Connect Savannah July 15, 2015

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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 / 15

Film: Skyfall

When James Bond’s (Daniel Craig) latest assignment goes terribly wrong, it leads to a calamitous turn of events: Undercover agents around the world are exposed, and MI6 is attacked, forcing M (Judi Dench) to relocate the agency.

8 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $8

Film: Bail Out

In honor of David Hasselhoff's birthday, the PFS screens this totally forgotten romantic action comedy starring Hasselhoff and Linda Blair of Exorcist fame. A very enjoyable crappy romp before Baywatch, people should come prepared to laugh at the ridiculous stupidity of it all.

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

Forsyth Farmers Market

Vs. Asheville. Pack the Park for charity.

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

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.

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Thursday / 16

Gardening Session

Savannah Sand Gnats

Learn how to garden and harvest vegetables and herbs to bring home. Kerry Shay, an organic farmer and owner of landscaping company Victory Gardens, provides free instruction. First and third Saturday of every month. third Saturday of every month, 8:30-9:30 a.m Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Free and open to the public

An Intimate Evening with Roger Moss

Roger, accompanied by Eric Jones, invites you to join him onstage for an evening of beautiful music, lots of laughter, a few tears, and possibly some dancing. Music from the American Songbook, hymns, a little Broadway, a little Jazz, and a lot of heart.

8-10 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $25 912-525-5050. lucastheatre.com/schedule/anintimate-evening/

Savannah Sand Gnats

Vs. Asheville. Thirsty Thursday.

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

Friday / 17 Film: Casino Royale

Casino Royale is the twenty-first film in the James Bond film series, and the first to star Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Casino Royale is set at the beginning of Bond’s career as Agent 007, just as he is earning his license to kill.

After preventing a terrorist attack at Miami International Airport, Bond falls in love with Vesper Lynd, the treasury employee assigned to provide the money he needs to bankrupt a terrorist financier, Le Chiffre, by beating him in a high-stakes poker game.

8 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $8

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Film: Results

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CinemaSavannah screens this 2015 film, a fresh take on a rom-com starring Kevin Corrigan, Guy Pearce and Cobie Smulders.

7 & 9:30 p.m Spotlight Theatres Eisenhower Square Cinema 6, 1100 Eisenhower Dr. $7.50 if you mention CinemaSavannah

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taming of the shrew Friday on the Train

This free community event will feature food and refreshments, kid friendly fun, line dancing, and live entertainment.

July entertainment: Third Class Citizen, cornhole and karaoke Third Friday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Suites at Station Exchange, 3205 TSX Grand Central.

ManiFest 2015

ManiFest 2015 is the first of many conscious gatherings of the healing arts community to raise awareness of the transformative power of sound, frequency and vibration. Participate in a Oneness Blessing/Gratitude Circle, Angel Walk, drum circles, chanting, singing, dancing.

3-8 p.m Morrell Park, River Street.

Savannah Sand Gnats

Vs. Charleston. Facebook Flashback Friday.

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

Theatre: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Savannah Stage Company presents Carrie Smith Lewis' adaptation of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. This creative adaptation uses six actors to play nineteen parts.

8 p.m.

Ampersand, 36 MLK Jr. Blvd. $15 or pay what you can

Theatre: The Taming of the Shrew

Enjoy Shakespeare's witty battle of the sexes presented by the Savannah Shakes theatre troupe.

8 p.m.

Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $15 general, discounts available

Saturday / 18 Concert: Velvet Caravan

Combining Gypsy, Honky-Tonk, Swing and Latin, this band plays upbeat tunes from all over the world with thunderous virtuosity and relentless sense of humor. Bringing together the eclectic sounds are a motley crew of super talented musicians that draw their roots from Venezuela, Serbia, Austin, Iowa, Boston and Southern Georgia.

Randy Wood Guitars (Bloomingdale), 1304 East Hwy. 80.

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Movies in the Park

Beginning at sundown, the City of Tybee will show a family-friendly movie in the park.

July film: Big Hero 6 third Saturday of every month.

Memorial Park on Tybee Island, 403 Butler Ave.

Savannah Bazaar

Come be a part of Savannah's creative community with artists vending their work, live music and poetry, food and drink, and kids' activities. third Saturday of every month, 1 p.m Ampersand, 36 MLK Jr. Blvd.

Savannah Sand Gnats

Vs. Charleston. Fireworks after the game.

6:05 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $8

Theatre: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Savannah Stage Company presents Carrie Smith Lewis' adaptation of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. This creative adaptation uses six actors to play nineteen parts.

8 p.m.

Ampersand, 36 MLK Jr. Blvd. $15 or pay what you can

Theatre: The Taming of the Shrew

Enjoy Shakespeare's witty battle of the sexes presented by the Savannah Shakes theatre troupe.

8 p.m.

Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd $15 general, discounts available

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Tuesday / 21

Mystery Yul Brynner Film

Richmond Hill Farmer's Market

Savannah Sand Gnats

Vs. Charleston. Bring your dog to the game. Kids eat free and run the bases after the game.

2:05 p.m Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $8

Theatre: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Savannah Stage Company presents Carrie Smith Lewis' adaptation of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. This creative adaptation uses six actors to play nineteen parts.

2 p.m Ampersand, 36 MLK Jr. Blvd. $15 or pay what you can

Theatre: The Taming of the Shrew

Enjoy Shakespeare's witty battle of the sexes presented by the Savannah Shakes theatre troupe.

3 p.m Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $15 general, discounts available

Monday / 20 Savannah Sand Gnats

Vs. Charleston. Dollar Monday.

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

Vendors include Hardwicke Farms, Sage Wishes, FraLi Gourmet, Savannah River Farms, Woodland Swamp Farm, Sikes Honey, Foods of the Farm, and Farm Fresh Produce. There will also be free balloons, reusable shopping bags, corn hole, and a bouncy house.

2-7 p.m.

J. F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill.

Tongue: Open Mouth & Music Show hosted by Calvin Thomas

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

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Wednesday / 22 Comedy: Stewart Huff

Stewart Huff has performed all across the country and has been featured in the Aspen Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy and is a hit on various Fringe Festivals.

He’s popular with humanist groups and has been featured on NPR stations & the Wall St. Journal.

8-10 p.m Bay Street Theatre, 1 Jefferson St. $9/$15 412-605-4807. ramannoodlescomedy@gmail.com. stewarthuff.com

Film: Desperate Outpost

The PFS screens this film from 1959, an insanely rare black-and-white Japanese wartime drama filled with amazing cinematography, incredible acting and a thoughtprovoking script. In Japanese with English subtitles.

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

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

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TEN South Carolina governors came Most of the records in it, some dating back before the Civil War, went up in smoke from one small town, Edgefield. For years after the Civil War, armed bands of emantoo. Literally gone with the wind. cipated blacks and local whites stalked each other in the countryside beyond.

ON the topic of burned-down buildWithin an antebellum manse on Edgeings: Milledgeville, Ga., was the state capital field’s main drag is a “Shrine”—their when Sherman went through town. word—to the Red Shirts, a paramilitary It’s actually in pretty good shape. Congroup during Reconstruction. trary to the taunts of present-day Yankees The Red Shirts got their name from the and the howls of Confederate apologists, Sherman left quite a few grand old buildings bright red linen blouses they wore while at

by Jim Morekis their main job: Keeping black people from untouched—untorched—in his own road jim@connectsavannah.com trips through the South. voting or gathering in large numbers, by any Savannah native Flannery O’Connor You can’t raise a Caine back means necessary. went to college there, wrote her best works up when he’s in defeat. — Nobody visits the Shrine much these there. But growing up in Savannah all we “The Night They Drove Old days, and the only armed bands that roam knew about Milledgeville was that was Dixie Down” the lush countryside are turkey hunters. where the crazy people went.

But I swear you can still smell the violence “They sent her to Milledgeville.”

ONE THING I’ve learned in the air.

For two centuries, Central State Hospital in my travels: No hotter was the largest “lunatic asylum” in the world. place on this planet THE best song about the South was Nearly 40,000 forgotten souls are buried on written by a Canadian. than Columbia, S.C., in the summertime. the grounds in unmarked graves.

God Almighty, it’s hot.

Everyone hears it as “blood,” but RobIn the days before easy divorce, husbands bie Robertson says the thing under VirWith the final furling of the Confederate who’d found a new paramour would somebanner over the State House grounds last gil Caine’s feet that he swears by is “mud.” times forcibly commit their wives there.

Friday, you could almost feel a cool breeze Something a farmer’s more likely to say.

The disowned wives would be restrained, of relief blow through the soul-crushing Joan Baez famously covered “The Night get shock treatment and lobotomies. End up They Drove Old Dixie Down,” infamously Columbia heat, down Gervais Street and in one of those graves, unmourned. across a worried, divided nation. butchered it.

Budget cuts and new methods have It gave us all a second to take at least one Changed “Stoneman’s cavalry” to “so much reduced the hospital to two small clinics. good, deep breath. cavalry,” which is just dumb. Changed “I will The hulking, spooky old edifices remain. work the land” to “I’m a working man,” in a They say sad, angry ghosts haunt them.

IN my road trips through the Carolinas liberal nod to labor unions.

The hospital still has its own little police and Georgia, I’m struck by how the small I doubt Virgil would approve. force. They patrol night and day to keep out towns have become depopulated zombie crackheads and thrill seekers. wastelands. It’s a silent disaster.

THEY’RE going to dig up the bones of And ghost hunters.

From Lumberton, N.C., to Orangeburg, Virgil’s fellow Tennessean, Nathan Bedford S.C., to Montezuma, Ga., the old Main Forrest. Literally pull up his corpse from IN Columbus, Ga., is Ft. Benning, an Streets of the old Confederacy are mostly under a city park in Memphis. boarded up. You see an occasional wig shop iconic name in military circles. Every U.S. Forrest was a heinous human being.

Army Ranger in Savannah trained there. or title loan place or storefront Pentecostal Slave trader, KKK leader. As a Confederate General George S. Patton trained there. church. Maybe a couple of dazed-looking general, refused to take black Union troops Right outside the post is the new old men ambling slowly nowhere. prisoner. Ordered them shot instead.

National Infantry Museum, a well-done and The jobs left long ago for Atlanta, CharForrest is also considered one of Americutting-edge, if a bit rah-rah, memorial to lotte, Greenville, Raleigh, Charleston. ca’s military geniuses, the godfather of modArmy ground forces.

For Mexico and China. ern assault tactics. The original merchant of It’s here you get the most vivid sense of But still plenty of drugs. As much crack Shock & Awe. and meth and weed in the sticks as the inner one of the great ironies of our time: Despite The savage minutiae of his battles are losing the Civil War, white Southerners are studied by fresh-faced officer candidates to city. People can always afford drugs. the most vocally patriotic Americans today. this day at West Point, at Ft. Benning.

There’s a strange poetry to the decay.

Southerners have been the backbone of Hancock County, Ga., was once the state’s Used in Iraq and Afghanistan. the U.S. military in every war since. The wealthiest county, from cotton picked by Unlike most rebel officers, Forrest had no list of Medal of Honor winners is a virtual slaves. Today it’s among the poorest. military experience before the war. He was a genealogy of Scots-Irish surnames from They say AC units in Hancock County savant of violence with two standing orders: Appalachia through West Texas. don’t last long, on account of the copper “Get there first with the most,” and “War Ft. Benning itself was named for a Concoils can bring a few bucks. means fightin’ and fightin’ means killin’.” federate general, part of a deliberate plan The grand old courthouse in the county I doubt he’d have a problem with the after the Civil War to repatriate the South. seat of Sparta—one of the most ornate of Memphis decision. Forrest never gave any They’re talking about renaming it now. the post-Civil War, Victorian-style courtquarter, and never asked for any either.

Patton’s grandfather was a Confederate houses—burned to a husk this time last Besides, he’d probably say, what the hell colonel. Died of his wounds. year in a suspicious fire. does it matter? I’m already dead. cs

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feedback | letters@connectsavannah.com Column ‘shed hopeful light on the darkness’

infractions.

JIA personnel have made gestures by Editor, urging violators to comply, but regulatory Your recent editorial entitled “Most. Inter- measures to punish violators have been esting. Week. Ever” was some of the best neglected. journalism I have seen. It moved me in so Records indicate that, when the Westin many ways and snapped me back to center was under construction, the hotel’s builders by the end. were advised by the DNR as to the type of My son is currently thru-hiking the fixtures and shielding required by the lightAppalachian Trail. I met him this past holi- ing ordinance. day weekend at Harpers Ferry, West VirBut, more than a year later, the Wesginia, the halfway point. tin remains out of compliance, and the JIA refuses to fine the hotel or even issue In our visit he shared many enlightening stories about the goodness of humankind he a citation, saying instead that the Westin should be given more time to deal with the has experienced during his journey. problem.

In turn, I began to share updates with It is the height of hypocrisy when a state him from reality. At one point he asked that park authority that benefits from income I please stop. “No more bad news, Mom.” generated by public interest in sea turtles So I respected his request and asked to fails to correct violations of its own lighting read him something that I assured him ordinance for protecting that species. would for the most part shed hopeful light Considering that the park was established on the darkness. What I read him was your to cultivate the conservation of nature, this editorial. is a clear indication of the ‘mission drift’ at It was bittersweet. He learned of the work under JIA’s mismanagement.

Charleston Nine, but then learned of the Another such indicator is the marked loving, spirit-filled response to the massacre. rise in price of the average room at a park He learned of the freedom granted to the intended to serve average Georgians. Thus, LGBT community. the exclusionary, elitist theme behind develYour words were light. I left him on the approach to his remaining 1,165 miles with opment of the high-rise Westin hotel, the worst lighting-ordinance violator – also a smile.

Kim Mohr Dulek speaks to JIA’s misdirection.

It appears that the goal of generating income, including the pursuit and indulSea turtles are being exploited, not protected gence of high-end spenders, has subverted the purpose of Georgia’s only barrier island Editor, state park.

A May 19th survey conducted by the David A. Kyler DNR and Jekyll Island Authority revealed Executive Director, Center for a numerous violations of the state park’s Sustainable Coast sea turtle lighting ordinance. The Westin hotel topped the list of violators, with 10

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news & Opinion | The (Civil) Society Column

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Dress up for success at Civvies

By Jessica Leigh Lebos jll@connectsavannah.com

JULY 15-21, 2015

When it comes to clothes, I’ve always been kind of allergic to retail trends.

All those neat stacks of the same focus group-approved tank top overwhelm me. I get hives just walking past Forever 21.

There’s also the tinnitus that I’m pretty sure is the sewing machine hum of the Bangladeshi children churning out T-shirts for Old Navy.

For reasons ethical, aesthetic and economic, I prefer scrounging for my look: Sale racks, thrift shops, discount barns, living room swaps and fashionable friends’ closets have yielded some of my best vestments, allowing me to cultivate a wardrobe I like to call “pragmatic costume chic.”

My favorite places are the ones that do the foraging for me, collecting the weird wonders and one-of-a-kinds and buying from the customers themselves.

That way, when your duds depress you, you can pack ‘em up and trade out for another new-to-you trousseau (minus a 50 percent commission, natch.)

I honed this sartorial cycle as a college student in Tucson at Buffalo Exchange, where a young Robyn Reeder was using her artistic gifts to sort through the Jessica McClintock frocks and Girbaud jeans.

I didn’t know Robyn back then, but I may have a fuzzy memory of a petite blond pixie rejecting my tote of Flashdance-cut sweatshirts sweetly but firmly, like only the Buffalo Exchange girls could.

In a stroke of fabulous obviously orchestrated by the fashion gods, this loop de couture has continued in Savannah at Civvies, Robyn’s legendary new-and-recycled clothing emporium on Broughton. Yes, the serendipity is momentous, but when you’ve bought the same teal romper 25 years apart, it comes as no surprise that life, like fashion, is just a magical, rhinestone-studded circle (see last week’s cover story about Robyn, and also, the comeback of shoulder pads.)

All the cool kids know this wonderland of vintage scores, trendy apparel and cheap sunglasses, and nothing illustrates Civvies’ cross-cultural, multi-generational appeal more than running into your teenage son 8 perusing the racks.

“Eww,” mine hissed when he saw me.

“What are you doing here?”

Awkward! I mean, not for me, but I could see him trying to wrap his mind around the irreconcilable irony of shopping at the same store as your mom and actually wanting to.

Suck up the paradox, son; one day you’ll wish I’d kept your dad’s boxy Structure sportcoat from the ‘90s.

Many fashionistas and fashionistos already know that Civvies jumped another level on the cosmic spiral this month when it moved from its upstairs aerie to a new nest three doors down, which happens to be in the same building Robyn and Amy Spurlock started their first business, Primary Art Supply.

Shoppers now thread their way through

the funky antiques of Really Great Finds to the back stairs, making it feel like you’ve entered Norma Desmond’s Hollywood mansion to shop the most epic closet in town.

The reincarnated space is longer and narrower than its predecessor but translates the shop’s signature punky-go-lucky vibe. Its shelves are full of fanny packs and fur coats

Everything old is new again: Staff members Emily Boutwell and Cassidy Hatcher report a smooth transition for Civvies’s move to the former Primary Art Supply.

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and felted wool bowlers with cat ears, the round racks categorized by color like candy.

And because even the heaviest of Sebastian Edwards’ custom-built furniture only had to be moved down the block, the changeover was as quick and seamless as mending a hem.

“Somehow, we didn’t even close for a day!” exclaims assistant manager Emily Boutwell.

“The customers didn’t even have a chance to complain!”

Everything’s been business as (un)usual, but what would you expect from a place that proudly disrupts the space time continuum with 70 years’ worth of fashion all at once?

There’s great power in that circuit, and the whole place just might levitate during Civvies’ Grand Opening Party on Thursday, July 23.

Yes, that’s next Thursday; we want to make sure you have plenty of time to plan your outfit. The theme is “Vintage Flight,” so think sexy stewardess dresses and Mad Men pilot caps, Hawaiian shirts and Bermuda shorts, space helmets and poodle skirts.

Heading up the entertainment is COEDS, the four-piece ensemble fronted by my Connect cubicle mate and “ruckus ‘n’ roll” goddess Anna Chandler, who writes about everyone else’s band by day and

For building owner and friend Tony Chastulik, the opportunity to absorb the shop was a no-brainer.

“Partly, it was a business decision, since having Civvies in the building and the big marquee gives us a more pronounced presence on Broughton,” says Tony.

“And then, of course, it’s Robyn,” he adds with a small break in his voice. “I’m trying very hard to save her. I don’t want to let her go.”

When asked how many years he’s given Civvies’ on its new lease, Tony replies, COEDS head up the awesome entertainment for the evening. Photo by Lisa Lombardi “Indefinitely.”

That seems like perfectly appropriate for Folksy lounge iguanas Carpet Coats (hey, a store that transcends time itself, maybe shreds her own fast and dirty guitar licks by where do l buy one of those for winter?!) night. even long enough for my kid to have his own Rounded out by Phillip Price, Jeremiah will open the evening’s festivities, and stacks children pretend not to know him when he of the hand-drawn music ‘zine the clambake encounters them going gaga over a pair of Stuard and Donald Moats, COEDS also straddles the decades with driving iterations will be for sale. Snacks, drinks and deep dis- Dockers. of doo-wop punk pop that may have “snuck counts are also on the menu.

But whatever trend comes round again, It’s bound to be a swanky blast as we wel- I’ll bet my vintage orange combat boots that a handle of whiskey into the sock hop.” come the city’s original clothing exchange to Robyn Reeder’s fashion legacy never, ever The quartet just finished recording their the next plane, but the atmosphere doesn’t first LP this summer, and because I share a goes out of style. cs padded half-wall with Anna, I got a preview come without a bittersweet tang.

As Anna’s story detailed last week, Robyn Civvies Grand Opening Bash listen that had me bouncing. has lived with cancer for more than a decade, When: 6-10pm, Thurs. July 23 I’m no music writer, but I think it’s what might happen if you poured Dusty Spring- and she’s overseen Civvies’ latest shift with Where: 14 E. Broughton the knowledge that she may make her great- Info: (912) 236-1551 field, the Clash and a Cuba Libre into a est transition sooner than later. packet of Pop Rocks and shook vigorously.

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Carriage controversy Animal advocates want all the pretty horses off Savannah’s streets

By Jessica Leigh Lebos jll@connectsavannah.com

JULY 15-21, 2015

Stately and motionless except for the occasional flick of his tail, Pepper stands under the cluster of live oaks in front of the Hyatt Regency.

He waits patiently as a family from California climbs aboard the white carriage attached to his harness, blinders shielding his peripheral vision.

With a gentle slap of the reins, the dappled gray Percheron gelding crosses the cobblestones to the bustle of Bay Street, past semi-trucks and SUVs, pulling his charges towards Johnson Square for a 45-minute tour of Savannah’s historic district.

It’s midday in July, and the outdoor temperature is inching towards 92 degrees. The summer heat doesn’t deter the tourists, and Pepper will clop through his route four to five times throughout the day.

There will be water breaks and hose downs twice an hour before he takes the 20-minute walk up Wheaton Street back to the stables, where the 15-year-old has his own stall and two spacious paddocks to mingle with his best buddy, Salt.

Such is the life of a carriage horse in Savannah, and the way his owners see it, it’s a pretty good one.

“Technically, this is a retirement job for these horses,” says Sami McBrayer, manager at Historic Savannah Carriage Tours.

“They come to us from the Amish, who use them to plough their fields. They’re so used to working they don’t even know how to take a treat when they get here. We spoil them a lot.”

McBrayer grew up around horses, and her parents, Kelley and John Tarr, have owned HSCS since 2005. The family has a staff of 35 people and maintains a herd of ten 10 horses, seven that rotate carriage tour shifts.

Members of Savannah Animal Advocacy demonstrated on Ellis Square last Saturday to raise awareness of the plight of carriage horses.

Top photo by Jessica Leigh Lebos, horse photo by Geoff L. Johnson The protestors have been working on creating awareness since January, and this was their first public demonstration. On Sunday at the Foundery, Savannah Animal Advocacy also hosted a screening of Blinders, a documentary examining injustice and mistreatment in New York City’s carriage horse industry. The group has plans for more events The throughout the year. company The horse-drawn carriage issue is not grossed $1.5 million last year, a healthy the first for the animal rights organization. chunk counted in the city’s $2.29 billion Formed in 2010, SAA works to educate the tourism industry. public about all forms of animal cruelty in But a group of local activists say it’s time Savannah and nearby communities, includto retire horse-drawn carriages altogether. ing testing on monkeys at Alpha Genesis Members of Savannah Animal Advocacy Laboratories in Yemassee, S.C. peacefully demonstrated in Ellis Square Last January when Ringling Bros. and last Saturday, calling for an end to a beloved Barnum & Bailey Circus came to the Civic attraction they call inhumane.

Center, the group staged demonstrations to “People look at horse-drawn carriages protest the sideshow empire’s horrific treatand think ‘how romantic, how sweet,’ but ment of elephants. Their efforts added to these horses are exposed to danger in a mounting international pressure, and the high-traffic, urban environment all day long,” circus announced in March that it would says Marsha Hargreaves of SAA, citing the phase out its pachyderms by 2018. lines of tour buses, trolleys, cars, motorcyMistreatment, dehydration, exhaustion, cles, bicycles, pedicabs and pedestrians with decreased life span and subjugation of natuwhom horse-drawn carriages share the road. ral instincts are cited as reasons why horses “Just because we’ve always had them, does plodding the pavement should go the way of that make it right?” the elephant, especially in the extreme heat About a dozen people gathered along the of Southeastern summers. sidewalk next Sorry Charlie’s, holding signs “It’s just plain cruel,” says Ruth Arnone, that said “Savannah is best seen on foot not another SAA activist. “These horses should hoof ” and “Compassionate tourists say NO be in a pasture, not on the street.” to carriage rides.”

Abuse of carriage horses has been a conReactions were mixed. Some cars honked cern for centuries and was the primary focus in solidarity, and a trolley full of tourists of the newly-formed Association for the gave the thumbs-up to the protestors. Other Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) passersby argued that when it comes to ani- in 1866. The current horse carriage ban mal welfare issues, carriage horses are the movement has gained momentum since least of society’s problems. incoming New York City mayor Bill De

Blasio announced during last year’s election that he would end the storied rides in Central Park. His proposed ordinance appears stalled among NYC city council members, but a similar ban was passed unanimously in Salt Lake City, Utah, last November. In Puerto Rico, all horse-drawn carriages were removed from the streets of Old San Juan by executive order in April after photos of a collapsed horse circulated on social media.

In Savannah, where horse-drawn carriages represent a high-profile tourism activity and a $1 “preservation fee” from every ticket sold goes to the city coffers for visitors’ center maintenance and monument upkeep, a ban seems unlikely. However, reformations of the city’s policy with respect to horses and summer heat were announced Friday.

“The City of Savannah has been actively working with all the carriage companies since fall of last year to modify the horse heat policy created in 2011,” says Bridget Lidy, director of the city’s Tourism Management & Ambassadorship Department.

“After last year’s heat wave, we realized we needed to come up with a better standard so that when it does get extremely warm, we can work with the carriage companies to get the horses off the streets.”

Revisions include lowering the allowable outdoor temperature (provided by the National Weather Service station at Hunter Army Airfield) from 99 to 98 degrees and the heat index (a combination of temperature and humidity that reflects how hot it actually feels) from 120 to 110 degrees.

Carriage companies would be forbidden from operating on city streets under those conditions, but their horses would have the option of remaining at their stations to prevent any further danger from walking back

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to their stables.

The amended heat policy will be added to the horse-drawn carriage ordinance currently under review, and the changes are some of the first updates the since the ordinance was created in 1977.

“Back then, there was a lot less traffic, a lot less visitors. So now we’ve done an extensive survey of other Southeastern communities and how they handle their operations of carriages,” says Lidy, noting that San Antonio, New Orleans and Charleston provided helpful comparisons.

Savannah has four horse-drawn carriage companies—Historic Savannah Carriage Tours (HSCT), Carriage Tours of Savannah (CTOS), Plantation Carriage Company and Magnolia Carriage Company—and Lidy attests that each already adhere to their own strict standards.

“The companies are all on board with the heat ordinance revisions, but they usually pull their horses off the street before it gets that hot anyway,” she says.

McBayer confirms that HSCT takes Pep-

“No matter how beloved, well fed, watered up, cooled off, rested, happy, recreated, clean, and healthy a horse may be, a horse pulling a carriage full of people alongside, in front of or behind a car is unsafe,” argues Hargreaves.

“It is a recipe for disaster and tragedy played out multiple times in multiple cities.”

No horses have ever been reported injured in traffic in the city’s historic district. But the McBayer’s company did make national news in 2014 after one of its horses escaped its bridle and took off down Congress street, its carriage smashing into cars as riders leapt off screaming.

McBayer identifies that runaway horse as Oscar, a five-year-old gelding. She reports that Oscar is now happily serving as a riding horse on a nearby ranch and says other horses too skittish, old or otherwise unfit to work the carriage beat are sent off to live out their days in more agreeable pastures.

McBayer says she holds great respect for the activists and hopes they will visit the barn and learn more about how her com-

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per and the rest of horses off the clock any time they exhibit symptoms of heat distress, including heavy breathing, lethargy and an absence of sweating.

“Foaming is actually a good sign; it means they’re hydrated,” she explains.

McBayer adds that the herd is examined regularly by the company’s personal veterinarian and UGA’s veterinary hospital as well as during mandated appointments with the Dept. of Agriculture.

“Even if we were the horrible, money mongerers that people think we are, there are still a lot of other people making sure these horses are healthy,” she says of accusations that carriage companies exploit their animals.

McBayer also takes umbrage with the photos circulating of carriage horses bleeding and in distress in other cities, saying that they are misleading.

“We’ve never had a horse collapse on the streets of Savannah.”

Still, the members of Savannah Animal Advocacy say it is only a matter of time before horses and traffic collide.

pany treats its four-legged employees.

“I have a lot of compassion for people who are concerned about our horses. We feel the exactly same way.”

On Saturday, the horse carriage drivers appeared to be avoiding the carriage stand next to the protestors and riding down Barnard Street instead. But the animal advocates insist that their aim is to educate the public and that they are not seeking confrontation.

Asked if they would be open to collaborating with Savannah’s carriage companies to find a way to be involved in helping ensure their safety, some activists took a cooperative stance.

“I would consider that,” says Arnone.

“Anything that improves the welfare of these animals is OK by me.”

Her cohorts concur.

“Our number one goal is a ban on horsedrawn carriages, but right now we just want to get the conversation started,” affirms Hargreaves.

“The bottom line is ‘what is right for these animals?’” cs

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Can weed cure cancer?

I found something online about a man in Canada who’s cured cancer using hemp or marijuana oil and says it’s able to cure even terminal cases. Is this for real? If so, what the heck—the cure for cancer has been here all along? —Amy Spears THINK about your question for three seconds, Amy, and riddle me this: if marijuana actually fought cancer, wouldn’t someone have noticed a massive drop in malignancies back when the teens of the ‘60s hit late middle age? We’d have 20 million more baby boomers puttering around suburbia, and makers of adult diapers would now be enjoying record profits.

Instead, cancer is projected to be the number-one cause of death in America by 2030, even as the nation’s love affair with weed rages on. None of which is to say that chemicals in marijuana won’t ever prove to be medically useful, but I personally wouldn’t opt for a Phish concert over chemotherapy just yet.

The guy you’re talking about is, I’m guessing, Rick Simpson, a crusader for the health benefits of cannabis oil. Simpson, whose medical training apparently consists of 25 years maintaining the boilers at a Nova Scotia hospital, claims that ingesting the stuff and/or rubbing it on the skin can remedy anything from diabetic ulcers to cervical cancer (no words of advice for topical application in such cases, however). According to Simpson, he’s cured his own skin cancer and treated many hundreds of other

“patients” besides. If seriously ill people feel they’ve gotten some relief this way, I’m not going to tell them they haven’t.

Nonetheless, there’s still this thing called the scientific method.

In fairness, Simpson’s not alone in supporting this theory. Rather a lot of research has purported to show the medical value of marijuana, but most of it was conducted between the 1840s and the 1920s. This was a period during which the medical community also thought cocaine could cure tuberculosis, so conclusions drawn in those days should probably be taken lightly.

Anyway, this enlightened era ended in the early 30s, when a wave of state and federal statutes made marijuana illegal throughout the U.S. Since then, studies investigating its theoretical benefits have been extremely scarce—only 6 percent of recent scientific articles on cannabis have dealt with possible therapeutic use as opposed to potential for harm.

This may be because no one can get their hands on the goods: all marijuana used in American research is produced on the University of Mississippi campus and tightly controlled by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an organization whose name may tell you something about its ideological bent vis-à-vis weed. Walk around any university medical or psych lab and you’ll find dozens of flyers looking for paid research subjects who are “already habitual marijuana users,” but you’ll rarely find any offering to pay you and provide your supply.

As a result, a lot of the scientific research is based on rats, using synthetic cannabinoids to mimic the effects of weed. Because it’s not done on humans (except illegally), it’s difficult to extract too much from such research. Even still, there’s some pretty compelling stuff out there. Here’s how it works: Endocannabinoids are a group of compounds (lipids, to be precise) naturally produced in the brain during certain types of neural activity—mostly having to do with appetite, pain sensation, mood, and memory, but also relating to cardiovascular tone, immunity, movement, and reproduction. When you introduce plant-based

cannabinoids like THC into your system, they mimic these endocannabinoids and appear to thus affect the same areas. The beneficial effects of weed on pain and appetite are sufficiently well accepted that medical marijuana is legal in 23 states for cancer and HIV/AIDS patients, and the synthetic forms of THC known as dronabinol and nabilone are FDA-approved to fight the nausea that accompanies chemo.

More excitingly, though, increasing cannabinoid levels have in fact been found to reduce tumor growth in mice in several different trials, by both inducing cancer-cell death and preventing proliferation, in almost all types of cancer cell tested.

Let’s be very clear: this doesn’t mean that smoking weed or eating it or rubbing yourself with it will get rid of a tumor. The endocannabinoid system is extremely delicate, and adjusting it incorrectly can actually stimulate tumor growth—Simpson may have been aggravating his skin cancer even as he was treating it. But there’s definitely something interesting going on here.

Researchers are also looking into how fiddling with the endocannabinoid system can alleviate seizures. I won’t bother going into the mechanics here, epilepsy being arguably even more complicated than cancer, but it’s enough to know somebody’s working on it.

Other studies are focusing on Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and multiple sclerosis, because of the way endocannabinoids affect movement.

Will Rick Simpson be remembered someday as a visionary? We’ll see. For now, he’s apparently encouraging sick people to screw around with their neurological function without bothering too much about science.

But serious investigations into endocannabinoids in general do look promising. A long-term study on the health of undergraduate “research assistants” at the Ole Miss weed farm might prove informative as well, but then again I’m no scientist. cs By cecil adams Send questions to Cecil via straightdope.com or write him c/o Chicago Reader, 350 N. Orleans, Chicago 60654.

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Police are investigating two unrelated murders that happened last week.

A homicide which occurred just after 11 p.m. Friday night took the life of Michael Anthony Johnson, 50. Johnson was shot at the intersection of 42nd and Montgomery streets. He was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The body of a black male was found near the 7400 block of LaRoche Avenue at about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Detectives have identified the victim as Ricardo James Morris, 38. Police are investigating his death as a homicide.

Cops, firefighters, residents combine to apprehend two

Two men face multiple charges “after crashing into the lawn of a fire station while trying to elude police and narrowly missing firefighters who were guiding a fire engine into its garage,” police say.

John Calvin Baker, 23, of the first block of Altman Circle, and Hakeem Ramona Campbell, 24, of the 2000 block of Bonna Bella Avenue, were taken into custody after being chased down on foot by residents, Savannah Fire and Rescue firefighters, Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police, and a Metro K9.

The men were occupying a white, in Baker 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV “that Hakeem Ramona John Calv had been sought as a suspect vehicle Campbell in several Wilmington Island burglaries that crashed into shrubbery shrubbery and timbers,” police say. and landscape timbers at the fire station on Campbell was pursued on foot and Bee Road about 5:30 p.m.,” police say. captured by residents, including a retired “Officers had been following the car for detective. Baker was apprehended by K9 some time when a marked unit attempted Toro and treated on the scene for bite a traffic stop. When the SUV sped away marks when he struggled instead of stopping, the officer discontinued his pursuit but K9 and undercover officers Two charged in drug deal bust saturating the area kept the car in sight,” Two men “who took exception when police say. officers interrupted a drug transaction face The SUV continued to speed through different charges after both struggled with traffic, running other cars of the road until police” last week, a spokesperson says. it approached the fire engine being backed Kevin Harold Milton, 48, of the 2200 into the station with a number of fire fight- block of East 40th Street, and Justin Lee ers standing in front and directing it.

Rowland, 32, of the 2400 block of God“The Hyundai attempted to drive around bee Avenue, were arrested and charged the fire engine and firefighters, crashing into with various crimes.

Milton was charged with loitering, having an open container, tampering with evidence and possession of a controlled substance/meth/MDMA after telling police he doesn’t sell drugs and dropping a package containing one controlled substance. Another was found in his pocket with other illegal drugs.

The incident began at 12:50 a.m. when a patrol officer noticed a silver 2000 Jeep Cherokee speeding west on West Bay Street near Lathrop Avenue.

“He radioed another officer who saw the Jeep strike a curb and pull into a convenience store parking lot,” police say.

Officers arrived to find the two men in the parking lot where Milton threw a package into a planter. “ Meanwhile Rowland, after police found his driver’s license, re-entered the Jeep and drove away, striking a patrol car. “After another officer stopped the Jeep in Garden City, he became uncooperative and kicked out the window of a patrol car,” police say.

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The enormous compensation CEOs of large corporations receive is justified in part by their bringing prosperity to their shareholders, but last year (an excellent one for most investors), two of the nation’s bestpaid chief executives “earned” handsome raises despite presiding over losses: Philippe Dauman of Viacom Inc. (paid $44.3 million, stock lost 6.6 percent) and Jeffrey Immelt of General Electric (an 88 percent raise to $37.3 million, stock lost 6.7 percent). CEO Steven Newman of Transocean earned only $14.2 million, according to a June Wall Street Journal report, but that was a 2.2 percent boost — for stewardship that resulted in one of 2014’s biggest flops — Transocean’s 59.9 percent loss for its shareholders.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit

• The Japanese, especially, report a decline of intimacy (for instance, a recent estimate found that about a quarter of 30-year-olds had never had sex with another person) — convenient for a Kyoto research institute’s announcement in June that it had developed a huggable, human-sized, featureless pillow (resembling Casper the Friendly Ghost), with skin-like texture, to serve as an embraceable intimacy substitute. For people with actual lovers, the “Hugvie” (retailing for the equivalent of $80) has a mouth slot for a cellphone to enable running sweet talk with a remote “companion.”

• Redneck Marketing Challenges: (1) Scotty and Beverly Franklin of Springfield, Missouri, are trying to tempt cowboys to actually wear leather boots retrofitted to be open-toed sandals. KHOU-TV (Houston) reported that the Franklins would sandalup your favorite pair for $75. (2) One of the more reviled consumer products of 2015 is a gun-shaped iPhone case, which so alarms police that it suddenly in early July became hard to find, even at the online Japan Trend Shop, which previously offered models from $5 to $49. Asked one officer, “Why would you want to make yourself look like a threat (to cops)?”

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In a recent BBC documentary, the son of renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking (Tim, now 36) revealed that his dad is “hugely competitive” and showed him “no compassion at all” when he was growing up.

Tim said two of his few avenues of coping with such a famous, oblivious father were

when he used to race around in his dad’s specialized (and expensive) wheelchair (pretending it was a go-kart) and, for those deliciously awkward moments, adding cuss words to his father’s synthesized speech software.

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One Flaw in the Game Plan: Gary Elliott, 19, was arrested shortly after someone had ripped a hole in the ceiling of Al’s Army Navy store in Orlando, Florida, and — expertly shimmying down a rope, then back up — made off with about 70 guns in a bag.

Latest Religious Messages (“It must be Spider-Man,” was proprietor • Jihadists governing ISIS’ Euphrates Neal Crasnow’s first thought.) However, province recently outlawed the popular Recurring Themes minutes after the burglary, Elliott came to a hobby of breeding pigeons and threatened News of the Weird tracks the “armed and police officer’s attention on the street, bleedviolators with flogging and imprisonment. clumsy,” who can’t avoid shooting themselves ing, carrying the large bag — and pedaling The ban was initially thought accidentally, but then there away on his “getaway” vehicle, which was a to be aimed at frustrating are these guys: (1) Adam genuine tricycle (yes — three wheels!). pigeon-messaging to the outHirtle, 30, of Colorado side world, but the published Springs, Colorado, checked Also, Recently ... prohibition mentions other into a hospital on June 10 (1) While a custom fitting is being preOk, the flag is justifications — the hobby’s after intentionally shooting pared, Alyeska Pipeline is “servicing” a leak down. frivolity (wasting time that himself in the foot with a in the trans-Alaska Pipeline by sending an Now what? could better be spent pray.22-caliber handgun — employee twice a day in June to mop up the ing) and the special offense twice, “curious” to see how oil with rags. (2) A man was spotted and to God (because pigeons are it felt (with and without photographed on a riverbank in Nanyang, “uncovered,” with exposed his boot to compare pain China, carefully (and oblivious to onlookgenitals). levels). (2) Jeremiah Raber, ers) bathing his inflatable doll. (3) In May, • God Is Love: (1) In a 38, recently commenced a at the very moment police in Akron, Ohio, June YouTube video reported crowdfunding campaign had begun (with a warrant) searching the by various news sites, Tempe, for a kids’ sports version of home of Andrew Palmer, 46, for evidence of Arizona, pastor Steven his “Nutshellz” jockstrap drug-dealing, a UPS driver appeared at the Anderson (Faithful Word — according to Raber door to make a routine delivery — of four Baptist Church) prayed for the strongest such apparel pounds of marijuana.

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Matt Duplessie is a believer in the power of sound.

As a musician (currently in his solo project, Clandestiny, formerly of Word of Mouth), he explores the transformative power of positive vibrations and tones; as someone involved in the healing arts, he’s fascinated with sound’s connectivity, remedial abilities, and transformative communal bonds.

In fact, Duplessie says, music and sound’s crucial role in our lives can be traced all the way back to sacred texts, like the Bible. “‘In the beginning was the word,’” he quotes. “That’s how the whole thing starts.

It’s the uni-verse. I see all these musical

sound relations. I even like to quote Nikola Tesla: ‘If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.’”

The Savannah community now has an opportunity to explore the healing power of sound for themselves: ManiFest.

A day-long festival down in Morrell Park, Duplessie says the idea has been years in the making, traced back to his days in Savannah band Word of Mouth.

“We always talked about, ‘wouldn’t it be cool if we had some conscious music festival where people could come and share some of this healing art information, bring that conscious, community vibe?’” he recalls.

“And that’s where the term ‘ManiFest’ came from. After the band broke up, that idea was still in my head.”

After recently spending time in New Mexico for yoga teacher training, he decided to go for it.

“I started reaching out to my friends in the community,” he says. “Every time I would

put my probe out there, someone would come back with support. ‘ManiFest’ is perfect, because everything has been manifesting so quickly.”

In Duplessie’s own musical projects, he has always connected with “world sounds and ethnic-type sounds.”

“In my own personal expression, I’m learning more about tapping into my voice,” he explains.

“That’s been the biggest kind of insightful aspect for me, seeing the power of our voices and the words we use—even thoughts, we have in an energetic and vibrational fashion. These are the type of things I want to raise awareness about, to help show, in a way.”

“It’s something that we’ve intrinsically found within ourselves: we love expressing ourselves musically,” Duplessie says.

“I feel like that’s just a key element to being human.”

In his personal studies, Duplessie’s learned to consider everything in terms of energy and vibration—when we think about our words and thoughts, we can get into

It’s something that we’ve intrinsically found within ourselves: we love expressing ourselves musically.

I feel like that’s just a key element to being human.

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habits of thinking and saying certain things.

“When we can start learning how to move that energy around in new ways, it starts shifting our perspectives and reality,” he explains.

“Whatever you think about, talk about— you attract those things into your life. We’re bringing in that type of language and ideas, and using music as a vehicle.”

Duplessie hopes that, through the power of sound expression, folks will discover a cathartic and powerful way to find inner healing and peace.

ManiFest offers a variety of forms of expression and connection: Vince Green will lead a storytelling session with handpan drum accompaniment. Olga Khalina and Rick Cody will demonstrate the art of Argentine Tango Dance; shortly after, Larry Cooperman will perform songs on the guzheng, a Chineze plucked zither, and Duplessie utilizes an array of tools to create sounds. Photo courtesy of Matt Duplessie native flute.

It’s about learning that line between performer and audience, and making it really participatory, interactive, and leading by demonstration.

Experience connection and community through Duplessie’s Sacred Sound Circle Chants (where voices will unite to create chants from around the world), Anastasia Melchina’s Laughing Yoga Circle, and the Angel Walk.

“I learned the Angel Walk up in Asheville at a three-day singing gathering called Singing Alive,” Duplessie elaborates.

“You get two rows of people lined up facing each other and create a column of space in between. One at a time, you send someone down through this space that we create. They can have their eyes closed, and

we’re guiding this person like they’re going through a new birth—it’s a welcome experience into community. We offer praise, compliments, kind words…there are different songs we can sing as a group.”

After the Walk, Duplessie and friends will perform a sound healing and movement concert; the event concludes with a rhythmic interactive drum circle.

ManiFest’s healing isn’t just applied to the folks in attendance—the event’s location in Morrell Park, right on the water, has become a vital element of the festival. Duplessie recently learned that the Savannah River

is one of the most polluted rivers in the country. Referencing the ideas of Doctor of Alternative Medicine and researcher Masaru Emoto, Duplessie will kick off ManiFest with a blessing of the water.

“Dr. Emoto would label one vessel of water with negative words or phrases, and another with positive,” Duplessie explains.

“Then they would study the water molecules—the ones that have more harmonious words attached had more harmonious geography than the more dissonant, jagged, lower vibrations of the hateful words.”

Using that same principle, Duplessie will use a friend’s crystal singing bowl, adding water from holy rivers around the world, including the Ganges.

Putting positive vibrations into the bowl, Duplessie will pour the water back into the river, with the intention of it spreading through the river and right into the ocean.

Duplessie advises that attendees don’t need any musical or singing history to participate in ManiFest.

“It’s not about being a performer,” he says.

“It’s about learning that line between performer and audience, and making it really participatory, interactive, and leading by demonstration.”

He hopes = attendees will have the opportunity to make friends, walk away with newfound inspirations and contacts that they can reach out to if they seek to explore sound healing after ManiFest— whether they’re looking to buy a drum, take singing lessons, or start a yoga regimen.

“Sometimes, it just takes one person to get out on the dance floor to inspire others to just be free and have a good time,” he smiles. CS Manifest: Healing Arts Gathering and Sound Healing Experience When: Friday, July 17 @ 3 p.m.

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After turning 21, I started taking notice of the small, quiet packs of kids watching shows through downtown venue windows.

Welp, it’s a long way to Some held CDs and posters, hoping for the top if you wanna an autograph they’d only get if the artist rock and roll…but, stepped outside. hopefully, we’re almost I’ve heard a lot of Savannahians comthere. plain of college kids uprooting after they’ve In a workshop last finished their studies, claiming they never Thursday, City get active within their community and stay Council was cloistered up on campus. presented the How can we expect them to if, for only a proposed revised few months into their senior year after turnalcohol ordinance for the first time. ing 21, they get their first taste of Savannah’s The draft has undergone dozens of previmusical offerings? ous revisions, based off of feedback from the City Public Information Officer Bret Bell public and meetings with individuals and advises that Thursday’s workshop was a probar owners. ductive one.

“We got feedback, the staff is summarizPotential changes carve out a space for ing that feedback, and we will work with businesses like growler and wine shops to Council over the coming weeks to ensure offer free tastings and samples. In this latest that we understand what their consensus workshop, the proposal to extend Savanis,” he says. “Some issues weren’t unanimous, nah’s famous go-cup zone to include Forsyth but it was, by and large, supportive of major Park was struck down, in addition to that bogus bit that proposed underage patrons concepts. It’s just the devil in the details.” be required to leave restaurants that happen So how long until we potentially see a change? to serve alcohol at 10 p.m.

“Our goal is to have everything in place so Thank God that measure to further alienthat when [businesses] renew their licenses ate under-21ers (described, by the way, as The 21+ rule has been in place since in January, they’d be going under the new “minors”—ya know, the term legally applied 2005. While it was originally designed as a to persons under the age of 18) is gone. measure to keep kids out of trouble by limit- alcohol ordinance,” Bell says.

“The hope is certainly before the end of So let’s talk about allowing those folks ing their access to alcohol, it also alienated a in the 18-20 age bracket (a huge chunk of huge demographic of folks ready to partici- the year—really before then, so everyone Savannah’s college and military-heavy popu- pate in their local arts community. knows what rules we’re playing with and lation) into the shows they currently can’t When I moved here in 2006, that 21-and- what kind of license they’d want to request. I attend ‘cause they’re under 21. would assume this summer.” up rule came as a slap in the face. Sure, my By obtaining an “Underage Permit,” venWhat can we do until then? Pack out the hometown didn’t have the most “bustling” ues would be able to grant entry to people music scene (I’ve seen a lot of Hootie & the few all-ages and 18+ shows we do have. If aged 18-20 while live entertainment is Blowfish shows)—but when I wanted to go you just can’t be at a show and not drink, don’t go—do not be the jackass who smughappening. to a show at a venue that happened to have “Live entertainment” is defined as vocal gles some beers in their backpack, potena bar, the door guy would draw some ‘X’s or instrumental performances with a peron my hands or slap a wristband on my arm tially risking getting the whole shebang shut down for everyone. former who’s physically present. It doesn’t and send me on in.

And, of course, you can contact your apply to DJs or karaoke.

Even before I was “legal,” I had options: Alderman (their information is easy to find Enforcement options will be expanded— under-18ers were allowed entrance if venues will need to get general and liquor at savannahga.gov). accompanied by a responsible adult aged liability insurance. That means more money 21 or older (eternal thanks to my parental Savannah’s relationship with alcohol is a that some businesses may not be ready, or chaperones for patiently enduring my “bag- complicated one. This revision shows that feel the need, to spend; others, however, may pipe-rock” phase). we’re striving to be a city that associates see the chance to bring a new demographic In college, my friends and I would pile in music with the arts, not just bar culture—a into their space as a way to sell out shows city that values musicians, not just the fact a car and trek to satellite cities—Atlanta, and, in turn, bring more touring acts to that we can head out of the bar and down Athens, Jacksonville—for shows we could the street with drink in hand.

Savannah. actually attend, often tearing back up the Here’s hoping for rooms brimming with The revision also creates a category for road that same night, crumbling out of the kids, townies, grannies and more in 2016— “Special Event Venues,” establishments that car at 5 A.M., and fitting in a power-nap are only open for “artistic presentations” and before class. it’s coming up sooner than you think. CS

by Anna Chandler

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don’t have a permanent bar (alcohol may only be served an hour before and after a performance).

In the current ordinance, folks under 21 may only go to venues that sell or serve alcohol as long as those businesses are full-service restaurants, hotels, auditoriums, athletic facilities, or stadiums. This new category can certainly pave the way for new businesses that don’t fall in the above categories, to host true all-ages shows (people under 18 can get in, too).

What can we do until then? Pack out the few all-ages and 18+ shows we do have. If you can’t be at a show and not drink, don’t go.

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JULY 15-21, 2015

Goth Night Reunion & Steampunk Ball @Club One

For the second year in a row, Chris Cook is bringing back an old Savannah tradition Bradford Lee Folk and the Bluegrass Playboys, Nick Dittmeier & the String (it ain’t tea on the porch).

Dusters, The Train Wrecks @The Jinx In the early 2000s, Club One’s Goth A farmer by day, Bradford Lee Folk leaves the field at night to play his own unique take Nights were a tremendous success. As DJs on bluegrass/country. Folk got his start in seminal bluegrass band Open Road—he’s even spun darkwave, industrial, and Goth clasrun a honky-tonk in rural Colorado—the now-Nashvillian is real-deal country. sics, attendees danced, sipped from legendHis is a gentle approach to twang, soothing and brimming with skill, thanks to talented ary $10 bottomless cups, and mingled in Playboys Kyle Tuttle, banjo, and Nathan Swartz, mandolin. 2014’s Somewhere Far Away full buckled and leathered regalia. highlights the James Taylor-like ease to Folks’ voice; it’s just what you want to hear in the “Goth Nights at Club One in the early middle of the summer. Banjos twinkle at a low boil on “Trains Don’t Lie,” as spare strings 2000s were very successful,” Cook says. coax out the winsome mood.

“The Goth scene was quite large, but the Indiana’s Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters play a big kind of rollicking, electric alt-coun- people involved were very close to one try that sits perfectly alongside our local boys The Train Wrecks. Laced with harmonies another. Many were students at SCAD. and strong guitar leads, the hard-touring band was nominated as Americana Group of the The event also drew other people into the Year at this year’s Louisville Music Awards, and have shared the stage with the likes of Jus- mix who might not consider themselves tin Townes Earle and Hayes Carll.

“Goth” but appreciated the music and Can’t make it out that late for Bradford Lee Folk and the Bluegrass Playboys? They’ve got comradery.”

The event eventually teetered off— an 8 p.m. gig on Thursday, July 16, at The Sentient Bean, too.

SCAD attendees graduated and moved Friday, July 17, 10 p.m., $10 away.

“When that happened, the tightlyknitted group became splintered without Dumb Doctors its leaders, and very slowly dissipated,” explains Cook. “Goth Night continued on for years, but it never reclaimed its former glory and it was eventually cancelled.”

Ah, but the glory days are back—for one night, at least! Cook’s working hard to bring back the original flare and vibe of the early 2000s Goth night.

“When I revived this event, it was very important to me—and to many of the people involved—that we have the event at Club One, and we bring back as many resident DJs from that time as possible.”

Hang Fire’s 9th Birthday Extravaganza @Hang Fire For just shy of a decade, Hang Fire’s been slinging Scorpion Teas and packing that funny He says. “I’m glad to say that most of our DJs are returning, so plan on hearing a lot little glass shotgun room with some of the best, weirdest, and most wonderful memorable entertainment the city’s seen. With this lineup, it looks like Friday’s going to be the throw- of music that was played at the club back then. They will also be playing current down of the year. music as well including industrial, dance, Really, this is more of a reunion at the ole family farmhouse than a show, with Wes and darkwave, Goth classics and more.”

Heather as patriarch and matriarch and appearances by bands like Wet Socks and Sauna DJs include DJ Logik, DJ Syntax Error, Heat that were born on that beer-soaked hardwood floor in a time in which hospital births and DJ Christopher. weren’t quite a thing yet.

This year comes with a theme: steThe entity known as Sauna Heat relocated with Michael Younker to Rhode Island, so it’s ampunk. Costumes are encouraged, but a homecoming for the garage project. Savannah hardcore band Forced Entry cap it off for the locals, and Dumb Doctors, heading down from Charleston, and are an absolute blast of not required; any and everyone dressed in theme scores a discount on the cover noisy garage fuzz.

Ease up on those Scorp Teas so you can tell your grandbabies about it—or just give that charge and drinks. phone a full charge before you head out and let the photos tell the stories.

Friday, July 17, 10 p.m., $10, $5 with Goth/steam-

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Culture Vulture, Trees on Mars, Beneath Trees @Hang Fire

Savannah’s Culture Vulture (Mathew Pelton, drums; Nick Gilbert, trombone; James Webber, guitar) are gearing up to hit the road to Secret Stages, Birmingham, Alabama’s summer fest for indie up-and-comers. Before they head out, they’ll return to Hang Fire to play some cuts from the EP they’ve been working on, due sometime in August.

Typically, the instrumental trio writes songs based off of guitarist James Webber’s melodic riffs.

“We sort of hammer it all out together over time, but it’s gone a lot of different ways,” says Gilbert.

They’ve been working with Clay Skinner to record the forthcoming EP. It’s a DIY approach and a truly collaborative effort; the band lays down scratch tracks of drums and guitar, and then tracks individually from there (tracking individually helps them nail their complex jazz and math-rock influenced parts).

“This one is a little more articulate and technical,” Webber explains.

A title’s forthcoming—the band’s waiting on album art, which factors into their synesthetic take on christening their sounds.

“Once we get that, our title will coalesce,” says Gilbert. “Because our music’s instrumental, titles are kind of hard to come by—they take some time to really pinpoint what the song means to us, what it says to us.”

Culture Vulture likes to draw imagery out of tone—a “sort of post-rock” approach, Gilbert says.

“One of the songs is titled ‘Girl’s Night on Acid,’” he offers as an example. “Which is like, to us, a dead-on description of what’s going on in the song. There are different places—there’s a come-off, and a sort of part where you’re kind of hanging on by a thread.

Things get chaotic…you snap back into it— ‘oh yeah, this is supposed to be fun!’—and get more into having a good time. It’s intense moments, relief, and then it gets to a different place.”

The Hang Fire bill is joined by Trees on Mars, a prog band from Columbia, South Carolina, and Savannah’s Beneath Trees.

Monday, July 20, 10 p.m., free

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Daddy Issues, Wet Socks, Shallows @Hang Fire

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Fusing surf, garage and punk with a penchant for fun and snark, Daddy Issues is sure to be a perfect Tuesday pick-me-up.

Lindsey Sprague and Lo Davey formed the Greensboro, North Carolina-based band in 2013. Neither had ever played in a band—but they weren’t about to let that stop them.

“We both went through some breakups, and we’d never been in bands before, but we really wanted to do a band and have a creative outlet,” Sprague explains.

Over the course of a couple of weeks, the duo jammed, writing “hilarious lyrics to turn into dance songs” about their exes—“really stupid breakup songs,” Sprague calls them with a big laugh.

After they began playing, they met bassist Madeline “Maddie” Putney, who had “played casually for 10 years or so.”

The Daddy Issues brand of fun is contagious—whether they’re harmonizing about sea monsters or trying to out-gross each other with lyrics, they have a total blast together onstage.

Since adding drummer Josh Johnson, the band says their sound has gotten a little tougher and punker, unleashing a new kind of intensity onto their surf-infused garage-pop.

Though the Double Loser EP just came out on Valentine’s Day 2015, the band is ready to track their harder, faster cuts; after this tour, they’ll head back into the studio to record a full-length.

Daddy Issues pals Shallows, along with Wet Socks, round out Tuesday’s bill.

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Savannah through a modern filter Robert Patrick uses Instagram-inspired styles for a fresh, dynamic take by lauren flotte lauren@artrisesavannah.org

JULY 15-21, 2015

“ONCE YOU find something you are passionate about and love, it’s the coolest feeling ever,” says photographer Robert Patrick.

For Patrick, the path towards his passion began on Instagram, where the sharp graphic style of contemporary urban photographers, like Van Styles of V/SUAL, 13th Witness, and trashhand populated his feed, in turn, feeding his creativity.

“I saw some street art pictures that I really enjoyed. Urban photography, street portraits, long exposure type stuff and gritty night photos just really caught my eye,” says Patrick.

Pulled into the obsessive quest for the perfect iPhone photo to post, Patrick realized this was passion.

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“I felt I could do this really well,” Patrick says.

Now, seven months after his photo indulgent splurge on a Cannon DSLR, he is sharing his work and emerging visual style this month at Gallery Espresso.

While newly minted into the creative fold and purely self-taught, Patrick supplants experience with dedication and enthusiasm.

“I just started driving around town, taking photos. My thing was I would use a quarter tank of gas every day,” says Patrick.

“I would go all night or until my battery would die, not sleep, because I was so in love with it. I was just fascinated. I still drive up and down the coast. Go to Florida—some little beach town—sleep in my car, wake up in the morning, get cool pictures of the ocean, sunrises, talk to people, coffee shops, bars,” Patrick describes.

The images have visual impact—his fervor and drive radiate.

He captures the sleek curves, arresting verticals, and sparkling grit of overpasses, highways, and bridges with reverence for their architectural solidity and dynamism.

Placing himself in the middle of the action, Patrick achieves precision in his lines and grandeur in scope.

He has braved settings such as the middle of the Talmadge Bridge, bringing intensity to his compositions.

“I’m standing in the middle, on top [of the bridge] and there are semis passing; people driving by, like, ‘What is he doing?’ I will stay up there till I get the shot I want,” says Patrick of the experience.

Within architectural images, the play of light and shadow bare the fluid geometry and majestic stoicism of modern structures.

Patrick’s candid street images sing,

Robert Patrick “I Can See You” 8x10, Digital on Epson Matte Photo Paper

Robert Patrick “AM/PM” 8x10, Digital on Epson Matte Photo Paper shedding his primary concentration on the perfection of line in favor of embracing the decisive moment.

Motion blur seeps in and his active compositions capture incidental flashes of human interaction with moody grit.

This is exemplified in “I Can See You”, a scene of a young boy tossing a coin into a fountain while in the background a hard, yet seductive woman stares the camera down.

“When I started taking photos, I started seeing everything differently. It’s an opportunity,” says Patrick.

Following an intuitive visual understanding, he is exploring the city with a newfound appreciation and understanding.

“I like to go into different places and get photos people don’t normally see in Savannah,” Patrick says.

One standout image in the show, “Tax Money”, was taken at the old Hungry World on E. Broad. While unnoticed by tourists, this is a local photo hotspot with its nostalgic sign, graceful curving architecture, and peeling vivid blue paint.

Patrick’s image is unique as he capitalizes on the brilliant hue but instead focuses on the warped motion of a passing car to stunning effect.

While he regularly partakes in coastal jaunts, most the images in the exhibition are from Savannah, with just a couple taken in Atlanta and Jacksonville.

His aesthetic is influenced by his background in skateboarding and punk scenes, as well as his love of music—both the punk of his youth and hip-hop.

“Music has always been a big part of me,” says Patrick.

“When I get home and I start editing a photo, I’ll play music and whatever is going

“Tax Money”

on will set the tone for what the image is going to be, the colors and style,” he says.

Patrick’s editing process reveals his precisionist streak, as well as his learning method—trail and error through intensive practice.

“I’ll spend hours and hours and hours editing a photo. Erasing it, re-editing it, erasing it, continue re-editing things until I like how it resolves,” Patrick explains.

He is currently focused on expanding his horizons; honing his craft, experimenting with film, collaborating with others in the creative realm, and possibly entering into the world of fashion t-shirt design.

“I always wanted to create something but didn’t know really what to create,” says Patrick.

Armed with an outlet that excites and inspires him, Patrick is swiftly developing a voice as a creative—a promising voice to be heard. cs Recent photographs by Robert Patrick Where: Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull Street When: Artist Reception: July 17, 6-8 pm; Exhibition: July 1- August 3, 2015 Info: 912-308-7547

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From Bankers to Presidents: The Work of Joseph Gallettini — Gal-

lettini is Savannah’s foremost ship model builder and displays his work at the museum.

Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

i feel ya: SCAD + Andre 3000 Benjamin — The

summer highlight exhibition, which debuted at Mana in Miami during Art Basel last year, explores fashion, film, and painting through the work of artist, musician, performer, fashion innovator, and actor André Benjamin (aka André 3000), filmmaker Greg Brunkalla, and painter Jimmy O’Neal. Phrases printed on custom jumpsuits designed by André Benjamin initiate a powerful exchange, reflected in Jimmy O’Neal’s large-scale abstract paintings alongside an experimental film directed by Greg Brunkalla. July 17-Sep. 13. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Harriet Speer and John Forbes —

Harriet’s work includes dreamy watercolors of Savannah scenes and florals all with a French influence by happenstance. John Forbes a.k.a.

Jean de Charent has painted delightful vignettes also with a French twist and wit. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 34th & Abercorn Sts.

Continuing Exhibits 56 — “56” by Kimberly Reed is an exhibi-

tion of 56 small oil paintings for $56 each.

Through Aug. 1. whatisthebutcher.com. whatisthebutcher.com/. The Butcher Tattoo Studio, 19 East Bay St.

The Art of Diplomacy: Winston Churchill and the Pursuit of Painting — The landmark exhibition,

organized by Millennium Gate Museum, is the first of its kind in the United States since 1965 and features paintings by Sir Winston Churchill, as well as photographs, letters, and personal belongings on loan from members of his family. The paintings depict landscapes, family vacation spots, friends’ estates, gardens, seascapes, and still life interiors. The Art of Diplomacy explores the relationship between Churchill’s strategic decision-making and his evolving practice as an artist. Through July 26. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. City Transversed — Lisa D. Watson’s wall

pieces are made with 90% reclaimed materials. On display will be the I-95 Savannah River Bridge, CSX - Savannah River Bridge, the Houlihan Bridge, the Talmadge Memorial Bridge, Factors Walk, RRX - Henry Street and Islands Expressway Bascule Bridge. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

Come As You Are: Art of the 1990s — This

unique exhibition, titled after the 1992 Nirvana song, showcases 65 works from

Andre 3000 plus SCAD = Awesome! paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations to photographs, prints, videos, and digital art. Come As You Are explores the history of the 90s through the perspectives of 45 different artists born or working in the United States between the years of 1989 and 2001 -- from the fall of the Berlin Wall to 9/11. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Cuba: A Land That Time Forgot — Mexico Citybased painter Giovanna Gonzalez presents large-scale hyperrealistic paintings that give the sensation of stepping back in time.

Each painting echoes her recent memories of the people, architecture, streets, nature, and daily Cuban life. Through July 16.

Savannah Gallery, 309 W. St. Julian, Ste. FSU-2.

Folk Art: Simply Profound — What is folk art?

Exaggeration and simplicity converge to describe the folk artist as he deals with family, God and the human condition.

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The Highwaymen — The exhibit features several well known black artists known as The Highwaymen. A total of 26 artists, one woman and twenty-five men, traveled the highways of Florida from the early 1960s to the early 1990s selling oil paintings from the trunks of cars. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Karen Macek and Heather MacRae Trulson —

Karen Macek is an artist and designer working in oil, acrylic and computer graphics. Heather MacRae Trulson works in acrylic, ink and watercolor. A portion of sales will benefit the Daily Impact Fund, providing extra patient services not covered

by Medicare or insurances. Hospice Savannah Art Gallery, 1352 Eisenhower Drive.

Life’s a Beach: Photographs by Martin Parr —

In Life’s a Beach, one of Britain’s most beloved photographers takes us on a color-saturated journey through a place loved by all, the seaside. Martin Parr has been photographing this subject for many decades, creating images that range from

close-ups of sunbathers to rambunctious swimmers caught mid-plunge. Intrigued by the general absurdities and local quirks of beach-going, Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. Robert Patrick — Robert Patrick is a self-

taught photographer from Denver, Colorado.

With less than a year of experience, he has managed to create his own intricate and unique style of art. He is influenced by life experiences, some of which were very traumatic. He’s also inspired by his involvement in the underground hardcore punk rock scene, and his love for fashion. 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.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

ThincART: Thomas Mitz — This exhibition

will display a range of works by Thomas Mitz, from large oil paintings, to personal portraits and charcoal studies, showcasing Mitz’s vast artistic skill set and artistic process. Through July 23. ThincSavannah, 35 Barnard St. Suite 300.

Vivienne Westwood Designs — Andre Leon Talley curates this collection of legendary designs by Vivienne Westwood. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

The Wonderful World of Pens — Anita L. Ross’s imagery explores the rich interplay that occurs when line and color interact. She uses overlays of color and line to build her images of sea life, birds, abstracts, and figures. The pen and ink combination offers a departure from the traditional forms of representation, emphasizing organic shapes and the interplay of texture and color found in the natural world. Through July 31. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St.

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Cool off with Almost, Maine

Armstrong Masquers troupe brings down-to-earth rom-com to life

BY ANNA CHANDLER anna@connectsavannah.com

JULY 15-21, 2015

ARMSTRONG State University’s Masquers student theatre troupe is ready to cool down the summer swelter with imagination, romance, and a little bit of magic. Boasting a big heart and plenty of relatable wit, Almost, Maine will provide a welcome kind of warmth to folks of all ages.

John Cariani’s acclaimed play premiered at Portland Stage Company in Portland, Maine in 2004, breaking box office records and garnering critical praise. From there, it opened Off-Broadway at Daryl Roth Theatre in 2006.

The production glides through ten short scenes: “Her Heart,” “Sad & Glad,” “Getting It Back,” “Seeing the Thing,” “Story of Hope,” “Where It Went,” “This Hurts,” “They Fell,” “Epilogue,” “Prologue,” and “Interlogue.”

“It’s not a linear narrative,” director and professor Pam Sears explains.

“They are all different characters in different vignettes. The different characters make reference to one another, and they know each other—they inhabit the same town—but the different characters don’t appear in other scenes.”

The set opens in the fictional town of Almost, Maine—a place so far north, it’s almost not in the United States, almost in Canada, and almost nonexistent.

“In the playwright’s mind, it was a compilation of several real towns in northern Maine,” says Sears.

“It’s not on the coast, so it also challenges us in the sense that there are some stereotypes. When you think of Maine, you think of the coast, and lobster men, and a certain dialect—and that isn’t what this play is. This town is not where you inspired that stereotype. It requires you to look deeper, past those stereotypes, to these folks who are very intelligent and grounded, not cutesy.”

While it’s often billed as a romantic comedy, Sears says Almost, Maine is much more realistic than the typical cheesy, happily-ever-after, tied-upin-a-neat-bow Hollywood narratives Armstrong Masquers students in rehearsal for Almost, Maine. associated with the genre.

“It’s got its share of awkward 24 moments,” she says. “These characters

are very relatable: they’re not showy or polished. They’re completely the opposite of that! If anyone has ever been on an awkward first date, or an awkward 25th date, they have sort of had similar experiences with characters in the play.

It’s romantic, but it’s full of laughs as well.”

The stellar cast is comprised of Joshua Lewis, Gabrielle Hortman, Bobbie Renee Stringer, JoJo Ward, Jasmine Dias, Johnathan Saxon, Whitney Byrd, Meagan Dyer, Gabrielle Hortman, Harris Cutcher, John Nash—all current Armstrong undergraduate students or recent graduates.

“What’s great about this play is that the vignettes offer great depth to characterization, and you get to the depths of the character rather quickly,” says Sears.

“As opposed to the typical two-hour linear storyline, you get to the crux of the relationship within ten, fifteen minutes.”

Plus, a sprinkling of magical realism makes the experience all the more surreal—“almost magical, or mystical, occurrences,” Sears calls them, sneak in to take the characters and audience by surprise.

With evening and matinee performances, multiple generations can sit and enjoy Almost, Maine’s chilly quirks.

“This is a good opportunity for people in suffering from the heat to go to northern Maine where it’s snowy and cold!” Sears laughs. “It will cool you off in your imagination.” CS Armstrong Masquers Summer Theatre presents John Cariani’s Almost, Maine Jenkins Hall Theater, Armstrong State University Thursday, July 23-Saturday, July 25, 7:30 p.m.

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Review: Taming of the Shrew

by Savannah Shakes @Muse jim@connectsavannah.com

As excellent as the two leads are, what makes this show really stand out is the supporting cast.

However, I’m still unable to tell you the exact point where the Shrew realized she was Tamed, and what accounts for her change of heart.

I was like, uh wait, what just happened here? I’d like to have seen director and cast identify and focus in on that pivot point and really hammer it home.

As excellent as the leads are, what makes this show really stand out is the supporting cast. Shrew is particularly blessed with distinctive secondary characters, such as the foppishly competitive suitors Lucentio and Gremio, wonderfully played by Sam Collura and Darryl H. Thompson.

Lynne’s casting is as pitch-perfect as the performances.

Savannah Shakes co-founder and old Shakespeare hand Christopher Soucy is hilarious as Kate’s dad Baptista. Playing the character as sort of a benevolent Mafioso, complete with Goodfellas accent, Soucy manages to keep the character gently approachable despite his own imposing physical presence.

The cast member most at home with the cadences of the text is Mike Moore as Hortensio, another knucklehead vying for the hand of Kate’s sister Bianca (delightfully played by Megan Mazzocconne). Opting for a completely naturalistic approach to the dialogue, Moore seems as comfortable with Elizabethan patois as one born in the time—freeing him up to explore the comedic aspects of the role.

Anyone familiar with Savannah theatre already knows Lynita Spivey is the cream of the crop. Here, as Biondello, she shows once again her unmatched comedic timing. Every decision she makes as an actress is simply perfect.

And David Withun, tasked with carrying both bookends almost completely on his own, tackles the job with aplomb and hilarity.

You only have one weekend left to enjoy Taming of the Shrew, and shows are selling out quick. Make reservations now. cs Taming of the Shrew by Savannah Shakes When: July 17, 18 at 8 p.m., 19, at 3 p.m.

Where: Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Info: Email savshakes@gmail.com or call (912) 4219585 for reservations.

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geniuses. This cast pulls off the pranks with effortless ease, delivering belly laugh after belly laugh with an assortment of increasingly ludicrous hijinks.

IT’S ALWAYS great to see a play really In this production, Kate—played in fiery, come together from top to bottom. It’s even better when you know it’s the start of some- confident fashion by Greif—is modeled directly on the iconic Rosie the Riveter. Any thing really good to come. attempt to put a feminist overlay on the Such is the case with the inaugural promaterial is deeply problematic, if not imposduction from Savannah Shakes, a local sible, given that the entire message of the troupe devoted to making a true Shakeplay seems chauvinistic in the extreme. speare revival happen here.

Indeed, the play generally ends with a Setting Shakespeare in modern or nonfamous monologue from Kate—devastatstandard times and places is nowhere near ingly delivered here by Greif—which is liternew or groundbreaking, to be sure. But Savannah Shakes is taking things to the next ally the opposite of feminism. The Shrew is Tamed, get it? level in ways this town hasn’t really seen.

Beginning with this month’s Taming of the Shrew, they will stage an honest-to-goodness play cycle of contemporized plays from the Bard, progressing chronologically through the 20th Century.

Shrew was an inspired choice to kick it all off; unlike most Shakespeare comedies, it needs neither mistaken-identity plot twists nor fairy dust to pull off the love story, and so is easily moveable through the centuries.

The play’s central struggle between two strong, stubborn, sexy personalities — Petruchio (Zachary Burke) and Katherine (Deanna Greif)—is a straightforward case Lynne brilliantly works around this study in sexual dynamics, nearly as current potentially very unsatisfying paradox by in a present-day rom-com as in the 1500s including two creative, entertaining “bookItaly in which Shrew was originally set. ends” to the main story.

I won’t spoil the surprise, but suffice to Director Sheila Lynne made the decision to set this Shrew in the 1940s, as the say that Rosie the Riveter’s catch phrase, troops return home from World War II. To “We Can Do It,” carries the day.

Zach Burke has charisma to burn, and is that end, Big Band standards form the play’s very believable as the dickish yet magnetic soundtrack, and Petruchio is a returning Petruchio. At a few points Burke channels Army Air Force pilot. (The program refers to him as a “fighter pilot,” but since he clearly Bob Crane’s old school alpha-male charm has a crew that served with him, he’s likely a straight out of Hogan’s Heroes.

But the truth is Petruchio is something of bomber pilot. No matter.) a sociopath: What he can’t get through his Shrew’s meaty, madcap cast of secondgood looks and smooth talk he’s perfectly ary characters—many of them Petruchio’s veteran buddies in this envisioning—makes willing to take by force.

I might have liked to see a bit more of the match with the ‘40s even better, allowing for a wide range of Marx Brothers/Three Petruchio’s dark side, but in the modernized Stooges style slapstick. context that may not have played so well (There’s plenty of slapstick to go around, after all. but Travis Spangenburg as Petruchio’s best Burke and Greif are very well-matched bud/lead sycophant Grumio carries the and clearly expertly rehearsed. As strong as the rest of the cast is, they all melt away heaviest load, and does so with panache.) when Petruchio and Kate embark on their Physical comedy is extremely difficult to do well. There’s a reason why Buster Keaton set-piece showdowns of wit and will. and Charlie Chaplin are routinely called

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Naan Appetit curries favor with local Indian food fans

By Cheryl Baisden Solis

JULY 15-21, 2015

It’s not often that a new Indian restaurant pops up in this area, which is too bad because the cuisine of one of the world’s finest.

My Yankee buddies wax rhapsodically on samosas and spicy dals sold cheap in big Northern cities, but down South a rare treat.

For this taste test I took with me a foodie friend comfortingly familiar with the cuisine, a Southern boy who also lived in New York (and all around the world!) who can go toe to toe with me on flavors of the Indian sort, Scott West, Master of Savannah VIP Events.

We loved the look of the place right off: stark cream and beige walls enlivened by vivid Indian paintings in blazing colors, carved screens, a black wall with white curlicue calligraphy in the middle, and simple blonde wood tables. The two dining rooms are beautifully sunlit, clean and gracious, and the menus, in bright mustard yellow with their childlike drawings of butterflies and floating kites, were charming.

Owners Seshu Kotcherlakota and her husband Ati hail from southern India.

Along with Chef Pulkit Chawala of north India, they’ve put together an interesting range of choices, including dishes with a Chinese influence such as the Hakka noodles or their popular Manchurian sampler.

The owners have lived in the Savannah area for four years, and gotten to know something of local tastes—when Seshu suggested the Fried Okra side I could almost see the twinkle in her eye. What truehearted Southerner can resist fried okra?

Neither one of us, that’s for certain!

The presentation was different: long, slender fresh okra, cut lengthwise, rolled in a lightly seasoned coating and deep fried to divine crispness.

The vegetable Samosas, plump, fried, triangular pastries stuffed with curried potatoes and peas, are a vegetarian treat even for confessed carnivores, and the accompanying green mint-coriander chutney is a delicate dipping sauce you should definitely try with them!

Lamb is one of those dishes that tends to appear only in local high-end venues and ethnic joints (or smoking on the BBQ at 26 certain favorite huts) and, amazingly, has yet

Top: Vegetable Samosas w/green mint-coriander chutney $ tamarind sauce.

Bottom, Seshu Kotcherlakota, Owner Chicken Biryani is a big, bright dish bursting with color and topped with a spiced, poached egg. An evergreen classic for rice lovers, it is usually made with aromatic basmati rice, plus a yellow variety for color, to become a highly sought-out dinner choice and always fragrant with a dazzling array of in Savannah. spices. Here, you can order it with chicken, Living in Beijing for three years, where it’s seafood, or keep it meat-free and full of served as cheaply and as often as hotdogs or fresh vegetables. burgers here, my natural yearning was finally It’s partnered by soothing raita, a thin, satisfied. Then I came home. salty yogurt which keeps the tongue from In seeking out good lamb I invariably tingling during spicy meals—and I confess hunt up the local Indian eateries--Naan that I ended up drinking it straight from the Appetit offers ‘Lamb Korma’, in a creamy shallow bowl— culinary sophisticates are sauce made with cashew nuts and lightly welcome to use a spoon. spiced cream. Since this is a longtime fav, I The eponymous naan is the well-loved wanted to change it up a bit: Lamb Rogan Indian flatbread—we chose Butter Naan, Josh, spicy chunks in a masala curry, and which is brushed with golden ghee (clarified their tasty appetizer Seekh Kabab. butter) and roasted, along with Roti (whole This kind of kabob is not the toothsome wheat, crispier flatbread) and the wondernuggets you’d expect, but tender, minced ful Kulcha, softer, a little more tender, and lamb, garlic, ginger, coriander and such, stuffed with cheese and potato—if you’re a rolled into long fingers and roasted over fire. bread lover like me, you’ll want this SamWith a good dal (lentil stew) or aromatic pler Bread Basket for sure! It’s the perfect pulao (rice dish) under your belt, it’s a suscompanion to the sweet, spicy paneer cubes taining, yet light, dinner. (farmer cheese)!

Most folks here don’t realize India possesses a vast array of sinfully rich desserts and sweets, and Ras Malai, an appealing simple dish of sweetened paneer patties immersed in chilled cream, redolent of cardamom and pistachio, and topped with sliced almonds, is top on my list!

Not being the timid type, I also tilted the dish to drink up that heavenly cream to the last drop—in as dainty a manner as possible, of course!

‘Naan Appetit’ is closed on Mondays, and offers separate Lunch and Dinner service, closing for two hours in between.

Vegetarians will find this place a haven of tasty dishes and the spice-wary soul can feel comforted knowing that their request for Mild will be satisfied—that also goes for those seeking more heat—just ask and Chef Pulkit will be happy to fire it up for you! cs Naan Appetit 1024 US 80 W in Pooler 912-348-2446 www.naanappetit.com/

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AMY

OOO At the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in 2008, Amy Winehouse was the big winner, tying the record (since broken by both Beyonce and Adele) for most Grammys won by a female artist in a single night (five, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year). But there are no winners in the new documentary Amy, a look at the rapid rise and even more rapid downfall—and death—of the British singer-songwriter.

There are only losers—in a literal sense, the friends who lost their dearly beloved (such as her childhood chums), and, in a less charitable sense, the enablers who frequently looked the other way as she repeatedly turned to drugs and booze, and the villains largely responsible for her tragic lot in life.

That the bad guys tower so prominently over almost every aspect of this nonfiction feature makes Amy an especially difficult watch. It’s depressing enough to witness how this young girl from London, this phenomenal talent with the sultry, soulful voice, got swallowed whole by the fame she didn’t necessarily seek out but which arrived as a result of her incredible gift.

It’s easy for us working-class stiffs to get annoyed with celebrities who have it all and seemingly throw it away, but Amy does a better job than almost any other documentary in detailing how the pressures of being perpetually thrust into the spotlight are very real, and how someone not equipped to handle such attention—particularly someone young and inexperienced, like Winehouse— can quickly implode in such an otherwise enviable situation.

This is poignant material, with the outrage mostly emanating from the presence of the sleazebags who effectively co-opted her life for their own sordid pleasures. Naturally, there’s the paparazzi, those opportunistic hucksters who hounded this woman’s every move and took special glee in kicking her

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Will Savannah theatres decide to play Amy? We sure hope so, don’t you? when she was down.

More to the point, though, there are the two men who should have loved and protected her more than anybody else in the world but instead betrayed her at every turn: her father and her husband.

It’s difficult to ascertain which of the pair is the bigger scumbag. Both are cut from the same cloth—heartless men who abandoned her when she was an unknown, only to reappear after she amassed her fortune and then proceeded to use her vulnerability to their own advantage.

Her father, Mitch Winehouse, is portrayed as a vile human being, penning a tell-all book and creating a reality series that infringed upon her privacy. Yet equally despicable is Blake Fielder-Civil, a creepy womanizer who dumped her but subsequently came bouncing back into her life, eventually introducing her to hard drugs and then never allowing her any escape.

Clearly, one of the central tragedies dissected in Amy is that Winehouse loved these reprehensible men to such a degree that she allowed them to continually use her and abuse her.

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is at least one sequence that provides a welcome respite. Winehouse gets an opportunity to record a duet with Tony Bennett, and it’s genuinely touching to see how she reacts to one of her longtime idols—it’s pure fangirl worship, yet Bennett, ever the gentleman, treats her as his equal and doesn’t hold back from showering her with compliments.

It’s a sweet, upbeat sequence, and it’s hard not to grin as it unfolds. But like most positive things in Amy Winehouse’s life, it doesn’t last long, and soon we’re tumbling back into the abyss.

the plot completely!

Or so it feels, as this outing offers little more than a road trip taken by Mike (Channing Tatum) and his fellow male strippers to a Myrtle Beach competition, with a couple of stops along the way. One is at an establishment run by Mike’s former boss and former squeeze, Rome ( Jada Pinkett Smith); the other is the home of a friend of Mike’s latest potential girlfriend, Zoe (Amber Heard), a Charleston estate where the guys entertain a MILF (Andie MacDowell) and her equally appreciative guests.

Magic Mike XXL is a breezy, all-inclusive treat. It’s sexy, it’s stylish, it’s well-paced (and the dance routines exceptionally wellchoreographed), and it’s unexpectedly prowoman, treating the female characters as respectfully as the male strippers do and reminding moviegoers that carnal pleasures aren’t only for the hot young thangs among us (props also to Mike’s view of God).

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OOO The most shocking surprise of the summer season, Magic Mike XXL is that rare sequel that improves on the original. Many will disagree, given that the 2012 Magic Mike was a critical darling (largely due to the presence of the revered Steven Soderbergh as director) and commercial hit (largely—solely? — due to the presence of all those rippling bods). Yet that first flick frequently left me shrugging, with a plot that was often more soapy than gritty. The solution in this second installment? Remove

O It’s a toss-up as to what reigns as the most risible element in Terminator Genisys, the fifth—and flimsiest—film in the deathless series (with two more installments already being planned!). There’s the out-of-leftfield reason given as to why the Terminator played by Arnold Schwarzenegger no longer looks like the young(ish) cyborg from past pictures but instead looks like a refugee from a Miami nursing home.

There’s the fact that Arnie’s Terminator, a character that in past incarnations inspired fear and awe, is now called the decidedly nonthreatening “Pops” by those around him. There’s the casting of Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor, whose chirpy demeanor makes this often feel like Teen Beach Terminator. There’s the mere sight of Jai Courtney once again attempting to act. And then there’s that off-screen bit of hilarity: the fact that series creator James

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Cameron has taken to the press circuit to rave about this piece of junk.

It’s a shame to see this once-great property sink to such a depressing low. The first two films are acknowledged classics, the third fell a bit short but was still a valiant— and respectful—effort by all concerned, and the fourth (Terminator Salvation) remains an underrated piece of sci-fi sizzle (yes, I’m one of those 12 people on the planet who actually enjoyed it; the autograph line forms to the right!).

Terminator Genisys exists for no other reason than to line studio coffers, which of course is the raison d’etre of many an unnecessary sequel. But a film can be an unwanted follow-up and manage not to destroy everything that preceded it through its addition of daft new wrinkles to the story frame. I mean, Jurassic World is pretty needless, but at least the filmmakers didn’t elect to reveal that the dinosaurs were actually cleverly disguised aliens from outer space—the sort of narrative pirouette made here. Perhaps not since Alien 3 have I felt a sequel so betrayed everything that came before it.

Normally, my reviews are 100% spoilerfree, but since even the image on the poster reveals the big “twist” in this picture, it hardly makes me Ed Snowden if I proceed with less caution than usual. As before, the John Connor of the future ( Jason Clarke) sends Kyle Reese (Courtney) back to 1984 to prevent the Terminator (Arnie in CGIenhanced younger mode a la Jeff Bridges in Tron: Legacy) from killing Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke), a waitress who will eventually become a warrior as well as a savior of humanity.

But wait! The timeline is in flux, alternate realities exist, and Kyle discovers that Sarah is no longer a mousy woman but already a full metal badass, having been trained since childhood by the good Terminator (the big guy again). The noodling of time has also resulted in the appearance of both a liquidy T-1000 (the G.I. Joe series’ Byunghun Lee) and a cop who transforms into J.K. Simmons when the movie picks back up in 2017. The shift to the 21st century also leads to an encounter with a similarly time-traveling John Connor, who has been assimilated by the villainous operating system Skynet with some uncredited assistance from the Borg. With John Connor now compromised, can Jean-Luc Picard be far behind?

Despite the Herculean efforts by Cameron to make all the time travel material believable in the first two films, there were some obvious holes, but we didn’t mind because the results were so damn

entertaining. Bereft of genuine excitement, this entry can’t hide the rampant ludicrousness.

Worse, though, is the obvious miscasting in most of the key roles. Jason Clarke probably comes off best, even if he’s not allowed to display as many acting chops as he flexed in Zero Dark Thirty and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Schwarzenegger seems like a parody of his former self, and the less said about the monotonous Courtney, the better.

The biggest error arrives in the selection of Emilia Clarke. Linda Hamilton was just perfect as the original Sarah Connor, and we could easily believe this woman tossing off the shackles of her meek demeanor and crippling insecurities and emerging as a formidable soldier. By contrast, Clarke comes off as a girl playing grownup, and when she utters an iconic line like, “Come with me if you want to live,” it’s like watching a Saved By the Bell cast member tackling a school play.

climactic set-piece at Comic Con clearly has its furry finger on the pop-culture zeitgeist.

INSIDE OUT

OOOO Inside Out is a glorious return to form for Pixar, as it demonstrates that few filmmakers in Hollywood today can match the Pixar brain trust when it comes to creating motion pictures that offer an irresistible mix of imagination, intelligence and emotion.

Inside Out relates the story of an 11-yearold girl named Riley (voiced by Kaitlyn Dias). More accurately, it relates the story of what’s inside Riley—specifically, core emotions that have been with her since birth.

First and foremost, there’s Joy (Amy Poehler), the “control room” leader and the one responsible for trying to make Riley enjoy every moment of her life. That’s a tall order, considering the other emotions are all vying for prime-time programming.

There’s Anger (Lewis Black), there’s Fear (Bill Hader) and there’s Disgust (Mindy Kaling). And then there’s Sadness (Phyllis TED 2 Smith), the emotion that Joy is perpetually OOO Writer-director Seth MacFarlane largely attempting to most keep at bay.

Yet once Riley moves from her cherbounces back with Ted 2, which may not ished childhood home in Minnesota to match its predecessor but does contain a ramshackle abode in San Francisco—a enough of a comic kick to make it a worthmove dictated by her dad’s efforts to get his while diversion. In this outing, Ted and fellow grocery store cashier Tami-Lynn ( Jes- startup business off the ground—it’s hard for Joy to keep Sadness from not only affectsica Barth) get married even as Ted’s best bud John (Mark Wahlberg) is still smarting ing Riley’s current mood but also infecting the shimmery orbs that house her most preover his divorce from Lori (in other words, cious memories.

Ted co-star Mila Kunis is MIA). But John An accident results in Joy and Sadness stirs himself to action when it turns out that being ejected from the control center, and it’s the US government plans to designate Ted at this point that the movie really takes off, not as a “person” but as “property,” thereby both visually and philosophically. Riley’s at stripping him of all his rights. a crucial, critical age for any young person, Together, the pair seek legal aid, finally waving goodbye to childhood innocence and acquiring the services of Samantha about to undergo changes that will make her (Amanda Seyfried), a pot-smoking junior feel like a stranger both in her own body and attorney whose intelligence regarding the law is matched only by her ignorance of film in a world suddenly a lot more complicated.

Certainly, a kid needs all available emoand television references. tions to navigate such murky waters, and the The charm of Ted is that it never took beauty of Inside Out is how it allows Sadness itself too seriously; the problem with Ted 2 to basically be the equivalent of both the is that it does. As Ted fights for his rights, outcast nobody wants to be around as well MacFarlane turns up the drama, seeking as the friend everybody wants by their side by any means necessary—even acquiring in a pinch. the services of Morgan Freeman to play a As expected with an A-list Pixar piece, civil-rights lawyer—to compare Ted’s plight with that of other persecuted groups in this there’s plenty of humor to go along with the heart, particularly in the peeks inside the country, such as blacks and gays.

Still, what counts most in a comedy is the control rooms of Riley’s mom (Diane Lane), dad (Kyle MacLachlan) and the hysterical laugh ratio, and Ted 2 comes out blazing and rarely runs out of ammo. Ted and John twofer seen at film’s end. There are also the are as likably lunk-headed as ever, Seyfried’s expected gags engineered to please the parSamantha matches up nicely with the guys, ents even more so than the children, with a few threatening to raise the bar for future and at least two of the cameo appearances really deliver. Plus, any movie that stages its animated endeavors.

JURASSIC WORLD

OO Certainly, Jurassic World will emerge as one of the summer season’s top grossers, but is it really better than the 1993 blockbuster helmed by Spielberg in the same calendar year that also saw him tackling Schindler’s List? Of course not, though it’s easily an improvement over the two sorry sequels that followed in 1997 (The Lost World: Jurassic Park) and 2001 (Jurassic Park III).

Spielberg, who directed the first two installments, turned the reins over to Joe Johnston for the third chapter, content to serve only as an executive producer. He does the same on Jurassic World, taking a back seat while allowing indie filmmaker Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) to lord over a billion-dollar franchise.

Trevorrow doesn’t flub the assignment— the film is generally well-paced and contains a handful of satisfying set-pieces—but neither does he imprint it with anything resembling a personal touch. The original Jurassic Park looked, felt and moved like a Steven Spielberg joint; conversely, Jurassic World seems like it could have been made by any Tom, Dick or Colin.

Chris Pratt is Owen, who works at Jurassic World as a combo dinosaur wrangler and velociraptor whisperer. Like his filmic forefathers Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum, he’s not sure man should be messing around with nature—in this case, creating a new and improved dinosaur meant to be bigger and bolder than anything that’s ever walked the earth.

Having learned nothing from the lessons imparted via the aborted Jurassic Park— namely, that out-of-control dinosaurs love to snack on humans—the scientists, capitalists and paleontologist powers-that-be overseeing Jurassic World ignore all modes of common sense and soon find their baby, the so-called Indominus Rex, wreaking havoc all over the themed island.

Other dinosaurs also manage to break free, and soon there are fatalities galore.

And the fine actor Vincent D’Onofrio, who first made his mark as a military grunt in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Full Metal Jacket, here engages in Full Metal Raptor, playing a gung-ho security head who wants to train dinosaurs to serve as soldiers in overseas combat situations. Yes, it’s as ridiculous as it sounds, and D’Onofrio’s part requires him mainly to act pompous and spout nonsensical dialogue.

But let’s face it: Audiences are coming to see dinosaurs, not people, and in that respect, the film delivers the goods a decent amount of the time.

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Activism & Politics

Drinking Liberally

Every first and third Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.

A gathering of Liberals for an informal discussion of politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, and the world around us.

Free to attend. Food and beverages available for purchase. Free third Thursday of every month. (912) 341-7427. livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/GA/savannah.

Tondee's Tavern, 7 E. Bay Street.

Help Savannah's Carriages Horses

Horses do not belong in traffic. What's romantic or joyful about carriage horses being forced to work on busy roadways among cars and crowds? Lifespan reduced by 50%, hoof deterioration, heat strokes, hard and exhaustive labor, traffic accidents, exhaust fumes, and after they are used up or injured? The slaughterhouse.

Please join other friends of the horses for a peaceful community education demo on the public sidewalks around the square.

Posters provided but feel free to bring your own. For more information: call or text Marsha Hargreaves 912 660 6912. No charge Sat., July 18, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 912 660 6912. mharg@comcast.net. https:// facebook.com/events/129320240735002/.

Ellis Square, Barnard Street and St. Julian Street.

Savannah Area Young Republicans

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

Savannah Libertarians

Join the Facebook group to find out about upcoming local events. Mondays. Facebook.com/groups/SAVlibertarians.

Savannah Tea Party

5pm social time. 5:30pm meeting begins.

6pm speaker. Reservations not necessary. Free to attend. Food and beverages available for purchase. Mondays, 5:30 p.m.. 912-598-7358. savannahteaparty. com. liveoakstore.com/tubbysthunderbolt.

Tubby's Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. Young Democrats

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

Call for Applications to Citizens Academy

JULY 15-21, 2015

Registration is now open for the next semester of the City of Savannah Citizens Academy, an eight-session program intended to immerse residents into the workings of their city government. The Academy gives residents a detailed overview of City services and policies and includes on-site visits, presentations by key 30 City officials, and other hands-on activities.

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

It's designed to increase awareness on how Savannah's government works. The application deadline is July 17. Interested citizens must be willing to commit to attend twice-a-week classes, which generally run 6-8pm, beginning July 28 through August 20. A maximum of 25 students will be accepted for the 2015 Academy, which will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. $5 entrance fee Through July 17. savannahga. gov/citizensacademy.

But in today’s digital world, what place do hand-lettering and calligraphy have in art?

Tell me! Send your artwork that incorporates beautiful writing—or your beautiful writing that incorporates art, or your beautiful writing that is art. The writing does not have to be in English. Please send high-resolution images of your work to Rhiannon Estwick at illuminatedsummer@ gmail.com by 7pm EST on July 17, 2015.

912.272.3590. Include title, media, dimenCall for Art Instructors for Fall 2015 and Winter sions, a brief explanation of how your piece 2016 fits the theme, a brief artist statement, and The Department of Cultural Affairs is seek- a translation of writing if necessary. All ing applications from artist/instructors media are accepted. Please note howto teach classes during the fall 2015 and ever that any special media required for winter 2016 sessions. Beginning, advanced, installation or video pieces will require the adult and youth classes and workshops in artist to provide any necessary hardware. the mediums of jewelry, ceramics, printThrough July 17. Oglethorpe Gallery, 406 E. making, drawing, painting, metals, fused Oglethorpe Ave. Call for Proposals for 2015 Weave-a-Dream glass, stained glass, glass beading and The City of Savannah's Weave-a-Dream fibers will be considered. Day and evening Panel has issued a call for proposals for its class proposals can range from one-day workshops to six week courses. Interested 2015 cultural and arts projects initiative.

Applications will be accepted through the individuals should submit an applicacalendar year, while funds are available. tion and a proposal to include: a resume; Programs are to be completed prior to description of proposed class; and up to October 1, 2015. Project funding is availfive portfolio images (in digital format).

Previous experience in art instruction is re- able up to $2,000 for specific and innovative arts, cultural, or heritage projects or quired. Applications are available at www. presentations that have a measurable, savannahga.gov/arts. The deadline for applications is July 17 at 5 p.m. Visual Arts quantifiable benefit to Savannah’s diapplications should be submitted to Debra verse populations. The Weave-A-Dream committee seeks proposals that actively Zumstein, Arts Programs Coordinator, at dzumstein@savannahga.gov. Through July involve youth, seniors, and those who have 17. 912-651-6783. City of Savannah Depart- limited access to arts based programs in Savannah. Programs engaging participates ment of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Call for Artists for 2016 Exhibitions ranging from 6 -11 graders with disciplines The City of Savannah's Department of of production, animation, photography Cultural Affairs is now accepting exhibition desktop publishing, CAD, metalworking proposals at the Cultural Arts Gallery for and carpentry are of particular interest to the 2016 calendar year. The 1,700 square Weave-A-Dream. While other programs foot community gallery serves the Savansuch as performing, visual, media, theater, nah area with exhibitions and educational folk, design (architecture), or literary arts programming that strengthen awareness are also encouraged to apply. To be eligible and stimulate dialogue through artistic ex- for consideration, an organization must be pression. In conjunction with each exhibia non-profit, 501c3, head-quartered in Sation, artists are encouraged to develop and vannah’s corporate limits. Proposed propresent a learning opportunity to the public grams must also be produced within the such as a workshop, lecture or demonCity’s corporate limits. No individual artist stration. All mediums will be considered applications will be accepted. Through for a non-degree seeking solo or group Aug. 2. 912-651-5988 ext. 8969. rbrown02@ exhibitions, including video and installation savannahga.gov. savannahga.gov/arts. pieces. Proposals should be professionCity of Savannah Department of Cultural ally presented and should include a cover Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Call for Speakers for Geekend 2015 letter; a resume; an artist statement; a The theme of Creative Coast's Geekend previous exhibition record; 10-12 digital 2015 is Growth. All entrepreneurs, develimages of the work to be considered; and opers, marketers, social media mavericks, a self-addressed stamped envelope if the technology enthusiasts, designers and proposal needs to be returned. Through other creatives are encouraged to apply to Sep. 11. 912-651-6783. savannahga.gov/ speak now. Geekend is looking for compelarts. City of Savannah Department of Culling cutting-edge content that is actionable tural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Call for Entries for Gallery Show and touches upon any one or several of Master of Arts Administration candidate the following topics: Design, Development, at Savannah College of Art and Design Mobile, Social Media, Marketing, Growth announces a call for submissions for an Hacking, Access to Capital, Sales, Manageupcoming exhibit at Oglethorpe Gallery in ment. The festival will take place October Savannah, GA between August 14 and 16.

15-17. Through Oct. 15. 912-447-8457.

Throughout history, art and beautiful writ- geek-end.com/speakers/apply. thecreing have worked together to communicate ativecoast.org. Creative Coast, 415 W. many different ideas: love, beauty, anger, Boundary St. City of Savannah TV Show Seeks Entries pain, a great place to eat down the street.

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 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.

Classes, Camps & Workshops

Advance Directives workshop

Join social worker Sarah Copeland as she helps you complete the paperwork to make your wishes known when you are too ill or too injured to speak on your own behalf. Easy-to-follow guidelines and complementary booklets provided. Do the loving thing for your family now. none third Tuesday of every month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. 912.629.1045. hospicesavannah.org/.

Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. 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 Exploration Sessions

Projects will include color exploration, mixing experiments, creation with found objects and beyond! Artistic discoveries are always going on at the Lab. Saturdays beginning June 13th. Ages 6-11. $20 per class Saturdays, 12-1 p.m.. 912-388-1939. artlabsavannah@gmail.com. artlabsavannah.com/#!classes-for-kids/cbhe. ArtLab, 2417 Waters Ave. Art, Music, Piano, Voice Coaching

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

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

ArtLab Summer Classes

Art Exploration Sessions on Saturdays from 12-1pm for ages 6-11. Projects will include color exploration, mixing experiments, creation with found objects and beyond. Tiny Artists Classes on Saturdays from 10:45-11:30am for ages 2-5. Parents and kids work together to create small projects introducing textures, colors and discovering art all around us. Take a creative break on Saturdays. Please call or email to sign up. $15 per class, sibling discounts available Saturdays.. 912-388-1939. artlabsavannah@gmail.com. artlabsavannah.com. ArtLab, 2417 Waters Ave. Basic Gun Safety Class

Offered by the Chatham County Sheriffs Office firearms instructors, for Chatham County civilians. Third Saturday of the month, 8:30am-12pm. until noon.$25 fee.

Sign up by telephone. Those interested do not need to own a firearm to attend the class. third Saturday of every month, 8:30 a.m.-noon. 912-652-6959.

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, 101 N. Fahm St. 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. Belly Dance at the Beach

Magic Carpet Dance Studio, Savannah's Exclusive belly dance studio is now offering special belly dance classes on the Beach on Tybee Island! We will meet at the 10th street beach access and carve our little dance oasis in the beautiful sand - with the clashing waves in front of us, and the magical ocean breeze! $15ea drop in, or $10ea with punch cards Sundays, 5:306:30 p.m.. 912-663-5114. beckywaller99@ gmail.com. magiccarpetdancers.com.

Magic Carpet Dance Studio, 6409 Abercorn Street, Suite E. Board Game Nights

Bring your favorite board game or learn to play one of ours! Join our community of gamers and make some new friends while having an awesome time. Guild Hall members get in free, and non-members must simply purchase a $2 Day Pass. Saturdays, 7 p.m. Guild Hall, 615 Montgomery Street.

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

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. Wednesdays.. 912-651-3743. chathamsheriff.org.

Chinese Language Classes

The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University offers free Chinese language classes starting January 17. To register, please call 912-358-3160. ongoing. 912358-3160. confuciusinstitute@savannahstate.edu. savannahstate.edu. savstate. edu/. Savannah State University, 3219 College St. 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

Thirsty Thursday Half-Priced Draft Beer & Soda Thursday, July 16th| First Pitch at 7:05 PM

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.

Creative Writing 2

This course is designed for students with some experience in fiction and nonfiction storytelling. Students will have assigned readings and writing homework, which will be reviewed and critiqued workshop style by the instructor and classmates. Student writing and outside readings will explore narrative structure and scenic writing, dialogue, character, place, word choice, rhythm, pacing and revision. Publication and ready pieces are the goal, along with knowledge of strong narrative structures, beautiful and varying sentences, a refined writer’s voice. Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Dreamboards And Desserts

Ready to turn your vision into a plan for success? We're happy to announce Dreamboards And Desserts by Atlanta-based relationship and life coach Erin Elise. The event will leave participants with a focus on who they are, what they want in their lives, and how they plan on getting it. Erin will show you how to tackle your goals one by one and see the power of focus, visualization, and planning for success. Oh, and did we mention complimentary desserts will be served? $27.00 Sat., July 18, 4-6:30 p.m. 678-827-9962. ErinElisellc@ gmail.com. https://facebook.com/ events/481305575369241/. facebook.com/ WeAreACEstudios. A.C.E. Studios (ALIVE CREATIVE ENTERTAINMENT, 6 OGLETHORPE PROFESSIONAL BLVD. 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

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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.

Family Law Workshop

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

Fany's Spanish/English Institute

Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children 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. Guitar, Mandolin, or Bass Guitar Lessons

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

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: MonFri, 3pm-4:30pm. ongoing. 912-232-4232 x115. savannahpha.com. savannahpha. com/NRC.html. Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St.

20 instructors with professional, well equipped studios. Fridays.. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. portmansmusic. com. Portman's Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St.

For beginners or advanced sewers. Industry standard sewing courses designed to Savannah Musicians' Institute offers primeet standards in the garment industry. vate instruction for all ages and experience Open schedule. Savannah Sewing Acadlevels in Guitar (electric, acoustic,classical), emy. 1917 Bull St. Sundays.. 912-290-0072.

Piano, Bass, Voice, Banjo, Mandolin, savsew.com.

Ukulele, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Music Singing Classes Theory/Composition/Songwriting. 609 69th Bel Canto is a singing style which helps the voice become flexible and expressive, imStreet, Savannah GA. ongoing. 912-398proves vocal range and breathing capacity.

8828. smisavannah@gmail.com. savmusiA foundation for opera, rock, pop, gospel ciansinstitute.com.

New Horizons Adult Band Program and musical theatre. $25 Mondays, 6 p.m..

Music program for adults who played a 786-247-9923. anitraoperadiva@yahoo. band instrument in high school/college com. Institute of Cinematic Arts, 12 West and would like to play again. Mondays at State Street, 3rd and 4th flrs.,.

Spanish Classes 6:30pm at Portman's. $30 per month. All Spanish courses for professionals ofages and ability levels welcome. Call for fered by Conquistador Spanish Language info. ongoing. 912-354-1500. portmansInstitute, LLC. Beginner Spanish for music.com. Portman's Music Superstore, Professionals--Intro price $155 + textbook 7650 Abercorn St. Novel Writing ($12.95). Instructor: Bertha E. Hernandez, Write a novel, finish the one you've started, M.Ed. and native speaker. Meets in the revise it or pursue publication. Award-win- Keller Williams Realty meeting room, 329 ning Savannah author offers one-on-one or Commercial Drive. Tuesdays.. conquistasmall group classes, mentoring, manudor-spanish.com.

Vocal Lessons script critique, ebook formatting. Email A group of voice instructors who believe for pricing and scheduling info. ongoing. in the power of a nurturing community to pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com.

Photography Classes help voice students blossom into vibrant Beginner photography to post production. artists. Each instructor holds a Masters of Instruction for all levels. $20 for two-hour Music in Voice Performance. Group classes class. See website for complete class list. held once a month, plus an annual recital.

410-251-4421. chris@chrismorrisphotogVaries Wednesdays.. 912-656-0760. TheVraphy.com. chrismorrisphotography.com. oiceCoOp.org. The Voice Co-op, Downtown.

Piano Lessons

Knitting & Crochet Classes

Learn to Sew

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

Sewing lessons for all ages and skill levels.

Private and Group classes. Tuesdays.. 912596-0889. kleossewingstudio.com. Kleo's Sewing Studio, 36 W. Broughton St. #201.

Piano Voice-Coaching

Pole Fitness Classes

Pole dancing is a beautiful artform, and a combination of dance, flexibility and gymnastics. Pole dancing has quickly become Life Coaching one of the most popular forms of fun and Group & individual life coaching with a Cer- exercise for women. It can help you lose tified Life Coach. Plan for a career change, weight, gain beautiful muscle tone, make new lifestyle, or an opportunity to pursue you stronger than ever and build conficreative or business projects. Step-by-step dence like no other form of exercise can. guidance to fulfill aspirations. In person Join us on Tuesday nights and get fitter or telephone sessions. Thursdays.. 912and stronger than you've ever been, with 596-1952. info@roiseandassociates.com. this amazing full body workout. Schedule Downtown Savannah, downtown.

TBA $20 Every other Tuesday, 7-9 p.m.

Music Instruction 912-988-1052. Mediterranean Tavern, 125 Georgia Music Warehouse, near corner of Foxfield Way. Victory Drive & Abercorn, offering instruc- A. Roper Studio - Voice Technique and Coaching Experienced and successful voice instruction by professional musicians. Band instruments, violin, piano, drums and guitar. tor is accepting students. Nurturing and All ages welcome. ongoing. 912-358-0054. collaborative studio. Services offered include strengthening the voice, range extengeorgiamusicwarehouse.com/. Georgia sion, relaxation techniques, and coaching Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Music Lessons: Private or Group through various styles of music. Audition Portman’s Music Academy offers private and competition preparation. Located 15 or group classes for ages 2 to 92, beginner minutes from downtown. Varies Mondaysto advanced level. All instruments. Also, Saturdays, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. 912-484-0628. voice lessons, music production technolDowntown Savannah, downtown.

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Sewing Classes

Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments

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

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

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

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

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.

Blindness and Low Vision Workshop

Workshops on the 3rd Thursday of each month on vision loss, services, and technology available to participate in the community. For people with blindness or low vision, and for caregivers and friends. Free and open to the public. third Thursday of every month.. savannahcblv.org. Savannah Center for the Blind and Low Vision, 214 Drayton St. Buccaneer Region SCCA

Local chapter of the Sports Car Club of

America, hosting monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver's license is eligible to participate.

See website. 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.

Chatham Sailing Club

Friday evening social event at the clubhouse. Meet Members and their families who all enjoy water based activities but whose prime interest is sailing. This BYOB event is free and all are welcome, but Membership is encouraged after several visits once interest is gauged!! We look forward to meeting you. Fridays, 7-10 p.m. pranschkec3@gmail.com. Young's Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd. 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. 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. third Monday of every month.. 912-8984344. kymmccarty@hotmail.com. mops.

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

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.

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club

Islands MOPS

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. Low Country Turners

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

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary

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

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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. A local club for role-players, gamers, and fans from all over the sci-fi /fantasy universe. Meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Super King Buffet 10201 Abercorn St., Savannah at 7PM. third Tuesday of every month.. 912-308-2094. kasak@ comcast.net. roguephoenix.org.

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 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. continues on p. 34

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9 Wear away 14 Command represented by an outdated floppy disk 15 Milky gem 16 Radio tube gas 17 Dairy product used to fill a pastry?

20 Car ad fig.

21 Abbey recess 22 “2001” hardware 23 Gold amount 25 Agrologist’s study 27 Round figure?

30 One, in Verdun 31 Not as vigorous 33 Sweet statue of Sean Combs in the late ‘90s?

37 It may be Photoshopped out in school photos 38 17th Greek letter 39 Strap on a stallion 40 Part of the theme song for Blossom, Bubbles, or Buttercup?

45 Like reserved seats 46 Whence farm fresh eggs 47 Name in “Talks” 48 Goes pfft 50 In a class by ___ 54 Improve, in the wine cellar 55 Brick in the organics section 57 He played Jim in “The

Doors” 58 Frivolous article in the middle of the page?

63 Previous conviction, informally 64 Peas, for a pea shooter 65 “Desperate Housewives” character Van de Kamp 66 Lots of paper 67 Like 7-Eleven, right now 68 1990s puzzle game set in an island world

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1 Arts acronym 2 Curly-haired Marx brother 3 Hardly in hiding 4 “I approve the motion!”

5 Aural “shift” named for physicist Christian 6 ___ Dei (“The Da Vinci Code” group) 7 Strongboxes 8 North Pole laborer 9 Let it out 10 Film spool 11 “___ Crazy Summer” (Cusack/Moore rom-com) 12 MS-___ 13 Reverse of WSW 18 Hawaii’s ___ Kea 19 Boss 24 Hip-hop trio with Lauryn Hill 26 “Get ___ My Cloud” (Rolling Stones hit)

27 Like some siblings 28 Changed the decor of 29 ___ Mawr, PA 32 Empire builders 33 Make a point 34 Without a hitch?

35 “Oooh, you said a swear!” type 36 “Weird Al” Yankovic cult movie 37 Calendar entry, for short 41 Hammerstein’s musical collaborator 42 Practitioner, as of a trade 43 Sheer fabric 44 In a riled state 49 Ask a tough trivia question 51 Not just some 52 They hold kicks together 53 Armada 54 Lepton’s locale 56 “You want a piece ___?”

58 EMT’s special skill 59 Palindromic poetry preposition 60 “Boyz N the Hood” actress Long 61 Kung ___ shrimp 62 Watson’s creator JULY 15-21, 2015

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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.

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 Kennel Club

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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

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.

Beginners Belly Dance Classes

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

Fitness body and balance studio. 2127 1//2 E. Victory Dr. $15/class or $48/hour. Call or see website. ongoing. 912-596-0889. cairoonthecoast.com.

Beginners Belly Dancing with Cybelle

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

Adult Intermediate Ballet Tues. 7pm-8pm. Private classes and walk Beginner and intermediate ballet, modern ins available. Synergistic Bodies, 7724 dance, barre fusion, barre core body sculpt, Waters Ave. ongoing. 912-414-1091. info@ gentle stretch & tone. Tuesdays.. 912cybelle3.com. cybelle3.com.

Happenstance Bellydance 925-0903. theballetschoolsav.com. Ballet All levels and styles of bellydance welSchool, 10010 Abercorn St. Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm. $12/class or $90/8 come. Classes every Monday, 5:30-6:30pm. classes. Call for info. Academy of Dance, 74 Drop-ins welcome. $15/lesson Mondays, 5:30 p.m.. (912) 704-2940. happenstanceW. Montgomery Crossroad. Wednesdays. bellydance@gmail.com. happenstancebel912-921-2190.

Argentine Tango lydance.wordpress.com. Anahata Healing Lessons Sundays 1:30-3;30pm. Open to Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. C.C. Express Dance Team the public. $3 per person. Wear closed Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm. Clogging or toe leather shoes if possible. Doris Martin tap dance experience is necessary. Call Dance Studio, 8511-h ferguson Ave. Call Claudia Collier for info. ongoing. 912-748or email for info. ongoing. 912-925-7416.

0731. Windsor Forest Recreation Building, savh_tango@yahoo.com.

Awaken with Chakradance™ Windsor Forest.

A free-flowing, meditative dance, with Dance for Peace A weekly gathering to benefit locals in eclectic music selected to resonate with need. Music, dancing, fun for all ages. each specific chakra, along with guided Donations of nonperishable food and imagery. No dance experience or chakras gently used or new clothing are welcomed. knowledge needed. $20 ongoing, 7-8:30 Free and open to the public. Sundays, 3 p.m. 912-663-1306. Chakradancer@ p.m. 912-547-6449. xavris21@yahoo.com. comcast.net. chakradance.com/. synergisticbodies.com. Synergistic Bodies, 7901 Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. Dance Lessons (Salsa, Bachata) Waters Ave. Ballroom Group Dance Class Learn to dance Salsa & Bachata. For info, Weekly ballroom dance classes focus on call Austin (912-704-8726) or Omar (Spantwo types of dance each month. Open to ish - 787-710-6721). Thursdays. 912-704partners/couples or to solos. The $35 for 8726. salsa@salsasavannah.com. salsa4 weeks or $10 drop in Mondays, 7 p.m. savannah.com. Great Gatsby, 408 West 912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. Broughton Street.

Dance Party salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memo- Dance on Thursdays at 8pm--fun, friendship, and dancing. Free for Savannah rial Drive.

Ballroom Series Group Class Ballroom students. $10 for visitors ($15 for A group ballroom dance class for begincouples). free - $15 Thursdays, 8 p.m. 912ners through advanced. Rumba, Swing, 335-3335. savannahballroom@gmail.com.

Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz, Cha Cha, Samba, savannahballroomdancing.com. Savannah and more. Singles or couples. $10.00 per Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

The Dirty Dolls Burlesque present Dirty-Nerdy person or $35 for 4 weeks (per person) The Dirty Dolls are Savannah's all-lesbian Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m.. 912.312.3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebaile- burlesque troupe, specializing in NeoBurlesque, a revival and updating of the dancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance traditional burlesque form. The Dolls Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Ballroom/Latin Group Class put on top-notch monthly shows at Club Group classes every Tuesday and Wednes- one in Savannah, and the rest of the time day at 8pm. Tuesdays focus on fundatheir members travel around the country mental steps, styling, and techniques. performing in a variety of clubs and Pride Wednesday's classes are more specific, events. So get your butts to The Forge with advanced elements. $15/person and to see them in the flesh (so to speak!). $25/couple Wednesdays, 8 p.m. and Tues- Come early to get a good seat! And don't days.. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@ forget to bring those dollar bills. $15 for gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing. non-members, $10 Guild Hall members com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 level Drakes, Wyverns, and Dragons, $5 Travis Street. for Great Wyrm and Kin Sat., July 18, 10 Beginner's Belly Dance Classes p.m. 844-MY-GUILD. events@theguildhall.

Learn basic moves and choreography with com. theguildhall.com/events/2015-07-18/ local Belly Dancer, Nicole Edge. Class is LiveBurlesque%3ATheDirtyDolls. Guild open to all ages and skill levels. Walk-ins Hall, 615 Montgomery Street. welcome. 15.00 Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. 912- Disco Hustle Dance Class 596-0889. edgebelly@gmail.com. edgebel- Do the hustle! A New York style Disco Hustle group class taught by Jos'eh Marion, lydance.com. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. a professional ballroom dance instructor.

Broughton St.

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

Lake Mayer is offering free dance and fitness classes for all ages every Thursday, in the Community Center. 9:30 am and 10:30 am is the "Little Movers" class for toddlers. 12:00 pm Lunch Break Fitness.

1:30 pm Super Seniors. 5:30 pm youth hip hop. 6:30 pm Adult African Fitness. FREE ongoing, 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 912-6526780. sdavis@chathamcounty.org. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

FUNdamentals Dance Lesson

Group dance lessons every Tuesday and Wednesday at 8pm. Tuesday: fundamental steps, styling, and techniques. Wednesday: advanced elements. $15/person $25/ couple Tuesdays, 8 p.m. and Wednesdays, 8 p.m.. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@ gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing. com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Home Cookin' Cloggers

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

Irish Dance Classes

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

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

Wednesdays.. 912-704-2052. prideofirelandga@gmail.com.

Kids/Youth Dance Class

Kids Group class on various Ballroom and Latin dances. Multiple teachers. Ages 4-17 currently enrolled in the program.

Prepares youth for social and/or competitive dancing. $15/person Saturdays, 10 a.m. 912-335-3335. savannahballroom@ gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing. com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

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

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eling 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, 7360 Skidaway Rd. Call Elizabeth for info. ongoing. 912-354-5586.

Monthly Dance Parties

A dance party for students to put dance moves into action. Every 3rd Friday of the month, 8pm-10pm. Designed for practice of all of the moves learned in private lessons, group lessons, or for anyone who wants to come have fun. Free for private lesson students/ $5 for social dancers third Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m.

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

Monthly USA Ballroom Dance

Support your Ballroom Dance Club. Bring refreshments for the party. Lesson from 7-8 pm. Social dancing from 8-10 pm. $10 members $15 non-members third Saturday of every month, 7 p.m.. 912-224-7593. moonriverdancers6069@yahoo.com. Moon River Dancers, 160 Whitemarsh Rd. Salsa Lessons by Salsa Savannah

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

8pm-9pm and 9pm-10pm. Sun. 5pm6pm and 6pm-7pm. Salon de Maile, 704B Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah, 31406.

Tuesdays.. salsasavannah.com.

Salsa Night

Come and shake it to the best latin grooves and bachata the night away in Pooler where it's cooler. Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m. 912-988-1052. medi.tavern314@ gmail.com. Mediterranean Tavern, 125 Foxfield Way. Savannah Shag Club

Wednesdays, 7pm,at Doubles Lounge.

Fridays, 7pm, at American Legion Post 36, 2309 E. Victory Dr. ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Savannah Swing Cats--Swing Dancing

ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Sizzle: Dance and Cardio

A class designed to maintain that summer body by dancing and having fun.

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

from any smart phone, teams make their way among well known and overlooked gems of the city, solving clues and completing challenges while learning local history. Available 365 days a year, sunrise to sunset. Start when you want and play at your pace. Save 20%- Only $39.20 for a team of 2-5 people after Promotion Code: CONNECTSAVANNAH. Only $39.20 for a team of 2-5 people after Promo Code: CONNECTSAVANNAH Mondays-Sundays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.. 805-603-5620. Info@urbanadventurequest.com. UrbanAdventureQuest.com. Franklin Square, Montgomery and St. Julian Streets.

Awaken with Chakradance™ - Thursdays

Join us for a free-flowing, meditative dance and experience the healing power of Chakradance™. With eclectic music selected to resonate with each specific chakra, along with guided imagery, Chakradance™ will take you on a spiritual journey, free the energy in your body and open you to a deeper experience of life. No dance experience or prior knowledge of the chakras is necessary. Limited to 12 participants – email to reserve a spot today! $20 Thursdays, 6:45-8:15 p.m. 912-663-1306.

Chakradancer@comcast.net. anahatahealingarts.com/healing-aha/. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. Friday on the Train

This free community event will feature food and refreshments, kid friendly fun, line dancing, and live entertainment. July entertainment: third Class Citizen, corn hole and karaoke. third Friday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Suites at Station Exchange, 3205 TSX Grand Central.

Guided Tours of the Lucas Theatre for the Arts

Learn the history of the historic Lucas Theatre on a 20-30 minute tour. Restoration, architecture, history of the theatre and of early cinema. $4. Group rates for ten or more. School trips available. No reservations needed for 10:30am, 1:30pm and 2pm. Other times by appointment. Call for info. ongoing. 912-525-5023. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

Thu., July 16, 1-3 p.m. Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club, 510 E. Charlton Street.

Live Butterfly Exhibit

The exhibit features over 200 live butterflies from a variety of species tucked away inside a beautiful conservatory, decorated and complete with plants conducive to butterfly flight. The program also features educational displays, butterfly crafts and life-cycle kiosks. Admission is $3 per person and children 2 and under will be free with the purchase of an adult ticket.

Through Aug. 2. savannahmall.com/. Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street.

Male Role Call

This prevention education and awareness program designed to target young men ages 14-21 with a goal of promoting healthy relationships, encourage bystander intervention and warn of the pitfalls of peer pressure in high school and college.

These programs are presented in an effort to avert sexual violence. Session topics will include: consent, sexting, bullying, rape laws, and responsible sexual behavior.

Presenters are RCC staff, District Attorney, Meg Heap representatives from the Health Department, Special Victims Unit and Juvenile Court. Lunch and snacks will be provided. The program is free and open to the first 50 registrants. Thu., July 16. uwce. org/. United Way of Coastal Empire, 428 Bull St. Martinis at the Mansion

Enjoy martinis at the mansion to benefit the Rape Crisis Center. Proceeds from the food and drink specials and the silent auction will benefit the Center. Wed., July 15. 912-233-3000. mansiononforsythpark. com/contact/. Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St. The original Midnight Tour

One of the spookiest tours in town. Learn about the untold stories of some of the most haunted locations here in Savannah Georgia. Guaranteed to give you a few goose bumps and an unexplained need for a night light. 33.00 ongoing. 1-866666-3323. 6thsenseworld.com. 6th Sense

Savannah Tours, 404 Abercorn Street.

PBJ Pantry

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

Richmond Hill Farmer's Market

Vendors include Hardwicke Farms, Sage Wishes, FraLi Gourmet, Savannah River Farms, Woodland Swamp Farm, Sikes Honey, Foods of the Farm, and Farm Fresh Produce. There will also be free balloons, reusable shopping bags, corn hole, and a bouncy house. Tuesdays, 2-7 p.m. J. F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill.

Safe at College Self-Defense Course

This two-hour self-defense course will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 PM on Sunday, July 19th at the First Presbyterian Church at 520 Washington Avenue. The class is designed enhance and build self-confidence, awareness, and personal safety for young women who will be going to college this fall. Mothers are encouraged to take the class with their daughter(s). Space is limited; RSVP by July 17. Sun., July 19.

912-233-3000. fpc.presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. Savannah Storytellers

Tall tales and fun times with the classic art of storytelling. Every Wednesday at 6pm. Reservations encouraged by calling 912-349-4059. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. liveoakstore.com/tubbysthunderbolt. Tubby's Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. Shire of Forth Castle Fighter Practice

Local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism meets Saturdays at Forsyth Park (south end) for fighter practice and general hanging out. For those interested in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. ongoing. savannahsca.org.

Sixth Sense Savannah Tour

In 2002, smashing all of the barriers,the Sixth Sense Savannah tour became the first tour to go well beyond the usual touring areas and subject matter, starting in a neighborhood, where locals, family,

Ice Cream Social and Block Party

The Boys and Girls Club opens their doors to the community and its leaders to come meet the kids and see the club. Ice cream provided by Leopold's. Cumulus Radio will provide music and block party-style fun.

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Free will astrology ARIES

March 21-April 19

“Stop Making Sense” was originally the name of the film and music soundtrack produced by the Talking Heads in the 1980s, and now it is the central theme of your horoscope. I think your brain would benefit from a thorough washing. That’s why I invite you to scour it clean of all the dust and cobwebs and muck that have accumulated there since its last scrub a few months back. One of the best ways to launch this healing purge is, of course, to flood all the neural pathways with a firehose-surge of absurdity, jokes, and silliness. As the wise physician of the soul, Dr. Seuss, said, “I like nonsense. It wakes up the brain cells.”

TAURUS

April 20-May 20

When you read a book that has footnotes, you tend to regard the footnotes as being of secondary importance. Although they may add color to the text’s main messages, you can probably skip them without losing much of the meaning. But I don’t recommend this approach in the coming days.

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, footnotes will carry crucial information that’s important for you to know. I mean this in a metaphorical sense as you live your life as well as in the literal act of reading books. Pay close attention to the afterthoughts, the digressions, and the asides.

GEMINI

May 21-June 20

The English word “quiddity” has two contrary definitions. It can refer to a trivial quibble. Or it can mean the essential nature of a thing -- the quality that makes it unique. I suspect that in the coming weeks you will get numerous invitations to engage with quiddities of both types. Your first task will be to cultivate an acute ability to know which is which. Your second task: Be relentless in avoiding the trivial quibbles as you home in on the essential nature of things.

CANCER

June 21-July 22

JULY 15-21, 2015

“A poet must not cross an interval with a step when he can cross it with a leap.”

That’s an English translation of an aphorism written by French author Joseph Joubert. Another way to say it might be, “A smart person isn’t drab and plodding as she bridges a gap, but does it with high style and brisk delight.” A further alternative: “An imaginative soul isn’t predictable as she travels over and around obstacles, but calls on creative magic to fuel her ingenious liberations.” Please use these ideas during your adventures in the coming weeks, Cancerian.

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by Rob brezsny | beautyandtruth@freewillastrology.com

July is barely half over, but your recent scrapes with cosmic law have already earned you the title of “The Most Lyrically Tormented Struggler of the Month.” Another few days of this productive mayhem

and you may be eligible for inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records. I could see you being selected as “The Soul Wrangler with the Craziest Wisdom” or “The Mythic Hero with the Most Gorgeous Psychospiritual Wounds.” But it’s my duty to let you know that you could also just walk away from it all. Even if you’re tempted to stick around and see how much more of the entertaining chaos you can overcome, it might be better not to. In my opinion, you have done enough impossible work for now.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

“People who have their feet planted too firmly on the ground have difficulty getting their pants off,” said author Richard Kehl.

That’s good advice for you in the coming weeks. To attract the help and resources you need, you can’t afford to be overly prim or proper. You should, in fact, be willing to put yourself in situations where it would be easy and natural to remove your pants, throw off your inhibitions, and dare to be surprising. If you’re addicted to businessas-usual, you may miss opportunities to engage in therapeutic play and healing pleasure.

LIBRA

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

“A failure is a person who has blundered but is not able to cash in on the experience,” wrote American author Elbert Hubbard. In light of this formulation, I’m pleased to announce that you are likely to achieve at least one resounding success in the coming weeks. At this juncture in your destiny, you know exactly how to convert a past mistake into a future triumph. A gaffe that once upon a time brought you anguish or woe will soon deliver its fully ripened teaching, enabling you to claim a powerful joy or joyful power.

SCORPIO

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

The poet Mary Ruefle describes reading books as “a great extension of time, a way for one person to live a thousand and one lives in a single lifespan.” Are there other ways to do that? Watching films and plays and TV shows, of course. You can also listen to and empathize with people as they tell you their adventures. Or you can simply use your imagination to visualize what life is like for others. However you pursue this expansive pleasure, Scorpio, I highly recommend it. You are set up to absorb the equivalent of many years’ experience in a few short weeks.

SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

Sagittarian rapper Nicki Minaj is not timid about going after what she wants. She told *Cosmopolitan* magazine that she’s “highmaintenance in bed.” Every time she’s involved in a sexual encounter, she demands to have an orgasm. In accordance with the current astrological omens, Sagittarius, I invite you to follow her lead -- not just during your erotic adventures, but everywhere else, too. Ask for what you want, preferably with

enough adroitness to actually obtain what you want. Here’s another critical element to keep in mind: To get exactly what you want, you must know exactly what you want.

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

A college basketball player named Mark Snow told reporters that “Strength is my biggest weakness.” Was he trying to be funny? No. Was he a bit dim-witted?

Perhaps. But I’m not really interested in what he meant by his statement. Rather, I want to hijack it for my own purpose, which is to recommend it as a meditation for you in the coming weeks. Can you think of any ways that your strength might at least temporarily be a weakness? I can. I suspect that if you rely too much on the power you already possess and the skills you have previously mastered, you may miss important clues about what you need to learn next.

The most valuable lessons of the coming weeks could come to you as you’re practicing the virtues of humility and innocence and receptivity.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

In Margaret Mitchell’s novel *Gone with the Wind,* Rhett Butler delivers the following speech to Scarlett O’Hara: “I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I’d rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.” Your oracle for the near future, Aquarius, is to adopt an approach that is the exact opposite of Rhett Butler’s.

Patiently gather the broken fragments and glue them together again. I predict that the result will not only be as good as new; it will be better. That’s right: The mended version will be superior to the original.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20

Australian actress Rebel Wilson has appeared in several successful movies, including *Bridesmaids,* *Bachelorette,* and *Pitch Perfect.* But she didn’t start out to be a film star. Mathematics was her main interest. Then, while serving as a youth ambassador in South Africa at age 18, she contracted malaria. At the height of her sickness, she had hallucinatory visions that she would one day be “a really good actress who also won an Oscar.” The visions were so vivid that she decided to shift her career path. I foresee the possibility that you will soon experience a version of her epiphany. During a phase when you’re feeling less than spectacular, you may get a glimpse of an intriguing future possibility.

friends, chose to share their personal ghost stories, exclusively with the company founder. 30.00 Every 55 days, 9:30 p.m. 9122920960. 6thsenseworld.com.

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Southbound Brewery Saturday Tours and Tastes

Savannah's first microbrewery is open for public tours and tastings Wednesday Fridays from 5:30-7:30 and Saturdays from 2-4. Hang out, have a few cold ones, and learn a little more about Savannah's first craft brewery. Free Saturdays, 2-4 p.m.

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Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. Summer Video-game Tournament Series

Looking for a way to beat the summer heat? Every Tuesday through August The Guild Hall will be hosting a fun casual tournament in our cool air conditioned building. Come out at 7pm and challenge friend and foe to win! Summer Tournament Series Games 7/7, 8/4: Mario Kart 8 7/14, 8/11: Super Smash Bros 7/21, 8/18: Mortal Kombat 7/28, 8/25: Street Fighter $1 for Guild Hall members, $3 for non-members Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m..

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Under The Rainbow

On Thursday nights come out to the coolest spot in Pooler for Under The Rainbow.

Every week we will host a different event that will cater to those that play over, around and under the rainbow. Thursdays, 8-11 p.m. 912-988-1052. Mediterranean Tavern, 125 Foxfield Way. Unity in the Community

Unity in the Community is a nonprofit organization that promotes and hosts free, family-friendly culturally diverse events to give back to the community. The events feature handcrafted ethnic arts and crafts, home-based businesses, and community nonprofits. Entertainment is provided by churches and other local individuals and groups. third Saturday, Sunday of every month. riverstreetsavannah.com/. River Street, River St. The Unmask Sarcoidoisis Masquerade Ball

Dress to impress, Ladies and Gents help Un-Mask Sarcoidosis. Enjoy an enchanted evening of talent, dining, music and more.

There will be a silent auction and prize giveaways. Tickets can be purchased online at www.fiercefightforlife.com or Call 931-561-1433 / 931-561-1432. Ask about the VIP special. All proceeds will benefit Fierce Fight For Life's Fight in finding a cure for Sarcoidosis and providing support to families with Sarcoidosis. Must be 21 to enter. $35.00 General Admission; $75.00 VIP Sat., July 18, 7:30-11 p.m. 931-5611433. Fiercefightforlife@yahoo.com. fiercefightforlife.com. cgc.georgiasouthern.edu/.

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is an hour long presentation on Veterans aid and assistance in the Magnolia Dining Room of Savannah Commons. This event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. RSVP is requested by calling 912.927.0500. Tue., July 21.

Savannah Commons, 1 Peachtree Drive (off Middleground Rd.).

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For boys and girls between ages 6 and 16. Gain skills in your favorite sports and have a great time! Choose from basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball and learn from experienced, caring high school and college student coaches. Held at Higher Ground Baptist Church, 9120 Whitefield Ave., Savannah just off the Truman Parkway and next to Hesse Elementary School.

Pre-register at highergroundsav.org or call 355-1505. FREE Through July 17, 8:30 a.m.-noon. 912-355-1505. sarah_higherground@bellsouth.com. highergroundsav. org. Higher Ground Baptist Church, 9120 Whitefield Ave. Health

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Armstrong Prescription Drug Drop-Off

Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. hosts a permanent drop box for disposing of unused prescription drugs and over the counter medication. In the lobby of the University Police building on campus. Open to the public 24 hours/day, year round. Confidential. All items collected are destroyed by the Drug Enforcement Administration. ongoing. 912-344-3333. armstrong. edu. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index. html. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Free Enrollment Help for Medicaid and PeachCare

Parents can find the help they need to renew or sign up their children (ages 0-19) on Medicaid or PeachCare. Enrollment Assisters will work with clients through the process. Free and open to the public.

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Free Hearing and Speech Screening

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Open for primary care for uninsured

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Heartbeats for Life hosts a live cooking demonstration with a discussion about the power of food. Tue., July 21. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Know Your Water

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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.

Planned Parenthood Hotline

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

Open 7pm-11pm nightly. ongoing. 800264-7154.

Prepared Childbirth Class

This course gives an overview of reproductive anatomy and physiology and explains the process of labor and delivery in simple, easy-to-understand terms. The four-week course includes a tour of the labor and delivery unit. Register early $75 per couple Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 912-350-2676. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. The Savannah 7-Day Diabetes Repair

We will show you how to 'repair' your diabetes, in just seven weeks. We will meet once a week for seven weeks, (a total of 7 meeting days). You’ll receive educational and informative workshop materials including strategies for change, stress managing techniques, videos, . $450 Wednesdays, 1 p.m., Thursdays, 7 p.m. and Saturdays, 1 p.m.. 912-598-8457. jeff@ heartbeatsforlife-ga.org. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St.

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He’s rather be a player than be gay

By Your Pal Erin

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Erin, Everywhere I go people are celebrating the Supreme Court ruling making gay marriage legal and congratulating their gay friends and family members for being equal in the eyes of the law. Hooray for them, but what about me?

I’m a gay man, but I sure don’t want to be.

All my life my family and friends have told me that being gay is bad. The church says that homosexuality is a sin and I will burn in hell if I have sex with men.

When the AIDS epidemic started, people said that it was god’s punishment of fags, and to this day I still believe it. Even if didn’t, I’d still at risk for getting AIDS if I had gay sex.

Instead of hating myself for being gay all these years, I’ve dated women and kept my homosexuality in check. Because I’ve had so many girlfriends, people think that I’m a player, and that’s okay because I’d rather be a player than be queer.

Everything was fine and dandy until the Supreme Court went and fucked it all up.

Now, every time I see a rainbow flag, I feel like the world is congratulating me for being a faggot.

To all the bleeding heart liberals out there, I just want to thank you for passing a law reminding me to hate myself.

–T.C.

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OH, kiddo… I never thought about it that way before. You’ve certainly given us a powerful perspective to consider.

Before answering your letter, I want to acknowledge that I have chosen to publish it in its entirety, even though it contains what could be considered hate speech. Your words serve as a powerful example of the selfloathing you have learned from people who love you and were doing their best to protect you from harm when you were growing up.

As someone who understands their motivations but respectfully disagrees with their views, I would like to ask you a question: What would God have to gain by sending any of us to Hell or punishing us with diseases of any kind? Each one of us is only human and is doing his or her best to get by

in this world.

Please know that I’m not here to judge you, your family or your friends…or to change your minds in any way. I’m just here to offer you love and support at a time when you feel like you are being reminded by others to hate yourself. I just want to do my best to help you make peace with where you’re at.

From the sounds of your letter, you’re not so much upset about being a gay man as you are about everyone else’s gay pride, because it reminds you of all the negative things you’ve ever been told about being gay. Considering all the scary messages you’ve heard, your feelings make perfect sense.

Here’s a little insight that I hope will help to put things in perspective: The only relationship in this world that matters is the one between you and you. Everything else is irrelevant.

Who you date is irrelevant. People’s opinions about your sexuality are irrelevant.

Whether they are pointing fingers in judgment or waving flags in show of support, what they have to say is irrelevant.

There’s no law that says you have to start dating men just because our government now recognizes gay marriage. If dating women the best thing for your relationship with you, then keep doing it. To hell with other people’s opinions. It’s none of our business anyway.

Thank you for sharing your experience, T.C. Even though you may feel like you’re in the minority on the issue of gay marriage, you can’t possibly be the only person who’s feeling this way. Please know that I am holding all of you in my best, most positive, loving thoughts.

Your pal, Erin The Ghost Dog Diaries is a weekly advice column, inspired by the late PJ Cuddlesworth. Three hours after PJ’s passing, Erin held an Irish Wake in her honor.

That’s when her name appeared in her beer. Erin and PJ have been giving psychic readings and helping people connect with their loved ones who have passed ever since.

Got a question about life after death and other phenomena? Give us a shout at psychicyourpalerin@ gmail.com. Although we don’t give psychic readings in this column, you can learn more about private consultations at www.yourpalerin.com

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Stove, per week. Corner of 38th and 1.5BA refrigerator, dishwasher, total Drayton. 912-234-9779 electric, central heat/air, washer/ dryer connections, no pets. $650/ FURNISHED APTS. $180/WK. month $650/deposit. 912-657Private bath and kitchen, cable, 4583. utilities, washer furnished. AC & APARTMENT: 821 heat, bus stop on property. No WEEKLY deposit required. Completely Amaranth Avenue: 1BR Apt for safe, manager on property. rent. Furnished with utilities Contact Darrell, (912)346-5583; included. On bus line. $210/ Linda, (912)690-9097 or Jack, weekly; $100/deposit. Call 912441-5468 (912)342-3840.

FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT, Utilities Included, $110 per week.

Corner of 38th and Drayton. Call 912-234-9779

GEORGETOWN

Furnished Efficiency Apt. includes utilities, electricity, gas, garbage and water. 1yr. lease & security deposit. $650/month. Close to Savannah Mall & Armstrong State University. 912-429-2073 REDUCED RENT & DEPOSIT!

SPECIAL! SPECIAL!

*11515 WHITE BLUFF ROAD: $650/month for 1BR/1BA Apt. with $500/deposit. *1303 EAST 66TH STREET: 2BR/2BA $795/month, $500/ deposit. *NICE LOCATION: 207 Edgewater Rd. 2BR/2BA, all electric, $795/month. *1812 N. AVALON: 2BR, 1.5BA $720/month.

DAVIS RENTALS

310 EAST MONTGOMERY X-ROADS, 912-354-4011 OR 656-5372 RENT OR RENT-TO-OWN: Remodeled mobile homes, 3BR/2BA, in Garden City mobile home park. Low down affordable payments. Credit check approval.

Call Gwen, Manager, at 912-9647675

Buy. Sell.

For Free! www.connectsavannah.com

ROOMMATE WANTED: Single, Mature Individual.

Safe Environment. Central heat/air, cable, washer/dryer. $280/ Biweekly; $280/security deposit, No lease. Immediate occupancy. Call Mr.Brown: 912-663-2574 or 912234-9177.

Commercial Property for Rent GREAT COMMERCIAL SPACE AVAILABLE!

4501 Montgomery Street between W.61st & W.62nd.

Extreme high traffic area. Great for Retail, Barber Shop, Nail Salon, Beauty Supply Store and Much More!! Parking available in front and rear of building. $1300 per month. Call (912) 695-3520

Room for Rent ROOMS FOR RENT $75 MOVE-IN SPECIAL TODAY!!

Clean, furnished, large. Busline, central heat/air, utilities. $100$130/weekly. Rooms with bath $145. Call 912-289-0410.

AFFORDABLE ROOMS For Rent.

Fully furnished, TV, cable, internet.

Near bus line. Weekly Rates $130$160 plus deposit. Please Call 912-323-7105.

CLEAN, QUIET, NICE ROOMS & EFFICIENCIES from $100-$215. Near Bus lines.

Refrigerator, Stove, Washer & Dryer. For More Info, Call 912-412-2818 or 912-2723438 FURNISHED, includes utilities, central heat/air, Comcast cable, washer/ dryer. Ceramic tile in kitchen & bath. Shared Kitchen & bath. Call 912-210-0144, leave message

SAVANNAH'S HOUSE OF GRACE

SENIOR LIVING AT IT'S BEST FOR AGES 50 & BETTER Shared community living for full functioning seniors ages 50 & above. Nice comfortable living at affordable rates.

Shared kitchen & bathroom.

All bedrooms have central heating/air and cable.

Bedrooms are fully furnished and private. Make this community one you will want to call home.

SAVANNAH'S HOUSE OF GRACE also has community housing with its own private bath. Different rates apply.

Income must be verifiable.

We accept gov. vouchers.

Prices starting at $550.

Call 912-844-5995

SHARED LIVING: Fully Furnished Apts. $170 weekly.

No deposit. All utilities included. Call 912-844-5995

Roommate Wanted ROOMMATE WANTED: Long term.

Burroughs Street area. $90 to Move in; $485/Rent. Call 912-2666498

Automotive Cars/Trucks/Vans FENDER BENDER ??

Paint & Body Work.

Reasonably Priced. Insurance Claims. We buy wrecks. Call 912-355-5932.

Service Directory Business Services FOR ALL TYPES OF MASONRY REPAIR

Brick, Block, Concrete, Stucco, Brick Paving, Grading, Clearing, etc., New & Repair Work. Call Michael Mobley, 912-631-0306

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Call 912-721-4350 and Place your Classified Ad Today!

HELP WANTED WE’RE LOOKING FOR A TALENTED SALES ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE You will be responsible for developing new & existing business, making presentations, managing accounts & collections, and delivering return on investment to Connect Savannah advertisers.

The ideal candidate has media sales experience, knows Savannah and excels in cultivating relationships with area businesses.

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL POSSESS: Excellent written and verbal skills; time management skills with sharp attention to details and follow through. You must also be computer literate and new media savvy.

You’ll be expected to execute an effective needs-based selling approach and have a naturally outgoing and influential personality with a contagious positive attitude.

THIS POSITION OFFERS: Salary and commission on sales, benefit package with paid vacation and gas allowance.

We value and reward great people!

TO APPLY: Send resume and cover letter to: sales@connectsavannah.com.

JULY 15-21, 2015

FOR RENT: 1944 Utah. 2BR, separate DR, central heat/air, fireplace, stove & refrigerator. $650/month, $650/ deposit. Call 912-507-2309 or 912-507-2306

SOUTHSIDE •1BR Apts, washer/dryer included. $25 for water, trash included, $625/month.

•2BR/1.5BA Townhouse Apt, total electric $700/month.

Call 912-927-3278 or 912356-5656

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