TECH TUESDAY
Join us at Blowin’ Smoke for Happy hour for coders, designers and founders to talk shop and share ideas, projects and connect with each other. There will be beer and wine happy hour specials. We will have name tags so we are easy to spot. Come out and meet some new people in tech here in Savannah. Tell us your coming at: https://www.meetup. com/techSAV/events/256838741/. Check back every month for a different location! And visit www.techsav.co for more techSAV news or to sign up for our e-newsletter at https://techsav. co/signup/. 0 Jan. 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.. 912-257-4893. https://www.meetup. com/techSAV/events/256838741/. blowinsmokesavannah.com. Blowin’ Smoke Southern Cantina, 1611 Habersham 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 nonsmoking and pet friendly. Located on beautiful Tybee Island, GA at 30 Meddin Drive. We are right behind the Historic Tybee Lighthouse. Visit the website for more info. tybeeislandfarmersmarket. com. Tybee Island, Tybee Island. WEEKLY CASK & FOOD PAIRING
Each Wednesday, we create a special cask and pair it with a complimentary dish. Follow us on Facebook for more information! moonriverbrewing.com/. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St. WINE SAMPLING
Sample the variety of wines Lucky’s Market has to offer.
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.
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FREE CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP
Are you gradually feeling more alone as friends and family don’t seem to get what you are going through as the unpaid caregiver of a loved one with dementia, serious illness or disability? Our drop-in and non-disease specific Caregiver Support Group meets twice a month to provide a safe place to connect with others who truly understand. Second Tuesday of each month from 10 – 11 a.m. and/or the fourth Monday of each month from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at the Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive off Chatham Parkway. 912.629.1331. ongoing. Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive.
FREE RESTORATIVE YOGA FOR 34 CAREGIVERS
Are you the unpaid caregiver for a loved
one with dementia, serious illness or disability? Schedule some relaxation time just for you! Our free restorative yoga and deep relaxation classes use bolsters and blankets to support the body and quiet the mind. Dress comfortably and join us at the Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive off Chatham Parkway. 912.629.1331. ongoing. Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive. HIGH VIBE/ LOW COST YOGA WITH MELISSA DELYNN
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kitschy with the classy, and the people of Savannah with a breath of fresh, queer air. Free first Thursday of every month, 10 p.m. houseofgunt@gmail.com. Chuck’s Bar, 305 W. River St. 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 non-profit. ongoing. info@savannahpride. com. savannahpride.com.
Join this accessible, all-levels class for meditative movement, breath and meditation! Ample free parking, beauty facility and no-fuss yoga. Expect a NATURE AND little sweat, philosophy and possibly ENVIRONMENT enlightenment! $15 Wednesdays, 6-7:15 DOLPHIN PROJECT p.m. 706-614-4715. mdelynn@gmail.com. Dolphin Project’s Education Outreach WELMONT, 1930 Montgomery Street. Program is available to speak at schools, MAGICAL PREGNANCY VISION BOARD clubs, organizations. A powerpoint WORKSHOP presentation with sound and video about $20.00 Sat., Jan. 5, 9:30 a.m. Clarion Inn & estuarine dolphins and their environment. Suites Savannah Midtown, 6800 Abercorn Age/grade appropriate programs and Street. handouts. See website for info. ongoing. NAMI EDUCATION thedolphinproject.org. Second Tuesday of every month NAMI FIRST SATURDAY HIKE Savannah presents professionals from This moderately-paced, 3-mile hike the community sharing current topics will include a talk about the different of interest and resources. FREE second ecosystems of the park. Wear sturdy Tuesday of every month, 6-8 p.m. 912shoes and bring water and insect 353-7143. namisavannah.org. The Reed repellant. Parking pass is $5. Visit House, 1144 Cornell Street. website for more info. $2 first Saturday NATIVE AMERICAN ALCOHOLICS of every month, 10-11 a.m. 912-727ANONYMOUS 2339. explore.gastateparks.org/ Georgia’s only Native American info/213723?c=16531490. gastateparks. Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Meets org/FortMcAllister/. Fort McAllister every Thursday at 2 pm at 517 East Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Rd. Broad Street, Savannah. Court papers GARDENING SESSION will be signed. Open to all. You do not Learn how to garden and harvest have to be Native American to attend vegetables and herbs to bring home. Free ongoing, 2-3 p.m. 912-712-3314. Kerry Shay, an organic farmer and owner Islandmedicinewoman@gmail.com. East of landscaping company Victory Gardens, Broad Native American Group, 517 East provides free instruction. First and third Broad Street. Saturday of every month. Free and open to the public first Saturday of every LGBT month, 9:30 a.m. charleshmorriscenter. FIRST CITY NETWORK com. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Georgia’s oldest LGBT organization Broad St. (founded in 1985) is a local non-profit WALK ON THE WILD SIDE community service organization whose A two-mile Native Animal Nature Trail mission is to share resources of health care, counseling, education, advocacy and winds through maritime forest, freshwater wetland, salt marsh habitats, featuring live mutual support in the Coastal Empire. Members and guests enjoy many special native animal exhibits. Open daily, 10amevents throughout the year, including First 4pm except Thanksgiving, Christmas, Saturday Socials held the first Saturday of New Years. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-395-1500. oatlandisland. each month at 7pm. Mondays. 912-236org. oatlandisland.org/. Oatland Island CITY. firstcitynetwork.org. Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 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. GVNT HAVS
GVNT HAVS is a free monthly drag show that houses the unique antics of the House of Gunt, a Savannah based freeform drag collective whose mission is to connect the trashy with the flashy, the
taxonomy is a brand of science that involves identifying and classifying organisms. Before photography, illustrations were used to document different types of marine life. Gyotaku, the Japanese art of fish printing, is one type of art form used to document fish. Participants will practice Gyotaku* and will learn how to use a dichotomous key to identify different types of preserved fish species. *Bring a cotton or canvas item to create an art piece on using techniques inspired by the Gyotaku process. $20 Tue., Jan. 8, 9-11 a.m. 912598-3345. kayla270@uga.edu. gacoast. uga.edu/events/. UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle.
PETS & ANIMALS LOW COST PET CLINIC
TailsSpin and Dr. Stanley Lester, DVM, host low-cost pet vaccine clinics for students, military and seniors the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. 5pm-6pm. Vaccinations: $12, ($2 is donated to Savannah pet rescue agencies). See website for info. ongoing. tailsspin.com. tailsspin.com. TailsSpin Pet Supplies Store, 4501 Habersham St., Habersham Village. 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. 912-2343336. caninepalacesavannah.com. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St.
RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL 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. SAVANNAH FRIENDS MEETING (QUAKERS)
Un-programmed worship. 11am Sundays, Joy Cottage behind Wesley Oak United Methodist Church. Call or email for info. All are welcome. ongoing. 636-233-1772. savannahquakers@gmail.com. Wesley Oak United Methodist Church, 3124 East Victory Drive. SAVANNAH REIKI SHARE
During shares, participants take turns giving and receiving universal life force energy via Reiki and other healing modalities. Present at the shares are WILDERNESS SOUTHEAST usually no less than 2 Reiki Masters. A variety of programs each month Come share with us on the 1st and 3rd including guided trips with naturalists. Thursday of every month at the Sweet Canoe trips, hikes. Mission: develop appreciation, understanding, stewardship, Water Spa in downtown Savannah. Sign up at Savannah Reiki Share or Reiki and enjoyment of the natural world. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-236- by Appointment on Facebook. Free ongoing, 7 p.m. 440-371-5209. Sweet 8115. wilderness-southeast.org. Water Spa, 148 Abercorn Street. WINTER SCIENCE SERIES: FISH TAXONOMY
In this class participants will improve their fish identification skills through the application of art and science. Fish
SERVICE OF COMPLINE
Enter the stillness of another age. Gregorian Chant sung by candlelight at 9:00-9:30 p.m. every Sunday night