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Francophone Film Festival THURS / 4 - SAT / 6

The Francophone Film Festival will screen five French-language movies with subtitles covering a wide range of themes and issues. All screenings are free and open to the public.

Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. armstrong.edu/news/armstrongfrench-club-to-host-8th-annualfrancophone-film-festival-feb.-4-6

Wednesday / 3 Film: Danger!! Death Ray!

Famously mocked on Mystery Science Theater 3000, this laughably lame secret agent flick was made on a shoestring budget at the height of the first wave of James Bond-mania.

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

Thursday / 4 Concert: The Carnival

11th Annual Double Piano Concert combines talents of 38 pianists with guests from Savannah Arts Dance Department. Reception to follow.

7-9 p.m Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington $10 adults, $5 students, cash only at door

Film: The Last Mentsch

Marcus Schwarz survived Auschwitz only to kill his Jewishness. Presented by the 2016 SAV Jewish Film Fest.

1:30-3 p.m JEA, 5111 Abercorn $10 savannahjea.org

Film: Touchdown Israel

Film: Labyrinth SAT / 6

Theatre: In the Mood

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Hop aboard the “Chattanooga Choo Choo” to “Tuxedo Junction” and get “In The Mood” for a “Moonlight Serenade.” In the Mood is a fully staged tribute to Glenn Miller, The Andrews Sisters, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra and other idols of the ’40s.

3-5 & 8-10 p.m. $26-$65 Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn St. 912-525-5050 lucastheatre.com

David Bowie! Funky music! Muppets! Jim Henson’s other delightful 80’s fantasy Labyrinth is still so much fun! See Jennifer Connelly in one of her earliest roles as Sarah, desperately working her way through Jareth’s labyrinth to reclaim her baby brother that the goblins have stolen, at her request, of course! Followed by a post show Q&A. 7 p.m., $8 Trustees Theater 216 East Broughton St.

Lecture: Remembering Savannah’s W.W. Law SAT / 6

Remember Savannah’s W.W. Law at this lecture event; part of the Savannah Black Heritage Festival.

3-5 p.m. Free and open to the public.

King-Tisdell Cottage 514 E Huntingdon St. savannahblackheritagefestival.com

American-style football is big in Israel, thanks in part to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. See how the players -- secular & religious Jews, Arabs & Christians -- sideline their differences. From SAV Jewish Film Fest.

7:30-9 p.m JEA, 5111 Abercorn $10

Lecture: Crossroads of Oppression

This joint lecture by Drs. Jennifer Padilla Wyse and Alison Hatch will trace the complicated links and intersections between gender and the history of slavery and the slave trade in Savannah. Part of Armstrong’s Moveable Feast lecture series.

6 p.m Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St.

Public Conversation with Lula Washington

Lula Washington, founder, artistic director and choreographer of the Lula Washington Dance Theatre speaks prior to the Febr 5 performance.

6:30 p.m First Congregational, 421 Habersham

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SCIENCE ON TAP Free science talk that everyone can enjoy The College of Science & Technology at Armstrong State University presents

“The Evolutionary Origins Underlying Intimate Relationships: Mating Intelligence Unleashed” Presented by Dr. Glenn Geher

Professor at State University New York at New Paltz

Wednesday, Feb. 10 @ 6 p.m.

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Friday / 5 Concert: COEDS, Any Otherwise, A Brilliant Lie, Broken Glow

Part of 1st Fri. Art March. Food by Moe’s.

7 p.m Black Box Theatre, 9 W. Henry St. $5

Concert: Mozart’s Mass in C Minor

Washington’s works have been commissioned by major institutions, from the National Endowment for the Arts to AT&T. Free tickets required and can be obtained at Civic Center box office, Lester’s Florist, and Cumulus Broadcasting Company.

7:30 p.m Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 W Oglethorpe Free; tickets required

First Friday Art March

A monthly art walk featuring galleries, restaurants, boutiques and more. Free Trolley transportation, Indie Arts Market, and Kids Art Activities.

6-9 p.m Art Rise Savannah, 2427 Desoto Ave. Free

First Friday for Folk Music

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Theatre: Broadway on Bull Street

The most beloved moments in Broadway history are featured in this dazzling twohour musical revue. Limited engagement —9 performances only.

Fri/Sat. 8 p.m.

Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. Adult: $37 Child: $18 912-233-7764. savannahtheatre.com

Savannah Philharmonic’ concert will be opened by the mesmerizing harmonies of Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis for a double string orchestra, followed

by Mozart’s Mass in C Minor featuring the Savannah Philharmonic Chorus and soloists Antoni Mendezona, Holli Harrison, Stan Warren, and Adam Fry. Saturday / 6 7:30 p.m Cathedral of St John the Baptist, 222 E Harris Concert: Diana Ross Beloved singer comes to Johnny Mercer $18-$100 (reserved seating except balcony) Theatre on her “In the Name of Love” tour.

912.525.5050. savannahphilharmonic.org 7 p.m Critz Tybee Run Fest Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 W Oglethorpe Choose from five races -- North Beach $49.50 - $99.50 Grill 5k, Optim Orthopedics 10k, CHU’s savannahcivic.com Half Marathon, Lighthouse Pizza 2.8 Mile Beach Run, or the YMCA 1 Mile Run. If you Concert: Jack Williams participate in all, the distances add up to a Jack is one of the strongest guitar players in contemporary folk. full marathon at 26.2 miles.

Randy Wood’s (Bloomingdale), E Hwy. 80.

Tybee Island, Tybee Island. $20 plus tax critztybeerun.com

Dance: Lula Washington Dance Theatre

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mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people.

8-10 p.m Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E Victory $15-20 912-238-9015. savannahchildrenstheatre.org

Monthly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcohol-free environment.

February performers: 2015 Youth Songwriting Competition winners and the Savannah Ceili Band 7:30 p.m First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington $5 donation savannahfolk.org

Concert: In the Mood

A fully staged tribute to Glenn Miller, The Andrews Sisters, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra and other idols of the ‘40s.

3-5 & 8-10 p.m Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $26-$65 912-525-5050. lucastheatre.com

Film: Labyrinth

David Bowie! Funky music! Muppets! Jim Henson’s other delightful 80’s fantasy! See Jennifer Connelly in one of her earliest roles! Followed by a post show Q&A. 7 p.m Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. $8

Film: Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love Composer, conductor, genius — Marvin Hamlisch did it all. But what struggles did he endure? Presented by the 2016 Savannah Jewish Film Festival.

8:15-9:45 p.m Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn $10 912-355-8111. savannahjea.org

Forsyth Farmers Market

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

Spamalot retells the legend of King Arthur 9 a.m.-1 p.m and features a bevy of show girls, not to Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave.

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Gardening Session

Kerry Shay, an organic farmer and owner of landscaping company Victory Gardens, provides free instruction. first Saturday of every month, 8:30-9:30 a.m Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. Free and open to the public

Georgia History Festival’s Colonial Faire & Muster

Experience everyday life of colonial times through historical re-enactments, cannon firings, cooking and craft techniques.

10 a.m.-4 p.m Wormsloe Historic Site, 7601 Skidaway Rd. Free and open to the public.

912-651-2125. georgiahistoryfestival.org/

Islands Women’s Day

Information and encouragement in the areas of building self esteem, safety, family / children relationships, and both legal and spiritual options for women.

Featured speaker is Meg Heap, Chatham County District Attorney.

9 a.m.-3:30 p.m Redeemer Lutheran Church, 51 Wilmington Isl. Rd. $20

Nat’l Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

This event offers information on taxes, health insurance and other life necessities.

12-3 p.m Mercy Housing: Savannah Gardens Courtyard, 515 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Sunday / 7 Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum Sunday

Our state’s rich history and cultural life as historic sites, house museums, art museums, and other points of interest in Savannah open their doors to the public.

Over sixty cultural institutions participate.

12-4 p.m Georgia Historical Society, 501 Whitaker St. Free and Open to the public georgiahistoryfestival.org

Theatre: Spamalot

Spamalot retells the legend of King Arthur.

3-5 p.m Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E Victory $15-20 912-238-9015 savannahchildrenstheatre.org

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savannahmusicfestival.org box office: 912.525.5050

Theatre: Broadway on Bull Street

The most beloved moments in Broadway history featured in this two-hour revue.

3-5 p.m.

The Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. Adult: $37 Child: $18 912-233-7764. savannahtheatre.com

Monday / 8 Lecture: Preserving Family Recipes: Retrieving Historic Food Ways

Senior Citizens, Inc. presents this lecture

by Valerie Frey with practical advice and family and regional food ways.

5 p.m Remembering Savannah’s W.W. Law Skidaway Presb., 50 Diamond Causeway Remember Savannah’s Law at this lecture. $15 Learning Center members, $20 visitors 3-5 p.m seniorcitizensinc.org King-Tisdell Cottage, 514 East Huntingdon St

Lecture: Bobby Seale

Additions to Savannah Music Festival announced, plus Steep Canyon Rangers perform and Southbound samples Rollin’ and Stumblin’, limited release double IPA. 7:30 p.m.

Southbound Brewing Co., 107 E Lathrop Ave. $30 advance, $35 day of

“Writing a Social Movement: Revolutionary Human Liberation for the 21st Century,” with political and social activist, author, and founding Chairman and national organizer of the Black Panther Party.

6:30-8:30 p.m Savannah State University, 3219 College St. Free and open to the public

Theatre: Spamalot

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Spamalot retells the legend of King Arthur and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people.

3 & 8 p.m Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 E Victory $15-20 912-238-9015 savannahchildrenstheatre.org

24 Hour Plays

Writers, directors and actors come together to create original plays in 24 hours, performed this evening for your pleasure.

8 p.m.

Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. $10

Theatre: Beauty and the Beast

A Savannah family favorite.

7:30 p.m Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. savannahcivic.com

Wednesday / 10 Science on Tap: Evolutionary Origins Underlying Intimate Relationships College of Science and Technology at Armstrong presents this lecture by Dr. Glenn Geher.

6 p.m Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 W Liberty St Free and open to the public

Major funding for the Savannah Music Festival is provided by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.

Major Sponsors: Critz Auto Group, The Kennickell Group, Visit Savannah, Wet Willie’s Management Corp., Connect Savannah, Georgia Public Broadcasting, HunterMaclean, Savannah Morning News & sponsor of the 2016 savannah Music festival Savannah Magazine, Memorial Health/Mercer University School of Medicine, National Endowment for the Arts, Savannah College of Art & Design, Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, WSAV

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Breaking down the #Bern

by Jim Morekis

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MY THEORY on politics is simple.

Since the first vote was cast in Ancient Greece at the dawn of democracy, down through to the present day, people have voted for one or both of these two reasons, and these two reasons only: 1. Emotional attachment.

2. Perceived shared cultural values and fears.

That’s it. You may think you’re voting for someone just because you agree with their policies or because you’re in the same party. But if you do that’s tangential to items 1 and/or 2 above.

Ronald Reagan’s fabled appeal to disaffected blue-collar Democrats in the ‘80s is

It doesn’t make sense. But emotional attachment rarely does.

There’s surely plenty of sexism involved with opposition to Hillary. But some opposition is also because in 40 years of public life she simply has never inspired emotional attachment in people the way Obama did, and Bernie Sanders now does.

I write this the same day as the Iowa caucuses. The most recent polling as of this minute shows a late surge for Sanders in his bid for the Democratic nomination.

We found out some time back that anything Bernie-related is a huge hit with the Connect Savannah readership. Sanders’s recent visit to town surpassed all expectations, both in terms of attendance and in page views for anything associated with it.

For many of our younger readers, this may be the first or second time they’ve been involved with any kind of political campaign, or even the first or second time

Often, and loudly, in post after post and comment after comment.

This wasn’t from Republicans, nor from the lunatic fringe. This was from fellow “liberals,” on the most highly-trafficked sites on the internet.

In all candor, after wading into that cesspool eight years ago, I never again viewed the word “progressive” with quite the same rose-colored glasses.

I saw that politics, right or left, often has almost nothing to do with policy. It’s like taking the red pill in the Matrix; once you swallow it you never see things the same way again.

Now, we all certainly know that just because you’re a woman doesn’t mean you’re bound to support Hillary Clinton.

Indeed, most younger women supported Obama in ’08 and ‘12, as they do Sanders in ‘16, because they feel an emotional attachment they could never drum up for Hillary.

The cold hard truth is there are only two candidates on either side right now who fit into my two-point theory: Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. a perfect example. They perceived Reagan as sharing their cultural values and fears despite the fact that many of his policies decimated working class interests.

Perceived shared cultural values explain why a wealthy son of American aristocracy like George W. Bush perhaps oddly was seen as the common man’s president (see also Roosevelt, Franklin D.).

Donald Trump’s appeal to his followers has nothing to do with policy nor with party, as he has enumerated almost no policy to speak of and the Republican establishment actively loathes him. His candidacy is clearly driven by dogwhistles to perceived shared cultural fears.

Mitt Romney’s defeat in 2012 is explainable in part because no one was excited by his candidacy and very, very few voters perceived that he shared any cultural values with them whatsoever.

Richard Nixon? Absolutely zero emotional attachment to that very unlikable man, but a metric crap ton of perceived shared cultural fears.

We could go on and on with this (and if you give me half a chance I will).

A good modern example is Hillary Clinton now being bashed by some critics as a “Wall Street shill” for supporting Obamacare, while Barack Obama is lionized by many of the same people for…. supporting Obamacare.

they will vote at all (the first time likely being for Obama).

But for those of us a wee bit older, today’s Hillary vs. Bernie primary war carries an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu.

The 2008 primary battle between Clinton and Obama was one of the more formative times of my life as a political reporter as well as a citizen.

It taught me hard lessons about looking behind the veneer, about seeing people as they are instead of as they claim to be.

It taught me firsthand about the essential truth of my theory stated above.

At the time, eight years ago, I identified as a Clinton supporter (much less so now, for various reasons). That put me at odds with the bulk of more liberal-minded young voters under 30 or so at the time.

In those ancient times, kids, there were these things called “blogs.” Remember?

Sounds like flint tools and smoke signals.

Seems like 1000 years ago, but with social media still in its comparative infancy, most political debate was driven by blogs rather than Facebook memes.

I noticed early on how quickly the conversation on so-called “progressive” blogs became not just ugly, but pretty much as misogynistic as one could imagine.

Clinton was called bitch, whore, witch, hag... and of course, the “c” word, the one that rhymes with “punt.”

The odd thing looking back is we all seem to have overemphasized the generational divide between Clinton and Obama supporters.

Obama is one of the youngest presidents America has had. But many of Obama’s younger supporters seem to have no issue also supporting Sanders, who if elected will be one of our oldest presidents.

We see again that efforts to put people into checkboxes based on gender, race, age etc. usually fail in the face of my two-point theory.

So is all this a roundabout way of saying I’m backing Clinton again this time? Nope.

There seems to be plenty enough reason not to vote for her without the ever-present cancer of misogyny ever making an appearance; for example her brazen flipflopping on issue after issue.

The cold hard truth is there are only two candidates on either side right now who fit into my two-point theory: Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump.

Whomever you might support, if it does come down to a battle between those two men in November, at least you’ll know you have a clear choice.

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Dance like everyone’s watching

By Jessica Leigh Lebos

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After 17 years of marriage, I know by now to get dressed for date night in secret.

It’s important to carry on the mystique, you understand, recreate the romance of our early courting and all that. And since this was the first time my husband had invited me to go out dancing since he treated my toe like a soccer ball during our pre-wedding foxtrot lessons, I really wanted to cultivate that “wow” factor.

Also, locking myself in the bathroom until he’s doing his Impatient Man Shuffle at the front door is the best way to avoid any guff about my ensemble until the last minute.

“OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?” he hollered as I sashayed out of the bedroom in my new vintage royal blue velour jumpsuit.

“Too late! Uber’s here, gotta motor! Bye, kids!”

I’ll admit that I dressed to impress more than my man: We were off to Dancing through the Decades, the Savannah Black Heritage Festival fundraiser celebrating the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, and this girl does not go to a costume party without representing. I mean, there were going to be prizes, y’all!

House of Strut proprietor Erica Cobb Jarman helped me land solidly in the 80s with my fuzzy crayon-colored onesie, paired fiercely with a jeweled leather belt and distressed white pumps. (Loyal readers may recall that another blue jumpsuit figured prominently in a column a few years back; that one was satin. What can I say? When you find a look that works, you werk it.)

Erica even found a suede vest and skinny 10 tie for my bae, though now he wasn’t sure

This year’s theme, “Reflections of a Proud Legacy,” carries throughout the month with a multifarious array of free lectures, exhibits, concerts, art receptions, workshops and school programs. Some are celebratory, some solemn, each one providing a facet of the stirring, complex heritage of African American life in Savannah.

Beginning this week at Armstrong State University with a lecture by Dr. Amy Potter on the misrepresentations of Haiti in the media and a legal workshop about knowing one’s rights while interacting with police, the festival revs up with Friday’s free performance at the Civic Center by the internationally-acclaimed Lula Washington Dance Theatre (see interview on page 28.)

Other highlights include a jazz tribute to the late, great Ben Tucker on Feb. 10, a reception with SCAD honoree Carrie Mae Weems he wanted to be seen with me. on Feb 16 and a “You’re making me really nervous with salute to Louis B. that outfit,” he murmured over pre-dance Toomer, founder cocktails and empanadas at Rancho of Carver Bank, Alegre. on Feb. 27.

“I think I look stunning,” I sniffed, On Feb. 11, forarranging my velour-clad tush on the bar mer mayor and stool so I wouldn’t slide off.

SSU scholar-in“Oh yeah, everyone’s stunned all right,” residence Dr. Otis he said, taking a long sip of his margarita.

Johnson will “Then my dance moves are gonna give explore the impact y’all a heart attack,” I bandied, shimmying of the Weeping into the waitress.

Time, the largest He covered his face with his hands. sale of enslaved I think he was worried that I’d embarpeople in U.S. rass Tom Kohler, who was sharing our history that tore table for the evening. After all, this year apart hundreds of Tom was the first non-African American to families on March be named Grand Marshal of the MLK Day 3, 1859 at the Ten Parade, and my husband didn’t want him Broeck race track to lose cred by showing up with the wacky near what is now white lady in the bathrobe jumper.

Augusta Avenue. Illuminating Savannah’s “Oh, is that a costume? I didn’t realrole as a busy cog in the Atlantic slave trade ize,” Tom commented diplomatically as not only commemorates that tragedy, but we clopped down the cobblestones to the gives context to contemporary issues.

Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Muse“What we try to do with the festival is um’s glorious multipurpose annex. to present an opportunity to learn and Turns out, I fit in just fine. Our pal appreciate the depth of African American Magic Marc Dunston was rockin’ the mic history on a broad level as well as how it as emcee, and the dance floor was already applies locally, especially for young peofull of folks who had pulled out the wideple,” says longtime SSU student advisor lapel leisure suits and polyester paisley Shirley James, who has organized the fesdresses to raise money for the cause: tival since 2002.

Now in its 27th year, The Savannah Black Shirley also heralds the eminent imprint Heritage Festival is presented by Savanof “honoree emeritus” W.W. Law, the nah State University and the City of postal worker and community leader who Savannah in conjunction with Black His- founded the local chapter of the NAACP tory Month, with 60+ events that extend as well as The Civil Rights Museum, the over the past, present and future.

King-Tisdell Cottage and the Beach In addition to commemorating our Institute African American Cultural national African American narrative, the Center. All three venues will host Lawfestival honors Savannah’s particular sto- related programs, and it’s not too late for ries and heroes that inform our lives here youth groups to make their reservations. all year long.

The entire month is packed with

education and entertainment, but next Saturday, Feb. 13 is the main event. Health screenings, arts and crafts, local musicians and family fun are on the bill at the Civic Center during the day, including storytelling with our man Magic Marc and a kids’ haircare session for dads.

Night brings the vintage rhythm and soul with Con Funk Shun and my allaround 80’s favorite crooning trio, Tony!

Toni! Toné! (Don’t look for my blue jumpsuit at the show though; I’ve already maxed out my dry-cleaning budget.)

While Black History month focuses on aspects of African American life both jubilant and grave, Shirley hopes to see as diverse an attendance at the Black Heritage Grand Festival Day as the other citysponsored ethnic celebrations like the Asian Festival, the Latino festival and St. Patrick’s Day. “It’s not just for us,” reminds Shirley. “We enjoy those other festivals, and we invite everyone to learn and appreciate African American culture as well.”

That congeniality also applies to the dance floor, where our quartet was welcomed heartily on the night of the fundraiser. At first, my guy was thinking we’d hang towards the back and not draw too much attention to ourselves straight off, but that was impossible given that I looked like a shiny blue popsicle.

Tom, who knows that cred can only come after courage, agreed that we ought to plunge right into the fray.

Unfortunately, the fray disappeared when the DJ put on an obscure dissonant 70’s jam and everyone sat down. For a minute there we were, swaying awkwardly and absorbing the bemused grins until Sly and the Family Stone rescued us.

After that, some new friends swept us up into a Soul Train that lasted for hours and took us through the decades.

We hustled, we bumped, we dougied.

We did the electric slide, the bump and the nene.

We danced like everyone was watching, since you couldn’t really miss us anyway.

Tom and I even won a couple of coveted ribbons, and my husband had to concede that my outfit was a hit.

Next date night, however, I’m pretty sure he’ll just want to Netflix and chill. cs

“What we try to do with the festival is to present an opportunity to learn and appreciate the depth of African American history on a broad level as well as how it applies locally, especially for young people...”

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My journey of discovery about riding bikes in Savannah

By Sarah Cuda FOR THE last few years, I have avoided riding my bicycle, because every time I found myself on my bicycle I’d end up hurt.

I eventually came to be terrified to get on two wheels.

The traffic, the roadways, and crossing pedestrians seemed to make each experience more troublesome than the last.

Every new ride presented more obstacles, and continued to throw my bike more out of tune to the point I could no longer ride it.

Frustrated by conditions and a heightened concern for my safety, I let my bike sit, and didn’t touch it for quite some time.

Things changed a few months ago, when I decided I wanted to travel around town by bicycle. I needed a form of transportation and exercise. Getting back on the twowheeled horse seemed like the best bet.

A friend of mine, an avid cyclist and a member of the Wolf Pack bicycle group, repaired it for me. While doing so he told me more about the Savannah Bicycle Campaign, which you might know from executive director John Bennett’s regular column in Connect.

So I did what most in our technologydriven society does, and started following the Savannah Bicycle Campaign on Facebook. Recently an event popped up in my notifications from them: A public meeting at the Civic Center.

The purpose was to introduce an amendment to current city laws, banning all foot powered vehicles in and around the

perimeter of sidewalks in Forsyth Park.

I immediately shared the information anyway I could, and to anyone with an ear that would listen. I knew that if I was uninformed, others probably were as well.

The day of the meeting, a large group of cyclists met in Forsyth Park and caravaned to the Civic Center, hoping to have their voices heard. As everyone walked in, the event organizers quickly realized that attendance was more than expected, and quickly moved to accommodate the crowd.

When the City finished showing the proposed amendments to the current law, one by one, people stood up and spoke.

One of the first things requested was the actual number of how many accidents that had been documented between bicycles and pedestrians.

The number was surprising: a staggering big fat zero.

One man stood and voiced his concern for his safety as a pedestrian, and how unsafe he felt with bicycles in the park.

The same man blatantly admitted he pushed people off of their bicycles if he felt they got too close, and this gentleman has been known to throw rocks at riders as well.

The percentage of law-breaking cyclists is a low 5-10 percent. The removal of our safety measures currently in place will only hurt the ones who already follow what the law, and for those that break the law, will continue to do so.

Cyclists would be placed in very dangerous conditions; that no one can argue with.

The main roads in and out of downtown can be scary in a vehicle, and even more so

on a bicycle.

As we all know, riding a bicycle down Drayton and Whitaker streets is a near impossible feat. Cars constantly speed, tour buses go to slow, and traffic congestion happens all the time, leaving unsafe conditions for not only cyclists, but motorist and pedestrians alike.

Suggestions started flowing in, and included some very smart solutions. This process could be started by placing reflectors along the lanes already in place to help motorist and cyclists to clearly see the boundaries laid out by the city.

Another great idea was to put bicycle lanes around Forsyth’s sidewalk to have a designated safe place for all to enjoy.

The possibility of taking Drayton and Whitaker streets down to one-lane roadways and adding bicycle lanes on Henry and Anderson streets would allow people to have a way to safely travel east and west as well.

This discussion opened the door to move forth in a positive way. Education was deemed as the first place to start.

Since the meeting I have sought out information, opinions of those in the community, and current laws set by the city and state. This has not been an easy task.

Finding public information was frustrating. I made phone calls, sent emails, and used the internet to try and locate what I was looking for. I found with each attempt I was directed to another department.

This cries out for a need on a larger scale, a revamp on the infrastructure in Savannah. The City’s website is extremely difficult to navigate on a computer, but the

mobile site is almost impossible to weed through.

The knowledge shared between departments could be more universally sound.

How are we as a community going to find what we are looking when City employees have a hard time as well?

The time lost searching could be used more productively, to accomplish more.

In my research, I went to The Savannah Bicycle Campaign to equip myself with knowledge. Pamphlets are available, chock full of things you need and want to know in order to safely ride in Savannah.

Monthly classes will be resuming soon for Safe City Cycle. This is a Bike 101 course, for new and returning riders.

In the near future, a full day course will be available to teach Hazard Avoidance.

This is for anyone who wants to take their bicycle knowledge to the next level. This will also be the prerequisite needed to be on your way to a certification from The League of American Cyclists.

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, contact the Savannah Bicycle Campaign. They are always looking for help from any skill level. They can be found ate bicyclecampaign.org.

You may also follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

For issues concerning changes to the cycling laws, or concerns you may have, emails may be sent to ascott03@savannahga.gov.

And of course keep reading John Bennett’s column in Connect! cs

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Chaz Ortiz: Food truck pioneer

By Orlando Montoya

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He first explored new worlds and new civilizations at a Cinco de Mayo festival.

“It was pretty rough looking,” Ortiz says.

“But it was my little beauty.”

I stepped inside his tiny mobile kitchen more recently when he was dishing up delights at a Unity in the Community event on River Street. It’s certainly not rough anymore.

The operation was a well-oiled machine, turning out delicious empanadas, stewed pork, Cuban sandwiches, tostones, coconut rice and a lot more at reasonable prices.

I suggest “Plantain Me Crazy” if he has it on his ever-changing menu. It’s fried plantains topped with shredded stewed chicken, romaine lettuce, tomato salsa and Mexican cheese.

He also kicks out an impressive sandwich, a perfectly crisped piece of Cuban bread filled with sweet ham, slow roasted pork, Swiss cheese, mustard and salsa, his little spin.

How was he doing this on River Street?

“Any event, you can get a permit for

the day,” he says of current regulations.

“Also, food trucks are allowed on private property, over an acre of land, like car dealerships.”

So he can mojo his mojo at Hunter. He spiced up the Doggie Carnival and Isle of Hope Music Festival, where he sold out not once, but twice, restocking at Sam’s in between.

“That was our busiest yet,” he says. “It was an awesome day.”

Hopefully, this will be the year when Chazito’s Latin Cuisine—and more than a dozen other food trucks—don’t have to have a special event to roll out.

Hopefully, “awesome days” will happen on a random Tuesday, for chef and diner alike. Ortiz deserves it, not just for his food, but also for his “moonshot” spirit.

“I just started watching these shows,” he says of Great Food Truck Race and the like.

“Sitting here with my wife a couple of years ago, I’m like, ‘I can do that.’”

And he did, full stop, Tranquility Base. cs

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I’D LIKE you to imagine the voice of John Kennedy. And complete this sentence.

“I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of…”

Is it “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth?”

Or is it “allowing food trucks in Savannah and enjoying tasty street food?”

If you chose the latter, congratulations!

You just passed the “Are we there yet?” test often administered in our fair outpost of civilization.

But, believe it or not, for as long as we’ve been waiting for City Hall to belch out a food truck ordinance, several food truck vendors already have been roaming the roads here.

In years to come, these cooks-on-wheels

will appear as brave as Space Age test pilots. Apologies to test pilots, of course.

Chaz Ortiz didn’t have to spin around in a centrifuge.

“When we had family events, we all had to cook,” the Puerto Rican chef says of his youthful start around stoves and knives. “I took their recipes and I put a spin on it.”

You might have seen Ortiz as the cook inside Chazito’s Latin Cuisine food truck.

The Pennsylvania native came here about ten years ago by way of a large island-based family.

He and his father sawed and welded his empanada Enterprise out of an old Lay’s potato chip truck. He launched it after six months of banging the truck and banging on doors.

“We made a lot of mistakes,” he says.

“But little by little, it all came together.”

All of this coming together took place last year in his driveway in Pooler. He worked mornings on the truck. He still works afternoons at Gulfstream shipping and receiving.

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What’s the deal with papal infallibility?

Can the pope modify any church teaching he so desires, and Catholics would have to obey? Can he make abortion OK? What about worshipping Satan? —Gabriel LIVING in Venezuela, Gabriel, you may have seen the quirks of papal fiat up close.

In the 16th century, according to legend, Spanish missionaries thereabouts petitioned the Vatican to allow newly converted locals to eat capybara (aka the world’s largest rodent) during Lent, when Catholics are otherwise enjoined from eating meat. The pope agreed, essentially

declaring the capybara—a fine swimmer, yes, but conspicuously four-legged and hairy—a fish. I’m told salted capybara remains a Lenten specialty down there. If that ain’t infallibility, what is?

Alas. It turns out that, doctrinally speaking, papal infallibility is far weightier than this kind of casual transubstantiation. Or at least within the domain of the Catholic Church: the notion of infallibility was cemented in the 1860s when Pope Pius IX faced external political threats and, by convoking the First Vatican Council, aka Vatican I, sought to shore up the power of his office.

Recall what was going on in the wake of the Enlightenment, the dominant European intellectual movement of the era preceding: the French Revolution, upheaval across the continent, a general emphasis on democracy over monarchy—as Kant put it, the end of an age characterized by “lack of courage to use one’s own mind without another’s guidance.” In this context, many looked seriously askance at a hierarchical outfit like the Roman church. Priests were booted from France; in Italy, nationalists seized and redistributed property owned by the church, eventually whittling the pontiff’s dominion down to one small plot of land in Rome: Vatican City. The feeling was mutual, of course. Among the

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Immaculate Conception. This was in 1854, Thus, in hopes of giving the pope a little though—i.e., several years before papal boost, was the notion of papal infallibilinfallibility was itself declared dogma at ity formalized. It wasn’t a new idea, but Vatican I—so some might exclude it on a the council put it in writing. There are two technicality. Others consider infallibility criteria, essentially, for an infallible proto apply retroactively not only to this but nouncement: that it be made ex cathedra— to other foundational pronouncements literally, “from the chair,” i.e., in the pope’s popes have made throughout history—for capacity as the church’s supreme leader— instance, Leo I on the two natures (divine and that it concern “faith and morals.” So: and human) of Christ, circa 449 AD. could the pope declare a surprising about• Some, including the former Pope face with respect to abortion or the Prince Benedict, have argued that a 1994 stateof Darkness? Insofar as either would seem ment by John Paul II rejecting the possito involve faith and morals, well, why not? bility of female priests was infallible. This But perhaps it’s instructive to think of the is far from settled, the counterargument pope’s relationship to infallibility like the being that the word “infallible” appears U.S. president’s relationship to the nuclear nowhere in the document; JP II called codes. Sure, he’s got the authority and the his pronouncement simply “definitive.” means to launch a war on a whim—but The stakes are higher than they sound: history, political pressure, the expected Benedict was subsequently criticized aftermath, etc, all conspire to incentivize for promoting “creeping infallibility,” or a sober, rational decision. In the presiendeavoring to quietly move certain hotdent’s case, too nutty a move and he faces button issues—women’s ordination, conimpeachment, maybe a coup. The pope traception—outside the realm of debate by doesn’t have to worry about that—there’s suggesting they’re more settled than they no mechanism for his removal—but one actually are. assumes a wholesale embrace of satanism Faced with much Protestant sniffing might cause a bit of a rift among the flock. about the whole idea, Catholics are keen So extreme is the infallibility option that to stress that infallibility doesn’t equate popes have typically been leery of going to impeccability—being without sin—nor there: as John XXIII (1958-1963) put it, “I does it mean that the pope considers himam only infallible if I speak infallibly but I self immune from error. Pontiffs probably shall never do that, so I am not infallible.” don’t suffer in the self-regard department, Further, debate continues over whether in other words, but it’s not like they’re certain pronouncements were in fact infal- Donald Trump. cs lible or just, you know, pronouncements: By cecil adams • What everyone can agree on is that the Virgin Mary’s Assumption into heaven Send questions to Cecil via straightdope.com

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Man murdered on Paradise Drive Friday night; suspect still at large

Detectives are investigating the shooting of two men at a residence on the 100 block of Paradise Drive that resulted in the death of one late Friday night.

“At about 11:15 p.m. Metro responded to the scene, finding Damon Card, 22, and Wendell Washington, 22, suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were transported by ambulance to Memorial university Medical Center, where Card succumbed to his injuries,” police report.

“Investigators do not believe the shootings were random and seek to identify suspects and motives in this incident.

Detectives are now searching for a white late 90s to early 2000s model sedan believed to have fled toward White Bluff Road just after the incident,” police say.

Two men shot in their car at foot of the Talmadge Bridge

Detectives are investigating “after two men were reportedly shot in a vehicle while crossing the Talmadge Bridge just before 5 a.m.” Sunday morning, police say.

Reportedly, Cedrico Wallace, 21, and Lorenzo Outland, 29, were heading southbound near the bridge’s Oglethorpe Avenue exit ramp when shots were fired.

“Wallace and Outland continued driving toward Candler Hospital where they were met by Metro officers. Both victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Suspects and circumstances leading up to this shooting remain under investigation,” police say.

Man shot at Wessels Homes

Detectives are investigating a shooting at Fred Wessels Homes on the 600 block of East Liberty Street, that injured Jamarlin Latson,18, at about 7:41 p.m. Monday.

Metro responded to the scene, finding Latson with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Latson was transported by ambulance to Memorial University Medical Center for care.

“Latson was reportedly inside of his apartment when he was struck by a bullet fired outside of the unit. A 24-year-old female and a 5-year-old female also were

located, the men grabbed several pairs and exited the mall. The men fled in a white 4-door BMW sedan,” police say.

Both suspects are described black males in their late teens to early 20s, standing between 5-6 and 5-10 and weighing roughly 150-170 pounds.

Woman struck by car driven by an acquaintance Jeans shoplifting suspects

inside of the apartment during the incident,” police say.

Investigators are now searching for a gray Pontiac sedan. The Pontiac is believed to have fled east on Wheaton Street at a high rate of speed after the shooting.

Mall jeans shoplifters sought

“Detectives seek to identify and locate two persons of interest in a Jan. 11 shoplifting case involving more than a dozen pairs of jeans totaling several thousand dollars in value,” police say.

The theft occurred at Buckle in Oglethorpe Mall. “Investigators believe at least two males with hoodies pulled over their heads entered the store inquiring about a specific type of jeans. Once the jeans were

Detectives are investigating after a 25-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle driven by an acquaintance on Lanier Drive just before 5 p.m. Saturday.

“Metro responded to reports of disorderly behavior at the residence. Metro officers found Jasmine Hills suffering from a non-life-threatening injury after being struck by a vehicle operated by Samuel Laron Brown, 24, who was no longer on scene,” police say.

“Investigators located Brown at his residence, and are working to determine whether Brown fled the scene seeking safety after an altercation with Hills and several others. No charges have been filed at this time.” cs Give anonymous crime tips to Crimestoppers at 912/234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using keyword CSTOP2020.

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In January, the upscale Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana introduced stylish hijabs and abayas aimed at Muslim women unafraid to call attention to themselves as they exercise their obliged modesty. D&G’s marketing effort even accessorized models’ headscarves and cloaks with stilettos and oversized, gaudily framed sunglasses.

It was clear from the suggested retail prices that D&G would be pitching the line mainly in the wealthy Persian Gulf countries like United Arab Emirates.

Unclear on the Concept

Awkward Signals in New Jersey: (1) The government watchdog MuckRock requested records on the cause of death of a dolphin in New Jersey’s South River last year (to investigate larger dangers to the animal), but in January 2016 the state’s Department of Agriculture initially declined to release them -- citing “medical privacy” (usually requested, for autopsies, by “the deceased’s family”). (2) At the same time, Maria Vaccarella is facing a $500 fine in Howell, New Jersey, for violating a state law because she illegally rendered “care” to two apparently orphaned baby squirrels when their mother abandoned them. She was due in court as News of the Weird went to press.

Questionable Judgments

The director of senior services for Cranston, Rhode Island, resigned in January after a mayor’s press-conference went badly. To publicize a snow-removal program that would benefit seniors unable to shovel for themselves, the director (needing a proper example of a beneficiary of the program) instructed a middle-aged male subordinate to (unconvincingly) don a wig and dress and stand beside the mayor during the announcement.

Cultural Diversity

• Weird Japan, Again: (1) Among the sites Japan has submitted for 2017 United Nations World Heritage status is the island of Okinoshima, home of a sacred shrine with which Shinto gods have been “protecting” fishermen as long ago as the fourth century. (The island is so sacred that females have never been allowed on it -- judged either too delicate to make the trip or menstrually unclean). (2) A current Tokyo craze, reported an Australian

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Said one, “I’m a different person wearing this. I can be friendly to anyone.”

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trying for a spurt of publicity in New York City, unveiled a reconfigured pay phone booth at 5th Avenue and 28th Street in Manhattan that offered a seat, a laptop, a Wi-Fi connection, and a “privacy curtain” to help people (mostly men, one imagines) relieve stress “on both your mind and body.” A company rep claimed that about 100 men “used” the booth its first day, but what the men actually did there is “private.”

• Crescent City, California, drug dealer James Banuelos pleaded guilty in January in The Continuing Crisis exchange for a lighter sen• Think Your Comtence (three years in prison), mute Was Bad? (1) The thus avoiding for police the main road linking the airing of an embarrassing Are the port city of Mombasa, hidden-camera video of elections Kenya, to Nairobi and the raid showing arresting over YET? beyond (to landlocked officers stealing the dealUganda) was blocked in er’s money and valuables. mid-November by dam“Multiple” officers were age from heavy rains, shown laughing and helpleading to a 30-mile-long ing themselves, and a gold stream of stopped vehichain belonging to Banuelos cles, stranding more than wound up for sale a few days 1,500 trucks. (2) In Octolater on Craigslist. As part ber at the end of China’s of the plea agreement, the traditional, annual weekprosecutor agreed to give all long getaway, new traffic Banuelos’ stuff back to him. checkpoints for the noto• The United Nations rious G4 Beijing-Hong announced at year-end that Kong-Macau Expressway reduced the prethe book most often checked out last year at its in-house Dag Hammarskjold Library vious 50 lanes of traffic (yes, that’s “fifty”) to 20. Videos from a TV network’s drone in New York was the nearly 500-page showed a breathtaking traffic jam-cum“Immunity of Heads of State and State Officials for International Crimes.” The list parking lot that quickly inspired delight, of borrowers was not revealed. (In general, or compassion, all around the Internet (bit.ly/1je9mG6). the book concludes, current heads of state • Police chiefs of six small Ohio towns have immunity but not past ones.) recently demanded an investigation of Wait, What?

Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer • New Age Medical Care: Surgeons after, comparing notes, they learned treating 4-month-old Teegan Lexcen that Overmyer had approached each one (born with only one lung and a critically claiming to be helpfully “collecting” for deformed heart) had given up on her, but “disposal” their departments’ confisdoctors at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital cated drugs -- on behalf of the U.S. Drug in Miami jury-rigged a surgical tool that Enforcement Agency. (DEA, reportedly, saved the infant’s life. In a delicate sevenknew nothing of this.) The Ohio attorney hour procedure, using an iPhone app and general is investigating. $20 Google Cardboard box virtual-realLeast Competent Criminals ity viewers, doctors guided themselves (1) Jason Hayes, 17, was arrested in a through Teegan’s chest based on twoPhiladelphia suburb in January when he dimensional body scans that the app had arrived for a scheduled appointment with converted to 3-D. (Old-style 3-D images, a robbery victim from the night before. they said, were too grainy for precision According to police, Hayes had attempted surgery.) to shake down a woman in her home, but • Too Much Information: In January, the British sex toy company Hot Octopuss, was still dissatisfied with the money she

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(2) Dusty Ingram, 38, being searched by jailhouse guards in Crestview, Florida, in January, said she had prescriptions for everything -- but then said she thought they were in her purse and professed not to know how they got into that plastic bag in her genitals.

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(1) In December, a judge in Hamburg, New York, dismissed the DUI charge against a motorist who had registered a 0.33 blood-alcohol reading because her lawyer had convinced the court that she suffered from “gut fermentation syndrome” -- that her digestive system makes so much yeast from ordinary food and beverages that it functions like a “brewery.” (2) In January, Donald “Chip” Pugh, 45, wanted by police in Lima, Ohio, and Columbus, Georgia, on several charges, texted Lima cops a photo of himself to use as a mugshot because he was dissatisfied with the one on the department’s website. “(T)hat one is terrible,” he wrote. (However, it was clear enough for authorities in Escambia County, Florida -- who arrested Pugh a few days later.)

A News of the Weird Classic (September 2011)

The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks led (among many other effects) to massive “homeland security” spending in which Congress was spooked by “what if” scenarios and motivated to disburse budget-busting funding among all 50 states. Among the questionable projects described in an August (2011) Los Angeles Times review were the purchase of an inflatable Zodiac boat with wide-scan sonar -- to be prepared for terrorists eyeing Lake McConaughy in Keith County, Nebraska; cattle nose leads, halters and electric prods (in case of biological attacks on cows in Cherry County, Nebraska); and $557,400 in communications and rescue gear for when North Pole, Alaska (pop. 2,100), gets hit.

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On Friday, Black Tusk posted an Instagram photo: a Jim Beam bottle emblazoned with a portrait of late bassist Jonathan Athon, perched on a guitar cabinet.

“Look who came to celebrate the release of Pillars of Ash today!” @tcbt captioned.

The metal world’s been awaiting Black Tusk’s 2016 LP; as every piece of national media inevitably leads, it’s the band’s last recording with Athon, tracked before Savannah lost one of its most vibrant, beloved residents in a tragic motorcycle accident.

Recorded by Toxic Holocaust’s Joel Grind, Pillars of Ash confirms that, if there’s any common theme to Black Tusk, it’s that the band is damn near unstoppable, both in blistering sound and spirit. Their fourth album in a decade-long career, Pillars is front-to-back solid bangers, “party metal” at its finest.

Black Tusk is, and always has been, a triangle, dependent on its three key components to stand strong. James May’s brutal drumming charges throughout the thing, the vibrations of Andrew Fidler’s guitar shake everything in its vicinity to disintegration. Athon’s bass acts as the allencompassing anchor, rounding out the trifecta’s heft.

When Connect spoke with Black Tusk this past summer, May noted that Pillars was a return to a more natural state of songwriting.

“On this album, whenever we felt like a song was done, it was done,” he said. “Even if it was two minutes long, or like, a minute and forty-five seconds.”

That lack of self-monitoring—beef up this, cut that—shows. It feels true, honest and immediate.

Fidler and Athon’s alternating vocals move songs like “Desolation in Endless Times” along at rapid-fire pace. Fidler’s is relentless, brash, a paint-peeling cadence; Athon’s a deeper, growly, commanding declaration. Their exchanges are the most metal seesaw ride around, their mere vocal endurance admirable: never fatigued, each verse is as raw and impassioned as the last.

This is as swampy as it gets, but it’s not that languid, steam-rising-off-the-marsh sound. These are the height-of-summer

May, Fidler, and Athon; May, Fidler, and Barhorst. Photos by Geoff L. Johnson

sounds, when the heat index pushes you beyond your limits, when the sweat can’t be wiped clean, when the dust and grime adheres to your skin and there’s no cleansing it. This is the buzz in your skull when you toss and turn under the sheets, when open windows offer no respite. It’s Savannah.

Therein lies the original beauty, the dark, wet, throbbing heart of Black Tusk: it’s rock ‘n’ roll composed by kids who grew up playing house shows, who learned on the fly and hurled each other in a churning circle pit upon first introduction.

These are basslines crafted by a punk guitarist who taught himself bass in a month’s time. Every track on Pillars of Ash feels written to be played live, to engulf an audience, to entertain and engage.

Corey Barhorst of Niche and Kylesa has fit beautifully into Black Tusk as bassist.

Athon left behind pages and pages of Black

Tusk tablature, but Barhorst has brought his own flavor and years of experience to the table, and is a wonderful addition to the live show.

The boys return home to celebrate the record’s release, bringing a stellar lineup of openers with them: Royal Thunder, Savagist, and Bask.

A date in the middle of a beastly tour, it’ll be refreshing to welcome the band back to The Jinx. Just as Pillars of Ash mean something different to everyone who knew Athon, it’ll mean something different to Savannahians as a whole: it feels like home.

CS

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Danielle Leonard, Henry Mcgehee, Apple Xenos, and MacKenzie Mercurio are graduating from college in May. There are caps and gowns to order, finals to prepare for, résumés to beat into tip-top shape.

There are also several hundred cassette tapes to dub, handmade concert invitations to craft, and several album mixes to be listened to one last time. It’s all a part of the dedicated, tireless institution that is Bomb Shelter Records.

With the exception of Mahima Dhesi, a sophomore, Savannah’s fastest-growing DIY record label is run entirely by SCAD seniors. With their expertise in Photography, Advertising, and Sound Design, the creative management and promotion team has rapidly expanded in their less-than-ayear-long existence, currently boasting a roster of seven artists and counting.

As bookers for their DIY venue, The

Bomb Shelter, starting a label was a natural step forward for Leonard and Mcgehee.

“We were doing the venue, doing shows all the time,” Leonard recounts. “We had friendships with all these bands who wanted to put out music. It just kind of made sense; Henry was recording some of them already. We wanted to help our friends.”

“I remember the day!” Dhesi chimes in.

“Henry and I were in the car, and Henry started talking about wanting to start a label. Then, two days later, I go to their house, Danielle walks in and goes, ‘Well, we’re starting a record label.’”

“It’s as easy as posting it on Facebook,” Mcgehee snickers.

“Yeah, once you post it on Facebook, you have to do it,” smiles Leonard. “We just said, ‘Let’s make a Facebook page, then we’re forced to do it!’”

The tiny DIY empire’s first signee was Generation Pill; the current BSR roster consists entirely of Savannah-based bands, including Culture Vulture, KYLE,

Grimsel, Valore, Nightingale News, and The Anxiety Junkies.

“I feel like things have really been picking up,” says Leonard. “We had no idea what we were doing at first.”

“We were like, ‘Okay, a record label like, releases music, right?” she laughs. “We didn’t really know much, but it quickly progressed.”

For an unsigned band, releasing an album independently is engrossing, exhausting work. Plus, putting the recording, promotion, design, and distribution responsibilities entirely on the shoulders of a few bandmates (who, of course, all have working and personal lives independent of the music) can snap the fun out of any creative endeavor, and, at worst, lead to dicey relations between overworked bandmates.

BSR artists pay for the costs of production, but the promotion, assembly, and behind-the-scenes work is all on the team.

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them with the actual production, release, and promotion of their albums. It’s all about helping hands.”

Plus, the BSR team is a contagiously enthusiastic bunch, bubbly and ready to spitball fresh promo concepts, brainstorm music videos, and make the CD, cassette, or digital release packaging look its best.

With their blend of luminous positivity, an openness to the out-of-the-ordinary, and a nose-to-the-grindstone attitude, they’ve got their bands’ backs.

“The thing that’s interesting is we all have so many resources being at SCAD and doing art school things, so I feel like what helps the band is all five of us can look and creatively think ‘We can do this, we can do that,’” says Xenos.

“It’s having more creativity for the bands so they could hopefully take that and use it beyond the label.”

Though they’re not yet out of school, the BSR team brings a wealth of music industry experience to the table. Mercurio, former Music Director at SCAD Radio, took fall quarter off to work in Universal Music Group’s eight-story New York headquarters.

“I was able to sit in on some album previews, and it was just so crazy how there would be 50 people working on one artist’s album!” she recalls.

Somewhere on the other end of the vast industry spectrum, Leonard interned with label Sargent House this past summer.

“I soaked in as much as I could,” she attests. “Their staff is like, six people or something, and they manage like, 20 bands. If they can do it with that many people, we can manage and release like, six bands! It’s totally doable.”

Mercurio agrees.

“I got to meet Monte Lipman, founder of Republic Records [a division of Universal]. It was interesting talking to him…he started as a bartender, and within like, five years, was the president of Universal. If he can do that, we got this!”

If there’s anything that unites the wide variety of artists on Bomb Shelter Records, it’s the freshness and a kind of unquenchable edge. You’ve got the lush acoustic narratives of Nightingale News that evoke leather-bound books and winding backroads cast in moonlight; you’ve got the unpredictable, mathy-rock of Mcgehee’s band KYLE. There’s Valore’s diary-style spoken word cozied up right next to the splintering punk of newest signees The

Anxiety Junkies.

“I always thought it was completely random who we were deciding to go with,” Mcgehee says. “Then we did the [YouTubereleased Bomb Shelter Records Winter 2015-2016] Compilation, and listening to it, I feel like the common theme is that everything is a little bit different. They all have their respective genres, but it’s all a different take.”

“They’re hardworking, care about their band and their music, promoting themselves…they’re dedicated and trying to make stuff happen,” Leonard says of their artists.

February is a big month for the label.

Currently, BSR prog band Culture Vulture is on a tour booked by the team in promotion of Girl’s Night, their latest EP. Nightingale News is set to release a music video for “Wheat Penny” this week, and on Valentine’s Day, Valore has a huge pinkladen, heart-covered bash planned to celebrate the release of Lizard Girl, complete with a lineup of badass female wordsmiths to open the evening. Sound engineer Mcgehee is putting the finishing touches on KYLE’s album (“weird sound effects and synthesizers over everything,” he hints), and the team’s getting to work on a new release from Generation Pill.

Plus, they have a super-cute Valentine’s Day card to send out to BSR family and friends.

“We’ve been working to get more physical objects out to people,” explains Leonard. “We’re making personal invitations to release events, we gave out Christmas cards, we’re doing this one for Valentine’s Day. We keep it cheesy, but keep it personal. People like cheesy stuff, right? I like cheesy stuff!”

So what happens when 4/5 of the crew turn their tassels in June?

“We want to have more people hop on board,” Xenos said.

“And if not, I’ll still be trying to do it,” says Leonard, noting that most of the action happens via the Internet and is totally manageable long-distance.

What’s a little physical separation for folks who are already juggling homework, work, post-collegiate job applications, booking, attending shows, and managing a record label and artist management firm?

With a dedicated team of friends like these, success is like a ticking bomb. CS

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Versatile bluegrass heroes welcome the 2016 Savannah Music Festival at lineup announcement party

by ANNA CHANDLER

ANNA@CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM

FEB 3- 9, 2016

The Grammy-fetching bluegrass troupe Steep Canyon Rangers may be just the perfect band to introduce the 2016 Savannah Music Festival lineup. Blending technical virtuoso with a strong dose of mischief, the Brevard, North Carolinabased boys can easily button up and pull out all the stops at Carnegie Hall and get muddy with the crowd at Bonnaroo. It’s

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kind of a match made in heaven, pairing them with Savannah Music Festival, a cultural celebration that champions everything from Beethoven trios to Dr. John & The Nite Trippers.

Now in their 16th year together, the Rangers truly took off in 2009 when they received an invitation to collaborate from a surprising American icon: actor, comedian, and passionate banjoist Steve Martin. After performing at a benefit concert for the Los Angeles Public Library, Martin took the Rangers on a world bluegrass

tour; in between furious picking and footstomping fun, the beloved funnyman would entertain the crowd with his signature absurdity.

The gig landed the small-town Southern outfit a spot on playlists worldwide. In 2010, they teamed up with Martin once more to release Rare Bird Alert, a collaborative LP that boasted the Paul McCartney and The Dixie Chicks as guests. The critically-acclaimed record scored the Rangers and Martin the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.

“The spirit of a band like ours is a democracy,” Steep Canyon Rangers guitarist/vocalist Woody Platt shares. “That’s the nature of the group.”

The versatile Rangers have teamed up with singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, several symphonies, and have released 11 albums, most recently 2015’s RADIO. Recorded in their home state’s acclaimed Echo Mountain Recording studio, the LP is another gem in the Canyon canon, filled to the brim with robust harmonies, swift pickin’, feel-good melodies, string-sawing fiddle, and overwhelming talent.

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performance with Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, and the Utah Symphony at Deer Valley Music Festival, Bonnaroo, and a new album in the works with Martin.

On Saturday, the Rangers head south to celebrate the unveiling of the full Savannah Music Festival lineup at Southbound Brewing Company. Show attendees will be treated to a taste of Rollin’ & Stumblin’ (a limited-release double IPA that follows last year’s popular SMF Rollin’ and Tumblin’ IPA), a souvenir pint glass, Southbound samples, plus a 22 oz. bomber of Rollin’ & Stumblin’ to take home. Gaslight Group will have a food truck on site with delectable delicacies to nosh on with that beer, and the full 2016 Savannah Music Festival lineup will be revealed during the evening.

There’s no better way to plan your 2016 SMF than to get the first scoop, all while getting down to Steep Canyon Rangers’ danceable grooves with a beer in hand— get your ticket in advance to guarantee your spot.

Steep Canyon Rangers guitarist and lead vocalist Woody Platt offered us some insight into the band’s success, longevity, and how they have a total blast in any environment.

We kind of take pride in that we can play in the real traditional bluegrass style and we can play in the more eclectic rock ‘n’ roll clubs.

On their hybrid style:

We kind of take pride in that we can play in the real traditional bluegrass style and we can play in the more eclectic rock ‘n’ roll clubs. We can do kind of upscale, sitdown theaters, and we really enjoy that.

We do a lot of symphony shows—backed by symphonies. We love the diversity of our schedule, it keeps us on our toes and we see all different types of fans out there.

On collaborating with actor/ comedian/banjo extraordinaire Steve Martin:

This year, we’re doing a Martin Short/ Steve Martin comedy tour. On and off for the last couple of years, we’ve been on the road with Steve. We’ve been really blessed, really lucky to partner with him and learn from him, and the exposure has been good for the band.

He’s a great musician, very unique. He’s

really got his own style, which is a huge part of being a musician. You can recognize his banjo skills and banjo playing. He’s a prolific songwriter, passionate, and a great entertainer. He adds the comedy into it and it makes a great show.

On recording their latest, RADIO, at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, North Carolina with acclaimed dobro player Jerry Douglas: We cut it live and we cut it in isolation, put the rhythm section in one big room, isolated the vocals, and isolate a lot of solo instruments. That way, we got a live track, so we had a little flexibility to replay if we need to. But we’re a live band, for sure.

On Steep Canyon’s intensive songwriting process:

Our banjo player and bass player write the bulk of our material. We record 99%

original music. Graham, our banjo player, writes solo, sits down, and I might sing, add guitar, start messing with it, we see if it fits.

If we get something that fits the band, we put it up on chopping block so everybody listens and has heard and considered the options. We try everything so many different ways, it takes a long time to come to life.

Our bass player co-writes a lot with people outside of the band—that gives his writing a different sound. Together, they tend to bring two different writing styles, which give us a plethora of music to choose from.

The thing I like about both approaches is that, when they bring it to the band, they don’t say, ‘This is how it goes. Play it like this!’ They’re very open-minded.

The spirit of a band like ours is a democracy. We share everything; we’re not like, one band member with a bunch of hired members. That’s the nature of our group.

CS

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By Anna Chandler anna@connectsavannah.com

The Independents, Street Clothes, Ramba Ral, The Gumps @The Wormhole

Ogeechee Riverkeeper Rivers Rock Fundraising Concert: Robert Lee Coleman & The Night Owls, missionary blues, Big Mike & the Booty Papas, Calvin Hilliard, Sista Rae @Knights of Columbus Hall

It’s a new format, season and venue for the sixth annual Rivers Rock fundraiser. Riffing on “the winter blues,” the organization has rounded up some of the best blues musicians in the region for an evening supporting advocacy for our state’s natural resources.

Robert Lee Coleman & The Night Owls are no strangers to Savannah, having played both Revival Fest and Stopover in the Yard at The Grey. If you’re not familiar with Coleman’s fantastic guitar work, you’ve surely heard it on James Brown hits like “Hot Pants” and “Make It Funky”—Coleman’s time in James Brown and the J.B.’s, plus years spent as Percy Sledge’s axe man, primed him for a lifetime of musical achievement.

Macon brethren Big Mike and the Booty Papas have been around for over a decade.

With two Grammy nominations and international notoriety, best arrive ready to dance to the soulful sounds of Big Mike and his Papas.

Missionary Blues acts as local support, plus, Calvin Hilliard Arline and Missionary Blues harmonica player Sista Rae will make special guest appearances.

Ogeechee Riverkeeper works tirelessly to preserve the Ogeechee, Canoochee and Southeast Georgia’s coastal rivers. At an affordable $20 a ticket, put on some dancing shoes and get out there to support natural preservation.

Saturday, February 6, 7 p.m., $20, all-ages

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First Friday for Folk Music @Stewart Hall, First Presbyterian Church

Catch Savannah’s hottest young songwriting talent at Savannah Folk Music Society’s monthly First Friday for Folk Music.

The winners of 2015 Youth Songwriting Contest will perform their original compositions. 1st place winner Hannah Buchman, 2nd place winner Abbey Shoemake, 3rd place winner Hannah Joy Brown, and 4th place winner Miquan Green entered the songwriting contest at the Folk Music Festival; Buchman’s tune, “No Ship Surrendered,” awarded her a chance to perform onstage at the festival’s Sunday concert in Grayson Stadium and a $500 gift certificate to Portman’s Music.

Savannah Ceili Band caps off the night. Performing traditional Irish songs and dance music, we all know it’s never too early to get ready for St. Paddy’s, and the Ceili Band is sure to get you in the spirit.

Chris Desa, Folk Music Society President, hosts. The longtime leader has plans to step down as president, but will continue to host First Fridays into May 2016.

Friday, February 5, 7:30 p.m., free, all-ages

Mardi Gras Party: 4th Ward Afro Klezmer Orchestra @Savannah Cocktail Co.

Treat yourself to a different kind of Saturday night with the klezmer-funk-rock-jazz sounds of Atlanta’s 4th Ward AfroKlezmer Orchestra.

Eclectic, rollicking fun, the Orchestra’s torn up Savannah with every visit.

In one of their most memorable SAV shows, they played The Sentient Bean, then were welcomed by Wes Daniel to perform a late-night set in his bar, Hang Fire. The troupe marched their way in via the Whitaker Street entrance to deliver a fabulous encore.

Influenced by the music of Ghana and Nigeria, blended with traditional Jewish Klezmer music, trumpeter Roger Ruzow conceived the band while sketching out arrangements for a nine-piece ensemble on a cocktail napkin. The wild idea of colliding cultures and styles just worked in one of those magical ways, and to fully understand it, it must be witnessed firsthand.

Savannah percussionist Ira Miller will join the Orchestra on drums.

Slip away to New Orleans for the evening with eats and drinks: your ticket price includes a welcome cocktail, heavy hors d’oeuvres from CO, music, king cakes from Wicked Cakes, prizes for best costume (men and women), prizes for the lucky attendees who find the king cake babies, party favors, and complimentary photography.

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What a bizarrely perfect lineup The Wormhole has served up to welcome back our favorite regional horror-punks, The Independents.

Most recently, the Florence, South Carolina-based ska/punk band released Into the Light, their seventh studio album to date. Evil Presly is a remarkable vocalist, versatile enough to lead the crowd in group chants then turn around and deliver borderline silky melodies on cuts like “Corpses in the Rain.” Laced with synths and undeniably catchy progressions, Into the Light fits beautifully in the Independents catalog.

Presly and Willie B have earned their punk rock stripes over the years, touring with the Ramones (Joey was The Independents’ manager from 1995 until his death in 2001), Blondie, Misfits, Rancid, Cheap Trick, and many, many more. They hold down the small indie circuit these days, touring relentlessly and continuing to “put the fun back in funeral” at every single gig; theirs is a wild ride of a show that’ll leave you grinning.

Savannah-based hardcore punks Ramba Ral, folk-punks The Gumps, and reggae/ punk-influenced rock band Street Clothes act as support.

So as to not conflict with other shows that evening, The Wormhole has slated The Independents to play promptly at 10:30 p.m., so get there on time to catch them.

Friday, February 5, 9 p.m., $5-$15 via wormholebar.com, 21+

With his reputation as a “musician’s musician,” there couldn’t be a more fitting place for acoustic guitarist Jack Williams to play than luthier Randy Wood’s venue.

Melodic picking and a buoyant spirit, with a nod to the blues and folk tradition, define Williams’ playing. Spinning Southern scenery from Lake Jocassee to the mighty Mississippi to the Santee to gators and egrets, the South Carolina native’s visual style of lyric writing will whisk listeners away, while his narrative work captivates in well-structured folk fictions.

Williams’ songs have been recorded by the likes of Tom Jones and David Clayton-Thomas; as a gun-for-hire, he’s accompanied Harry Nilsson, Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, and Mary (Yarrow called Williams “the best guitar player I’ve ever heard”), and legendary country writer Mickey Newbury, who warmly called Williams “an American treasure.”

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culture performing arts It’s been six years since Lula Washington has made the trip to Savannah from her home base in Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean she’s been sitting still.

The renowned dancer, choreographer and community activist crisscrosses the country—and the world—practically nonstop, and her Lula Washington Dance Theatre has performed for sold-out audiences in Russia, China and Brazil.

Her artistic career has spanned stage and screen, beginning with appearances at the Academy Awards in the 1970s and in the original King Kong, and her choreography can be seen in The Little Mermaid’s “Under the Sea” and the majestic movements of the Na’vi in Avatar.

But it is her legacy of artistic outreach that matters most to the 64 year-old California native. She and husband Erwin Washington founded her repertory company and dance school as a creative outlet for minorities and young people in 1980, helping transform what was once one of L.A.’s most impoverished and troubled neighborhoods.

Known for incorporating spoken word and live instrumentation in its powerful performances, the Lula Washington Dance Theatre tackles African American history and social justice as well as the enduring universal themes of love, communion and self-expression.

This week Ms. Washington returns to Savannah with her talented troupe for the 27th annual Black Heritage Festival with a Q&A on Thursday, Feb 4. and a free concert on Friday, Feb. 5. (Tickets to the concert are required; see savannahblackheritagefestival.com for details.)

She spoke with Connect from her studio, just as her principal dancers were warming up for the day’s rehearsal.

Scene from Random Thoughts, which the company will be performing in Savannah. Photo by Jason Skinner

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Lula Washington: Yes, seeing his company was the turning point for me. At that time, maybe 1968 or ’69, I had not known or realized that modern dance was something that was possible. You just really didn’t see black female dancers. But one of my professors took us to UCLA for the performance, and there it was: A range of beautiful colors of people from all cultural backgrounds expressing Mr. Ailey’s work.

What motivated you to start your school in South Central Los Angeles, a nexus of gang violence and a crack epidemic at the time?

I was motivated by people like [African American dance pioneer] Katherine Dunham and Alvin Ailey. Ms. Dunham’s school

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For choreographer and community activist Lula Washington, dance is important for all cultures and “plays a vital part in life itself.” Photo by ian fox

because society has labeled this month as “Black History Month,” but this is something that’s happens all year round. We perform outside of this box that’s only 28 days long.

But here’s the thing: Dance is not just important for African American people, it’s important for all people. It plays a vital part in life itself—movement is a form of expression, for every ethnic group. In all cultures, being able to express yourself through movement is important.

How did you come to be influenced by so many styles?

Are there any plans for more movies?

I’ve always combined different styles of movement from the very beginning, incorporating modern and jazz and African, because that was what I was trained in. I never studied ballet—I never had a formal ballet class until college, actually.

Any particular influences from West Africa you incorporate in your work?

I use traditional movements in an abstract way rather than the traditional West African dances. At the school we study all forms of African dance: Haitian, Caribbean, West African, South African—I draw from all of those backgrounds.

The most traditional thing you will see from us is when we do our Kwanzaa show, when we focus on a particular cultural traditional dance, maybe from Senegal or someplace like that.

What part does dance play in African American history?

We see a lot of African American dance companies performing in February

Not really. Avatar was a huge, giant success, and it’s always wonderful when a minor dance company can participate in such a major project. Those kinds of things are great opportunities for a dance company, but it’s nothing we spend any energy seeking ourselves. Our involvement in films comes when people seek us out because they’re looking for an artist that can do the type of work that I do.

Is it a challenge to combine fine art choreography with community activism?

To me, it’s not challenging, it’s a fact of life. I think artists who are motivated to try and make a difference will bring that expression in whatever form they’re working in. The only thing that is challenging is whether a presenter is willing to have enough courage to present the work and allow their community to see it. That’s what’s challenging, getting the work out.

A lot of presenters these days are faced with filling a theater and keeping the dollars balanced, and they feel people would pay to see a Broadway musical-type show rather

than a modern dance company coming with works that speak to relevant issues.

How can dance affect society for the greater good?

What works are you bringing to Savannah?

When it’s viewed by many people, art has the power to change lives. It creates a new viewpoint on how to look at your situation, show you a way out or a new frame. The key is that the work has to have the chance to be seen. The work can only do what it can do when it’s seen by people in many different communities.

I believe we’re bringing a piece called Random Thoughts, a contemporary modern dance work set to a classical jazz score by Terence Blanchard, a very well-known jazz trumpeter and composer. It’s wonderful suite, one we’ve done at the Hollywood Bowl in California.

Then we’re going to do a piece called Venus and Serena, based on the pair of sister athletes. People love Venus and Serena!

It’s an extremely well-crafted piece of choreography by Tamica Washington-Miller, reflective of two sisters and the journey that they go through in a competitive sport. Tamica’s husband, Marcus Miller, created the original score.

There’s also Global Village, which celebrates movements from various places around the world where we’ve traveled.

It’s a dance that I like to say is never going to be finished, because the end is based on popular movements that change based on the youth and what they come with and contribute. It’s always changing. It’s our hope that people will see movement in this dance that they recognize.

We have Reign by [hip hop choreographer] Rennie Harris, a really joyous work that I think he would say is about redemption. It’s really uplifting.

Then there’s Search for Humanism. It has an original score by Marcus Miller as well. It speaks to today’s issues of what is happening throughout the United States in major cities and smaller ones with the shooting of black youth and black men.

Is that why you do so much work in schools?

We go into the schools all the time. We have an educational program when we tour, bringing the students a creative experience, a way of looking at things through a different lens. We’re sharing the message that African American history and culture is important, as is the history and culture of every minority group.

That’s how we’re going to learn to live in this world. Ideas and viewpoints can change by allowing young people to experience the arts.

To me, it’s all an artistic endeavor. cs

A Public Conversation with Lula Washington

When: 6:30pm, Thursday, Feb, 4 Where: First Congregational Church, 421 Habersham St.

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was in East St. Louis, in one of that city’s most economically depressed areas. She was a mentor, someone I admired and respected, along with other people across the country who have opened schools in their communities and offered opportunities for everyone to have the experience the art of dance. Mr. Ailey also made a difference by having a school where dancers of color could get training and work and express themselves creatively through movement.

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Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Call for Entries for A-Town Get Down Photo Contest — The work of all finalists will be displayed at Meryl Truett & friends/Roots Up Galleries and the A-Town Get Down Festival. Photos should address the concept “why I love where I live.” Top three winners receive cash prizes. Visit a-towngetdown.com and click on photo contest tab to enter. Deadline is February 5. bevin@paprikasouthern.com. a-towngetdown.com/latest/photo-contest. meryltruett. com. Meryl Truett & friends gallery, 6 E. Liberty St., Second Floor.

Catching Your Dream — Laura Douglass shows her collection of dream catchers at the First Friday Art March. Fri., Feb. 5, 6-9 p.m. Escape Savannah, 2819 Bull Street.

Cousins — Melanie Lavrisa and her cousin Stephanie Sanders are exhibiting their art consisting of original intricate ink drawings and detailed handmade sculptures - their show will run through the end of February at the Starland Cafe. Feb. 5, 6-9 p.m. Starland Cafe, 11 East 41st St. First Friday Art March — A monthly art walk featuring galleries, restaurants, boutiques and more. Free Trolley transportation, Indie Arts Market, and Kids Art Activities.

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The Gypsy Girls — Christina Edwards explores the world of the americana female archetype with a new series of encaustic photo copy transfer paintings. Fri., Feb. 5.

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Heart and Soul Trunk Show — Canadian Artist Amber Higgins showcases her Murano glass beaded jewelry. Meet the artist on February 6 from 5-8pm, and enjoy an artist celebration tea on February 7 at 11 am.

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Canadian Artist Amber Higgins showcases her Murano glass beaded jewelry at the Grand Bohemian inside Mansion on Forsyth; artist’s reception is Saturday.

New Beginning Youth Exhibition — Students from several SCCPSS schools have their work displayed in the 15th Annual New Beginning Youth Art Exhibition, presented by the Savannah Chapter of The Links, Inc. The exhibit, hosted by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, will be on display through Feb. 26. Feb. 3-26. Cultural Arts Gallery, 9 W. Henry St. Rebecca Kahrs — Her work features vibrant still life, botanicals and marsh scenes.

Hospice Savannah Art Gallery, 1352 Eisenhower Drive.

Reflections of a Proud Legacy — The Savannah Chapter of Links Incorporated partnered with local middle and high school students to create artwork focusing on the 2016 Savannah Black Heritage Festival theme, “Reflections of a Proud Legacy.” This year’s exhibition includes over 200 works from 7 middle schools and 9 high schools from the Savannah Chatham County School system. Feb. 3-26. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Tybee Arts Association Art Show and Sale — The Tybee Arts Association presents this show and sale, “Shopping for Your Perfect Match.” Feb. 6-7. Tybee Arts Center, 7 Cedarwood Dr. Yellow Owl Workshop Print Show — As part of the First Friday Art March. Fri., Feb. 5, 6-10 p.m. foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St.

Continuing Exhibits The Art of Cal Wood — Calvin Thomas exhibits his latest art at Ta Ca. Opening reception Feb. 5, 6-8pm. Ta Ca Sushi & Japanese Fusion, 513 E Oglethorpe Ave. Eclectic Encounters — Telfair Museums houses more than 6,500 objects in its permanent collection. Eclectic Encounters gives an inside look to works that have not been seen by the public in over 10 years. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. I Really Wanna Lose 3 Pounds — An exploration of beauty and excess by Michael Mahaffey. This mixed media adventure features glittering images giving way to fabulous and complicated stories. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. Molly Wright — Molly Wright works in both oil and acrylic and shows regularly from her Savannah studio as well as exhibiting in numerous solo and group shows up and down the East Coast. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. ...Once Was Lost... — Richard Leo Johnson’s photos on display will feature friends, family, landscapes, and strangers all taken in North Louisiana and South Arkansas in the late 70’s and mid 80’s. Through Feb. 6.

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Prints from the Collection — This exhibit features 40 European and American works from the 16th century through 1945 and includes works by Rembrandt, Cezanne, Degas, Renoir, Goya, and others. Includes original etchings, lithographs and wood engravings on paper by Rembrandt, Cezanne, Degas, Renoir, Goya, and others. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St.

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Allow third parties to sell tour tickets.

Let breweries and distilleries sell food on site.

Here’s the rub: All the “new” allowances were already part of SB 63. In fact some of these allowances are steps back from even SB 63.

While special events are now allowed the rules have been stretched to state that third parties are not allowed to sell alcohol on brewery premises even if they purchase it through a distributor.

No Alcoholic beverages shall be sold on any licensed premises for which a permit has been issued pursuant to Code Section 3-5-38. Such limitation shall be applicable to the licensed brewery as well as any third party utilizing the licensed premises.

That’s right: Caterers can no longer supply beer for a special event at a brewery even if the location is fairly rented and the beer fairly purchased at a local bottle shop.

All three participants in the compromise, including the Georgia Craft Brewers Guild have been positive in their reaction to the new statements. However, some brewers are less enthusiastic. Southbound Brewing Company’s co-founder and head brewer, Smith Mathews, has this to say: “My thoughts regarding the ‘compromise’ are fairly simple. It wasn’t a compromise,” Mathews says.

“Key legislators and political offices in Georgia are able to do things they weren’t given the power to do through being elected to office by their constituents. The brewers in Georgia put together a bill that would reform the existing laws governing breweries and distilleries direct sales to consumers,” he says.

“We are one of two remaining states in the whole nation where breweries are not

allowed to sell beer directly to patrons who come visit the brewery.”

All of the states surrounding Georgia do allow direct sales by breweries. Many see this as an unfair playing field for Georgia brewers, restricting them when the state should be supporting their endeavors.

Mathews is no exception.

“To be clear, the majority of breweries in Georgia including us (Southbound) don’t want to eliminate the three-tier system,” says Mathews.

“We love the three-tier system and our distribution partners. Without them we wouldn’t be in business. This isn’t a threetier battle, it’s a battle to put small Georgia businesses on an equal playing field with neighboring states,” he says.

“They have an advantage over us by having much more cash flow through tasting room sales than we do, enabling them to spend more on production expansion, sales reps, marketing, and advertising.

The three-tier system still exists in most of these other states and both the distributors and the breweries are flourishing.

It’s simply not fair that we are at such a disadvantage.”

A new bill, one that would have been more in line with the laws of the states surrounding Georgia was in the works. The Georgia Craft Brewers Guild (GCBG) was pushing this new legislation, but something got in the way leading to the last week’s announcements.

Mathews is quick to point out that his opinions are not the opinions of other breweries or the GCBG. “The Board of the GCBG has done an incredible job, even when put in a terrible situation like this. It’s the right political move for all of us so we can live to fight another day. But this is just a prime example of how the good ole boy politics work in Georgia.” cs

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ON April 2, 2015 the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 63 (SB63) also known as the Beer Jobs Bill. This bill was a compromise intended to support the Georgia Craft beer industry while protecting the structure of the Prohibition-era three tier system.

SB 63 was seen as it was, a compromise bill allowing for breweries to sell their beers on site but with the catch that they were tied to tours. In essence brewery visitors were not purchasing beer, they were purchasing a tour that included “souvenir “ beer that could be consumed on site or taken away.

A “smoke and mirrors” situation, but one that many were willing to work with.

In August 2015 SB 63 was dealt a huge blow when the Department of Revenue issued a bulletin stating that selling tours connected to beer was in essence a beer sale making the breweries interpretation of SB63 potentially illegal.

The Georgia Craft Brewers Guild’s response was unequivocal. Nancy Palmer, the current chair of the GCBG issued a statement soon after the Department of Revenue’s bulletin: “It is egregious that the Department of Revenue has waited until now - after the conclusion of months of debate on this law - to quietly, and without open comment, issue a bulletin that flies in the face of the consensus understanding of the law and the known legislative intent,” she said.

“Furthermore, it contradicts the rules that the DoR itself set forth and under which breweries in Georgia have been operating for the last 3 months. The timing of this bulletin smacks of political jockeying and underscores that breweries in Georgia need clear and direct retail sales without equivocation,” said Palmer.

Jump forward to this past week on January 24th when news broke that yet another compromise has been reached. The Georgia Beer Wholesalers Association, Georgia Craft Brewers Guild and Department of Revenue issued a statement that new regulations would be released that would: Allow brewers again to sell brewery tours at variable prices based on the kind of beer offered.

Allow special events at breweries and distilleries.

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Let it brie!

The Savannah Cheese Club ripens for a bold 2016

BFFs and Savannah Cheese Club organizers Grace McWilliams (L) and Hannah Harrison honor their pick for the city’s 2016 winner of Best Cheeseboard at Lulu’s Chocolate Bar.

by Jessica Leigh Lebos

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The first rule of cheese club is that you don’t talk about cheese club.

Wait, no, that’s totally wrong. Talking about cheese is the whole point. And there’s only one rule for members of the Savannah Cheese Club, and that is that you must share your cheese with others.

Last week more than 50 people patiently passed around wooden trays laden with aged cheddar, truffle-scented brie and baby Havarti at the club’s 2016 kick-off at Lulu’s Chocolate Bar. Taking small tastes and excitedly exchanging flavor profiles, some claimed traces of hazelnut and other palates sensed fresh hay.

“That’s why we started this, because it’s always more fun to eat cheese with other people!” exclaims club president Grace McWilliams, who founded the gourmet group in 2012 with her best friend and partner-in-rind, Hannah Harrison.

These délice devotees have always shared a love for the culinary arts, but McWilliams was the first one to get serious about cheese 32 after a decade in the fine dining industry.

“I wanted to further my food knowledge, so I explored the possibility of earning a certification from the American Cheese Society,” she says. However, when she discovered that would require 4000 hours of industrial education, she decided the best way to learn about cheese was a hands-on approach.

“I figured ‘let’s start by eating a whole lot of it and go from there,’” she laughs.

She and Harrison hosted casual meetings in the first few years, exploring the tastes and textures of different forms of fromage: Creamy bries, sharp cheddars, tangy petit banques, pungent blues.

The club also surveyed the landscape of Savannah’s cheeseboard offerings, rating the thoughtfulness and complexity that restaurants put into their plates.

Last week’s meeting was a celebration for their 2016 pick for best cheeseboard. This is Lulu’s second win based on variety, value and assortment of accoutrements, and it’s easy to see why: Chutneys, relishes, mustards, olives, nuts, berries, honey and several kinds of crackers adorn a real wooden board around a rotating selection of cheeses.

“The best part of eating cheese is how it pairs with all of these other tastes,”

explains Harrison, who loves matching up a strong blue cheese with candied pecans.

“Every combination brings out a different flavor, and it’s so exciting to find a delicious cheese and say, ‘try it with this!’

“Local honey is always a win. And then there’s wine—cheese always goes great with wine,” she adds.

Harrison makes the five-hour commute for cheese club meetings from Donaldsonville, GA, where she keeps a small hive of bees and harvested 50 pounds of honey with her father last fall. A children’s portrait photographer by trade, she hopes to start making her own cheese this year.

“I live in the country, the real sticks,” she says with a laugh. “You’ve got to have hobbies!”

Donaldsonville may be rural, but it’s fairly close to Thomasville, where Sweet Grass Dairy crafts its artisan curds. Harrison loves visiting the family farm and nearby market, stocked with its nationally-acclaimed cheeses like Asher Blue and Georgia Gouda. Sweet Grass products can be found at local restaurants and shops, notably Smith Bros., which will partner with the Savannah Cheese Club for events this year.

Flat Creek Dairy in Swainsboro is also a cheese club favorite, and an emphasis on regionally-crafted cheese is on the agenda for 2016. Interest in the club has soared, and McWilliams expects another big turnout at the next event, scheduled for April 22 at 39 Rue de Jean.

Such cheese communion is very exciting for new member Nancy Radke, a culinary consultant and Italian food specialist who retired to Savannah a year ago. Radke spent part of her career promoting the particular attributes of Parmesan-Reggiano and is well-versed in a breadth of European cheeses.

While she says Savannah has a ways to go to catch up with larger foodie cities, she appreciates the passionate arena provided by the Savannah Cheese Club.

“I’m glad to see a group like this on the culinary landscape here,” she said, spreading a delicate dollop of chevre on a cracker and passing the tray.

“Savannah is definitely on the upswing when it comes to cheese.” cs For more information, like the Savannah Cheese Club Facebook page.

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multiplexes CARMIKE 10 www.carmike.com 511 Stephenson Ave. 353-8683

spotlight EISENHOWER savannah.spotlighttheatres.com/ 1100 Eisenhower Dr. 352-3533

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Chris Pine headlines a daring rescue in The Finest Hours

THE FINEST HOURS

// Legendary tales of torturous shoots and skyrocketing budgets from the sets of The Abyss, Waterworld and Titanic lent enormous weight to the belief that it’s extremely difficult to make a movie set on water. Lately, though, it’s been a chore simply to watch a movie set on water.

The Finest Hours, starring Chris Pine (James Kirk in the new Star Trek series), follows on the heels of this past December’s In the Heart of the Sea, starring Chris Hemsworth (James Kirk’s dad George in the new Star Trek series). If this latest effort isn’t quite as cinematically waterlogged as that muddled look at the real-life incident that led to the writing of MobyDick, it also never really makes its case that it’s the best possible vehicle with which to honor what is commonly regarded as one of the Coast Guard’s greatest achievements (indeed, the book on which the film is based is subtitled “The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue”).

Instead, it’s entirely likely that a History Channel documentary relying heavily on vintage photos and talking-head interviews of those involved with the 1952 rescue would have been more emotionally stirring than this production which stolidly goes through the motions. Hagiographic depictions are often inspiring in nonfiction features, but in multiplex dramatizations, they skew toward unimaginative and overbearing.

I haven’t read the source novel penned

by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Togias, so I guess it’s possible that real life

provided the numerous concessions to cliché and formula presented by director Craig Gillespie and his trio of scripters. If it did, then the filmmakers fail for not goosing the material in interesting and unexpected ways; if it didn’t, then they fail for flatlining potentially intriguing material.

Only Ray Sybert, the engineer aboard an oil tanker that’s been split in two, feels like a character rather than a concept, and that’s largely due to the thoughtful manner in which Casey Affleck plays the role.

Otherwise, we get such standards as the earnest Coast Guard sailor (Pine as Bernie Webber) who was at the center of a past nautical tragedy and must now redeem himself by saving those aboard the tanker; the gruff officer (Eric Bana) who barks out one dubious command after another; the obnoxious crew member whose ceaseless complaining grows (unintentionally) comical; the all-around nice guy who, because he’s the gosh-darn nicest guy around, will invariably be subjected to the most gruesome fate; and so on.

The subplots prove to be as rigidly conceived as the people, from a muted romance between Bernie and his sweetheart (human kewpie doll Holliday Grainger) to the mumbling townspeople who still blame Bernie for the bad Massachusetts weather that killed their loved ones.

And then there are the expected hurdles that make the rescue of the tanker crew even more difficult, including the howling storms, the pounding waters, dissension among the ranks, an undersized rescue vehicle, the lack of a navigational compass, and an inopportunely timed power outage.

Indeed, the only element missing is a monstrous, Jules Verne-approved squid to drag various seamen to their watery graves some 20,000 leagues under the sea.

DIRTY GRANDPA

/ Whether he’s the one delivering the line or it’s being spoken by a co-star, it’s not unusual to find classic snatches of dialogue in a movie featuring Robert De Niro. “You talkin’ to me?” “I know it was you, Fredo.

You broke my heart.” “Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.”

And, of course, “AK-47. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes.”

De Niro appears to have hit a home run with Dirty Grandpa, as the film features at least a dozen lines destined to be remembered fondly during one of those AFI tributes at some point in the near-future.

Among the nominees: “I want you to tsunami all over my face.” “Maybe you can use your golf club to hit your balls into my vagina.”

And, lest we forget, “I’d rather let Queen Latifah shit in my mouth from a fucking hot-air balloon.”

But let’s put aside the jokes for a minute – after all, the film certainly does, mixing dead-on-arrival gags with the usual late-inning faux-sincerity that seems even more miscalculated and out-of-place in a film as desperate as this one. The plot can be discarded with one sentence: After the death of his wife, the elderly Dick (De Niro) talks his straight-laced grandson Jason (Zac Efron) into driving him to Daytona Beach during Spring Break so he can get

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laid.

This simple plot fuels 97 minutes of watching De Niro once again mug shamelessly, Efron once again display all the comic instincts of a dead hornet, and filmmakers once again assume that profanity and scatology are worthy replacements for wit and timing.

To be sure, there’s often nothing quite as liberating as a raunchy, foul-mouthed comedy, but the R-rated moments have to be woven into the storyline, not just sprayed onto the screen like a wayward money shot in a porn flick. Speaking of which, one of the first views we get of De Niro’s character is as he sits masturbating in front of the TV set, complete with tissues on hand.

When the Academy elects to honor him with one of those honorary Oscars for lifetime achievement, I’m sure this clip will be nestled between those from Raging Bull and The Deer Hunter.

Or maybe it will be a clip from the sequence where he’s sleeping naked and we get a close-up of his (prosthetic) penis as it rests on the pillow next to Efron’s head.

Or maybe it will be the part where he uses the n word (twice!) after he’s given permission to say it out loud by black street toughs who have inexplicably grown fond of his cracker ass.

There are the usual moments of gay panic and casual sexism generally found in this sort of nonsense — incidentally, the 72-year-old De Niro’s lover in this film is played by 31-year-old Aubrey Plaza, because why not? — but it’s the line involving Queen Latifah (mentioned at the top of the review) that’s queasy after reading between the lines.

Why would such a nasty image be conjured at the expense of Queen Latifah, hardly a figure worthy of malicious intent?

Could it be because she’s black and overweight? Hilarious!

Admittedly, I did smile a couple of times over the course of the film. I don’t remember the scenes – apparently, they weren’t that memorable – but I do remember smiling.

I’m fairly certain it wasn’t during any of the sequences featuring the astonishingly irksome Jason Mantzoukas as an amiable drug dealer named Pam. I’m likewise pretty sure it wasn’t during the scene in which a dad thinks a naked Efron is sexually molesting his 4-year-old son.

And I’m certain it wasn’t during the countless times that De Niro sticks his finger up Efron’s ass. Then again, that lastnamed is the only way a movie as awful as Dirty Grandpa will receive a thumbs up.

RIDE ALONG 2

// Gloria Estefan’s “Congo” and KRSONE’s “Sound of Da Police” are two of the more prominent tunes heard over the course of Ride Along 2, but if the picture had a theme song, then Simon and Garfunkel’s “Keep the Customer Satisfied” would best fit the bill.

Enjoyed the first Ride Along? Certainly, plenty of moviegoers did—to the tune of a sizable $135 million—and the Universal Pictures brain trust isn’t about to mess with a successful formula. Their strategy: Hire the same director (Tim Story), employ the services of a couple of the same writers (Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi), offer the same standard-issue plotting and similar comic riffs, and then kick back and practice saying, “Show me the money.”

Grouchy Atlanta detective James Payton (Ice Cube) and his future brother-inlaw, motormouth rookie cop Ben Barber (Kevin Hart), again prove to be an odd— and at-odds—couple even as they now set their sights on Antonio Pope (a sneering Benjamin Bratt), a prominent Miami philanthropist who’s actually involved in planning assassinations, dealing drugs, selling arms, and seemingly every other heinous activity this side of running fingernails down a chalkboard. To bag this bigwig, the pair will need the assistance of a competent Miami detective (Olivia Munn) who Ben inexplicably keeps insulting as being too manly (Olivia Munn?) and a computer nerd (Ken Jeong) who was privy to Pope’s most incriminating files.

As before, there are a few moments of genuine wit (a geek exchange in the back of a van) as well as several stretches of tiresome shenanigans (an alligator makes an appearance). Cube and Hart again work well together, although this time there are limitations—while I’ve been praising Hart in one mediocre movie after another, this is the first time that his shtick finally starts to wear thin. Maybe they’ll give him better material in Ride Along 3.

THE REVENANT

// The Revenant shares some DNA with Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, and it goes beyond the fact that both showcase Leonardo DiCaprio in Oscar-swooping mode. Like Wolf, both are stylistic studies in overkill, and both serve as masturbatory material for a segment of American males who clutch them like crucifixes in an attempt to ward off the encroaching new world order that they feel downgrades machismo and manliness.

In these respects, the film has less in common with such accomplished frontier flicks as 1972’s Jeremiah Johnson and 1992’s The Last of the Mohicans and instead brings to mind Mel Gibson’s garish snuff films The Passion of the Christ

and Apocalypto, chest-thumping works of endurance rather than enjoyment.

Set in 1823 and loosely based on a true story, the film casts DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, an accomplished frontiersman and guide traveling with a military outfit led

by Captain Andrew Henry (the ubiquitous Domhnall Gleeson, also presently seen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Brooklyn).

An attack by Arikara Indians leaves most of the party dead, and Glass himself is later critically injured after a close encounter with a grizzly bear (and, no, he is NOT raped by the bear; that was a sophomoric rumor started by right-wing imbecile Matt Drudge and spread by both his sycophants and by Internet dwellers).

A redneck soldier named John Fitzgerald (British actor Tom Hardy, laboring mightily to convince us he’s a Southern boy), who hates Glass just because, agrees to look after the wounded man for a large payment; instead, he eventually commits a great atrocity against him before leaving him for dead. But Glass will have his revenge, and like those cute pets in The Incredible Journey, he attempts to travel many miles to reach his desired destination.

Yes, it’s the familiar revenge motif, but here such a simple scenario buckles under the weight of Iñárritu’s approach.

The picture is a bruising beauty in terms of its visuals—no surprise, since the cinematographer is Emmanuel Lubezki, coming off back-to-back Oscars for Gravity and Birdman—and there are a number of powerful scenes spread throughout (that sequence with the bear is astounding).

But Iñárritu’s artfulness too often feels at odds with the threadbare story, and his attempts at injecting elements of mysticism (apparently a requirement for any director making a movie involving Native Americans, Michael Mann and Kevin Costner admirably excepted) prove to be heavy-handed.

And then there are the paper-thin protagonists Glass and Fitzgerald, neither of whom are particularly interesting as screen characters. If DiCaprio finally wins his Oscar for this movie, it’s yet another example of the Academy rewarding the right performer for the wrong picture— he’s committed to his grunts, groans and growls (largely the extent of his dialogue), but then again, so was Charles Bronson in Death Wish.

And while I’m not about to spoil the ending, let’s just say that the manner in which it sidesteps the piece’s primary thrust is both insincere and hypocritical (on the part of Glass and Iñárritu). It’s basically an example of having your cake—or, in this instance, caked-on blood and mud—and eating it, too.

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

/// In all my years of reviewing movies— certainly, in all the years that the Internet has been in existence—never has there been a film as critic-unfriendly as Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

I’m generally very strict about not adding any spoilers to my reviews anyway, but with this picture, I’m wary of detailing any plot.

But surely I’ll be allowed to reveal the film’s first line, glimpsed in that nowiconic opening scrawl that fades into the background: “Luke Skywalker has vanished.”

And with that, the film begins to work its magic, by bringing back many familiar faces and introducing new characters who will help carry the franchise forward.

Among the old-school players are Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Leia (Carrie Fisher); newbies include reluctant heroes Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega) and cocky fighter pilot Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac).

These characters are indicative of the respect writer-director J.J. Abrams and co-scripters Lawrence Kasdan (who also co-penned The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Michael Arndt pay toward the past, present and future of the franchise.

The original stars haven’t lost a beat with their characterizations, while the newcomers prove to be an irresistible lot.

The casting of a woman and a black man in the central roles doesn’t feel like forced political correctness but a natural progression, and the characters are two of the richest yet seen in the Star Wars universe.

There are also some notable new villains, though I’ll keep them under wraps.

Perhaps the film’s strongest component is its visual effects. That may sound like a no-brainer, but after the prequels, it’s anything but.

The effects work in those movies was often excellent, but the absolute reliance on CGI ultimately stifled much of the wonder and left audiences grousing about the artificiality of it all.

With The Force Awakens, Abrams has graciously patterned the look after the 1977, ’80 and ’83 efforts, with many of the visuals created with models (as opposed to computers) and actual earthbound locations (as opposed to green screens).

It’s a noble and appreciated gesture, and it’s enough to make a grown fan cry. CS

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Happenings

compiled by Rachael Flora happenings@connectsavannah.com Happenings is Connect Savannah’s listing of community events, classes and groups. Visit our website at connectsavannah.com to submit a listing.

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Activism & Politics

FEB 3- 9, 2016

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 first Thursday of every month, 7 p.m. (912) 341-7427. livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/GA/ savannah. Tondee’s Tavern, 7 E. Bay Street.

Kinder Morgan Community Meeting Come to this community meeting to get informed and prepare to take action to stop Kinder Morgan from putting a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on Elba Island to export fracked gas from Savannah to foreign markets. If this project moves forward, Savannah residents will be forced to accept serious risks to their health, safety, property and environment. free Tue., Feb. 9, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 912-596-2052. karengrainey@bellsouth.net. saffe.space.

Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. Lecture: Bobby Seale Savannah State University’s Quality Enhancement Plan Office invites you to attend a lecture with Bobby Seale, “Writing a Social Movement: Revolutionary Human Liberation for the 21st Century.” Bobby Seale is a political and social activist, author, and founding Chairman and national organizer of the Black Panther Party. Free and open to the public Mon., Feb. 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

912-358-3151. qep@savannahstate.edu. qep.savannahstate.edu/. savstate.edu/.

Savannah State University, 3219 College St. One of the Guys Guys, have you found yourself in a social rut, or just have a need for the art of conversation? Make a change in 2016.

The past decade a diverse group of guys have been getting together about every two weeks to share dinner and opinions on just about any topic. No membership requirements or dues. Just an open mind and willingness to expand your friendship base. For more information visit us on Facebook at Savannah Men’s Club, or if you prefer, email details/questions to savannahmensclub@gmail.com. ongoing.

Downtown Savannah, downtown.

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.

Victorian Neighborhood Association Meetings Open to all residents, property owners and businesses located between Anderson and 36 Gwinnett, M.L.King,Jr. Blvd to East Broad

COEDS. photo by Geoff L. Johnson

Concert: COEDS, Any Otherwise, A Brilliant Lie, Broken Glow

As part of the First Friday Art March. Food and drink provided by Moe’s. $5 Fri., Feb. 5, 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre (City of Sav. Cultural Affairs), 9 W. Henry St.

Street. Free second Tuesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. 912-233-0352. 1308 West, Henry St. and Montgomery St. Young Democrats Mondays at 7pm on the second level of Foxy Loxy, Bull Street. Call or visit the Young Democrats Facebook page for more information. Free ongoing. 423-619-7712. foxyloxycafe.com/. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St.

Auditions and Calls for Entries

Auditions for Armstrong Youth Orchestra

Open to students enrolled in primary grades through high school and including Armstrong students (available for course credit). Auditions, by appointment, are in Armstrong Fine Arts Hall. To schedule an audition, e-mail: savaayo@yahoo.com. Info is also available at www.savaayo.org. AYO is sponsored in part by the Savannah Friends of Music, www.savannahfriendsofmusic. com ongoing. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/ index.html. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. Call for Applications for Savannah Youth Ambassador Summer Institute

The City of Savannah is now accepting applications for the 2016 Savannah Youth Ambassador Summer Institute.

Interested parties should complete the online application at www.savannahga. gov/sya. The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2016. The Savannah Youth Ambassador Program fosters youth leadership and civic engagement through City sponsored training, cultural exploration opportunities, and Make a Difference community impact projects. SYA is open to all rising 9th – 12th graders that reside within the incorporated city limits of the City of Savannah. Participants will be chosen through a selective application and interview process. Space is limited to 50 participants.

SYA Summer Institute is June 6 – July 22, 2016. Sessions are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a break during the July 4th holiday week. For more information, contact cfishel@savannahga.gov or djackson01@savannahga.gov. Through March 11. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

Call for Applications for Weave a Dream Initiative The City of Savannah’s Weave-A-Dream (WAD) Panel has issued a call for proposals for the 2016 Weave-A-Dream Cultural & Arts Projects initiative. Applications will be accepted through the calendar year, while funds are available. Programs are to be completed prior to December 31, 2016. The application must be submitted at least eight weeks prior to the start date of the project; the last date an application can be submitted is October 21, 2016.

Project funding is available up to $2,000 for specific and innovative arts, cultural, or heritage projects or presentations that have a measurable, quantifiable benefit to Savannah’s diverse populations. The Weave-A-Dream Panel seeks proposals that actively involve youth, seniors, and those who have limited access to arts based programs in Savannah. A priority of the WAD funding program is that organizations reach neighborhood communities, encompassing all city districts. To be eligible for consideration, an organization must be a non-profit, 501c3, head-quartered in Savannah’s corporate limits. Proposed programs must also be produced within the City’s corporate limits. No individual artist applications will be accepted. Agencies funded by the City of Savannah for 2016 are not eligible to apply. Applications are available at www.savannahga.gov/ arts. Applying organizations may request application materials and technical assistance by contacting Rebecca Brown at 912-651-6760 or rbrown02@savannahga. gov Through Oct. 21. City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry St. Call for Entries for Elementary Student Artwork The City of Savannah is seeking submissions of original elementary student

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artwork celebrating the 50th anniversary of Savannah’s National Historic Landmark District (designated in 1966) to display in an exhibit in City Hall’s first floor rotunda.

Submissions will be judged by a panel of artists, preservationists, and City leaders.

The winning entries will be framed and displayed by the City of Savannah in City Hall for the period July-December 2016 for all our citizens and visitors to enjoy. These winning works will become the property of the City of Savannah and will not be returned to the artists. Work not selected for display will be returned to the artists after judging.

Up to 6 winners will be chosen, including a “Best in Show.”All winners will receive an award certificate, prize of art supplies, and reproduction of their winning work for their portfolio. Winners will be announced to the public during an exhibit opening at City Hall.

For more information, visit savannahga. gov/artcontest or contact Luciana Spracher at lspracher@savannahga.gov or 912-6516411. Through March 11. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

Call for Entries for Maritime Arts Festival On May 7, 2016, Ships of the Sea will hold its second “Maritime Arts Festival.” The event is a one day outdoor exhibition of maritime related arts, crafts, and antiques.

The Museum invites artists, model ship builders, and antique dealers to submit images of their maritime/nautical related paintings, drawings, ceramics, jewelry, prints, mixed-media, woodworking, and collectable pieces for consideration. For prospectus and entry information please go to www.shipsofthesea.org Through April 22. shipsofthesea.org. Ships of The Sea Museum, 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

Call for Nominations for 2016 HSF Preservation Awards The Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF), a leading preservation organization committed to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage, is now accepting nominations for the 2016 HSF Preservation Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations demonstrating excellence in historic preservation. The deadline for HSF Preservation Award nominations is Monday, February 29, 2016. All entries must be hand-delivered or postmarked by this date.

Award winners will be announced at the HSF Preservation Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 5, 2016. The nomination form and full details on eligibility, submission criteria and key dates can be accessed online at http://www.myhsf.org/advocacy-education/ awards. Through Feb. 29. 912-233-7787. dmeunier@myhsf.org. myhsf.org/advocacyeducation/awards/. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Call for Participants in PTSD Study Are you a recent combat veteran experiencing psychological or emotional stress related to your combat? You may be eligible to receive first-line medication and talk therapy interventions with proven effectiveness. PROGrESS is a study looking to learn more about how to effectively treat recent combat veterans with PTSD. The therapies are not experimental. You will be randomly assigned to receive either

psychotherapy, medication, or both. For more information about the PROGrESS study, please call 912-920-0214 ext. 2169. ongoing. Online only, none.

Call for Performers, Vendors and Volunteers for Savannah Asian Cultural Festival The Savannah Asian Cultural Festival, which will take place April 15-16, 2016 at Armstrong State University, is currently seeking live performers, Cultural Marketplace vendors and event volunteers. There is no cost for performers to participate. All vendors must be consistent with the theme of the festival.

The cost for vendors is $85 per booth. The festival’s Cultural Marketplace will offer the opportunity to learn more about each country and discover the traditional arts, crafts, fashions and treasures unique to each nation. From Ming-shared jewelry to calligraphy sets, original paintings, handbeaded clothing, Asian accessories and henna body painting, an entire continent’s worth of treasures can be found at the festival. If you would like to participate as a performer, vendor or volunteer at the 2016 Savannah Asian Cultural Festival, please contact James Anderson at james. anderson@armstrong.edu or (912) 3443224. Through April 15. about.armstrong. edu/Maps/index.html. Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 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.

Tell Us Your Ghost Story?

Organization seeks to document your first hand experiences with psychical phenomenon for analysis and potential investigation. Our investigators have reputable credentials and long time investigation training and connections with the top minds and researchers in parapsychology field research and other areas. We are especially interested in Chatham and neighboring counties with special emphasis on Savannah itself and the Historic District. Interviewees should be comfortable with video documentation of themselves and events w/privacy level negotiated beforehand. ongoing. amchclub@yahoo.com. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

Benefits

Celebration of Love Gala The Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter hosts their Celebration of Love event, an evening of jazz by Velvet Caravan, auctions, dinner and entertainment.

Proceeds allow the shelter to help children and families navigate difficult times. $125 per person; tables of ten available Fri., Feb. 5, 6 p.m. The Plantation Club (at The Landings), Skidaway Island. $5 Bikram Yoga Class to Benefit Local Charities Bikram Yoga Savannah offers a weekly Karma class to raise money for local charities. Thursdays during the 6:30pm class. Pay $5 for class and proceeds are donated to a different charity each month. This is a regular Bikram Yoga class. ongoing. 912.356.8280. bikramyogasavannah.com.

Percentage Night Pay $15 to taste 36 oz of beer. Proceeds benefit the Tina Borg 5k, honoring Borg who passed away from lung cancer in 2012, and the proceeds of that race benefit Clinical Trial Research at Winship. Sat., Feb. 6, 1-4 p.m. tinaborg5k.com. Coastal Empire Brewery, Savannah.

Rockin’ A Cure For SMA Please join us and help us raise money for this cause! Suggested donation $20/person.

We will have two bands feat. Big Engine, gun raffle, and 50/50 cash give away. Food is provided. BYOB & coolers welcome.

Suggested $20 donation Sat., Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m.-midnight. 912-653-5500. libertyauction. net. Liberty Auction, 101 Industrial Blvd.

SCMPD Animal Control seeks Volunteers Savannah Chatham County Animal Control seeks volunteers to serve various tasks as needed by the shelter. No prior animal shelter experience is necessary. Newly trained volunteers will be authorized to serve immediately after orientation. Potential volunteers are asked to notify J. Lewis prior to orientation; though, walk-ins are welcome.

Volunteers must be at least 17-yearsold. ongoing. (912) 525-2151. jlewis01@ savannahga.gov.

Classes, Camps & Workshops

Acrylic Painting This ongoing painting class is designed to meet the student where they are in their painting experience, whether they are just beginning or have been painting awhile. Each 4 week session will have a focus on certain elements and principles of design and corresponding techniques.

Students will be given several project options for each unit of focus. Beginners welcome! **Mentoring option available for this class: bring your own projects and receive feedback and guidance as you work. $140, 4 week sessions Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.-noon. 912.484.6415. info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Art, Music, Piano, Voice Coaching Coaching for all ages, beginners through advanced. Classic, modern, jazz improvization and theory. Serious inquiries only. 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056.

Basic Drawing and Oil Painting A multi-level ongoing class designed to train the student to see and render life accurately and with sensitivity while working from direct observation. Both

drawing and oil painting techniques and materials will be explored, along with color and value principles. Beginners welcome. $140, 4 week sessions Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-noon. 912.484.6415. info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. 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. Beginner Belly Dance Group Always wanted to learn a true art form of dance? Join our Beginner Belly Dance Group Class. Your deal includes your very own Hip Scarf! 1 class for 4 weeks: Every Tuesday at 7pm #SdeBDanceStudio #bellydance #shimmy #deal — at Salón de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio. $30 Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m..

612-470-6683. salondebaile.dance@gmail. com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

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.

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.

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. 912-3583160. 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. 912-351-4578. sav.. claystudio@gmail.com.

The Clean Program You are what you eat, so eat clean. We have the power to heal ourselves by changing the way we eat, think and move and never ever diet again. This 28 day detox program, based on the New York Times bestseller, Clean, includes 30 days of unlimited yoga and weekly support meetings. Support meetings will be led by Stephanie Mobley, one of the 15 people in the world who trained with the Clean Program as a Certified Clean Wellness Coach. $175| Meetings + 30 Days of Unlimited Yoga, $75 for Meetings only Mon., Feb. 8. 912-3492756. info@savannahpoweryoga.com. https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ ws?studioid=13343&stype=-8&sTG=36& sVT=40&sView=day&sTrn=100000003&d ate=01/11/16. savannahpoweryoga.com.

Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Road Unit J-3.

Boating Classes Classes on boat handling, boating safety

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and navigation offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. See website or call to register. 912897-7656. savannahaux.com.

Creativity Coaching Do you have a creative idea but don’t know where to start? Is it time to move forward with your project? Work with your very own creativity coach and learn how to blast through blocks, plan your time, and enjoy the richness of a creative life. See website for more info at www.laurenl.com/creativity_ coaching/ or contact Creativity@LaurenL. com ongoing. Online, ---.

Dreamboards And Desserts This workshop has been touring the U.S. and now it’s stopping back in Savannah so be sure not to miss it. This event will be Valentines Day themed with an emphasis on self love. We are a vision building event and we help you to take your thoughts, turn your thoughts into a vision, and your vision into a plan for success. This workshop will take the ordinary vision board and turn it into something unique and exciting, plus you get awesome desserts. 35.00 Sat., Feb. 6, 2-4 p.m. 678-827-9962. erinelisellc@gmail.com. dreamsanddessertssavannah.eventbrite. com. Alhambra Apartments Clubhouse, 2200 East Victory Drive.

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 912-443-0410.

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 912354-6686. 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. 912921-4646.

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: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri each month, 9am-11am. Basic computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1pm3pm. Community computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3pm-4:30pm. ongoing. 912-232-4232 x115. savannahpha.com. savannahpha.com/NRC. html. Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Knitting & Crochet Classes Offered at The Frayed Knot, 6 W. State St. See the calendar of events on website.

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

Music Instruction Georgia Music Warehouse, near corner of Victory Drive & Abercorn, offering instruction by professional musicians. Band 38 instruments, violin, piano, drums and guitar.

All ages welcome. ongoing. 912-358-0054. georgiamusicwarehouse.com/. Georgia Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Music Lessons--Multiple Instruments Savannah Musicians’ Institute offers private instruction for all ages and experience levels in Guitar (electric, acoustic,classical), Piano, Bass, Voice, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Music Theory/Composition/Songwriting. 609 69th Street, Savannah GA. ongoing. 912398-8828. smisavannah@gmail.com. savmusiciansinstitute.com.

New Horizons Adult Band Program Music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school/college and would like to play again. Mondays at 6:30pm at Portman’s. $30 per month. All ages and ability levels welcome. Call for info. ongoing.

912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com.

Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. Novel Writing Write a novel, finish the one you’ve started, revise it or pursue publication. Awardwinning Savannah author offers one-onone or small group classes, mentoring, manuscript critique, ebook formatting. Email for pricing and scheduling info. ongoing. pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com.

Oil Painting Basics A multi-level 8-week class designed to train the student to see and render still life accurately and with sensitivity while working from direct observation. Both drawing and oil painting techniques and materials will be explored, along with color and value principles. Beginners welcome. $275, 8 week sessions Tuesdays, 6:30-9 p.m.. 912.484.6415. info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Oil Painting the Figure This 8 weeks session will emphasize laying down paint efficiently in each 2 and a half hour session to convey the flow, form and energy of the model’s pose. Using striking colors to contrast, Karen will demonstrate how to build up color to highlight different aspects of the body. (alla prima oil or pastels welcome, 8 poses total) $350, 8 week sessions Thursdays, 6:30-9 p.m.. 912.484.6415. info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Old Masters Methodology This ongoing course is based on passages written by Leonardo da Vinci in his notebooks on the technical principals of painting. The student will be guided from the initial drawing stages, through the grey-scale “Verdaccio” underpainting, and finally into the mixing of a four-color full value palette. Through this approach the student will gain a greater ability to see the subject, learn the meaning of the related artistic terminology and language, gain the ability to see color as value; and gain insight into the historical significance of this incredible process. $140, 4 week sessions Fridays, 9:30 a.m.-noon. 912.484.6415. info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Studio

School, 1319 Bull St. Open Artist Studio Open studio time for artists to work on personal projects, gain guidance from peers. No formal instruction. Working artist present. $10 Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m.. 912.484.6415. info@ thestudioschoolsavannah.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Photography Classes Beginner photography to post production. Instruction for all levels. $20 for two-hour class. See website for complete class list. 410-251-4421. chris@chrismorrisphotography.com. chrismorrisphotography.com.

Piano Lessons Piano lessons with a classically trained instructor, with theater and church experience. 912-312-3977. ongoing. georgiamusicwarehouse.com/. Georgia Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St. Piano Voice-Coaching Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call 912-9617021 or 912-667-1056. Serious inquiries only. ongoing.

Portrait Drawing and Painting A multi-level 8-week class designed to train the student to see and render the portrait accurately and with sensitivity while working from direct observation. Both drawing and oil painting techniques and materials will be explored, along with color and value principles. We’ll start with drawing and move into an alla prima oil painting approach.

Beginners welcome. $350, 8 week sessions Saturdays, 1-3:30 p.m.. 912.484.6415. info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Programming for Designers Series of Programming classes for Artists and Designers. Jan 20 - Music visualization: In this class you will use Processing to create a program that reads an MP3 and produces visual feedback! Much like a DIY Windows Media Player visualizations, only personalized for you and WAY cooler!

Jan 27 - Image and Video Manipulation: Use Processing to view and edit images and realtime video Feb 3 - Playing with Language: Use Processing to interpret text and generate its own responses.

Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.. 844-MY-GUILD. events@theguildhall.com. miskatoniclabs. com. Miskatonic Labs, 518 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

A. Roper Studio - Voice Technique and Coaching Experienced and successful voice instructor is accepting students. Nurturing and collaborative studio. Services offered include strengthening the voice, range extension, relaxation techniques, and coaching through various styles of music.

Audition and competition preparation.

Located 15 minutes from downtown. Varies Mondays-Saturdays, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. 912-4840628. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

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

Slow Flow Yoga

This class gently flows and pulsates with fluidity of movement and breath. You will progress through a series of postures.

Open to all Levels. Class Prices: Ongoing classes: $15 drop in. 5 Class card: $70 (3 month expiration) 10 Class card: $130 (4 month expiration) Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. 912-308-3410. yogamelynn@ gmail.com. branchesyoga.com/schedule/. branchesyoga.com. Branches Yoga Center, 2424 Drayton Street.

Soul Progression Yoga Focus on use of the asanas(postures) as artistic self expression. This class offers a deeply rooted spiritual foundation integrating alignment techniques and enlightening messages woven throughout the practice. Open to all levels Class Prices: Ongoing classes: $15 drop in. 5 Class card: $70 (3 month expiration) 10 Class card: $130 (4 month expiration) Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. 912-308-3410. yogamelynn@ gmail.com. branchesyoga.com/schedule/. branchesyoga.com. Branches Yoga Center, 2424 Drayton Street.

Watercolor Basics Basic fundamentals of watercolors for beginners. This class introduces students to techniques like washes and dry brush and how to use salt or rubbing alcohol to create different textures. Students will also learn how to layer colors accordingly to create desired effects and details. **Mentoring option available with this class: bring your own projects and receive feedback and guidance as you work. $140, 4 week session Mondays, 3:30-6 p.m.. 912.484.6415. info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Weekly Figure Drawing Classic figure drawing & painting sessions with a live model. No instruction.

Drop ins welcome. $20 drop in or $60, 4 week sessions Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon. 912.484.6415. info@ thestudioschoolsavannah.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St. Youth Drawing and Painting/ Portfolio Prep An ongoing multi-level class designed to train the student to see and render life accurately and with sensitivity.

Working from direct observation, the fundamental principles are first mastered through drawing. Students then move on, as ready and willing, to oil or acrylic painting. An excellent class for those interested in developing a portfolio for school admission. $140, 4 week sessions Tuesdays, 3:30-6 p.m.. 912.484.6415. info@thestudioschoolsavannah.com. thestudioschoolsavannah.com. Studio School, 1319 Bull St.

Clubs & Organizations

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.

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

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

Business Networking on the Islands Small Business Professionals Islands Networking Group meets first Thursday each month, 9:30am-10:30am. Tradewinds Ice Cream & Coffee, 107 Charlotte Rd. Call for info. ongoing. 912-308-6768.

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. Coastal Bead Society Coastal Bead Society monthly meetings, 12 noon on the third Friday of the Month at the Coastal Georgia Center, 303 Fahm Street, near SCAD. All beaders are welcome. ongoing. wyrnut18@gmail.com. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm 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. Geechee Sailing Club Founded in 1971, GSC promotes sailing and boating safety, education, and fellowship.Member of the South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association. second Monday of every month, 6 p.m. 912-356-3265. geecheesailingclub.org. liveoakstore.com/ tubbysthunderbolt. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. Historic Flight Savannah A non-profit organization dedicated to sending area Korean War and WWII veterans to Washington, DC, to visit the WWII Memorial. All expenses paid by Honor Flight Savannah. Honor Flight seeks contributions, and any veterans interested in a trip to Washington. Call for info. ongoing. 912-5961962. 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.

Knitters, Needlepoint and Crochet Meets every Wednesday. Different locations

Basic Shag Lessons

Every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ongoing. doublesnightclub.com.

Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. downtown. Call for info. No fees. Want to learn? Join us. ongoing. 912-308-6768.

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. Nail the Keywords in Your Resume Learn how to choose the right words to get your resume and online profile the attention it deserves. Give feedback, get advice and create an action plan. You must join and RSVP for this Meetup on the HireSavannah Career Network’s group page. Free Tue., Feb. 9, 6:30-7:30 p.m. jhunter@HireSavannah. com. meetup.com/HireSavannah-CareerNetwork/events/228066661/. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. Philo Cafe Discussion group that meets every Monday, 7:30pm - 9:00pm at various locations.

Anyone craving good conversation is invited. Free to attend. Email for info, or see Facebook.com/SavannahPhiloCafe.

Mondays. athenapluto@yahoo.com.

R.U.F.F. - Retirees United for the Future RUFF meets the last Friday of each month at 10am to protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and related senior issues. Parking in the rear. Free to all Seniors ongoing. 912344-5127. New Covenant Church, 2201 Bull St. Safe Kids Savannah A coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month, 11:30am-1:00pm. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-353-3148.

safekidssavannah.org.

Savannah Brewers’ League Meets 1st Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm at Moon River Brewing Co. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-447-0943. 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. 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. 912-7487020. savannahnavyleague.us.

Savannah Go Club This is a new club for the board game “go” (igo, weiqi, baduk). For places and times, please call John at 734-355-2005. ongoing.

Downtown Savannah, downtown.

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, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. Savannah Toastmasters Helps improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment.

Mondays, 6:15pm, Memorial Health University Medical Center, in the Conference Room C. ongoing. 912-484-6710. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. Savannah Veggies and Vegans Join the Facebook group to find out more about vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, and to hear about upcoming local events.

Mondays.

Toastmasters Toastmasters International is an organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, seminars, and contests.

Regardless of your level of comfort with public speaking, you will find a club that is interested in helping you improve your speaking abilities. Free Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m.. hostesscity.toastmastersclubs.org. thincsavannah.com. Thinc Savannah, 35 Barnard St. 3rd Floor.

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671 Meets second Monday of each month, 7pm, at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. ongoing. 912-429-0940. rws521@msn. com. vvasav.com.

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

Comedy

Comedy Night Join us for an evening of ice cream and laughter...the perfect combo for your Friday night! All ages welcome. Free Fridays, 8-10 p.m. craftbeercustard.com. Exit Strategy Icecreamists, 310 E Bay St. Odd Lot Improv An improv comedy show in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” $5 Mondays, 8 p.m. musesavannah.org/. Muse Arts Warehouse, 703 Louisville Rd. Odd Lot Improv: On The Spot Mysteries Dinner Theatre Odd Lot is teaming up with the brilliant Chefs of Savannah Coffee Roasters to bring you a whole new dining experience.

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night Murder Mystery while you dine on a delicious three course meal. Seating is at 6:30pm Friday nights. Reservations are strongly recommended. Four actors and three courses all for $40. It’s certain to be a night to remember. Great for groups, parties, or anyone who loves a good show. $40 Fridays, 6:30 p.m. justin@oddlot.org. oddlot. org. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street.

Concerts

13th Colony Sound (Barbershop Singing) “If you can carry a tune, come sing with us!”

Mondays, 7pm. ongoing. 912-344-9768. savannahbarbershoppers.org. Thunderbolt Lodge #693, 3111 Rowland Ave. Concert: COEDS, Any Otherwise, A Brilliant Lie, Broken Glow As part of the First Friday Art March. Food and drink provided by Moe’s. $5 Fri., Feb. 5, 7 p.m. Black Box Theatre (City of Sav. Cultural Affairs), 9 W. Henry St. PICKConcert: Diana Ross The beloved singer comes to Johnny Mercer Theatre on her “In the Name of Love” tour. $49.50 - $99.50 Sat., Feb. 6, 7 p.m. savannahcivic.com. savannahcivic. com. Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Concert: Jack Williams Jack is one of the strongest guitar players in contemporary folk; considered a “musician’s musician,” an uncommonly unique guitarist, a writer of vivid songs with a strong sense

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of place, and a storyteller in an old Southern tradition who further illustrates each tale with his guitar. $20 plus tax Sat., Feb. 6. randywoodguitars.com. Randy Wood Guitars (Bloomingdale), 1304 East Hwy. 80.

Concert: Mozart’s Mass in C Minor The Savannah Philharmonic’s “Mozart Mass in C Minor” concert will be opened by the mesmerizing harmonies of Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis for a double string orchestra, followed by Mozart’s Mass in C Minor featuring the Savannah Philharmonic Chorus and soloists Antoni Mendezona, Holli Harrison, Stan Warren, and Adam Fry. $18-$100 (all reserved seating except balcony) Fri., Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m.

912.525.5050. info@savannahphilharmonic. org. savannahphilharmonic.org. savannahcathedral.org/. Cathedral of St John the Baptist, 222. East Harris St. Concert: In the Mood Hop aboard the “Chattanooga Choo Choo” to “Tuxedo Junction” and get “In The Mood” for a “Moonlight Serenade.” In the Mood is a fully staged tribute to Glenn Miller, The Andrews Sisters, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra and other idols of the ’40s. $26-$65 Sat., Feb. 6, 3-5 & 8-10 p.m. 912-525-5050. lucastheatre.com/ schedule/in-the-mood/. lucastheatre.com.

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Concert: The Carnival The 11th Annual Double Piano Concert combines the talents of 38 pianists with special guests from the Savannah Arts Dance Department. Featuring a Carnival

of Animals, a duel between seniors and sophomores, and 56 hands playing at once, this show is not one to be missed.

Reception to follow. $10 adults, $5 students, cash only at door Thu., Feb. 4, 7-9 p.m.

912-395-5000. kelli.horton@sccpss.com.

Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Ave. PICKFirst Friday for Folk Music Monthly folk music showcase hosted by the Savannah Folk Music Society in a friendly, alcohol-free environment. $5 donation February performers: 2015 Youth Songwriting Competition winners and the Savannah Ceili Band. first Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. 912-898-1876. savannahfolk.org. fpc.presbychurch.net.

First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave.

Dance

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

Adult Ballet Lessons Tuesdays 6-7pm. The STUDIO. All levels and beginners welcome. Call/Email for info (954) 682-5694 /elyse.thestudio@yahoo. com Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m.. 954-682-5694. elyse.thestudio@yahoo.com. thestudiosav. net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. Adult Ballet Toning Always wanted the body of a ballerina?

Well.. YOU CAN! Our class is designed to stretch, tone, and enhance your body to

become healthier than ever. Join us and check out the calendar for dates to enroll. (this is apart of our fitness package of 10 classes for $80) $10.00 Mondays, 5 p.m.

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

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

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

Argentine Tango Wednesdays, 7 p.m. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive. Lessons Sundays 1:303;30pm. Open to the public. $3 per person.

Wear closed toe leather shoes if possible.

Doris Martin Dance Studio, 8511-h ferguson Ave. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-9257416. savh_tango@yahoo.com.

Awaken with Chakradance™ A free-flowing, meditative dance, with eclectic music selected to resonate with each specific chakra, along with guided imagery. No dance experience or chakras knowledge needed. $20 ongoing, 7-8:30 p.m. 912-663-1306. Chakradancer@ comcast.net. chakradance.com/. synergisticbodies.com. Synergistic Bodies, 7901 Waters Ave. Ballroom Group Dance Class Weekly ballroom dance classes focus on two types of dance each month. Open to partners/couples or to solos. The $35 for 4 weeks or $10 drop in Mondays, 7 p.m.

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

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

Wednesday’s classes are more specific, with advanced elements. $15/person and $25/ couple Wednesdays, 8 p.m. and Tuesdays..

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

Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

Basic Shag Lessons Every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ongoing. doublesnightclub.com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Beginner’s Belly Dance Classes Learn basic moves and choreography with local Belly Dancer, Nicole Edge. Class is open to all ages and skill levels. Walk-ins welcome. 15.00 Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m.

912-596-0889. edgebelly@gmail.com. edgebellydance.com. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. 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.

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for over ten years. $15/person. Tues. 7pm8pm. Private classes and walk ins available.

Synergistic Bodies, 7724 Waters Ave. ongoing. 912-414-1091. info@cybelle3.com. cybelle3.com.

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

Windsor Forest Recreation Building, Windsor Forest.

Dance for Peace A weekly gathering to benefit locals in need.

Music, dancing, fun for all ages. Donations of nonperishable food and gently used or new clothing are welcomed. Free and open to the public. Sundays, 3 p.m. 912-547-6449. xavris21@yahoo.com. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. Dance: Lula Washington Dance Theatre Lula Washington’s works have been commissioned by major foundations and dance presenting institutions, from the National Endowment for the Arts to AT&T. Free tickets are required and can be obtained at the Savannah Civic Center box office, Lester’s Florist, and Cumulus Broadcasting Company. Free; tickets required Fri., Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m. savannahcivic. com. Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. Dance Night Salsa Savannah sponsors this dance night.

Be advised that locations often change. Visit salsasavannah.com or call 912-704-8726 for updated locations. Thursdays, 10 p.m.

Gatsby’s, 408 West Broughton Street. Salsa Savannah sponsors this dance night. Be advised that locations often change. Visit salsasavannah.com or call 912-704-8726 for updated locations. Fridays, 10 p.m. Latin Chicks (Waters Ave.), 5205 Waters Avenue.

Dance Party Dance on Thursdays at 8pm--fun, friendship, and dancing. Free for Savannah Ballroom students. $10 for visitors ($15 for couples). free - $15 Thursdays, 8 p.m. 912-3353335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

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. 912-652-6780. sdavis@ chathamcounty.org. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

Free Trial Shimmy Chic: Belly Dance Fitness Shimmy and Shake with a BRAND NEW dance fitness program that we will start offering in January after the holiday break. Shimmy Chic is a low impact, high cardio workout that is designed to teach beginners and challenge the seasoned dancer. You will learn the true skill of belly dance while getting a great workout.

Our instructor, Kit Dobry, is the only one certified in the Savannah area to teach this great workout! *Yoga mat is required Join

us for a FREE trial Thursday, December 17th. FREE Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.. 612-470683. salondebaile.dance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

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.

Kids Hip Hop and Jazz Mondays, 6 p.m. salondebailedancestudio. com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

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. 912-3353335. savannahballroom@gmail.com. savannahballroomdancing.com. Savannah Ballroom Dance Studio, 11 Travis Street.

LaBlast Dance Fitness 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 Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. 912.312.3549. reservetodance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com.

Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Latin Nite With DJ Vaina Enventos NONE Thu., Feb. 4, 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. 828 216 9005. jgoodfellas@yahoo.com. doublesnightclub. com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Line Dancing Take down Tuesdays. Jazzy Sliders Adult Line Dancing, every Tuesday, 7:30pm-10:00pm. Free admission, cash bar.

Come early and learn a new dance from 7:30pm-8:30pm. ongoing. doublesnightclub. com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Mahogany Shades of Beauty Dance classes - hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step. Modeling and acting classes. All ages/levels welcome.

Call Mahogany for info. ongoing. 912-2728329.

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.

Old Skool Fridays Old school R&B with DJ Greer. NONE Fri., Feb. 5, 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. 828 216 9005. jgoodfellas@yahoo.com. doublesnightclub. com/. Doubles Nightclub, 7100 Abercorn St. Salsa Lessons Learn to dance salsa and bachata, and try it free before you buy it. Call 912-704-8726 to reserve your space and visit salsasavannah. com for more information. ongoing. Salsa Savannah Latin Dance Studio, 408 Bull Street. continues on p. 42

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1 Part of NKOTB 4 Reason for a Boy Scout badge 9 Trolley 13 Twenty-one desirable 14 Brunch beverage 15 Negative space 16 Arts and crafts chain in a 2014 Supreme Court decision 18 It may be golden 19 Pianist Tatum 20 Like just-abovefreezing temperatures, in Celsius 22 Racetrack suggestion 25 2, 4, 6, 8, what do these approximate?

26 The Hamburglar’s catchphrase 30 Rallying cry against Cobra, perhaps 31 Chinese premier Zhou ___ 32 Karl Lagerfeld prop 35 Play ___ role 36 Subsequent to 37 “I can do that!”

38 D.C. ballplayer 39 Henry Doorly Zoo city 40 First two-time Nobelist 41 Foolish talk, to B.A. Baracus 43 1990s defense secretary Les 46 Thai appetizers on skewers 47 Through the efforts of 51 TV show taper, once

52 Evian waters 53 “Va-va-voom!” relative 58 Run in neutral 59 Pungent-tasting, in a way 60 Veterans Day mo.

61 Long-distance swimmer Diana 62 Drummer Charlie of the Rolling Stones 63 Cute spherical character in “The Force Awakens” demonstrated in this grid (not counting this answer)

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1 “No dice” 2 “The Name of the Rose” novelist Umberto 3 One W of WWW 4 “Uncle” of early TV 5 Philips who said “How many people here have telekinetic powers? Raise my hand” 6 Prefix for call or cop 7 Bookstore ID 8 Actor Diggs who coauthored the 2015 children’s book “Mixed Me!” 9 Do very well 10 Cheekbone enhancer 11 “I’m betting everything,” to poker players 12 Track events 14 ___ Beach, South Carolina 17 Creature born in 1982, according to the Weekly

World News 21 Bagel and lox purveyor 22 Water pipe in a lounge (var.)

23 ___ d’art 24 Factory-made, as housing 26 Actor Gosling 27 “___ Good Ship Lollipop” 28 Goes out of focus 29 Place to pick up glasses 32 1998 interactive toy with its own artificial language 33 First astrological sign 34 ___-do-well (slacker) 36 Diplomat’s title, for short 37 Forester automaker 39 Make like a pig 40 Like a memorable tune 41 Full of bad luck 42 Some Indonesians, by location 43 Used the dining room table 44 Untrustworthy 45 Comedian Poundstone 48 “Fish” or “CHiPs,” e.g.

49 Melt base 50 “In memoriam” writeup 54 Droid 55 Air___ (lodging website) 56 “Better Call Saul” star Odenkirk 57 “I could’ve had ___!” (juice slogan)

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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. 912988-1052. 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. 912312-3549. reservetodance@gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com. Salon de Baile Dance Studio, 7064 Hodgson Memorial Drive.

Events

FEB 3- 9, 2016

1st Thursdays Professionals Networking Mixer The 100 Black Men of Savannah present a mixer for all Professionals in the Greater Savannah area. This is a great event for networking as well as a chance for newcomers to the coastal empire to meet new fun and interesting people.

No admission cost. Food and drinks for purchase on your own. Dress attire is business casual. Door prizes, live music. free to attend..food & drink own your own first Thursday of every month, 6-9 p.m. oglesbyh@gmail.com. Cocktail Co., 10 Whitaker Street.

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. Common Grounds Common Grounds is a collaboration of the Episcopal Church and the United Methodist Wesley Fellowship. We meet on Wednesday nights for open theological discussion on hot button issues. All are welcome regardless of faith background or where you are on your spiritual journey. We are open and affirming of the LGBT community. Order for Compline by candlelight is offered on Sunday nights at 8PM. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. facebook.com/commongroundssavannah.

The Foundery Coffee Pub, 1313 Habersham St. Continuing the Legacy of W.W. Law 42 Youth session on continuing the Legacy of

W.W. Law. Earl Shinholster Youth Leadership Institute “Remembers Savannah’s Law.” Sat., Feb. 6, 11 a.m. 912-232-2626. Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, 460 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

Drinks After Work This group is for people that enjoy getting out mid-week, being social after work, and want to discover new places in the downtown Savannah area. Come have a cocktail, make new friends, and get over the hump. The group will meet on Wednesdays at various establishments throughout Downtown Savannah and nearby area. http://www.meetup.com/Drinksafter-work/ https://www.facebook.com/ groups/960991837322187/ Wednesdays, 7 p.m. drinksafterworksavannah@gmail. com. meetup.com/Drinks-after-work/ events/227656080/. distillerysavannah. com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. First Friday Fireworks Celebrate the end of the week and the beginning of a new month with First Friday Fireworks, presented by Wet Willie’s. Free first Friday of every month, 9:30 p.m. info@riverstreetsavannah.com. riverstreetsavannah.com/event/first-fridayfireworks. Rousakis Plaza, River St. First Friday Oyster Roast Enjoy oysters, cocktails and live music and take a tour of the new Whitman Yacht. first Friday of every month, 6:30-9:30 p.m. westinsavannah.com/. Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive.

Girls on the Run Anniversary Party Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia celebrates their tenth anniversary with a family-friendly party on Tybee. Enjoy music, cupcakes, corn hole and hula hoop contests, and an incredible silent auction. The $5 admission fee goes towards the GOTR scholarship fund so no girl is ever turned away. $5 Sat., Feb. 6, 1-4 p.m. b.aldrich@ girlsontherun-ga.org. northbeachbarandgrill. net/. North Beach Grill, 33 Meddin Dr. Global Education Program Automated Commercial Environment Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection system designed to facilitate legitimate trade while enhancing border security.

This system is currently required on most imports and exports and will likely be the official system required by the end of 2016.

Presented by John S. James Company, attendees will hear from Director of Import Compliance, Myra Reynolds. She serves as the Area 4 representative of the Customs Committee and Regulatory Agency Committee for the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America. Topics to be covered include benefits of electronic manifests, latest ACE news and updates, and what was required and what is now required, among others. $25, registration required Thu., Feb. 4, 2:30-5 p.m. wtcsavannah.org. World Trade Center Savannah, 131 Hutchinson Rd. 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. Tours are Monday-Friday 10am-5pm and must be scheduled. To schedule a tour, contact Megan Chandler at 912-525-5029 or mchandle@lucastheatre.com. ongoing. 912525-5023. lucastheatre.com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. Kingdom Business Networking Alliance Our mission is to Grow, Encourage, Inspire, Ignite & Equip Christian Business owners on how to do business with a Kingdom mindset. We promote and celebrate excellence in the business arena while developing the future generations of leaders through Christian values, disciplines, honor, integrity and expression of skills. Register early before the event closes out and please share this event by inviting a guest. Free first Wednesday of every month, 7:30-9 a.m. 912-257-6248. info@kbnalliance.com. kbnalliance.com/. Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Savannah Airport - Pooler, 103 San Drive.

Lunch and Learn: Tourism and Business: How They Work Together The presentation, which will also serve as the Historical Society’s February Lecture, will focus on how tourism and business work together. Topics covered will include how organizations are partnering to raise awareness about the contributions of Henry and Clara Ford in Richmond Hill, promoting tourism, and championing historic preservation. Smart development, ways to leverage historical and natural assets, and the state’s efforts to bring tourism to Richmond Hill and to the Georgia coast will also be discussed. Wed., Feb. 3, 12-1:30 p.m. Richmond Hill City Center, 520 Cedar Street.

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. 1-866-666-3323.

6thsenseworld.com. 6th Sense Savannah Tours, 404 Abercorn Street.

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

PICKA Public Conversation with Lula Washington Enjoy this conversation with Lula Washington, founder, artistic director and choreographer of the Lula Washington Dance Theatre prior to the February 5 dance performance. Thu., Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m. First Congregational Church, 421 Habersham St. Remembering Savannah’s Law Remember Savannah’s law at this lecture event. Sat., Feb. 6, 3-5 p.m. King-Tisdell Cottage, 514 East Huntingdon Street.

Rollin’ and Tumblin’ Additions to the Savannah Music Festival will be announced, plus the Steep Canyon Rangers will perform and Southbound will give sample beers of Rollin’ and Stumblin’, a limited release double IPA. $30 advance, $35 day of Sat., Feb. 6. Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave.

Savannah Storytellers Tall tales and fun times with the classic art of storytelling. Every Wednesday at 6pm.

Reservations encouraged by calling 912349-4059. 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.

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.

912-335-7716. info@southboundbrewingco. com. southboundbrewingco.com.

Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. Tongue: Open Mouth and Music Show hosted by Melanie Goldey A poetry and music open mic with an emphasis on sharing new, original, thoughtful work. second Tuesday of every month, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. 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.

Festivals

Cultural Awakening Featuring women’s and men’s healing and health circles, children’s arts and crafts, a spoken word artist, drumming and dance, food, vendors, free raffles, clothing giveaway, voter registration, live talent and music, and a candlelight vigil for victims of senseless killings in Savannah. FREE Sat., Feb. 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. blackngoldpromo@ gmail.com. https://facebook.com/photo. php?fbid=10153839970564346&set=gm.1 647851065474421&type=3&theater. 1308 West, Henry St. and Montgomery St. Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum Sunday Georgians and visitors alike experience our state’s rich history and cultural life as historic sites, house museums, art museums, and other points of interest in Savannah and throughout Georgia open their doors to the public, providing an exceptional opportunity to experience the history in our own backyard. Over sixty cultural institutions participate in this popular annual family event. Free and Open to the public Sun., Feb. 7, 12-4 p.m. 912-6512125. media@georgiahistoryfestival.com. georgiahistoryfestival.org. georgiahistory. com/. Georgia Historical Society, 501 Whitaker St. Georgia History Festival’s Colonial Faire & Muster

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Experience the everyday life of colonial times through historical re-enactments, cannon firings, demonstrations of cooking and craft techniques, music and dance.

Free and open to the public. Free and open to the public. Sat., Feb. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 912651-2125. media@georgiahistory.com. georgiahistoryfestival.org/. gastateparks. org/info/wormsloe/. Wormsloe Historic Site, 7601 Skidaway Rd.

Food Events

Bethesda Farm and Gardens Stand Each week, this popular organic farm stand, managed by Bethesda students and staff, sells fresh produce, seasonal vegetables, herbs, free range eggs, a variety of plants, goat milk soap, firewood and more. In addition, 100 percent grass fed ground beef in various quantities are available at the farm stand, which is raised and distributed

by Bethesda Academy’s Cattle & Beef Operation. Specialty cuts are also available. merrin.slocombe@bethesdaacademy.org. bethesdaacademy.org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. Fire & Wine Join us for half-priced bottles of wine, courtyard fire-pits, free marshmallows for roasting, and s’mores kits every Saturday night from 7-11pm! FREE 912-401-0543. info@foxyloxycafe.com. foxyloxycafe.com/.

Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. Forsyth Farmers Market Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights.

Rain or shine. Free to attend. Items for sale.

912-484-0279. forsythfarmersmarket.com.

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

Tybee Island Farmers Market Featuring a variety of produce, baked goods, honey, granola, BBQ, sauces and dressings, popsicles, dog treats and natural body products. The market is non-smoking and pet friendly. tybeeislandfarmersmarket.com.

Stephen Johnson, 206 Miller Ave.

website for times. ongoing. 912-3554601. savannahspeechandhearing.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. Free Hearing Screenings The Savannah Speech and Hearing Center offers free hearing screenings every Thursday from 9-11 a.m. Children ages three years old to adults of all ages are screened on a first-come, first-serve basis by a trained audiology assistant. If necessary, a full audiological evaluation will be recommended. Free and open to the public Thursdays, 9-11 a.m. 912355-4601. speechandhearingsav.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. Free HIV Testing at Chatham County Health Dept.

Free walk-in HIV testing. 8am-4pm Mon.-Fri. No appointment needed. Test results in 20 minutes. Follow-up visit and counseling will be set up for anyone testing positive. Call for info. ongoing. 912-644-5217. Chatham County Health Dept., 1395 Eisenhower Dr. Health Care for Uninsured People Open for primary care for uninsured residents of Chatham County. Mon.Fri., 8:30am-3:30pm. Call for info or appointment. ongoing. 912-443-9409. St. Joseph’s/Candler--St. Mary’s Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. Hypnosis, Guided Imagery and Relaxation Therapy Helps everyday ordinary people with everyday ordinary problems: smoking, weight loss, phobias, fears, ptsd, life coaching. Caring, qualified professional help. See website or call for info. ongoing.

912-927-3432. savannahypnosis.com.

Know Your Water What everyone ought to know about our drinking water (bottled, tap, distilled, reverse osmosis, filtered, alkaline and spring.) Are you paying thousands of money for water that is making you sick? Find out what water is best for your body. FREE Tuesdays, 7-8:15 p.m. 703-989-6995. oggisavannah@gmail. com. Anahata Healing Arts Center, 2424 Drayton St. Suite B. La Leche League of Savannah A breast feeding support group for new/ expectant monthers. Meeting/gathering first Thursdays, 10am. Call or see website for continues on p. 44

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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 Hearing and Speech Screening Hearing: Thursdays, 9am-11am.

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location and other info. ongoing. 912-8979544. lllusa.org/web/savannahga.html.

Live Plant Strong Savannah Please join us to learn about the very best way to embrace a plant based lifestyle.

What are the benefits? How is our health, the environment, food injustice and inequities, and the animals, impacted by our daily food choices? Featured guest speaker Carla Golden, plant based nutritionist and health coach, speaks on “Getting Started Eating the Whole Food, Plant-Based Way.” No charge Thu., Feb. 4, 7-8:30 p.m. 912-660-9120. mharg@comcast.net. https://facebook. com/events/1670789259867533/. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Habersham

Branch), 6400 Habersham St. Living Smart Fitness Club An exercise program encouraging healthy lifestyle changes. Mon. & Wed. 6pm-7:15pm Hip Hop low impact aerobics at Delaware Center. Tues. 5:30-7:00 Zumba at St. Joseph’s Candler African American Resource Center. (Program sponsors.) ongoing. 912-447-6605.

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day This event brings about awareness of HIV/ AIDS and offers information on taxes, health insurance and other life necessities. Sat., Feb. 6, 12-3 p.m. Mercy Housing: Savannah Gardens Courtyard, 515 Pennsylvania

Avenue.

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

Open 7pm-11pm nightly. ongoing. 800-2647154.

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. This class is popular, so please register early $75 per couple Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 912-350-2676. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

The Bible’s Book of Exodus tells the story of the time Moses almost met God. “Show me your glory, please,” the prophet says to his deity, who’s hiding. “You cannot see my face,” God replies, “but I will show you my back parts.”

That’s good enough for Moses. He agrees. I hope that you, too, will be satisfied with a tantalizingly partial epiphany, Aries. I’m pretty sure that if you ask nicely, you can get a glimpse of a splendor that’s as meaningful to you as God was to Moses. It may only be the “back parts,” but that should still stir you and enrich you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

The archaic English word “quaintrelle” refers to a woman who treats her life as a work of art. She is passionate about cultivating beauty and pleasure and wit in everything she is and does. But she’s not a narcissistic socialite. She’s not a snooty slave to elitist notions of style. Her aim is higher and sweeter: to be an impeccable, well-crafted fount of inspiration and blessings. I propose that we resuscitate and tinker with this term, and make it available to you.

In 2016, you Tauruses of all genders will be inclined to incorporate elements of the quaintrelle, and you will also be skilled at doing so. If you have not yet dived in to this fun work, start now!

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frenetic, and overwrought. In the other possible scenario, you navigate your way through the lavish freedom with finesse. Your intuition reveals exactly how to make good use of the fertile contradictions. You’re crafty, adaptable, and effective. So which way will you go? How will the tale unfold? I think it’s completely up to you. Blind fate will have little to do with it. For best results, all you have to do is stay in close touch with the shining vision of what you really want.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

“To hell with my suffering,” wrote Arthur Rimbaud in his poem “May Banners.” I suggest you make that your mantra for now. Anytime you feel a sour thought impinging on your perceptions, say, “To hell with my suffering.” And then immediately follow it up with an expostulation from another Rimbaud poem, “It’s all too beautiful.” Be ruthless about this, Virgo. If you sense an imminent outbreak of pettiness, or if a critical voice in your head blurts out a curse, or if a pesky ghost nags you, simply say, “To hell with my suffering,” and then, “It’s all too beautiful.” In this way, you can take advantage of the fact that you now have more power over your emotional pain than usual.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Sufi teacher (and Gemini) Idries Shah offered this teaching: “They say that when Fortune knocks, you should open the door. But why should you make Fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?” Let’s make this your featured meditation, Gemini. If there is anywhere in your life where proverbial doors are shut -- either in the world outside of you or the world inside of you -- unlock them and open them wide. Make it easy for Fortune to reach you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Many Cancerians harbor a chronic ache of melancholy about what they’re missing. The unavailable experience in question could be an adventure they wish they were having or an absent ally they long to be near or a goal they wish they had time to pursue. That’s the bad news.

The good news is that you can harness the chronic ache.

In fact, it’s your birthright as a Cancerian to do so. If you summon the willpower to pull yourself up out of the melancholy, you can turn its mild poison into a fuel that drives you to get at least some of what you’ve been missing. Now is a favorable time to do just that.

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“I like people who unbalance me,” says Irish writer Colum McCann. Normally I wouldn’t dream of encouraging you to make the same declaration, Libra. My instinct is to help you do everything necessary to maintain harmony. But now is one of those rare times when you can thrive on what happens when you become a bit tilted or uneven or irregular. That’s because the influences that unbalance you will be the same influences that tickle your fancy and charge your batteries and ring your bell and sizzle your bacon.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

How will the next chapter of your story unfold? I suspect there are two possible scenarios. In one version, the abundance of choices overwhelms you. You get bogged down in an exciting but debilitating muddle, and become frazzled,

University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. The Savannah 7-Day Diabetes Repair If you are ready to take control of your life and health, call today, enroll in this fun but intensive seven week program to heal your body of diabetes. You will learn how changing can heal. You can reverse diabetes by following a new protocol, even if you have been diabetic for years.

Includes over a year of follow-up support. $450 Thursdays, Saturdays. 912-598-8457. jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga.org. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St.

The African Association was a 19th-century British group dedicated to exploring West Africa. Its members hoped to remedy Europeans’ ignorance about the area’s geography.

In one of the Association’s most ambitious projects, it commissioned an adventurer named Henry Nicholls to discover the origin and to chart the course of the legendary Niger River. Nicholls and his crew set out by ship in their quest, traveling north up a river that emptied into the Gulf of Guinea. They didn’t realize, and never figured out, that they were already on the Niger River. I’m wondering if there’s a comparable situation going on in your life, Scorpio. You may be looking for something that you have already found.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Richard P. Feynman was a brilliant physicist who won a Nobel Prize in 1965 for his pioneering work in quantum

electrodynamics. He also played the bongo drums and was a competent artist. But excessive pride was not a problem for him. “I’m smart enough to know that I’m dumb,” he testified. “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself -- and you are the easiest person to fool.”

I suggest you adopt him as your role model for the next two weeks, Sagittarius. All of us need periodic reminders that we’ve got a lot to learn, and this is your time. Be extra vigilant in protecting yourself from your own misinformation and misdirection.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Food connoisseur Anthony Bourdain has a TV show that enables him to travel the globe indulging in his love of exotic cuisine. He takes his sensual delights seriously. In Charleston, South Carolina, he was ecstatic to experience the flavorful bliss of soft-shell crab with lemon pasta and shaved bottarga. “Frankly,” he told his dining companion, “I’d slit my best friend’s throat for this.” Bourdain was exaggerating for comic effect, but I’m concerned you may actually feel that strongly about the gratifications that are almost within your grasp. I have no problem with you getting super-intense in pursuit of your enjoyment. But please stop short of taking extreme measures. You know why.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You may sometimes be drawn to people or places or ideas long before they can give you their gifts. Although you sense their potential value, you might have to ripen before you’ll be ready to receive their full bounty. Here’s how author Elias Canetti expressed it: “There are books, that one has for twenty years without reading them, that one always keeps at hand, yet one carefully refrains from reading even a complete sentence. Then after twenty years, there comes a moment when suddenly, as though under a high compulsion, one cannot help taking in such a book from beginning to end, at one sitting: it is like a revelation.” I foresee a comparable transition happening for you, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is eight stories high, including its belfry, and tilts sideways at a four-degree angle.

When builders started construction back in 1173, they laid a weak foundation in unstable soil, and the building has never stood straight since then. And yet it is the most lucrative tourist attraction in the city of Pisa, and one of the top ten in Italy. Its flaw is the source of its fame and glory. What’s the equivalent in your world, Pisces? Now is a favorable time to take new or extra advantage of something you consider imperfect or blemished.

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

Mondays. 912-236-CITY. firstcitynetwork. org.

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

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

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

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

Mission: unity through diversity and social awareness. Second Tuesday/month. Call for location. ongoing. 912-288-7863. heather@ savpride.com. savpride.com.

Stand Out Youth A gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7pm. Call, email or see website for info. Fridays, 7-9 p.m. 912-657-1966. info@standoutyouth.org. standoutyouth. org. Vineyard Church Office, 1020 Abercorn Street.

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

Literary Events

Circle of Sister/Brotherhood Book Club Meets last Sunday of the month, 4pm. Call for info. ongoing. 912-447-6605. sjchs. org/body.cfm?id=399. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. Lecture: Crossroads of Oppression This joint lecture by Drs. Jennifer Padilla Wyse and Alison Hatch will trace the complicated links and intersections between gender and the history of slavery and the slave trade in Savannah. Part of Armstrong’s Moveable Feast lecture series. Thu., Feb. 4, 6 p.m. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. Lecture: Preserving Family Recipes: Retrieving Historic Food

Ways Senior Citizens, Inc. presents this lecture

by Valerie Frey. In her talk, Ms. Frey not only offers practical advice such as storing recipes outside the kitchen and away from boiling water and open flames; she also delves deeply into family and regional food ways and the temperamental paths by which recipes move generationally. In a fascinating exploration of “food anthropology,” Frey reveals alchemical methods for resurrecting dishes whose recipes and creators are long gone. $15 Learning Center members, $20 for visitors Mon., Feb. 8, 5 p.m. 912236-0363 ext. 146. seniorcitizensinc.org.

Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, 50 Diamond Causeway.

Tea Time at Ola’s (Book Club) A book discussion group that meets the 4th Tuesday, 1pm. Bring a book you’ve read this month and tell all about it. Treats to share are always welcomed. Tea is provided. Call for info. ongoing. 912-232-5488. liveoakpl. org/. Ola Wyeth Branch Library, 4 East Bay St.

Religious & Spiritual

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

Buddhist Meditation All ages, lineages, and newcomers welcome. Our schedule is: Tuesdays 6-7:30 PM- for 30 minutes mediation followed by study group, $10. Wednesdays 6-7:30 PM- one hour of gentle yoga followed by 30 minutes of guided meditation, $15. Sundays 9-10:30 AM- Mediation, dharma talk and tea, $10. Reiki healing is offered by appointment.

Text Rev. Cindy Beach at (912) 429-7265 for more info or visit savannahzencenter.com or find us on Facebook. Located atLocated at 640 E 40th St and Reynolds. $10-$15 ongoing. The Savannah Zen Center, 640 E. 40th St. Catholic Singles A group of Catholic singles age 30-50 meet frequently for fun, fellowship and service.

Send email or check website to receive announcements of activities and to suggest activities for the group. ongoing. familylife@ diosav.org. diosav.org/familylife-singles.

Concert: Jacksonville Symphony Woodwind Quintet Featuring music of Gershwin, Piazzolla and J. S. Bach. free admission Sun., Feb. 7, 4-5 p.m. 912-598-7242. skidawaycommunityconcerts@gmail.com. stpeterssavannah.org. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 3 West Ridge Road.

Dedication Mass for St. Anne Catholic Church St. Anne Catholic Church will hold a dedication mass in honor of its new church.

The mass will begin outside the church with the acceptance of the keys to the new church by Bishop Gregory Hartmayer.

They will then be given to Fr. Joseph Smith, who will accept them for the parish of St. Anne. Approximately 1,000 people will enter

the church together for the first time to celebrate the Mass of Dedication. Sat., Feb. 6, 10 a.m. St. Anne Catholic Church, 10550 Ford Avenue.

Gratitude Circle in the Squares Join Joanne Morton and others on Wednesdays for a weekly gathering of positive energy. All are welcome. Free hugs. View calendar for the square of the week. Wednesdays, 12-12:30 p.m. 917-6764280. magicpassionlove.com/savannahgratitude/. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

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

Maritime Bethel “Sundays on Thursdays” worship at the Fellowship Assembly. Plenty of parking for large trucks. Free Thursdays. 912-220-2976.

The Fellowship Assembly of God Church, 5224 Augusta Road.

A New Church in the City, For the City Gather on Sundays at 10:30am. Like the Facebook page “Savannah Church Plant.” ongoing. Bryson Hall, 5 E. Perry St. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Courses are now being offered at the new Savannah Extension of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Full course loads for both Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees will be offered. Apply now at www.nobts. edu to start classes this winter. ongoing.

912-232-1033. revwasson@gmail.com.

Savannah Baptist Center, 704 Wheaton Street.

Read the Bible in One Year A Bible book club for those wanting to read the Bible in one year. Open to all. Book club format, not a traditional Bible study. All welcome, regardless of race, creed, sexual orientation, religion. Thurs. 6:00pm-7:00pm.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-233-5354. Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 622 E. 37th Street.

Savannah Friends Meeting (Quakers) Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, third floor of Trinity United Methodist Church. Call or email for info.

All are welcome. ongoing. 636-2331772. savannahquakers@gmail.com. trinitychurch1848.org/. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. Savannah Reiki Share During shares, participants take turns giving and receiving universal life force energy via Reiki and other healing modalities. Present at the shares are usually no less than 2 Reiki Masters. Come share with us on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Sweet Water Spa in downtown Savannah.

Sign up at Savannah Reiki Share or Reiki by Appointment on Facebook. Free ongoing, 7 p.m. 440-371-5209. Sweet Water Spa, 148 Abercorn Street.

Service of Compline Enter the stillness of another age. Gregorian Chant sung by candlelight at 9:00-9:30 p.m. every Sunday night by the Complne Choir of Christ Church Anglican. Come, say good nigh to God. All are welcome. ongoing.

Christ Church Anglican, 37th and Bull.

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

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

Tapestry Church A church for all people! We don’t care what you are wearing, just that you are here.

From the moment you walk in until the moment you leave, Tapestry is committed to delivering a creative, challenging, straight forward, and honest message about the role of biblical principles in your life. Come experience an environment that helps you connect with God and discover his incredible purpose for your life. Join us every Sunday morning 10AM at the Habersham YMCA. Sundays, 10 a.m. tapestrysavannah.com. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. Theology on Tap Meets on the third Monday, 8:30pm-10:30pm. Like the Facebook page: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. ongoing. distillerysavannah.com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah Liberal religious community where people with different beliefs gather as one faith. Sundays, 11am. Email, call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-234-0980. admin@uusavannah.org. uusavannah. org. uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. Unity Church of Savannah Everyone is welcome. Unity of Savannah is not concerned with where people come from, what they look like, or whom they love – Unity is just glad that each person is here. Sunday 9:15am meditative service and 11:00am celebratory service show what the New Thought Movement is all about. Children’s church 11am service.

Unity loves all people, just as they are.

Sundays. 912-355-4704. unityofsavannah. org. unityofsavannah.org/. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

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2016

winter

week in the mood

Saturday, February 6th, 3pm & 8pm To the delight of fans of the American Big Bands and the Big Band era, the brassy, all-singing, all-dancing, all-American 1940s musical revue, In The Mood is coming to Savannah in celebration of 23 years on tour.

casablanca Saturday, February 13th, 8pm

For tickets and info:

912.525.5050 lucastheatre.com