Connect Savannah October 25, 2017

OCT 25-31, 2017 NEWS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY CONNECTSAVANNAH.COM

Holly Hunter

SCAD Savannah Film Fest honoree on her life and her art

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Halloween Hijinks

Jewish Food Fest Little Duck

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KICK OFF Your GA/FL Weekend Right with Corey Smith with Special Guest Friday, October 27th Famous Dex with Special Guest Wednesday, November 8th

Hinder with Adelitas Way, Josh Todd & The Conflict and Wayland Thursday, November 9th Living Colour Friday, November 10th Granger Smith with Morgan Wallen

Thursday, November 16th Mother’s Finest w/Special Guest Thomas Claxton & The Myth

Friday, November 17th

KICK OFF

Your GA/FL Weekend Right with

Corey Smith

with The Adam Ezra Group Friday, October 27th

Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

Famous Dex

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Special Guests, DJs, Support Artists

Wednesday, November 8th

Lonestar with Special Guest, Military & First Responder Appreciation Concert Saturday, November 18th

Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

Girls Night Out! Saturday, December 9th The Steppin’ Stones with The High Divers Thursday, January 11, 2018

with Adelitas Way,

P.O.D. - Alien Ant Farm, PowerFlo, Fire From The Gods Friday, January 19, 2018 Blues Traveler with Special Guest Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Saving Abel with Special Guest Thursday, February 22, 2018 Blue Oyster Cult with Special Guest Friday, February 23, 2018

Mike + The Mechanics Starring Mike Rutherford of Genesis Friday, March 23, 2018

Hinder

Josh Todd & The Conflict and Wayland

Thursday, November 9th

Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

Living Colour

with SPECIAL GUEST Friday, November 10th

Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

Live @ The Stage! Live @ The Stage! Live @ The Stage! Live @ The Stage! Live @ The Stage! Live @ The Stage!

Concert Tickets On Sale @ www.stageonbay.com or Buy At the Door!

1200 W. Bay Street, Savannah

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THURSDAY 10.26 Film: Sabrina

Billy Wilder’s 1954 gem finds Humphrey Bogart and William Holden vying for the affections of Audrey Hepburn.

7 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne $10

Halloween Happenings

Historic Haunts Walking Tours

Massie Heritage Center will host various evening walking tours.

5 p.m.

Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. $15 massieheritagecenter.wordpress.com

Tue 10.31

See page 27 for our handpicked roundup of the spookiest fun to be had this year

How Great Thou Art: Elvis Album Live

Trae Gurley & RCA Studio B Band perform.

7:30 p.m.

Trinity UMC, 225 West President St. $20

In the Dark Book Launch

Susan Earl’s novel about families, expectations and secrets.

6:30 p.m.

The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

FRIDAY 10.27 All Treat No Trick Adoption Event

Treats for cats and dogs and get a discount on adoption fees. Dress in costume and there will be no adoption fee.

1 p.m.

Chatham Animal Svc, 7211 Sallie Mood Dr animalservices.chathamcounty.org/

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The Rocky Horror Show

Celebrate Halloween with this cult classic that’ll make you shiver with antici...pation.

Oct 27-Nov. 5, includes midnight showing Halloween night Bay Street Theatre, 1 Jefferson St.

Corey Smith

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Celebrating their third anniversary with honoree Rev. Joseph Kwong-Ho Wong.

7 p.m.

Savannah State, 3219 College St.

Pride in Savannah: Downtown Takeover SAT 10.28

The event features a self-guided pub crawl, street fair, musical performances and events around the city. Estelle headlines on Saturday.

Ellis Square Area, Barnard & Broughton Streets. $5

Kick off your GA/FL football game weekend with Corey Smith.

8 p.m.

The Stage on Bay, 1200 West Bay St. $25 savconcerts.com

Haunted Authors Book Signing

Ryan Dunn, author of “Savannah’s Afterlife: True Tales of a Paranormal Investigator,” Brandon McLeod Humphrey, author of “Spirits,” and haunted mapmaker Michael Karpovage will host a book signing.

3 p.m.

E Shaver Booksellers, 326 Bull St.

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Lafayette in Savannah 1825

Experience the ‘animated gratitude’ surrounding General Lafayette’s visit to Savannah in 1825. There will be a ball with a demo of early 19th century dancing.

7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday Davenport House, 324 East State St. $22 advance, $25 door 912-236-8097

Masquerade in the Mansion

Don your masks for a night of surprises, enchantment and gothic allure at the William Jay Society’s Masquerade in the Mansion.

8 p.m.

Telfair Academy, 121 Barnard St. $65-$125

The Music of Miles Davis

Savannah jazz pianist Eric Jones leads a quintet playing the music of Miles Davis.

8 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne .$18

The Rocky Horror Show

Celebrate Halloween with this cult classic that’ll make you shiver with antici...pation.

Oct. 27-31, various times Bay Street Theatre, 1 Jefferson St.

Savannah Speed Classic

A unique road race experience offering an intimate look at the inner workings of racing.

Oct. 27-29 Westin Savannah, 1 Resort Drive. $20 daily

Theatre: Titus Andronicus

A grindhouse inspired adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus.

7:30 p.m. Fri/Sat/Sun Spotlight Theatres Eisenhower Square Cinema 6, 1100 Eisenhower Dr. $20

SATURDAY 10.28 SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Pride in Savannah: Downtown Takeover

The three-day event features a self-guided pub crawl, street fair, musical performances and events around the city. Estelle headlines on Saturday.

Oct. 28 Ellis Square Area $5 pridesavannah.com

Alee Terror Plantation Haunted House

The Alee Shriner’s annual Terror Plantation Haunted House is sure to scare.

7:30 p.m.

Alee Shriner’s Temple, 100 Eisenberg Dr. 912-355-2422

The Savannah College of Art and Design presents the annual festival, filled with cinematic creativity. See our full coverage and schedule in this issue.

Oct. 28-Nov. 4 Downtown Savannah filmfest.scad.edu

B. Frank Hall Book Signing

5th Annual Fitness Festival featuring Zombie Zumba

Shannon Scott leads exclusive tour.

5-8 p.m.

Bonaventure Cemetery, 330 Bonaventure Rd. $64.95 shannonscott.com

Dress in your best ghoulish gear. Free!

11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tybee Pier Pavilion

Author of Black Diamond: The Fourth Missing Bullet, will host a signing.

1 p.m.

E Shaver Booksellers, 326 Bull St.

Bonaventure Cemetery: Halloween Weekend After Hours

Dead Comic Show

Local comedians impersonate their favorite dead comics.

7 p.m.

The Wormhole, 2307 Bull St. $5

Forsyth Farmers Market

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

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Forsyth Park

Graveface Fright Fest

From 1pm-close the historic Tybee Post Theatre will be turned into a Halloweenthemed spectacle.

1 p.m. $20 advance, $25 day of; $50 VIP package. tybeeposttheater.org

Haunted Authors Book Signing

Ryan Dunn, author of “Savannah’s Afterlife,” Brandon McLeod Humphrey, author of “Spirits,” and haunted mapmaker Michael Karpovage will host a signing.

1 p.m.

Cool Savannah Tours and Gifts, 42 E. Bay St.

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Historic Homeowners AcAdemy weekeND workshops November 3-5 Introduction to Timber Framing with Kevin Wilson Introduction to Nantucket Basketry with Gary Marshall Stained Glass Workshop with Mark McKim Woodcarving, Advanced Basketry & Stained Glass Holiday Ornaments All skill levels welcome. Workshop cost is $100 (includes $25 materials fee).

The deadline to register, if space is available, is November 2. An equal opportunity institution.

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Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans

MONDAY 10.30

An improv comedy show in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”

8 p.m.

Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 W Liberty St $10

A. Louise Staman Book Signing

Alee Terror Plantation Haunted House

TUESDAY 10.31

Author A. Louise Staman will be signing copies of her new book “Restoring Lost Times: Savannah’s Anna Colquitt Hunter.”

In attendance will be Savannah VOICE Festival singers previewing new music Snow by Conrad Aiken from their opera “Anna Hunter, The Spirit Centered around the writer’s brilliant short of Savannah.” story, Silent Snow, Secret Snow, the event 5 p.m. aims to increase Conrad Aiken appreciaDavenport House, 324 East State St. tion in the city of his birth. Followed by ice alouisestaman.com cream in the social hall.

Odd Lot Improv: Monday Night 7 p.m.

Madness Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, Built around a series of improv games.

307A E. Harris St. 7:30 p.m.

Wilmington Island Farmer’s Market Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 W Liberty St Selection of delicious food and artisan$5 crafted items available for purchase.

Teddy Adams Quintet ft. Eric Jones features a Halloween party, live music, face and Huxsie Scott painting, crafts, food trucks, and a chili cook-off, as well as a fundraiser for Susan G. Celebrating the opening of Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant on Broughton St. Komen. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

7 p.m.

Islands High, 170 Whitemarsh Island Road.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant, 107 W. SUNDAY 10.29 Broughton St.

Tickets available at TybeePostTheater.org & Graveface Records

The Alee Shriner’s annual Terror Plantation Haunted House is sure to scare.

7:30 p.m.

Alee Shriner’s Temple, 100 Eisenberg Dr.

Halloween Events

The Art of Yoga

Alee Terror Plantation Haunted House

Yoga Me Fit’s founder and owner Lynn Geddes Wolling will lead “The Art of Yoga” sessions with proceeds benefiting the Tybee Arts Association.

11 a.m.-noon Tybee Arts Association, 7 Cedarwood Ave. $15 per session

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See our roundup of full Halloween shenanigans around town on page 27 of this issue.

The Alee Shriner’s annual Terror Plantation Haunted House is sure to scare.

7:30 p.m.

Alee Shriner’s Temple, 100 Eisenberg Dr.

Hallelujah Night

Enjoy candy, games, food, and music at this safe fun night.

6 p.m.

Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. Free

Olivier Latry, titular organist at Cathedral of Notre-Dame, will play a benefit Organ concert on St. John’s recently refurbished organ to benefit St. John’s music program.

One Spirit Dance Trunk or Treat 5 p.m.

Cathedral of St John the Baptist, 222 E Harris Festival One Spirit Dance Academy presents a $25-$100 night of trunk treats for children. There Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival will be face painting; dancing; costume Attendees enjoy a taste of ethnic Jewish contests; slime creations and more. cuisine as well as music and dancing.

6-7:30 p.m.

11 a.m.

One Spirit Dance Academy, 7724 Waters Ave Monterey Square Free and open to the public Free

Theatre: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Part of the God on Broadway series, this performance tells the story of a young dreamer, Joseph.

11:15 a.m.

Asbury Memorial Theatre, 1008 E. Henry St Free

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NEWS & OPINION EDITOR’S NOTE

Murder on the Southside

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BY JIM MOREKIS

jim@connectsavannah.com

THIS PAST Friday night, Windsor Forest sophomore linebacker George Akins Jr. intercepted a pass in a 37-0 victory over Islands High.

Twenty-four hours later he was dead of a gunshot wound.

He was 15.

The attacker(s) shot Akins and another Windsor Forest player — also 15 — inside a McDonald’s near Savannah Mall.

Word is that there was no shortage of witnesses. However as of this writing there is no information as to who might be sought for the murder.

Akins played offense and defense, and occasionally came in as a running back.

Likely a mentor of his on that side of the ball was Windsor Forest senior running back Traivon Bass-Black, who ran for three

“usually” the victims of gun violence.

(Spoiler Alert: This typically means white and/or affluent people.)

But as gun violence expands locally, we are also expanding the definition of people who are “typical” victims of it.

The roster of victims now includes high school football players hanging out getting a bite to eat.

Unfortunately, it’s a trend.

You might recall a little over a month ago during this football season, the iconic rivalry game between Savannah High and Beach High had to be rescheduled due to concerns that there were specific threats stemming from the murder a few days before of 16-year-old Jaheim Morris.

The famous Battle of the Bands between the two rivals was canceled altogether.

The murder of Morris was itself directly tied to the July 4th tragedy in City Market, in which 17-year-old Jerry Chambers allegedly shot into a crowd before leading police in a high-speed chase which would culminate in a collision causing the deaths

The victims of this kind of violence may or may not always be wrapped up in the circumstances leading to it. But when a high school football game isn’t safe, and a McDonald’s isn’t safe, the bottom line is no one is really safe.

This epidemic of minors killing other minors comes amid the ongoing divorce proceedings in the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department itself.

In about three months, the now-merged police department is scheduled to split into two entities, one patrolling the City limits of Savannah itself, and the other patrolling the unincorporated area of Chatham County.

(There are several other municipal police departments outside the City of Savannah with their own jurisdictions.)

For such a pivotal event, the dissolution of the police merger is getting surprisingly little attention, perhaps because very few details have even been worked out other than the official termination date of February 1, 2018.

The epidemic of minors killing other minors comes amid the ongoing divorce proceedings in the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department itself. In about three months, the now-merged police department is scheduled to split into two entities. touchdowns in the Islands High blowout.

Alerted by social media within minutes of Akins’ shooting, members of the Windsor Forest team, including the head coach, headed straight for that McDonald’s.

Bass-Black was one of them. He was quoted in the Savannah Morning News saying, “When we got there, one of the mothers came out and said he didn’t make it,” Bass-Black said. “That just took my whole mind out.”

SCMPD says the shooting “does not appear to be random,” which is standard boilerplate lingo meaning the shooter had an intended target.

Whether that target was Akins or his 15-year-old teammate who was injured in the shooting, or both — or someone else entirely — isn’t confirmed.

The usual notion in Savannah is that this type of gun violence only occurs in certain neighborhoods or always involves the drug trade.

Indeed, generally the only time gun violence becomes big news in Savannah is when it crosses those neighborhood boundaries and involves people who aren’t

of three people, including two passengers in the vehicle Chambers was in.

Reading between the lines, it’s clear that the bizarre July 4 event was some kind of catalyst or proxy for a larger struggle, whether between literal gangs or groups of antagonistic juveniles who fancy themselves as gangsters.

Like the Rosetta Stone, I imagine if one could map out the most problematic alliances and vendettas around town, the July 4th incident might be the one that ties most all of them together.

(While technically Akins’ death is the 30th homicide of 2017 in the SavannahChatham Metro jurisdiction, we have opted to include those three City Market fatalities over the July 4th holiday in our own unofficial tally, bringing our number to 33. SCMPD doesn’t recognize the fatalities as homicides.)

The circumstances of this past weekend’s murder of Akins have yet to completely come to light. But it certainly seems as if Savannah is increasingly plagued with an epidemic of deadly juvenile crime.

There is concern in some quarters that the “new” Chatham County Police Dept.

— which actually used to exist until the merger itself in 2005 — will spur a brain drain from officers currently wearing blue in the City of Savannah.

The theory is that the prospect of a clearer lane to promotion and advancement — not to mention a possibly smaller chance of getting shot in the line of duty — will entice the best and brightest from Savannah to jump ship.

I’m not sold on that theory, for the simple reason that we’re still not sure how many officers would really be needed in the County, and if that would seriously impact the numbers in the City.

But, that’s part of the issue — we really just don’t have much information to go on.

It’s a real shame, because there are kids killing kids out there, and it’s getting worse.

For a city which often says crime is its number-one issue, there sometimes seems to be surprisingly little sense of urgency about it. CS

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NEWS & OPINION THE (CIVIL) SOCIETY COLUMN

Me, witch.

You, too?

BY JESSICA LEIGH LEBOS

jll@connectsavannah.com

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THE MONSTERS are everywhere.

They’re lurking in our classrooms and at the gym, leering out of a truck at the gas station, asking for a massage in that meeting we thought was going to make our career. Sharp-toothed predators creep around our homes, pretending to be our caretakers, beer-breath werewolves in grandmother’s bathrobe.

One of the most hideous beasts ever spawned has clawed its way into our presidency, bragging about the beautiful bodies it’s violated with its small, disgusting hands.

The grabby goblins circle, waiting to corner us alone, so when we try to tell what happened it’s only our word against theirs.

Their words always seem to matter more.

Until someone puts a hand on our shoulder and whispers, Me, too. It happened to me, too.

We link up our arms, and more voices join in, and in a flash of white lightning, the whisper becomes a chant, an electric chorus exposing lies and denial and softbellied cowardice.

The monsters gnash their yellow teeth and cry their reptile tears, their snaky attorneys shrieking “witch hunt!” without a trace of irony. As if they weren’t the ones who have been hunting us all along, burning us at stakes and cutting out our tongues for speaking truth to their stolen power.

Guess what? The witches are turning the tables, bitches.

I’m not the first to call upon blackhatted enchantresses this week (Lindy West’s NY Times article is spellbinding), but witchery remains a powerful way to process the situation. In Halloween lore, the witches have always been the most powerful of all.

The ghosts may shake their chains and the ghouls may slobber, but none can turn an enemy into a toad with only a pot of pond water and some toenail clippings. And unlike any other those other hallowed onetrick creatures, witches not only possess the ability to frighten but also to create and heal.

Funnily enough, I was deep in the cauldron the exact same weekend the #MeToo campaign set the internet on fire (thankfully, no actual trees or homes were harmed by this benevolent act of arson.)

For the past 11 Octobers, I’ve made the pilgrimage to Black Mountain, North Car10 olina for the Southeast Women’s Herbal

A witcheriffic scene from the Midwinter Fair in Archeon, Netherlands PHOTO BY HANS SPLINTER

Conference, a three-day immersion of classes, communion and a lot of cackling.

More than 1500 women from all over the world come together to do extremely witchy things like make medicine out of native plants, exchange recipes for badass bone broths and explore other ways to take back control of our physical and emotional health from the vampires who profit from our terminally ill “health care” system.

But the main reason many of us return to the mountains each year for the SEWHC is bigger than boiling up our own cough syrup out of Appalachian elderberries (delicious and effective!)

We come because it is a rare respite where the creeps and mansplainers are banished for a short while, a space safe to be silly and sad and angry and ignorant without shame or fear of violence.

It is a place to gather and validate ourselves as human beings, where we can share our truth and be met with “I believe you,” along with a nice cup of nettle tea.

It is also an opportunity to make ourselves stronger by challenging our beliefs and worldviews. I first heard the term “intersectional feminism” while making marigold flower crowns, and SEWHC organizers place fierce emphasis on inclusivity, consciously courting women of color to share their experience and knowledge.

On that note, let us remember that “Me, Too” began a decade ago with the efforts of Tarana Burke, an African American activist, sexual assault survivor and brave changemaker. The motto of her organization Just Be, Inc. is “empowerment through empathy,” the notion that we can heal each other by listening to and

honoring each other’s stories.

Such good-witchery has a distinctly feminine tone, but can and must include the men and non-binary folk who have been harassed, assaulted or raped.

Since Alyssa Milano’s first viral tweet, the media has been quick to credit Tarana with #MeToo and encourage the millions upon millions who have added their voices. But as the celebrities find a new cause and the hashtag is pushed out by whatever trends next, the widespread evil of sexual violence will only ooze back without systemic change.

“We appreciate the focus of #MeToo and the survivors who have participated, because reporting sexual assault and rape is most difficult,” commends Kesha Gibson-Carter, the Executive Director of Rape Crisis Center Savannah.

“But we still have a lot of work to do. We have to have a sincere interest in making change and doing something about the system’s ill-responsive to victim disclosures.”

We can start by demanding that GBI process its outrageous backlog of more than 10,000 untested rape kits that could be used to identify and prosecute rapists but are just piling up behind some slob’s desk, even though the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council has been awarded—no joke—almost $7 million dollars since 2015 to get the job done.

(To learn more about this nationwide abomination, check out Mariska Hargitay’s documentary I Am Evidence at The Savannah Film Festival.)

“Sexual violence is a community health issue. Men, women, boys and girls are impacted, and the devastation that it leaves—missed work, depression, drugs

and substance abuse—costs society millions,” says Kesha.

She admonishes that we must also flip the narrative to focus on the penis wagglers, the gas station jerk-offs, the sex traffickers, the johns, the little swim rapists, the pervy teachers—lord, it just goes on— and remove the cultural spell of anonymity and protection.

“We make reference to the number of women who are sexually harassed, as opposed to the number of men who harassed them. We report on the number of women and girls raped and/or molested as opposed to the number of individuals who committed the crimes,” she continues.

“Ultimately, the best way to prevent rape and sexual violence is to demonstrate that it is wrong by holding rapists accountable— arrest them, prosecute them and jail them!”

Maybe I steeped too long in the mountains with my wise woman sisters, but I believe #MeToo represents an irreversible turn towards a more enlightened and just society.

Just those two words help shift the way we define ourselves, not as victims but survivors, aware of our personal power and what can happen when we add it to the cauldron.

We have shattered the silence with our stories, and together, our song becomes inescapable to those who would hurt us: Me, too. Me, too, I see you, I hear you, I believe you.

Hear that, monsters? The witches are gathering, and we are coming for you. CS

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Cycling never sleeps

L-R: Jenna Nick, Dr. William Jamerson, and Brent Buice were among the volunteers who participated in a trail clean-up in south Chatham County Oct. 15.

BY JOHN BENNETT

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THE WEEK before the Savannah Bicycle Campaign’s annual Midnight Garden Ride is always busy for me. This week before this year’s ride also provided troubling reminders of the challenges we face in making our streets safe for people of all ages and abilities.

And there were bright spots as well.

Sunday: A group of volunteers met near the Ogeechee River for an event organized by the Savannah Bicycle Campaign, the East Coast Greenway Alliance, and the Ogeechee Riverkeeper as part of the River Relay, a “3,000-mile celebration of the nonprofit East Coast Greenway Alliance’s 25th birthday and 50 key rivers along the Greenway. Since Aug. 24, the organization has teamed up with local groups to “encourage more people to get out and walk, bike, and run the greenway and explore the rivers we connect.”

Atiba Mbiwan, an alliance board member, and Nedra Deadwyler, a staff member at Georgia Bikes, crossed the Ogeechee River around noon Sunday heading south on U.S. Highway 17. They served as the riders for the Savannah to Hinesville portion of the relay.

While Mbiwan and Deadwyler were preparing to get underway, SBC volunteers descended on the nearby Chief O.F. Love Trail, the only segment of the East Coast Greenway that currently exists in Chatham County. They hauled out five car tires, the carcass of an old TV, and other debris. Most of it was collected from the

areas of the trail that are closest to roadways, suggesting it was not trail users who deposited the litter.

Monday: Several miles north of Kings Ferry Park, where the River Relay events were based the day before, James McCurry, 55, was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the 3000 block of Ogeechee Road.

McCurry later died. Ogeechee Road has long been a deadly place for people who walk and ride bikes. It is designed to function as a highway, yet also serves as a city street. As a result, people who don’t drive are vulnerable to fast moving cars and trucks as they try to reach their homes, workplaces, and stores.

Tuesday: I was a last-minute, fill-in guest on “Savannah Lexicon,” a talk show on WRUU, Savannah’s community radio station. (Disclosure: I volunteer at the station). I’ve been talking to journalists about bicycle and pedestrian safety for more than a decade now. When I first started, interviewers were eager to hear me condemn people who didn’t wear bicycle helmets or scold people for not using crosswalks (even on streets like Ogeechee Road where they are few and far between).

Wayne Waters, host of Savannah Lexicon, took a different approach. He was more interested in how distracted and aggressive driving contributed to unsafe conditions. Waters isn’t alone. I’m finding many journalists now have a broader understanding of how to improve safety on our streets.

Wednesday. Well, last Wednesday was just like any other Wednesday in the Coastal Empire. Traffic crashes happened all over Chatham County. Local television stations reported on a few of the collisions. Those of us who watched the broadcasts also saw automobile manufacturers’

commercials featuring footage of cars speeding on city streets, along with ads in which personal injury attorneys promise to get us the money we deserve for our car “accidents.”

Thursday: Tim Moody, 47, was struck by a driver while riding his bicycle on Wilmington Island early Thursday morning. According to police, “Through thorough investigation, it was determined Travis Ray, 26, was the driver who fled the scene. Ray was arrested and charged with hit and run, serious injury by vehicle, and improper passing of a bicycle.” Moody remains hospitalized as I write this.

Friday: According to police, “A car was traveling on President Street, when a 13-year-old male reportedly ran into the street, in front of the car. The driver was not able to stop in time.” Like Ogeechee Road, President Street is both a highway and a street, an especially dangerous combination when children are nearby. The location of Friday’s incident was near the Pine Gardens neighborhood and within a mile of two schools.

Saturday: Hundreds of people on bicycles issued forth from Grayson Stadium just after 7 p.m. for a 9-mile ride into the Historic District and back. The Midnight Garden Riders outnumbered drivers on every street they used, however, a police escort was hired to provide safety. For some, it is the one time a year they feel safe riding a bike in the heart of our city. For others, it was a chance to share an activity they engage in every day. For one boy, it ended in disappointment. He was sad to learn Midnight Garden Ride doesn’t happen every Saturday night. Hang in there, kid. We’re working on it. CS

I’m curious if the idea of artificially altering hurricanes’ strength has any scientific validity. I seem to recall that the Navy gave it a try in the ’70s, but that’s based on hazy memories of 11th-grade science class.—HeyHomie YOU’VE DONE your teacher proud, Homie: for a decade starting in the early 1960s, the Navy collaborated with the U.S. Weather Bureau on a hurricanedeterrence project called Stormfury. That wasn’t our first rodeo, though. Back in 1947, the government had tried to weaken a hurricane off the Atlantic coast by dropping dry-ice pellets on it from military planes. How’d it go?

Well, the storm was heading out to sea prior to intervention, but then abruptly reversed course and struck land north of Savannah, Georgia. Likely a coincidence, it turned out, but you see how the optics weren’t exactly encouraging.

Fifteen years later, Project Stormfury sought to apply roughly the same scientific principle, replacing the dry ice with silver iodide. Storm clouds typically contain a lot of supercooled water—H2O molecules below the freezing point that nonetheless don’t form ice.

The thinking went that if you could seed a hurricane with something that would cause the supercooled water to cohere into raindrops—dry ice, silver iodide, even just dust—this would release pent-up heat energy and disrupt the wall of thunderstorms that define the hurricane’s eye, thus slowing down the vortex of wind. In practice, a couple attempts showed signs of success, but further analysis suggested the hurricanes would’ve powered down on their own.

Now, consider the escalating costs of rebuilding American cities after more intense and more frequent hurricanes.

Since 1980, the U.S. has spent $1.2 trillion on weather-related disasters.

The science behind some of these schemes is sound enough, including Stormfury-style seeding. Currently, two proposals have gained some buzz and, as important, some funding: • Marine cloud brightening, conceived by the British scientists John Latham and

Stephen Salter, would use a fleet of pilotless yachts to spray microscopic droplets of seawater into clouds in hurricaneforming regions, causing them to reflect more sunlight back into space. This was originally dreamed up as a response to global warming; holding up a mirror to the sun, basically, would help restrain runaway temps down here. Hurricanes thrive on heat, so MCB (possibly combined with seeding) might dial them back too.

• Salter, meanwhile, is behind another plan called the Salter Sink, a floating structure that uses the power of waves to pump warm water from the ocean’s surface down a 200-yard tube to mix with the colder water below. Since, again, hurricanes rely on warm water for energy, positioning a few hundred sinks in the storm-breeding stretches of the Atlantic could have a literally chilling effect on their occurrence. The concept’s still early days, but it’s received backing from the likes of Bill Gates, if that gives any sense of how plausible it looks on paper.

Scientifically legit though these ideas may be, they’ve got critics. A chief objection is the allegedly impractical scale you’d need to enact such projects on, and the daunting associated costs. (Proponents counter that it’s still cheaper than endless rebuilding.)

There’s the good old “playing God” argument, of course, which is more of a philosophical hangup. But frankly God’s got nothing on American tort law, which is where the real obstacles to weather modification reside. As one Atlantic article put it, “The problem isn’t the science. It’s the lawyers.”

Picture it: A category 5 hurricane’s headed straight for New Orleans. Science intervenes, it wobbles off course and, as a category 3 or 4, hits Houston, now a city of two million plaintiffs.

And that’s if the storm stays in U.S. waters. Say it makes landfall in Mexico— now you’ve got a full-blown (as it were) international incident.

Then there are even bigger concerns.

Altering rainfall in the Atlantic via cloud brightening, for instance, could change weather patterns in South America, potentially drying up the Amazon rain forests.

With the Salter Sink, meanwhile, we can only imagine what cycling that much ocean water around will do to the local ecology.

You can computer-model this stuff all you want, but at some point somebody’ll have to pull the trigger and cross their fingers. cs

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The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University Will celebrate their 3rd Anniversary Dinner on FRIDAY OCTOBER 27TH at 7:00PM in the University’s King Frazier Ballroom.

Featuring Violinist, Na You Yang. A violinist who has performed with New York Symphony, South Bend Symphony, Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra and the Savannah Philharmonic.

The honoree for CI Anniversary Dinner this year is Reverend Joseph Kwong-Ho Wong. Each year a community leader is honored who supports the community, improve quality of life for people, brings people and ideas to reality, is an inspiration and role model to others, and is an inspired visionary.

Reverend Joseph Kwong-Ho Wong begins his 13th year as pastor of Savannah Chinese Baptist Mission (Ardsley Park Chinese Mission). He has reached out and welcomed Chinese foreigner and others moving to the community giving them support and making them feel safe. Rev. Wong has involved in Savannah Chinese Benevolent Association, Savannah Asian Cultural Festival, and is serving on the advisory board of Savannah State University Confucius Institute. He has a special interest in working with and supporting students, scholars, merchants, and workers in the community. He has been an inspiration and the foundation for students and immigrants starting their new life in Savannah.

His Baptist congregation publishes a free booklet “Practical Living Guide to Living in Savannah for New Immigrants and New Students,” now in its 7th edition. During his tenure, he started Bible study groups in different locations in Savannah, Richmond Hill, Georgia, and Bluffton, South Carolina.

The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University (CISSU) official opening was October 29th, 2014. The Institute is committed to promoting intercultural understanding; knowledge of China and its cultural traditions and providing resources to facilitate the learning of Chinese language and culture.

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injuries. Akins succumbed to his injuries at the scene,” police report.

The circumstances leading up to this incident are still under investigation. At this time, the shooting “does not appear random,” police report.

Police seek monument vandalism suspects

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Last week, City of Savannah Alderman Van Johnson said he would draft an ordinance for the rest of the Council to consider that “reduce the penalty for individuals carrying less than 1 ounce of marijuana from the current maximum rate of $1,000 to $150.”

Johnson said, “I would also propose eliminating jail time for those individuals and reducing punishment to a citation within Savannah City limits,” citing the recent similar move this month by the City of Atlanta.

Johnson refrains from using the word decriminalization, saying, “This proposal does not minimize the fact that marijuana is still illegal in Georgia and does not decriminalize it, which is not be allowed under the State law; however, I believe that it does spare many young people (and some older people) of the arrest and arrest records that make it difficult to obtain employment, housing or to attend school.”

Johnson will propose that 20% of the fines collected be earmarked “to offset the cost of drug treatment for those who want to seek it.”

Mayor Eddie DeLoach has said he will reserve judgment until he hears the opinion of local law enforcement on the matter.

Man arrested for Kidnapping, Public Indecency

A man wanted for arrest for kidnapping and public indecency turned himself in.

“On October 2, Ladon Blocker, 27, forced a female victim to walk down the block with him, and he then masturbated in front of her,” police say. Blocker turned himself in on Oct. 20 after word went out from police that he was being sought.

Forgery suspect sought

The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Islands Precinct detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect in a forgery investigation that occurred in the 400 block of Johnny Mercer Boulevard on Sept. 26.

“At about 1:45 p.m. at the First Chatham Bank, surveillance video shows a black male in his 20s, drive up to a teller window and attempt to cash a stolen check. He was unsuccessful and drove off in a red newermodel Chevrolet Cruze,” police say.

Investigators believe this suspect is tied to a mail theft that occurred on Sept. 16 at a residence near La Roche Avenue.

Note: Our homicide tally reflects the addition of the three victims of the July 4 incident in City Market. Local law enforcement doesn’t include those victims in their official tally.

NEWS & OPINION NEWS OF THE WEIRD Bryant Johnson of Casper, Wyoming, was on a mission on Oct. 2 when police responded to a call about a man warning citizens of an alien invasion next year.

KTWO Radio reported that Johnson told police he traveled back in time from 2048, explaining that the aliens filled his body with alcohol and had him stand on a giant pad that transported him back to 2017 -- although he was supposed to arrive in 2018. He also asked to speak with the “president of the town.” Instead, Bryant was arrested for public intoxication.

Farm Animals Gone Wild

The owners of a mischievous ass in Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany, have been ordered to pay for damages after Vitus the donkey apparently mistook an orange McLaren Spider sports car for a carrot.

When Markus Zahn left his $411,000 car parked next to a paddock on Sept. 16, 2016, he returned to find that Vitus had nibbled on its paint to the tune of almost $7,000 in damage. “The donkey had insurance, but the insurance didn’t want to pay,” Zahn told the BBC. Vitus’s rap sheet also includes biting a Mercedes.

Creeps on Parade

• Samantha the intelligent sex doll suffered a number of indignities at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria, in early September. Sergi Santos of Barcelona, Spain, who developed Samantha, said men at the show acted “like barbarians.

Two fingers were broken. She was heavily soiled.” Samantha, who talks, is also programmed to react when someone touches her. Santos told Metro News that Samantha would have to undergo repairs and cleaning, but she “can endure a lot. She will pull through.”

• Metro News also reports that women in Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, have contacted police about a mysterious man handing out provocative notes in the streets. The notes begin: “No offence intended. You are simply a female that caught my eye. ... I am looking for a possible private arrangement. If you understand my meaning.” The man has handed out several of the notes, one to a 14-year-old girl at Middlesbrough Bus Station.

DO NOT EAT!

Doctors thought a 47-year-old postman in Preston, Lancashire, England, who complained of a persistent cough might have cancer, as he was a long-term smoker whose X-rays showed a spot on his lung.

But when they removed the mass, the BBC reported, they found the “long-lost Playmobil traffic cone” the patient had received as a gift on his seventh birthday. He told doctors he had regularly swallowed the small pieces as a child and believed he had

inhaled the tiny cone. Happy ending: After the toy was removed, the man’s cough almost disappeared.

Corporate Shenanigans

The Russian division of Burger King has asked the country’s Federal AntiMonopoly Service to ban Stephen King’s horror movie “It” from showing in Russian theaters because the clown character, Pennywise, looks too much like Ronald McDonald, and therefore the movie is advertising for McDonald’s. However, the Hollywood Reporter noted, the movie opened in Russia on Sept. 7 and had already grossed millions of dollars by late September. A spokeswoman for the FAS, confirming that the complaint had been received, said, “We can’t be concerned with the content of the film,” but the agency would determine whether it contained advertising or product placement.

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Patrick Joseph Adams Jr., 36, of Great Falls, Montana, pulled the ultimate heist in July when he convinced two male friends and his girlfriend to help him “move out” of a house that wasn’t his. One of the friends was suspicious when he saw a wall in the home dedicated to military service, but didn’t remember that Adams had been in the service, the Great Falls Tribune reported. That friend left before the move was complete, but the rest of the group loaded about $40,000 worth of belongings into a U-Haul, requiring two trips. Later that evening, the true homeowner of the burglarized house called police and reported the theft, and through U-Haul records police were able to track Adams down.

Bureaucracy in Action

Juana Escudero, 53, of Alcala de Guadaira, Spain, has been dead since May 13, 2010. Except she’s still very much alive.

FOX News reports that a Malaga, Spain, woman died on that date who shared Escudero’s full name and birthdate. As a result, Escudero was pronounced dead by the government, which has given her headaches ever since. For instance, she can’t renew her driver’s license or go to the doctor.

Finally, in April 2016, she tracked down the actual dead woman in Malaga, and in September of this year, she petitioned the courts to open the grave to prove that she is not the dead woman. She even offered to do a DNA test. “On the government’s computers I am dead,” Escudero said, “but for the banks I am alive and kicking.” CS

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ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING actress Holly Hunter grew up on a farm in Conyers, Ga., the youngest of seven children.

In addition to being one of the Peach State’s proudest exports, she has become the virtual embodiment of the notion of the independent, truth-telling woman.

She first came to the world’s attention with her breakthrough role alongside another future Oscar winner, Nicolas Cage, in 1987’s Raising Arizona.

In 1993 she was nominated for two Academy Awards the same year—quite a feat in and of itself—one for Best Supporting Actress in The Firm, and another as Best Actress in The Piano, the latter of which she won.

From 2007-2010 Hunter produced and starred in the groundbreaking cable TV series Saving Grace.

She is in Savannah Oct. 28 to receive an Icon Award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. We spoke to her last week.

I bet you’ve been to Savannah a million times.

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No, believe it or not I’ve only been there a couple of times. It’s kind of exotic! I really like it.

And now our native state has quietly become a massive player in the global film and TV industry, some say second only to Hollywood itself. Did you ever think you’d see it happen?

I’m always interested in the staying power of all these things. We’ve seen this phenomenon before plenty of times in plenty of other places. It’s a very powerful phenomenon, but it can go away quickly.

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that had the big boom. Then North Carolina was that way for many years, and isn’t anymore. New Orleans had a very powerful film industry presence for awhile. And now it’s Atlanta’s turn.

I’m always amazed at these governors who say they’ve finally had enough of all the economic success, and take away the incentives.

It’s hard to figure out.

It seems to me it’s such a boon for local workers and local economies. Everything from hotels, to restaurants, to car rentals, to nail salons, to dry cleaning. You name it, all kinds of local industries benefit from the film and TV industry coming to an area.

It’s always fascinating that a state would say no to that, after they’ve seen the positive effects. And they usually say no after the soundstage has been built, after the infrastructure has been more or less completed, after the investment has already been made.

I’ve never actually had the opportunity. I’d love to work in Atlanta. That would be awesome!

We’re all aware of the renaissance of high-quality TV programming, with top-tier writing and acting talent now moving to the TV world. Seems like Saving Grace was very much part of the first wave of the phenomenon of top-shelf cable TV drama.

You’re kind to say that. I’d say the real precursor to that kind of TV show actually started with Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect. That was a British series, but it really broke ground. Its effect reached across the Everyone insists this time it’s going to be different, that Georgia is in it for the pond and impacted TV over here.

The American show that led the way long haul. was of course The Sopranos. That broke the template. When it first came out, The That’s cool. I mean, I imagine some comSopranos absolutely blew people’s minds munities do resent the film business comwith its involvement with character, and ing in. A small town might experience its sheer character development. lots of stresses from the inconveniences At the center of it you had this comprocaused. But a city like Atlanta can easily mised guy, a true anti-hero. Except this handle it. time he was born from TV and not the movies.

Do you like having the option of being For women, I guess you’d have to say able to work in Atlanta instead of New York or L.A.?

Saving Grace featured one of the first

anti-heroic females. Nancy Miller’s creation of that character was just a thing of wonder.

It was great for me to be able to play a character so fun, and so funny, and just so screwed up!

You’ve already made a statement on the Harvey Weinstein situation. I’m most curious about what’s next. What can all of us, women and men, do to root out this kind of systemic abuse?

One thing we know is this is the time to speak up.

These kinds of things were happening to me from the beginning, way back in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

I had to quit a play because a man was harassing me. I had to quit a play in drama school because a man was harassing me.

Now, I would bring attention to it. Now, I would speak out, and say he’s the one that’s got to leave.

I’m not doing anything wrong—why should I be the one to quit? I was cast in

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this role, and he’s interfering with the production, so he’s the one who should have to leave!

But that’s been the dynamic forever— women quietly skulk off, when it really should be the opposite.

There’s a real paradigm shift now because women can respond in real time.

Now they will be believed when they say this is happening to them. The culture has changed, and they will not be ignored or denied anymore.

This story has legs, as they say.

Men bear responsibility too, in speaking up. They need to do their part.

Seeing all these women come forward with #MeToo, it’s almost impossible for men in this society to conceive of feeling so threatened and so on the defensive all the time, just while trying to go about their business.

Oh yes they can. There’s harassment towards men, too, it’s just not as prevalent.

But it happens to men all the time as well.

People in power do that. It’s traumatizing to anyone that’s a target.

And it’s way more than Harvey Weinstein.Because this is absolutely a daily occurrence. It has been a cultural thing in the industry. Even an incremental change would be a huge improvement.

One assumes that winning an Oscar would be your career highlight, but maybe not. So what is your career highlight?

Oh, winning an Oscar totally is one of the greatest things that can happen, without question! It’s an absolutely unforgettable thing, that is all the more special because you’re being honored by your peers.

A lot of actors and directors have a soft spot for a lesser-known project of theirs, that maybe didn’t have as much commercial success but which is really close to their heart. Do you have one of those?

The thing about that is, with movies that don’t make it into the light of day, generally there’s something troubled about the film.

There are very few shining jewels hidden in a drawer!

One favorite film I’ve done is Woman Wanted. It’s a beautiful work, with a lovely script. Kiefer Sutherland directed it, and I really enjoyed working with him, he’s really fun. I play a housekeeper hired by a father. I end up having an affair with both the father and his son.

What are you working on now?

I’m shooting an ambitious series for HBO called Here, Now. It’s written by Alan Ball,

who created Six Feet Under. That show was also one of the first to really raise the bar for writing on TV. Alan works such magic with characters and characterization. Each character is utterly original to him, and that’s one reason it’s so much fun and so satisfying to work on this project.

We’re shooting ten episodes, and right now we’re on number eight. It’s about a very multicultural family. I’m married to a character played by Tim Robbins. We have three adopted children from various countries and cultures, and one natural born child.

One of the children has a special gift.

And honestly, exactly what that gift is remains a mystery to me!

That’s maybe one of the wonderful thing about working from a TV series script as opposed to a movie script.

Even you can be surprised by what happens to your character.

A great thing about being an actor is you are always learning. You learn on the job every day.

The SCAD Savannah Film Festival is sort of unique on the festival circuit in that it is sponsored by an educational institution. What do you hope to see and explore while you’re here?

It’s always exciting to find intersections between the professional world and the educational world. I wish when I was going to school at Carnegie Mellon we’d have had more interaction and more of a partnership with the City Players there, for example.

The dynamics in a school like SCAD are incredible. You’re surrounded by people with the desire to do what they want.

You’re close to that kind of energy, and it’s irreplaceable.

Also you have that collegial professionalism, as opposed to the mythology of packing up the station wagon and driving to L.A. to be discovered.

That can work too! That’s not what I did, but boy did that work for a few people.

It can be the magic bullet that gets you noticed by the right people.

The importance of timing can’t be underestimated. That, and the timing of the culture and of the era. What are people looking for? Am I the one they want right now? And then you have some actors who work, and then get into their 40s and then really work. CS Holly Hunter receives the Icon Award on Sat. Oct. 28 7 p.m. at Trustees Theatre. She stars in The Big Sick Sat. at 2 p.m. at Trustees Theatre, Q&A with Hunter following the screening.

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It even sports a new name to begin its third decade, now going by the moniker SCAD Savannah Film Festival.

The Festival has always been put on by the Savannah College of Art and Design, of course, so the tweak isn’t telling us anything we didn’t already know.

One thing you might not have known is that as part of SCAD’s commitment to educating the next generation of the film industry, they offer what we’re told is the world’s only Minor in Casting.

Appropriately, to mark the 20th year of the Festival we spoke to SCAD’s Dean of the School of Entertainment Arts Andra Reeve-Rabb, who also directs the SCAD casting office.

Reeve-Rabb came to SCAD after a long and fruitful career casting shows such as The Big Bang Theory and multiple shows in

the CSI franchise.

We spoke to her about the Festival, its impact, and about the most recent controversial developments in the industry.

First off, how did you end up in Savannah?

I was Director of Casting for CBS for over a decade in New York City. I covered the quote-unquote “East Coast,” NYC-Chicago-London.

I got there right as CBS was transitioning from the world of Touched By An Angel, to CSI and Raymond, and the advent of much richer storytelling.

We moved here from Chicago. Long story short, we had family here and we used to come visit on a regular basis. We fell in love with Savannah.

I was fortunate enough to meet President Wallace, and she said, ‘Why don’t you take what you do out there and bring it here to SCAD?’ It was a game-changer.

I feel so fortunate that my path ended up here.

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“People are interested in great stories.

I love that magic of being in a movie theatre for two hours. But the move to television is about people wanting more of the long form narrative...”

People are interested in great stories. I love that magic of being in a movie theatre for two hours. But the move to television is about people wanting more of the long form narrative, and wanting to follow great characters for longer than two hours.

Someone like Aaron Sorkin, who is coming to the Festival, understands this. He has moved seamlessly from the big screen to TV and back again throughout his career. The lesson is you have to be facile.

You have to be flexible to move between the two worlds.

So much of the success of the Festival is because of that spontaneous environment. Attendees are used to the more high-pressure, see-and-be-seen festivals, and then they get here and can just have some fun.

When people come, they are on a sort of high of the tour they’ve done, but they come here to an environment they can really appreciate. Savannah is a welcoming hospitable town, with a real warmth and a grateful attitude. I feel it when you walk down the street, when I’m walking with actors and directors and producers.

The Festival is perceived by the industry now as an important stop on the awards circuit and film circuit because of the community here. Those audiences are packed The SCAD Savannah Film Festival every night. The audience here in Savancomes near the end of the yearly festinah is so savvy in terms of filmgoing. It val circuit. There must be advantages really puts the spotlight on our particular and disadvantages to that. town. And all this is happening with the boom in the Georgia film industry.

I don’t see it as the end of the festival seaBut our Festival is unique to Savannah. son. I see it as the launch into awards seaWhat we’re able to accomplish is to bring son. When you look back, our Festival has all eyes to this community and show off an incredible record of being able to feawhat we do at the university. But the whole ture films which have gone on to garner the city supports in that mission. biggest awards in the industry.

Last year we had Mahershala Ali in As someone so involved with casta private workshop with students. To ing for so long, the recent events surthen see him on stage three months rounding Harvey Weinstein and others later accepting an Oscar — that can’t be accused of sexual harassment and matched in terms of energy. That kind of assault must be especially disturbing. access to these kinds of panel discussions and master classes is unique.

The fact that people even use the phrase The stars are so generous with their “casting couch” in describing it just breaks time. They really try to fit in time with the my heart. This isn’t about casting at all. I’m students and give incredible moments. It’s vehement about getting that phrase out of a singular thing to this university. the vernacular. These are separate issues Students are so prepared for them. They and need to be treated as such. watch their body of work and have great This is about predators taking advanquestions. They are so engaged, and that tage of opportunities. This is about predaactually inspires the actors. tors using the industry as a vehicle to woo When Sir Ian McKellen was here, he was young people starting out. a real force of nature. He was so inspiring.

Casting is something I’ve been incredHe had been at the Festival for a few days, ibly protective about all my career. That is and at one point he said, “I feel like a little almost a sacred process that should never Shakespeare!” be compromised.

So within minutes we had called a group People in the casting department are of top students to meet at the Mondanaro really the unsung heroes of the indusTheatre. Sir Ian hopped up on stage and try. That’s where you begin putting the said, “Does anyone have the book?” Mean- pieces together to make really beautiful ing of course the complete works of Wilstorytelling. liam Shakespeare. Somebody had one, I’m in awe of all these women speaking and he immediately grabbed students and out now. I’m really hoping this is the gamebegan to work with them individually on changer. CS soliloquies.

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#SAVFF INTERVIEW

Risk: The closest

look yet at Julian Assange

BY JIM MOREKIS

jim@connectsavannah.com

DIRECTOR Laura Poitras made waves with the critically acclaimed 2014 documentary Citizenfour, an intimate cinema verite examination of fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden.

In the new film Risk, Poitras turns her camera on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, himself also sheltering from prosecution in the Ecuadoran embassy in London, where most of the shooting takes place.

While it’s tempting to think the two documentaries follow each other, what’s interesting is they were filmed concurrently for a time.

Risk was made over the course of six years, with Poitras filming with Julian Assange for several years before Edward Snowden reached out to her for what would become Citizenfour.

We spoke to Risk producer Yoni Gojilov about the film.

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The comparison between Assange and Snowden is inevitable, but how accurate or appropriate is it really?

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They’re different stories. Of course they’ve both become part of the same world, leaks, surveillance, etc., but Snowden is a source, and Assange is a publisher.

That changes everything. The roles they play in the journalistic process, the decisions they make and the risks they take are different.

Another big difference is that the United States government has a legal—though no moral—basis to go after sources like Edward Snowden or Chelsea Manning.

But the U.S. has no such case against a publisher.

How the government responds to WikiLeaks is vital to the free press as a whole. If the government can act against a publisher because it doesn’t like the content, that sets a precedent against the entire media. The New York Times, everybody.

You altered the end of Risk to update it with the 2016 election. Do you still feel the film needed that bookend?

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That’s part of why so many documentaries take so much time. This one took six years because the story was constantly unfolding. It’s part of the passion. It’s something documentary filmmakers are constantly dealing with.

When filming started in 2011, WikiLeaks had just published massive revelations about the Iraq War. But then for most of filming, WikiLeaks was dealing with the sexual assault allegations against Assange and his legal battle against extradition to Sweden. When the film ends in 2017, they’re making global headlines again.

And the story is still unfolding. We hope it makes the film feel like both a high-drama news story but also a behind the scenes historical document that will always provide context to a figure of historical importance.

Some reviews have mentioned how paranoid Assange seems in Risk. But candidly if I had the types of forces arrayed against me as he does, I’d probably be paranoid too.

He’s taking on some of the most powerful governments in the world. That scene in the woods, where he’s speaking to one of his lawyers kind of reads funny, but then you realize they’re talking about how the FBI just questioned someone associated with WikiLeaks. He makes incredibly powerful enemies.

Does Assange’s personality really matter, though, given the big picture?

What Assange did is of historic importance. He pioneered journalistic methods that most big publishers have now learned from. And he broke major news stories, that no one else was publishing.

At the same time, he has a major ego. He can be quite abusive.

I hope that the film does a good job of keeping all these contradictions at the forefront, a kaleidoscopic portrait.

With Assange back in the news firing jabs at Hillary Clinton, what do you think of the oft-held view that Assange is selective with his leaks, i.e. happy to share damaging info about Clinton but hands-off with Trump?

To an extent it’s outside the purview of the film. But from a story point of view, it’s incredible to have Assange versus Clinton both at the beginning and end of the film.

From a journalism point of view, Assange’s publishing decisions during the U.S. election are something the film does try to make judgments or give answers on, but instead to present them as questions for the audience like everything else.

So far, no one has provided evidence that any of the emails are fake. All the U.S. election emails WikiLeaks published are real.

But that still leaves a million questions. Who is the source? What are their

motives? What should journalists do?

Right now most of the evidence indicates that Russia provided the emails to Wikileaks. But Assange denies his source is a state actor. If he got it through WikiLeaks anonymous encrypted submission system, he may not know.

The New York Times executive editor had an interesting response, which was that if they had received the leaks, they would absolutely have published the newsworthy parts, but they would also investigate who the source was.

And that distinction about newsworthiness is important. While none of the emails were fake, many were not newsworthy.

That brings us full circle to the irony of Assange maintaining that he’s acting globally—much like the forces of globalism he says he opposes.

One way of looking at it is an ironic twist on critiques that security experts make of state intelligence agencies that try to “collect it all.” Surveillance is a needle in a haystack problem. Maximum indiscriminate surveillance makes the haystack bigger.

When WikiLeaks publishes tens of thousands of non-newsworthy emails, they’re publishing a haystack, and that makes the newsworthy needles harder to find. CS Risk screens at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the SCAD Museum of Art. Director Laura Poitras will be on hand for a Q&A.

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#SAVFF INTERVIEW

LBJ: Profane, complex, and effective

BY JIM MOREKIS

jim@connectsavannah.com

LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON is back in the media spotlight for a bit. A large part of Ken Burns’ ten-part documentary The Vietnam War deals squarely with the 36th president’s mismanagement of that conflict.

The HBO film All The Way – itself based on a play – stars Bryan Cranston as the Texan.

A new biopic produced by Rob Reiner, titled simply LBJ, focuses on the lesserknown story of how Johnson pushed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through Congress, formally ending most of the segregationist Jim Crow policies in place throughout Johnson’s native South.

Starring Woody Harrelson in the eponymous role and Jennifer Jason Leigh as First Lady Ladybird Johnson, the film screens at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival this Tuesday.

We spoke to LBJ screenwriter Joey Hartstone.

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Lyndon Johnson was an incredibly colorful, larger-than-life figure. It’s amazing he hasn’t had more movies made about him. What inspired this project?

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The inspiration came from a short article about the swearing in of Lyndon Johnson the day John F. Kennedy was killed. Johnson had gone from being the most powerful Senate majority leader in history, to basically a powerless person as JFK’s vice president, to then instantly becoming the most powerful person in the world.

There’s this gem of a story, and amazingly it’s not been told. We thought, this is crazy.

Then we learned that Bryan Cranston was going to do a play about it, and then we heard HBO would turn it into a movie, and we thought ‘We’re dead.’ But thankfully there’s room for more than one film about LBJ! As a subject, he’s just too good. He has so many interesting human flaws.

What was your own background on Johnson going into writing this?

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I didn’t know that much about Johnson.

When I first got into it I was very much a fan of the Kennedys. But Johnson becomes a more interesting figure the more you study him, and the circumstances surrounding him.

For example, Johnson becoming President of the United States is the second most interesting thing that happened that day.

The stark contrast with the Kennedys themselves is part of why the story’s so compelling.

As Vice President, he felt overshadowed by the Kennedys, by the myth of Camelot, all that. He felt marginalized. Here he was, surrounded by all these young, brilliant, handsome men, almost all of whom went to Harvard.

LBJ didn’t have the adulation of the public the way the Kennedys did. He had the political smarts, but the American people were never able to connect with LBJ on a human level the way they did with the Kennedy family.

There was a lot of bad blood between the two factions. How much do you delve into that?

The relationship between them was more complex than I originally though. JFK actually developed a bit of a personal affinity for LBJ. And Johnson came to admire JFK as well. He originally though John Kennedy was a lightweight, just a goodlooking guy with no ideas. But Johnson came to respect Kennedy more and more.

But it was different with Robert Kennedy. He and Johnson pretty much hated each other.

Bobby Kennedy had a different agenda, and didn’t trust LBJ, sometimes for good reason. His sentiment was always that “Johnson’s not one of us.”

And of course after JFK’s assassination you have the possibility of RFK and LBJ potentially facing off in 1964 to be the Democratic presidential nominee, or in 1968 had LBJ decided to run again.

In that case you’d have a scenario where you’d have a charismatic, inspiring candidate like Bobby going up against someone viewed as more experienced and forthright. That would have been exactly like 2008, with Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama. Obama wasn’t “supposed” to be the next president, but he was the one people felt the most connection to.

Notably, your film doesn’t deal at all with LBJ’s escalation of the Vietnam War. Why did you end the film where you did?

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Woody Harrelson stars in LBJ

Lyndon Johnson was infamously profane and told lots of dirty jokes. How do you deal with the more over-the-top comedic aspects of Johnson?

There are lots of laughs from Johnson in the movie, especially in the beginning.

LBJ says some pretty hilarious things, especially in the scene where we show him working as Senate majority leader.

Instead of having a bunch of scenes about that time in his life sprinkled through the movie, we just wanted to show in one defining scene what made LBJ such a powerful and effective politician.

Woody read a lot of books about Johnson during filming. He would come in and say, “LBJ used to tell this joke, let’s try and fit it in here.”

Woody Harrelson would seem to be perfect casting.

Woody is the essential component. From the beginning, Rob Reiner said, “I want Woody to be LBJ.” Of course you always want a movie star, but in this case Rob wanted the perfect There’s a line in the movie where Ladybird person for the role, and Woody is it. From tells her husband, JFK had great ideals, there it rested on convincing Woody that but now America needs someone who can this would be a story and a character peodeliver on those ideals. And that’s the spirit ple would really respond to. CS we wanted to bring to the movie.

LBJ screens at 2 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Lucas Theatre.

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We decided early on not to make it a kind of cradle-to-grave, all-encompassing biopic.

We wanted something more like The King’s Speech or Lincoln. We wanted to find one story which was contained, but which reveals the essential character.

We agreed that LBJ’s passage of Civil Rights legislation was the shining moment of what was otherwise a very controversial presidency.

We’re certainly not trying to whitewash his administration. He was judged harshly, but not unfairly, for Vietnam. But presidents are complicated people.

The truth is, that if it weren’t for Vietnam, Johnson might be considered the Democratic Party’s main standardbearer, in the same way Reagan is lionized today

by Republicans.

But Johnson’s failures did cost many lives, tens of thousands of Americans and millions of Asians. His successes in other areas don’t change that fact.

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#SAVFF SCHEDULE

SCAD Savannah Film Festival Guide SATURDAY 10.28 THE YEAR OF SPECTACULAR MEN — 11 a.m.. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

JANE — Q-and-A with director Brett Morgen following screening. 11 a.m.. lucastheatre. com. Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. CHASING CORAL — Q-and-A with director Jeff Orlowski following screening. 1:30 p.m.. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

THE BIG SICK — Q-and-A with actors Holly Hunter and Zoe Kazan to follow screening. $5 2 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. KEDI — Q-and-A with director Ceyda Torun following screening. 2 p.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. STRANGE WEATHER — Q-and-A with actor Holly Hunter following screening. 4 p.m..

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

THE FINAL YEAR — Q-and-A with director Greg Barker following screening. 4:30 p.m..

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. MOLLY’S GAME — Q-and-A with director Aaron Sorkin following screening. 7:30 p.m..

Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

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FLOWER — Q-and-A with actor Zoey Deutch following screening. $10 10 p.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

SUNNY SIDE UP — Precedes the narrative feature Sun Dogs. noon. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. SCRIBBLE TO SCREEN: THE FLORIDA PROJECT — 2 p.m.. Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St. RISK — Q-and-A with director Laura Poitras following screening. 2:30 p.m.. scadmoa. org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

BEATRIZ AT DINNER — Following the screening, join for an In Conversation session with Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award honoree Salma Hayek Pinault. 3 p.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. BATTLE OF THE SEXES — Q-and-A with actor Andrea Riseborough to follow screening.

3 p.m.. www2.scad.edu/venues/trustees/.

Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. DOCS TO WATCH ROUNDTABLE — Join for the fourth annual Docs to Watch Directors Roundtable hosted by Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter. 6 p.m.. lucastheatre. com. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. MUDBOUND — Q-and-A with director Dee Rees following screening. 7 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. THE FLORIDA PROJECT — Q-and-A with director and writer Sean Baker and writer Chris Bergoch following screening. $10 10 p.m..

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

MONDAY 10.30

SUNDAY 10.29

ANIMATION — Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

GRASS STAINS — Preceded by the short film Bruce. 9:30 a.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

STRONG ISLAND — Q-and-A with director Yance Ford following screening. 10 a.m..

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

BRUCE — Precedes the narrative feature Grass Stains. 9:30 a.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

FOR GRACE — Preceded by the short film The Silent Child. 11 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

LOGAN — Following the screening, join for an In Conversation session with Legends of Cinema honoree Sir Patrick Stewart. 11 a.m..

Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. STEP — Q&A with director Amanda Lipitz following. 11 a.m.. SCAD MoA, 601 Turner Blvd.

SUN DOGS — Preceded by the short film Sunny Side Up. noon. Trustees Theater, 216 24 East Broughton St.

THE SILENT CHILD — Precedes the narrative feature For Grace. 11 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. LET IT FALL: LOS ANGELES 1982-1992 — Q-and-A with director John Ridley following screening. 11 a.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

Sir Patrick Stewart appears 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday

WONDER WOMEN PANEL SERIES — 11 a.m., 1 & 3 p.m.. Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St,.

CRIES FROM SYRIA — Q-and-A with director Evgeny Afineevsky following screening.

12:30 p.m.. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

I AM EVIDENCE — Q-and-A with producer Mariska Hargitay and director Trish Adelsic following screening. 3 p.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. AT THE DRIVE-IN — Preceded by the short film One Halloween. 3:30 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. ONE HALLOWEEN — Precedes the documentary feature At the Drive-In. 3:30 p.m..

Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. ICARUS — Q-and-A with director Bryan Fogel following screening. 3:30 p.m.. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

BEHIND THE SCENES WITH AVID ARTISTS — Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St,.

LAST FLAG FLYING — 7 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI — -9:30 p.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

TUESDAY 10.31 STUDENT FILMS BLOCK A — 9 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. GLOBAL SHORTS FORUM: THE REFUGEE REALITY — 9 a.m.. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

WAITING FOR YOU — 10 a.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. STEALING SILVER — 10 a.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. STUDENT FILMS BLOCK B — 11 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. CAREER PATHS IN FILMMAKING — 11 a.m.. Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St,.

STORY OF A GIRL — Q-and-A with director Kyra Sedgwick following screening.

12:30 p.m.. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

KRYSTAL — 1 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. FIVE MINUTES — 1 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. LBJ — 2 p.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. NEW MODELS OF DISTRIBUTION — 2 p.m..

Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St,.

ANATOMY OF A MALE BALLET DANCER — 3:30 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

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ANATOMY OF A MALE BALLET DANCER — 3:30 p.m. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

RABBIT PUNCH — 3:30 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

RABBIT PUNCH — 3:30 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL — 7 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. FRANKENSTEIN — 9:30 p.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

GLOBAL SHORTS FORUM: WE ARE AMERICA — 4 p.m. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

WEDNESDAY 11. 1

I, TONYA — 7 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

WAVE — 10 a.m.Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME — 9:30 p.m..

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

THROUGH THE WINDMILL — 10 a.m..

Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

SATURDAY 11. 4

FOR GRACE — Preceded by the short film The Silent Child. 11 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

AT THE DRIVE-IN — Preceded by the short film One Halloween. 9 a.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

THE SILENT CHILD — Precedes the narrative feature For Grace. 11 a.m. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. SERVED LIKE A GIRL — Q-and-A with director and producer Lysa Heslov and cast members Nichole Alred and Rachel Engler following screening. 11 a.m.. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

A DANGEROUS IDEA: EUGENICS, GENETICS AND THE AMERICAN DREAM — 1 p.m..

Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. GRIDLOCK — 1 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. SUN DOGS — Preceded by short Sunny Side Up. 2 p.m.. Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. SUNNY SIDE UP — Precedes narrative feature Sun Dogs. 2 p.m.. Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. SUPER DARK TIMES — Q-and-A with director Kevin Phillips and producer Jett Steiger following screening. $5 2 p.m. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

THE REWARDS AND CHALLENGES OF FILMING IN CUBA — 2 p.m. Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St,.

RESISTANCE IS LIFE — 4 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. THE VIEW FROM UP HERE — 4 p.m. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. GLOBAL SHORTS FORUM: WONDER WOMEN — 5 p.m.. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

LADY BIRD — 7 p.m. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. SHOWTIME COMEDY SCREENING SERIES — 9:30 p.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

John Boyega appears on Nov. 2

Kyra Sedgwick appears Oct. 31

THURSDAY 11. 2

GRIDLOCK — 2:30 p.m. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

GRASS STAINS — Preceded by the short film Bruce. 9 a.m. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

THE LEISURE SEEKER — 3 p.m.. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

BRUCE — Precedes the narrative feature Grass Stains. 9 a.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. ANIMATION — 9 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. FOLEY: LIVE! — 9 a.m. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

WAITING FOR YOU — 11 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. STEALING SILVER — 11 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

THE SHAPE OF WATER — Q-and-A session with actor Richard Jenkins, producer J. Mills Dale and production designer Paul D. Austerberry following screening. 7 p.m. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. DOWNSIZING — 9:30 p.m.. L ucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

FRIDAY 11. 3 RESISTANCE IS LIFE — 9 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. THE VIEW FROM UP HERE — 9 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

ONE HALLOWEEN — Precedes the documentary feature At the Drive-In. 9 a.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. WAVE — 9 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. THROUGH THE WINDMILL — 9 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. GLOBAL SHORTS FORUM — 9 a.m.. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES — Q&-A w/ Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri and production designer James Chinlund following. 11 a.m..

Trustees Theater, 216 E Broughton GIFTED — Q-and-A with producers Andy Cohen and Karen Lunder, actor Mckenna Grace, and screenwriter Tom Flynn following screening. 11:30 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St. GLOBAL SHORTS FORUM — noon. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

WOMEN OF SCI-FI AND HORROR — 11 a.m.. Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St.

WONDERSTRUCK — 10 a.m. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

STUDENT FILMS BLOCK B — 11:30 a.m..

Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

KRYSTAL — 11 a.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

INTO THE RAINBOW — Q-and-A with actor Willow Shields following screening. 2 p.m..

Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

DETROIT — Following the screening, join us for an In Conversation session with Vanguard Award honoree John Boyega. 2 p.m..

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

FIVE MINUTES — 11 a.m. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

GLOBAL SHORTS FORUM — 3 p.m.. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

BELOW THE LINE PANEL SERIES — 11 a.m., 1 & 3 p.m. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

NORMAN — Following the screening, join for an In Conversation session with Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Richard Gere.

3 p.m.. Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

BELOW THE LINE PANEL SERIES — 2 & 4 p.m.. Gutstein Gallery, 201 E Broughton St,.

A DANGEROUS IDEA: EUGENICS, GENETICS AND THE AMERICAN DREAM — 2:30 p.m..Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

STUDENT FILMS BLOCK A — 1 p.m.. Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St. THE BALLAD OF LEFTY BROWN — 1 p.m..

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

GOOD TIME — Following the screening, join for an In Conversation session with Maverick Award honoree Robert Pattinson. 3 p.m..

Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St.

DARKEST HOUR — 7 p.m..Trustees Theater, 216 East Broughton St.

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This year, the bar will take on an immersive Twin Peaks theme, so get a nonjudgmental log, some wicked saddle shoes, or throw a fish in the percolator and be right at home in your costume.

On Friday, the annual cover band show features tributes to Janis Joplin, Alkaline Trio, Duran Duran, The Pogues, The Stray Cats, and The Bronx starting at 9 p.m.

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Saturday, the festivities kick off with Lords of Ass, a Lords of Acid cover band, and then it’s time for The Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque Revue’s unique take on Halloween. This year, they’ll honor the specters and stars of your favorite scary show: American Horror Story! From the coven to the asylum, Teases will shimmy, shake, and spook their way across the stage in American Horror Strip Show.

After Jack N ThaCox, Rebel Belle, Rita D’LaVane, Roxanna Darling, Magnolia Minxxx, and Luna Noir perform, with Nina La Voix as special guest and Ford Fatale as Mistress of Ceremonies, it’s time for the Jinx’s annual blood wrestling match. Don’t wear white in the front row unless you want a splatter souvenir as a memento.

On Tuesday, cover bands continue with tributes to Rudimentary Peni, Outkast, Misfits, The Muffs, and Minor Threat.

The Jinx, Friday, October 27, Saturday, October 28, Tuesday, October 31, $10 each night, 21+

Graveface Fright Fest

Graveface Records hosts its annual ode to horror films both forgotten and favored. This year, the lineup includes Deadtime Stories (1896) and a Q&A with writer/director Jeffrey Delman; Brain Damage (1988) with composer/author Gus Russo skyping in to discuss working with writer/director Frank Henenlotter; Creepshow (1982) screened as a tribute to the late, great George Romero; Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984); City of the Living Dead, a.k.a. Paura nella città dei morti viventi a.k.a. The Gates of Hell (1980), which was partially filmed in Savannah; and last but not least, the classic Freaks (1932).

The day also features a set by The Marshmallow Ghosts, who will perform to a surprise short film from 1910. The Graveface “house band” releases a new seasonal record every October, and this year’s album tells a ghost story based on Graveface’s own experience in Savannah.

Participants get competitive in the “fake” trailer contest. The creators behind the audience-voted best trailer for a fake horror film will take home a big prize.

It wouldn’t be Halloween without a

costume contest, so make sure to dress in your B-movie best and win prizes.

Saturday, October 28, 2 p.m., Tybee Post Theater, $20 at tybeeposttheatre.com or at Graveface Records

Nightmare on Congress Street Bar Crawl

Think you’re ready to compete in Savannah’s largest costume contest? Get out your best look, because the Nightmare on Congress Street Halloween-themed bar crawl has a total purse of $2,000 for its contest winner.

In this bar crawl, participants are allowed to crawl at their own pace instead of the traditional group crawl with designated time slots at each bar. Once you get a scorecard at the starting bar, travel to all the bars listed, sip specials, and get marks on your scorecard. Head to the after-party at Club 51 Degrees for a participation t-shirt (first 250 crawlers). Crawlers also get a koozie, swag from sponsors, and free entry to participating bars.

Note: you don’t have to participate the crawl to get in on the costume contest.

A photographer will be taking photos of costumes near the crawl registration at The Rail Pub. Give the photographer your name, phone number, and costume name, and the winner will be contacted the following week. first place gets $1,000, second place $600, third place $400, and the People’s Choice winner earns one year of free entry to bar crawls.

Saturday, October 28, packet pickup and registration at The Rail Pub from 4-10 p.m., $15 until October 27 via Eventbrite.com, $20 day-of, 21+

Dead City Clowns Halloween Evil Carnival

Savannah’s own Dead City Clowns troupe brings a wicked night of fun and food to The Stage on Bay. Play carnival games with an evil twist, check out the blood bath dunk tank, grab some grub, and indulge in the utter chaos of a creepy clown carnival.

Blood Bath and Beyond provides the musical entertainment.

Tuesday, October 31, 6 p.m., $10-15, all-ages

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Coastal Empire Beer Co.’s 2nd Annual Brews and Boos

Trikha Treat #4

Club Elan promises “America’s Scariest, Most Haunted Town’s Craziest Party” on Halloween proper. For the fourth year in a row, the club will host a free night of festivities with DJ B-RAD and MC Madd Max spinning Top 40, EDM, and hip-hop.

In a party especially for service industry workers, Elan’s offering two for $6 bombs, $3 wells, $3 beers, $4 Fireball, $4 Jameson, and even more specials. Get ready to throw down and dance all night. There’s even a costume contest with a $500 prize!

Club Elan, Tuesday, October 31, 9 p.m., free for 21+, $10 for 18-20

Dead Comic Show

You’ve seen Halloween cover bands— now see Halloween cover comedians!

Local comics pay tribute to the greats

Included in the ticket price, attendees will enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, an oyster roast outside on the patio, and 2 glasses of Henry Fessy Beaujolais Nouveau.

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we’ve loved, laughed at, and lost in this special show. Mitch Hedberg, Rodney Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, George Carlin, and Bill Hicks will all be honored.

The Wormhole, Friday, October 28, 8 p.m., $4.99-14.99 via wormholebar.com

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Spitfire Saturdays: The Halloween Edition

Spitfire Poetry Group celebrates the holiday with a special guest. Kas Poetess, a spoken word artist, published author, and arts advocate comes up from Texas to perform her fusion of love, intuition, and wordplay.

Attendees, whether they plan on performing or just enjoying the show, are encouraged to dress in costume.

S.P.A.C.E. Black Box Theatre, Saturday, October 28, 8 p.m., $7 to spit, $10 to sit (spitter price with costume)

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Remember the fall festivals of your youth—hot apple cider, campfire treats, spooky stories?

It’s time to do it all again with a grown-up twist!

Coastal Empire is showcasing its fall beers in the taproom while local historian Robby Richardson recounts true ghost stories around a bonfire. Get in the spirit by making your own s’more and enjoy a CEBC-flavored bratwurst from Ogeechee Meat Market.

Costumes are encouraged for humans and pooches alike!

Saturday, October 28, Coastal Empire Beer Co. 6 p.m., 21+

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MUSIC PRIDE SPOTLIGHT

Estelle: ‘Be yourself unapologetically’

Beloved British singer, songwriter, and rapper headlines Savannah Pride

BY ANNA CHANDLER

anna@connectsavannah.com

CONNECT SAVANNAH | OCT 25-31, 2017

REMEMBER the summer of 2008?

Barack Obama had just secured the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Michael Phelps made history with his gold medal record. On the radio, Taylor was still country, Rhianna was freshly sporting a reigning diva crown that hasn’t left her head since, and Usher was calling for some “Love in This Club.”

In the midst of it all, one song cut through the radio with a shocking freshness. A disco beat laid the groundwork while funk bass pulsed, eliciting a little shimmy from even the most stubborn of shoulders.

A breezy tropical vibe poured out of the speakers like balmy vacation sun rays. The subtle textures and relaxed, carefree cool of it all made listeners feel like their Louis Vuitton luggage was waiting outside and it was time to jet-set in first class.

“American Boy,” Estelle’s hit single featuring Kanye West, became the song of the summer. While experimenting in the studio, John Legend suggested that Estelle, a native Londoner, sing a song about being whisked away by an American gent. Kanye West—post-Graduation, pre-808s and Heartbreak—brought his signature humor to the track, and together, a hit was made with producer will.i.am.

The second single from Estelle’s second studio album, Shine, “American Boy” reached the top five throughout the European and Oceanic markets, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Fittingly, it was her American breakout. The following year, Estelle and West took home a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

Estelle followed the hit with the song “Break My Heart” in 2012. A collaboration with Rick Ross that landed in the Top 30 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts, the song was a teaser for her third album All of Me. in 2015, her fourth album, True Romance, arrived, featuring the singles “Make Her Say (Beat It Up)” and “Conqueror.”

In 2017, the singer, rapper, and writer reminded the world that she’s queen of summer jams through the single “Love Like Ours” featuring Tarrus Riley. A sweet ode that celebrates being happy and loved in a strong relationship, its light reggae beat and their easy melodic exchanges make it a perfect windows-down anthem.

“I was working on my album, coming together to get it done and one of the first 28 sessions I did, the producer had Tarrus

“I never take for granted any time I get to perform...for the LGBT community particularly,” Estelle says. PHOTO COURTESY OF SAVANNAH PRIDE

in the studio,” Estelle tells Connect. “He asked if I minded bringing him in—he’s one of the gods of reggae music! He just knocked ‘em out of the park.”

The song’s accompanying music video shows Estelle and Riley grinning and dancing as the sunshine peers through green foliage.

“My idea with that video was to have it where we were in kind of a lush, beautiful garden,” explains Estelle. “But not in the typical way! Every time you see a reggae video it’s like, being Jamaican in the jungle. I wanted it to feel otherworldly and a bit beautiful. I think we did that.”

Her new album, coming out in the first quarter of next year, celebrates Estelle’s early love of reggae music.

“One of my early and consistent loves is African music,” she says. “It’s my roots. My parents are West Indian and African, and around the house you’d hear pop music, but 90 percent of the time you’d hear African music playing. That’s who I am, that’s where I come from.”

Estelle’s talents reach far beyond the recording studio. She empowers her listeners through lectures, talks and inspirational social media posts like #MentorFriday through which she highlights influential leaders and self-starters.

Through the hashtag, she’s brough attention to self-starters ranging from 17-yearold George Hofstetter, who created an app

to help prevent police brutality, to fashion designer Virgil Abloh.

“I always say to [my fans], ‘Be you who are and find out who you are, and be yourself unapologetically,’” she says. “There are going to be 50 different versions of people telling you who to be, and that’s a bunch of rubbish. Follow your gut, follow your instincts, and do it by any means.”

Follow her instincts has led Estelle to other art forms, including film and television. She’s guest-starred on Fox’s Empire and voices the character Garnet on the animated TV series Steven Universe.

“It was a little bit selfish,” she laughs about her journey into the animated world.

“I have nieces and nephews, and I wanted them to hear their auntie! I wanted a cartoon for the rest of the world.”

Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar already had Estelle in mind for Garnet.

As the leader of the Crystal Gems, a group that protects humanity and the Earth from danger, Garnet is a strong, confident, and pragmatic leader—all qualities Estelle demonstrates in her own life. “[Sugar] liked that I was very strong, very cool about who I am and what I represent as a woman,” Estelle says. “In her opinion, it was a perfect fit. It didn’t seem like playing Garnet, but myself.”

As the oldest of nine children, Estelle relates to Garnet’s protective side.

“She cares for her siblings, and I’m used

to taking care of people in general,” she says. “So, to me, it’s great.”

Since its beginning, Steven Universe has explored themes of diversity, LGBTQ identity, friendship, and femme empowerment.

Sugar has said that her intention with the show is to “tear down and play with the semiotics of gender in cartoons for children.” Estelle finds the approach refreshing and necessary.

“I love that it’s inclusive and they don’t treat children like they’re dumb,” she says.

“It’s important. It really is a new world, and I think it’s important for kids to have a place, a space, that is you, your space, where they don’t feel like they’re crazy.”

Estelle is excited for any chance to uplift the LGBTQ community and is particularly excited to perform at Savannah Pride.

“It’s such an honor,” she says warmly.

“I never take for granted any time I get to perform for people in general and for the LGBTQ community particularly. I never take for granted that I’m accepted there and around the world. The community loves me and what I do and I appreciate and support them. We’re going to have fun!” CS

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World’s Smallest Music Festival turns QuoLab’s annual weekend event is back!

Taylor Alxndr is a drag performer, synthpop priestess, and community organizer in their home of Atlanta.

Phoebe Novak comes down from New York for the festivities.

Gainesville, Florida’s Ew returns to QuoLab.

MyBrother/MySister are QuoLab faves from Columbia, South Carolina.

BY ANNA CHANDLER

anna@connectsavannah.com

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THE WORLD’S Smallest Music Festival is growing.

For the last three years, Savannah DIY queer safer space QuoLab has hosted a variety of local and touring acts at their annual weekend festival. While there are less days and less acts for 2017’s festivities, the event is growing and transforming.

Thanks to a generous influx of submissions, the ‘Lab will welcome both regional, national, and international artists this year. On two stages over the course of three days, returning artists and new faces will share their art with audiences.

“This year is slightly smaller than last year,” explains QuoLab facilitator Raine.

“Which is cool!”

“It’s semi-intentional,” adds fellow facil30 itator Greg Hornak. “But it’s also the way

it worked out. It was great last year, but I think having more space and a little more room to work in will be great.”

Since its inception, QuoLab has created a performance space that centers the work of queer, gender variant, POC and femme performers. They’ve made lots of friends along the way, and many performers plan their tour routes so they can return to Savannah.

“This year, we had a lot of interest with people applying, especially with people we’ve worked with in the past and who have performed in the past,” Hornak says.

“There’s a lot of people that are not at this festival that were at previous ones just because we have so many different acts this year. In order to make sure the people who do come in get paid fairly, we’ve had to actually say no to people.”

It was a pleasant surprise when W3SMF received an inquiry from Coasters, an artist from Norway.

“It made it more international, big and bombastic,” smiles Hornak.

“I don’t think anyone’s necessarily headlining,” Raine says. “They’re all great, and I’m excited for all of them. They all deserve to headline!”

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reflective of that.

“I feel like we’ve been booking more electronic lately,” Hornak observes. “It’s interesting, it’s more unique, that’s what we’re doing here.”

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necessarily electronic—it’s harsh noise and ambient stuff.”

Some artists, like Kudzu, have performed at Quo in the past and are returning to share new material under a different moniker.

“Sometimes we have the same people, but sometimes they go under the radar and don’t play for a while then come through with new material,” says QuoLabber Christian Deveaux, whose project The We4p0n performs on Satuday. “I think it’s pretty cool. You can watch them grow and see them become a new artist.”

The festival spotlights many new rising local artists, which QuoLab’s organizers are looking forward to showcasing.

“A lot of people on this year’s music festival either hadn’t started playing music last year or we hadn’t picked up on them by that time,” says Hornak. “Then, just in the past year, people like Vacant Flowers, Too Much, CatAnus, Wailin Oughts, have just kind of been playing a bunch of shows here or we’ve seen them at things around town.

We’re always in this process of figuring out who’s coming up in the scene. I feel like it’s tough because we’re missing people who haven’t heard about us because we’re super under the radar. And we’re looking for under the radar people! It gets a little challenging being like, ‘Wait, where are

WORLD’S THIRD SMALLEST MUSIC FESTIVAL QUOLAB Friday, October 27 6 p.m.: Workshop (BAL Stage), Film (OUQ Stage), 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.: Vacant Flowers 8 p.m.: Taylor Q 8:30: CatAnus 9 p.m.: Cunabear 9:30 p.m.: Phoebe Novak 10 p.m.: Ew 10:30 p.m.: Burundanga 11 p.m.: Gaute Granli 11:30 p.m.: Macho Blush 12 p.m.: DJ Cochino

“They’re all great, and I’m excited for all of them.

They all deserve to headline!” you, where are the new performers in the city?’”

Many artists have found their way to QuoLab, grown their craft, and discovered a community in the venue. While maintaining a low profile, the DIY establishment has become a scene staple. By carving out that presence, the public is understanding QuoLab’s mission to create visibility for marginalized perspectives.

“People who think it’s a party don’t show up anymore,” laughs facilitator Taylor Qualls, remembering the days when college kids would mass-text QuoLab’s address, thinking they were about to enter a house party rager.

“I remember the last time that happened, a few of them actually stuck around and became a part of it,” Deveaux recalls.

In addition to music on the first and

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28

6 p.m.: Film (BAL Stage), How 2 VJ with Gregg Workshop (OUQ Stage) 6:30: Savannah Comrades Talk 7 p.m.: Alex Kalthoff 7:30 p.m.: Raine Raine & Pointless Honey 8 p.m.: elovet 8:30 p.m.: The We4p0n 9 p.m.: MyBrother/MySister 9:30 p.m.: s.a.d.

10 p.m.: AGYN 10:30 p.m.: Taylor Alxndr 11 p.m.: DJ Stacey Blood Transfusion 11:30 p.m.: Blood Club 12 p.m.: DJ C Powers

Atlanta’s AGYN recently released an album, Self-Sabotage as Ritual.

second floor, World’s Smallest Music Festival features vendors, live visuals from Hornak, workshops, a zine-making table, and film screenings.

“We have Savannah Comrades giving a workshop on anarchism and Marxism,” Qualls says. “We’ll be having a natural dye workshop and an intentional crystal gridmaking workshop.”

The latter welcomes participants to bring non-crystal objects that are energetic and mean something to the owner.

As an intentional space that centers queer, gender variant, POC, and femmes, Quolab encourages attendees to be aware of the energy they bring into the space.

“There are people who this space is for, and there are people who are welcome, but this space is not for them,” Qualls explains.

“The first kind of people are aware of that and aware that that space is offered to them, and the other people should be aware of the space they’re used to having and maybe taking a step back and be aware of it.”

“Be connected,” Hornak advises.

“In other spaces, you don’t necessarily have to check what’s intended for you, but a lot of the people who are coming here are used to doing that all the time,” says Qualls. “This switches a little of it—a lot of it.” CS

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29

6 p.m.: Film (BAL Stage), Workshop (OUQ Stage) 7:30 p.m.: Tommy Techno 8 p.m.: Kudzu 8:30 p.m.: Samson 9 p.m.: Nancy Druid 9:30 p.m.: Valore 10 p.m.: Wailin Oughts 10:30 p.m.: Allison Frye 11 p.m.: Morel Atmosphere 11:30 p.m.: Canadian Waves 12 p.m.: Lotion in the Basket

MUSIC FEATURE

Summer Kisses, Winter Tears of a Clown Clownvis Presley is coming to Savannah!

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UPCOMING EVENTS Thur. Oct. 26

BY ANNA CHANDLER

anna@connectsavannah.com

IT’S THE SEASON for Pennywise, Twisty the Clown, and Captain Spaulding, but there’s a new clown in town. And even coulrophobics can’t help falling in love with Clownvis Presley.

Mike Leahy, the man behind the big red nose, gained recognition in psychobilly and rockabilly circuits while fronting the St. Louis band 7 Shot Screamers. Leahy formed the group with bassist Chris Powers while the two were still in high school, blending rockabilly with glam rock sensibilities. The act established Leahy as an animated and magnetic frontman.

Over time, Leahy began to hone an Elvis impersonation like no other. In white face paint with red and blue arched eyebrows, cherry-red circled cheeks, and a sky-high pompadour, Clownvis was born. “The King of the Clowns” began making appearances throughout L.A., working the comedy circuit, performing magic tricks and cover songs in his best Elvis voice through a Vegas strip-inspired act.

In 2011, Leahy took Clownvis to Season 5 of the competition show America’s Got Talent. Alongside a bodyguard and mentor, Clownvis took the stage clad in his signature blue suit. As he broke out a few magic tricks and belted the first “Old McDonald

Had a Farm,” the judges began sounding off. As the judges dug into him, Clownvis served it right back, reading Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel to filth and trolling audiences in the AGT seats and at home.

The experience landed Clownvis on some “worst audition” YouTube reels, but true fans stood by his side and supported him as he ventured into new territory.

Clownvis’s original songs, like the holiday spiritual “Jesus Christ Eatin’ on a Chicken Wing,” the “Monsteranto”-praising “I Want My GMOs,” and “The Cursive Song,” which features Neil Hamburger, Emily Marilyn, and Nikki Limo, combine traditional Elvis stylings with absurdist humor and Tim & Eric-style psychedelic visuals. “Barack O’s Tacos” inexplicably pushes a fictional taco restaurant chain created by Barack Obama, touting the tagline “taste the change.”

The Clownvis Christmas Special was a delightfully absurd seasonal romp released via his YouTube channel in 2013. Throughout the show, Clownvis sings, runs a telethon for “scientific research,” tells a story of estranged father-son relationships, and learns the true meaning of Christmas.

Clownvis is also a self-professed Will Smith fan and honored his hero with “Fresh Prince in the Ghetto,” a fusion of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song and Elvis’s “In The Ghetto.”

Throughout the years, that America’s Got Talent audition paid off—Clownvis has made special appearances on Comedy Central, The Tom Green Show, Playboy Radio, Sirius XM, and more. He’s performed with the likes of Sarah Silverman, Margaret Cho, Drew Carey, David Spade, Tim Heidecker, and Bob Odenkirk, among others. He’s also pals with “The Kang” himself, Unknown Hinson, and has performed with McDonald’s-themed Black Sabbath tribute band Mac Sabbath, singing alongside fellow clown Ronald Osbourne.

Clownvis performs solo when he takes his show on the road, and his Jinx appearance is sure to be an all-encompassing experience of the senses. He arrives in Savannah fresh off a tour with Neil Hamburger and Tim Heidecker and, after his Jinx show, heads to the big annual punk rock weekend The Fest in Gainesville.

The King of the Clowns continues to rise to the top. If you’ve been talking about getting out on the town for some live entertainment, how ‘bout a little less conversation and a little more action this week? CS

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GLOVE, TWISTY CATS, TOO MUCH @EL-ROCKO LOUNGE

Tampa’s GLOVE makes their El-Rocko debut this weekend. Featuring members of favorite Florida bands including Veiny Hands and Plastic Pinks, the foursome released their first recorded track, “Pleasure Intellect,” in early October. With a driving bassline and hooky synth line, the song offers kiss-off garage-punk grit with a beating synth-pop heart.

Savannah duo Twisty Cats recently returned from a string of shows in New York City; they’re currently working toward the release of their first album.

El-Rocko frequenters Too Much shared four demo tracks on their Bandcamp last month. Their varied sounds weave together influences from 1990s indie rock, prog, and fuzzy garage rock.

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It’s House of Strut’s birthday! Celebrate the Starland District vintage fashion mecca with an evening of live music, prizes, drinks, and sales.

In the courtyard, attendees can catch lives sets from Twisty Cats, who have a 7” record available through House of Strut Records, Savannah throwback dance-rockers Street Clothes, spoken word/hip-hop artist and regular House of Strut performer Valore, and South Carolina rapper Lo’ Kuntry.

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Georgia’s own Corey Smith returns to The Stage On Bay this weekend. Smith was the very first act to headline the Garden City venue when it opened in March. The Jefferson, Georgia native is a beloved alum of University of Georgia, the campus upon which he began honing his sound.

Smith most recently released While the Gettin’ Is Good, a record that perfectly embodies Smith’s blend of singer-songwriter intimacy and a Southern-steeped country sound. Since its release, the album’s produced many fan favorites, including the breezy love song “Blow Me Away” and Smith’s ode to dusty diamonds and father-son relationships, “The Baseball Song.”

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TRINIDAD JAMES

All boy/all girl offers a dreamy take on orchestral pop with high drama and engrossing lyricism. With experimental edges and an indie-rock backbone, the completely one-of-a-kind sound has something for everyone in its arrangements of vocals, ukulele, guitars, viola, cello, bass, keyboards, and drums.

The band released the full-length album Slagroom in 2016. Written and recorded in the basement of a pawn shop on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, it’s an immersive album with bends and turns that will excite fans of unpredictable pop. All boy/all girl is currently located in New York City and will be relocating to Philadelphia this month.

They’re joined by Daily Exercise, the musical project of Savannah’s Jeff Alvarez, and Charleston lo-fi surf rock band Beach Sex. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 7 P.M., FREE, 21+

TOO MUCH

ALL BOY/ALL GIRL, DAILY EXERCISE, BEACH SEX @EL-ROCKO LOUNGE

Atlanta’s Trinidad James hits the Elan stage this weekend. Born in Trinidad & Tobago and raised in Georgia, James was managing a downtown streetwear boutique in Atlanta when he began to pursue rapping. He shared a debut mixtape, Don’t Be S.A.F.E., and the hit “All Gold Everything” took off. After the video gained over three million views, Def Jam signed Trinidad James and released a remix of the hit with new verses from T.I., Young Jeezy, and 2 Chainz.

These days, James releases music through his own label, Gold Gang Records. The single “Just a Lil’ Thick (She Juicy),” featuring Mystikal and Lil Dicky, arrived in 2016, with the mixtape “The Wake Up 2” following months after. His most recent mixtape, Father FiGGa, was released on Gold Gang in July 2017.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 9 P.M., $10-42 VIA WANTICKETS.COM, 18+

TWISTY CATS

The Tybee Post Theater’s Jazz Legends series brings a tribute to Miles Davis, the legendary jazz trumpeter, band leader, and composer. Savannah jazz pianist Eric Jones will perform the highlights of Davis’s career through the 1950s to the 1980s and entertain the audience with historical vignettes and a musician’s unique insight into Davis’s stunning career.

Jones is joined by Robert Saunders on drums and Brett Belanger on bass.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 8 P.M., $18, ALL-AGES

TRINIDAD JAMES @CLUB ELAN

GLOVE

ERIC JONES

THE MUSIC OF MILES DAVIS @TYBEE POST THEATER

In 1967, The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll released his definitive gospel record How Great Thou Art. On his second album of sacred music, Elvis selected his own favorite songs to record, arranging several himself. Savannah’s own crooner, Trae Gurley, will honor the release and Elvis’s legacy by performing the album in its entirety with his RCA Studio B Band (Jared Hall on piano, Eric Jones on organ, Bill Smith on guitar, Ira Miller on percussion, Marc Chesanow on bass, and Igor Fiksman on pedal steel guitar). JJ Collins & the Gospel Gurls (Natasha Drena, Rebecca Flaherty, Emily Hall, and Jenny Woodruff) will also be featured.

The concert is a benefit for Loop It Up Savannah. Savannah artist Panhandle Slim will create one-of-a-kind King-themed works of art for the event, available for auction.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, DOORS AT 7 P.M., SHOW AT 7:30 P.M., $20, ALL-AGES

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MUSIC WEDNESDAY 10.25 LIVE MUSIC

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

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

Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton, 9 p.m.

Boomy’s Eric Culberson Band, 10 p.m. coffee deli Acoustic Jam, 7 p.m.

Five Oaks Taproom Eric Britt, 8 p.m.

The Jinx Rock n Roll Bingo w/ Rebuilder, 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Jon Hill, 7:30 p.m.

Rachael’s 1190 Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

The Sandbar Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

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

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

Wild Wing Cafe Mark Carter, 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., Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

DJ

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

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Barrelhouse South Funk You, 9 p.m.

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.

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

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

El-Rocko Lounge All Boy/All Girl, Daily Exercise, Beach Sex, Machine Dreams, 9 p.m.

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

House of Strut 2-Year Party: Twisty Cats, Street Clothes, Valore, Lo’Kuntry, 8 p.m.

The Jinx Clownvis Presley, 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music

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Tree House DJ Phive Star

Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Georgia Kyle, 7:30 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Kellen Powers, 10 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Trivia PS Tavern Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Gypsy Jazz, 7 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

Space Cat Books Spodee Boy, Datenight, Bruck Jonkson, 9 p.m.

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

Tree House Live Music, 7 p.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church How Great Thou Art: Elvis Album Live, 7:30 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Rachael Shaner, 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, 5 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Jason Courtenay, 7:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Mic, 6 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Abe’s on Lincoln DJ Doc Ock, 9 p.m.

Club One Drag Show Doubles Nightclub Little Black Fetish Party 6 Halloween Masquerade, 8 p.m.

Foxy Loxy Cafe Fire Brand Fridays Poetry Slam, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 10.28 LIVE MUSIC

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.

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 80s and 90s Karaoke, 10 p.m.

World of Beer Karaoke, 9 p.m.

DJ

The Jinx Live DJ, 10 p.m.

Liquid Night Club Live DJ, 9 p.m.

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

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Club One Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque w/ American Horror Strip Show, 8 p.m., Drag Show, 10:30 p.m.

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

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

FRIDAY 10.27 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South Morning Fatty, The Orange Constant, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe David Harbuck, Jerry Zambito and the Bayou Blues Band, 8 p.m.

Billy’s Place at McDonough’s

The Loose Hinges @FOXY LOXY PRINT GALLERY AND CAFE

Nashville duo The Loose Hinges bring their eclectic blend of roots, pop, jazz, jam, and rock to the courtyard at Foxy.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 7 P.M., FREE, ALL-AGES Nancy Witt (piano and vocals), 6 p.m.

BowTie Barbecue Co. Ben Keiser, 6 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Prime Real Estate, 10 p.m.

Club Elan Trinidad James, 9 p.m.

Dockside Seafood Bluegrass Happy Hour, 4 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Twisty Cats, Glove, Too Much, 9 p.m., DJ D-Frost Flashback At Sundown, 9 p.m.

Jazz’d The Hextones, 9 p.m.

The Jinx Halloween Cover Band Night #1, 8:30 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Brian Bazemore, 7:30 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Emily Kenyon, The Sound Experiment, 4 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Crossfire, 9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) Austin Williams Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music QuoLab World’s Third Smallest Music Festival

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

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

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

Saddle Bags Kasey Tyndall, 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

The Stage on Bay Corey Smith and Special Guest, 8 p.m.

Taste of India Don Read, 6:30 p.m.

Tijuana Flats Gary Strickland Totally Awesome Bar Halloween Costume Party w/ Ember City, 10 p.m.

Tree House Live Music Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) Willie Jackson and the Tybee Blues Band, 6 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater The Music of Miles Davis, 8 p.m.

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

The Warehouse Rachael Shaner, Eric Culberson, 2 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Bill Hodgson, Mighty Midi Band, Permanent Tourist, 5 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Hallowing w/ 8 Mile Bend Band, 9:30 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

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

PS Tavern Beer Pong Tournament, 10 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Blueberry Hill Karaoke, 7 p.m.

The Islander Karaoke, 10 p.m.

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

Sunny’s Lounge Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

DJ

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

El-Rocko Lounge DJ D-Frost Hercules Bar & Grill DJ Liquid Night Club Live DJ, 9 p.m.

Little Lucky’s Live DJ Rusty Rudders Tap House DJ Tap SEED Eco Lounge DJ C-Rok,

17 Hundred 90 Restaurant Gail Thurmond, 6:30 p.m.

Barrelhouse South CBDB, Little Bird, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe David Harbuck, Jon Lee and the Hextones, 8 p.m.

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

Congress Street Social Club DJ Square One, 10 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Wailyn Storms, Tiny Scissors, House of Earth, 8 p.m.

Flashback Rock-A-Licious, 9 p.m.

Jazz’d Free Spirits, 9 p.m.

Jukebox Bar & Grill Monster Mash Halloween Bash Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Ben Keiser, 7:30 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Ben Keiser Band, 10 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Karaoke Halloween Party, 9 p.m.

The Olde Pink House David Duckworth & Alisha Duckworth Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music QuoLab World’s Third Smallest Music Festival The Rail In For A Penny, 9 p.m.

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

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

Saddle Bags Garrett Speer, 10:30 p.m.

Tree House Live Music Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

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

The Warehouse Brian Bazemore, Magic Rocks, 2 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Hallowing w/ Liquid Ginger, Jason Courtenay Band, Levi Moore, Bill Hodgson, DJ Rudy, 1 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Roger Jaeger, 9:30 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Doodles Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Islander Karaoke, 10 p.m.

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

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

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

PS Tavern Karaoke

COMEDY

Savannah Coffee Roasters Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans, 8 p.m.

The Wormhole Dead Comic Show,

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DJ

Doubles Nightclub DJ Sam Diamond, 8 p.m.

Liquid Night Club Live DJ, 9 p.m.

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

Stafford’s Public House DJ Chris Manley, 9:30 p.m.

Totally Awesome Bar DJ Basik Lee Tree House DJ Phive Star

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

Club Elan Wuki-Ween, 9 p.m.

Fannie’s on the Beach Fannie’s Halloween Freak Show and Costume Party, 8 p.m.

The Jinx Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque Revue w/ American Horror Strip Show, Blood Wrestling Rachael’s 1190 A Night to Dismember Halloween Party, 10 p.m.

Scores Savannah Halloween Party The Stage on Bay Ya Gotta Believe in Liam Great Gatsby Masquerade Party, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY 10.29 LIVE MUSIC

17 Hundred 90 Restaurant Gail Thurmond, 6:30 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Don Coyer, 9 p.m.

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

Flashback Open Jam, 5 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Matt Eckstine, 7:30 p.m.

The Olde Pink House Eddie Wilson QuoLab World’s Third Smallest Music Festival Tybee Island Social Club Sunday Bluegrass Brunch, noon Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Jon Hill, 8 p.m., Thomas Claxton, 8 p.m.

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

TRIVIA & GAMES

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.

COMEDY

Tybee Post Theater Collin’s

DJ

Boomy’s DJ Basik Lee, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

Saddle Bags Booze Olympics, 7 p.m.

MONDAY 10.30 LIVE MUSIC

Abe’s on Lincoln Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe David Harbuck, 9 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Teddy Adams Quintet ft.

Eric Jones and Huxsie Scott, 7 p.m.

The Jinx Spooky Dance Party, 10 p.m.

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

Wild Wing Cafe Ray Tomasino, 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

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

TUESDAY 10.31 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South The Band Be Easy, 9 p.m.

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

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

Congress Street Social Club DJ Werd Life, 10 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Chew, Rude Dude and the Creek Freaks, 9 p.m.

Foxy Loxy Cafe Loose Hinges, 7

p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Velvet Caravan, 7 p.m.

Jazz’d Ray Lundy, 9 p.m.

The Jinx Halloween Cover Band Night #2, 8:30 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, ongoing Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Brian Bazemore, 7:30 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Open Mic Nickie’s 1971 Open Mic hosted by Willie Jackson, 8 p.m.

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

Wild Wing Cafe Bill Hodgson, 7 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, 7:3010 p.m.

McDonough’s Bingo, 7 p.m.

Mellow Mushroom Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

PS Tavern Poker Rachael’s 1190 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.

DJ

Halloween Tasty Burger Special Available All Day!

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Craft Brews, Haunted Drinks & Shot Specials Starting At 6PM

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

Stafford’s Public House DJ Rudy Lui

Club Elan Trikha Treat #4, 9 p.m.

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SOUNDBOARD DIRECTORY 17 Hundred 90 Restaurant 307 E. President St. 912-236-7122 17hundred90.com

Abe’s on Lincoln 17 Lincoln St. 912-349-0525 abesonlincoln.com

Barrelhouse South 125 W. Congress St. 912-662-5576 barrelhousesouth.com

Basil’s Pizza and Deli 216 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

912-897-6400 basilsonline.com

Bay Street Blues 17 E. Bay St. 912-236-6655

Bayou Cafe 14 N. Abercorn St. 912-233-6411 bayousavannah.com

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

912-231-9049 billysplacesavannah.com

Blowin’ Smoke Southern Cantina 1611 Habersham St. 912-231-2385 blowinsmokesavannah.com

Blueberry Hill 546 Dean Forest Rd. 964-8401

Boomy’s 409 W. Congress St. 912-436-6660 boomysbar.com

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The Britannia British Pub 140 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

912-898-4257

The Chromatic Dragon 514 MLK Jr. Blvd.

912-289-0350 chromaticdragon.com

Chuck’s Bar 305 W. River St. 912-232-1005

Club 309 West 309 W. River St. 912-236-1901 club309west.com

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Club One 1 Jefferson St.

912-232-0200 clubone-online.com

Coach’s Corner 3016 E. Victory Dr.

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

Doodles 586 S. Columbia Ave. 912-295-2536

Doubles Nightclub 7100 Abercorn St. 912-352-7100

Dub’s Pub 225 W. River St.

(912) 200-3652 dubspubriverstreet.com

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

Exclusives Bar & Grille 2003 Greenwood Street 912-695-2116

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

Fia Rua Irish Pub 10132 Ford Ave. 912-459-4160 fiaruairishpub.com

Five Oaks Taproom 201 W. Bay St. 912-236-4440 fiveoakstaproom.com

912-355-3336

Congress Street Social Club 411 W. Congress St. 912-238-1985 congressstreetsocialclub.com

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) 110 Towne Center Dr. 912-348-3200 macphersonspub.com

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Richmond Hill) 3742 US-17 Nickie’s 1971 1513 Butler Ave. 912-786-4444

The Olde Pink House 23 Abercorn St.

912-232-4286 www.plantersinnsavannah.com

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

PS Tavern 11 W. Bay St.

912-920-7772 rachaels1190.com

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

912-238-1311 therailpub.com/

912-401-0543 foxyloxycafe.com

912-966-5790

The Islander 301 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

912-897-6137

Jazz’d Tapas Bar 52 Barnard St.

912-236-7777 www.jazzdsavannah.com

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

Jukebox Bar & Grill 3741 US Hwy 17 Ste 500 912-756-6997

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub 117 West River St. 912-233-9626 www.kevinbarrys.com

Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill 417 East River St.

Cohen’s Retreat 5715 Skidaway Rd.

912-239-9600 macphersonspub.com

Foxy Loxy Cafe 1919 Bull St.

912-428-1643

coffee deli 4517 Habersham St.

912-352-7818 savannahcoffeedeli.com

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

Flashback 10010-B Ford Ave.

CoCo’s Sunset Grille 1 Old U.S. Hwy. 80 912-786-7810 cocostybee.com

912-459-6357 melscoastalcafe.com

912-495-5145

Liquid Night Club 307 W. River St. Little Lucky’s 6 Gateway Blvd. E.

912-352-2933 coachs.net

Melody’s Coastal Cafe and Sandbar Cantina 2518 Hwy 17

912-925-1119

912-341-8897

McDonough’s 21 E. McDonough St.

912-233-6136 mcdonoughssavannah.com

Mellow Mushroom 11 W. Liberty St. 912-495-0705 mellowmushroom.com

Rachael’s 1190 1190 King George Blvd.

The Rail Pub 405 W. Congress St. Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant 402 MLK Jr. Blvd.

912-292-1656 ranchoalegrecuban.com

Rusty Rudders Tap House 303 W. River St. 912-944-6302

Ruth’s Chris Steak House 111 W. Bay St. 912-721-4800 ruthschris.com

Saddle Bags 317 West River St.

912-349-5275 saddlebagssavannah.com/

The Sandbar 1512 Butler Ave. 912-786-8304

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BOOKS

Shining a light on Savannah’s secrets

Susan Earl’s debut novel In the Dark explores a side of the city few see

What’s your Savannah story?

Susan Earl: I first came here in ’77 from New York. I’d been accepted to be an artist in residence at the Ossabaw Island Project, and I got off a plane with a suitcase full of dark room equipment. I took a taxi to the Desoto Hilton and walked all around

PHOTO BY EMILY EARL

YOU WON’T find much of Savannah’s famous moss-draped, midnight-in-thegarden aesthetic in the pages of In the Dark, though much of the novel is set after dusk.

Instead, author Susan Earl explores parts of the city rarely included in the trolley tours and Top Ten Lists—the public housing neighborhoods, the affordable art studios, the dive bars and other worldweary spots that may be less than glamorous but comprise what life is like here for many.

Eagle-eyed readers will recognize the pinpoint descriptions of hand-painted signs on Waters Avenue and a certain coffee shop crowded on a Saturday morning after the farmers market as well as the characters themselves: The single mother with dreams of a dance career, the daughter trying to escape her strict traditional upbringing, the nurse with her own emergency at home, the businessman making bad choices, the disabled driver struggling to make a living, the artist wanting only peace and quiet. In the Dark turns around stereotypes about Savannah and its inhabitants, revealing a compassion and complexity that could never be distilled down to a guidebook.

With almost four decades of living in Savannah behind her, Earl brings intimate local knowledge to her first novel. A photographer and former caseworker at the historically significant Georgia Infirmary, she is also the co-author of Waddie Welcome and the Beloved Community, the revered non-fiction account of how a group of loving folks brought one special man home. When she isn’t writing, she spends time volunteering at the West Broad Y and Deep Center and marveling over the work of her daughter, photographer and Sulfur Studios co-founder Emily Earl.

We caught up with Earl at her longtime hangout The Sentient Bean, where she will be giving a reading on Thursday, Oct. 26 (Half the proceeds from the evening’s book sales benefit Deep.) We chatted about her fellow storytellers, the charm of burlesque and the real-life locals who inspired her tale.

Savannah, and I was like, “This place is beautiful, but where is everybody?” It was a Tuesday afternoon in the fall, and there were no people walking around! Not like today at all.

I went to Ossabaw for a week and met another photographer, John Earl. We ended up getting married after we knew each for three weeks [laughs]. I was 31, he was 56. He was from Georgia, a nature photographer. We ended up moving to Atlanta, and I hated it. I said to my husband, “I don’t know about you, I’m moving to Savannah.” That was in 1980. [Note: John Earl, a longtime SCAD professor, passed away in 2008.]

We got an apartment on Jones Street, and walked over to SCAD in the Armory building, their only building back then.

They had a little gallery downstairs, so I took a box of my photographs and they offered me a show.

I would’ve moved here right away, but I couldn’t find a job. I had been working in senior centers teaching arts and crafts, but they weren’t hiring professionals to do that in Georgia. I got a job working at the historic Georgia Infirmary, which was built in 1832 and was the first hospital for African Americans in the United States. I developed an activity program at first, then segued into helping devise a case management strategy to create alternatives for nursing homes.

Is that how you got involved with Waddie Welcome?

lot of younger people with disabilities who were living in nursing homes, because that was the only way they could get the physical services they needed. But these were people who were perfectly capable of living in their own homes if they had a little bit of assistance.

There was no way to do that if they didn’t have family or friends to count on, so about 20 people met over a fiveyear period and formed circles of support for them. I was in Mr. Welcome’s circle, but about 14 people got out of nursing homes and moved into their own places as a result of the Storytellers.

[Citizens Advocacy Director] Tom Kohler and I wrote about it and took pictures, but we had no idea it was going to become a book.

How did you transition into fiction?

I worked at the Infirmary for 32 years, and when I retired I wasn’t going to sit on the couch eating bonbons! I started volunteering at the West Broad Street Y and at Deep Center. Deep offered writers’ workshops for its fellows, so I joined up. I had never really written fiction at all. I thought, “Oh I could never do that! How do people know what going to happen?”

You’ve captured a Savannah few people would recognize unless they live here.

Why did you want to tell stories that don’t necessarily match up with the usual ones told about our city?

Well, because they’re not told. I also wanted to say positive things. The Waddie Welcome book highlighted African American culture in Savannah and tried to say that there’s a rich culture here that people don’t talk about, like the African American advertising art signs that Tom and I also have been documenting for the past 15 or 20 years.

There is value in bringing into the light the part of Savannah that no one knows about or talks about doesn’t think is beautiful. It obviously is beautiful. And it’s vanishing.

The way I got involved with Mr. Welcome was through a combination of Citizens Advocacy, the Infirmary and a group called How does the orthodox Jewish commuthe Storytellers. Back then there were a nity fit into your narrative?

I grew up parents who were very Jewish and very anti-religion. I’ve always had an interest in Jewish culture; I learned Yiddish as a kid and took Hebrew in college.

Savannah has a very deep Jewish history, and that has fascinated me. Even though we weren’t religious, my daughter went to Rambam Day School here from kindergarten to 8th grade.

And the burlesque aspect? Why include that?

I was actually inspired by an article in Connect—I have a big whole big file of stuff from Connect! There was an article about dancer who was real tough and took the art very seriously. I think it interesting that you can have this idea about what a burlesque dancer is supposed to look like, and then you see they’re just regular people.

Which means you could do it, too.

Anyone involved even slightly in this community are going to recognize some of these characters. Is it a coincidence that the description of the sculptor, Dylan, reminded me immediately of artist Jerome Meadows? [laughs] I definitely started with Jerome as an inspiration. Sometimes when I’m thinking about a character, I pull up their physicality in my mind and build on that. I told Jerome he’s in my book, sort of, and he just laughed.

Some of them are real people. It was important for me to include Maxine Patterson, the dance teacher who is a hero to Felicia’s character. Maxine started her dance school in Savannah before being inclusive was popular, I’m sure people raised their eyebrows when she first started.

And then there’s Marquice Williams of Spitfire Poetry, who also works with Deep.

He’s in the book, and he’ll be at the reading on Thursday.

You flip stereotypes in the story several times. Was that conscious?

It definitely was. My elevator shpiel is the book is about families, expectations and secrets. Everybody in the book has a secret.

The joke is that it’s Savannah, so you can’t keep a secret for too long! CS

IN THE DARK BOOK SIGNING W/ SUSAN EARL

When: 6:30-8:30pm, Thursday, Oct. 26 Where: The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. Info: www.susan-earl.com

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CULTURE THE ART•BEAT OF SAVANNAH

A year in a kennel Lisa Rosenmeier’s pet portraits are up through Nov. 3

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

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LISA Rosenmeier is definitely a dog person.

“365 Days,” her latest exhibition at the Cultural Arts Gallery, consists of bright acrylic portraits of both dogs and cats.

“I found there were some cats that I liked, but after doing this for a year, I gravitated more towards dogs,” explained Rosenmeier.

In October of last year, Rosenmeier began following two kennels at the Humane Society shelter. She documented their personalities and painted their portraits for a full year.

Underneath each portrait in the gallery hangs a card stating the animal’s name, age, gender, the duration of their stay in the kennel, and the reason for arriving and for leaving.

“Tracking a kennel space is easier than tracking one animal at a time,” explains 40 Rosenmeier. “You get a more diverse

group, and you have no control over who you’re choosing. This way I wouldn’t be biased, like, ‘Oh, look at that sad story!’”

The size of each canvas also corresponds with the amount of time each animal spent in the kennel. The amount of work Rosenmeier put into this exhibition is extensive, but even more remarkable is that she still remembers the animals’ personalities.

Vulcan the cat was shy; Patches Clay the dog loved to lick; Bugsy the kitten always got close to the camera.

The paintings—done with a modified acrylic paint because Rosenmeier is highly allergic to oil—all capture the pets’ personalities without making them look like humans, an intentional choice.

“I didn’t want to anthropomorphocize any of them or make them be seen as humans because they are their own species,” she notes.

Rosenmeier, who also paints pet portraits on commission, has been involved with animals for most of her life, beginning with walking dogs for Animal Control out west. She got the idea for “365 Days” after a bad experience with a client.

“When I gave them the portrait ,they

said, ‘Oh, this is so cute! But what do I do with it when my dog dies?’” Rosenmeier remembers. “I was like, cherish it forever?

That really stuck with me. So I started studying the history of cats and dogs in human society.”

Rosenmeier learned about domestication in cats and dogs, particularly how they evolved with human society.

“A truly domesticated cat would never survive as a feral,” she says. “You can’t abandon Fluffy alongside the road and think, ‘Okay, they have claws and teeth, they’ll be fine.’ And don’t bring feral cats into your house! Let them chase mice; don’t bring them kibble. They’ve got it.

Watch what the animal does and you’ll see the difference.”

After her 16-year-old poodle died, Rosenmeier felt the urge to adopt a purebred Maltese from the shelter since her husband also owned a Maltese.

“So I went into the kennel and I sat down with the dog,” she recalls, “and by the time I was done, I was like, ‘No. You are not gonna work in our household.’ We just didn’t work. He was getting along with other people, he wasn’t tearing up things. It was just us.”

While working on the project, Rosenmeier noticed that many of the dogs brought in were about a year and a half old—“right after they stop being cute,” she notes.

The main goal of “365 Days” is for us to see the individuality in our pets.

“When people get inspired to adopt, instead of being in love with the image, take the time to go to these places and visit with the animal,” Rosenmeier urges. CS “365 Days” will remain at the Cultural Arts Gallery until Nov. 3.

CULTURE VISUAL ARTS

Bertha’s legacy

Ships of the Sea exhibition honors artist’s work, ponders immigration

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

IT ALL started with a simple question.

What does it mean to be lost at sea?

That’s what the late local artist Bertha Husband asked Ships of the Sea curator Wendy Melton in an email two years ago.

The discussion led to “Lost at Sea: The Liminal Essence of Immigration,” the new exhibition at Ships of the Sea. The exhibition includes work by Husband, Simon Ford, Colin Lloyd, Milutin Pavlovic, and Kebedech Tekleab, none of whom were born in the United States.

While Husband passed away last spring, before she could see her idea come to fruition, her life and legacy is carried on through the work of her friends.

“We began planning ‘Lost at Sea’ a year ago,” explains Lloyd, from Bradford, England. “Bert was a true friend, my mentor and fellow traveler. Following her death, I was indeed lost at sea.”

Husband herself was from Scotland and had relocated to the United States via Nigeria, Pakistan and England, as Ships of

“Crossing Black Water” by Bertha Husband. PHOTO COURTESY OF SHIPS OF THE SEA.

the Sea’s director Tony Pizzo noted.

“Her thought and her work were always precise, and based on a rare combination of heart, research and imagination,” Pizzo said.

Two of Husband’s paintings are included in the exhibition, provided by her partner and co-creator Mary Jo Marchnight. “Lost at Sea” blends Husband’s interests seamlessly. In her work, she was fascinated with the horizon and with using allegory.

“Her thought and her work were always precise, and based on a rare combination of heart, research and imagination,” says Pizzo.

“As an autodidact, she gave us her personal vision of the world, speaking loudly and eloquently from the unspoken silence of knowledge,” remembers Pavlovic. “As a

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visual poet, she always maintained the dialogue open. Sharing was her thing.”

Husband loved to collaborate in exhibitions as well, and this collaboration with fellow immigrants is particularly relevant to our current political climate.

“The issues with which Bert was concerned are well represented in this exhibition by the contributions of her friends,” explains Pizzo. “They subsequently have a deep understanding of the effects in their own lives of what it means to be in a state of transition.”

While immigration and refugees were relevant during Husband’s life, they became stronger points of contention after her death, making “Lost at Sea” timely.

“As a seaport, the flow of immigrants into Savannah is part of our history and

“The Names of Shipwreckers are Only Writ on Water” by Bertha Husband, PHOTO COURTESY OF SHIPS OF THE SEA.

our character,” says Pizzo. “Whatever the initial purpose, over time we may forget the cost of this translocation—the loss of home culture and the hard realities of the relocation of families or disrupted families.

“These issues are part of our past, our present and our future, particularly in view of the ongoing worldwide refugee crisis. We hope this exhibition will serve as a bridge, linking our more abstract knowledge of what it meant to cross the ocean to an unknown land with the present-day realities of those facing the same choices.

This more subtle emotional understanding might lead to sympathy and action..”

“Lost at Sea” will remain up through Jan. 7. CS

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CULTURE VISUAL ARTS

Hailee Potter

The cyanotypes included in “Belle Nature de Lacoste” all use items local to Lacoste, with the exception of the chemicals.

PHOTO COURTESY OF HAILEE POTTER

I wanted to get the most, not even for my buck, but for my life experience. It’s about experiencing the world. In America we forget how much we have. It’s not that France doesn’t have a lot, because they do, but things are different. You learn about the food, styles of clothing, how they live with less or more than we do.

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

FOR PHOTOGRAPHER Hailee Potter, traveling is an artistic inspiration.

“Belle Nature de Lacoste: Perseveretrees and Beautes Bleues,” up at Foxy Loxy until Oct. 29, is the result of Potter’s studying in Lacoste while studying at SCAD. A native of Woodbury, Minnesota, Potter earned her Masters from SCAD in 2017 and is working to become a professor of photography.

Prior to attending SCAD, Potter visited Guatemala on a study abroad trip during her undergrad tenure at Cornell College in Iowa.

We spoke with Potter last week.

1. Tell me more about the exhibition.

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“Belle Nature de Lacoste” means “the nature of Lacoste” in French because I wanted to be fancy. It’s a show that consists of photographs, digital and black and white, and then there are cyanotypes. The cyanotypes are from nature—I use objects like leaves and branches. The paper was from Lacoste, I used water from Lacoste.

It was all very local to Lacoste besides the chemicals.

The body of work of “Perseveretrees,” in short, is portraits of trees, but not just these beautiful leaves trees. There are some that look barren and worn. I believe 42 trees can be like people. All different

4. How do you put aside your American life while traveling?

shapes and sizes, through all the seasons, and they’re still standing. I picked the word “persevere” because they persevere through this weather or dry heat and they’re still there. I made the connection to humanity and how they’re related.

2. Is “Belle Nature de Lacoste”

indicative of your usual style, or is it a departure?

I do a lot of environmental portraiture; the stuff in Foxy I like to do for fun. The cyanotypes are an exploration project I dove into on the trip.

When I went to Lacoste and Guatemala, I didn’t use a phone. I just let go. I temporarily deactivated my Facebook. I didn’t want to be tied to something that was back home because I’m literally thousands of miles away. In Guatemala I wanted to be in the culture and learn the language. I didn’t want to just learn it from a book.

That’s what inspired me and what opened my eyes.

3.

5. What advice would you give to peo-

It was just an amazing trip, for lack of other words. One thing I really loved is that I was in this secluded city—you’re not in Paris—and I went out every day and I just explored, I walked for miles. The nature and the land was so different from what I’m used to. It was so great to immerse yourself into that and put down your phone. It forced me to put my American life aside and immerse myself into the culture.

People went to France but stayed on their phones. That’s not traveling! That’s staying somewhere.

I would recommend studying abroad, just going somewhere out of the country.

You can go places in America, but going to a whole different country, the culture is so rich and you learn a new side of this world, a side you never knew existed and you never get to experience. It can really enrich someone’s cultural self. You need to immerse yourself. The second you’re looking at your phone is something you can miss. CS

What did you take away from the trip?

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OPENINGS & RECEPTIONS

ist and writer Kahlil Gibran began experimenting with the visual arts at a young age. Telfair Museums proudly boasts the largest public collection of visual art by Kahlil Gibran in the United States. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

GUO PEI: COUTURE BEYOND — SCAD exhibits the work of Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei, best known for the yellow cape entertainer Rihanna wore to the 2015 Met Gala. The exhibition held at Pei Ling Chan Gallery on MLK Blvd. will complement a larger exhibition at SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film in Atlanta. Oct. 27-March 4.

Pei Ling Chan Gallery and Garden for the Arts, 322 Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd.

KATHY MILLER AND SUSAN HOKANSON — Kathy Miller paints in oils and watercolors, and her etchings on handmade paper with feathered edges have become a favorite keepsake. Suzy Hokanson creates handwoven and nuno-felted fabric works of art, in which colors and textures are free-woven using silk, wool, alpaca, cotton, linin and hand-made rayon fibers. Through Oct. 31.

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LIVING WATERS — Jerome Meadows, an internationally recognized artist whose studio resides on the north side of Waters Avenue, will serve as artist-in-resident at the church in the coming months. In addition to the exhibition, he will also lead a workshop for making Advent Wreaths, and present a Blank Page Poetry performance featuring the work of other artists, dancers, and poets in Savannah.

Oct. 26-Dec. 3. stpeterssavannah.org. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 3 West Ridge Road.

MALLORY MORAN — Mallory Moran’s recent work. Fri., Oct. 27, 6 p.m. galleryespresso.com/. Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. OPEN STUDIO NIGHT — Fri., Oct. 27, 7 p.m.

Alexander Hall Gallery, 668 Indian St. SCRIBBLE ART STUDIO: IT’S A SMALL WORLD — This year’s show by Scribble Art students ages 4-16 reimagines the magic of “It’s a Small World.” Oct. 30-Nov. 26. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. THE UNAFFECTED NUDE — Geoff Johnson presents a retrospective of environmental nudes representing 20 years of introducing the female form into everyday environments.

In contrast to highly edited studio nudes, the unaffected nude is natural and unfiltered. Oct. 26-Nov. 4. Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St.

CONTINUING EXHIBITS 365 DAYS: THE STORY OF TWO KENNELS — Lisa Rosenmeier’s paintings of shelter pets. Through Nov. 3. Cultural Arts Gallery, 9 W. Henry St. ANIMAL INSTINCT — The diversity of animal imagery in Animal Instinct reveals the wide-ranging roles animals inhabit in an anthropocentric world. Through Nov. 26. telfair. org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. BELLE NATURE DE LACOSTE: PESEVERETREES AND BEAUTES BLUES — Hailee Potter presents handmade cyanotypes and black and white photographic prints that explore the nature of Lacoste, France. Through Oct. 29. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St.

WHERE THE LOCALS GO!

A show from Mallory Moran opens this Friday at Gallery Espresso.

COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE — The SCAD Museum of Art presents “Collective Intelligence,” a solo exhibition featuring the work of Agnieszka Kurant, composed of sculpture, works on paper, lenticular prints and a video.

Kurant’s research-based practice explores how complex social, economic and cultural systems can operate in ways that confuse distinctions between fiction and reality or nature and culture. Through Jan. 14, 2018. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

FAAA MEMBERS SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION — Telfair Museums presents the firstever exhibition at the Jepson Center by the artist members of the museum’s Friends of African American Arts group. Through Nov. 6. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. FELIX GONZALEZ-TORRES — The SCAD Museum of Art presents this eponymous exhibition of works by the late Cuban-American artist. Through Jan. 14, 2018. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

FRIENDS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART MEMBERS SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION — Telfair Museums presents the first ever inmuseum exhibition by artists who are members of F3A. The exhibition opens the night of the annual Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Lecture. Participants must be current members of F3A. Through Nov. 6. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. KAHLIL GIBRAN AND THE FEMININE DIVINE — Renowned for his literary masterpiece “The Prophet,” Lebanese-American art-

KIRK VARNEDOE: IN THE MIDDLE AT THE MODERN — Can you have an art exhibition without any artworks? Is a curator an artist?

Who or what decides an object’s value?

Through the lens of an art historian’s life, Kirk Varnedoe: In the Middle at The Modern challenges the nature of authenticity and the power of museums to define what is “high” and what is “low.” Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. LARRY LEVOW — Larry teaches group classes in his home studio and has just returned from instructing a weeklong plein air class in Montecatini Alto, Italy. In this current show, he is joined by students Henry and Suzanne Croci, Ron Fagin, Bobbie Kraft, Rhondda Netherton, Margie Sone, Mike Spitler and Gail Quinn. Through Dec. 31. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr. LOST AT SEA: THE LIMINAL ESSENCE OF IMMIGRATION — TConceived by the late Bertha Husband, it investigates the psychology and logistics of trans-oceanic relocation and acculturation. Featuring original work

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RODIN: THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE — Rodin: The Human Experience presents a selection of 32 figures in bronze by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), the French sculptor who left behind 19th century academic traditions to focus on conveying the passion and vitality of the human spirit. This exhibition is in honor of the centennial of Rodin’s death. Through Jan. 7, 2018. telfair.org/jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St.

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Little Duck Diner: Retro-chic Asian cuisine Ele and The Chef do their magic near Ellis Square

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THE ELE and The Chef Restaurant Collection are at it again, introducing Savannah to another Asian inspired restaurant, Little Duck Diner.

As restaurateurs in Savannah for over a decade, Ele Tran and Chef Sean outdid themselves this year, opening Current in July and now this retro-chic diner off Ellis Square at 150 St. Julian Street.

As their restaurant dynasty evolves, the twosome continue to develop spaces and concepts that have an overriding theme, making each stand apart from the others.

Little Duck Diner is unlike anything that this restaurant collection has produced before; in fact, its approach is distinct in the Savannah food scene.

This vintage diner, with its marquee reader board broadcasting milkshake flavors and bar stools cozying up to an open kitchen counter, evokes a 1950’s vibe.

On the other hand, while Oldies may play in the background, brass accents, marble countertops and tufted camel leather booths modernize the joint, radiating an upscale ambiance.

Little Duck Diner was inspired by Ele and the Chef’s three children-their little ducklings. From the golden duck logo and the drawing of three ducks on the menu to yellow rubber ducks placed about and duck dishes served, the motif is imbued throughout the establishment.

Like any tried and true diner, Little Duck is an all day affair, remaining open until midnight on the weekends. Breakfast staples, like waffles and pancakes, are offered all day in addition to lunch, dinner and dessert.

The menu contains a variation of traditional diner food like biscuits and gravy, omelettes and burgers, each with upgraded ingredients that set it apart from any basic chain diner. Rise and shine to the Risotto Stacker, a disk of seared cheesy risotto crowned with a house-made pork sausage patty and a runny cage-free egg. Indulge in homemade flaky biscuits with salty brown smoked sausage gravy in the early hours or even in a late night intoxicated state.

For lunch, dig in to a Chicken Waffle 44 Cone, where crispy fried chicken and spicy

The Duck Dynasty Bowl- layered with Japanese rice, BBQ duck, daikon, pickled carrots, ginger pineapple sauce and spicy kimchi.

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Sriracha syrup overflow from a fresh made cone. Munch on an array of Gourmet Grilled Cheeses, crammed with cheeses like Gruyere and Havarti and other ingredients like duck, Norwegian smoked salmon and oven roasted tomato.

Sink your teeth into burgers and sandwiches like Avocado Toast with goat cheese or the Little Piggy Went to Market, a slider with house-made pork sausage, fried egg, cheese and apple wood bacon.

Treat yourself to locally made confections from Back in the Day Bakery, such as the seasonal Bourbon Pecan Pie, and perk up with La Colombe coffee, served steamy or over ice.

While all of these diner delights are worth a drop by, it would not be an Ele and The Chef restaurant if Asian cuisine did not grace the menu. This factor alone, distinguishes Little Duck Diner from any diner-esque eatery in town.

Nibble on Korean Beef Egg Rolls, served to golden perfection and topped with homemade kimchi, a traditional Korean side dish made from salted and fermented vegetables. Dunk them into sweet and sour duck sauce to seal the deal.

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Shalom Y’all: Same nosh, less shlep Jewish Food Festival takes it back to the square

BY JESSICA LEIGH LEBOS

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WE’RE COMING to the end of Savannah’s most glorious month, and the last Sunday in October can only mean one thing: The Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival is ready to stuff you silly with stacks of cheesy blintzes, piles of golden latkes and vats of matzo ball soup.

It also means is that on the last Monday of October, hundreds of volunteers will be kvetching and soaking their feet in Epsom salts.

Listen, bubelehs, it’s a lot to shlep: Members of Congregation Mickve Israel have put on the annual fundraiser for almost 30 years, most of them in Forsyth Park, where around 10,000 people show up to nosh and enjoy free entertainment. It takes weeks for this crew of multi-generational mavens to cook, pack, set up and take down the festival, and frankly, it’s exhausting.

“The logistics of getting all this food from the kitchen to the Forsyth fountain and keeping it hot requires a lot of logistics and presents a lot of challenges,” says CMI Executive Director Jennifer Rich, who cochaired the event last year. “The labor just got so intense.”

In order to save backs and costs, this year organizers decided to take it back to square one—literally: For the first time in almost two decades, the Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival will be serving it up in front of the historic synagogue on Monterey Square, the event’s original location.

Formerly known as The Hard Lox Café until the copyright lawyers caught wind of it, Shalom Y’all first began selling honeycakes and hamantaschen on the square in the 1980s, powered by some of the same congregants still cooking with schmaltz today.

“Our volunteer base is getting older, and we started to take a look at how we were going to make the festival sustainable for the next 20 years. It made sense to come back to our front yard,” explains Rich.

“We’ve streamlined everything and minimized the distance, and we’re still going to be able to put on a phenomenal festival.”

Don’t let the location change cause you any tsuris—your favorite yiddishe goodies are all still here: The crispy potato latkes with plops of applesauce and sour cream, the corned beef sandwiches as big as your head, the sizzling lamb pitas, the tasty chopped liver, all to be washed down with a Dr. Brown’s soda or—if you’re 21+ and it’s between noon and 2:30pm—a He’Brew beer.

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Blintzes and matzo balls are back in Monterey Square, where volunteers includingMarcia Berens and Ava Gottlieb (above) first hosted the Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival. PHOTOS COURTESY OF MICKVE ISRAEL

by the homeboy mensches of Gottlieb’s Bakery, and stay for an extra helping of noodle kugel. New this year are Coney Island-style potato knishes and a newand-improved recipe for triangle-shaped hamantaschen, part of the cookie cornucopia of mandelbrot, rugelach and chocolate babka baked by the CMI’s Sisterhood.

In the Jewish tradition of l’dor va dor— “from generation to generation”—Rich is sharing her Grandma Naomi’s matzo ball soup recipe, available in a cup or in 16-ounce take home containers because maybe you have a sick friend who needs a little Jewish penicillin?

Food booths and vendors will be arranged along Wayne Street and around the square, leaving the leafy center for eating and kibbitzing with friends old and new. The kids’ zone is bigger and better with more crafts and games, and dancing to the Klezmer Local 42 Band will help you burn off calories so you can go back for a

second helping of stuffed cabbage. If supplies run low, it’s just a short walk back to the Mickve Israel kitchen for volunteers to restock.

The synagogue won’t be open to visitors this Sunday (you don’t want people in the kitchen when you’re throwing a party, nu?), but Rich says organizers are considering offering tours of the historic sanctuary and museum during future food festivals. For now, the third oldest Jewish community in America is content to invite

all of Savannah to its front yard.

“It’s going to be a big block party,” promises Rich. “We’re welcoming the community back to our neighborhood.” CS

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O The advance promotional material for The Snowman, the new film based on the international bestselling novel by Jo Nesbø, states that a serial killer in Norway strikes “on the first snow of winter” and the detectives on the case have to solve the case “before the next snowfall.” A clear timetable, a clear pattern – sounds fine.

Only, in the actual film, this simple bit of intel is never made clear; instead, it’s only mentioned that the killer strikes whenever the snow falls. Whenever the snow falls?

In Norway? In winter? At that rapid pace, wouldn’t Norwegians soon become as extinct as dinosaurs?

At any rate, this narrative incoherence is the norm in The Snowman, a muddled thriller that appears to have been edited by a blind man wildly swinging an ax. Of course, that’s not the case – shockingly, the credited editors are two absolute masters, three-time Oscar winner Thelma Schoonmaker (Raging Bull) and one-time Oscar winner Claire Simpson (Platoon).

One can only assume they did the best they could with the material presented before him – a deduction strengthened by director Tomas Alfredson’s after-the-fact comments that an abbreviated shooting schedule prevented him from filming up to 15% of the script.

Fifteen percent is an awful lot of narrative to lose, and we can only be thankful that many of our favorite films weren’t similarly affected. How did the rebels gain possession of the Death Star blueprints? I don’t know; I guess it was in that 15%.

Why is Rick Deckard still alive at the end of Blade Runner, when Roy Batty clearly had the upper hand? Beats me; must have been in that 15%. And did they end up saving Private Ryan? I refer you to that missing 15%.

But I digress. The Snowman stars Michael Fassbender as a detective who is pitched as Oslo’s greatest sleuth but, until the film’s final act, seems only slightly more competent than Inspector Clouseau.

The man’s name is Harry Hole – I understand that in Nesbø’s book, it’s made clear that it’s pronounced “holy,” but everyone in the movie speaks it as it’s spelled, making one wonder why Harry Hole didn’t try to break into porn like Dirk Diggler or even Bucky Larson.

Perhaps it’s because Harry’s too busy trying to find out who’s going around killing various local women. Harry and his colleague, Katrine Bratt (Rebecca Ferguson), determine that the killer is targeting women who he believes have behaved immorally, whether via an affair or an abortion or what-have-you.

As a mystery, The Snowman proves to be an utter failure. The identity of the assailant becomes glaringly obvious halfway through the film, but even being armed

As a mystery, The Snowman proves to be an utter failure.

with this knowledge doesn’t help much in understanding his motivations or mindset.

Worse, the picture is so choppy and underdeveloped that it’s near-impossible to place all the events from the killing spree (which takes place over the course of a decade) in chronological order and have them make sense. Even with Alfredson’s claim that 15% of the story wasn’t filmed, there were obviously other cuts to the material – this is supported by the film’s trailer, which contains so much different material from the finished product that it might as well be the trailer for Thor: Ragnarok or Boo 2! A Madea Halloween.

Although set in Norway, the British actors all speak in their normal accents, which is fine. But what’s up with the American actors? J.K. Simmons, appearing as a powerful Norwegian businessman, adopts a strange accent that’s unfamiliar to anyone residing on Planet Earth – forced to identify, I’d say he sounds like a drunk trying to impersonate both Frances McDormand’s clipped cadence in Fargo and Colin Firth’s elegant speechifying in, well, anything.

As a boozy detective, Val Kilmer is even more indecipherable – his slurring recalls the stories of Marlon Brando’s audition for The Godfather, when he stuffed cotton in his cheeks and mumbled his dialogue.

(And on a side note, was Kilmer dubbed?

His voice never sounds like it’s escaping from his mouth; instead, it seems to be hanging somewhere up in the rafters.)

On the plus side, Oscar-winning cinematographer Dion Beebe (Memoirs of a Geisha) does an exceptional job of capturing the frozen desolateness of this wintry landscape, and even during the

risible climactic confrontation between Harry and the killer, his shot selections are impressive enough to (almost) distract from the silliness at hand. As for Fassbender, he does what he can within the rigid confines of the standard movie detective.

But while Nesbø wrote a number of novels featuring Harry Hole, the actor probably shouldn’t count on reprising the role in future films. Given the disappointment of The Snowman, this looks to be a Holein-one, with no further escapades likely to materialize on screen.

ONLY THE BRAVE

OO A true-life tale of heroism is the inspiration for Only the Brave, a competent if conventional drama that centers on a team of elite Arizona firefighters known as the Granite Mountain Hotshots.

As is often the case with these types of films, hagiography takes center stage, meaning that, aside from a few individuals painted with extra brush strokes (Josh Brolin’s gruff leader, Miles Teller’s troubled newbie), none of the firefighters are given much in the way of individualism.

The domestic scenes that are introduced in an effort to provide additional shadings are fairly standard, with the only deviation from the norm arriving courtesy of Jennifer Connelly -- as Brolin’s wife, she’s allowed to do more than just stand by her man (usually the default position in these films; see Kate Hudson in Deepwater Horizon and Holliday Grainger in The Finest Hours).

Director Joseph Kosinski, whose previous credits were the sci-fi duds TRON:

Legacy and Oblivion, effectively captures the horror of the raging fires, while scripters Ken Nolan and Eric Warren Singer (working from Sean Flynn’s GQ article “No Exit”) offer some interesting behind-the-scenes facts regarding the firefighting business. But who gets the blame for that wince-inducing CGI bear, repeatedly seen in fantasy sequences hurtling through the woods like an ursine Human Torch?

THE FOREIGNER

OO The primary poster for The Foreigner shows Jackie Chan standing alone in a scene of carnage, with the tagline intoning that one should “Never Push A Good Man Too Far.” Such a promotional angle suggests that Chan will employ his considerable martial arts skills to take down various evildoers a la Taken or Death Wish.

This is accurate—to a point. But look at the poster more closely and it becomes clear that this isn’t a solo vehicle for Chan, not with Pierce Brosnan sharing abovethe-title billing.

As for the movie itself, it’s far from a straightforward action romp—instead, it’s a knotty political thriller involving a terrorist outfit with possible IRA ties embarking on a series of bombings.

The scene of mass destruction that opens the picture ends up killing the college-age daughter of Quan (Chan), a restaurateur who had already lost his wife and other daughters to senseless violence long ago. A devastated Quan wants to make sure those responsible are punished, and so he begins harassing Liam Hennessy (Brosnan), a former IRA member who now works with the British government.

Quan is convinced that Hennessy knows the identities of the terrorists—for his part, Hennessy must track down these murderers while also assigning his subordinates to deal with a surprisingly efficient Quan.

It’s interesting to see Chan stripped of the cheeky charisma that has floated most of his career, even if the movie doesn’t give him much to do beyond scowling, grimacing, and occasionally throwing a punch.

Chan often feels like a visitor in his own film, since the majority concerns itself with the maneuverings and machinations of Brosnan’s character to appease those wanting answers and those seeking power.

The script attempts some plot pirouettes that don’t always flow gracefully, and one’s tolerance regarding the wholesale slaughter of innocents in disposable entertainment may understandably be more pronounced than ever. Yet overall, The Foreigner proves to be a respectable example of a thinking person’s action flick.

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HAPPY DEATH DAY

OO Groundhog Day gets run through the grinder in Happy Death Day, a horror yarn that derives a fair amount of mileage out of its canny premise.

Set on a college campus, Happy Death Day centers on Tree (Jessica Rothe), a sorority girl who gets murdered on her birthday. But death isn’t the end for Tree— like Bill Murray’s weatherman, she wakes up again on the same day, and she soon realizes that she will keep dying (and keep repeating the day) until she identifies her killer.

After the excellent Edge of Tomorrow, any movie sporting a similar premise is bound to look anemic, and Happy Death Day certainly doesn’t hold up to much post-viewing scrutiny. But as it unfolds, it’s entertaining enough, bolstered by at least one clever fake-out, a strong central performance by Rothe, and the striking employment of a cherubic mask that — if the movie’s a hit—might end up being sported by numerous wise guys come All Hallows’ Eve.

BLADE RUNNER 2049

OOO Let’s slice through the studio hype and fanboy hyperventilation and immediately answer the pressing question on everyone’s mind. Is Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to 1982’s Blade Runner, a masterpiece likes its predecessor?

Definitely not.

To be blunt, it’s not even a match for 2016’s superb Arrival, the previous film from director Denis Villeneuve. Yet on its own terms, it’s a dazzling achievement, a heady motion picture that employs stateof-the-art visuals to punch across its alternately tough and tender story of love, loss and identity.

Because this is the type of film that benefits from a virginal viewing free of spoilers—and because parent studio Warner Bros. promised to dispatch the Dark Knight to rip asunder any critics who break the vow of silence—plot details will be purposely sketchy. Suffice to say that this one is set 30 years after director Ridley Scott’s original, in a period when powerful manufacturer Niander Wallace (Jared Leto) is designing replicants that are comparatively more benign than the previous models.

Blade runners still exist, tasked with tracking down these vintage replicants and terminating them with extreme prejudice. One such blade runner is “K” (Ryan Gosling), who’s a replicant himself. But a visit to a farm to track down a fugitive leads to the discovery of a box holding shocking material. As K’s superior (Robin Wright) gravely intones, these contents could create a war and tear apart the very

fabric of society.

“Yes, questions,” purrs Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer) to genetic engineer Hannibal Chew (James Hong) in the ’82 version, a sentiment that might also be directed at this new picture’s screenwriters. Hampton Fancher, who co-wrote the original (adapting Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), and Michael Green, whose cinematic at-bats consist of Green Lantern, Logan and Alien: Covenant, do a fine job not only of maintaining this futureworld but also in laying out themes that lend new meaning and import to what Salvador Dali tagged Persistence of Memory. Yet a few queries still manage to formulate amidst the ample exposition, and, for a film that runs a generous 164 minutes, the back end still feels needlessly rushed.

Yet overall, Blade Runner 2049 is a towering work, and if there’s one area in which it equals its predecessor, it’s in its empathic reach. The character of Joi, an AI who somehow seems to genuinely love K, is achingly brought to life by Cuban actress Ana de Armas, and, as a renegade replicant, Dave Bautista figures in an early sequence that nicely encapsulates the struggles of Batty et al in the 1982 film.

Mainly, though, there’s Harrison Ford, returning to the part of Rick Deckard.

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Ford’s role should have been much larger, but in the context of what he’s given, he’s excellent, providing a wariness—and weariness—that lines up nicely with the Deckard from three decades earlier. Ford’s turn is just one of the ample pleasures in a movie that won’t soon fade from memory.

THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US

OO An adaptation of the novel by bestselling author Charles Martin, The Mountain Between Us casts Idris Elba and Kate Winslet as surgeon Ben Bass and photojournalist Alex Martin, two of the many folks stranded at the Salt Lake City airport during a particularly nasty snow storm. Their flight has been cancelled, but neither can afford a delay: Dr. Bass has an important operation to perform, while Alex is getting married. Although strangers, they agree to charter a small plane together, a fateful decision once the small craft goes down in the Utah mountains.

From there, The Mountain Between Us turns into an old-fashioned survival yarn, as Ben and Alex battle the elements and, occasionally, each other (he thinks they should wait with the plane until help arrives; she thinks they should make their own way down the mountain). As both an adventure yarn and a love story, the movie often stretches credulity, yet what sells it are the compelling performances by its two stars.

BATTLE OF THE SEXES

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OOO In 1973, tennis stars Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs squared off in a televised match that was known as the “Battle of the Sexes.” That historic event—and the hoopla and hysteria that surrounded it— forms the basis for the same-named Battle of the Sexes, a highly engaging film that frequently keeps a light touch even as it tackles weighty subjects.

At the time, Billie Jean King (played by Emma Stone) was 29 and doing everything in her power to push for women’s rights, particularly when it came to the acceptance of female tennis players. Naturally, the MRAs of the day fought against this, and they found a figure head of sorts in 55-year-old Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell), who claimed that he could beat any female player in the world. Realizing it was just a publicity stunt, King declined to participate, but once Riggs made short work of top-ranked Margaret Court (Jessica McNamee), King had no choice but to accept the challenge.

The most surprising aspect about Battle of the Sexes is the relative sympathy it displays toward Riggs. As King herself notes, he’s just a clown (indeed, the two later became good friends), and his actions are depicted not so much as the result of 50 some deep-seated chauvinism but rather

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because he realizes that, as an aged and over-the-hill player, this is his best opportunity to get back into the spotlight. Carell does a fine job of conveying both Riggs’ outward obnoxiousness and inner angst, while directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and Oscar-winning scripter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) are content to allow Bill Pullman to provide the villainy as sexist tennis head Jack Kramer.

As Billie Jean King, Stone delivers a remarkable performance, an amazing about-face from her Oscar-winning turn in last year’s La La Land. She nails all aspects of the role, from her professional rivalry with Riggs to her personal relationships with husband Larry King (Austin Stowell) and Marilyn Barnett (Andrea Riseborough), the latter responsible for allowing King to finally acknowledge—and act upon —her long-dormant lesbianism.

KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE

O Hitting stateside theaters in February of ’15, Kingsman: The Secret Service proved to be an utter delight—a brainy, brawny, spy-game send-up packed with memorable characters and nifty plot pirouettes. A sequel was guaranteed, but while Kingsman: The Golden Circle is bigger, it most assuredly isn’t better.

Such a precipitous drop in quality would suggest that other hands assembled this follow-up, but that shockingly isn’t the case; instead, this one finds writer-director Matthew Vaughn and co-scripter Jane Goldman again at the controls.

Kingsman agents Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong) are back, this time using their smarts to attempt to foil the nefarious plans of Poppy (Julianne Moore, sorry to say), a drug kingpin who’s basically a cross between a ruthless CEO and June Cleaver.

Serving up an American counterpart to the veddy British Kingsman sounds like a

great idea that can’t miss, but with the possible exception of Tatum (who, despite the prominent billing, is barely in this thing), these characters prove to be so underdeveloped and uninteresting that it becomes clear they were added not out of inspiration but out of a scheme to garner more merchandising tie-ins on this side of the Atlantic.

Mike, and Wyatt Oleff as Stanley). Indeed, the sequences in which the kids merely relate to one another are among the film’s strongest, stirring memories of the exquisite Stand By Me (another adaptation of a King property). These scenes never wear out their stay, which can’t be said of a couple of the extended horror set-pieces that verge on overkill.

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OOO In this era in which many popular books are split up into two or three movies (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 & 2 and The Hobbit trilogy, for example), it’s not surprising to find a studio willing to allow King’s tome a chance to breathe by spreading its story across two theatrical releases.

Billed in the closing credits as Chapter One, It spends the entirety of its 135-minute running time on the kids that comprise the book’s gang of Losers, with the adult variations of these characters placed in deep-freeze until the inevitable sequel hits theaters in the near-future.

It’s a logical way to split the property, and what’s offered in this first part is mostly good stuff.

Front and center, of course, is Pennywise the Dancing Clown, the evil entity that’s kidnapping and killing the children of a small Maine town in 1989.

Bill Skarsgård needs some help from the CGI gods to make his Pennywise as memorable as Tim Curry’s superb interpretation from the miniseries, but he nevertheless does a fine job of bringing this monster to life. The seven kids cast as the members of the self-anointed Losers Club, reluctantly ready to do battle against Pennywise, are perfectly cast. with Sophia Lillis as Bev, Jack Dylan Grazer as Eddie, and Jeremy Ray Taylor as Ben particularly memorable (rounding out the septet are St. Vincent’s Jaeden Lieberher as Bill, Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard as Richie, Chosen Jacobs as

OOO Just when it seemed as if we had lost Tom Cruise to the ranks of paycheckcashing automatons no longer interested in applying themselves on screen (see: Anthony Hopkins, Nicolas Cage), along comes American Made to show there’s still some life left in the maverick actor. After the ego-boosting but audience-snoozing duo of The Mummy and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, there were certainly no guarantees.

A caffeinated Cruise storms his way through this fact-based yarn focusing on Barry Seal, a TWA pilot who’s recruited by the CIA (repped by Domhnall Gleeson as cheerful agent Monty Schafer) to partake in reconnaissance runs over Central American rebel camps. This leads to Barry also working with Panamanian General Manuel Noriega, the Medellin drug cartel in Colombia, and, finally, the unlawful and hypocritical Reagan White House.

Director Doug Liman (who previously worked with Cruise on the excellent Edge of Tomorrow) and scripter Gary Spinelli clearly have plenty of affection—perhaps too much—for Barry Seal, who’s presented as a likable guy who never really hurt anybody. Considering he routinely flew cocaine into the U.S. makes that a highly dubious outlook, but regardless, Cruise plays him as such an eager-to-please opportunist that we enjoy watching him even if we never really care about his fate.

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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.

RADICAL JUSTICE: WHEN MARCHING IS NOT ENOUGH What do you do when you feel like marching or attending is not enough? You seek radical justice. During this workshop, you will learn how everyone of us have a divine calling to be involved in bringing radical justice to the world. Hosted by BLMSAV. $30, includes dinner, workbook and audio CD Through Oct. 28, 6 p.m. info@ blacklivessavannah.org. E. Broad and 40th, E. Broad and 40th Street.

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.

AUDITIONS AND CALLS FOR ENTRIES

AUDITIONS FOR ARMSTRONG YOUTH ORCHESTRA Open to students enrolled in primary grades through high school and including Armstrong students (available for course credit). Auditions, by appointment, are in Armstrong Fine Arts Hall. To schedule an audition, e-mail: savaayo@yahoo. com. Info is also available at www. savaayo.org. AYO is sponsored in part by the Savannah Friends of Music, www. savannahfriendsofmusic.com ongoing. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html.

Armstrong State University, 11935 Abercorn St.

Film: Sabrina

Gather your gal pals and come out for Billy Wilder’s 1954 romantic gem, “Sabrina,” which finds Humphrey Bogart and William Holden vying for the affections of the adorable Audrey Hepburn. $10 THU., OCT. 26, 7 P.M. TYBEEPOSTTHEATER.ORG. TYBEE POST THEATER, 10 VAN HORN. CALL FOR ART FOR UNDER THE INFLUENCE The 2017 Artists & Artisans annual event is titled “Under the Influence”. This is a juried show sponsored by ARC Savannah. Our goal is to show Savannah’s influence on

you and your work and how you and your work have influenced Savannah. Judging criteria includes the following: 1) Excellence of execution in artistic technique. 2) Strength of original narrative as it relates to the local environment. 3) Effectiveness

of your work in communicating your perspective. ​Details and online submission is here: http://www.arcsavannah.org/ aanda2017 Through Oct. 27. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

CALL FOR AUDITIONS FOR THE DOWNTOWN DELILAHS DANCE CABARET The Downtown Delilahs dance cabaret are holding auditions for several upcoming shows. To set up an audition, contact Jade Bills at 912-272-7601. Through Nov. 1.

Downtown Savannah, downtown.

CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR VIGNETTE SAVANNAH Are you a student living fabulously in a studio apartment or a creative with an efficient yet stylish workspace?

Maybe you’re renewing your space after Hurricane Matthew, decorating your home for the holidays for the first time, or just want to share the character & charm of your historical home? Whatever your space, Vignette Savannah would love to feature you. Vignette Savannah is a web presence that features the most creative and eclectic living, leisure, and work spaces in Savannah. Tell us about yours at vignettesavannah@gmail.com, and check us out in the weeks to come at vignettesavannah.com. ongoing.

Downtown Savannah, downtown.

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 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 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.

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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.

POLLUTION OF OUR WATERWAYS EXHIBIT Ships of the Sea Museum is now accepting submissions for a 2018 exhibit on the pollution of our waterways. Inspired by Jason deCaires Taylor’s public art piece “Plasticide,” we are seeking the aid of artists to demonstrate in a visceral, yet authentic way the local and global effects of water pollution. Submission deadline is 30 October 2017. For more information please see our website at: shipsofthesea.org Through Oct. 30. 912232-1511. wendymelton@shipsofthesea. org. shipsofthesea.org. shipsofthesea.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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THE ART OF YOGA Yoga Me Fit’s founder and owner Lynn Geddes Wolling will lead “The Art of Yoga” sessions with proceeds benefiting the Tybee Arts Association. These classes are suitable for all levels of experience. $15 per session Sun., Oct. 29, 11 a.m.-noon. 912308-3410. lynn@yogamefit.com. yogamefit. com/event/. Tybee Arts Association, 7 Cedarwood Ave. SCMPD ANIMAL CONTROL SEEKS VOLUNTEERS Savannah Chatham County Animal Control seeks volunteers to serve various tasks as needed by the shelter. No prior animal shelter experience is necessary. Newly trained volunteers will be authorized to serve immediately after orientation.

Potential volunteers are asked to notify J. Lewis prior to orientation; though, walk-ins are welcome. Volunteers must be at least 17-years-old. ongoing. (912) 525-2151.

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Spooky Poochie Party

Pet Costume Event Benefitting GRRR (Georgia Rescue, Rehabilitation, Relocation) and pet rescue organization. Customers will enjoy a pet photo stage, food, treats, pet sketchings, raffles. Best pet costume wins a gift certificate to Two Women and a Warehouse.

FREE MON., OCT. 30, 5-8 P.M. 912-351-5040. INFO@ TWOWOMENANDAWAREHOUSE. COM. FACEBOOK.COM/ TWOWOMENANDAWAREHOUSE/.

TWOWOMENANDAWAREHOUSE. COM. TWO WOMEN AND A WAREHOUSE, 2819 BULL STREET @ 44TH.

CLASSES, CAMPS & WORKSHOPS

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES Savannah Speech & Hearing will host an eight-week series of classes for those interested in learning beginners American Sign Language (ASL). The class will be instructed by Crystal Clarkson. Class meets Tuesdays at 6 pm. Registration fee does not cover cost of required textbook, American Sign Language for Dummies by Penilla & Taylor. Class size is limited to 11 people and pre-registration is required. For more information, visit www.speechandhearingsav.com or call 912.355.4601. $85 registration fee Tuesdays. savannahspeechandhearing. org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. ART, MUSIC, PIANO, VOICE COACHING Coaching for all ages, beginners through advanced. Classic, modern, jazz improvization and theory. Serious inquiries only. 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056.

THE ART OF YOGA Yoga Me Fit is slated to host “The Art of Yoga” sessions with 20% of all registration proceeds benefiting the work of the Tybee Arts Association. $15 per session Sun., Oct. 29, 1:30-3 p.m. 912-308-3410. lynn@ yogamefit.com. yogamefit.com/event.

Tybee Arts Association, 7 Cedarwood Ave. 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. BEGINNERS JEWELERS STUDIO A project-driven class that introduces beginning techniques of metal manipulation such as wirework, forming, sawing and creating textures (rolling and stamping). Students learn safe torch practices by annealing and soldering metal to create custom pieces. Lots of jeweler’s tricks to make your first work look professional. 150.00 Sat., Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 912-289-8337. www. dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcatstudio.com/ product-page/beginner-s-jewelry-studiosaturdays-october-28-november-18-2017. dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcat studio, Hover Creek RD. BEGINNING BELLY DANCE CLASSES Taught by Happenstance Bellydance.

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

BRIDGE LESSONS Competitive Bidding (BB2), Saturday, February 4 at 10AM. Defensive Signals (BB5), Monday February 6. They are 4 week classes. Intermediate and advanced workshops continue on Fridays at 10AM. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave, Sandfly. Also, games are held in the afternoon and/or evening almost every day. There is something for players at all levels. Check our website for fees and schedules of games and other classes. ongoing. 912-228-4838. bridgewebs.com/ savannahclubs. Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. CAFE VOICE Savannah VOICE Festival is slated to

return to Savannah for a special concert and dinner at The Westin’s Aqua Star. The evening will include a three course meal, one glass of wine, and a performance by Savannah VOICE Festival artists, including ATC Milnes Opera Award Winner, soprano Kisma Jordan $70 Sun., Oct. 29, 6 p.m. westinsavannah.com/. Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive.

CHAMPIONS TRAINING CENTER Offering a variety of classes and training in mixed martial arts, jui-jitsu, judo and other disciplines for children and adults. All skill levels. 525 Windsor Rd. 912-349-4582. ctcsavannah.com.

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

912-358-3160. 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.

912-897-7656. savannahaux.com.

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

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. $30 912-354-6686. 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.

912-921-4646.

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Center. Adult literacy/GED prep: MonThurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri each month, 9am-11am.

Basic computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1pm-3pm. Community computer lab: MonFri, 3pm-4:30pm. ongoing. 912-232-4232 x115. savannahpha.com. savannahpha. com/NRC.html. Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. INTERMEDIATE JEWELERS STUDIO This session will include instruction on bezel and flush setting faceted stones.

You’ve got basic soldering skills down and are ready to try some experimenting.

This class is focused on design execution.

Learn to successfully combine your skills into pieces that require multiple soldering operations, forethought, and planning.

Make beautiful, wearable pieces that you love to put on day after day. Perfect for the student that has some basic experience.

Christina provides a project each week to inspire your own piece. $225.00 Thu., Oct. 26, 6:30-9:30 p.m. 912-289-8337. christina@ dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcat studio, Hover Creek RD. KNITTING & CROCHET CLASSES Offered at The Frayed Knot, 6 W. State St. See the calendar of events on website.

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

LIFE CHALLENGE COACHING In an environment of patience, nonjudgement and compassion, we will explore the source of your challenge, the beliefs that hold your challenge in place, and discover & enact healthy and healing life changes. For appointment, contact Cindy Un Shin Beach at revfugon@gmail.com, or Text (only) to 912-429-7265. ongoing.

Online only, none.

MUSIC LESSONS--MULTIPLE INSTRUMENTS AND STYLES Savannah Musicians’ Institute offers private instruction for all ages and experience levels for Guitar (electric, acoustic, bass, classical, jazz), Piano, Flute, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Clarinet, Saxophone, and Voice as well as Music Theory/ Composition/ Ear Training. We teach public, private and home school students as well as adults at all experience levels. Located at 15 East Montgomery Crossroads in Office #205 near White Bluff Road, Savannah, GA. ongoing. 912388-1806. smisavannah@gmail.com. savmusiciansinstitute.com.

NEW HORIZONS ADULT BAND PROGRAM Music program for adults who played a band instrument in high school/college and would like to play again. Mondays at 6:30pm at Portman’s. $30 per month.

All ages and ability levels welcome.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com. Portman’s Music Superstore, 7650 Abercorn St. NOVEL WRITING Write a novel, finish the one you’ve started, revise it or pursue publication. Awardwinning Savannah author offers one-onone or small group classes, mentoring, manuscript critique, ebook formatting.

Email for pricing and scheduling info. ongoing. pmasoninsavannah@gmail.com.

PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES Photography Workshops: Beginner to

Advanced level. 4-hour sessions. $250 per student. See website for complete list. 410251-4421. chris@chrismorrisphotography. com. chrismorrisphotography.com/learn.

PIANO VOICE-COACHING Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call 912-9617021 or 912-667-1056. Serious inquiries only. ongoing.

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

Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

R&B SOUL ADULT LINE DANCING The R&B Soul line dance group Savannah Show Stoppers are conducting line dance classes every Monday night at the West Broad St. YMCA and every Tuesday nights at the John Delaware Center. Both classes starts at 6:30. Lamont Hunter, the founder of the Savannah Show Stoppers, is the Instructor. Donations Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m. and Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. 912-220-7712. hlamont70@yahoo.com. 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. TIME FOR SCRAPPING Time for Scrapping is hosting a 3 day crop event January 19-21, 2018 in Pooler GA for scrapbookers, stampers and crafters. Time away to work on unfinished projects or to start new ones. Creative classes will be offered, daily door prizes, on-site vendors and much more. For information join our FB page Time for Scrapping or email: timeforscrapping@gmail.com Through Jan. 21, 2018.

YOUTH AND TEEN AERIAL SILK CLASSES Youth Class ages 8+. Teen Class ages 11+. Learn to dance and work with Aerial Silks and Hoop while suspended in the air. Weekly classes held on Fridays through the month of September only.

Very limited space available, reserve your spot and register online today. $20/ class $75/September package ongoing.

954.682.5694. elyse.thestudio@yahoo.com. thestudiosav.net. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. ZONA ROSA WRITING WORKSHOP Become the writer you were meant to be: Join Zona Rosa, the internationally acclaimed, monthly Savannah-based writing workshops founded and led by awardwinning author Rosemary Daniell. Over 180 Zona Rosans have become published authors. For information, contact Rosemary at info@myzonarosa.com. Also ask about the week-long, intensive Sixteenth Annual Zona Rosa Writing and Living Retreat,Tybee Island, July 22-29, 2017. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

13TH COLONY SOUND (BARBERSHOP SINGING) “If you can carry a tune, come sing with us!”

Mondays, 7pm. ongoing. 912-344-9768. savannahbarbershoppers.org. Thunderbolt Lodge #693, 3111 Rowland Ave. ABENI CULTURAL ARTS DANCE CLASSES Classses for multiple ages in performance dance and adult fitness dance. African, modern, ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, gospel. Held at Abeni Cultural Arts studio, 8400-B Abercorn St. Call Muriel, 912-6313452, or Darowe, 912-272-2797. ongoing. abeniculturalarts@gmail.com.

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

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

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

CHATHAM SAILING CLUB Friday evening social event at the clubhouse. Meet Members and their families who all enjoy water based activities but whose prime interest is sailing. This BYOB event is free and all are welcome, but Membership is encouraged after several visits once interest is gauged!! We look forward to meeting you. Fridays, 7-10 p.m. pranschkec3@gmail.com. Young’s Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd. COASTAL BEAD SOCIETY Coastal Bead Society monthly meetings,

12 noon on the third Friday of the Month at the Coastal Georgia Center, 303 Fahm Street, near SCAD. All beaders are welcome. ongoing. wyrnut18@gmail.com. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

FIBER GUILD OF THE SAVANNAHS A club focusing on weaving, spinning, basket making, knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, rug hooking, doll making, and other fiber arts. Meets at Oatland Island Wildlife Center, first Saturday of the month (Sept.-June) 10:15am. Mondays, 10:30 a.m. fiberguildsavannah.homestead.com/. Fiber Guild of the Savannahs, 711 Sandtown Road GA. 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.

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. 912-344-5127. Savannah Tree Foundation, 3025 Bull Street.

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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. 912-4470943. hdb.org. moonriverbrewing.com/.

Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St. SAVANNAH AUTHORS WORKSHOP If you’re a writer, and you’re serious about it, Savannah Authors Workshop is looking for you and has space for a few new members. We meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at 630 East Victory Drive. We have members of all standards, from multiple-published to never-tried. Have a look at our website www.savannahauthorsworkshop.com and call Christopher Scott, President, 912-2726309. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

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 TOASTMASTERS Helps improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment.

Mondays, 6:15pm, Memorial Health University Medical Center, in the Conference 54 Room C. ongoing. 912-484-6710.

memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. SAVANNAH VEGGIES AND VEGANS Join the Facebook group to find out more about vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, and to hear about upcoming local events.

Mondays.

SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, in Savannah, Atlanta, and Hong Kong. Tours allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. Free MondaysSaturdays. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/ daily-tours. scad.edu/. Savannah College of Art and Design, PO Box 2072.

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

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

ALEE TERROR PLANTATION HAUNTED HOUSE The Alee Shriner’s annual Terror Plantation Haunted House is sure to scare. Saturdays, Sundays, 7:30 p.m. and Tue., Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m. 912-355-2422. aleeshrine.com. Alee Shriner’s Temple, 100 Eisenberg Dr. BONAVENTURE CEMETERY: HALLOWEEN WEEKEND AFTER HOURS Shannon Scott leads this exclusive After Dark tour discussing secret societies, murder, bootleggers, root doctors, vodun and much more all under the cover of night and your flashlights. $64.95 Sat., Oct. 28, 5-8 p.m. 912-319-5600. shannon@ shannonscott.com. shannonscott.com. savannahga.gov/cityweb/cemeteriesweb. nsf/cemeteries/bonaventure.html.

Bonaventure Cemetery, 330 Bonaventure Rd. COMMON GROUNDS Common Grounds is a collaboration of the Episcopal Church and the United Methodist Wesley Fellowship. We meet on Wednesday nights for open theological discussion on hot button issues. All are welcome regardless of faith background or where you are on your spiritual journey.

We are open and affirming of the LGBT community. Order for Compline by candlelight is offered on Sunday nights at 8PM. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. facebook.com/ commongroundssavannah. The Foundery Coffee Pub, 1313 Habersham St. CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University celebrates their third anniversary with honoree Reverend Joseph Kwong-Ho Wong. Fri., Oct. 27, 7 p.m. 912-358-4337. savstate.edu/. Savannah State University,

3219 College 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. 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/Drinks-afterwork/ https://www.facebook.com/ groups/960991837322187/ Wednesdays, 7 p.m. drinksafterworksavannah@gmail. com. meetup.com/Drinks-after-work/ events/227656080/. distillerysavannah. com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF SAVANNAH In a rut? The Exchange Club of Savannah welcomes men and women like you to support, serve and encourage the best teachers, students, firefighters, crime fighters, leaders and organizations in our community. Check us out at savannahexchange.org or find us on Facebook. Mondays, noon. 912441-6559. ddewitt30@yahoo.com.

Savannahexchange.org. Exchange Club of Savannah, 4801 Meding Street.

FRIGHT AT THE FORT From 6–7 pm, children ages 3-10 can trick-or-treat at numerous spooky spots within the fort. Then, from 8-10pm, beware of ghosts, ghouls, and goblins as the fort and nature trail transform into a spectacular spooky, shudder-inducing experience. $5-$10 Sat., Oct. 28, 6 p.m. 912-4374770. gastateparks.org/fortkinggeorge. gastateparks.org/FortKingGeorge. Fort King George State Historic Site, 302 McIntosh Rd. SE. 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. HALLELUJAH NIGHT Enjoy candy, games, food, and music at this safe fun night. Free Tue., Oct. 31, 6 p.m. 912308-5597. Daffin Park, 1198 Washington Ave. HISTORIC HAUNTS WALKING TOURS Massie Heritage Center will host various evening walking tours featuring some of Savannah’s most historic homes and the haunting tales of their ghostly past. $15 Thu., Oct. 26, 5 p.m. and Mon., Oct. 30, 5 p.m. 912-395-5070. massieheritagecenter. wordpress.com. massieschool.com/.

Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St. LAFAYETTE IN SAVANNAH 1825 Experience the “animated gratitude” and “unaffected homage of republicanism”

surrounding General Lafayette’s visit to Savannah in 1825. Visitors be led through the candlelit historic house meeting characters living an event that “exceeded any thing ever before witnessed in Savannah” with both lighthearted musings and expressions of a serious nature in addition to the news of the day and gossip.

There will be a ball with a demonstration of early 19th century dancing. $22 advance, $25 door Fridays, Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. 912236-8097. davenporthousemuseum.org.

Davenport House, 324 East State St. MANI • PEDI GRAND OPENING Mani • pedi, a boutique nail salon in Habersham Village, will celebrate its grand opening. The salon will offer services for both genders that include manicures, pedicures, waxing, facials and more.

Wed., Oct. 25, 5-7 p.m. mani-pedi, 4511 Habersham St. MASQUERADE IN THE MANSION Don your masks for an unforgettable night of surprises, enchantment and gothic allure at the William Jay Society’s Masquerade in the Mansion. Held in the beautiful, historic Telfair Academy, this can’t-miss event will feature exotic entertainment, sweet treats, and dazzling surprises. $65-$125 Fri., Oct. 27, 8 p.m. telfair.org. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, 121 Barnard St. NIGHT OF THE DERBY DEAD Join the Savannah Junior Derby Taunts for a night of skating, pizza, and Halloween games. Ticket includes skating, 2 slices of pizza, and a soft drink. $10 Sun., Oct. 29, 5-8 p.m. Starcastle, 550 Mall Blvd.

THE ORIGINAL MIDNIGHT TOUR One of the spookiest tours in town. Learn about the untold stories of some of the most haunted locations here in Savannah Georgia. Guaranteed to give you a few goose bumps and an unexplained need for a night light. 33.00 ongoing. 1-866-666-3323.

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

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

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

Reservations encouraged by calling 912349-4059. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. liveoakstore. com/tubbysthunderbolt. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, and allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. For more information please visit, https://www. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/dailytours. ongoing. SCAD Student Center, 120 Montgomery St. SHIRE OF FORTH CASTLE FIGHTER PRACTICE Local chapter of the Society for Creative

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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.

SOUTH ISLAND FARMERS MARKET Come for seconds on your favorite artisan breads, sauces, local honey, Savannah’s best cookies, and farm fresh eggs. Shop the new jewelry vendors, gorgeous photo prints, all natural beauty products, and so much more. Thu., Oct. 26, 4 p.m. Higher Ground Baptist Church, 9120 Whitefield Ave. SOUTHBOUND BREWERY SATURDAY TOURS AND TASTES Savannah’s first microbrewery is open for public tours and tastings Wednesday - Fridays from 5:30-7:30 and Saturdays from 2-4. Hang out, have a few cold ones, and learn a little more about Savannah’s first craft brewery. Free Saturdays, 2-4 p.m.

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

Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. SPOOKY POOCHIE PARTY Pet Costume Event Benefitting GRRR (Georgia Rescue, Rehabilitation, Relocation) and pet rescue organization.

Customers will enjoy a pet photo stage, food, treats, pet sketchings, raffles. Best pet costume wins a gift certificate to Two Women and a Warehouse. Free Mon., Oct. 30, 5-8 p.m. 912-351-5040. info@TwoWomenandaWarehouse.com. facebook.com/twowomenandawarehouse/.

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

THUNDERBOLT SPOOKTACULAR CAR SHOW Come out with the kids, see some great cars and enjoy some good food and fun. Sat., Oct. 28, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. American Legion Post 184, 3003 Rowland Ave. WILMINGTON ISLAND FARMER’S MARKET Food trucks, including Chazito’s Latin Cuisine and Jenni’s Treats on the Streets, will augment the market’s selection of delicious food and artisan-crafted items available for purchase. Oct. 28 features a Halloween party, live music, face painting, crafts, food trucks, and a chili cook-off, as well as a fundraiser for Susan G. Komen..

Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Islands High School, 170 Whitemarsh Island Road.

FESTIVALS

5TH ANNUAL FITNESS FESTIVAL FEATURING ZOMBIE ZUMBA Enjoy the 5th Annual Fitness Festival with the Chatham County Parks & Recreation Department. Dress in your best ghoulish gear and join our Zombie Zumba party.

Or you can stroll the pier and visit local wellness vendors showcasing what our community has to offer. Free Sat., Oct. 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 912-898-3320. vhblumbe@ chathamcounty.org. parks.chathamcounty. org/Parks/BoatRampsandFishingPiers/ TybeeIslandFishingPierandPavilion.aspx.

Tybee Pier Pavilion, Off HWY 80 at the end of Tybrisa St. GRAVEFACE FRIGHT FEST Graveface and the Tybee Post Theater

present the Graveface Fright Fest film festival. From 1pm-close the beautiful and historic Tybee Post Theatre will be turned into a Halloween-themed spectacle. $20 in advance, $25 day of the show; $50 VIP package. Sat., Oct. 28, 1 p.m. 912472-4790. info@tybeeposttheater.org. tybeeposttheater.org.

PRIDE IN SAVANNAH: DOWNTOWN TAKEOVER The three-day event features a self-guided pub crawl, street fair, musical performances and events around the city. Estelle headlines on Saturday. Free Oct. 26-28. Ellis Square Area, Barnard & Broughton Streets.

SAVANNAH FILM FESTIVAL The Savannah College of Art and Design presents the annual festival, filled with cinematic creativity from both awardwinning professionals and emerging student filmmakers. Each year more than 50,000 people attend the eight-day SCAD Savannah Film Festival. The festival is host to a wide variety of competition film screenings, special screenings, workshops, panels and lectures. Oct. 28-Nov. 4. filmfest.scad.edu.

Downtown Savannah, downtown.

SHALOM Y’ALL JEWISH FOOD FESTIVAL Attendees get to enjoy a taste of ethnic Jewish cuisine as well as live music and dancing. Free Sun., Oct. 29, 11 a.m.

Monterey Square, Bull and West Wayne Streets.

FITNESS

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

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

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

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

954.682.5694. elyse.thestudio@yahoo. com. thestudiosav.net/schedule.html. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. 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. 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. BOOTCAMP 101

Ropes, kettlebells, weights, medicine balls, drills, games & lots of fun. Conducted by a certified personal trainer. All fitness levels. $10 or punch cards available for savings. Tuesdays, 6 p.m. Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. 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 Sin, firm it up, yoga, Pilates, water aerobics, Aquasize, senior fitness, and Zumba. Prices vary. Call for schedule. ongoing. 912-3558811. savj.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.

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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.

DUDE’S DAY AT SAVANNAH CLIMBING COOP Thursdays, 2 til 10 p.m. Savannah Climbing Coop 302 W Victory Dr, Savannah Every Thursday men climb for half price, $5. See website for info. Thursdays, 2 & 10 p.m.

912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop.com.

Savannah Climbing CoOp, 302 W Victory Dr. HIKING & BIKING AT SKIDAWAY ISLAND STATE PARK Year round fitness opportunities. Walk or run the 1-mile Sandpiper Nature Trail (accessible) the additional 1-mile Avian Loop Trail, or 3-mile Big Ferry Trail. Bicycle and street strider rentals. Guided hikes scheduled. $5 parking. Open daily 7am10pm. Call or see website. ongoing.

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

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.

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. MOMMY AND BABY YOGA Mondays. Call for times and fees or see website. ongoing. 912-232-2994. savannahyoga.com. savannahyoga.com/.

Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull 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. PREGNANCY YOGA Ongoing series of 6-week classes.

Thursdays. A mindful approach to pregnancy, labor and delivery. Instructor Ann Carroll. $120. Call or email for info.

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com. savannahyoga.com/. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. PREGNANCY YOGA CLASSES Pregnancy is a transitional time when many physical and emotional changes take place. Pregnancy Yoga is about honoring these changes in ourselves, our body and our baby. Yoga strengthens the rapidly changing body and increases the ability to relax, and helps to prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor, delivery, and motherhood.

Pregnancy Yoga classes are offered as a 6 week session on Thursday evenings from 6pm – 7:15 pm. The class is suitable for all stages of pregnancy and no prior yoga experience is necessary. $120 - six week session Thursdays. 912-704-7650. ann@ douladeliveries.com. douladeliveries.com. savannahyoga.com/. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. QIGONG CLASSES Qigong exercises contribute to a healthier and longer life. Classes offer a time to learn the exercises and perform them in a group setting. Class length averages 60 min. Any level of practice is welcome. $15 ongoing. qigongtim.com/.

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.

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 ME FIT Yoga Me Fit will be donating 20% of proceeds from these sessions to the Tybee Arts Association, a nonprofit organization committed to developing and sustaining interest, appreciation, and enjoyment of the arts in Chatham County. Funds raised for the Tybee Arts Association from these sessions will help support the nonprofit organization’s mission to bring the arts into people’s lives through art shows, theatre workshops, art classes and much more.

Registration costs $15 per person for each of these sessions with 20% going to support the Tybee Arts Association. To register for sessions, please visit www.yogamefit.com/ event/. To learn more about “The Art of Yoga” sessions or Yoga Me Fit, please visit www.yogamefit.com, email lynn@yogamefit. com, or call 912-308-3410. Sundays. Tybee Arts Association, 7 Cedarwood Ave. ZUMBA Low impact, fun, hip music. All ages $5.

Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. 410-320-9997.

Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. 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/. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. 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

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

by Bethesda Academy’s Cattle & Beef Operation. Specialty cuts are also available. merrin.slocombe@bethesdaacademy.org. bethesdaacademy.org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. BREWS, BOOS & BITES

A.lure is teaming up with Southbound Brewing Co. to bring you a 5 course dinner paired with Southbound’s craft beer. 912-233-2111. aluresavannah0@ gmail.com. facebook.com/ alurelowcountrycuisinesavannah/. aluresavannah.com. a.lure, 309 West Congress St. 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) 2980071. 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.

OCEAN TO TABLE: GEORGIA BLUE CRAB Enjoy blue crab season on the coast with a morning workshop all about this delicious crustacean. Prepare your own blue crab dish while learning about the biology, ecology, nutrition and food safety behind your seafood. You will learn about how the crab gets from the ocean to your plate and all the steps in between. Registration required by Thursday, October 26. Participation in this program includes admission to the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens Autumn Garden Fest on October 28, 2017 from 9AM-3PM. $30 912-652-7981. uge3051@uga.edu. gacoast.uga.edu/event/ocean-table-georgiablue-crabs/. coastalgeorgiabg.org/. Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, 2 Canebrake Rd.

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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. TYBEE ISLAND FARMERS MARKET Featuring a variety of produce, baked goods, honey, eggs, BBQ, sauces and dressings, popsicles, dog treats and natural body products. Artisans are also featured each week. The market is non-smoking and pet friendly. Tybee Island, Tybee Island.

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 HEARING AND SPEECH SCREENING Hearing: Thursdays, 9am-11am.

Speech: First Thursdays. Call or see website for times. ongoing. 912-3554601. savannahspeechandhearing.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. FREE HEARING SCREENINGS The Savannah Speech and Hearing Center offers free hearing screenings every Thursday from 9-11 a.m. Children ages three years old to adults of all ages are screened on a first-come, first-serve basis by a trained audiology assistant. If necessary, a full audiological evaluation will be recommended. Free and open to the public Thursdays, 9-11 a.m. 912355-4601. speechandhearingsav.org. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. FREE HIV TESTING AT CHATHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. Free walk-in HIV testing. 8am-4pm Mon.-Fri. No appointment needed. Test results in 20 minutes. Follow-up visit and counseling will be set up for anyone testing positive. Call for info. ongoing. 912-644-5217. Chatham County Health Dept., 1395 Eisenhower Dr. HEALTH CARE FOR UNINSURED PEOPLE Open for primary care for uninsured residents of Chatham County. Mon.Fri., 8:30am-3:30pm. Call for info or appointment. ongoing. 912-443-9409. St. Joseph’s/Candler--St. Mary’s Health Center,

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1 ___-de-sac 4 Seedless oranges 10 Maroon 5 frontman Levine 14 Expend 15 Funnel-shaped wildflower 16 Fishing line attachment 17 Valentine’s Day candy word 18 Pop singer Christina 19 Breezed through 20 Performer who does a lot of swinging and catching 23 Jack who could eat no fat 24 “Yup,” silently 25 File folder feature 28 Molten rock 32 “August: ___ County” (Meryl Streep movie) 34 DDE beat him twice 37 Comedian with a selftitled ABC series and a TBS talk show 40 Inflated self-images 42 “Come in!”

43 Fallon’s predecessor 44 Shaped like a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides 47 Crossers of aves.

48 Nation south of Mount Everest 49 Writing assignment

51 Get from ___ B 52 ___ in “Isaac” 55 Milk container?

59 Candy collectibles, or what the three long answers end up being 64 Crowning point 66 “___ Scissorhands” 67 Cleveland basketball player, for short 68 Apple voice assistant 69 River that divides Nebraska 70 Egyptian headdress serpent 71 Peppers may pack it 72 Restraining rope 73 “That’s it!”

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1 Fringe factions 2 Take by force 3 “Reading Rainbow” host Burton 4 Conventiongoer’s badge 5 “Parks and Recreation” costar Ansari 6 Poetic place between hills 7 “East of Eden” director Kazan 8 Soak up knowledge 9 ___ Domingo 10 Cry of dismay 11 Adheres in a pinch, maybe 12 “And the nominees

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13 Big Pharma product 21 Cooking spray brand 22 Person with a following 26 Representative 27 Amazon founder Jeff 29 “Good grief!”

30 Having only one channel, like old LPs 31 Former “MadTV” cast member Lange 33 Note between fa and la 34 MetLife competitor 35 Heron relative 36 It’s a long, long story 38 Night sch. awards 39 Historic periods 41 Place for relaxation 45 Part of QEII, for short 46 Get clean 50 Fabric store amts.

53 Skillful 54 Go laterally 56 Crumble away 57 Rub clean 58 Answers a party invitation 60 Solve an escape room successfully 61 Dispatch a fly 62 Bike course 63 Art Deco master born Romain de Tirtoff 64 Cigarette leftover 65 Pizza order

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1302 Drayton St. HEALTH FAIR Omar Court #91 Daughters is offering a Health Fair on October 28th/10 a.m. -2 p.m. at Prince Hall, 602 East Broad Street.

This is a Breast Cancer Awareness activity sponsored by the Shriner’s Organization.

Sat., Oct. 28, 10 a.m. Prince Hall Masonic Lodge, 602 E Broad Street.

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. 912897-9544. 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.

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.

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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.

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new, including premier brands such as Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent, Kate Spade, and Michael Kors to name a few. Auctions benefit Horizons Savannah. $35 Fri., Oct. 27, 11 a.m. thesavannahgolfclub.com/. The Savannah Golf Club, 1661 President St. 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.

ONE SPIRIT DANCE TRUNK OR TREAT FESTIVAL One Spirit Dance Academy presents a night of trunk treats for children. There will be face painting; dancing; costume contests; slime creations and more. Free and open to the public Tue., Oct. 31, 6-7:30 p.m.

912-344-4745. onespiritdancer@gmail. com. onespiritdance.com. One Spirit Dance Academy, 7724 Waters Avenue.

OPERATION KIDSAFE Free digital fingerprint and safety program.

Specialized digital imagery equipment will only be in the area for a limited time.

No database or records of children are maintained; the only record of the visit goes home with the parent. Fri., Oct. 27 and Sat., Oct. 28. vadennissan.com. Vaden Nissan Savannah, 10421 Abercorn St. 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.

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. 912288-1034. info@standoutyouth.org. standoutyouth.org. Vineyard Church Office, 1020 Abercorn Street.

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

LITERARY EVENTS

B. FRANK HALL BOOK SIGNING B. Frank Hall, author of Black Diamond: The Fourth Missing Bullet, will host a book signing. Sat., Oct. 28, 1 p.m. eshaverbooks. com/. E Shaver Booksellers, 326 Bull St. CIRCLE OF SISTER/BROTHERHOOD BOOK CLUB 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. HAUNTED AUTHORS BOOK SIGNING Ryan Dunn, author of “Savannah’s Afterlife: True Tales of a Paranormal Investigator,” Brandon McLeod Humphrey, author of “Spirits,” and haunted mapmaker Michael Karpovage will host a book signing. Fri., Oct. 27, 3 p.m. eshaverbooks.com/. E Shaver Booksellers, 326 Bull St. Ryan Dunn, author of “Savannah’s Afterlife: True Tales of a Paranormal Investigator,” Brandon McLeod Humphrey, author of “Spirits,” and haunted mapmaker Michael Karpovage will host a book signing. Sat., Oct. 28, 1 p.m. Cool Savannah Tours and Gifts, 42 E. Bay St. IN THE DARK BOOK LAUNCH Susan Earl’s novel about families, expectations and secrets ventures off familiar paths, and cracks open a door to parts of the city known only to locals. Thu., Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. IN TRANSIT in Transit, a travel magazine for women travelers by women travelers, is officially launching Oct. 26. Thu., Oct. 26, 6 p.m. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. A. LOUISE STAMAN BOOK SIGNING Author A. Louise Staman will be signing copies of her new book “Restoring Lost Times: Savannah’s Anna Colquitt Hunter.”

Guests will have the opportunity to meet

with Anna Hunter’s family who helped collaborate with the author. In attendance will be Savannah VOICE Festival singers previewing new music from their opera “Anna Hunter, The Spirit of Savannah.”

Mon., Oct. 30, 5 p.m. alouisestaman.com. davenporthousemuseum.org. Davenport House, 324 East State St. SHORT STORY COMPETITION The Savannah Authors Workshop will sponsor its 2017 short story competition open to Georgia writers. The first prize is $100; second is $50; third is $25. Each submission must be an unpublished short story of less than 1,500 words and will be accepted from 8/1 to 10/31/2017. Entries will be anonymous, identified only by a code-word selected by each entrant. There will be a single anonymous judge. Authors must not identify themselves anywhere in their entries. The full competition rules and entry form are available by email only from: christopher92883@gmail.com Through Oct. 31. No physical address given, none.

SNOW BY CONRAD AIKEN Centered around the writer’s brilliant short story, “Silent Snow, Secret Snow,” the event aims to increase Conrad Aiken appreciation in the city of his birth and death. Expect poetry and more followed by ice cream in the social hall. Sat., Oct. 28, 7 p.m. uusavannah.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 307A E. Harris St.

NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT

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

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

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

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

LIVING COAST Are you interested in learning more about how coastal resources can benefit you and your family? Enjoy a day of hands-on activities. Visitors will get to go crabbing off the dock, learn about oyster farming and explore the nature trail. We will be learning about how the salt marsh and tidal rivers can provide food, flood protection, job opportunities and more. Ages 12 and older are welcome, must be accompanied by an adult. Call by Thursday, October 26 to make your free reservation, limited spots available.

FREE Sat., Oct. 28, 2-5 p.m. 912-598-3345. kayla270@uga.edu. gacoast.uga.edu. UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle.

SUNSET BAT HIKES Spread your wings and take a trip as the rangers will be ready to be your guide into the wild world of bats. Watch our flying friends take off over the setting sun. Includes a short half-mile walk over the marshes and winding creeks.

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office and museum. $2 Fri., Oct. 27, 6:45 p.m. gastateparks.org/FortMcAllister/.

Fort McAllister Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Rd. 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. WEEKEND HIKES Choose from the edible plant, weekend waterway, or the marsh flora hike and enjoy an educational hike with the park naturalist and rangers. Edible plant and marsh flora hike are about 3 miles. Pets are welcome but must be kept on a 6-foot leash. $2 per person. Sundays. gastateparks.org/ FortMcAllister/. Fort McAllister Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister 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

ALL TREAT NO TRICK ADOPTION EVENT Visit Chatham County Animal Services to provide treats for cats and dogs and get a dicsount on adoption fees. Dress in costume and there will be no adoption fee. Fri., Oct. 27, 1 p.m. 912-652-6575. animalservices.chathamcounty.org/.

Chatham County Animal Services, 7211 Sallie Mood Drive.

HOWL-O-WEEN Dress your canine in his or her best costume to compete in a costume contest.

The money raised will support funds to maintain the park and keep the facility free and open for all to enjoy. $10 Thu., Oct. 26, 6 p.m. bryanbarkpark.com. Bryan County Bark Park, 500 Veterans Memorial Parkway.

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. 5pm6pm. 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/familylifesingles.

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.

PSYCHIC MEDIUM YOUR PAL, ERIN Ready to reconnect you with your loved

ones who’ve passed and your own inner knowing? I’m here to help. Let’s all work together to create the amazing new life you truly desire, releasing old situations that no longer serve you. Readings available in person and by phone. 60 minutes, $65.

Group readings of 5 or more, $30 per person for 20 minutes. Get your personalized, 45 minute prerecorded “Tuesday Tune-Up” emailed to your inbox for just $45. Visit www.yourpalerin.com for more information or contact psychicyourpalerin@gmail.com today. ongoing. Online only, none.

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

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

SAVANNAH FRIENDS MEETING (QUAKERS) Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, third floor of Trinity United Methodist Church. Call or email for info.

All are welcome. ongoing. 636-2331772. savannahquakers@gmail.com. trinitychurch1848.org/. Trinity United Methodist Church, 225 West President St. SAVANNAH REIKI SHARE During shares, participants take turns giving and receiving universal life force energy via Reiki and other healing modalities. Present at the shares are usually no less than 2

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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. ymcaofcoastalga.org/. YMCA (Habersham Branch), 6400 Habersham St. THEOLOGY ON TAP Meets on the third Monday, 8:30pm-10:30pm. Like the Facebook page: Theology on Tap Downtown Savannah. ongoing. distillerysavannah.com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

FILM: ASYLUM - HOUSE OF CRAZIES One of the most entertaining horror anthologies ever made, this low-budget cult fave was written by Robert Bloch (who

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19)

I share Vincent Van Gogh’s belief that “the best way to know life is to love many things.” But I also think that the next twelve months will be an inspiring time for you to be focused and single-minded in your involvement with love. That’s why I encourage you to take an approach articulated by the Russian mystic Anne Sophie Swetchine: “To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.” Halloween costume suggestion: a lover celebrating a sacred union to the love of your life, to God or Goddess, or to a symbol of your most sublime ideal.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

“Yes, We Have No Bananas” is a silly novelty song that became a big hit in 1923. Its absurdity led to its wide use for humorous effect. For example, on the kids’ TV series *The Muppet Show,* puppets made out of fruits and vegetables sang parodies of the tune. That’s why I find it droll that the “No Bananas” songwriters stole part of the melody from the “Hallelujah Chorus,” the climax of classical composer George Handel’s religious oratorio *Messiah.* I’d love to see you engage in comparable transmutations, Taurus: making serious things amusing and vice versa. It’s a time when you can generate meaningful fun and playful progress through the art of reversal. Halloween costume suggestion: a tourist from Opposite Land or Bizarro World.

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In the next two weeks, you may have to navigate your way through careless gossip, distorted “facts,” superficial theories, hidden agendas, fake news, and official disinformation. To prevent problems in communication with people who matter, take advantage of the Halloween spirit in this way: Obtain a bicycle helmet and cover it with aluminum foil. Decorate it with an Ace of Clubs, a red rose, images of wrathful but benevolent superheroes, and a sign that says “No Bullshit Allowed.” By wearing this crown, you should remain protected. If that’s too weird for you, do the next best thing: Vow to speak the

whole truth and nothing but the truth, and ask to receive the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Watch out for a fake pizza-delivery driver who’s actually trying to issue you a legal summons. Be careful you don’t glimpse a blood red sky at dusk, in case it’s a prophetic sign that your cell phone will fall into a toilet sometime soon. Beware of the possibility that a large bird carrying a turtle to its nest accidentally drops its prey into a rain puddle near you, splashing mud on your fancy clothes. JUST KIDDING! All the scenarios I just described are stupid lies. The truth is, this should be one of the most worry-free times ever.

You’re welcome, of course, to dream up a host of scary fantasies if you find that entertaining, but I guarantee that they’ll be illusory. Halloween costume suggestion: an indomitable warrior.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

What is the material object you want most but don’t have? This is an object that would serve your soul’s highest purposes, although not necessarily your ego’s. Here’s another question: What evocative symbol might help keep you inspired to fulfill your dreams over the course of the next five years? I suggest that you choose one or both of those things to be the inspiration for your Halloween costume.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Did you get a chance to go to circus school when you were a kid? How about magic school? Or maybe detective school or time-travel school or superhero school?

Probably none of the above, right? Much of your education revolved around what you HAD to learn rather than what would be fun to learn. I’m not saying it was bad you were compelled to study subjects you felt ambivalent about. In the long run, it did you good. But now here’s some sweet news, Virgo: The next ten months will be a favorable time to get trainings and teachings in what you YEARN to learn.

Halloween costume suggestion: a student.

wrote Hitchcock’s Psycho), and compiles four different tales, each told by a different inmate in a creepy insane asylum. $8 Wed., Oct. 25, 8 p.m. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. FILM: SABRINA Gather your gal pals and come out for Billy Wilder’s 1954 romantic gem, “Sabrina,” which finds Humphrey Bogart and William Holden vying for the affections of the adorable Audrey Hepburn. $10 Thu., Oct. 26, 7 p.m. tybeeposttheater.org. Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horn.

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ADULT AND JUNIOR TENNIS CLINICS On Thursdays. Intended for a class size

BY ROB BREZSNY

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Now is an excellent phase in your cycle to scour bathrooms, scrub floors, shampoo carpets, and wash windows. But the imminent future will be an even more favorable period to purify your motivations, tonify your emotions, purge your less-thannoble agendas, calm down your monkey mind and monkey heart, disinfect the moldy parts of your past, and fact-check the stories you tell about yourself. So which set of tasks should you focus on? It may be possible to make great strides on the second set as you carry out the first set. But if there’s not enough time and energy to do both, favor the second set.

Halloween costume suggestion: a superhero who has wondrous cleaning powers; King Janitor or Queen Maid.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

“You never sing the same song twice,” said chanteuse Billie Holiday. “If you sing it with all the same phrasing and melody, you’re failing your art.” That’s an extreme statement, but I understand what she was driving at. Repeating yourself too much can be debilitating. That includes trying to draw inspiration from the same old sources that have worked in the past.

I suggest you avoid this behavior in the coming days. Raise Holiday’s approach to a universal principle. Fresh sources of inspiration are available! Halloween costume suggestion: a persona or character unlike any you’ve ever imagined yourself to be.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

How can you enjoy the lavish thrills of rebirth later unless you die a little inside now? It’s the trickiest phase of your cycle, when your energies are best used to resolve and graduate from the unfinished business of the last ten months. I suggest that you put the past to rest as best as you can. Don your funniest sad face and pay your last respects to the old ways and old days you’ll soon be leaving behind.

Keep in mind that beauty will ultimately emerge from decay. Halloween costume suggestion: the mythical phoenix, which burns itself down, then resurrects itself

from its own ashes.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

There are no such things as magic healings and miraculous redemptions and impossible breakthroughs. Right? Hard evidence provided by science precludes the existence of exotic help coming from spiritual realms. Right? Well, no. *Not* right. There is in fact another real world that overlaps the material world, and it operates according to different laws that are mostly imperceptible to our senses.

But events in the other real world can have tangible effects in the material world.

This is especially true for you right now.

Take advantage! Seek practical answers and solutions in your dreams, meditations, visions, and numinous encounters.

Halloween costume suggestion: whitemagic sorcerer or good witch.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Many years from now, in your last hours on earth, you will have visions that show you how all the events in your life were crucial to your life story. You will understand the lesson that was provided by each twist and turn of your destiny. Every piece of the gigantic puzzle will slip into place, revealing the truth of what your mission has been. And during that future climax, you may remember right now as a time when you got a long glimpse of the totality.

Halloween costume suggestion: the happiest person on Earth; the sovereign of all you survey; the wise fool who understands yourself completely.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

You might be able to pass for normal, but it will be better for your relationship with yourself if you don’t. You could try to tamp down your unusual urges and smooth your rough edges, but it will be smarter to regard those urges and edges as fertile raw material for your future happiness. Catch my drift? In the coming weeks, your main loyalty should be to your idiosyncratic intelligence. Halloween costume suggestion: the beautiful, interesting monster who lives in you.

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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.

GRIEF 101 SUPPORT GROUP 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.

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 BIKE POLO Like regular polo, but with bikes instead of horses. Meets weekly. See facebook for info. ongoing. facebook.com/ savannahbikepolo.

SAVANNAH SPEED CLASSIC With its storied past and cobblestone streets, Savannah, unbeknownst to most, is the birth place of Grand Prix racing.

Celebrating that heritage, the Savannah Speed Classic is a unique road race experience offering an intimate look at the inner workings of racing. $20 Oct. 27-29. westinsavannah.com/. Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, 1 Resort Drive.

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.

USMNT (SOCCER) AMERICAN OUTLAWS CHAPTER USMNT is a national soccer team that represents the U.S. in international soccer competitions. American Outlaws Savannah chapter of USMNT meets regularly. Call for details. ongoing. 912-398-4014. savannahflipflop.com. Flip Flop Tiki Bar & Grill, 117 Whitaker St.

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.

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS 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.

COASTAL EMPIRE POLIO SURVIVORS

ASSOCIATION The Coastal Empire Polio Survivors Association will meet Saturday, October 28, 10:30 am in Savannah at the Lewis Cancer Pavilion, room 203, on the Candler Hospital campus. The program will be presented

by Molly Tomiczek, massage therapist, of Island Soma Therapy in Hilton Head and Savannah. Polio survivors and guests are invited. For information call 912-661-3317.

Sat., Oct. 28, 10:30 a.m. Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. 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 Thursdays, 3:00pm-4:30pm. Call for 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, Sept. 11 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., 7805 Waters Ave., Suite 2B. 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 CONTINUES ON P. 62

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Call for the Savannah Lowcountry Area NA meeting schedule. ongoing. 912-238-5925.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Is food a problem for you? Overeaters Anonymous can help. Savannah meetings Mon 6:30pm, Wed 5:30pm, Fri 6:30 p.m. See website for locations and info, or call 912358-7150. 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.

REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY SUPPORT GROUP Second Tuesdays at 7pm in Marsh Auditorium at Candler Hospital. For anyone with this disorder, plus family members/ caregivers interested in learning more. Call

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Don your masks for an unforgettable night of surprises, enchantment and gothic allure at the William Jay Society’s Masquerade in the Mansion.

Held in the beautiful, historic Telfair Academy, this can’t-miss event will feature exotic entertainment, sweet treats, and dazzling surprises. $65-$125 FRI., OCT. 27, 8 P.M. TELFAIR.ORG. TELFAIR ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, 121 BARNARD ST.

for info. ongoing. 912-858-2335. sjchs.org/.

Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. SBC TOASTMASTERS Toastmasters is an organization dedicated to the art of public speaking. In a friendly, supportive atmosphere, members learn to speak more precisely and confidently via prepared speeches, impromptu speaking, and constructive evaluations. It’s fun, informative, and a great way to network with area professionals. Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m. 912663-7851. St. Leo University, 7426 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Suite A. SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS If you believe you have a problem with sex addiction (or are wondering if you might) and you want to change your behavior, we recommend that you attend a meeting of Sex Addicts Anonymous. The only requirement is a desire to stop your addictive sexual behavior. Meets Mondays at 7 pm. Call for venue information. ongoing.

731-412-0183. saa-recovery.org. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

SPINAL INJURY SUPPORT GROUP Third Thursdays, 5:30pm, at the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial.

Call or see website for info. ongoing.

912-350-8900. memorialhealth.com. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. SPOUSE/LIFE PARTNER SUPPORT GROUP Open support group for adults whose spouses or life partners have died. Meets Thursday mornings from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m.-noon. Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive.

SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUP Suicide often leaves survivors with guilt, anger, hurt and unanswered questions.

Hospice Savannah/United Way of Coastal Empire/Coastal Suicide Prevention Alliance offer an ongoing support group.

Third Thursdays, 6:30-7:30pm. Safe and confidential. Free to attend. Barbara Moss at Full Circle of Hospice Savannah, 912-6291089. ongoing. Full Circle Grief and Loss Center, 6000 Business Center Drive.

TEENS NURTURING TEENS (CANCER SUPPORT) Support group for teens with a family

member or loved one impacted by cancer.

Meets at the Lewis Cancer Pavilion. Call for information. ongoing. 912-819-5704.

Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Reynolds Ave. TEENS WITH NO ONE TO TURN TO Help for people ages 11-18, or concerned parents of teens. Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter. Call or see website. ongoing. 912-234-4048. parkplaceyes.org.

YOUNG SURVIVAL COALITION Young breast cancer patients and their caregivers in the greater Savannah, Hilton Head, and Coastal Georgia area are invited to join this group. Meetings include presentations from local medical community and discussions. Meetings conducted in the Conference Room of the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute. Saturdays, 4-6 p.m. 912-897-3933. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave.

VOLUNTEERS

BETHESDA SEEKS VOLUNTEER DOCENTS FOR NEW HISTORY MUSEUM/ VISITORS CENTER Bethesda seeks volunteer docents for their new visitors center/museum. Volunteer docents needed during regular museum hours, Thurs.-Sat. 10am-4pm. Docents will share Bethesda’s rich history and inspiring legacy with visitors from across the country and around the world. ongoing. 912-3512061. Elizabeth.brown@bethesdaacademy. org. Bethesda Academy, 9250 Ferguson Ave. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR BONAVENTURE Bonaventure Historical Society is looking for about a dozen people, each with three hours a month to spare and a willingness to meet, greet and assist visitors to Bonaventure Cemetery. Volunteer hours are 10 am to 1 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Training for the visitors center and to become a BHS tour guide provided. For more information, contact our Volunteer Coordinator at ewoalo@hotmail.com or go to our website, www.bonaventurehistorical. org. ongoing. savannahga.gov/cityweb/ cemeteriesweb.nsf/cemeteries/ bonaventure.html. Bonaventure Cemetery,

330 Bonaventure Rd. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR DEEP CENTER Deep Center is on the hunt for Savannah writers to apply for fellowships for Deep’s upcoming semester of programming (January through April). Deep Center is a nonprofit creative-writing literacy program 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 Dec. 31. liveoakpl.org. Bull Street Library, 2002 Bull St. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR DOG FOSTER CARE GRRR (Georgia Rescue, Rehabilitation and Relocation) is in need of volunteers for its dog Foster Care Program. Fostering gives animals a second chance at life and allows them to receive temporary care from loving foster parents before finding their forever homes. It is a rewarding experience for both humans and pets in need. Please contact Kathryn at 912-656-5900 for more info. ongoing. No physical address given, none.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR GEORGIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL’S COMMUNITY GARDEN Georgia Regional Hospital is in need of volunteers for their community garden.

Contact Jessica Mathis at 912-356-2826 or email her at jessica.mathis@dbhdd.ga.gov. ongoing. Georgia Regional Hospital, 1915 Eisenhower Drive.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR HOSPICE ANGELS Do you have a big heart and time to share?

Hospice Savannah is currently looking for amazing volunteers to make a difference in the lives of Hospice patients. Some of these patients have no family and would be forever grateful for the time you could share with them. Become a Hospice Angel to help individuals that are seriously ill and/ or Homebound. 912-748-6000 or email hospiceangels@affinishospice.org. hospicesavannah.org/. Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Dr.

Drivers Wanted CLASS A CDL DRIVER WANTED: 50/50 split after fuel. GA runs only, maybe other states. Home by night. TWIC card needed. Call 912-507-0364

Help Wanted DISHWASHERS NEEDED

Hours: 9am-2:30pm. Please call Mr. Dan in the mornings, 912-9641421 or Apply in person between 3-5pm @ Quail Run Lodge.

LANDSCAPE LABORER

We’re looking for an energetic, detail oriented individual that has a strong work ethic. Opportunity for growth and advancement. Call Savannah Secret Garden, 912233-1419

MAINTENANCE MAN

Independent family owned 100 room airport hotel has opening for Maintenance Man. Ideal for young person looking to learn or older person looking for less demanding construction position. Monday-Friday, 40 hrs.

Please call Mr. Dan, 912-964-1421 or Apply in person: Quail Run Lodge.

MAINTENANCE WORKER Needed for rental property. $9/hour. Tuesday-Saturday.

Call 912-234-0548 MECHANIC WANTED For restoration of cars from the 30’s, 40’s & 50’s. Experience preferred. Background familiar with classic cars. Seniors/Semi Retired welcome. Make your own hours. Call Mr. Dan, Wed.Friday between 3-5pm, 964-1421 (Airport location) SHIRT PRESSER NEEDED ASAP. Apply in person! 5 Star Cleaners 12317 White Bluff Rd. Sav. GA 31419. No phone calls.

We are currently hiring experienced warehouse workers to unload containers in the Savannah, GA area.

This is an incentive based position with a guaranteed base, but we have many employees earning upwards of $12-$18/hour based upon productivity.

We can work with your schedule.

Please contact Yvonne James at: 5 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd, Suite 140 Savannah, GA 31406 Phone: 912-433-6555 Email: yjames@3plworx.com www.my3pljob.com

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1220 NE. 36TH STREET: 2BR/1BA, washer/dryer hookup, den, newly renovated, newly painted w/ all appliances. CH/A. Quiet neighborhood. No pets. $700/month, $700/deposit.

912-484-3875 2 BEDROOM HOUSE FOR RENT Recently remodeled, tile bathroom, kitchen floor and laundry room. Large carpeted den, new hardwood flooring, new CH/A. Call 912-507-4852.

3228 MARTHA STREET: 3BR/1BA, total electric, large fenced yard. Quiet neighborhood. $800/per month, plus $800/deposit.

No pets. Call 912-484-3875

APTS. & ROOMS FOR RENT Clean and safe. Call Gail, 912-650-9358 or Linda, 912-690-9097

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208 San Fernando Blvd. 4BR/2BA, 2-story. Large LR, separate family room, large kitchen/dining, new carpet upstairs, total ceramic tile downstairs, CH&A, fenced yard $1100/month plus deposit. 912224-4135 DUPLEX: 1120 East 55th Street.

2BR/1BA $590/month plus $590/ deposit. One block off Waters Avenue, close to Daffin Park.

Call 912-335-3211 or email adamrealstate@gmail.com. Days/ Nights/Weekends.

ROOM FOR RENT: Mature renter preferred, proof of income required. $150 weekly + deposit.

All utilities included. Call 912-6593550

Off ACL Blvd. & Westlake Ave.

2 & 3BR, 1 Bath Apts. Newly Renovated, hardwood floors, carpet, ceiling fans, appliances, central heat/air, washer/dryer hookups. $645-$815/month for 2bdrs and $735-$895/month for 3bdrs.

912-228-4630 Mon-Sat 10am-5pm www. bnetmanagement.com WE ACCEPT SECTION 8 *For Qualified Applicants with 1+ years on Job.*

SPECIAL ON DEPOSIT! 11515 White Bluff Rd. 1BR/1BA, all electric, equipped kitchen, W/D connection.

Convenient to Armstrong College. $695 month, $300/deposit.

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310 EAST MONTGOMERY X-ROADS, 912-354-4011 OR 656-5372

Room for Rent ALRIGHT... ROOMS!!!

Clean, remodeled, furnished.

West Savannah home.

Heat/air, utilities.

Shared kitchen, bath.

Busline. $125/week.

Thousands of People

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SAVANNAH’S HOUSE OF GRACE

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

Shared kitchen & bathroom.

All bedrooms have central heating/air and cable.

Bedrooms are fully furnished and private. 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 for Senior citizen/ Retired, Age 40 & older. Furnished room, CH/A, cable. Shared bath, kitchen and common area. $170 & Up (utilities included)/$640 monthly. Safe environment. ID/ Proof of income required. 912308-5455

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

ROOMS FOR RENT Nice, Clean, large, furnished. Call 912-844-5995

CALL: 912-412-1146

Busline, cable, utilities, central heat/air. $100-$130/weekly.

Rooms with bath $145. Call 912289-0410.

• Paycheck stub or Proof of income and ID required.

2nd person/child add $100 per week

DUPLEX: 1204 East 54th Street.

2BR/1BA $590/month plus $590/ deposit. One block off Waters Avenue, close to Daffin Park.

Call 912-335-3211 or email adamrealstate@gmail.com. Days/ BLOOMINGDALE near Nights/Weekends.

Pooler & Gulfstream: Single FOR RENT: 1510 East 53rd Street. Family Home w/Room for 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath House. $875/ Rent: Furnished, includes month plus deposit. Call Mark @ utilities, central heat/air, 912-335-3211.

Comcast cable, washer/ Days/Nights/Weekends. dryer. Ceramic tile in kitchen NICE 1BR/1 Bath Apartment & bath. Shared Kitchen & Off Pennsylvania Ave., next to bath. Call 912-963-7956, Five Points. Utilities included. No leave message Smoking. $800/per month. $200 non-refundable pet fee. Call 912412-6738 Clean, quiet home. Newly furnished room w/shared or NICE HOUSE FOR RENT bathroom.

Utilities • 318 Forrest Avenue: 3BR/1.5 private Baths, wall-to-wall carpet. included. No bed bugs! No roaches! $150-$180 per week. $875/rent.

Call 912-631-7644, 912-507-7934 Call 912-547-3041 or 912-927-2853

103 COASTAL PLACE @ TIBET 2BD/2BA Apartment.

Eat-in Are Looking At This Space. kitchen, large LR, washer/dryer connections, new paint and flooring. 6 closets, all electric. $800 /month. 912-655-4303.

Call 912-721-4350 and

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

Call 912-844-5995

Roommate Wanted ROOMMATE: $125 & Up. Private bath, Spa, Cable TV, Internet, CH/A, Washer/Dryer, Kitchen, Clean & Safe. 24-Hour surveillance, Busline, Near grocery store. 912-401-1961

Automotive Cars/Trucks/Vans

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Paint & Body Repairs.

Insurance Claims. We Buy Wrecks. 49 years Exp. Call 912-355-5932.

Service Directory Business Services FOR ALL TYPES OF MASONRY REPAIR

Brick, Block, Concrete, Stucco, Brick Paving, Grading, Clearing, FULLY RENOVATED HOUSE etc., New & Repair Work. Call with Rooms for rent. Furnished, Michael Mobley, 912-631-0306 includes utilities, CH/A, cable.

You’re A Phone Call $160-$210/week.

Source of income and ID required. 912-695Away From Thousands 9481

of Customers!

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