritime display exhibits. Each year, fishing experts are on-hand for seminars and demonstrations.

11 a.m.-5 p.m Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 1 International Dr. $5-$8 savannahboatshow.com

Theatre: Poe

Savannah Songwriters Series

Theatre: Clybourne Park

Poe, by John Hardy, masterfully links the life of the writer and two of his works, William Wilson, the story of an evil young manand The Telltale Heart.

8 p.m.

Ampersand, 36 MLK Jr. Blvd.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Grand Tasting $115

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Theatre: Water by the Spoonful

The Armstrong Masquers present Water by the Spoonful, a play by Quiara Alegria Hudes focusing on a solider's search for meaning after returning from the Iraq War. Audience discretion is advised for language and content.

Feb. 26-28, 7:30 p.m Armstrong Fine Arts Center, 11935 Abercorn St. $12 finearts.armstrong.edu

Tree Planting Volunteer Opportunity

Join the Savannah Tree Foundation and International Paper for a tree planting event at the Curtis V Cooper Healthcare Center.

A tree giveaway to celebrate Georgia Arbor Day. Giving away some special 3-gallon live oaks while supplies last.

10 a.m.-noon Curtis V Cooper Healthcare Center, 2 Roberts Street (off West Bay Street).

912-233-8733. info@savannahtree.com

This special show features originals by Anna Chandler, Britt Scott, and Crystina Parker (and host Thomas Oliver) written for The Lovely Locks and other projects, or just for pleasure.

6 pm Johnny Harris Restaurant, 1651 E. Victory Dr. Free

Theatre: Water by the Spoonful

The Armstrong Masquers present Water by the Spoonful, a play by Quiara Alegria Hudes focusing on a solider's search for meaning after returning from the Iraq War. Audience discretion is advised for language and content.

3 p.m Armstrong Fine Arts Center, 11935 Abercorn St. $12 finearts.armstrong.edu

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LUCAS THEATRE FOR THE ARTS

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Lecture: Charting a Course in Early Savannah

The lecture will cover Savannah’s first elected administration, led by former Governor John Houstoun and the challenges faced in the late eighteenth century. The lecture will be given by Luciana Spracher, director of the City’s Research Library and Municipal Archives.

3:30 p.m Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

Free

Tuesday / 3 An Evening with John Berendt

Author of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" will make brief remarks, and Jeremy Davis and the Equinox Trio will perform Johnny Mercer music. Clary's Cafe, featured prominently in the book, will provide appetizers.

6-8 p.m Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. $5

First Tuesday Tour of City Hall

Discover City Hall’s history, architecture and art, while learning about their City government and viewing special rotating exhibits. Please pre-register. first Tuesday of every month, 12-12:45 p.m.

Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

Free and open to the public.

912-651-6411. Lspracher@savannahga.gov. savannahga.gov

Lecture: Urban Agriculture

Dr. Dickson Despommier, a professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University, will deliver a lecture about urban agriculture and vertical farming, an innovative technology designed to move agricultural production within densely-populated cities.

5 p.m Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Free and open to the public

Science on Tap: Dr. Susan Schneider

Features Dr. Susan Schneider, adjunct professor and visiting scholar of psychology at the University of Pacific. She will discuss "The Science of Consequences: Focus on Behavior Analysis."

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

Tongue: Open Mouth & Music Show hosted by Calvin Thomas

the big lebowski

March 5th, 8 pm

Music, poetry and spoken word on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. first Tuesday of every month, 7-10 p.m Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street.

Free and open to the public.

912-238-2426. lori@savannahroasters.com. savannahcoffee.com

o brother, where art thou?

March 6th, 8 pm

raising arizona

March 7th, 8 pm

fargo

March 7th, 10 pm

$9

general admission

$6

student / senior / military

Be sure to show up early for Happy Half Hour and take advantage of half price beer and popcorn specials!

lucastheatre.com 912.525.5050

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editor’s note

SCAD buses: Too big to fail?

by Jim Morekis jim@connectsavannah.com

IN THE first 15 minutes I spend at Francis Allen’s charming rowhouse talking about the heavy traffic on his narrow little stretch of East Gordon, five vehicles pass by the front door.

One is an Old Town trolley full of tourists.

One is a SCAD security SUV. One is a small SCAD bus.

One is a huge new SCAD bus, of the kind which has provoked quite a hubbub from many residents who feel they’re simply too large and heavy to safely negotiate many downtown streets.

Only one of the five vehicles is a privatelyowned car.

Tiny sample size, to be sure. But while I’m at Francis’s house, literally 80 percent of the traffic is either SCAD or tourism related.

He says that’s the norm these days.

While this portion of East Gordon is between two well-used thoroughfares, East Broad and Price Streets, it’s clearly too small-scale to comfortably host a similar level of traffic.

The affable Allen, co-owner of the Roots Up folk art gallery on Liberty Street, is as far from the stereotype of the persnickety, perpetually disgruntled downtown resident as you can get. He’s quick to joke that these are “First World problems.”

But they’ve not been without cost, he maintains, pointing out a recent street repair to fix broken water mains which he says were damaged right after the new big SCAD buses began using East Gordon— mostly to pick up and drop off students at the Clarence Thomas Center for Historic Preservation just down the block.

Allen says he’s no “SCAD-basher” by any means, enumerating all the good the school has done for Savannah, good work which indirectly helped lead to his own ability to open a successful gallery downtown.

Three of the new SCAD buses backed up on Bull Street.

He just says larger vehicles should stick to larger streets.

“Why can’t they just use East Broad and Price? They’re right there,” he muses. “I think they just use my street as a shortcut.”

The City of Savannah has assured Allen it’s just a coincidence the water mains broke when they did. In the big picture, however, the issue may involve more than pipes.

The City has been quick to wash their hands of the SCAD bus issue, so to speak, saying they have no jurisdiction over them.

But a closer reading of the laws and ordinances involved may say otherwise.

The City says the big SCAD buses aren’t covered by the Motorcoach for Hire ordinance, which regulates every “passenger vehicle which exceeds 34 feet in overall body length, excluding school buses and Chatham Area Transit vehicles on regularly scheduled passenger routes within the city.”

The City and SCAD maintain that SCAD buses fall under the school bus exemption. But a close reading of Georgia state code reveals not just any vehicle can claim that exemption.

First of all, a “school bus” under state law carries over 15 passengers and is used to transport “school children to and from school or school activities.”

The law is clearly intended to apply to primary and secondary education, not to higher education institutions like SCAD, where the passengers are almost certainly all adults 18 or over.

More to the point, to claim the school bus exemption under state law, guess what you have to do your buses? (a) Every bus used for the transportation of school children shall bear upon the front and rear thereof a plainly visible sign containing the words “SCHOOL BUS” in letters not less than eight inches in height.

(b) On and after January 1, 1971, every new school bus purchased for the transportation of school children shall be painted National School Bus Chrome Yellow.

While yellow happens to be one of SCAD’s school colors, clearly none of their vehicles complies with these clauses.

Also: If it’s true that the larger SCAD buses are indeed covered by the Motor Coach ordinance, they would seem to be in conflict with City regulations governing which routes a Motor Coach can use.

At savannahga.gov/DocumentCenter/ View/4370 you can find map of the prohibited zones. East Broad and Price are apparently just fine to use.

But Francis Allen’s stretch of East Gordon? Apparently a no-go zone. (Though Old Town drove a trolley down it while I was there.)

Overlay that map with SCAD’s realtime transit system map at scad.transloc. com—which by the way, is really cool and a great student service—and you’ll see more examples.

I asked Bridget Lidy, head of the City’s new Tourism Management & Ambassadorship Department, about all this.

About motor coaches, she says “These regulations are for tour vehicles that are for hire,” not passenger buses.

As far as SCAD is concerned, she says without elaborating that “During our discussion with SCAD, City staff shared a copy of the motor coach map which shows where motor coaches (for hire) are prohibited from operating.”

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out the City would prefer that this issue fade away as quietly as possible.

And it will, unless residents choose to keep it alive. They might have a good case to make if they choose to pursue it. cs

news & Opinion | The (Civil) Society Column

Ain’t misbehaving…much (All I can picture is those three A lipstick feminist of the ladies sipping tea and reading ‘70s, my mom schooled me the hot parts of Lady Chatterly’s well in the herstories of Susan Lover out loud. Can you imagine WE ALL know B. Anthony and Alice Paul. the cackling?) that well-behaved She brought me in my Mary After discovering Ola’s depth, women seldom make Janes to picket famous equal Grace—along with community history. Which is rights hater Phyllis Schlafly action maven Joanne Morton probably why you when I was 10. (At 90, and an intergenerational posse don’t know a whole lot about Ola Wyeth.

Schlafy is still at it, crowing of audacious acolytes—have Born in 1882, Miss Ola never did anylast week that if women don’t founded the Women’s History thing so brash as Savannah’s other wellwant to be raped on campus, known historic ladies, like leaving her family Committee of Savannah to they shouldn’t go to college.) mansion to an art museum or insisting that shine a light on “the character, Most importantly, my commitment and courage” of our girls could learn scouting skills as well as mama taught me never let an city’s forgotten females. boys. opportunity slip away out of “Many stories have been Instead, this tiny walnut of a woman went fear. shoved to the side because it was about the quiet business of establishing She demonstrated that lesnot OK for women to advocate the Live Oak Public Libraries system, all son like a boss last week when while wearing owlish spectacles and sensible for certain things,” says Grace, a she encountered in an airport preacher’s daughter who origishoes. the Great Mother of Modern nally hails from Albany.

Described in her 1971 obituary as “very Feminism Herself, Gloria “For Southern women, it’s modest,” Ola Wyeth dedicated her life comSteinem. My mother saw the pletely to the lending and tending of books. long been considered a faux pas 80 year-old icon surrounded During her 27-year LOPL tenure, she tri- to be interested in equal rights by admirers and stepped and justice.” pled the libraries’ circulation and instituted right up to the Ms. MagaShe and her band of merry the city’s first bookmobile—making sure zine founder to briskly guide miscreants are hosting the very it crossed into segregated neighborhoods. her away from the mob to a Ola may have been polite, but she didn’t let first Women’s History Weekquieter part of the terminal, end on March 6-7. The theme, anyone’s ignorant ideas keep her from her where they had a nice chat.

Uncovering the Legacies of Savanmission.

Instead of bemoaning nah’s Fearless Matriarchs, promPerhaps you’ve had the pleasure of popthe slide into slut-shaming ises quite a few surprises and ping by the branch named after her, a and the disturbing embrace plenty of cackling. charming book nook tucked away in the of Meghan Trainor’s “All If you thought you knew the Women’s History Committee of Savannah founders Joanne Thomas Gamble Building off Bay Street.

About That Bass” as a femigenteel tales of the Hostess City, Morton (left) and Grace McWilliams pay homage to the late, (Maybe not, since it’s only open weekdays nist anthem, La Steinem you best hike up the hoop skirt great librarian Ola Wyeth. Photo by Jon Waits/@jwaitsphoto from noon to 3 p.m.) mused that she’s never been Other than her name above the door and and loosen the corset for local more optimistic about women historian Louis Clausi’s take on Savannah a single portrait of her surrounded by her Whether they would have embraced the changing the world. She cited the mobilizawomen. Native researcher and renegade beloved azaleas, little exists to remind us of term or not, the legacies of these Southern tion against rape on university campuses blueblood Hugh Golson also brings his the woman herself. Until now. women nourished the feminist movement, (suck it, Phyllis!) and Beyonce’s booty-shak“I cried when I read her biography,” wealth of information to the convivial conwhich, in case you weren’t clear, is based on ing contributions as evidence of the shoulrelays Grace McWilliams, who works at clave, joined by Lowcountry genealogist the outrageous notion that women deserve der-push efforts of our foremothers.

Ola’s library and recently unearthed the few Cynthia Porcher and Rome’s civic powerequal education, pay and representation Some of those foremothers’ names we recpapers about her at the Kaye Kole Geneal- house Nancy Smith. as well as dominion over our own bodies, ognize, most we’ll never know, but we owe ogy and Local History Room on the first The weekend focuses on O. Dub and all- voices and wardrobe choices. It’s so simple, much respect to history’s fearless women. floor of the Bull Street Branch. but-forgotten Savannah native Ellen Axson yet we’re still fighting for it every day.

And nothing makes me cackle more than “It had been shut up in a box for all these Wilson, first wife of President Woodrow Even quiet Miss Ola would have agreed the thought of my two favorites, far past decades. I couldn’t imagine letting it get Wilson, whose speechwriting skills helped that our right to vote was only won (less their youths, sitting on a vinyl bench in an away again.” get him elected and whose advocacy for the than a hundred years ago!) because women airport, heads together, plotting the future.

Grace was astonished to find that the mentally ill knew no bounds. marched in the streets to demand it, and cs placid Miss Ola traveled to Europe in her Future symposiums will delve into the that positive change of any kind has only 70s, was an active member of the Unitarian lives of other radical Savannah women like come through shocking acts of insubordina- Register by Feb. 28 for the Women’s History Weekend church and often quoted the teachings of Mother Mathilda Beasley, who taught tion like asking a lot of questions and not Mar. 6-7 and receive $10 off Saturday’s symposium.

Confucius. “O. Dub”—as she is affectionslaves to read and became Georgia’s first accepting the status quo. ately referred to by her library patrons— African American Catholic nun, and jourPersonally, I learned such misbehaviors Women’s History Weekend never married and lived with a pair of nalist Rebecca Stiles Taylor, who reported from my mother. (The shoplifting and ciga- When: Friday, Mar. 6 and Saturday, Mar. 7 spinster sisters in Ardsley Park until she on civil rights issues from 1937 to 1953 and rettes of my youth, however, are totally my Where: Fri. 6-9pm, SAV Coffee Roasters, 215 W. Liberty; passed away to the Great Library in the Sky died before she saw the fruits of her labors responsibility.)

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Talking about… Ft. Stewart and conservation U.S. Army base is one of the area’s largest havens for flora and fauna

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THE NEXT time you do a Google map, zoom out of Savannah and click the satellite image.

You’ll see a big green diamond just to our west. This heavily forested area stands out in stark relief to the agricultural lands around it.

You and I know this place as Ft. Stewart, the home of soldiers who train and deploy to combat zones worldwide. But Army wildlife biologist Larry Carlile also knows it as Ft. Stewart, one of the area’s largest havens for plants and animals.

“It is an island of habitat,” he says. “You have to drive for several miles in either direction to get to more longleaf wiregrass habitat like this.”

Size alone would make this big green diamond ecologically important. Its 280,000 federally-controlled acres includes 10,000 acres of wetlands and 90,000 acres of longleaf pine wiregrass, a critical Southern habitat.

Carlile drove me down miles of mudslicked dirt roads on a kind of four-wheeldrive safari into the post’s wilder side.

“The main purpose for this installation is to ensure that the Army can train its soldiers,” he says. “They need a lot of acreage in

This Ft. Stewart wetland used to be a dammed-up 1,000 acre pond. It’s now free-flowing to benefit the water and wildlife. order to do that.”

But enormity itself doesn’t explain how the sounds of artillery shots mix with those of chirping birds to the benefit of both. Or to put it differently, how generals mix well with bird-watching types like Carlile.

He took me to a forest where longleaf pines stretched as far as the eye could see.

“They used to have signs all around that prevented the Army from training where we’re standing right now,” Carlile says.

That’s because red-cockaded woodpeckers just love the fire-dependent longleaf world.

And those woodpeckers are endangered.

So soldiers had to stay 200 feet away from their nests. Big cramp on training!

Over 15 years, the installation’s wildlife management team worked both to double the number of woodpecker groups and to remove the signs.

“Our reason for being is to manage the species so that the Army doesn’t have to worry about what they’re doing when they’re continues on p. 12

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Ft. Stewart wildlife biologist Larry Carlile loves bird-watching. The installation hosts several ornithological trips each year.

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in the woods,” he says.

They burned the woods when it was best.

They installed artificial woodpecker nests.

And they proved to the US Fish and Wildlife Service that training didn’t harm the birds.

“It was no mystery how to improve conditions for the woodpecker,” Carlile says. “We just took the information that had been published and put it into practice.”

And the red-cockaded woodpecker is just one of dozens of rare, threatened or endangered species under Ft. Stewart’s care.

Carlile also can tell you about eastern indigo snakes, Bachman’s sparrows, southeastern kestrels, gopher tortoises, striped newts and purple cone flowers.

I myself would love to see a “frosted flatwoods salamander.”

“It looks like a piece of dark brown or black paper that’s had salt sprinkled

over it,” he says. “It spends most of its life underground.”

The post currently is testing ponds for traces of the mercurial amphibian’s DNA. And I haven’t even mentioned the post’s 250 miles of rivers and streams.

But, you might ask, why are you telling me about all this when Ft. Stewart is offlimits? Because that misconception might stop you from making the short drive and enjoying the map’s green space for yourself.

While military and other activities do periodically close areas, you can buy permits for nature-watching, hunting, fishing or boating pretty much any day but Tuesday.

It’s the second-largest single public hunting and fishing entity in Georgia, second only to the Chattahoochee National Forest.

“I enjoy every time I come out,” Carlile says. “To catch a glimpse of those rare animals is quite a thrill.” cs

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Part II: Health care professionals and patients benefit from being partners in health making your eye level the same as your patient’s and by not having a desk or other equipment, like a

By Chuck Palm, M.P.H. laptop computer, between you.

Every visit with a • Don’t interrupt your health care professional is an patient before he or she opportunity for patients to find, has a chance to get to what understand, communicate, and they feel is the real probevaluate important information lem. Ask for more inforto advance their health literacy mation, if needed, before and make informed decisions. In moving to what you feel is the first article of this series, we the “main problem.” In one provided some tips about how study, physicians listened to prepare for an appointment for an average of only 23.1 with a health care professional. A seconds before “redirecthealth care professional can be a ing” the conversation — partner and an educator to help potentially missing out on people not only when they’re important information. sick and need treatment, but also • Come to agreement when they’re healthy and want to with your patient on stay healthy through prevention. at least one health goal Given that the average face-to- Patients and health care professionals can work as partners in health when they both prepare for during the visit. The face visit between a doctor and a each visit, use the Teach-Back Method, set goals together, and follow up to evaluate progress. goal should be SMART: patient is fewer than 15 minutes, Photo © Alexander Raths | Dreamstime.com Specific, Measurable, health care professionals often face Achievable, Relevant, and demands to hurry patients along Time-bound. Identify speand get right to the “one most important rea- is)?” a patient to answer because it may seem like cific, concrete steps for your patient to take son” for the appointment. Listening may be after the visit.

• Help correct any misunderstandings a challenge to the health care professional’s sacrificed in the interest of time.

As a health care professional, you have and give your patient correct, understandskills.

That’s why it makes sense for health care able, and actionable information. the power to reach into the hearts and By following the best practices of health professionals to plan for each patient visit, minds of the people you serve, to help them • Ask your patient to Teach-Back what literacy, including the Teach-Back Method, just as patients need to plan ahead. you have explained. Say, for example, “I want you can help patients find, understand, eval- become active, informed, and prepared to be sure I explained everything clearly. Can uate, communicate, and use health informa- champions of their own health at each visit The Teach-Back Method — A Two-Way you please explain it back to me so I can be tion to make informed decisions about their with you. You are the health care profesStreet sional, but the people you serve are experts sure I did a good job explaining this to you?” own health.

The Teach-Back Method is an excellent Or “Tell me, when you go back home, how Here are some additional techniques that in their own lives. way for health care professionals to be effec- will you tell your (spouse, friend, partner, If the health care professionals you a health care professional may already be tive communicators. To use this method a child) about what we have talked about using to make the most of each patient visit: see aren’t following the practices we’ve health care professional can: described, remind them. Show them this today?” Another effective Teach-Back ques• Introduce or re-introduce yourself to • Ask about your patient’s knowledge article. Remember, if your health care protion is “We’ve gone over a lot of informayour patient as a “partner in your health regarding health and their specific health fessional is not your partner, if you don’t feel tion today. So tell me, please, what are some and wellness,” or a “collaborator in living a care issue so that you can give the best infor- things that you might do differently now?” empowered to speak, you can always ‘vote healthy life.” mation in the best manner. Remember, it’s • Ask your patient, “What questions do • Identify yourself as a resource for help- with your feet’ and find a health care profesnot a test! Say, for example, “Tell me what you have?” instead of “Have I answered all ing to identify healthy goals for your patient. sional who will become a partner with you you have heard about (whatever the topic in your own health. your questions?” – which can be difficult for • Set the tone with body language by Chuck Palm, M.P.H., is the program manager for the Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program. Chuck has worked in public health for over 20 years. At CRI, Chuck’s primary role is to work with our partners to initiate and sustain Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Programs in their communities. Chuck and his wife enjoy fitness activities and spending time with their family, which includes their rescue dogs.

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Apache Avenue death now a homicide investigation

The death of a Savannah woman found in her apartment last Wednesday is being investigated as a homicide after results of an autopsy were received by Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police.

“Violent Crimes detectives of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the death of Mandi DeAnne Kaiser, 37, of the 12000 block of Apache Avenue,” police say. “Southside Precinct Patrol officers discovered her body when they responded to family members’ concerns about noon Wednesday, Feb. 18.”

Three charged, two officers injured in Southside incident

Three suspects were arrested Wednesday “during the service of a search warrant, including a juvenile and a male who injured two police officers and endangered two children in an attempt to drive away,” police say.

Michael Antwain Whitaker, 25, was

charged with two counts of felony obstruction, two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, reckless conduct and theft by receiving stolen property. He was taken into custody after he dragged a Metro detective in an attempt to drive away from the scene on Weiner Drive about 9:30 a.m.

Also arrested were subjects of the search warrant served by police: Darien JaRell Cody, 21, and a juvenile, 16.

Cody was charged with burglary, possession of a drug related object and possession of marijuana. The juvenile was charged with burglary and an outstanding warrant.

Officers and detectives were serving the warrant at Cody’s residence for the Feb. 6 burglary of a business on the 300 block of East Montgomery Cross Road.

“Police had detained Cody and the teen when Whitaker was found hiding in a bathroom,” police say.

“Police momentarily released him to comfort two young children in his vehicle when he sped away, dragging a detective from the passenger door while two other officers tried stop him. He was taken into custody after an officer deployed a taser. Neither of the officers received serious injuries.”

Whitaker has “an extensive record of arrests by Metro Police, including a

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There’s also the supposed link between creativity and craziness. Intuitively this one seems believable: the story of Van Gogh cutting off his ear to give to a prostitute was my own teenage standard for the ultimate tortured-artist response to girl trouble. Evidence has since surfaced, though, suggesting Van Gogh might actually have lost the ear in a fight with his sword-wielding pal Paul Gauguin, whom he may have been a little too into. Romance or bromance, love’s a bitch.

Studies of creativity and mental health haven’t been terribly consistent, which is possibly unsurprising given how inherently difficult the trait is to define. In 2011, for instance, a group of Swedish researchers reported that patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (as well as their healthy siblings) were overrepresented among people with creative jobs. But a later study by the same group, using a much larger data set, found that those in creative professions, with one exception, weren’t particularly likely to suffer from psychiatric illness.

The exception? Writers. The Swedish group found that being an author was associated with increased likelihood of depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolarity, substance abuse, and suicide. Earlier studies had drawn similar conclusions, but relied on very small sample sizes and lots of selfreporting. Then again, in that study connecting good grades with bipolar disorder, the two subjects that showed a particularly strong link were Swedish and music, which to the researchers supported ongoing suspicions about bipolarity and creativity. To my fellow writers, and I suppose to all those creative-minded Swedes out there, all I can say is: keep it together as best you can, and we’ll hold out for further data. cs

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to comprehend the limitless expanse of the universe, and, as a result, to confront our own inconsequential place within it. This has loosely been termed existential depression, and is supposed to be especially bad among bright kids, whose advocates may propose they need a regimen of “prescribed hugs.”

I’m certainly not cranky enough to come out against hugging children. Empirically speaking, though, there isn’t much here.

Research over the last 50 years has demonstrated no positive link between intelligence I consider myself a smart person, but why are and being depressed or schizophrenic, and smart people so negative? We constantly ask, has often suggested the reverse. A 1998 col“What’s the point? Why are we here?”—ques- lection of surveys from 11 countries found tions with pretty depressing answers, if you educational attainment and intelligence corask me. The average joe doesn’t feel bad about related with marginally happier populations. much—he just thinks, “Thank god it’s Friday! A 1956 study of former U.S. soldiers found no relationship between scores on intelliAnd thank god for bacon!” Can intelligence gence tests at induction and later psychiatric cause depression? Nietzsche was obviously a health. Danish research from 2011 found brilliant but bitter person, and we can also that both depressed and bipolar patients include Mozart, Newton, Tesla, etc., as guys who didn’t lead very pleasant lives despite their had, before the onset of their illness, slightly lower average IQ scores than the healthy intelligence. Surely this isn’t all a coincidence? control population. A 2004 survey of data —Marcos San Juan, Madrid for 50,000 Swedish subjects reported that YOU’RE being too negative, Marcos. Much low IQ was associated with greater risk of as the dim might prefer to believe otherwise, severe depression and schizophrenia; subjects with average IQ scores were more likely research has generally suggested that intelligence correlates, if only mildly, with greater to later become schizophrenic than those with high scores. happiness—the tortured-genius meme is Other research has suggested that kids’ without statistical foundation. intelligence isn’t a particularly strong preAlmost. dictive factor when it comes to adolescent Historically, evidence for this alleged depression at least: more meaningful, statisphenomenon has been overwhelmingly tically, are family history of affective illness, anecdotal, cemented in the popular consciousness by a steady stream of Oscar-bait experience of parental loss, and, worryingly, simply being a girl. (Does this result from biopics. Thanks to A Beautiful Mind it’s easy to picture the schizophrenic John Nash a growing awareness of oppressive social constructs? Despondence over the inability arguing with his nonexistent roommate; to pee standing up? More research is clearly if The Imitation Game is anything to go by, needed.)

Alan Turing was depressed well before he If there’s a blip on the radar, it’s bipolar had extremely good reason to be (read: disorder. Shrinks have suspected a connecinvoluntary chemical castration). tion between IQ and bipolarity for some With these outsize examples on display, it’s perhaps understandable that many peo- time, but the data hasn’t really been there. In 2005, though, a Finnish study reported that ple wondering why they’re so unhappy will high math scores on IQ tests in early adultconclude: Because I’m so goddamn smart, hood correlated with later diagnosis as bipothat’s why.The most brilliant among us, it’s lar, and a recent large-scale study of Swedish regularly suggested, are uniquely doomed

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bumper with bungee cords. (2) A forlornappearing Anneliese Young, 82, was arrested at a CVS pharmacy in Augusta, Georgia, in February after store security allegedly caught her shoplifting a container of “Sexiest Fantasies” body spray that, according to the packaging, “provides a burst of sensuality ... as addictive and seductive as the woman who wears it,” “sure to drive any man wild.”

People With Issues

Sorry, Ladies, He’s Taken: In yet another chilling episode of body modification, the otherwise handsome Henry Damon, 37, married father of two, appeared in January at the Caracas (Venezuela) International Tattoo Expo as Red Skull (archenemy of Captain America), who has somehow fascinated Damon for years.

The exhibiting of his idolatry began with subBright Ideas dermal forehead implants • The Jeju Island Korean (ultimately replacing his John travolta restaurant in Zhengzhou, eyebrows with prominent is seriously China, staged a promotion ridges), followed by going starting to last month to pick up lunch all-in for Red Skull by creep me out tabs for the 50 “most handallowing a medical school some” people to dine there dropout to lop off what every day. Judging was by a looks like half of his nose.

(How his deep red color panel of cosmetic surgeons was achieved was not men(who were partnering with tioned in news reports.) the restaurant) and, as conFor the record, the “surWeird Science testant-diners posed for phogeon” called Damon “a • Another Animal With a Worse Sex Life tographs, they were evaluated physically and intellectually Than Yours: No organism has it tougher on “quality of ” eyes, noses, healthy person.” than the male South-East Asian coin spimouths and especially fore****** der, according to research reported by New heads (better if “protruding”).

New World Order Scientist in January. It is somehow driven to -- The owner of the KingSwedish public broadcaster SVT, capimate with a female up to four times larger sland Vegetarian Restaurant in a suburb talizing on the country’s supposedly liberal who is almost as driven to eat the male of Canberra, Australia, apologized in Febsexuality to promote an upcoming chilruary for the cockroach infestation that as to mate. After insemination, the male dren’s series on the human body, produced contributed to a $16,000 fine, explaining impulsively fights off other males’ attempts a one-minute cartoon featuring genitals that, for moral reasons, he could not bring to disrupt the conception, and that means himself to exterminate living things— even singing and dancing. However, the SVT becoming a more nimble fighter, achieved, program director admitted in January that cockroaches. (Less well-defended were according to Matjaz Kuntner of the Slovethere was criticism— not for salaciousness, Kingsland’s toilet, grease and food-storage nian Academy of the Arts and Sciences, by but because the penis was portrayed with shortcomings.) biting off its own genitals, since that organ a moustache and the vagina with long eyecomprises about one-tenth the spider’s body lashes, which some critics said unfortunately weight.

Perspective “reinforced gender stereotypes.”

• Because We Can: Scientists at the Among the participants at this year’s University of California, Irvine (with AusDavos, Switzerland, gathering of billionaires tralian partners) announced in January and important people was property develLeast Competent Criminals that they had figured out how to unboil a oper Jeff Greene, 60, who owns mansions Mastering the Technology: (1) Donhen’s egg. (After boiling, the egg’s proteins in New York, Malibu and Palm Springs, ald Harrison, 22, wanted for assault in become “tangled,” but the scientists’ device and whose Beverly Hills estate is on the Ambridge, Pennsylvania, made police can untangle them, allowing the egg white market for around $195 million. Greene aware of his whereabouts when he posted to return to its previous state.) Actually, the famously won big betting against overvala “selfie” on Facebook from a Greyhound researchers’ paper promises dramatically ued sub-prime mortgages before the 2008 bus with the notation, “It’s Time to Leave reduced costs in several applications, from Great Recession, but, shortly after landing Pa.” He was picked up at a stop in nearby cancer treatments to food production, where at Davos, he gave Bloomberg Business his Youngstown, Ohio. (2) Police in Houston similar, clean untanglings might take “thou- take on the symptoms of current economic arrested Dorian Walker-Gaines, 20, and sands” of times longer. turmoil (that he had capitalized on for part Dillian Thompson, 22, after they posted of his wealth by exploiting people’s desire for selfies on Facebook of themselves enjoyPolice Report expensive houses they ultimately could not ing a handful of $100 bills— photos they (1) The Knoxville (Tennessee) Police afford). “America’s lifestyle expectations are took on an iPad they had stolen on Jan. 8 Department reminded motorists (via its far too high,” Greene explained, “and need and whose photos automatically uploaded Facebook page) that all vehicles need work- to be adjusted so we have less things and a to the victim’s iCloud account. (Incidentally, ing headlights for night driving. Included smaller, better existence.”

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A Saratoga Springs, New York, resort has begun accepting totally defeated husbands and wives for a relaxed weekend that includes divorce, bringing to America a concept already successful in six European cities. The Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa charges $5,000 for a couple to check in on a Friday, married, but leave Sunday officially single (complete with all legal niceties and various resort amenities, including, of course, separate rooms). Even though the couple must be fairly level-headed to accept this approach, the facility manager expressed concern that since the resort also books weddings, the “uncouplers” might inadvertently witness difficult scenes. (Gideon Putnam has hosted four divorces so far, but, said the European founder of the package service, “hundreds” of couples have used the services in Europe.)

Update

Additional details reported by the Toronto Sun in January on an August 2014 News of the Weird item reveal that the motorist who hit three bicycling teenagers in Innisfil, Ontario, in 2012 (killing one, putting another in a wheelchair) is suing the victims for $1.35 million for “emotional trauma” the incident caused her (though she was not otherwise injured) because they “were incompetent bicyclists” and “did not apply their brakes properly.” The boys wore reflective jackets and had no alcohol in their systems, but the driver, Sharlene Simon, admitted to at least one drink and to speeding. (On the other hand, her husband, who was following in another car, is a police officer, and Simon was neither charged nor breath-tested.)

Recurring Themes

(1) A mummified monk in Mongolia became the latest religious figure whose followers insist he is not dead but living in a meditative trance. Dr. Barry Kerzin, among whose patients is the Dalai Lama, called the state “tukdam.” Scientists attributed the monk’s preserved condition to Mongolia’s cold weather. (2) After consulting its substantial research base, The Smoking Gun website reported that Steven Anderson’s arrest in Fargo, North Dakota, in January was only the third time that someone operating a Zamboni had been charged with DUI. Anderson, 27, was arrested while (erratically) resurfacing the ice between periods of a girls’ high school hockey game.

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Liquored up and lacquered down, it’s drummer Dave Hartman, bassist/vocalist Mary Huff, and guitarist/vocalist Rick Miller! down to our studio—I think The B-52s had played in Greensboro—and we spent three or four days hanging out. We kind of wrote them on the spot.

It was really funny—while we were on the road in Louisiana, Fred called and said, “Let’s do this project.” I told him that we got this riff and we’d been shouting out this thing called “party at my trouse.”

He asked, “What’s a trouse?” I say, “It’s like a half-trailer, half-house. They have ‘em all over down here.” And I literally looked across street from the Shell station where we were and there was one in a field! So I took a picture of it and sent it to him and we used that for inspiration.

Had y’all ever had remixes of your songs done before?

Rick Miller: Never! We’d done extended kind of jams, beats and stuff like that. I like the electronic music thing, you know. I like anything that’s dance-oriented with heavy beats.

Our new project is 180 degrees different form all that. All the songs we’re working on for the next record is much more folky kind of stuff.

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I’m loving the collaboration with Fred This month, they released Party at my Schneider; it’s just so much fun.

Trouse, a 12” collaboration with pal Fred Schneider of the B-52s—the results are Rick Miller: Yeah, it was really fun for us, just as zany and perfect as such a team-up and very different. We’ve even got remixes sounds on paper. of the songs on there! Fred’s a great guy, we SCOTS kick off the fifth annual had a lot of fun working with him. He came by anna chandler

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How’d that come about?

Rick Miller: Well, when we started, we used to open for ourselves; we didn’t have the money for an opening band, and we were called The Pinecones—this is back in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s. We were doing everything, from Flying Burrito Brothers, Van Morrison, some of our own originals, some traditional folk stuff, even some really outthere folk stuff.

It was really fun, so we decided we’d try to make another record and release it as The Pinecones. It’s a work in progress.

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In a way, it’s a wash, because a record label would do a better job, but they’re struggling.

They don’t have much budget, they don’t care as much as you do about your music.

Being from South Carolina, I always admired how y’all lovingly caricaturize the South—what’s the response like when you play outside of the Southeast?

Rick Miller: It carries over quite well.

There’s a lot of Southeastern transplants there. And Southern music is the best!

When it comes to rock ‘n’ roll, R&B, you What was it like taking such a differname it. It may have been exploited in other ent approach to songwriting like that? places, but this is where it comes from. We Since y’all have worked together for so long, is it pretty easy to make that kind of bring that with us to a degree; it’s fun and enjoyable, and people come to have a good transition? time. I think those are all attributes of a lot of Southern music, and that translates to Rick Miller: It’s natural, but it’s a little bit audiences everywhere. We blend a lot of difficult because the sounds are different, different types of music together—we’re a a little more melodic—it’s not as rock as a little bit of musicologists. We all enjoy the Southern Culture record would be. There’s historical perspective of music, what led to more emphasis on the harmonies me and Mary are doing, and there’s not heavy drums this and this. We enjoy the Southeast and all its eccentricities—you don’t get this in or anything like that. But it still rocks! The Wisconsin! songs tend to be a little more personal, a little more laid-back, more understated.

Speaking of blending genres, were you lisBuilding your studio and handling all the tening to a lot of surf & rockabilly early? production: is that something that you’ve Rick Miller: I grew up in Henderson, been doing over the years?

North Carolina—my dad built mobile homes. We had one radio station in town, Rick Miller: We started that way; we’ve always done our own stuff. When we started and it was half black, half white. They played a combination of soul music and the band, I always knew that if you wrote R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, and some country. I your own material, you’re going to be in charge of your career. And if you keep an eye remember listening to Booker T and the on the bottom line, and treat it as a business M.G.’s and really liking “Green Onions.”

That’s one of my first memories of what I from day one, you’re going to be okay.

We managed ourselves for a long time— really liked the sound of.

That was the beauty of living in that small we did get a manager for a little while, but we got rid of him once we realized we didn’t town: they had such a diverse audience, they really need one. We keep our overhead very had to address them all and play all kinds

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And then we moved to California. But I used to have to work summers in the mobile home factory, and got turned onto country music and R&B there.

California sounds like a big change.

Rick Miller: A culture shock for sure, but there was a lot more places that you could find music; community radio was great, they had great blues, Cajun music. I was into surfing, but surf music was way underground. I had to find places to go see it live.

How has touring changed for you? You still have such a devoted fan base.

Rick Miller: Yes, we have a very strong fan base. We’ve always been a DIY band—my thoughts on being a band was being a selfentity and not needing a record label. We’ve always moved toward that, in building our own studio and taking care of all the production. If we didn’t have our own studio and we were a young band starting out…I don’t know how they do it, to be honest.

We were on labels back in the ‘90s— major labels. That part kind of sucked, because they only had certain ways to promote you, which was radio. And radio was a dead-end for us. We got lucky and “Camel Walk” got a lot of airplay, and we got a huge explosion in fans. I always thought, if we can keep ten percent of the people coming in to see us because of that, then we could sustain a career, and we have.

The live show is what you’re known for.

Touring being so important now seems to work in your favor, since that’s always been such a part of how y’all gain fans.

Rick Miller: We still run into people who say, “How come I’ve never heard of you guys?” There’s still a lot of people who don’t know who we are; we reach them through Facebook and the Internet thing. And live, yeah. That’s how we hang onto our fans.

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IT’S ODD to think that, having done multiple gigs at Trinity UMC, City Hotel still gets pre-show jitters about the whole thing.

We’re “backstage” in a room that shares a wall with the sanctuary that’s become Savannah’s premiere acoustic listening room, listening to American Hologram warm up the crowd. The gents sit quietly on plush antique couches, smoothing their pants like they’re about to go to—well, church.

I can’t help but be reminded that every time I attend a Trinity concert and try to sit as still and quietly as possible in the sacred space, a line from the Savannah bluegrass band’s EP pops in my head: “I caught my very first teenage buzz as I was sittin’ in a hardback pew.”

The Lowcountry’s first taste of City Hotel’s “Savannahgrass” was originally intended to just be a demo, comprised of guitarist/vocalist Aaron Zimmer and mandolinist/vocalist Cory Chambers’ solo work.

Fan demand made it an EP. Now, two years in the making, City Hotel is prepared to release their first full-length record, Dogged Days, in a celebration at Southbound Brewing Company.

“These songs have all been written since we’ve been a band,” says bassist Anthony Teixeira.

Zimmer attests that, while the quartet arrange together, he and Chambers are still most comfortable writing solo in a song’s early stage.

“We’re both private writers,” says Zimmer.

“The process takes a long time.”

While they each have very different approaches to their songwriting, it all comes together in the end to sound distinctly like a City Hotel song.

Zimmer uses songwriting as a way of telling family stories; in fact, Dogged Days and the title track reference his father and grandfather.

“As a teen, they told me stories about being in their 20s—not knowing what they were doing, not having any money,” Zimmer explains. “They taught me about hanging in there: even if it’s not working out, even if you’re working two jobs and trying to be a musician and feeling like you’re not doing a good job of either. My grandfather was a writer and my dad worked at Waffle House—it’s about perseverance.”

The roots run deep in Dogged Days; the CD art is the work of Zimmer’s grandmother, created in 1964.

The album even includes a cover of Zimmer’s father-in-law Ernie Palmer’s song “Gainesville Mill.”

“We heard the song and thought it would be good for bluegrass,” remembers banjo player Jay Rudd.

“He’s got a book of, like, a thousand-plus songs,” admires Zimmer. “He picked up the guitar when he retired.”

Though Palmer approved the City Hotel cover, he hasn’t heard it yet—the band’s waiting for the album release to surprise him with the final version.

A bit of a guarded writer, Chambers turns to literature for inspiration, preferring to explore the possibilities of fiction.

“I’m into wordplay and the building of constructs,” he says.

Dogged Days was cut locally at Elevated Basement Studios. Live, you’ll often see the boys huddled round a mic, practicing a kind “live leveling” in which a soloist leans into the mic to amplify their sound. To keep the vibe, Zimmer says they employed an “array of mics” in studio, striving to keep it as live as possible.

It’s a masterful take on the quick-stepping, down-home style they’ve honed so carefully, blending a front-row feel with crystal-clear production that doesn’t use the studio as a crutch.

It can be difficult to truly hear City Hotel’s vocals live, and Dogged Days does its singers great justice: Zimmer’s like a front porch Sinatra, able to demonstrate control and a pleasingly timeless tone framed by a Southern accent. Chambers was born to sing old time music, stretching those vowels with natural country flair and easily belting into a banjo strain.

The band selected three additional covers for the record, including two traditional tunes. If you’ve seen City Hotel live, you know they’re masters of bringing wonderfully unexpected, contemporary moments to their old-time sound: track nine laces bluegrass standard “Little Maggie” with The Whigs’ “Right Hand on My Heart.”

“I remember when The Whigs were starting out while I was at UGA,” says Zimmer.

“Their sound is so youthful.”

At Southbound, they’ll play the album in its entirety and follow up with a second set of the quirky pop covers they’ve become known for (“Party in the USA,” anyone?).

“We’re opening for ourselves,” Rudd jokes.

As is tradition, Southbound’s got a new beer for the occasion, named for a Chambers Dogged Days cut: The Judge.

“It’s forty-six percent,” Zimmer says with a devilish (and slightly apprehensive) smile.

“It’s more like, ‘Can you finish a glass?’”

Attendees, you’ll be the judge of that.

A ticket includes a souvenir pint glass, koozie, and beer samples throughout the evening. It’s a prime opportunity to see what City Hotel can do: in a church, in a brewery, and wherever else their doggedness takes them. CS City Hotel album release concert Southbound Brewing Company Friday, February 27 8 p.m. $20 via brownpapertickets.com

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STEREO REFORM Payne Bridges lights a new kind of fire with her GA Flame LA Burn EP. Photo by Jon Waits/jwaitsphoto The EP’s boot-stomper, “Corner Man’s Waltz,” honors a fiddle-playing street musician that Bridges encountered on an Athens street corner.

“He looked just like Charlie Daniels,” remembers Bridges. “I think he was even playing a Charlie Daniels song. I asked him to play an original, and it was just incredible. His eyes were closed, his breathing was really shallow…it was moving to watch.”

Bridges teamed up with local open mic host and guitarslinger Craig Tanner to create GA Flame LA Burn. Having heard the production work he did on his own band’s record (American Hologram’s Same Blue Sky), Bridges knew he was the right match.

“Craig is a great friend,” she attests. “He’s passionate, hardworking, and patient, which is so important.”

From November to February, they recorded in multiple homes using a good mic and the tools at hand.

“We used what we had and took a roots approach to it,” Bridges explains. “He gained experience in recording, and I got to experience what it takes to record.”

With contributions from Regan Bowers, Rachael Shaner, Crazy Man Crazy’s Stephen Palmer, David Marchant, Ira Miller, and Fred Tkach, it’s a rich, robust sound full of what Bridges likes to call “little surprises”—a sweet violin strain here, a horn erupting into a bright melody there.

Tanner, Tkach, Bowers, and Thomas Mole will join Bridges onstage for the

release party. Set at the Landings Harbor Marina, known for its gorgeous view of the Wilmington River, Bridges is creating an experience that she hopes will unite Savannah’s music scene regulars with islanders who may not frequently go downtown for shows.

“I had this vision of a big bonfire with white lights everywhere and several fire pits throughout,” she explains excitedly. “I just love the feeling of everyone being together around the bonfire, sitting and talking in this comfortable, relaxed environment.”

For a $10 suggested donation, guests get a GA Flame LA Burn CD, stickers, food by Your Pie, s’mores, and pics in Katie McGee’s photo booth. Bridges advises that the show is BYOB. Guitar guru Ethan Stewart will open with a rare solo set.

“This was such a communal effort,” Bridges says. “I just love Savannah; this city is incredible.”

Fans, friends, neighbors, musicians, and even the youth Bridges works with through Young Life will be there to support; she looks forward to celebrating all of the ties of Lowcountry kinship.

“I just want to keep it simple and about people being together,” she smiles. CS Payne Bridges, Ethan Stewart Landings Harbor Marina Friday, February 27 6 p.m. $10 suggested donation

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In an all-ages celebration at the Landings Harbor Marina, complete with food, bonfires, and a photo booth, Bridges will release her debut EP. Comprised of four original songs—some of them among the first she ever penned—GA Flame LA Burn shows how far the Albany, Georgia native has come.

“I can look back at each year and see how much I’ve progressed,” says Bridges.

Before moving to Savannah to attend Armstrong State University, she enjoyed wiling away the summer hours at home on a front porch with friends, neighbors, and musical instruments.

“We were all really close, and I was inspired by them,” she says.

Missing the creativity sparked by community and nearby instruments, Bridges found herself creating her own tunes. She resolved to learn guitar herself, and hasn’t looked back since.

As a songwriter, Bridges is inspired by the narratives that unfold around a campfire’s glow and the stories that she reads: most recently, she’s been immersed in an F. Scott Fitzgerald biography, and hints that a song exploring the bond between Fitzgerald and fellow expatriate Ernest Hemingway is on the way.

Her songs have a laidback, pop cheer to them with a hint of country flavor; it’s easy to see how those times spent on the front porch informed her instrumentation.

“I grew up in South Georgia—you can’t escape country there,” Bridges laughs. “It’s engrained in me!”

GA Flame, LA Burn is a four-song snapshot of Bridges’ abilities to be an acute observer; on the EP’s title track, she captures the thrill of a friend’s first love. Her vocals have a grounded, breathless rush to them; over a brisk acoustic guitar rhythm, electric guitar swells, horns and violins, the tone wraps listeners up in the story’s romance.

Of course, it wouldn’t be Southern storytelling without a little color thrown on.

“It’s a cheesy love story—I added some drama!” Bridges grins.

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Sulfur Studios benefit with Alex Raffray, Jeff Zagers, Dope Sandwich, and special guests @Hang Fire A welcome addition to Starland’s ever-shifting arts community, the entity that is Sulfur Studios is young, but it’s certainly making its mark.

As a collaborative art space in the former Homeless Authority building, Sulfur’s become a staple of Art March as viewers can sneak an illuminating peek into artists’ studio spaces and discuss and purchase work.

As a nonprofit community-driven space, Sulfur has united artists and musicians who embody the studio’s mission for an evening of fundraising and fellowship. All proceeds will go to Sulfur Studios.

Alex Raffray, frontman of Forced Entry, will perform his solo, acoustic work. Noisey just premiered the first taste of Jeff Zagers’ March 17 release, Still Alive, an entrancingly glitchy video for the album’s title track, directed by Merchandise’s Carson Cox; hopefully we’ll hear more of the new LP on Friday. SAV hip-hop mainstays Dope Sandwich, with some special guests, round out the bill.

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THOUGH it’s been around for a decade, April 17 marks Kittenfest’s Savannah debut. With a goal to provide a stage for a diverse array of musicians and artists, all while promoting positivity and community, we couldn’t be happier to welcome to the spring festival roster.

Plus, it’s an outdoor overnight camping fest on a private farm just across the river—so if you forgot to pack some spare undaroos, it’s easy to just pop back across the bridge. Pretty cool, right?

Kittenfest has been pretty open about booking so far: we’re seeing familiar names like Miggs Son, Omingnome, and Culture Vulture, as well as regional favorites like Dangermuffin, Funk You, and former Savannahnians The Royal Noise on the bill.

The full lineup will be unveiled at a wonderfully varied show: Bluffton’s soulful Whitely Deputy & the B-Town Project, Les Racquet, LCO DJs, Spitfire Poetry Group, and more. Bridget Adams a.k.a. Critter Visions will be creating art live and in person.

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1349, Origin, Wulvhammer @The Jinx AH, Norway: land of sparkling fjords, impish trolls, delectable seafood, and dudes in corpse paint playing blistering black metal. And does it get much heavier than a band that derived its name from the year the Black Death reached Norway? Nei. Enter 1349, who will be taking over The Jinx on Thursday on their American winter tour. The band’s latest, 2014’s Massive Cauldron of Chaos, is, as the band calls it, “aural hellfire” in black metal’s tradition—machine-gun drums, vocals that rip like meat from the bone, some Slayer-adoring guitar work. But, in light of how seriously black metal takes itself, there’s certainly something to be said for demigods of the genre to cover Pink Floyd and breathe fire onstage.

U.S. death shredders Origin and Minneapolis/Chicago’s Wolvhammer join. The Jinx advises getting to the venue early, as it will very likely sell out.

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As South Florida’s only, and reportedly first, all-male burlesque revue, the Burly boys bring a delightfully beardy brand of “manlesque” to the table. United with our Teases, the troupes have concocted a tribute to ‘80s hair metal in all its sheen and sleaze. Keep an eye out for The House of Gunt’s Lazanya Ontre, who will be making a very special guest appearance.

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Christina Edwards: Exploring horizons

By Lauren Flotte artrisesavannah.org

FEB 25-MAR 3, 2015

“IT’S LIKE sifting for gold or something,” says painter Christina Edwards.

Crouched down, she gently tilts her canvas, guiding the watery streaks of sky-blue paint she moments ago poured on the plane.

Blue washes over lush grays and a putrid white. Color is her ultimate muse and she applies it in translucent layers, conjuring seductive landscapes.

“These lines happen because the paint drips down. It only drips because of gravity. So it’s just as important a tool as anything else; it just happens to be inevitable,” Edwards says.

The emerging local artist has a deep appreciation for the outside forces that shape her art and her career.

2014 ushered in a solo exhibition at The Butcher Gallery, then a group-show at ThincSavannah organized by Art Rise Savannah (of which I’m a board member).

2015 opened with another solo effort, “Fluid Horizon,” at Lili’s Restaurant and Bar. Edwards’ next break was acceptance into Kobo Gallery, a noted local artist collective.

For March, her debut month, Edwards will be Kobo’s Artist of the Month.

20% of sales from works sold at the Lili’s and at Kobo throughout March will be donated to the Rape Crisis Center of the Coastal Empire, her way of contributing back to the universe what it has given her.

“I’m excited at the momentum that I’m getting because this is what I chose,” she says.

She talks about her career in a series of anecdotes, recognizing the influence others have.

“Art is about who you know and what you can learn from each other,” she says.

Her path as an artist began in a quest to keep close to a friend who transferred to Savannah Arts Academy. Edwards followed and shortly discovered her passion and talent for art.

She attended summer classes at Armstrong during high school. There, Edwards met local artist and teacher Carmela Aliffi, 26 who planted an early intellectual seed.

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“She gave us big blank canvases and one kid couldn’t start, so she came around and took a big, old orange brush and went ‘Gah!’ right across the canvas, and said ‘React to that. That’s what art is. It’s reacting to something.’”

Now her Waters Avenue studio is lined with works in progress, all with figurative orange slashes, waiting for Edwards’ reaction.

Layer at a time, the sensuous color pools are nursed to satisfaction then left to dry.

There are always surprises with the pouring technique. She rarely returns to exactly what she left.

“It’s responding to that. Whether you are keeping it or annihilating it,” Edwards says.

This brings unexpected treasures—rippling textured surfaces, luxurious unintended hues, and drip patterns exploring their own gravity.

While pursuing her BFA at the Atlanta College of Art, she developed her painting technique. Its roots lie in cleaning her paintbrushes and admiring the color of dirty brush water.

“So then I started pouring it on,” Edwards says. She was encouraged by renowned artist Pat Steir’s work, which employs a similar technique. “I felt like I had all the permission

I needed to just keep pouring.”

Following her time in Atlanta and an excursion to Germany—where she discovered her affinity for the horizon line’s sharp, yet hazy delineation—Edwards returned to Savannah.

“I have family structure here, which has allowed me to do what I’m doing,” Edwards says. She is also grateful to her job at Atwell’s Art and Frame, which was an initial gallery space and conduit to the art community.

In college, Edwards careened through mediums—screen-printing, acrylic, mailart, and collage—allowing them to flow into another. She still continues to work in multiple mediums.

“Chasing the Horizon,” her Kobo exhibition, is a holistic selection of her works, including some wax transfers and collages.

On March 5, 5-8pm, Kobo will host a Meet the Artist reception for Edwards.

Across mediums she plays with context, allowing things to lose their meaning and transform.

A broken window is de-contextualized into color—an unfolding expansive, dreamy space. Images ripped from National Geographic are intuitively processed into humorous, thoughtful scenes.

On her studio wall is a visual sketchbook—a close-up of a car hood, a shadow on a house, a quiet harbor. She also holds a repository in her mind of moments real and imagined.

“My brain at this point automatically fuzzes it all out and distorts it to its colors.

Like an automatic filter into this,” Edwards says gesturing at the painting at her feet.

She sometimes feels like she experiences her life through paintings that could one day be. And what does that feel like?

Her eyes sparkle as she glances over and quietly grins. Almost to herself she says, “Like magic, a little bit.” cs Christina Edwards’ “Fluid Horizon” When: Through March 1st Where: Lili’s Restaurant and Bar, 326 Johnny Mercer Blvd Info: lilisrestaurantandbar.com Christina Edwards’ “Chasing the Horizon” When: 5-8pm, Thurs. March 5, Meeting the Artist; show through March 31 Where: Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard St Info: kobogallery.com

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culture | theatre

SCAD play explores race, gentrification

Clybourne Park panel discussion to feature appearance by thte mayor

by Anna chandler anna@connectsavannah.com

FEB 25-MAR 3, 2015

“ONE OF the functions of art should be so people think and discuss how it relates to their community,” says SCAD Performing Arts professor and Artistic Director Sharon Ott. The college’s latest production, Clybourne Park, will do just that.

Clybourne Park will showcase SCAD talent and encourage discussion. Photo courtesy of Savannah College of Art and Design Selecting a contemporary piece that explores the intersections of community, brings up in his script are perhaps even history, and race is an unexpectedly bold for Best New Play, and the 2010 London Savannah State University, Christina David, move for the department and the school as a more pertinent in 2015.

Critics Circle Award for Best New Play. professor of History at Savannah State Uni“Between when he wrote it and now, whole. As the play’s director, Ott is thrilled “We’re presenting something considered versity, Jim Simpson, pastor at City Church, to present a piece that’s challenging not only we’ve had all these incidents like Ferguson,” by theatre critics to be right at the forefront Marc Roark, professor at Savannah Law she says. “It’s created a national dialogue of for the audience, but for the cast, as well. of contemporary writing,” says Ott proudly. School specializing in urban litigation, and, whether we really are in a post-racial society “It’s a lot like Angels in America was ten “I would say it is edgier than the work most notably, Mayor Edna Jackson. we’ve done before,” she says. “But we also feel or not.” years ago.”

It was an unexpected surprise to have It’s heavy, challenging material—a large that we’re ready to take that on as a departThere’s a clear and direct correlation the mayor agree to join in the discussion. reason why the cast is comprised exclusively between Clybourne Park’s gentrification and “We sent her the play and talked about the ment, and as a university. We don’t want to shy away from material that not everybody, of graduate students—but Ott assures that Savannah’s. Specifically, Ott mentions the issues the play addressed that are relevant maybe, will love, and that has a little bit of a there’s a dark and familiar humor to the play. City of Savannah’s plans to tear down the to Savannah, and she agreed to participate,” “It’s quite funny,” she says. “It’s a lot about Meldrim Row houses—historic cottages contemporary edge to it.”

Ott says. language, and people who don’t have the The heralded production expands upon built in 1882 for African-American workRoark even came in to talk to actors who right language to talk to one another. It’s Lorraine Hansberry’s classic A Raisin in ers—to build a new Savannah-Chatham will portray lawyers in Act II. being honest about things we maybe don’t the Sun. Act I opens in 1959 as characters police station.

“It was fascinating,” marvels Ott. “He Russ and Bev sell their two-bedroom home, want to say out loud, but think, in terms of “The argument of the African-American talked about how a house isn’t a physical located in an all-white neighborhood, to an prejudice.” female character is that the house of her structure—it really embodies all the stories African-American family.

She offers an example of a white woman great-aunt has historical merit,” says Ott. of the people who lived in it.”

“It tries to probe why they sold the in the second act, who, in a fit of frustration “The white yuppie couple who comes to the SCAD welcomes the Savannah commuhouse, how it came to be and just the racial and attempt at rationalization, blurts out, neighborhood wants to knock it down and nity to come add their voice to the narrative dynamic in that neighborhood,” says Ott, “Half of my friends are black!” build a bigger home. Her argument has to and enjoy exploring Clybourne Park’s meswho likens the area of Clybourne Park to “Of course, she doesn’t really have any do with the history of the neighborhood, sage as portrayed by a talented cast.

African-American friends,” Ott laughs. “the world of The Help.” which is so much of a dialogue in certain “It has a lot of points that are very impor“There’s an African-American person she Act II fast-forwards to 2009, where we parts of Savannah.” tant for the community,” states Ott. “I think works with. It’s a very funny line, and it’s one find a yuppie couple planning to tear down The relation of Clybourne Park’s story to it will generate a lot of discussion.” CS the historic home. Though Clybourne Park that, likely, many of us who are white have Savannah will be explored even deeper in is a fictional neighborhood, the story speaks said.” a panel discussion moderated by SCAD SCAD presents: Clybourne Park Ott’s very excited for the department to directly to the gentrification of Chicago BFA Senior and Assistant Director BranThe Lucas Theatre for the Arts be presenting such a highly decorated play: neighborhoods like Lincoln Park, and credall Jones on Friday, February 27. Panelists Thu., Feb. 26 – Sat., Feb. 28, 8 p.m. ates an even broader dialogue regarding race since its February 2010 debut, Clybourne include Jeremy Lister, SCAD MFA canSun., March 1, 3 p.m.

Park has been awarded the 2011 Pulitzer and class in America. didate who plays the roles of Karl Lindner $20 Prize for Drama, the 2012 Tony Award for and Steve in Clybourne Park, Darryl Thomp- Tickets via savannahboxoffice.com or 912.525.5050 Though it was written merely six years Best Play, the 2011 Laurence Olivier Award son, professor of Theatre and Speech at 28 ago, Ott notes that the questions Norris

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Some mo’ Samoas, please Girl Scout Cookies get haute cuisine makeovers by top local chefs

By Jessica Leigh Lebos jll@connectsavannah.com

FEB 25-MAR 3, 2015

IT’S BEEN said that the best part of life starts at 40: You’ve established your wants, you’re comfortable in your own skin, you no longer feel any need to make apologies for wearing a light dusting of toasted coconut out in public.

That last part applies particularly to Samoas, the uber-popular cookie that’s been sold by the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. for the past four decades. Sure, Thin Mints might brag they have a better figure, but it’s those crispy caramel numbers that are being recognized as confectionary icons this week: In honor of National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia have invited 25 Savannah restaurants to pay homage to 40th birthday of the savvy, stripey Samoa by using them to create original desserts. The public can vote on their favorite beginning Friday, Feb, 27 through March 1 at gshg.org/ vote.

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caramel buttercream frosting. Others have been inspired to incorporate Samoas into their existing dessert repertoire.

James Parker, the executive chef at Maxwell’s, has infused every layer of his New York cheesecake recipe with coco-caramel goodness: In the crust, in the batter and drizzled on top. He comes to this culinary challenge already well-versed in the flavor profile.

“My sisters were both Girl Scouts, and so are all of my nieces,” says Parker. “I buy around twelve to twenty boxes of Girl Scout cookies a year.”

Creative cookie appropriation is occurring in more Savannah kitchens. Chef Brandy Williamson of Daniel Reed Hospitality is working with her pastry chef at Soho South Café on a Samoa-saturated cheesecake as well, to be paired with a cream-filled Charlotte Russe that substitutes the recipe’s de rigeur ladyfingers with another Girl Scout cookie classic, the lemon-zested Savannah Smiles.

Founded over a century ago in Savannah by forward-thinking feminist Juliette Gordon Low, the Girl Scouts have been selling cookies since 1917 as a way to fund troop activities and give young girls the opportunity to participate in commerce. These days, more than 50 million people a year buy Girl Scout cookies through individual scouts and online, and the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. has been recognized as one of the Top Ten Innovative Non-profits in the World by Fast Company.

At the heart of the “largest girl-led enterprise in the world” is the transmission of five key skills that empower the young women in

Creative repurposing of good ol’ Girl Scout cookies will abound!

to be refused. But since everyone loves Girl Scout cookies, that never happened,” she says.

“It got me over the fear of the unknown.”

When Chef O’Connor found out the dessert challenge was to feature her favorite cookie, she had wild ambitions for a soufflé or equally complicated confection. But in the end, she wanted to keep the Samoa to its beautiful essence. “No reason to gild the lily,” she surmises.

Her offering is a Samoa-based bread pudding, with cookies crumbled with freshmade biscuits and echoing the famous by adding extra dark chocolate, caramel and toasted coconut.

Like the rest of Savannah’s Samoainspired desserts, it will be on the menu this weekend only. Voting closes at midnight on March 1, and the winning restaurant of the cookie competition wins bragging rights and a coveted trophy. (Please note: there is no prize for trying all of 25 them.)

It’s a tasty way to say Happy Birthday to the Samoa, and if you see a troop of Girl Scouts at a cookie booth you’d better stock up on an extra box or three. They’re only available for a fleeting time, and any 40 yearold knows that’s the secret to keeping ‘em coming back for more. cs

green sashes: Goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. Every time you down another row of Dos-i-Dos, you’re helping fulfill the Girl Scout mission “of building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.”

To learn more and vote on your favorite local dessert, “Girl Scout Cookies are about so much go to gshg.org/vote more than a tasty treat. They’re about teaching girls basic business skills and instilling a lifelong sense of civic responsibility that creates leaders,” says GSHS creative serGirl Scout Cookie Dessert Competition Restaurants: vices manager Tara Nobles, who adds that local scouts have used cookie profits to feed 17hundred90 the homeless, purchase supplies for the 45 Bistro Humane Society and landscape at the RonAquaStar at the Westin ald McDonald House.

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The science behind rehydrating with beer may be mixed, but a Venn diagram showing individuals who participate in athletic endeavors has a sizable wedge that overlaps with those who enjoy knocking back a few cold ones.

Typically, the free finish line beer has “light” or “ultra” appended to the brewery name. These are thin mouthfeel, low-calorie beverages that simulate only a small part of the experience of drinking a traditional German lager. The team at Craft Brew Races saw an opportunity to do something more ambitious. They developed a race series that doesn’t provide a gratis cup of yellow fizzy water at the finish line, but instead has a full craft beer festival awaiting the worthy finishers.

The combination 5K and craft beer festival makes its Savannah debut on Sunday, March 15 and will be held at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. The race starts at noon and the festival commences immediately thereafter and lasts until 4 PM. It’s a “21 and over” only event. Tickets can be purchased for the run and festival, just the festival, or as a designated driver at http://craftbrewraces.com/ savannah.

There will be a strong local influence, with at least fourteen of the 30+ breweries in attendance based in Georgia. The race features individual and team awards as well as a costume contest.

Founder Matt Gray of Gray Matter Marketing sat in on Episode 56 of the Brew / Drink / Run podcast to talk about Craft Brew Races. Here are some highlights from the conversation: Brew / Drink / Run: Whose idea was it to put running and the beer festival concept together?

How did Savannah come on your radar?

MG: “Savannah is obviously a beautiful destination. That’s a great reason to come there.

We know the running community is very strong and the Rock and Roll Marathon has been very popular. But personally, I have relatives through my wife who live down there and it’s a tremendous excuse No mere gratis cup of yellow fizzy water awaits you to come down and visit them.

It worked out when we reached at this finish line.... out to the Savannah Sports Matt Gray: “We saw opportunities in road Council and travel and tourism races and beer festivals, and after a year of bureau and were welcomed with the concept putting on both, we saw a great crossover in from the outset, which was a huge thing for people attending both events. Beer and run- us. We’re very, very happy with the positive ning go hand in hand.” response we’ve had.”

How do you decide which breweries will be at the festival?

MG: “We’ve had the opportunity to reach out through social media to a lot of folks.

We pretty much target every brewery in the geographic area where our event is being held. We reached out to all the Savannahbased breweries first. We’ve had a great response.

We buy all the beer from the craft breweries. Whether you’re a small brewery like Second Self or a big nationwide brewery like Sam Adams. We purchase the beer because we want to show our respect to the brewers for the craft that they’re creating for us. The race and festival generate enough money for us to sit back and go “we did a great thing here;” but it really is important for us to give back to the brewers and make sure they feel not just welcome, but that we’re celebrating what they do and what they’ve brought to

The Savannah race is happening on the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day. Did that influence your choice of dates at all?

MG: “Actually, it did not. We have a variety of other races and festivals that we produce and it just happened to be that weekend was a target weekend where the convention center was open. As an Irish-American, I’m very excited to be down there. Strangely enough, it was more coincidental than you might think.”

Coincidence or not, expect a strong turnout for Craft Brew Races’ first-ever Savannah event on March 15. Between the local beer and running communities and the influx of tourists for the holiday week, this promises to be a very well-attended festival, and hopefully one that will return in 2016. cs

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Deborah Mueller — Febru-

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Deborah’s beautiful Stoneware and Raku clay works are creations inspired by her surroundings and at times Asian design. Her work is both functional and decorative and is internationally collected. Mondays-Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.. Gallery 209, 209 E River St.

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Art Association presents the first annual High School Art Competition exhibit. The theme “Visual Blues” is in conjunction with the ongoing exhibition at the Jepson.

Eighteen Savannah-area high schools, both public and private, will participate.

Reception Mar. 7, 3-6pm. March 3-April 6. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Hunny — This group exhibition features work from Sarah Pizzi, Lauren Pizzi, Julie Miller, Mariah Howington, and Chalice BartschBailey. From romantic encounters to the spiritual, to long-suffered illnesses and physical abuse, their artwork explores the realities of the individual, and invites you, in turn, to experience them yourself. Free and open to the public. Fri., Feb. 27, 7-10 p.m. hunnyexhibition.com/. Cabela Allure Salon, 24 W Henry St. I is Another: Spectators and Players — Jenni-

fer Lee Hallsey holds her MA exhibition.

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In Living Color — Spanning three decades of

Warhol’s career, In Living Color features some of the artist’s most iconic screenprints, including his portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Mao Zedong, the splashy camouflage series, and the controversial Electric Chair portfolio. Drawn exclusively from the collections of Jordan Schnitzer and his family foundation. Schnitzer will give a talk on March 5 at 6 pm at the Jepson Center..

March 1-May 17. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

Lisa Watson — Lisa D. Watson’s artwork has

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Project Liminal by Local Color — This installa-

tion and performance art, including work by 11 artists and curated by Franki Desaro and Mizuki Katakuri, reconciles with inbetween-ness as the fundament of experience. Opening reception Feb. 28, 6-9 p.m.

Through March 5. Indigo Sky Community Gallery, 915 Waters Ave.

Rick Woods and Gini Steele — Rick is a travel

and landscape photographer who worked for MGM studios in England, where he studied photography. Gini is a fiber artist who has a passion for texture and color.

March 1-31. gallery209savannah.com/.

Gallery 209, 209 E River St.

Fluid Horizon — Christina

Exhibit of Andy Warhol screenprints, ‘In Living Color,’ opens at the Jepson next week. This is ‘Mao,’ 1972, Collection of Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation The Strangers Project — The Strangers Project

aims to find six strangers off the streets of Savannah and get to know them. After gaining access into their lives, the coordinators give each stranger their own room where they are represented through tangible objects, lights, sound and visuals.

Thu., Feb. 26, 7-11 p.m. Habersham Hall, 235 Habersham St.

Welcome to the Jungle Gym — This exhibition

is a collaboration between photographer Dick Bjornseth and eight-year-old illustrator Porter Stromberg. March 2-April 1. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

Continuing Exhibits Armstrong Student Juried Art Exhibition — Art program students show their work in this annual competitive exhibition that features awards in various media. Awards reception Feb. 25 at noon. Through March 6. finearts.armstrong.edu. Armstrong Fine Arts Center, 11935 Abercorn St. Chelsea Warlick — Chelsea Warlick is a cultural, travel and documentary photographer who explores other cultures from the inside out. Through Feb. 27. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. data.tron/data.scan — The SCAD Museum of Art presents an exhibition by acclaimed Japanese composer and visual artist Ryoji Ikeda, marking his first exhibition in the southeastern U.S. Ikeda’s experiential works make mathematical equations visible through the use of sound and light.

Through June 14. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Edwards presents Fluid Horizon, an exploration of the rich world of color abstraction. She creates her landscape by pouring one translucent layer of color onto the surface at a time, resulting in a richly textured painting. Through March 1.

Lili’s Restaurant Bar, 326 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Freshly Curvilinear: Art Glass by David Russell — From molten

glass, Russell creates arched and vibrantly colored art glass. The Grand Bohemian Gallery, 700 Drayton St. Heart and Soul — Amber Higgins displays her

glass jewelry and Donna Dowless presents her mixed media works at this romancethemed show. Through Feb. 28. The Grand Bohemian Gallery, 700 Drayton St.

Katja Loher: Beeplanet — A featured exhibi-

tion for the 2015 PULSE Art + Technology Festival, Beeplanet focuses on the work of the Swiss-born artist Katja Loher, a leader among the next generation of video artists. Loher’s work takes video out of conventional modern contexts and into wall-mounted video portals and hand-blown glass bubbles. Environmental themes play a large role in the artist’s recent works, touching on endangered species, bee colony collapse, and speculation on whether humans can fulfill the essential roles that these creatures play. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

Linear Abstraction — Exhibition featuring

artists Rana Begum, Walead Beshty, Marco Breuer, Michelle Grabner, Terry Haggerty, John Houck, Matt Mignanelli, Phillip Stearns, Russell Tyler, Rafael Vega and Rebecca Ward. Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St,.

Low Country Scenes: Coastal Images by Bryan Stovall & Les Wilkes — Les Wilkes and Bryan

Stovall have teamed up to showcase some of their most captivating low country scenes shot in black and white, and many in infrared. As always, a portion of sales benefits Hospice Savannah’s Daily Impact Fund. Through March 31. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr.

Making Change - beauty of reformed trash — Lisa

Rosenmeier presents her artwork consisting of reformed trash. Free Mondays-Sundays.

The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave.

The Maps of Infinitude — Known for his

complex, monumental and kaleidoscopic mandala paintings, SCAD alumnus Caomin Xie (M.F.A., painting, 2001) ponders the magnitude and ethereal beauty of the celestial realm. Through June 28. scadmoa. org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

:mentalKLINIK exhibition: ‘CO-OPERATION WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED’ — Turkish duo at-

tempts to reveal what our new order looks like: an altered, through-the-looking-glass reality. Through May 3. scadmoa.org/.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

The Nature of Being — SCAD alumnus Scott

Carter (B.F.A., painting, 2008) transforms Pinnacle Gallery into an immersive sculptural installation using the material of its construction — drywall. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

New Beginning Youth Art Exhibition — Held each

year in conjunction with the Savannah Black Heritage Festival, works developed for this year’s exhibition will focus on the 2015 festival theme, Today’s Youth; Tomorrow’s Legacy. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St.

Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style — In this show, Andre Leon Talley honors

Oscar de la Renta’s deep bond and relationship with his clients, his closest friends and family. The exhibition is the first to celebrate the master of elegance and his work since his passing in October 2014.

Through May 3. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

So-Called — The SCAD Museum of Art presents a solo exhibition of existing and new work by artist Nari Ward. Ward’s practice plays with the ambiguity and symbolism of objects sourced in his immediate surroundings. These objects are often repurposed into elaborate sculptures and two-dimensional works that address social, economic, political and racial issues. Through June 27. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Standard Deviation — A group exhibition

exploring diversity of subject and medium, while keeping to the standard 8x10 format.

Through March 2. galleryespresso.com/.

Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

Structural-Response II — Monumental installation of new sculpture and painting by Serge Alain Nitegeka created specifically for the museum’s Pamela Elaine Poetter Gallery during deFINE Art 2015. Through July 19. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

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INTERNET video culture is a fleeting thing. Just think: we met Mobile, Alabama’s alleged “leprechaun” nine years ago (and we still wanna know where the gold at). That double rainbow we so marveled at, the one that shoots all the way across the sky? Five years past.

Out here, even the quickest clicks get eaten byte by byte—yet somehow, the hairbrained geniuses behind video blogging site Everything is Terrible! preside as gods of the Internet.

“We’ve been around for seven years,” says co-founder Nic Mailer. ““In Internet years, we’re 700 years old!”

He’s on the phone in a room surrounded by 3,000 tapes, only a small percentage of which he says he’s used. It’s all a part of the found footage life.

“I never worry about running out of material,” he says. “But I still definitely buy 30 to 100 tapes a month.”

Before the beloved site existed, Mailer and cohorts were, in his words, “just a bunch of friends who did the thing that people in college did, which was sit around, get high, and watch weird videos you find on VHS tapes.”

What’s long distinguished Everything is Terrible! within the found footage movement is the joyfully psychotic editing, the curatorial ability to bend groan-worthy infomercials into bad trips and how-to videos into hypnotizing hallucinations.

“As we got older, we got more into making stuff and editing,” explains Mailer. “We started remixing them and messing with them.”

After college, the friends moved around the country, starting the blog/site as a way of keeping up and sharing the weird material they were still scrounging up. Individuals posted their own edits; Mailer says clip editing doesn’t quite lend itself to collaboration.

“We always joke about how we all wish we were musicians and could jam together,” chuckles Mailer. “We can’t play instruments, so the best we can do is sit behind another person while they edit and say, ‘You should put another clip of that singing Bible there!

It’s so lame and funny!’”

The feature-length compilations that the group’s turned out, like Everything is Terrible: Holiday Special, which Savannah saw at

Film nerds, comedy fans, and YouTube addicts alike can choose their own adventure on the Everything is Terrible! Legends tour.

Graveface in 2013, are collaborative efforts.

Their first feature was a catapult into their now-iconic live tour; upon its release, far-off venues were suddenly asking the group to come put on shows with the footage.

“We were totally shocked that people wanted us to come to their city and screen it,” says Mailer. “It made us realize we could get away with building costumes and putting on live shows. We invented this stereotype, this whole world, with these ridiculously terrible clips.”

Though giant puppets and psychedelically absurdist live action are a key element in most shows, Mailer notes that they’re trying something new for the Legends tour.

“We’re doing an experiment with the live show called Choose Your Own Destiny,” he excitedly shares. “Because we have so much stuff that was collected, we’re going to pull from all of it. There’s way too much to show in 90 minutes, so we’re collecting it in little piles and presenting choices to the audience.

It’s interactive and fun in that way. And we’re just doing this in the Southeast, so it’ll be a special treat.”

But anyone who left Graveface with aching sides after Holiday Special shouldn’t worry about the new turn: “There will be large-scale puppets and costumes and everything we’re known for,” assures Mailer.

It’s the first true audience participationdriven show they’ve tried; Mailer admits he’s a little nervous.

“I’m excited, because it’s like relying on people—and that’s such a big thing to ask,” he says. “A lot of people go to shows not to perform but to watch something, so you’re asking a lot of people.”

Mailer’s confident in the loyal fans, though: it all goes back to the reason the site thrives to this day.

“We have a very wonderful crowd base,” he attests. “It’s amazing.”

Even as the public’s taste have gotten a little weirder (Mailer tips his hat to the screwball stylings of Adult Swim, with whom they’ve actually teamed up in the past), the Everything is Terrible! team finds that they’ve managed to survive past a flash-inthe-pan phase and grow with the Internet.

“Everything is just changing for the better for us,” says Mailer. “The tone of the Internet, and thus, the world, has shifted in favor of Everything is Terrible! over the years.”

“When we started this, everyone was like, ‘What is this?’” he remembers. “Now it’s like, ‘Oh, you’re making psychedelic comedy! Of course.’” CS Everything is Terrible! Legends Thursday, February 26 Graveface Records & Curiosities 7 p.m. $10 advance, $12 day of Tickets available via Graveface.bigcartel.com

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HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2

OO The 1980s are nowhere to be found in Hot Tub Time Machine 2, a bummer for those who still want their MTV. Instead, this sequel to the ever-so-modest hit from 2010 sprints in the other direction, heading into a future where the number one TV program in America is a moronic game show wherein the participants must engage in activities decided by audience members, whether it’s juggling knives, eating pancakes or being anally violated. Hey, it still sounds better than American Idol.

It’s not only the decade of Red Dawn and Reaganomics that’s absent from this new picture; also MIA is the first film’s topbilled star, John Cusack. With Cusack and his character Adam Yates out of the way, the focus falls even more on the other three principals. Lou (Rob Corddry) and Nick (Craig Robinson) have taken advantage of the knowledge acquired during their timetravel exploits to make themselves filthy rich, but Lou’s son Jacob (Clark Duke) hasn’t found his direction and remains unfulfilled.

At a lavish party, Lou, who’s hated by almost everyone, gets his pecker shot off, leading Nick and Jacob to drag him into the hot tub so they can go back in time and prevent the incident from occurring. Instead, they end up 10 years in the future, but because Lou is OK when he should be dead, they surmise that the would-be killer must have come from this future world (like the Terminator).

So before they figure out how to return to their own time, the three men team up with Adam’s grown son Adam Jr. (Adam Scott) and attempt to answer the question, “Who shot Lou’s dick?”

The query doesn’t have the same kick as “Who shot J.R.?” but writer Josh Heald at least makes an effort to keep the identity of the assailant a mystery until the end. In other respects, though, this is a thoroughly

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female lead, Dakota Johnson, frequently bares all, but the activities required of her and her co-star prove to be distressingly banal, unimaginative and downright boring.

This is a vanilla film that likely won’t even satisfy its target vanilla audience, all of whose members will be baffled at the emphasis on risible dialogue over the sex scenes they found so riveting in the print edition.

Ultimately, there’s more chance of being aroused by watching two hyenas rutting on a nature channel than in seeing these two dullards attempt to get down and dirty.

Compared to the chilly Fifty Shades of Grey, even How to Train Your Dragon 2 looks like Adam Scott, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke live it up in Hot Tub Time Machine 2 a steamy hardcore porn flick by comparison.

OK, I exaggerate, but not as much as lazy sequel, and while there are a handful you might think. For those unaware of its project from the start. After all, Robert of undeniably funny bits, too much of the premise, this finds the powerful businessJames Waller’s The Bridges of Madison material traffics in the same sort of lame County was one of the most critically reviled man Mr. Grey catching the eye and libido gross-out gags and gay-panic jokes that of a college student named Anastasia Steele. bestsellers of the 1990s (of the 20th cendefine the modern American comedy.

She wants a romantic relationship, but this tury?), yet it managed to be turned into a The first Hot Tub flick also was guilty of fairly decent movie starring Clint Eastwood horny Homey don’t play that. Instead, he’s this brand of humor, but there it was freall about the BDSM, urging her to sign a and Meryl Streep. Could a similar act of quently subverted in amusing ways; here, contract that states she will become the “subalchemy be performed with this screen the jokes not only just sit there on the screen adaptation of E.L. James’ global smash? missive” to his “dominant” and must obey like dead slugs, they also stretch themselves his every whim, particularly when it comes No such luck. The allure of the book out for an eternity, as Heald and director to sexual matters. And thus the template is (which admittedly I haven’t read) is largely Steve Pink mercilessly run them into the set for the excruciatingly repetitive dialogue its sexual explicitness, yet that’s nowhere to ground. that dominates the proceedings. “Be my sex be found in this eunuch of a film version.

Corddry, Duke and especially RobinUniversal had the opportunity to make his- slave.” “Why can’t we go on dates?” “I don’t son are still amusing to watch, but without operate that way.” “Well, OK.” “Be my sex tory by releasing an envelope-shredding, Cusack around to anchor the proceedings slave.” “Why can’t we go on dates?” Blather, NC-17 multiplex movie but opted to go with his likability and semi-straight man wince, repeat. with an R-rated version penned by Kelly status, the film drifts further and further It’s obvious that no one involved with this Marcel, whose previous screen credit was— into strictly puerile waters. Still, it’s nice to whoa, how’s this for cutting edge?—the Dis- project—and that includes the primary culsee how the filmmakers envision the world neyfied Walt Disney flick Saving Mr. Banks. prit, E.L. James herself—has much insight in 2025. Personally, I’ll be among those castinto how the BDSM community actually Lead actor Jamie Dornan, who stars as ing a vote for President Neil Patrick Harris. Mr. Grey, refused to go full-frontal for the operates in the real world, which explains why the source material was a lightning picture—according to IMDb, “there were rod of controversy among lifestyle practisigned contracts in place to make sure his FIFTY SHADES OF GREY tioners. The film will doubtless follow suit, penis does not appear in film”—so there O went any fulfillment of the readers’ desire to since it tends to sometimes confuse “lifestyle Where to begin in tackling a movie as choices” with “abusive relationship.” wallow in Michael Fassbender-level nudity. awful as Fifty Shades of Grey? Let’s be fair Of course, being an American film, the and consider that it was hardly a doomed continues on p. 36

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At any rate, the takeaway from the film is that these two clearly should not be together, that Mr. Grey is a moron for settling on this naïve virgin, and that Anastasia is equally idiotic for trying to fundamentally change a person who’s set in his ways. Compounding the problem is the simple fact that Johnson and Dornan have absolutely no chemistry, and while Johnson occasionally rises to whatever situation is at hand, Dornan is a zero when it comes to conveying mystery, sex appeal, brooding intensity, phallic fulfillment or basically anything beyond embarrassment.

James penned two sequels to Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed), so expect to see them hitting the screen in the next couple of years.

Personally, I expect most viewers would rather see the filmmakers take this franchise in a different direction. How about Fifty Shades of The Grey, with the two vapid protagonists forced to contend with Liam Neeson and a pack of ravenous wolves?

Or Fifty Shades of Grey’s Anatomy, with McDreamy demonstrating the kinky side benefits of a stethoscope and a thermometer? Surely any other plotline trumps the one being used for what will doubtless go down as history’s first trilogy of snuff films, a franchise certain to kill not only careers but also strangle the basic desire of moviemakers and moviegoers to entertain and be entertained.

STILL ALICE

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OOO An absolutely devastating disease, Alzheimer’s has been at the center of three films for which the top-billed star handily nabbed an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Judi Dench (Iris) and Julie Christie (Away from Her) lost their bids, but here’s banking on Julianne Moore to take the prize for the new drama Still Alice.

Moore’s would be a worthy victory, and not just for the side benefit of garnering more attention for a disease that’s traditionally kicked to the sidelines when it comes to discussions and donations.

No, Moore deserves the gold statue for the simple reason that she delivered the best performance by an actress in a leading role throughout the duration of 2014. Only Wild’s Reese Witherspoon and Two Days, One Night’s Marion Cotillard came close.

And while Still Alice may not be as excellent as Two Days and especially Wild, it’s still more than a generic Lifetime movie as its detractors would lead everyone to believe.

Working from the novel by Lisa Genova, writer-directors Richard Glatzer and Wash 36 Westmoreland have made a film that not

Kristen Stewart and Julianne Moore star in Stil Alice

only addresses the issues confronting the Alzheimer’s victim—in this case, a notable linguistics professor suffering from early onset of the disease—but also those of the loved ones surrounding and supporting her.

As Alice’s husband and one of their grown children, Alec Baldwin and Kristen Stewart particularly make palpable the fears and frustrations felt by overwhelmed individuals unexpectedly cast in the roles of caretakers.

Still, for all the worthwhile contributions on both sides of the camera, it’s the towering performance by Moore that clearly deserves the vast majority of the ink. It was no less heartbreaking watching the women played

by Dench and Christie slowly losing control of their minds, but by making Alice a person whose entire career has been devoted to the study of language, of words, of dialogue, there’s an added level of tragedy being brought into play.

Here’s an individual who lives for language, and she can no longer enjoy the pleasures it provides or the career it sustains.

Alice’s beautiful mind has betrayed her, and Moore makes us feel that mental collapse even as her character plummets further down a rabbit hole ravaged by disease and despair.

JUPITER ASCENDING

OO While Jupiter Ascending may be a screen original concocted by siblings Andy and Lana Wachowski, it feels no less a YA rip than Seventh Son. The heroine is Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis), a Russian immigrant who discovers she possesses the same DNA as an otherworldly (and deceased) queen and thus engages in a power struggle with the royal’s three bratty children (Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth and Tuppence Middleton) for control of our planet.

Helping Jupiter out is a wolfman named Caine Wise (Channing Tatum), who lost his wings (that would make him a birdman instead of a wolfman had Michael Keaton not patented the concept) but hopes to gain them back at the moment that George Bailey’s daughter Zuzu rings a bell in Bedford Falls. Or something.

There’s actually a seed of a good idea buried in Jupiter Ascending, particularly in its themes relating to class struggles, the weight of historical bloodlines, and the notion of Earth as a gambling chip (all also pondered in the Wachowskis’ woefully underrated Cloud Atlas).

But the entire project suffers from a severe case of overkill, with the Wachowskis offering too much arid exposition and too many artless explosions.

The film is packed with odd creatures, but few feel original: An elephant-like pilot seems to have been ported over from the Star Wars universe, while the dinosaurs serving as villainous henchmen bring to mind those ridiculous Goombas from that dreadful Super Mario Bros. movie.

As for Jupiter, she proves to be far too passive a heroine, relying on the able Caine to repeatedly come to her rescue.

The performances are all on the subtle side, with the notable exception of, yes, Eddie Redmayne. His turn as Balem Abrasax is risible, and it’s impossible to stifle giggles whenever he speaks, whether in hushed tones or loud declarations.

His performance as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything is rightly admired, but in this misfire, he seems only capable of providing a brief history of ham.

THE BOY NEXT DOOR O

Back in 1944, “The Boy Next Door” was a popular tune sung by Judy Garland in the

musical masterpiece Meet Me in St. Louis.

Fast forward to 2015, and The Boy Next Door refers to a Jennifer Lopez movie certain to induce groans at theaters in St. Louis, St. Ives and anywhere else this hellish drama might pop up.

Reminiscent of the dopey “women in peril” thrillers that blotted the landscape in the years surrounding Y2K, The Boy Next Door stars Lopez as Claire Peterson, a high school teacher living alone with her teenage son Kevin (Ian Nelson) in the aftermath of learning about her husband Garrett’s ( John Corbett) infidelity.

When hunky Noah Sandborn (Ryan Guzman) moves in next door to tend to his ailing grandfather ( Jack Wallace), Claire can’t help but be distracted by his gentlemanly conduct, Good Samaritan deeds and that absolutely ripped bod.

Noah is 19 years old, but life circumstances (namely, the deaths of his parents) have led to him still being in high school. At any rate, Noah’s hot for teacher, and when he makes a pass at her, she responds favorably to his pawing. But the morning after their rapturous lovemaking, Claire realizes she made a mistake; for his part, Noah professes to love her and goes bonkers when she spurns his further advances.

Lopez has shown a commitment to cinematic stability. Back in 2002, she starred in the abysmal Enough, another movie in which she’s terrorized by a violent brute. Perhaps The Boy Next Door should have been written as a sequel to Enough; that way, it could have arrived with the critic-friendly title Enough Already.

AMERICAN SNIPER

OOP American Sniper turns out to be one of the better Clint Eastwood releases of recent vintage, relating the story of Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper), a U.S. Navy Seal shooter famous (infamous?) for recording more kills than anyone else in American military history.

Unfortunately, American Sniper adds nothing new to the conversation of gun violence and hero worship. While Eastwood and scripter Jason Hall take some care in muddying the morality at play, they still err on the side of sainthood in painting their portrait of Chris Kyle, a man whose more tasteless actions and comments have been white scrubbed from this biopic.

American Sniper features a solid turn by Cooper and a few sequences that pack a visceral kick, but a little more complexity would have allowed the picture to score a more direct hit. cs

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

AUDITIONS FOR BIG FISH AT SCT

Due to the current national tour, Savannah Children’s Theatre will no longer produce Beauty and the Beast this summer. We are thrilled to present the new musical sensation Big Fish, May 29-June 14. Auditions will be March 1 at 3pm, and March 2 at 7pm. Roles are available for 2nd graders through senior adults. Everyone and anyone are encouraged to join us for this musical adventure! Students 18 and under will need a parent or guardian present to sign audition forms. Call 912-238-9015 for more details. Sun., March 1, 3-6 p.m. and Mon., March 2, 7-10 p.m. savannahchildrenstheatre.org. Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Dr. Call for Applications for Minor Home Repair Program

The City of Savannah’s Housing Department is currently accepting applications for the 2015 Minor Home Repair program. This program provides home repairs through grants or loans to residents who meet specific income guidelines. Applicants must be live in the city limits and occupy their house to be eligible for the program. Applications will be accepted until April 30. The repairs and home improvements are mostly done by one of several volunteer organizations that provide training to challenged youth.

Repairs may range from painting to installing a new roof, depending upon the condition of the house and the skill level of the volunteers. Through April 30. savannahga. gov/homerepair. Online only, none.

Call for Art Instructors

The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now accepting resumes for visual arts, puppetry, and age appropriate video and animation instructors for the 2015 Summer Art Camp, taking place June 1 through July 31 at 9 West Henry St. Children ages 5 to 12 can participate in the week-long camp which provides an introduction to painting, ceramics, jewelry, fibers, mixed media, puppetry, video and animation in age-appropriate group settings. Instructors at the full day art camp work with children ages 5-8, and/or 9-12 and teen interns ages 13-18. The hours are 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. Each week, Monday through Thursday, instructors will teach five classes a day, one hour per group, with a maximum of 10 children per group.

On Friday, instructors will meet with each group in the morning for 30 minutes.

Instructors may plan multiple projects per week. Qualified instructors must submit to a background check. This is a contracted weekly position. Through June 1. 912-6516783. chefner@savannahga.gov. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Call for Artists

The Sentient Bean seeks experienced artists for one-month-long exhibitions of his/ her work. Artists must have a website with current images representing a sample of the work to be shown in order to be considered. Apply to sentientbooking@gmail. com, subject line “art show.” See website for info. Fridays.. sentientbean.com/ booking#visualarts. sentientbean.com.

The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. Call For Entries: Maritime Arts Festival

On May 9, 2015, Ships of the Sea will hold its first “Maritime Arts Festival.” The event is a one day outdoor exhibition of maritime related arts, crafts, and antiques. The Museum invites artists, model ship builders, and antique dealers to submit images of their maritime/nautical related paintings, drawings, ceramics, jewelry, prints, mixed-media, woodworking, and collectable pieces for consideration. Through April 16. shipsofthesea.org/#!arts-festival/ c7b. shipsofthesea.org. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

Call for Grant Applications for the Savannah Friends of Music

The Savannah Friends of Music organization announces that grant applications are now being accepted until Wednesday, April Call for Applications to the Society of Women 15. These grants are meant to help fund Engineers Scholarship programs that fulfill their mission, which Society of Women Engineers Savannah is to support, sponsor and promote music Coastal Empire will be awarding a $1000 programs and musical education in the scholarship for the upcoming 2015-16 greater Savannah area. Eligible programs school year. The student must meet the can be either a one-time event or an ongofollowing requirements to apply: female ing series. Applications must be completed enrolled in her senior year of high school; and submitted by Wednesday, April 15. Reintends to pursue a bachelor’s degree at an cipients will be named shortly thereafter.

ABET accredited university in engineering, Through April 15. savannahfriendsofmusic. computing, or engineering technology; and com. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Call for Local Artist be a resident of Bryan, Chatham, EffingGallery 11 seeks an artist to join its coopham, Liberty, Long or McIntosh counties. erative gallery. Must live in the Savannah Through April 3. swesce.org. Downtown area and submit representative samples of Savannah, downtown.

your artwork, resume/bio, website, etc. for jury process. Inquire weekdays 11am-5pm at 912-598-8217 or 912-925-5465. Through March 1. Gallery 11, 309 W. Julian Street.

Call for Proposals for 2015 Weave-a-Dream

The City of Savannah’s Weave-a-Dream Panel has issued a call for proposals for its 2015 cultural and arts projects initiative.

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

Programs are to be completed prior to October 1, 2015. Project funding is available up to $2,000 for specific and innovative arts, cultural, or heritage projects or presentations that have a measurable, quantifiable benefit to Savannah’s diverse populations. The Weave-A-Dream committee seeks proposals that actively involve youth, seniors, and those who have limited access to arts based programs in Savannah. Programs engaging participates ranging from 6 -11 graders with disciplines of production, animation, photography desktop publishing, CAD, metalworking and carpentry are of particular interest to Weave-A-Dream. While other programs such as performing, visual, media, theater, folk, design (architecture), or literary arts are also encouraged to apply. To be eligible for consideration, an organization 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.

Through Aug. 2. 912-651-5988 ext. 8969. rbrown02@savannahga.gov. savannahga. gov/arts. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Call for Speakers for Geekend 2015

The theme of Creative Coast’s Geekend 2015 is Growth. All entrepreneurs, developers, marketers, social media mavericks, technology enthusiasts, designers and other creatives are encouraged to apply to speak now. Geekend is looking for compelling cutting-edge content that is actionable and touches upon any one or several of the following topics: Design, Development, Mobile, Social Media, Marketing, Growth Hacking, Access to Capital, Sales, Management. The festival will take place October 15-17. Through Oct. 15. 912-4478457. geek-end.com/speakers/apply. thecreativecoast.org. Creative Coast, 415 W. Boundary St. City of Savannah TV Show Seeks Entries

The City of Savannah’s TV station, SGTV, seeks 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. No compensation. SGTV offers an opportunity to expose local works to over 55,000 households in Chatham County. Submit proposals via website. Saturdays.. savannahga.gov/engagesgtv.

Gallery Seeks Local Artists

Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street, seeks 2-D and 3-D artists to join its cooperative gallery. Must be a full-time resident

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of Savannah or nearby area. Work to be considered includes painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture, glass, ceramics and wood. Submit 5-10 images of work, resume/CV and bio to info@kobogallery. com. Mondays. Kobo Gallery, 33 Barnard Street ,.

Homeschool Music Classes

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

Benefits

Chatham County Animal Control Seeks Donations of Items

Chatham County Animal Control seeks items for pets in the facility. Canned and dry dog and cat food, baby formula, newspaper, paper towels, soaps, crates, leashes, collars, wash cloths, towels. Open daily, 1pm-5pm. Mondays.. 912-351-6750. animalcontrol.chathamcounty.org. Chatham County Animal Shelter, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. Forsyth Farmers Market Seeks Sponsors

Market sponsors invest in a healthy community and support the local economy.

Sponsorships begin at $350. Help keep food fresh and local. Tuesdays.. kristen@ forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket.com. forsythfarmersmarket. com/. Forsyth Farmers’ Market, 501 Whitaker St., South End of Forysth Park. $5 Bikram Yoga Class to Benefit Local Charities

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

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

912.356.8280. bikramyogasavannah.com.

SCMPD Animal Control seeks Volunteers

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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-years-old. ongoing. (912) 525-2151. jlewis01@savannahga.gov.

Classes, Camps & Workshops

Argentine Tango Beyond Basics Group Class

A class for advanced beginners in Argentine Tango. Prerequisite: knowledge of Basic elements of Argentine Tango. No partner required. This is a 4 week course that will progress each week. $35 Wednes38 days, 7-8 p.m.. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.

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

Art Classes at The Studio School

Ongoing weekly drawing and painting classes for youth and adults. See website, send email or call for details. 912-4846415. melindaborysevicz@gmail.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com.

Art, Music, Piano, Voice Coaching

Coaching for all ages, beginners through advanced. Classic, modern, jazz improvization and theory. Serious inquiries only.

912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056.

Beading Classes

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

Beading Classses at Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio

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

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

Beginner Guitar Class

8 week guitar course for complete beginners. Classes offered for adults and teenagers ages 13 and up. Covers basic chords and strumming techniques, rhythm, tuning, and use of a flatpick. Email savannahschooloffolkmusic@gmail.com to sign up. $120 Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m.. savannahschooloffolkmusic@gmail.com. Ms. Amy’s School of Music, 2421 Waters Avenue.

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. 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. 912-349-4582. ctcsavannah.com.

Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Explorers Post 876

Clay Classes

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

Boating Classes

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

912-897-7656. savannahaux.com.

Conscious Kids Yoga

A yoga class for children age 4 and up, to build skill, confidence, strength, and abilities of the body, mind, and heart. $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.

DUI Prevention Group

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

Krav Maga / Tactical Self Defense:

Dynamic Defensive Tactics combines the Israeli self defense techniques of Krav Maga with tactical fighting concepts. This is NOT a martial art but a no nonsense approach to self defense. With over 37 years of experience, Roger D’Onofrio will teach you solutions, which are aggressive, simple and effective, to the violent situations of today. Note: these are private sessions for adults only. ongoing. 912-308-7109. ddt_910@yahoo.com.

Earn the New Standard in HR Certification

Establish yourself as a globally-recognized human resource expert by earning the new standard in HR certification: SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP™) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRMSCP™). These professional certifications can open doors for professional advancement, serve to harmonize standards with changing expectations and signal to employers advanced professional development. They reflect what HR practitioners need to know to be leaders in their organizations and in the profession. $965 SHRM member / $1040 non-SHRM member Through May 11, 6-9 p.m. 912-478-1763. proftrainingmgmt@georgiasouthern. edu. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/ programs/professionaldevelopment/shrmcert/. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Explorers Post 876, is taking applications from young men and women (ages 14-20) interested in law enforcement careers. Explorers experience mentoring, motivation, and learn skills which help prepare them for their roles as productive citizens. See Chatham County Sheriff’s web page, click “Community/Explorers Post 876 or call. Wednes- English as Second Language Classes Learn conversational English, comprehendays.. 912-651-3743. chathamsheriff.org.

Chinese Language Classes sion, vocabulary and life communication The Confucius Institute at Savannah State skills. All ages. Thursdays, 7:30pm, Island University offers free Chinese language Christian Church, 4601 US Highway 80 classes starting January 17. To register, East. Free. 912-897-3604. islandchristian. please call 912-358-3160. ongoing. 912org.

Family Law Workshop 358-3160. confuciusinstitute@savannahThe Mediation Center has three workshops state.edu. savannahstate.edu. savstate. per month for people who do not have edu/. Savannah State University, 3219 legal representation in a family matter: College St. Classical Guitar Instruction divorce, legitimation, modifications of child Professional level classical instruction with support, visitation, contempt. Schedule: a university professor. Lessons available 1st Tues, 2nd Mon, 4th Thursday. Call for for all levels with Dr. Brian Luckett, DMA. times. $30 912-354-6686. mediationsavanPrivate studio in Starland District. $25/half nah.com.

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute hour, $45/hour. brian@brianluckett.com.

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and chil(brianluckett.com.

dren held at 15 E. Montgomery Crossroad.

Register by phone. ongoing. 912-921-4646.

Figure Drawing Classes

Tuesdays 6-9pm and Wednesdays 9:3012:30am. $60/4-session package or $20 drop-in fee. At the Studio School. ongoing. 912-484-6415. melindaborysevicz@ gmail.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com.

Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Fundamentals of Beekeeping

The Coastal Empire Beekeepers Association holds this event, open to anyone age 12 and older who has an interest in honey bees and beekeeping. A variety of classes for both beginner and experienced beekeepers will be offered along with special guest speakers and an apiary experience.

Registration begins at 8am, classes begin at 9am. Sat., Feb. 28, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. cebeekeeping.com. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. The FUNdamentals of Beekeeping

Learn about these critically important creatures and the art and science of beekeeping through lectures and handson classes. $45 per person ($20 for second person) Sat., Feb. 28, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

912-395-1509. greg.stewart@gulfstream. com. cebeekeeping.com. oatlandisland. org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. Guitar, Mandolin, or Bass Guitar Lessons

Emphasis on theory, reading music, and improvisation. Located in Ardsley Park. ongoing. 912-232-5987.

Happiness is a renewable resource meditation

Do we each possess a limited supply of happiness, a happiness naturally curtailed by circumstances and personal disposition? Or do we have the potential to be happy all the time, no matter what? From the perspective of Buddha’s teachings, all living beings have a potential for unlimited peace and happiness. The more we tap into this unlimited happiness, the more happiness we will experience. During this half-day course, learn how to access the “renewable resource” of your own happiness, regardless of what challenges life throws your way. $20, $15 for students and seniors Sat., Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 912232-2994. marketing@savannahyoga.com. savannahyoga.com/events/happiness-isa-renewable-resource/. savannahyoga. com. Savannah Yoga Center Pooler, 111 Canal Street.

Housing Authority Neighborhood Resource Center

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

Basic computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1pm-3pm. Community computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3pm-4:30pm. ongoing. 912-2324232 x115. savannahpha.com. savannahpha.com/NRC.html. Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Knitting & Crochet Classes

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

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

Learn to Sew

Sewing lessons for all ages and skill lev-

els. Private and Group classes. Tuesdays..

912-596-0889. kleossewingstudio.com.

Kleo’s Sewing Studio, 36 W. Broughton St. #201.

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Group & individual life coaching with a Certified Life Coach. Plan for a career change, new lifestyle, or an opportunity to pursue creative or business projects. Stepby-step guidance to fulfill aspirations. In person or telephone sessions. Thursdays..

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

Hodgson Memorial Dr. ongoing. 912-6928055. smisavannah@gmail.com.

New Horizons Adult Band Program

Music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school/college and would like to play again. Mondays at 6:30pm at Portman’s. $30 per month. All ages and ability levels welcome. Call for info. ongoing. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St.

ing rule, 29 CFR 1904, designed to improve employee involvement and protect the privacy of an injured or ill worker. $160 Wed., March 4. https://pe.gatech.edu/ courses/osha-7845-osha-recordkeepingrule-course. Georgia Tech Savannah, 210 Technology Circle.

OSHA 7510: Introduction to OSHA for Small Businesses

This course provides an introduction to the Occupational Safety and Health AdminisNew Mama’s Club tration (OSHA) for owners and managers of A weekly Friday gathering of new moms small businesses. The goal of the course Math Prep for the SAT - Prepare for the March and their babies. Practice baby & mom is to help participants gain an understandExam yoga, do a planned activity. Dream boards, ing of OSHA operations and procedures This course gives students the necessary affirmation writing, personalized aromaand learn how they can work with OSHA to practice, thinking strategies and skills therapy and other projects. Fridays, 10 prevent or reduce injuries and illnesses in development needed for maximizing a.m.-noon. 912-704-7650. ann@douladeliv- their workplaces. Included in the course is scores on the math portion of the SAT. eries.com. douladeliveries.com. erigosainformation on the background of OSHA, $160 per person; $135 for groups of 3 or vannah.com. Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street. standards, the inspection process, impleNovel Writing more Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.. 912-644-5967. menting a safety and health program, Write a novel, finish the one you’ve started, and assistance available to small busijfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu. academrevise it or pursue publication. Award-win- nesses. Free; registration required Wed., ics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/ ning Savannah author offers one-on-one or March 4. https://pe.gatech.edu/courses/ personaldevelopment/satprepsavannah/. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia small group classes, mentoring, manuosha-7510-introduction-osha-for-smallscript critique, ebook formatting. Email Center, 305 Fahm Street. businesses-free-seminar. Georgia Tech Microsoft Office - Word 1 Course for pricing and scheduling info. ongoing.

Savannah, 210 Technology Circle.

Achieve proficiency and confidence in Outdoor Skills Lecture Series pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com.

The Outdoor Skills Lecture Series (OSLS) basic Word functionality including: working Odd Lot Intro to Improv Class will delve deep into the techniques, skills, with documents, text and page formatting, Odd Lot presents Introduction to Improvisation. The session consists of 6 weekly and knowledge of what it takes to be clip art, themes/styles, tables, templates, classes and ends with an optional perforprepared and survive in the wilderness. mail merge and bulleted and numbered mance on March 13. $150 for full session, OSLS 101 - GETTING OUT – February 17th lists. You’ll also acquire sound knowledge or $35 per class to drop in. Wednesdays, OSLS 201 - GETTING FIT – February 24th of the Office Ribbon. $95 Thu., Feb. 26, 7-9 p.m.. 912-484-2306. justin@oddlot.org. OSLS 301 - GETTING DIRTY – March 3rd 6:30-9:30 p.m. 912-644-5967. proftrainGuild Hall, 615 Montgomery Street.

OSLS 401 - GETTING SMART – March ingtech@georgiasouthern.edu. academOSHA 7100: Introduction to Machinery and 10th Refreshments will be served at each ics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/ Machine Safeguarding lecture. Interpretive Center. $5.00 per lecpersonaldevelopment/microsoft/. cgc.

This seminar is designed to increase the ture + $5.00 Parking Fee Tuesdays, 6:30-8 georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia participant’s knowledge and skill in proper p.m.. 912-598-2300. gastateparks.org/info/ Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Mommy & Me Relaxation Class machine safeguarding techniques and to skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Teaches techniques to face the physical, highlight the benefits of guarding various Diamond Cswy.

Photography Classes mental, and emotional changes of a new types of machinery. It is the employer’s Beginner photography to post production. mother’s body, mind and heart with poise responsibility to identify and select the Instruction for all levels. $20 for two-hour and grace. a variety of relaxation techsafeguard necessary to protect employclass. See website for complete class list. niques for mother and child. For expectees and others in the work area as well 410-251-4421. chris@chrismorrisphotoging and new moms as well as those with as provide appropriate training in safe small children (4 and under). $15/class work practices. Knowing when and how to raphy.com. chrismorrisphotography.com.

Piano Lessons or 6 classes for $50 (to be used within 2 properly safeguard machinery can reduce months) Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10-11 a.m.. or eliminate the potential for accidents and Piano lessons with a classically trained instructor, with theater and church experi912-544-6387. erigosavannah.com. Erigo, injuries. Free; registration required Mon., ence. 912-312-3977. ongoing. georgia5301 Paulsen Street.

March 2. https://pe.gatech.edu/courses/ Music Instruction musicwarehouse.com/. Georgia Music osha-7100-introduction-machinery-andGeorgia Music Warehouse, near corner of Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. machine-safeguarding-free-seminar.

Piano Voice-Coaching Victory Drive & Abercorn, offering instruc- Georgia Tech Savannah, 210 Technology Pianist with M/degree,classical modtion by professional musicians. Band inCircle. ern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call struments, violin, piano, drums and guitar. OSHA 7105: Introduction to Emergency Plan912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056. Serious All ages welcome. ongoing. 912-358-0054. ning Seminar This seminar is designed to assist cominquiries only. ongoing. georgiamusicwarehouse.com/. Georgia Polish Language Classes panies in protecting workers from emerMusic Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Music Lessons: Private or Group The lessons are for beginners and open to gencies in the workplace. This seminar Portman’s Music Academy offers private anyone interested in learning the Polish will briefly cover issues such as chemical or group classes for ages 2 to 92, beginner spills, severe weather, fire, workplace vio- language. Taught by Andrew Boguszewski. to advanced level. All instruments. Also, lence and homeland defense. Additionally, Reservations required. $25 Thursdays, voice lessons, music production technol6:30-8 p.m.. 912-401-5861. St James this program will cover the plans required ogy and DJ lessons. Teaching staff of over

by OSHA to deal with these issues. Time is Catholic Church, 8412 Whitfield Ave. 20 instructors with professional, well dedicated to Emergency Action Plans, gen- Project Management - Real World Applications Discover a documented step-by-step equipped studios. Fridays.. 912-354-1500. eral site safety and Emergency Response guideline for managing projects. Students portmansmusic.com. portmansmusic.

Plans (ERP). Free; registration required will be exposed to a wide variety of stratecom. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Tue., March 3. https://pe.gatech.edu/ Abercorn St. courses/osha-7105-introduction-emergen- gic and real world scenarios. $1300 Fri., Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments Feb. 27, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 912-644-5967. cy-planning-free-seminar. Georgia Tech Savannah Musicians Institute offers professionaltraining@georgiasouthern.

Savannah, 210 Technology Circle.

OSHA 7485: OSHA Recordkeeping Rule private instruction for all ages in guiedu. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/ Simplify the recordkeeping system for your programs/professionaldevelopment/protar, ddrums, piano, bass, voice, banjo, mandolin, ukelele, flute, woodwinds. 7041 employer using OSHA’s new recordkeepjectmanagement/. cgc.georgiasouthern.

edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Reading/Writing Tutoring

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

Russian Language Classes

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

Sewing Classes

For beginners or advanced sewers. Industry standard sewing courses designed to meet standards in the garment industry.

Open schedule. Savannah Sewing Academy. 1917 Bull St. Sundays.. 912-290-0072. savsew.com.

Singing Classes

Bel Canto is a singing style which helps the voice become flexible and expressive, improves vocal range and breathing capacity. A foundation for opera, rock, pop, gospel and musical theatre. $25 Mondays, 6 p.m.. 786-247-9923. anitraoperadiva@ yahoo.com. Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 West State Street, 3rd and 4th flrs.,.

Spanish Classes

Spanish courses for professionals offered by Conquistador Spanish Language Institute, LLC. 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. Tuesdays.. 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 ongoing.

Techniques for Better Digital Photos

Learn how to use your pocket digital camera effectively for better photos. This class covers the basic principles of light and composition, camera functions and settings, work-flow habits and printing/ storage options. Homework assignments and class feedback help you learn about your camera, how to improve your shooting style and produce good quality images. You need to be somewhat familiar with your camera’s function, so read your camera manual prior to coming to class! $90 Wed., Feb. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/ personaldevelopment/digitalphotography/. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

TRADE SECRET Workshop for Actors

“Selma” and “Magic Mike XXL” casting director Chad Darnell returns to Savannah for a weekend of workshops for aspiring actors. Day One includes a Q&A about “the biz” (headshots, agents, how to get work) and includes a cold read. Day Two is intensive scene study work. $110/ day Every other day, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. mandrapictures@gmail.com. chaddarnell.com/

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Vocal Lessons

A group of voice instructors who believe in the power of a nurturing community to help voice students blossom into vibrant artists. Each instructor holds a Masters of Music in Voice Performance. Group classes held once a month, plus an annual recital.

Varies Wednesdays.. 912-656-0760. TheVoiceCoOp.org. The Voice Co-op, Downtown.

Voice Lessons - Technique and Coaching

Experienced and successful voice instructor is accepting students. Nurturing, accepting, and collaborative studio. Services offered include strengthening the voice, range extension, relaxation techniques, and coaching through various styles of music. Audition and competition preparation. Varies Mondays-Saturdays, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. 912-484-0628. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

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. rfksav@ 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, 912-6313452, or Darowe, 912-272-2797. ongoing. abeniculturalarts@gmail.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. ongoing. godzillaunknown@gmail.com. avegost.com.

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. ongoing. 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. ongoing. 912-308-6768.

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Meets every Friday evening for an informal social gathering of like minded people who enjoy the water. Watch the sun go down over Turner Creek. All are welcome, including kids and dogs. Fridays.. chathamsailing.org. Young’s Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd. Drop N Circle Craft Night

Sponsored by The Frayed Knot and Perlina.

Tuesdays, 5pm-8pm. 6 W. State Street. A working gathering of knitters, crocheters, beaders, spinners, felters, needle point40 ers, etc. All levels of experience welcome.

Tuesdays.. 912-233-1240.

Exchange Club of Savannah - Weekly Lunch

Meets every Monday (except on the fifth Monday of the month), 12pm-1pm. Weekly speaker, and honor a student of the month and year, police officer and fireman of the year. Charities: Jenkins Boys & Girls Club; Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse.

Guest are welcome Mondays, 12-1 p.m..

912-441-6559. Savannahexchange.org.

Exchange Club of Savannah, 4801 Meding Street.

Fiber Guild of the Savannahs

A club focusing on weaving, spinning, basket making, knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, rug hooking, doll making, and other fiber arts. Meets at Oatland Island Wildlife Center, first Saturday of the month (Sept.-June) 10:15am. Mondays, 10:30 a.m. fiberguildsavannah.homestead.com/. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. Georgia Nature Photographers AssociationCoastal Chapter

Coastal Chapter of the GNPA. The GNPA is 100% focused on nature photography and offers Field Trips, Monthly Speakers, Competitions, Seminars and Workshops and the Annual EXPO with prominent nature photographers and keynote speakers.

Photographers of all levels are welcome! $35 per year first Tuesday of every month, 6 p.m. 912-234-2571. alfie.wace@gmail. com. gnpa.org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 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. ongoing.

912-596-1962. honorflightsavannah.org.

Historic Savannah Chapter: ABWA

Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6pm-7:30pm. Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Drive, Thunderbolt. Attendees pay for their own meals. RSVP by phone. ongoing. 912-660-8257.

Ink Slingers Writing Group

A free creative writing group for writers of poetry, prose, or undefinable creative ventures. Meets every other Wednesday.

Discussion of exercises, ideas, or already in progress pieces. See Facebook page savinkslingers. Every other Wednesday.. foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. Island MOMSnext

For mothers of school-aged children, grades K-12. Mothering support, personal growth, practical help, and spiritual hope.

First and third Mondays. Childcare on request. A ministry of MOPS International. first Monday of every month.. 912-8984344. kymmccarty@hotmail.com. mops. org.

Islands MOPS

A Mothers of Preschoolers group that meets two Wednesdays a month, 9:15am11:30am. Wednesdays.. 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. ongoing. 912-3086768.

Knittin’ Night

Knit and crochet gathering held each Tuesday evening, 5pm-8pm All skill levels welcome. Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m. 912-2380514. wildfibresavannah.com/. Wild Fibre, 409 East Liberty St.

Experienced fencers welcome. Tuesdays, Thursdays.. 912-429-6918. savannahfencing@aol.com.

Savannah Go Green

Meets most Saturdays. Green events and places. Share ways to Go Green each day.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-308-6768.

Savannah Jaycees

A club for wood-turning enthusiasts. Call Steve Cook for info at number below. ongoing. 912-313-2230.

Meeting/info session held the 1st Tuesday each month at 6pm to discuss upcoming events. Must be age 21-40. Jaycees Building, 101 Atlas St. first Tuesday of every month.. 912-353-7700. savannahjaycees. com.

Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1:00pm. Call for info. ongoing. 912-7864508. American Legion Post 184, 3003 Rowland Ave.

Monthly meetings open to the public the 4th Monday each month, Sept. through June. ongoing, 7 p.m. savannahkennelclub.org. barnesrestaurant.com.

Barnes Restaurant, 5320 Waters Avenue.

Low Country Turners

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

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 ongoing. 912-344-5127. New Covenant Church, 2201 Bull St. Safe Kids Savannah

A coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month, 11:30am-1:00pm. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-353-3148. safekidssavannah.org.

Savannah Brewers’ League

Meets 1st Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm at Moon River Brewing Co. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-4470943. hdb.org. moonriverbrewing.com/.

Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St.

Savannah Authors Autonomous Writing Group

Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month.

Prose--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. first Tuesday of every month.. 912-308-3208. alicevantrease@live.com.

Savannah Charlesfunders Investment Discussion Group

Meets Saturdays, 8:30am to discuss stocks, bonds and better investing. Contact by email for info. ongoing. charlesfund@ gmail.com. panerabread.com/. Panera Bread (Broughton St.), 1 West Broughton St. Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States

A dinner meeting every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm at local restaurants. 3rd Tuesday in November; none in December.

For dinner reservations, please call Sybil Cannon at 912-964-5366. ongoing. 912748-7020. savannahnavyleague.us.

Savannah Fencing Club

Beginner classes Tuesdays and Thursdays for six weeks. $60. Some equipment provided. After completing the class, join the Savannah Fencing Club; $5/month.

Savannah Kennel Club

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. ongoing. savannahnewcomersclub.com.

Savannah Parrot Head Club

Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check website for events calendar or send an email for Parrot Head gatherings. ongoing. savannahphc@yahoo.com. savannahphc. com.

Society for Creative Anachronism

Meets every Saturday at the south end of Forsyth Park for fighter practice and general hanging out. For people interested in re-creating the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Free Saturdays, 11 a.m.. savannahsca.org. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Savannah Story Games

A group that plays games that tell improvised stories. Create an amazing story in just three hours, using group games with special rules that craft characters, settings, and conflicts. Sundays at 6pm. free Saturdays, 6 p.m.. info@savannahstorygames.com. savannahstorygames.com.

Guild Hall, 615 Montgomery Street.

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. ongoing. 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.

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. All levels welcome. Free. Purchase beverages and snacks. fourth Thursday of every month.. foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla

A volunteer organization that assists the U.S. Coast Guard. Meets 4th Wednesday at 6pm at Barnes, 5320 Waters Ave. All ages

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welcome. Prior experience/boat ownership not required. fourth Wednesday of every month.. 912-598-7387. savannahaux. com.

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671

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

Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation

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

Concerts

13th Colony Sound (Barbershop Singing)

“If you can carry a tune, come sing with us!” Mondays, 7pm. ongoing. 912-3449768. savannahbarbershoppers.org. Thunderbolt Lodge #693, 3111 Rowland Ave. American Traditions Competition: Finals

The final night of this 22nd year of this nationally acclaimed traditionalist singing competition. Winner will be announced at the end of the competition. see website for pricing Fri., Feb. 27. americantraditionscompetition.com/. savannahtheatre. com. The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. American Traditions Competition: Judge’s Concert

The 22nd year of this nationally acclaimed traditionalist singing competition. see website for pricing Thu., Feb. 26. americantraditionscompetition.com/. savannahtheatre.com. The Historic Savannah

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American Traditions Competition: Semi Finals

The 22nd year of this nationally acclaimed traditionalist singing competition. see website for pricing Wed., Feb. 25. americantraditionscompetition.com/. siumc. org/. Skidaway United Methodist Church, 54 Diamond Causeway.

City Hotel Album Release Concert

Ramblin’ Man Productions hosts City Hotel for the release of their second album, Dogged Days. A local favorite, City Hotel will thrill guests with tracks from their new album while they are sampling the Brewery’s great tap line-up, which will include “The Judge,” a Belgian Amber Ale, brewed by the band at Southbound. $20 Fri., Feb. 27, 8 p.m. Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. Concert: John Flynn

Savannah Folk Music Society is pleased to present John Flynn in concert. The open-heartedness and resonant decency in Flynn’s work have made him a staple of Phil Ochs Song Nights across the country, and brought him the respect and friendship of longtime heroes like Kris Kristofferson and Arlo Guthrie. $15, cash only Fri., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. fpc.presbychurch. net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Concert: Silvije Vidovic, Piano

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1 Cavatappi and capellini 7 Poe title word 10 Rejections 13 Detach, in a way 14 “Free Willy” creature 15 Decide (for) 16 The color of believing you can fly?

18 Dead heat 19 Airline since 1948 20 Drags 21 Stood 23 Flag thrower 24 Extreme 25 Not often 27 Garfield’s call when Jon has fallen?

30 Come from behind 33 “Get away, stranger!” (from a cat) 34 “Transformers” director Michael 35 “Y” wearers 36 Hit 38 Harrowing 39 Meadow sound 40 Epps of “Resurrection” 41 Feeling of insecurity 42 Creature surrounded by bamboo and other trees?

46 Bathroom buildup 47 1963 Paul Newman movie 48 “___ with Lovin’” (McDonald’s promo of February 2015) 51 Free-for-all

52 Utah city 54 Formally give up 55 Mean Amin 56 Food advertised with the line: “Keep on Truckin’... and Snackin’”?

59 Took a chair 60 Story 61 It’s west of the Urals 62 Muddy home 63 Word before Spice or Navy 64 Turns back to 00000

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1 Less contaminated 2 Foot holder 3 Wheat amount 4 Driving money 5 “You’ve Got Mail” company 6 1970s space station 7 Media packet 8 “Riunite on ___, Riunite so nice” 9 Comb challenges 10 Comfortably sized 11 Conflicts in China 12 Instructions part 14 Nonprofit’s URL suffix 17 Knowledgeable sort 22 Like unmatched socks 24 Make onion rings 26 Apart from that 27 Ice Bucket Challenge cause, for short 28 Bird sound 29 Turgenev’s turndown 30 2000s sitcom set in Texas

31 Worried by 32 It’s no asset 36 “Peter Pan” role 37 Tears for Fears hit redone for “Donnie Darko” 38 Evidence with a twist?

40 Demand that someone will 41 Hit the plus button 43 “Bravissimo!’

44 Throat clearing sound 45 Three or five, but not threeve 48 Gunpowder alternative 49 Expert 50 Positive feedback 51 Word before any U.S. state 53 Wish you could take back 54 Lightning McQueen’s movie 57 Ironman Ripken 58 Maestro’s signal

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and Juliet. $15 Sat., Feb. 28, 8 p.m. armstrong.edu. Armstrong Fine Arts Center, 11935 Abercorn St. Concert: The Kevin Prater Band

The Kevin Prater Band bases their sound on strong vocal harmonies. Built around high trios, their style is reminiscent of the classic Seldom Scene and 1970’s Country Gentlemen performances. They are steeped in the tradition of Gospel music and pride themselves on the a capella hymns and great gospel songs that people have come to enjoy. Throw in some classic country, a little vintage rock-n-roll, classic country and acoustic music, and you’re in for an incredible KPB show. $20 Fri., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. 912-748-1930. randywoodguitars.com. Randy Wood Guitars (Bloomingdale), 1304 East Hwy. 80.

PICKConcert: Willie Nelson & Family Legendary country artist Willie Nelson performs at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. $35-$77.50 Sun., March 1, 7 p.m. savannahcivic.com. Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Savannah Songwriters Series

This special show will feature original songs by Britt Scott, Anna Chandler, and Crystina Parker (as well as our host Thomas Oliver) written for the band Lovely Locks, other musical projects or just for personal pleasure. Free Sun., March 1. johnnyharris.com/. Johnny Harris Restaurant, 1651 East Victory Dr. Dance

Adult Ballet Class

Maxine Patterson School of Dance, 2212 Lincoln St, offers adult ballet on Thursdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm $12 per class. Call for info. ongoing. 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. Wednesdays. 912-921-2190.

Beginner and intermediate ballet, modern dance, barre fusion, barre core body sculpt, gentle stretch & tone. Tuesdays..

912-925-0903. theballetschoolsav.com.

Ballet School, 10010 Abercorn St. 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. ongoing. 912-925-7416. savh_tango@yahoo.com.

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This beginners group class will focus on the basic elements of movement and Argentine Tango. This class is a 4 week session that will start from week 1 and progress while reviewing each week until week 4. No partner or experience required. $35 Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m.. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.dance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Awaken with Chakradance™

A free-flowing, meditative dance, with eclectic music selected to resonate with each specific chakra, along with guided imagery. No dance experience or chakras 42 knowledge needed. $20 ongoing, 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 Series Group Class

A group ballroom dance class for beginners through advanced. 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.

Ballroom/Latin Group Class

Group classes every Tuesday and Wednesday at 8pm. Tuesdays focus on fundamental steps, styling, and techniques.

Wednesday’s classes are more specific, with advanced elements. $15/person and $25/couple Wednesdays, 8 p.m. and Tuesdays.. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@ gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing. com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Beginner’s Belly Dance Classes

Learn basic moves and choreography with local Belly Dancer, Nicole Edge. Class is open to all ages and skill levels. Walk-ins welcome. 15.00 Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. 912596-0889. edgebelly@gmail.com. edgebellydance.com. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St.

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. 912-7048726. salsa@salsasavannah.com. salsasavannah.com. Great Gatsby, 408 West Broughton Street.

Dance Party

Dance on Thursdays at 8pm--fun, friendship, and dancing. Free for Savannah Ballroom students. $10 for visitors ($15 for couples). free - $15 Thursdays, 8 p.m. 912335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Disco Hustle Dance Class

Do the hustle! A New York style Disco Hustle group class taught by Jos’eh Marion, a professional ballroom dance instructor.

Sundays at 5pm. Call for pricing. Sundays, 5 p.m.. 843-290-6174. Trudancer@gmail. com. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. Belly Dance Basics

Belly Dancing is a Western-coined name for a type of Middle Eastern dance. No sign up required, just bring yourself and a friend. The studio also has hip scarves for sale. FREE Sat., Feb. 28, 10-11 a.m.

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

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

LaBlast- Dance Fitness designed by Louis Van Amstel from DWTS

Created by world renowned dancer and ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” professional, Louis Van Amstel, LaBlast uniquely combines a wide variety of ballroom dance styles and music genres. Do the Cha Cha Cha, Disco, Jive, Merengue, Salsa and Samba set to everything from pop and rock to hip-hop and country – and burn fat and blast calories! No experience and no partner necessary. $15.00 drop in or 10 classes for $80.00 Mondays, 6-7 p.m. and Fridays, 10-11 a.m. 912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Line Dancing

Take down Tuesdays. Jazzy Sliders Adult Line Dancing, every Tuesday, 7:30pm10:00pm. Free admission, cash bar. Come early and learn a new dance from 7:30pm8:30pm. ongoing. 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. ongoing.

912-272-8329.

Modern Dance Class

Beginner and intermediate classes. Fridays 10am-11:15am. Doris Martin Studio, Lake Mayer is offering free dance and fit7360 Skidaway Rd. Call Elizabeth for info. ness classes for all ages every Thursday, in ongoing. 912-354-5586.

Salsa Lessons by Salsa Savannah the Community Center. 9:30 am and 10:30 am is the “Little Movers” class for toddlers. Tues. 8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm. Thur.

8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm. Sun. 5pm12:00 pm Lunch Break Fitness. 1:30 pm Beginners Belly Dance Classes Super Seniors. 5:30 pm youth hip hop. 6:30 6pm and 6pm-7pm. Salon de Maile, 704B Instructed by Nicole Edge. All ages/Skill Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah, 31406. pm Adult African Fitness. FREE ongoing, levels welcome. Sundays, 12pm-1pm.

9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 912-652-6780. sdavis@ Tuesdays.. salsasavannah.com.

Salsa Night Fitness body and balance studio. 2127 1//2 chathamcounty.org. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Come and shake it to the best latin E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/hour. Call Montgomery Crossroads.

FUNdamentals Dance Lesson grooves and bachata the night away in or see website. ongoing. 912-596-0889.

Group dance lessons every Tuesday and Pooler where it’s cooler. Wednesdays, cairoonthecoast.com.

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle Wednesday at 8pm. Tuesday: fundamental 8-11 p.m. 912-988-1052. medi.tavern314@ For those with little-to-no dance backsteps, styling, and techniques. Wednesgmail.com. Mediterranean Tavern, 125 ground. Instructor is formally trained, has day: advanced elements. $15/person $25/ Foxfield Way. Savannah Shag Club performed for over ten years. $15/person. couple Tuesdays, 8 p.m. and Wednesdays, Tues. 7pm-8pm. Private classes and walk 8 p.m.. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@ Wednesdays, 7pm,at Doubles Lounge.

Fridays, 7pm, at American Legion Post ins available. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.

Waters Ave. ongoing. 912-414-1091. info@ com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr. ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 cybelle3.com. cybelle3.com.

Travis Street.

Happenstance Bellydance Home Cookin’ Cloggers Abercorn St. All levels and styles of bellydance welWednesdays, 6pm-8pm, Nassau Woods Savannah Swing Cats--Swing Dancing come. Classes every Monday, 5:30-6:30pm. Recreation Building, Dean Forest Road. No ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Drop-ins welcome. $15/lesson Mondays, beginner classes at this time. Call Claudia Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Sizzle: Dance and Cardio 5:30 p.m.. (912) 704-2940. happenstanceCollier for info. ongoing. 912-748-0731.

A class designed to maintain that sumbellydance@gmail.com. happenstancebel- Irish Dance Classes Glor na Dare offers beginner to champion mer body by dancing and having fun. lydance.wordpress.com. Anahata Healing Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up.

Incorporates dance and cardio to fun, Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. C.C. Express Dance Team Adult Step & Ceili, Strength and Flexspicy songs. $10 drop in or 10 classes Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm. Clogging or ibility, non-competitive and competitive for $80 Tuesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m. 912tap dance experience is necessary. Call programs, workshops, camps. Certified.

312-3549. reservetodance@gmail.com.

Claudia Collier for info. ongoing. 912-748Wednesdays.. 912-704-2052. prideofiresalondebailedancestudio.com. Salon 0731. Windsor Forest Recreation Building, landga@gmail.com. de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Kids/Youth Dance Class Windsor Forest.

Memorial Drive.

Dance for Peace Kids Group class on various Ballroom West Coast Swing Class A weekly gathering to benefit locals in Instructor Rick Cody teaches the smooth and Latin dances. Multiple teachers. Ages need. Music, dancing, fun for all ages. rhythms of beach music and west coast 4-17 currently enrolled in the program.

Donations of nonperishable food and gently Prepares youth for social and/or competiswing. $12 drop in fee or $35 for 4 weeks used or new clothing are welcomed. Free Wednesdays, 7 p.m.. 912.312.3549. tive dancing. $15/person Saturdays, 10 Free Dance Thursdays at Lake Mayer

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Festivals

3rd Annual Fitness Festival

The Savannah Community will be invited out to Lake Mayer from 10:00am – 1:00pm to participate in a variety of “mini” fitness classes offered at Chatham County Parks (Lake Mayer, Tom Triplett, Frank G. Murray). The festival will feature classes in the following areas: Tai Chi, African Dance, Zumba, Boot Camp, Karate and Self Defense, Yoga, Stroller Strong Moms as well as Tummy Time Foods. All ages are invited. Festival is free and open to the public. Call 912-652-6780 for more info.

FREE Sat., Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 912652-6780. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

8th Annual Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival

The 8th Annual Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest boasts mouthwatering activities each day from an oyster roast to a seafood tutorial, culminating with a day-long family friendly celebration of local seafood, live music, and games on Saturday, March 7 at the Shelter Cove Community Park.

Proceeds from the festival benefit three incredible charities: the Island Recreation Scholarship Fund, The MD Anderson Cancer Research Center and The American Cancer Society. March 1-7. cat@byrdhousepr.com. hhiseafoodfest.com. Hilton Head Island, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Cooks & Books

The Literacy Center presents its ninth annual festival. Tickets include unlimited gourmet tastings prepared by the top restaurants in our area; access to your favorite Lowcountry authors; a heated Chefs’ Competition; and an opportunity to vote for your favorite tasting in “The People’s Choice” Award. Sun., March 1, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa, 1 Hotel Cir. 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. ongoing. 912-598-9860. savannahalanon.com.

Bariatric Surgery Support Group

Located in Mercer Auditorium of Hoskins Center at Memorial. For those who have had or are considering bariatric surgery.

Call or see website for info. first Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m. 912-350-3438. 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. ongoing. 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. ongoing. bohemianbeats.com.

Blue Water Yoga

Community donation-based classes, Tues. and Thurs., 5:45pm - 7:00pm. Fri., 9:30am10:30am. Email for info or find Blue Water Yoga on Facebook. ongoing. 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. ongoing.

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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. ongoing. savannahcommons.com.

Free Dance and Fitness Classes at Lake Mayer

Every Thursday. 9:30am-10:15am Toddler Class. 12pm-1pm Adult Lunch Break Dance Class. 1:30pm-2:30pm Super Seniors Workout. 5:30pm-6:15pm Youth African Dance Fitness (ages 6-12). 6:30pm7:30pm Adult African Dance Fitness. Wear comfortable clothing. Free and open to the public. Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m..

912-652-6784. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

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 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. Happy Hour Boot Camp Classes

Amanda Jessop, certified strength and conditioning specialist, teaches classes for those who enjoy challenging and fun workouts and have goals to lose weight, tone up, or get in shape for the new year. Different packages available: Classes start out at $8 Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.. 832470-2257. amanda@channelyourinnerathlete.com. channelyourinnerathlete.com/ work-with-me/sports-conditioning-bootcamp/. Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West.

Hari om Hips Yoga Workshop with Melissa Delynn

Hari Om is the Universal Mantra for the release of suffering and letting go. In this 2 hour workshop, we will discuss the anatomy of the hips as well as their energetic qualities. We will also explore these areas experientially in a hip opening sequence that will free you and nourish you, followed by deep relaxation and guided meditation.

The asana practice will invite you to let go, provide a safe space for emotional break through, and encourage spiritual development. $20 advanced/ $25 day of Sat., Feb.

28, 1-3 p.m. 912-232-2994. marketing@ savannahyoga.com. savannahyoga.com/ events/hari-om-hips-melissa-delynn/. savannahyoga.com/. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 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. ongoing. 912-5982300. gastateparks.org/SkidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) Ninth Annual Race for Preservation

HSF has partnered with experienced race director Robert Espinoza and his seasoned team at Fleet Feet Savannah to lay out an improved course for the 5K and 10K races.

The route highlights five historic districts and two historic parks. All race proceeds benefit the ongoing work of HSF. By supporting this race you demonstrate your commitment to preserving and protecting what makes Savannah special. Sat., Feb. 28, 8 a.m. myhsf.org/special-events/racefor-preservation/. The Historic District, Downtown Savannah.

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Free will astrology

by Rob brezsny | beautyandtruth@freewillastrology.com

ARIES

March 21-April 19

Lately your life reminds me of the action film *Speed,* starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. In that story, a criminal has rigged a passenger bus to explode if its speed drops below 50 miles per hour. In your story, you seem to be acting as if you, too, will self-destruct if you stop moving at a frantic pace. I’m here to tell you that nothing bad will happen if you slow down.

Just the opposite, in fact. As you clear your schedule of its excessive things-to-do, as you leisurely explore the wonders of doing nothing in particular, I bet you will experience a soothing flood of healing pleasure.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20

One of the most dazzling moves a ballet dancer can do is the *fouetté en tournant.* The term is French for “whipped turning.”

As she executes a 360-degree turn, the dancer spins around on the tip of one foot.

Meanwhile, her other foot thrusts outward and then bends in, bringing her toes to touch the knee of her supporting leg. Can you imagine a dancer doing this 32 consecutive times? That’s what the best do. It takes extensive practice and requires a high degree of concentration and discipline.

Paradoxically, it expresses breathtaking freedom and exuberance. You may not be a prima ballerina, Taurus, but in your own field there must be an equivalent to the *fouetté en tournant.* Now is an excellent time for you to take a vow and make plans to master that skill. What will you need to do?

GEMINI

May 21-June 20

If you’re a martial artist and you want to inject extra energy into an aggressive move, you might utter a percussive shout that sounds like “eee-yah!” or “hyaah!” or “aiyah!” The Japanese term for this sound is *kiai.* The sonic boost is most effective if it originates deep in your diaphragm rather than from your throat. Even if you’re not a martial artist, Gemini, I suggest that in the coming weeks you have fun trying out this boisterous style of yelling. It may help you summon the extra power and confidence you’ll need to successfully wrestle with all the interesting challenges ahead of you.

CANCER

FEB 25-MAR 3, 2015

June 21-July 22

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The prolific and popular French novelist Aurore Dupin was better known by her pseudonym George Sand. Few 19th-century women matched her rowdy behavior. She wore men’s clothes, smoked cigars, was a staunch feminist, and frequented social venues where only men were normally allowed. Yet she was also a doting mother to her two children, and loved to garden, make jam, and do needlework. Among her numerous lovers were the writers Alfred de Musset, Jules Sandeau, and Prosper Mérimée, as well as composer Frederic Chopin and actress Marie Dorval. Her preferred work schedule was midnight to 6 a.m., and she often slept until 3 p.m. “What a brave

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man she was,” said Russian author Ivan Turgenev, “and what a good woman.” Her astrological sign? The same as you and me.

She’s feisty proof that not all of us Crabs are conventional fuddy-duddies. In the coming weeks, she’s our inspirational role model.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22

It seems you’ve slipped into a time warp. Is that bad? I don’t think so. Your adventures there may twist and tweak a warped part of your psyche in such a way that it gets healed. At the very least, I bet your visit to the time warp will reverse the effects of an old folly and correct a problem caused by your past sins. (By the way, when I use the word “sin,” I mean “being lax about following your dreams.”) There’s only one potential problem that could come out of all this: Some people in your life could misinterpret what’s happening. To prevent that, communicate crisply every step of the way.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

In English and French versions of the word game Scrabble, the letter z is worth ten points. In Italian, it’s eight points. But in the Polish variant of Scrabble, you score just one point by using z. That letter is rarely used in the other three languages, but is common in Polish. Keep this general principle in mind as you assess the value of the things you have to offer. You will be able to make more headway and have greater impact in situations where your particular beauty and power and skills are in short supply.

LIBRA

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

“Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have to make them all your yourself.” So said Alfred Sheinwold in his book about the card game known as bridge. I think this is excellent advice for the game of life, as well. And it should be extra pertinent for you in the coming weeks, because people in your vicinity will be making gaffes and wrong turns that are useful for you to study. In the future, you’ll be wise to avoid perpetrating similar messes yourself.

SCORPIO

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

“Love her but leave her wild,” advised a graffiti artist who published his thoughts on a wall next to the mirror in a public restroom I visited. Another guerrilla philosopher had added a comment below: “That’s a nice sentiment, but how can anyone retain wildness in a society that puts so many demands on us in exchange for money to live?” Since I happened to have a felt-tip pen with me, I scrawled a response to the question posed in the second comment: “Be in nature every day. Move your body a lot. Remember and work with your dreams.

Be playful. Have good sex. Infuse any little thing you do with a creative twist. Hang out with animals. Eat with your fingers. Sing regularly.” And that’s also my message for

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SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

“Don’t worry, even if things get heavy, we’ll all float on.” So sings Modest Mouse’s vocalist Isaac Brock on the band’s song “Float On.” I recommend you try that approach yourself, Sagittarius. Things will no doubt get heavy in the coming days. But if you float on, the heaviness will be a good, rich, soulful heaviness. It’ll be a purifying heaviness that purges any glib or shallow influences that are in your vicinity. It’ll be a healing heaviness that gives you just the kind of graceful gravitas you will need.

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

“What I look for in a friend is someone who’s different from me,” says science fiction novelist Samuel Delany. “The more different the person is, the more I’ll learn from him. The more he’ll come up with surprising takes on ideas and things and situations.” What about you, Capricorn?

What are the qualities in a friend that help you thrive? Now is a perfect time to take an inventory. I sense that although there are potential new allies wandering in your vicinity, they will actually become part of your life only if you adjust and update your attitudes about the influences you value most.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

At the turn of the 19th century, Russian laborers constructed thousands of miles of railroad tracks from the western part of the country eastward to Siberia. The hardest part of the job was blasting tunnels through the mountains that were in the way. I reckon you’re at a comparable point in your work, Aquarius. It’s time to smash gaping holes through obstacles. Don’t scrimp or apologize. Clear the way for the future.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20

The British rock band the Animals released their gritty, growly song “The House of the Rising Sun” in 1964. It reached the top of the pop music charts in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Australia, and was a hit with critics. *Rolling Stone* magazine ultimately ranked it as the 122nd greatest song of all time. And yet it took the Animals just 15 minutes to record. They did it in one take.

That’s the kind of beginner’s luck and spontaneous flow I foresee you having in the coming weeks, Pisces. What’s the best way for you to channel all that soulful mojo?

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 Sundays, 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. ongoing. 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. ongoing. 912-429-9241.

Latin Cardio

A cardio-based workout class designed to get students fit while having fun. Latin style dances like cha cha, samba, jive, rumba, salsa. No partner necessary.

Workout clothes required. $10 drop in or $80 for 10 classes Mondays, 6 p.m..

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

Mommy and Baby Yoga

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

Daily classes for all skill levels including beginners. Private and semi-private classes by appointment. Carol Daly-Wilder, certified instructor. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-238-0018. savannahpilates.com. pilatessavannah.com/.

Momentum Pilates Studio, 8413 Rerguson Ave. Pregnancy Yoga

Ongoing series of 6-week classes. Thursdays. A mindful approach to pregnancy, labor and delivery. Instructor Ann Carroll. $120. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912704-7650. 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 ongoing. qigongtim.com/. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Registration Open for Ninth Annual Race for Preservation

Registration is now open for the Historic Savannah Foundation’s 9th Annual Race for Preservation. Registration is open through February 27 and is at Fleet Feet Savannah. Through Feb. 28. Fleet Feet, 3405 Waters Ave. Renagade Workout

Free fitness workout, every Saturday, 9:00

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am at Lake Mayer Park. For women only.

Offered by The Fit Lab. Information: 912376-0219 ongoing. 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, 912-756-5865, or Billy Tomlinson, 912-596-5965. ongoing.

Rock’n Body Fitness Bootcamp

Ultimate outdoor power workout! Group physical training program conducted by former military personnel. Build strength and fitness through a variety of intense group intervals lasting approx. 45 minutes. First Class FREE Mondays-Fridays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 912-675-0952. rocknbodyfitnessbootcamp@gmail.com. rocknbodyfitnessbootcamp.com. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Ronin Academy Self Defense Classes

A short course in simple self defense techniques for adults. Uses real life scenarios designed to provide greater self confidence and empowerment. Fees vary.

Every 3 days. michael@roninacad.com. roninacad.com. aikidosavannah.com/. Aikido Center of Savannah, 5500 White Bluff Rd. 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. ongoing.

912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop. com.

while also providing relaxation. Located at FitnessOne, on the third floor of the Memorial Outpatient and Wellness Center.

Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays, 12:45 p.m. 912-350-9031. memorialhealth.com/.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Zumba Fitness (R) with April

com/. erigosavannah.com. Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

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

Baby & Mom Yoga

Health Care for Uninsured People

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

Nonstop Fitness in Sandfly, 8511 Ferguson Hypnosis, Guided Imagery and Relaxation Ave. $5 for nonmenbers. call for info. ongo- Therapy Helps everyday ordinary people with everying. 912-349-4902. day ordinary problems: smoking, weight loss, phobias, fears, ptsd, life coaching.

Health Armstrong Prescription Drug Drop-Off Caring, qualified professional help. See Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. hosts a per- website or call for info. ongoing. 912-927manent drop box for disposing of unused 3432. savannahypnosis.com.

Know Your Water prescription drugs and over the counter What everyone ought to know about our medication. In the lobby of the University drinking water (bottled, tap, distilled, Police building on campus. Open to the reverse osmosis, filtered, alkaline and public 24 hours/day, year round. Confispring.) Are you paying thousands of dential. All items collected are destroyed money for water that is making you sick? by the Drug Enforcement AdministraFind out what water is best for your body. tion. ongoing. 912-344-3333. armstrong.

FREE Tuesdays, 7-8:15 p.m. 703-989-6995. edu. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index. oggisavannah@gmail.com. Anahata Healhtml. Armstrong State University, 11935 ing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. 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. Free ongoing, 6 p.m. 912-350-3438. bariatrics.memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave.

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. ongoing. 912-8979544. lllusa.org/web/savannahga.html.

Liberate Your Shoulder Yoga Supersession with Lauren McDonald

Do you sit at a computer for much of the day? Do you hold stress & tension in your Weekly events (entry $5) Friday Night neck, shoulders, and upper back? In this Flights: Fridays, 5pm. Luck of the Draw specially designed, all levels class we will Free Enrollment Help for Medicaid and PeachDoubles: Saturdays, 10am. Handicapped focus on creating space in the shoulders, Care League: Saturdays, 1pm. Singles at the relaxing the neck, and relieving tension in Sarge: Sundays, 10am. All skill levels wel- Parents can find the help they need to the upper back. This class will be heated come. Instruction available. See website or renew or sign up their children (ages 0-19) in order to allow the muscles to loosen and email for info. ongoing. savannahdiscgolf@ on Medicaid or PeachCare. Enrollment even those with the tightest of shoulders Assisters will work with clients through gmail.com. savannahdiscgolf.com. will be able to find some freedom. Come Savannah Striders Running and Walking Club the process. Free and open to the public. free your shoulders & get liberated. $20 With a one-year, $35 membership,free Mondays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and Wednesdays, advance, $25 day of, FREE for members training programs for beginners (walkers 1-5 p.m.. 912-356-2887. Chatham County Sun., March 1, 1-3 p.m. 912-232-2994. and runners) and experienced athletes.

Health Department, 1395 Eisenhower Drive savannahyoga@gmail.com. savannahyoga.

Fun runs. Advice from mentors. Monthly (facing Sallie Mood Dr.). com/events/liberate-shoulders-forrestFree Hearing and Speech Screening meetings with quality speakers. Frequent yoga/. savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga social events. Sign up online or look for the Hearing: Thursdays, 9am-11am. Speech: Center Pooler, 111 Canal Street.

Living Smart Fitness Club First Thursdays,. Call or see website for Savannah Striders Facebook page. ongoAn exercise program encouraging healthy times. ongoing. 912-355-4601. savaning. savystrider.com.

SIZZLE- Dance Cardio lifestyle changes. Mon. & Wed. 6pmnahspeechandhearing.org. savannahThe hottest cardio class to keep or get you speechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech 7:15pm Hip Hop low impact aerobics at in shape for summer. Sizzle is designed to and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. Delaware Center. Tues. 5:30-7:00 Zumba give you cardio, strengthening, and stretch Free HIV Testing at Chatham County Health at St. Joseph’s Candler African American Dept. training that you need for that bikini body.

Resource Center. (Program sponsors.)

Free walk-in HIV testing. 8am-4pm Mon.Enroll now and get the first class free. ongoing. 912-447-6605.

Mommy & Me Relaxation Class (Prenatal & $10.00 or $80 for 10 classes Tuesdays, Fri- Fri. No appointment needed. Test results Postpartum) in 20 minutes. Follow-up visit and coundays, 10 a.m. 912.312.3549. salondebaile.

This class offers you the education needed seling will be set up for anyone testing dance@gmail.com. salondebailedancesto face the physical, mental, and emotional positive. Call for info. ongoing. 912-644tudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, changes of your body, mind and heart with 5217. Chatham County Health Dept., 1395 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Turbo Kick Cardio Workout poise and grace. Open to expecting and Eisenhower Dr. Lose calories while dancing and kick-box- Monthly Parenting Support Group new moms as well as those with small A new environment where all are welcome children (4 and under). $15 a session. ing. No experience or equipment needed.

Tues. and Thurs. 6pm, Fitness on Brough- to discuss and learn different ways to enjoy 15.00 Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10-11 a.m.. ton, 1 E. Broughton Wed. 6pm Lake Mayer parenthood. Cate Glyn-Jones, registered 912-544-6387. info@erigosavannah.com. nurse, midwife, and lactation consultant, Community Center, 1850 E. Montgomery erigosavannah.com/. erigosavannah.com. will also be on hand to answer all of your Crossroads. $5 ongoing. 586-822-1021.

Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

Planned Parenthood Hotline questions. 1st Tuesday of Every Month facebook.com/turbokicksavannah.

Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors from 10:00-11:30 am FREE first Tuesday of First Line is a statewide hotline for women Free for cancer patients and survivors. The every month, 10-11:30 a.m.. 912-544-6387. seeking information on health services. classes help with flexibility and balance Open 7pm-11pm nightly. ongoing. 800info@erigosavannah.com. erigosavannah.

Savannah Disc Golf

Kid’s Happenings

For mothers with babies who are precrawlers. Moms learn poses for baby to help with digestion and sleeping -- and get a bit of relaxation, movement and camaraderie for themselves. $120 for a six session pass. Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m..

912-704-7650. ann@douladeliveriescom. savannahyogacenter.com. savannahyoga. com. Savannah Yoga Center Pooler, 111 Canal Street.

Happy as an Oyster Roast

Join the kids of the Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club in having fun and eating oysters.

Sun., March 1, 1 p.m. coachs.net/. Coach’s Corner, 3016 East Victory Dr. 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. Adult classes available.

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

New Mamas Club

A weekly Friday gathering of new moms and their babies. Practice baby & mom yoga, do a planned activity. Dream boards, affirmation writing, personalized aromatherapy and other projects. $20 per session. Six session discount. Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon. 912-704-7650. ann@douladeliveries.com. douladeliveries.com. erigosavannah.com. Erigo, 5301 Paulsen Street.

Savannah Children’s Museum School Year Hours

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

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 continues on p. 46

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($5 or $3 for military & seniors) Tuesdays.

912-395-1500. 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. ongoing.

Georgia Equality Savannah

Local chapter of Georgia’s largest gay rights group. 104 W. 38th St. 912-547-6263. ongoing.

Savannah Pride, Inc.

Organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival and helps promote the well-being of the LGBT community in the South. Mission: unity through diversity and social awareness. Second Tuesday/month. Call for location. ongoing. 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. 912-6571966. 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. ongoing. 912-3522611.

Literary Events

2015 Literacy Conference

FEB 25-MAR 3, 2015

Armstrong’s Coastal Savannah Writing Project will host the conference, which will feature internationally recognized author Barry Lane as the keynote speaker. Lane will host several breakout sessions with CWSP director Lesley Roessing. Sat., Feb. 28, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. lesley.roessing@armstrong.edu. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/ index.html. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St.

poetry, visual art, and many other artistic forms of expression. Sign up begins at 11:30 pm. Brought to you by Spitfire Poetry Group, with support from The Performing Arts Collective of Savannah, Muse Arts Warehouse, DJ Doc Ock. $5 Spitters. $7 Sitters. Last Saturday of every month, 11:30 p.m.. musesavannah.org. musesavannah.org/. Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd.

St. Almo’s

Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on Sundays, 5pm (weather permitting). Meet at Canine Palace. Call for info. ongoing. 912-2343336. caninepalacesavannah.com. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. Religious & Spiritual

Band of Sisters Prayer Group

Midnight SpitFire Saturday Open Mic & Showcase

A Buddhist Meditation Center

A midnight version of this monthly open46 mic showcase that incorporates music,

Catholic Singles

A group of Catholic singles age 30-50 A book discussion group that meets the 4th meet frequently for fun, fellowship and Tuesday, 1pm. Bring a book you’ve read service. Send email or check website to this month and tell all about it. Treats to receive announcements of activities and to share are always welcomed. Tea is prosuggest activities for the group. ongoing. vided. Call for info. ongoing. 912-232-5488. familylife@diosav.org. diosav.org/familylifeliveoakpl.org/. Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 singles.

Center for Spiritual Living--Savannah East Bay St. All are invited to this Science of Mind community. Recognizing the presence and Pets & Animals Low Cost Pet Clinic power of God within, and believing that this TailsSpin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, host presence is in everything in the universe, low-cost pet vaccine clinics for students, unifying all of life. Welcoming all on their military and seniors the second and fourth spiritual pathway. Celebration: Sunday Wednesdays of each month. 5pm-6pm. mornings. Location: Bonaventure Chapel, Vaccinations: $12, ($2 is donated to Savan- 2520 Bonaventure Road. Meditation at nah pet rescue agencies). See website for 10:30am Service at 11:00am Childcare info. ongoing. tailsspin.com. tailsspin.com. available in the “Funday School” Sundays.

TailsSpin Pet Supplies Store, 4501 Habercslsavannah.org.

Columba House sham St., Habersham Village.

One Love and PetSmart Adoption Event Columba House is an inclusive, welcoming Meet some wonderful pets waiting for their hospitality space dedicated to building and forever homes. Each new adopter receives sustaining a community of faith commita coupon book from PetSmart to help you ted to social justice with the city’s young and your pet get started. Sat., Feb. 28, 11 adults, college students, and creative a.m.-2 p.m. oneloveanimalrescue.com. demographic. Tuesday evenings 6:30-8pm, PetSmart Victory Drive, 1821 E. Victory includes dinner and a program focused on Drive. justice. All are welcome. Free and open to Operation New Hope the public. Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. 912-228Operation New Hope allows inmates to 9425. Columba House, 34th Street between train unadoptable dogs from the Humane Abercorn and Lincoln Streets.

Society for Greater Savannah. The goals of Guided Silent Prayer the program are to decrease the recidivism Acoustical songs, 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and minutes to receive rate among Chatham County inmates, prayer or remain in silence. Wednesdays, help inmates learn a new skill, and help 6:45-8:00pm at Vineyard Church, 615 previously unadoptable dogs find loving Montgomery St. See website for info. ongohomes. The graduated dogs are available for adoption can be viewed at www.human- ing. vineyardsavannah.org.

Maritime Bethel societvsav.org, and www.chathamsheriff.

“Sundays on Thursdays” worship at the org. Operation New Hope is funded by the Humane Society and community donations. Fellowship Assembly. Plenty of parking for large trucks. Free Thursdays. 912-220ongoing. chathamsheriff.org. humaneso2976. The Fellowship Assembly of God cietysav.org/. Humane Society for Greater Church, 5224 Augusta Road.

Savannah, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. Tea Time at Ola’s (Book Club)

An Evening with John Berendt

Author of “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” will make brief remarks, and Jeremy Davis and the Equinox Trio will perform Johnny Mercer music. Clary’s Cafe, featured prominently in the book, will provide appetizers. $5 Tue., March 3, 6-8 p.m. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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 ongoing. The Savannah Zen Center, 111 E. 34th St.

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) ongoing. 912-6638728. jeanneseaver@aol.com. capitolcom. org/georgia.

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

Daily meditation, study groups and classes.

A New Church in the City, For the City

Gather on Sundays at 10:30am. Like the Facebook page “Savannah Church Plant.” ongoing. Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry St. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Courses are now being offered at the new Savannah Extension of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Full course loads for both Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees will be offered. Apply now at www.nobts.edu to start classes this winter. ongoing. 912-232-1033. revwasson@gmail. com. Savannah Baptist Center, 704 Wheaton Street.

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. ongoing. 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 ongoing, 7 p.m. 440-3715209. Sweet Water Spa, 148 Abercorn Street.

Service of Compline

Enter the stillness of another age. Gregorian Chant sung by candlelight at 9:00-9:30 p.m. every Sunday night by the Complne Choir of Christ Church Anglican. Come, say good nigh to God. All are welcome. ongoing. Independent Presbyterian Church, Bull Street and Oglethorpe Ave. South Valley Baptist Church

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

Sundays on Thursdays Worship Service

Thursdays. 912-826-0206. maritimebethelatsavannah.org. The Fellowship Assembly of God Church, 5224 Augusta Road.

Tapestry Church

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. Theology on Tap

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

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

Sundays, 11am. Email, call or see website for info. ongoing. 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. Sunday 9:15am meditative service Read the Bible in One Year and 11:00am celebratory service show A Bible book club for those wanting to read what the New Thought Movement is all the Bible in one year. Open to all. Book about. Children’s church 11am service. club format, not a traditional Bible study.

Unity loves all people, just as they are.

All welcome, regardless of race, creed, Sundays. 912-355-4704. unityofsavannah. sexual orientation, religion. Thurs. 6:00pm- org. unityofsavannah.org/. Unity Church of 7:00pm. Call for info. ongoing. 912-233Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

5354. Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 622 E.

For Your Information CALLING ALL SINGERS

St. John's Ep. Church is looking for volunteer and professional singers to join their Adult choir. Currently we are seeking Bass section leaders, but all parts are desired. If you love to sing great choral works, and if you have music-reading skills, call the Organist/ Choirmaster, Steven Branyon 912-660-8643 or 912-232-1251 for details and to schedule an audition.

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Jobs

DRY CLEANERS HIRING Experienced Seamstress, Counter, and PRESSERS, but we will train. Pressers Start TODAY! Apply in person: Richmond Hill's Best Cleaners, 10118 Ford Ave, Richmond Hill, GA. 912-756-5551

EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL Savannah Airport (Exit 104 off I-95) is hiring for: Maintenance Technician Housekeeper Benefits available.

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Drug Test and Background Check Required.

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LOCAL AMUSEMENT and Home Game Room Company has fulltime opening for pool table/ game mover/installer.

Must lift/move pool table slates and arcade games. Pool table mechanic knowledge helpful but not required. Valid drivers license and thorough background check required. Apply in person WedFri, 9am-12pm. Amusement Sales & Service, 5500 White Bluff Road, Savannah.

RETIREMENT COMMUNITY in Savannah seeking: *Cook *Housekeeping *CNA Certified Nursing Assistant Previous experience in working with Senior Adults.

Call 912.421.5646 or Fax 912.898.9387

Real Estate

DRIVER NEEDED: Solid company seeks Tractor Trailer Driver w/CDL license & 2yrs. experience. TWIC card helpful. Must be at least 23yrs. of age, dependable, good MVR. Daily runs. Call for details, 912-658-7499.

Homes For Sale

HOME FSBO IN NOTTINGHAM: DUMP TRUCK DRIVERS NEEDED 3BR/1.5BA, brick home. Carpet for the Savannah area. Two years experience and Class B CDL a throughout. Home in good shape. Asking $119,000. Call 912must. Call Chris 912-412-2402.

210-2745 EXPERIENCE ONLY- Tow Truck Driver, Mechanically inclined.

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St. John’s Church, Savannah, seeks Professional Bass/Baritone Singers to serve as section leaders in the Adult choir. Salary is based on musical ability & vocal skills. Call Organist/Choir Master, Steven Branyon at 912-660-8643 or 912-232-1251 for details.

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