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Cabaret FRI-SUN

Welcome to the Kit Kat Club, the hottest nightspot in 1929’s seedy and sinful Berlin.

American writer Cliff Bradshaw travels to Germany in search of inspiration and pleasure, and finds both in nightclub performer Sally Bowles. However, outside the club’s doors, the Nazis’ impending rise to power threatens to splinter their decadent lifestyle. Presented by the Savannah Stage Company.

8 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m.

The Pop Up Playhouse, 115 E. Lathrop Ave. $15 or pay what you can savannahstagecompany. com

Thai Street Food Pop-Up

WEDNESDAY 7.18 Film: Top of the Heap

Made at the start of the blaxploitation era, it is the tale of a black police officer who is mistreated by both the people he meets on the street as well as the white officers on the force. When he is passed over for a promotion, he suffers a nervous breakdown and begins to hallucinate that he is in fact America’s first black astronaut. Presented by the Psychotronic Film Society.

8 p.m.

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

Film: Sherlock Gnomes

Animated adventure stars James McAvoy, Johnny Depp and Emily Blunt.

3 & 7 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne $7 adults, $5 children 12 & under

GreenDrinks Savannah

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.

Green Fire Pizza, 236 Drayton St. Free to attend. Cash bar.

THURSDAY 7.19

SAT 7.21

Austin-based traveling chef Pranom’s Pop-Up visits Southbound for lunch. noon Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave.

Film: Thor: Ragnarok

FILM:

Custody

(France, 2018) SUN 7.22

Xavier Legrand’s unnerving thriller about a broken marriage that leads to a bitter custody battle over an embattled son.

Presented by CinemaSavannah.

4 p.m.

Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. $10, cash only

Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against the Hulk, his former ally and fellow Avenger. Thor’s quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilization.

3 & 7 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne $7 adults, $5 children 12 and under

Savannah Bananas vs. Florence Red Wolves The Savannah Bananas take on the Florence Red Wolves.

7:05 p.m.

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

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Theatre: The 39 Steps

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre.

7:30 p.m.

Armstrong Campus, 11935 Abercorn St.

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An evening of fun and great songs from Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member and Savannah native Tony Arata and two-time IBMA Songwriter of the Year Tim Stafford of Blue Highway.

8 p.m.

Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 East Hwy. 80. $43 randywoodmusic.com

Savannah Children’s Choir: Find Your Song Film: To Catch a Thief Find Your Song is the end of camp concert by the 2018 summer camp session of the Savannah Children’s Choir.

Under the direction of Sophia Papoulis, over 80 campers will perform an exciting repertoire, and display their considerable talents, including a piece they wrote themselves at camp.

7 p.m.

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $10

Savannah Sacred Quartet Concert

Savannah Sacred Quartet presents a concert of classical sacred music from medieval to contemporary. Four professional singers perform the Missa Secunda

by Hassler and other works by Bach, Mozart, and Bruckner.

7:30-8:30 p.m.

First Presbyterian, 520 Washington Ave. free

Cary Grant and Grace Kelly star as John Robie, a reformed jewel thief, and Frances Stevens, a rich young tourist and the target of a new cat burglar. When John is blamed for the theft of Frances’ mother’s jewelry, the two must work together to catch the true thief.

7-9 p.m.

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $2 for SCAD Card holders, $5 for non-SCAD students and children 15 and under, military and seniors; and $8 for the general public.

912-525-5040. lucastheatre.com

Forsyth Farmers Market

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

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Forsyth Park forsythfarmersmarket.com

Front Porch Improv: Sorry Not Sorry

Get ready for a night of improv comedy inspired by the beloved 80s film, The Welcome to the Kit Kat Club, the hottest Goonies. This show is completely made nightspot in 1929’s seedy and sinful up on the spot and rated PG-13.

Berlin. American writer Cliff Bradshaw 8 p.m. travels to Germany in search of inspiration Front Porch Improv, 2222 Bull Street. and pleasure, and finds both in nightclub $10 performer Sally Bowles. However, outside frontporchimprov.com the club’s doors, the Nazis’ impending Grateful Dead Presented by the rise threatens their decadent lifestyle.

Charlie Fog Band Presented by Savannah Stage Company.

The Lowcountry’s premier Grateful Dead Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. tribute, The Charlie Fog Band will bring you The Pop Up Playhouse, 115 E. Lathrop Ave. a full high-energy Grateful Dead theater $15 or pay what you can show starting at 7 pm., complete with a savannahstagecompany.com psychedelic light show and a three-hour Theatre: The 39 Steps concert.

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy 7 p.m. spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced $15, adults $5 children 12 and under. whodunit for anyone who loves the magic tybeeposttheater.showare.com/ of theatre.

Newsboys 7:30 p.m.

One of the most influential bands in Armstrong Campus, 11935 Abercorn St. Christian music history, Newsboys have SATURDAY 7.21 sold more than 8 million units. Zealand and Adam Agee accompany.

Comedy Planet presents Dedrick 6 p.m.

Flynn The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Dedrick Flynn is one of Paste Magazine’s Oglethorpe Ave. 8 comics in Atlanta to watch.

8:30 p.m.

The Wormhole, 2307 Bull St. $10

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Savannah Bananas vs. Lexington County Blowfish The Savannah Bananas take on the Lexington County Blowfish.

7:05 p.m.

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

Service Brewing Fourth Anniversary Party

the debut of Mickey Mouse.

3-5 p.m.

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. $2 for SCAD Card holders; $5 non-SCAD students, children under 15, military and seniors; and $8 for the general public.

912-525-5040. lucastheatre.com

Theatre: The 39 Steps

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python Celebrate Service Brewing’s fourth anand you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced niversary with CUSSES, The Hypnotics, DJ whodunit for anyone who loves the magic Jose Ray, Chazito’s Latin Cuisine, Big Bon of theatre.

Pizza, and Aint-Bad magazine. Their anni- 3 p.m. versary beer is SBC4, a 10% ABV Imperial Armstrong Campus, 11935 Abercorn St. Milkshake IPA brewed with passionfruit, MONDAY 7.23 Madagascar vanilla bean, lactose and Savanna Bee Co. wildflower honey.

Odd Lot Improv: Monday Night noon-10 p.m.

Service Brewing Company, 574 Indian Street. Madness Built around a series of improv games, the Free show relies on audience suggestions to Thai Street Food Pop-Up put the players into hilarious characters Austin-based traveling chef Pranom’s and scenes to drive the show forward.

Pop-Up visits Southbound for lunch.

7:30 p.m. noon The Loft on Liberty, 215 W. Liberty St. Southbound Brewing, 107 East Lathrop Ave. $5 Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre.

7:30 p.m.

Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St.

Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market

Provides Wilmington Island and adjacent islands residents with locally grown produce, baked goods, artisan creations.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Islands High, 170 Whitemarsh Island Road.

SUNDAY 7.22 Film: Custody

Coming to you straight from the international film festival circuit, the newcomer Xavier Legrand’s unnerving thriller about a broken marriage that leads to a bitter custody battle over an embattled son will leave audiences with their hearts in their throats. Presented by CinemaSavannah.

4 p.m.

JEA, 5111 Abercorn Street. $10, cash only

Film: The Little Mermaid

Explore the beautiful underwater home of Ariel, a mermaid princess who longs to be on land. Ariel takes great risks to get her wish, but is it worth it in the end? This film will be preceded by a showing of the classic animated Disney short “Steamboat Willie,” in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the 1928 cartoon, which features

Savannah Bananas vs. Florence Red Wolves The Savannah Bananas take on the Florence Red Wolves.

7:05 p.m.

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

TUESDAY 7.24 Super Summer Shindig

The event will feature delicious appetizers by Chef Cynthia Creighton-Jones of Cape Creations Catering, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Ghost Coast cocktails, your favorite superheroes and McDonald’s characters, face painting, games, door prizes, and the best networking in Savannah.

Children are encouraged to dress as their favorite superheroes.

5:30 p.m.

Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Avenue.

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A poetry and music open mic with an emphasis on sharing new, original, thoughtful work. fourth Tuesday of every month, 8 p.m.

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THIS ISSUE brings the second part of a multi-part report from Marcel R. Williams drilling down into the details of the controversial proposed Westside Arena.

How do I know the Arena is controversial?

Part One of Williams’ report last week — the overview — was one of the most shared and read news items Connect Savannah has ever published.

The interest shown in Marcel’s work is not only due to the extraordinary effort he has put into it. It is also, I believe, due to the pent-up reader demand for more

But there is such a thing as gentrification. For example, when large numbers of disenfranchised or underrepresented people are forced to become economic migrants due to said development – and cannot enjoy the fruits of development — that is when it happens.

And while it’s far too early to tell, that might just happen in Alderman Johnson’s district, despite promises to the contrary.

In fairness, there are examples of projects similar to this one that indeed are successful in promoting economic development. But even when the success comes — far from a given with our own arena project — the gentrification issue tends to remain.

Serendipitously, the Washington Post ran a lengthy piece over the weekend titled

of the area in D.C. also having “no place to eat and no grocery store.” Now, there is a Harris Teeter and soon a Whole Foods near Nationals Park.

There does seem to be a measurable decrease in crime in the neighborhood of Nats Park, which echoes a similar rationale for the Savannah arena. But simply moving poverty out of one area to another isn’t the answer to crime — it just makes it no longer that particular area’s problem.

Now obviously, Savannah isn’t Washington D.C. And a minor league hockey franchise — such as what is envisioned as an anchor tenant for the Westside Arena — is a far cry from a major league baseball franchise like the Nationals which plays more than 80 home games a year.

A more political — and therefore more subjective — question about the arena is the impact on nearby residents who have been promised great economic development from it. independent news and information about this massive project — dubbed by Alderman Van Johnson (in whose district the arena will be) as “the most significant public undertaking” that Savannah will ever attempt.

That is quite a statement. Even if it’s a bit of politician’s puffery, stop and think about that for a minute.

Just as there is a great appetite in the public to hear more debate about the project, so the project itself will provide many opportunities for examination and discussion — even beyond Williams’ ambitious reporting.

With regards to his piece, there have been a few recent attempts by people in City government to attack the messenger.

In my mind that only reinforces my initial sense that we are providing a public service in publishing the material.

Williams’ work stands on its own in examining the more documentable and objective aspects of the arena project.

A more political — and therefore more subjective — question about the arena is the impact on nearby residents who have been promised that they will enjoy great economic development from it.

Specifically, the question of how many will be able to continue affording to live near it at all.

I’m of the mind that “gentrification” can be an overused word by people who don’t understand it. Often, it simply means “long overdue economic development.”

“Ballpark Boomtown” about the undeniable success of Nationals Park, built a decade ago in a run-down, blighted section of D.C. along the Anacostia River.

It includes interviews with residents who fought the $600 million construction back in the day, but who have since completely changed their minds about it.

Since Nats Park has been built, the Post reports, the number of households in that area has nearly quadrupled. But with that has come a more than doubling of the average income of the area. One assumes that income belongs to folks who just moved there and can afford it, rather than longtime residents.

One of the nearby D.C. residents says, “This is real nice, but they just wiped out where we grew up. Now nobody can afford it here, not even the people who move in — they have to get four or five friends to live with them to pay the rent.”

Tellingly, the piece includes an intriguing reference to the Nats Park site as a “developer’s dream” because there were “hardly any residents to rise up against the addition of people and traffic.”

Sound familiar?

This in my mind is why the City is so adamant in developing both the east and west borders of the Historic District — it’s easiest for the developers.

The tail wags the dog, again.

Some other lines from the Post piece are also almost eery in how they echo similar issues on Savannah’s westside, for example

You can’t make an apples-to-apples connection between Savannah’s Westside Arena and Nationals Park, or really any other municipal project, and it’s unfair to do so in either direction, pro or con.

But the point remains that even if the City of Savannah’s remarkably optimistic projections for the Arena and surrounding “Canal District” come true, a lot of folks who live there now might come to regret the decision.

In any event, while Johnson might be exaggerating the scale of the Westside Arena project, if he is it’s not by much.

Just the cost of the Arena alone will be roughly equivalent to the entire discretionary annual budget of the City of Savannah.

The Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) which will fund the building of the Arena will not go to funding any of the outparcel development, road widening, or parking garages which must be associated with it.

Nor can SPLOST funds by law be used for any operating expenses.

Keep in mind that all this added expense will come in a budget environment which City Manager Rob Hernandez has described as “structurally imbalanced,” with not even a recent tax increase able to really come close to solving the problem.

The journalist in me loves that the Westside Arena provides so much fruitful and interesting material. But the citizen in me remains wary of the outcome. CS

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Westside Arena: A critical look at access

Part Two: Pedestrian and vehicular improvements work at cross-purposes in flawed arena site plan

BY MARCEL R. WILLIAMS

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DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH is famous as a pedestrian-friendly, walkable area, where destinations from River Street to Forsyth Park are readily accessible on foot, by bike, bus or car. That should be the standard by which we judge any new civic venue in Savannah.

For the new Westside Arena, to be located near West Gwinnett Street and Stiles Avenue, meeting this standard will be near impossible. The problem is both geographic and psychological in being too far for a comfortable walk from downtown, and being a walk that would have to traverse unwelcoming industrial landscapes and large highway overpasses.

Realistically, most people will want to arrive by car, but there will not be enough parking on site unless tremendous garages are built—at great expense and potentially reducing the desirability of the area as a destination.

Parking will be the focus of my next article. For now, let’s consider the broader question of accessibility, something the current Civic Center enjoys in abundance.

The proposed arena site is not realistically walkable from downtown Savannah for most people. The closest intersection within downtown is MLK Jr. Boulevard and West Gwinnett Street, more than ¾ of a mile or an 18-minute walk to the east (see illustration on page 9).

This alone is more than the width of downtown from East Broad Street to MLK. Map showing proposed “connectivity corridors” linking the Westside Arena to downtown. The Alice/Cohen and Liberty/Louisville corridors Most people, however, would more real- would require extensive construction. (From Westside Arena Transportation and Mobility subcommittee report.) istically depart from areas of downtown farther to the north or to the east. From To improve accessibility to the arena and lengthened traffic light cycles mean the Liberty Street Garage or Forsyth Park Via Gwinnett you would have to pass more arduous crossings, encouraging danto the new arena is 1.2 miles, from the under three containing seven lanes of traf- site, the City’s plans call for extensive pedestrian and vehicular improvements to gerous jaywalking.

DeSoto is 1.6 miles and from Ellis Square is fic; via Louisville Road and Stiles you’d both on Gwinnett and Stiles, but these are In the end, no amount of nice new side1.8 miles (36 minutes). pass under four lanes.

All of these distances are well above the working at cross purposes. walk will compensate for the sterile and Decades of experience teach us that half-mile limit planners generally assume According to the feasibility study unappealing surroundings. And what highway overpasses in cities are both real people will walk to destinations. authored by the consultants hired by the about the walk back in the dark at 10 or 11 and psychological barriers. The city of And how pleasant will that walk be dur- Boston spent billions of dollars to bury the City, both streets will be widened to four pm following an event? ing Savannah’s 95-degree summer days lanes and additional traffic signals added Many of the same concerns apply to elevated highway that had cut the city off and frequent thunderstorms? At issue to meet the anticipated increase in vehicle bicycles. Just like pedestrians, cyclists from its waterfront. is not whether the walk is possible, but traffic. want to feel safe and travel in pleasant Depending on your route, the walk also whether it is a realistic expectation for The streets will also gain sidewalks and surroundings. passes either Chatham Steel and a carwash many visitors. possibly bike paths, but the reality is that While trips from downtown could be or a minimum-security prison and petroBeyond issues of distance, the quality more and faster cars make walking less under 15 minutes, the reality of riding next leum storage facilities. of a walk matters tremendously. There is friendly to pedestrians. to a busy four-lane artery and returning in Land uses can change, of course, so it’s a vast difference between a ¾-mile stroll It is the difference between walking on the dark is discouraging. Planners should possible that one day the area will host across one of the prettiest historic downDeRenne and walking on 37th; pedestrians always aim at the typical cyclist and not a great variety of shops and restaurants. towns in the country and a trek along West Even assuming polluted soil can be mitisimply prefer narrower streets. the “road warrior” in Lycra.

Gwinnett in an industrial landscape next While welcome, sidewalks can only do While Savannah has a greater share gated and sites found amidst the generally to speeding cars and under multiple highso much to remedy the near-total lack of of bicycle commuters than most Georgia unsuitable swampy terrain, that day is way overpasses. many years away. shade and points of interest. Wider streets CONTINUES ON P. 8 7

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Detail of proposed Alice/Cohen “connectivity corridor” that would require I-16 flyover removal and land acquisition. (From Westside Arena transportation and mobility subcommittee report)

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cities, the fraction is still under 3 percent and largely a function of the SCAD population, according to a City staff report. It seems extremely unlikely, then, that cycling will account for a meaningful share of trips to the arena.

Aware of these constraints, the Canal District Mobility and Transportation Subcommittee made several proposals for improving connectivity with greenways and a multi-use trail along the canal. Greenways in Savannah are long overdue, but they are not a site-access panacea.

As presented in the subcommittee’s November 2015 report, proposed routes wind through primarily forested and 8 undeveloped areas, some of which will

feel quite remote. People are unlikely to feel safe walking or cycling through these points, especially at night.

As noted in their report, the distances to western part of downtown range from 0.8 of a mile to MLK and Liberty to one mile to MLK and West Oglethorpe (see illustration).

The proposed connection via the Cohen Street “Pedestrian Corridor Extension” hinges on removing the I-16 ramp and acquiring a new right of way, all to shorten a handful of pedestrian trips by a few minutes.

If proposed as a recreation corridor, it’s a fair idea. As a convenient way to reach the arena, it falls flat.

Any discussion of non-car transport is moot for the large proportion of arena visitors who don’t live near Savannah. If the current Civic Center is any guide, approximately half of large event attendees will come from outside Chatham County, according to the arena consultants’ report.

These visitors are unlikely to bother with sidewalks, bike lanes or garages downtown and will expect to drive directly to the arena and park nearby. Even if they were willing to park and walk or take shuttles, one can hardly expect them to know where and how.

Consultants estimate that just 5 percent of arena visitors will bike or walk, but even this feels optimistic given the share of

out-of-town visitors and steep barriers to pedestrian access.

What about the current Civic Center?

With access issues for the new arena readily apparent, it’s worth comparing the proposed arena site to the present Civic Center. While the Civic Center deserves the many criticisms leveled against it—a large and ugly parking lot, insipid and out-of-scale architecture, disruption of Oglethorpe’s plan and lack of strong relation to surrounding streets—in terms of accessibility, there is much to celebrate.

It is within easy walking distance of a broad swath of historic downtown,

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Coffey added that “there is nothing more distressed looking than an arena with nothing going on around it.”

For proponents of the development of the Canal District, the new Westside Arena will spark its economic resurgence. The feasibility of this economic vision will be analyzed in a future article.

Next week, we’ll explore parking issues (including shuttles), where a close look suggests that rather than a vibrant, regenerated district, we are far more likely to get towering garages and a sea of pavement.

Above: Context map of downtown and the new westside arena site with some comparative distances and landmarks. Illustration by author. At right, illustrations of CAT bus routes in vicinity of Civic Center. Source: CAT

including SCAD dorms, the Visitor Center (with ample tour bus parking), the city’s transit hub and most of the core business and entertainment areas.

It sits between two major avenues that together with Montgomery Street account for nearly all the traffic from points north and west into downtown.

In stark contrast to the proposed new arena site, the current Civic Center is near several parking garages, including the city’s 882-car structure across Liberty Street, which usually has plenty of excess capacity (according to the City’s August 2015 “Parking Matters” report).

Visitors without cars have no problem reaching the Civic Center as there are hundreds of hotel rooms within a 10-minute walk. Numerous CAT (Chatham Area Transit) bus routes pass nearby (see map) and Greyhound buses from around the Southeast terminate two blocks away.

No doubt, bus routes can and probably will be adapted for the proposed arena, but the Stiles Avenue site will never have the advantage of a multi-modal transit hub in its backyard.

For anyone taking a bus from outside downtown, they will then have to wait and transfer to yet another bus to get to the arena and then repeat the lengthy

operation in reverse to get home. For those with a social justice bent, this is a serious equity issue.

Public perception of the arena and its surroundings are instrumental to its success. According to Bob Coffey, former general manager of the Savannah Trade and Convention Center, the location of an arena in part determines the type of events it can host.

While giving a presentation to a City Council work session on February 12, 2016, Coffey asserted that “location affects programming: to attract and sustain a suitable event demand mix is dependent on patrons’ perceptions of comfort, safety and fun.”

As it stands, the new site is zero for three. It is very possible that if accessibility to the new arena site is perceived to be arduous, unsafe or both, that could very well impact visitors’ sense of comfort and safety.

CS

This is the second segment of a multi-part Special Report analyzing the proposed new Westside Arena. Next installment: Parking.

Marcel R. Williams grew up in Savannah and holds a Masters degree in City Planning. He has long been fascinated by the unique history, nature, and potential of Savannah’s urban form.

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NEWS & OPINION BLOTTER 2018 Sav/Chatham County Crime Stats through Sunday July 15

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Savannah Police enter wrong house, shoot dog

Savannah Police officers shot a family dog after being sent by dispatch to the wrong address.

Savannah Police Department says it is paying for the dog’s surgery after the incident this past Sunday morning.

According to reports, police were supposed to be sent to the 100 block of E. 58th Street, but instead went to the 1000 block.

Reports say that officers were checking the incorrect houses doors when the dog rushed at them, whereupon at least one officer fired on the dog.

The dog was transported to a vet in Charleston for surgery after seeing an emergency vet in Savannah.

Barricaded subject arrested

“Collaboration between Savannah Police’s Strategic Investigations Unit (SIU), SWAT and Hostage Negotiation Team (HNT) resulted in the apprehension of a barricaded gunman” on July 12, a

Savannah Police spokesperson says.

“Around 1:45 p.m., SIU detectives attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle on 44th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard due to surveillance in the area. One of the passengers, identified as Travis Mobley, 33, jumped out and fled on foot to a nearby business on 45th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard with a handgun,” police report.

One individual was inside of the business, but was able to leave.

“SWAT and HNT were called to the scene and used multiple tactics to attempt to get Mobley to exit the building. SWAT eventually made entry into the building at which time Mobley was placed under arrest without incident.” police say.

There were no reported injuries.

Mobley was charged with obstruction, criminal trespass, probation violation and multiple drug charges to include, intent to distribute crack.

The driver of the vehicle, Alicia Johnson, 32, was arrested for obstruction and possession of marijuana.

Crash injures children

Savannah Police’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating an early morning crash on Montgomery Cross Road that resulted in serious injuries to two small

children.

About 6:30 a.m. July 12 a Toyota Camry, which was driven by Lindsay Fischetti, 29, of Savannah, was traveling west in the 600 block of E. Montgomery Cross Road when it crossed into the opposing lanes and struck an eastbound Acura TSX, driven by Rashida Piankhi, 71, of Savannah, police say.

All occupants in the vehicles were transported to Memorial Medical Center for treatment. Two children, ages 2 and 4, who were in the Camry were treated for serious injuries.

911 operations disrupted

On July 10, the Savannah-Chatham 911 system was down for several hours when “a system failed in the building leading to an evacuation of the building,” a County spokesperson says.

“Based on a preliminary investigation, it has been determined that a fire system emergency switch, which controls the fire system used for the server and data center in a separate part of building, malfunctioned. As a precaution all occupants of the building were evacuated while the malfunction was investigated,” the County reports.

After determining there were no life safety issues, “the majority of the E911

operators and staff were allowed to return to the building after a few minutes. As a precaution, several E911 operators went to the E911 backup center located at the Savannah Civic Center, to prepare the center should full operations need to be shifted to the backup center,” the County says.

The fire system maintenance vendor was onsite after the incident and conducted an investigation determining the malfunction as the cause of the incident.

“In June, the same vendor conducted an annual inspection, whereby this malfunction was not found,” the spokesperson says.

Chatham County is electing to replace all fire control emergency switches for systems like the one in the Chatham County Annex. The County has the same systems in at least three of their buildings to protect data centers.

Chatham County asays no E911 calls were missed.

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Ewwwwww!

Susan Allan of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, was driving with her son on May 9, enjoying the beautiful weather with the sunroof open, when they were suddenly hit with a cold material that smelled to them like feces mixed with chlorine.

“Like a clean poop smell if that’s possible,” Allan told Vice. “My son threw up, and we had so much in our faces. Both of us, our faces were covered in poop.” Apparently, poop is falling from the sky all over Canada; Transport Canada has received 18 such reports this year. But the government has not issued an explanation for the phenomenon. Allan thinks it is related to airplanes flying overhead and the Canadian government is covering it up. But Transport Canada pooh-poohed her theory and has declined to comment further.

Oh, Fudge

KCCI TV in Des Moines, Iowa, reported on June 27 the loss of a tractor-trailer load of chocolate when the truck caught fire near Dexter, Iowa. The trailer, full of chocolate from Hershey, Pennsylvania, was westbound when it experienced brake problems that caused it to ignite. The driver pulled off and was able to detach the trailer from the cab before it caught fire.

No injuries were reported, except to the chocolate, which was a total loss.

Weird Science

Montgomery, Alabama, resident Kayla Rahn, 30, had been trying for months to lose weight, but instead experienced dramatic weight gain and pain in her stomach.

She became out of breath just taking a short walk. Finally, in May, Rahn’s mother took her to the emergency room at Jackson Hospital, where doctors discovered a growth attached to her ovary and removed

what turned out to be a 50-pound, benign cyst, reported WSFA 12 News. The cyst resembled a large watermelon in size.

“This is one of the largest I have ever seen,” Dr. Gregory Jones told reporters. “We are very excited things went well for her.”

Litigious Society

In Norman’s Bay, East Sussex, England, Nigel and Sheila Jacklin are studiously keeping their eyes down after being threatened with prosecution if they look at their neighbors’ house -- an adjoining property bought five years ago by Dr. Stephane Duckett and Norinne Betjemann.

The Jacklins, 26-year residents of the beachfront community, had repeatedly complained to authorities about noisy builders, verbal abuse and light pollution as Duckett and Betjemann turned a former workshop into a weekend retreat. In June, The Sun reported that after police were called into the dispute, the Rother District Council sent the Jacklins a “community protection warning” that defines an “exclusion zone” around Duckett and Betjemann’s home, forcing the Jacklins to take a roundabout route to the beach. Nigel Jacklin said: “We can’t walk to and from the beach or through the village without fear of being prosecuted.” The Jacklins plan to fight the order.

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Weird Food

Minor league baseball teams come up with some wacky promotional ideas, and “Sugar Rush Night” at the Erie (Pennsylvania) SeaWolves game on June 23 didn’t disappoint. WNEP TV noted that one highlight was the cotton candy hot dog: a wiener nestled in a cloud of cotton candy, then sprinkled with Nerds candies. Brave SeaWolves fans could top off the meal with a cotton candy ball: ice cream covered with sprinkles and enclosed in cotton candy.

Maybe the sugar rush was too much for the players; they lost 5-3 to the Altoona (Pennsylvania) Curve.

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Recurring Theme: Airport Nudity

Travelers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight that had just landed at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on June 26 were startled when a nearly naked man ran up to their plane and jumped onto a wing, then attempted to open an emergency exit. Jhyrin Jones, 19, had scaled a fence topped with razor wire to reach the runway; just minutes before, he had jumped on some parked cars at a nearby construction site and threatened to “kill y’all, I’m going to blow this place up, trust nobody, you better believe me,” according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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MUSIC INTERVIEW

Tony Arata: ‘We all came to Nashville with the same dream’ Legendary songwriter and Savannah native plays Randy Wood’s this weekend

BY JIM MOREKIS

jim@connectsavannah.com

SAVANNAH NATIVE Tony Arata is best known as writer of the colossal Garth Brooks hit “The Dance.”

But that’s just one tune from his enormous body of work, including hits for artists such as Patty Loveless, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Trisha Yearwood, Delbert McClinton, Reba McEntire, and many others.

Three decades ago he and his wife Jayme moved from Tybee Island, where Tony grew up, to the “big city” of Nashville to pursue his songwriting dream — a city which has gotten much bigger in the meantime.

Tony returns to his hometown this weekend for a very special evening with Tim Stafford of the band Blue Highway, a formidable songwriter himself. We spoke to Tony early this week.

Last time we talked was the year before you were inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012. What’s it like being in the company of many of the best songwriters ever to have lived?

Tony Arata: It’s extremely humbling. The full weight of it does not escape me at all.

To be in the same company as heroes of mine like Hal David, Johnny Mercer, Yip Harberg, people I’ve admired all my life – I still shake my head sometimes.

Nashville has changed so much since you moved there.

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Supposedly 100 people a day move here now. It used to be a big little town, now it’s just a big town. I moved to Nashville for no other reason than to write songs. I’ve been here 32 years now — I guess you could say I’m an honorary Nashvillean (laughs).

Here’s how much Nashville has changed: When Jayme and I moved here in 1986, one of the first things we saw was buckets around town to accept donations for the Save The Ryman campaign. They were going to tear down the Ryman to put up a hotel or something. Now of course it’s fully restored and one of the most coveted venues in all the world. The list of artists who have played the Ryman transcends country, it’s all genres.

Now, Jack White, the Kings Of Leon, all kinds of different artists are in Nashville.

The recording facilities and the engineers 12 are all world-class — literally the best of

Tony Arata was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012.

the best have gravitated here. There are so many great musicians here, it’s scary.

And you never know who you’re playing to. There might be only four people in the bar, but one of them might be able to change your life forever.

Another thing I discovered about people in the Nashville music industry is that the better they are, the nicer they are. There are so many truly good souls here.

Maybe not exactly like L.A., for example?

That’s why so many have moved from L.A. to here! There is a deep sense of community in Nashville. Yes, it’s competitive — but it’s not cutthroat. People here are genuinely happy for other people’s success.

Have you played the Ryman Auditorium?

I recently played the Ryman and stood on that stage for the very first time. It was an event called “Georgia on My Mind,” with artists all from Georgia. Talk about the gravity of the moment. But it was still all about the songs. We all came to Nashville with the same dream.

I played a song there that I had written a few years after coming to Nashville, when I was homesick for Savannah. It’s called “Otis, Johnny, James, and Joe,” about the performers and songwriters from Georgia I loved so much — Otis Redding, Johnny

Mercer, James Brown, and Joe South.

Otis especially was always a hero to me.

When I walked offstage a young lady came up to me and said, “Thank you so much for that beautiful song about my father.”

It was Carla Redding! I was a puddle.

When she smiled I was like, “I’ve seen that smile before.” She was so nice.

In pop music there’s now a situation where just a handful of people are writing almost all the hits for the major artists. Has something like that developed in country as well?

Whenever I hear something new that I really like, I make a point of finding out who wrote the song. Blake Shelton just released a song called “I Lived It.” It’s a beautiful song with a beautiful message, and Blake sings it like he really did live it.

Both the performance and the song really touched me.

Right away I checked to see who wrote it, and it was some fellas I didn’t recognize [Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley, Ben Hayslip, Ross Copperman]. That’s always encouraging.

I like to say there are only 12 notes and 26 letters, so you’d think we’d run out of things to create. But I’m always turning on the radio and hearing something new and thinking, “Why didn’t I think of that?”

There is a big difference between songs that are successful and songs that are lifechanging. You can’t always predict which

one will be which, but some songs are just too good to be denied.

People may say they come here to write a number one song. But I think it’s more the case that they want to write something that will be remembered long after they’re gone.

Tell me about the gig at Randy’s with Tim Stafford.

I’ve never played at Randy’s but I’ve known Randy Wood for years, back from the Savannah days. I came to know his lure in the music industry after I moved to Nashville. He’s far more than a luthier — he is truly interested in the type of music that will be played on any instrument that he’s working on.

Tim is a monstrous guitar player, and such a great songwriter. I met him in Nashville and then saw his band Blue Highway.

It’s an honor to share the stage with someone whose work means the world to me. I’ll have the best seat in the house!

We’ll be playing our own songs, some you know and some that haven’t been heard before. We’ll swap songs and tell lies (laughs). CS

AN EVENING WITH TONY ARATA AND TIM STAFFORD

Sat. July 21, 7 p.m.

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MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

LIVE MUSIC IN THE SOUNDGARDEN

Metal band headlines big bill at the Jinx

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BY JIM MOREKIS

jim@connectsavannah.com

Y’all were at the Jinx almost exactly a year ago.

We are so excited to play in Savannah again. It’s kind of funny, because I lived around there for some time when I was real little — Ft. Stewart, I think it is?

Savannah’s a similar vibe to where we’re from in Indiana. It’s a small town, not a metropolis, but there’s lots of things to do.

Some places we go, there’s nothing to do but sit in the van for hours.

When were in Savannah, we found time to go out to Tybee, and we hung out in that whole area by the Jinx. We knew we wanted to come back.

Savannah’s metal scene has become pretty influential for such a small market.

Funny you mention that. We opened for Black Tusk in a show in Indiana. We were already fans of theirs, and we remain huge fans. It was so welcoming to come to the Jinx and see the whole place just covered

Hailshot are Cory Stump, Jaron Clark, and Matt Reish.

with things relevant to us. And then we found out [Black Tusk drummer] Jamie is a bartender there too!

That was actually our first tour. This right now is only our second big tour. We had kind of an epiphany. My day job was going to hell, and I decided we should try and book that first tour. It was like, are we going to do this, or just be a band that just stays close to home.

Usually the Midwest is a pretty good metal scene.What’s it like in Indiana?

Spotty. Indianapolis has a big doom metal scene. But lots of tribute bands and cover bands, man. Tribute bands are huge around here.

Believe it or not, we’ve never actually played a gig in our own hometown. But we’re two hours from Chicago, two hours from Gary, Indiana, and not far from Indianapolis. We’re basically within a twohour drive of a lot of places to play.

Where did ‘Indiana Devil Rock’ come from?

I wish I had some cool, cult-style story, but it’s really based on a flyer I did for a show in Chicago. We didn’t want to bill ourselves the usual boring way, so I somehow came up with “Devil Music from Indiana.”

I looked at it and thought, well that’s pretty interesting. So I added Baphomet and the pentagram thing to it, just laughing my ass off the whole time. It was perfect.

Tell us about this show.

HOTPLATE is on the bill — they are fantastic. We played with them last time we were in town, and they were put on the bill.

We liked them so much that this time, we put them on ourselves.

The other two bands are joining us on the whole tour. Kamikaze Zombie is from Birmingham Alabama. We’ve been buddies with them for the past year or so.

And Towering Abomination are some good friends of ours from up in Wisconsin.

They put on an incredible show, just ridiculously over-the-top and also very funny.

When they play, they’re so technical they make my brain hurt! CS

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HAILSHOT hails from sleepy Milford, Indiana, but the band is anything but sleep-inducing. The power trio delivers a crushing attack that mixes old school metal like Pantera and Venom with the latest doom/death metal vibe.

It’s a tight sound forged over nearly a decade together — “we’ve been best friends since high school,” says guitarist Matt Reish.

Hailshot brings their national tour to the Jinx on the heels of their new release, Baptized in Sulphur: The Second Death.

It’s a stacked, four-band bill that promises to be one of the best metal /punk shows of summer 2018. We spoke to Matt last week.

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Run into Charlie Fog at the Tybee Post Theatre

BY RACHAEL FLORA

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SINCE 2011, the Charlie Fog Band has been playing the music of the Grateful Dead. A group full of fans, they’ve culled their experiences together to create a consistently authentic Dead experience.

Their Tybee Post gig Saturday is their third at the venue.

The band — the name comes from the Dead tune “Tennessee Jed” — consists of Dan Berman on lead guitar, Jim Todesca on rhythm guitar, Peter Roaman on bass, Hugh McLauren on keyboard, Billy McIntosh on drums, and James Gartside on percussion.

We caught up with Dan Berman and Peter Roaman last week.

How long has the Charlie Fog Band been around?

Dan Berman: The full band started in 2011. A buddy of mine who I was in a band with in Charleston had moved down here and we started playing as a duet. Then we picked up a mandolin player and did acoustic for a little while. Peter came along a year and a half ago. We were a Grateful Dead cover band in Charleston—a lot of us have a different history with the Dead.

How did you first get into the Dead’s music?

DB: My first show, I was 16.

Peter Roaman: I was 17 or 18.

DB: I grew up in northeast Pennsylvania, so two hours away from everywhere.

PR: My best friends were Deadheads, like serious Deadheads.

Were you guys serious Deadheads too?

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DB: It’s funny, I went to somewhere close to 70-plus Grateful Dead shows in my time, and I’d camp out and stuff, but always dressed [casually]. Jeans and a T-shirt, no dreadlocks, I didn’t sell stuff in the parking lot. When I moved to Atlanta, my brotherin-law is a musician there and I was doing bluegrass and Dixie jazz with him for a while. Peter’s been in bands his whole life, and as far as the Grateful Dead thing is concerned, it’s amazing how the music has really brought the people in the band together.

PR: As the new guy and also the least Deadhead of the band, the people come to see us and we have an incredible following, not just locally, which is amazing.

DB: It’s definitely a community for sure.

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From left to right: Peter Roaman, Jim Todesca, Dan Berman, Hugh McLauren, and Billy McIntosh. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BAND

and it’s amazing for a band to have that big of a draw locally.

What gives Charlie Fog Band that big of a draw?

DB: It’s not just the music; I think it’s probably the honesty in which we play it. We don’t play note-for-note stuff.

PR: The Dead don’t play like that. I’ve learned a lot in the last year and a half.

DB: I think it’s the music and the honesty and maybe if I dare say the integrity we bring, and the community—all these people we bring together.

What makes the Grateful Dead’s music endure through the years?

DB: I wouldn’t put them in the same technical category as the Beatles, but it’s the same timeless quality.

PR: It’s very generational and it’s got an appeal. Not just, “Oh, I listened to them at this age.” I listened to them, then my brother, then his roommate in college. I used to work in a record store and the kid brothers of my friends would come in and buy it.

DB: The really close friends that come to see us play in Savannah that we’ve gotten close with, none of them have ever seen the Grateful Dead. They’re only 27 years old!

They’ve never seen them. It’s so about the music. It’s American music. The Dead was one of the biggest cover bands in history.

PR: A big amount of songs are covers.

They would do it in the context of a show and know it.

DB: Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry—the Grateful Dead started as a jug band. A lot of that Americana bluegrass stuff.

PR: They did a cover of “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by the Who, only once.

DB: They often played a song like “Big River,” a Johnny Cash tune, and they’d play that hundreds of times. It was part of their staple. So what we do with the music is we don’t necessarily do it exactly the way they did it. Some bands say, “We’re going to do a show from July 21, 1977.

PR: A lot of bands do albums.

DB: We really try to tap into the essence of a Grateful Dead show, or at least the way we interpreted it. Our rhythm guitar player, his first show was in ’76. My first show wasn’t until ’87. Our keyboard player is 27, he’s never been to a Dead show. Our drummer just turned 40 and he’s never seen them with Jerry Garcia. We’re obviously fans and we know the music and we listen to so many shows. So many of us have been to so many shows that we feel like we have our take on what the essence of a Dead show is. Generally we’ll do a couple sets. The first is very similar to how the Grateful Dead would do it. The second set is where we do more of the improvisational stuff. The set list really determines on what we played last gig.

PR: A lot of people come to see us at multiple shows.

DB: It’s what the Dead did. One year I saw them in Madison Square Garden in New York and they did nine or ten shows— they sold out the Garden. I went to three shows, and back in the day they had a circular in the parking lot that had a set list every show from all the previous shows.

For the whole nine shows they were in in New York, they repeated two songs.

PR: They had a huge repertoire. I’ve been in the band a little while, and I’m like, this is the version from ’69, and a later version

is different.

DB: I look at their music in that regard as symbolic of human growth. They do a song in ’69, they’re 40 years old in 1987 and have grown as musicians, therefore the music is more mature. Now, there’s something to be said about the raw, youthful energy of 1969, which none of us are tapping into [laughs].

What can fans expect from your Tybee Post Theatre set?

DB: We’ll basically be shooting for the field with a Grateful Dead theater gig. We’ll do our show, which in essence is what we’re hoping people would feel if they went to a Dead show, with all the ups and downs.

We’re meandering and then something happens. It’s about the ride, the trip, the journey.

PR: That’s the thing about the Dead—a lot of bands were very structured. These guys were all about the moment. But on the other hand, this I learned, they were great musicians and spent an incredible amount of time rehearsing. Where things were, what they wanted to do. People thought they were spaced out.

DB: As far as the set list, we haven’t put it together, but we do know we want to do some fun stuff we don’t usually do. Fun— that’s what people can expect.

PR: The Dead at the Capitol, not in some field. CS

GRATEFUL DEAD PRESENTED BY THE CHARLIE FOG BAND

Sat., July 21, 7 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne Ave. Tickets $15 adults, $5 children and 12 under via tybeeposttheater.showare.com.

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DEAR BLANCA, NANCY DRUID @EL –ROCKO LOUNGE

Dear Blanca bring their post-punk grit to Savannah. Fans of Susto, She Returns From War and The High Divers will dig the introspective sound of this trio from Colombia, South Carolina.

Savannah’s own Nancy Druid opens with in-your-face, lyrically driven, alt-pop.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 9:00 P.M., 21+, FREE

NEIGHBOR LADY, RYAN JONES, LAKIN CRAWFORD, DIP @EL –ROCKO LOUNGE

Atlanta-based Neighbor Lady brightens Friday night with ethereal, hint-of-country indie rock.

Soaring melodies and tight arrangements make Neighbor Lady well-suited for the discriminating listener. Catch them at El Rocko to say you “heard them when.” Neighbor Lady plays Austin City Limits October 5.

Local songsmiths Ryan Jones and Lakin Crawford warm up the evening. DJ Dip closes it out with a late night dance set.

FRIDAY, JULY 20, 9:00 P.M., 21+, FREE

SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S CHOIR @THE LUCAS THEATER

The Savannah Children’s Choir performs its third annual end of camp musical review. Find Your Song, directed by Sophia Papoulis, unites the voices of 80 campers in a wide-ranging performance featuring a song written by campers.

FRIDAY, JULY 20, DOORS AT 6:30 P.M., SHOW AT 7:00 P.M., TICKETS $10

NEWSBOYS @SAVANNAH CIVIC CENTER

Christian rock favorites, Newsboys, bring it to the Savannah Civic Center on their 2018 summer Newsboys United Tour. Four-time Grammy nominees, the band is back with original members Pete Furler (lead singer and drummer) and Phil Joel (bassist). Founded in Queensland, Australia, the band has sold more than eight million albums in their 33-year career.

SATURDAY, JULY 21, DOORS AT 5:00 P.M., SHOW AT 6:00 P.M., TICKETS $25 GENERAL ADMISSION

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MAGIC MIKE TOUR @THE STAGE ON BAY

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Grab those dollar bills! The Men from Magic Mike returns to Savannah for another hands-on good time. This Las Vegas-style production features super-sexy (classy, too) guys strutting their stuff, shaking their thang.

THURSDAY, JULY 19, DOORS AT 7:00 P.M., SHOW AT 8:30 P.M., 18+, TICKETS $25 TO $55

HEDONISTAS, MEDICATED SUNFISH @BARRELHOUSE SOUTH

A little something for everyone, the Hedonistas bring a fusion of Southern rock-flavored funk, reggae and jazz to Barrelhouse South. This high-energy five-piece from Atlanta gets crowds moving. Be ready to dance!

Indie pop rockers Medicated Sunfish from Wilmington, North Carolina, kick off the night with tight harmonies and reggae back beats.

FRIDAY, JULY 20, 9:00 P.M. FREE 21+

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WEDNESDAY 7.18 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 Dear Blanca, Nancy Druid, 9 p.m.

Fia Rua Irish Pub In For a Penny In for a Pound Blaggards Irish Stout Rock Tour, 5 p.m.

Five Oaks Taproom Eric Britt, 8 p.m.

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

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Ray Lundy, 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.

The Stage on Bay Michael Jackson Tribute Concert, 8 p.m.

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

Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay, 6 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.

COMEDY

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.

DJ

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

THURSDAY 7.19 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.

Longineu Parsons Quartet @GOOD TIMES JAZZ BAR & RESTAURANT

Jazz trumpet wizard Longineu Parsons has played and recorded with such greats as Cab Calloway, Joe Williams, Herbie Mann, Philly Joe Jones, and Sun Ra, among others. The protégé of legendary cornetist Nat Adderley, Longineu is equally skilled on trumpet, flugel horn, African recorder, flute, and percussion.

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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 Ken Foberg Jazz Quartet w/ Alva Anderson, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Peter Hennes, 7 p.m.

The Jinx Tanya Soloman: Truth Assassin, The Ramages 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 Jeremy Riddle, 9 p.m., Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Gypsy Jazz, 7 p.m.

River House Georgia Kyle Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

The Shrimp Factory Stan Ray The Sentient Bean Up From Here, 8 p.m.

Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Open Mic, 9 p.m.

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

Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, 7 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Thomas Claxton, 7:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Mic, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

The Britannia British Pub Trivia, 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.

KARAOKE

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

World of Beer Karaoke, 9 p.m.

DJ

The Jinx Live DJ, 10 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Live DJ Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ Cesar, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m.

The Distillery Celena Adams, Psychic Medium, 7 & 9 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.

FRIDAY 7.20 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South Hedonistas, Medicated Sunfish, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Greg Williams, Jon Lee and the Hextones, 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.

Club Elan Cocktail Party, 9 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club DJ Precisa

Dockside Seafood Bluegrass Happy Hour, 4 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Neighbor Lady, Lakin Crawford, Ryan Jones, DIP, 9 p.m.

Fia Rua Irish Pub Kendra Welch, 7 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Eric Jones Trio ft. Teddy Adams and Deandre Lettsome, 8:30 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar At Sundown, 9 p.m.

The Jinx Swingin’ Speakeasy Night w/ 9th Street Stompers, Caleb Warren and the Perfect Gentlemen Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Georgia Kyle Nickie’s 1971 Willie Jackson and the Tybee Blues Band, 9 p.m.

Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Prohibition Lafayette PS Tavern Jeremy Riddle Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m.

River Bar Bucky & Barry River House Ricky Standard Rusty Rudders Tap House Skyler Smith Ruth’s Chris Steak House David Duckworth, 8 p.m.

Saddle Bags Taylor Acorn, 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 Alex Bazemore Taste of India Don Read, 6:30 p.m.

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

The Warehouse Eric Culberson, Rachael Shaner Wild Wing Cafe Thomas Claxton, Bill Hodgson, All the Locals, 5 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Lyn Avenue, 9:30 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

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

PS Tavern Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 7 p.m.

The Islander Karaoke, 10 p.m.

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

Sunny’s Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Karaoke/ DJ, 10:30 p.m.

COMEDY

Foxy Loxy Cafe Comedy Night, 7:30 p.m.

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

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Barrelhouse South Back City Woods, Row Jomah, 9 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 Bad Justice, 9 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club The Head Fia Rua Irish Pub Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Foxy Loxy Cafe Adam Nye, 7 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Longineu Parsons Quartet, 8:30 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar The Mercers, 9 p.m.

The Jinx Damon and the Shitkickers, Hailshot Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Alex Bazemore The Olde Pink House David Duckworth & Alisha Duckworth Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Prohibition Voodoo Soup PS Tavern Acoustically Twisted, 9 p.m.

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

Randy Wood Guitars An Evening with Tony Arata and Tim Stafford, 8 p.m.

River Bar Brian Fuller River House Josephine Johnson Rusty Rudders Tap House Collin Middleton Saddle Bags Radio Romance, 7 p.m.

The Shrimp Factory Justin Morris The Savannah Civic Center Newsboys, 6 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

Stafford’s Public House DJ Rudy Lui, 9:30 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater Grateful Dead Presented by the Charlie Fog Band, 7 p.m.

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

The Warehouse At Sundown, Levi Moore Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay Band, Bill Hodgson, Liquid Ginger, DJ Race, 1 p.m.

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

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Doodles Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Islander Karaoke, 10 p.m.

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

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

Melody’s Coastal Cafe and Sandbar Cantina Karaoke, 8 p.m.

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

COMEDY

Front Porch Improv Front Porch Improv: Sorry Not Sorry, 8 p.m.

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans The Wormhole Comedy Planet presents Dedrick Flynn, 8:30 p.m.

DJ

Doubles Nightclub DJ Sam Diamond, 8 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Live DJ

Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ Pieces, 10 p.m.

Tree House DJ Phive Star

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Club Elan White and Black Party, 9 p.m.

Club One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m.

The Distillery Celena Adams, Psychic Medium, 7 & 9 p.m.

SUNDAY 7.22 LIVE MUSIC

Bayou Cafe Don Coyer, 9 p.m.

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

Cuoco Pazzo Sunday Jazz Brunch, 10 a.m.

The Fitzroy Live Music, 3 p.m.

Flashback Open Jam, 5 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Eric Jones Trio ft.

Cynthia Utterbach, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Josh Johansson, 7 p.m.

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 Josephine Johnson The Shrimp Factory Justin Morris Tybee Island Social Club Sunday Bluegrass Brunch, noon Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Thomas Claxton Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, Irritating Julie, 1 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Trivia, 8 p.m.

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

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

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Karaoke/DJ, 10:30 p.m.

DJ

Boomy’s DJ Basik Lee, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Exclusives Bar & Grille Open Mic Poetry Night, 7 p.m.

Saddle Bags Bar Olympics

MONDAY 7.23 LIVE MUSIC

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 Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Rachael Shaner Wild Wing Cafe Kenny Szupello, 6 p.m.

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

TRIVIA & GAMES

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

KARAOKE

Boomy’s Karaoke, 10 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

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

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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CoCo’s Sunset Grille Trivia, 7 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Trivia, 10 p.m.

Fia Rua Irish Pub Trivia, 7:30 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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9 Bayou Cafe Jam Night with Eric b Culberson, 9 p.m.

B Foxy Loxy Cafe Clouds & Satellites, M 7 p.m.

2 Good Times Jazz Bar and 9 Restaurant The Randy Reese b Quartet, 8 p.m.

B Jazz’d Tapas Bar Sarah Poole, C 7 p.m.

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B Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub 5 (Pooler) Open Mic 9 The Sentient Bean Tongue: Open B Mouth and Music Show hosted by 4 Melanie Goldey, 8 p.m.

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

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Barrelhouse South 125 W. Congress St.

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Cuoco Pazzo 606 Abercorn St.

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Dockside Seafood 201 West River St. 912-233-3810

Bay Street Blues 17 E. Bay St.

Doodles 586 S. Columbia Ave.

Bayou Cafe 14 N. Abercorn St.

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El-Rocko Lounge 117 Whitaker St. 912-495-5808

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Fannie’s on the Beach 1613 Strand Ave. 912-786-6109 fanniesonthebeach.com

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Flashback 10010-B Ford Ave. 912-428-1643

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Front Porch Improv 2222 Bull Street 843-868-1553

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant 107 W. Broughton St. Hercules Bar & Grill 2500 Dean Forest Rd. 912-966-5790

The Islander 301 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

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Jazz’d Tapas Bar 52 Barnard St.

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The Jinx 127 W. Congress St. 912-236-2281

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The Loft on Liberty 215 W. Liberty St.

McDonough’s 21 E. McDonough St.

The Sandbar 1512 Butler Ave.

Mellow Mushroom 11 W. Liberty St.

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The Olde Pink House 23 Abercorn St.

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Pour Larry’s 206 W. St. Julian St. 912-232-5778

Prohibition 125 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

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PS Tavern 11 W. Bay St. 912-495-5145

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‘That pure moment of ’ Magician Tanya Solomon is the ‘Truth Assassin’

BY JIM MOREKIS

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TANYA SOLOMON combines good old fashioned stage magic with an entertaining, light-hearted comedic style. The veteran of Bindlestiff Family Cirkus brings her “Truth Assassin” show to the Jinx this week for an evening of sleight of hand, illusion, and comedy.

We spoke to Tanya last week.

By 2012 I was hardcore into magic. I’ve spent years developing this show.

How far do you stray from the traditional type of magic act?

A lot of it is riffing off of classic magic.

There are some entirely original presentations, and some of it is my version of classic presentations.

It must be challenging working in a format with such an established repertoire going back so many years. It’s not like the laws of physics change.

No one comes up with new tricks out of the blue. We’re all using stuff that’s been around for decades, or centuries, or thousands of years. There are images from ancient Egypt of what looks like the Cups and Balls trick.

And there’s not what you’d call a lot of brand new technoclogy. Technology can be used for tricks, but I put more emphasis on presentation, and how to reach the audience.

No magician is doing all original material. I learned from Harry that not only do you have to be good at magic and you have

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Are you an illusionist? What really is the difference?

Illusionism in magic basically means working with big boxes. Boxes and large animals. I’m what’s referred to as a stage magician.

Is there much improvisation that can go on in a magic show?

No! The biggest challenge is to maintain the script while running another script in your head — talk about multi tasking!

The way to master that is to perfect the skills so you can do them in your sleep.

Any kid can go to a magic store and learn the secret to a trick. But to really present it takes a lot of work – like a musician, you practice and practice until it becomes second nature.

How often do you take the act on the road outside Brooklyn?

This is my first full national tour – just me and my pup. But if anyone messes with me he will bite their heads off! I’m going back to my DIY punk roots. I don’t need a producer or an agent. I booked this tour myself and am promoting it myself. I sometimes just wish I had someone else to drive!

How does one become a performing magician in 2018?

It’s funny. I didn’t get into magic until later in life. I wasn’t even a performer at all until I was 30.

You could say I literally ran away with the circus.

I began doing the BindlesTanya Solomon tiff FamPHOTO BY ADRIAN ily Cirkus BUCKMASTER sideshow, eating fire and all that stuff, and I moved to new Orleans for a little while.

I wanted to stop doing the sideshow – frankly I wanted to do something less dangerous!

Then I met the great Harry Anderson, who had a magic shop in New Orleans. So Harry Anderson taught me magic!

Magicians don’t just take on any students, so that was a big deal, 20 and it got me started.

That’s why I call my show ‘Truth Assassin.’ Of course I’m tricking you — it’s part of the fun.

But I try to be as respectful of the audience as possible. The worst thing a magician can do is be condescending.

You played in Savannah with Bindlestiff back in the day. to have an effect that will startle people and do it skillfully. But at the end of the day it’s not about magic, it’s about showmanship and performance.

Do you have to deal with the stereotypical loud jerk who is trying to spoil the tricks for everyone else?

I always start from the assumption that the audience knows it’s a trick. I didn’t go to Hogwarts! But there is an implicit challenge between the magician and the audience. There’s a really fun game that comes out of that. That can turn into entertainment.

I’m also looking for ways to really surprise people who think the trick will go one way then it goes another way. I like to pull the rug out from under them and get that pure moment of WTF.

I’m really looking forward to being back at the Jinx.

Years ago I played there when it was the Velvet Elvis, with Bindlestiff Family Cirkus.

It was one of the best spots we ever played.

The people in Savannah were so into it – they’d come all dressed up in costumes. CS

TANYA SOLOMON: TRUTH ASSASSIN Thu. July 19, The Jinx, 10 p.m.

CULTURE VISUAL ARTS

Residency provides fresh view at Sulfur Studios

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

Tell me about the work you make and your usual process.

Becky Slivinsky, June artist: Through my work, I am looking to challenge beauty standards that are questioned by women every day. I look at the media to see how women are represented. In particular, I look for images of women portrayed in magazines and see how women are being portrayed. I use cleaning products to alter the images in the magazine. I am looking to obliterate the woman’s objectification in the advertisement by using these cleaning fluids.

Rob Hessler, March artist: I typically make drawings and sculptures, usually in a very solitary way in my studio.

Page Laughlin, May artist: I am primarily known as a painter, though through the years I create site- specific public interventions and alternative media drawings. My most recent artworks, in the past 5 years, are part of a collection I call the Coloring Book Portfolio. These works are an intersection between photography, digital drawing and painting. I convert photographs into line drawings that are a hybrid between digitally-generated and hand-rendered. I am looking for a particular quality between the glitches that occur with “hand production” and the “coolness of machine made.” These drawings become the template, or the constraint, into which I paint—a “grown-up” version

Rebecca Slivinksy’s artwork displayed in the ON::VIEW window.

residency required that I bring in collaborators who had expertise at the things that I had little to no experience doing. It was of a coloring book process. a performance art piece with video eleAnya Mitchell, April artist: I’m not sure ments, so I brought in videographer Drew if a have a usual process per-se; everything Hunt and director Chris Soucy to help I do is inspired by a desired to learn. I have me realize my vision. But they really took an idea of something I want to make that I the idea and ran with it, adding so much think might be beautiful and try to figure more than I could have even imagined. out how to make it. I also have a desire to And Chris brought in some truly fantastic endow the objects I make with meaning. actors that, again, elevated the project even I usually start with a clear idea of what further. And actually creating the perforit is I want to make, and then through the mance space, which I did myself, was a bit process, as I learn about the material more surreal. My normal studio space is, like I ideas come of how to push the work further said, secluded. I utilize artificial light to and the possibilities that exist. mimic the feel of a gallery, because that’s Michelle Quick, July artist: I consider where a lot of my work will end up. But in myself a designer and craftsman more the space at Sulfur, I was really exposed. than an artist because I primarily make The windows look out onto Bull Street, functional products that blend traditional so there was always someone walking by, craft techniques with modern design. I looking in. And Sulfur is so full of energy design and make shoes, bags, and leather that there were always people coming goods. My usual process consists of workthrough, wanting to chat about what I was ing with clients to design and make custom doing, or just to introduce themselves. It products that balance their functional couldn’t have been more different than needs and preferences with my design what I normally do. ideas, so there is a lot of problem-solving PL: I was looking for a community in and reworking. which to launch the Community Coloring Book Project, to run a project through its What was your approach to the resiinitial experiments—a “living laboratory,” dency? How did your work differ, if it so to speak. Sulfur Studios and Savannah did, from your regular process? provided the most fantastic opportunity.

As an artist from outside the region, I BS: Throughout the residency, I really faced simple questions of mechanics such was looking to continue the body of work as: What is it like to enter into a new comthat I have been working on throughout munity? How do I raise awareness of the the past year, but I wanted to make art that project in a very short period of time? Will is accessible to the community, affordable people willingly participate? How many and goes to an amazing cause, Planned resources (time, space, materials, equipParenthood Southeast Associates. ment, etc.) will I need to photograph and RH: There are a couple of different facthen convert images into drawings for tors here. First, unlike my normal process, printing? But there are deeper, ongoing the Hindenburg project that I did for the questions as well: how do you proscribe

Reflections on Desires by Anya Mitchell.

“community”? What does it mean for an individual to contribute their image? What is my responsibility when I edit out details to create a more open image? The processoriented nature of the residency program, the public nature of the space, and the open character of Savannah’s residents all made the project’s launch successful beyond my imaginings.

AM: For the residency, I really tried to involve as many people as possible due to the encouragement of community engagement from the folks at Sulfur. I looked for opportunities for people to assist me. Like, my brother-in-law helped me build the frames for the final pieces, my sister painted neighborhood map of Savannah for visitors to interact with, my boss let me borrow a rug to warm up the studio space, my friend assisted me with the school group that came to visit the studio, my co-worker let me borrow his camera and showed me how to use it, another coworker assisted me with the printing of my images, another friend let me borrow their projector and another friend painted a mini-mural in the studio. I looked for ways to work with others in pushing their own talents further. I just felt like I was given this great opportunity to try something I hadn’t done before and I wanted to take that opportunity and share it with others as much as possible. I also knew very little of all the things I wanted to do, so I really needed assistance to accomplish what I envisioned.

MQ: One of the reasons I am most excited about this residency is that it’s allowing me to take a different approach to my work. My creation process utilizes the same skills and processes I use when teaching or working with clients but I’m focusing on highlighting the materials and 21

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LAST MONTH, Sulfur Studios tried something new.

Their front window space, formerly the storefront for Forest and Fin, became vacant. Emily Earl and Jennifer Moss knew they had a unique opportunity with such a promising space.

Enter the ON::VIEW residency, a monthly rotating site-specific project taking place right on Bull Street.

A crucial part of the residency is its requirement of community participation beyond the artist’s presence in the studio. The creativity of the artists in their engagement helps bolster the vibrant arts community Sulfur has dreamed of since day one.

We reached out to the residency’s alums for some insight on their work and their community.

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hand techniques rather than function and meeting specific outcomes. There is a lot more experimentation and just trying to convey the intrinsic value of the materials and the complexities of the hand processes involved in making the products. The final outcome won’t just be several pairs of shoes, but a physical display that shows all the raw materials, processes, and the finished product.

How did you tie in community participation?

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BS: Almost every afternoon I was in the studio with the door open so the community could come in and chat. It was important to me to get the community’s perspective on my work and if they felt they could relate to it. In addition, my public reception benefitted Planned Parenthood Southeast Advocates. Planned Parenthood is so important and essential to men and women of all ages, and it was important to me that I help out their cause in any way that I could.

RH: Since it was a performance art piece, the ultimate goal was to create a show for the First Friday crowd to view through the window. We set up audio out on the sidewalk, and advertised two performances that night. And people showed up. I was honestly shocked at how many people were gathered around those windows. It just goes to show you how great a job the folks at Sulfur Studios and the Starland Design District as a whole have done at building the art scene in that area.

PL: The community is the Community Coloring Book Project; community engagement creates and defines it. In a month’s time, I was able to learn and accomplish so much more than expected.

I found Savannah to be such a fascinating town, with the diversity of a large city and the connections of a small town. Within a few blocks one comes across a whole spectrum of individuals with different dreams, interests, and concerns. For a “stranger” coming in, I found the city to be remarkably open. People were excited to contribute their image to the coloring book project. I think there is a wonderful sense of pride in this city—not blind, but a pride that comes with awareness of the positive and the negatives. This awareness and acceptance impressed me.

The Residency gave me a storefront public space to operate from, but I also walked the town, chatted up people in shops, met people for cup of coffee, stopped in the parks, etc. Delightfully, the community also reached out. It was wonderful to have the school kids and their teachers come spend an afternoon on site, as well. And the drawings I was able to complete during the residency, I gave back to the participants. I realize I need about 9-12 months 22 for full realization of the Community

Michelle Quick’s process shot of her shoemaking.

Coloring Book Project, but the experience of launching the project at Sulfur Studios was like double-time in the richness of the experience.

AM: I had open studio times every Saturday for the public to stop in and see the progress I was making and show them a demo on paper weaving. When I was up in Chicago for temporary work, I noticed a few artist in Evanston had events where people would come together to talk about different issues that faced their community. In these spaces the artist would have a project for everyone to participate in making and it somehow seemed like it was easier to listen for everyone to talk while people were busy with their ideas and stitching a quilt square. I wanted to try something similar to this with my residency, because why not try and learn?

MQ: As someone who is involved in the fashion industry, both as a designer and an educator, it’s becoming harder to ignore the negative impact of globalized production and low-cost manufacturing, both in terms of the resources it requires and the exploitative practices that can affect the people making all of these products. I believe that it’s becoming more common for people to consider how the products they choose to buy are produced and I wanted to further that conversation in Savannah specifically about footwear and leather goods. By showcasing the materials and processes that go into making shoes at the handmade level, I hope to facilitate a discussion about the value of fashion products and the people that create them in mass quantities.

What did participating in the residency do for you? Did you experience any additional visibility or engagement afterwards?

RH: The project was part of my larger

“Other Side of the World” series which a lot of people already had some sense of, and because of the tremendous turnout I feel like it got even more people on board with what I’m doing. I was especially encouraged by who showed up to the event, which included a number of people who I greatly admire. I also had a museum curator come to me afterwards and say that they’re going to be following my work because of that piece, which was nice.

PL: I got great exposure during the residency through media outlets like Art on The Air and the social media presence of Sulfur Studios and ON::View Residency. I had some really great interviews, both the formal on-air ones, interviews for upcoming podcasts, as well as interviews with school kids. The questions and conversations have continued to fuel my thinking about, and the evolution of, the Community Coloring Book Project.

AM: Definitely. The people following me on Instagram went up and I was interviewed by the guys that produce “Art on the Air” podcast. I also met a lot more working artist and have been able to connect with them and learn from them.

Why is a residency like this important for your community? Why is it important for you?

BS: I think that my particular residency was important to the community because my work surrounds a topic that many people might not know how to approach.

People who see it might start to feel more comfortable discussing the objectification of women when artwork sparks the discussion. Also, Planned Parenthood is an amazing organization, and I am happy to help in any way that I can. We need to keep fighting for what is right and I hope that my contribution helps somebody in some way.

RH: One of the things that I truly love about this residency is that participants are required to live within a certain distance of Savannah. It’s specifically designed to showcase local artists. Savannah is an emerging art scene with limitless potential. But it needs support to continue to grow, and this residency not only shows amazing projects, but it says to the viewing public that we don’t need to go anywhere else for great art.

Personally it gave me an opportunity to explore and grow as an artist. It’s made me more interested in collaboration, more engaged with other local artists, and it took me out of my comfort zone in a very meaningful and important way. I feel as though I’m not only a better artist for having done my Hindenburg project with them, but also a better person overall for the experience.

PL: A thriving community is fueled by creativity. One needs only to look at Savannah—a city teaming with creatives—to see this impact. But access to creative process, as well as witnessing creative “products,” is truly essential. By providing opportunity for members of a city to engage in the most direct manner with creative process opens minds, educates individuals, and connects us. The palpable experience of direct and open contact with creative process is rare and, I think, increasingly important.

AM: I think it’s another space in which people can learn. They might be exposed to a new technique that the artist uses, or learn more about concepts presented in the art work. Like [in June] Rebecca Slivinksy’s work focused on women’s rights and the concept of beauty/objectification of women, and this month there is a cobbler sharing her expertise and also setting up a panel discussion regarding this skillset. I think it’s a space where meaningful, diverse conversations take place. It’s a place where knowledge is shared. For me it’s important because I love learning through conversations, or people sharing with me their innate knowledge about a material, and I know each time I go to the ON::VIEW residency there is always someone down to talk and share. It also gives me another chance to run into people and slowly, hopefully, build a community.

MQ: The residency is providing me with a platform to engage the Savannah community and showcase the rare craft of shoemaking. I think it’s important for the Savannah design community to consider and discuss the changing landscape of the fashion industry and how we can collectively be a part of positive change. CS Sulfur is now accepting applications for future ON::VIEW residencies. Visit sulfurstudios.org for more information on the program and for application guidelines.

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CONTINUING EXHIBITS ARTS ON THE COAST ANNUAL EXHIBITION — Arts on the Coast (AOC) presents their annual exhibit, “Connected to the Sea.” Through Sep. 8. Photopoint Gallery, 30 Cherokee St. BILL ROUSSEAU AND REBECCA SIPPER — Bill is a talented architectural landscape oil painter. His work reflects the beauty of Savannah homes and landscape. Rebecca is a creative ceramic artist whose functional and beautiful works feature animals, plants and nature. Through July 31. gallery209savannah. com. gallery209savannah.com/. Gallery 209, 209 E River St. 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. COMING UP FOR AIR — Based out of Brooklyn, NY and originally from Atlanta, Ga., Hayes credits her time in Savannah with forming her into the artist and woman she is today. She is most recognized for her oversized paintings, with bold brushstrokes often capturing the figure in motion. The exhibition will include large scale paintings, site-specific installation, sculpture, and video installation. Through July 28. HAZA, 7 Rathborne Drive.

DOMESINSPIRES — Sheldon Curley’s exhibition is a “thank you” to Savannah and the diverse worldwide visitors he has met around town and in the squares. Through July 31. galleryespresso.com/. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St.

THE LIGHT, THE HEAT: SUMMER IN THE SOUTH — Laney Contemporary is pleased to present “The Light, The Heat: Summer in The South,” a collection of photographs by Jack Leigh. Through Sep. 1. Laney Contemporary, 1810 Mills B. Lane Blvd.

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. Through Sep. 3. telfair. org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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INK + BOTS — Ink + Bots is a boldly colored, fun fueled bunch of robot paintings. Corey Houlihan (aka Ink & Bones) works in mixed media, enjoys painting repetitive subjects and has the most fun making robots up. Through Sep. 4. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

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Service Brewing set to mark four years of hoppy happiness

BY LINDY MOODY

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THE FIRST THING I loved when I moved to Savannah a few years ago is that most locals like to enjoy a cold one, especially after a stereotypically hot day.

So, it was no surprise that Serving Brewing Company was a quick and long term success, especially after sipping down any of their thoughtfully crafted beers.

The story of Service Brewing began in 2012 when a local SCAD graduate, Meredith Sutton, gifted former Army commander and Iraq veteran Kevin Ryan a home brewing kit. A short two years later, they expanded their love affair to a partnership and a love affair with beer, opening Savannah’s Service Brewing Company.

Meredith focuses on events, branding, and marketing, while Kevin handles logistics, operations, and recipes, but each also focuses on giving back to our community and veterans.

Year round the brewery sells their Ground Pounder India Pale Ale, or IPA, Compass Rose IPA, Rally Point Bohemian Style Pilsner, Scouts Out Honey Saison, and Battlewagon Double IPA. The Compass Rose IPA is their “best selling year around beer on the market,” says Kevin.

To create the signature India Pale Ale Service brews each batch with grapefruit, pear, passion fruit, and orange. Although the addition of fruit adds a touch of sweetness, the beer is extremely aromatic and balanced by both the hops and tangy kick of citrus. Out of all of Service’s IPAs, the Compass Rose is Kevin’s go-to IPA. Rally Point, a session beer, is a great beer for drinking “year round...chefs love Rally Point after being in a hot kitchen all night.

At the end of the day, that is what they want,” Meredith explains when I ask for a summer beer recommendation.

The lower alcohol level and light refreshing flavor make it a perfect beer for sipping while enduring the sweltering Savannah summer heat. Rally Point Pilsner has become the “most popular beer in our taproom,” Meredith tells me.

Kevin’s favorite beer “is always the most recent beer [they’ve] brewed” because 24 the brewery has a rotation of seasonal and

Kevin Ryan and Meredith Sutton opened Service Brewing in 2014.

The porter was rich in chocolate flavor with ideal amount of roasted espresso, and although created with deep decadent flavors, the beer was not heavy at all.

Service Brewery creates small batches limited release beers.

— dubbed their research-and-development On tap for the limited releases list when beers — taking inspiration from anywhere I visited was the Gun Bunny Witbier, the to create new and unique beers. This proSavannah Bananas Cerveza, the Old Guard cess allows the brewery to fine tune their Biere de Garde, and an Imperial Raspberry process while offering exciting new things Blonde. to the locals, but the beers are only avail“Gun Bunny is a witbier that has Indian able in the Taphouse. coriander seed, cardamom, tangelo peel, One of their research and development and mandarin orange, which is the reabeers brewed every year for the Ossabaw son it is summer seasonal,” Kevin tells me Island Pig Roast is the Ossabaw IPA. To while explaining how light and refreshing create the beer, Yaupon holly from the Asia the beer is. tea company is used in the brew, and the While I sat at the bar of the tasting room proceeds of the beer sales are donated to chatting with Mike, I tasted (or gulped Ossabaw Island Foundation. down) one of their research and developTo celebrate their fourth year as a thriving beers — the Cafe Macchiato Porter. ing local business, Service brewed a special

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I was lucky enough to try the Imperial Milkshake India Pale Ale after it was poured straight from the tank, and let me tell you that I have never felt cooler or more honored in my life. The hospitality of Kevin and Meredith was a perfect reflection of the way they run their business and treat their guests.

The special brew is a beautiful, milky, glowing shade of light amber, and the milky part is important. A growing movement in the brewing community is the milkshake style IPA which lends a cloudier, but not in a bad way, type of brew unlike the traditional clearer IPA. The result is a full bodied mouthfeel and a reduction in the hoppy bite that many IPAs have.

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characterized by their hazy appearance but also the addition of fruit or vanilla. For their version, Service went with fruit and honey — not just any honey, but Savannah’s loved and local honey from Savannah Bee Company. The choice in fruit, perfect for summertime, was passionfruit.

The fragrance is sweet, and when drinking it your mouth fills with the creamy flavor of passion fruit, next comes the honey, and the finish is a slight kick of hops. The beer is one that goes down as easily as juice, but be careful because it boats an alcohol content of ten percent.

If you do not catch the delicious hazy IPA at Service’s anniversary celebration, you can find it around town, like many of their limited releases, canned and available to purchase.

The beer can containing the beer is as unique as the beer itself and will feature

original art created by local artist, and friend to Kevin and Meredith, Will Penny.

This year, the anniversary party will be free of an entry cost and will kick off July 21st at noon. Not only can you drink as many Imperial Milkshake IPA’s as you can stand, literally, but the party will include music, food, and more.

The first part of the day will feature food from Chazito’s Latin Cuisine and music from DJ Jose Ray. As the day goes on musical guests the Hypnotics and CUSSES will play, and Big Bon will be there to fill your bellies. I hope to see everyone there.

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With that phrase and a pretty impresEventually, however, Doda decided to leave sive miracle, Saint Arnold was dubbed the Arnold and join a nunnery.

Patron Saint of Brewers and we celebrate Already very spiritual, Arnold took this his feast day, St. Arnolds Day, on July 18. as a sign to also join the priesthood. His Born around 580 AD, St. Arnold was education and noble status allowed him born into a family “sufficiently elevated to skip a few steps however and he was and noble parentage, and very rich in offered the appointment of Bishop of the worldly goods” according to the book Vita Episcopal See of Metz.

Sancti Arnulfi (Life of St. Arnold) which Metz is a city in France near the border was written soon after his death. with Germany and very near the areas in One unverified lineage implies that he which beer was developed into the beverwas of Merovingian decent. Being of noble age we recognize as beer. birth Arnold received a full education and, As bishop, Arnold continued to serve as according to his biography, excelled acaadvisor to the king but he used his posidemically. After distinguishing himself at tion to educate the people on the dangers school he was sent to serve at the court of of drinking water and that is where beer Theodebert II, King of Austrasia. comes into the picture.

Austrasia was a huge post-Roman kingAfter becoming disenchanted with life dom that stretched from the modern Span- in the royal court Arnold traveled, preachish/French border east to the Rhine River, ing the power of beer over water. Arnold thus encompassing modern France, Gersaw beer as a saving grace to the people. many, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria and A quote attributed to Arnold is “from much of Northern Italy. man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into At court Arnold was educated further in the world.” military tactics and statesmanship. Arnold It was in Oudenburg, Belgium, where was eventually elevated to the point where he had founded a monastery, that Arnold he was in charge of six provinces. While he proved his teachings to be true. Oudenburg

suffered an outbreak of the plague. Arnold directed the locals to stop drinking the local water and only drink beer.

They followed his directive and soon the plague disappeared from the region. Now, it was probably cholera and not plague that the saint helped end, and the exact story is told about Saint Arnold of Soisson (patron saint of hop pickers) — but it’s still a good story.

It was this story that solidified Arnold as the Patron Saint of Brewers but it is not the only beer story associated with him.

Arnold retired to a monastery near Remiremont, France where he died on August 16, 640 AD. A year after his death the City of Metz, over which Arnold had served as a well loved Bishop, requested that his remains be exhumed and moved to the Abbey of Saints Apostles which later became the Abbey of Saint Arnold in Metz.

When the parishioners of Metz were returning with Arnold’s remains they stopped in the French city of Champigneulles. Hot and tired they all visited a pub only to find that there was no beer to drink. One of the parishioners prayed “By his powerful intercession the Blessed Arnold will bring us what we lack.”

With that prayer the mugs were miraculously filled with beer and never ran dry until the thirst of each was quenched.

While I doubt you’ll find a bar with an ever filling beer mug even on July 18 I do hope you’ll remember the story of Saint Arnold, a good leader and the original advocate for drinking local. CS

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/ How impossibly charismatic is Dwayne Johnson? I wouldn’t go so far as to say I would watch him read a phone book, but an Archie comic or the back of a cereal box wouldn’t be out of the question. As for watching him in something as stridently generic as Skyscraper, that’s a tougher call to make.

With the notable exception of that snooze-inducing Hercules movie from a few years back, the general congeniality and good-guy vibes exhibited by The Artist Formerly Known As The Rock have elevated many a questionable project. Here, the actor must muster all his appeal to float this action yarn in which his character, Will Sawyer, is a former FBI agent whose poor job-related decision ended up costing him his left leg.

But life has gotten better, as he’s now a dedicated family man (Neve Campbell plays his spouse while McKenna Roberts and Noah Cottrell portray their kids) who has just landed an enviable position as the security overseer at The Pearl, a Hong Kong skyscraper and the world’s tallest such edifice.

Sawyer has barely had time to stop and smell the success when he’s framed for a devastating fire ripping through the building, one meant to cover up a crime targeting The Pearl’s creator, Zhao Long Ji (Chin Han). Worse, Sawyer’s family is trapped inside the towering inferno, meaning he must resort to impossible measures to rescue them. Unfortunately, the criminals are also trapped in the building, meaning various games of “hide and seek” will ensue.

Basically, Skyscraper is a variation on the Die Hard template, but there’s not much here that will lead to many declarations of yippee-ki-yay from audience members. Oversized action flicks will always go for the gusto with bigger and better and crazier stunts, but the level of suspension of disbelief necessary to swallow the stunts on view here probably hasn’t been invented yet.

Those with acrophobia might respond to some of the sky-high action sequences, while the climactic skirmish will amuse fans of the classic “hall of mirrors” sequence from Orson Welles’ The Lady from Shanghai. Otherwise, this is entertainment on autopilot, with plot pirouettes that barely matter, double crosses that can be spotted from across the Atlantic, and snarling villains cut from the most generic cloth possible. Ultimately, the entire picture is as artificial as Sawyer’s left leg.

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU

/// An outrageous and uncompromising assault on capitalism, consumerism, racism and other unpleasant -isms that have come to define these United States

Dwayne Johnson stars in Skyscraper

of America, Sorry to Bother You stars LaKeith Stanfield as Cassius Green, a struggling young man who lands a job at the telemarketing firm RegalView.

Cassius is having no luck lading any sales until an older colleague (Danny Glover) informs him that he must adopt and employ a “white” voice.

Cassius takes his advice (David Cross provides the Caucasian vocals), and it’s not long before he becomes a raging success at the company. His meteoric rise gets noticed by Steve Lift (Armie Hammer), the CEO of a company (WorryFree) that promotes a modern version of slavery.

Steve feels that Cassius is just the man he needs to take his plans to the next level, but is Cassius willing to sell out to such an unprecedented extent?

Written and directed by Boots Riley, Sorry to Bother You is both bold and unpredictable, with radical characters (including Tessa Thompson as a fearless performance artist), a plethora of killer quips (Will Smith and Lionel Ritchie had best duck) and a smattering of ingenious sequences (the interlude where Steve forces Cassius to rap for a room of wellprivileged whites is a mini-masterpiece).

It’s only after the potent first half that the film takes a turn into a truly fantastical direction. This gamble on Riley’s part will doubtless thrill many while turning off an equal number — personally, it didn’t wreck the movie for me, but I was disappointed that Riley felt such a lurch was necessary to bring his points home.

The film’s structure — a simmering first half followed by a risk-taking back end — mirrors that of last year’s superb Get Out as well as the excellent “Black Museum” episode of Black Mirror, but whereas those challenging works eased into the outrage and thus made them believable and acceptable, this one steps too far over the line into occasional silliness.

Sorry to Bother You will remain one of this summer’s more memorable releases,

but had Riley maintained a tighter grip on the reins, it might have resulted in a true cultural phenomenon.

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP

// With Ant-Man and the Wasp, the Marvel-Disney moneymaking machine doesn’t pull off the cinematic hat trick of 2018, instead coming up a few stitches short.

Not only does the 20th entry to date in the Marvel Cinematic Universe fail to match the heights of its 2018 stablemates, Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War, it also fails to provide as much entertainment as its antecedent, 2015’s Ant-Man. Arriving less than three months after the cumbersome Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man charmed moviegoers with its deftness, its humor, and a lovable lead performance from Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, the affable ex-con who becomes the diminutive superhero Ant-Man under the tutelage of scientist Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and his daughter Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly).

Realizing that Ant-Man served as a nice palate cleanser from the more serious MCU offerings, returning director Peyton Reed and his five writers (a new crew save for Rudd, who also co-scripted the first film) have decided to double down on the ingredients they felt worked the last time around.

Michael Pena (as Lang’s friend) said something endearingly dumb every 10 minutes? This time, make it every five minutes.

Serve up 10 awkward exchanges between characters over the course of the movie? Better make it 30 awkward exchanges this time.

Sparingly offer oversized ants as comic relief? Best to completely smother the new film with such interludes. Initially amusing, this tendency toward overkill eventually becomes wearying. CS

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Service Brewing Fourth Anniversary Party

Celebrate Service Brewing’s fourth anniversary with CUSSES, The Hypnotics, DJ Jose Ray, Chazito’s Latin Cuisine, Big Bon Pizza, and Aint-Bad magazine. Their anniversary beer is SBC4, a 10% ABV Imperial Milkshake IPA brewed with passionfruit, Madagascar vanilla bean, lactose and Savanna Bee Co. wildflower honey.

FREE JULY 21, NOON-10 PM. SERVICE BREWING COMPANY, 574 INDIAN STREET.

ACTIVISM & POLITICS

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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.

Tondee’s Tavern, 7 E. Bay Street.

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.

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Indigenous Voices on the airwaves. Listen weekly as Laura Shadley shares Indigenous culture and the issues faced by tribal communities all over the globe. Live and call in interviews, music and spoken word and more. Thursdays at 4pm Eastern on wruu.org and 107.5 in the Savannah area.

Find more information at facebook.com/ IndigenousRezistance/ FREE Thu., July 19, 4-5 p.m. 912-712-5077. mothersrevolt@ gmail.com. facebook.com/savsoundings.

Savannah Soundings - WRUU - 107.5, 307 E. Harris Street.

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

savannahyoungrepublicans.com.

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

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

AUDITIONS AND CALLS FOR ENTRIES

AUDITIONS FOR ARMSTRONG YOUTH ORCHESTRA Open to students enrolled in primary grades through high school and including Armstrong students (available for course

credit). Auditions, by appointment, are in Armstrong Fine Arts Hall. To schedule an audition, e-mail: savaayo@yahoo.com. Info is also available at www.savaayo.org. AYO is sponsored in part by the Savannah Friends of Music, www.savannahfriendsofmusic. com ongoing. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. 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 THE PHOENIX FESTIVAL The Chatham County Resource Conservation and Education Center will be hosting a found art and reuse celebration called The Phoenix Festival – Celebrating Chatham County’s Revolution in Reuse on November 10. This event will feature 30 local artists who use recycled/upcycled/ reused material in their work. The festival will also include an electric car show, food trucks, musicians, performers and all sorts of fun and educational activities for all ages. The County does have a promotional budget for this event that we hope will become an annual celebration. Currently, we are looking for 30 of Chatham County’s most gifted artists to set up booths and sell their polished pieces and/or craft items resurrected out of objects that would otherwise go to the landfill. Booths are only $15.00 per 6ft table and all of the proceeds will be donated to Keep Chatham Beautiful or KCB. KCB is a local non-profit organization dedicated to the environmental enrichment and beautification of our stunning local communities. Through Nov. 11. 912-790-1647.

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.

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CALL FOR EARLY 19TH CENTURY DANCERS/REGENCY DANCING The Davenport House has a social dance program which meets most Wednesdays at 5 p.m. The Museum is looking for new participants in this free community activity. For information contact info@davenporthousemuseum. org or call 912-236-8097. ongoing. davenporthousemuseum.org. Davenport House, 324 East State St. CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR ‘FUNCTION: AN EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFT’ The Gallery at Sulfur Studios invites artists working in traditional craft media (Ceramic, Fibers, Glass, Metals, Paper, and/or Wood) to submit work to their fall juried exhibition, “Function”. Artists are encouraged to push the boundaries of what “functional” means, and work that is conceptual or satirical will be considered along side more traditional craft forms. Entry deadline is October 15. Exhibition runs Nov. 8-24. Visit www. sulfurstudios.org/function for more details and application instructions. Through Oct. 15. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. 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, & awe-inspiring 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.

Downtown Savannah, downtown.

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. 912-790-8800. telfair.org/ faaa. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. CALL FOR ENTRY FOR “OUT OF CONTEXT: GRAFFITI AND STREET ART” Sulfur Studios invites artists working in all mediums to submit artwork that is inspired by graffiti and street art to be displayed in a gallery setting. How does the context of the gallery change the impact the work has on the viewer? What happens when the work is removed from the street and placed in a white box environment? How does this transition from public to private spheres alter the reception of the work’s

message? Does this in some way legitimize street art, or remove its integrity? 2-d, 3-d, and time based media are all eligible for this Nation-wide call. Visit sulfurstudios. org/opportunities. Through Aug. 24. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull 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.

As many as 4 consecutive booking days available for some roles. Through July 31. civilwarextras@gmail.com.

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.

Instruments included are winds, orchestral strings and orchestral percussion. For information contact the Director at www. effinghamcommunityorchestra.org or call 912-826-5300 ext. 110. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS IN PTSD

STUDY Are you a recent combat veteran experiencing psychological or emotional stress related to your combat? You may be eligible to receive first-line medication and talk therapy interventions with proven effectiveness. PROGrESS is a study looking to learn more about how to effectively treat recent combat veterans with PTSD. The therapies are not experimental. You will be randomly assigned to receive either psychotherapy, medication, or both. For more information about the PROGrESS study, please call 912-920-0214 ext. 2169. ongoing. Online only, none.

CALL FOR 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 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.

BENEFITS

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.

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.

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.

BOATER SAFETY COURSE This course will cover all required equipment and laws to operate in Georgia waters. This course is a legal requirement for anyone born after January 1, 1998 that wants to operate any type of watercraft in Georgia waters. All students must bring or know their Social Security Number to receive a Boater Education Card upon passing the Boater Safety Exam. Class size is limited to 30 participates with no one under the age of 12. third Saturday of every month, 9 a.m. 912-264-7237. gooutdoorsgeorgia. com. savannahmall.com/. Chatham County Marine Patrol and Georgia Department of Natural Resources Rangers will be offering a free Boater Safety Course. This course will cover all required equipment and laws to operate in Georgia waters. This course is a legal requirement for anyone born after January 1, 1998 that wants to operate any type of watercraft in Georgia waters. All students must bring or know their Social

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Security Number to receive an ID card upon passing the Boater Safety Exam. third Saturday of every month, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

912-264-7237. gooutdoorsgeorgia.com. savannahmall.com/. Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street.

BRIDGE LESSONS Beginning Bridge (BB1) will be offered for 4 weeks beginning Monday, August 20 at 7pm. These introductory lessons are free.

Introductory and intermediate classes will continue in September. These classes will be held at the Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave, Sandfly. Also, games are held in the afternoon and evening almost every day. There is something for players of all levels. Check out our website for fees and schedules: http://bridgewebs. com/savannahclubs/ ongoing. bridgewebs. com/savannahclubs. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. CAREGIVING 101 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 30 richness of a creative life. See website for

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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 sessions Wed., July 18, 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.

ON-WATER TRAINING- SAVANNAH No experience necessary! Whether you love boating and want to gain confidence at the helm, you’re considering buying or renting a boat and want to learn new skills, or you’re just curious about boating, the BoatUS Foundation has partnered with Freedom Boat Club Savannah to offer you the BoatUS Foundation On-Water Training program. It is

a fun, easy, and affordable way to develop your sea legs! Intro to Boating - $149 Women Making Waves - $149 Thu., July 19, 12:30-8 p.m. and Fri., July 20, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. onwater@boatus.com. Freedom Boat Club Savannah, 2812 River Dr. 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

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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 semi-private 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.

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.

THOUGHTS + FEELINGS = OUTCOMES Small discussion group on the principal of mind action Donation to help pay for the cool. Wed., July 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

912.355.4704. unityofsavannah.org/. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

THREE KEY PRINCIPLES OF INFLUENCE: DRIVING BUSINESS DEALS AND EFFECTIVE NEGOTIATIONS This free, one-hour Webinar, “Three Key Principles of Influence: Driving Business Deals and Effective Negotiations”, will provide an overview on how to better strengthen preparation, planning, and execution activities involved with both simple and complex negotiations. High-level industry-based negotiation techniques and tools that can be used on the job or at home

will be discussed, as well as process and organizational tips you can count on to help you drive more effective negotiations for better business deals. Thu., July 19, 1:30 p.m.

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. 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.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

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 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

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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 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 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.

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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.

Film: Thor: Ragnarok

Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against the Hulk, his former ally and fellow Avenger. Thor’s quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the allpowerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilization. $7 ADULTS, $5 CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER THU., JULY 19, 3 & 7 P.M. 912-4724790. TYBEEPOSTTHEATER.ORG. TYBEE POST THEATER, 10 VAN HORNE

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 D. 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,

CONCERTS

THE GREAT AMERICAN JUBILEE An Evening in Old Savannah presents the Great American Jubilee. Featuring Gaither Homecoming Artists the LeFevre Quartet and the award-winning Bluegrass Artist the Primitives. Free Thu., July 19, 6:30 a.m.11:45 p.m. 912-657-4555. dkramer@g-net. net. Calvary Baptist Temple, 4625 Waters Ave. THE LOVE AND SOUL EXPERIENCE Kimberly Gunn Music Presents The Love and Soul Experience every third Friday of the month beginning May 17th. There will be music, poetry, comedy, creative arts, and networking. Kimberly Gunn Music and friends will provide musical entertainment.

An event for ages 18 and up. $10 Admission $12 VIP third Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. (912) 224-6084 or (912) 224-4461. kimberlygunn.com. The Eden Room, 1105 Stiles Avenue.

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campers will perform an exciting repertoire, and display their considerable talents, including a piece they wrote themselves at camp. $10 Fri., July 20, 7 p.m. lucastheatre. com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. SAVANNAH SACRED QUARTET CONCERT Savannah Sacred Quartet presents a concert of classical sacred music from medieval to contemporary. Four professional singers perform the Missa Secunda by Hassler and other works by Bach, Mozart, and Bruckner. free Fri., July 20, 7:30-8:30 p.m. 912-3547615. crichardmorgan1@gmail.com. fpc. presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave.

EVENTS

ADVANCE VOTING - GENERAL PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION Advance Voting for the General Primary Runoff Election in Chatham County. Wed., July 18, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Thu., July 19, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and Fri., July 20, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 912790-1520. voter@chathamcounty.org. voter. chathamcounty.org. Chatham County Voter Registration Office, 1117 Eisenhower Dr., Suite E. 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. AN EVENING WITH CELENA ADAMS Psychic medium Celena Adams helps you reconnect with your deceased loved ones.

Ticket includes soft drinks and iced tea. $65 Thursdays, Saturdays, 7 & 9 p.m. 561-8899761. 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.

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

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1 Faucet 4 Self-referential, like this clue 8 American realist art school 14 Sorta, in suffix form 15 Planetary path 16 Mr. or Ms. Right 17 General linked to chicken 18 Company named for a goddess 19 1955 pact city 20 Sky viewer used at an airline’s main airport?

23 Atlanta university 24 Catan resource 25 Org. with a tour 28 Lucille’s co-star 29 Cargo carrier 32 Diamond call 33 Rita of Netflix’s “One Day at a Time” 35 LPs and 45s 36 The origins of singing wordlessly?

39 George of “Star Trek” and Twitter 40 Excited 41 Finished 42 “Fiddler on the Roof” matchmaker 43 Follow commands 47 “Indubitably!”

48 Scribble (down) 49 Sudden onrush

50 Scratch some statuary?

54 Music organizer on a wall, maybe 57 Modern cheesecake ingredient 58 ___ Interwebz (intentional online misspelling) 59 Onetime Sidekick maker 60 Helicopter designer Sikorsky 61 Country set to share the 2026 World Cup 62 Lounging chair 63 Multiple-day music gathering, e.g.

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1 Paid to the church 2 Jump to conclusions 3 Innermost of Mars’s two moons 4 Coinage 5 Heinous 6 Seize 7 Microbrewery brews 8 On the job 9 Geometric figure 10 In this location 11 Prefix with play, at some cons 12 Tennis’s Ivanovic 13 Just out 21 Weed whacker, e.g.

22 Shell in a “Monty

Python and the Holy Grail” running gag 25 Early Atari game 26 Start of a Frank Loesser title 27 Just over 99%?

29 Low number in Naples 30 Word misspelled in a tattoo meme 31 Part of ACLU 32 Discover 34 Kimono sash 35 “C’est la ___!”

36 Hold’s partner 37 HI-strung instruments?

38 “The Puzzle Palace” org.

39 Kids’ meal prize 42 Terrier type, informally 44 “Julius Caesar” conspirator 45 Way out 46 Cowboy’s yell 48 Game with a bouncing ball 49 Cricket, say 50 Wailuku’s island 51 Updo, e.g.

52 Entreat 53 They share the same season as Geminis 54 Sine’s reciprocal, in trig (abbr.)

55 “Well, that’s obvious!”

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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. IWORSHIP CAFE OPEN MIC NIGHT Its an evening of artistry designed to elevate you. Come out and here positive vibes from local spoken word performers, singers, and musicians. Performers can sign up in advanced or walk-in. Free third Saturday of every month, 8 p.m. theinheritancecenter@ gmail.com. ticsav.com/iworship-cafe. ticsav.com. The Inheritance Center, 42 W. Montgomery Crossroads.

LDSS HOSTS CHATHAM 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. Dates: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from Monday, July 9 through Friday, July 20. Times: Middle and high school camps will be 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and elementary school camp will be 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Preschoolers will attend from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Location: Coastal Middle School in Savannah, Ga. To learn more, contact Pam Hussey at (912) 220-6429 or pbjhussey@ gmail.com Wed., July 18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fri., July 20, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Coastal Middle School, 4595 US-80.

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

SIXTH SENSE SAVANNAH TOUR In 2002, smashing all of the barriers,the Sixth Sense Savannah tour became the first 34 tour to go well beyond the usual touring

areas and subject matter, starting in a neighborhood, where locals, family, friends, chose to share their personal ghost stories, exclusively with the company founder.

30.00 Every 55 days, 9:30 p.m. 9122920960.

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

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. ST. PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEETING All former students of St. Pius X High School are invited to attend this meeting.

Meet old friends, make new friends and have a great time. Several social events are hosted throughout the year. Dues are $24 a year. third Saturday of every month, 1 p.m. Savannah Classical Academy, 705 E. Anderson.

UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY Unity in the Community is a nonprofit organization that promotes and hosts free, family-friendly culturally diverse events to give back to the community. The events feature handcrafted ethnic arts and crafts, home-based businesses, and community nonprofits. Entertainment is provided by churches and other local individuals and groups. third Saturday, Sunday of every month. riverstreetsavannah.com/. River Street, River St. WILMINGTON ISLAND FARMERS’ 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 Broad St, 1110 May St. 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 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. BARIATRIC SURGERY SUPPORT GROUP Located in Mercer Auditorium of Hoskins Center at Memorial. For those who have

had or are considering bariatric surgery.

Call or see website for info. third Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. 912-350-3438. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/.

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. BEACH BODY WORKOUTS WITH LAURA MONDAYS at 6:15 PM at the Lake Mayer Community Center $5.00 per session Mondays, 6:15 p.m. (912) 652-6784. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

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

Personal training options available.

See website for info. Meets at West Broad YMCA. 5am-6am and 8pm-9pm. ongoing. beastmodefitnessga.com. 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

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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. Open to anyone in need of support for the caregiving they provide. ongoing. savannahcommons.com.

FREE YOGA FOR CANCER PATIENTS St. Joseph’s/Candler’s Center for WellBeing offers Free Yoga for Cancer Patients every Monday from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. in Candler’s Heart & Lung Building, Suite 100. The very gentle movements and breath work in this class will give you much needed energy, it will make your body feel better, and it will give you a mental release. This class is free to cancer patients. Mondays, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

912-819-8800. sjchs.org/. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. FUNCTIONAL TRAINING CLASS Celebrate fall with a Saturday morning workout class. All levels welcome. A smooth mix of cardio and strengthening exercises.

Call Kara 912-667-0487 if interested. ongoing. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

GET EXCITED AND MOVE This program is designed to combat the effects of Parkinson disease for Savannah/ Chatham-area people and their caregiver.

The activities are designed to enhance and improve muscular strength, and endurance, coordination, agility, flexibility, speed work, and voice command. $10 a month Mondays-Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. and Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10:3011:30 a.m. 912-376-9833. psgsav@gmail. com. Anderson-Cohen Weightlifting Center, 7230 Varnedoe Drive.

GLUTE CAMP WITH KAYLA All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Fridays, 12:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. DUDE’S DAY AT SAVANNAH CLIMBING COOP Thursdays, 2 til 10 p.m. Savannah Climbing Coop 302 W Victory Dr, Savannah Every Thursday men climb for half price, $5. See website for info. Thursdays, 2 & 10 p.m.

912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop.com.

Savannah Climbing CoOp, 302 W Victory Dr.

HIKING & BIKING AT SKIDAWAY ISLAND STATE PARK Year round fitness opportunities. Walk or run the 1-mile Sandpiper Nature Trail (accessible) the additional 1-mile Avian Loop Trail, or 3-mile Big Ferry Trail. Bicycle and street strider rentals. Guided hikes scheduled. $5 parking. Open daily 7am10pm. Call or see website. ongoing.

912-598-2300. gastateparks.org/ SkidawayIsland. gastateparks.org/info/ skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

INSANITY LIVE WITH SHAWN All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. INSTRUCTOR A MUNIO Self Defense Workshop™ is a great way to be safe and better prepared for the violence or potential assault that threatens us all. This 1-hour workshop combines self-defense education and hand-on practice using the MUNIO Designer Self-Defense Keychain, a unique, attractive and effective personal safety accessory. Working hands-on in simulated attack scenarios, you will learn and practice easy and natural ways to use MUNIO that can rapidly disable and attacker so you can escape unharmed. $25.00 Wed., July 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 912667-5667. gatactical1953@gmail.com. squareup.com/market/global-tacticaltraining-group. Ortiz Custom Guns, 7 E. Montgomery Cross Road.

KUNG FU SCHOOL: VING TSUN Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) is the world’s fastest growing martial arts style. Uses angles and leverage to turn an attacker’s strength against him. Call for info on free trial classes. Drop ins welcome. 11202 White Bluff Rd. ongoing. 912-429-5150.

LINE DANCE Line dance class teaches basic instructions, coordination, and dance combinations, to the rhythm of different styles of music. Line Dancing is exercise for the body & mind, and is a fun way to dance socially without a partner. Dancing styles covered in this class include Country Western, Swing, Salsa, Tango, Cha Cha, Waltz & more. $10 Wednesdays, 6-7:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. LIVING SMART FITNESS CLUB St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center offer the Living Smart Fitness Club, which is an exercise program to encourage healthy lifestyle changes. On Mondays and Wednesdays the classes are held at the John S. Delaware Center. On Tuesdays, the classes are held at the center, at 1910 Abercorn Street. Classes include Zumba (Tuesdays) and Hip-Hop low impact aerobics with cardio and strengthening exercises (Mondays/Wednesdays).

Mondays, Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays, 5:30-7 p.m. 912-447-6605.

Delaware Recreation Center, 1815 Lincoln St. PILATES CLASSES Daily classes for all skill levels including beginners. Private and semi-private classes

by appointment. Carol Daly-Wilder, certified instructor. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-238-0018. savannahpilates. com. pilatessavannah.com/. Momentum Pilates Studio, 8413 Rerguson Ave. POWER YOGA This is an hour of stretching your mind and body to become one, and a reset in the middle of the work week. Come experience the endless possibilities as you take yourself to the next level with Mahogany. $10 Wednesdays, 8-9 a.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. PRANA YOGA Prana Yoga is a practice that integrates breathing techniques and chakra sounds into the yoga. Come experience a deep sense of grounding, learn to be present, and develop your center, passion, strength, compassion, creativity, intuition, and light. $10 Mondays, 6:45-8 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. RENAGADE WORKOUT Free fitness workout, every Saturday, 9:00 am at Lake Mayer Park. For women only.

Offered by The Fit Lab. Information: 912376-0219 ongoing. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

RICHMOND HILL ROADIES RUNNING CLUB A chartered running club of the Road Runners Association of America. Monthly training sessions and seminars. Weekly runs. Kathy Ackerman, 912-756-5865, or Billy Tomlinson, 912-596-5965. ongoing.

LADIES DAY AT SAVANNAH CLIMBING COOP Wednesdays, 2 til 10 p.m. Savannah Climbing Coop 302 W Victory Dr, Savannah Every Wednesday women climb for half price, $5. See website for info. ongoing. 912495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop.com.

SAVANNAH DISC GOLF Weekly events (entry $5) Friday Night Flights: Fridays, 5pm. Luck of the Draw Doubles: Saturdays, 10am.

Handicapped League: Saturdays, 1pm.

Singles at the Sarge: Sundays, 10am.

All skill levels welcome. Instruction available. See website or email for info. ongoing. savannahdiscgolf@gmail.com. savannahdiscgolf.com.

SAVANNAH STRIDERS RUNNING AND WALKING CLUB With a one-year, $35 membership,free training programs for beginners (walkers and runners) and experienced athletes.

Fun runs. Advice from mentors. Monthly meetings with quality speakers. Frequent social events. Sign up online or look for the Savannah Striders Facebook page. ongoing. savystrider.com.

SHIMMY CHIC Shimmy Chic Fitness is an energetic, fun dance workout based on the ancient art of belly dance- with a modern twist.

The class provides calorie-burning and muscle-toning moves, along with increased flexibility, grace, and sense of self. No dance experience necessary. Shimmy Chic provides fun & repetitive routines suitable for all fitness levels. Please wear comfortable workout clothes and sneakers (you do not have to show your stomach).

Open to all ages and fitness levels. $10 Thursdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. SLIDERS WITH KAYLA All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m.

Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. TIMED INTERVAL TRAINING WITH KAYLA All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Mondays, 12:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. TRX CIRCUIT TRAINING WITH SHAWN All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. TRX FUNCTIONAL TRAINING WITH SHAWN All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. VINYASA YOGA In this vinyasa yoga class you will experience dynamic movements while linking breath, building heat, and endurance.

This class is open to all levels. We will explore each pose with special attention

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to alignment. This class will be the perfect way to start your week and stay energized. $10 Mondays, 8-9 a.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. WEIGHTED WORKOUT A 45 minute, total body workout that includes a 5 minute warm-up and a 5 minute cool-down/stretch. We will use dumbbells and steps to perform compound functional movements to maximize workout time. $10 Tuesdays, 8-9 a.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. YOGA FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND

SURVIVORS Free for cancer patients and survivors. The classes help with flexibility and balance while also providing relaxation. Located at FitnessOne, on the third floor of the Memorial Outpatient and Wellness Center.

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

Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. YOGA WITH BIANCA All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Mondays, 6 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. ZUMBA Zumba Fitness is a dance fitness class for

everybody and every body! With easy to follow moves, Zumba focuses on a wide variety of Latin and International rhythms.

This hour long class is guaranteed to make you sweat. It’s not a workout, it’s a party. $10 Tuesdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. ZUMBA FITNESS Isn’t lifting weights and running on the treadmill boring? Come join Sheena’s Zumba Fitness class and have fun while burning calories! The class regularly has 75+ participants that know that Sheena is the best Zumba instructor in Savannah!

So show up early and see you soon!

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)

“Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic.” Whenever that quote appears on the Internet, it’s falsely attributed to painter Frida Kahlo. In fact, it was originally composed by poet Marty McConnell. In any case, I’ll recommend that you heed it in the coming weeks. You really do need to focus on associating with allies who see the mysterious and lyrical best in you. I will also suggest that you get inspired by a line that Frida Kahlo actually wrote: “Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are a bourbon biscuit.” (If you don’t know what a bourbon biscuit is, I’ll tell you: chocolate buttercream stuffed between two thin rectangular chocolate biscuits.)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

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Here’s what author Franz Kafka wrote in his diary on August 2, 1914: “Germany has declared war on Russia. I went swimming in the afternoon.” We could possibly interpret his nonchalance about world events to be a sign of callous self-absorption. But I recommend that you cultivate a similar attitude in the coming weeks. In accordance with astrological omens, you have the right and the need to shelter yourself from the vulgar insanity of politics and the pathological mediocrity of mainstream culture. So feel free to spend extra time focusing on your own well-being. (P.S.: Kafka’s biographer says swimming served this role for him. It enabled him to access deep unconscious reserves of pleasurable power that renewed his spirit.)

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Am I delusional to advise a perky, talkative Gemini like yourself to enhance your communication skills? How dare I even hint that you’re not quite perfect at a skill you were obviously born to excel at? But that’s exactly what I’m here to convey. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to take inventory of how you could more fully develop your natural ability to exchange information. You’ll be in robust alignment with cosmic rhythms if you take action to refine the way you express your own mes-

sages and receive and respond to other people’s messages.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Self-described skeptics sometimes say to me, “How can any intelligent person believe in astrology? You must be suffering from a brain dysfunction if you imagine that the movements of planets can reveal any useful clues about our lives.” If the “skeptic” is truly open-minded, as an authentic skeptic should be, I offer a minilecture to correct his misunderstandings.

If he’s not (which is the usual case), I say that I don’t need to “believe” in astrology; I use astrology because it works. For instance, I have a working hypothesis that Cancerians like myself enjoy better-thanaverage insight and luck with money every year from late July through the month of August. It’s irrelevant whether there’s a “scientific” theory to explain why this might be. I simply undertake efforts to improve my financial situation at this time, and I’m often successful.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Here are some of the fine gifts you’re eligible for and even likely to receive during the next four weeks: a more constructive and fluid relationship with obsession; a panoramic look at what lies below the tip of the metaphorical iceberg; a tear-jerking joyride that cracks open your sleeping sense of wonder; erasure of at least 20 percent of your self-doubt; vivid demonstrations of the excitement available from slowing down and taking your sweet time; and a surprising and useful truth delivered to your soul by your body.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

During the last three months of 2018, I suspect you will dismantle or outgrow a foundation. Why? So as to prepare the way for building or finding a new foundation in 2019. From next January onward, I predict you will re-imagine the meaning of home. You’ll grow fresh roots and come to novel conclusions about the influences that enable you to feel secure and stable.

The reason I’m revealing these clues

Free with YMCA membership Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. 912-354-6223. facebook. com/ZumbaFitnesswithSheena/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. ZUMBA FITNESS (R) WITH APRIL Mondays at 5:30pm, Thursdays at 6:30pm.

Nonstop Fitness in Sandfly, 8511 Ferguson Ave. $5 for nonmenbers. call for info. ongoing. 912-349-4902.

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ahead of time is because now is a good time to get a foreshadowing of how to proceed. You can glean insights on where to begin your work.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

A reader asked Libran blogger Ana-Sofia Cardelle, “How does one become more sensual?” I’ll ask you to meditate on the same question. Why? Because it’s a good time to enrich and deepen your sensuality.

For inspiration, here are some ideas that blend my words with Cardelle’s: “Laugh easily and freely. Tune in to the rhythm of your holy animal body as you walk. Sing songs that remind you why you’re here on earth. Give yourself the luxury of reading books that thrill your imagination and fill you with fresh questions. Eat food with your fingers. Allow sweet melancholy to snake through you. Listen innocently to people, being warm-hearted and slyly wild. Soak up colors with your eager eyes.

Whisper grateful prayers to the sun as you exult in its gifts.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

“If people aren’t laughing at your goals, your goals are too small.” So says bodybuilder Kai Greene. I don’t know if I would personally make such a brazen declaration, but I do think it’s worth considering -- especially for you right now.

You’re entering into the Big Bold Vision time of your astrological cycle. It’s a phase when you’ll be wise to boost the intensity of your hopes for yourself, and get closer to knowing the ultimate form of what you want, and be daring enough to imagine the most sublime possible outcomes for your future. If you do all that with the proper chutzpah, some people may indeed laugh at your audacity. That’s OK!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

This mini-chapter in your epic life story is symbolically ruled by the fluttering flights of butterflies, the whirring hum of hummingbird wings, the soft cool light of fireflies, and the dawn dances of seahorses. To take maximum advantage of the blessings life will tease you with in the coming

weeks, I suggest you align yourself with phenomena like those. You will tend to be alert and receptive in just the right ways if you cultivate a love of fragile marvels, subtle beauty, and amazing grace.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

I swear the astrological omens are telling me to tell you that you have license to make the following requests: 1. People from your past who say they’d like to be part of your future have to prove their earnestness by forgiving your debts to them and asking your forgiveness for their debts to you. 2. People who are pushing for you to be influenced by them must agree to be influenced by you. 3. People who want to deepen their collaborations with you must promise to deepen their commitment to wrestling with their own darkness. 4. People who say they care for you must prove their love in a small but meaningful way.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You will never find an advertisement for Nike or Apple within the sacred vessel of this horoscope column. But you may come across plugs for soul-nourishing commodities like creative freedom, psychosexual bliss, and playful generosity.

Like everyone else, I’m a salesperson -although I believe that the wares I peddle are unambiguously good for you. In this spirit, I invite you to hone your own sales pitch. It’s an excellent time to interest people in the fine products and ideas and services that you have to offer.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Would you do me a favor, please? Would you do your friends and loved ones and the whole world a favor? Don’t pretend you’re less powerful and beautiful than you are. Don’t downplay or neglect the magic you have at your disposal. Don’t act as if your unique genius is nothing special.

OK? Are you willing to grant us these small indulgences? Your specific talents, perspectives, and gifts are indispensable right now. The rest of us need you to be bold and brazen about expressing them.

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THAI STREET FOOD POP UP ATX based traveling chef Pranom’s Pop-Up for lunch at the brewery starts at noon until it’s gone. $10-$12 entree July 21, 12-6 p.m.. facebook.com/events/199629514086425/.

Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. ALL YOU CAN EAT MUSSELS Make your Tuesdays “Ruesdays” at Rue de Jean in Savannah with ALL YOU CAN EAT mussels! Choose from 6 different flavors and enjoy baby greens salad, bottomless pommes frites, and warm bread all for just $24. One order per guest.

Reservations suggested. 39ruedejeansav. com/reservations $24 5-9 p.m.. ruedejeansavannah.com. holycityhospitality. com/39-rue-de-jean-savannah/. 39 Rue de Jean, 605 W Oglethorpe Ave. BETHESDA FARM AND GARDENS STAND Featuring in season, organic (not certified) veggies, herbs and flowers. All proceeds go directly to funding tuition expenses for Bethesda Academy students. merrin. slocombe@bethesdaacademy.org. bethesdaacademy.org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. FIRE & WINE Half priced bottles of wine, campfires in the courtyard, marshmallows and s’mores kits. 912-401-0543. info@foxyloxycafe.com. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. FORSYTH FARMERS MARKET Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights.

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

912-484-0279. forsythfarmersmarket.com.

Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. GHOST COAST DISTILLERY TOURS Tour & Tasting Visit Ghost Coast Distillery, where you will hear about Savannah’s unique history of drinks and revelry, while learning how we create our unique, hand crafted spirits. Hours Tuesday – Wednesday: 12–6 (last tour starts at 6) Thursday – Saturday: 11-8 (last tour starts at 8) Tours begin every hour, on the hour Closed Sunday and Monday Tour with tasting: $12.50 Tour with tasting and Souvenir Bottle of Ghost Coast Vodka 261: $32.00 All guests must be 21+ or accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. ID Required $12.50 Saturdays.

(912) 298-0071. ghostcoastdistillery.com.

Ghost Coast Distillery, 641 Indian St. HAPPY HOUR 39 Rue De Jean favorites at happy hour prices! Enjoy $4 house wine, $4 well cocktails, $8 daily cocktail feature, Moules en Six Preparations for $8, $8 1/2 dozen raw oysters, and more. Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 5-7 p.m.. 912-721-0595. holycityhospitality.com/39-rue-de-jeansavannah/promotions/. holycityhospitality. com/39-rue-de-jean-savannah/. 39 Rue de Jean, 605 W Oglethorpe Ave. HONEY TASTING AND BODY CARE SAMPLES + STORE TOUR Daily honey tastings and body care demonstrations. Come see honeybees in

the observation hive or call 912.629.0908 to schedule a tour of the Bee Garden. Garden tour available March through October. $3 per person. Must call ahead. Free MondaysFridays, 10 a.m.. 912-234-0688. jessie@ savannahbee.com. Savannah Bee Company, Wilmington Island, 211 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

PREPARE SUNDAY SUPPERS AT UNION MISSION Local organizations are invited to sign up to prepare Sunday Supper for people who are homeless and live at Union Mission’s shelters for homeless people. Groups must sign up in advance and bring/prepare a meal, beginning at 2pm on Sundays. Call for information. ongoing. 912-236-7423.

PRESS PLAY BOOMBOX BRUNCH Brunch is served from 11 am – 3 pm. Jason B. James Live vinyl DJ spinning classic soul, R&B, indie, rock, pop, and everything in between begins at noon. foxyloxycafe.com.

Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. WINE SAMPLING Sample the variety of wines Lucky’s Market has to offer. luckysmarket.com/ savannah-ga/. Lucky’s Market, 5501 Abercorn St.

HEALTH

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS St. Joseph’s/Candler’s SmartSenior offers blood pressure screenings on every Monday from 10 AM to Noon in the SmartSenior office, #8 Medical Arts on 836 E. 65th Street. No appointment is necessary; the screenings are free and open to the public.

For more information, call (912) 352-4405. ongoing. St. Joseph’s/Candler Medical Arts Building, 836 E. 65th St. ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE Free in-person, enrollment and renewal assistance for children’s health insurance programs, Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids, Pregnancy Medicaid and other public benefits (SNAP and CAPS) will be available. Please bring a government-issued ID and the most recent month’s income documents. third Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. 912-661-1272. Rincon Library, 17th Street & Highway 21.

FREE BACK TO SCHOOL CLINICS The Chatham County Health Department wants to help parents beat the backto-school rush by offering free vision, hearing, dental, and nutrition screenings on two separate days this summer at the Eisenhower health department location.

Students will be seen on a first come, first served basis. Immunization services will also be available at regular cost. Thu., July 19, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Chatham County Health Department, 1602 Drayton St. FREE HEARING AND SPEECH SCREENING Hearing: Thursdays, 9am-11am.

Speech: First Thursdays. Call or see website for times. ongoing. 912-3554601. savannahspeechandhearing.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. FREE HEARING SCREENINGS The Savannah Speech and Hearing Center offers free hearing screenings every Thursday from 9-11 a.m. Children ages three years old to adults of all ages

are screened on a first-come, first-serve basis by a trained audiology assistant. If necessary, a full audiological evaluation will be recommended. Free and open to the public Thursdays, 9-11 a.m. 912355-4601. speechandhearingsav.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. FREE HIV TESTING AT CHATHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. Free walk-in HIV testing. 8am-4pm Mon.-Fri. No appointment needed. Test results in 20 minutes. Follow-up visit and counseling will be set up for anyone testing positive. Call for info. ongoing. 912-644-5217. Chatham County Health Dept., 1395 Eisenhower Dr. HEALTH CARE FOR UNINSURED PEOPLE Open for primary care for uninsured residents of Chatham County. Mon.Fri., 8:30am-3:30pm. Call for info or appointment. ongoing. 912-443-9409. St. Joseph’s/Candler--St. Mary’s Health Center, 1302 Drayton St. HYPNOSIS, GUIDED IMAGERY AND RELAXATION THERAPY Helps everyday ordinary people with everyday ordinary problems: smoking, weight loss, phobias, fears, ptsd, life coaching. Caring, qualified professional help. See website or call for info. ongoing.

912-927-3432. savannahypnosis.com.

LA LECHE LEAGUE OF SAVANNAH A breast feeding support group for new/ expectant monthers. Meeting/gathering first Thursdays, 10am. Call or see website for location and other info. ongoing. 912-8979544. lllusa.org/web/savannahga.html.

LIVING SMART FITNESS CLUB An exercise program encouraging healthy lifestyle changes. Mon. & Wed. 6pm-7:15pm Hip Hop low impact aerobics at Delaware Center. Tues. 5:30-7:00 Zumba at St. Joseph’s Candler African American Resource Center. (Program sponsors.) ongoing. 912-447-6605.

NATIVE AMERICAN ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Georgia’s only Native American Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Meets every Thursday at 2 pm at 517 East Broad Street, Savannah.

Court papers will be signed. Open to all.

You do not have to be Native American to attend Free ongoing, 2-3 p.m. 912-712-3314.

Islandmedicinewoman@gmail.com. East Broad Native American Group, 517 East Broad Street.

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

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

PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASS This course gives an overview of reproductive anatomy and physiology and explains the process of labor and delivery in simple, easy-to-understand terms. The four-week course includes a tour of the labor and delivery unit. This class is popular, so please register early $75 per couple Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 912-350-2676. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. THE SAVANNAH 7-DAY DIABETES REPAIR If you are ready to take control of your life and health, call today, enroll in this fun but intensive seven week program to heal your body of diabetes. You will learn how changing can heal. You can reverse diabetes by following a new protocol, even if you have been diabetic for years.

Includes over a year of follow-up support. $450 Thursdays, Saturdays. 912-598-8457. jeff@heartbeatsforlife-ga.org. Southwest Chatham Library, 14097 Abercorn St. WOMENHEART OF ST. JOSEPH’S/ CANDLER WomenHeart of St. Joseph’s/Candler welcomes women heart patients or women at risk of heart disease to its monthly support network meeting at 5:00-6:30 PM in Building #6 at the Medical Arts Center at 836 East 65th Street. For more information call 912-388-1836 or email womenheartsavannah@gmail. com Free of charge third Thursday of every month, 5-6:30 p.m. 912-388-1836. womenheartsavannah@gmail.com. facebook.com/womenheartsavannah. St. Joseph’s/Candler Medical Arts Building, 836 E. 65th St.

KID’S HAPPENINGS

AFTER SCHOOL DANCE BREAK YOUTH DANCE CLASS Pop in the Lake Mayer Community Center on Tuesdays and join youth dance class “After School Dance Break.” This is a recreational dance class designed to get kids moving.

Dance to the latest hits and get fit at the same time. Bring bottled water and a friend.

FREE Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. 912-652-6863. sedavis@chathamcounty.org. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

FAMILY FIELD TRIP Every Thursday in June and July visitors can explore coastal habitats and learn about native wildlife during hands-on, feet-in field trips at the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island. Each week is a different theme such as crabbing, forest hikes, birding or marsh mucking. For the full calendar visit the website gacoast. uga.edu/events or call 912-598-3345. $15 Thu., July 19, 10 a.m.-noon. 912-598-3345. kayla270@uga.edu. gacoast.uga.edu/ events. UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle.

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foods and empowering their families to make healthy choices at home. Saturdays, 10 a.m. wifarmersmarket@aol.com. Islands High School, 170 Whitemarsh Island Road.

SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S MUSEUM SCHOOL YEAR HOURS SCM hours beginning 8/31/13 will be Sunday 11am-4pm; Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm. Open on holiday Mondays that SCC Public Schools are not in session including Labor Day. For more details go to savannahchildrensmuseum.org ongoing.

Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Road.

SUMMER ADVENTURE SESSIONS AT PEGASUS RIDING ACADEMY The Pegasus Riding Academy offers summer camp the weeks of June 4, June 11, June 25, July 9 and July 16. PRA is a therapeutic riding program providing equine assisted activities for individuals with physical, mental or emotional disabilities.

Camps run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, go to prasav.org. Through July 21. The Dairy Farm, 2500 Tennessee Ave. SUPER SUMMER SHINDIG The event will feature delicious appetizers

by Chef Cynthia Creighton-Jones of Cape Creations Catering, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Ghost Coast cocktails, your favorite superheroes and McDonald’s characters, face painting, games, door prizes, and the best networking in Savannah. Children are encouraged to dress as their favorite superheroes. Tue., July 24, 5:30 p.m. rmhccoastalempire.org/. Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Avenue.

TODDLER TIME Bring your 2-4 year old to enjoy stories, games and learning designed just for them.

Each week there will be a different naturebased theme. $5 parking Thursdays, 10 a.m. gastateparks.org/skidawayisland. gastateparks.org/info/skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

TODDLER TUESDAYS AT OATLAND ISLAND WILDLIFE CENTER Toddlers 6 months to 4 years, and their adults. Themed programs--story books, singing songs, finger puppet plays, crafts, guided walks, up close encounters with Oatland animals. Preregister by 4pm Monday. $5 children. Gen. Admission for adults ($5 or $3 for military & seniors) Tuesdays. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland.org.

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oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. TURTLE TUESDAY Meet a new turtle that’s found on the Georgia coast each Tuesday in July at the UGA Aquarium! Feedings at the aquarium’s freshwater turtle pond will take place at 9:30 a.m. Following the feeding, marine educators will introduce visitors to one of the aquarium’s ambassador turtles that they’ll be able to learn about and interact with until the program ends at 10:30 a.m Included with aquarium admission ($4-6) Tue., July 24, 9:30-10:30 a.m. 912-598-3345. kayla270@uga.edu. gacoast.uga.edu/ events. UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle.

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

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

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

SAVANNAH PRIDE, INC. Organizes the annual Savannah Pride Festival and helps promote the well-being of the LGBTQI community in the South.

Mission: unity through diversity and social awareness. Second Tuesday/month. PO Box 6044, Savannah, GA 31414. 501c nonprofit. ongoing. info@savannahpride.com. savannahpride.com.

STAND OUT YOUTH A gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth organization. Meets every Friday at 7pm. Call, email or see website for info. Fridays, 7-9 p.m. 912-288-1034. info@standoutyouth.org. standoutyouth. org. Vineyard Church Office, 1020 Abercorn Street.

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

LITERARY EVENTS

HISTORICAL WRITERS GUILD The HWG will endeavor to offer a variety of programs for both published and unpublished writers to promote historical fiction and creative non-fiction. All compatible and cross-genre works to historical writing are welcome. HWG is also open to hobbyist writers to enjoy a relaxed and fun environment. Annual dues $20 fourth Monday of every month, 7-9 p.m. 713907-8627. hwg.rh@comcast.net. Richmond Hill Museum, 11460 Ford Ave.

NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT

BEHIND-THE-SCENES AQUARIUM TOUR Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at the UGA Aquarium?

Visitors are invited to spend the afternoon exploring our exhibits before learning what it’s like to care for our native marine animals during a behind-the-scenes tour led by staff.

Prior registration is encouraged but not required. Contact Kayla Clark at kayla270@ uga.edu or 912-598-3345 to register. $10 Thu., July 19, 2-3 p.m. 912-598-3345. kayla270@uga.edu. gacoast.uga.edu/ events. UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle.

COFFEE WITH A RANGER Start your morning right by getting coffee and having a discussion with a park ranger.

Fridays, 8:30 a.m. gastateparks.org/info/ skidaway/. Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy.

DOLPHIN PROJECT Dolphin Project’s Education Outreach Program is available to speak at schools, clubs, organizations. A powerpoint presentation with sound and video about estuarine dolphins and their environment.

Age/grade appropriate programs and handouts. See website for info. ongoing. thedolphinproject.org.

GARDENING SESSION Learn how to garden and harvest vegetables and herbs to bring home. Kerry Shay, an organic farmer and owner of landscaping company Victory Gardens, provides free instruction. First and third Saturday of every month. Free and open to the public third Saturday of every month, 8:30-9:30 a.m. charleshmorriscenter.com. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. GREENDRINKS SAVANNAH GreenDrinks Savannah is a social networking group initiated by local non-profits 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. Check the “GreenDrinks Savannah” facebook page. Free to attend.

Cash bar. third Wednesday of every month, 5:30 p.m. greenfirepizza.com. Green Fire Pizza, 236 Drayton St. WALK ON THE WILD SIDE A two-mile Native Animal Nature Trail winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland, salt marsh habitats, featuring live native animal exhibits. Open daily, 10am-4pm except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years.

Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912395-1500. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland. org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. WILDERNESS SOUTHEAST A variety of programs each month including guided trips with naturalists. Canoe trips, hikes. Mission: develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, and enjoyment of the natural world. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-236-8115. wildernesssoutheast.org.

RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL

BAND OF SISTERS PRAYER GROUP All women are invited. Second Tuesdays, 7:30am-8:30am. Fellowship Assembly, 5224

Augusta Rd. Email or call Jeanne Seaver or see website for info. “The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hands of the Lord.” (Prov. 21:1) ongoing. 912-663-8728. jeanneseaver@aol.com. capitolcom.org/ georgia.

BUDDHIST MEDITATION Everyone is welcome. Experience not necessary. Visit our website for location, meditation periods and classes. savannahzencenter.com. Individual instruction upon request. Email Cindy Un Shin Beach at revfugon@gmail.com for more information. ongoing. Online only, none.

CATHOLIC SINGLES A group of Catholic singles age 30-50 meet frequently for fun, fellowship and service.

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

GRATITUDE CIRCLE IN THE SQUARES Gather with others to share gratitude.

Everyone welcome. Park next to Bull Street Library. Wednesdays, 12-12:30 p.m. 917-676-4280. facebook.com/ savannahgratitude. liveoakpl.org. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. GUIDED SILENT PRAYER Acoustical songs, 30 minutes of guided silent prayer, and minutes to receive prayer or remain in silence. Wednesdays, 6:45-8:00pm at Vineyard Church, 615 Montgomery St. See website for info. ongoing. vineyardsavannah.org.

JESUS YESHUA Holidays and plans for 2017 underway for young adults and college Christians.

Contact Reverend Brenda Lee @yahoo.com or call (912) 236-3156. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

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

The Fellowship Assembly of God Church, 5224 Augusta Road.

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

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

Savannah Baptist Center, 704 Wheaton Street.

SAVANNAH FRIENDS MEETING (QUAKERS) Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, Joy Cottage behind Wesley Oak United Methodist Church. Call or email for info.

All are welcome. ongoing. 636-233-1772. savannahquakers@gmail.com. Wesley Oak United Methodist Church, 3124 East Victory Drive.

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