Connect Savannah June 20, 2018

JUN 20-26, 2018 NEWS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

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Caring for companions of the homeless

An afternoon with Coastal Pet Rescue’s Operation Street Paws INSIDE:

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WEDNESDAY 6.20 Film: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

The Lucas Theatre is proud to present Will Ferrell Wednesdays.

7 p.m.

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

Film: The Sunshine Boys

The PFS celebrate the life and legacy of beloved stage, screen and TV actor Peter Falk (TV’s Detective Columbo) with a rare public screening of this little-known, Made-For-TV movie version of Neil Simon’s hit comedic play The Sunshine Boys.

8 p.m.

The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. $8

GreenDrinks Savannah

Mitski SAT 6.23

The indie sensation is embarking on an unusual North American jaunt this summer.

8 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge, 117 Whitaker St. $15 912-495-5808. elrockolounge@gmail.com. elrockolounge.com

GreenDrinks Savannah is a social networking group initiated by local nonprofits and businesses to engage community members in an informal setting.

Everyone is welcome to attend and meet people interested in a more Sustainable and Greener Savannah. third Wednesday of every month, 5:30 p.m.

Two Tides Brewing Company, 12 West 41st St. Free to attend. Cash bar.

THURSDAY 6.21 Savannah Bananas vs. Macon Bacon

PHOTO BY CALVIN WAYNE

The Savannah Bananas take on Macon Bacon.

7:05 p.m.

Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $10 thesavannahbananas.com

The South Islands Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market offers a variety of vendors, from vegetables to fine art.

3 p.m.

Higher Ground Baptist Church, 9120 Whitefield Ave.

Stardusted Circus FRI 6.22

Fire breathers will greet you as you enter the magnificent Tybee Post Theater. Aerial acrobatics, synchronized dancing, hoop dance, stilt walkers, unicyclists, and jugglers. Step into the Stardusted Circus where the Ringmaster and Bearded Lady will show you the way.

7 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Adults $15, Children 12 and under, $10 912-472-4790. tybeeposttheater.showare.com/

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy WED 6.20

The Lucas Theatre is proud to present Will Ferrell Wednesdays.

7 p.m.

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

FRIDAY 6.22 Stardusted Circus

Fire breathers will greet you as you enter the magnificent Tybee Post Theater.

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where the Ringmaster and Bearded Lady will show you the way.

7 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Adults $15, Children 12 and under, $10 912-472-4790. info@tybeeposttheater.org. tybeeposttheater.showare.com/

Theatre: Lips Together, Teeth Apart

On the elegant deck of a beach house on Fire Island, a brother and sister and their respective spouses attempt to celebrate the Fourth of July with a gnawing uncertainty that makes their affluent habits and petty prejudices sizzle in the summer sun.

In this unforgettable comedy, Terrence McNally does for the beach house what Chekhov did for the Russian country estate.

Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.

Jim Ingham Black Box Theater, 7 Cedarwood Dr. Tybee Island, GA 31328. $20 general admission, $18 Seniors & TAA 912-786-5920. djqueenan50@gmail.com

Film: Forty Acres and a Mule

Theatre: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

Forsyth Farmers Market

William Shakespeare’s gender bending comedy set in the John Hughes’ inspired 80s.

Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.

Kennedy Fine Arts Building, Savannah State University, 3219 College St. $20 savshakes@gmail.com

SAVANNAH WIND SYMPHONY Presents

Patriotic Concert

Honoring America, Active & Veteran Military and First Responders

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Tickets: tickets.armstrong.edu 912-344-2801 Open Monday–Friday, 12–3 p.m.

Murphy as Jim, who wakes up from a coma four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spread throughout the UK, turning the entire populace into rage fueled zombies.

7 p.m.

Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. $8 The film is about the meeting of 20 African-American church leaders with Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and Gen. William T. Sherman on January 12, 1865 in Savannah. It was this meeting that produced the U.S. land redistribution policy known as 40 acres and a Mule. A discussion with the director and producer follows the screening.

1:30-3 p.m.

Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. Free 912-659-4383. frumpel@40acresandamule. org. 40acresandamule.org Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights. Rain or shine.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Forsyth Park forsythfarmersmarket.com

Go Back and Fetch It

The tour last about ninety minutes and includes a climb to the top of the Lighthouse to experience a beautiful Tybee Island sunset. No children 12 or under.

6 p.m.

Tybee Island Lighthouse, 30 Meddin Ave. $25 912-786-5801. tybeelighthouse.org

“Go Back and Fetch It” by the Deep Center marks the culmination of a yearlong process of research and creative production by youth and adult artists focused on the past and present stories of Savannah’s Gullah Geechee community. The showcase will feature performance, creative writing, and visual art works inspired by Sankofa, a Twi word from the Akan people in Ghana that translates to “go back and fetch it.”

1:30 p.m.

Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

SATURDAY 6.23

Improv Inferno

Tybee Island Lighthouse Sunset Tours

Collin’s Barefoot Comedy Club w/ Quinn Dahle

Collin Moulton’s Barefoot Comedy Show show always features his own brand of hilarious and family-friendly comedy, a guest headliner and his one one-of-a-kind live interactive comedy podcast as part of the performance.

8 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horn.

Adults $15, children under 12, $5 912-472-4790. info@tybeeposttheater.org. tybeeposttheater.showare.com/

Film: 28 Days Later

Before there was The Walking Dead, there was the disturbing new millennium twist on the classic zombie film. 28 Days Later, directed by Danny Boyle, stars Cillian

This is a fast-paced show filled with a fresh mix of improv games, scenes and characters. Using audience suggestions the cast will create hilarious unscripted scenes. Guaranteed to make you laugh.

8 p.m.

Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. $12 843-868-1553. frontporchimprov.com

Keller Williams

Keller Williams performs at the Stage on Bay. 9 p.m.

The Stage on Bay, 1200 West Bay St. $19 savconcerts.com

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Mitski w/ Katie Von Schleicher and She Returns from War

Mitski is embarking on an unusual North American jaunt this summer.

8 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge, 117 Whitaker St. $15 912-495-5808. elrockolounge@gmail.com. elrockolounge.com

Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans

An improv comedy show in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Followed by long form comedy.

8 p.m.

Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street. $10

Savannah Bananas vs. Gastonia Grizzlies The Savannah Bananas take on the Gastonia Grizzlies.

7:05 p.m.

Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $10 thesavannahbananas.com

Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience

The Long Island Medium pays a visit to Savannah.

7:30 p.m.

Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. $40-$90

Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market

Non-profit organization that provides Wilmington Island and adjacent islands’ residents with locally grown produce, baked goods, natural skincare solutions and a variety of artisan creations.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Islands High, 170 Whitemarsh Island Road wifarmersmarket.org

SUNDAY 6.24 Film: Tangled

The Lucas Theatre is proud to present the Disney Summer Classics series. Come see these timeless classics all summer long. It’s the perfect outing for families and friends of all ages.

3 p.m.

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

Ogeechee Audubon Field Trip

The Ogeechee Audubon Society will be looking for gulls, terns, and other summer nesting birds at the beach. Meet at Jaycee Park. Bring binoculars, water, hat, sunscreen, bug spray, snacks or lunch.

6 p.m.

Tybee Island, Tybee Island.

Free and open to the public

MONDAY 6.25 Free Mammograms

Women who meet certain annual income guidelines and are 40-64 years of age without insurance will be eligible to receive a screening mammogram at no cost. Appointments are preferred but walk-ins will be accepted. To make an appointment, please call 912-356-2946.

9 a.m.

Chatham County Health Department, 1602 Drayton St.

Odd Lot Improv: Monday Night Madness

Built around a series of improv games, the show relies on audience suggestions to put the players into hilarious characters and scenes to drive the show forward.

7:30 p.m.

The Loft on Liberty, 215 W. Liberty St. $5

Savannah Bananas vs. Peninsula Pilots The Savannah Bananas take on the Peninsula Pilots.

7:05 p.m.

Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $10 thesavannahbananas.com

TUESDAY 6.26 Lecture: The Prescription for Life: 4 Pillars of Health

Dr. Evelyn Higgins will present a free lunchtime lecture on The Prescription for Life: 4 Pillars of Health, which looks at health as more than just the absence of disease by investigating the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual elements of wholeness. To RSVP for this or any of the upcoming lectures, visit www. healthysavannah.org. Seating is limited to 90 people.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Demere Center for Living, 6000 Business Center Dr.

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. fourth Tuesday of every month, 8 p.m.

The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

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A FEW weeks ago, I wrote a pretty scathing column about a tone-deaf letter to the daily paper on the subject of homelessness, written by Rep. Jesse Petrea.

But I’ll give Petrea credit where it’s due: In the Law of Unintended Consequences Department, his letter ended up having the positive effect of galvanizing local public opinion on the issue of homelessness.

Last week’s community forum, “Chatham County Homeless Camps: What is the solution?” had a jam-packed, standingroom only crowd featuring almost all of Savannah’s key grassroots movers and shakers — and a few not-so-grassroots mover and shakers, too.

For one brief, shining moment, a meeting about the homeless was the hottest ticket in town.

The meeting was hosted and moderated by the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless (CSAH), and located in the Dept. of Family and Children Services building in which CSAH is headquartered.

Petrea was there with several local officials, including City Manager Rob Hernandez. Except none could say anything.

In a bit of genius, CSAH Board Chair Joseph Ervin had only two ground rules.

But wow, what great rules: No speaker could bash elected officials, and no elected officials were allowed to speak. At all.

So simple, yet so effective a way to keep a meeting on track and focused on policy solutions rather than personalities. Meeting planners and moderators, take note!

I was blown away by the amount of collective wisdom in the room on display during this meeting, by people from all walks of life and all different backgrounds.

It left me more optimistic about things here than I’ve been in a very long time.

The passionate and practical Linda Wilder Bryan got straight to the point: “People here who think they’re middle class: be without a job for six months and see if you don’t end up under a bridge somewhere,” Bryan said to the group.

“They are humble, they have the American flag out there, and we can’t get them a dumpster? It’s like they’re living in a third world nation on President Street, that’s going to be worth billions of dollars in a minute,” Bryan said, referring to ambitious development plans for the area.

“These people are stakeholders! They need to be able to get low income housing.”

Moderator Joseph Ervin of the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless looks on as Rev. Kevin Veitinger speaks at last week’s forum on homelessness.

However, Rev. Kevin Veitinger, pastor of the Episcopal Community of St. Joseph, said, “One of the major misconceptions about homelessness is about being one paycheck away. It’s the lack of relationships. Ninety-nine percent of us in this room could lose that paycheck, but we have four or five different places that we could go to get back on our feet. It’s really about relationships.”

One thing almost everyone agreed on is how relatively inexpensive helping the homeless would be, if only the political will could be summoned.

Henry Ford of Westside Baptist Church in Bloomingdale said, “If we had a dumpster to put this stuff in — I mean a dumpster! — how much would that cost?”

There is a number. CSAH Executive Director Cindy Kelley says she’s been told it would cost $137,000 a year to install and service dumpsters at all 22 identified homeless settlements in Savannah.

But Kelley has been rebuffed completely by the County government, and the City of Savannah is in budget lockdown mode.

That amount may sound like a lot, but consider that taxpayers will foot the bill for a $50 million parking garage near the Truman Parkway camp, in part to support new development for tourists and for upscale housing.

The new arena on the Westside will cost at least triple that — for the building alone.

Meanwhile, the waiting list for affordable housing in Chatham County stands at about 15,000 people.

That’s just the waiting list.

This inequity is truly an “indictment on our society,” as Ervin said of homelessness.

“Our neighbors without a roof are just that — they are our neighbors. And there’s no reason why we can’t look at them as such,” he said.

Most at the forum were focused on improving life in the camps, but Yvonne Pryor, Executive Director of the Inner City Night Shelter, bluntly said “we’re beating around the bush in this room.”

She explained why efforts to improve life in the homeless camps, while well-intentioned, might actually be counterproductive: “The camps are not healthy. Those things are awful. They do awful things to women in the camps. They need to be done away with,” Pryor said.

“That’s easier said than done. But the camps aren’t what everyone thinks they are. We can’t enable them to continue.”

Pryor said the solution is in “little steps,” such as churches buying properties to repurpose as affordable housing.

“If you want to deal with the issue of homelessness, come out your pocket!... If you’ve got the money, buy a house. Find some people — and put the people in the house!”

But all the collective, real-world wisdom in the room for that meeting will be for naught if there’s no follow-through.

Several speakers mentioned the idea of a coalition of churches and nonprofits which would work with CSAH to help the homeless.

Veitinger took the words out of my mouth when he said, “I can look around this room and point out 20 friends who are brilliant and have ideas... Those ideas all need to get together.”

I was struck by how, over the course of two hours, the issue of homelessness was peeled like an onion, each speaker building on the ideas of the previous speakers.

The forum was a practical model of good governance — yet nobody actually in government was allowed to speak.

Coincidence? Maybe not. CS

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Caring for companions of the homeless

An afternoon with Coastal Pet Rescue’s Operation Street Paws

BY JIM MOREKIS

jim@connectsavannah.com

While pets provide priceless companionship, they can also breed prolifically unless fixed. The resulting spiral of animals needing homes and/or medical treatment becomes another part of the matrix of issues surrounding homelessness.

“We ask them if the pet is spayed/neutered, and if not, would they be interested in having it done if it is paid for. That’s a very hard sell for some. We get a lot of yesses for cats, not a lot for dogs,” she says.

are taken for granted.

If anything, the homeless create far less trash than the normal American consumer. But because they don’t have access to the same regular trash pickup that most of us do, the trash piles up. And piles up.

This creates ancillary problems, such as rodents, insects, snakes, a general lack of hygiene, and.... alligators. Yes, alligators.

The scarcity of access to vehicles means the camps are mostly dependent on others for trash disposal. And there’s the rub .

THE vast majority of homeless people THE FIRST camp we visit is nicknamed Probably the main thing all the homelive quietly, ask for little, and mind their “Turtle Row,” alongside the Jones Canal less camps say they really need is a simple own business. Forging credibility and trust in East Savannah, for the many turtles dumpster. But you’d be surprised what a is the first step in homeless outreach, and you see sunning themselves by the algaepolitical hot potato a dumpster can be: Coastal Pet Rescue is no exception. encrusted water.

You need a permit, you need permission CPR’s point person for contact with We’re visiting a graceful female white from the property owner, you need a serthe camps is Antoinette Joiner of the pit mix named Tempest and looking after a vice to dump it regularly, you need someChatham-Savannah Authority for the family of cats there. Julia calls out to alert one in government who gives a damn and Homeless. the residents of our approach, but only who’ll find a way to pay for it.

“She’s the gatekeeper. She rides with us Tempest is home today.

Much like unicorns, dumpsters in the to introduce us, and takes us to the places So we spend some time with her, and camps are mostly mythical — but a creashe knows have pets,” Lisa says. leave some canned food for the owners to ture constantly yearned for nonetheless.

“We take food, and start building a rela- feed the animals with when they return.

We then make a stop at the Oasis Center tionship. We ask how the pet is doing, if While a very prevalent issue in homeless on Wheaton Street to drop off some clothes they have any concerns,” she says. camps is the difficulty of disposing trash, and supplies for distribution to the camps.

Many homeless people do have cellTurtle Row is a bit different.

Oasis’s centrally located nature, within phones, which are a vital lifeline. Some“Someone here recently got access to a easy walking distance of all the East times those with phones relay messages to vehicle, which is pretty unusual in homeSavannah homeless camps as well as the other pet owners without them. less communities,” says Julia. “So they’re Chatham-Savannah Homeless Authority “A lot of times, people feel a little able to take their trash out of the camp and office in DFACS right across the street, is ashamed that they haven’t gotten the pet dump it. We don’t usually see that.” certainly no accident. their shots in a long time, if ever. We offer Indeed, one of my biggest takeaways I soon find out Oasis is the closest thing to fix that. We bring basic vaccinations and from this afternoon will be just how vital to a real hub for the local homeless comsanitation services are, and how much they munity. Capably run and staffed by the deworming meds with us,” Lisa says.

Savannah Baptist Center, Oasis is littleknown compared to other service agencies, such as Inner City Night Shelter.

Yet, everyone I talk to this day says Oasis might be the most beloved of all: Oasis has free shower and restroom facilities. Today is “Men’s Day” at the showers, a big sign says; genders alternate days.

Like trash disposal, a hot shower is another of those very basic things that most of us take for granted.

NEXT WE visit a pair of adjacent camps in West Savannah called Pritchard 1 and Pritchard 2, after a nearby street that intersects Louisville Road.

Pritchard 2 features well cared-for campsites overlooking a sunny glade. If you didn’t know it was a homeless camp, it could pass for a scene from a state park.

We drop off some canned food, and make a note to bring back some clippers; one of the campers wants to clip her pet’s claws but doesn’t have any.

In fact, paw care is a big veterinary issue in the camps.

“One of the most common things we do is emergency care for dogs who have stepped in broken glass,” Lisa says. “We also have first aid kits we can leave.”

It’s here we meet “Boss,” an affable pit bull puppy who has the run of the place, but no known owner. He is sweet and outgoing, but in need of vaccinations, flea control, and neutering.

Lisa jokingly renames him “Jimbo” because the pup quickly takes to me. He will accompany us in the van back to CPR’s “Camp Pawsawhile” shelter, and from there to the mandatory five-day stray hold at Animal Control before being taken back and put up for adoption by CPR.

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JUST as homelessness itself is a complex, multifaceted issue, the variety of organizations serving the homeless in Savannah is also quite diverse.

One of the most interesting efforts is that of Coastal Pet Rescue (CPR), a nonprofit now in its 15th year of finding new homes for animals and providing care.

Homeless people, of course, value pet companionship like anyone else does.

CPR’s Operation Street Paws program is a weekly outreach into many of Savannah’s 22 known homeless camps, providing food and veterinary care for the canine and feline companions of residents in those often-misunderstood communities.

I recently rode along in CPR’s van on an Operation Street Paws mission, along with CPR founder and director Lisa Scarbrough and Operation Street Paws Coordinator Julia Schaaf. Here is my report.

Left: Coastal Pet Rescue’s Lisa Scarbrough with a tent resident’s pup; above, a kitty at home under an overpass. PHOTOS BY CPR

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“We’re contacted frequently about lost pets. We offer to scan for a chip at our shelter. If a chip is found, we’ll set up a crate and try to reach the owner,” explains Lisa.

“If we can reach an owner, we’ll hold the pet for them to come pick up. If we can’t, then the pet goes to Animal Control.

Before we leave to take the pet to Animal Control, we go ahead and start trying to find a spot for it to go,” she says.

“It is a very heavy burden to be the one to take an animal there knowing that if you don’t take it out and an owner doesn’t show up, the outcome may not be a happy one,” Lisa says.

“If I’m involved in taking an animal to Animal Control, then I feel personally responsible for that animal. So I tag it to come to us after the stray hold and pray I find a place for it by then,” she says.

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ANYONE who’s done a good amount of camping will recognize the high skill level with which homeless tentsites are set up.

Many have an additional large tarp or two staked out over the tent for an extra layer of sun and rain protection.

Most of Savannah’s camps are located in low-lying, easily flooded areas, many of them near drainage canals. Wooden pallets are a constant sight; like the old “duckboards” in the trenches of WWI, they provide footing in muddy areas.

There are walkways made of pallets, and many tents have a couple of pallets set up at the entrance as a sort of foyer area, to shake mud off of shoes.

Many homeless aren’t truly “homeless” in the strict sense of the word, as their tent is indeed their home. Some camp residents in Savannah have lived there many years, sometimes a decade or more.

A lot of camps have access, either permanently or temporarily, to generators, so electronic devices and appliances are not uncommon. Long runs of extension cords are a frequent sight.

As those with houses also do, longterm houseless people invest a lot of time and energy in making their tentsites as comfortable and welcoming as possible.

“We’ve been in some tents that you’d think you were in someone’s living room inside a house,” says Lisa. “You almost can’t tell the difference.”

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JUST ACROSS the canal within eyesight of Pritchard 2 is Pritchard 1, generally considered one of the most stable local homeless camps.

“You have to get voted in to live here, and you can be voted out,” says Lisa. “They sort of have their own government.”

Pritchard 1 has some residences within what look like former wooden stables, comparatively luxurious digs, complete with tin roof. CPR has sponsored a Little Free Library around the corner.

The large homeless settlement under the Truman Parkway — which gets most of the attention from the public and politicians — is known as “the drama camp.”

It’s said that the Truman settlement is often where the people with the worst substance abuse and/or mental health problems end up, after being forced out of the other camps for one reason or another.

Here at Pritchard 1, if you’re on the outs, whether because of a breakup or because you can’t get along with others, you can be exiled – which might consist of moving about 100 feet away, on the other side of a large, well-kept greenspace.

I ask who mows the grass, and Julia says she thinks it’s the pastor of one of the nearby churches.

Comfortable, middle-class me assumes the mowing is done for cosmetic reasons, but Julia disabuses me of that notion.

“It also keeps the snakes away,” she says matter of factly.

CPR’s Operation Street Paws goes out at least once a week to deliver supplies to homeless pet owners and offer spay/neuter & veterinary services. PHOTOS BY JULIA SCHAFF

There are three, count ‘em, three little cinderblock churches within a long baseball’s throw of the camp.

The level of ingenuity at the camps is impressive, as residents use the various trades they have mastered.

“One guy here, a carpenter, built his own working shower,” Julia says.

We’re here at Pritchard 1 to gently lobby one resident — we’ll call him Joe — to finally let CPR take his faithful male dog to be neutered.

Joe and the dog aren’t there today, so we speak to his on/off girlfriend — we’ll call her Nancy.

Nancy tells us we might have some luck with the dog, but Joe is protective and probably still doesn’t want him neutered.

A friend of Nancy’s standing nearby deadpans, “I’m half-neutered, but that’s from a motorcycle accident.”

We all crack up. “That’s too much information,” laughs Nancy.

The effort to convince people in the camps of the need for spay/neutering is an ongoing, and often frustrating, challenge.

People sometimes sell puppies, and sometimes they just want more puppies and kittens as pets.

“We have one guy that has a female dog.

She’s had several litters. She’s pregnant again,” says Lisa.

“He’s said he will let us spay her after this litter. Two of her puppies live with other residents in the same camp group.

We’re watching and waiting.”

JUST AS everywhere else, homeless camps run the gamut of human interactions. Relationships form and dissolve, some more amicably than others.

And also just as everywhere else, women bear the brunt of the impact — psychologically, and often physically as well.

“It seems like most of the women we see in the camps first ended up there by following a man,” says Julia.

While both Lisa and Julia are highly complimentary of the Homeless Authority’s plan for 241 Tiny Houses off Wheaton Street, reserved for homeless veterans, they say that’s not always a typical segment of the local homeless population.

“The only issue with Tiny Houses is they’re for a single resident living alone,” says Lisa. “Most of the people we deal with are in couples.”

WE DRIVE a short distance to a camp off West Boundary Street, near a prominent SCAD building, to drop off pet food and check on some animals.

The CPR folks have jokingly nicknamed the camp “Zombie Apocalypse” — not because of the residents, who are very chill and polite, but because of some creepylooking dolls set up at the entrance.

We’re looking for the camp’s selfappointed “Mayor,” a longtime resident who is its civic leader. There’s a sign at his tentsite that says to check in with him first.

However, today the Mayor isn’t in his office. I’m disappointed not to have met him.

Camp Zombie Apocalypse may be in need of his political acumen soon. The planned expansion in this part of West Savannah, for the new Arena and the socalled Canal District, means that many camps in this area will be closed, casualties of Savannah’s mania for expansion.

The same is going on in East Savannah near the Truman camp. That area is slated for development on both sides of President Street, including the “Eastern Wharf,” formerly Savannah River Landing.

Set to be built near camps Pritchard 1 and 2, the new Westside Arena alone — just the building — will cost about as much as the entire annual discretionary budget of the City of Savannah.

Combined, the level of taxpayer investment in both the Canal District and the Eastern Wharf area is staggeringly large, in the hundreds of millions.

It’s all to develop new upscale housing and lodging and entertainment for tourists — when there is still nowhere near enough affordable housing for the people who already live here.

Yet nobody seems to want to pay for a damn dumpster. CS

NEWS & OPINION POLITICS

Big spending increases fueled the Fire Fee The truth is in the numbers

BY NICK PALUMBO

Top: City of Savannah’s increased expenses from 2016 to 2018.

Below are the 2016-2018 Public Safety spending totals; note the actual decrease in total Public Safety spending.

Below: 2016-2018 City expenses, simplified to show the dramatic increase in overall spending.

a line item in the budget that would provide a near $5,000 salary increase for 2018, bumping up his salary to over $242,000 per year.

Given that the Mayor and Council approved these ambitious spending increases, the money simply had to come from somewhere. When Mayor DeLoach infamously reported on the City’s fiscal situation in December 2017 that “The cupboard is bare…” He didn’t lie.

But he also didn’t tell the whole truth — that the City’s freewheeling spending resulting from a preventable rift in police services and the expansion of a new vehicle fleet is what emptied the cupboard in the first place.

Another major point that deserves attention is, contrary to the Mayor’s appeal that the spending increase was the result of the public’s mandate to fight crime, Public Safety spending actually decreased over

the same three-year period.

With the Mayor and Council’s public image and re-election potential on the line, word has spread that DeLoach and other Council members of the pro-fee camp have enlisted the services of a local PR firm to conduct Fire Fee damage control and pull the public narrative to something more favorable.

Regardless of the spin, the fact remains that the City of Savannah’s spending has greatly outpaced its income in an everaccelerating manner, as brought on by many actions from the pro-fee camp themselves.

The City of Savannah has already worked its way well into the 2018 budget believing it would be emboldened with the regressive fee. It’s unknown whether staff will have the ability to walk back the budget, or to what degree.

And of course, eliminating the Fire Fee won’t get City Council out of hot water, as they are likely to be embroiled in another dispute over potential cuts to popular arts and social service programs.

With only six months left in the year and the dollars already spent, the numbers tell us we’ve spent our way into a hole. Only leadership can pull us out now. CS

SOURCES:

Savannah Budget 2018: https://www.savannahga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14317/2018-Adopted-Budgetrevised Savannah Budget 2017: https://www.savannahga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9302/2017-Adopted-Budget

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THE City of Savannah’s proposed Fire Fee continues to make headlines. Recently, Mayor Eddie DeLoach announced that public pressure had mounted against him so greatly that the fee itself was up for reevaluation.

That development was followed a week later by the news that City Manager Rob Hernandez is a finalist for a similar job in Brownsville, Texas. He explained the decision to apply for the job as partially motivated by the “sustained level of criticism and uncertainty” he faces here.

As of this writing, City Council looks set to vote to eliminate the Fire Fee entirely at its regular meeting this week.

But that won’t eliminate the central flaw with City of Savannah finances.

Regardless of the Fire Fee’s fate, let’s take a better look at how the City got into this ‘no win’ situation.

The truth is in the numbers.

The single most important factor to consider in understanding the drive for Savannah’s Fire Fee is that City spending has increased dramatically from 2016 to 2018.

The increase from $294 million in 2016 to $341 million in 2018 represents one of the most ambitious spending increases Savannah has ever experienced.

This begs the question, “Spending… on what?”

In the 2018 City Budget, expenses increased in many key areas including the ongoing premium of de-merging the Savannah/Chatham County Police Department, new departments established in the city staff restructuring, and the purchase of a new fleet of City vehicles totalling a mind-boggling $9,046,062.

The City also took on an aggressive $183 million dollar capital improvement program that will stretch over five years — the majority of which will fund stormwater improvements for new developments such as the Eastern Wharf site (formerly Savannah River Landing).

City Manager Hernandez also included

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NEWS & OPINION AN URBANIST VIEW

Fire Fee: Don’t shoot the messenger

BY JASON COMBS

Hutchison Island, all of the new stations are west of I-516 and Veterans Parkway.

You might be asking yourself – is that even Savannah? What the hell is out there?

Sprawl is out there. Sprawl that has been annexed. Sprawl that must be provided infrastructure and services and then maintained.

This is why we have a persistent and growing budget imbalance. It’s not because of hotels being given sweet deals. It’s not because the city pays too much for consultants.

It’s because sprawl does not pay for itself, yet we keep expanding it.

Home-buyers out there get more bang for the buck, and for that exact reason the city gets very little back in property tax revenue on a per acre basis.

I picked a random house in the godawful cookie-cutter Highlands subdivision. That’s the area at the top of the map, beyond Pooler, west of I-95, that you thought was South Carolina.

Nope, it’s City of Savannah, somehow.

Its valuation was $249,700 on a .3245 acre lot, about $770,000 of value per acre.

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I’D originally intended to follow-up last week’s dive into land valuation practices and also take a closer look at improvement (structures) valuations, but that will have to wait.

The Chatham County Board of Assessors (BOA) did take note of my column, and has promised to address the issues raised there. In good faith, I have in turn decided to hold off and give them a chance to do so.

(But that appeal deadline still stands, so as Jack Nicholson would say, “Act accordingly.”)

Instead, I will address a related issue – despite our rising property taxes, why do we seem to not have enough money coming in?

Why is the city having to take what some see as extreme measures, such as

the controversial Fire Fee, to balance the budget?

Several weeks ago, Alderman Bill Durrence held a town hall meeting in which he outlined the budgetary challenges that the City of Savannah is facing. The basic message was that revenues are not keeping up with expenses.

One of the acute reasons for this was a “new cost” that caught my attention, and I think deserves to be pointed out, as it helps to illustrate why we are in a more chronic situation of imbalance between revenue and expense.

It was at the bottom of slide 17 – “Opening of new fire stations”.

It came up again on slides 57 & 58 (Yes, Mr. Durrence was very thorough).

Costs for New Fire Stations: Construction: $39 million Equipment: $9 million Operating: $2 million Personnel Costs: $20 million Total: $70 million But most importantly, where will these new stations be? Take a look at the map.

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Map of fire station locations from Alderman Bill Durrence’s presentation on the City budget. Blue dots represent new stations.

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But remember, many, probably most, of these far-flung parcels also have a homestead exemption. They won’t even be paying a full property tax bill, so the value to the city in revenue will be even less.

Compare that to a parcel that I picked out on a square in the Landmark District of downtown Savannah. Its valuation was $1,795,200 on .1250 acres. That’s $14,361,600 of value per acre.

Wow, you say, that must be a hotel or an office building or something, right?

Nope. That is Gallery Espresso.

To simplify, look at this as growing two kinds of crops. The dense, walkable downtown crop returns almost 20 times more per acre than the suburban sprawl crop, which is also more troublesome to plant and maintain. If you are having money trouble, what should you plant more of?

The answer should be obvious.

Sprawl requires a lot of new infrastructure and perpetual maintenance costs, and has a shitty return on investment. Yet we keep building it, while strangling the growth of downtown.

This problem is not unique to Savannah.

Charles “Chuck” Marohn of Strong Towns and Joe Minicozzi of Urban 3 do a great one-two presentation on this, and have done so across the country to struggling cities, including Savannah.

You can find the video of their Savannah presentation at: http:// sdra.net/planning-initiatives/thesavannah-urbanism-speaker-series/ dollars-and-sense/ It’s long, but worth it. Start at minute 20 to skip all the preamble and get to the meat of the presentation. If you can find time to watch a World Cup match, or a couple episodes of Westworld, then you can find time to watch this, and it will make you a much more well-informed citizen and taxpayer.

But if you honestly don’t have the time or the attention span, Kevin Klinkenberg, director of the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority (SDRA) summed it up succinctly on a recent Strong Towns podcast that was recorded during CNU 26: “We have about 2 square miles here (in Savannah) that generate about a third of the city’s property tax revenue, and a majority of the lodging and sales tax. We have effectively over 100 square miles (of city) that doesn’t produce enough revenue to support them(selves).”

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Thus, the Fire Fee. People hate it, of course. The mayor has said that it will be reduced, but that means services somewhere else will have to be cut in order to balance out.

That’s the choice with a budget imbalance – you have to either raise more revenues, or cut services.

There’s a third option, but it’s not a quick fix. As Joe Minicozzi points out in his presentation, the “more taxes” or “less services” conundrum will be chronic as long as we insist on “the current pattern of development.”

So, let’s re-examine our current exurban growth paradigm. As I’ve said in a previous column, let’s instead grow the real city, the downtown and adjacent neighborhoods, that exist within the much larger “city” that isn’t paying for itself.

And when the Fire Fee comes back, let’s give it a new name that will direct citizens’ attention and anger to the real problem.

Let’s call it the Sprawl Tax. CS

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LET’S call Georgia’s “hands free” driving legislation what it is for all of us, including me: The biggest change in driving that, quite possibly, many of us ever have experienced.

Unless you’re old enough to remember the introduction of seat belts laws in the 1980’s or regularly drove drunk before the start of .08 DUI laws in the 2000’s, this is going to hit you hard.

And it’s going to hit you where the id of our 21st Century resides: the ding.

“When we’re driving and that phone rings or dings, we pick it up. We all do,” says Robert Hydrick, spokesperson for the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. “And we have to break ourselves of this habit.”

Starting July 1, Georgia will become the 16th state in the nation to enact “hands free” driving legislation. And even though it should be very simple to understand what this means, there’s a lot of confusion about what the law does and doesn’t allow.

I’m here to clear up some confusion.

Let’s start with the words “hands free.”

I like this phrase because it emphasizes the most important part. Don’t touch it.

Put it away. Turn it off. Put it in airplane mode. Just don’t touch it.

Kind of like a strip club.

Pretend that, if you touch it, you’re touching the ickiest, scuzziest thing you can imagine. A politician maybe.

Part of the confusion comes because, in fact, the law specifically allows use of “navigational aids.” And so you might think, “Okay, Google Maps exemption!”

Nope. Don’t touch it.

“You need to program the address where you’re going when you’re parked and then once you get on the road, follow it,” Hydrick says. “But if you need to reprogram it or change directions, then you need to find a safe place to park.”

Yes, you can touch your phone when you’re legally parked. And I’ll stress “legally” here.

That means on the road shoulder, in a parking space, etc. and not a stop sign or stop light!

Honestly, the thing that’s going to tempt me the most is when I have a Spotify playlist programmed or a radio station streaming and I want to “change the station.”

Nope. Don’t touch it. I’m just going to have to listen to that annoying and inappropriately selected song (what algorithm thought I wanted Pantera?) or flip to FM (the horror!) until I can pull off to the side of the road.

“But wait a second,” you say. “I have a fancy car radio that lets me browse files or otherwise controls the music on my phone.”

Did you touch the phone? No? Okay then. That’s legal.

I splurged on a fancy car radio three years ago and I love it. I can talk to Siri, have her read and send basic text messages, call people and even ask for directions just by talking. But Siri has her limitations.

And that leads me to my main criticism of the law, namely, that it’s not a “distracted driving” law at all, despite the fact that many people are calling it that.

Distracted driving refers to many road behaviors. Talking to Siri, talking to anyone, is one of them. Music, wallets, kids, food.

The law can’t and shouldn’t outlaw all driving hazards. You have a responsibility to treat your vehicle like the potential death trap it is.

“When you get behind the wheel of a car, we want everyone to get to where you’re going safely,” Hydrick says. “And that involves taking driving seriously.”

No more recording video while driving, either. Sorry, Facebook ranters.

Do yourself a favor and read the entire text of the law at: gahighwaysafety.org.

And arrive alive! CS

Why aren’t internal organs symmetrical?

The outside shape of mammals is symmetrical: limbs, eyes, ears, and nostrils arranged on either side of a central axis. Why are the contents of the abdomen arranged asymmetrically? —Emy Amstein TAKE A LOOK at a car sometime, Emy. As seen from the sidewalk, nearly all the elements are laid out symmetrically, but pop the hood and it’s a free-for-all in there.

And to an overwhelming degree, animal physiology has shaken out the same way.

In creatures as in Chryslers, external bilateral symmetry—a trait shared by 99 percent of the world’s animal species—just

makes sense. Most obviously, it’s good for locomotion: it helps us walk, run, swim, or fly in a straight line, pivot quickly and reliably, etc. But there are plenty of further theories about the adaptive nature of the external body plan, as it’s called: some relate to partner selection (a more symmetrical appearance could imply better genetic well-being), others to self-defense (symmetrical placement of eyes means a prey animal doesn’t have a blind side).

Once within the abdominal cavity, however, aerodynamics and attractiveness count for zilch. It makes for a more efficient body to have the inner workings crammed in as compactly as possible, symmetry be damned, and in fact that’s how they evolved.

But there’s another question here: what causes the organs to actually grow asymmetrically? Bilateral symmetry is the default condition for most organisms, the state we all start out in. The nascent human embryo is symmetrical, and remains so until . . . something happens: first the heart makes its way to the left and develops asymmetrical features of its own; the liver and stomach rotate into place on the right and left respectively; and so forth.

This process, known as left-right symmetry breaking, is directly observable in the viscera at around six weeks, but how it

all gets going was something that had been bugging scientists for ages.

As one biologist put it about the difference between left and right, “I know what it is, you know what it is, but how does the embryo learn what it is?” Only in the last couple decades has anyone been able to zero in on an answer.

Symmetry breaking seems to originate in an embryonic region called the node; in mice the node is a notch on the embryo’s outer surface where the cell walls are lined with hairlike structures called cilia. Typical cilia just wave or whip back and forth, but, as reported by Japanese scientists circa 2005, these nodal cilia twirl around clockwise, and they’re attached to the cell wall at a slight tilt, and together that’s enough to direct the fluid surrounding the embryo in a leftward direction.

It’s still unclear exactly what happens next: it may be that some unidentified molecule in the fluid acts as a chemical trigger that’s distributed unevenly over the embryo, or the embryo may react to the directional force of the flow itself. But either way, certain key genes are then expressed on the embryo’s left side but not the right.

Anything going haywire with symmetry breaking, therefore, can result in abnormal development. Figuring out the mechanics

underlying the symmetry-breaking process will help doctors understand human congenital afflictions like heterotaxy syndrome, in which left-right troubles result in organs being doubled, misshapen, or nonexistent.

This can manifest as any of various malformations of the heart, in conjunction with other defects like asplenia (no spleen, which is supposed to be on the left side) or polysplenia (spleens on both sides); misaligned intestines; or annular pancreas, where the pancreas wraps around the small intestine and chokes off the passage of food.

The symmetry-breaking problem you’d want, if you had to have one, is what’s called situs inversus totalis, in which organs develop in the chest and abdomen in a perfect mirror-image configuration.

Here, because everything is correctly formed and positioned relative to everything else, it’s really no big deal in terms of down-the-road complications. In fact it can go undetected until a doctor does a stethoscope exam, at which point the double-takes ensue.

If you’ve always figured that at least your heart’s in the right place, it can be a real shocker to find out it’s not. CS

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Two homicides within 24 hours

The ninth and tenth homicides of 2018 in Savannah city limits happened within hours of each other. (Another homicide was in unincorporated Chatham County.)

22-year-old Joshua Thomas was fatally shot on Thursday, June 14, in the ninth homicide. In a separate incident early the following Friday, 32-year-old Shawntray Grant was murdered on Randolph Street, for the tenth.

In the death of Thomas, “Officers responded to Tuten Avenue between W. Bay and Hudson streets at around 2:20 p.m. on reports of a shooting. Once on scene, officers located an adult black male suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to the hospital in serious condition. He succumbed to those injuries shortly after,” police report.

Detectives say they “do not believe this is random.”

In Grant’s death, “At around 2 a.m., officers responded to the 200 block of Randolph Street on reports of a shooting. Once

on scene, officers discovered Shawntray Grant, 32, deceased in a parking lot,” police report.

Anyone with info on these cases is asked to call the tip line at (912) 525-3124. Infomay also be forwarded to CrimeStoppers at (912) 234-2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

Search warrant leads to seizure of drugs, guns, and cash

One person is in custody following a search warrant resulting in the seizure of ecstasy, marijuana, and firearms.

Early the morning of June 14, the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) executed a search warrant at a residence located in the 00 block of Friar Tuck Drive on the county’s south side.

“The search warrant resulted in the seizure of MDMA/ecstasy, marijuana, THC/ marijuana edibles, and items commonly associated with the distribution of controlled substances. Also seized were two firearms with one of the firearms returning stolen. More than $2,000 in U.S. currency was also seized,” CNT reports.

CNT arrested the target of the investigation, 29-year-old Matthew Thomas Smith of Savannah. Smith was charged with multiple felony drug and weapon charges to include Possession of a Controlled

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Substance with Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Crime, and Theft by Receiving Stolen Property (Firearm).

Smith is being held in the Chatham County Detention Phillip Sapp Center.

“CNT’s investigation into Smith began in March 2018 after receiving information he sold various forms of controlled substances. During the several month-long investigation, undercover CNT agents made drug purchases from Smith at various locations throughout the Savannah-Chatham area and identified his Smith’s residence on Friar Tuck Drive,” CNT says.

Alleged motorcycle thief arrested

On the morning of Thursday, June 14, members of Chatham County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit “observed that a motorcycle rider was not wearing a helmet and attempted to initiate a traffic stop near Highway 204 and Gateway Boulevard. After emergency equipment on the vehicle was activated, the individual fled the scene. Emergency equipment was deactivated, and the rider was seen fleeing down Fort Argyle Road,” Chatham County

Police report.

Based on the officers’ “prior experience with criminal activity in that area, they decided to canvas Shad Road and Middle Landing Drive. During that time, the officers observed a motorcycle rider who matched the appearance of the subject, and they attempted to initiate another traffic stop,” police say.

The individual attempted to flee but lost control of the vehicle and began fleeing on foot. A foot pursuit ensued, and the subject was apprehended and identified as 17-yearold Phillip Sapp Jr.,” police report.

The motorcycle was confirmed by the Chatham County Police Department to be stolen. Sapp has been charged with failure to wear protective gear on a motorcycle, driving without a valid license, theft by receiving stolen property, removing or affixing a license plate with attempt to conceal, willful obstruction of law enforcement officers, and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer for a felony offense.

He was arraigned with no bond. CS

NEWS & OPINION NEWS OF THE WEIRD Ninety-six-year-old Barney Smith of Alamo Heights, Texas, is known around those parts as the King of the Commode for his life’s work: more than 1,300 decorated toilet seats, all displayed in the retired master plumber’s Toilet Seat Art Museum. But now, he concedes, it’s time to put a lid on it: “I’m beginning to feel like I’d rather be in an air-conditioned home in a chair, looking at a good program,” Smith, who is bent with arthritis and uses a cane, told the Associated Press on May 22.

Inside the metal-garage museum the collection includes toilet lids decorated with a chunk of the Berlin Wall, a piece of insulation from the Space Shuttle Challenger, Pez dispensers and flint arrowheads, along with the toilet lid from the airplane that carried Aristotle Onassis’ body back to Greece after his death. Smith told his wife, Louise, that he would stop at 500 pieces, but that was 850 lids ago. “If I would have just read my Bible as many hours as I spent on my toilet seats, I’d be a better man,” Smith said. Louise died in 2014, and Smith took a fall recently and broke some ribs.

Now he’s looking for someone who will keep the museum intact: “This is my life’s history here.”

Precocious

On May 20, as a handful of adults enjoyed the swings at Angel Park in southwest Atlanta, two children walked up and asked to use the swing set. The adults agreed and started to walk away, reported The (Macon, Georgia) Telegraph, when the boys, about 6 and 12 years old, pulled out rocks the size of baseballs and what appeared to be a black handgun. They threw the rocks, hitting one man on the calf and causing an abrasion, according to Atlanta police. The older boy held the gun and pointed it at the adults, who ran away as the boys ran in the opposite direction.

Earlier in May, two children were reported for an alleged armed carjacking in the same neighborhood.

Compelling Explanation

Claiming the shooting was an accident, Angelo Russo, 55, told police in Tatura, Victoria, Australia, he tripped over an eggplant during a dispute with a man who had run over his dog, which caused the gun Russo was carrying to go off, striking David Calandro in the head and killing him. Calandro and a friend had gone to Russo’s farm on Feb. 18, 2017, to buy some chilies, 9News reported, but as he drove away, Russo’s dog, Harry, began barking and chasing the vehicle. Calandro swerved toward the dog to “spook him,” the friend told a Victorian Supreme Court jury on May 23, but swerved too far, running over the dog instead. Russo pleaded guilty to manslaughter on May 25.

Oops!

Pesky weeds around his garage caused a Springfield Township, Ohio, resident to resort to extreme measures: The unnamed homeowner tried to eliminate them with a torch, and instead set the garage on fire.

Firefighters were called to the scene at 4 a.m. on May 24, where they found the detached garage “fully involved,” according to the Springfield News-Sun. The structure was a total loss, including tools and appliances inside, valued at $10,000 to $15,000.

Crime Report

• Three men were arrested on May 20 after stealing a 25-foot-long shed from a foreclosed property in Lebanon, Maine, and dragging it down the street behind their pickup truck, according to the Portland Press Herald. Matthew Thompson of Lebanon, Timothy James of Pembroke, New Hampshire, and Robert Breton of Milton, New Hampshire, were spotted in the act by a concerned citizen, who alerted Maine State Police. In addition, Thompson was found to have crystal meth and prescription pills that were not prescribed to him. All three were taken to the York County Jail and held on $5,000 bail.

• Patrick Gillis, 18, a senior at Highlands High School and a volunteer firefighter for the Pioneer Hose Fire Department in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, told police he “just wanted to respond to a fire” on May 21, when he was arrested for starting a blaze in a vacant duplex where he used to live. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that witnesses told investigators Gillis was seen at the home before the fire started, then returned as a firefighter to help put it out. He admitted to setting a piece of paper on fire and putting it in the microwave, then leaving. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office estimated damage at $150,000, and Gillis was charged with arson.

Bright Ideas

• Toronto police constables Vittorio Dominelli, 36, and Jamie Young, 35, had to call for backup in January during a raid on a marijuana dispensary after allegedly sampling some of the evidence. CTV News reported the officers called for help after they began hallucinating, one eventually climbing a tree. In a May 23 press release, Toronto police announced the two officers had been suspended and now face criminal charges in the incident.

[CTV News, 5/23/2018] • A senior prank went unexpectedly wrong for high school student Kylan Scheele, 18, of Independence, Missouri, when he was slapped with a three-day suspension on May 23 and barred from participating in graduation after putting his high school up for sale on Craigslist. Scheele

said it was meant to be a joke. “Other people were going to release live mice ...

I thought, let’s do something more laid back,” he told Fox 4. The ad for Truman High School listed attractive amenities such as newly built athletic fields, lots of parking and a “bigger than normal dining room.” A lawsuit filed against the school district by the ACLU of Missouri failed to reduce the punishment.

Still Creepy

Before Chuck E. Cheese was a thing, it was ShowBiz Pizza, complete with the Rock-afire Explosion Band, an animatronic combo that is still the stuff of nightmares. On May 24, the Rock-afire Explosion Band was reunited at a new arcade bar in Kansas City, Missouri, also called Rock-afire. The band’s inventor, Aaron Fechter of Creative Engineering in Orlando, Florida, refurbished the band members with new masks, skin and costumes, and the playlist is set to include old standards as well as more contemporary hits. Bar owner James Bond was a huge fan of the band as a child: “You didn’t know whether they were fake or real,” he told The Kansas City Star.

Least Competent Criminal

Rowdy Lapham, owner of Old to Gold Hardwood Floors in Grand Rapids, Michigan, arrived at work May 21 to find that someone had broken in. Surveillance footage showed that around 2 a.m. the day before, a burglar had thrown a rock through his store window, apparently tempted by the “gold” bars stacked in the window. Unfortunately for the thief, the bars are promotional items made of foam rubber and stamped with the store’s logo, reported WZZM TV. The squeezable bars are meant for stress relief, employee Nick Butler said, supporting the company’s motto of “stress-free flooring. ... I think this falls under you can’t fix stupid.” CS

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MUSIC INTERVIEW Last we spoke, you were really excited about KWahtro—y’all released your first album last year. What was that process like?

The record’s called Sync. It came together just by playing live and really developing those songs onstage. Each member has their own thing going, we’re in different towns with different projects, so everybody recorded it in their own space at their own leisure. The whole process took about six to seven months, it seems…the way it came together and the way it sounds, at least in my opinion, is four guys playing in the same room at the same time.

You collaborate with lots of folks in different places with busy schedules… is this typically the way you have to record with others?

In the loop with The one-man band sensation returns to Savannah

BY ANNA CHANDLER

CONNECT SAVANNAH | JUN 20-26, 2018

anna@connectsavannah.com

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KELLER WILLIAMS is one busy guy.

From playing solo with his famous live acoustic looping station to jamming with Keller Williams Trio, More Than A Little (an R&B group), Grateful Grass (bluegrass interpretations of Grateful Dead tunes), Keller & The Keels (Williams with Larry and Jenny Keel), Keller Williams with the Travelin’ McCourys (Williams with the show-stopping bluegrass band), Grateful Gospel (Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia songs in the style of gospel music), Keller Williams KWahtro (Williams, Gibb Droll, Danton Boller, and Rodney Holmes) and The WMDS (Williams with Keith Moseley, Gibb Droll and Jeff Sipe), and PettyGrass (bluegrass versions of Tom Petty’s catalog), there’s not much downtime.

But that’s just how Williams, who released two new albums in 2017 and will

release another in October, likes it.

The “Acoustic Dance Music” wizard plays with a number of his projects this summer, taking over The Stage on Bay with a solo set this weekend. We talked to Williams about long-distance collaboration, transforming rock songs into bluegrass standards, and what a day in the life of one of music’s busiest players looks like.

You’re about to kick off a big summer.

What’s a normal day off at home look like for you?

I play a lot and trying to come up with ideas. I’ve got two kids that are doing the camp thing...I’m trying to go and be a part of that, the drop-off and the pick-up and hanging with them. Me and the wife are going to see U2 tonight, that will be exciting.

I’m trying to be present when I’m home.

I’m usually gone every weekend. There are guitars in almost every room, and I’m constantly noodling, coming up with different ideas and lyrics.

I think so. It would be nice to be able to really take months, even a couple weeks at once, just to do a project. I definitely used to record like that. I would book a week in the studio and have everything all prepared going in and then kind of try to do the entire project in that amount of time.

Like the Keller and The Keels records.

Those are recorded in a couple days each.

Play the songs in the studio a couple times, I’d sing them live, and then The Keels would go back and overdub harmonies.

I have a new instrumental record coming out in October, and that record was done just a few hours at a time over the course of several months. I’m just now starting on a different record with actual vocals. The recording process is a lot of fun.

In making the instrumental record, are you writing melody lines where vocals typically would be? What are the arrangements like?

There are several instrumental songs I’ve recorded and played live for the past 20 years or so, so some of those are just solo acoustic guitar songs that have never seen a bassline or drum part. Remaking those songs I’ve been playing for years, you approach it with your new prowess and style, and then you start to add these basslines and drum parts and they really transform into something different than what they started as…it’s totally exciting.

It started with the acoustic versions, then the really fun part is to program the drums with midi controllers using stateof-the-art DJ technology and computers, lining up samples and really cool loops, taking the acoustic guitar and upright bass and mixing them with electronic drums and natural-sounding samples and loops.

It really feels like I’m slowly getting closer to my acoustic dance music vision!

Speaking of acoustic, you released a new acoustic solo album last year, too, Raw. It was released the same day as Sync, and that came out for the almost sole purpose of 27 shows I co-billed with Leo Kottke, who is an amazing hero of mine. Nothing in my arsenal of records really showed what I was doing on that tour, which was no loops, just acoustic guitar and vocals. That’s how that record came out...it was so basic and raw. Play the songs and go.

You’ve also got some Pettygrass shows this summer.

It’s so exciting. At the end of the day, it’s a celebration of songs. It could be looked at as a novelty project, but there’s something about everybody singing the same words at the same time that makes me feel good.

How did you arrange those songs for bluegrass?

I guess I have the mind where anything can be a bluegrass song. You think about the two-beat of bluegrass, where the bass is the kick drum and the mandolin is the snare, and together…boom-kssh, boomkssh, boom-kssh. You can take just about any Tom Petty song, sing them in in the tempo he sings them in, and double-time the music so you’re not speeding up the lyrics, you’re singing in the same tempo and it’s letting those amazing songs shine the way they were written. It mysteriously works.

How did you select songs? Are these personal favorites, crowd favorites…?

I never really had a Tom Petty record, but for some reason I could sing 15 radio hits straight through without thinking. I think it’s being a product of the radio in the ‘70s and ‘80s. I personally picked 15 of my top favorite hits…and the ones that made the list are really fun to play.

What can Savannahians expect from this upcoming show?

I’m bringing my looping gear and it’ll be what I call my “day job,” something I’m the most comfortable doing. Deeply roots in solo acoustic guitar that walks the line of dance music with nothing prerecorded.

Everything is recorded onstage with lots of room for error—and always, the errors make it more interesting to play off of those improvisations. CS

KELLER WILLIAMS

Saturday, June 23, doors 8 p.m., show 9 p.m.

The Stage on Bay, 1200 W. Bay St. $19-29 via savconcerts.com All-ages

MUSIC SPOTLIGHT and what works to get folks out of their comfort zone and habits? ​ e’ve seen the popularity of our afternoon W and early evening shows during Stopover really t​ ake off and we always have people tell us they wish shows in the music venues didn’t start so late, so we wanted to try something during the summer months to see if it’s something people like and will support. I know after a long work week, sometimes I just want a nice, early Friday evening.

It seems like this series—setting soul, R&B etc. and throwback music in a venue that visually really fits that— makes it even more special. Are you finding it’s important to make shows “experiences” rather than simply concerts these days? ​ es, we always think about the room and Y the vibe we want to create for our shows, but as I say that, I know we’ll end up throwing a few surprise genres into the mix, so this is probably a little more about music that’s going to appeal to a wider demographic than the indie rock shows.

And we hope it brings new people and revenue into the venue at a slower time of the day. The Jinx has been doing this successfully with their Saturday early sets with Damon and the Shitkickers for years.

THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE EARWORM

MusicFile Productions kicks off new early show series with Tyrone Cotton

BY ANNA CHANDLER

anna@connectsavannah.com

IN A TOWN known for kicking things off at “Savann-o’clock”—anywhere from 10-11:30ish at night—MusicFile Productions, the entity behind Savannah Stopover Music Festival, is mixing it up.

This summer, music lovers can finish up the work day and head to El-Rocko Lounge for a live show and delicious drinks. For folks who turn in early, it’s a perfect shot of entertainment at an early hour—and at just $5 a ticket, attendees can spring for one of those signature El-Rocko cocktails.

The series begins with R&B/soul singer Tyrone Cotton, a Kentucky native with

influences ranging from Mississippi John Hurt to Jerry Garcia. Cotton’s unique stylings evoke soul, folk, blues, jazz, and rock ‘n’ roll, and he has become a beloved icon of his hometown scene in Louisville.

Currently, the internationally-touring artist is working on an album with producer Josh Kaufman (The National, Bob Weir, Josh Ritter).

We chatted with MusicFile’s Kayne Lanahan about breaking Savannah’s late show habit and creating an experience for showgoers.

MusicFile has tested early shows in Savannah with Stopover in the Yard and other special events. What are you learning about Savannah audiences

Stopover often focuses on young, upand-coming acts, but here we see y’all bringing in a seasoned performer like Tyrone Cotton. What direction to you see this summer series taking?

Tyrone Cotton is a veteran of the Louisville music scene but he’s never played Savannah. So in that regard, he’s new to us, and I think it’s wonderful when older performers get rediscovered and their careers can take a new turn. We plan for the series to include some local bands as well as additional touring acts.

As Stopover branches out with events beyond the festival, what do you w​ant folks to think of when they hear the MusicFile name?

I think the Stopover brand will always be focused on the discovery of rising talent, but we want any MusicFile Productions show that we produce/promote to be about the quality of the music and the quality of the experience at an affordable price. CS

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J.J. Grey & Mofro: A new spirit

BY ALAN SCULLEY

CONNECT SAVANNAH | JUN 20-26, 2018

FANS WHO get tickets to see J.J. Grey & Mofro June 27 at The Stage on Bay in Savannah are likely to see a version of the band that’s a bit less unpredictable with their show than in years past.

Where earlier outings generally found Grey mixing up the set list from show to show, last year the group settled into more of a consistent selection of songs to play on tour.

“We’d have a group of songs we’d rotate in and out, but we kept a core of it (the set list) together, which we’d never done,” Grey said in a recent phone interview.

“And something happened with the show that in the set, it just took it to a whole new level. I really liked that. So now, I want to put together three or four different set ideas, to get them hammered in, instead of just like kind of willy nilly putting (set lists) together every night, although that can be fun, too…but just get them honed down to where, it’s just like anything, if you get a song to where nobody’s thinking about what they’re doing, they’re just playing, we all know it goes somewhere awesome. Well, if you get a whole show going like that, it gets really crazy.”

The live show isn’t the only thing that has Grey feeling upbeat these days. His career has also been on a notably positive track, as years of steady touring have built a following that now allows him to play theaters and the largest of clubs on a regular basis.

“To just continue to go do it is part of it, the tenacity of it,” Grey said. “And playing with great people, obviously, but that’s been going on since day one.”

Another big factor in his growing success, Grey said, is a change in attitude from when he first came on the scene in 2001.

Back then, as he released his first two albums (2001’s “Blackwater” and 2004’s “Lochloosa”), he was prone to frustration when things didn’t go his way.

Over the years, as he has continued to put out a steady stream of albums – the Jacksonville, Florida-based singer/guitarist released five well-received albums in six years while signed to Alligator Records from 2007 through 2013 – his outlook has brightened.

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what I have -- that changed everything – and enjoy it instead of trying to find something wrong with everything,” Grey said.

“I think that changed everything.”

Grey said he can’t point to any specific moment that changed his outlook.

“A million different little things happened, and I couldn’t tell you exactly which of those it was. I may have had a couple of epiphany type moments. I can’t pinpoint one exactly,” he said. “But it was just like suddenly this deep appreciation for just being here, it just kind of happened and it needed to happen because I was making myself sick all the time by not appreciating what I had and having appreciation for all the wonderful opportunities I had.

Irregardless about music, music’s great, too, but I’m just talking about everything.

Instead of constantly finding flaws and faults with everything, whatever it is, to ignore that 90 percent of the time that things are going right for everybody, and then to only focus on the 5 percent of the times when shit goes wrong, it’s like, that’s life. You ain’t getting out of it without painful and wrong. That’s the way that it is, and enjoy it. Enjoy it when things go wrong and figure out a way to fix it and get back right.”

He does say, though, that one major life event certainly contributed to his feeling better about life – having his daughter.

“It had everything to do with it. It made me appreciate things instead of, here again, what we were just talking about,” Grey said.

“I’ve got it easy, easy because I’ve got a wonderful family. There are several songs on ‘Ol’ Glory,’ I’ve had songs on several albums that were about my daughter. But it just was a huge thing. It just changed everything. That’s another thing that made me appreciate (life) and realize the greatest gift I can give her is my attention. And part of reclaiming my own intention was to reclaim it from the part of myself that wants to complain about everything and find something wrong with everything. So stage one was reclaiming that and I’m in control of my intention instead of something else. That’s a huge part.”

The brighter mood has translated to Grey’s more recent music, particularly on the excellent “Ol’ Glory.” The album continues to combine three main ingredients that have always been present in Grey’s music – rock, rough-hewn Southern country, funk and soul – but this time out the soul element is more pronounced and there is a brighter disposition to most of the material.

The soul element is especially apparent on songs like the luminous “Everything is a Song,” the rousing title track and the ballad “Light a Candle,” which sound like they could have been spun out alongside the music of Otis Redding or William Bell from the Stax Records studio in Memphis during the 1960s. Funk gets into the mix on the snappy “Brave Lil’ Fighter and the gritty rocker “Turn Loose.”

Meanwhile, the swampy acoustic-based

“The Island” lets Grey’s country-blues roots shine. The country and soul roots also figure strongly on “Every Minute,” a song that especially illustrates Grey’s improved disposition (“This mirrored light that sends back/everything that you send out/The grace you give, given back/Loving every minute you live”).

“Ol’ Glory” has been out for more than two years now. So given Grey’s history of releasing albums in quick succession, it’s no surprise that he has started to turn his attention to his next release.

“I’m working on a new album now. I’m not in the studio yet, but I’m doing demos and stuff and just doing the songwriting part of it, I guess, if you want to call it that, piecing together stuff and listening to it and thinking about it, sussing it all out right now,” he said. “But definitely, thing number one for me right now is to get that all together.”

For now, there’s also a run of shows this summer. With “Ol’ Glory” two-plus years in the rearview mirror, Grey’s set is now focused on his full catalog of songs.

“I just think of the mood of the song and what’s going on at that time in the show (dictates the set list),” he said. “But for the most part, there are songs from all the different records in the show.” CS

JJ GREY & MOFRO

Wed., June 27, 8 p.m.

The Stage on Bay, 1200 W. Bay St. Ticketfly.com

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BY ANNA CHANDLER anna@connectsavannah.com

FAUVELY, CONVERSATIONS @THE SENTIENT BEAN

FREESPIRITS TRIO @PROHIBITION

MITSKI, SHE RETURNS FROM WAR, KATIE VON SCHLEICHER @EL-ROCKO LOUNGE

Savannah is one of the few lucky stops on Mitski’s Solo Tour of Beautiful Places.

One of the most luminous voices in music today, the Brooklyn-based indie artist broke out in 2016 with her fourth album, Puberty 2. A textural feast of a record blending confessional songwriting with unusual and inventive guitar work, the record was named among the year’s best by Rolling Stone, Time, Stereogum, Paste, Pitchfork, and beyond.

Her fifth record arrives on August 17 via Dead Oceans. Be The Cowboy is a turn for the songwriter, basking in narrative and complexly created characters instead of the raw, personal lyricism that has earned her widespread critical acclaim. The single “Geyser” builds like its name, exploding in emotion and sound swells.

For her Solo Tour of Beautiful Places, Mitski selected cities and towns across America usually too small to hold the indemand musician. She’ll perform alone, with an opening solo set from Charleston’s She Returns From War and Brooklyn’s Katie Von Schleicher.

The show is sold out online, but a limited number of tickets will be available at the venue the day of the show.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 8 P.M., $15, 21+

Hear beautiful music created by two sisters at Prohibition.

Twins Aiman and Sholpan were raised in Kazakhstan and started violin training when they were seven years old.

They studied at Kurmangazy Kaakh National Conservatory and earned first chair violin positions with the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of Kazakhstan. When they weren’t touring with the Orchestra, the sisters played as a duo, even performing for their country’s president.

As FreeSpirits, they perform with percussionist Butch Braddy, making unusual and eclectic sounds. Listeners will hear everything from Irish jigs to Radiohead to Mexican mariachi to traditional music from Kazakhstan.

FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 9 P.M.

REVEREND HORTON HEAT, BIG SANDY @THE JINX

The Rev is back! Psychobilly legend Reverend Horton Heat returns to The Jinx to kick start your week.

The three-man band rose to cult fame in the 1990s for humorous, highly-entertaining shows and smokin’ riffs. With Jim “Reverend Horton” Heath on guitars and vocals, bassist Jimbo Wallace, and Arjuna “RJ” Contreras on drums, the sound is equal parts country and punk rock with swing, big band, and surf influences.

Over the years, the band has released acclaimed albums through Sub Pop, Interscope, Yep Roc, and Victory Records. Reverend Horton Heat has been coming through town for a while now, and it’s always a good time for a “Psychobilly Freakout” at The Jinx.

The Rev is joined by western swing/country boogie band Big Sandy.

Formed in the late 1980s, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys has a new all-acoustic album, What a Dream It’s Been, available now.

TUESDAY, JUNE 26, DOORS AT 9 P.M., SHOW AT 9:30 P.M., $25 VIA TICKETFLY. COM, 21+

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Savannah native Sophie Brochu brings her musical endeavor Fauvely to her hometown.

The Chicago resident started exploring songwriting after completing her master’s degree in fiction writing. With guitar and voice, Brouchu spins emotionally vulnerable, earnest dream-pop alone and with a full band.

The artist released her first EP, ‘Watch Me Overcomplicate This,’ via Midwest Action. Stay tuned for her first full album, Tides, inspired by the beauty and complicated memories of home.

Fauvely plays with Conversations at The Bean on Saturday and at El-Rocko Lounge with Lakin Crawford on Friday.

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MUSIC WEDNESDAY 6.20 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South Ben Lewis, 9:30 p.m.

Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Ray Tomasino, 9 p.m.

Boomy’s Eric Culberson Band, 10 p.m.

Bootleggers Karaoke w/ DJ Miracle, 7 p.m. coffee deli Acoustic Jam, 7 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge DEZORAH Five Oaks Taproom Eric Britt, 8 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Randy Reese Quartet, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar CC Witt, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Rachael’s : Sports • Food • Fun Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

The Sandbar Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

SEED Eco Lounge Latin Music Night, 9 p.m.

Southbound Brewing Company Boogaloo Bingo and DJ Miami, 7 p.m.

Tree House Wobble Wednesday Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jubal Kane, 8 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Mic, 9 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

The Chromatic Dragon Geeky Trivia Night, 8 p.m.

Dub’s Pub Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

The Jinx Rock n Roll Bingo, 10 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Trivia Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Trivia, 9:30 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Bingo, 9 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Bingo, 7 p.m.

World of Beer Trivia, 7 p.m.

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

Hercules Bar & Grill Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Wacky Wednesday Stafford’s Public House Weird Wednesdays Open Mic Comedy, 9 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Late Night Comedy, 11 p.m.

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Little Lucky’s Live DJ SEED Eco Lounge DJ Cesar, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY 6.21 LIVE MUSIC

Bay Street Blues Hitman Blues Band, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Eric Culberson Band, 9 p.m.

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals), 6 p.m.

Castaways Bar & Grill Live Music, 6:30 p.m.

Cohen’s Retreat Munchies and Music, 5:30 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club DJ Basik Lee, 10 p.m.

Fannie’s on the Beach Christy and Butch, 8 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Howard Paul Quartet, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Ramona Quimby, 7 p.m.

The Jinx Black Pussy, Silver Tongue Devils, 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Trivia PS Tavern Susanna Kennedy, 9 p.m.

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Gypsy Jazz, 7 p.m.

River House Rachael Shaner Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

The Shrimp Factory Stan Ray Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon, Frank Bright The Warehouse Jon Lee’s Apparitions, 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, 6:30 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) CC Witt, 7:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Mic, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

The Britannia British Pub Trivia,

Susanna Kennedy @PS TAVERN

Savannah’s own Susanna Kennedy uses guitar, violin, and voice to play favorite cover songs and originals.

THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 9 P.M. 7:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Trivia, 7 p.m.

Melody’s Coastal Cafe and Sandbar Cantina Trivia Pour Larry’s Explicit Trivia, 10 p.m.

Southbound Brewing Company Geeks Who Drink Pub Trivia, 8 p.m.

Tybee Island Social Club Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke w/ Wrath Nasty, 10 p.m.

World of Beer Karaoke, 9 p.m.

KARAOKE

Club One Tied and Tasseled Fetish Cabaret w/ the Fetish Farm, 9 p.m., Drag Show, 10:30 p.m Foxy Loxy Cafe Vinyl Appreciation, 7 p.m.

SEED Eco Lounge Daas Unterground Thursdays, 10 p.m.

Stafford’s Public House Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Blueberry Hill Trivia and Karaoke, 7 p.m.

The Chromatic Dragon Karaoke Night, 9 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

Doodles Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Flashback Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Jukebox Bar & Grill Karaoke & Throwback Jams, 8 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Rusty Rudders Tap House Karaoke

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FRIDAY 6.22 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South BBXF, Mango Strange, 9 p.m.

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Christy Alan Band, 7:30 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Greg Williams, Jerry Zambito and the Bayou Blues Band, 9 p.m.

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals), 6 p.m.

Bootleggers Dance Music w/ DJ Lishis, 8 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club DJ Precisa, 10 p.m.

Dockside Seafood Bluegrass Happy Hour, 4 p.m.

Doc’s Bar Willie Jackson and the Tybee Blues Band, 9 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Tyron Cotton, Fauvely and Lakin Crawford, 9 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Eric Jones Trio ft. saxophonist Charles Daugherty, 8:30 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar The Hextones, 9 p.m.

The Jinx Cut Throat Freak Show and the Emotron, 10 p.m.

Jukebox Bar & Grill @Sundown, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Georgia Kyle Non-Fiction Gallery Michael Houston, 7 p.m.

Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Prohibition FreeSpirits PS Tavern Jeremy Riddle, 9 p.m., Jeremy Riddle, 9 p.m.

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Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m.

River House Ricky Standard Rusty Rudders Tap House Live Acoustic Music, 6 p.m.

Ruth’s Chris Steak House David Duckworth, 8 p.m.

Saddle Bags Shelby Lee Lowe, 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

Service Brewing Company Bluegrass By The Pint w/ City Hotel, 5:30 p.m.

The Shrimp Factory Justin Morris Taste of India Don Read, 6:30 p.m.

Tijuana Flats Gary Strickland Totally Awesome Bar DJ Basik Lee Vic’s on The River Claire Frazier and Norm Gagne, 7 p.m.

The Warehouse Jon Hill, THC, 2 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Ray Tomasino, Individually Twisted, Evenpete, 5 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Tell Scarlett, 9:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Drunk at the Movies: An Improv Comedy Show, 8:30 p.m.

COMEDY

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Friday Funnies, 8 p.m.

DJ

Club 309 West CoolJay the DJ Doubles Nightclub DJ Sam Diamond, 8 p.m.

Hercules Bar & Grill DJ Little Lucky’s Live DJ Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ C-Rok, 10 p.m.

Tree House DJ Phive Star

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Abe’s on Lincoln DJ Doc Ock, 9 p.m.

Club One Drag Show

SATURDAY 6.23 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South JGBCB, 9 p.m.

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Willie Jackson and the Tybee Blues Band, 7 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Greg Williams, Jon Lee and the Hextones, 8 p.m.

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s Nancy Witt (piano and vocals), 6 p.m.

Bootleggers Bad Justice, 9 p.m.

Coach’s Corner The Charlie Fog Band, 7 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Bonnie Blue, 10 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Mitski w/ Katie Von Schleicher and She Returns from War, 8 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Teddy Adams

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Coach’s Corner Movies & Music Trivia, 8 p.m.

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Quintet w/ Cynthia Utterbach, 8:30 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Magic Rocks, 9 p.m.

The Jinx Wham Bam Glitter Glam Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Ford Natirboff The Olde Pink House David Duckworth & Alisha Duckworth Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Prohibition Jacob Evans Group PS Tavern Acoustically Twisted, 9 p.m., Acoustically Twisted, 9 p.m.

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m.

River House Ricky Standard Rusty Rudders Tap House Live Acoustic Music, 6 p.m.

Saddle Bags Drew Parker, 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

The Sentient Bean Conversations, Fauvely, 8 p.m.

The Shrimp Factory Sarah Poole Stafford’s Public House DJ Rudy Lui, 9:30 p.m.

The Stage on Bay Keller Williams, 9 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Claire Frazier and Norm Gagne, 7 p.m.

The Warehouse Rachael Shaner, At Sundown, 2 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay, Ben Torres, Bill Hodgson, DJ Race, 1 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) 8 Mile Bend Duo, 9:30 p.m.

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Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Doodles Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Jukebox Bar & Grill Karaoke & Throwback Jams, 8 p.m.

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Bayou Cafe Don Coyer, 9 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Voodoo Soup, 10:30 p.m.

The Fitzroy Live Music, 3 p.m.

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Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Eric Jones Trio ft. Cynthia Utterbach, 8 p.m.

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Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Georgia Kyle Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Open Mic, 7 p.m.

The Olde Pink House Eddie Wilson River House Ford Natirboff The Shrimp Factory Justin Morris Tybee Island Social Club Sunday Bluegrass Brunch, noon Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jon Hill, 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, Lyn Avenue, 1 p.m.

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Moon River Brewing Co. Trivia, 6 p.m.

Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Trivia, 9:30 p.m.

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Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

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Abe’s on Lincoln Open Mic, 10 p.m.

Bayou Cafe David Harbuck, 9 p.m.

Bootleggers Karaoke w/ DJ Nick, Pool Tournament and River Street Poker League El-Rocko Lounge Tiger Castle, Mr. Wait, Wave Slaves, 9 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, ongoing Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Rachael Shaner, 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Josh Johansson, 6 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Mic, 8 p.m., Open Mic, 6 p.m.

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Blowin’ Smoke Southern Cantina Team Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

The Britannia British Pub Bingo, 8 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Bingo

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Boomy’s Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Karaoke McDonough’s Karaoke, ongoing, 9 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Molly Mondays, 10:30 p.m.

DJ

The Jinx DJ Lucky Bastard, 10 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Live DJ SEED Eco Lounge DJ Pieces, 10 p.m.

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Bay Street Blues Ben Keiser Band, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Jam Night with Eric Culberson, 9 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Orca Foxy Loxy Cafe Acoustic Tuesday w/ Clouds & Satellites, 7 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Claire Frazier Quartet, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jason Bible, 7 p.m.

The Jinx Reverend Horton Heat, Big Sandy, 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Open Mic The Sentient Bean Tongue: Open Mouth and Music Show hosted by Melanie Goldey, 8 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Hitman Blues Band, 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Matt Hill, 6 p.m.

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Basil’s Pizza and Deli Trivia, 7 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Trivia, 8 p.m.

CoCo’s Sunset Grille Trivia, 7 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Trivia, 10 p.m.

Fia Rua Irish Pub Trivia, 7:30-10 p.m.

McDonough’s Bingo, 7 p.m.

Mellow Mushroom Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

PS Tavern Poker Rachael’s : Sports • Food • Fun Adults Only Trivia, 9 p.m.

Savannah Taphouse Trivia, 7 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Trivia, 9 p.m.

The Wormhole Trivia, 10:30 p.m.

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Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 7 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Karaoke The Rail Pub Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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Chuck’s Bar Comedy Open Mic, 9:30 p.m.

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Tag Team Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

CULTURE THEATRE

‘Bringing the Bard back to Savannah’ Savannah Shakes gives Twelfth Night an ‘80s spin

BY ANNA CHANDLER

anna@connectsavannah.com

Savannah Shakes pay tribute to hit teen movies like Say Anything, The Breakfast Club, and Animal House in their latest production.

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“During one scene, the clown dresses as a priest to play a joke on another person, so we use George Michael’s ‘Faith,’” Moore shares. “We’ve got one character that’s described as being a ‘pirate of bad reputation,’ so there’s a little Joan Jett in there.

It’s a nice mix of a little bit of everything.”

The biggest challenge in taking on Twelfth Night was finding talented actors who could pass for twins Viola and Sebastian. Luckily, Abigail Eller and Sam Collura, who starred as Ophelia and Laertes in Savannah Shakes’ Hamlet, had already created a sibling-esque bond as actors and were perfect for the roles.

one of his own children, who was a part of a pair of twins,” Moore notes. “It’s a very funny play, but it also has hints of loss and melancholy.”

Moore has worked in all seven Savannah Shakes productions and has seen the troupe grow and mature during its existence.

“It started to form its own little family, and now we’ve got people who have done four or five shows, but also with each show, we’re bringing new people into the group,” he says.

“Something I’ve noticed since we started doing it is that Chris Soucy and [co-founder] Sheila [Lynne Bolda] wanted to bring Shakespeare back to Savannah.

And I think we’ve really been making that mark. We’ve heard different people say, ‘I didn’t think I could understand Shakespeare, then I saw a Savannah Shakes show and it was so accessible.’ That’s what we want to do.

We’re bringing the Bard back to Savannah and establishing a name.” CS

SAVANNAH SHAKES PRESENT TWELFTH NIGHT

Though it’s certainly a comedy, Twelfth Night has shadowy undertones that may be rooted in Shakespeare’s own life experiences.

“For a bit of a historical nerd note, he wrote it pretty recently after the death of

Kennedy Fine Arts Building, Savannah State University June 22 – 23, 29 – 30 at 8 p.m.

June 24 and July 1 at 3 p.m. $20 general admission, $15 students/senior/military Reservations via 912.346.5954 (in message, include name, date of performance, and number of party members), or send reservation information to savshakes@gmail.com

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DON’T YOU forget about the Savannah Shakes.

The community troupe of Shakespeare-loving talents are back with an all-new, totally gnarly production for the summertime.

In its four years of existence, Savannah Shakes has offered decades-themed takes on the Bard’s comedies and tragedies, freshening up classic scripts with dated duds and throwback settings. For Twelfth Night, the beloved comedy of romantic entanglements and mistaken identity, the troupe’s taking their audience straight to campus—literally.

Staged in the Kennedy Fine Arts Building on Savannah State University’s campus, Twelfth Night’s Illyria is a college campus straight out of the 1980s.

“When you look at Twelfth Night, when you look at the characters, they have a lot of the ‘80s hallmarks,” says director Mike Moore. “Chris Soucy and I were discussing scripts, and a lot of the characters set the table for archetypes we’d see in ‘80s films— John Hughes movies, Animal House.”

Twelfth Night is a classic romantic comedy template complete with a giant love triangle. Duke Orsino (John Posner), the “big man on campus,” is captivated by Countess Olivia (Carolyn Anne Gibbs), a sorority girl plagued with grief.

When a transfer student, Viola (Abigail Eller), arrives and decides to disguise herself as a man named Cesario, mischief and hilarity ensue. If it weren’t for the Twelfth Night, believed to have been written around 1601 or 1602, we wouldn’t have the rom-com genre as we know it today. The ‘80s setting was a natural choice.

“Even in the supporting characters, you’ve got people like Sir Andrew [Lane Towler], who reads like this preppy guy,” Moore notes. “He talks about how much money he has, but he’s not smart—he’s a pretty, dumb jock.”

Savannah Shakes has been having a blast finding inspiration in their favorite films, and their favorite dated playlists.

The comedy is also extremely musical, and the troupe is ready to infuse the production with classic hits of the era.

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CULTURE THE ART•BEAT OF SAVANNAH

“All at Once in Every Place” in situ by Abel Macias.

“We Have Translated Each Other Into Light” in situ by Michael James O’Brien.

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include more than a tour meant for the public.

BY RACHAEL FLORA “When you come in the museum on a rachael@connectsavannah.com tour for the public, you’re here at 11 a.m. on a Saturday, you go on a tour with a docent,” MUSEUMS are having a moment, thanks explains Poitras. “You get the insight to none other than Beyonce and Jay-Z. behind the artists’ ideas and the shows, The music video to “Apeshit,” their latbut with a curator you’ll get more insight est collaborative project, was filmed in into why they picked this artist, the relaParis’ Louvre, an institution famously tionship between a curator and the work picky about filming access. on display. The curators are always trying While taking a day at the SCAD Museum to pick shows that are specific to different of Art might not be Bey and Jay level, groups in the school--not everyone shown there’s still plenty of reason to show love to is going to be a painter or a sculptor. We our own local institutions. want to hit the different colleges. We have The SCAD Museum of Art hosts a mem- a huge variety of different shows and how it bers-only curator tour this Thursday at would interest and benefit the students.”

5:30 p.m.

Poitras joined the museum staff last July Ben Tollefson, assistant curator of SCAD and oversees membership and the perks exhibitions, will give attendees a tour of they get. She says the response to the tours his three curated exhibitions: “All at Once have been positive so far. in Every Place” by Abel Macias, “Huh” by “We did a behind-the-scenes tour in Lily van der Stokker, and “We Have Trans- our painting storage, and one of the memlated Each Other Into Light” by Michael bers said it was so nice when you see what James O’Brien. Macias’ and van der Stoksomeone’s telling you what you’re lookker’s exhibitions are currently on view at ing for,” she says. “You can walk through the SCAD Museum of Art, while O’Brien’s the museum alone and not get a fraction is at the Gutstein Gallery. of what you get with a curator. It’s nice to The tour begins at the museum, and hear other people’s perspectives, what they attendees will be bussed over to the Gutintended.” stein. Light refreshments will be served Getting a membership to a museum is a after the tour. simple way to gain access to private events “We do a members-only tour once a like the curators’ tour, and it comes loaded month, and it flip-flops between going and with other perks as well. looking at our private collection and the “We always invite members to any openthree rooms in the museum,” explains ings we have for shows, which is open to Kristen Poitras, coordinator of museum the public as well,” she says. “We’ve had visitation at SCAD. activities in the theatre, we have SCAD 24 As Poitras illustrates, tours for members professors do a PowerPoint … we try to

“Huh” in situ by Lily van der Stokker.

do something special. Members get free admission for a year, ten percent off admission for any friends and family, ten percent off [purchases from] the gift store, and one or two free guest passes depending on the membership.”

Poitras emphasizes that the SCAD Museum of Art is open to all, not just SCAD students.

“Funny enough, the majority of our

members are retired people who just have an interest in art, but they themselves are not artists,” she notes. “A lot of our members are SCAD graduates. If you’re a SCAD student, you get free access to the museum all the time; you just don’t get member events. SCAD students have access to curators and docents anyway. We have a wide variety of different demographics of our members.” CS

CULTURE VISUAL ARTS

Cara K. Griffin

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

1. Tell me about your exhibition.

I think it’s confusing for people, because there seems to be this idea of if you’re an artist and you have a show, it has to be all one thing, like variations on a theme. It’s easier for the audience to understand.

“Here’s a show about circles! Here’s one circle, two circles, here’s one in purple!”

That’s great and that’s awesome when you as an artist have the energy to devote on diving into a subject matter that lights your fire. But for me lately, I’m all over the place. I’m so inspired and excited by everything. I really am trying to figure out how the materials work with one another. I’m trying to pull pieces apart, almost like a sculptor. I’m working within the parameters of finding what works and what doesn’t.

For this show, I didn’t go into making a body of work to have the show. I was just making work because that’s what my hands have to do. I have to make work.

2. You’ve been working with Jerome Meadows in his studio. What’s that been like?

We worked together with Deep, we’re both teaching artists. We met each other through that and we’re very much kindred spirits. He’s into meditation arts--you just know when you click with someone.

He invited me to work in his studio and I’ve been working with him since last July.

It’s been phenomenal. There’s this great energy without us even talking much.

We didn’t interact a lot but we were sharing similar space, and our ideas somehow

Androgynous.

Can’t See My Eyes.

influenced each other. We’d start to talk about things we were doing. I think that space definitely influenced what I’m making.

3. What inspires you lately?

There’s this Italian physicist, Carlo Rovelli, and his book [“Seven Brief Lessons on Physics”] is a New York Times bestseller.

He was saying all of reality is interaction, and that’s really big. Us talking right now is an interaction; it’s our real reality. Me mixing hummus with toilet paper and latex and finding out of those bind together, is that an interaction?

I’ve been exploring materials kinetically and seeing what’s underneath it. A lot of times, I see faces, but I don’t know exactly who I’m seeing until sometimes Queen. way afterwards.

4. Do the faces ever turn out to be

that doesn’t work, or I’m using a palette knife instead of a brush, instead of me saying immediately, “That’s wrong, I did a bad I feel like I always have a self-portrait. I job, I messed up, let me redo it,” I’m like, don’t think you can do a show that is com“Well, what is that mountain saying? How pletely not about you. Making art just for is it interacting?” I question what made me you is very selfish. I don’t mean that negause that imagery and see what I can learn tively--the word selfish has a bad connota- from it from where my mind is going. tion. The way I’m using art to serve myself I’m not Leonardo da Vinci, but I’m not is to explore a different part of myself. Your trying to be--none of us can be! But that’s mind is a constant narrative and movie, why we write our names into our desks. We and you are silent but you’re watching it want to make our mark that we were here. and listening to it.

It’s your signature coming from your hand.

This might be the yoga in me, but I’m No one else can make that like you do. listening to what my paintings are saying How does yoga influence your art? to me, I’m being guided. If I’m working on a mountain, and all of a sudden my hand moves a certain way, or I pick up a color It’s all the same. It’s all art. Most of the you?

5.

Self Portrait.

time, I like to work on the floor. I had drafting tables and easels, but I’m always moving and I’m very into trying to remain present with my body and letting things move through me. It gives me a reason to move around, so I’m working on four different things at the same time.

One thing I feel confident about saying I’m good at is color. I understand color. I look at a color and 95 percent of the time I can mix a color and make that same one on the first try without thinking about it. I didn’t realize that was a skill until recently.

I’ve been teaching to Deep and talked to the kids about color theory and mixing color. They can’t take paint out of a tube and put it on a canvas--every color has to be a mixture of at least three. That’s my only rule.

Working there has given me so much confidence. They’re youth, but they’re in high school, and they make you be really real. They’re so vulnerable and great that if you come to them with anything that isn’t 100%, they’ll see straight through you.

It’s really intimidating. What do I have to teach them? What do I have to say? On a very small level, teaching these kids about color theory, I took it for granted that that was such a privilege. CS

“EXPLORING” CLOSING RECEPTION

Sulfur Studios Friday, June 22 6 p.m.

Free and open to the public Accompanied by refreshments and entertainment by DJ Jose Ray.

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CARA K. GRIFFIN’S latest exhibition, “Exploring,” is up now at Sulfur Studios.

“Exploring” is an exhibition that, quite literally, explores the human form through abstraction and material manipulation. It remains up through June 23 with a closing reception on June 22.

Griffin’s life is a myriad of moving parts.

She’s a stylist, an automotive painter, an art teacher, and a yoga instructor as well as an artist, but for her, everything is related.

Griffin draws inspiration from everything around her, from physics podcasts to the students she teaches.

We caught up with Griffin last week.

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ALL AT ONCE IN EVERY PLACE — The SCAD Museum of Art presents “All at Once in Every Place,” an exhibition by SCAD alumnus Abel Macias (B.F.A., illustration, 2002).

Macias creates objects, installations and paintings based on his experiences with his immediate surroundings and his insatiable habit of collecting natural objects as well as castoff manufactured items. Through Aug. 5. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

BIN FENG 2013-2018 — HAZA, a contemporary art gallery, presents their second exhibition with artist Bin Feng at The Stables.

The show features more than 220 works by Feng, in mediums as varied as photography, collage, and site-specific installation. Free Through June 23. thisishaza.com. HAZA, 7 Rathborne Drive.

BONAVENTURE: A HISTORIC CEMETERY IN ART — Steeped in art and history, Bonaventure Cemetery is one of Savannah’s most scenic locales, attracting visitors since the early 19th century. Drawn from Telfair’s and others’ collections, this exhibition includes paintings, prints, photographs, and sculpture inspired by or connected to the cemetery. Through Sep. 23. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. CAPTURING THE SOUL: PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE W.W. LAW COLLECTION — The display features thirty portraits from the W. W. Law Photograph Collection which highlight the evolving nature of photography, portraiture as an art form, as well as material culture through time. The images date from the 1870s through the 1990s, and document the lives of individuals both prominent and anonymous. Through Jan. 31, 2019. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St.

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DAWN TANIS — Dawn Tanis lives in Savannah, where she owns Sunrise Healing Arts, a holistic bodywork practice. Her love of drawing and creating art goes back to childhood.

This current manifestation of her work in the paper medium has been evolving over the past decade. Through June 29. savannahjea. org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St.

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DRIPPING LYRICS OF QUEENS — This exhibition is the second in a series by Xavier Hutchins that pays homage to contemporary hip hop musicians using lyrics alongside a portrait of the performer. Inspired by the #MeToo movement, this grouping highlights female artists who use their music platform to promote positivity. free and open to the public Through June 26. 912-232-4447. info@sulfurstudios.org. facebook.com/ events/184872972140334/. sentientbean. com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

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EAST MEETS WEST: THREE WEAVERS IN THE SAORI WAY — Explore the work of Suzanne Hokanson, Treesa Germany, and Deborah Brooks. Each weaver independently encountered free-style weaving or Saori where self-expression, experimentation and serendipitous discovery are valued. While in traditional weaving regularity and uniformity are important, in Saori weaving there are no mistakes- only beauty without intention. Through June 30. hospicesavannah.org/. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. EXPLORING — This exhibition is about an exploration of material manipulations to describe reality through inference and interaction. Cara K. Griffin’s expansive imagination is best expressed through her figurative abstractions of the human Work by Becky Slivinsky is featured at Sulfur’s ON::VIEW artist condition. Through June residency program.

23. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. I DID IT AGAIN — SCAD Museum of Art presents “I Did It Again,” an exhibition of FADE INTO BLACK — Pia Camil lives and four re-configured installations by Italian works in Mexico City. “Fade into Black” is multimedia artist Paola Pivi. The artist works curated by Humberto Moro, SCAD curator of exhibitions. Through July 15. May Poetter in many international contexts and uses various media, including photography, video, Gallery (SCAD), 342 Bull St. sculpture and installation, often employing a playfulness in her practice to explore darker GROUNDED — Telfair Museums will feature themes. Through Aug. 19. scadmoa.org/. a commissioned work titled Grounded by SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Adolfo Alvarado, a Savannah-based artist whose work incorporates cal­ligraphic text, THE LIGHT, THE HEAT: SUMMER IN THE expansive swirls, and multiple layers of SOUTH — Laney Contemporary is pleased to paint to create complex compositions that present “The Light, The Heat: Summer in The reference both medieval illuminated texts South,” a collection of photographs by Jack and graffiti culture. Grounded will explore Leigh. Through Sep. 1. Laney Contemporary, a resident alien’s journey through past and present experiences, influenced by Alvarado’s 1810 Mills B. Lane Blvd. upbring­ing in Mexico’s Ciudad Juaréz, a city whose vibrant culture and notorious violence LIVESTRONG SAVANNAH — SCAD Museum of Art presents “LIVESTRONG Savancontinue to impact his work. Through Aug. 19. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the nah,” an installation by New York-based artist Christopher Chiappa. The artist transforms Arts, 207 West York St. the museum lobby into an all-consuming HUH — SCAD Museum of Art presents “Huh,” invasion of eggs; thousands of illusionistic, an exhibition by Dutch artist Lily van der Stok- hand-made sculptures of sunny-side-up, fried eggs are suspended on the walls, dripping to ker. Her multifarious approach to artmaking embraces the joys and foibles of domesticity the corner and floor, and even found in unexand relationships. Through painting, sculpture pected places like the museum’s front desk and installation, as well as a blurring of these and staircase. Through July 1. scadmoa.org/. distinct disciplines, van der Stokker immerses SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. viewers in an environment of saccharine happiness. Through Aug. 19. scadmoa.org/.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

MAKING WAVES: A COLLECTIVE PERSPECTIVE ON THE POLLUTION OF OUR WATERWAYS — Ships of the Sea Museum announces a multi-faceted series of events and resource presentations in an attempt to address and help others to address the consequences of water pollution. Events include an exhibition, a community conversation and film screening, a website launch, a speaker from Gray’s Reef, and two clean-up days. Through Aug. 26. shipsofthesea.org.

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

MOVING MOUNTAINS — SCAD Museum of Art presents “Moving Mountains,” an exhibition by artist Yang Fudong. An important figure in the contemporary art scene and independent cinema movement in China, Fudong’s films and photographic work, often derived from traditional Chinese painting, examine tensions between urban and rural, historic and present, worldliness and intellectualism. Through July 8. scadmoa.org/.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

NO ACCESS — SCAD Museum of Art presents “No Access,” a large-scale outdoor installation by artist Tom Burr. The artist draws contextual links to urban aesthetics and subcultures, minimalist art and avantgarde film. Through Sep. 17. scadmoa.org/.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

ON::VIEW: OBJETS DE DESIR — Sulfur Studios’ ON::VIEW Artist-in-Residency Program is located in the front lobby of Sulfur and provides free, high visibility studio space to an artist to complete a 4 week, site-specific project which engages the community. In Objet de Desir, Becky Slivinsky’s work begins and ends with the act of cleaning. She questions an ideal standard of beauty that is forced upon women within western culture in searching for the correlation between unrealistic beauty expectations and the ways in which women are portrayed in the media.

Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St., Through July 9 THE OPEN ROAD: PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE AMERICAN ROAD TRIP — The Open Road presents the story of the American road as inspiration for photographers who were able to capture iconic elements such as roadside motels, Mount Rushmore, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Route 66, the Pacific Coast Highway, and theme parks, as well as the everyday America. Completed between 1955 and 2014, the images provide offbeat and personal reflections of the photographers’ journeys, including the people they encounter, car culture, roadside attractions, and more. Through Sep. 3. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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dip, smoked crispy thick cut bacon, and a torrential downpour of creamy ranch.

Commonly buffalo chicken sandwiches feature fried chicken, but I prefer the smoked chicken because it retains much more moisture and flavor. The bacon acts as the crunchy element, in lieu of breading.

And if crunchy bacon is your thing, this smoked bacon is colossally crispy.

Another extremely unique offering is the Gonzo dog. Though of course smoked (I would expect nothing less from Pitmaster Roy), the dog’s twist comes with a stuffing of cheese before being encased in bacon.

Yes, the same crispy crunchy bacon described above. Smoking the hotdog allows the bacon to properly render its fat and crisp up, which often doesn’t happen with bacon wrapped meat. After your teeth pierce the guarding layer of bacon and through the juicy meat itself, your mouth is flooded with melted creamy sharp cheese.

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IF THERE is one type of cuisine that really hits home for me, it is BBQ. I grew up in a small town outside of Atlanta where barbecue joints were as concentrated as the traffic on I-85 every afternoon at 5 p.m.

So when I relocated to the Lowcountry a few short years ago, I was disappointed at the relative lack of available barbecue restaurants.

Thankfully, our city finally wised up and passed ordinances allowing food trucks to begin operation within Savannah. With the change, one of Savannah’s most popular food trucks and barbecue stops, Roy’s Nutz & Butts, was born.

Owners Roy and Mandy Chambliss both had nine-to-five jobs before they took the leap to crank up their wheeled walkup. Just as much experience as they both have in the business world, they have even more when it comes to barbecue.

The story of this American dream truly began when Roy learned to barbecue about 20 years ago, while coaching his son’s travel baseball games. According to Roy, the barbecue was an effort “to raise money” for the team, and he learned by purchasing “a little grill from Sam’s and burning a lot of meat”. Now he has a professional smoking rig that can feed at least two-thousand people per day.

Roy’s choice in wood is pecan and red oak because “[the oak smokes] hotter while [the pecan] gives the meat a sweet taste,” he explained as I peppered him with questions while attempting to learn the process.

Roy went on to explain that for the pork, he cooks it “for at least twelve hours per butt,” and he smokes the protein for four hours before wrapping it to prevent oversmoking.

Roy’s Nutz & Butts offers your traditional smoked barbecue meats and a few unique entrees.

Let’s start with the Chicken Bomb, a chicken sandwich like no other. Dishes like this are the reason I love to visit and review more relatable restaurants. Though popular in many newer places, it is special to see a mom-and-pop that offers new and unique takes on classic dishes.

The base of this sandwich is a slow smoked piece of chicken coated in buffalo sauce and layered with a mound of gooey house-smoked (obviously) buffalo chicken

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The burger is smoked as well, and be warned once you taste a smoked hamburger you will never want it cooked any other way. Smoking the beef allows the burger to be cooked through without becoming dry or making the meat tough.

You get the flavor of a traditional American cheeseburger alongside a whisper of smoked meat.

As for the side items, every single one of them are so delicious they could be featured as main. Roy’s Brunswick Stew is award winning; it placed second in the professional category and third for the People’s’ Choice award of the 2018 Brunswick Stewbilee competition.

Want to know why? Roy’s is the only restaurant around town using brisket in their stew. Traditionally the stew includes pork and sometimes chicken, but Roy included all three smoked meats. The recipe also excludes potatoes, a filler for the stew traditionally used to stretch the amount it will serve.

The baked beans are not overly sweet.

Instead they are balanced by Mandy’s addition of chili sauce. Cooked down with the beans you will find green peppers, which add a touch of brightness to the Southern staple. The combination of the two additions give these beans an overall peppery flavor with the finish of a hint of the traditional sweetness.

The Macaroni and Cheese is made the way that I prefer, creamy and not baked with an egg like many southern versions of the side. The flavor of cheese is deep, due to the use of sharp American, Monterey

Jack, and Colby. Distributed about you will find a sea of cracked black pepper, a perfect touch to cut through the richness of three cheeses.

Let’s not forget about the barbecue sauce. Besides the actual smoked meat this may be the most important offering. The idea for Roy’s signature sauce, a Honey Jalapeño Barbecue Sauce, surfaced when he was sampling barbecue at a local joint in Arizona.

After returning to Savannah, he spent a little bit of time attempting to recreate the sauce before perfecting his own. The sauce “is probably their most popular” and is made with a purée of fresh jalapeños.

For the people that think it the honey jalapeno barbecue sauce is too spicy, Roy, made a hickory salve and as he was doing a lot of jobs in South Carolina, “everybody asked [them] for a mustard based one, so that is what I did,” Roy explained as he told me about his other two barbecue sauce creations.

The mustard version is reminiscent of a smokey spicy honey mustard, while the hickory is closer to a traditional barbecue sauce without so much sweetness.

The menu is only going to get larger, and Roy and Mandy have been working on a brick-and-mortar sit-down featuring a large menu and new creations. Their quick success is due to love of the food, each other, and serving people.

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/// Released in 2004, the Pixar gem The Incredibles focused on a family of superheroes whose members consisted of dad Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible (voiced by Craig T. Nelson), mom Helen/Elastigirl (Holly Hunter), daughter Violet (Sarah Vowell), son Dash (Spencer Fox), and baby Jack-Jack.

The Parrs were presented as the modern American family that was expected to conform to the societal status quo (i.e., blend with the bland) rather than champion its own uniqueness. The domestic conflicts triggered by the clan’s suburban ennui gave way to an acceptance of each person’s individuality and, consequently, an ability to pool their resources as both crime fighters and family members.

That’s pretty heady material for what’s ostensibly a kid flick, but, as Pixar has proven time and again, the company’s greatest works provide relevance and resonance for adults as well. Yet when it comes to the sequels, only the Toy Story followups offer comparable gravitas. Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and Cars were all followed by further chapters that still provided the entertainment value but eased the brakes on anything more substantial.

Surprisingly, that’s the case with Incredibles 2 as well. In this outing, arriving a full 14 years after the Oscar-winning original, superheroes are still outlawed and not allowed to engage in feats of derring-do.

The philanthropic Winston Deavor (Bob Odenkirk) hopes to change that, and he and his sister Evelyn (Catherine Keener) elect to showcase Elastigirl performing amazing deeds in an effort to sway the public into again supporting superheroes.

(Hunter returns to handle vocal duties, as do all primary players except Fox, who’s replaced by Huck Milner as Dash.)

While Helen is running around the world performing good deeds, a grouchy Bob remains at home looking after the kids. It’s only when a villain known as the Screenslaver gets the upper hand on Elastigirl that Bob and the rest of the brood — with assists from Frozone (returning Samuel L. Jackson) and, of course, the invaluable designer Edna Mode (Bird himself) — must get involved in the fray.

Full of energy and imagination (if a tad overlong), Incredibles 2 is a guaranteed good time at the movies and certain to be one of the summer’s biggest hits. But while it frequently feints in the direction of something more meaningful, it usually backs away and merely lathers on more thrills. Anyone expecting the complexity of its predecessor might be left wanting.

As before, the most satisfying element in the picture is the Parr family itself.

The plot thread involving Jack-Jack and his seemingly infinite number of powers devours too much screen time, but the

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attention accorded to the other four family members is once again lovely, with Bob, Helen, Violet and Dash all retaining their standings among Pixar’s very best characters. Forget that Marvel gang: On screen, they’re the true Fantastic Four.

TAG

//1 Hawkeye was noticeably MIA in Avengers: Infinity War, but you can catch his alter ego Jeremy Renner in Tag, a hit-andmiss comedy with, perhaps surprisingly, more hits than misses.

The most startling trivial pursuit regarding this film is that it’s based on a true story, one featured in a Wall Street Journal article in 2013 . The feature was about 10 men who have spent the last few decades taking one month out of every year to play a game of tag, in which the final person tagged has to be “It” for an entire year until the next cycle.

Naturally, attempting to focus on 10 individuals would turn the film version into, well, basically an Avengers movie, so the decision was made to downsize to five guys and one very enthusiastic wife.

The plot centers around the fact that one player — the suave Jerry Pierce (Renner) — has never once been tagged in all the decades of playing. Thus, the other four gents — game-obsessed Hogie (Ed Helms), corporate smoothie Bob (Jon Hamm), wry Sable (Hannibal Buress) and irresponsible Chilli (Jake Johnson) — have long been determined to nail Jerry. They feel that this is finally the year, as Jerry is getting married and the others — including Hogie’s exuberant wife Anna (Isla Fisher) — believe he might be distracted enough to let down his guard. Fat chance.

The real story is primarily one of friendship, but in this filmic version, the emphasis is naturally on rude pranks and crude one-liners. That’s perfectly fine — the movie is often very funny when it’s going for the throat — but it does render the sentimental final act soggy and not particularly convincing.

OCEAN’S 8

//1 During the first decade of the 21st century, filmgoers could count on Steven Soderbergh gifting them a new Ocean’s flick every few years. The behind-thescenes gist was presumably the same for all three pictures — a bunch of movie stars got together with their directing buddy to shoot a few sequences in between nonstop partying — but, in a reversal of the norm, here was a franchise that actually improved as it progressed.

Yet it wasn’t until 2007’s Ocean’s Thirteen that everything clicked just right, largely because it was the first film where it truly felt like there was something at stake in its convoluted, house-of-cards plotline.

Those cards take a tumble in Ocean’s 8, not so much a reboot of the franchise as a continuation with different players.

Soderbergh is still attached as producer (The Hunger Games’ Gary Ross takes over as director), Gould returns briefly as Reuben Tishkoff to maintain some semblance of continuity, and there are frequent discussions centered around George Clooney’s Danny Ocean, who supposedly has died in the interim.

The central character is now Danny’s sister Debbie (Sandra Bullock), just wrapping up a jail sentence and eager to pull off a massive score.

Her idea is to steal a necklace valued at $150 million – easier schemed than done since said bauble has been kept in an underground vault for decades.

But Debbie sets into motion a plot that will result in the necklace being worn to the Met Gala by pampered movie star Daphne Kluger (Anne Hathaway), at which point she plans to pilfer the jewelry.

To assist her in her robbery, she assembles a team whose members include her BFF and former partner in crime (Cate Blanchett), a computer hacker (Rihanna), a fence (Sarah Paulson), a forger (Mindy Kaling), a street hustler (Awkwafina), and the fashion designer (Helena Bonham Carter) who will be dressing Daphne for the Met charity event. CS 29

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ACTIVISM & POLITICS

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

A gathering of Liberals for an informal discussion of politics, the economy, sports, entertainment, and the world around us. Free to attend. Food and beverages available for purchase. third Thursday of every month. (912) 341-7427. livingliberally. org/drinking/chapters/GA/savannah.

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THE GEORGIA GERRYMANDERING TOWN HALL: REDISTRICTING 101 Join COMMON CAUSE for a free town hall featuring members of the California Redistricting Commission, authors of an award-winning non-partisan redistricting solution in their state and who believe Georgia is ripe for a similar initiative to protect democracy here. Free Fri., June 22, 3-5 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/events/ 1395793063900894/?ti=icl. commoncause. org/georgia. fpc.presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. GREEN PARTY OF CHATHAM COUNTY People, Planet and Peace over Profit!

Meets Saturdays and the first Tuesday of every month. Join the Facebook group, @ ChathamGreens, to find out about upcoming local events. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

SATURDAYS WITH ALDERWOMAN SHABAZZ Residents in Savannah’s 5th District are invited to meet with their Alderwoman every 4th Saturday of the month. Residents may come with specific issues and concerns, or just to meet their representative on Savannah City Council. District 5 runs roughly west of Bull Street and north of 36th Street, and also includes newly developing areas of the City in the southwest quadrant of Chatham County. Free and open to the public. fourth Saturday of every month, 2-4 p.m. 912-651-6410. Shabazz Seafood Restaurant, 502 W. Victory Dr. 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.

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.

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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. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR FREE MOUTH GUARD PROGRAM Any high school or group that offers team sports in the Savannah area is invited to apply for free custom-fit mouth guards for their upcoming season courtesy of Angela Canfield, a local dentist who operates Sandfly Family Dental in Savannah and Premier Dental Designs in Rincon. Canfield is accepting applications until Monday, July 2 for the 2018 Canfield Mouth Shield Program that will provide mouth guards in team colors, valued at up to $10,000, for the team chosen for the program.Canfield will donate the mouth guards, valued at $85 each, to every player on the selected team.

Each appliance includes a one-year warranty that covers any dental expenses incurred by players while wearing the mouth guards.

The warranty pays $1,093.75 per injured or replaced tooth up to a maximum of $35,000 per incident. Since the program started, Canfield has donated over $40,000 worth of protective gear to local student-athletes.

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CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR 2018 SAVANNAH FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL

POSTER CONTEST Get your creative juices flowing and join in the 2018 Savannah Food & Wine Festival’s search for this year’s signature poster design. The premier culinary and wine festival is opening the poster competition to any artist or student over 21 years of age, in any medium. Artwork must be a 24”x36” poster with live image area of 18”x30”. It should be original artwork depicting a culinary and wine element, be unique, and contain recognizable Savannah representation/imagery. Festival logo is optional and the poster must contain the date of the event, November 5-11, 2018, and the website, savannahfoodandwinefestival. com. For more information, email info@ savannahfoodandwinefest.com. Through Aug. 15.

CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR TEACHING SUMMER WORKSHOPS The Studio School seeks working artists interested in teaching summer classes or workshops to teens and/or adults.

Submit work experience, your art website/ Instagram, a class description of what you’d like to teach (more than one idea is okay), the age group you prefer and your general availability in June and July. Send to info@ thestudioschoolsavannah.com ongoing.

Studio School, 1319 Bull St. CALL FOR DEEP WRITING FELLOWS Deep Center is on the hunt for Savannah writers to apply for fellowships for Deep’s upcoming semester of programming (September through December). Deep Center is a nonprofit creative-writing literacy organization working with Savannah’s public middle schools. Writing Fellows work in teams of two to lead 11 weeks of after-

school writing workshops at assigned middle schools. Interested? Learn more and apply at deepkids.com/join. Through Sep. 15. liveoakpl.org. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR MINIATURE MASTERPIECES FOR HOSPICE SAVANNAH Back by popular demand, the Hospice Savannah Art Gallery will host a silent auction of tiny art to be displayed from August through the closing reception on Friday, September 14, 2018. Local artists are invited to submit work in any medium, not to exceed 12” by 12” (including frame, if framed). Artists are limited to submitting two pieces and Hospice Savannah will establish a minimum price, not to exceed $100, with bid increments of $10. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and artists have the option of receiving 50% of the final sale price. Proceeds support not-forprofit Hospice Savannah’s life enriching programs and services. Entries must be received no later than July 16 and must be accompanied by the submission form downloadable at www.HospiceSavannah. org/ArtGallery For more information, please contact Beth Logan, Director of Marketing at 912.355.2289 Through July 16. hospicesavannah.org/. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR VIGNETTE SAVANNAH Vignette Savannah is looking for contributors in writing and photography! vSav’s tagline is “Indulging in Savannah’s most coveted decor, design, & aweinspiring spaces.” Contribute to the blog and social media channels with your writing and/or photography (credit will be given) featuring restaurants, coffee shops, or any other creative spaces and design you find inspiring! Preference will be given to students/professionals that can be consistent contributors-- build a portfolio with the vSav blog and on its social media channels and gain a reference in the process! Visit vignettesavannah.com and email Anita at vignettesavannah@gmail. com to express your interest! ongoing.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: FAAA SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION Artist members of Telfair’s Friends of African American Arts are invited to submit work for an exhibition of small works in the Jepson Center’s Morrison Community Gallery, opening September 20. Works must not exceed 24 inches in any dimension. This exhibition is open only to current FAAA members.

Registration opens May 1, and the submission deadline is August 10.

Guidelines and registration will be available online starting May 1 at telfair. org/faaa. Through Aug. 10. 912-7908800. telfair.org/faaa. telfair.org/jepson/.

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St. CALL FOR EXTRAS FOR ‘EMPEROR’ Kendall Cooper Casting is currently accepting photo submissions for the upcoming feature film Emperor. The film will be directed by Mark Amin and produced

by Cami Winikoff and Reginald Hudlin. The film is inspired by the true story of Shields Green, a slave who makes a daring escape to freedom, meets Frederick Douglass, and decides to fight alongside John Brown at Harpers Ferry. Filming will take place from Mid-June through late July in Savannah, GA. Cooper is seeking men and women of African American and Caucasian ethnicity, ages 18+ to play soldiers, slaves, and townsfolk. Specifically seeking extras with authentic Civil War era looks (beards/ period facial hair). Also seeking a few featured roles for children; African American Boys and Girls ages 6-11 years old and Caucasian Girls and Boys age 4-7 years old. Extras must be able to work locally in Savannah, GA, no housing or travel provided. Pre-fitting required. Non-Union.

Rate of $68/8, all hours worked will be paid.

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CALL FOR JESUS-YESHUA PRODUCTION CLUB AND VIDEO CREW Contact Brenda Lee at 912-236-3156 or at revbrendalee@yahoo.com for more information. ongoing. Online only, none.

CALL FOR LOCAL PRODUCTS AND RETAILERS FOR COHEN’S RETREAT ONSITE BOUTIQUE SHOP Cohen’s Retreat, a historic destination for art, food and community located in Savannah’s famed Moon River District, is seeking specialty retailers interested in placing their locally or regionally-made products in its onsite boutique shop, Brown Dog Market. Cohen’s Retreat is refreshing its product lines at Brown Dog Market to feature more of a mix of mainstream local products to include with their current artisan products. Retailers who would like access to some of Savannah’s largest neighborhoods located in and near the Moon River District are encouraged to apply for shelf space. Interested retailers should reach out to Colleen Smith at colleen. smith@cohensretreat.com or by calling 912.355.3336, ext. 4. Please include product name(s), description, price point, availability, contact information and any other essential details. ongoing. Cohen’s Retreat, 5715 Skidaway Rd. CALL FOR MUSICIANS FOR EFFINGHAM COUNTY ORCHESTRA Effingham Community Orchestra is now accepting additional musicians.

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Film: Forty Acres and a Mule

The film is about the meeting of 20 African-American church leaders with Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and Gen. William T. Sherman on January 12, 1865 in Savannah. It was this meeting that produced the U.S. land redistribution policy known as “40 acres and a Mule.” A discussion with the director and producer follows the screening.

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR WEAVE-ADREAM PROGRAM The City of Savannah Department of Arts, Culture & Historical Resources is now accepting proposals for the 2018 Weave-A-Dream (WAD) program which seeks to engage youth in art projects that reestablish and preserve vibrant, sustainable neighborhoods. Applications must be submitted at least seven weeks prior to the start date of the project. Applications will be accepted March through November 13th of 2018 (while funds are available).

Selected projects must be completed prior to December 31, 2018. The guidelines and application are available for download at www.savannahga.gov/arts. Technical assistance is available to applying organizations and individuals. Through Nov. 13.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR “INSIDE

MYSELF: A COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE SHOW” The theme for this show is “Inside Myself.”

We encourage you to listen to the song (Inside Myself, by Art Porter) a couple of times while creating. All mediums are welcome. To submit, send in photos of your previous work that best showcases your style to artrise.exhibition@gmail.com and pay the submission fee via the paypal invoice we will send to you in an email, or you may pay cash at the Non-Fiction Gallery location on 1522 Bull Street. Through July 5.

Non-Fiction Gallery, 1522 Bull St. CALL FOR WORLD WAR I ITEMS FOR CITY EXHIBIT The City of Savannah Research Library & Municipal Archives is currently planning a World War I Centennial exhibit for 2018 to honor Savannahians’ role in the war.

The City would like to include items from local residents and families to further personalize the exhibit. Residents are asked to share World War I related artifacts or documents with the City to help create the exhibit. To lend an item to the exhibit or to learn more about the exhibit, please contact Luciana Spracher, City of Savannah Library & Archives Director, at Lspracher@ savannahga.gov or (912) 651-6411.

ongoing. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

RELIGIOUS ETHNIC ARTISTS NEEDED Religious ethnic (JESUS-YESHUA) artists and musicals needed for upcoming season.

A classical accompanist and conductor for sacred music and gospel singers needed.

Contact Reverend Brenda Lee (912) 2363154; email: revbrendalee@yahoo.com ongoing. No physical address given, none.

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.

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CLIMB OUT OF THE DARKNESS Show your support for moms who struggle with mental health here in Savannah and lend your voice to some of our community’s most vulnerable. All families are welcome regardless of race, class, orientation, identity, or status. The team aims to raise $3,000 to support the local chapter of Postpartum Support International, which works to create and fund programs for mothers and families who struggle with mental health issues related to childbearing. Sign up to join our team here: https://climb-out-2018. causevox.com/team/Savannah Sat., June 23, 10 a.m.-noon. 912-495-8549. bridget@ bridgetcrossLCSW.com. climb-out-2018. causevox.com/team/Savannah. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. Come out to support our community’s moms and families! Climb Out of the Darkness is held annually on the longest day of the year to shine the most light on maternal mental health issues such as postpartum depression and anxiety. Join us for a walk at Lake Mayer to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and support moms who are struggling. All funds raised go directly to the Georgia chapter of Postpartum Support International. Sat., June 23, 10 a.m.-noon. bridget@bridgetcrossLCSW.com. climbout-2018.causevox.com/team/Savannah.

Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

SCI FANS FOR SENIORS DRIVE Members of the community who would like

to donate a new box fan or make a cash donation to purchase a fan may come by SCI’s headquarters at 3025 Bull Street, Savannah between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday or donate on-line at www.seniorcitizensinc.org/give. ongoing.

Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St.

JONESIN’ CROSSWORD

BY MATT JONES

©2018 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com) Answers on page 37

“TRIPLE 8” --FITTINGLY FOR THE 888TH JONESIN’ CROSSWORD

CLASSES, CAMPS & WORKSHOPS

2018 SUMMER BONANZA The program will expose young people to local government, cultural diversity, and positive role models. Strengthening academic development while providing safe, structured, and fun activities for youth is essential. Summer Bonanza meets once per week on Saturday mornings from 10 am – 1 pm at the Moses Jackson Center. Saturdays, 9 a.m. (912) 663-4528. Moses Jackson Advancement Center, 1410B Richards Street.

APICS CERTIFIED SUPPLY CHAIN PROFESSIONAL (CSCP) CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP Earn the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and prove your knowledge of end-to-end supply chain management, and demonstrate value to colleagues and employers looking for a competitive edge in today’s global economy.

By earning the CSCP designation, join the more than 21,000 professionals in 100 countries who have mastered the essential technology, concepts, and strategies related to end-to-end supply chain operations.

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1 Came up 6 Minor argument 10 Die spots 14 Cholesterol drug with the generic version Simvastatin 15 Animal in two constellations 16 Mental concoction 17 One-eighty 18 Boxing Day baby, astrologically 20 Defunct newspaper from North Carolina’s state capital 22 Pencil end 23 ___ el hanout (North African spice mix) 24 Distorted 27 Leb. neighbor 28 Greek column style 31 You, to Shakespeare 32 Crankcase component for engine fluids 34 Get a little froggy?

35 Certain Winter Olympics squad, as spelled in some countries 38 City with a Witch Museum 39 The great outdoors 40 “Toy Story” kid 41 Try to buy 42 Work at a grocery store, perhaps

45 Music collection often stored in a tower 46 Directional suffix 47 Place to change before swimming 50 Compare pros and cons 53 Easy swimming target, slangily 56 Word before paper or metal 57 Charismatic glow 58 Reverberation 59 City between Jacksonville and Tampa 60 Seasonal employee 61 Put a halt to 62 Pied ___ (“Silicon Valley” company)

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1 Sky-blue shades 2 Hub traffic circle 3 Eye-related 4 Tender spots 5 Basement apartment resident at 123 Sesame Street 6 “No ___ luck!”

7 Backside before a fall?

8 Having as a goal 9 Airport runway 10 “___ or it didn’t happen!”

11 Altar-ed statement?

12 Part of MPG

13 ___ Jacinto 19 -y, pluralized 21 Bobby Flay’s milieu 24 Exclamation often misspelled with the second letter at the end 25 Be nomadic 26 ___ it up 29 Show starter 30 Water nymph, in mythology 31 Yew, for example 32 Mind 33 Philosopher’s suffix 34 Midpoint, for short 35 Group in the pit 36 Carmaker Ransom 37 Intuition 38 Alveolus, e.g.

41 Pays off 42 Undeserved reputation 43 “Hurry up!,” in Spanish 44 He brought the frankincense 46 Startled sound 48 Storyteller with morals 49 Italian lawn bowling 50 Make a present presentable?

51 “___! Cherry-O” (kids’ board game) 52 Corvette roof option 53 Took a load off 54 Shade 55 Robotic factory piece

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Prepare for the CSCP credential certification with the Savannah APICS Chapter’s CSCP Certification Workshop. The APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) program is the first and only supply chain certification that encompasses the endto-end global supply chain. $1595-$1995 Sat., June 23, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 912443-3012. education@apicssavannah.org. savannahtech.edu/pce-cscp. Savannah Technical College, Crossroads Campus Auditorium, 190 Crossroads Parkway.

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 SELF DEFENSE Essential self-defense for adults. $30/ month Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah.com.

Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

BEADING CLASSSES AT EPIPHANY BEAD & JEWELRY STUDIO Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced. Call for class times.

912-677-3983. epiphany.indiemade.com.

Epiphany Bead & Jewelry Studio, 101 N. Fahm St. BEGINNING BELLY DANCE CLASSES Taught by Happenstance Bellydance.

All skill levels and styles. Private instruction available. $15 912-704-2940. happenstancebellydance@gmail.com. happenstancebellydance.wordpress.com.

BRIDGE LESSONS Competitive Bidding (BB2), Saturday, February 4 at 10AM. Defensive Signals (BB5), Monday February 6. They are 4 week classes. Intermediate and advanced workshops continue on Fridays at 10AM. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave, Sandfly. Also, games are held in the afternoon and/or evening almost every day. There is something for players at all levels. Check our website for fees and schedules of games and other classes. ongoing. 912-228-4838. bridgewebs.com/ savannahclubs. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. BRINGING THE INDUSTRY TO SAVANNAH: AN INTIMATE WORKSHOP INTENSIVE FOR FILMMAKERS, WRITERS & ACTORS Los Angeles Award-Winning Film & TV Director Christine Swanson from “The Miki Howard Story” directed in Savannah; Director/Teacher Javon Johnson of BET’s “The Quad” and Patti Gill of GillTalent in Atlanta to spend the day teaching intensive study in writing, directing and crafting career plans. A photographer is available to take professional headshots for the film industry.

The Savannah State University’s Department of Journalism & Mass Communications is hosting the event. Pre-registration here at www.ActorsIntenstiveWorkshop. com and fees are required. Contact WorkshopActorsIntensive@gmail.com for questions. $275 for all 4 sessions Sun., June 24, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 912-358-3378.

WorkshopActorsIntenstive@gmail.com. actorsintensiveworkshop.com. savstate. edu/. Savannah State University, 3219 College St. 34 CAREGIVING 101

Aikido Classes

Aikido is a traditional Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba, ‘O Sensei’ or (‘Great Teacher’). On a purely physical level it is an art involving throws and joint locks that are derived from Jujitsu and Kenjutsu (open hand and weapon based techniques). Beyond the self defense aspects of the art its true goal is to challenge its practitioners to discover their best selves. $50/MONTH FOR JEA MEMBERS, $70/MONTH FOR NON-MEMBERS, OR $80/8-CLASS PUNCH CARD TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, 7-8:30 P.M. 912-6040958, 912-346-2650. AIKINORM@AOL.COM, AIKIDOBILLY@HOTMAIL.COM. COASTALAIKIDO.COM. SAVANNAHJEA.ORG. JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE, 5111 ABERCORN ST.

The free one-hour class is designed to raise awareness of the importance of selfcare by exploring the physical, emotional, psychological and social components of caregiving. Learn tips to deal with the many challenges and gain useful information on community resources. Led by an experienced clinical professor and seasoned caregiver, any person finding themselves in the role of family caregiver would greatly benefit from this free class.

Free fourth Monday of every month, noon.

912-629-1331. edelcaregiverinstitute.org.

Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive.

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.

BOATING CLASSES

Classes on boat handling, boating safety and navigation offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. See website or call to register. 912897-7656. savannahaux.com.

COUNTRY TWO STEP GROUP CLASS Country Two Step: no partner needed or experience required. 4 weeks for $40 or drop in for $15. $40 for 4 weeks Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. 612-470-6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com.

Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. 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, ---.

DIVAS & PUMPS: ADULT HEELS DANCE CLASS Divas & Pumps is a dance class teaching walks, struts, freestyles, and choreography to hits by our favorite Divas. Come get your life every Wednesday at 7:30. $15 Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. 323-539-1760.

DANCEHOWIWANTTO@GMAIL.COM. DANCEHOWIWANTTO.COM. 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.

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. JEWELER’S GUIDED OPEN STUDIO Join us for time to practice your skills and knock out some projects you’ve been dreaming up. Tuition includes access to the studio with support from Christina or one of her assistants. Students are responsible for their own materials. Prerequisite of Jewelry I or similar instruction from another studio. $30 Thursdays, 1-4 p.m.

912-289-8337. christina@dreamcatstudio. com. dreamcatstudio.com. Use our space to practice your skills and knock out your personal pieces. Tuition includes access to the studio with support from Christina or one of her assistants. Students are responsible for their own materials.

Prerequisite of Jewelry I or similar instruction from another studio. $30 Fridays, 6 p.m. 912-289-8337. christina@ dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcat studio, Hover Creek RD. 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.

LIFE CHALLENGE COACHING In an environment of patience, nonjudgement and compassion, we will explore the source of your challenge, the beliefs that hold your challenge in place, and discover & enact healthy and healing life changes. For appointment, contact Cindy Un Shin Beach at revfugon@gmail.com, or Text (only) to 912-429-7265. ongoing. Online only, none.

MONTHLY SATSANG We will use The Yamas and Niyamas by Deborah Adele as our guide. Each month, one of our SPY teachers will lead the discussion and help us reflect on, discuss and assimilate their meaning into our 21st century lives. These gatherings are intended to be a dialogue and an inquiry into how we can align ourselves with these principles and bring them into our thoughts and actions.

No asana practice, we will sit for discussion.

Please dress comfortably, bring your ideas and a journal. $20 drop in | $150 for all ten

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sessions Wed., June 20, 7:15-8:30 p.m. 912349-2756. info@savannahpoweryoga.com. facebook.com/events/951706225006434/. savannahpoweryoga.com. Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Road Unit J-3.

MUSIC LESSONS AND CLASSES: ALL INSTRUMENTS, ALL AGES Portman’s Music Academy offers private lessons on piano, guitar (electric, acoustic, classical), mandolin, ukulele, banjo, bass guitar, drums, percussion, voice, clarinet, saxophone (alto and tenor), oboe, flute, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, DJ, Pro Logic, Composition, Ear Training, violin, viola, and cello. Group classes for beginner piano and guitar. Music Adventures for ages 5 to 7. ongoing. 912354-1500. portmansmusic.com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. MUSIC LESSONS--MULTIPLE INSTRUMENTS AND STYLES Savannah Musicians’ Institute offers private instruction for all ages and experience levels for Guitar (electric, acoustic, bass, classical, jazz), Piano, Flute, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Clarinet, Saxophone, and Voice as well as Music Theory/ Composition/ Ear Training.

We teach public, private and home school students as well as adults at all experience levels. Located at 15 East Montgomery Crossroads in Office #205 near White Bluff Road, Savannah, GA. ongoing. 912388-1806. 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. Tuesdays 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.

PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES Photography Workshops: Beginner to Advanced level. 4-hour sessions. $250 per student. See website for complete list. 410251-4421. chris@chrismorrisphotography. com. chrismorrisphotography.com/learn.

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.

POWER SELF DEFENSE Get fit and develop powerful selfdefense skills. For active adults. $30/ month Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah.com.

Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

R&B SOUL ADULT LINE DANCING The R&B Soul line dance group Savannah Show Stoppers are conducting line dance classes every Monday night at the West Broad St. YMCA and every Tuesday nights at the John Delaware Center. Both classes starts at 6:30. Lamont Hunter, the founder of the Savannah Show Stoppers,

is the Instructor. Donations Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m. and Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m.

912-220-7712. hlamont70@yahoo.com. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. REIKI TREATMENT Reiki relaxes & rejuvenates; promotes emotional & physical healing; reduces neuromuscular & arthritic pain. E-mail request for appointment/ Fee base at revfugon@gmail.com, or Text (only) 912429-7265 ongoing. Online only, none.

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.

SAMBA SAVANNAH DRUMMING WORKSHOP Learn Afro-Brazilian rhythms with drumming instructor Andrew Hartzell. All ages. $10 Sundays, 2:30 p.m. starlandiasupply.com.

Starlandia Creative Supply, 2438 Bull Street.

SASS & SWAG ADULT HIP HOP Sass & Swag is a high energy, adult hip hop dance class. Learn hip hop grooves you can take to any party or club, and learn a choreographed routine to today’s hottest hits. Mondays at 7:30 pm. $15 Mondays, 7:30 p.m. 323-539-1760.

DANCEHOWIWANTTO@GMAIL.COM. DANCEHOWIWANTTO.COM. SUMMER READING PROGRAM Summer Reading Program: June 1 - July 31 at Live Oak Public Libraries. Be a reading rockstar! and join us to enjoy great books, participate in exciting activities and earn prizes. Have fun reading and learning all summer long! Free Through July 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 912-652-3600. communications@liveoakpl.org. liveoakpl. org/srp2018/. liveoakpl.org. Live Oak Public Libraries, 2002 Bull Street.

SURFING AND UKULELE LESSONS Surfing & Ukulele Lessons and surf camps. Tybee Surf Lessons, Tybee Island/ Savannah. Email or call Turner for more info 808-385-5364. TybeeSurfLessons.com. ongoing. Tybee Island, Tybee Island.

TAI CHI The tai chi classes are open to the first 25 participants 60 years of age or older.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. 912-877-0056. Senior Citizens, Inc. Liberty County Neighborhood Center, 800 Tupelo Trail.

YOUTH AND TEEN AERIAL SILK CLASSES Youth Class ages 8+. Teen Class ages 11+.

Learn to dance and work with Aerial Silks and Hoop while suspended in the air. Weekly classes held on Fridays through the month of September only. Very limited space available, reserve your spot and register online today. $20/class $75/September package ongoing. 954.682.5694. elyse.

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. ABENI CULTURAL ARTS DANCE CLASSES Classses for multiple ages in performance dance and adult fitness dance. African, modern, ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, gospel. Held at Abeni Cultural Arts studio, 8400-B Abercorn St. Call Muriel, 912-6313452, or Darowe, 912-272-2797. ongoing. abeniculturalarts@gmail.com.

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

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

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

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, and other fiber arts.

Meets at Oatland Island Wildlife Center, first Saturday of the month (Sept.-June) 10:15am. ongoing. fiberguildsavannah. homestead.com/. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. HISTORIC FLIGHT SAVANNAH A non-profit organization dedicated to sending area Korean War and WWII veterans to Washington, DC, to visit the WWII Memorial. All expenses paid by Honor Flight Savannah. Honor Flight seeks contributions, and any veterans interested in a trip to Washington. Call for info. ongoing. 912-5961962. 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.

HOSTESS CITY TOASTMASTERS CLUB 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, 6:15-7:15 p.m. hostesscity.toastmastersclubs.org. bullstreetlabs.com. Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. KNITTERS, NEEDLEPOINT AND CROCHET Meets every Wednesday. Different locations

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thestudio@yahoo.com. thestudiosav.net. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. ZONA ROSA WRITING WORKSHOP Become the writer you were meant to be: Join Zona Rosa, the internationally acclaimed, monthly Savannah-based writing workshops founded and led by awardwinning author Rosemary Daniell. Over 180 Zona Rosans have become published authors. For information, contact Rosemary at info@myzonarosa.com. Also ask about the week-long, intensive Sixteenth Annual Zona Rosa Writing and Living Retreat,Tybee Island, July 22-29, 2017. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

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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. 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.

PROOFREADER’S WHISKEY CLUB Membership includes the first whiskey drink free, free monthly private whiskey tastings from various brands, 15% off the member’s bill for the year, and a personalized book card including a list of 75 whiskeys in each chapter in the DeSoto library. Library series meetings will be the last Thursday of every month and include one free guest pass per member for the year. They will pick a book from the Edgar’s P&P library to hold

their personalized book card which will be used to keep track of their progress on the whiskey list. $50 ongoing. eventbrite. com/e/proofreaders-whiskey-clubtickets-42943991635. proofsavannah.com.

Edgar’s Proof and Provision, 15 E. Liberty St. 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. Savannah Tree Foundation, 3025 Bull Street.

SAFE KIDS SAVANNAH

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you have cosmic permission to enjoy extra helpings of waffles, crepes, pancakes, and blintzes. Eating additional pastries and doughnuts is also encouraged. Why? Because it’s high time for you to acquire more ballast. You need more gravitas and greater stability. You can’t afford to be top-heavy; you must be hard to knock over. If you would prefer not to accomplish this noble goal by adding girth to your butt and gut, find an alternate way.

Maybe you could put weights on your shoes and think very deep thoughts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

You’re slipping into the wild heart of the season of discovery. Your curiosity is mounting. Your listening skills are growing more robust. Your willingness to be taught and influenced and transformed is at a peak. And what smarter way to take advantage of this fertile moment than to decide what you most want to learn about during the next three years? For inspiration, identify a subject you’d love to study, a skill you’d eagerly stretch yourself to master, and an invigorating truth that would boost your brilliance if you thoroughly embodied it.

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Playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. Four of his works were essential in earning that award: the play *Waiting for Godot,* and the novels *Molloy,* *Malone Dies,* and *The Unnamable.* Beckett wrote all of them in a two-year span during the late 1940s. During that time, he was virtually indigent. He and his companion Suzanne survived on the paltry wage she made as a dressmaker.

We might draw the conclusion from his life story that it is at least possible for a person to accomplish great things despite having little money. I propose that we make Beckett your role model for the coming weeks, Gemini. May he inspire you to believe in your power to become the person you want to be no matter what your financial situation may be.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

I suggest you ignore the temptation to shop around for new heroes and champions. It would only distract you from your main assignment in the coming weeks, which is to be more of a hero and champion yourself. Here are some tips to guide you as you slip beyond your overly modest self-image and explore the liberations that may be possible when you give yourself more credit. Tip #1: Finish outgrowing the old heroes and champions who’ve served you well. Tip #2: Forgive and forget the disappointing heroes and hypocritical champions who betrayed their own ideals. Tip #3: Exorcise your unwarranted admiration for mere celebrities who might have snookered you into thinking they’re heroes or champions.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

“A waterfall would be more impressive if it flowed the other way,” said Irish writer Oscar Wilde. Normally, I would dismiss an idea like this, even though it’s funny and I like funny ideas. Normally, I would regard such a negative assessment of the waterfall’s true nature, even in jest, to be unproductive and enfeebling. But none of my usual perspectives are in effect as I evaluate the possibility that Wilde’s declaration might be a provocative metaphor for your use in the coming weeks.

For a limited time only, it might be wise to meditate on a waterfall that flows the other way.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Stage magicians may seem to make a wine glass hover in mid-air, or transform salt into diamonds, or make doves materialize and fly out of their hands. It’s all fake, of course -- tricks performed by skilled illusionists. But here’s a twist on the old story: I suspect that for a few weeks, you will have the power to generate effects that may, to the uninitiated, have a resemblance to magic tricks -- except that your magic will be real, not fake. And you will have worked very hard to accomplish what looks easy and natural. And the marvels you generate will, unlike the illusionists’, be authentic and useful.

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. THE SAVANNAH CHINESE CORNER The Savannah Chinese Corner welcomes anyone interested in Mandarin language or Chinese culture. Meets every Saturday

BY ROB BREZSNY

beautyandtruth@freewillastrology.com

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

The coming weeks will be a favorable time to accentuate and brandish the qualities that best exemplify your Libran nature. In other words, be extreme in your moderation. Be pushy in your attempts to harmonize. Be bold and brazen as you make supple use of your famous balancing act. I’ll offer you a further piece of advice, as well. My first astrology teacher believed that when Librans operate at peak strength, their symbol of power is the iron fist in the velvet glove: power expressed gracefully, firmness rendered gently. I urge you to explore the nuances of that metaphor.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

If I were your mom, I’d nudge you out the door and say, “Go play outside for a while!”

If I were your commanding officer, I’d award you a shiny medal for your valorous undercover work and then order you to take a frisky sabbatical. If I were your psychotherapist, I would urge you to act as if your past has no further power to weigh you down or hold you back, and then I would send you out on a vision quest to discover your best possible future. In other words, my dear Scorpio, I hope you will flee your usual haunts. Get out of the loop and into the open spaces that will refresh your eyes and heart.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Sex education classes at some high schools employ a dramatic exercise to illustrate the possible consequences of engaging in heterosexual lovemaking without using birth control. Everywhere they go for two weeks, students must carry around a 10-pound bag of flour. It’s a way for them to get a visceral approximation of caring for an infant. I recommend that you find or create an equivalent test or trial for yourself in the coming days. As you consider entering into a deeper collaboration or making a stronger commitment, you’ll be wise to undertake a dress rehearsal.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Members of the Dull Men’s Club celebrate the ordinary. “Glitz and glam aren’t worth

the bother,” they declare. “Slow motion gets you there faster,” they pontificate.

Showing no irony, they brag that they are “born to be mild.” I wouldn’t normally recommend becoming part of a movement like theirs, but the next two weeks will be one of those rare times when aligning yourself with their principles might be healthy and smart. If you’re willing to explore the virtues of simple, plain living, make the Swedish term *lagom* your word of power. According to the Dull Men’s Club, it means “enough, sufficient, adequate, balanced, suitable, appropriate.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

In the Georgian language, *shemomechama* is a word that literally means “I ate the whole thing.” It refers to what happens when you’re already full, but find the food in front of you so delicious that you can’t stop eating. I’m concerned you might soon be tempted to embark on metaphorical versions of *shemomechama*.

That’s why I’m giving you a warning to monitor any tendencies you might have to get too much of a good thing. Pleasurable and productive activities will serve you better if you stop yourself before you go too far.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Please do not send me a lock of your hair or a special piece of your jewelry or a hundred dollar bill. I will gladly cast a love spell in your behalf without draining you of your hard-earned cash. The only condition I place on my free gift is that you agree to have me cast the love spell on you and you alone. After all, your love for yourself is what needs most work. And your love for yourself is the primary magic that fuels your success in connecting with other people. (Besides, it’s bad karma to use a love spell to interfere with another person’s will.) So if you accept my conditions, Pisces, demonstrate that you’re ready to receive my telepathic love spell by sending me your telepathic authorization.

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morning from 10 am to noon. Check the Facebook group to see meeting location. ongoing. facebook.com/groups/ SavannahChineseCorner. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

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. careyhilliards.com. Carey Hilliard’s (Southside), 11111 Abercorn St. SAVANNAH NEWCOMERS CLUB Open to women who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years.

Membership includes monthly luncheon and program. Activities, tours and events help you learn about Savannah and make new friends. Ongoing sign-up. savannahnewcomers.com. ongoing.

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.

SAVANNAH SACRED HARP SINGERS Savannah Sacred Harp Singers welcome you to join our monthly community singing on the second Saturday of the month from 2-4pm at Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church.

Sacred Harp is an American tradition of singing hymns in four part harmony. No particular religious affiliation is required or endorsed. All are welcome. No experience necessary. ongoing. Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church, 10050 Ferguson 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.

SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, in Savannah, Atlanta, and Hong Kong. Tours allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare

for professional careers. Free MondaysSaturdays. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/ daily-tours. scad.edu/. Savannah College of Art and Design, PO Box 2072.

VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA CHAPTER 671 Meets second Monday of each month, 7pm, at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. ongoing. 912-656-6818. jsphmtler@ gmail.com. vvasav.com.

WAVING GIRLS SMOCKING GUILD The Waving Girls Chapter of the Smocking Arts Guild of America the fourth Monday of the month at the Coastal Center for Developmental Services, Eisenhower and Seawright Drs. in Savannah, at 6:30 pm.

Visitors are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Each month the chapter presents a program related to smocking or fine sewing. along with a “show and share” opportunity to see members creations. More information contact l.elkin@comcast.net.

Free fourth Monday of every month, 6:30 p.m. 912-658-4271. l.elkin@comcast.net.

Coastal Center for Developmental Services, 1249 Eisenhower Drive.

WAVING GIRLS--SMOCKING ARTS GUILD OF AMERICA The Waving Girls welcomes smockers and all those who create fine heirloom items.

At each meeting there is an opportunity to learn and share our work. The group makes over 100 “wee care” gowns for memorial hospital each year. fourth Monday of every month, 6:30 p.m. 912 536 1447. debcreation@hotmail.com. smocking.org.

Coastal Center for Developmental Services, 1249 Eisenhower Drive.

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.

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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. THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF SAVANNAH In a rut? The Exchange Club of Savannah welcomes men and women like you to support, serve and encourage the best teachers, students, firefighters, crime fighters, leaders and organizations in our community. Check us out at savannahexchange.org or find us on Facebook. Mondays, noon. 912-441-6559. ddewitt30@yahoo.com. Savannahexchange. org. Exchange Club of Savannah, 4801 Meding Street.

FILM: FORTY ACRES AND A MULE

The film is about the meeting of 20 AfricanAmerican church leaders with Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and Gen. William T. Sherman on January 12, 1865 in Savannah.

It was this meeting that produced the U.S. land redistribution policy known as “40 acres and a Mule.” A discussion with the director and producer follows the screening.

Free Sat., June 23, 1:30-3 p.m. 912-6594383. frumpel@40acresandamule.org.

40acresandamule.org. liveoakpl.org. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS FUNDRAISER KICKBACK There will be good food, great music, uplifting vibes, and wonderful people.

Performances include Solo, Lady Valore, Philip Davis and a few surprises! Raffle & Silent Auction from local artist, musicians, and local shops. All proceeds to help a friend pay back a great friend to who helped him with legal fees. Everyone is welcome to come enjoy themselves. Thanks in advanced. See you there!!!!!! donation Sat., June 23, 7 p.m.-midnight. 912.484.4739. joannemorton410@gmail.com. facebook. com/events/1023050731190684/. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. 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. LDSS HOSTS EFFINGHAM CAMP BUDDY 2018 Hosted by the Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society (LDSS), Camp Buddy offers programs to prepare children for the upcoming school year with the goal of promoting information retention from the previous year. Information on Effingham Camp Buddy: Dates: Every day from Monday, June 18 through Friday, June 22.

Times: Camp for ages 3-9 will be 8:3011:30 a.m., and camp for ages 10 and up will be 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Location: Blandford Elementary School in Rincon, Ga. To learn more, contact Molly Marchese at (912) 2139127 or mollymarchese@windstream.net Wed., June 20, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Thu., June 21, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and Fri., June 22, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Blandford Elementary School, 4650 McCall Rd. LECTURE: THE PRESCRIPTION FOR LIFE: 4 PILLARS OF HEALTH Dr. Evelyn Higgins will present a free lunchtime lecture on The Prescription for Life: 4 Pillars of Health, which looks at health as more than just the absence of disease by investigating the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual elements of wholeness. To RSVP for this or any of the upcoming lectures, visit www. healthysavannah.org. Seating is limited to 90 people. 0 Tue., June 26, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Demere Center for Living, 6000 Business Center Dr.

MONTGOMERY STREET HANGOUT Analog (a future cafe/pub on Montgomery Street) is jazzed to announce their first event ever! Come learn what’s up before demo starts. Two Tides will be pouring drafts, Big Bon will be slinging pies (including a special featuring Montgomery’s very own Munchie’s BBQ), thrill-ologist Leon Imsoicey Williams will be there with his thrills, Savannah Votes will be getting folks registered, DJ Press Play is bringing the tunes, and Analog will be making a mountain of free cookies. Best of all, proceeds from the event go to Deep Center – one of Savannah’s most impactful and community-oriented youth leadership organizations. Free Fri., June 22, 5-9 p.m. analogpub@gmail.com. facebook.com/ events/202363357158360/. Analog Public House, 2210 Montgomery 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.

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. SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, and allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. For more information please visit, https://www. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/dailytours. ongoing. SCAD Student Center, 120 Montgomery St. 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 CONTINUES ON P. 38

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in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. ongoing. savannahsca.org.

SOUTH ISLANDS FARMERS’ AND ARTISANS’ MARKET The South Islands Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market offers a variety of vendors, from vegetables to fine art. Thursdays, 3 p.m.

Higher Ground Baptist Church, 9120 Whitefield Ave. 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. THERESA CAPUTO LIVE! THE EXPERIENCE The Long Island Medium pays a visit to Savannah. $40-$90 Sat., June 23, 7:30 p.m. savannahcivic.com. Johnny Mercer Theatre, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. TYBEE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE SUNSET TOURS The tour last about ninety minutes and includes a climb to the top of the Lighthouse to experience a beautiful Tybee Island sunset. No children 12 or under. $25 Fri., June 22, 6 p.m. 912-786-5801. tybeelighthouse.org. tybeelighthouse.org/.

Tybee Island Lighthouse, 30 Meddin Ave. WARRIOR LIFT AUCTION American Legion Bull Street is fund raising ot install an elevator in our 100+ year old building. Our goal is to give back and limited building access often prevents groups to use our facility. Warrior Lift Auction June 23, 2018, 6:00pm, 1108 Bull Street. Enjoy an evening of great music and food while you shop the more than 80 auction items.

Tickets $25 per person/$40 per couple and include; food, a beverage, and a chance to win up to $1,000. Purchase tickets at 1108 Bull or https://bit.ly/2hjgq9m.

Tickets $25 per person/$40 per couple Sat., June 23, 6-9:30 p.m. 912-233-9277. info@alpost135.com. facebook.com/ events/1282903718479750/. alpost135. com/. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. WILMINGTON ISLAND FARMERS’

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MARKET The Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market (WIFM) is a non-profit organization that provides Wilmington Island and adjacent islands’ residents with locally grown produce, baked goods, natural skincare solutions and a variety of artisan creations. Free Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. wifarmersmarket@aol.com. wifarmersmarket.org. Islands High School, 170 Whitemarsh Island Road.

FITNESS

$8 COMMUNITY MEDITATION CLASSES Join us for breath work, guided meditation, and yoga nidra, a deep relaxation technique to relieve stress, quiet the mind, and find the calm within. All proceeds support local organizations. $8 Sundays, 6-7 p.m. 912349-2756.

ADULT DANCE FITNESS Come out to the Lake Mayer Community Center and participate in “Twist & Shout.”

Work out while you dance to the oldies in this fun and varied fitness class. This program is free and open to the public. Bring a yoga mat, bottled water, and a friend. FREE Tuesdays, Thursdays, 1 p.m. 912-652-6863. sedavis@chathamcounty.org. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

AERIAL YOGA CLASSES Increase flexibility and strength using aerial yoga, a relatively new approach to a traditional yoga practice. We use a silk fabric called a ‘hammock’ to support the weight of our bodies, helping us achieve various postures with more depth, ease and excitement. Every Saturday. Class size limited. Required to register online ahead of time. $25 Saturdays, 12:30-1:45 p.m.

954.682.5694. elyse.thestudio@yahoo. com. thestudiosav.net/schedule.html. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE Let the excitement begin as Mahogany takes you to the best staycation each and every Tuesday night to the Islands through movement and rhythm. This class will focus on the cultural movement of Afro-Caribbean dance. Get ready for hip winding and arms in the air as we explore our bodies’ rhythm through Caribbean and reggae music. $10 Tuesdays, 6:45-7:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West

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Beyond the self defense aspects of the art its true goal is to challenge its practitioners to discover their best selves. $50/month for JEA Members, $70/month for NonMembers, or $80/8-class punch card Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. 912-6040958, 912-346-2650. AikiNorm@aol.com, AikidoBilly@hotmail.com. CoastalAikido. com. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. BALLET BODY TONING Ballet Body Toning is a ballet inspired workout designed to improve balance, flexibility, and use body resistance to strengthen core, legs & booty. This workout is low impact and scorches major calories and teaches you basic ballet! Call to make a reservation before class. This is a semiprivate class so space is limited! $10.00 Wednesdays, Sundays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

732.232.3349. FitnessFoodWine@gmail. com. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. BALLROOM FIT Always wanted to learn how to ballroom dance? Don’t have a partner? Want to get in shape and have fun in the process? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this program is for you! Learn how to ballroom dance and get a great workout in the process. We use all styles of music that are modern or traditional. Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Jive, Samba, Paso Doble, Foxtrot, Waltz, Hustle, and more! Check out our schedule for more details. 4 classes for $40, 10 classes for $80, UNLIMITED for $120 Sundays, 5-6 p.m., Mondays, 6-7 p.m., Tuesdays, 12:30-1 p.m., Wednesdays, 12:30-1 & 6-7 p.m. and Thursdays, 12:30-1 p.m. 612.470.6683. salondebaile.dance@ gmail.com. salondebailedancestudio.com.

Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. BEACH BODY WORKOUTS WITH LAURA MONDAYS at 6:15 PM at the Lake Mayer Community Center $5.00 per session Mondays, 6:15 p.m. (912) 652-6784. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

BEASTMODE FITNESS GROUP TRAINING Train with this elite team. A total body program that trims, tones and gets results.

Personal training options available.

See website for info. Meets at West Broad YMCA. 5am-6am and 8pm-9pm. ongoing. beastmodefitnessga.com. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. BEGINNING POLE FITNESS Pole fitness is a fun and flirty way to get in shape! Taught by Pole Dance America National Professional Champion Sabrina Madsen, you’ll learn the basics of pole dance in a safe and welcoming environment. Gain strength, balance and confidence. Beginner Classes are open to all shapes and sizes and are for ladies only (men welcome at our Intermediate Class). $25 for drop-in or $100 for a package of 5

classes Tuesdays, 8-9 p.m. 801.673.6737. info@firstcityfitness.com. firstcityfitness. com/pole-fitnessparties.html. First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. BLUE WATER YOGA Community donation-based classes, Tues. and Thurs., 5:45pm - 7:00pm.

Fri., 9:30am-10:30am. Email for info or find Blue Water Yoga on Facebook. ongoing. egs5719@aol.com. Talahi Island Community Club, 532 Quarterman Dr. CANDLE(LIT) COMMUNITY FLOW Catherine Mulligan teaches this vinyasa flow yoga class in efforts to raise money for local charities in the Savannah community. The class is heated, candlelit, and set to upbeat music. Charities are rotating and chosen based on feedback from the students who show up. $8 Thursdays. The HUB Savannah, 4505 Habersham St. COMMUNITY TAI CHI Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art tradition that is now practiced as a graceful form of exercise, performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing. All of the exercises are performed from a standing position, so please wear shoes which are comfortable for standing, and clothing which allows freedom of movement. Weather depending, the class may be held indoors or outdoors. $5 fourth Sunday of every month, 8:30 a.m. customfitcenter.com. CustomFit Center, 101-A West Park Ave. DANCE DYNAMIX Dance DynaMix is a choreographed dance fitness class inspired by funky hip hop and sleek jazz moves! No dance experience required. Call 732.232.3349 to reserve your spot ahead of time, as class space is limited. Stay after class for a 30 minute stretch to wind down for the weekend with! $10.00 Wednesdays, Fridays, 10-11 a.m.

732.232.3349. FitnessFoodWine@gmail. com. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. FIT4MOM SAVANNAH STROLLER STRIDES A group of moms that meet with strollers and workout at Savannah Mall, Daffin Park and on occasion Hull Park. Also offer HIIT Classes to other Moms who have any age children. The HIIT program is a kid free program. 1 hour long stroller based workout with kiddos. Moms- Pre and Post Natal, and kids of stroller age. Savannah Mall (M,W,F). Daffin Park (T,Th), Hull Park (Sat) ongoing. ashleyyoungblood@fit4mom.com. savannah.fit4mom.com. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. FITNESS CLASSES AT THE JEA Firm it up, Yoga, Power Pilates, Water Aerobics, Senior Fitness Classes, Shimmy Chic, Fast and Fit and HITT classes. We also offer Personal Training and Reformer Pilates. Prices vary. Call for schedule. ongoing. 912-355-8811. savannahjea. org. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. FREE CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP For anyone caring for senior citizens with any affliction or illness. Second Saturday of the month, 10am-11am. Savannah Commons, 1 Peachtree Dr. Refreshments.

Free to attend.

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CAR LOADER/RECEIVER NEEDED in Richmond Hill Utilizing a forklift to load vehicles, car parts, and other items in 40’ containers.

Receiving vehicles: Downloading vehicles, completing paperwork, taking photos, parking vehicles, etc. Job is outdoors. Starting pay is $2,000 monthly. Hours vary.

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FURNISHED ROOMS For Rent West Side. $150 weekly, $25 key deposit. No drugs, mature renter, male preferred. On bus line.

Proof of income, no exceptions.

Call James 912-358-6410

ROOMS FOR RENT - Ages 40 & better. $150 weekly. No deposit. Furnished rooms. All 3BR/2BA utilities included. On Busline.

Call 912-844-5995

SECTION 8 ACCEPTED

*Application fee $25* *1/2 Off Apts. in June for well qualified applicants*

Find us on Facebook at: B Net Management, Inc. for available property listings 718 West 38th Street: 3BR/2BA house, LR, DR, kitchen w/appliances, fenced yard, CH&A, hardwood floors & carpet. $850/month.

Bring picture ID and 3 professional references/ contact info.

Competitive Salary, Excellent Benefits and Retirement Package.

Separated Health & Sick Leave, and 12 Paid Holidays per year.

APPLY NOW at www. dbhddjobs.com or apply at Hiring Fair.

For Rent

505-1/2 W.42nd Street: 2BR/1BA Apt. off MLK. Carpet, tile floors, laundry hookup, kitchen w/appliances, ceiling fans, large rooms, secured entrance. $645/month.

801A Paulsen Street.

2BR/1BA, kitchen with appliances, central air, hardwood floors, carpet, LR, washer/dryer hookup. $695$725/month.

426 E. 38th St. Apt. B. (Habersham & Price) 2BR/1BA Apt. Appliances, central heat/ air, carpet $695/month.

912-228-4630

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm 1 Green Gate Ct. Apt. 56 Savannah, GA 31405 www.bnetmanagement.com WE ACCEPT SECTION 8

$250 Deposit June Move In Special

2 & 3BR, 1 Bath Apts. Newly Renovated, hardwood floors, carpet, ceiling fans, appliances, central heat/air, washer/dryer hookups. $645-$815/month for 2bdrs and $735-$895/month for 3bdrs.

912-228-4630 Mon-Sat 10am-5pm www. bnetmanagement.com WE ACCEPT SECTION 8 *For Qualified Applicants with 1+ years on Job.*

*2228 Alaska Ave: $1,025/month. *2016 E. 59th: 3BR/1BA, nice kitchen, fenced-in backyard. $1,000/month, $1,000/deposit.

Call 912-257-6181

SPECIAL ON DEPOSIT!

11515 White Bluff Rd. 1BR/1BA, all electric, equipped kitchen, W/D connection.

Convenient to Armstrong College. $695 month, $300/deposit.

DAVIS RENTALS

310 E. MONTGOMERY X-ROADS, 912-354-4011 OR 656-5372 SPRINGFIELD: Forest Hills Subd.

Little McCall/Courthouse Road.

3BR/2BA, kitchen appliances furnished, fireplace, W/D hookup, central heat/air, large yard. No pets. $875/month, $875/deposit.

912-657-4583

Room for Rent ALRIGHT... ROOMS!!!

Clean, remodeled, furnished.

West Savannah home.

Heat/air, utilities.

Shared kitchen, bath.

Busline. $125/week.

CALL: 912-412-1146

ROOMS FOR RENT

East & West Savannah.

Adult Living. Furnished, all utilities including Washer/Dryer on premises, cable TV, WiFi/ Internet. $130-$200/ weekly. Requirements: Pay stubs/ ID. Call 912677-0271 ROOMS FOR RENT Nice, Clean, large, furnished.

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

• Paycheck stub or Proof of income and ID required.

2nd person/child add $100 per week 219 WEST 39TH STREET. Downtown. Furnished, all utilities. Clean, quiet, nice room. On bus line. $150 & Up per week. 912-247-5404

FULLY RENOVATED HOUSE with Rooms for rent. Furnished, includes utilities, CH/A, cable. $160-$275/week.

Source of 3 BEDROOMS, 1 BATH House income and ID required. 912-695For Rent: 2709 Florence Street. 9481 Available July 1st. $790/month.

Call 912-961-7151 Buy. Sell. For Free! www.connectsavannah.com

SAVANNAH’S HOUSE OF GRACE

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

Shared kitchen & bathroom.

All bedrooms have central heating/air and cable.

Private bedrooms are fully furnished. Make this community one you will want to call home.

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

Income must be verifiable.

We accept gov. vouchers.

Prices starting at $550.

Call 912-844-5995

SHARED LIVING: Fully Furnished Apts. Ages 40 & better. $170 weekly. No deposit. All utilities included.

Call 912-844-5995 SINGLE, Family Home w/ Room for Rent: Furnished, includes utilities, central heat/air, Comcast cable, washer/dryer. Ceramic tile in kitchen & bath. Shared Kitchen & bath. Call 912963-7956, leave message

Automotive Cars/Trucks/Vans

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Paint & Body Repairs.

Insurance Claims. We Buy Wrecks. 49 years Exp. Call 912-355-5932.

Service Directory Business Services FOR ALL TYPES OF MASONRY REPAIR

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

If You’re Reading This, So Are Thousands Of Potential Customers.

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

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