Connect Savannah October 17, 2018

OCT 17-23, 2018 NEWS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

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WEDNESDAY 10.17 Film: The Day The Fish Came Out

This real oddity is an insanely rare satirical comedy that is both extremely dark and extremely silly.

7 p.m.

The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. $7

THURSDAY 10.18 Art Start: Stroller and Toddler Tour of Monet to Matisse: Masterworks of French Impressionism from the Dixon Gallery and Gardens

Tribe Of Dumo Pop-up Shop SAT 10.20

Tribe Of Dumo will be coming to Savannah for their Afrocentric PopUp shop. Shop quality and unique women and kids clothings, accessories and jewelries straight from the motherland.

Hampton Inn & Suites Historic Savannah 11am-7pm 603 W Oglethrope Avenue Savannah, GA 31401

Our youngest patrons are invited to the museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity.

10:30 a.m.

Jepson Center, 207 West York St. $5 per child/ adult members free/ adult nonmembers $12 912-790-8800. telfair.org/

Artist Talk w/ Will Penny

Join Will Penny for an informal artist talk regarding his exhibition, ‘en plein air.’

6 p.m.

Laney Contemporary, 1810 Mills B. Lane laneycontemporary.com

Lecture: NATO and Article 5

John R. Deni will discuss the transatlantic alliance and the twenty-first century challenges of collective defense.

7:30 p.m.

Skidaway Presbyterian, 50 Diamond Cswy Free for SWCA members, $10 for non-members

Theatre: Tuck Everlasting

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Doomed to, or blessed with, eternal life, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. Presented by the Savannah Stage Company.

Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m.

Pop Up Playhouse, 115 E. Lathrop Ave. $15 savannahstagecompany.com/

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Isle of Hope Art and Music Fest SAT 10.20

The Isle of Hope Art & Music Fest is presented by the Isle of Hope Historical Association. The event is entirely funded by corporate and individual sponsorships to make it a completely free event to all attendees.

10 a.m.

Isle of Hope Marina, 50 West Bluff Dr.

The Hallow-Green Fest SAT 10.20

Film Biz Recycling hosts its first signature fundraiser with recording artist Ashley McBryde.

This concert costume party hybrid will also serve as a costume donation drop off for children who cannot afford to dress up for Halloween.

7 p.m.

The Wesley, 2201 Bull Street.

FRIDAY 10.19 3 Years of Hustle

Celebrate House of Strut’s three year anniversary with 33% off everything in the store, DJ OB-1 Benobi, and prizes and giveaways.

Oct. 19-21 House of Strut, 17 West 41st Street.

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From Drowning to Dysentery: A Deadly Look at Fort Pulaski

Defunctorum.

7:30 p.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1707 Bull St. Donation

Join park staff for a special ranger-led lantern tour into the darker history of Cockspur Island. 16+.

Fri. & Sat., 6:30 & 8:30 p.m.

Fort Pulaski, US Highway 80 E. $18 912-786-4383

Tybee Island Haunted History Tour

During October, the Tybee Island Historical Society hosts a haunted history tour around the Light Station and Battery Garland.

8 p.m.

Tybee Island Lighthouse, 30 Meddin Ave. $15 912-786-5801. desiree@tybeelighthouse.org

Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival

Mouthwatering seafood, a carnival and local performances by Travis Tritt, Tyler Reece Tritt, Liquid Ginger, Lyn Avenue, Chuck Courtenay and more.

-21 J. F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill. $15 goseafoodfestival.com/

Yellow Fever in Savannah 1820

Halloween Hike

While Oatland Island Wildlife Center remains closed to the public due to storm damage, the Center will have the Annual Halloween Hike.

Fri. & Sat., 5-8 p.m.

Oatland Island Wildlife Ctr, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912-395-1212. oatlandisland.org

Savannah Sacred Quartet

Savannah Sacred Quartet + 2 will be presenting Tomas Luis de Victoria’s Officium

This October see a historical recreation of Savannah’s dreadful Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1820.

Fri. & Sat., 7 p.m.

Davenport House, 324 East State St. $16 in advance; $19 at the door. Plus tax.

912-236-8097. davenporthousemuseum.org

SATURDAY 10.20 BS: A Standup Show Full Of...

A trio of Charleston’s best comedians.

17+.

9:30 p.m.

Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. $10 online, $5 college students

CityCamp Savannah: City Budget and Beyond This flagship one-day event is a new attempt to improve transparency and spur public participation in the 2019 budget and beyond.

8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave.

Climate Change & Coastal Georgia

St. Frances Cabrini Church, 11500 Middleground Road. familypromisesavannah.org/events

Forsyth Farmers Market

Local and regional produce, honey, meat, dairy, pasta, baked goods and other delights. Rain or shine.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Forsyth Park

This forum will provide insights about effective action to reduce the cause of these threats.

10 a.m.

Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

Free 912-506-5088. susdev@gate.net

Front Porch Improv: Sorry Not Sorry

Don’t Drill GA

A one day event focused on teaching hands-on STEM activities.

1 p.m.

Woodville Tompkins Technical & Career High School, 151 Coach Joe Turner Rd.

Bands from across Georgia will come together to voice their opposition to drilling our oceans.

5 p.m.

North Beach Grill, 33 Meddin Dr.

Family Promise of Greater Savannah Fall Festival The event will feature food trucks, a pumpkin patch, bounce houses, a dunking booth and more.

11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Get ready for a night of improv comedy inspired by Silence of the Lambs.

8 p.m.

Front Porch Improv, 2222 Bull Street. $10

Girls Engineer It Day

The Hallow-Green Fest

Film Biz Recycling hosts its first signature fundraiser with recording artist Ashley McBryde.

7 p.m.

The Wesley, 2201 Bull Street.

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On Pooler Parkway (Behind YMCA)

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Isle of Hope Art and Music Fest

The Isle of Hope Art & Music Fest is presented by the Isle of Hope Historical Association.

10 a.m.

Isle of Hope Marina, 50 West Bluff Dr.

Jeremy Camp and Matthew West: The Answer/All In Tour

The two contemporary Christian artists perform together at the Civic Center.

7 p.m.

Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. $29

Moonlight Garden Ride

This casually-paced, police-escorted ride travels through Savannah’s most beautiful neighborhoods, then returns to Grayson Stadium for music, food and beverages, and fun.

5 p.m.

Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. $15-$100 bicyclecampaign.org/

Jonathan Baptiste and the Urban Intellectuals

The Coastal Jazz Association presents Jonathan Baptiste, a bassist/composer based in the Jacksonville, Florida. His group.

5 p.m.

Westin Savannah Harbor, 1 Resort Drive.

Free for CJA members, $20 for guests

Lecture: Poetry: Why Read It? Why Write It? Who Cares?

Poet Olivia Stiffler will use her personal journey of becoming a poet to discuss why people tend to shy away from the genre.

4 p.m.

O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton St Free and open to the public

Lenny at 100: A Celebration of Bernstein’s Centennial w/ Kurt Ollmann

Savannah for Morons: The Trolley Tour

MONDAY 10.22

The tour is hosted by Danny and Johnny Moron, two local actors, comedians, and history buffs.

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

Visitor’s Center, 301 MLK Jr. Blvd. $33

Southern Songbirds: Jill Knight, Danielle Howle & Caroline Aiken

Three beautiful singer-songwriters from opposite coasts come together on the Tybee Post Theater stage for an incredible night of music.

8-10 p.m.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne. $20 tybeeposttheater.org

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SUNDAY 10.21

Savannah Bee Company’s Harvest Festival

Join Savannah Bee Company in celebrating the season of Fall.

12-5 p.m.

Savannah Bee Co, 211 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

Free 912-629-0908

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St. Vincent’s Annual Historic Tour of Homes and Tea a self-guided tour of six homes.

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

St. Vincent’s Academy, 207 East Liberty St. $45 912-236-5505. svatourofhomes.net

Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market The Wilmington Island Farmers’Market provides residents with locally grown produce.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Islands High, 170 Whitemarsh Island Road.

Kurt Ollmann will perform an intimate showcase.

4 p.m.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 307A E. Harris St. $20 uusavannah.org

Odd Lot Improv: Monday Night Madness

The show relies on audience suggestions to put the players into hilarious characters and scenes to drive the show forward.

7:30 p.m.

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

TUESDAY 10.23 Tongue: Open Mouth and Music Show hosted by Melanie Goldey

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

The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave.

WEDNESDAY 10.24 Film: Klaus Kinski Birthday Tribute

Psychotronic Film Society brings you a rarely-seen gem starring one of their all-time fave actors, who marks his 92nd birthday. Which flick will it be? RWho cares? It will be a Kinski!

8 p.m.

Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. $8 cash only

NEWS & OPINION EDITOR’S NOTE

BY JIM MOREKIS

jim@connectsavannah.com

THIS ISN’T the first time I’ve written about Savannah City Council’s obsession with micromanaging liquor licenses.

I understand that in a city whose culture, identity, and economy revolve so heavily around alcohol consumption, there is bound to be a lot of interest in who is granted a liquor license, and where.

But last week’s City Council meeting showed just how badly the current system is broken.

It’s a shame, because Council recently passed a long-overdue and generally welcome overhaul of the City alcohol ordinance, only to water it down — get it?

— with political tweaks.

revealed that Somesso was requesting 4-6 off-duty police officers to work security at the new Liquid Café — a remarkably high number for an establishment billing itself as a restaurant.

Prior to the hearing, Deputy City Attorney Jennifer Herman advised City officials in a memo that, “The management of other establishments for which Ms. Somesso possessed an Alcoholic Beverage License revealed a history of noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations, and business operations that created serious public safety issues.”

Based on that report and on police records, City of Savannah staff recommended that Council deny Somesso’s new license application.

All in all, considering the evidence, one would assume the hearing would result in a cut-and-dried denial of the license.

But that’s not how it turned out.

But not one Council member broke in to question why Somesso’s political contributions were relevant to her alcohol license.

Despite staff testifying that Somesso hadn’t lived up to previous pledges, Council members waxed poetic about “second chances.” Alderman Tony Thomas put a pathetic coda on the meeting: “I’m going to beg you to please honor the commitments you’re making here today,” implored Thomas.

I have no direct evidence that political donations swayed City Council, and I am making no such accusation.

But I do know that even after questioning Somesso aggressively, they nonetheless voted unanimously to grant her license for Liquid Café — over the objections of City staff and Savannah Police.

(Seconds after the vote, Alderman John Hall joked to Somesso that he wanted “an extra large T-shirt.”)

I’d never heard such a statement in a City Council meeting at all, much less at a Show Cause hearing, which is essentially similar to a legal trial.

The politics continued this past Thursday, at a Show Cause hearing for Jacqueline Somesso’s new restaurant/bar project, Liquid Café, off Tibet Avenue.

Longtime followers of local news will recognize Somesso’s name from a few local clubs she was previously involved with, among them Club Oz and Club Ice. Those clubs are no more, but memories remain of the dozens of police calls involving them, including Part One violent crime in addition to underage drinking and nuisance and disorderly conduct calls.

These police calls are basically why those clubs are now gone, and why the City wanted a Show Cause hearing for her new club’s license.

At the hearing last week, City Revenue Administrator Judee Jones testified that Somesso didn’t honor various previous pledges to Council that she would clean up her act at the previous clubs.

Savannah Police Lt. Shinita Young, the main police liaison with license holders, testified that there were 70 calls of service specific to Club Oz from 2004-2007.

Incidents included — and I’m quoting from the hearing — “bottles used as weapons,” off-duty cops being assaulted, “use of drugs on the premises,” shootings, and carjackings.

At one point, Mayor Eddie DeLoach directly said that Somesso had likely run an illegal “shot house” in the past.

Eyebrows were raised when it was

Somesso’s attorney, Steven Scheer, told Council — accurately — that all these negative incidents happened at least ten years ago, and that there had been no other major complaints since that time.

Somesso currently runs a business in Pooler which police admit has had no major incidents.

So far so good.

Then things took a strange turn.

“Are you aware that [Somesso] has been active in her community, especially in political arenas, by hosting or giving in-kind contributions, last year, to the Democratic Party, to hold, I believe, their Jefferson/Jackson Dinner?” Scheer asked the City’s Judee Jones.

Huh? I’d never heard such a statement in a City Council meeting at all, much less at a Show Cause hearing, which is essentially similar to a legal trial.

What do Somesso’s contributions to a local political party have to do with her alcohol license?

I don’t know, but her attorney thought it was so important that he brought it up a second time.

Scheer later asked Officer Young, “Were you aware of the awards she’s received….

And community involvement by giving inkind contributions to political parties?”

At this point, my eyebrows were raised so much they were basically on top of my head. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

The recent overhaul of the City’s alcohol ordinance originally included a provision for a special administrative officer who would handle the bulk of alcohol license requests and renewals, rather than Council taking valuable time to handle them on a case-by-case basis.

In last week’s hearing, that might have freed over an hour of Council’s time to discuss the crime rate, or revenue projections, or affordable housing, or homelessness, or any one of a hundred more sweeping issues than an individual liquor license.

Adding an administrative officer would have been a best-practices, common-sense solution that would result not only in better governance overall, but more fair, consistent and professional oversight of alcoholic beverage licenses.

However, Alderman Van Johnson helped spearhead a move to strip that provision. At the vote last June to adopt the new ordinance, Johnson said he wants to retain the right to “weigh in personally” on each liquor license.

Apparently, one version of weighing in personally involves overruling City staff and Savannah Police.

Unfortunately, what it could also mean is that hundreds of hours of staff time devoted to a valiant effort to overhaul Savannah’s alcoholic beverage ordinance might be undermined for largely political reasons.

And that’s a real shame. CS

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Mimosas and Marsy’s Law: A voting guide to the ballot questions this year

REFERENDUM 1:

This referendum deals entirely with City of Atlanta taxes and really upset me until I learned some background. My anger was the wording. It might as well be a foreign language. What I’ve deciphered is that it’s a Republican effort to fight Atlanta property taxes. But Atlanta’s Democratic mayor apparently negotiated concessions to protect important city initiatives like water projects, the BeltLine and schools. It passed the General Assembly with bipartisan support. And although I question why it’s on a statewide ballot, because Atlanta’s mayor likes it, and I trust her, I’m voting “yes.”

BY ORLANDO MONTOYA

YOU’RE GOING to be voting on nine, yes nine, ballot questions this election season. Do you know what they are? I had to search and call for hours just to scratch the surface of them. And while I acknowledge there’s more to know, I’ve learned enough to make up my mind.

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AMENDMENT 1:

This amendment would allow the state to dedicate “up to” 80% of sales tax revenue from outdoor sporting goods for state parks and trails, land and water conservation and other outdoor stewardship uses.

It’s very attractive and folks I admire, like the Georgia Conservancy, are behind it.

But let me tell you. There’s a whole list of so-called “dedicated taxes” that aren’t going to their dedicated uses at all. This is the classic “may” verses “shall” wording that lets lawmakers play shell games. It’s toothless and unnecessary. Lawmakers already have the power to increase funding for outdoor stewardship. It’s called the budget process. They do it every year. I’m voting “no.”

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AMENDMENT 2:

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This amendment would create so-called “business courts” in Georgia. Wow! So corporations get their own courts now. It’s not enough that corporations are people.

But now they get their own special judges.

And not only that. These judges, unlike the judges that corporations face now, won’t be elected by the people. That’s right.

“Business judges” will be appointed by the Governor “to assure certainty” for corporations. We know what that means: corporations win! This is the most egregious of the proposed amendments. I’m voting “no.”

AMENDMENT 3:

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ESPLOST referendum on its own, without negotiating with the smaller system, as is the case now. Proponents say, in some cases, the smaller system can hold up negotiations if it doesn’t get enough funding. This just sounds like a bunch of fragile egos want voters to solve their lack of negotiation skills. At worst, it sounds like bullying. I’m voting “no.”

The only people who seem to know what this amendment is about are its supporters, the Georgia Forestry Association. And even based on what they say, it sounds awful. This amendment would create a special tax valuation system for timber land. They don’t want counties to assess their land value like yours and mine. They want the state to do it. And they admit that

REFERENDUM 2: There will be nine ballot questions for you this election season.

the aim is to lower county taxes. It sounds like loss of local control and revenue. It sounds like my schools, my public safety and my local priorities get shafted so large landowners can profit. I’m voting “no.”

AMENDMENT 4:

This amendment, on so-called “Marsy’s Law,” would increase the rights of crime victims, things like the right to be notified about criminal proceedings. Again, I’m tempted by this. It sounds good. I was poised to vote “yes” until I learned the background. This amendment is part of a national campaign to get similar amendments passed nationwide. They’ve been very successful. But in Georgia, it’s unnecessary. This entire amendment is already part of Georgia law, enacted in 2010, nearly word for word the same. Proponents argue that putting it in the constitution would make it stronger. It doesn’t. Unless the Georgia Supreme Court strikes down the law (unlikely in our conservative state) then it’s the law. Now, if the court strikes it down, come back to me. But in the meantime, this is a feel good vote to give some national group another win to show their donors. I’m voting “no.”

AMENDMENT 5:

This amendment would affect about 20 counties that have both city and county school systems. This does not include Chatham County, where we have one unified system. In split counties, it would allow the larger school system to call a county-wide

This referendum would grant non-profit tax exemptions to certain properties if they’re used as homes for the mentally ill under very specific circumstances. Its primary backer is an Atlanta group called 3Keys, which has 477 Georgia residential units for the mentally ill. They appear to have a complicated business structure involving both profit and non-profit entities. Although I’m concerned by the appearance of legislation for a specific business and the fact that no other home for the mentally ill seems to know about it, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Georgia chapter likes it. And Rosalynn Carter appears to like 3Keys. I’m voting “yes.”

SAVANNAH SPECIAL ELECTION 1:

The so-called “mimosa bill,” this item would clear the way for alcohol sales on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. instead of 12:30 p.m.

This is obvious. It’s money in the pockets of hardworking wait staff. I’ll vote “yes.”

SAVANNAH SPECIAL ELECTION 2:

Another confusing question, this item would cut city taxes for certain businesses, specifically fulfillment centers. I tried in vain to find studies linking this specific business incentive to job growth. Georgia habitually hands out tax breaks without measuring outcomes. The Chamber, SEDA and Savannah City Government are all behind it with “competitiveness” arguments. But I’m not sure it’s needed, given how competitive our area already is. Year after year, they tout record growth in logistics. I’m voting “no” just so the City of Savannah doesn’t have any more reason to raise my taxes or cut my services. CS

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Moonlight Garden Ride marks decade of fun in the dark Escorted bicycle ride through neighborhoods is safe and family-friendly

BY IVANA DEL PIELAGO

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THE Savannah Bicycle Campaign will mark the 10th anniversary of their popular and fun Moonlight Garden Ride on Oct. 20. The nine-mile ride begins at Historic Grayson Stadium, goes through the neighborhoods, and ends back at Daffin Park.

“We started it to share how much fun it is to ride bikes in Savannah at night, especially with hundreds of other people, many of whom are wearing costumes and riding bikes tricked out with all sorts of flashing lights and sound systems. It’s like a bicycle parade more than a ride,” says John Bennett, Executive Director of Savannah Bicycle Campaign.

The event also turns out to be their biggest annual fundraiser. As far as registration, the standard rate is $25, but there are discounts available if you are a member of the Savannah Bicycle Campaign. You can also join the campaign or renew your membership when registering.

This is the first year the event has been called the Moonlight Garden Ride. The previous nine editions were called the Midnight Garden Ride, but the name was changed this year to eliminate any confusion about the start time – which isn’t at midnight!

The ride starts about 7 p.m. from Grayson Stadium and the route loops the historic neighborhoods of: Ardsley ParkChatham Crescent, Parkside, Baldwin Park, Thomas Square, the Victorian District, and the National Landmark Historic District.

It’s not a race, therefore the group travels at a very casual pace despite the ride’s length. It is safe for everyone to attend as the ride is escorted by police officers in patrol cars and motorcycles.

At ride’s end at Daffin Park will be music, food, and beverages. Chazitos Latin Cuisine will have a food truck present this year along with several other trucks to choose from.

In addition, Savannah Bicycle Campaign has a new partnership with Strider Bikes to offer balance bike “Races around the Bases” at Grayson Stadium. This activity should be fun for the smaller Moonlight Garden Riders.

The Stroller Strong Moms are also organizing some kids activities. Two DJs will also be performing before and after the ride. Ian McCarthy of WRUU’s In the Pocket and DJ Press Play.

The Savannah Bicycle Campaign was 10 founded in 2008 to “Improve conditions

The ride is fully police escorted and the roads are closed for safety. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SAVANNAH BICYCLE CAMPAIGN

for people who ride bikes for recreation and transportation, as many people in Savannah do not have cars and depend on their bikes to get to work, class, the store, and things like that,” Bennett relates.

Bennett says he has met many people that enjoyed the ride even just as spectators. They may have been walking downtown or sitting on their porches in the Victorian District when they saw the ride go by.

“When they realize they have witnessed Moonlight Garden Ride, they often exclaim, ‘That’s what that was?! We have to do that next year!’ So, I’d encourage everyone who’s seen the ride or heard about it to ride with us this year. There really is nothing like it,” he says.

Bennett also shares how festive the mood is at Grayson Stadium. “We’ll have plenty of activities for kids and opportunities for parents to relax and socialize.”

The Savannah Bicycle Campaign acts upon their message through six major advocacy initiatives: Encouragement, Engineering, Evaluation, Enforcement, Education, and Equity.

“Hosting events like the Moonlight Garden Ride, we are encouraging people to go out and explore the City of Savannah by bike,” Bennett says. “We also operate a valet parking service for bikes to encourage people to ride to festivals, concerts, etc. instead of driving.”

As far as engineering, “Working with the City of Savannah, Chatham County, the Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Georgia Department of Transportation to construct bike lanes, trails, and paths that make cycling safer and more enjoyable for everyone.”

Every year they conduct an evaluation - a bicycle and pedestrian count- in cooperation with the MPO. More about that here: www.connectsavannah. com/savannah/i-count-bike-people/ Content?oid=2303566

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Fun costumes are encouraged, but not required. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE SAVANNAH BICYCLE CAMPAIGN

see. We also hear from people who say the ride inspired them to explore more of the city on their bikes. That’s the kind of story we love to hear.”

All profits from the campaign benefit the non-profit Savannah Bicycle Campaign. CS

MOONLIGHT GARDEN RIDE

Sat. Oct. 20, rain or shine Tix at: www.eventbrite.com/e/10th-annualmoonlight-garden-ride-tickets-48415494046 Event Schedule: 5-6:30 p.m. Onsite registration and check-in for preregistered riders.

5-6 p.m. Costume Contest Registration 6:15 p.m. Costume Contest Judging 7 p.m. Ride departs from Grayson Stadium 8 p.m. Ride returns to Grayson Stadium for Good and Evil Party ALL riders must wear a helmet and use lights for the ride – it’ll keep you safe and visible. If you don’t have a helmet or a set of lights, the Savannah Bicycle Campaign will have limited supplies to sell at the Midnight Garden Ride.

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Regarding enforcement, “We work with the police to make sure traffic laws are enforced and crashes involving people on bikes are properly investigated,” he says.

The Campaign offers education -bicycle safety classes for children and adults. And for equity, “We have a team of volunteers who refurbish donated bicycles and give them to people in need.” More information here: http://newstandardcycles.com Caila Brown, chair of the board of directors of Savannah Bicycling Campaign, says, “It’s a great event for everyone. We see all sorts of people on all sorts of bikes, many of them decked out with lights and sound systems, and it really is thrilling to

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NEWS & OPINION ENVIRONMENT An entangled right whale. PHOTO BY FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION, TAKEN UNDER NOAA PERMIT #15488

Don’t Drill GA event raises awareness of environmental threat off Georgia coast

BY RACHAEL FLORA

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THIS Saturday, supporting an important cause comes easy.

Don’t Drill GA, a coalition of nonprofits, hosts a concert in the back lot of North Beach Grill on Tybee. Between sets, guest speakers will talk about the dangers of offshore drilling and seismic testing.

This important event comes at the perfect time.

“The permit applications to conduct seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean collectively span a massive area from Cape May, New Jersey, all the way to Cape Canaveral, Florida,” explains Paulita Bennett-Martin of Oceana. “Seismic airgun blasting, on the scale that is currently being proposed, has never been allowed along our Atlantic coast. Marine animals depend on sound for communication and survival. Seismic blasts disrupt the ability of marine mammals to feed, mate, raise their young, avoid predators, and communicate. To think that we might now subject marine animals to seismic airgun blasting for the purpose of offshore oil—it’s mind-boggling.”

Simply put, offshore drilling and seismic testing are dangerous and extremely harmful to our coast.

“Right now, President Trump and Secretary Zinke are slashing offshore drilling standards and putting industry profits ahead of coastal communities and marine

life that is most at risk from devastating oil spills,” says Bennett-Martin. “Proposing to open up nearly all U.S. waters to drilling while slashing current safeguards is preposterous. Right now, we need more safety, not less. Coastal communities are overwhelmingly opposed to expanded offshore drilling. This move is out of touch with the public.”

Local environmental organizations who are part of the Don’t Drill GA coalition are taking a stand against offshore drilling.

Kris Williams works with the Caretta Research Project, which allows participants to come interact with sea turtles.

“Obviously, we’re against drilling on the coast,” explains Williams. “There’s been relatively little research done on the impact of seismic blasting. There have been studies done, and the sea turtles display avoidance behavior and try to get away. It causes so much damage to all marine life. Physically, it could cause auditory damage, any kind of hearing loss—permanent or temporary. It could kill the turtles. It could cause damage to their tissues, and if it damages their hearing, it could increase their interaction with boaters.”

It’s not just turtles that are affected by this type of intrusion—it’s all marine life, from big to small. North Atlantic right whales are endangered and come only to our coast to have their babies.

The blasts also harm plankton.

“Seismic blasting has a huge impact on plankton,” Williams shares. “Zooplankton

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The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University Will celebrate their 4th Anniversary Dinner on MONDAY OCTOBER 29TH at 7:00PM in the University’s King Frazier Ballroom.

THE HONOREE FOR CI ANNIVERSARY DINNER THIS YEAR IS MRS. YUN-CHING LIN.

Each year a community leader is honored who supports the community, improve quality of life for people, brings people and idea to reality, is an inspiration and role model to others, and is an inspired visionary.

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is the base of the marine food chain. That’s going to affect fisheries and all the food webs all the way up the chain. It’s a very big deal. You have to think on an industry level.”

“I want to be clear that species all the way down to plankton can be impacted by the seismic blasting,” stresses Bennett-Martin.

Jacob Oblander with the Savannah Riverkeeper adds that offshore drilling is also a major economic problem.

“It’s a threat to tourism, recreation, and fishing, which drives our local economy,” he explains. “The number of jobs and possible revenue from offshore drilling is a fraction of what we currently have in the tourist-based economy.”

“Our commercial fisheries, tourism, and all-around coastal way of life is threatened by oil spills off of our coast,” adds BennettMartin, “because it is not a matter of if, it is almost always a matter of when.”

If offshore drilling is allowed here on the proposed level, it will certainly affect the health of our waterways.

“The health of our waters is important because it is home to countless marine species,” Bennett-Martin explains. “The ocean provides seafood resource and untold recreational experience which reward our local coastal communities daily, and it draws a huge tourism and

waterfront economy, which provides over 23,000 jobs and roughly $1.3 billion in GDP just here in Georgia alone. This is all directly related to healthy water. We should protect what we know works, and not bet on a long shot in a dirty industry.”

“It affects us all, not just fisherman or people who are into the ocean,” says Oblander. “It affects every part of how our coast functions.”

As residents of a coastal community, and also residents of this planet, we all need to have a vested interest in the health of our waterways and marine. The concert on Saturday should bolster that interest.

“We discussed the need to bring this issue forward, and take it out of environmental meetings and lectures and into the public in other types of events,” explains Bennett-Martin. “What better way to do this than by bringing people together through music? All the musicians performing have a special connection to coastal Georgia and hope to connect others with the beauty of our oceans.” CS

DON’T DRILL GA CONCERT FEATURING CYNERGY, FRESH FIRE, THE MERCERS, 1ST AND FIRST, AND SOAP Sat., Oct. 20, 5 p.m.

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Mrs. Lin has teaching experience with students from elementary through high school and adults as well. She taught for 10 years in Taiwan and has taught for 22 years for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS). She brings a wealth of knowledge and lifetime experience with the Chinese culture to SCCPSS. She was designated to develop the Chinese curriculum and course guide for SCCPSS and currently is teaching Chinese and IB Mandarin for Sol. C. Johnson High School in Savannah, GA. Mrs. Lin was involved in creating the Chinese Student Learning Objective assessment for the Georgia Department of Education and SCCPSS (2013, 2014). She was selected by the Center for Applied Second Language Studies, University of Oregon, as the program leader for the Global Language Educators Network (GLEN). During 2011-2013, she was required to train teachers of Chinese throughout the nation in various teaching methods.

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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NEWS & OPINION FREE SPEECH

Recess and unstructured break time: Parent voices

BY KRISTY EDENFIELD

CONNECT SAVANNAH | OCT 17-23, 2018

AT THE July 11 School Board meeting, the SCCPSS Wellness Committee proposed revisions to IEDA, otherwise known as the Unstructured Break Time policy. The proposed policy was inadequate and failed to comply with the basic requirements of state law, Georgia Code Section 20-2-323, as it did not address “whether breaks can be withheld from students for disciplinary or academic reasons and, if breaks can be withheld, under what conditions.”

In a SCCPSS online survey conducted from Aug. 10-14 this year, a majority of parents responded that schools should not be allowed to withhold unstructured breaks (including recess) for disciplinary purposes or for academic activities.

At the Oct. 11 School Board meeting, School Board President Jolene Byrne proposed a policy that addressed what the Wellness Committee had failed to accomplish. The proposed policy stated, “Students may not be excluded from participating in recess for unrelated disciplinary action. Physical activity, including walking laps instead of participating in recess, may not be used as a disciplinary measure. Recess may not be withheld for academic reasons without advanced parental notice and consent. Reasonable and appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities will be made

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opportunity to exercise...or not. Whatever they want to do with their free time, their down time, they need that. Some children do not get the opportunity to play outside, to be free and fun when they’re not at school. My children do most days. Sometimes, we have sports obligations, places to ensure they are able to participate in to be, things to do. If they are pent up at recess.” school without an outlet, their concentraBefore the merits of the proposed policy tion, behavior, and academics will suffer. could be discussed, Larry Lower (District There is no good reason in evidence for 6) made a motion to send the issue back to a child to go without a substantial recess the Wellness Committee and Connie Hall during the day.”

(District 3) seconded the motion.

JoAnna Shearouse Hayes commented, The motion passed 7 - 2 with Jolene “As a parent and substitute teacher, I see Byrne and Michael Johnson (District 7) first-hand what recess can do for kids. in opposition as they did not want to delay They need time to be free and make their further advancement of an issue that has own decisions about where to play, who to already been neglected to be addressed. play with, and even choose not to play. At Sandra Cason, who serves on the Wellseveral schools, students are allowed to ness Committee, spoke at the Oct. 3 Board choose to go to the library and read instead Meeting in strong support of the policy of recess. Some children choose to bring a that Ms. Byrne proposed. After the meetbook on the playground and sit in a quiet ing Cason was disappointed. “It is frustrat- corner to read it. Recess is about taking a ing because I feel as though the policy was mental break. As an employee, aren’t you not passed because of tension between entitled to a 30-60 minute lunch break? board members. It seemed Larry [Lower] Our kids frequently endure silent lunch. didn’t even hear what we had to say and When do they get to develop those impornone of [the board members voting for tant social skills of learning to talk to their Lower’s motion] seemed to take it into con- peers? Don’t we want kids who can funcsideration. I will be at the next Health and tion in a diverse world? Recess is learning.”

Wellness Committee meeting and I will Marilyn Ott Black, who has a grandson be pressing for a policy that they can pass. in pre-K at Heard, attended the October Everyone around me in the meeting felt it board meeting. “As a retired elementary should have been passed. Why not treat it teacher, I can attest to the many benefits like other policies and call for an annual of a mandated daily recess as well as other review?” forms of unstructured breaks throughout The policy, dubbed by many as the the day. The policy as now written clearly “Recess Policy,” has garnered many parent provides for both of these. I am frustrated comments. that a vote on this was not taken. UnnecesMartha Lynn Manterfiend, who has sary delay was the desire of the majority of three children at Georgetown Elementary, the board.” said, “I know that recess is a beneficial part Tracy Marie Saunders, who is a teacher of every day for every child. They need the and has children at Heard, Port Wentworth, and Rice Creek, acknowledged, “Children need recess. Period. They aren’t built to sit still all day, and studies show VOTE NOVEMBER 6TH that they learn best with activity and free play built into their days.”

Tye Whitely, who was a candidate for School Board President in May and is a mom of three children who attend Garrison, stated, “I think that the new policy is a great improvement on the previous. This has minimum requirements and specifically says that recess can not be withheld because of behavior issues. I do wish they had requirements instead of suggestions for older children. I have two middle school EARLY VOTING PERIOD: students and I know that they benefit OCTOBER 15TH - NOVEMBER 2ND from recess as much as our younger child.

“I have been traveling the district and Recess has so many positive benefits that I listening to you. This isn’t about party politics, this is about doing what can personally attest to. From stimulating is best for the people in our district.” our brains and bodies to providing us with LISARINGFORCONGRESS.COM/VOTER-INFO the opportunity to practice soft skills that we need later in life. It’s just an invaluable opportunity to help kids properly develop.”

(912) 662-6333 Chelsey Beck, parent and public educaPAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT LISA RING tion advocate, “As a parent of two children

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“I know that recess is a beneficial part of every day for every child. They need the opportunity to exercise...or not.” at SCCPSS, I can assure you that kids lose recess for bad behavior. It happens at Ellis. It happens at Marshpoint. Those are the two schools I can unequivocally confirm as not being ‘outliers.’ Recess, or unstructured play, is well known in child development to have many positive affects, including an increase in academic performance. Using it as a tool to punish children borderlines on abusive. Researchers studying the effects of recess on academics would have ethical concerns about removing it from children’s lives because of the harm that might inflict.”

Beck continued, “It should be mandated.

It should not be up to anyone’s discretion.

Every child deserves the opportunity to take a break from the seven hour school day to move around and socialize as they see fit.”

As the parent of a boy, I always knew the importance of recess, but thought that it was primarily an issue for boys because they are not designed to sit in a desk all day and need unstructured breaks to get their wiggles out and run off some energy to be able to learn.

As the recent guardian of a 2nd grade girl, I am finding how essential recess is for all students. On the days that she has recess, when I pick her up from carpool line she regales me with every detail of her time outside, reminiscing about every game they played and each caterpillar they examined.

Her greatest concern after Hurricane Michael came through was if the downed

limbs and Spanish moss would cause the school to lose recess. She takes pride in her school, pointing out the different outside areas where they play during unstructured breaks. Recess is just as important for girls as it is for boys.

While “unstructured break time” and “recess” seem to be undefinable by some School Board members, constituents have spoken loud and clear that it is essential that their children get time away from rigorous classroom instruction during the school day.

The Wellness Committee will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 8:30 a.m. at the Whitney Administrative Complex located at 2 Laura Avenue. The meeting is open to the public and parents are allowed to give input.

The next School Board meeting is on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. at the Whitney Administrative Complex. Members of the public are invited and encouraged to speak on any item on the agenda.

Come to these meetings and make your voices heard by our elected School Board members. Or you can email and call them in advance of the meeting; all contact information for your elected School Board members is located on the SCCPSS website. CS

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SPD, FBI probe September carjacking cases

Savannah Police’s Robbery Unit along with the Savannah Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking information on several carjacking incidents reported in late September.

“About 12:20 a.m. Sept. 29, a female victim was walking to her home from her car in the 100 block of E. Jones Street when a young black male, possibly a juvenile, armed with a handgun demanded her keys.

Her stolen Honda Civic was located several hours later on Chester Street,” police report.

“Around noon Sept. 30, officers responded to the 1900 block of Tubman Street after a man reported his Toyota Tundra stolen at gunpoint by three black males who were possibly juveniles. The vehicle was located soon after in Westlake Apartments,” police say.

“Later that day at 10:15 p.m. three black males with guns approached a victim and his passenger at Montgomery Landings

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Apartments on W. 57th Street and demanded they exit the vehicle and hand over the keys. The stolen Pontiac Grand Prix was located soon after in another part of the apartment complex,” police say.

The incident at Westlake Apartments was captured on surveillance video. Police say it showed the suspects getting out of the stolen Tundra in the area of the apartment complex and getting into what is believed to be a white Hyundai Sonata.

The stolen vehicle was recovered by police, but the Hyundai is still at large.

The suspects are described as three black males. One was wearing a green, grey and blue Nike windbreaker jacket with a grey shirt underneath. The other suspect was wearing a blue windbreaker with a red shirt underneath, and the third suspect, who was driving the vehicle, was wearing a white shirt around his neck and what appeared to be white basketball shorts.

Robbery detectives and the FBI are investigating possible links between the three cases, police say.

Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to call the Violent Crimes Tip Line at (912) 525-3124 or the Savannah Office of the FBI at 912-790-3100 / 770-216-3000. Information can also be forwarded to CrimeStoppers at (912) 2342020. a cash reward of up to $5,000.

body in the area of E. Lathrop Avenue and Bay Street. Police say the body was positively identified as Long. His body was transported to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy. Locklear was transported to the Chatham County Detention Center on a murder charge.

Search warrant leads to seizure of drugs and firearms

Alleged carjackers

Suspect arrested for Oct. 14 murder

Savannah Police have made an arrest in a homicide that occurred Oct. 14.

“About 9:15 a.m. Oct. 14 officers responded to the 1200 block of Elliott Street after someone spotted a vehicle belonging to William “Billy” Long, 82, who had recently been reported missing. Tony Locklear, 56, was located near the vehicle and was taken in for questioning,” police say.

During the investigation, officers and Violent Crimes detectives discovered a

Three are in custody following a search warrant conducted by the ChathamSavannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT).

“Last night, CNT executed a search warrant at a residence in Wild Horn Plantation located in the 1400 block of King George Boulevard. Inside the residence, agents encountered 21-year-old Malik Gulley, 21-year-old Javonte Ford, and 20-year-old Aimar Marshall, all of Savannah,” CNT says.

“All persons were taken into custody without incident. The search warrant resulted in the seizure of various forms of controlled substances and items commonly associated with the distribution of controlled substances. Also seized were three firearms, one which returned stolen; two vehicles; and more than $2,000 in cash. Gulley, Ford, and Marshall were arrested on multiple felony drug and weapon charges,” CNT says. CS

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Genevieve Snow, 29, hired a Brooklyn company, Joanna’s Cleaning Service, to spruce up her apartment on Aug. 27. It wasn’t her first transaction with the company, and she let two women in before leaving for work that day. But when one of Snow’s roommates woke up, she found one of the cleaning ladies sitting on the couch, eating. “You know when you’re not supposed to be doing something, people jerk up really quickly? They did that,” the roommate, Kristen Nepomuceno, 28, told the New York Post. Nepomuceno left for work, but when she returned around 5:30 p.m., the apartment was trashed, one of the ladies was gone, and the other was passed out on the kitchen floor next to a smashed spice rack. She quickly left and called police, who arrived to find the cleaning lady was sitting on the couch, eating ice cream. “She is ... hammered, beyond hammered,” Nepomuceno said. New York police refused to file a report, so Snow gave the cleaning service a bad review on Yelp.

That’s when the owner of the company Snow had previously used, Joanna Cleaning Service, got in touch to say a former (fired) employee had started Joanna’s Cleaning Service and had taken Snow for a ride. Now Snow can’t get in touch with EITHER Joanna and just wants to find out who’s responsible for the damage so she can sue them.

Weird Science?

Officials in Midway, Arkansas, still don’t know what caused flames to shoot out of a hole in the ground on Sept. 17. Volunteer fire chief Donald Tucker was summoned to private property at the edge of town where the flames were shooting up to 12 feet high, reported the Springfield News-Leader.

Tucker inspected the site after the fire subsided and said the 2-foot-diameter hole was about 3 feet deep and made a 45-degree turn at the bottom. “I took a temperature reading of it and it showed 780 degrees inside the hole,” he added, but he couldn’t identify the source of the flames. There are no gas lines nearby, and there was no smell of gas before or during the fire. He also ruled out a meteor strike or flaming space junk. Geologists from the Arkansas Geological Survey inspected the hole and concluded it had been dug by an animal, but they took soil samples for testing. County judge Mickey Pendergrass said Satan had also been ruled out.

Awesome!

Kotaku.com reported on Oct. 3 that gamer Xopher credits the arcade game “Dance Dance Revolution” with restoring his health. Xopher grew up in Arkansas and loved playing DDR at arcades.

But when his cardiologist told him he’d have to trim down from his 325 pounds or risk needing a heart transplant, Xopher got serious about the game. He found an “excellently priced” DDR machine on eBay and restored it, starting with just three games a night. Between 2014 and 2018 he got to under 200 pounds: “I’ve gone from a blood pressure of 140/80 to 112/65. ... I was healthy for the first time in my life.” He also said he’s now playing DDR competitively.

Family Values

On the day Ester Price, 95, of Pamplin, Virginia, was admitted to the hospital with an unexplained illness, her son-in-law, Jack David Price, 56, kindly brought her a coffee -- “not an ordinary event,” according to an investigator. Doctors found signs of meth in her system, reported The News

& Advance. Jack Price’s stepdaughter told the Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office she suspected he was trying to kill his mother-in-law, and a neighbor said Price had once told him he should “put some meth in her drink,” then claimed to be only kidding. On Oct. 4, Price was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to two felonies.

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If you’re over 12 years old in certain parts of Virginia, you’d better hustle up your own fun for Halloween night. In several communities surrounding Chesapeake and Newport News, KUTV reported, city codes make it a misdemeanor for anyone over 12 to wear a costume and troll the neighborhood for candy. Penalties include fines ($25 to $100) and up to six months in jail. Even lawful trick-or-treaters must be done by 8 p.m., and in Newport News, parents accompanying children may not wear masks.

Inexplicable

Staci Tinney of Charleston, West Virginia, was expecting a bank statement when she picked up her mail on Oct. 8, but instead she found just one item in her mailbox: a laminated picture of a llama wearing sunglasses. Tinney’s surveillance video showed “a woman was hanging out of the passenger’s side of (a black pickup) truck ... removing things from my mailbox, and looked like she was putting something inside my mailbox,” Tinney said. WCHS reported other neighbors also were missing mail and packages that day. Tinney told reporters the mail thieves claimed to be “handing out wedding invitations,” but she was dubious: “We don’t know anybody who knows a llama personally.” Charleston police are investigating.

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An evening with country artist Ashley McBryde Performance benefits Film Biz Recycling

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SEEMING overnight sensation Ashley McBryde is no stranger to the long haul of music. Before her 2018 breakout album, “Girl Going Nowhere,” McBryde logged eleven solid years in Nashville, relentlessly hitting open-mics and songwriter nights.

She took to the road—years as a solo performer, then with a band—playing a loop from Nashville to Memphis, Little Rock, Fayetteville, Springfield, Louisville, parts in between and back to Music City.

Song by song, honky-tonk to honkytonk, McBryde earned her music cred, building a loyal following among dive and trucker bars deep in the buckle of the Bible belt.

McBryde’s powerful voice, crisp guitar and cut-to-the-bone songwriting lifted her above the fray, catching the attention of country music heavies like Hank Williams

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Jr., Chris Stapleton and Eric Church.

In spring 2017 when Church invited her onstage to sing an acoustic cover of her song “Bible and a .44”—a YouTube video of that performance now has a million and a half views and growing—McBryde’s career went into overdrive, affirming her as one talented, whiskey-drinking badass.

On Saturday, October 20, Ashley McBryde brings her bright-eyed truth and swagger to Savannah for an intimate performance benefitting local non-profit Film Biz Recycling.

Film Biz Recycling, led by up-cycling entrepreneur, Samita Wolfe, takes in props and set pieces from movie productions in Savannah and then rents them to other productions or connects the items to charities or individuals in the community.

Film Biz’s mission hits close to home with McBryde who grew up on a farm with seven siblings in rural Arkansas. Though the family always made do, she knows the art of stretching things to make them last.

A few years ago at a friend’s dinner in Nashville, McBryde met Wolfe and was taken with her idea to repurpose and reuse discarded production pieces.

“Last year, Samita got like 1000 Christmas trees,” recalls McBryde, “and instead of them going into the garbage and landfill, Film Biz got the trees to families that couldn’t afford them.”

Indeed, in December 2017 the Disney Company contacted Wolfe in Savannah.

They had a large number of Christmas trees and wondered if Film Biz Recycling could use them.

“It didn’t make sense for Film Biz to hold onto 1,000 Christmas trees,” says Wolfe, “so we partnered with Molly Lieberman of Loop it Up Savannah who helped us share the trees in the community.”

It all struck a chord with McBryde, “When Film Biz was interested in doing a fundraiser of course I was in.”

The October 20th fundraiser features McBryde performing solo.

“I love gigs like these,” says McBryde, “intimate and up front with the audience.

I’ll play the hits [laughs] and if people have songs they want to hear, I’ll be Ms. Juke box, too.”

Being Ms. Juke Box is something McBryde also knows well. Years of solo touring burned more than 250 songs into her memory.

“I used to have an iPad with just a list of song titles, and back then some nights I’d randomly scroll one after another.”

This encyclopedic knowledge and recall became a powerful nexus of connection between her and a wide range of people,

making it so she could walk in, play and win over most any room.

“I had a strategy,” says McBryde, “I’d start out it with “Aimee,” see who was responding, play a little Warren Haynes then follow with Turnpike Troubadours.

How people reacted told me how I was going to play the room. And requests. Always requests.”

One tour took her to Rome, Georgia, where a guy walked up to the stage. “He plunks down $60 and wants to hear Lorrie Morgan,” recalls McBryde, “I had his Lorrie Morgan and played four of her songs!”

Playing covers may have backboned her early career, but it’s McBryde’s originals that stand out—they aren’t the typical auto-tuned, same-toned, three-minuteand-some-change commercial country songs.

McBryde writes from the deeply personal with characters crafted of gritty, blue-collar saints and sinners, moments decanted from fraught edges of emotion.

Her songs are working class gospel sung from a heart torn wide open.

McBryde’s title track “Girl Going Nowhere” flows from a high school algebra teacher cautioning her not to pursue music, that she wasn’t likely to succeed and could just ‘tell us all about it when she came crawling back.’

“I am very grateful,” says McBryde, “there are so many talented people writing and performing, and I’m lucky to be one of them. I am lucky. But that teacher? I hope she listens to the radio a lot [laughs]. She knows what crow tastes like now.”

McBryde is the underdog’s underdog— the not-from-money small town girl who got out and made good. In part she’s so captivating because she isn’t like all the other country acts—McBryde, her music and story genuinely appeal to a demographic of people who don’t readily see themselves in the images and lyrics of Miranda Lambert, Kasey Musgraves or Florida Georgia Line.

“I believe if you write well, perform well, and sell your merch, you will succeed,” emphasizes McBryde, “with the band and working new song we have two questions: Do we like it? Do we believe it? If we like it and believe it, the audience will believe us.

And I want to relate [laughs]. At the end of a show, I just want people to want to have a beer with me.” CS

“When Film Biz was interested in doing a fundraiser of course I was in.”

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Megan Jean and the KFB prepare their bold new album, ‘Tarantistas,’ for release.

BY SEAN KELLY

sean@connectsavannah.com

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MEGAN JEAN & the KFB, comprised of Jean and her husband, Byrne Klay, have made a serious name for themselves playing an evolving mix of Americana and folk music. Carried by Jean’s powerhouse vocals and Klay’s signature style of banjo and bass playing, they’ve won over audiences across the country and have carried the flag for DIY artists and the do-it-yourself musical lifestyle. Their latest album, Tarantistas, finds the duo exploring bold new musical directions and incorporating a more produced approach to recording, using synths and other out-of-the-box instruments to create an engaging and hauntingly gorgeous soundscape.

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preproduction, we knew that we wanted to do a fully-produced album and kind of show people what we could do as instrumentalists, arrangers, and producers.

We really wanted to produce this record ourselves. We’d just worked with the stuThis album is really different from anything you’ve done in the past. Were dio [The Jam Room in Columbia, SC] on producing someone else’s record, and we’d there specific influences you were outgrown the Vaudeville kind of style that pointing to as references? we had going for a while. We had to address a lot of longevity issues, like with the washMJ: Some of these songs are as old as our board. It’s a made up instrument, you can’t band itself, so we have everything from 13 play it ergonomically. to 14-year-old material, to stuff we wrote We also wanted to make a dance record. right before going into the studio. There That was the theme going through all of are a lot of songs from a lot of different periods, so just because of that alone – and the songs. They were written while we were on the road trying to get people to also because we’re a band that changes instrumentation every couple of years – we dance, you know? The ones that aren’t had to tackle the issue of having a lot of dif- explicitly dance songs reference a metaphorical dance of some kind. So then we ferent styles on the record.

When we were in the earliest stages of started drawing on our shared love of disco at The Jinx to talk about the album, the problem with the music industry, and what it’s like to be an outspoken artists in the Trump era.

and dance music in general, and ballet. So going back and forth between disco and ballet was really fun. We found that there’s a lot of the same dynamics between disco and ballet because they’re both meant for bodies to move to.

Our influences going in were, like, Maxwell, Sade, the Bee Gees. Those were like the production notes that we were working off of.

It’s really refreshing to hear that you were listening to the Bee Gees a lot. I wish that more people would recognize the greatness there.

It was so good! You know? They were playing those instruments live. And Chic, that was another big influence on this record.

We listened to a lot of Chic.

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I could hear a lot of Nile Rogers-era, Let’s Dance Bowie on the record, maybe that’s where it comes in?

I think that’s a really good question, and I have a bit of a controversial answer. This is the ultimate buyer’s market. You have a ton of people selling something, and the industry gets to buy very little to invest in. They have the pick of the litter, and so it becomes an inherently biased business. What I mean is, it’s a bad investment.

Music is a bad investment. You rarely make a return on your investment if you’re not the artist. When you look at the demographics of who has the money to make voluntary bad investments that they are not likely to get any money back on, these are generally older white men.

So when you ask for representation in this industry, you’re asking a bunch of very wealthy, older white men to make their bad investment differently. And it’s never going to happen. So I would argue that you cannot change the music industry. We can only build something adjacent with a better system for representation.

That one was referenced as well. We had this guy Steve Sanchez play percussion all over the record, and he’s a big fan of Latin percussion and Latin dance music. So that was part of it as well. Ray Barretto, that’s another one. We listened to Ray Barretto’s Acid a lot. And that, of course, is the record he did on acid. It’s an amazing record, and a lot of the rhythmic stuff we definitely referenced. “Playground Queen” is a Ray Barretto reference for sure.

That song is, I think, my favorite song on the record.

Mine too! I worked on the backing vocals on that one for a year.

This is an extremely unique record. I can’t think of anything else right now that really sounds like it.

That actually got us turned down for radio promo and stuff, because they said it doesn’t belong anywhere.

That’s just one of those things that goes back to how shitty the industry is right now.

Yeah. When this record was done, we went to a music conference and I was at a radio programmer’s panel. The quote we got was, “You need to make more generic music so that radio programmers can agree that it’s Americana.” It would’ve broken my heart if I wasn’t expecting something like that. You cannot convince me that the best strategy for making long term effecting art is to make it more generic so you can sell records to baby boomers before they die.

We all, as artists, have to stop trying to get famous and start trying to make the best art that we possibly can. I was precluded from industry success by my physical being, because they tell me over and over again that my body’s too big. But, it’s made me work harder as an artist. It’s made me develop in a petri dish aside from their influence, and that’s the reason that there isn’t anything that sounds like this record. Because there couldn’t be if it was successful, you know? My musical idols, they’re out there and they’re still themselves. It doesn’t matter that they’re not industry darlings in their young 20s. It’s just music, and it resonates with people.

The fact that programmers used the word “generic” is laughable, because it’s such a negative word. I guess when they’re thinking strictly businessminded, of course they just want to hear something that’s safe and formulaic.

For some reason, there’s this idea that we’re supposed to just entertain people and we can’t speak our minds as artists and use music as a platform. Why is it important to speak up about issues and injustices through music?

Megan Jean and the KFB bring their genrespanning new album to The Jinx.

“We all, as artists, have to stop trying to get famous and start trying to make the best art that we possibly can. I was precluded from industry success by my physical being, because they tell me over and over again that my body’s too big. But, it’s made me work harder as an artist. “ It’s charts and graphs, and it’s all about that dedicated Billboard Americana chart.

They want to define the genre, because that’s how the music knows how to organize itself. Kids don’t listen to genre music anymore. They get all their music from video games and YouTube and music festivals. The industry is still clinging to the genre identification because that’s how baby boomers spend money, and baby boomers spend 10 times what millennials spend on physical music.

So with Americana and in Nashville, they’re really chasing that baby boomer money. But I, as an artist in my early 30s, can’t hang my hat on what people in their 60s and 70s want. I don’t think it’s a good business plan. I had someone from ASCAP tell me that I need to write dumber lyrics because people are stupid. I take pride in

my lyrics. I couldn’t believe it. They were offering me wine and stuff – what for, I couldn’t tell you. And all of the sudden they tell me I need to write dumber lyrics. I just looked at them and said, “I don’t think my audience is dumb. I don’t think they’d like my music if they were dumb.” The industry, they talk so callously about the people who support it. They say, “People just want tits and ass, generic songs,” and it’s not true. They want authenticity, and they want something that moves them.

I don’t think there’s anything in history, in terms of being able to have any kind of longevity in music, that supports the industry’s outlook at all. So where does it start as far as changing that business model?

The day that I get a note from the IRS saying that being an artist means I don’t have to pay my taxes, is the day that I will stop expressing myself as a citizen of this nation. Yes I’m an artist, but first I’m a citizen. That’s just straight up participation in democracy. But also, I do think that artists and musicians should use their platform in whatever way they feel comfortable with.

I know that a lot of musicians aren’t comfortable with using their platform, which is mostly because they’re afraid of the backlash.

They’re also afraid of offending the money, and that speaks to what happens when you have industry involvement in your career. Sometimes the industry people decide it’s not on brand for you to speak out. I think that every artist has a duty to at least ask themselves if they can be affecting a positive change for something that they care about. And if the answer is yes, I do think that they should at least examine that they’ve earned the platform for themselves and therefore can use it any way that they see fit.

Taylor Swift spoke out in favor of a Democratic candidate in Tennessee and the next day, 65,000 people signed up to vote. Now, I don’t have that kind of reach.

But I do have some kind of reach. Because I’m a person who practices what I literally preach, I feel like I do have a duty to get involved and lend my voice. CS Megan Jean and the KFB, Britt Scott, Corey Chambers @The Jinx Fri., Oct. 19, 8 P.M.

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Unitarian Church of Savannah honors Leonard Bernstein at 100 In celebration of what would be the iconic composer’s 100th birthday, a Bernstein collaborator brings his music to life for a special show

BY SEAN KELLY

sean@connectsavannah.com

CONNECT SAVANNAH | OCT 17-23, 2018

SO MUCH can be said about the life and art of Leonard Bernstein, the celebrated musician and composer responsible for such enduring work as West Side Story, On the Town, and Candide.

When he died in 1990, Bernstein had become arguably the most critically acclaimed composer and conductor in American music history. He was the first conductor to give television lectures on classical music, and has long been cited as an instrumental figure in the careers of many luminaries who came after him.

Nearly three decades after his death, he’s still being honored around the world thanks to former collaborators and colleagues like Kurt Ollman.

Ollman, a noted operatic baritone with a successful career in his own right, is known by many as having been a longtime friend and collaborator of Bernstein. His association with Bernstein goes back to 1982, when he performed in the latter’s acclaimed opera A Quiet Place.

The singer, who calls Savannah home, is celebrating the icon’s centennial by staging a show at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah featuring just a portion of his remarkable catalog.

“We met about 10 years before he died,” Ollmann says of his relationship with Bernstein. “I was invited to take part in the workshop of the opera he was writing at that time. I was very young, and my education was not primarily in music – I was a French literature major in college. I say that because, here I was learning very difficult music under a very high-pressure and high level circumstance.”

During those early days working with Bernstein, Ollmann says he met a number of influential figures including Stephen Sondheim and Lauren Bacall. It was his work with Bernstein, however, that made the biggest impression on the young singer.

“I hardly had even an idea of what it would be like to work under Bernstein, and there I was,” he says. “It was quite amazing 22 [laughs]. Very formative.”

The concert at the Unitarian Church will be accompanied by pianist Kelly Blackmarr, who has been with the UU church since 1991 and serving as its musical director since 1993. A talented multi-instrumentalist in her own right, Blackmarr has worked with Ollmann before and is particularly excited to have the chance to dissect Bernstein’s compositions alongside one of his collaborators.

Blackmarr credits Ollmann with picking the Bernstein selections that will be featured in the show.

“Kurt really is the curator for the whole concert,” she says. “It’s been a really exciting process for me. It’s always exciting to work with Kurt, because he’s a world class performer. We also have two college students and two high school students, very talented students, performing in this concert. So it gives it a lot of different flavors, to be able to present a variety of music. It’s not just one person singing everything – as wonderful as Kurt is, I think he was brilliant in thinking about curating a concert that could really demonstrate the variety of work that Bernstein has to offer.”

Considering the vast and varied body of work that Bernstein created throughout his lifetime, there was much to choose from when curating the upcoming tribute concert. For Ollmann, it was difficult to pick a favorite composition – but there are several that he feels are standouts during this particular show.

“There’s a piece from Candide where the old philosopher sings to his four students, it’s called ‘The Best of All Possible Worlds.’

I thought it would be fun to do it, but it obviously requires four other sings. That was where I got the idea of doing this with four young singers. Back in 1990, I sang the part of the young baritone student, but now I’m more suited to doing the old man [laughs],” he says.

“I wasn’t so much interested in doing a solo concert. I wanted to do something to make it interesting. In other concerts I’ve done, I’ve tried to have an element of bringing the musical community together in new ways, so I thought it would be great to get four high school and college people involved. So much of the music is written

Singer and Leonard Bernstein collaborator Kurt Ollmann stages a centennial celebration at the UU Church of Savannah on October 21.

for young people, like West Side Story or On the Town. Most of the characters in Candide are very young, so that piece is very central to the concept of this program.”

Blackmarr also has a difficult time choosing a highlight, which she attributes to the variety of the work.

“One thing that is amazing to me about Bernstein is how he can take these beautiful, memorable melodies that can be very accessible to anyone whether you’re a musician or not, and then enrich them with these gorgeous harmonic structures that you can sit back and listen to as a nonmusician and appreciate how beautiful it is,” she says.

“As a musician, when you’re working on it you go, ‘Oh my god! That’s what makes it so beautiful,’ because you have all these dissonances in the harmonic structure that are sort of the underpinnings for it.

And it makes you realize that this is where the emotional pull of this music comes from. That’s really more of what has struck me rather than one particular piece.”

Ollmann agrees, saying that the sophistication of the music is what makes

Bernstein’s compositions stand out. Teaching that music to younger people, and enriching younger generations with the knowledge and experiences he’s acquired throughout his career, is what Ollmann finds most exciting about living in Savannah and working on shows like the Bernstein centennial.

“I’ve always tried to involve younger people, to have there be some kind of educational element in the least institutional way [laughs]. I’ve found that talking to, or meeting, or possibly working in some way with, some of the great singers of generations before me, made me feel connected,” he tells us.

“Even though I couldn’t have maybe said exactly what I learned, it somehow made me part of the great tradition of whatever kind of music these people represented. It sort of expanded my sense of what I could do and who I could be.” CS Lenny At 100 @Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah Sounds & Spirits Concert Series Sun., Oct. 21, 4 P.M., $20

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BY SEAN KELLY

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GOOD TIMES Jazz Bar & Restaurant is gearing up for its inaugural anniversary celebration, and doing it in style. The restaurant and venue has lined up a notable schedule of shows to help mark the oneyear anniversary of its opening, and will also feature a unique menu that embodies the same improvisational spirit you see on stage.

Two of the anniversary week’s stars include Chef Joe Randall, a culinary rockstar of sorts who’s been with Good Times since the beginning, and Freddy Cole — a legendary jazz musician who’s known not only for being the brother of music icon Nat King Cole, but also for his own storied career.

“I started messing around with the piano when I was a little boy,” Cole says of his early musical life. “Later on, I started taking music lessons, but I never was deadly serious about music until after I got into high school. One thing led to another, and before you know it, I was out there playing.”

The celebrated pianist, who’s one in a long line of professional musicians in his family, has released a staggering number of albums and continues to perform regularly around the world, but Savannah holds a special place in his heart.

Cole has fond memories of spending time in Savannah, particularly alongside the late, great bassist Ben Tucker. The two were close friends, and played together often.

“I always love coming to Savannah,” Cole says. “Ben and I were good friends in New York before he moved to Savannah. I would come down and be playing in Hilton Head, and our relationship just blossomed from there. I really miss him when I come through there.”

The legendary Freddy Cole comes to Savannah to celebrate one year of Good Times Jazz.

For Cole, much of what keeps him moving as a musician are the same things that got him started — the church. His father was a baptist preacher, and his mother was a piano player who often played in church.

“You just have a certain feeling that you can’t put a finger on,” he says of the spiritual connection that motivates him musically.

“It helps a great bit to know that you have that faith that can keep you going when other things are going wrong. I’ve been around the church all my life. I’ve traveled the world all my life, China and Russia, all those places. I’ve been everywhere, playing the word of jazz music.”

For Chef Randall, the spirit of jazz music that’s alive and well in players like Freddy Cole is what has kept the restaurant going steadily since they opened a year ago.

“There’s a certain amount of improvisation that goes along with both [cooking and jazz music],” he says. “You have to cook with feeling, and put a little love in it.

When you play jazz, you do the same thing.

Same with gospel music.”

Randall initially came on board as a chef consultant, but quickly became an integral part of getting Good Times off the ground and growing its staff.

“I picked people who wanted to come and be a part of the team,” he tells us.

“I developed all the menus, recipes, everything. A lot of the recipes are ones that I prepared and served at my cooking

school for 17 years on Waters Avenue. So the food is a reflection of the Lowcountry and Atlantic coastal area area as I interpreted it in the last 17 years.”

Of course, given Chef Randall’s extensive history and impeccable reputation in Savannah over the years, the menu at Good Times is a big draw for jazz and food fans alike. The anniversary week will feature some things he’s known for, like his crab cakes and gumbo, but he’s also looking ahead to the future in terms of expanding on what’s coming from his kitchen.

“We plan to infuse some items into a future menu that we haven’t offered,” he says. “We want to give some diversity to the menu, and then continue to offer some wonderful jazz.”

The opportunity to have Cole be part of their inaugural celebration was something Randall says he doesn’t take for granted.

“He’s so busy after getting an award from Lincoln Center, and it’s the hundredyear centennial of his brother, so we were blessed to have an opportunity to get him here,” he says. CS

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Charleston band Whitehall has been making waves in the national indie rock scene for a while now, and are celebrating the release of their newest offering with a show at El Rocko. The band’s soulful vocals, brilliant saxophone arrangements and intricate guitar-centric compositions make them a band to keep an eye on.

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Illegal Drugs is a band that’s hard to pin down stylistically, but they’re best described as a thrilling combination of the best of Pearl Jam’s Who-esque songs mixed with the melodic and sonic stylings of The Cure and Depeche Mode. There isn’t a synth in sight, but the almost goth-like spirit of that music is very much alive with this band. They’re bringing their songs to The Jinx alongside a full lineup that includes Vincas, Faucet Talk, and Florida Man. THURS., OCT. 18, 8 P.M.

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Canada’s Billy Moon offers up a brand of garage rock that’s uniquely theirs, but it does evoke the angular guitars and lyrical directness of indie rock bands like Built to Spill and Pavement.

Their songs ooze the right kind of attitude and excitability to expect a great show when they come to Savannah alongside Bero Bero.

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Virbaphonist and percussionist Jalen Baker is an up-and-coming talent, with his brilliant compositions truly standing on their own among some of the finest in the jazz realm. He’s a singularly talented individual who’s helping Good Times Jazz celebrate their inaugural anniversary week, alongside luminaries like Freddy Cole and Earl Williams.

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

Five Oaks Taproom Eric Britt, 8 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Freddie Cole Quartet, 7:30 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eric Britt, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Frank Emerson, 8 p.m.

Rachael’s : Sports • Food • Fun Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.

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

The Sandbar Open Mic, 9 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay, 6 p.m.

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Totally Awesome Bar Trivia, 9 p.m.

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

World of Beer Trivia, 7 p.m.

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Hercules Bar & Grill Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

Wet Willie’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

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

Bayou Cafe Eric Culberson Band, 9 p.m.

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

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

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

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California’s Jenner Fox brings his lyrical and vocal prowess, unique song craft, and crisp guitar playing to The Sentient Bean for a special night of music. The singer and songwriter evokes the folk rock of Glen Phillips and Toad the Wet Sprocket, meshed with a guitar style similar to James Taylor.

THURS., OCT. 18, 8 P.M. Congress Street Social Club DJ Precisa El-Rocko Lounge Fuck Work, 10 p.m.

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

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Freddie Cole Quartet, 7:30 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Ramona the Band, 7 p.m.

The Jinx Illegal Drugs, Vincas, Florida Man, Faucet Talk Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Frank Emerson, 8 p.m.

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

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Trivia The Perch at Local 11 ten Jason Bible PS Tavern Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Gypsy Jazz, 7 p.m.

River House Ford Natirboff Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

The Sentient Bean Jenner Fox, 8 p.m.

The Shrimp Factory Adam Nye Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill Open Mic, 9 p.m.

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

Wild Wing Cafe Dylan Swinson, 6 p.m., Bucky & Barry, 7 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Brian Coleman, 7:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Mic, 6 p.m.

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The Britannia British Pub Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Trivia, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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Blueberry Hill Trivia and Karaoke, 7 p.m.

The Chromatic Dragon Karaoke Night, 9 p.m.

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

Doodles Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Flashback Karaoke, 8 p.m.

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

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

Rusty Rudders Tap House Karaoke Totally Awesome Bar Karaoke w/ Wrath Nasty, 10 p.m.

World of Beer Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Club One The Tied and Tasseled Fetish Cabaret w/ Big Top Panty Drop, 9 p.m., Drag Show, 10:30 p.m.

Foxy Loxy Cafe Vinyl Appreciation, 7 p.m.

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

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

FRIDAY 10.19 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South Roxy Roca, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton, Jon Lee and the Hextones, 8 p.m.

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

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

Club Elan Synaesthesia, 9 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Kut Daily Dockside Seafood Annie Allman and guest, 4 p.m.

El-Rocko Lounge Billy Moon Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Latin Caravan, 8 p.m.

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

The Jinx Megan Jean and the KFB, Britt Scott, Cory Chambers, 8 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Frank Emerson, 8 p.m.

Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Josephine Johnson Molly MacPherson’s Whiskey & Wine Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music The Rail Pub Willie Jackson and the Tybee Blues Band, 6 p.m.

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

River Bar James Lavine River House Georgia Kyle Rusty Rudders Tap House Tyler Branch, Live Acoustic Music, 6 p.m.

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

Saddle Bags 8 Second Ride, 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

Service Brewing Company Bluegrass

By The Pint w/ City Hotel, 5:30 p.m.

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

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

The Warehouse Sweet Potato and the Pies, Stan Ray Wild Wing Cafe Ben Torres, Individually Twisted, DJ Billie Jean, 5 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Pooler) Chuck Courtenay 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.

COMEDY

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

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

Southern Barrel Brewing Co. Comedy Showcase: Wayne Cousins, 8 p.m.

Stafford’s Public House Comedy Night, 9 p.m.

DJ

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

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

Tree House DJ Phive Star

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

Abe’s on Lincoln DJ Doc Ock, 9 p.m.

Club One Drag Show Doubles Nightclub Little Black Fetish Party XI: Hell on Earth, 9 p.m.

SATURDAY 10.20 LIVE MUSIC

Barrelhouse South Machine Kid, The Brown Goose, 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton, High Velocity, 8 p.m.

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

Bootleggers Bad Justice, 9 p.m.

Club Elan Space Laces, 9 p.m.

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

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant The Jalen Baker Quintet, 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Shrimp City Slim, 9 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Frank Emerson, 8 p.m Lizzy’s Tequila Bar and Grill Alex Bazemore Molly MacPherson’s The Hypnotics The Olde Pink House David Duckworth & Alisha Duckworth Pour Larry’s DJ & Live Music Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant Jody Jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m.

River Bar Tyler Branch River House Josephine Johnson Rusty Rudders Tap House Brian Fuller The Savannah Civic Center Jeremy Camp and Matthew West: The Answer/All In Tour, 7 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos, 7 p.m.

The Sentient Bean Swamp Rabbit Railroad, 7 p.m.

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

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

The Warehouse Jubal Kane, Ford Natirboff Wild Wing Cafe Jason Courtenay, C A Band, Bill Hodgson, DJ Race, 1 p.m.

KARAOKE

Bay Street Blues Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Doodles Karaoke, 9 p.m.

The Islander Karaoke, 10 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Tree House DJ Phive Star

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

SUNDAY 10.21 LIVE MUSIC

COMEDY

Bull Street Labs BS: A Standup Show Full Of..., 9:30 p.m.

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

The Loft on Liberty Odd Lot Improv: Saturday Shenanigans Visitor’s Information Center Savannah for Morons: The Trolley Tour, 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

The Wormhole Comedy Planet w/ Devon Gollinge and Andrew Gorgw, Evan Rollins, Hayley Ellman, Andrew Wright, Laura Austin, 8 p.m.

DJ

Doubles Nightclub DJ Sam Diamond, 8 p.m.

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

Bayou Cafe Don Coyer, 9 p.m.

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

Cuoco Pazzo Sunday Jazz Brunch, 10 a.m., Bill Smith and David Keller, 6 p.m.

The Fitzroy Live Music, 3 p.m.

Flashback Open Jam, 5 p.m.

Good Times Jazz Bar and Restaurant Gospel Sunday Brunch w/ Tammy Brown, Eric Brack, and Monina Morris, 11 a.m., The Eric Jones Trio ft. violinist Ricardo Ochoa, 7 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Eric Britt, 7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Frank Emerson, 8 p.m.

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

The Olde Pink House Eddie Wilson The Perch at Local 11 ten Cory Chambers River House Ricky Standard The Shrimp Factory Ford Natirboff Tybee Island Social Club Sunday Bluegrass Brunch, noon Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah Lenny at 100: A Celebration of Bernstein’s Centennial w/ Kurt Ollmann, 4 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon

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The Warehouse Thomas Claxton, Thomas Claxton Westin Savannah Harbor Jonathan Baptiste and the Urban Intellectuals, 5 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Bucky & Barry, Liquid Ginger, 1 p.m.

TRIVIA & GAMES

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

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

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

KARAOKE

Club One Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.

McDonough’s Karaoke, 9 p.m.

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

DJ

Boomy’s DJ Basik Lee, 10 p.m.

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

Saddle Bags Bar Olympics

MONDAY 10.22 LIVE MUSIC

Abe’s on Lincoln Open Mic, 10 p.m.

Bayou Cafe David Harbuck, 9 p.m.

Bootleggers Karaoke w/ DJ Nick, Pool Tournament and River Street Poker League The Jinx Torche, 9 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub Live Music, ongoing

Vic’s on The River Jimmy Frushon The Warehouse Rachael Shaner Wild Wing Cafe Suzanna Kennedy, 6 p.m.

The Wormhole Open Mic, 8 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.

White Whale Craft Ales White Whale Open Mic Comedy

DJ

The Jinx DJ Lucky Bastard, 10 p.m.

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

BAR & CLUB EVENTS

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

TUESDAY 10.23 LIVE MUSIC

Bay Street Blues Ben Keiser Band,

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TRIVIA & GAMES

Basil’s Pizza and Deli Trivia, 7 p.m.

Coach’s Corner Trivia, 8 p.m.

CoCo’s Sunset Grille Trivia, 7 p.m.

Congress Street Social Club Trivia, 10 p.m.

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

McDonough’s Bingo, 7 p.m.

Mellow Mushroom Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

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

Savannah Taphouse Trivia, 7 p.m.

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

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Foxy Loxy Cafe Clouds and Satellites, 7 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Gino Fanelli, 7 p.m.

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

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub (Pooler) Open Mic The Perch at Local 11 ten Cyril Durant The Sentient Bean Tongue: Open Mouth and Music Show hosted by Melanie Goldey, 8 p.m.

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FRI. 10/19 Stan ray 2-6pm Sweet potato & The pies 8pm-12mid

SAT. 10/20 Ford natirboff 2-6pm jubal kane 8pm-12mid SUN. 10/21 Thomas Claxton 8pm-12mid MON. 10/22 rachel shaner 8pm-12mid TUE. 10/23 Brett Barnard 8pm-12mid

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WED. 10/17 Jubal Kane 8pm-12mid THURS. 10/18 Jon Lee’s Apparitions

Basil’s Pizza and Deli 216 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

912-897-6400 basilsonline.com

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

Saddle Bags 317 West River St.

Cuoco Pazzo 606 Abercorn St.

The Loft on Liberty 215 W. Liberty St. McDonough’s 21 E. McDonough St.

The Sandbar 1512 Butler Ave.

Mellow Mushroom 11 W. Liberty St.

912-651-6556 www.savannahcivic.com

Melody’s Coastal Cafe and Sandbar Cantina 2518 Hwy 17

912-527-6453 www.facebook.com/pages/ Savannah-Smiles-DuelingPianos/118909441502557

912-238-1985 congressstreetsocialclub.com

912-239-6950 cuocopazzosavannah.com

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

Doc’s Bar 10 16th Street

Bayou Cafe 14 N. Abercorn St.

Doodles 586 S. Columbia Ave.

912-236-6655

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

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

Bull Street Labs 2222 Bull St.

912-447-8457 www.bullstreetlabs.com

Castaways Bar & Grill 7360 Skidaway Rd

912.354.8288 www.sandflysportsbar.com/

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

Club Elan 301 Williamson St. Club One 1 Jefferson St.

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Congress Street Social Club 411 W. Congress St.

Bay Street Blues 17 E. Bay St.

912-898-4257

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912-232-0200 clubone-online.com

Coach’s Corner 3016 E. Victory Dr. 912-352-2933 coachs.net

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

coffee deli 4517 Habersham St.

912-352-7818 savannahcoffeedeli.com

Cohen’s Retreat 5715 Skidaway Rd. 912-355-3336

912-786-5506

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

912-341-8897

912-233-6136 mcdonoughssavannah.com

912-495-0705 mellowmushroom.com

912-459-6357 melscoastalcafe.com

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

Foxy Loxy Cafe 1919 Bull St. 912-401-0543 foxyloxycafe.com

Front Porch Improv 2222 Bull Street 843-868-1553

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

The Islander 301 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

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

Little Lucky’s 6 Gateway Blvd. E. 912-925-1119

Savannah Taphouse 125 E. Broughton St. 912-201-8277 savannahtaphouse.com

912-349-5100

The Sentient Bean 13 E. Park Ave.

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

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

912-348-3200 macphersonspub.com

912-232-4286 www.plantersinnsavannah.com

912-428-1643

Savannah Smiles 314 Williamson St.

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

The Fitzroy 9 Drayton St. Five Oaks Taproom 201 W. Bay St. Flashback 10010-B Ford Ave.

The Savannah Civic Center 301 West Oglethorpe Ave.

SEED Eco Lounge 39 Montgomery St.

912-447-0943 www.moonriverbrewing.com/

912-236-4440 fiveoakstaproom.com

912-786-8304

912-239-9600 macphersonspub.com

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

912-349-5275 saddlebagssavannah.com/

The Olde Pink House 23 Abercorn St.

The Perch at Local 11 ten 1110 Bull St. Pour Larry’s 206 W. St. Julian St. 912-232-5778

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

Rachael’s : Sports • Food • Fun 1190 King George Blvd.

912-920-7772 rachaels1190.com

The Rail Pub 405 W. Congress St. 912-238-1311 therailpub.com/

Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant 402 MLK Jr. Blvd.

912-292-1656 ranchoalegrecuban.com

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

912-234-1900 liveoakstore.com/riverhouse

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

912-232-4447 sentientbean.com

912-236-4229 www.theshrimpfactory.com

Southbound Brewing Company 107 East Lathrop Ave. Southern Barrel Brewing Co. 375 Buckwalter Pl. Blvd.

Stafford’s Public House 306 W. Upper Factor’s Walk Sunny’s Lounge 5630 Ogeechee Rd. 912-234-6628

Tailgate Sports Bar and Grill 11215 Abercorn St. 912-921-2269

Taste of India 401 Mall Blvd.

912-356-1020

Tijuana Flats 1800 E. Victory Dr. 912-344-9111 tijuanaflats.com

Totally Awesome Bar 107 B Whitaker St. 912-349-1707

Tree House 309 W. St. Julian St.

912-239-0095 treehousesavannah.com

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) 2909 River Dr. 912-354-9040 www.liveoakstore.com/ tubbysthunderbolt

Tybee Island Social Club 1311 Butler Ave. 912-472-4044 tybeeislandsocialclub.com

Tybee Post Theater 10 Van Horne

912-472-4790 www.tybeeposttheater.org

CULTURE LITERARY ARTS

THE IMPORTANCE

of poetry

Poet Olivia Stiffler holds lecture this Sunday

BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

THIS Sunday, explore the enduring beauty and importance in poetry.

Olivia Stiffler’s lecture, “Poetry: Why Read it? Why Write It? Who Cares?” is the first in the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home fall lecture series.

She’ll discuss her journey of becoming a poet and how the perception of poetry is changing from stale to fresh.

She’s the author of two books of poetry: Otherwise, we are safe in 2013 and Hiding in Plain Sight in 2017, both self-published.

We spoke with Stiffler last week.

Have you always written poetry?

What career did you retire from?

I was a freelance court reporter.

Oh, so that’s totally different.

It’s all language, but it’s a different approach to language. You’re always listening.

Your first book of poetry came out in 2013. How did you feel when it was done?

I was so excited I could not contain myself.

They’re sitting right in front of me! It’s not

Olivia Stiffler is the author of two books of poetry and has work in two anthologies. PHOTO COURTESY OF OLIVIA STIFFLER.

anything I ever expected. It was a major excitement for me.

What topics do you explore in your books?

Both books are really personal stuff. I’m a confessional-type poet, kind of like Sharon Olds. I like that sort of thing; I don’t shy away from it. The first book is really personal, and the second is a little less so.

Why is poetry today important?

I’m always repeating this: the problem with American poetry is T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound. The problem is that so much for so long had been this formal kind of work, which is okay, it is what it is, but it’s work only understood by heavy studying.

You need a Master’s to unwind it and figure it out. I compare that kind of poetry to a symphony. There’s all kinds of music, but it’s not for all of us. You might enjoy it, but you can only appreciate it on a really heady level if you’re schooled in music yourself and understand those instruments.

Otherwise, you may get something out of it, but it’s not going to be thorough. You’re going to have to study.

There’s a whole raft of new poems and new poetry that just don’t take that approach. They use everyday language, they feel quite comfortable talking about their own lives, you can understand what they’re saying the first time you read it. It’s not that hard, and it’s not meant to be.

What’s wrong with simple? Absolutely nothing. That’s not the measuring stick.

There is a lot of garbage everywhere, and [simplicity] is not how we should measure.

We want them to read it.

What do you plan on addressing in your talk?

I’m going to talk about grief in poetry, and why there’s so much of that in modern poetry. I’ll talk about what that’s all about, how I got to be a poet—which is quite a story of its own.

I’ll tie that to this concept of grief in poetry. The talk will wander a bit, but I’ve anchored it around some Flannery

O’Connor quotes. It’s kind of fun doing that.

I’m also going to read from other people’s poetry. I want to give people a sense of what’s out there and I’ve picked out some that are my absolute favorites.

Whose work did you choose to read, and how?

One thing I like to do is encourage people to throw away their old concepts of what poetry is. Some of it’s about that. I’m going to read Terrance Hayes, a young black man who won the McCarthy genius award a couple years ago, and he’s from South Carolina. I have a few others. I’m also going to read a poem by my own mentor and see if I can get through it! CS Poetry: Why Read It? Why Write It? Who Cares?

Sunday, Oct. 21, 4 p.m.

Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton St. Free and open to the public

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I don’t only write poetry, but primarily I do. I decided it’s too hard to spread too thin. I really needed to focus, even though I’m drawn to other things as well and mess around with other types of writing. But I always go back to the poems. I think that’s where I belong.

I started wanting to write when I was a kid, and then I got more drawn to poetry as I got into high school and particularly in college thanks to a really good teacher. I was just drawn there. I would mess around but I didn’t have time to do it. It wasn’t until I retired that I was able to focus.

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BY RACHAEL FLORA

rachael@connectsavannah.com

CONNECT SAVANNAH | OCT 17-23, 2018

WILL PENNY’S exhibition, “en plein air,” at Laney Contemporary is more than just an exhibition—it’s an experience that demands time and attention. This is how Penny has always approached his work.

“I’m always thinking about trying to created different ways of a reward in actually seeing it in person,” explains Penny.

“That’s the real experience. Even though so many of the tools I’m working with are very detached, there’s something about coming in and seeing it. I’ve never really seen photographs of art that have moved me quite in the way of seeing something powerful in person.”

Penny designed “en plein air” to fit the building perfectly, from the front foyer up through the hallway to the main gallery. The first piece, a projection on highdensity foam board, is visually stimulating preview to what’s ahead. Many of the patterns in that first projection are repeated in different formats through the rest of the exhibition.

“I was trying to consider treating different areas of the gallery as different groups of work,” Penny explains. “Basically, the core of all this work made for this show starts with trying to negotiate all of these 3D scans taken in and around Savannah. I really wanted to have one space where we had light control and could do projections and animations. I thought it’d be interesting to have that here in this downstairs space with projection mapping.”

The foam board was carved with a CNC machine in Penny’s studio, and the projection maps the work onto all the board’s crevices.

“This composition is constructed in the same way that all the rendered prints upstairs were made,” shares Penny. “Each section has different footage. Some of it is stuff I’ve used in the past, some of it is newer content with these holographic designs, trying to pull all that together to create something that isn’t too, too crazy. I wanted it to be a moving image.”

One of the most fascinating parts of the first projection is the way the shadows work together.

“I was able to render simulated light on the relief, so you can see these fake shadows on different things,” says Penny, pointing to an area on the projection with a step-like surface. “This is one of my favor30 ite areas because it works the best where

Will Penny’s artwork is on display at Laney Contemporary through Nov. 10. PHOTOS COURTESY OF LANEY CONTEMPORARY .

you have the rendered lighting amplifying the dimensionality of it. That’s something I want to keep playing with, because not only can I carve it in 3D, but I can exaggerate how 3D it is in the rendering.”

The animations of the first projection are repeated in videos downstairs and then in gravity-defying sculptures upstairs. Six chunky objects spin on different in mid-air thanks to magnets.

“I was trying to translate an effect I’ve used in digital work and pull that into a real space,” Penny explains. “The push and pull between digital and virtual is an interesting area to play in. It made sense to me to try and develop something that used that effect. The forms were born out of thinking about that. They were digitally sculpted. I wanted them to feel organic, lumpier, of-the-hand, more like clay even though they were made in a really complex

way digitally.”

Laney put her full trust in Penny’s vision for the gallery.

“Many things were considered, like the mirrors that reflect the levitating piece so you not only get the original sculpture turning, but you get to see it twice,” says Laney. “The same kinds of marks that are in the sculpture reflect in the mirrored base underneath it and the painting son the walls. It’s about those ideas and the repetition of those ideas, but also the different sense and different ways to experience those ideas.”

Penny uses a variety of nonconventional materials in the show to force the viewer to stop and really look at the work. At the top of the stairs, there’s a piece using holographic vinyl.

“I wanted to incorporate my older geometric works, and I tried for months to

track down this type of holographic film,” he explains. “I wanted to capitalize on the light in this space, something that could use the light pouring in at different times of day and see the work change. I wasn’t sure if it was going to be a gimmicky kind of material, but I think because of the ability to have natural light, it made it something a lot more fun to interact with.”

At its essence, “en plein air” considers the play of light on form, just like the Impressionists did.

“I was thinking a lot about trying to bring nature into the work somehow, even if it was kind of subliminal and under the surface. The title borrows from that plein air painting, not just the act of going outside and bringing things in but by chasing after the sublime by going into nature,” explains Penny. “They weren’t actually making observational paintings; they were making these kind of pre-Photoshopped composites of ideal elements taken from nature. I like that idea of trying to heighten nature and make a hyper version of it, these beautiful amazing pictures that elicited that kind of sensation.” CS

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Hecht: Well, the only reason I ended up researching any of this was because I fell down a rabbit hole after reading a Vice article on Rosemary Kennedy [laughs].

The initial interest was mostly monochromes of floor plans of insane asylums and prisons in this country. This panel is based on the Kirkbride model, which is what you think of when you think of an insane asylum. Then I moved from there in my research, and it became very evident that after the deinstitutionalization, prisons became asylums. There are more mentally ill people in prisons, but there are no technical asylums under the privatized system.

Then with the whole privatization of prisons, they medicate some of the prisoners, but they’re not told how to maintain this medication when they get out of prison, so they end up going back to street drugs getting busted for that, and in turn going back into the prison system. Once you’re in these systems, you’re not out of them.

As I was doing more research, it became apparent that my interest wasn’t just in the institutionalized aspect of these places, but really in how a ton of the asylums that were really populated are now colleges or dorms or repurposed buildings somehow.

A lot of the housing projects were based on urban layouts and architectural designs from heavy-hitting modernist designers.

But they’re always misconstrued in some sort of way. The idea of making these effective, low-priced houses that can really give you the biggest bang for your buck. They all had green spaces and room to breathe and certain aspects that as an artist or architect, it made sense, but to someone who’s actually living in them, it didn’t make sense.

Hecht: I wanted to do something more personal, but not too personal—I’m interested in a bigger picture. One collage has Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, and Rockville Center, Long Island. Both places are recognizable, and they’re together because my grandmother lived in Sunny Isles and my nana and papa lived in Rockville Center.

These are the aerials of both places and certain floor plans. I ended up being able to find the floor plan of her apartment, and I remembered my nana and papa’s so I laid that in.

With all these, I use Google source images. Even though I have pictures for all these places, I use Google Source Image to play to this idea of the lack of tangible memory we actually have and the lack of memory that Google’s been telling us we have.

So, one thing I Googled was Mellow [Mushroom, on Liberty St.], which is deepseated in my Savannah experience. When I Googled Mellow, the green awning came up. If you moved here in the last three years, you haven’t seen the green awning, but that’s what Google is telling you the Savannah Mellow looks like. It’s this weird collective.

white panels have a little acrylic on them, but for the most part, they’re done with Staedtler pens, which is a fancy, insanely permanent Sharpie.

4. Tell me about the performative aspect of this show.

Hecht: The lines on the wall, I just used the transparency for the piece it correlates with. I’m going to bring these lines down to mark off some dimensions to be like, “Hm, this is where we are,” which is hopefully what this wall element is doing—pulling these pieces from the piece.

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Hecht: Architecture, unless it’s really good or really bad, you just kind of live with it. Buildings are repurposed for the most part, but asylums are built on the height of psychiatry to have all this air flow. Psychiatry is an ever-growing thing, so there’s this idea that these buildings we’re in were something else, but we’re still good with that.

Alain de Botton wrote “The Architecture of Happiness” and does a segment What’s your process of creating about how architecture and interior design these? is a weird thing to talk about, because it’s really hard to pinpoint when something is Hecht: I put them into Photoshop and off. It sounds weird to say, “Something just make a collage out of the sourced images, feels different.” and then I paint them in and draw them in It’s not just institutions, it’s all these pretty realistically. Then I go back and blur repurposed buildings, this cycle we’re in. them out.

Until you understand where you are and On the panels I make, the first projecwhat you’re doing, it’s impossible to break tion aspect is the color, but after that I end out of that cycle. You tend to not notice. CS up printing out the maps on a transparYOU ARE HERE | EXIT UNLIKELY ency or put them in Photoshop. If I pull it On view now through Oct. 21 off Google Maps itself, I have to put it in Photoshop and tinker with it to make them Alexander Hall, 668 Indian St. do what they should do. The black and Reception Oct. 19, 6-8 p.m.

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BY COINS — Danish artist FOS creates at the intersection of art and design. FOS works within a creative principle he calls “social design,” an attentiveness to dialogue between parts, rather than something hierarchical between designer to consumer. Palimpsest offers a generous range of the artist’s recent practice, and his interests in the functions of palimpsests – ancient documents that were erased and then rewritten. Oct. 21-Jan. 27. scadmoa.org. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

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Through Oct. 25. In Vino Veritas, 102 E. Liberty St. AMERICAN IDYLL — The SCAD Museum of Art presents “American Idyll,” an exhibition featuring new sculptures and furniture by Wendy White. For “American Idyll,” White took inspiration from Andy Warhol’s radical 1969 exhibition “Raid the Icebox.” The resulting exhibition is a tribute to the deadpan, behindthe-scenes nature of Warhol’s show that incorporates vinyl photo applications on the walls of the lobby depicting reproductions of the metal racks in the storage spaces of the museum Through Dec. 30. scadmoa.org/.

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Through Jan. 31, 2019. Beach Institute, 502 E. Harris St. CUT IT OUT — A collection of woodcuts by Camden Noir and Ashley Cox. Through Oct. 30. sentientbean.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. EN PLEIN AIR — Informed by a studio practice that transcends medium and its borders, Will Penny works with generative design in connection with painting, sculpture, and animation for this new body of work about the experience of perception itself. Through Nov. 10. Laney Contemporary, 1810 Mills B. Lane Blvd.

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Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn FROM ME TO THEM TO ME AGAIN — The exhibition brings together two major works in Lorraine O’Grady’s oeuvre: the film Landscape (Western Hemisphere) (2010/2011) and the series of haiku diptychs Cutting Out the New York Times (1977/2018). Through Jan. 13, 2019. scadmoa.org. scadmoa.org/.

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HARMONIC TENSION — “Harmonic Tension” is a collection of black and white abstract paintings by Calvin Woodum. Profits from show are donated to First City Network for the Savannah LGBT Center. Through Nov. 30. Location Gallery at Savannah LGBT Center, 1515 Bull St. HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH GROUP EXHIBITION — Savannah State University presents an exhibition of Hispanic artists in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month.

Through Nov. 2. Kennedy Fine Arts Building, Savannah State University, 3219 College St. I SEE YOU — Presented by the SCAD Museum of Art, the group exhibition “I See You” considers the human body as terrain that is constantly subject to different forces.

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KNEE DEEP — SCAD alumnus Adair (B.F.A., painting, 2014) creates from the standpoint of the ecofeminist theory, that the destruction of the natural world is directly linked to the suppression of the voices of women and marginalized communities. Through Nov. 4. scadmoa.org. scadmoa.org/. SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.

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EVERY FIELD has its major award and corresponding event to celebrate those awards. The Emmys the Oscars, the Olympics. In the world of beer making, that event is the Great American Beer Festival (GABF).

Organized and founded in 1982 by the Brewers Association of America, GABF was the brainchild of craft beer and American home brewing’s godfather, Charlie Papazian. Back in 1982 the festival hosted 22 breweries. The 2018 edition was a little larger as it featured 800 breweries, reflecting the growth in craft beer over the past three decades.

The number of breweries allowed to participate is capped at 800, but the festival continued to grow this year as it hosted 62,000 ticketed participants, 2,000 more than 2017 and featured 400 more beers.

The GABF is a great party but the enduring legacy of each year’s event is the beer competition in which breweries from around the country compete for a Gold, Silver or Bronze medal in a variety of categories. Each category —102 this year, plus a few extras to cover collaboration beers— was judged by 293 judges.

Here are some numbers to put this all in context so you can see how coveted these awards are: This year’s competition featured 2,404 breweries who submitted 8,496 beers.

With 102 categories that come out to an average of 83 beers for each category. Sure, some categories received more entries (Hazy IPAs had 391 submissions), but with only 306 awards being given total that still means a lot of breweries went home empty handed.

Of the breweries that didn’t go home empty handed, four were from Georgia, down from 2017’s record eight Georgia Awards. One of those four breweries is Savannah’s own Coastal Empire Brewing Co. Coastal won a Silver award in the Field Beer category for their crowd favorite beer Coco Piña.

I spoke with Coastal Empire Brewing Co.’s cofounder Chris Haborak about the win and the winning beer, Coco Piña.

What was winning another GABF medal like?

Winning our second GABF medal is a

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incredible feeling. [In 2014, Coastal won a Bronze Medal in the Herb and Spiced ale category for their Dawn Patrol Imperial Molé Stout Beer.] There were 90 entries in the Field Beer category and to have Coco Piña recognized as the second best beer in the category, well it just put us on cloud nine! Kevin [Haborak, the other cofounder of Coastal Empire Brewing Co.] and I were not able to attend this year due to our responsibilities here so I was actually watching TV with my wife Amy when Nancy Palmer [Executive Director of Georgia Brewers Guild] texted me, “You won! Are you here?” … Me “Wow!!!” … “For

what?” … “Coco Piña” “No we are in GA. You can go accept for us!” And that is what Nancy did. Later she let us know that she was going to send the medal home with the Service guys since they were able to make the trip out.

What prompted you to send Coco Piña?

Coco Piña is our second best seller overall and we thought it should perform well in the Field Beer category due to the prominence of coconut on the palate. This is Coco Piña’s second medal in International

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Beer competitions as it won a Silver in the Best of Craft Beer Awards in Bend, Oregon, 2016.

What exactly is the Field Beer?

The Brewers Association (BA) defines the Field Beer Category as all beers made with coconut. That is why the three beers that received medals were so different from each other: Gold- Cool for the Summer Saison by Lakes & Legends Brewing, Silver-Coco Piña Gose Coastal Empire Beer Co, and Bronze- Hawaiian Lion Toasted Coconut & Coffee Porter, Big Top Brewing.

Tell me about your perspective on Coco Piña. What should one expect from it?

Coco Piña, to me, reminds you of the tropics both in aroma and taste. The blending of the pineapple, coconut, pink Himalayan salt and sea salt with the tartness derived from the lactobacillus creates a very unique sour that brings you to the beach no matter where you are!

blast being able to celebrate with our team as well as several of our customers and fans. Being that it is a German Style beer was icing on the cake!

We can’t leave out the other Georgia Breweries winners; Red Devil, brewed by Printer’s Ale Manufacturing Co. won a Bronze medal in the “Other Belgian-Style Ale” category, Willett Barrel-Aged Ye Old Sprinklerhead Barleywine brewed by The Wrecking Bar Brewpub earning them a Silver in the “Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer “category, and a Bronze for Orpheus Brewing in the “Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale” category for I Am Only Memories.

We should also note a Gold medal win for River Dog Brewing Co. in Bluffton for their beer 3 Barrel Circus in the “Woodand Barrel-Aged Sour Beer” category. cs Coastal Empire Brewing Co. is at 79 Ross Rd and online at http://coastalempirebeer.com/ Make sure to check out their Facebook page too, something is always going on at the brewery. Coco Piña is available in cans and on draft around town and at the brewery.

What did you do to celebrate your win?

We celebrated at the brewery on Saturday at our Oktoberfest event. We had a

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/// It’s immediately clear that Ryan Gosling possesses the right stuff when it comes to bringing astronaut Neil Armstrong to life in First Man, but it’s not readily apparent that Damien Chazelle adopts the right approach in dramatizing the events surrounding the saga of the first man on the moon.

Rather than present us with a largerthan-life hero – something America desperately could use right about now – Chazelle, the Oscar-winning director of La La Land, and Josh Singer, the Oscarwinning writer of Spotlight (here adapting James R. Hansen’s book), have instead played up Armstrong’s human dimensions, showing how the devastating loss of his little girl to a brain tumor has informed his frequently distant detachment from his wife (Claire Foy) and their young sons.

Even when he’s in his own home, Neil seems to be a million miles away, a designation that makes him an ideal astronaut but a problematic husband and father.

Initially, the glumness of the characters ends up affecting the overall project: First Man Reaching the moon remains one of this nation’s most remarkable achievements, but the movie largely keeps its emotions in check, tackling the tale in the most workmanlike manner possible and reluctant to allow the camera to stray far from Gosling’s sad, soulful eyes.

Naturally, this approach has led to some nitwits on the right complaining about the notable absence of overt jingoism and some nitwits on the left complaining about the movie’s intense focus on a white male.

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GREEN PARTY OF CHATHAM COUNTY People, Planet and Peace over Profit!

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

PRE-SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Seeking early childhood education majors, retired elementary teachers and/or community residents to help 3 & 4 year olds with language development skills. Mon.-Fri., 9am-12noon. Call for info. ongoing. 912447-0578. sjchs.org/1969.cfm. St. Mary’s Community Center and Health Center, 812 W 36th St. 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.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Share time and talents through the RSVP program of the Equal Opportunity Authority. Seniors 55 and older serve in various community organizations. Call for information. ongoing. 912-238-2960 x123.

VICTORIAN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS The VNA represents all residing, working or otherwise involved in the Victorian District and meets every second Tuesday of each month to the exception of the month of August. Meetings are held at The Mansion on Forsyth Park. Social starts at 5:30 p.m. and meetings start at 6 p.m.

There is no fee to attend our meetings.

For anyone using the Valet Parking at The Mansion, there is a $5. fee. Free ongoing, 6-7 p.m. vnasavannahga2013@gmail.com. mansiononforsythpark.com. Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St. RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE Help in the “home away from home” for families of hospitalized children. Volunteers needed to provide home-cooked meals for families at the house. Volunteer internships available for college students. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-356-5520. rmhccoastalempire.org. rmhccoastalempire. org/. Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Avenue.

AUDITIONS AND CALLS FOR ENTRIES

TUTORING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Education majors, retired reading teachers or community residents sought to volunteer for a reading and math tutorial program for elementary and middle school students.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-447-6605. sjchs. org/body.cfm?id=399. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. AUDITIONS FOR ARMSTRONG YOUTH ORCHESTRA Open to students enrolled in primary grades through high school and including Armstrong students (available for course credit). Auditions, by appointment, are in Armstrong Fine Arts Hall. To schedule an audition, e-mail: savaayo@yahoo.com. Info is also available at www.savaayo.org. AYO is sponsored in part by the Savannah Friends of Music, www.savannahfriendsofmusic. com ongoing. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR THE PHOENIX FESTIVAL The Chatham County Resource Conservation and Education Center will be hosting a found art and reuse celebration called The Phoenix Festival – Celebrating Chatham County’s Revolution in Reuse on November 10. This event will feature 30 local artists who use recycled/upcycled/ reused material in their work. The festival will also include an electric car show, food trucks, musicians, performers and all sorts of fun and educational activities for all ages. The County does have a promotional budget for this event that we hope will become an annual celebration. Currently, we are looking for 30 of Chatham County’s most gifted artists to set up booths and sell their polished pieces and/or craft items resurrected out of objects that would otherwise go to the landfill. Booths are only $15.00 per 6ft table and all of the proceeds will be donated to Keep Chatham Beautiful or KCB. KCB is a local non-profit organization dedicated to the environmental enrichment and beautification of our stunning local communities. Through Nov. 11. 912-790-1647.

TUTORS SOUGHT FOR ADULT LEARNERS (GED PREP AND LITERACY NEEDS) The Adult Community & Education Program at Royce Learning Center seeks volunteer

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Sweets, Treats and Reads Fall Festival

The Savannah Quill Sweets, Treats & Reads Fall Festival will be fun for the entire family with have special guest authors, book signings, panels, fall vendors with lots of unique shopping opportunities, and the Savannah Potterfest. Come dressed as your favorite characters, participate in a trivia and costume contest for prizes. $10, FREE FOR KIDS UNDER 10 WITH PAID ADULT ADMISSION SAT., OCT. 20, 10 A.M. COTTONWOOD SUITES, 301 GOVERNOR TREUTLEN DR.

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. STAND-UP PADDLEBOARDING Lessons and tours. East Coast Paddleboarding, Savannah/Tybee Island. email or call for info. ongoing. 912-4843200. eastcoastpaddleboarding.com.

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tutors to assist adult learners. Monday Thursday, 5pm-7pm. Tuesday & Thursday, 9am-11am. Classes at Royce Learning Center and at Wesley Community Center.

Free tutor training. Email or call for info. ongoing. 912-354-4047. kmorgan@roycelc. org.

CALL FOR EARLY 19TH CENTURY DANCERS/REGENCY DANCING The Davenport House has a social dance program which meets most Wednesdays at 5 p.m. The Museum is looking for new participants in this free community activity. For information contact info@davenporthousemuseum. org or call 912-236-8097. ongoing. davenporthousemuseum.org. Davenport House, 324 East State St. CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR VIGNETTE SAVANNAH Vignette Savannah is looking for contributors in writing and photography! vSav’s tagline is “Indulging in Savannah’s most coveted decor, design, & awe-inspiring spaces.” Contribute to the blog and social media channels with your writing and/ or photography (credit will be given) featuring restaurants, coffee shops, or any other creative spaces and design you find inspiring! Preference will be given to students/professionals that can be consistent contributors-- build a portfolio with the vSav blog and on its social media channels and gain a reference in the process! Visit vignettesavannah.com and email Anita at vignettesavannah@gmail. com to express your interest! ongoing.

Downtown Savannah, downtown.

URBAN HOPE An after school program for inner city children seeking adult volunteers to help with homework, Bible Study, art classes, and more. See website or email for info. ongoing. urbanhopesav@aol.com. urbanhopesavannah.org.

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

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

Travis Tritt

Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival

Mouthwatering seafood, a carnival and local performances all weekend long. Your general admission ticket allows you entry to the festival, which includes concerts on Saturday by Travis Tritt, Tyler Reece Tritt, and Chuck Courtenay. $15 OCT. 19-21, 10 A.M. J. F. GREGORY PARK, RICHMOND HILL.

VOLUNTEER AT THE FORSYTH FARMERS’ MARKET The market occurs each Saturday morning at the South End of Forsyth Park, from February through December. To volunteer, see website for contact info. ongoing. forsythfarmersmarket.com.

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.

VOLUNTEER AT THE LIBRARY Volunteer at the Library. With fun projects and flexible hours, anyone can be a library volunteer. Lend a hand and give back to the community. You will get so many high fives.

Email volunteer@liveoakpl.org for details.

Free ongoing. 912-925-7774. volunteer@ liveoakpl.org. liveoakpl.org/volunteer/. liveoakpl.org. Live Oak Public Libraries, 2002 Bull Street.

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

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

will be accepted March through November 13th of 2018 (while funds are available).

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

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

The City would like to include items from local residents and families to further personalize the exhibit. Residents are asked to share World War I related artifacts or documents with the City to help create the exhibit. To lend an item to the exhibit or to learn more about the exhibit, please contact Luciana Spracher, City of Savannah Library & Archives Director, at Lspracher@ savannahga.gov or (912) 651-6411. ongoing. Savannah City Hall, 2 East Bay Street.

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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.

VOLUNTEER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS There are seniors in our community who are hungry. You can make a difference by volunteering one hour a week to delivering Meals on Wheels to homebound seniors.

We have routes throughout Savannah, so we can match you to an area that is convenient.

Training included. Volunteers use their own vehicle. Gas stipend is optional. There are over 500 seniors on the waiting list to receive meals, and the number continues to grow. For more information, contact Lauren at Volunteer@seniorcitizens-inc.org or 912-236-0363 Mondays-Fridays, 10:45 a.m.

Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St.

BENEFITS

CASINO NIGHT FUNDRAISER 2018 Take a chance on SCT while enjoying an evening of games, food and an elegant silent auction, all to raise funds for the Savannah Children’s Theatre. 50-100 Fri., Oct. 19, 6:30-9 p.m. 912-238-9015. eventinfo@savannahchildrenstheatre. org. savannahchildrenstheatre.org. charleshmorriscenter.com. Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St. OSSABAW ISLAND PIG ROAST AND ART AUCTION The 17th annual pig roast, picnic and art auction benefits the Ossabaw Island Foundation. Casual dress. $195 Sat., Oct. 20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Ossabaw Island, 1 Cane Patch Rd. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE EOA Share your time and special talents with others; join the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of EOA. We need your help to help others. Through RSVP seniors 55 and older serve in various community organizations from 1 to 40 hours per week. Make your choice of where you want to serve from the many local agencies we are affiliated with.

Qualifications are to be 55, want to enjoy life and have the desire to share your personal talents with others. ongoing. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

SCI FANS FOR SENIORS DRIVE Members of the community who would like to donate a new box fan or make a cash

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

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

Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. THE YOGA ROOM visit the website or call for a schedule of classes, times, and fees. ongoing. 912898-0361. thesavannahyogaroom.com. thesavannahyogaroom.com/. Savannah Yoga Room, 115 Charlotte Dr.

CLASSES, CAMPS & WORKSHOPS

2018 SUMMER BONANZA The program will expose young people to local government, cultural diversity, and positive role models. Strengthening academic development while providing safe, structured, and fun activities for youth is essential. Summer Bonanza meets once per week on Saturday mornings from 10 am – 1 pm at the Moses Jackson Center.

Saturdays, 9 a.m. (912) 663-4528. Moses Jackson Advancement Center, 1410B Richards Street.

ART, MUSIC, PIANO, VOICE COACHING Coaching for all ages, beginners through advanced. Classic, modern, jazz improvization and theory. Serious inquiries only. 912-961-7021 or 912-667-1056.

BACHATA AND SALSA DANCE CLASSES New 4 week dance series, designed for absolute beginners to learn the fundamentals of Bachata or Salsa for social dancing! Bachata and salsa are fun dances from the Dominican Republic that can be found in cities all over the world, and is a great way to meet other people and enjoy amazing music. No partner or dance experience needed, just come and have fun! Special discount if you decide to do the salsa and bachata series together! RSVP via facebook or email. $40 for 4 classes, $70 for both bachata and salsa series ongoing. stephaniehmetzger@gmail.com. facebook.com/events/239285403377870/. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. BASIC CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH The focus of this course is basic conversational abilities. Although this course focuses on conversation, listening, reading, and writing abilities will be developed. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to do the following: Greet one another, talk about yourself and others, describe people and activities, plan weekend activities, talk about your needs, wants, and preferences. This class will consist of lecture, audio, visual, and speaking in partners and whole group skits. No book is needed, as the Instructor will provide handouts. $100 for series Thu., Oct. 18, 6-8 p.m. 912-478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern.edu. academics. georgiasouthern.edu/ce/programs/ conversationalspanish/. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. BASIC SELF DEFENSE Essential self-defense for adults. $30/ month Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah.com.

Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

BASIC SIGN LANGUAGE Using American Sign Language (ASL), you will learn basic vocabulary, structure, syntax, and grammar. You will also focus on mastering the basics of finger spelling, numbers, colors, facial, grammar and sentence structure. Students will learn conversational/cultural behaviors necessary to hold a beginning-level conversation in ASL. $125 for series Wed., Oct. 17, 6-7:30 p.m. and Mon., Oct. 22, 6-7:30 p.m. 912478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern. edu. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ ce/programs/american-sign-language/.

Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. 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 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) 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 ClarksonMiccoli. Class size is limited to 15 people and pre-registration is required.

Participants must be 13 years or older to register. For more information, visit www.speechandhearingsav.com or call 912.355.4601 $85 Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. savannahspeechandhearing.org/. Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, 1206 E 66th St. BEGINNING BELLY DANCE CLASSES Taught by Happenstance Bellydance.

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

BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU CLASSES Monday/Wednesday- Competition 5:30pm and Fundamentals at 7:00pm Tuesday/ Thursday- Fundamentals at Noon and Fundamentals at 5:30pm Friday- Private Lessons by appointment Saturday- Open Mat at 10:30am ongoing. Serg Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, 401 Mall Blvd.

BRIDGE LESSONS Learn to play bridge. BB2 Competitive Bidding: Monday, September 24@7:00PM. BB4: Play of the Hand/ Declarer/Play: Saturday, September 15@10:00AM. Intermediate/Advanced Workshops: Friday, September 14@10:00AM ongoing. 912-2284838. bridgewebs.com/savannahclubs.

Savannah Duplicate Bridge Center, 8511 Ferguson Ave. CAREGIVING 101 The free one-hour class is designed to raise awareness of the importance of selfcare by exploring the physical, emotional, psychological and social components of caregiving. Learn tips to deal with the many challenges and gain useful information on community resources. Led by an experienced clinical professor and seasoned caregiver, any person finding themselves in the role of family caregiver would greatly benefit from this free class.

Free fourth Monday of every month, noon.

912-629-1331. edelcaregiverinstitute.org.

Edel Caregiver Institute, 6000 Business Center Drive.

CHAMPIONS TRAINING CENTER Offering a variety of classes and training in mixed martial arts, jui-jitsu, judo and other disciplines for children and adults. All skill levels. 525 Windsor Rd. 912-349-4582. ctcsavannah.com.

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

Savannah State University, 3219 College St. CITYCAMP SAVANNAH: CITY BUDGET AND BEYOND This flagship one-day event is a new attempt to improve transparency and spur public participation in the 2019 budget and beyond. Sat., Oct. 20, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. savannahcivic.com. The Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. CLAY CLASSES Savannah Clay Studio at Beaulieu offers handbuilding, sculpture, and handmade tiles, basic glazing and firing. 912-351-4578. sav.. claystudio@gmail.com.

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

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

Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. CREATIVITY COACHING Do you have a creative idea but don’t know where to start? Is it time to move forward with your project? Work with your very own creativity coach and learn how to blast through blocks, plan your time, and enjoy the richness of a creative life. See website for more info at www.laurenl.com/creativity_ coaching/ or contact Creativity@LaurenL. com ongoing. Online, ---.

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

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

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

EXCEL BASICS This course offers a fundamental understanding of Microsoft Excel 2016, including; basic Excel environment, navigating the work sheet and ribbon, creating and formatting worksheets, entering and editing data, using functions and formulas, controlling the print output,

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Derby Devils Roller Derby Classes

Roller derby league offers 12-week courses for beginners, recreational scrimmaging for experienced players and two annual bootcamp programs.

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and using basic tables. The Instructor will be using materials from http://gcflearnfree. org $100 for series Thu., Oct. 18, 6-8 p.m.

912-478-2560. adaniels@georgiasouthern. edu. academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ ce/programs/excel-basics/. Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University, 11935 Abercorn St. FAMILY LAW WORKSHOP The Mediation Center has three workshops per month for people who do not have legal representation in a family matter: divorce, legitimation, modifications of child support, visitation, contempt. Schedule: 1st Tues, 2nd Mon, 4th Thursday. Call for times. $30 912354-6686. mediationsavannah.com.

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

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

WELMONT, 1930 Montgomery Street.

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WORKSHOPS The Historic Preservation Weekend Workshops (formerly Historic Homeowners Academy) is a series of weekend courses.

Topics include plaster crack repair, masonry repointing, window repairs, mechanical system repairs, carpentry as well as understanding tax credit and design guidelines. For more information, go to savannahtech.edu. Through Oct. 21. savannahtech.edu/. Savannah Technical College, 5717 White Bluff Rd. HOUSING AUTHORITY NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER Housing Authority of Savannah hosts classes at the Neighborhood Resource Center. Adult literacy/GED prep: Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm. Financial education: 4th Fri each month, 9am-11am. Basic computer training: Tues & Thurs, 1pm3pm. Community computer lab: Mon-Fri, 3pm-4:30pm. ongoing. 912-232-4232 x115. savannahpha.com. savannahpha.com/NRC. html. Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. JEWELER’S GUIDED OPEN STUDIO Join us for time to practice your skills and knock out some projects you’ve been dreaming up. Tuition includes access to the studio with support from Christina or one of her assistants. Students are responsible

for their own materials. Prerequisite of Jewelry I or similar instruction from another studio. $30 Thursdays, 1-4 p.m.

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

Prerequisite of Jewelry I or similar instruction from another studio. $30 Fridays, 6 p.m. 912-289-8337. christina@ dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcatstudio.com. dreamcat studio, Hover Creek RD. KNITTING & CROCHET CLASSES Offered at The Frayed Knot, 6 W. State St. See the calendar of events on website.

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

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

MONTHLY SATSANG We will use The Yamas and Niyamas by

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

No asana practice, we will sit for discussion.

Please dress comfortably, bring your ideas and a journal. $20 drop in | $150 for all ten sessions Wed., Oct. 17, 7:15-8:30 p.m. 912349-2756. info@savannahpoweryoga.com. facebook.com/events/951706225006434/. savannahpoweryoga.com. Savannah Power Yoga, 7360 Skidaway Road Unit J-3.

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

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

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

912-354-1500. portmansmusic.com.

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

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

PIANO VOICE-COACHING Pianist with M/degree,classical modern jazz improvisation, no age limit. Call 912-9617021 or 912-667-1056. Serious inquiries only. ongoing.

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month Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7 p.m. fit912savannah.com. fit912savannah.com.

Fit912 Savannah, 428 Bull Street.

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

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

A. ROPER STUDIO - VOICE TECHNIQUE AND COACHING Experienced and successful voice instructor is accepting students. Nurturing and collaborative studio. Services offered include strengthening the voice, range extension, relaxation techniques, and coaching through various styles of music.

Audition and competition preparation.

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

RUSSIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES

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

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

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

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

WHAT EVERY BUSINESS NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT VIDEO MARKETING WORKSHOP Adam Singer, founder and CEO of Ability SEO, is a highly acclaimed inbound marketing, social media marketing and search engine optimization expert. He will discuss how to use video marketing effectively, using tools and skills you already have to increase leads, boost revenue and enhance customer delight. Refreshments

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1 Cut coupons, say 5 Show whose 50th season would premiere in 2024 8 Holiday driver, in a phrase 14 Sea movement 15 Japanese for “yes” 16 “Let’s hide out!”

17 Animal that’s a source of Musk?

19 Home theater component 20 Every last one 21 Handler of meteorology?

23 Indian yogurt drink 25 “I Am America (And ___ You!)” (2007 Stephen Colbert book) 26 Lofty 29 Agcy. combating price fixing 30 Hanoi lunar festival 33 Falco of two HBO series 36 Fantasy group 38 Circumvent 40 Clapton-inspired New Orleans dish?

43 Kick back 44 Old Norse letter 45 Name associated with IRAs 46 Shadowy figure 47 Use a crowbar 49 Group associated with

Brooklyn since 2012 51 “No Logo” author Naomi 53 Jon of “Napoleon Dynamite” 57 British prep school offering singing lessons?

62 Actress Gabor 63 Wheat-free soy sauce 64 Advice to “Star Wars” fans?

66 Hot dish stand 67 “It’s a dog ___ dog world out there” 68 “Akeelah and the Bee” star Palmer 69 Says 70 ___-pitch softball 71 They may be beady

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1 Great buy 2 ___ Wafers (Nabisco brand) 3 Matinee stars 4 You can’t take a Scantron with it 5 Oxford, e.g.

6 “The Lion King” lioness 7 Does some workout tasks 8 Cut in half 9 Like some shady calls 10 Metallic quality 11 “Wheel of Fortune” creator Griffin 12 Neighborhood 13 Luminous sign gas

18 It ended in 1945 22 Scientist Albert who studied LSD 24 “Come Back, Little ___” (William Inge play) 27 Rockstar Games game, to fans 28 Shakespeare play split into two parts 30 Luau root 31 Do some cutting and pasting 32 Part of MIT, for short 33 Messes up 34 Like one end of a pool 35 Sit ___ by (take no action) 37 Tempe sch.

39 Poet’s output 41 Da Gama, for one 42 Word in some obits 48 Makes alterations to 50 The other side 51 Unscrupulous man 52 Features to count 54 Loser to Truman and FDR 55 Draw forth 56 Landscaping tools 57 “Julius Caesar” inquiry 58 Pie shop purchase 59 Leave out 60 Skewed type (abbr.)

61 ___ the Elder (Roman statesman) 65 Scrape by, with “out”

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will be provided. This event, which is free and open to the public, is presented by the Savannah HubSpot User Group and Ability SEO. HubSpot User Groups (HUGs) are free, in-person meetups that are geared toward all HubSpot users as well as the general public. FREE Tue., Oct. 23, 9-10:30 a.m. adam@abilityseo.com. hugsavannah.com. bullstreetlabs.com. Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. 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.

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13TH COLONY SOUND BARBERSHOP CHORUS Enjoy singing in harmony with 13th Colony Sound, Savannah;s Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, Monday evenings. None Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

912-247-1157. savannahbarbershoppers@ gmail.com. 13thcolonysound.com. whitefieldumc.com/. Whitefield United Methodist Church, 728 E. 55th Street.

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.

AWWIN, INC. 2018 TOP TEN WORKING WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS GALA Assisting Working Women in Need (AWWIN, Inc.) announces their 16th Annual Top Ten Working Women of the Year Awards Gala and Silent Auction. The evening is black tie and will start at 6:45 p.m. with a press conference for honorees. Individual seats are $85; a table of 10 is $800. The featured speaker for this year’s gala is Kim Gusby, Coastal Sunrise News Anchor on WSAV 42 TV. 85 Fri., Oct. 19, 6:45-11 p.m. awwininc.

org/top-ten-working-women. mightyeighth. org/. Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave. BUCCANEER REGION SCCA Local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America, hosting monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license is eligible to participate. See website. ongoing. buccaneerregion.org.

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

CHATHAM SAILING CLUB Friday evening social event at the clubhouse.

Meet Members and their families who all enjoy water based activities but whose prime interest is sailing. This BYOB event is free and all are welcome, but Membership is encouraged after several visits once interest is gauged!! We look forward to meeting you.

Fridays, 7-10 p.m. pranschkec3@gmail.com.

Young’s Marina, 218 Wilmington Island Rd. COASTAL BEAD SOCIETY Coastal Bead Society monthly meetings, 12 noon on the third Friday of the Month at the Coastal Georgia Center, 303 Fahm Street, near SCAD. All beaders are welcome. ongoing. wyrnut18@gmail.com. cgc. georgiasouthern.edu/. Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street.

FIBER GUILD OF THE SAVANNAHS A club focusing on weaving, spinning, basket making, knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, rug hooking, and other fiber arts.

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

HISTORIC SAVANNAH CHAPTER: ABWA Meets the second Thursday of every month from 6pm-7:30pm. Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Drive, Thunderbolt. Attendees pay for their own meals. RSVP by phone. ongoing. 912-660-8257.

HOSTESS CITY TOASTMASTERS CLUB Toastmasters International is an organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, seminars, and contests.

Regardless of your level of comfort with public speaking, you will find a club that is interested in helping you improve your speaking abilities. Free Tuesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m. hostesscity.toastmastersclubs.org. bullstreetlabs.com. Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. KNITTERS, NEEDLEPOINT AND CROCHET Meets every Wednesday. Different locations downtown. Call for info. No fees. Want to

learn? Join us. ongoing. 912-308-6768.

LOW COUNTRY TURNERS A club for wood-turning enthusiasts. Call Steve Cook for info at number below. ongoing. 912-313-2230.

MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART LADIES AUXILIARY Meets the first Saturday of the month at 1:00pm. Call for info. ongoing. 912-7864508. American Legion Post 184, 3003 Rowland Ave. ONE MILLION CUPS Opportunity to polish your pitching skills while networking and making valuable connections. Pitch your idea/business in front of fellow entrepreneurs and get real-time constructive feedback. 2222 Bull Street, weekly Wednesday 9-10am, no charge, free coffee. www.1millioncups.com/ savannah Wednesdays. bullstreetlabs.com.

Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St. PHILO CAFE Discussion group that meets every Monday, 7:30pm - 9:00pm at various locations.

Anyone craving good conversation is invited. Free to attend. Email for info, or see Facebook.com/SavannahPhiloCafe.

Mondays. athenapluto@yahoo.com.

PROOFREADER’S WHISKEY CLUB Membership includes the first whiskey drink free, free monthly private whiskey tastings from various brands, 15% off the member’s bill for the year, and a personalized book card including a list of 75 whiskeys in each chapter in the DeSoto library. Library series meetings will be the last Thursday of every month and include one free guest pass per member for the year. They will pick a book from the Edgar’s P&P library to hold their personalized book card which will be used to keep track of their progress on the whiskey list. $50 ongoing. eventbrite. com/e/proofreaders-whiskey-clubtickets-42943991635. proofsavannah.com.

Edgar’s Proof and Provision, 15 E. Liberty St. R.U.F.F. - RETIREES UNITED FOR THE FUTURE RUFF meets the last Friday of each month at 10am to protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and related senior issues. Parking in the rear. Free to all Seniors ongoing. 912344-5127. Savannah Tree Foundation, 3025 Bull Street.

SAFE KIDS SAVANNAH A coalition dedicated to preventing childhood injuries. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month, 11:30am-1:00pm. See website or call for info. ongoing. 912-353-3148. safekidssavannah.org.

SAVANNAH BREWERS’ LEAGUE Meets 1st Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm at Moon River Brewing Co. Call or see website for info. ongoing. 912-447-0943. hdb.org. moonriverbrewing.com/. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 West Bay St. THE SAVANNAH CHINESE CORNER The Savannah Chinese Corner welcomes anyone interested in Mandarin language or Chinese culture. Meets every Saturday morning from 10 am to noon. Check the Facebook group to see meeting location. ongoing. facebook.com/groups/ SavannahChineseCorner. Downtown Savannah, downtown.

SAVANNAH COUNCIL, NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES A dinner meeting every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm at local restaurants. 3rd Tuesday in November; none in December.

For dinner reservations, please call Sybil Cannon at 912-964-5366. ongoing. 912-7487020. savannahnavyleague.us.

SAVANNAH GO CLUB This is a new club for the board game “go” (igo, weiqi, baduk). For places and times, please call John at 734-355-2005. ongoing.

Downtown Savannah, downtown.

SAVANNAH GO GREEN Meets most Saturdays. Green events and places. Share ways to Go Green each day.

Call for info. ongoing. 912-308-6768.

SAVANNAH KENNEL CLUB Monthly meetings open to the public the 4th Monday each month, Sept. through June. ongoing, 7 p.m. savannahkennelclub. org. careyhilliards.com. Carey Hilliard’s (Southside), 11111 Abercorn St. SAVANNAH NEWCOMERS CLUB Open to women who have lived in the Savannah area for less than two years.

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

SAVANNAH PARROT HEAD CLUB Beach, Buffet and no dress code. Check website for events calendar or send an email for Parrot Head gatherings. ongoing. savannahphc@yahoo.com. savannahphc. com.

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

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

Mondays, 6:15pm, Memorial Health University Medical Center, in the Conference Room D. ongoing. 912-484-6710. memorialhealth.com/. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave. SAVANNAH VEGGIES AND VEGANS Join the Facebook group to find out more about vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, and to hear about upcoming local events.

Mondays.

SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, in Savannah, Atlanta, and Hong Kong. Tours allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. Free MondaysSaturdays. scad.edu/admission/visitscad/daily-tours. scad.edu/. Savannah College of Art and Design, PO Box 2072.

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SOCIAL MEDIA BREAKFAST SAVANNAH Social Media Breakfast Savannah (#SMBSAV) is a grassroots organization of professionals in the greater Savannah area who meet monthly to discuss social media and its application to business.

Please check the Facebook Page for this Month’s Topic at facebook.com/smbsav/ Free Fri., Oct. 19, 8-9:30 a.m. 920-819-2642. socmedbreaksav@gmail.com. facebook. com/smbsav/. foxyloxycafe.com. Foxy Loxy Cafe, 1919 Bull St. VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA CHAPTER 671 Meets second Monday of each month, 7pm, at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. ongoing. 912-656-6818. jsphmtler@ gmail.com. vvasav.com.

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

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

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

Coastal Center for Developmental Services, 1249 Eisenhower Drive.

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

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

Coastal Center for Developmental Services, 1249 Eisenhower Drive.

WOODVILLE-TOMPKINS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION Meets second Tuesday each month (except October) 6:00pm, Woodville-Tompkins, 151 Coach Joe Turner St. Call or email for info. ongoing. 912-232-3549. chesteraellis@ comcast.net.

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THE LOVE AND SOUL EXPERIENCE Kimberly Gunn Music Presents The Love and Soul Experience every third Friday of the month beginning May 17th. There will be music, poetry, comedy, creative arts, and networking. Kimberly Gunn Music and friends will provide musical entertainment.

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

SAVANNAH SACRED QUARTET Savannah Sacred Quartet + 2 will be presenting Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Officium Defunctorum, a 6 part musical setting of the Office of the Dead, commonly referred to as his Requiem Mass. SSQ will be joined

by Taylor Levesque, Soprano and Wesley Perkins, Bass. Donation Fri., Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. 908-507-8430. crichardmorgan1@ gmail.com. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1707 Bull St. SOUTHERN SONGBIRDS: JILL KNIGHT, DANIELLE HOWLE & CAROLINE AIKEN Three beautiful singer-songwriters from opposite coasts come together on the Tybee Post Theater stage for an incredible night of music. $20 Sat., Oct. 20, 8-10 p.m.

912-472-4790. Info@tybeeposttheater.org. tybeeposttheater.org. tybeeposttheater.org.

Tybee Post Theater, 10 Van Horne.

EVENTS

3 YEARS OF HUSTLE Celebrate House of Strut’s three year anniversary with 33% off everything in the store, DJ OB-1 Benobi, and prizes and giveaways. Oct. 19-21. houseofstrut.com.

House of Strut, 17 West 41st Street.

ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS TO TEACHING INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS Do you have a Bachelor’s Degree and a desire to teach? If so, join us for a free Alternative Pathway to Teaching Informational Session. Please register for one of the sessions at www.teachsavannah. com During the session you will learn the specific requirements needed to become a teacher. Sessions are at 8:00 am, 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm or 6:00 pm in Room #6.

Free Wed., Oct. 17, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 912395-1291. heather.bilton@sccpss.com. teachsavannah.com. Whitney Administrative Complex (School Board), 2 Laura Avenue.

BETHESDA ACADEMY’S 2018 SPORTING

CLAYS TOURNAMENT The tournament includes a wild game lunch and wild game hors d’oeuvres cocktail reception, both prepared by chef Kirk Blaine. In addition, participants may attend a safety and shooting clinic. The live auction, award ceremony and wild game cocktail reception will be held after the tournament at 5 p.m. Auction and raffle items include a hunting trip with Whiddon Wingshooting in Argentina, a condo on Cudjoe Key, a Ford Plantation discovery trip, a pheasant tower shoot, a Pig Pickin’ Party for 30, an oyster roast for 20 and much more. Fri., Oct. 19, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 912-6444376. bethesdaacademy.org/wp-content/ uploads/2018-Bethesda-Sporting-ClaysSponsorship-Registration.pdf. Forest City Gun Club, 9203 Ferguson Avenue.

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LUNCH FUNCTION 101:THE INS, OUTS AND OHNOES OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Getting an idea from paper to live is a process shrouded in mystery for a lot of us. Join us as we share the roles involved in building products, the processes we follow to get there and a heaping helping of what-not-to-do and what’s worked for us. Our panel discussion will be led by Kevin Lawver, and panelists include Gwen Diepert, Erik Reagan, and more. There will be 40 minutes of discussion and then 20 minutes of Q&A. Lunch will be provided by the Creative Coast so please RSVP through Eventbrite here. 0 Thu., Oct. 18, 12-1 p.m. 912-257-4893. lydia@tourbuddy.net. meetup.com/techSAV/events/254693387/. bullstreetlabs.com. Bull Street Labs, 2222 Bull St.

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filled with discussions of secret societies, freemasons, root doctors, killers, lovers, bootleggers and all things, Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil. Unconventional, unorthodox and an unforgettable 3 hours with storyist host Shannon Scott. $44.95 Sat., Oct. 20, 5-8 p.m. 912-3195600. info@bonaventurecemetery.com. bonaventurecemetery.com. savannahga. gov/cityweb/cemeteriesweb.nsf/ cemeteries/bonaventure.html. Bonaventure Cemetery, 330 Bonaventure Rd. DRINKS AFTER WORK This group is for people that enjoy getting out mid-week, being social after work, and want to discover new places in the

downtown Savannah area. Come have a cocktail, make new friends, and get over the hump. The group will meet on Wednesdays at various establishments throughout Downtown Savannah and nearby area. http://www.meetup.com/Drinksafter-work/ https://www.facebook.com/ groups/960991837322187/ Wednesdays, 7 p.m. drinksafterworksavannah@gmail. com. meetup.com/Drinks-after-work/ events/227656080/. distillerysavannah. com. The Distillery, 416 W. Liberty St. EDGEWOOD TRAVEL’S RIVER CRUISE EVENT Join the Edgewood Travel team and discover river cruising at its finest with

special guest AmaWaterways! WHEN: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 TIME: -5:00 pm Complimentary wine reception & hors d’oeuvres -5:30 pm Presentations from AmaWaterways, Anne-Marie & Alison WHERE: Our office, 115 East Broad Street Don’t forget to RSVP by contacting Melinda at 912-351-0570 or MJW@ EdgewoodTravel.com FREE Tue., Oct. 23, 5-7 p.m. 912-351-0570. MJW@EdgwoodTravel. com. edgewoodtravel.com/oct-23amawaterways-river-cruise-event.html.

Edgewood Travel, 115 East Broad Street.

THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF SAVANNAH In a rut? The Exchange Club of Savannah welcomes men and women like you to

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

*Humraaz* is a word in the Urdu language. Its literal meaning is “secret sharer.” It refers to a confidante, a person in whom you have full trust and to whom you can confess your core feelings. Is there such a character in your life? If so, seek him or her out for assistance in probing into the educational mysteries you have waded into. If there is no such helper you can call on, I advise you to do whatever’s necessary to attract him or her into your sphere. A collaborative quest may be the key to activating sleeping reserves of your soul wisdom.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Taurus author Roberto Bolaño suggests that the world contains more beauty than many people realize. The full scope and intensity of this nourishing beauty “is only visible to those who love.” When he speaks of “those who love,” I suspect he means deep-feeling devotees of kindness and compassion, hard-working servants of the greater good, and free-thinking practitioners of the Golden Rule. In any case, Taurus, I believe you’re in a phase when you have the potential to see far more of the world’s beauty. For best results, supercharge your capacity to give and receive love.

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Once upon a time you were walking along a sidewalk when a fairy floated by and whispered, “I’m willing to grant you three wishy-washy wishes for free. You don’t have to do any favors for me in return.

But I will grant you three wonderfully wise wishes if you perform three tasks for me.” You asked the fairy, “What would those three tasks be?” She replied, “The second task is that you must hoodwink the devil into allowing you to shave his hairy legs. The third task is that you must bamboozle God into allowing you to shave his bushy beard.” You laughed and said, “What’s the first task?” The fairy touched you on the nose with her tiny wand and said, “You must believe that the best way to achieve the impossible is to attempt the absurd.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

You Crabs tend to be the stockpilers and hoarders of the zodiac. The world’s largest collections of antique door knobs and Chinese restaurant menus and beer cans from the 1960s belong to Cancerian accumulators. But in alignment with possibilities hinted at by current astrological omens, I recommend that you redirect this inclination so it serves you better.

How? One way would be to gather supplies of precious stuff that’s really useful to you. Another way would be to assemble a batch of blessings to bestow on people and animals who provide you with support.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Chinese mythology tells us there used to be ten suns, all born from the mother goddess Xi He. Every 24 hours, she bathed her brood in the lake and placed them in a giant mulberry tree. From there, one sun glided out into the sky to begin the day while the other nine remained behind. It was a good arrangement. The week had ten days back then, and each sun got its turn to shine. But the siblings eventually grew restless with the staid rhythm. On one fateful morning, with a playful flourish, they all soared into the heavens at once. It was fun for them, but the earth grew so hot that nothing would grow. To the rescue came the archer Hou Yi. With his flawless aim, he used his arrows to shoot down nine of the suns, leaving one to provide just the right amount of light and warmth. The old tales don’t tell us, but I speculate that Hou Yi was a Leo.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You now have maximum command of a capacity that’s a great strength but also a potential liability: your piercing brainpower. To help ensure that you wield this asset in ways that empower you and don’t sabotage you, here’s advice from four wise Virgos. 1. “Thought can organize the world so well that you are no longer able to see it.” — psychotherapist Anthony de Mello 2. “Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” —poet Mary Oliver

support, serve and encourage the best teachers, students, firefighters, crime fighters, leaders and organizations in our community. Check us out at savannahexchange.org or find us on Facebook. Mondays, noon. 912-441-6559. ddewitt30@yahoo.com. Savannahexchange. org. Exchange Club of Savannah, 4801 Meding Street.

FREE FAMILY DAY: MONET TO MATISSE: MASTERWORKS OF FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM FROM THE DIXON GALLERY AND GARDENS Enjoy a day celebrating Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. Children and families can try out pointillist painting techniques, make miniature Impressionist paintings, and

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3. “I like to wake up each morning and not know what I think, that I may reinvent myself in some way.” —actor and writer Stephen Fry 4. “I wanted space to watch things grow.” —singer Florence Welch

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

“There are works which wait, and which one does not understand for a long time,” wrote Libran author Oscar Wilde. “The reason is that they bring answers to questions which have not yet been raised; for the question often arrives a long time after the answer.” That’s the weird news, Libra. You have been waiting and waiting to understand a project that you set in motion many moons ago. It has been frustrating to give so much energy to a goal that has sometimes confused you.

But here’s the good news: Soon you will finally formulate the question your project has been the answer to. And so at last you will understand it. You’ll feel vindicated, illuminated, and resolved.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Many seekers who read horoscope columns want common-sense advice about love, career, money, and power. So I hope I don’t disappoint you by predicting that you will soon have a mystical experience or spiritual epiphany. Let me add, however, that this delightful surprise won’t merely be an entertaining diversion with no useful application. In fact, I suspect it will have the potential of inspiring good ideas about love, career, money, or power.

If I had to give the next chapter of your life story a title, it might be “A Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Practical Magic.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

In 1962, when she was 31 years old, Sagittarian actress Rita Moreno won an Academy Award for her role in the film *West Side Story*. In 2018, she attended the Oscars again, sporting the same dress she’d worn for the ceremony 56 years before. I think the coming weeks will be a great time for you, too, to reprise a splashy event or two from the past. You’ll generate soul power by reconnecting with your roots. You’ll tonify and harmo-

nize your mental health by establishing a symbolic link with your earlier self.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

The Committee to Reward Unsung Good Deeds hereby acknowledges your meritorious service in the trenches of the daily routine. We praise your tireless efforts to make life less chaotic and more coherent for everyone around you. We’re grateful for the patience and poise you demonstrate as you babysit adults who act like children. And we are gratified by your capacity to keep long-term projects on track in the face of trivial diversions and petty complaints. I know it’s a lot to ask, but could you please intensify your vigilance in the next three weeks? We need your steadiness more than ever.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You need a special pep talk that’s best provided by Aquarian poet Audre Lorde.

Please meditate on these four quotes by her. 1. “Caring for myself is not selfindulgence, it is self-preservation. 2. “We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.” 3. “You cannot use someone else’s fire. You can only use your own. To do that, you must first be willing to believe you have it.” 4.

“Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.” 5. “The learning process is something you can literally incite, like a riot.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Warning: My horoscopes may interfere with your ability to rationalize your delusions; they could extinguish your enthusiasm for clichés; they might cause you to stop repressing urges that you really should express; and they may influence you to cultivate the state of awareness known as “playful wisdom.” Do you really want to risk being exposed to such lavish amounts of inner freedom? If not, you should stop reading now. But if you’re as ripe for emancipating adventures as I think you are, then get started on shedding any attitudes and influences that might dampen your urge to romp and cavort and carouse.

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Local artists will be on hand to lead plein air painting demonstrations in front of the museum, and local musicians will provide a program of Impressionist music in the auditorium at 2pm. Free Sat., Oct. 20, 1 p.m.

912-790-8800. info@telfair.org. telfair.org/ jepson/. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 West York St. FROM DROWNING TO DYSENTERY: A DEADLY LOOK AT FORT PULASKI Join park staff for a special ranger-led lantern tour into the darker history of Cockspur Island. Due to program content and safety concerns, only those ages 16 and over will be permitted. $18 Fri., Oct. 19, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 20, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. 912-786-4383. Fort Pulaski, US Highway 80 E. GIRLS ENGINEER IT DAY A one day event focused on teaching hands-on STEM activities to help middle and high school students decide if Engineering/ STEM is a career path for them. The event begins with an Engineering Expo composed of companies, local schools, and universities. Then students break out into different hands-on engineering classes, taught by local technologists. At the same time, parents are educated about keeping their students interested in STEM, college prep, financial aid, and even community opportunities for internships. Sat., Oct. 20, 1 p.m. Woodville Tompkins Technical & Career High School, 151 Coach Joe Turner Rd. HALLOWEEN HIKE While Oatland Island Wildlife Center remains closed to the public due to storm damage, the Center will have the Annual Halloween Hike. This Trick-or-Treat fundraising event is perfect for young children. Fri., Oct. 19, 5-8 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 20, 5-8 p.m. 912395-1212. oatlandisland.org. oatlandisland. org/. Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. HSF GALA Savannah’s most enthusiastic supporters of historic preservation will gatherfor an evening of dining, dancing and delightful company in Greene Square. The gala is an HSF members-only event. Sat., Oct. 20, 6 p.m. Greene Square, Houston and East President Streets.

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

MOONLIGHT GARDEN RIDE This casually-paced, police-escorted ride travels through Savannah’s most beautiful neighborhoods, then returns to Grayson Stadium for music, food and beverages, and fun. All proceeds benefit the non-profit Savannah Bicycle Campaign. $15-$100 Sat., Oct. 20, 5 p.m. bicyclecampaign. org/. thesavannahbananas.com. Grayson Stadium, 1401 East Victory Dr. THE ORIGINAL MIDNIGHT TOUR One of the spookiest tours in town. Learn about the untold stories of some of the

most haunted locations here in Savannah Georgia. Guaranteed to give you a few goose bumps and an unexplained need for a night light. 33.00 ongoing. 1-866-666-3323.

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

SAVANNAH STORYTELLERS Tall tales and fun times with the classic art of storytelling. Every Wednesday at 6pm.

Reservations encouraged by calling 912349-4059. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. liveoakstore. com/tubbysthunderbolt. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. SCAD DAILY TOURS SCAD offers tours in Savannah, Atlanta and Hong Kong for prospective students and their families. Tours are available daily, excluding Sundays, and allow prospective students an opportunity to view classrooms and administrative buildings, galleries, residence halls and dining facilities and see where our students live, learn and prepare for professional careers. For more information please visit, https://www. scad.edu/admission/visit-scad/dailytours. ongoing. SCAD Student Center, 120 Montgomery St. SHIRE OF FORTH CASTLE FIGHTER PRACTICE Local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism meets Saturdays at Forsyth Park (south end) for fighter practice and general hanging out. For those interested in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. ongoing. savannahsca.org.

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

Higher Ground Baptist Church, 9120 Whitefield Ave. SOUTHBOUND BREWERY SATURDAY TOURS AND TASTES Savannah’s first microbrewery is open for public tours and tastings Wednesday - Fridays from 5:30-7:30 and Saturdays from 2-4. Hang out, have a few cold ones, and learn a little more about Savannah’s first craft brewery. Free Saturdays, 2-4 p.m.

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

Southbound Brewing Company, 107 East Lathrop Ave. ST. PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEETING All former students of St. Pius X High School are invited to attend this meeting.

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

ST. VINCENT’S ANNUAL HISTORIC TOUR OF HOMES AND TEA St. Vincent’s Academy Annual Tour of Homes and Tea is a self-guided tour of six homes including the exquisite Green Meldrim House (General Sherman’s Headquarters) and tea service at the Convent of St. Vincent de Paul. Proceeds benefit the preservation of the historic 1845 convent. $45 Sat., Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 912-236-5505. diane.parker@svaga. net. svatourofhomes.net. svaga.net/. St.

Vincent’s Academy, 207 East Liberty St. TWO HOUR WALKING GHOST TOUR Chilling stories & eerie properties that paved the road to this fascinating title. Pre-colonial ghost history, all the way up to the 21st century. The most complete picture of all of the human psychical and paranormal events that put Savannah on the map as the ghostly city of greatness. Presented by America’s Most Haunted City Tour. ongoing, 9 p.m.

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TYBEE ISLAND HAUNTED HISTORY TOUR During the month of October, the Tybee Island Historical Society hosts a lighthearted haunted history tour around the Light Station and Battery Garland. This 90-minute tour will explore local lore infused with a few tidbits of some of the island’s darker history. Please call the Tybee Island Historical Society to reserve your tickets, as space is limited. $15 Fri., Oct. 19, 8 p.m.

912-786-5801. desiree@tybeelighthouse. org. tybeelighthouse.org/. Tybee Island Lighthouse, 30 Meddin Ave. UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY Unity in the Community is a nonprofit organization that promotes and hosts free, family-friendly culturally diverse events to give back to the community. The events feature handcrafted ethnic arts and crafts, home-based businesses, and community nonprofits. Entertainment is provided by churches and other local individuals and groups. third Saturday, Sunday of every month. riverstreetsavannah.com/. River Street, River St. WHITE BLUFF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CRAFT FAIR Come one, come all to White Bluff Presbyterian Church’s Annual Craft Fair, featuring Grandma’s Attic, Barbeque Lunch & Bake Sale. Sat., Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

912-927-1731. whitebluffpc@bellsouth.net. whitebluffpc@bellsouth.net. White Bluff Presbyterian Church, 10710 White Bluff Rd. WILMINGTON ISLAND FARMERS’ MARKET The Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market (WIFM) is a non-profit organization that provides Wilmington Island and adjacent islands’ residents with locally grown produce, baked goods, natural skincare solutions and a variety of artisan creations. Free Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. wifarmersmarket@aol.com. wifarmersmarket.org. Islands High School,

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FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER SAVANNAH FALL FESTIVAL The event will feature food trucks, a pumpkin patch, bounce houses, a dunking booth, a gaming truck, wall, face painters, concession stand, musical entertainment and more. Entry to the event children 3 & under enter free, $8 for children and $12 for adults. A bundled, four-person family package will be available for $30. Attendees will be given a wristband that will give them access to all activities. All proceeds will benefit Family Promise’s mission. Sat., Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. familypromisesavannah. org/events. St. Frances Cabrini Church, 11500 Middleground Road.

THE HALLOW-GREEN FEST Film Biz Recycling hosts its first signature fundraiser with recording artist Ashley McBryde. This concert costume party hybrid will also serve as a costume donation drop off for children who cannot afford to dress up for Halloween. Sat., Oct. 20, 7 p.m. The Wesley, 2201 Bull Street.

HEALTH FEST Healthy Savannah’s Faith and Health Coalition Hosts Health Fest. The Health Fest is free and open to the public. Visit www.healthysavannah.org or contact Paula Kreissler paula@healthysavannah.org for more information. Free Sat., Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. healthysavannah.org. Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 1008 May Street.

ISLE OF HOPE ART AND MUSIC FEST The Isle of Hope Art & Music Fest is presented by the Isle of Hope Historical Association. The event is entirely funded by corporate and individual sponsorships to make it a completely free event to all attendees. Sat., Oct. 20, 10 a.m. iohmarina. com/. Isle of Hope Marina, 50 West Bluff Dr. SAVANNAH BEE COMPANY’S FIRST EVER HARVEST FESTIVAL Join Savannah Bee Company in celebrating the season of Fall. Featuring Bowtie BBQ, Savannah Pops, beer, mead, & spirits, music

by Danielle Hicks & the Resistance, pumpkin carving, bee garden tours, dunk tank for charity, local artists and so much more. Free Admission Sat., Oct. 20, 12-5 p.m. 912-6290908. showroomstore@savannahbee.com.

Savannah Bee Company, Wilmington Island, 211 Johnny Mercer Blvd.

SKIDAWAY ISLAND FALL FESTIVAL The Skidaway Island Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 27. We would like to invite artists and craftsmen to display and sell their work. People will be setting up between 9 & 10am, and probably sell until around 3pm. There is no formal sign up or fee. You will need to furnish your own table, props, etc. In addition to arts & crafts the local library will be holding their bi-annual used book sale, and there will be face & pumpkin painting, a bounce house, the little train, and glitter tattoos for the kids. There will also be a variety of Food Trucks, and good food from the Village Bar. There will also be the annual Corvette show. Through Oct. 28. thevillagebarandgrille.com. Village Bar & Grille, 3 Skidaway Village Walk.

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FITNESS

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

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

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

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

954.682.5694. elyse.thestudio@yahoo. com. thestudiosav.net/schedule.html. thestudiosav.net/. The STUDIO, 2805-B Lacy Ave. AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE Let the excitement begin as Mahogany takes you to the best staycation each and every Tuesday night to the Islands through movement and rhythm. This class will focus on the cultural movement of Afro-Caribbean dance. Get ready for hip winding and arms in the air as we explore our bodies’ rhythm through Caribbean and reggae music. $10 Tuesdays, 6:45-7:45 p.m. 912-233-1951. wbsymcagardener@westbroadstreetymca. org. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. AIKIDO CLASSES Aikido is a traditional Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba, ‘O Sensei’ or (‘Great Teacher’). On a purely physical level it is an art involving throws and joint locks that are derived from Jujitsu and Kenjutsu (open hand and weapon based techniques).

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Members, or $80/8-class punch card Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. 912-6040958, 912-346-2650. AikiNorm@aol.com, AikidoBilly@hotmail.com. CoastalAikido. com. savannahjea.org. Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. BALLET BODY TONING Ballet Body Toning is a ballet inspired workout designed to improve balance, flexibility, and use body resistance to strengthen core, legs & booty. This workout is low impact and scorches major calories and teaches you basic ballet! Call to make a reservation before class. This is a semiprivate class so space is limited! $10.00 Wednesdays, Sundays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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

Salon de Baile Dance & Fitness Studio, 301 US Hwy 80 SE. BARIATRIC SURGERY SUPPORT GROUP Located in Mercer Auditorium of Hoskins Center at Memorial. For those who have had or are considering bariatric surgery.

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

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

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See website for info. Meets at West Broad YMCA. 5am-6am and 8pm-9pm. ongoing. beastmodefitnessga.com. westbroadstreetymca.org. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. BEGINNING POLE FITNESS Pole fitness is a fun and flirty way to get in shape! Taught by Pole Dance America National Professional Champion Sabrina Madsen, you’ll learn the basics of pole dance in a safe and welcoming environment. Gain strength, balance and confidence. Beginner Classes are open to all shapes and sizes and are for ladies only (men welcome at our Intermediate Class). $25 for drop-in or $100 for a package of 5 classes Tuesdays, 8-9 p.m. 801.673.6737. info@firstcityfitness.com. firstcityfitness. com/pole-fitnessparties.html. First City Fitness, 2127 1/2 Victory Dr. BLUE WATER YOGA Community donation-based classes, Tues. and Thurs., 5:45pm - 7:00pm.

Fri., 9:30am-10:30am. Email for info or find Blue Water Yoga on Facebook. ongoing. egs5719@aol.com. Talahi Island Community Club, 532 Quarterman Dr. CANDLE(LIT) COMMUNITY FLOW Catherine Mulligan teaches this vinyasa flow yoga class in efforts to raise money for local charities in the Savannah community. The class is heated, candlelit, and set to upbeat music. Charities are rotating and chosen based on feedback from the students who show up. $8 Thursdays. The HUB Savannah, 4505 Habersham St. DANCE DYNAMIX Dance DynaMix is a choreographed dance fitness class inspired by funky hip hop and sleek jazz moves! No dance experience required. Call 732.232.3349 to reserve your spot ahead of time, as class space is limited. Stay after class for a 30 minute stretch to wind down for the weekend with! $10.00 Wednesdays, Fridays, 10-11 a.m.

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

Commons, 1 Peachtree Dr. Refreshments.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

912-495-8010. savannahclimbingcoop.com.

Savannah Climbing CoOp, 302 W Victory Dr. HIKING & BIKING AT SKIDAWAY ISLAND STATE PARK Year round fitness opportunities. Walk or run the 1-mile Sandpiper Nature Trail (accessible) the additional 1-mile Avian Loop Trail, or 3-mile Big Ferry Trail. Bicycle and street strider rentals. Guided hikes scheduled. $5 parking. Open daily 7am10pm. Call or see website. ongoing.

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

INSANITY LIVE WITH SHAWN All classes are included in membership and day passes. Please contact gym for more information. Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. Fitness on Broughton, 1 E. Broughton St. 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.

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J OIN U S to TOAS T our G RA N D O PENI NG SO U T H E R N F O OD & D RI N K BE AU T IF U L HOM E S

12 - 4PM | SAT & SUN, OCT 20 - 21 SQTOAST.COM O N LO CATIO N IN T H E R E SE RVE AT SAVA NN A H QUA RTE RS ® | 1 1 0 WOOD G LE N RE TRE AT, POOLE R , GA 31 32 2 | 87 7-7 2 8 - 4 636

DESIGN HOME SHOWCASE NOW OPEN IN THE RESERVE Experience three beautiful custom homes that showcase the absolute latest in new home design and southern lifestyle. Crafted by three of the area’s best builders it’s the perfect way to envision your life at Savannah Quarters®.

In addition to The Reserve Showcase homes, the following model homes are part of our passport tour with the opportunity to win prizes.

WESTBROOK GROVE – Village Park Homes, 102 & 104 Bramswell Road | WESTBROOK COVE – Village Park Homes, 1 Ashstead Lane DANBURY PARK – Ashwood Fine Homes, 111 Danbury Court | WESTBROOK VILLAS – SQ Villa Properties, 131 Mallory Place STUNNING NATURAL HOMESITES | BEAUTIFUL SOUTHERN HOMES by the SAVANNAH QUARTERS® CUSTOM BUILDER GUILD | FANTASTIC LIFESTYLE & AMENITIES

Copyright 2018. Obtain the property report required by federal law and read it before signing anything. No federal or state agency has judged the merits or value, if any, of this property.

This does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy where prohibited by law. Prices and information subject to change without notice.