Connect Savannah July 25, 2018

JUL 25-31, 2018 NEWS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

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WEDNESDAY 7.25 Film: Sherlock Gnomes

This animated adventure stars James McAvoy, Johnny Depp and Emily Blunt.

After a string of garden gnome disappearances in London, Gnomeo & Juliet look to legendary detective Sherlock Gnomes to solve the case of their missing friends and family.

3 & 7 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne $7 adults, $5 children 12 & under tybeeposttheater.showare.com/

Lecture: Effective Teaching in the 21st Century: An Emphasis on Cultural Receptivity

FRI 7.27

Starring Amber Nash (the voice of Pam Poovey in FX’s Archer) and Matt Horgan (Associate Artistic Director at Dad’s), Big Ol Show is a completely improvised antebellum tale of lust and love during the American Civil War. Marriages will be forbidden, bodices will be torn open, mint juleps will be sipped, mustaches twirled, cannons fired, and Yankees shot.

8 p.m.

Front Porch Improv, 2222 Bull Street. $10

Desoto Dance Party SAT 7.28

DJ Press Play will play your favorite songs, and when the sun goes down, watch music videos from your wildest and scariest dreams. Ben and Jerry’s will be onsite.

7:45 p.m.

Two Tides Brewing Company, 12 West 41st St.

Maggie Hayes Artist Talk FRI 7.27

Hayes will speak about the inspiration and execution of the exhibition pieces, most notably the recognition of her family and how those relationships have defined her humanity and understanding of her place in the world.

6 p.m.

HAZA, 7 Rathborne Drive.

Traditional methods of instruction and classroom management in urban public school settings have proven ineffective for many African American students in grades K-12. Reports of underperformance, dropout rates, and discipline-related suspensions occur disproportionately in the African American student community. Dr. Teresa Middleton will present research that supports transitioning to relational instruction and classroom management designed to prepare African American students for the future.

6 p.m.

Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St.

THURSDAY 7.26 An Evening with Maggie and Jackson Evans

Enjoy live jazz music, a wine bar, and light appetizers while Tim Foster creates a live mural with a “lie on the water” theme.

6 p.m.

Pin Point Heritage Museum, 9924 Pin Point Avenue. $15 advance, $20 door

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 all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilization.

3 & 7 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Hornr $7 adults, $5 children 12 and under tybeeposttheater.showare.com/

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Theatre: Cabaret

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.

Thurs., Fri., & Sat. 8 p.m.

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

FRIDAY 7.27 Aqua-Lung New Realm Collab Release

This double dry-hopped New EnglandStyle IPA with Ekuanot Lupulin Powder, Galaxy, and Simcoe will be available on draft and in cans to-go. Yoshi’s Kitchen will be on-site.

5 p.m.

Two Tides Brewing Company, 12 West 41st St.

Big Ol’ Show

Starring Amber Nash (the voice of Pam Poovey in FX’s Archer) and Matt Horgan

(Associate Artistic Director at Dad’s), Big Ol Show is a completely improvised antebellum tale of lust and love during the American Civil War. Marriages will be forbidden, bodices will be torn open, mint juleps will be sipped, mustaches twirled, cannons fired, and Yankees shot.

Fri. &* Sat., 8 p.m.

Front Porch Improv, 2222 Bull Street. $10

DJ Press Play will play your favorite songs, and when the sun goes down, watch music videos from your wildest and scariest dreams. Ben and Jerry’s will be onsite.

7:45 p.m.

Two Tides Brewing Company, 12 West 41st St.

Urban Hope Garden and Art Show

Forsyth Farmers Market

The Martins

SATURDAY 7.28

Siblings Judy, Joyce and Jonathan Martin have enjoyed countless radio hits and performances on stages at such prestigious locations as The Grand Ole Opry and The White House, as well as concert halls, auditoriums and churches nationwide.

7 p.m.

Mars Theatre, 109 S. Laurel Street.

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The Savannah Bananas take on the Lexington County Blowfish.

7:05 p.m.

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

Hayes will speak about the inspiration and execution of the exhibition pieces, most notably the recognition of her family and how those relationships have defined her humanity and understanding of her place in the world.

6 p.m.

HAZA, 7 Rathborne Drive.

Maggie Hayes Artist Talk

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Desoto Dance Party

Camp Urban Hope Fine Arts is presented in partnership with the City of Savannah’s Weave-A-Dream program.

The children will display their artwork and will be given the opportunity to sell it. The children will receive 50% of the proceeds and the other 50% will be donated to Urban Hope.

6 p.m.

The Whitefield Center, 106 E. 37th Street.

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The Artist Showcase

Celebrate local artists at BCKYRD. Hosted

by DJ KiDd and judged by Lit Lifestyle Podcast.

7 p.m.

BCKYRD, 415 W. Boundary St. $10

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

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Forsyth Park forsythfarmersmarket.com

Horse Drawn Carriages Protest

Saturday is the International Day of Action to Ban Horse Drawn Carriages.

Savannah Animal Advocacy will hold a peaceful protest to raise awareness of the plight of the horses. Make and bring signs. Be creative but kind. noon Ellis Square Area, Barnard & Broughton Streets.

Ogeechee Audubon Field Trip

Begin at the park entrance at 8 am to look for marsh wrens and seaside sparrows.

Inside the park, look for painted buntings, indigo buntings, northern shrikes and

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oystercatchers. Meet at park entrance , 8 am; gate opens at 9 am. Led by Mary Sweeney-Reeves. Bring binoculars, water, hat, sunscreen, bug spray, and snacks or lunch.

8 a.m.

Fort Pulaski, US Highway 80 E. Free and open to the public ogeecheeaudubon.org

Square Art Fair

20 local visual artists from around Savannah and the Coastal Empire will transform the square into an open-air art market showcasing all original and affordable works of art.

Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Calhoun Square Free squareartfair.com

A Tribute to Legendary Songwriters It all starts with a song, and four Savannah songwriters will honor the legends that gave us some of our favorites. This one-of-a-kind concert features the songs of Bob Dylan, John Prine, Carole King and Kris Kristofferson.

8 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne $15 tybeeposttheater.showare.com/

Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market

7 p.m.

Mars Theatre, 109 S. Laurel Street. $55 marstheatre.com

The Look Back Film Screening

In partnership with Savannah LGBT Center and Psychotronic Film Society, The Look Back is a platform for queer documentary, experimental, and narrative moving image arts.

6:45 p.m.

Savannah LGBT Center, 1515 Bull St. Free All money raised will go to the Savannah Union Mission.

4:30 p.m.

Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

MONDAY 7.30 Odd Lot Improv: Monday Night Madness

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

7:30 p.m.

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

TUESDAY 7.31

SUNDAY 7.29

From My Funny Valentine to Catfish Row, join Roger Moss and Kim Steiner for an evening with one of America’s favorite song writers, Richard Rodgers. We’ve added a special section of selections from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess to spice up the evening. Great drinks, delicious food, and the Great American Songbook.

7 p.m.

East End Provisions, 420 E. Broughton St. $15

The family-fun event will feature plenty of entertainment for everyone. There will be live music, food trucks, water inflatables, games and much more. The event is free; however, organizers are asking that festivalgoers donate new or gently-used school uniforms that will go to local elementary and middle school children.

5 p.m.

Gateway Church, 1702 Pine Barren Rd. gatewaysummerfest.com

Larry Gatlin

Larry Gatlin, as part of a trio with his younger brothers Steve and Rudy, has achieved considerable success within the country music genre, performing on thirtythree Top 40 singles.

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Walk to End Homelessness

The Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market provides Wilmington Island and adjacent islands’ residents with locally grown produce, baked goods, natural skincare solutions and a variety of artisan creations.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Islands High School, 170 Whitemarsh Island Road.

Free wifarmersmarket@aol.com. wifarmersmarket.org

Gateway Summer Fest

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B&D Presents Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra

Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin hits the B&D stage with support from Matt Hill and STACE. 5 p.m.

B & D Burgers (Congress St.), 912-238-8315. $40 advance, $50 door

Rogers and Rodgers with a side of Gershwin

Savannah Bananas vs. Macon Bacon The Savannah Bananas take on Macon Bacon.

7:05 p.m.

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

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A WORLD that has had enough of aggressive, entitled, psychopathic, misogynistic men has a new hero.

When 21-year-old Emelia Holden had herself finally had enough — performing a top-tier takedown of a groper much larger than her — she had no idea that the confrontation, caught by surveillance camera, would be one of the most viral videos of the

Sometimes we gussy-up sexual assault by using euphemisms such as groping, inappropriately touching, fondling, etc.

But there’s a reason the word “assault” is in the charge of sexual assault. It is literally a physical attack.

Every one of us has the right to defend ourselves. And when you live in a world where so many people in power are men with the same pathological sense of entitlement as Holden’s attacker seems to have had, that right becomes ever more precious, and ever more important.

Some have tried to downplay the inci-

a small but vocal minority of people insinuate, or either just explicitly say, that Holden “had it coming” because of how she was dressed.

Such a disgustingly retrograde attitude would be barely deserving of recognition at all were it not unfortunately still alive and well in some quarters.

Thankfully, whenever I saw that opinion voiced it was shouted down.

Many times, these sorts of stories end badly for the hero. As most of us have learned, no good deed goes unpunished.

That can sometimes be doubly true in

Make no mistake — this kind of entitled misogyny is everywhere in downtown Savannah on a typical weekend. year.

From the New York Times to The Today Show to People to the U.K. Daily Mail, Holden’s act of brave self-defense — and let’s be clear, that’s what it was, selfdefense — garnered Savannah, and her employer Vinnie Van Go-Go’s, a moment in the spotlight that resonated beyond the usual go-to journalistic clichés about Spanish moss and Southern drawls.

Through the media whirlwind that followed, Holden showed such poise, good humor, and quiet but clear determination that she quickly became a bright point in what has rapidly become a completely dispiriting national scene overall.

I specifically mention that Holden’s physical actions against the man were done in self-defense for a reason.

dent by saying it was “just a touch” on the behind. Any decent person will immediately see the epic failure of that line of thought.

Maybe you could get away with calling it “just a touch” if an assailant’s wife and children are nearby in a public restaurant.

But maybe that “touch” turns into something else when a camera isn’t present, and if we continue to enable this kind of grotesque behavior by not calling it out when it happens.

And make no mistake – this kind of entitled misogyny is everywhere in downtown Savannah on a typical drunken weekend.

Holden’s stand could easily be one of many to come, as there is no shortage of threats to women here as everywhere else.

It was saddening and enraging to see

Savannah, a place that often revels in dysfunction — whether in City Hall chambers or in downtown’s regular alcohol-fueled transgressions.

But in this case not only does Holden’s employer have her back, apparently business and tips are up at Vinnie’s, too. And deservedly so.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the era we live in, there is a coda that involves a GoFundMe page. However, in this case it’s not for Holden herself.

She admits on the page that “I’d like to take this opportunity to give back to something that means a great deal to me, CATS!” Her charity of choice is the Palmetto Animal League, a Ridgeland, S.C.based adoption center, clinic and no-kill animal rescue nonprofit. CS

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Parrish column hit home

Editor, I just want to say that the recent column

by Tom Parrish about his experience as a child of the same era as me (‘Grow it again’) touch the deepest part of my patriotism through connecting my experience as a teenager who woke up at 15 years old in 1970 in Atlanta and my 63 year old self in Savannah today.

He says exactly what I feel about our country today and its dangerously misguided state of mind and action.

His sadness and disappointment mirror my own but also help me not succumb to disgust and check out by not paying attention to the larger arena of my state, my country and our world.

My brother opened my world. He

decided when I could drink a beer, when I could smoke pot, 15, and put Carl Jung into my hands and Crosby Nash Stills and Young into my ears.

It was an incredible and powerful awakening and has led me to my career as a psychotherapist here in Savannah.

I have noticed a tug back to old styles of dress and music. More jeans, new hiking boots, bandanas and “hippie” purses and backpack. Even more fun at 63!!

I didnt know where whence that urge came until I read ‘Grow it again.’ Bingo!

Some part of me trying to be symbolic of my beliefs as Long hair was for Tom way back then.

So tell Tom to keep writing, I had to send his column to SO MANY PEOPLE as well as posting it on my Facebook page twice

with an admonition to READ IT the second time. It was perfect!

Every Wednesday as my husband and I wander the city early, living downtown the reason we moved here 12 years ago, we often stop for breakfast at the Bean and getting the new edition of Connect is a delightful ritual.

I first turn to Jim’s column as I think it is the most important and informative and trustworthy column written about our city. I really really miss Jessica Leigh Lebos’s columns, but all are great and Tom is outstanding as always.

He is singing my tune with some very shared experiences.

Thank you, Braswell Gamble

NEWS & OPINION SPECIAL REPORT

Westside Arena: The parking puzzle Part 3: Arena’s insatiable need for parking leaves little or no space for the rest of the “Canal District” vision

BY MARCEL WILLIAMS

Above: Possible arena layout with proposed garages tinted red. Source: City of Savannah.

Right: Map of City-owned parcelsat site (white hatching) with wetland areas identified (blue). Map by author

the glossy promotional images) calls for a primary lot next to the arena and two adjacent lots on city-owned land across Gwinnett Street and Stiles Avenue, which altogether represent 920 spaces, less than a third of the total required.

Adding a nearby privately owned church lot—far from a certainty—raises the total to just 1,100. Even with the latest plans moving the arena to the north end of the site, these figures should remain essentially the same.

It may be tempting to cast doubt on the 3-to-1 requirement, but it is a generally accepted figure provided by the Urban Land Institute and featured in many city codes.

For a local comparison, at a recent soldout Savannah Bananas game I counted over 1,150 cars in Daffin Park alone. Given the 4,000-person capacity of Grayson Stadium, this works out to a ratio of about 3.5 to 1 and the stadium is embedded in residential neighborhoods where many people do walk or bike.

Experience from the North Charleston Coliseum also supports the need for adequate parking. While it has 13,295 seats— nearly 50 percent larger than Savannah’s proposed arena—it has only about 3,000 spaces on surface lots within a 10-minute walk.

This has proved insufficient, forcing that city to provide complimentary shuttles to “satellite lots.” A massive 2,200-space garage is currently under construction at a cost of nearly $50 million to provide the needed additional capacity.

If local arena proponents want to contest the consultants’ guidance, the burden of proof should be on them to make an

ironclad case for less parking.

There are no clear or easy solutions to this immense parking deficit. Savannah could theoretically develop 25 acres of public land to the north (across a railway track) into additional parking lots for 1,900 cars, but nearly all of this is wetland lying mere feet above sea level.

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I’M AN ARDENT proponent of walkability and encouraging car alternatives. But as I hope the previous segment of this special report made clear, the current site for the Westside Arena leaves few options but to drive.

At a time when cities are trying to diminish reliance on auto-centric mobility, having a new arena dependent mostly on car-based access is moving Savannah in the wrong direction.

Regardless of this broader trend, if the City wants a successful arena at the proposed Canal District it will have to provide adequate parking or find another solution.

Unfortunately, there are few good choices. There simply isn’t enough room on-site for the vast number of spaces on surface lots it would require without either paving over wetlands or by constructing huge garages, which are expensive and come with their own set of challenges.

Running shuttles from downtown would be inconvenient for most attendees and require an incredible logistical effort that seems impractical. The cost for any of these alternatives is above and beyond the SPLOST funding allocated for the arena.

Meanwhile, reworking the current Civic Center site or developing a new site nearby would sidestep nearly all these constraints and allow the Canal District area to host other less parking-dependent uses and investment.

Barrett Sports Group, the arena consultants, predict that a sold-out event would require about 3,000 parking spaces, presuming one vehicle for every three attendees. The City’s arena website now states a maximum of 10,000 attendees, so that parking figure will have to be adjusted upward.

This is a phenomenal amount of parking. For context, the current Civic Center lot has just 225 spaces and all city-owned garages combined contain 3,413.

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Aerial photo of North Charleston Coliseum with close parking lots outlined in red. It’s still not enough — a new $50 million garage is being built to meet parking demand. Source: Google Earth

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Assuming it could be legally developed at all, the extent of impermeable surface would require huge basins for stormwater detention. A 2001 study looking at an earlier westside redevelopment vision includes a vast network of water features, which seems to bear this out.

Even if it were practical, it’s not clear why the City would undermine their canal greenway vision with a sea of parking.

The only reasonable way to provide enough parking on site is through massive and expensive structures. A 2,200-space garage costing $50 million (if Charleston is any guide) would suffice, but only when combined with surface lots on adjacent City-owned land.

None of this amount is budgeted in SPLOST funding. While most Savannah garages are self-liquidating, meaning that they pay off their bonds through parking revenue, this will less likely happen for a garage that will sit empty between events.

Prices would have to be quite high to match revenue from downtown garages with their all-day demand. If general on-street parking revenue is needed to balance the books, sustaining an arenafocused garage or two would divert money from other City priorities.

Garages have other serious limitations.

With a stacked layout and fixed traffic pattern, they have much more limited ingress and egress than surface lots.

They will never be able to process as many cars per hour, which is espe8 cially problematic for large events when

everyone arrives and departs in a short time frame. The resulting long queues could spill out onto surface streets and lead to further delays.

Increasing the number of entrances or exits to a garage can help but only to a point and this also reduces capacity. It could take an hour or more to empty a 2,000-car garage, depending on the configuration. This isn’t nearly as much a problem downtown as most garages are closer to 500 spaces.

Suffice it to say that few will have a good experience if the City relies principally on garages for the required parking.

Recent renderings show the arena as part of an alluring mixed-use proposal with hotel, retail, office space and two integrated garages. Based on the listed capacity of these facilities, the plan provides at most 1,200 spots.

As it happens, these numbers are extremely optimistic: one of the two is claimed to hold about 500 cars, the same as the Bryan Street garage downtown, even though the Bryan Street garage is both larger and much taller. In addition, the other uses on the site will have their own parking needs that will further erode the available capacity.

In all realistic scenarios, the arena’s insatiable need for parking leaves little or no space for the rest of the “Canal District” vision. Many adjacent parcels of land are so low-lying that using them for parking, let alone development, presents further problems.

City-owned wetland is even worse for vibrant, mixed-use development than it is for asphalt lots. Private land to the east across the canal isn’t much higher and has contamination issues.

Without a massive garage, most of the City land on higher ground will be needed for parking, leaving only the nearby church lot (assuming it isn’t also needed for cars) and a few industrial sites (assuming the owners will sell) as real possibilities for additional development.

To get anywhere close to what we see in the renderings, the City would have to provide most of the 3,000 spaces by covering both adjacent city properties with tall garages at great expense. Paired with a small garage or lot near the arena, this could leave space for the vibrant, mixeduse district we are promised.

Construction costs, however, could exceed $60 million, approaching half of what is budgeted for the entire arena. The considerable cost aside, these structures would tower over adjacent single-family homes.

To put this into perspective, the six-level Liberty Street garage that fills a city block holds 882 cars. Arena visitors would have to cross four lanes of traffic, since both Gwinnett and Stiles will be widened. The constant flow of pedestrians could snarl traffic.

Underground garages are even more expensive and were never seriously considered by the consultants.

The consultants’ preferred option is a stronger reliance on walking, public transit and shuttles to garages downtown, yet this seems farfetched, since they predict that at most five percent of attendees might walk or cycle to the arena. As discussed last week, even that low figure is not very realistic.

The consultants’ report fully acknowledges a “deficit” of parking along the western edge of downtown and recommends—astonishingly—using “remote parking facilities such as Hutchinson Island.”

Since there is sure to be at least some arena parking on-site, it will have to be priced quite high for people to even consider the inconvenience of struggling to find parking downtown and waiting on a crowded shuttle.

Do we expect people from outside Savannah to figure out the system, queue up for a bus after a 30-60-minute drive, pack in with 50 others and crawl in traffic for another 20 minutes, only to do the same in reverse after the event?

What if it’s raining?

Downtown residents might find shuttles convenient, but the reality is that few of us live downtown. Faced with the prospect of shuttles, many people are likely instead to park along the nearby residential streets in Carver Village, creating a possible flashpoint with the neighborhood.

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The only arenas not surrounded by extensive parking are in cities like New York and Washington, DC, that are well served with transit — and even they usually have large garages nearby.

The “Canal District” vision as proposed has virtually no American precedent and should be approached with healthy skepticism.

For a helpful comparison, consider how the current Civic Center manages parking when it fills to capacity, such as during SCAD’s graduation ceremonies.

The current arena holds 65008800 people, which is smaller than the planned arena, but only by a quarter.

Without a doubt, parking in the surrounding area becomes tight, but the city manages with miniParking configuration at Westside Arena if the main site mal disruption. There are several is left open for development. Map by author garages and surface lots within a 7-8 minutes walk with space for areas in the tight historic grid that could more than 3,000 cars, in addition to plenty serve as queuing space for buses or the of on-street spaces. crowds that would gather in line.

Many of the parents and families of The number of buses needed to offset graduating students stay in nearby hotels. much of the arena’s parking demand would Even if you have to park far away by downrival CAT’s entire fleet: to move 4,500 town standards, a 10-minute walk under attendees would require about 90 buslive oaks isn’t that much to ask. loads. Using 30 buses would involve three If not in the Canal District, what other trips on roughly 30-minute intervals. sites could work for the arena? One option When the Arena Mobility and Transpor- would be to replace the existing Civic Centation Subcommittee investigated the mat- ter arena with one on the same site, an idea ter, they found that packed buses running proposed by Mayor DeLoach in 2016. every five minutes beginning two hours Other options (previously not consid(!) before the event would move just 2,200 ered since they are not City-owned land) people and “likely provide accessory use.” include two nearby sites just west of MLK It’s unclear who would foot the sizeable Jr. Blvd.: the block just north of the bus stabill for this operation, which would have to tion or the Fahm Street Post Office. Both include police and crowd-control personwould have many of the same advantages nel. Unlike the downtown grid that effecas the present Civic Center site. Acquisitively distributes traffic demand, there tion and negotiation costs could be signifiare only two principal roads accessing the cant, but would still pale in comparison to arena site, so without dedicated lanes the the cost of vast new garages and other site shuttles may struggle in traffic. improvements at the Canal site.

As a rule, arenas in North America, With so many existing businesses including those often cited as comparables nearby, the City could realize immediate to Savannah’s new arena, are each sureconomic impacts rather than banking on rounded by a vast expanse of parking with highly speculative opportunities years in few businesses or restaurants nearby. The the future.

North Charleston Coliseum follows the Meanwhile, the City could turn muchtypical pattern of a sea of parking, as does needed investment in the canal site into the James Brown Arena in Augusta despite a true mixed-use redevelopment without being so close to downtown. the burden of arena-scale parking.

The arena in Greenville, SC, is much Next week we’ll turn to the environmencloser to the city’s core than Savannah’s tal considerations of this low-lying site. CS proposed arena, yet it too is surrounded by a patchwork of parking lots, tall garages This is the third segment of a Special Report analyzing the proposed new Westside Arena. and virtually no restaurants.

The “arena district” in Columbus, Ohio, Next: Flooding and environmental concerns. is often touted as a success story, but it is Marcel R. Williams grew up in Savannah and clustered with a convention center and holds a Masters degree in City Planning. He baseball stadium near the core of a major metropolitan area and even there a major- has long been fascinated by the unique history, ity of land is surface lots and garages. nature, and potential of Savannah’s urban form.

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Hungry for History?

Savannah’s literary legacy spotlighted in lecture series

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

SAVANNAH is the topic of many a story.

From General Sherman refusing to burn the city to “The Book” and everything in between, our city has been written about nearly too many times to count.

Luckily for us, Roger Smith has been counting. He’s partnered with the City of Savannah’s Hungry for History? lecture series to present “Savannah’s Literary Legacy,” a collection of stories about Savannah.

Smith serves as the director of the Learning Center of Senior Citizens, Inc., a humanities education program for people over age 55. We caught up with him ahead of Monday’s lecture.

Tell me about your presentation you’ve put together.

Roger Smith: That topic pulls together a couple of my passions. One is that, for years, I was an American literature teacher. I know my way around texts!

Fiction, nonfiction, anything in prose or poetry. Then add in having lived in Savannah my entire life and a fifty-year-long love affair with my hometown.

What are some fun stories you learned about Savannah?

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There is a literature about Savannah and Georgia that predates even the founding.

It’s a significant body of promotional literature—you might call it propaganda–by James Oglethorpe. It’s just wild assumptions people make with no basis for this knowledge. It’s kind of entertaining in retrospect. We know facts about life here that people were either ignoring or lying about just to get people to come here.

Then of course, in the 19th century, there’s literature written about and in Savannah that puts a much kinder face on slavery than it deserved. For example, the English writer William Makepeace Thackery—he’s probably best known for Vanity Fair—had a tremendously successful life on the lecture circui and made two lecture circuits to the United States.

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Roger Smith, director of the Learning Center, hosts the lecture on Monday, July 30. PHOTO COURTESY OF ROGER SMITH.

Savannah and made observations that today are really disappointing. He was painting slavery and the life of enslaved people with a soft brush, and we know better. It was very complimentary of Savannah, but he folds into that the peaceful and comfortable life of enslaved people.

Then in the 20th and 21st centuries, we have voices that you would call sensational. For example, John Berendt writing Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and the way he was painting Savannah obviously has quite tangible economic benefits for our city, but let’s be honest, even though that’s classified as non-fiction, some of that stuff, we know better.

There are 20th century voices like the poet Aberjhani who writes in a really cutting way about the ongoing, shall we say, two Savannahs. Savannah is not today completely free of its racist past. There’s lots of work to do and facts to confront about our postcard-perfect city. There’s still an underclass, there’s still “this side of

the tracks, that side of the tracks.”

Voices like [Aberjhani’s] help us remember that we are living in a real city. We’re in love with the carriage rides and fail to realize there is a real city here. Even those cobblestones we love were laid there by people of color. There’s a charming, quaint side and there’s a, dare I say, brutal side.

Tell me about your work with the Learning Center.

I went to work for Senior Citizens, Inc. twelve years ago and the Learning Center was the project that I was hired to build. I went to work in the midpoint of 2006 and the Learning Center opened in 2007.

Basically, yes, it was created under Senior Citizens, Inc. and it serves primarily retired people, but the programming there is all humanities, all the time. Any course or lecture or travel program that has to do with arts, literature, arts history…anything under the umbrella of the

humanities. It’s the job of a lifetime. I get to create it all!

The thing I want people to understand about the Learning Center is that anything you can think of that’s stereotypical about older adult education, like preventing falls, that is not what it is at all. Too often we fall into this patronizing, condescending habit of reminding people that they’re old.

It’s not respectful. We never plan our programming because of the age of our audience—we would invite 30 year-olds if they were interested and not at work! CS

HUNGRY FOR HISTORY?: SAVANNAH’S LITERARY LEGACY

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“I feel like this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever done in baseball,” says Bananas player Hunter Wilson. “I wear the same thing most of the time, you feel a bit more relaxed in this outfit.”

The Bananas claim to be the first ever baseball team to wear kilts during a game.

The idea has garnered them media attention all over the country.

The custom kilts — embroidered with the Bananas logo and player number — are another way owner Jesse Cole keeps the game seats filled, with another sold-out regular season to the tune of over 110,000 tickets, “It’s St. Patrick’s day in July, so why wouldn’t we wear kilts? The team and fans are all about fun and that’s what we like to bring to the games,” says Cole.

“I think it’s going to be different. I don’t even feel like it’s sports attire, but the kilt feels a bit free,” says Bananas player Zach Rumfield.

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One person is in custody following a joint operation between the ChathamSavannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) and Savannah Police Department (SPD).

On July 19, CNT’s Clandestine Response Team executed a search warrant of a vehicle and a hotel room at Studio 6 Hotel located at 60 West Montgomery Crossroadsin Savannah.

“The search warrant resulted in the seizure of a significant amount of crystal methamphetamine, more commonly referred to as ‘ice’; various unknown liquids and powders; marijuana; items consistent with the distribution of controlled substances; and two firearms,” CNT reports.

“Evidence collected also suggest the suspects were likely cleaning/washing the crystal meth to give it a ‘cleaner’ appearance, which allows for it to be sold at a higher price,” CNT says.

CNT says they did not locate a meth lab inside the room, adding that Studio 6 fully cooperated with CNT’s investigation and all neighboring occupied hotel rooms were evacuated/relocated while CNT applied for the search warrant “and deemed the location safe.”

CNT arrested 35-year-old Shelley Wiens of Savannah. Wiens was arrested on multiple felony drugs charges.

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hotel by SPD who was investigating a call of service. Through SPD’s separate investigation, officers identified the room as possibly containing a meth lab and requested CNT. CNT agents specialized in clandestine laboratories, dressed in specialized clothing, and outfitted in apparatus devices, entered the hotel room, ensured it did not contain a lab, and deemed the room safe.

Additional arrests are expected.

Human remains found near Old Fort Jackson Chatham County Police Officers responded to a call at Old Fort Jackson on July 20, at approximately 6:45 pm upon report that “human remains were discovered nearby,” a police spokesperson says.

“Detectives and the Forensics unit were called in to document the scene and remains were recovered by the Coroner’s Office along with Chatham Headout and

Savannah Police’s Traffic Investigation Unit (TIU) is investigating a hit and run that seriously injured a bicyclist early on July 18.

At approximately 12:45 a.m., Jerry Hodge, 34, driving a bicycle, was traveling east on Abercorn Street near Arts drive when he was struck in the rear. The vehicle that struck him continued traveling east.

Police were called after Hodge was found by a concerned citizen. He was transported to the hospital in serious condition.

If anyone has any info on this incident, please the Traffic Office at (912) 525-2474.

Info can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers at (912) 234-2020.

Arrest made in 2017 homicide

Savannah Police detectives charged a 30-year-old male for the shooting death of Matthew Harrington last year.

Officers were called to the 400 block of W. Bolton Lane about 7:50 a.m. on October 29, 2017 and discovered the body of Harrington in a vacant lot with gunshotrelated injuries.

During the course of the investigation, detectives identified Henry L. Johnson as the shooter. He was served his warrant for murder while already in the Chatham County Detention Center for other unrelated charges.

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NEWS & OPINION NEWS OF THE WEIRD San Diego photographer Mike Sakasegawa prides himself on seeing the beauty in mundane objects, The Washington Post reports. But something about his latest subject took social media by storm.

On July 11, as Sakasegawa returned home from his morning run, he noticed a round, yellow object rolling down the street. “I thought it was a tennis ball or something,” he said, but in fact it was a lemon. So he did what any self-respecting photographer would do: He captured video of the fruit as it continued its journey to the bottom of the hill, then posted his 1.5-minute documentary to Twitter. Within 24 hours the video racked up more than 2.5 million views. “I post stuff that’s similar to this all the time,” Sakasegawa said. “Most of the time, it floats on by.” By the next day, the lemon video had gained more than 100,000 likes, was retweeted tens of thousands of times, and a literary agent had contacted Sakasegawa, wondering if he’d like to make the lemon into a children’s book.

Least Competent Criminals

• Rye Wardlaw, 40, chalked up a big FAIL on July 8 at NW Escape Experience in Vancouver, Washington, when he broke into the business in the pre-dawn hours.

According to The Washington Post, Wardlaw tried and failed to enter through a back door using a metal pipe, then knocked a hole through the wall. After climbing through, he knocked over a set of lockers. Then, carrying a burrito and a beer he nicked from the company’s refrigerator, he wandered into the “Kill Room,” an escape room dressed to look like a serial murderer’s hideout. Among the blood-spattered walls and fake cadavers, Wardlaw got scared, but he couldn’t ... escape. So he called 911 (four times) and pleaded for help.

Clark County Sheriff’s officers accepted his confession and charged him with seconddegree burglary.

• In Mesa, Arizona, two troopers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety were surprised to find themselves being pulled over on State Route 51 by a black Dodge Charger on July 11. The troopers were in an unmarked Mustang and had spotted the Charger behind them sporting law enforcement-style emergency lights, reported ABC15 Arizona. A registration check revealed the car was registered to a private citizen, who soon activated his flashing lights and pulled the troopers over. When the (real) troopers approached the Charger, they found 44-year-old Matthew Allen Disbro of Mesa wearing a security uniform and a gun belt with a handgun, cuffs and pepper spray. The car also contained a siren box, police radio and a vest with a baton and knife. Disbro was arrested for impersonating an officer.

Fun Suckers

Organizers of Bats Day, a celebration at Disneyland for the goth community, have called it quits, citing loss of available tax deductions under President Trump’s new tax law. The annual event began 20 years ago and grew to attract more than 8,000 goths each year, with Disneyland offering discounted tickets and hotel rooms for participants. “We did a lot of research,” Bats Day founder Noah Korda told Vice, “and, unfortunately, it just wasn’t feasible to actually continue ... with the way that we run the event.” On May 6, about 800 goths showed up for a final group photo in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.

Awesome!

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo isn’t going to spend her summer sitting in a stuffy office. Instead, she announced on July 14 that she is holding summer office hours at state beaches, beginning with Scarborough State Beach in Narragansett.

She and members of the Office of Constituent Services, who will help connect residents with state services, started their new schedule on July 16. The governor told the Associated Press she looks forward to hearing directly from residents while visiting some of the state’s most popular destinations.

Hey, It’s Florida

• Indian River County (Florida) sheriff’s officers stopped Earle Stevens Jr., 69, on June 27 after another driver called 911, complaining that Stevens’ Mercury Grand Marquis kept tapping her bumper in a McDonald’s drive-thru lane. The officers noted “a strong odor of alcoholic beverage emitting from his breath ... His speech was slurred and his eyes were red and glossy.” He also had an open bottle of bourbon in a brown paper bag on the passenger seat. Stevens struggled to produce his ID and said he’s never had a valid Florida driver’s license, according to Treasure Coast Newspapers. He also explained he was not drinking while driving, only when he stopped for stop signs and traffic signals. After failing field sobriety tests and a breath test, he was charged with driving under the influence and without a license.

• Florida Highway Patrol pulled over a Nissan sedan on May 16 on I-95 after observing erratic driving, reported the Miami Herald. Indeed, Port St. Lucie resident Scott Allen Garrett, 56, smelled of alcohol, had an open bottle of 92-proof spiced run on the passenger seat, was slurring his words and had “red, very glassy and bloodshot eyes,” according to the police report. Garrett told officers his dog had been driving -- which would have been notable on its own, but was particularly interesting considering there was no dog in the car with him. CS

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MUSIC INTERVIEW What does country mean in 2018? Is the state of country radio something that concerns you?

Sam Morrow:

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They should just call it what it is. It’s pop music. Enjoy it all you want, but just call it that, because that’s what it is. That’s really my only pet peeve with it. People can listen to it if they want , just be honest about it.

To me it’s just not good. It’s important to say when music is bad. I listen to a podcast called Your Favorite Band Sucks. It’s interesting (laughs).

I don’t like a lot of music. You know? But sometimes I like something and feel like I have to keep it to myself.

Rising Americana star comes to El-Rocko

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BY JIM MOREKIS

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jim@connectsavannah.com

SAM MORROW is one of those performers who seems to be a wise old soul in a young man’s body.

The 27-year-old Texas native, a former contestant on The Voice now working out of L.A., has made a name for himself in American roots music with a combination of his deep reverence for the great names of the past and a voice that is firmly in the 21st Century.

His latest album, Concrete and Mud, is where the musical genius of the deep South (the title is a partial reference to the Mississippi River) meets country’s legendary Bakersfield sound.

Blending funk, soul, honky-tonk and Southern rock, the album’s ten tunes display a wisdom born of suffering and of redemption.

Morrow comes to El-Rocko Lounge this Friday, July 27, as part of Savannah Stopover’s Friday After Work summer series of early shows.

Morrow is on his way up fast — like many Stopover shows, this will be a performance where you can say “I saw them when…” We talked to Sam last week.

How much of the funky, soulful vibe of Concrete and Mud was part of your vision going in, and how much was it about the group of musicians you had 14 gathered in the studio?

I’d say about 50/50. I had been kind of listening to a lot of old Stax records and things from that era before we went into the studio — Little Feat, Skynyrd, all different kinds of stuff. I was in the studio with musicians who were good at everything in that rootsy American vein — stuff with a lot of soul, funky stuff. But I have so many influences that whenever anyone asks, I usually forget a really big one!

I hear The Band as well.

They were also ahead of their time lyrically and in terms of message. ‘Saturday Night Special’ is a pro gun control song, for example.

Definitely. I would say that later incarnations of the band, after so many had died tragically, did go in the other direction, let’s say. I was listening to one of their more recent albums just the other day and was like, wow, what happened.

You didn’t grow up near Nashville nor on the West Coast, so your move to Los Another big influence. Before recording Angeles was a decision. Tell me about Concrete and Mud I was rewatching The Last Waltz, to try and catch that whole vibe why you live out there. before going into the studio.

I don’t know if the move was that musicbased. My feelings about L.A. depend on You often cite Lynyrd Skynyrd as which day you ask me. As much as I want an influence. It seems that if they’d to tell myself that I love it, some days I been, say, an English band, instead really don’t. It’s expensive as hell, people of a bunch of guys from Jacksonville, Florida, they’d have gotten much more are crazy.

People are always asking me when am credit from the music press, who’ve always tended to loathe Southern rock. I going to Nashville. But honestly I think I’d move back to Texas before I’d move to I’d say Skynyrd was probably the most Nashville. Everybody and their mother is trying to move to Nashville these days! rehearsed band of their kind. All the arrangements, the composition, the song What’s cool about L.A. is that while it is structure, the solos. Some of those old a smaller scene, the American music scene arrangements are just beyond crazy. They there is growing all the time. There’s a real are up there as far as musical nuances go. yearning for that kind of sound. Of course a Everybody thought, they’re just a bunch lot of that is because country radio is fuckof rednecks from north Florida, but that ing garbage. couldn’t be further from the truth. I definitely consider them one of the great bands of all time.

Your music is described as “left of center country,” but I don’t hear much political messaging in your lyrics. They are however very observational, and very much your own voice.

It really depends on what you mean by political. A lot of these labels don’t really mean that much. I think saying I have a message mostly means it’s not what you usually hear on the radio.

I don’t write really political stuff, because it’s not always fun. I love the shit out of some Steve Earle, but my least favorite albums of his are the ones where he gets the most political.

Who knows, maybe someday that will change, I’ll decide to write a whole record about one particular issue. I write more about the human condition, and love, and struggle.

I might hit a point where that changes, but right now I want my music to sound cool, that makes people shake their ass, and is fun to play.

What kind of set-up are you coming to Savannah with? There’s a lot of instrumentation on the new songs.

I’m coming there with a four-piece, me and another guitarist, bass and drums. I wish I could tour with the keyboards all the time, but the financial realities don’t always match up (laughs).

We’re pretty much able to do what we need to do. We figured it out.

My favorite song on the new record is “The Weight of a Stone.”

A lot of people have told me that. I’m not sure what it is about that song that people really respond to. I will say that something special was going on in the studio when we recorded it. We all could feel it. CS

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B&D Burgers welcomes stripped-down set from iconic frontman

BY JOSEPHINE JOHNSON BETTER THAN EZRA frontman Kevin Griffin brings an intimate evening of hits to B&D Burgers in downtown Savannah.

Armed with an acoustic guitar and accompanied by percussionist Jenn Lowe, Griffin will perform crowd favorites from his iconic ‘90s alt-rock band, plus songs he’s written with artists such as Howie Day, Tristan Prettyman, James Blount, Sugarland and more.

Fresh from a 45-day, 33-date summer tour with Bare Naked Ladies, Better Than Ezra, and KT Tunstall, Griffin says he’s looking forward to the set he’s bringing to Savannah.

“We played Red Rocks in Colorado, The Greek in Los Angeles, big, beautiful stages and amphitheaters across the country,” says Griffin, a hint of Southern lilt still in his voice, “It’s a real nice change to do a show just me and a drummer. It’s less gear, closer to the audience, more crowd participation.

It’s a little sillier and definitely lots of fun.”

No stranger to the South, Griffin was born in Atlanta where his family lived until he was eight and they moved to Louisiana.

“Funny thing,” says Griffin, “In all the touring we’ve done, even growing up partly in Georgia, this is my first time in Savannah.”

Griffin met his Better Than Ezra bandmates in 1988 when they were students at Louisiana State University. An English major with rock and roll aspirations, he was realistic about show business.

“I played lots of music but always had this sense of needing a back up plan,” recalls Griffin, who once considered law school his fall back.

“The idea was that if I didn’t make it, I could be an entertainment lawyer,” he chuckles.

His LSAT score was high enough to get into several schools, but he opted to wait.

“That score was good for three years, so I kept on with the band knowing in the back of my mind I could still go to law school if I had to.”

In those three years—instead of law school—Griffin and band mates put everything into Better Than Ezra, writing, touring relentlessly and building a solid fan base in the South.

But constant motion took its toll. In late summer of 1990 the band’s lead guitarist

committed suicide, a heavy loss that made them stop and take a step back.

“I needed a change, we all did, and different opportunities, so I moved out to Los Angeles,” Griffin says — then pausing with a chuckle.

“Well, actually it was because of a girl.

I moved because of a girl, which of course didn’t go the way I’d hoped.”

Once in L.A. and nursing a bruised heart, Griffin stayed focused on the entertainment industry. He landed a job in the mailroom of Creative Artists Agency, one of Hollywood’s top companies representing A-list movie stars and musicians.

“The mailroom, that’s where everyone started,” says Griffin, “and it was like pledging a fraternity, hazing and all, not much fun,” he recalls.

After six months, he’d had enough, and quit. Griffin began bar tending and hit the club scene with the songs he’d written with the band plus new ones of his own.

Word got around that this tall, charming, wide-smiling Southern boy could write and deliver great pop-rock.

In the next two and a half years he continued to make connections in Los Angeles, refined his songs and performed as often as he could. Griffin also went back to New Orleans to record with bandmates.

Reunited and with a fresh slate, they laid

down 13 tracks for “Deluxe” and released the album themselves in 1993 on their own label. Little did they know “Deluxe” would be their big break complete with hit single, “Good,” that would become part of the canon of ‘90s rock.

“There’s this quote that gets thrown around,” says Griffin, “our bass player Tom Drummond said it took seven years for us to get signed and seven weeks to get to number one.”

On the outside it may have looked like the band achieved overnight success, but it was seven years of hard work, uncertainty, starts and stops, tremendous losses, and hesitant gains until success finally came.

It wasn’t easy. And it hadn’t been overnight.

In 1995, Electra Records signed Better Than Ezra and picked up “Deluxe” for national distribution.

When the recognition came, Griffin recalls, “I enjoyed most seeing the song “Good” take on a new life. It began as chords and words in my bedroom and then transformed into this thing that was so much bigger. It helped put money in people’s pockets and occupied people’s minds.”

To date, Better Than Ezra has eight studio albums. Griffin, who has his own solo project, “Complications,” due out February 2019, continues to write for a range of artists. Some songwriting credits include “Collide,” Howie Day; “Scar,” Missy Higgins; “Stuck Like Glue,” Sugarland; “Madly,” Tristan Prettyman, plus more than 10 years of writing with Ed Robertson of Bare Naked Ladies.

In total, the songs and projects he’s worked on have sold more than 30 million copies. Expect some of these hits and more at his Savannah performance on July 31.

Griffin’s knack for writing catchy, clever tunes has won him fans all over the world, and it’s these connections that he relishes.

“When people tell me about their memories with a song I’ve written and where it rests in their consciousness, I always feel honored and humbled that something I helped create lives on in the thoughts and feelings of another person.” CS

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Better Than Ezra’s Kevin Griffin set for intimate downtown gig

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MUSIC THE BAND PAGE WILD ADRIATIC, JACOB AND THE GOOD PEOPLE @ BARRELHOUSE SOUTH

Break out the bellbottoms and get those platform suedes, Wild Adriatic slides into Savannah with some groovin’ funk and soul. The trio on summer tour from Saratoga Springs, New York, serves it up old school-style, high energy and lots of fun.

Fans of Chris Robinson Brotherhood and The Record Company will rock all night.

Atlanta-based duo Jacob and the Good People open the night with a genreblending set of up-tempo electronic rock and hip hop rooted in the stories of blue collars and trailer parks.

SATURDAY, JULY 28, 9:00 P.M. FREE 21+

DRIVIN’ N CRYIN’ @COACH’S CORNER

A longtime favorite of local audiences, the seemingly ageless Kevn Kinney brings his band and a slate of well-recognized hits such as “Straight to Hell” and “Fly Me Courageous” to Thunderbolt’s beloved watering hole and rock ‘n’ roll venue. Local rocker and award-winning singer-songwriter Thomas Claxton opens fronting The Myth.

SATURDAY JULY 28, 7 P.M., $28.45 AT EVENTBRITE.COM

A TRIBUTE TO LEGENDARY SONGWRITERS @TYBEE POST THEATER

Local songwriters pay tribute to the greats.

Savannah-local STACE plays the songs of Carole King on the theater’s signature 1879 Steinway grand. Country music fave Jason Bible covers a handful of Bob Dylan classics. City Hotel frontman Aaron Zimmer takes on the tunes of John Prine, and Tybee Island’s resident songwriter Thomas Oliver captures the hits of Kris Kristofferson.

SATURDAY, JULY 28, DOORS AT 7:30 P.M., SHOW AT 8:00 P.M., TICKETS $15

DRAWN THIS WAY, A BURLESQUE TRIBUTE TO CARTOONS @THE JINX

CONNECT SAVANNAH | JUL 25-31, 2018

The Savannah Sweet Tease takes over the Jinx this weekend with a double dose of sensuality, an adults-only cartoon inspired review and tribute to animation’s most voluptuous creations. Special musical guest Boo Hag from Columbia, South Carolina, close out Saturday night with their own flavor of campy swamp punk rock.

FRIDAY, JULY 27 & SATURDAY JULY 28, DOORS 9 P.M. SHOW 10, TICKETS $10, 21+

TOTAL ASTRONAUT, STREET CLOTHES @EL ROCKO LOUNGE

LARRY GATLIN @MARS THEATRE

As part of a trio with his younger brothers Steve and Rudy, Larry Gatlin has performed on thirty-three Top 40 singles. The beautifully restored Mars Theatre in Springfield, Ga., provides a perfect backdrop for country music royalty.

16 SUNDAY, JULY 29, 7 P.M., $55, MARSTHEATRE.COM

Spartanburg, SC’s, Total Astronaut brings upbeat guitar-driven alt-rock to El Rocko. Unusual time signatures, thoughtful lyrics and tight harmonies make the band both danceable and contemplative.

Savannah’s own Street Clothes sets the mood with bold, body-moving, catchy synth rock.

SATURDAY, JULY 28, 9:30 P.M., 21+, FREE

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WEDNESDAY 7.25 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South VuDu Shakedown, 10 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 Bubble Wand, Ryan Jones, Swim, 9 p.m.

Fia Rua Irish Pub Josh Johansson, 6 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 Jason Bible, 7 p.m.

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

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Bill Smith Trio, 6:30 p.m.

The Sandbar Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

The White Rabbit Lounge Hip Hop in Wonderland, 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 Traveling Comedians Showcase, 11 p.m.

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

THURSDAY 7.26 LIVE MUSIC

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

Bayou Cafe Eric Culberson Band, 9 p.m.

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

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

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

Congress Street Social Club DJ Precisa El-Rocko Lounge Towering Pines, 9 p.m.

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

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

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Laiken Love, 7 p.m.

The Jinx Scaryoke, 10:30 p.m.

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

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Trivia Pin Point Heritage Museum An Evening with Maggie and Jackson Evans, 6 p.m.

PS Tavern Matt Hill, 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 Alex Bazemore Stafford’s Public House Kash’d Out & Vana Liya, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) The Dakota Duo, 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.

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Barrelhouse South Voodoo Visionary, Lady Love and the Losing Streak, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton, 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 Malibu’s Summer Sunset Party, 9 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club The Matters, 10:30 p.m.

Dockside Seafood Bluegrass Happy Hour, 4 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Sam Morrow, Towering Pines, 6 p.m.

Fia Rua Irish Pub Keith Aherne, 7 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Jack Novotny Sextet, 8:30 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Bottles & Cans, 9 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Georgia Kyle Mars Theatre The Martins, 7 p.m.

Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Prohibition AMAR PS Tavern Joe Wilson, 9 p.m.

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

River Bar Skyler Smith River House Ricky Standard Rusty Rudders Tap House Collin Middleton, 6 p.m.

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

Saddle Bags Matt Chase, 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

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

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

Tijuana Flats Gary Strickland Totally Awesome Bar Mix Florida DJ Party w/ DJ Deviant Art Heaux, Gay-Z, Raine, C Powers and Shorty B

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

The Warehouse Eric Culberson, Alex Bazemore Wild Wing Cafe Kenny Szupello, Individually Twisted, The New High, 5 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Voodoo Soup, 9:30 p.m.

The Wormhole The Woofs, Squash, 9 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

Front Porch Improv Big Ol’ Show, 8 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 Foxy Loxy Cafe Fire Brand Fridays Poetry Slam, 7 p.m.

The Jinx The Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque Revue presents Drawn This Way, 10 p.m.

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B & D Burgers (Congress St.) Johnny Octane, 8 p.m.

Barrelhouse South Wild Adriatic, Jacob and the Good People, 9 p.m.

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

Bootleggers Bad Justice, 9 p.m.

Club Elan Downlink, 9 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Drivin’ n’ Cryin’, 7 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club The Voodoo Fix Doc’s Bar Willie Jackson and the Tybee Blues Band, 9 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Total Astronaut, Street Clothes, 9 p.m.

Fia Rua Irish Pub Wood & Steel, 7 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Jack Novotny Sextet, 8:30 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Voodoo Soup, 9 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Josephine Johnson The Olde Pink House David Duckworth & Alisha Duckworth Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Prohibition Cory Chambers Jazz Band

PS Tavern Holly Goodspell, 9 p.m.

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

River Bar The Franks River House Ricky Standard Rusty Rudders Tap House Skyler Smith, 6 p.m.

Saddle Bags Cale Dodds, 7 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

The Sentient Bean Matthew Fowler, 8 p.m.

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

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) The Sound Experiment, 6 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater A Tribute to Legendary Songwriters, 8 p.m.

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

The Warehouse THC, Mark Hodges Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay Band, Glamnation, Ben Torres, Bill Hodgson, DJ Race, 1 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Jared Wade and Jason Courtenay, 9:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Consider the Source, The Mercers, 8 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 Big Ol’ Show, 8 p.m.

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans

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 One Drag Show, 10:30 p.m.

The Jinx The Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque Revue presents Drawn This Way w/ Boo Hag, 10 p.m.

SUNDAY 7.29 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., Bill Smith and David Keller, 6 p.m.

The Deck Beachbar and Kitchen Laiken Love and James Lee Smith, 3 p.m.

The Fitzroy Live Music, 3 p.m.

Flashback Open Jam, 5 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eric Britt, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Georgia Kyle Mars Theatre Larry Gatlin, 7 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Open Mic, 7 p.m.

The Olde Pink House Eddie Wilson

River House Ford Natirboff The Shrimp Factory Alex Bazemore Tybee Island Social Club Sunday Bluegrass Brunch, noon Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Thomas Claxton Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, Everchange, 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 7.30 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 Stan Ray Wild Wing Cafe Thomas Claxton, 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.

COMEDY

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

DJ

The Jinx DJ Lucky Bastard, 10 p.m.

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

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Fia Rua Irish Pub Family Movie Night, 8 p.m.

TUESDAY 7.31 LIVE MUSIC

B & D Burgers (Congress St.) B&D Presents Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra, 5 p.m.

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

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

East End Provisions Rogers and Rodgers with a side of Gershwin, 7 p.m.

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Foxy Loxy Cafe Acoustic Tuesday w/ Jason Bible, 7 p.m.

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

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Annie Allman, 7 p.m.

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

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Open Mic Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Hitman Blues Band, 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Matt Hill, 6 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Trivia, 7 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Trivia, 8 p.m.

CoCo’s Sunset Grille Trivia, 7 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Trivia, 10 p.m.

Fia Rua Irish Pub Trivia, 7:30 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.

KARAOKE

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 7 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

COMEDY

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

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

DJ

SEED Eco Lounge DJ C-Rok, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

The White Rabbit Lounge Goth Night, 9 p.m.

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B & D Burgers (Congress St.) Barrelhouse South 125 W. Congress St.

Cohen’s Retreat 5715 Skidaway Rd. Congress Street Social Club 411 W. Congress St.

Basil’s Pizza and Deli 216 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Cuoco Pazzo 606 Abercorn St.

The Jinx 127 W. Congress St. Jukebox Bar & Grill 3741 US Hwy 17 Ste 500 Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub 117 West River St.

Bay Street Blues 17 E. Bay St. Bayou Cafe 14 N. Abercorn St.

The Deck Beachbar and Kitchen 404 Butler Ave. Dockside Seafood 201 West River St. Doc’s Bar 10 16th Street Doodles 586 S. Columbia Ave. Doubles Nightclub 7100 Abercorn St. Dub’s Pub 225 W. River St.

abesonlincoln.com

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barrelhousesouth.com

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bayousavannah.com

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s 20 E. Perry St. billysplacesavannah.com

Blowin’ Smoke Southern Cantina 1611 Habersham St. blowinsmokesavannah.com

Blueberry Hill 546 Dean Forest Rd. Boomy’s 409 W. Congress St. boomysbar.com

Bootleggers 1017 U.S. 80 #8 The Britannia British Pub 140 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Castaways Bar & Grill 7360 Skidaway Rd www.sandflysportsbar.com/

The Chromatic Dragon 514 MLK Jr. Blvd. chromaticdragon.com

Chuck’s Bar 305 W. River St. Club 309 West 309 W. River St. club309west.com

Club Elan 301 Williamson St. Club One 1 Jefferson St. clubone-online.com

Coach’s Corner 3016 E. Victory Dr. coachs.net

CoCo’s Sunset Grille 1 Old U.S. Hwy. 80 cocostybee.com

congressstreetsocialclub.com

cuocopazzosavannah.com

dubspubriverstreet.com

East End Provisions 420 E. Broughton St. El-Rocko Lounge 117 Whitaker St. Exclusives Bar & Grille 2003 Greenwood Street Fannie’s on the Beach 1613 Strand Ave. fanniesonthebeach.com

Fia Rua Irish Pub 10132 Ford Ave. fiaruairishpub.com

The Fitzroy 9 Drayton St. Five Oaks Taproom 201 W. Bay St. fiveoakstaproom.com

Flashback 10010-B Ford Ave. Foxy Loxy Cafe 1919 Bull St. foxyloxycafe.com

Front Porch Improv 2222 Bull Street Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant 107 W. Broughton St. Hercules Bar & Grill 2500 Dean Forest Rd. The Islander 301 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar 52 Barnard St.

www.kevinbarrys.com

Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill 417 East River St. The Loft on Liberty 215 W. Liberty St. McDonough’s 21 E. McDonough St. mcdonoughssavannah.com

Mellow Mushroom 11 W. Liberty St. mellowmushroom.com

Melody’s Coastal Cafe and Sandbar Cantina 2518 Hwy 17 melscoastalcafe.com

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub 311 W. Congress St. macphersonspub.com

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) 110 Towne Center Dr.

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant 402 MLK Jr. Blvd. ranchoalegrecuban.com

River Bar 307 W. River St. River House 125 W. River St.

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Rusty Rudders Tap House 303 W. River St. Ruth’s Chris Steak House 111 W. Bay St. ruthschris.com

Saddle Bags 317 West River St.

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Savannah Smiles 314 Williamson St. Savannah Taphouse 125 E. Broughton St. savannahtaphouse.com

SEED Eco Lounge 39 Montgomery St. The Sentient Bean 13 E. Park Ave. sentientbean.com

Molly MacPherson’s (Richmond Hill) 3742 US-17 Moon River Brewing Co. 21 West Bay St.

Service Brewing 574 Indian Street The Shrimp Factory 313 East River Street

The Olde Pink House 23 Abercorn St.

www.plantersinnsavannah.com

Pin Point Heritage Museum 9924 Pin Point Avenue Pour Larry’s 206 W. St. Julian St. Prohibition 125 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

PS Tavern 11 W. Bay St. Rachael’s : Sports • Food • Fun 1190 King George Blvd. rachaels1190.com

The Rail Pub 405 W. Congress St. therailpub.com/

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BY PAT LONGSTRETH

CONNECT SAVANNAH | JUL 25-31, 2018

DO YOU find yourself romanticizing a simpler time, back before record heat waves, overpriced healthcare, and the yawning cultural divisions of These United States in 2018?

Perhaps a lighthearted portrayal of the Antebellum South will help you appreciate that life in America was not always great!

“Everything sucked as far as I can tell,” remarks Amber Nash, improv performer at Dad’s Garage theater in Atlanta and the voice of Pam Poovey in FX’s Archer.

Her partner Matt Horgan, Associate Artistic Director at Dad’s, says “For example, battlefield surgery was a bottle of whisky and a saw.”

“Things are way better now. We have air-conditioning. That’s a big one,” adds Nash with a chuckle.

Big Ol’ Show started as a recurring short sketch in the improv duo’s touring act 6 years ago. The consistent positive response across many locations inspired them to expand it to a full show, which they now describe as, “a slice of Southern 20 life with silly characters and ridiculous

happenings.”

The cast can include up to 20 characters, all played by Nash and Horgan. “Amber is great at creating varied characters,” says Horgan. Their slapdash quick-changes make resourceful use of hats, wigs, aprons and mustaches.

Both performers must practice vocal flexibility and comedic agility because, as Nash explains, “often times we’ll find ourselves playing a character the other person created.”

Earlier this year, Savannahians were treated to another historically-themed show with Front Porch Improv’s A Complete History of Savannah for Morons.

While that sold-out show was heavily researched and performed by two local tour guides, Big Ol’ Show offers audiences an alternately relaxing cool banter devoid of any useful knowledge.

“Any history lessons or real facts that the audience may learn are purely accidental,” promises Horgan.

Nash says that while the show originally sprang from their imaginations, they eventually did do some research in order to “create more diverse characters, see what kind of things didn’t exist, and get the vibe

of the time period.”

“But this isn’t a faithful interpretation of anything,” explains Horgan. “I attempted to watch Gone with the Wind and failed 40 minutes into it. In the end, we just want to make people laugh.”

Nash and Horgan met in 2001 at Dad’s Garage and they’ve been riffing off each other professionally ever since.

“In improv they tell you not to point out each other’s mistakes, always be supportive, and say yes to each other’s ideas,” Horgan says. “But we’ve been working together long enough that we can throw those rules out the window.”

Their conflict naturally turns into comedy.

“There’s a healthy amount of ribbing,” says Nash. “We give each other a hard time in the middle of a show that’s already difficult.”

“If Amber gets a little confused between Union and Confederate, I’m going to immediately jump on that,” says Horgan.

They also set up situations for confrontation, like brothers from opposite sides of the Civil War, or a Yankee heel who’s wandered too far past the Mason Dixon line.

Horgan says, “I love to throw in a Union

Amber Nash and Matt Horgan

soldier from someplace like Penn-syl-vaania,” he says, drawing out the last syllable.

They note that the show has received a bigger response outside the South in places like Alaska, Canada and Europe. While they’ve had consistent success at their home base in Atlanta, this weekend will be their furthest Southern expedition into the heart of their show’s origins.

They’re excited for Savannah’s fresh seafood and a reunion with some old friends. John Brennan, co-artistic director of Front Porch Improv, says, “we had so much fun when we met in Charleston at Theater 99 that hosting them here was a no-brainer since Savannah has looser liquor laws.”

If you can’t make it to the show this weekend, go see them at Dad’s Garage next time you’re in Atlanta or watch their video sketches and webseries on Dad’s Garage TV. CS

BIG OL’ SHOW

Front Porch Improv, 2222 Bull St. Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28 at 8pm $10 www.frontporchimprov.com/big-ol-show (843) 868-1553

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“Another Trip into the Void” goes up July 25

BY RACHAEL FLORA

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GET YOUR fix of surreal and psychedelic art next weekend at Sulfur Studios.

“Another Trip Into the Void” is an exhibition of surreal and psychedelic art curated by SCAD MA candidate Lindsay Gustafson.

Last year, Gustafson paid a visit to the Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a 20,000 square foot house full of secret passages and interactive lights. Guests try to figure out the mystery of the Selig family, who disappeared after conducting an experiment in their home.

“It’s absolutely insane, going through this house and trying to find out about what happened to this family to get to another dimension,” Gustafson raves.

“I was like, ‘Okay, my mind has exploded. This is the best place I’ve ever been.’ My friend and I were in there for a good four hours. I was also interested in it because over a hundred different artists worked on it, so I was immediately inspired.”

The psychedelic experience at the house

Into the Void, Lindsay Gustafson

served as the inspiration for Gustafson’s first curated show.

“I got my BA in art history from LSU, and I’ve always been interested in psychedelic and surreal art, which are definitely my favorite movements,” she says.

The artists are Jonathan “Feral opossum” Mayers, Sarah Ward, Sean Michael Self, Stephanie Trujillo, Brian Spadafora, Eliza Woods Harrison, and Gustafson herself. While four of the artists are from Europe, Gustafson has worked with all of them before and felt their work was fitting for the exhibition.

While the art isn’t all necessarily trippy

or psychedelic, it does all hearken back to a trippy theme: the void.

“I think the art itself is a very weird, cerebral experience,” Gustafson explains. “Each artist takes their own unique way of interpreting the void. Every piece is extremely different from one another but it ties back to how we can interpret the idea of this void.”

Not only does the artwork celebrate psychedelia, the reception does, too. Gustafson encourages everyone attending the reception July 27 to dress in their best psychedelic regalia since there will be a costume contest with prizes. The official after-party is next door at the Wormhole.

“I used to live in Baton Rouge, and they have this big party and costume contest,” Gustafson recalls. “I loved dressing up for it. I was like, ‘Okay, this would be super fun for something other than Halloween.’” CS “Another Trip Into the Void” is on view at Sulfur Studios from July 25 to 28. The opening reception is Friday, July 27 from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Art party in the square!

Square Art Fair kicks off this weekend

BY RACHAEL FLORA

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WELCOME the Square Art Fair to Savannah’s art scene this weekend.

The fair will take place in Calhoun Square in a traditional open-air market style, with twenty artists and art organizations setting up tents.

The fair runs over two days, Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.

Organizer Jessica Berghorn attends SCAD for Business Design and Arts Leadership. The fair began as her final project, but turned into a business.

“My goal is to take it and re-implement it in a few months, depending on how successful it’s going to be,” she explains.

Berghorn moved south from New York City and saw the need for a traditional art fair in Savannah.

“I looked around Savannah and said, ‘Well, to me, there’s not an actual art fair that’s 100% art,’” she explains. “There are a lot of craft fairs and people that come together, but I grew up in San Diego and they have all these wonderful art fairs that have to do with people in the community.

I wanted to take that idea and reiterate it here.”

Berghorn found the artists through a call for entry to maximize the diversity of her artists.

“I wanted to make everyone feel like they could sell their work,” she explains.

“Everyone participating has different mediums, from different backgrounds. I have people from SCAD that just graduated and then I have people in their eighties.”

While some of the artists have participated in art fairs before and others haven’t, Berghorn made sure to be upfront about the whole process.

“I met with every artist in person. I wanted to be 100% transparent,” she explains. “This is my final project, but I’ve turned it into a business and I want to make it something continuous in the community. At the same time, you’re basically part of a test run. I wanted to be upfront about that because I’ve been in situations where people aren’t transparent, and surprises are never fun. I wanted to make sure everyone knew that this was something that, going into it, I’m learning just as 22 much as they’re learning.”

John Taylor

Dandi Gu

Gary Covell

Samantha Case

What makes the Square Art Fair unique is that it allows artists to retain all sales.

The cost of the square and tent rental and display stands is all covered, allowing the artists to be subsidized.

Berghorn also garnered the support of

other local art groups for the weekend. The Arts Resource Collective will be on location to distribute their new 2019 SAV ART MAP, a comprehensive map of galleries and art spaces in our city. Massie Heritage Center will help kids make pinch pots, and Arts Georgia also lends support.

Through the Square Art Fair, Berghorn hopes to bring together the local art scene, which she feels is a little fragmented.

“The one thing I saw about Savannah was that there are different pockets of people. Everyone knows each other, but nobody is doing anything collectively,” she says. “I feel like everyone is going to the same shows, but a lot of artists are working on their own thing. At the end of the day, we all enjoy art; we should all advocate for Savannah to be this great city for art.”

Above all, Berghorn aims to support the community as a whole.

“My goal was to make sure the community felt like it was for them, first and

Tiffany O Brien

Cathy Sizer

foremost.” CS

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BRUTE & BLOOM: SCREENPRINTED ARTWORK BY AESTHETIC APPARATUS — Michael Byzewski is the Minneapolis based artist behind Aesthetic Apparatus. For over 15 years Michael has done work for everyone from broke local bands to international advertising firms creating impactful, iconic images for them and everyone in between.

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MAGGIE HAYES ARTIST TALK — Hayes will speak about the inspiration and execution of the exhibition pieces, most notably the recognition of her family and how those relationships have defined her humanity and understanding of her place in the world. Fri., July 27, 6 p.m. HAZA, 7 Rathborne Drive.

SQUARE ART FAIR — Announcing Savannah’s first annual Square Art Fair. Held in Savannah’s Historic District Calhoun Square, 20 local visual artists from around Savannah and the Coastal Empire will transform the square into an open-air art market showcasing all original and affordable works of art.

Square Art Fair will take place on Saturday, July 28th, and Sunday, July 29th from 10 a.m.

- 6 p.m. Free and Open to the Public! Calhoun Square, on Abercorn, between E. Taylor and E. Gordon Streets.

URBAN HOPE GARDEN AND ART SHOW — Camp Urban Hope Fine Arts is presented in partnership with the City of Savannah’s Weave-A-Dream program. The children will display their artwork and will be given the opportunity to sell it. The children will receive 50% of the proceeds and the other 50% will be donated to Urban Hope. Fri., July 27, 6 p.m. The Whitefield Center, 106 E. 37th Street.

CONTINUING EXHIBITS ALL AT ONCE IN EVERY PLACE — An exhibition by SCAD alumnus Abel Macias (B.F.A., illustration, 2002). Macias creates objects, installations and paintings based on his experiences with his immediate surroundings and his insatiable habit of collecting natural objects as well as castoff manufactured items. Through Aug. 5. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

Work by Michael Byezewski is up at Foxy Loxy at the beginning of next week.

AMERICAN IDYLL — The SCAD Museum of Art presents “American Idyll,” an exhibition featuring new sculptures and furniture by Wendy White. For “American Idyll,” White took inspiration from Andy Warhol’s radical 1969 exhibition “Raid the Icebox.” The resulting exhibition is a tribute to the deadpan, behindthe-scenes nature of Warhol’s show that incorporates vinyl photo applications on the walls of the lobby depicting reproductions of the metal racks in the storage spaces of the museum Through Dec. 30. scadmoa.org/.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

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. 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 has never taken a painting class but 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.

Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. FASTFOOD? — FastFood? is about the permanence and pop culture of junk food.

The catalyst of the show comes from a decade long experiment by local artist Rubi McGrory. Ten years ago, in July of 2008, she unwrapped a Twinkie and a McD’s cheeseburger and commemorated the dates on them in Swarovski crystals. Almost ten years later, they are virtually intact, albeit hardened and discolored. Through Aug. 3. Location Gallery at Austin Hill Realty, 417 Whitaker St. GROUNDED — Telfair Museums will feature a commissioned work titled Grounded by Adolfo Alvarado, a Savannah-based artist whose work incorporates cal­ligraphic text, expansive swirls, and multiple layers of paint to create complex compositions that reference both medieval illuminated texts and graffiti culture. Through Aug. 19. telfair. org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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I SEE YOU — Presented by the SCAD Museum of Art, the group exhibition “I See You” considers the human body as terrain that is constantly subject to different forces.

Through geographical, economic, political, historical, psychological and social dynamics, the body is pressured — even physically affected — by the weight of abstract structures.

July 26-Dec. 30. May Poetter Gallery (SCAD), 342 Bull St.

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The Blueberry Lemon Crepe with a smoothie

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SAVANNAH is known for its beautiful squares that are surrounded with historic homes and filled with moss-laden, lowhanging trees.

Much credit for Savannah’s growth and continuing beauty can be attributed to the Savannah College of Art and Design, and the college’s efforts to preserve and restore many buildings within the Historic District.

Now the same thing can be said for the ever changing culinary scene in Savannah.

SCAD not only renewed many buildings that can be found all over the city, but the

school has also opened five culinary shops around town.

As part of their efforts, SCAD has opened Vedette Creperie and Sweets within the Lucas Theatre. Vedette is Savannah’s newest crepe and baked good shop that serves patrons of both the Lucas and all of Savannah alike. You can grab a quick crepe and drink to enjoy as you enjoy the Lucas’s latest offering, or pop in just for a crepe itself.

First on the menu you will find Vedette’s sweet crepes, and at the very top of the list is the Red Velvet Cake Crepe. Upon reading the menu, I imagined the crepe batter itself to be red and made to taste like red velvet.

Vedette outsmarted me, and when the crepe arrived at the table I was delightfully surprised to find that instead they layer

the crepe with fresh moist crumbles of actual red velvet cake, mascarpone cheese, and chocolate chips.

The red velvet cake is baked specifically for their special crepe. The mascarpone cheese keeps the dish lighter than its traditional counterpart, cream cheese, while the chocolate chips add the perfect crunchy texture.

As for the star of the dish, the cake, it is light and moist, just like your mom makes it.

Beyond the decadent fillings, the size of Vedette’s crepes truly sets them apart.

I would consider theirs to be two to three times larger than your average crepe, and to accommodate their size the store has a special paper holder for taking the crepe with you and eating it on the go.

Vedette also offers kid size crepes which “are smaller and slightly easier to hold,” says Director of Auxiliary Services Lauren Bell.

Next on the menu you will find the Bananas Foster Crepe, which tasted even better than you can imagine. Banana bread pudding and fresh bananas are piled inside of this crepe.

For the crunch factor, banana chips are added to the top along with whipped cream and a sticky rum sauce. The mixture of fresh, dried, and bread pudding bananas contribute a deep banana flavor to the dish without overpowering the palate.

The Blueberry Lemon Crepe features classic flavors of summer dessert, lemon curd and fresh blueberries. Ricotta is the cheese of choice to fill this sweet treat, which is a mild flavored cheese that adds a creamy airy balance to a the tangy lemon curd.

Just like most everything featured on their menu, the lemon curd is made from scratch and not poured from a can. The blueberry lemon crepe has been their

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“most popular just because it is great for summer, it is light and fresh. If you like lemon it is the right amount of tart,” Lauren explains.

My favorite of the bunch was the Italian Crepe, and no, it does not come stuffed full of meats like you’d find in an Italian sub — it’s much better than that.

Layered inside the delicate crepe is salty sweet prosciutto ham, nutty tangy manchego cheese, bright yet sweet fig jam, and spicy fresh arugula.

To finish the dish is a dark sticky drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette. Manchego cheese, my favorite cheese, is Spanish cheese made from sheep’s milk.

Like I said, this version trumps a typical Italian sub by using elevated ingredients to create a more adult version. As you cut into the crepe, or just pick it up and bite it, the fig jam immediately oozes out.

Next your tongue is coated in the salty flavor of pork before being washed away with the bright peppery flavor of the arugula and warm melted manchego. As for the balsamic, it adds just the right amount of tang.

If you are looking for a crepe that is a bit more classic, the Croque-Monsieur should be your go-to. For Vedette’s version, they stuff their oversized crepe with ham, bechamel, Gruyere, and arugula.

The opposite of classic is the Banh Mi Crepe, which takes inspiration from the spicy Vietnamese sandwich. Traditionally a banh mi is layered with pork or chicken, pickled vegetables, cucumbers, and a spicy mayonnaise, all atop a sliced crunchy baguette.

Vedette gets rid of the clunky french bread and layers their crepe version of the Vietnamese sandwich with fresh, tender shrimp, making the entire dish feel light — perfect for a summer lunch in our Savannah summer heat.

Other unique savory crepe creations you will find available is the Mediterranean crepe with hummus, red pepper, cucumber, and feta, and the Korean BBQ jammed with pulled pork and pickled vegetables.

Both of which I will be back to try.

Vedette’s menu is not limited to crepes, as of a few weeks ago the store began offering fresh smoothies.

“The yellow smoothie is President Wallace’s favorite” smoothie, I am told by Lauren. She explains that SCAD President Paula Wallace has come into each restaurant operated by SCAD to taste the dishes.

In the store you will also find an assortment of delicate baked goods made inhouse at their sister store, Gryphon Tea Room. Also available is an assortment of fresh hot brewed coffee drinks, because what goes better with dessert than coffee?

The menu changes with the seasons, and “has something for every part of your day,” Lauren says. You can come in for a morning coffee or smoothie, stop by for a light savory lunch crepe, and finish your day with a sweet unique crepe. CS Vedette is at 32 Abercorn Street. See their menu at www.scad.edu/life/buildings-andfacilities/vedette

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// Much has been made of the fact that Denzel Washington, who’s been appearing in movies since 1981, has never starred in a sequel. In an industry that gets high off the fumes of highly lucrative follow-ups, that’s an incredible — and impressive — fact, and while it’s hard to see sequels to, say, Malcolm X or Flight, other Denzel vehicles are certainly more franchise-friendly (personally, I would have enjoyed seeing his detective from Spike Lee’s Inside Man tackle more criminal capers, but a proposed sequel was ultimately cancelled).

The Equalizer 2, therefore, represents the first time that the actor returns to the screen essaying the same character — in this case, it’s Robert McCall, a former CIA operative who employs his particular set of skills to aid the helpless and hopeless among us. Believed to be dead by everyone save for his CIA pal Susan Plummer (Melissa Leo) and her husband Brian (Bill Pullman), McCall is thus able to slip beneath society’s radar in order to perform his good deeds.

Released in 2014, The Equalizer (itself based on the popular 1980s TV series starring Edward Woodward) was a satisfying action yarn in which McCall protected a battered teen prostitute (Chloë Grace Moretz) against a gang of murderous, misogynistic Russians.

Watching McCall deal with all manner of evildoers over the course of the film was a cathartic experience, but the movie also worked because of its kinetic action scenes as well as a gradual reveal of the layers of Washington’s character.

The Equalizer 2 offers no such pleasures. This is a particularly dreary movie, one which makes no attempt to freshen up or even disguise its rote storyline. The film gets off to a vigorous start, as McCall tackles some kidnappers in Turkey and then, while serving as a Lyft driver in Boston (in the previous picture, he worked at Home Mart), beats the living hell out of a hotel room full of Men’s Rights Activists.

But then the picture turns stupid and stuporific. As in many an unimaginative sequel, This Time It’s Personal™, meaning that (modest Spoiler alert, though it is in the trailer) Susan gets killed once she gets too close to the truth regarding a faked murder/suicide (that truth is so fleetingly and haphazardly explained that it scarcely matters; Susan might as well have been slain for trying to steal a neighbor’s cherished pie recipe).

There’s a betrayal that identically mirrors the one from last week’s Skyscraper, meaning that it’s equally easy to sniff out the villainy right from this particular character’s introduction. A subplot involving McCall’s mentoring relationship with a young kid (Ashton Sanders) seems to have been imported from a lesser ABC

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And while The Equalizer was excessively brutal because the plot demanded it, The Equalizer 2 is excessively brutal because the filmmakers demanded it. It all culminates with a lengthy battle royale in which McCall faces down the baddies while a storm rages all around them.

It’s laughably absurd, and just one more reason why The Equalizer 2 is less than the sum of its slickly oiled parts.

MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN

/// The overlapping section in the Venn diagram that represents Kurt Cobain and me is pretty small, but that sliver of shaded area contains the tidbit that both of us are fans of ABBA. We’ll of course never know what the Nirvana headman would have thought of the 2008 screen adaptation of the smash stage musical Mamma Mia!, but I for one was devastated with what turned out to be a major disappointment.

Leadenly directed by Phyllida Lloyd, Mamma Mia! featured a bright performance by Meryl Streep as Donna but was crippled by off-key singing, clumsy choreography, and editing that appears to have been attempted with a dull butter knife.

Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgård ably handled acting duties as the three men in Donna’s life, one of whom was the father of her daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), but their singing left much to be desired.

Still, Mamma Mia! made an astounding $615 million worldwide (in the UK, it was second only to Avatar as the highest grossing film of all time, since falling to #11), meaning that a wholly unnecessary sequel was eventually going to hit the screen.

So the shock is that the unavoidable

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is actually a worthy follow-up, and perhaps the biggest out-of-left-field-stealth-missile surprise of this summer. It outshines the original in virtually every department, with better singing, better dancing, and better humor.

While much of the new film centers on the attempts of Sophie to open a hotel on the Greek island of Kalokairi in honor of her mom, the focus is on flashback sequences that reveal how a young Donna (Lily James) not only came to Kalokairi but also how she became involved with the three men who would each capture a part of her heart.

It’s difficult for any actress to “play” Meryl Streep — even her own daughter Mamie Gummer came up short in 2007’s Evening — but James proves to be splendid in the role. Best known as Branagh’s Cinderella and Baby Driver’s girlfriend, James may not look like Streep but manages to nail the joie de vivre spirit that flows through Donna at every point of her life.

It’s a delightful performance, yet she would be acting in a vacuum were it not for the equally engaging turns by the guys playing the young Brosnan (Jeremy Irvine), the young Firth (Hugh Skinner) and especially the young Skarsgård (Josh Dylan).

If the late arrival of Cher as Donna’s mom isn’t the socko finale we had desired (Bette Midler would have been a better choice for this part), it’s sturdy enough to put the finishing touches on this summer’s most raucous party.

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/ 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, Dwayne Johnson 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.

Sawyer is 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. CS

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AUDITIONS AND CALLS FOR ENTRIES

AUDITIONS FOR ARMSTRONG YOUTH

Savannah Bike Polo Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses.

MEETS WEEKLY. SEE FACEBOOK FOR INFO. FACEBOOK.COM/ SAVANNAHBIKEPOLO.

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. BIZPITCH SAVANNAH BY SCORE Got an idea for a unique exciting new product or service? Then consider the new “BizPitch Savannah™” entrepreneurial competition, a kinder, gentler version of TV’s “Shark Tank.” It’s a chance to pitch your idea to a panel of judges with the potential to win $2500 in cash and a package of professional start-up business services worth an estimated $7,500. Must apply before Aug 8, 2018. Competition rules and application forms are available at http:// bizpitchsavannah.com. Wed., July 25, Thu., July 26, Fri., July 27, Sat., July 28, Sun., July 29, Mon., July 30 and Tue., July 31. bizpitchsavannah.com. thecreativecoast. org. Creative Coast, 415 W. Boundary 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. 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

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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.

HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES PROTEST Saturday is the International Day of Action to Ban Horse Drawn Carriages. Savannah Animal Advocacy will hold a peaceful protest to raise awareness of the plight of the horses. Make and bring signs. Be creative but kind. Sat., July 28, noon. Ellis Square Area, Barnard & Broughton Streets.

MEET THE CANDIDATE FOR GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE Come out to Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub on River Street to meet the Libertarian candidate for Secretary of State of Georgia. Smythe has been passionate about election and voting system reform since 2000. He is running for Secretary of State in order to help provide Georgia citizens fair and competitive elections. Smythe is a veteran, a Registered Nurse, and works in the medical IT field.

He is a dad to two wonderful teenagers.

Smythe resides in East Cobb County. Free Thu., July 26, 7-9 p.m. facebook.com/ events/998195427006392/. kevinbarrys. com. Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub, 117 West River St. SATURDAYS WITH ALDERWOMAN SHABAZZ Residents in Savannah’s 5th District are invited to meet with their Alderwoman every 4th Saturday of the month. Residents may come with specific issues and concerns, or just to meet their representative on Savannah City Council. District 5 runs roughly west of Bull Street and north of 36th Street, and also includes newly developing areas of the City in the southwest quadrant of Chatham County. Free and open to the public. fourth Saturday of every month, 2-4 p.m. 912-651-6410. Shabazz Seafood Restaurant, 502 W. Victory Dr. SAVANNAH AREA YOUNG REPUBLICANS Get involved. Contact is Michael Johnson, via email or telephone, or see website for info. 912-604-0797. chairman@sayr. org. sayr.org. Call or see website for information. Free ongoing. 912-308-3020. savannahyoungrepublicans.com.

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

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

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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 28 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.

OUT OF CONTEXT: GRAFFITI AND STREET ART IN THE GALLERY Sulfur Studios invites artists working in all media 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? Entries Due by: July 31st, 2018 by 11:59pm To Submit: sulfurstudios.org/opportunities $15 for 3 images/ $10 for Artist Members Tue., July 31, 11:45 p.m.-midnight. 912. 231. 7105. info@sulfurstudios.org. sulfurstudios.org/ opportunities. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios invites artists working in all media 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? Entries Due by: July 31st, 2018 by 11:59pm To Submit: sulfurstudios.org/opportunities $15 for 3 images/ $10 for Artist Members Tue., July 31, 11:45 p.m.-midnight. 912. 231. 7105. info@sulfurstudios.org. sulfurstudios.org/ opportunities. sulfurstudios.org. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St. 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.

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.

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com/savannahclubs/ ongoing. bridgewebs. com/savannahclubs. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. CHAMPIONS TRAINING CENTER Offering a variety of classes and training in mixed martial arts, jui-jitsu, judo and other disciplines for children and adults. All skill levels. 525 Windsor Rd. 912-349-4582. ctcsavannah.com.

CHINESE LANGUAGE CLASSES The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University offers free Chinese language classes starting January 17. To register, please call 912-358-3160. ongoing. 912-3583160. confuciusinstitute@savannahstate. edu. savannahstate.edu. savstate.edu/.

Savannah State University, 3219 College St. CLAY CLASSES Savannah Clay Studio at Beaulieu offers handbuilding, sculpture, and handmade tiles, basic glazing and firing. 912-351-4578. sav.. claystudio@gmail.com.

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

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

Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. CREATIVITY COACHING Do you have a creative idea but don’t know where to start? Is it time to move forward with your project? Work with your very own creativity coach and learn how to blast through blocks, plan your time, and enjoy the richness of a creative life. See website for

more info at www.laurenl.com/creativity_ coaching/ or contact Creativity@LaurenL. com ongoing. Online, ---.

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

DANCEHOWIWANTTO@GMAIL.COM. DANCEHOWIWANTTO.COM. DUI PREVENTION GROUP Offers victim impact panels for intoxicated drivers, DUI, offenders, and anyone seeking knowledge about the dangers of driving while impaired. A must see for teen drivers.

Meets monthly. $40/session 912-443-0410.

FAMILY LAW WORKSHOP The Mediation Center has three workshops per month for people who do not have legal representation in a family matter: divorce, legitimation, modifications of child support, visitation, contempt. Schedule: 1st Tues, 2nd Mon, 4th Thursday. Call for times. $30 912354-6686. mediationsavannah.com.

FANY’S SPANISH/ENGLISH INSTITUTE Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children held at 15 E. Montgomery Crossroad. Register by phone. ongoing. 912921-4646.

HIGH VIBE / LOW COST YOGA Join Melissa DeLynn for all-levels, beginner friendly Yoga classes. These classes are well-balanced, nourishing, and challenging with an emphasis on philosophy and spirituality. Expect to learn, heal, meditate and connect. $15 Wednesdays, 6-7:15 p.m. 706-614-4715. mdelynn@gmail.com.

WELMONT, 1930 Montgomery Street.

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. JOHN DAVIS STUDENT FLORIST CAMP Students age 5-12 years are welcome to sign up for John Davis Florist Camp, being held on Thursday, July 26, 2018, where campers can enjoy making their own flower arrangements, a full lunch and healthy snacks, learning about local flowers, indigenous plants and fun group activities. Each camper will create their own flower arrangement as well as a flower

arrangement for someone in need. $20 per camper Thu., July 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 912233-6077. johndavisflorist.com. John Davis Florist, 2430 Abercorn St. KNITTING & CROCHET CLASSES Offered at The Frayed Knot, 6 W. State St. See the calendar of events on website.

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

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.

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

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MONDAYS. 912-233-1240. THEFRAYEDKNOTSAV.COM.

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Film: Cars 3

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lighting McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has her own plans for winning. With inspiration from the Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns, No. 95 prepares to compete on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage.

PG TICKETS $7 ADULTS, $5 CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER TUE., JULY 31, 3-5 & 7-9 P.M. 912-472-4790.

TYBEEPOSTTHEATER.ORG. TYBEE POST THEATER, 10 VAN HORNE

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students as well as adults at all experience levels. Located at 15 East Montgomery Crossroads in Office #205 near White Bluff Road, Savannah, GA. ongoing. 912388-1806. smisavannah@gmail.com. savmusiciansinstitute.com.

NEW HORIZONS ADULT BAND PROGRAM Music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school/college and would like to play again. Tuesdays at 6:30pm at Portman’s. $30 per month. All ages and ability levels welcome. Call for info. ongoing.

912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com.

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

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

PIANO VOICE-COACHING Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call 912-96130 7021 or 912-667-1056. Serious inquiries

only. ongoing.

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

Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

R&B SOUL ADULT LINE DANCING The R&B Soul line dance group Savannah Show Stoppers are conducting line dance classes every Monday night at the West Broad St. YMCA and every Tuesday nights at the John Delaware Center. Both classes starts at 6:30. Lamont Hunter, the founder of the Savannah Show Stoppers, is the Instructor. Donations Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m. and Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m.

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

A. ROPER STUDIO - VOICE TECHNIQUE AND COACHING Experienced and successful voice instructor is accepting students. Nurturing and collaborative studio. Services offered include strengthening the voice, range

extension, relaxation techniques, and coaching through various styles of music.

Audition and competition preparation.

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

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

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

Starlandia Creative Supply, 2438 Bull Street.

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

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

communications@liveoakpl.org. liveoakpl. org/srp2018/. liveoakpl.org. Live Oak Public Libraries, 2002 Bull Street.

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

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

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

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

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

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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 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. com.

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

Sacred Harp is an American tradition of singing hymns in four part harmony. No particular religious affiliation is required or endorsed. All are welcome. No experience necessary. ongoing. Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church, 10050 Ferguson Ave. SAVANNAH TOASTMASTERS Helps improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment.

Mondays, 6:15pm, Memorial Health University Medical Center, in the Conference Room 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, 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.

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.

EVENTS

THE ARTIST SHOWCASE Celebrate local artists at BCKYRD. Hosted

by DJ KiDd and judged by Lit Lifestyle Podcast. $10 Sat., July 28, 7 p.m. BCKYRD, 415 W. Boundary St. CRITICAL MASS SAVANNAH Join Savannah’s bicycle community for a free ride to raise awareness for bike rights.

Last Friday of every month, 6 p.m. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave. DESOTO DANCE PARTY DJ Press Play will play your favorite songs,

and when the sun goes down, watch music videos from your wildest and scariest dreams. Ben and Jerry’s will be onsite.

Sat., July 28, 7:45 p.m. Two Tides Brewing Company, 12 West 41st St. 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 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. JOURNEY INTO THE FULL BLOOD MOON ECLIPSE Join Kimberly Carver and Myrrh de Marmion for an enlightening presentation about this Full Blood Moon Eclipse and its implications and impact on our world. Followed by a delicious guided meditation by Kimberly into the Eclipse Energy to discover what it holds for you, and a Sacred Sound Bath with Myrrh and other special guests, of indigenous sounds of Tibetan and crystal bowls, didgeridoo to take you even deeper. Snacks and juice served. Bring a yoga mat, cushions and blankets to be comfortable sitting/ laying on a yoga floor. $15-$20 at the door Fri., July 27, 7-9 p.m. creativedivinestudios@ gmail.com. facebook.com/ events/1947873968837000/. fit912savannah.com. Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

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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. SECONDHAND SUNDAY SIDEWALK SALE The monthly sidewalk sale from Two Women and a Warehouse. Sat., July 28, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun., July 29, 12-5 p.m.

TwoWomenandaWarehouse.com. Two Women and a Warehouse, 2819 Bull Street @ 44th.

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

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

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

Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. WALK TO END HOMELESSNESS All money raised will go to the Savannah Union Mission. Sun., July 29, 4:30 p.m. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

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, 32 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. 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. DANCE DYNAMIX Dance DynaMix is a choreographed dance fitness class inspired by funky hip hop and sleek jazz moves! No dance experience required. Call 732.232.3349 to reserve your spot ahead of time, as class space is limited. Stay after class for a 30 minute stretch to wind down for the weekend with! $10.00 Wednesdays, Fridays, 10-11 a.m.

732.232.3349. FitnessFoodWine@gmail. com. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. FIT4MOM SAVANNAH STROLLER STRIDES A group of moms that meet with strollers and workout at Savannah Mall, Daffin Park

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

Free to attend. 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.

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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. 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,

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1 Childhood illness with swollen glands 6 Goes on and on 11 Some NFL All-Pros 14 Actor Ulrich 15 Tibet’s neighbor 16 Questionable Twitter poster, perhaps 17 They read a lot of stories out loud 19 Historical division 20 French vineyard classification 21 Feeling not-so-great 22 Be blustery 23 Ruler who lost her head in 1793 28 St. crosser 29 Cone or Cat preceder 30 Ripken of the Orioles 31 Stamp for an incoming pkg.

33 Football broadcaster Collinsworth 36 Purplish flower 40 Food and wine publication that went completely online in 2009 43 Cosmetician Lauder 44 Orange-roofed chain, familiarly 45 Nefarious 46 Genesis craft 48 “You’ve Got Mail” company 50 Addams Family cousin 51 Phrase often seen after a married or professional

name 57 Passable 58 Battery option 59 Nest egg, initially 60 Cleveland player, for short 61 Got out, or followed the same path as the theme answers?

66 Gibbon, for one 67 Tooth type 68 Spine-tingling 69 Pot top 70 Goes after flies 71 Bottom-of-the-bottle stuff

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1 Web portal with a butterfly logo 2 Plucked instrument 3 “Give me some kitten food” 4 Joe of “Home Alone” 5 Long looks 6 Party org. gathering last held in 2016 in Philadelphia 7 Take another swing at 8 Speed skater ___ Anton Ohno 9 Flavor for some knots?

10 Mercedes roadsters 11 Orange character from the ‘80s who appears in “Wreck-It Ralph” 12 Sacha Baron Cohen character 13 Music festival area

18 Subtle meaning 22 English-speaking country of Central America 23 Selma’s sister 24 Some Chevy hatchbacks 25 Director’s option 26 Part of WNW 27 “The Lion King” heroine 32 Fanciful 34 “As I see it,” in a text 35 He cohosts “America’s Game” 37 Bon Jovi’s “___ on a Prayer” 38 Novelist Loos 39 Boston team, briefly 41 Paltry 42 Any of the kids searching for One-Eyed Willy in a 1985 flick 47 Onetime capital of Poland 49 Domineered, with “over” 51 Like the main point 52 Giraffe relative with striped legs 53 Was delirious 54 Undefeated boxer Ali 55 Pester with barks 56 Word after smart or mineral 61 Text type 62 7, on a rotary phone 63 Cinnabar, e.g.

64 Costume shop purchase 65 “Castlevania” platform

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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 34 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 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 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.

FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

STITCH & B!TCH Take time to slow down and nurture your creative spirit with us at our weekly Stitch ‘n’ Bitch sessions. Bring your own project or enjoy one of our kits curated to encourage a focus on the dedicated process of craft-- be it embroidery, knitting, needlework, or any of the fiber arts. Relax with tea and cookies (or wine!) and share in a constructive, casual atmosphere every Wednesday, 6-9 PM upstairs in the chandelier room at Foxy Loxy. All ages are welcome! FREE July 25, 6-9 p.m.. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. AQUA-LUNG NEW REALM COLLAB RELEASE This double dry-hopped New England-Style IPA with Ekuanot Lupulin Powder, Galaxy, and Simcoe will be available on draft and in cans to-go. Yoshi’s Kitchen will be on-site.

July 27, 5 p.m. Two Tides Brewing Company, 12 West 41st St. 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. For specialty orders, contact Merrin at merrin.slocombe@ bethesdaacademy.org. merrin.slocombe@ bethesdaacademy.org. bethesdaacademy. org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. FARM TRUCK 912 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. 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 26, 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

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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.

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

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

PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASS This course gives an overview of reproductive anatomy and physiology and explains the process of labor and delivery in simple, easy-to-understand terms. The four-week course includes a tour of the labor and delivery unit. This class is popular, so please register early $75 per couple Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 912-350-2676. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health 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.

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 26, 10 a.m.-noon. 912-598-3345. kayla270@uga.edu. gacoast.uga.edu/ events. UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle.

GATEWAY SUMMER FEST The family-fun event will feature plenty of entertainment for everyone. There will be live music, food trucks, water inflatables, games and much more. The event is free; however, organizers are asking that festivalgoers donate new or gently-used school uniforms that will go to local elementary and middle school children.

Sun., July 29, 5 p.m. gatewaysummerfest. com. Gateway Church, 1702 Pine Barren Rd. KIDS CLUB The Kids Club’s mission is to educate and inspire children to take part in their local farmers market while enjoying nutritious 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.

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. 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 31, 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.

LGBT

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.

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Meets last Sunday of the month, 4pm.

Call for info. Last Sunday of every month.

912-447-6605. sjchs.org/body.cfm?id=399.

African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. LECTURE: EFFECTIVE TEACHING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: AN EMPHASIS ON CULTURAL RECEPTIVITY Traditional methods of instruction and classroom management in urban public school settings have proven ineffective for many African American students in grades K-12. Reports of underperformance, dropout rates, and discipline-related suspensions occur disproportionately in

the African American student community.

Dr. Teresa Middleton will present research that supports transitioning to relational instruction and classroom management designed to prepare African American students for the future. Wed., July 25, 6 p.m.

Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St.

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 26, 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.

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Be extra polite and deferential. Cultivate an exaggerated respect for the status quo. Spend an inordinate amount of time watching dumb TV shows while eating junk food. Make sure you’re exposed to as little natural light and fresh air as possible.

JUST KIDDING! I lied! Ignore everything I just said! Here’s my real advice: Dare yourself to feel strong positive emotions.

Tell secrets to animals and trees. Swim and dance and meditate naked. Remember in detail the three best experiences you’ve ever had. Experiment with the way you kiss. Create a blessing that surprises you and everyone else. Sing new love songs. Change something about yourself you don’t like. Ask yourself unexpected questions, then answer them with unruly truths that have medicinal effects.

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Your past is not quite what it seems. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to find out why -- and make the necessary adjustments. A good way to begin would be to burrow back into your old stories and unearth the half-truths buried there.

It’s possible that your younger self wasn’t sufficiently wise to understand what was really happening all those months and years ago, and as a result distorted the meaning of the events. I suspect, too, that some of your memories aren’t actually your own, but rather other people’s versions of your history. You may not have time to write a new memoir right now, but it might be healing to spend a couple of hours drawing up a revised outline of your important turning points.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

One of the most famously obtuse booklength poems in the English language is Robert Browning’s *Sordello*, published in 1840. After studying it at length, Alfred Tennyson, who was Great Britain’s Poet Laureate from 1850 to 1892, confessed, “There were only two lines in it that I understood.” Personally, I did better than Tennyson, managing to decipher 18 lines.

But I bet that if you read this dense, multilayered text in the coming weeks, you

would do better than me and Tennyson.

That’s because you’ll be at the height of your cognitive acumen. Please note: I suggest you use your extra intelligence for more practical purposes than decoding obtuse texts.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Ready for your financial therapy session?

For your first assignment, make a list of the valuable qualities you have to offer the world, and write a short essay about why the world should abundantly reward you for them. Assignment #2: Visualize what it feels like when your valuable qualities are appreciated by people who matter to you. #3: Say this: “I am a rich resource that ethical, reliable allies want to enjoy.” #4: Say this: “My scruples can’t be bought for any amount of money. I may rent my soul, but I’ll never sell it outright.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

As you wobble and stumble into the New World, you shouldn’t pretend you understand more than you actually do. In fact, I advise you to play up your innocence and freshness. Gleefully acknowledge you’ve got a lot to learn. Enjoy the liberating sensation of having nothing to prove. That’s not just the most humble way to proceed; it’ll be your smartest and most effective strategy. Even people who have been a bit skeptical of you before will be softened by your vulnerability. Opportunities will arise because of your willingness to be empty and open and raw.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Since 1358, the city of Paris has used the Latin motto *Fluctuat nec mergitur*, which can be translated as “She is tossed by the waves but does not sink.” I propose that we install those stirring words as your rallying cry for the next few weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens gives me confidence that even though you may encounter unruly weather, you will sail on unscathed. What might be the metaphorical equivalent of taking seasick pills?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

The Spanish word *delicadeza* can have

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.

OGEECHEE AUDUBON FIELD TRIP Begin at the park entrance at 8 am to look for marsh wrens and seaside sparrows.

Inside the park, look for painted buntings, indigo buntings, northern shrikes and oystercatchers. Meet at park entrance 8 am;

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several meanings in English, including “delicacy” and “finesse.” The Portuguese word *delicadeza* has those meanings, as well as others, including “tenderness,” “fineness,” “suavity,” “respect,” and “urbanity.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I’m making it your word of power for the next three weeks. You’re in a phase when you will thrive by expressing an abundance of these qualities. It might be fun to temporarily give yourself the nickname Delicadeza.

tor. “And not even myself. I am a secret under the lock of seven keys.” Are you harboring any riddles or codes or revelations that fit that description, Capricorn? Are there any sparks or seeds or gems that are so deeply concealed they’re almost lost?

If so, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to bring them up out their dark hiding places. If you’re not quite ready to show them to God, you should at least unveil them to yourself. Their emergence could spawn a near-miracle or two.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Uninformed scientists scorn my oracles.

Reductionist journalists say I’m just another delusional fortuneteller. Materialist cynics accuse me of pandering to people’s superstition. But I reject those naive perspectives. I define myself as a psychologically astute poet who works playfully to liberate my readers’ imaginations with inventive language, frisky stories, and unpredictable ideas. Take a cue from me, Scorpio, especially in the next four weeks.

Don’t allow others to circumscribe what you do or who you are. Claim the power to characterize yourself. Refuse to be squeezed into any categories, niches, or images -- except those that squeeze you the way you like to be squeezed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

“I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature. My attachments are always excessively strong.” So said Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen. I don’t have any judgment about whether her attitude was right or wrong, wise or ill-advised. How about you? Whatever your philosophical position might be, I suggest that for the next four weeks you activate your inner Jane Austen and let that part of you shine -- not just in relation to whom and what you love but also with everything that rouses your passionate interest. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due for some big, beautiful, radiant zeal.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

“There are truths I haven’t even told God,” confessed Brazilian writer Clarice Lispec-

What are your goals for your top two alliances or friendships? By that I mean, what would you like to accomplish together?

How do you want to influence and inspire each other? What effects do you want your relationships to have on the world?

Now maybe you’ve never even considered the possibility of thinking this way. Maybe you simply want to enjoy your bonds and see how they evolve rather than harnessing them for greater goals. That’s fine. No pressure. But if you are interested in shaping your connections with a more focused sense of purpose, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to do so.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

In Janet Fitch’s novel *White Oleander*, a character makes a list of “twenty-seven names for tears,” including “*Heartdew.

Griefhoney. Sadwater. Die tränen. Eau de douleur. Los rios del corazón*.” (The last three can be translated as “The Tears,” “Water of Pain,” and “The Rivers of the Heart.”) I invite you to emulate this playfully extravagant approach to the art of crying. The coming weeks will be en excellent time to celebrate and honor your sadness, as well as all the other rich emotions that provoke tears. You’ll be wise to feel profound gratitude for your capacity to feel so deeply. For best results, go in search of experiences and insights that will unleash the full cathartic power of weeping. Act as if empathy is a superpower.

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gate opens at 9 am. Led by Mary SweeneyReeves. Bring binoculars, water, hat, sunscreen, bug spray, and snacks or lunch.

Free and open to the public Sat., July 28, 8 a.m. ogeecheeaudubon.org. Fort Pulaski, US Highway 80 E. 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.

PETS & ANIMALS

BARK IN THE PARK It’s Bark in the Park with Coastal Pet Rescue and the Savannah Bananas.

Get your all you can eat tickets for $15, available at upcoming adoption events starting in February, with proceeds benefiting CPR. Tue., July 31, 5:30 p.m. thesavannahbananas.com. Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. LOW COST PET CLINIC TailsSpin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, host low-cost pet vaccine clinics for students, military and seniors the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. 5pm-6pm.

Vaccinations: $12, ($2 is donated to Savannah pet rescue agencies). See website for info. ongoing. tailsspin.com. tailsspin. com. TailsSpin Pet Supplies Store, 4501 Habersham St., Habersham Village.

OPERATION NEW HOPE Operation New Hope allows inmates to train unadoptable dogs from the Humane Society for Greater Savannah. The goals of the program are to decrease the recidivism rate among Chatham County inmates, help inmates learn a new skill, and help previously unadoptable dogs find loving homes. The graduated dogs are available for adoption can be viewed at www.humansocietvsav.org, and www. chathamsheriff.org. Operation New Hope is funded by the Humane Society and community donations. ongoing. chathamsheriff.org. humanesocietysav.org/.

Humane Society for Greater Savannah, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr. ST. ALMO’S Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks on Sundays, 5pm (weather permitting). Meet at Canine Palace. Call for info. ongoing. 912-234-3336. caninepalacesavannah.com. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St.

RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL

12-STEP RECOVERY EUCHARIST/HOLY COMMUNION 12-Step Recovery Eucharist/Holy Communion is offered at 8:00AM every fourth Friday of the month at St. Paul’s

Episcopal Church, 34th St & Abercorn, Savannah. Everyone is welcome. fourth Saturday of every month, 8 a.m. 912925-4609. alan.phyllis@att.net. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 34th & Abercorn Sts. 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.

SAVANNAH REIKI SHARE During shares, participants take turns giving and receiving universal life force energy via Reiki and other healing modalities. Present at the shares are usually no less than 2 Reiki Masters. Come share with us on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Sweet Water Spa in downtown Savannah.

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

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

Christ Church Anglican, 37th and Bull.

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

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

From the moment you walk in until the moment you leave, Tapestry is committed to delivering a creative, challenging, straight forward, and honest message about the role of biblical principles in your life. Come experience an environment that helps you connect with God and discover his incredible purpose for your life. Join us every Sunday morning 10AM at the Habersham YMCA. Sundays, 10 a.m. tapestrysavannah. com. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. THEOLOGY ON TAP Meets on the third Monday, 8:30pm-10:30pm. Like the Facebook page: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. ongoing. distillerysavannah.com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St.

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FILM: CARS 3 Blindsided by a new generation of blazingfast cars, the legendary Lighting McQueen

CROSSWORD ANSWERS

finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has her own plans for winning. With inspiration from the Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns, No. 95 prepares to compete on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage. PG Tickets $7 adults, $5 children 12 and under Tue., July 31, 3-5 & 7-9 p.m. 912-472-4790. info@ tybeeposttheater.org. tybeeposttheater. showare.com/. tybeeposttheater.org. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horn.

FILM: SHERLOCK GNOMES This animated adventure stars James McAvoy, Johnny Depp and Emily Blunt. After a string of garden gnome disappearances in London, Gnomeo & Juliet look to legendary detective Sherlock Gnomes to solve the case of their missing friends and family. $7 adults, $5 children 12 & under Wed., July 25, 3 & 7 p.m. 912-472-4790. info@ tybeeposttheater.org. tybeeposttheater. showare.com/. tybeeposttheater.org. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horn.

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 all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilization. $7 adults, $5 children 12 and under Thu., July 26, 3 & 7 p.m. 912-472-4790. info@tybeeposttheater. org. tybeeposttheater.showare.com/. tybeeposttheater.org. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horn.

THE LOOK BACK FILM SCREENING In partnership with Savannah LGBT Center and Psychotronic Film Society, The Look Back is a platform for queer documentary, experimental, and narrative moving image arts. Free Sun., July 29, 6:45 p.m. Savannah LGBT Center, 1515 Bull St.

SPORTS & GAMES

ADULT AND JUNIOR TENNIS CLINICS On Thursdays. Intended for a class size of 4-8 students. Buy four classes, get the fifth class free. $15 per class ongoing.

912-201-2000. westinsavannah.com. theclubatsavannahharbor.com/index.php.

The Club at Savannah Harbor, #2 Resort Dr. ADULT COED FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE 8x8 Coed Flag League. Play adult sports, meet new people. Sponsored by Savannah Adult Recreation Club. Wed. nights/Sun. mornings, at locations around Savannah. $450. Minimum 8 games. Ages 18+. Coed teams. See website or call for info. ongoing.

912-220-3474. savadultrec.com.

BEARS ELITE FOOTBALL Learn the fundamentals of football. Ages 4-12. Sign up now. Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 912-272-6684. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. DERBY DEVILS ROLLER DERBY CLASSES Roller derby league offers 12-week courses for beginners, recreational scrimmaging for experienced players and two annual bootcamp programs. See website for info. ongoing. savannahderby.com.

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Seven-week morning or evening adult support group offers tools to learn to live with loss. Tuesdays, 10am-11am; or Thursdays, 6:00pm-7:00pm. Free of charge.

Offered by Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for info. ongoing. 912-303-9442. Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive.

NO-CONTACT FOOTBALL CAMP Kids & Pros highlights on-the-field football instruction as the program teaches football fundamentals and safety techniques and integrates the Game Changers for Life in each component of the clinic. It also offers players guidance on proper nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices. Camps are open to kids of all skill levels from ages 7-13.

Wed., July 25, 6-9 p.m. and Thu., July 26, 6-9 p.m. kidsandpros.com. Pooler Recreation Complex, Pooler Parkway.

SATURDAY GROUP RUN OR WALK Join us in our quest for fitness. Beginners are welcome. We can help you exceed your fitness goals. Free Saturdays, 7-8:15 a.m. 912-398-4130. runthecity@live.com. savystrider.com. Lake Mayer, 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads.

SAV. STRIDER WEEKLY GROUP RUN OR WALK DOWNTOWN Join us for a run or walk downtown or over the bridge if you’re feeling froggy. The best part is afterwards when we get coffee or whatever else your heart desires from Savannah Coffee Roasters. Free Sundays, 7-8 a.m. 912-398-4130. runthecity@live. com. savystrider.com. Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 West Liberty Street.

SAVANNAH BANANAS VS. LEXINGTON COUNTY BLOWFISH The Savannah Bananas take on the Lexington County Blowfish. $10 Fri., July 27, 7:05 p.m. thesavannahbananas. com. thesavannahbananas.com. Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. SAVANNAH BANANAS VS. MACON BACON The Savannah Bananas take on Macon Bacon. $10 Tue., July 31, 7:05 p.m. thesavannahbananas.com. thesavannahbananas.com. Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. SAVANNAH BIKE POLO Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. See facebook for info. ongoing. facebook.com/ savannahbikepolo.

ULTIMATE FRISBEE Come play Ultimate! Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30pm until dark. Sundays, 4:30pm until we get tired. The west side of Forsyth Park. Bring a smile, two shirts (one light or white, one dark), water, and cleats (highly recommended). ongoing. savannahultimateproject@gmail.com. savannahultimateproject.wordpress.com/ pick-up/. Forsyth Park, Drayton St. & East Park Ave.

SUPPORT GROUPS

ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS Adult children of Alcoholics is a fellowship and support group for those who grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes.

Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. 24 Hour Club, 1501 Eisenhower Drive.

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Are you troubled by someone else’s drinking? Please go to alanon.org for daily meeting schedule. ongoing. savannahalanon.com.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS For people who want or need to stop drinking, AA can help. Meetings daily throughout the Savannah area. Free to attend or join. Check website for meeting days/times, or call 24 hours a day. ongoing.

912-356-3688. savannahaa.com.

ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER AND FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP For individuals caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia family members. Second Monday, Wilm. Isl. United Methodist Church, 195 Wilmington Island Rd. Second Thursday, Ruth Byck Adult Care Center, 64 Jasper St. Sponsored by Senior Citizens, Inc. Call for info. ongoing. 912-236-0363 x143.

AMPUTEE SUPPORT GROUP Open to all who have had limbs amputated and their families or caregivers. Call for info. ongoing. 912-355-7778.

BACK PAIN SUPPORT GROUP Second Monday of every month,7:00pm.

Denny’s Restaurant at Hwy. 204. Everyone is welcome. For more info, contact Debbie at 912-727-2959 ongoing.

BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP For traumatic brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Third Thursdays, 5pm. In the gym of the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial. ongoing. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS GROUP Tuesdays, 5:20pm at First Presbyterian Church. For survivors and caregivers.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-844-4524. fpc. presbychurch.net. First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP For anyone living with, through or beyond a cancer diagnosis. First Wednesdays, at Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for info. ongoing.

912-819-5704. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. CHILDREN’S GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Seven week structured educational support group for children 6-17. Support, coping tools, utilizing play and activity to learn to live with loss. Free of charge. A service of Hospice Savannah, Inc. Call for dates. ongoing. 912-303-9442. Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive.

CONNECT FOR KIDS This group is for children who have a loved one with a life-limiting illness. Wednesdays, 2-3 p.m. 912-350-7845. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. DEBTORS ANONYMOUS For people with debting problems. Meets Sundays, 6:30pm at Unity of Savannah.

See website or call for info. ongoing.

912-572-6108. debtorsanonymous.org. unityofsavannah.org/. Unity Church of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd.

EATING DISORDERS ANONYMOUS Free, volunteer-led support group for recovery from anorexia/restrictive eating and/or bulimia/binge/purging. Not a diet group, nor for those who struggle solely with overeating. Mondays, 7:30pm-8:30pm. Email

for info. ongoing. edasavannah@yahoo. com. Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 Henry St. ESSENTIAL TREMOR SUPPORT GROUP For those with the disease, care partners, family and caregivers. Managing the disease, treatments and therapies, quality of life. First Wednesdays, 1-2:30 p.m. Call for more info. ongoing. 912-819-2224. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. FAMILY TO FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAM NAMI Savannah offers their Family to Family Education Program to families who have a loved one diagnosed with a chronic mental illness. This free 12-week class is taught by trained NAMI family volunteers, and participation and discussion is confidential. The class includes diagnosis, crisis, relapse, medications, communication techniques, problem-solving skills, recovery, rehabilitation, and self-care. Starting date is Monday, Jan. 8 at 6pm. Reservations are necessary as space is limited. Call Lisa at 912-313-3272 or Pam at 912-4012689. ongoing. namisavannah.org. NAMISavannah, Inc., 224 Stephenson Ave., Suite B. FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP Second Thursdays, 5:30pm-6:30pm. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-8196743. sjchs.org. sjchs.org. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5353 Reynolds Ave. GAMBLING PROBLEM 12 STEP PROGRAM Twelve step program offers freedom from gambling. Meets weekly. Leave message with contact info. ongoing. 912-748-4730.

GEORGIA SCLERODERMA SUPPORT GROUP A group for people with scleroderma for the greater Savannah area and surrounding counties. Meets regularly. Call for day and time. Lovezzola’s Pizza, 320 Hwy 80 West, Pooler. Info: 912-412-6675 or 912-414-3827. ongoing.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS Hospice Savannah’s Full Circle offers a full array of grief support groups and individual counseling for children, teens and adults is available at no charge. Counseling is offered at 450 Mall Blvd., Suite H in Savannah, and appointments are also available in the United Way offices in Rincon and in Richmond Hill. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-303-9442. HospiceSavannah. org/GriefSupport.

HEAD AND NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP MEETING This group is open to individuals with cancers of the head and neck area and their caregivers. At the meetings, we have a brief discussion from experts in the treatment of head and neck cancer and allow time for group discussion. For more information, please call Suzy Buelvas at 912-350-7845.

Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m. 912-350-7845. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. KLINEFELTER SYNDROME/47-XXY SUPPORT GROUP For parents of children with this diagnosis, and for men with this diagnosis. Started by the mother of a boy with 47-XXY. Email to meet for mutual support. ongoing.

amkw21@gmail.com.

LEGACY GROUP: FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ADVANCED AND RECURRENT CANCER. Group addresses the concerns of advanced and recurrent cancer survivors from the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of healing. To register for a specific session and to learn about the group, please call Jennifer Currin-McCulloch at 912-3507845. ongoing. 912-350-7845. Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (at Memorial Health Univ. Medical Center), 4700 Waters Ave. LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA SUPPORT GROUP For patients with blood-related cancers and their loved ones. Call or see website for info.

Located in the Summit Cancer Care office at the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute. Thursdays, 5-6:30 p.m. 912-3507845. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth. com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Call for the Savannah Lowcountry Area NA meeting schedule. ongoing. 912-238-5925.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Is food a problem for you? OA can help.

Savannah meetings: Sun 7pm; Tues 8pm; Wed 5:30pm; Fri 6:30pm. For locations and info call 215-840-3978. Ongoing, oa.org/ meetings ongoing. oa.org/meetings.

PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH IEP’S (INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS) For parents of children attending ChathamSavannah Public School System who have IEP plans, to offer mutual support through the challenges of the IEP process. Email for info. ongoing. amkw210@gmail.com.

PARENTS OF ILL CHILDREN Backus Children’s Hospital sponsors this group for parents with a seriously ill child receiving inpatient or outpatient treatment.

Case manager facilitates the meetings.

Meets weekly. Call for info ongoing. 912350-5616. memorialhealth.com/backus. memorialhealth.com/backus. Backus Children’s Hospital, 4700 Waters Ave. PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP The Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will meet on the first Thursday of the month from 5:00 to 6:30 PM in the Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds Street. Featuring medical and therapeutic guest speakers, join us for discussion, support, and new community activities. For more information, call Fran McCarey at 912-819-2224. ongoing. 912355-6347. sjchs.org/. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: MAN TO MAN This group is for prostate cancer patients and their caregivers. Meets in the Conference Room of the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute.

Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. 912-897-3933. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. RAPE CRISIS CENTER Assists survivors of rape and sexual assault.

Free, confidential counseling for victims and families. 24-hour Rape Crisis Line operates seven days a week. 912-233-7273. ongoing.

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

Shared kitchen & bathroom.

All bedrooms have central heating/air and cable.

Private bedrooms are fully furnished. Make this community one you will want to call home.

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

Income must be verifiable.

We accept gov. vouchers.

Prices starting at $550.

Call 912-844-5995

SHARED LIVING: Fully Furnished Apts. Ages 40 & better. $170 weekly. No deposit. All utilities included.

Call 912-844-5995 SINGLE, Family Home w/ Room for Rent: Furnished, includes utilities, central heat/air, Comcast cable, washer/dryer. Ceramic tile in kitchen & bath. Shared Kitchen & bath. Call 912963-7956, leave message

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ROOM FOR RENT: Mature renter preferred. All utilities and cable included. Proof of income required. $150 weekly + deposit; Call: 912-659-3550

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