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Film: Paying the Price for Peace
Veterans For Peace Savannah Chapter 170 invites the public to this film featuring Vietnam veteran and VFP member S. Brian Willson, killed by a military train during a non-violent protest. 7-9:30 p.m. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Free
Forsyth Farmers Market
Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Forsyth Park forsythfarmersmarket.com
PetSmart Charities Weekend Adoption Event
Save the life of a rescued pet by adopting from one of several rescue groups. No charge to look. 10 a.m. PetSmart, 11132 Abercorn St.
Rescue Round-Up
Find your new furry friend from a wide selection of dogs from six local pet rescue organizations. second Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The Hipster Hound, 115 Echols Ave. hipsterhound.net
Savannah Art Walk
Gather for the free welcome reception at the River Street Inn, meet some sponsoring artists, grab your map and begin. Experience the tour on foot or by Old Savannah Tour Trolley. second Saturday of every month, 3-6 p.m. savannahartwalk.com
Seersucker Tots
A family-friendly hit of lit. Quraysh Ali Lansana reads and discusses his new picture book, “A Gift from Greensboro,” and poet Samantha Thornhill will also read and perform. 6:30 p.m. The Book Lady Bookstore, 6 East Liberty St.
Stopover in the Yard w/ Amythyst Kiah and Her Chest of Glass
NOV 9-15, 2016
This concert benefits the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home and opens up with a Mardi Gras-style party with the Sweet Thunder Strolling Band. Tickets include southern fare prepared on the outdoor grill by Chef Mashama Bailey. noon The Grey, 109 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. $25
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Veteran’s Day Weekend Fall Festival This free, family fun event will have a Trebuchet Cornhole Competition, local vendors, food trucks, raffles, Christmas gift making classes sign ups and more. 10 a.m. Maven Makers, 415 West Boundary Street.
Sunday 11.13 Keith Sweat
The R&B singer-songwriter comes to Savannah. The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave.
Music and the Mind
Violinist Ricardo Ochoa and pianist Paolo Gualdi will present a lecture recital examining the psyches of great classical composers. 5-6 p.m. Skidaway UMC, 54 Diamond Causeway. Free 912-598-8460. justin@siumc.org
Sorry Not Sorry
Front Porch Improv presents a long-form improv comedy show that makes the theatre experience seriously funny. 7 p.m. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. $6 frontporchimprov.com
Monday 11.14 Monday Means Community: My 80th Year
Join Emergent Savannah to hear from three locals on what they have learned from eighty years of being in community, what they’ve learned from the past, where they see the future and as how that intergenerational knowledge can be shared Featured guests include Miriam Center, A.L. Addington and Rev. Dr. Carolyn Dowse. The evening will be around 55-minutes and in lieu of a moderator, audience members will ask questions of panelists. 7 p.m. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.
Tuesday 11.15 Film: Sonic Sea
One Hundred Miles, Savannah Riverkeeper, and Oceana host a screening of the film Sonic Sea about current applications for seismic airgun blasting off the coast of Georgia. Sonic Sea is a documentary about the impact of industrial and military ocean noise, including seismic airgun blasting, on whales and other marine life. 6 p.m. Cha Bella Grill & Patio Bar, 102 East Broad St. Free